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Local Obituaries for Manchester, Georgia, Meriwether & Talbot Counties & Surrounding Areas

Eddie Brady Mcgill

Eddie Brady Mcgill

May 11, 2015

Eddie Brady McGill was born August 21,1942 in Manchester, Georgia to the late Brady and Lucille McGill. He was preceded in death by four of his sisters Mae Lizzie Odom, Betty Morris, Mary McGill, Martha Green, and a brother Bobby McGill. He departed this life on Monday, May 11,2015 at his home in Manchester, Georgia. Eddie B. joined New...

Julia Kate Anderson Bedell

Julia Kate Anderson Bedell

May 10, 2015

The angels of heaven descended to earth on early Sunday morning, "Mother's Day", May 10, 2015 to deliver Julia Kate Anderson Bedell to our Heavenly Father. Julia Kate was born on January 19, 1943 in Manchester, Georgia to the late Max and Velma Anderson. She graduated from Meriwether Vocational School in 1961. As a child, she enjoyed playing sports....

Earnell Mcdowell

Earnell Mcdowell

May 2, 2015

Earnell McDowell, 96, was born December 10, 1918, in Talbot County. She was the daughter of the late Willie Henry and Eliza Jane (Owens) Copeland. After the death of her mother, she and her siblings were raised by their paternal grandparents, Job and Sally Owens. She was the fourth of fourteen children of a loving blended family. Nell or...

Sis. Linda Jean Buchanan

Sis. Linda Jean Buchanan

Apr 25, 2015

Homegoing Celebration for Sis.Linda Jean Buchanan Sis. Linda Buchanan was born April 3, 1953 to the late Ms. Gussie and Mr. Eddie B. McHolmes, in Meriwether County. She joined the New Hope Baptist Church. She worked for Goody Products until her health failed. She departed her life at St. Joseph Emory Hospital in Atlanta, GA, April 25, 2015. She...

Bro. Curtis Mitchell

Bro. Curtis Mitchell

Apr 23, 2015

Brother Curtis Mitchell was born May 28,1953 to the late Louis and Annie Maud Mitchell. At an early age he joined Flint River Baptist Church. Bro. Curtis Mitchell departed his life on April 23,2015 at Grady Hospital in Atlanta, GA. On December 26,1976 Curtis married the love of his life, Mrs. Linda Faye Mitchell and together they shared 39...

Bro. Joe Jackson Jr.

Bro. Joe Jackson Jr.

Apr 21, 2015

Bro. Joe Jackson Jr. was the son of the late Mr. Joe Albert Jackson Sr. and the late Mrs. Lauracene Mulholland Jackson. He was born May 11, 1938 in Manchester, Georgia. He department this life on April 21, 2015 at Emory University Hospital. He gave his life to Christ at an early age. He was a devoted husband and...

Robert Carreker

Robert Carreker

Apr 5, 2015

Robert C. was born June 13,1944 to the late Sterlin and Martha Carreker. He departed this life April 5,2015 at Southern Crescent Hospital for Specialty Care in Riverdale, GA. Robert joined Friendship Baptist Church Woodland, GA at an early age. He late move to Atlanta, GA where he retired as a truck driver for Nottingham Chemical Company, after over...

Bro. John 'Bill' Hodo Jr.

Bro. John 'Bill' Hodo Jr.

Mar 7, 2015

Bro. John Hodo "Bill" was born on January 15, 1940 in Greenville, Georgia to the late John and Daisy Hodo. Bro. John Hodo departed this life on March 7, 2015 at the Grady Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. He was united in Holy Matrimony to Mattie Terry of Manchester, GA. He was preceded in death by one sister Eva Mitchell....

Sis. Bennie D. 'Bonnie' Green

Sis. Bennie D. 'Bonnie' Green

Feb 27, 2015

Sis. Bennie D. Melson known as (Bonnie) was born on March 8, 1938 in Talbot County to the late AB and Bertha Melson. On February 27, 2015, our Heavenly Father called his Angel home to be at rest. She joined the St. Paul C.M.E Church at an early age. Mrs. Bonnie was an Entrepreneur of her own Daycare Mother...

Charles Edward Holt

Charles Edward Holt

Feb 22, 2015

A Life To Be Remembered Charles Edward Holt was born May 6, 1961 to Daisy Mae Holt and the late Cecil Gates of Woodbury, Georgia. He received his education from the Meriwether County Public School System. At an early age he joined the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Raleigh, Georgia. He served on the Deacon Board faithfully until his...

Annie Mae Melson

Annie Mae Melson

Jan 28, 2015

Annie Mae Turner was born on May 20, 1929 in Talbot County. She was the eldest daughter of eight children born to the late Roscoe and Sallie Emma Turner. Mrs. Annie Mae Melson departed this life on January 28, 2015 at the Warm Springs Nursing Home. Mrs. Annie Mae loved to bake cakes and cared for kids from many...

Dea. Hardy Owens

Dea. Hardy Owens

Jan 20, 2015

The late Jennie and Harrison Owens was blessed with a special angel, they named him Hardy. He got his education in the public school system. He was affiliated with the church of Christ where he help to build the church. He was an entrepreneur at an early age, where he ran a store on Holy Hill. He was kind...

Lincoln Jackson

Lincoln Jackson

Jan 15, 2015

In his own way and for His own purpose, on January 15, 2015, God send down an angel to bring Mr. Lincoln Jackson to His eternal home. Born February 14, 1941, in Warm Springs, Ga, he was the son of the late Cicero Jackson and Catherine Clemons Copeland. Lincoln was educated in the Meriwether County School system and graduated...

Deacon Bill Jackson Jr.

Deacon Bill Jackson Jr.

Jan 14, 2015

Deacon Bill Jackson Jr. was born to the late Sue Cooper Barnes Jackson and Junior Jackson in Raleigh, Georgia on March 26, 1941. Bill knew at an early age he wanted to be a soldier in the Lord's army, so he joined the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church at an early age. During his tenure at the Pilgrim Rest Baptist...

Janie B. 'Nola' Houston

Janie B. 'Nola' Houston

Dec 31, 2014

Today we celebrate the life of our loving mother, sister, aunt, grandmother and friends Janine B. Steed Houston "Nola" Nola was to the late Josh Steed Sr. and Willie M. Steed on October 13,1953 of Manchester, GA. She was the wife of the late Lee A. Houston of Anniston Alabama. One son and stepson that preceded her in death...

Pastor Dianne Childs

Pastor Dianne Childs

Dec 29, 2014

A Life To Be Remembered Pastor Dianne Childs was born on January 26, 1955 to the late Willie K. Childs and the late Willie Mae Weaver Childs. On December 29, 2014, our Heavenly Father called his Angel home to be at rest. Pastor Childs was preceded in death by one sister Mrs. Annie Mae Haynes. She joined the Concord...

Sgt. Willie Marion Hamler Sr

Sgt. Willie Marion Hamler Sr

Dec 24, 2014

A Life To Be Remembered A Time To Be Born Mr. Willie Marion Hamler, Sr the son late Joe and Ida Baldwin Hamler was October 16,1920 in Harris Country GA. Three brothers preceeded him in death; JB Ashford and James Hamler. A Time To Accept At an early age, Willie dedicated his life to St. Paul C.M.E. Church Shiloh,G.A....

Mary Ann Holt

Mary Ann Holt

Nov 20, 2014

Sis. Mary Ann Holt, the daughter of the late Raymond and Julia Perryman, was born on July 25, 1939 in Talbot County, Georgia. Sis. Holt accepted Christ at an early age. She was united in holy matrimony to Olin Holt on June 1, 1958. To this union three children was born. She is preceded in death by two children...

Freddie Emanuel Terry

Freddie Emanuel Terry

Nov 15, 2014

Freddie Emanuel Terry was born on December 31, 1928. The sixth out of nine children and the third son of the late Willie Ben Terry and Anna (Revell) of Talbot County, Georgia. He was eighty-five years young when he was peacefully called to rest on Saturday, November 15, 2014, shortly after sunrise. Freddie (commonly known by his family and...

Eugene 'Sonny' Mccrory Jr.

Eugene 'Sonny' Mccrory Jr.

Nov 15, 2014

Bro. Eugene "Sonny" McCrory Jr. A husband, a father, a brother, a grandfather, a uncle, a friend. On December 23, 1941 the late Bro. Sanford and Sis. Daisy McCrory were blessed with a powerful singing machine by the name of Eugene McCrory Jr. He was proceeded in death by two brothers and six sisters. Bro. Eugene McCrory Jr. was...