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Obituaries

Evelyn Tryan Bracewell

Evelyn Tryan Bracewell

Apr 6, 2024

Funeral services for Evelyn Tryan Bracewell will be held Tuesday, April 9th, 2024 at 2:00 PM in the Allen and Allen Celebration of Life Chapel with Andy Fowler officiating. Mrs. Bracewell, 90, Passed away Saturday, April the 6th at Archbold Hospital. Evelyn was the daughter of the late Fred Z and Mary Castleberry Tryan. Evelyn was preceded in death by...

James Lee Cook

James Lee Cook

Apr 5, 2024

Graveside services for James Lee Cook, 89, of Thomasville, will be held Monday, April 8, 2024, at 11 am at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Lee passed away peacefully at Woodleaf Assisted Living with his family present on Friday, April 5, 2024. Mr. Cook was born October 8, 1934, in Monroe, Ga. He graduated from Monroe High School and attended the University...

Lucile Jackson Burgess

Lucile Jackson Burgess

Apr 4, 2024

Services for Lucile Jackson Burgess, age 97, of Thomasville, will be held on Sunday, April 7, 2024, at 2 pm at Dawson Street Baptist Church, where she was a member. Reverend Lee Waller will officiate. The interment will take place at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Burgess died peacefully at home on Thursday, April 4, 2024. Born in Thomasville on January...

Kenneth Lee Sharpe

Kenneth Lee Sharpe

Apr 3, 2024

Kenneth Lee Sharpe of Ochlocknee passed away on Wednesday April 3, 2024 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Born on August 18, 1959 in Colquitt County, Ga., he was the son of the late Kenneth Eugene Sharpe and Julia Illene Wheeles Sharpe who survives. Other survivors include his daughters Brandy Leigh Sharpe of Tallahassee, Fl, and Cassandra Maxzine Powell of Moultrie, Ga;...

Frank Thomas Hunter, Jr.

Frank Thomas Hunter, Jr.

Apr 1, 2024

Services for Frank T. Hunter, Jr., 89, of Thomasville will be held at the chapel of Allen & Allen Funeral Home on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at 3 pm, with interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Pastor Jerry Owens will officiate. Visitation will be held from 2-3 pm prior to the service. Frank passed away April 1, 2024 peacefully at home....

Joseph Rawlings

Joseph Rawlings

Mar 27, 2024

Dr. Joseph (“Bo”) Douglas Rawlings, age 85, made a peaceful transition to eternal rest in heaven on March 27th, 2024 in Thomasville, Georgia. He was born June 1, 1938, the son of Douglas and Martha Tinnell Rawlings in Waverly, TN. “Bo” grew up spending summers without shoes, dutifully completing a 4:30 am paper route, playing croquet, throwing horseshoes, and might...

John Bracey Jr.

John Bracey Jr.

Mar 27, 2024

John Alston Bracey, Jr. died peacefully at the time and place of God’s choosing, surrounded by his wife Mary Ellen Neill Payne, son Neill Houston Payne (Katie) and his faithful Labrador Tubby. Johnny was born December 22, 1948, to Marie Brice Bracey and Jack Bracey. After growing up in Thomasville and on Tallokas Plantation, Johnny graduated from the University of...

Jimmy Richmond Barber

Jimmy Richmond Barber

Mar 26, 2024

Jimmy Richmond Barber, 78, of Cairo, passed away on March 26, 2024. Jimmy was born on February 4, 1946, in Doerun, Georgia to the late Ervin R. Barber and Rosa Lee Baker. Jimmy was a proud combat veteran in the United States Army as a sergeant, having served in Vietnam from October 17, 1966, to August 26, 1968. He then...

Gwendolyn Marie Becknell

Gwendolyn Marie Becknell

Mar 26, 2024

A graveside service will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens for Gwen Becknell, 94, of Thomasville, on Saturday April 6, 2024, at 11am. Mrs. Becknell passed away March 26, 2024. Born November 30, 1929, in Bucyrus, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Grier and Leifa Rife. She was a graduate of Bucyrus High School. Following graduation she moved...

Marla Jo Courtney

Marla Jo Courtney

Mar 25, 2024

Marla Jo Courtney, 70 of Thomasville passed away on March 25, 2024. Marla was born on September 2, 1953 in Cordele to the late Marvin and Doris Lila Robertson. Marla was a long-time and active member of Dawson Street Baptist and First Baptist Church of Thomasville. She formerly worked as a social worker at Camellia Gardens and also worked at...

Ronald Vonier

Ronald Vonier

Mar 24, 2024

Funeral services for Ronald B. Vonier, will be held Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 11 am at Salem Baptist Church. Pastor Doug Thompson will officiate and interment will follow at the church cemetery. A visitation will be held the day prior, Wednesday, March 27, 2024, from 5-7 pm. Known for his unwavering dedication to his family, faith, and community, Mr....

Dollie Mae Morris

Dollie Mae Morris

Mar 24, 2024

Dollie Mae Morris of Thomasville passed away on March 24, 2024 at the age of 89. Dollie was born on August 12, 1934 in Thomasville to the late John Henry and Leonora Johnson. Dollie was a member of First Newark Baptist Church. She loved God and enjoyed listening to gospel music. She enjoyed going fishing and working in her yard....

Doris Bowen

Doris Bowen

Mar 22, 2024

Doris Bowen, 78 passed away on March 22, 2024 in Tallahassee. She was born in Cairo on July 29, 1945 to the late Jacob McGuire and Thelma Stills McGuire. Doris was a member of the First Church of Nazarene of Cairo. She enjoyed gardening in her spare time and loved her pets. She worked for Coats & Clark as a...

James Eric Owens

James Eric Owens

Mar 20, 2024

Eric Owens, 76 of Thomasville passed away on March 20, 2024. Eric was born on April 30, 1947 to Henry and Louise Owens. He married the love of his life Nancy House on May 1, 1976. Together they have three children, Michaelyn Christensen (Trevor), T.J. Owens (Sandra), and Erin Tracy (Dylan). Eric loved to play games with his grandchildren Barrett,...

Leisa Zoller

Leisa Zoller

Mar 20, 2024

Leisa Tomlinson Zoller was born on September 30, 1949 in Thomasville, Georgia. She died peacefully in the early morning hours of March 20, 2024, also in Thomasville, Georgia, after a nearly two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Before her passing, Leisa let her loved ones know that she had lived a meaningful life and felt very lucky to have found so...

Dianne C Evans

Dianne C Evans

Mar 19, 2024

Dianne "Dee" Cooper Evans, 92 of Thomasville passed away on March 19, 2024. Dianne was born on February 15, 1932, in Hollywood, CA to the late Ralph and Shirley Cooper. She married the love of her life, Emery Evans on February 28, 1954, at Ochlocknee Methodist Church. After 70 years of marriage, this couple was truly the epitome of "two...

Hilda Goodin

Hilda Goodin

Mar 17, 2024

Hilda Goodin of Thomasville passed away on March 17, 2024 at the age of 81. She was born on October 25, 1942 in Quitman, GA. She was raised in Brooks County and attended Brooks County High School, and later graduated from Lively Technical School in Tallahassee. She was a long-time member of Thomasville First Baptist Church. She worked at Thomas...

Whitney Leigh Hinds

Whitney Leigh Hinds

Mar 16, 2024

Whitney Leigh Palmer-Hinds, beloved wife, mother, sister, and friend, departed from this world on March 16th, 2024, at the age of 36. Her passing occurred at Archbold Memorial Hospital, leaving behind a legacy of love and cherished memories. Born in Dothan, Alabama, Whitney was raised in Thomasville, Georgia, where she touched countless lives with her warmth and kindness. Whitney's vibrant...

Nadine Griffin

Nadine Griffin

Mar 15, 2024

Nadine Crawford Griffin, 87, of Ochlocknee, passed away on March 15, 2024. Born on August 28, 1936, in Cairo, GA to the late Thomas S. Crawford and Eva Miller Crawford, Nadine was a cherished wife, mother, and grandmother. She married Richard Griffin on May 5, 1972 and they shared 51 years of marriage. She was a faithful member of Northside...

Shirley Hardy

Shirley Hardy

Mar 10, 2024

Shirley Hardy, 78, passed away in her home in Pavo, Georgia, on March 10, 2024. Shirley is survived by her husband, William Daniel Hardy Sr.; her children, William Daniel Hardy Jr., and Shelia Hardy; her brother and sister; her 6 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins. Shirley was many things to many people, a loving wife, mother, grandmother,...