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Local Obituaries for Moultrie, GA & Colquitt County

Judith Peckham Whiddon

Judith Peckham Whiddon

Sep 10, 2022

Judith Peckham Whiddon, 81 years old, died September 10, 2022. Judith was born in New Haven, Connecticut. She raised 4 sons in Tifton, Georgia. Judith studied nursing at ABAC in Tifton. She became a highly regarded registered nurse working in ICU at Tift General Hospital. She worked as a home health nurse, and later she was assistant director and nursing...

Becky Jean Pendarvis

Becky Jean Pendarvis

Sep 9, 2022

Becky Jean Vaughn Jarvis Pendarvis, 65, of Moultrie, Georgia, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2022, at Colquitt Reginal Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm on Monday, September 12, 2022, in the Chapel of Baker Funeral Home with Rev. Thomas Morey officiating. Brandon Rivera, Kayden Bivens, Joshua Foster, Tyler Combee, Glen Pendarvis, and Chris Pendarvis will...

Betty B. Lawhorn

Betty B. Lawhorn

Sep 3, 2022

Betty June Baker Lawhorn, 82, of Norman Park, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, in the Chapel of Baker Funeral Home, with Reverend Dr. Jimmy Voyles officiating. Howard Gray, Jeremy Gray, Dykes Hurst, Jake Hurst, Chris Conger, and...

Richard "Richie" Paul Plair

Richard "Richie" Paul Plair

Sep 3, 2022

Richard "Richie" Paul Plair, 62, of Donalsonville, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at Donaldsonville Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm on Thursday, September 8, 2022, in the Chapel of Baker Funeral Home. Mr. Plair will be laid to rest in the Plair Family Plot at Westview Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour before...

Charlotte Nadine Buchanan

Charlotte Nadine Buchanan

Sep 1, 2022

Charlotte Nadine Strange Buchanan, 79, of Moultrie, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2022, at Archbold Medical Center. Born on March 14, 1943, in Moultrie, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late William James Strange and Ruby Lillian Newton Strange. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Floyd W. Crosby, Sr.

Floyd W. Crosby, Sr.

Aug 31, 2022

Floyd W. Crosby, Sr., 92, of Moultrie, passed away on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at his home. Born on July 13, 1930, in Ellenton, he was the son of the late Charlie William Crosby and Margie Smith Crosby. He retired from Colquitt EMC after 43 years on the job, was also a member of the Masonic Lodge #381 for over...

Helen Lott

Helen Lott

Aug 31, 2022

Helen Jeanette Weeks Lott, 94, of Omega, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm on Friday, September 2, 2022 at Baker Funeral Home with Rev. Larry Wiley officiating. A private family graveside will follow the service. Jimmy Holton, Eli Boatner, Gene Lott, Steven Collins, Buddy Jordan and Kolby...

Sonny Clayton Dishman Jr.

Sonny Clayton Dishman Jr.

Aug 29, 2022

Sonny Clayton Dishman, Jr., 69, of Hahira, Georgia, passed away on Monday, August 29, 2022, at Pruitt Health. A memorial service will be held in Florida at a later date. Born on September 25, 1952, in Tampa, Florida, he was the son of the late Lauren Clayton Dishman, Sr. and Blanche Allen Dishman. Mr. Dishman was the owner of Dishman...

Janet Kay Hancock

Janet Kay Hancock

Aug 27, 2022

Janet Kay Knight Hancock, 78, of Moultrie, formerly of Albany, Georgia passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at Pruitt Health. A memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, August 29, 2022 in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home with Rev. Matt Peek officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Born on May 15,...

Amber Marie Rivera

Amber Marie Rivera

Aug 25, 2022

Amber Marie Chancey Rivera, 41, of Moultrie, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2022, at her home. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Born on July 31, 1981, in Winter Haven, Florida, she was the daughter of Judy Maria Tyler Chancey and Antonio Palomares. She worked as a property manager for several years with Hallmark Management and...

Dennis Shelton

Dennis Shelton

Aug 20, 2022

Dennis Wayne Shelton, 69, of Moultrie, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2022, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center. Graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at Baker/Hillcrest Memorial Gardens with Rev. Austin Glass and Rev. Milford Stanley officiating. Born on August 9, 1953, in Moultrie, he was the son of the late James...

Michael Canady

Michael Canady

Aug 18, 2022

Michael David Canady, 69, of Omega, passed away, Thursday, August 18, 2022, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, August 21, 2022, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home with Rev. Danny Smith officiating. A private family interment will be held at Omega City Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour before the...

James "Bubber" A. Morgan

James "Bubber" A. Morgan

Aug 18, 2022

James “Bubber” A. Morgan, 88, of Norman Park, passed away, Thursday, August 18, 2022, at Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton, Georgia. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, August 20, 2022, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Voyles officiating. Interment will follow at Westview Cemetery. Steve Pearce, Sonny Baker, Lewis Hurst,...

Charles M. Deen

Charles M. Deen

Aug 16, 2022

Charles Mack Deen, Ret. Sr, Chief DKCS, 82, of Moultrie, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Saturday, August 20, 2022, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Voyles officiating. Interment will follow at Baker/Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Scott Burdette, Michael Burdette, James...

Timothy Michael MacFarlane

Timothy Michael MacFarlane

Aug 15, 2022

Timothy Michael MacFarlane, 31, of Norman Park, passed away, Monday, August 15, 2022, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, August 20, 2022, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home with Rev. Hugh Ward officiating. The family will receive friends one hour before the service. Born on December 22, 1990, in Conyers,...

Paul Ross Jr.

Paul Ross Jr.

Aug 13, 2022

Paul Zachary Ross, Jr., 77, of Moultrie, Georgia passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at his home. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. Ed Hoard officiating. A visitation will be held one hour before the service. Zachary Goodno, Adam Anderson, Berry Bostwick,...

Ron E. Morris

Ron E. Morris

Aug 12, 2022

Ron E. Morris, 61, of Moultrie, Georgia passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022, at PruittHealth. There will be no formal services at this time.

Charles William Bell

Charles William Bell

Aug 9, 2022

Charles William Bell, 77, of Moultrie, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 14, 2022, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home, with Pastor Kelley Anderson officiating. Mr. Bell will be laid to rest at Sardis Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour before the...

Nola Jenkins

Nola Jenkins

Aug 7, 2022

Nola Lanell Burt Jenkins, 90, of Moultrie, Georgia passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2022 at her home. A private interment will be held at Cobb-Suncrest Memorial Gardens. Born on February 17, 1932, in Moultrie, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Lee Burt and Ida Mae McClenmary Burt. She was self-employed and was of Christian faith. Mrs. Jenkins...

Lynn W. Cooper

Lynn W. Cooper

Aug 3, 2022

Lynn Whitfield Cooper, 73 years old, of Moultrie, GA passed away on Aug 3 after a long battle with cancer. Mrs. Cooper was born in Tifton on February 25, 1949. She graduated from Tift County High School and attended ABAC. Lynn retired from Tifton Aluminum after a long career there. Lynn and her siblings were very close. She and Hugh...

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