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Recent obituaries in Nashville, Georgia.

The obituaries in the Nashville, Georgia area reflect the region's diverse population, featuring individuals from a variety of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Some were pioneers in their fields, while others dedicated their lives to community service or philanthropy. Their stories serve as a reminder of the richness and complexity of Nashville, Georgia's history and identity.

Peggy Darlene Lester

Peggy Darlene Lester

Jul 19, 2012

Peggy Darlene Lester, 59, of Nashville, died Thursday July 19, 2012 at her residence. She was born July 4, 1953 in Cook County to the late James Carlton Morris and the late Carrie Lee Sutton. She was a homemaker and had been employed with Pizza Hut. She is survived by her son: Gerard Lance Cazeault of US Navy San Diego,...

Marie Prince

Marie Prince

Jul 17, 2012

Marie Prince, 97, of Nashville, died Tuesday July 17, 2012 in the Tift Regional Medical Center. She was born November 9, 1914 in Berrien County to the late Alvah William Gaskins and the late Frances Josephine Peeples. She was a homemaker and engaged in farming with Prince Farms for many years. She graduated from Furman University and in her early...

Bessie Harper

Bessie Harper

Jul 17, 2012

Bessie Harper, 88, of Nashville, went to be with the Lord on July 17, 2012 in the Tift Regional Medical Center. She was born May 7, 1924 in Berrien County to the late Henry Griffin and the late Della Webb. She retired from Nashville Textile and worshiped at the Nashville Church of God. She learned to play the guitar and...

Edward Beauren Jacobs, Jr

Edward Beauren Jacobs, Jr

Jul 12, 2012

Edward Beauren Jacobs, Jr, of Nashville, died Thursday July 12, 2012 in Tift Regional Medical Center. He was born November 4, 1938 in Berrien County to the late Edward Beauren Jacobs and the late Eunice Grantham. He was a retired farmer and member of the Glory United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his first wife: Carolyn Stephens...

Jim Stone

Jim Stone

Jul 11, 2012

Jim Stone, 69, of Nashville, died Wednesday July 11, 2012 in the Berrien Nursing Center. He was born November 6, 1942 in Berrien County to the late Archie Stone and the late Alice Exum. He was employed with the Berrien County Road Department and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by 2 sisters: Evelyn Stanford and Geneva...

Doris Stone

Doris Stone

Jun 26, 2012

Doris Stone, 91, of Alapaha died Tuesday June 26, 2012 in the Tift Regional Medical Center. She was born November 12, 1920 in Berrien County to the late Eston Solomon and the late Rachel Griffin. She was a homemaker and member of Mt. Paron Primitive Baptist Church. She was the widow of Hazel Stone, and also preceded in death by...

Mary "Molly" Brogdon

Mary "Molly" Brogdon

Jun 25, 2012

Mary "Molly" Brogdon, 87, of Alapaha died Monday June 25, 2012 in the Coffee Regional Medical Center. She was born April 15, 1925 in Berrien County to the late Isom Swilley and the late Mary Sherrod. She was a homemaker and retired administrator for Open Door School. She was a member of the Open Door Mission in Alapaha and was...

James William "J.W." Parr

James William "J.W." Parr

Jun 21, 2012

James William "J.W." Parr, 76, of Nashville died Thursday June 21, 2012 at his residence. He was born December 22, 1935 in Berrien County to the late Virgil Hollis Parr and the late Maggie Golden. He retired from Georgia Department of Transportation as a transportation engineer. He was preceded in death by his wife Amerilus Tyson Parr. He was also...

Hazel Ruth Odom

Hazel Ruth Odom

Jun 19, 2012

Hazel Ruth Odom, 85, of Nashville died Tuesday June 19, 2012 in the Tift Regional Medical Center. She was born March 4, 1927 in Turner County to the late Newt Wheeler and the late Katie Bowman. She was a homemaker and member of Brushy Creek Baptist Church. She was the widow of Ralph Willard Odom who died in 1996. She...

Flick Windell Taylor

Flick Windell Taylor

Jun 17, 2012

Flick Windell Taylor, 65, of Nashville, died Sunday June 17, 2012 at the Georgia Health Science University in Augusta. He was born February 11, 1947 in Berrien County to the late Jerry Windell Taylor and Stella Laurene Nelms. He was a retired educator with the Coffee County Board of Education and a member of the Flat Creek Church. He was...

Janice Louise Hopper

Janice Louise Hopper

Jun 17, 2012

Janice Louise Hopper, 61, of Ray City, died Sunday June 17, 2012 in the Langdale hospice House. She was born August 5, 1950 in Berrien County to the late Floy Felton Taylor and the late Louise Nix. She was a homemaker and served as a Pink Lady Volunteer at the Berrien Nursing Center. She was a member of the Nashville...

Bertha King

Bertha King

Jun 16, 2012

Bertha King, 80, of Alapaha, died Saturday June 16, 2012 in the Holly Hill Nursing Home. She was born September 21, 1931 in Berrien County to the late Curtis King and the late Geneva Woods. She retired from the United States Department of Education in Washington, D.C. as a home economics consultant. She was a member of the Enigma United...

Constance Lola Moore

Constance Lola Moore

Jun 14, 2012

Constance Lola Moore, 84, of Nashville died Thursday June 14, 2012 in the Berrien Nursing Center. She was born April 9, 1928 in Athens, Georgia to the late Walter Lee Dillard and the late Mamie Shaw. She was a homemaker and a member of the Nashville First Church of the Nazarene. She was a widow of John Paul Moore who...

Lucy Mae Phillips

Lucy Mae Phillips

Jun 11, 2012

Lucy Mae Phillips, 83, of Ray City died Monday June 11, 2012 in the South Georgia Medical Center. She was born January 25, 1929 in Opp, Alabama to the late Calvin Hardy Carnley and the late Isabell Williams. She was a homemaker and member of the Ray City First Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband: James Richard Phillips...

Eula Ida Commander

Eula Ida Commander

Jun 2, 2012

Eula Ida Commander, 90, of Valdosta died Saturday June 2, 2012 at her residence. She was born March 19, 1922 in Berrien County to the late Samuel Mitchell Griffin and the late Viola Adkins. She was a retired LPN, representative for Stanley Home Products and was a foreign correspondent in China for the former Nashville Herald. She was a member...

Brenda Akins Wright

Brenda Akins Wright

Jun 2, 2012

Brenda Akins Wright, 59, of Valdosta, died Saturday June 2, 2012 in the South Georgia Medical Center. She was born July 13, 1952 in Lowndes County to the late Robert Akins and Betty Nobles. She was a registered nurse and was employed with John D. Archbold Memorial in Thomasville. She was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church and the...

Rev. James Willard Davis

Rev. James Willard Davis

Jun 1, 2012

Rev. James Williard Davis, 69, of Pearson died Friday June 1, 2012 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida. He was born March 2, 1943 in Douglas, Georgia to the late James Lawton Davis and the late Rose Annie Reliford. He was a mechanic and the Principle Chief of the Cherokee Indian Nation National and International Howlin Wolf Tribe....

Peggy Norene Dawson

Peggy Norene Dawson

May 30, 2012

Peggy Norene Dawson, 52, of Nashville, died Wednesday May 30, 2012 at her residence. She was born November 25, 1959 in Athens, Alabama to the late Albert Dawson and the late Jessie Jackson. She was a homemaker and had been employed with Rich United Food Plan in Sanford, Florida. She is survived by her companion: Michael Thomas Marion of Nashville;...

Jessica Nicole Green

Jessica Nicole Green

May 29, 2012

Jessica Nicole Green, 18, of Adel, died Tuesday May 29, 2012 in Panama City, Florida. She was born July 22, 1993 in Lowndes County to Donald William Green and Malinda Dawn Gresham. She was employed with Pizza Hut in Nashville and was a 2011 graduate of Cook High School. She was preceded in death by a grandmother: Janice Sumner Whitley....

Glendon Wayne Harrell

Glendon Wayne Harrell

May 28, 2012

Glendon Wayne Harrell, 66, of Nashville, died Monday May 28, 2012 in the South Georgia Medical Center. He was born August 20, 1945 in Berrien County to the late Troy Harrell and the late Maetril Exum. He was a retired insurance agent with Independent Life Insurance Co. and owned and operated Wayne's Used Cars. He attended Flat Creek Church. He...

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