Area Obituaries

Mrs. Eva Carol Jones Buchanan, age 80, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2022, in Tallahassee, Florida.  She was born on May 24, 1942, in Montgomery, Alabama, to her parents, Dixie Nell Jones and James Ramsey Jones. She was retired as an Administrator/Secretary.  Carol loved music. She loved to sing and to write poetry. But most…

Ginger Watson, 60 of Tifton passed away Saturday, October 29, 2022 at her residence. Ginger was born March 11, 1962 in Reynolds, Ga. Mama loved nothing more in life than her kids and grandkids. Better known as their GG or Granny G. They kept her on her toes and kept her going for many of years and…

Lacy Herring, 83, of Adel, died Friday September 30, 2022 at his son’s home in Sperry, Oklahoma. He was born March 30, 1939 in Gastonia, NC to the late Lacy V. Herring and the late Mary Morrow Herring. He was a retired truck driver with Pritchett Trucking in Lake Butler, FL, was a member of…

Mrs. Wendy Moore Wingate, age 43, of Brunswick, Georgia, passed away on October 31, 2022 at the Brunswick Campus of the Southeast Georgia Health System.  She was born in Moultrie, Georgia on August 1, 1979 but lived in Cook County most of her life. Mrs. Wingate was a homemaker and a member of China Grove…

Crystal Schofill Hunt of Adel, GA, passed away suddenly on November 2, 2022 at the young age of 39. Crystal was born on July 20, 1983 to her mother, Margaret Ann Rowe and late father, Robert (Buddy) Schofill, Jr.  She is survived by her daughters Alexis Schofill and Caitlin Davis (and Coy Battles), son Tyler…

Mr. Richard “Ricky” Shackleford, age 69, of Nashville, Georgia, passed away October 15, 2022 at the Southwell Health and Rehabilitation Center in Adel, Georgia. Mr. Shackleford was born on August 5, 1953 in Madison, Florida, to Henry Clifford Shackleford and Jenelle Burnett Shackleford.  Ricky lived most of his life in Adel, Georgia and his later…

Peggy Ann Johnson, 72, of Lenox passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at her residence. Peggy was born July 13, 1950 in Ashland, AL to the late James & Lessie Hutchinson Watts. She loved her grandchildren, family and everyone. Survivors include her son, Dewayne Johnson of Lenox; daughter, April Johnson; grandchildren, Katlynn Johnson, Trent Johnson,…

Vivian Peacock, 78 of Adel passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at her residence. Mrs. Peacock was born June 10, 1944, in Quitman to the late Bill & Edna Lucille Chany Evett. She worked as a nurse with Cook Convalescent Center before she retired. She enjoyed cooking and making floral arrangements. Mrs. Peacock also loved…

Mrs. Margaret Collins Brown, 86, of Adel passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at her residence. Mrs. Brown was born November 14, 1935 in Adel to the late Wallace Joseph Collins & Lena Welch Collins. She attended Cecil Baptist Church, and she loved her flowers and fishing. Survivors include her son, Ricky Louis Brown of…

Mrs. Jewell Newbern, age 93, of Adel, Georgia, passed away on October 26, 2022 at the Berrien Nursing Center in Nashville, Georgia.  She was born in Lenox, Georgia on October 17, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Charlie and Maddie Bell Fender Duren. Mrs. Newbern lived most of her life in Cook County…