All Obituaries

Mr. Richard Alvin Pittman, Sr., 76, of Leslie, Georgia, passed away on May 15, 2019 in Columbus. He was born on October 31, 1942 in Rome, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his parents, Blanche Twilley Pittman and Harvey Garnett Pittman; brother, Harvey Wade Pittman; and sister, Donna LuAnn Pittman. Richard is survived by his wife, Shirley Pittman; sons, Richard Pittman, Jr. and Gil Pittman (Laura); and grandchildren, Jake Pittman (Libby), Kylie Pittman Curles (Corey), and Laura-Mae...

Amanda Imojean Moncus Wilkerson Cejka was born December 7, 1935 in the Warner Community of Terrell County, GA to parents, Amanda Davis Moncus and James Kirby Moncus. She moved to Webster County near Weston when she was five years old. She received her education in the public schools at Weston and Preston. She moved back to Terrell County when she married her first husband, the late Ralph Wilkerson. Imojean was a homemaker and worked at Coats and Clark in Albany and Cinderella Foods and...

Thomas “Tommy” Walter Childress, Jr., 70, of Dawson passed away at Dawson Health and Rehabilitation on April 24, 2019. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 26, 2019 at Harvey Funeral Chapel. Tommy was born on July 19, 1948 to Thomas Walter Childress and Marilou Jones Childress. He worked as a salesman for Parts Associates, Inc. from which he retired in 2013. He was a member of the Dawson United Methodist Church and enjoyed raising bulldogs as a...

Mattie Cooper Stokes, 90, of Dawson passed away on April 17, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 19, 2019 at Harvey Funeral Chapel. A private interment will be held in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Stokes was born in Preston, Georgia on September 18, 1928. She retired from Yale Rubber Manufacturing Company as an Inspector. Preceding her in death were her parents, Joseph L. Cooper, Sr. and Mattie Price Cooper and her...

Dawson, GA--Helen Hamby Anthony, 87, passsed away at Dawson Health & Rehabilitation on April 3, 2019.  The funeral will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2019, at 2:00 P.M. at Harvey Funeral Chapel with Dr. Emil Askew officiating.  Visitation will be at 1:00 P.M. prior to the funeral service. Helen was a lifelong resident of Terrell County, born on August 4, 1931, daughter of the late Aubry Jack Hamby, Sr. and Vonice Hutchins Hamby.  She worked as a secretary for the Minister...

Bronwood--Ella Mae Cowart, 85, of Bronwood, died at her residence on March 31, 2019 after a lengthy illness.  The funeral service will be held Thursday, April 4, 2019 at the Bronwood Methodist Church at 11:00 A.M. with burial to follow in the Bronwood Cemetery.  Visitation will be at 10:00 A.M. at the church prior to the funeral service. Mrs. Cowart was a native of Abbeville, Alabama born on August 5, 1933, daughter of the late Ross Herbert Paul and Mary Ellen Hicks...

Dawson, GA--Christopher Scott Daniel, 48, of Dawson died unexpectedly on Thursday, March 28, 2019 in Clanton, Alabama.  The funeral service will be held at the graveside in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Dawson, Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 4:00 P.M. with Rev. Allen Carmichael officiating. Scott was a lifelong resident of Terrell County, born on October 11, 1970 in Albany, Georgia.  He was the son of Angus Lamar Daniel, Jr. and Sue Screws Daniel.  He graduated from Terrell...

James “Rock” Elder, a resident of Dawson, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, surrounded by family. He was 87. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 23rd, 11 AM, at Calvary Baptist Church in Dawson with visitation beginning at 10 AM. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Dawson. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Gideons International or to Calvary Baptist Church, PO Box 347, Dawson, Georgia 39842. Mr. Elder was born September 12, 1931, in...

Mr. Clifford Alton "Al" Tarrant, of Dawson, Georgia, born on May 9, 1947 in Douglas, Georgia, passed away at age 71 on March 19, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia. A visitation will be held at Harvey Funeral Home from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, 2019. The funeral will be held at the graveside in Cedar Hill Cemetery on Friday, March 22, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. Al served in the Army during the Vietnam War as a Helicopter Mechanic for the 191st Assault...

Graveside funeral services for Glenn Ellyn Hammond Powell, 89, of Parrott, who died February 18, 2019, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 21st in the Parrott City Cemetery with Rev. Charlie Bridges and Chaplain Marty Dillon officiating. Mrs. Powell was born in Dawson on April 5, 1929, daughter of the late Glenn Riordan and Juanita Kennedy Hammond. During her lifetime she was a homemaker and worked in the family grocery store. She was a member of Parrott United Methodist...