All Obituaries

A graveside memorial service for Wayne Cox, 58, of Ideal will be held on Monday, May 16, 2022, at 10:30 am at Ideal Cemetery.  Wayne passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at his residence.  He was a member of Shema Baptist Church in Ellaville. He was preceded in death by his parents, George Cox and Laverne Shepard Cox. Survivors include his wife, Sarah Cox of Ideal; one son, Wayne Cox, Jr. (Leah) of Ideal; two daughters, Heather Kirksey (Duran) of Buena Vista and Holly Hale...

Graveside services for John E. Mims, Jr., 84, of Perry will be held on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at 3:00 pm at Hillcrest Cemetery.  Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 1:30 until 2:30 pm.  John passed away surrounded by his family on Tuesday, May 10, 2022.  A graduate from Georgia Tech in 1963, he was a SAC communications officer during the time he served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. He worked for IBM as a customer engineer for 35...

Memorial service for Frank Hinton, 71, of Butler will be held on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 2:00 pm at the Chapel of McLeighton Funeral Service of Reynolds. Burial will be private. Frank passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2022. He attended Bethel Congregational Methodist Church. Survivors include two sons, Frankie Hinton of North Houston, TX and Dennis Hinton of Dallas, TX; several grandchildren; sister, Elanier Hortman of Macon. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 1 until 2 at the funeral...

May Parks Minor Morga, 68, of Fort Valley, passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at Peach Regional Medical Center. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness. There will be a memorial to be announced at a later date. Mama loved cheerleading, so much that she could still do a split at 45 and she wasn’t afraid to show you.  She loved everyone she met and they loved her in return. Mama loved to make people laugh, whether it was an inappropriate joke or her just...

 “Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee; for whither thou goest, I will go, and where thou lodgest, I will lodge. Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.” a sentiment shared both by Ruth 1:16 and Gloria Bazemore. On September 25, 1960, Gloria Reid pledged her love to her sweetheart, Johnny Bazemore, in front of family and friends. In a small service, those 61 years ago, she promised to love and cherish her husband, raise her future...

Graveside services for Ophelia Byrd, 86, of Butler will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 1:00 pm at Southview Cemetery in Thomaston, GA. Ms. Byrd passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2022 at her residence. She was a member of Pentecostal Holiness Church of Thomaston. Survivors include one son, Frank Allen Byrd of Pike County; one daughter, Deborah L. Byrd of Dawsonville; two grandchildren, Jonathan and Nathan Rogers; two brothers, Lamar Suddeth of Cumming, and Robert Suddeth of...

Graveside services for Dwight Pierson, 73 of Roberta will be held Tuesday at 11:00am at Roberta City Cemetery. Mr. Pierson passed away on Friday, April 15, 2022 at Taylor County Healthcare.  He was a member of Roberta United Methodist Church and was a retired meat cutter.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Wyatt Pierson and Elizabeth O’Neal Pierson; sister, Linda Pierson.  Survivors include his wife, Dianne Pierson of Roberta; one son, Scott Pierson (Kathleen)...

Funeral services for Rodolfo “Rudy” Paz III, 28, of Butler will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 2:00 pm at Taylor County High School Auditorium. Burial will follow at Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Rudy passed away on March 19, 2022 in Jackson, Mississippi. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Butler. Rudy was preceded in death by maternal grandfather, Manuel Balli. Survivors include his father, Rodolfo Paz, Jr. of Butler; mother, Maricela Paz of...

Funeral services for Brenda Carroll, 73 of Roberta will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2022, at 11:00 am at Roberta United Methodist Church.  Visitation will be held on Friday evening from 5 to 7 pm at the funeral home.  Burial will be private.  Brenda passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2022.    She was born and raised in Lizella, Georgia where she met the love of her life, Pete Carroll. They spent the rest of their glory years traveling between Roberta and Saint...

Andrew Lee Pilkey, Sr., 72, of Roberta passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at his residence.  He was preceded in death by his wife, June Honeycutt Pilkey and a son, Andrew Lee Pilkey, Jr.  Mr. Pilkey is survived by his daughter, Christy Creyts (Don) of Marietta and three grandchildren.  A memorial service for Andrew and June will be held on Sunday, March 20, 2022, at 2:00 pm at McLeighton Funeral Service, Roberta.  The family will be receiving friends one hour...