All Obituaries

Funeral services for W.T.  Williams 86, of Reynolds will be held on Wednesday at 10:30 am, at Little Bethel Free Will Baptist Church of Ideal. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Williams passed away on Sunday September 23, 2018 at Taylor County Health and Rehabilitation.  Mr. Williams was a member of Little Bethel Free Will Baptist Church and served as a Deacon for 50 plus years. He was retired from Warner Robins Air Force Base and Georgia Power Plant Juliette. He was...

Graveside services for Tony Wade Sloan, Sr. 58 of Roberta will be held on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 3:00 pm at Pleasant Hill Congregational Christian Church Cemetery. Tony passed away on September 17, 2018 at Coliseum Northside Hospital. He served in the U S Army and the Army Reserve in Macon, GA. He was of the Evangelical faith. He enjoyed the outdoors and loved a good treasure hunt. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wade Sloan and Ethelene Sloan Gooden; brother, Glenn Sloan,...

Graveside services for Mary Wright Anthony, 91, of Butler, will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday. September 22, 2018 at Butler Memorial Cemetery.   Mrs. Anthony passed away on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at Emory University Hospital.  She was a member of Butler United Methodist Church and the Eastern Star.  Mrs. Anthony was a social worker with Taylor County Department of Children and Family Services for over 30 years.  She was an avid Georgia Bulldog fan and was a...

Clinton Culverhouse, age 96, was promoted to heaven on Sunday, September 16, 2018 following a long battle with cancer. Visitation will be held from 2:00 until 3:00 pm Friday, September 21, 2018 at Horeb Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held at the church immediately following visitation. Burial will follow in the Howard United Methodist Church Cemetery in Howard.   In his early years, Mr. Culverhouse was saved and baptized at Wesley United Methodist Church. In December 1942, he...

Funeral services for Gaynell Lewis Pittman, 95, of Butler, will be held on Sunday at 3:30 PM at Mauk Baptist Church.  Burial will follow in Mt. Nebo Cemetery.  Mrs. Pittman passed away on Friday, September 7, 2018 at her residence. She was a member of Mauk Baptist Church, the MCN Club and the Stela Butler Chapter #322 Order of the Eastern Star.  She was preceded in death by her husband, M.B. Pittman, Jr. Survivors include one son, Wayne Pittman (Dianne) of Butler; one...

Memorial services for Betty Smith Cochran, 81, of Roberta will be held on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at 3:00 pm at Musella Baptist Church. Burial will be private. Mrs. Cochran passed away on Wednesday, September 05, 2018 at Roberta Nursing Home. She was a member of Musella Baptist Church, Lizella Order of the Eastern Star, and Roberta Crawford County Retired Educators. She retired from Crawford County High School and Atlantic Southern Bank. Mrs. Cochran was preceded in death by her...

Nora Brooks Pyles passed away Friday, August 31, 2018 after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease.  She was 85. Visitation will be Saturday, September 1, 2018 from 6:00-8:00PM, McLeighton Funeral Service, Roberta, GA.  The funeral will be held Sunday, September 2, 2018 at 2:00 PM, Bethel United Methodist Church, Sandy Point Road, Crawford County. A graveside service will follow in the church cemetery. The Reverend David Carter will officiate. Addie Nora...

Funeral services for Robert “Bob” Samuel Corbin, 85, of Butler, will be held Saturday, September 1, 2018 at 2:00 pm in the Chapel of McLeighton Funeral Service, Reynolds, GA.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.   Burial will be private.  Mr. Corbin passed away on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at his residence.  He was a member of Faith Baptist Church and was retired from the U.S. Army.   He was preceded in death by his parents,...

In Loving memory John Samuel Pursley, 65, died in his home in Mauk, GA on August 26, 2018. He was a hard-working farmer for many years and he had his own personal lawn service. He was given a nickname “Mr. John” by his family and friends. He is survived by his wife, Katie Pursley; two sisters and one brother and many wonderful friends/customers. Mr. John will surely be missed for all his kindness and generosity he never left anyone out. He was “One of a Kind” May...

Graveside services for Ruby Jean (Joiner) Theus will be at Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Butler Georgia at 11 am on Thursday, August 23, 2018 with the Rev. Jimmy Chapman officiating.  Ruby, (78), born March 15, 1940, passed away on August 19, 2018.  Ruby was born in Butler Georgia to the late Nathaniel Van Buren Joiner and Mildred Louise (Carpenter) Joiner.  She had one deceased sister - Ruby Faye (Joiner) (Posey) Poole. Ruby is survived by her husband of 60...