Obituaries

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Local Obituaries for Moultrie, GA & Colquitt County

William Howell "Billy" Welch

William Howell "Billy" Welch

Apr 23, 2025

William Howell “Billy” Welch, 85, of Moultrie, died at his home on April 23, 2025.

Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Pinecrest Memory Gardens. Terry Mitchell, Matthew Mitchell, Bryan Dell, Adam Reese, Robert Jolly, and Christopher Taylor will be pallbearers.

Visitation will be held on Friday, April 25, 2025, in the chapel of Baker...

Marjorie Ann Carlton

Marjorie Ann Carlton

Apr 22, 2025

Marjorie Ann Sherrod Carlton, 89, of Coolidge, died on April 22, 2025, at Camellia Gardens in Thomasville.

A graveside service will be held at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery in Pavo on Friday, April 25, 2025, at 11:00 a.m.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 24, 2025, from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home.

Born on October...

Johnny Darrell Sutton

Johnny Darrell Sutton

Apr 20, 2025

Johnny Darrell Sutton, 74, of Moultrie, died at Brooks County Hospital on April 20, 2025.

Born on September 12, 1950, in Pavo, Georgia, he was the son of the late J.C. Sutton and Evelyn Erskine Sutton. He worked as a heavy equipment operator for Atlanta Local Union 926 and was of the Baptist faith.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

Dorothy Mae Goodley

Dorothy Mae Goodley

Apr 18, 2025

Dorothy Mae Goodley, 85, of Moultrie, died on April 18, 2025, at Pruitt Health Magnolia Manor.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 11:00 a.m., in the chapel of First Methodist Church Moultrie with Reverend Rich Wright officiating. Interment will follow at Pinecrest Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Chris Ward, Zach Ward, Gaige Morris, Mike Arnold, Jorge...

Jackie Holland Payne

Jackie Holland Payne

Apr 16, 2025

Jackie Holland Payne, 79, of Moultrie, passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at his home surrounded by loved ones.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at Lifespring Community Church with Reverend Julian Griner officiating.

Born on February 1, 1946, in Moultrie, Georgia, he was the son of the late Vivian McPhail Payne Godfrey...

James Lane

James Lane

Apr 15, 2025

James F. Lane, 92, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Sunrise Nursing home in Moultrie.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Arrangements entrusted to Baker Funeral Home and Crematory.

Sydney Ann Bowen

Sydney Ann Bowen

Apr 15, 2025

Sydney Ann Bowen

December 22, 1936 - April 15, 2025 (Age 88)

If you need evidence of God’s ability to craft a perfect plan, you need look no further than the life of Syd Bowen. She displayed all that is good in this world to those who knew and loved her, but also to perfect strangers. Sydney Anne Bowen, 88, passed away...

Wayne A. Suber

Wayne A. Suber

Apr 15, 2025

Wayne Alan Suber, 79, of Moultrie, passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at his home surrounded by loved ones.

Graveside services will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends immediately after the service.

Born on October 24, 1945, in Pavo, Georgia, he was the son of the late Oliver...

Charles Lavone King

Charles Lavone King

Apr 10, 2025

Charles Lavone King, 81, of Moultrie, passed away at the Colquitt Regional Medical Center on April 10, 2025, surrounded by family.

Born on June 18, 1943, in Moultrie, he was the son of the late Thomas Charles King and Ethel Mae King. He graduated from Moultrie High School in 1962 and attended Georgia Southern University. Throughout much of his life, he...

Thomas "Tom" John O'Hara

Thomas "Tom" John O'Hara

Apr 9, 2025

Thomas “Tom” John O’Hara, 78, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at his residence, surrounded by his family.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, April 14, 2025, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home, with Reverend Walter Powell officiating. Interment will follow at Leila Cemetery in Omega, Georgia.

The family will receive friends one hour...

Nancy Lynn Minchew

Nancy Lynn Minchew

Apr 9, 2025

Nancy Ricks Minchew, 71, of Moultrie, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, April 12, 2025, in the chapel at Baker Funeral Home. Inurnment will take place at a later date at Cobb/Suncrest Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to service time.

Born on November...

Deborah Ann Collier

Deborah Ann Collier

Apr 6, 2025

Deborah Ann Robinson Collier, 62, of Pavo, passed away on April 6, 2025, at Archbold Medical Center.

A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at 3:00 PM at Lakeview Cemetery in Lenox, with Mrs. Amy Farmer officiating. Pallbearers will be Michael Robinson, Donnie Robinson, Will Collier, Nathan Cato, Danny Batten, and Derrin Kilgore. Honorary pallbearers will be...

Scotty Dwight Waites

Scotty Dwight Waites

Apr 6, 2025

Scotty Dwight Waites, 66, of Lenox passed away on Sunday, April 6, 2025, at Magnolia Manor.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at Lakeview Baptist Church Cemetery, with Reverend Tommy Bussey and Mr. Dale Hayes officiating.

Scotty was born on March 23, 1959, to the late Curtis Lawson and Betty Jean Roberts Waites in Moultrie,...

Joseph (Joe) Lee Zeigler

Joseph (Joe) Lee Zeigler

Apr 4, 2025

Joseph Lee Zeigler, 58, of North Pole, Alaska, formerly of Moultrie, passed away on April 4, 2025, at the University of Washington Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home, with Reverend Randy Jackson officiating. Interment with Military Honors will follow at Midway Free Will Baptist Church...

Ralph Wayne Harris

Ralph Wayne Harris

Apr 4, 2025

Ralph Wayne Harris passed away peacefully at home in Moultrie, Georgia, on April 4, 2025, at the age of 80.

Wayne was born and raised in Nashville, Georgia, and went on to spend his life in service to others as an admired teacher, devoted husband and father, diligent coworker, and generous friend. He dedicated 45 years to teaching mathematics in high...

Russell Joseph Crew

Russell Joseph Crew

Apr 3, 2025

Russell Joseph Crew, Sr., 87, of Sylvester, entered into the arms of his Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 3, 2025, surrounded by his family.

Graveside services will be at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 4, 2025, at Providence Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, south of Doles, with Eric Gonzales officiating. The family will receive friends and family from 3:30 p.m. until...

Jackie Lanier Mixon

Jackie Lanier Mixon

Apr 1, 2025

Jackie Lanier Mixon, 84, of Moultrie, passed away at Colquitt Regional Medical Center on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, April 4, 2025, at Westview City Cemetery, with Reverend Jackie Cabaniss and Mike Hiers officiating.

The family will receive friends from 10:30-11:00 AM at Westview Cemetery.

Born on September 17, 1940, in Moultrie, Georgia, he...

Jay Taylor

Jay Taylor

Apr 1, 2025

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Gerald "Jay" Alton Taylor III, a beloved husband, son, brother, uncle, and friend. Jay passed away on April 1, 2025, at the age of 57.

Jay was born on August 8, 1967, in Moultrie, Georgia, to Gerald "Jerry" Alton Taylor II and Virginia Lee Taylor. His father, Jerry, was a...

Marion "Marvin" Lee Thompson, Jr.

Marion "Marvin" Lee Thompson, Jr.

Apr 1, 2025

Marion “Marvin” Lee Thompson, Jr., 72, of Moultrie, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, surrounded by his family.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at Mount Olive Baptist Church, with Reverend Andy Cashwell, Reverend Stanley Norman, Josh Thompson, and Justin Thompson officiating. Clint Murphy, Zack Murphy, Bruce Blease, Wes Blease,...

Catherine Youngblood

Catherine Youngblood

Mar 31, 2025

Catherine Marie Jordan Youngblood, 62, of Moultrie, passed away on Monday, March 31, 2025, at her residence.

Visitation with the family will be held in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home on Saturday, April 5, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.

She was born on February 16, 1963, in Moultrie, Georgia, to Gurland Jackson Jordan, Sr. and the late Helen Marie...