All Obituaries

Memorial services for Penelope “Penny” Ranger, 61, of Lizella will be held on Friday, October 6, 2023 at 1:00 pm at McLeighton Funeral Services, Roberta. Penny passed away on Friday, September 29, 2023 at her residence. She was a member of Musella Baptist Church. Ms. Ranger was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Barry Ranger; father, Glenn Reginald Rowell and Robert Stephen Rowell.  Survivors include one son, David Kole Collier (Dana) of Dublin; one daughter,...

Graveside services for Steve Turner, 75, of Roberta will be held Thursday, October 5, 2023, at 4:00 pm at Turners Chapel Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery.  Steve passed away on Monday, October 2, 2023, at his residence.  He was of the Baptist faith and a retired electrician. He served 2 ½ terms in the Army during the Vietnam War. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter Eugene Turner and Susie Byrd Turner; and a son, Kenrick Turner. He is survived by his wife of 35...

Sybil P. Spillers, 79, of Roberta passed away on Friday, September 29, 2023. Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 1, 2023 from 4:00 until 6:00 pm at McLeighton Funeral Service, 42 S. Collins Street, Reynolds. Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 2, 2023, at 11:00 am at Roberta Church, 116 West Agency Street, Roberta, with Pastor Tommy Beeland, Bruce Goddard and Wesley Applebury.   Burial will follow in Roberta City Cemetery. Mrs. Spillers was a member of Roberta...

Graveside services for Lester H. Slaton, 87, of Reynolds will be held on Monday, September 25, 2023, at 2:00 pm at Hillcrest Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Lester passed away on Friday, September 22, 2023, at his residence.  He was a member of the Reynolds First Baptist Church.   He enjoyed working on the family farm, was a former claims manager for Fireman’s Fund Insurance and retired from the Reynolds Post Office. He was...

Graveside service for Mary Katherine Hamilton, 81 of College Park will be held on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 4:00pm at Pine Level Cemetery Ms. Hamilton passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2023 at her residence. She was of the Methodist Faith and  a retired secretary from First Palmetto Bank. She was preceded in death by her parents, Emory S and Lyda Jinks. Survivors include friend and caregiver, Charles Lamar Flowers of College Park, GA; friend and caregiver, Annette Wynn of...

Natalie Barnard Beall Newsom joined her Lord and Savior peacefully at her son's residence in Montana on the eleventh day of September in the year of our Lord, 2023. Natalie was born the 5th of April 1933 in Atlanta, Georgia. She is survived by her two children, Eric Newsom, III of Corvallis, Montana, and Caroline Newsom of Murphey, North Carolina. She also leaves behind her daughter-in-law Marjorie Newsom, who lovingly cared for her in her final days. Natalie leaves behind five...

Funeral services for Tommy Smith, 88, of Reynolds will be held on Saturday, August 26, 2023, at 2:00 pm at Taylor Mill Baptist Church.  The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.  Mr. Smith passed away on Saturday, August 19, 2023. He was a member of Taylor Mill Baptist Church where he had served as a deacon for many years.   Mr. Smith proudly served his country as a paratrooper in the United States...

Funeral services for Mary J. Cleveland, 91, of Reynolds will be held Friday, August 18, 2023, at 11:00 at the Reynolds First Baptist Church.  The family will be receiving friends from 10:00 until 11:00 am.   Burial will be private.  Mary passed away on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at The Phoenix in Warner Robins. She was a member of the Reynolds First Baptist Church and retired from Blue Bird Body Company.  She loved her family and enjoyed gardening and the...

Memorial services for James Richard Jackson, 70, of Ft. Valley will be held at a later date. Mr. Jackson passed away on Friday, August 18, 2023 at his residence. He retired from the US Postal Service. James was preceded in death by his parents, Curtis Jackson and Evelyn Peggy Bailey Jackson. Survivors include his wife, Diane Jackson of Ft Valley; children, James “Ricky” Jackson, Jr. of Roberta, Keeli Jackson (Jeff) of Landstuhl Germany, Jeff Jackson (Rachel) of Bonaire and...

Funeral services for Roger Lee Wainwright, 57, of Butler will be held on Sunday, August 13, 2023 at 3:00 pm at The Church in Butler. Burial will follow in Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Roger passed away on Sunday, August 6, 2023. He was a truck driver for Watson Brothers Trucking for 37 years and Concrete Supply for 1 year. Mr. Wainwright was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Lee Wainwright and Mary Elaine McDaniel Wainwright; brother, Ronald Lee Wainwright. Survivors...