Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Moultrie, GA & Colquitt County

Earnest Lee Hunnicutt

Earnest Lee Hunnicutt

Dec 25, 2024

Earnest Lee Hunnicutt, 81, of Norman Park, passed away at Magnolia Manor of Americus on Wednesday, December 25, 2024. 

Graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, December 27, 2024, at Weeks Chapel Church Cemetery with Reverend Blaine Walden officiating. 

The family will receive friends following the service. 

Born on June 11, 1943, in Norman Park, Georgia, he was the son...

Samuel L. Johnson

Samuel L. Johnson

Dec 23, 2024

Samuel “Sam” LaVoy Johnson, 50, of Harned, Kentucky, died at Breckenridge Memorial Hospital on Monday, December 23, 2024.

A celebration of Sam’s life will be held at a later date.

Born on February 23, 1974, in Avondale Estates, Georgia, he was the son of Paul LaVoy Johnson and Bettye Torbett Johnson. From a young age, he exhibited a strong work ethic and...

John Lee Evans

John Lee Evans

Dec 22, 2024

John Lee Evans, 60, of Moultrie, Georgia, died on Sunday, December 22, 2024 at his home.

A private interment will be held at Westview Cemetery in Moultrie.

Arrangements entrusted to Baker Funeral Home and Crematory

Kenneth Roland "Ken" Ryan

Kenneth Roland "Ken" Ryan

Dec 21, 2024

Kenneth Roland “Ken” Ryan, 67, of Moultrie, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2024, at his home surrounded by family.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Ken was born on January 16, 1957, in Moultrie, Georgia to the late Omer Elton Ryan, Jr. and the late Mary Lou Edington Ryan. Ken was a dedicated truck driver for...

Mary S. Marchant

Mary S. Marchant

Dec 18, 2024

Mary Schmittou Marchant, 73, of Omega, died at Colquitt Regional Medical Center on Wednesday, December 18, 2024.

Arrangements entrusted to Baker Funeral Home.

Virginia "Ginger" Opal Allen

Virginia "Ginger" Opal Allen

Dec 16, 2024

Virginia “Ginger” Opal Allen, 87, of Moultrie, died on Monday, December 16, 2024 at her home.

In keeping with Mrs. Allen’s wishes, she will be cremated and a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date where her ashes will be spread in the mountains of Colorado, of which she loved.

Born on June 2, 1937, in Griffin, Georgia, she...

Tony Edward Branan

Tony Edward Branan

Dec 13, 2024

Tony Edward Branan, aged 86, passed away at home in Hiawassee, Georgia, on Friday, December 13, 2024. Tony was born in Cool Springs, Georgia, and raised on a farm; he relished telling childhood stories about curing tobacco, stoking the smokehouse fires, and shaking pecan trees for extra money. As a teenager Tony loved baseball, basketball, and dating his future wife,...

Bueris Keaton Crumpton

Bueris Keaton Crumpton

Dec 7, 2024

In Loving Memory of Bueris Keaton Crumpton

August 9, 1923– December 7, 2024

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Bueris Keaton Crumpton, a cherished mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and pillar of love and grace to all who knew her. She peacefully departed this world on December 7, 2024, at the remarkable age of 101.

Born in Mitchell County, Georgia in 1923, Bueris...

Jackson "Jack" Lowery

Jackson "Jack" Lowery

Dec 6, 2024

Jackson “Jack” Lowery, 94, of Norman Park, passed away at his home surrounded by family on Friday, December 6, 2024. 

Graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, December 9, 2024, at Buck Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with Reverend Dr. Jimmy Voyles officiating. 

Born on July 7, 1930, in Colquitt County, Georgia, he was the son of the late George...

Aubrey Faith Barron

Aubrey Faith Barron

Dec 5, 2024

Aubrey Faith Barron, 36, of Valdosta, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2024, at her home surrounded by her family. 

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home with Reverend Jimmy Voyles officiating. Interment will follow at Murphy Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service time.

She...

Aldine Eugene Hart, Sr.

Aldine Eugene Hart, Sr.

Dec 4, 2024

Aldine Eugene Hart, Sr., 86, of Moultrie, passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family. 

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm on Sunday, December 8, 2024, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home with Reverend Thomas Parrish officiating. Mr. Michael Perry and Mrs. Suzanne Sumner will be speaking. Justin Hart, Jed Hart, Hart...

James Edward Fender

James Edward Fender

Dec 2, 2024

James Edward Fender, 87, of Moultrie, died at Colquitt Regional Medical Center on Monday, December 2, 2024.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 7, 2024, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home, with Reverend Julian Griner officiating. 

The family will receive friends one hour before the service in the chapel.

Born on October 28, 1937, in Lenox, Georgia,...

Mary Patricia Whittington

Mary Patricia Whittington

Dec 1, 2024

Mary Patricia Whittington, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and aunt, passed away peacefully on December 1, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She was born to the late Warren Watson Tripp and Mary Pearl Moore Tripp on May 26, 1941.

Pat, as she was affectionately known, lived with an infectious passion that brightened the lives of all who knew her....

Libby Jean Trammell Kennedy

Libby Jean Trammell Kennedy

Dec 1, 2024

Libby Jean Trammell Kennedy, 89, of Moultrie, passed away at her residence on Sunday, December 1, 2024. 

Graveside service will be held at 3:00 PM on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at Cobb-Suncrest Memorial Gardens with Reverend Randall Kennedy officiating. 

The family will receive friends immediately following the service. 

Born on November 30, 1935, in Worth County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the...

Faye Newberne Spence

Faye Newberne Spence

Nov 30, 2024

Barbara LaFaye Newberne Spence, 87, passed away at the Colquitt Regional Senior Care on Saturday, November 30, 2024.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at Antioch Church Cemetery in Adel, Georgia, with Reverend Julian Griner officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service.

Born on February 15, 1937, in Adel, Georgia, she was...

Zanaya Ava Mahadeo

Zanaya Ava Mahadeo

Nov 29, 2024

Zanaya Ava Mahadeo, the infant baby girl of Shanequa Jones and Julian Mahadeo, died at Colquitt Regional Medical Center on November 29, 2024. 

Rex Williams

Rex Williams

Nov 26, 2024

James Rex Williams, 75, of Hartsfield, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Tuesday, November 26, 2024.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, December 1, 2024, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home, with Reverend John Eubanks officiating. Interment will follow at Liberty Hill Cemetery in Hartsfield, Georgia. Michael Heard, Jayce Heard, Timmy Norman, Billy...

Annie Keigans

Annie Keigans

Nov 22, 2024

Annie Margaret Smith Keigans,80, of Moultrie, passed away at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital on Friday, November 22, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM on Sunday, November 24, 2024, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home with Reverend Stephen Massey, Reverend Wayne Smith, Ed Revels, and Reverend Alan Tillman officiating. Chase Keigans, Billy Keigans, Andrew Flythe, Danny Trejo, Dewayne...

Cornelia Tillman Kent

Cornelia Tillman Kent

Nov 22, 2024

Cornelia Tillman Kent,77, of Moultrie, passed away at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida on Friday, November 22, 2024. 

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, November 24, 2024, at Hopewell Church Cemetery with Reverend Josh Purvis officiating. 

Born on September 26, 1948, in Moultrie, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Jonah Lee Tillman, Jr....

Jackie F. Johnson Roberts

Jackie F. Johnson Roberts

Nov 15, 2024

Jackie F. Johnson Roberts, 79, of Moultrie, died at her home on Friday, November 15, 2024.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, November 18, 2024, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home with Reverend Dr. Rich Wright and Reverend Julian Griner officiating. Interment will follow at Baker/Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Scott Brown, Russell Brown, Tim Todd, Justin Johnson,...