Area Obituaries

Mr. Alan Everett Moore, 60, of Hahira, Georgia, died Saturday, November 19, 2022, at Tift Reginal Medical Center in Tifton, Georgia.  He passed peacefully with his family at his side.  He was born July 8, 1962 in Denver, Colorado to the late Guy Koonce Moore and Monica Essling Moore.  He was of the Catholic faith…

Mr. Raymond Stone, age 70, of Tifton, Georgia passed away November 17, 2022 at his residence.  Mr. Stone was born October 2, 1952 in Lowndes County to the late Lester Stone and Ida Lucille Pitts Stone.  He lived in Lenox, Georgia, then Charleston, South Carolina for 16 years and the last 22 years in Tifton. …

Gene was proud to have served as a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserves and as an Airman First Class in the United States Air Force. Gene loved his country and was proud to serve faithfully. After his service for our country, Gene worked in computer systems management for Warren…

Mrs. Charlotte Johnson Folsom, age 89, of Adel, Georgia passed away November 13, 2022 at the Southwell Medical Center in Adel.  Mrs. Folsom was born in Brooks County on November 16, 1932 to the late David Twiggs Clyatt Johnson and Allie Belle Mullinax Johnson.  She lived most of her life in Cook County and was…

Amanda Jeanette Walton, 83 of Nashville passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at Berrien Nursing Center. Mrs. Walton was born October 16, 1939 in Nashville to the late Willie & Pina Selph Roberts. She was a beautician and was owner of Jeanette’s Beauty Shop. Survivors include her son, Race Hancock of Nashville; 8 grandchildren; 13…

Mrs. Barbara Sumner Hall, age 83, of Adel, Georgia, passed away at her home on November 9, 2022.  She was born in Enigma, Georgia on February 27, 1939 and was the daughter of John Floyd Sumner, Sr. and Lillian Kathryn Evers Sumner.  Mrs. Hall lived in Cook County all of her life.  She was retired…

Frances Mays was born May 19, 1931, at home in the Cat Creek community in Lowndes County GA, to Thomas E. and Annie Bell Futch Stalvey.  She grew up on the family farm in Cook County and was an honor graduate of Sparks-Adel High School, class of 1948.  She married Harvey Mays, USAF, from Havre,…

Mr. Thad “Ted” Lewis, age 81, of Adel, Georgia passed away on November 7, 2022 at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, Georgia.  Mr. Lewis was born on July 6, 1941 in Cook County to the late Hugh Dorsey Lewis and Esta Mae Sorrell Lewis.  He lived all of his life in Cook County, was…

Mrs. Paula Aline Crumpton Griffin, 73 of Lenox passed away Thursday, November 10, 2022 at her residence. Mrs. Griffin was born September 27, 1949 in Cook County to the late Archie Will Crumpton & Hazel Howell Crumpton.  Survivors include her husband, Paskell Griffin of Lenox; children, Wesley (Christy) Griffin of Lenox, Dorran (Kristina) Griffin of…

Bonnell Holmes, newspaper editor, wife, mother, and grandmother died November 5, 2022. She was born October 26, 1935, in Valdosta, Ga. Her father Russell Hunter drove his wife Sara from Quitman to Valdosta in a Model T with flickering lights for the birth of their first child at Byrd Hospital. Bonnell grew up in Quitman…