Obituaries

Jacky Edgar Powell, Sr.

Jacky Edgar Powell, Sr.

Feb 27, 2025

DOERUN, GA – Jacky Edgar Powell, Sr., 70, of Doerun, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2025, at Tallahassee Memorial Health Care in Tallahassee, Florida.

Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church with the Reverend Todd Brooks officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Sinai Cemetery. 

The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 PM...

Rev. Dr. Shelvie Summerlin

Rev. Dr. Shelvie Summerlin

Feb 25, 2025

Rev. Dr. Shelvie Summerlin, 96, of Moultrie, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at his home surrounded by loved ones. 

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Lakeside Assembly of God Church with the Rev. John Dougherty, Rev. Bobby Tatum, and Dr. Charles Travis officiating. Entombment, with military honors, will be in Cobb-Suncrest Memorial Gardens. 

The...

Junior Lee "Guber" Wright

Junior Lee "Guber" Wright

Feb 24, 2025

Junior Lee “Guber” Wright, 81, of Moultrie, GA, passed away on Monday, February 24, 2025, at his home.

A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, February 27, 2025, at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery in Worth County, GA, with Pastor Eugene Strickland officiating.

The family will receive friends an hour prior to the service at the graveside.

Born November 21,...

Enoch Grayer Squires

Enoch Grayer Squires

Feb 21, 2025

Enoch Grayer Squires, Jr., 98, of Moultrie, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2025, at his home.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 24, 2025, in Westview Cemetery with the Rev. Julian Griner officiating.

Born September 6, 1926, in Sylvester, Georgia, he was the son of the late Enoch Grayer Squires and Blanche Jones Squires. Mr. Squires...

Veronica Kay Prosser

Veronica Kay Prosser

Feb 14, 2025

MOULTRIE, GA – Veronica Kay Prosser, 81, of Moultrie, passed away Friday, February 14, 2025, at her home. 

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at Cobb Funeral Chapel with the Reverend Julian Griner officiating. Interment will be in Cobb-Suncrest Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends from 10:00-10:45 AM Tuesday at Cobb Funeral Chapel. 

Casketbearers will be...

Bruce Alan Henry

Bruce Alan Henry

Feb 11, 2025

DOERUN, GA – Bruce Alan Henry, 64, of Doerun, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center.

A graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, February 14, 2025, at Mt. Sinai Cemetery with Mr. Tim Henry and the Reverend Dr. David Benton officiating. 

The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 PM Thursday, February 13, 2025, at Cobb...

Luther "Bill" William Hampton

Luther "Bill" William Hampton

Feb 9, 2025

MOULTRIE, GA.- Luther William “Bill” Hampton, 70, died Sunday, February 9, 2025, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center. 

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, February 17, 2025 at Heritage Church in the Prayer Chapel. 

Born June 7, 1954, in Moultrie, he was the son of the late William Luther and Lillian Ann (Brinson) Hampton. Bill, known to many as...

Peggy Ann Norman

Peggy Ann Norman

Feb 8, 2025

MOULTRIE, GA – Peggy Ann Norman, 86, of Moultrie, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2025.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, February 11, 2025, in China Grove Church Cemetery with the Reverend Julian Griner officiating. 

The family will greet friends after the service in China Grove Church Cemetery. 

Born April 3, 1938, in Moultrie, Georgia, she was the daughter...

Jack Daniel Gordon

Jack Daniel Gordon

Feb 7, 2025

MOULTRIE, GA – Jack Daniel Gordon, 93, of Moultrie, passed away Friday, February 7, 2025, at the Golden Apple.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at Cobb Funeral Chapel. Interment with Military Honors will be in Pinecrest Memory Gardens. 

The family will receive friends from 10:00-10:45 AM Wednesday at Cobb Funeral Chapel.

Casketbearers will be Kendall Sloan,...

Joan Belinda Harrell

Joan Belinda Harrell

Feb 7, 2025

MOULTRIE, GA.- Joan Belinda Horne Harrell, 77, died Friday, February 7, 2025, at her residence. 

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, February 10, 2025, at Cobb Funeral Chapel with the Mr. Michael Bowers. Interment will follow in Cobb-Suncrest Memorial Gardens. 

The family will receive friends from 1:00-1:45 PM on Monday at Cobb Funeral Chapel. 

Casketbearers will be James Horne, Dewayne...

Jack Presley

Jack Presley

Feb 6, 2025

MOULTRIE, GA. - Jack Presley passed away peacefully on February 6, 2025, at the age of 89. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend, he lived a life rooted in faith, kindness, and hard work.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, February 9, 2025, at New Bethel Baptist Church with the Reverend Dion Brown officiating. Interment...

William Benny Hancock

William Benny Hancock

Feb 4, 2025

MOULTRIE, GA – William Benny Hancock, 71, of Moultrie, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at his home. 

The family will have a graveside service at 11:00 AM Saturday, February, 15, 2025 at Sunset Hill Cemetery, 1100 N. Oak Street, Valdosta, Georgia.  

Born July 12, 1953, in Lowndes County, Georgia, he was the son of the late Willard Benjamin Hancock...

Dave Turner Clark

Dave Turner Clark

Feb 4, 2025

MOULTRIE, GA - Dave Turner Clark, beloved son of the late Ralph and Lucille Gray Clark, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at the age of 61. 

The family will hold a private ceremony to celebrate Dave's life at a later date.

Born in Moultrie, Georgia, on November 28, 1963, Dave was known for his warmth, his passion for cooking,...

Ruth Sloan Sumner

Ruth Sloan Sumner

Feb 3, 2025

MOULTRIE, GA - Ruth Sumner, 83, of Moultrie passed on Monday, February 3rd after an extended illness. 

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, February 6, 2025, at Cobb Funeral Chapel with Mr. Jerry Tillman officiating. Interment will be in Midway Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery. 

The family will receive friends from 1:00-1:45PM Thursday at Cobb Funeral Chapel. 

Born on November 19,...

Mary Jolene Tanner Hamilton

Mary Jolene Tanner Hamilton

Jan 30, 2025

MOULTRIE, GA – Mary Jolene Tanner Hamilton, 74, of Moultrie, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2025, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, February 2, 2025, in Bridge Creek Cemetery with the Reverend Randy Jackson. 

The family will greet friends after the service at Bridge Creek Cemetery. 

Born April 10, 1950, in Moultrie, Georgia, she...

Dorothy Ann Bass

Dorothy Ann Bass

Jan 28, 2025

MARIETTA, GA – Dorothy Ann Bass, 85, of Marietta, and formerly of Albany, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2025. 

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Cobb-Suncrest Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends at Cobb Funeral Chapel on Saturday from 10:00 AM until the Service Hour.

Born August 29, 1939, in Bainbridge, Georgia, she was...

Hazel Ruth Clark

Hazel Ruth Clark

Jan 28, 2025

PERRY, GA ~ Hazel Ruth Clark, age 87 of Perry, and formerly of Moultrie, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2025, in the Summerhill Senior living in Perry, Ga. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, January 30, 2025, in the Westview Cemetery in Moultrie. Pastor Richard Compton will officiate.

Mrs. Clark was born on April 17, 1937,...

William Duane Bescher

William Duane Bescher

Jan 23, 2025

MOULTRIE, GA – William Duane Bescher, 89, of Moultrie, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2025, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center.

A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 100 West Boulevard, Moultrie, GA 31768.

Born May 9, 1935, in Rochester, New York, he was the son...

Cora Bell Hall Ethridge

Cora Bell Hall Ethridge

Jan 21, 2025

MOULTRIE, GA- Cora Bell Hall Ethridge, 91, of Moultrie, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2025, at Pruitt Health-Moultrie. 

No formal arrangements are planned.

Born January 30, 1933, in Colquitt County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie Jefferson Hall and Nina Morgan Hall. Mrs. Cora retired from Carriage Cleaners and was a member of Evelyn United Methodist Church. She was...

Lora Norman Moore

Lora Norman Moore

Jan 20, 2025

 

MOULTRIE, GA ~ Lora Norman Moore, 80, of Moultrie, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 20,2025 at her residence.

No formal services are planned at this time.

Born August 3, 1944, she was the beloved only daughter to the late Edward and Winifred Hall Norman. Lora grew up in Moultrie, GA and went on to have successful careers with both Moultrie Federal...

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