All Obituaries

Graveside services for Margaret Nelson, 93, of Reynolds will be held on Thursday, March 30th, 2023, at 11:00 am at New Prospect Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery.  Mrs. Nelson passed away on Monday, March 27, 2023, at Taylor County Health and Rehab.  She was a homemaker and member of Taylor Mill Baptist Church.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry Columbus Owens, Sr.  “Lum” Owens and Exell Nations Owens; her brother, Henry Columbus Owens, Jr. and...

Mrs. Mary Smith Roberson of Reynolds, GA, passed away on March 25, 2023, at The Lodge in Warner Robins, GA. Mary was born May 16, 1930 in Covington County, Alabama to the late Mary Jane Etheridge Smith and Ernest Sylvester Smith, and was preceded in death by her husband, William Dennon Roberson in 1999; brothers, Wilson Smith, Aubrey Smith, George Smith, and Morgan Smith and sisters, Vera Smith, Aminitus Smith Merrill, Zerlene Smith Stallings and Roxie Smith Bozeman, also preceded her in...

Funeral services for Curtis Lamar Kirksey, 71, of Butler will be held on Sunday, March 26, 2023  at 4:00 pm New Prospect Baptist Church with Pastor Jeff Henry and Chaplain Robbie Passmore officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 pm prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.  Curtis passed away on Friday, March 24, 2023, at his home. He became an ordained pastor in 1995 and has loved serving the Lord since that time.   He was currently...

Funeral services for Linda Sue Trussell Kare, 74, of Butler will be held on Friday, March 24, 2023, at 2:00 pm at the First Baptist Church of Butler.  Burial will follow in Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.  Linda passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.  She was a member of the First Baptist Church.  In her early years, she was co-operator of J.E. Bone Construction and Building Supply.  Later, she took her passion for flowers and making things beautiful and...

Graveside services for Leslie “Les” Crawford, 61, of Roberta will be held on Monday, March 20, 2023, at 2:00 pm at Roberta City Cemetery. Les passed away on Friday, March 17, 2023 at Pine Pointe Hospice.  He was an avid guinea and chicken lover and could be seen riding around town with his chickens. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leslie Crawford and Doris Bartlett Crawford; and a sister, Cheryl Fincher. He is survived by his wife, Cindy Avera of Roberta; one...

Funeral services for Mary Ellen Allen Hicks, 79, of Reynolds will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at 11:00 am at Butler United Methodist Church.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.  Burial will follow in Hicks Family Cemetery.  Mrs. Allen passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023.  She was a lifelong member of the Butler United Methodist Church.  She was a graduate of Butler High School and the University of Georgia.  She was manager of...

Harold G. Allen, 59, of Oglethorpe passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2023, at his residence.  A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at 2:00 pm at Christian Heritage Worship Center in Oglethorpe with Pastor Craig Allen officiating.  Burial will be private.  Harold was a member of Christian Heritage Worship Center.  He had worked in various law enforcement agencies including the Emergency Medical Service.  He had also worked at Sara Lee Bread...

Erny Childre, 61, passed away to be with our Lord on January 29th, 2023. He was born in Reynolds, Georgia on September 16, 1961. He is survived by his son, Jackson Childre and daughter, Isabelle Childre both of Saint Augustine, Florida, his parents, Sylvia Swearingen Sams of Saint Augustine, Florida and Jimmy Childre Sr. of Milledgeville, Georgia, his brothers Jimmy Childre Jr., Bob Childre, J.J. Childre, Jason Childre, sisters, Charlotte Childre and Angel Childre. He was preceded in death...

Funeral services for John H. Andrews, 75, of Roberta will be held on Monday, February 20, 2023, at 2:00 pm at Faith Tabernacle, 416 Main Street, Byron, GA. The family will be receiving friends an hour prior to the service.  Burial will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery, Ft. Valley, GA. John passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2023, at Pine Pointe Hospice.  He attended Evening Light Mission.   He was born January 19, 1948, in Macon, Georgia to the late Bennett William Andrews,...

Funeral services for Kenneth Ray Hartley, 51, of Butler will be held on Sunday, February 19, 2023 at 2:00 pm at Union United Methodist Church.  Burial will follow in Union Cemetery.  Ken passed away on Friday, February 17, 2023.  He attended Union United Methodist Church.  Ken received his Doctorate of Education from Argosy University in 2015. He was an educator from 2002-2013 at both Peach County Middle School and Taylor County Middle School and had served as assistant...