Obituary Listing

Obituaries

Barbara Jean Willis

Barbara Jean Willis

Dec 25, 2024

Services for Barbara Jean Sangster Willis, 88 of Thomasville will be held at 2:00 pm, Sunday, December 29, 2024 ay the Allen & Allen Celebration of Life Chapel. Rev. Mike Keown will officiate and interment will follow at Laurel Hill Cemetery. An Angel went home on Christmas Day! Born September 30, 1936 in Forsyth, Ga; she was the daughter of...

Gerald Livingston Delaney

Gerald Livingston Delaney

Dec 24, 2024

Gerald Livingston Delaney, 90, passed away on December 24, 2024, at Archbold Hospital. Services will be held on Saturday, December 28, 2024, at Allen and Allen Funeral Home at 11 am. A visitation will be held from 5-7 pm Friday, December 27, 2024, at Allen and Allen Funeral Home. Gerald was born to Sylvester Delaney and Arthine Livingston Delaney on...

Teanna Gail Ponder

Teanna Gail Ponder

Dec 23, 2024

Teanna Gail Ponder, 49, of Cairo, Georgia, passed away on December 23, 2024. Born on March 31, 1975, in Garden City, Michigan, Teanna was the cherished daughter of Vicky Dukes and the late Glen Dukes. Teanna was known for her selflessness and unwavering kindness. She dedicated her life to serving others, even during her own battles with illness. Above all,...

Jarrett Dwayne Keyton

Jarrett Dwayne Keyton

Dec 22, 2024

Jarrett Dwayne Keyton, a beloved husband, son, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away on December 22, 2024, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Born on July 1, 1975, in Cordele, Georgia . Jarrett lived a life filled with love and laughter that touched everyone around him. He is survived by his devoted spouse Nathan Ireland; his father Jim; his...

Don David Simmons

Don David Simmons

Dec 21, 2024

Don "David" Simmons passed away peacefully on December 21, 2024, at the age of 88. Born on June 16, 1936, in Pavo, Georgia, David dedicated much of his life to the land he loved, working as a farmer alongside his father until his father's passing. After a time of farming the land independently, David retired from farming and chose to...

Renee Demsher Salter

Renee Demsher Salter

Dec 20, 2024

Renee Demsher Salter, 59 of Thomasville passed away December 20, 2024 at Archbold Hospital. Born July 14, 1965 in Pittsburg, Penn, she was the daughter of the late Donald J. Demsher and Jacqueline Downs Demsher, who survives. She attended First Baptist Church and she enjoyed working and loved her dogs. She is survived by her son, Clayton Salter of Thomasville;...

Martha Shiver

Martha Shiver

Dec 20, 2024

Martha Ann Shiver, 84, of Morven, Georgia passed away on December 20, 2024, in Thomasville, Georgia. Martha was born to Maudie Sue Peterman and Vernon Egie Hickey on October 30, 1940. She was the eldest of three children. Martha served in the Air Force and was honorably discharged in 1963. She worked for the United States Postal Service in Valdosta,...

Sam Bufford

Sam Bufford

Dec 19, 2024

Clarence (Sam) Bufford, of Thomasville, passed away on December 19, 2024, at the age of 86. Sam was born on June 25, 1938, to Charlie Thomas and Ruby Estelle Hasty Bufford. He served in the US Navy for 11 years and was an employee at Lewis Enterprises for many years. Sam had a big personality and loved his family and...

Barbara Jeanne Riddle

Barbara Jeanne Riddle

Dec 19, 2024

Barbara Graham Riddle of Thomasville, Georgia went home to be with her Lord and Savior on December 19, 2024. She was a strong woman of faith as well as a woman of strong faith. She loved her family well, served her community and her church, and never met a stranger. Barbara was born in Williamsburg County, South Carolina on July...

Murray Leon Hinckley

Murray Leon Hinckley

Dec 17, 2024

Murray Leon Hinckley, 83, of Pavo, Georgia, died peacefully at Archbold Memorial in Thomasville, Georgia, on December 17, 2024. Murray was born in Bar Harbor, Maine on November 24, 1941 to Harold Ernest Hinckley and Dorothy Henrietta McHenan Hinckley. When he was 11 years old, the family moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he graduated from Ft. Lauderdale High School....

Withla Robinson

Withla Robinson

Dec 11, 2024

Services to celebrate the life of Withla Robinson will be held on Sunday, December 15, 2024, at Allen and Allen Funeral Home with a visitation from 1-2 pm prior to the service. Withla Robinson, 83 of Thomasville passed away on December 11, 2024. Born January 11, 1941, to Bernice Adams and Robert Brannen Robinson Jr. (R.B.) in Pavo, GA. Withla...

Dorothy Gunter Walker

Dorothy Gunter Walker

Dec 9, 2024

Dorothy Gunter Walker, 95, of Thomasville passed away December 9, 2024 at Pruitt Health in Moultrie. Born August 23, 1929 in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Clifford Lee Gunter and Willie Smith Gunter. She was married to C.T. Walker, who preceded her in death. She worked at Warner's and several school cafeterias in the county, Pavo School,...

Larry Robert Keene

Larry Robert Keene

Dec 8, 2024

Larry Robert Keene, 77, of Thomasville, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2024. He was born in Kittery, Maine, on September 4, 1947. Larry married Swanda Keene, who preceded him in death. Larry is survived by his daughter Marlea Simpson of Cairo; grandchildren Brandon Keene and Megan Warren; and great-grandchildren Natalie Keene, Dalton Guntharp, McKenna Keene, Mia Guntharp, and Brandon...

Robert "Bobby" Randall Overmier

Robert "Bobby" Randall Overmier

Dec 8, 2024

Robert (Bobby) Randall Overmier passed away on December 7th after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Bobby was born on August 11, 1944 in Waycross, Georgia to Evelyn Moore Overmier and Charles Calvin Overmier. He leaves behind a legacy of love, family, and faith. Bobby lived most of his life in Thomasville, Georgia where he met his soulmate Carolyn Flautt...

Johnnie Ray Johnson Sr.

Johnnie Ray Johnson Sr.

Dec 7, 2024

A service to celebrate the life of Johnnie Ray Johnson, Sr. will be held on Sunday, December 15, 2024, at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Thomasville with a visitation at 2 p.m. prior to the service. Reverend Randy Blow will be officiating. Johnnie Johnson, 78, of Ochlocknee passed away on December 7, 2024. He was born on November...

Lisa Harris

Lisa Harris

Dec 7, 2024

Ms. Lisa Harris of Thomasville passed away on Saturday December 7, 2024 at Camellia Gardens Life Care. No services are planned at this time.

Joseph William Alan Dekle

Joseph William Alan Dekle

Dec 5, 2024

Joseph William Alan Dekle passed away unexpectedly on December 5, 2024, at the age of 34. Joseph was born on December 31, 1989, in Thomasville, Georgia, to Steve and Tracey Dekle. Joseph was a shift leader at Jonah's restaurant. He was a member of Thomasville First Baptist Church and enjoyed spending time with family and friends, as well as coworkers....

Herbert Oliver Jones, Jr.

Herbert Oliver Jones, Jr.

Dec 4, 2024

Oliver Jones, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 4, 2024, in his lifelong hometown of Thomasville, Georgia. Born on August 19, 1941, to H.O. Jones, Sr. and Linda Reeves Jones, Oliver was a proud member of the community who dedicated his life to both his family and his work. He was a 43 year...

Alma Ruth Kincaid

Alma Ruth Kincaid

Dec 1, 2024

A service for Alma Ruth Mitchell will be held on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at 4 pm at First Freewill Baptist Church. Alma Ruth Kincaid, 70, of Cairo, passed away on December 1, 2024. Alma was born on July 6, 1954, in Cairo to the late Charles and Ruby Lee Mitchell. In her earlier years, Alma was a graduate of...

Richard Mcmullen

Richard Mcmullen

Nov 29, 2024

Richard McMullen passed away on Friday November 29, 2024 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Any family is asked to contact Allen & Allen Funeral Home at 229-226-6331.