Clay Layfield and Rev. Fred Parker and Rev. Daniel Cook, Dr. Jerry Peele, Mr. Mike Hilliard and Mr. Jody Rogers officiating. Daniel Cook officiating, with interment in Bay Springs Cemetery in Rhine. Graveside services will be held at 11:00AM Thursday, June 4, at Old Fairhaven Church Cemetery, with Mr. Gary Ryals officiating. Funeral services will be held at 1:00PM Thursday, May 26, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. She was the daughter of the late Perry and Norma Burch and preceded in death by two husbands, Harold Stuckey and Robert Moore, and her daughter, Harriet Stuckey. Ricky Anderson and Rev. MRS. VIRGINIA LEE ALLEN BACON, age 86, of Chauncey, GA, died Saturday, August 1, 2020 at Heart of Georgia Nursing Home. MR. ROY BEN WILLIS, age 75, of Eastman, GA, died Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at Shamrock Nursing Home in Dublin, GA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM Saturday, May 1, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Daniel Cook and Rev. Don McClung officiating, with interment in Orange Hill Cemetery in Hawkinsville. She graduated in 1969 from Dodge County High School and obtained a bachelors degree in biology from Agnes Scott College, a Masters Degree in Microbiology from the University of Georgia and worked on her Doctorate in Microbiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; a Masters Degree in Education from Georgian Southern University, and worked on a degree in Music, specifically piano and organ, at Mercer University. She spent her childhood growing up in Fitzgerald, Georgia and took on many of the household duties of supporting a family when her mother, Sally E. (Hunter) Taylor passed away at Sarah's early age of 14. MRS. MAMIE CLYDE (CARR) YOUNG McMAHAN, age 92, of Cadwell, GA, died Saturday, December 3, 2022, at her daughters residence in Mershon, GA. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Tuesday, December 6, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. A memorial service will be held Monday, November 8, 2021, at 2:00PM at Eastman Bible Baptist Church with Rev. Fred Parker officiating, with interment in Antioch #1 Baptist Church Cemetery, with Rev. MR. MORRIS TIMOTHY TIM TURNER, age 60, of Eastman, GA, died Thursday, August 12, 2021, at his residence. MR. BRANTLEY JOSEPH GILL, age 58, of Eastman, GA, died Saturday, April 2, 2022, at Navicent Medical Center in Macon. Graveside services will be held at 11:00AM Tuesday, April 7, at Parkerson Baptist Church Cemetery, with Mr. Gary Ryals and Mr. John Dykes officiating. Graton Helms and Rev. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Sunday, March 3, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Ricky Anderson officiating, with interment in Orphans Cemetery. Memorial services will be held at 11:00AM, Saturday, November 5, 2022, at Southerland Funeral Chapel with Rev. Larry Mullis officiating, with interment in Bay Springs Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery. Daniel Folds officiating. Beginning in his youth. MRS. DOROTHY LEE GIDDENS, age 93, of Eastman, GA, died Sunday, November 10, 2019 at the Dodge County Hospital. MRS. WANDA LOUISE CERON MILLER, age 95, of Eastman, GA, died Sunday, August 14, 2022, at Dodge County Hospital. Jack Lee officiating. MR. DANA HAL BRANTLEY, age 63, of Eastman, GA, died Monday, March 14, 2022, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Saturday, November 19, in Zion Hope Baptist Church, with Rev. Gednetz-Ruzek & Brown Funeral Home. MRS. SONYA SAWYER JACKSON, age 49, of Eastman, GA, died Friday, November 27, 2020 at her residence. MR. EDWARD HORNE, age 82, of Eastman, GA, died Monday, August 8, 2022, at Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin. Lessie Rabon, of Lexington, SC unexpectedly went home to the Lord on February 14, 2023 at age 51. A graveside memorial service will be held at 11:00AM, Thursday, May 12, at Woodlawn Cemetery in Eastman, with Carolyn and Curt Holmes officiating. Graveside services will be held at 2:00PM Wednesday, January 13, at New Union Baptist Church Cemetery, with Rev. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Thursday, May 6, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. MRS. GERALDINE GERRY DICKERSON DUNN, age 71, of Abbeville, GA, died Friday, December 16, 2022, at Opus Hospice in Macon, GA. A celebration of life service will be held at a later date from the graveside at Cutchogue Cemetery in Cutchogue, NY. Tim Hicks officiating. Ricky Anderson and Rev. MRS. HAZEL DOODLE BUG CAMPBELL BROWN, age 68, of Rhine, GA, died Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at Dodge County Hospital. William Pope officiating. Roy Williams officiating. MR. WINDRED WAYNE McCORMICK, age 81, of Eastman, GA, died Monday, December 28, 2020 at Dodge County Hospital. MR. RANDY JULIUS NASKA, age 65, of Laurens County, died Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at the Dodge County Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 2:00PM Friday, February 8, at Plainfield Baptist Church Cemetery, with Rev. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00AM Tuesday, March 12, at St. Mark Catholic Church, with Father Stephen Pontzer officiating. MRS. MARY MADELINE JAMIESON WOODWARD, age 99, of Eastman, GA, died Friday, February 22, 2019 in Athens, GA. Memorial services will be held at 1:00PM Saturday, March 2, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Dr. Jerry Peele officiating with interment in Sand Grove Cemetery in Milan. It was there, in Miami, that she met Jim Rowland from Dexter, GA on a blind date. MRS. JUDY ANN GRUBBS BOUTWELL, age 72, of Eastman, GA, died Thursday, April 4, 2019 at Dodge County Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM Friday, December 6, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Dr. Jerry Peele officiating, with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. MR. NEAL LAMAR THOMPSON, age 68, of Eastman, GA, died Saturday, November 9, 2019 at his residence. Mike Grenade and Dr. Donnie Sutton officiating, with interment in Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery, with Rev. MRS. MARILYN L. MILLER MULLIS, age 74, of Eastman, GA, died Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at the Medical Center Navicent Health in Macon. Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM Monday, January 3, in Eastman First Baptist Church, with Rev. MR. WILLIAM EMORY BILLY BARRETT, JR., age 52, of Griffin, GA, died Monday, January 17, 2022, at his residence. Gregory M. Mann officiating. MATTHEW STEVEN MATT JOHNSON, age 39, of Eastman, GA, passed away on Sunday morning, November 15, 2020 at home with his loving wife. Billy Swift, Jr. officiating. Graveside memorial services will be held at 11:00AM Saturday, August 22, at Zebulon Baptist Church Cemetery, with Rev. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM Tuesday, June 4, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Austin took pride in his work and handcrafted an essential oils diffuser which has been showcased the last 2 years in an international vendor event with Young Living Essential Oils hosted in Salt Lake City, Utah. Funeral services will be held at 1:00PM Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at Southerland Funeral Chapel with Rev. MRS. ELSIE GRACE REGISTER YANCEY, age 85, of Eastman, GA, died Sunday, September 18, 2022, at her residence. MR. DALLAS THOMAS ROGERS, JR., age 77, of Eastman, GA, died Monday, September 7, 2020 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, GA. Graveside services will be held at 11:00AM Thursday, September 10, at Woodlawn Cemetery, with Rev. MRS. JANICE PEACOCK FRIEL, age 72, of Eastman, GA, died Monday, September 23, 2019 at Serenity Place Hospice in Dublin, GA. Memorial services will be held at 2:00PM Saturday, September 28, at Plainfield Baptist Church, with Rev. MR. JOHN CLEVELAND BUSTER STALLWORTH, age 75, of Milan, GA, died Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at Atrium Navicent Health in Macon, GA. MR. BRADLEY WHATLEY, age 76, of Eastman, GA, died Monday, August 1, 2022, at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, GA. A celebration of life service will be held at 3:00PM Saturday, August 6, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with visitation from 2:30PM-3:00PM in Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. At 19 years old, Robert began a long career with Stuckeys in Eastman. Our obituaries page is a resource for you to locate information about current services or browse through our past services. Bill Crooms with interment in Parkerson Cemetery. Jack Lee and Rev. MR. JAMES LUTHER SONNY BOUTWELL, age 86, of Eastman, GA, died Monday, August 15, 2022, at his residence. MR. WAYNE MATHEW BURCH, age 72, of Eastman, GA, died Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at Serenity Hospice in Dublin, GA. Graveside services will be held at 10:00AM Friday, September 24, at Vilula Baptist Church Cemetery, with Mr. Bobby Ryals officiating. During the cold Michigan winters, Jim and Marie developed Hitchiti Mobile Home Park in Dexter, GA wh. Memorial services will be held at 2:00PM Thursday, July 18, at Liberty Baptist Church, with Rev. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Saturday, December 21, at Gresston Baptist Church, with Dr. Paul Cowles and Dr. Donnie Sutton officiating, with interment in Gresston Baptist Church Cemetery. Graveside services will be held at 11:00AM Thursday, at Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery, with Rev. Daniel Cook officiating, with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Wednesday, January 8, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Dr. Jerry Peele officiating, with interment in Zebulon Baptist Church Cemetery. Wayne McDaniel and Mr. Norwood Davidson officiating, with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. LAURA SHEFFIELD PRUITT, age 47, of McDonough, Georgia died Monday, May 31, 2021, at her residence. MRS. AVOLINE ROGERS SMITH, age 78, of Eastman, GA, passed away Friday, August 7, 2020 at Bethany Nursing Home in Vidalia. Graveside services will be held at 11:00AM, Wednesday, August 24, at Parkerson Baptist Church Cemetery, with Mr. Gerald Gay officiating. MR. ROBERT COLT PITTMAN, age 38, of Eastman, GA, died Friday, December 30, 2022, at the Dodge County Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 2:00PM Tuesday, February 4, at Bowen Cemetery, with Pastor Dahl McDermitt Jr. officiating. Graveside services will be held at 2:00PM Wednesday, February 24, at Woodlawn Cemetery, with Rev. Daniel Cook officiating. Phil Wallace officiating, with interment in the Jones Family Cemetery in Milan. He loved eating crab legs and chicken and he also loved his dogs. Tim Brown and Rev. Born on January 24, 1933, she was the daughter of Carlos Mason Hemperley of East Point, GA and Willilu Burch of Eastman, GA. Ann grew up in East Point and completed her BA at Agnes Scott College in Decatur. MS. LOIS DOWDY, age 82, of Covington, GA, died Friday, October 29, 2021, at Piedmont Rockdale Hospital in Conyers, GA. Graveside services will be held at 2:00PM Wednesday, November 3, at Old Fair Haven Cemetery, with Rev. MR. WILLIAM STANLEY MAY, age 64, of Eastman, GA, died Sunday, January 2, 2022, at the Dodge County Hospital. Chuck Yzenski officiating, with interment in Lovely Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Myron Parkerson officiating, with interment in Giddens Harrell Cemetery. Graveside memorial services will be held at 11:00AM Tuesday, June 30, at Woodlawn Cemetery, with Rev. Tim Hicks officiating, with interment in Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. A time of visitation will follow in the Church Fellowship Hall. MR. EMORY LANE AMERSON, age 73, of Houston, TX, formerly of Chester, GA, died Saturday, March 9, 2019 at his residence. MRS. CATHY JEAN FISH MILLER, age 56, of Eastman, GA, died Sunday, January 26, 2020 at her residence. Due to COVID, a private family graveside service will be held in Woodlawn Cemetery in Eastman, Georgia with Hank Sapp officiating. Mike Stokes officiating, with interment in Chauncey City Cemetery. MR. RONNIE ALLEN DOWDY, age 52, of Eastman, GA, passed away peacefully Saturday, November 12, 2022, at the Dodge County Hospital. Arnold Rye officiating. MR. JOHN TIMOTHY J.T. WOODARD, SR., age 96, of Chauncey, GA, died Monday, March 4, 2019 at Heart of Georgia Nursing Home. Dwaine Dunn officiating, with interment in Fair Haven Baptist Church Cemetery. Graveside services will be held at 11:00AM, Thursday, January 28, at Woodlawn Cemetery, with Rev. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Wednesday, April 24, at Southerland Funeral Chapel in Eastman with Rev. MRS. DOROTHY PAULINE WEEKS McCRANIE, age 100, of Eastman, GA, died Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at Heart of Georgia Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM Saturday, March 23, at Milan Baptist Church, with Rev. Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM Sunday, August 29, in Eastman First Baptist Church, with Rev. A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00AM Saturday, January 8, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. MRS. SARAH FAYE JUMP YAWN, age 83, of Eastman, GA, died Monday, April 6, 2020 at her residence. Royce Vaughn officiating. John Stokes Obituary - Stafford, VA. February 28, 2023. Eddie Hess officiating. MRS. LOUISE JOHNS KELLY, age 88, of Chauncey, GA died Sunday, May 10, 2020 at McRae Manor Nursing Home. Ricky Gilmore and Mr. Gary Ryals officiating, with interment in Bay Springs Cemetery in Rhine. MRS. HYACINTH LEE DRIGGERS GILBERT, age 93, of Eastman, GA, died Monday, July 29, 2019 at Heart of Georgia Nursing Home. MRS. IRENE HINSON FOSTER, age 79, of Eastman, GA, died Monday, May 3, 2021 at her residence. Bill Mullis officiating. MR. GREGG PAT WILSON, age 59, of Helena, GA, died Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Serenity Place Hospice in Dublin. Alvin Lewis and Rev. She was predeceased by her husband, William B. Jones, who was the love of her life. MR. KENNETH OLIVER SOULEYRETTE, age 83, of Eastman, GA, died Thursday, May 5, 2022, at his residence in Eastman. MRS. LAVERNE ALLEN COOPER, age 71, of Eastman, GA, died Saturday, October 19, 2019 at her residence. Ron Jones officiating. Kevin Morrison officiating, with interment in Mt. Will was survived by his wife of 61 years, Alice Ross Peacock, his high school sweetheart; 3 sons Shaun Peacock (Karen) of Woodstock, David Wayne Peacock of Atlanta, and Duron Peacock (Kimberly) of Acworth; 9 grandchildren Lauren Peacock, Hunter Peacock, Tyler Peacock, Morgan Peacock, Chaz Giles, Cameron Giles, Chelsea Giles, Emma Peacock, and Will Peacock; 2 sisters-in-Law Gladys Studstill Peacock of Eastman and Myrna Ross Allen of Chester; also several nieces and nephews. KAYTLYN BROOKE JONES, age 19, of Eastman, GA, died Tuesday, August 25, 2020. Who We Are. Known for her headline shows on the Las Vegas Strip, Tempest hails from Eastman, Ga. but her life of "radiance,'' as her admirers described her, blazed a trail for strip-tease artists for more than a half-century. An Eastman, Georgia native, Terry was born on April 28, 1951, one of three children of the late Willie Clarence Tripp and Myrtle Roland Tripp. DANIEL L. KOCH, age 52, of Chester, GA, died Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at Serenity Place Hospice in Dublin. Private graveside funeral services will be held at Vilula Baptist Church Cemetery on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, with Dr. Donnie Sutton officiating. Donald Cole and Mr. Bobby Ryals officiating, with interment in Fair Haven Baptist Church Cemetery, with Gary Ryals officiating. Greg Lowery and Rev. Memorial services will be held at 2:00PM Sunday, October 10, at the residence of Ricky and Mary Bernard, 334 Lovely Grove Church Rd., Eastman. MRS. MARLEEN LEWIS STONE, age 88, of Eastman, GA, formerly of Manning, SC, died Thursday, April 1, 2021 at Heart of Georgia Nursing Home in Eastman. JOHN KENNETH MOBLEY, SR., age 80, of Eastman, GA, died Friday, November 29, 2019 at the Medical Center Navicent Health in Macon. MR. JAMES RANDALL DIXON, age 78, of Eastman, GA, died Friday, November 6, 2020 at the Dodge County Hospital. He was a master craftsman and enjoyed sharing his talents through his work with LifePIPES, his family business. WILLARD WAYNE WILL PEACOCK, age 81, of Marietta, GA, died Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta. MRS. FRANCES LOUISE POLLARD DUPREE, age 70, of Eastman, GA, died Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at the Coliseum Medical Center in Macon. MR. JAMES WILLIE BASS, age 84, of Eastman, GA, died Monday, July 29, 2019 at Serenity Place Hospice in Dublin after a long battle with small cell carcinoma. MR. MICHAEL REUBEN HAMBRICK, age 64, of Eastman, GA, died Sunday, January 5, 2019 at Heart of Georgia Nursing Home. A celebration of life service will be held at 2:00PM Wednesday, September 21, at Antioch #1 Baptist Church, with Rev. MRS. ELIZABETH JAVENE GILLIS THOMAS, age 87, of Eastman, GA, died Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM Tuesday, April 2, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Billy Baker officiating. A celebration of life service will be held at 2:00PM Thursday, January 28, at Grace Baptist Church, with Rev. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2:00PM Sunday, September 5, at New Bethel Baptist Church in Helena, GA, with Rev. Mike Grenade officiating. Jeff Waters officiating, with interment in Orange Hill Cemetery in Hawkinsville. Mike Grenade officiating, with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. MRS. CANOYE TAYLOR McDANIEL-RAYNOR, age 88, of Eastman, GA, died Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Heart of Georgia Nursing Home. Graveside services will be held at 10:00AM Monday, July 27, at Mt. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00AM Saturday, March 16 at Sand Grove Baptist Church, Hwy 280 Milan, GA, with Rev. MR. EDWARD WILLIAM SINGLETARY, age 74, of Eastman, GA, died Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at the Medical Center Navicent Health in Macon, GA. Graveside services will be held at 11:00AM Friday, May 28, at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, with Rev. Terms Of Use; 2018 The Stokes News Privacy PolicyPrivacy Policy Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Thursday, January 14, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Let us take care of your loved ones. MR. DONNIE AARON PARKER, age 72, of Eastman, GA, died Sunday, January 8, 2023, at 12 Oaks Assisted Living in Dublin, GA. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM, Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Pastor Scott Davidson officiating, with interment in Cottondale Baptist Church Cemetery. In 1971 she joined the English Department at the Spartanburg Day School where she taught high-school English for twenty-four years. Billy Baker officiating. She was a loving wife, a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Box 16Eastman, GA 31023. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM Tuesday, October 27, at Cottondale Baptist Church, with Rev. A memorial service will be held at 1:00PM Monday, August 24, at Liberty Baptist Church, with Rev. MR. GREGG A. MR. RONALD KEITH HALL, age 63, of Eastman, GA, died Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM, Monday, June 27, 2022, at St. Marks Catholic Church, with Father Jude Shayo officiating, with interment at Cottondale Baptist Church in Eastman. MR. WILLIAM ARTHUR ALLEN, age 63, of Eastman, GA, died Sunday, September 18, 2022, at the Dodge County Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM Saturday, January 22, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Memorial services will be held at 3:00PM Friday, December 13, in Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Tuesday, September 3, at Grace Baptist Church, with Rev. 12 talking about this. MRS. SUSIE REYNOLDS HARRELL, age 82, of Eastman, GA, died Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at Augusta University Hospital in Augusta. Jarrett Burch, Mr. Jimmy Hamm and Rev. MR. MAX HENRY ODOM, JR., age 70, of Warwick, GA, died Friday, July 31, 2020 at Crisp County Medical Center in Cordele. Tim Brown officiating, with interment in Vilula Baptist Church Cemetery. MRS. AVA JOANNE LAWSON SPLAWN, age 77, of Warner Robins, GA, died Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at The Lodge in Warner Robins. MRS. INEZ YAWN YANCEY, age 88, of Rhine, GA, died Monday, April 13, 2020 at her residence. MRS. BESSIE MAE MELVIN GRAHAM, age 94, of Cochran, GA, formerly of Eastman, died Monday, August 10, 2020 at Bryant Nursing Home in Cochran. Jack Varnell officiating, with interment in Orphans Cemetery. Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM Wednesday, August 18, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Daniel Cook officiating. Mike Grenade & Rev Joe Daniel officiating. MRS. JUDY KAY LOWERY HAMPTON, age 54, of Jacksonville, GA, died Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at her residence. Doyle Connell, Rev.