Obituaries

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...

Apr 6, 2021

Funeral Services for Mrs. Christine Williams will be held Friday, April 9, 2021 at 1:00PM. Location Parker Springs Baptist Church 910 Parker Springs Church Road, McIntyre, Georgia. Interment will follow at Council Cemetery GA Highway 112, McIntyre.

Mrs. Christine Williams Knight was born April 19,1938 to the parentage of the late Ellen Thornton Williams and the late...

Mar 22, 2021

Funeral Services for Mr. Willie James Smith, Jr. will be held Saturday, March 27 at 2:00PM. Location Rear Parking Lot of Shiloh First Baptist Church 122 Hooks Street, Gordon. Dr. Kendrick K. Mack, Sr. will be the eulogist.

Willie James Smith, Jr. was born on May 05, 1954 to the late Mr. Willie James Smith, Sr. and...

Feb 11, 2021

Private Graveside Services for Mr. Fred Hill will be held Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 1:00PM at Cannon Quarters Cemetery, Toomsboro. Rev. Larry Hill will officiate.

Fred Hill was born March 14, 1957 in Toomsboro, Georgia to the late Clifford Hill, Sr. and Florine Hill. Fred was a graduate of Wilkinson County High School Class of 1975....

Feb 9, 2021

Funeral Services for Ms. Mamie L. Scott will be held Friday, February 19, 2021 at Parker Hill Baptist Church Cemetery 727 Parker Hill Church Road, Toomsboro, Georgia at 1:00PM. Pastor Sandra Simmons will officiate.

Ms. Mamie L. Scott was born January 23, 1956. She was born to the late Roman Scott and the late Mrs. Elouise P....

Feb 5, 2021

Funeral Services for Ms. Rose Mary Lawrence will be held Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Shiloh Baptist Church 122 Hooks Street Gordon, Georgia. Dr. Kendrick K. Mack, Sr. will officiate. Interment will follow at Springhill CME Church Cemetery.

Our dear beloved, Sister Rose Mary Lawrence, departed this life on Friday, February 5, 2021. She...

Dec 20, 2020

Funeral Services for Devion L. Carswell will be held, Saturday, December 26, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the Parking Lot of Wilkinson County High School Auditorium. Rev. Willie Bagley will officiate. Interment will follow at Union Hill Baptist Church Cemetery 2752 Old Balls Ferry Road Toomsboro, Georgia 31090.

Devion Lanard Carswell was born June 19, 2001 in...

Dec 15, 2020

Wilkinson County Memorial Chapel announces the death of Mr. Jeffrey "Shawn" King of Macon. Funeral Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later. Family will receive friends at the home of his mother Ms. LeJuene King 2831 Century Place, Macon, Georgia.

Condolences may be posted at wilkinsoncmc.com

Wilkinson County Memorial Chapel, Irwinton has charge of...

Dec 5, 2020

Funeral Services for Ms. LaTasha "Shan" Horne will be held Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Parker Springs Baptist Church 910 Parker Springs Church Road. Pastor Eddie D. Smith will officiate. Interment will follow at Council Cemetery, McIntyre.

LaTasha Shandrekia Horne, affectionately known as “Shan” was born May 28, 1987. She transitioned ​on Saturday, December...