Obituary Listing

Obituaries

Lillian Bentley Wilkes

Lillian Bentley Wilkes

Jan 16, 2019

Services for Lillian Bentley Wilkes, 80 of Thomasville will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, January 19, 2019 at Allen & Allen Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Lee Waller will officiate and interment will follow at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Ms. Wilkes passed away January 16, 2019 at Archbold Hospital. Born April 22, 1938 in Quitman, she was the daughter of the...

Claude Wilson

Claude Wilson

Jan 15, 2019

Funeral services for Claude Francis Wilson, 87, from Thomasville will be held at 2PM on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at Allen & Allen Funeral Home Chapel. Jimmy Clanton and Rev. Marty Carnes will officiate and interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mr. Wilson passed away on January 15, 2019 at Southern Pines. Born on March 28, 1931 in Thomasville,...

Lynden (Len) Otis Potter

Lynden (Len) Otis Potter

Jan 12, 2019

Memorial services for Lynden (Len) Otis Potter will be held at The Journey Church at 11391 E. Admiral Place Tulsa, OK 74116 on February 16, 2019 at 2pm. Mr. Potter passed away on January 12, 2019 in Thomasville, Ga. Born on May 13, 1958 in Morrilton, Arkansas, he was the son of the late Otis Timothy Potter and Sylvia Sue...

Ronnie Ray

Ronnie Ray

Jan 10, 2019

Ronnie Ray died January 10th, 2019 in Atlanta. Born June 3, 1960 in Thomasville, GA, he was the son of Darby and Joan Ray. The Ray family moved to Tifton soon after Ronnie was born. Ronnie started school there at Anne Belle Clark Elementary, and quickly became known as a quiet, but friendly guy. The Rays returned to Thomasville in...

Marvin Lester Hancock

Marvin Lester Hancock

Jan 2, 2019

Graveside services for Marvin Lester Hancock, 95, of Cairo, GA will be held Saturday, January 5, 2019 at 2:00 PM at Union Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Cairo. Mr. Hancock died January 2, 2019. Rev. Steve Wooten will officiate. Pallbearers are David Reckford, Clay Lamar, Clayton Lamar, Cuy Lamar, Chase Hancock and Bobby Smallwood. Mr. Hancock was born November 30, 1923...

Ruby Gibson Bryant

Ruby Gibson Bryant

Jan 2, 2019

Graveside services for Ruby Josephine Gibson Bryant, 77 of Thomasville will be held at 2 pm, Sunday, January 6, 2019 at Laurel Hill Cemetery on Georgia St. Rev. Steve Brooks will officiate. Mrs. Bryant went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 after her struggle with cancer. She was born January 6, 1941 in Thomasville to...

Joanne Chastain Wilson

Joanne Chastain Wilson

Dec 30, 2018

Graveside services for Joanne Chastain Wilson, 61 of Ochlocknee will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, January 5, 2019 in the Ochlocknee City Cemetery with Pastor Jamie Nunnally officiating, Ms. Wilson passed away on Sunday December 30, 2018 in Thomasville. Born on April 8, 1957 in Thomasville, she was the daughter of the late J.B. and Ollie Chastain. She was...

Patricia Gainey

Patricia Gainey

Dec 30, 2018

Services for Patricia Gainey, 93, of Thomasville will be held Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 3:00 PM at the Allen & Allen Funeral Home Chapel. Ms. Gainey passed away December 30, 2018. She was born June 11, 1925 to Jesse Gainey and Leah Sipple, who preceded her in death. Patricia Gainey attended public schools in Thomasville and graduated high school...

Jeanne Mcalpine Smith

Jeanne Mcalpine Smith

Dec 29, 2018

Jeanne McAlpine Smith, 93, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday December 29, 2018 in Bainbridge, Ga. Born March 14, 1925 she was the daughter of the late Charles Lennon and Laura Kramer. She was married to the late Charles Fredrick McAlpine and then later married the late James Smith. Ms. Smith was an active member of St. Joseph...

James Donald Rowles

James Donald Rowles

Dec 27, 2018

James Donald Rowles, 65 of Thomasville, GA, passed away December 27, 2018. Services will be held at St. Thomas Episcopal Church on January 5, 2019 at 1:00 PM. He was born February 23, 1953 in Kingston, NY to James E. and Charlotte Humphrey Rowles. Mr. Rowles, a Navy veteran, was the owner of Rowles Roofing and was semi-retired. He belonged...

John Hamilton Miller

John Hamilton Miller

Dec 25, 2018

John Hamilton miller, 55, of Cairo passed away December 25th, 2018 at his residence. Survivors include brothers Jerry Simmons of Cairo and Michael Miller of Thomasville; Sister Benjie Kirkbride of Clearwater, SC. Service will be planned at a later date

Bobby Lee Boles

Bobby Lee Boles

Dec 22, 2018

BOLES, Bobby Lee On Saturday, December 22, 2018, Bobby Lee Boles, husband, father and grandfather, passed away at the age of 78 years. Bobby will be lovingly remembered by Karen, his wife of 57 years, and his children, Lilly (Barry), Julia (Mazen), and BJ (Mygdalia). Bobby will also be fondly remembered by his 7 grandchildren, Daniel, David, Simon, Mazen, Julia,...

Murry Andrew Maxwell

Murry Andrew Maxwell

Dec 19, 2018

Services for Murry Andrew “Andy” Maxwell, 77, of Boston, GA will be held on Sunday, December 23rd, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Allen & Allen Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Tim Phillips and Rev. Steve Brooks will officiate. The interment will be at Boston City Cemetery. Mr. Maxwell passed away on December 19th, 2018 in Thomasville. He was born on May...

Milton C. Gardner

Milton C. Gardner

Dec 17, 2018

Surrounded by his family, Dr. Milton C. Gardner, Jr, rose to walk in eternal life on December 17, 2018. Dr. Gardner was born to the Reverend Milton C. Gardner, Sr. and Kathleen Weaver Gardner on June 20, 1935 in Albany, Georgia. He grew up in Americus, Georgia where he graduated from Americus High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts...

Charlie W. Griffin, Jr.

Charlie W. Griffin, Jr.

Dec 17, 2018

Charlie W. Griffin, Jr., 75, of Thomasville, passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018, at Archbold Hospital. Funeral services will be Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. at Fredonia Baptist Church of Thomasville with internment in Fredonia Cemetery. Rev. Hugh Rockett and Rev. Judson Maxwell will officiate. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Allen...

Alexander Young Brown

Alexander Young Brown

Dec 14, 2018

A graveside service for Alexander Young Brown will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, December 22, 2018, at Laurel Hill Cemetery. He passed away at his daughter's home in Atlanta on December 14th. He would have been 98 years old next month. Young was born in Quitman, Georgia on January 24, 1921, the middle child of Sarah Lavinia Young and...

Olin Sugar Horne, Jr.

Olin Sugar Horne, Jr.

Dec 13, 2018

Olin S. Horne, Jr., 91, passed away at Camellia Gardens of Life Care in Thomasville, GA, where he had resided since 2014. Born April 28, 1927 to Olin S. Horne, Sr. and Irene Thomas Horne in Metcalfe, Ga., he was the youngest of six children. Olin Jr. was predeceased by his parents, a brother, Olin Forrest Horne, who died as...

Mcarthur Castleberry

Mcarthur Castleberry

Dec 9, 2018

Services for McArthur Castleberry, 76 of Pavo will be held at 5:00 pm, Thursday, December 13, 2018 at Allen & Allen Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Dave Allen will officiate. Mr. Castleberry passed away December 9, 2018 at his residence. Born September 28, 1942 in Thomasville, he was the son of the late Jefferson Dewey Castleberry and Karen Odessa Milam Castleberry....

Lelia Mcleod

Lelia Mcleod

Dec 8, 2018

Lelia Albertina Borkenhagen McLeod (Tina), departed for her Heavenly Home on Saturday, December 8, 2018 after a long and joyful life. Nana Mac, as she was affectionately known by most of her family, was born on September 17, 1926, in Titusville, FL, to Albert J. and Leila M. Borkenhagen. After graduating from Jeff Davis High School in Hazlehurst, GA, she...

Harry Lee Trawick Sr.

Harry Lee Trawick Sr.

Dec 7, 2018

Harry Lee Trawick, Sr., 94, was born in Port St. Joe, FL on October 27, 1924. He was a WWII Naval Veteran. After the war, he married his high school sweetheart, Florence Hall Trawick, and they celebrated their 72nd anniversary this year. They lived in Thomasville for 60 years where they raised their five children. Mr. Trawick was the A&P...