Obituaries

Apr 9, 2025

Brother Steven Watts was the firstborn of the late Claretha Watts and the late Hubert Graham. He was born on October 28, 1962, in Thomas County. He departed this life on April 9, 2025, at Archbold Memorial Hospital.

Steven was a member of Silver Hill Missionary Baptist Church, and he dearly loved his church family. He was...

Apr 9, 2025

1980 - 2025 Freddie L. Larry Jr. was born August 21, 1980, to Sarah and Freddie Larry, Sr of Thomasville, GA. Mr. Larry attended Thomasville High School. He held several different jobs, and he took pride in each of them. He loved doing yard work and detailing cars.

He leaves to cherish his memories, his loving family,...

Apr 8, 2025

Milton Lee, son of the late Shelly Sr and Johnnie Mae Lee, was born February 7, 1961 in Thomasville, GA. His family moved to Cairo, GA, where he attended Cairo High School and was a star football player. After graduation, he briefly attended Kansas State University on scholarship. He later moved back to Thomasville, where he met and married...

Apr 5, 2025

Rhetta Lee Delaney Trutlin was born to the late Frank and Evelena Gilmore Delaney on August 11, 1936 on Pebble Hill Plantation.

She accepted the Lord at an early age. She was a graduate of Liberty High School, Beachton, Georgia, where she was an exceptional basketball player. She had a love for fishing, crocheting, watching sports, and...

Apr 1, 2025

Matthew C. Gibbs was born on August 21, 1952, to the late Clyde and Bertha Gibbs. He departed this life on April 1, 2025, at John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital.

Matthew was a proud graduate of Magnolia High School. He went on to serve his country with honor, dedicating 20 years to the United States military—splitting his...

Mar 31, 2025

Catherine Elaine Foster was born January 11, 1957, in Cairo, GA, to the late Mozelle Grant and Alponza Johnson. She transitioned on March 31, 2025.

During her early years, Catherine began her education at Mt. Moriah Elementary and Mt. Moriah High School, before completing her education at Bainbridge High School in 1974. Catherine worked as a Certified...

Mar 25, 2025

Shedrick Jermaine Turner Sr. was born January 13, 1980 to Mary A. Grant and Rodney Turner in Thomasville, GA. He abruptly departed this life on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, after a tragic vehicular accident.

He lived his 45 years in Thomasville, GA. He attended Thomas County Public Schools as well as the Rescue Mission Christian School. He...

Mar 19, 2025

Betina Hightower was born on June 11, 1973, in Quincy, FL, to  Ruby Dixon Anderson.

She attended Gadsden County Public Schools. She graduated from Havana Northside High School in the Class of 1992. She was employed at the Department of Revenue, General Tax Administration Data Management as an Operations Analyst 1 until her passing. Betina was a...

Mar 17, 2025

Kesha Rochelle James, born July 19th, 1973 in Thomasville Georgia, to the late Samuel L. James and Myra Sabina Thomas, went home to be with the lord on March 17, 2025. Kesha lived in Thomasville the early part of her life before spending time in Meridian Mississippi, before ultimately settling in St. Petersburg Florida.

Kesha attended Thomasville...

Mar 16, 2025

Mrs. Lillie Johnson Green was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, great- grandmother, sister, and friend. She entered eternal rest on Sunday, March 16, 2025.

Mrs. Green was born to Eddie and Bessie Johnson on October 18, 1941, in Thomasville, Georgia. After graduating from Douglass High School in 1959, she was selected for the Archbold Memorial Hospital Phlebotomy...

Mar 12, 2025

Willie Moses Bradshaw, Jr. was born in Cairo, GA on November 17, 1958, to the late Willie Moses Bradshaw, Sr. and Celoa Galloa. He was dad to us, but he was known as Billy to everyone else.

In 1976, he graduated from Central High School and later earned a welding degree from Southwest Georgia Technical College in...

Mar 5, 2025

Harold Thomas Williams Jr. was born on November 8, 1970, in Thomasville, Georgia, to Harold Thomas Williams Sr. and Mattie Christine Williams. He grew up alongside his siblings, Pamela and Sheryl, in a nurturing and loving environment. Harold attended Thomasville High School, where he excelled academically and graduated with the class of '89.

For over 14 years,...

Mar 2, 2025

Ozell Floyd Williams was born to the late Jim and Hesterine Floyd on March 24, 1949, in Tallahassee Florida.  She was raised on Forshallee Plantation and confessed to Christ at an early age at Centenary AME Church.

Ozell attended Leon County School system and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1967. She went on to work at...

Feb 24, 2025

Mary Crawford was born on October 7, 1948 to the late Brooks Robinson and the late Ethel Melton Jackson Robinson.

Mary was a lifelong resident of Thomasville, Georgia. She was educated in the Thomasville City School system and graduated from Douglass High School. Mary was a member of the Olive Grove Missionary Baptist Church.

She...

Feb 16, 2025

Phillip Pettis was born on September 3, 1949, to Benny and Bennie Mae Pettis in Thomasville, GA.

He joined Willow Head Missionary Baptist Church at an early age. On February 13, 1971, he was joined in Holy Matrimony to Carol Willis Pettis.

He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, Carol Pettis; his children, Phyllis...

Feb 5, 2025

Mr. Alonzo "Lil Baby" Virgil Jr. Was born December 22, 1954 of the late Alonzo Virgil, Sr. and Marion Thompson. As a lifetime resident of Thomasville, he attended Thomas County Public school until becoming employed by the City of Thomasville working in the utilities department where he would later retire.

Alonzo was a people's person and was...

Feb 3, 2025

Mattie Lee Massey Mitchell was born April 23, 1928 in Boston (Glasgow Community), Georgia to the late Mary (Goldie) Drew and Fred Anderson Massey. She was the youngest of two children. (Her sister, Ida Mae Massey Ross preceded her in death. She and her sister were reared by their grandparents, Obie and Ida Drew in the Glasgow Community.

Feb 3, 2025

Charles Edward Carter was born on January 16, 1956, in Thomas County, Georgia, to Doris and John Henry Carter.

He attended Thomas County Public Schools.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 26 years Emma Lee Carter, mother, Doris Carter, his father, John H. Carter, a sister, Betty Jean Lovejoy and a...

Feb 3, 2025

Mary Elizabeth Wakefield Bryant was born January 18, 1950, in Bainbridge Georgia, Mary moved to Thomasville Georgia in 1970, where she met and married James Charles Bryant, who preceded her in death on September 11, 2012, to this union was one daughter, Veronica M. Pugh.

Also preceding her in death were her father, OB Wakefield Sr, her...

Feb 2, 2025

Ms. Debra Brown was born on April 26, 1956, in Boston, GA to the late Parastine Bush-Brown and the late Lewis Bush-Brown. She was the sister of the late Lewis Brown, who passed three days before her.

She was a loving, but stubborn, caring woman. She was loved by many people inside and outside of churches. She...