Obituaries

Apr 4, 2023

Mrs. Mary Kitchens, of McIntyre, transitioned Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at Piedmont Healthcare. Funeral Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later. Family will receive friends at the home of her daughter Ms. Sonya Kitchens at 184 Northwind Circle, McIntyre from 4:00-7:00PM daily.

Feb 8, 2023

Funeral Services for Mr. William A. Ballard will be held Saturday, February 18, 2023 at Holliman Grove Pentecostal Church 280 Vinson Road McIntyre, Georgia. Evangelist Linda Ridley will serve as eulogist. Interment will follow at the church cemetery.

Mr. William A. Ballard, known as “Alex” was born in Baldwin County, October 13, 1968 to Rosa L. McClure Ballard and Walter...

Dec 6, 2022

Ms. Barbara Denise Newsome Ammons gained her heavenly wings on December 6, 2022 with her family by her side. Barbara was born April 15, 1963 to the late Alice Mae Bryant Newsome and Tommy Newsome. She attended public school in Wilkinson County and was a member of Fountain Grove AME Church where she was a servant of the lord by...

Oct 16, 2022

Mrs. Barbara Davis of Toomsboro passed Sunday, October 16 at Emory University Hospital. Funeral Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later. Family will receive friends at the family residence 115 Irwinton Road, Toomsboro. Wilkinson County Memorial Chapel has charge of arrangements.

Oct 7, 2022

Funeral Services for Mrs. Shirley Mae Knight will be held Thursday, October 13, 2022 at 2:00 PM. Location: Jordan Stream Baptist Church, Toomsboro, Georgia. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. Pastor A.L Gordon will serve as eulogist.

Public Viewing will be held Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at the funeral home from 11:00-7:00PM.

Wilkinson County Memorial Chapel, Irwinton has...

Oct 6, 2022

Funeral Services for Mr. Ernest Cooper will be held Thursday, October 13, 2022 at 11:00AM. Location: St. John CME Church 504 College Street Gordon, Georgia.  Interment will follow at the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery 2617 GA Highway 112 Milledgeville, Georgia. Pastor William Horne will serve as eulogist.

Public Viewing will be held Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at the funeral home...

Sep 23, 2022

Funeral Services for Mr. Alan R. Davis will be held Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 11:00AM. Location: Brundage Mt. Baptist Church 235 Vinson Road, McIntyre, Georgia. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. Dr. Willie Batts will serve as eulogist.

Mr. Alan R. Davis was born November 14, 1957, in Baldwin County, to the parentage of the late Hollis and...

Sep 3, 2022

Funeral Service for Mr. Kermit “Kent” Smith will be held Friday September 9, 2022 at 11:00 AM. Location:  St. Phillips A.M.E. Church 139 North Railroad Street Toomsboro, Georgia.  Internment will follow at Cannon Quarters Cemetery.

                Kermit “Kent” Smith, age 67, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 3, 2022 in the comfort of his own home, surrounded by his wife...

Aug 2, 2022

Funeral Services for Mrs. Thelma Wilson Ferguson will be held Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 11:00AM. Location: Brundage Mt. Baptist Church Vinson Road McIntyre, Georgia. Pastor Willie Batts will serve as eulogist.

Mrs. Thelma Ferguson Wilson, 78, returned to be with the Lord Tuesday, August 2, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents; Eddie Wilson and Ethelrene Davis,...

May 21, 2022

Funeral Services for Mrs. Addie Pearl Strange Hughes will be held Friday, May 27, 2022 at 12:00 Noon. Location: Jordan Stream Baptist Church 17105 GA Highway 112 Toomsboro, Georgia. Pastor A. L Gordon will serve as eulogist. Interment will follow at the church cemetery.

Mrs. Addie Pearl Strange Hughes was born on August 7, 1945, to the...

May 2, 2022

Funeral Services for Mr. Hilton L. Fordham, Sr. will be held Friday, May 6, 2022 at 12:00 Noon. Location: Jordan Stream Baptist Church 17105 GA Highway 112, Toomsboro, Georgia. Pastor A. L. Gordon will serve as eulogist. Interment will follow at the church cemetery.

Mr. Hilton L. Fordham, Sr. departed this life on May 2, 2022, at...

Jan 26, 2022

Funeral Services for Mrs. Barbara A. Shinholster will be held Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 12:00 Noon. Location: Gordon Church of God In Christ 118 Olive Street, Gordon. Superintendent Moses Ray will serve as eulogist. Interment will follow at Rhama Cemetery Hwy 57, Gordon, Georgia

Barbara Ann Burke – Shinholster was born on December 9, 1954, to...

Jan 19, 2022

Celebration of Life Services for Mrs. Christy B. Smith will be held Monday, January 24, 2022 at 11:00AM. Location: Jordan Stream Baptist Church Hwy 112 Toomsboro. Pastor A. L. Gordon will serve as eulogist. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Mother Christy Bell Smith affectionately known as “Big Ma” of Irwinton, was born January 20, 1931...

Nov 5, 2021

Funeral Services for Mr. Bruce A. Todd will be held Saturday, November 13 at 2:00PM. Location: Spring Hill CME Church, Asbury Church Road, Gordon, Georgia. Rev. James Smith will serve as eulogist.

Bruce A Todd known as “Nut” age 61 of Irwinton, GA, was born to the late Obie Lee Todd and Pearlene Shinholster Todd, on January...

Nov 1, 2021

Funeral Services for Mr. Carl C. Hartry, Sr. will be held Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 2:00PM. Location. Parker Springs Baptist Church McIntyre, Georgia. Pastor Eddie D. Smith, Sr. will deliver the eulogy.

On November 1, 2021, Mr. Carl Cyril Hartry, Sr., entered into eternal rest at his residence in Irwinton, GA. He was born May 4,...

Oct 28, 2021

Mr. Ernest L. Whipple, 43, of Gordon passed Thursday, October 28, 2021 in Savannah, Georgia. Funeral Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later. Family will receive friends at the home of his parents Minister Ernest and Loevenia Whipple 151 Westbrook Road, Gordon. Wilkinson County Memorial Chapel has charge of arrangements.

Sep 10, 2021

Celebration of Life Services for Mrs. Aretha J. Jones will be held Sunday, September 19 at 3:00PM. Location: Chapel of All Faiths 252 Swint Avenue SE Milledgeville, Georgia. Interment will follow at Red Level Cemetery, GA Highway 441 South, Irwinton. Rev. Rod Chatman will serve as eulogist.

Mrs. Aretha James Jones of Irwinton, Georgia was born September...

May 7, 2021

Funeral Services for Ms. Patricia L. Sims will be held Monday, May 17, 2021 at Brundage Mt. Baptist Church Cemetery Vinson Road McIntyre, Georgia. Rev. Donald Williams will officiate.

On June 25, 1965 our Guiding Light was born to the late Justine Sims and Samuel Lee Sims. She attended the public school system in Brooklyn, New York....

Apr 16, 2021

Funeral Services for Mrs. Marjorie A. Pitts will be Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 11:30AM at Mt. Carmel Cemetery 1740 Mount Carmel Road McIntyre,Georgia. Rev. Warren Harris will be the eulogist.

Ms. Marjorie Annette Pitts of Irwinton, GA was born on August 30, 1956 and was called to her heavenly home on April 16, 2021. She was...

Apr 13, 2021

Funeral Services for Rodney V. Harris “Pimp” will be held Monday, April 19, 2021 at 11:00AM. Location Shiloh Baptist Church 122 Hooks Street Gordon, Georgia. Interment will follow at Asbury Church Cemetery, Gordon. Bishop Designate Ron Ingram will be the eulogist.

Rodney Vashone Harris “Pimp” was born June 17, 1976 to Louvenia Harris Patterson and the late...