Obituaries

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Local Obituaries for Moultrie, GA & Colquitt County

Theresa Joyce Johnson

Theresa Joyce Johnson

Jul 27, 2023

Theresa Joyce Johnson, 51, of Moultrie, Georgia, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2023, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center. No formal services will be held at this time. Born on March 19, 1972, in Milledgeville, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late John Nelson and Betty Jean Holton. She worked as a transporter driver for C&C Escort Services. Mrs. Johnson...

Rosa Camille Morris

Rosa Camille Morris

Jul 26, 2023

Rosa Camille Cox Morris, 81, of Thomasville, formerly of Moultrie, passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at Camilla Garden of Life Thomasville. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM on Saturday, July 29, 2023, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home with Rev. Julian Griner officiating. Interment will follow services at Westview Cemetery. Born on March 12, 1942,...

Wilma J. Williams

Wilma J. Williams

Jul 24, 2023

Wilma Jean McMurphy Williams, 75, of Norman Park, Georgia, passed away on Monday, July 24, 2023, at Colquitt Regional Senior Care. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM on Thursday, July 27, 2023, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home with Rev. Julian Griner officiating. Born on September 6, 1947, in Moultrie, Georgia, she was the daughter of the...

Willard Talley Walker

Willard Talley Walker

Jul 22, 2023

Willard Talley Walker,78, of Barwick, passed away Saturday, July 22, 2023, at his home. Graveside Service will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, July 24, 2023, at Rosewood Cemetery in Barwick with Rev. Mitch Kitchens officiating. Born on May 11, 1945, in Hahira, Georgia, he was the son of the late Joseph Benjamin Walker and Valeria Williams Walker. He...

Richard Laborn Kimbrell

Richard Laborn Kimbrell

Jul 20, 2023

Richard Laborn Kimbrell, 66, of Doerun, Georgia, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2023, at his home surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, July 23, 2023, at Cool Springs Baptist Church in Sale City with Rev. Roy Carroll officiating. Interment will follow at Cool Springs Cemetery. Charles Sealy, Bryan Hamm, Christopher Smith, Darren Hembree,...

David Costigan

David Costigan

Jul 17, 2023

David Costigan, 56, of Moultrie, passed away on Monday, July 17, 2023, at his home. Arrangements entrusted to Baker Funeral Home

Tommy Harper

Tommy Harper

Jul 17, 2023

Tommy Harper, 38, of Cross City, Florida, passed away on Monday, July 17, 2023, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center. Arrangements entrusted to Baker Funeral Home

Jeffrey Lee Newton

Jeffrey Lee Newton

Jul 15, 2023

Jeffrey Lee Newton, 59, of Moultrie, Georgia, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2023, at his home. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Trinity Baptist Church Chapel with Mr. Walt Montgomery officiating. Born on June 7, 1964, in Moultrie, Georgia, he was the son of Emily Arterbury Newton and the late Dr. William...

Betty Jean Jackson Watkins-Thompson

Betty Jean Jackson Watkins-Thompson

Jul 13, 2023

Betty Jean Jackson Watkins-Thompson, 82, of Tifton, Georgia, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2023, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A private family service will be held. Interment will follow at Baker/Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Born on March 12, 1941, in Colquitt, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Harrison Jackson and Irene Broom Jackson. She worked as an engineer for...

Alexander Ernesto Barrera

Alexander Ernesto Barrera

Jul 12, 2023

Alexander Ernesto Barrera, infant, of Moultrie, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at Navicent Health. Funeral Services will be held at 3 PM on Sunday, July 16, 2023, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home with Mrs. Marina Torres and Mr. Raul Martinez officiating. Interment will follow at Baker/Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Born on July 7, 2023, in Tifton, Georgia,...

Ralph Taylor

Ralph Taylor

Jul 11, 2023

Ralph Taylor, 79, of Moultrie, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at Pruitt Health Magnolia Manor. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, July 14, 2023, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home with Pastor Ricky McLaughlin officiating. Interment will follow at Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery in Cecil, Georgia. Born on September 30, 1943, in Nashville, Georgia,...

Michael Royce Galloway Sr.

Michael Royce Galloway Sr.

Jul 11, 2023

Michael Royce Galloway, Sr., 72, of Moultrie, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center. No formal services will be held at this time. Born on September 11, 1950, in Colquitt County, Georgia, he was the son of the late Earl James Galloway and Myrtle Dees Galloway. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1968-1971...

Monica Garcia

Monica Garcia

Jul 6, 2023

Monica Leigh Medina Garcia,42, of Moultrie, passed away Thursday, July 6, 2023, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, July 8, 2023, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Juan Garcia, Justin Hall, Kevin Gaddy, Kyle Bell, Parker Pope, and Johnathan Hall will serve as pallbearers. Interment will follow at Hopewell Church Cemetery....

Dottie Lou Hileman

Dottie Lou Hileman

Jul 3, 2023

Dottie Lou Hileman,79, of Moultrie, passed away Monday, July 3, 2023, at Archbold Medical Center. Born on March 20, 1944, in Romney, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Oma Shanholtz and Ruth Kline Shanholtz. She worked as a dietary manager at Kroger and was of the Baptist Faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Dr. Jay N. Cranford Jr.

Dr. Jay N. Cranford Jr.

Jul 1, 2023

Dr. Jay Newman Cranford, Jr., 77, died on Saturday, July 1, 2023 in Bryson City, North Carolina. Dr. Cranford was born June 6, 1946 in Moultrie, Georgia to Jay N. Cranford, Sr. and Isabel Davis Cranford. Dr. Cranford earned his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry. For over 40 years, he provided dental...

Kelly Stephen Smith

Kelly Stephen Smith

Jul 1, 2023

Kelly Stephen Smith, 56, of Doerun, passed away Saturday, July 1, 2023, at his home. A celebration of life will be held Thursday, July 6, 2023, at Doerun City Cemetery at 7:00 PM. Born on July 5, 1966, in Moultrie, Georgia, he was the son of the late Charles Stephen Smith and Pauline Latrelle Moore Smith. He was a member...

Shelby Jean Duckworth Gaddy

Shelby Jean Duckworth Gaddy

Jun 30, 2023

Shelby Jean Duckworth Gaddy, 69, of Moultrie, passed away Friday, June 30, 2023, in her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, July 6, 2023, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. Jimmy Voyles officiating. Interment will follow at Omega City Cemetery. Born on December 20, 1953, in Moultrie, Georgia, she was the...

Lavada Ruth Spivey

Lavada Ruth Spivey

Jun 29, 2023

Lavada Ruth Sellers Spivey, 85, of Doerun, passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2023, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, July 2, 2023, in the Chapel of Baker Funeral Home with Bro. Billy Wilkes and Bro. Larry Johnson officiating. Interment will follow at Kimball Church Cemetery in Anderson City, GA. Dr. Bryan Keith...

Nadine Tillman Marchant

Nadine Tillman Marchant

Jun 28, 2023

Nadine Tillman Marchant, 88, of Moultrie, passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, July 3, 2023, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home with Rev. Charles T. Johnson and Mr. Richard Marchant officiating. Interment will follow at Baker/Hillcrest Memorial Garden. David Marchant, Jake Marchant, Christopher Runyan, Larry Walker,...

Martha Ann Purvis Bufford

Martha Ann Purvis Bufford

Jun 24, 2023

Martha Ann Purvis Bufford, 76, of Moultrie, passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 11:00 am in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. Daryl Crenshaw, Mr. David Plymel, and Rev. Justin Hardy officiating. Interment will follow at Baker/Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Danny...