Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Moultrie, GA & Colquitt County
James Abram Nipper Jr.
Feb 11, 2012
James Abram Nipper Jr., 65, of Moultrie, died Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, at his residence. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at Schley Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. The Rev. Thomas Morey will officiate. Pallbearers will be Glen Tendarzis, Eric Lawson, Lonnie Nipper and Chris Tendarzis. Mr. Nipper was born June 20, 1946,...
Ruth Collins James
Feb 10, 2012
Ruth Collins James, 88, of Moultrie, died Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, at Park Regency. Graveside services will be held at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, at Westview Cemetery. The Rev. Shane Ashley will officiate. Mrs. James was born April 15, 1923, in Canton, Ga., daughter of the late William Clint Collins and Annie Cantrell Collins. She was a Baptist and...
William Carl Cavender
Feb 9, 2012
William Carl Cavender, 84, of Pavo, died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m., Monday, Feb. 13, at Baker Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Voyles. Burial will follow in Lebanon Cemetery. Born Sept. 4, 1927, in Suches, Ga., he was the son of the late Edgar Cavender and Charlotta Carder Cavender....
Arthur Roberts
Feb 7, 2012
Arthur Roberts, 70, of Tifton, died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, in Norman Park. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, at Baker Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Steve Purvis and Ricky Purvis officiating. Interment will be in Oakridge Cemetery in Tifton. Casketbearers will be Matt Weeks, Eric Young, Matt Stinson, Joey Stinson, John Cantrell...
Debbie Denise Durrance Palmer
Feb 6, 2012
Debbie Denise Durrance Palmer, 55, of Moultrie, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, at her residence. Funeral services will be held 4 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Baker Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Steve Purvis officiating, assisted by the Rev. Ricky Purvis. Burial will follow in Oakdale Cemetery with Michael Bachelor, Richard Bachelor, Gary Bachelor, Tim Harbin, Kenny Cantrell, John...
Johnny Clyde Brooks
Feb 6, 2012
Johnny Clyde Brooks, 56, of Moultrie, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Pinecrest Memory Gardens with the Rev. Terrence Stonecypher officiating. Casketbearers will be Craig McMurphy, Harold McMurphy, Lee Reynolds, Shane Conger, Nolan Thompson and Don Truett. Born Nov. 6, 1955, in Quitman, he was...
Myrtle Boyd Parker
Feb 4, 2012
Myrtle Boyd Parker, 84, of Moultrie, died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, at Agape Health and Rehab. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, at Baker Funeral Home with the Rev. James Williams officiating. Interment will be in Cobb Suncrest Memorial Gardens. Casketbearers will be Shannon Passmore, Darron Stanford, Gabe Massey, Bryan Merritt, William Joey Boyd and...
Thelma Ethridge Massey
Jan 29, 2012
Thelma Ethridge Massey, 85 of Norman Park, died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 2, in Baker Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Voyles and the Rev. Shane Ashley Officiating. Burial will follow in Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, in Pavo, with Gary Adams, Sam Brown, Jamie Horne, Jeffrey...
Julie Milam Howell
Jan 26, 2012
Julie Milam Howell, 59, of Barney, died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, at Phoebe Memorial Hospital in Albany, Ga. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 29, at Morrison Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Morrison Cemetery, in Barney, with Tony Reynolds, Bobby Reynolds, Ricky Anderson, Wayne Kelly, Tommy Price and Richard Hancock serving as pallbearers. Born Aug. 31,...
Mary Faye Whitley Duncan
Jan 24, 2012
Mary Faye Whitley Duncan, 87, of Moultrie, died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at UniHealth Post Acute Care. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, at Baker Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Collins Glenn and Charles I. Murphy officiating. Casketbearers will be Danny Moncrief, David Moncrief, Shane Smith, Tommy Smith, Stan Pittman and John Tillman....
Dale Alvin Holt
Jan 19, 2012
Dale Alvin Holt, 56, of Moultrie, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, at Baker Funeral Home with private burial in Weeks Chapel Cemetery. Bro. Randy Radford will officiate, and pall bearers will be Carl Powell, Benny Norman, Ericson Holt, Stephen Holt, Don Hancock, Tim Hancock and Todd Hancock. Mr....
Rhonda Michelle Pinion Kelley
Jan 19, 2012
Rhonda Michelle Pinion Kelley, 41, of Norman Park, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at her residence. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan 21, at Baker Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Gary James, the Rev. Jimmy Voyles, and the Rev. Jerry Evers officiating. Burial will follow in Weeks Chapel with Steven Sims, Darrell Ragan, Jason Mercer, Ray...
Ira Franklin Dutch Hall, Sr.
Jan 17, 2012
Ira Franklin "Dutch" Hall Sr., 81, of Norman Park, died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 20, at Leila United Methodist Church with the Revs. Roger Mays, Jimmy Voyles and Frank Morris officiating. Burial will follow in Leila Cemetery with Ricky Weeks, Tony Garrick, Robert Padgett, Jerry Pope, Thomas Rentz and...
Patricia Ann Griffin-McAlpin Young
Jan 15, 2012
Patricia Ann Griffin-McAlpin Young, 56, of Moultrie died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, at her residence. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m., today, Jan. 18, at Baker Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jeff Apperson officiating. Born Aug. 10, 1955, in Moultrie, she was the daughter of the late Jimmy David Griffin Sr. and Maudine Yon Robinson Griffin. She...
Effie Irene Gibson
Jan 15, 2012
Effie Irene McMurphy Gibson, 57, of Moultrie, died Sunday, Jan.15,2012,at Colquitt Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held 2p.m. Wednesday, Jan.18, at Ione Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev. Terron Stonecypher, Bro Buford Groves and Bro Billy Wikes officiating. Burial will follow in Pinecrest Memory Gardens with Marion Tillman, Joey McRae, Tommhy Edmonds, Scott Bjordel, Stan Gailey and Johnny...
Harold Felton Ivey
Jan 13, 2012
Harold Felton Ivey, 71, of Norman Park, died Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, at his residence. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 16, at Norman Park Baptist Church with burial at Baker/Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Shane Ashley will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Jimmy Voyles. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Whisnant, Donnie Weeks, Grady Weeks, Tony Lasseter, Benjie Deloach...
Amos L. Bell
Jan 12, 2012
Amos L. Bell, 60, of Moultrie, died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, at Shands at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 15, at Baker Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. John Bell officiating. Burial will follow in Sardis Cemetery with Brian Cagley, Wayne Cagley, Rory Bell, Tommy Hamilton, Tony Bell and...
Mary Edwards
Jan 3, 2012
Mary Cannon Edwards, 75, of Pavo, died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, at Archbold Medical Center. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Thursday Jan. 5, at Baker Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Robert McCoy officiating. Burial will follow in Prosperity Cemetery. Born Feb. 10, 1936, in Pavo, she was the daughter of the late William Elijah Cannon and Charlotte Plymel...
Ernest Newton Sellers
Jan 2, 2012
Ernest Newton Sellers, 80, of Sycamore, Ga., died Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at Unihealth Post Acute Care in Moultrie. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, at Kimball Methodist Church in Worth County with burial in Kimball Cemetery. The Rev. Danny Stilwell will officiate. The body will lie in state from 1 p.m. until the service at the...
Kayleigh Abreanna McClelland
Dec 31, 2011
Kayleigh Abreanna McClelland, infant daughter of Porfirio Saraoz and Kayla McClelland Saraoz, died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at Baker Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Baker/Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Mark Jordon officiated. Kayleigh was born Dec. 23, 2011, in Albany. Survivors, in addition...