All Obituaries

Funeral services for Jackie L. Cooper, Jr., 51, of Knoxville, will be held on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at 4:00 pm at the Roberta Evangelical Church. Visitation will be held from 3:00 until 4:00 pm at the church. Burial will follow in Roberta City Cemetery. Jackie was a member of the Roberta Evangelical Church and previously Brookhaven Full Gospel Church in Macon. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge #689 in Roberta and was employed with the Georgia Department of Transportation for the past...

Graveside services for Olida T. Grieff, 94, of Reynolds, will be held on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at 11:00 am at New Prospect Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery.   Visitation will be held from 10:00 until 11:00 am at the cemetery.  Mrs. Grieff passed away on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at Taylor County Health Care.  She was of the Lutheran faith.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Andrew and Julia Torkelson and six siblings. Survivors include two sons, David...

Graveside services for Sarah Patricia Long, 74, of Knoxville, will be held Saturday, July 7, 2018 at 11:00 am at Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery.  Ms. Long passed away on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at Peach County Navicent Health.  She was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her father, Joe Roberts and a daughter, Lisa Witkop. She is survived by her mother, Frances Roberts of Jeffersonville; one son, William Long of Knoxville; one brother,...

Funeral services for Alton J. Blackston, 74, of Butler will be held on Friday, July 6, 2018 at 11:00 am at the Chapel of McLeighton Funeral Service. Burial will follow in Crowell United Methodist Church Cemetery. He passed away on Monday, July 2, 2018 at Emory University Hospital. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon. Mr. Blackston was a Vietnam War Veteran, serving in the U.S. Air Force. He had worked at Bluebird Body Company for 10 years and retired from...

Funeral services for Bernice Peed McCants, 96, of Butler, will be held on Sunday, July 1, 2018 at 3:00 pm at Bethel Congregational Methodist Church. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will follow in Historic Union/Hays Campground Cemetery.  Mrs. McCants passed away Friday, June 29, 2018 at her home.  She was a member of Bethel Congregational Methodist Church where she served as church pianist and organist from 1940 – 1960.  She...

Dequindre McGlaun, 99, WWII Veteran and retired Columbus Jr High School Industrial Arts/Science teacher passed away Wednesday June 6, 2018 at his home in Junction City, GA. A military funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM at Union United Methodist Church (141 Union Church Road, Butler, GA, 31006) on Friday, June 8, 2018. Visitation will be from 2:00-2:30 PM in the church preceding the service. A celebration of his life will be conducted by The Reverend Jeremy Alexander. Musicians are...

Funeral services for Lavenia Spillers, 90, of Butler will be held on Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 11:00 am at Turners Chapel Freewill Baptist Church. The burial will follow in the church cemetery. Ms. Spillers passed away on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at Taylor County Healthcare. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lon and Elizabeth Spillers; siblings, Katie Ingram, Susie Robinson, Sara Wilson, Edward Spillers, Robert Spillers and Mary Lizzie Robinson. Survivors include many nieces and...

Funeral services for Nancy G. Johnson, 75, of Butler will be held on Friday, June 1, 2018 at 11:00 am in the Chapel of McLeighton Funeral Service of Reynolds. Burial will follow in Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Ms. Johnson passed away on Monday, May 28, 2018 at Taylor County Healthcare and Rehab. She was preceded in death by her parents, Noah Donaldson and Curtis Atha Donaldson; her husband, Douglas Johnson. Survivors include three sons, Tommy Jackson of...

Funeral services for Christie Wainwright, 64, of Butler, will be held 3:00 pm Thursday at Turners Chapel Free Will Baptist Church.  Burial will follow in Butler Memorial Cemetery.  Mrs. Wainwright passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 at St. Francis Hospital.  She was retired from the Georgia Department of Corrections after 25 years of service.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Paul Henry and Lita Chapman Ficht, Jr. Survivors include her husband, Jim Wainwright of...

Funeral services for Floyd Robinson, 81, of Butler, will be held 3:00 pm Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at Turner’s Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.  Mr. Robinson passed away on Sunday, May 27, 2018 at his home. He was born and raised in Taylor County, was a member of Turner’s Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, was retired from Robins Air Force Base after 31 years...