All Obituaries

Edward Massey McGill, 73, of Dawson passed away at Willson Hospice House on September 20, 2018. A memorial service will be held at Harvey Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 23, 2018. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday, September 22, 2018 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Ed was born in Americus on July 26, 1945. He was the CEO of Coastal Seafood. He was an avid golfer and loved the outdoors and cooking. Preceding him in death were his parents, Sam McGill and...

Eli Stone Lewis, Jr. was born in Dawson, Georgia on June 27, 1926 to Eli Stone Lewis, Sr. and Ora Lee McDowell Lewis. He was the first Boy Scout in Terrell County, GA to earn the rank of Eagle Scout, which he did when he was fifteen years old. He added the honorary rank of Order of the Arrow at a Boy Scout Camp in Atlanta, GA. Eli graduated from Dawson High School in 1943 at age sixteen. He played on a championship basketball team as a senior in high school. Upon graduation, his goal was to...

Robert Wayne “Freck” Hurst, 68, of Dawson, Georgia passed away at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital on September 9, 2018. A memorial service will be held at Harvey Funeral Chapel at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 11, 2018. Freck was born in Albany, Georgia on August 6, 1950. He graduated from Terrell County High School and worked for GTE/Alltel/Windstream for more than twenty-eight years. He was a member of Chickasawhatchee Baptist Church. Freck was preceded in death by his...

Phonso Ellis Donaldson, Sr., 87, of Dawson passed away at Columbus Hospice on August 28, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at the First Baptist Church of Dawson. Phonso was born in Bronwood, Georgia on September 3, 1930. His mother instilled in him a strong work ethic, which served him well in life. He proudly served twenty-one years in the Army National Guard. Although he was a man of humble beginnings, he retired as the Chief Executive...

Charles Mark Willis, 57, of Dawson, Georgia, formerly from Lakeland, Florida, passed away at home on August 28, 2018. A funeral service will be held at the First Baptist Church of Dawson at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, August 31, 2018, with interment to follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Dr. Joe Savage will officiate. A visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to the service. Mark was born in Ft. Myers, Florida on August 27, 1961. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of...

James Benjamin J.B. Davis, 72, of Dawson, Georgia, passed away at home on August 24, 2018. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at Beulah Primitive Baptist Church, with interment to follow in Beulah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Monday, August 27, 2018 at Harvey Funeral Home. J.B. was born in Americus, Georgia on September 1, 1945. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Atkinson Davis, Jr. and...

Mandy Holt Carnes, 40, of Cobb, Georgia passed away on August 13, 2018 at Crisp Regional Hospital. Mandy was born in Dawson on January 17, 1978. She was preceded in death by her parents, George Pierce Holt, Jr. and Barbara Ann Keown Holt and a brother, David Daniel Holt, Sr. She is survived by her husband, Richard Alan Carnes; four children, Carrie Nicole Carnes, Richard Alan Carnes, Jr., Casey Lee Carnes and Destiny Faith Carnes; grandchildren, Allison, Cayden and Raelyn; siblings, Marjorie...

Richard Talley Brim, Jr. of Sasser passed away at Willson Hospice House on August 4, 2018. A memorial service will be held at the Dawson United Methodist Church at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 11, 2018. The family will receive friends at the Brim residence in Sasser on Thursday, August 9, 2018 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Talley was born August 29, 1941 to Richard Talley Brim, Sr. and Frances Elizabeth Petty Brim. He was raised in Sasser, Georgia and graduated from Terrell High School. He attended...

Iva Louise Castleberry Merritt, born July 15, 1930 at home in Lumpkin, Georgia, the daughter of Troy Holder Castleberry and Evelyn Dowd Castleberry, passed away on August 4, 2018. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at Weston Baptist Church with interment to follow in Weston Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Wallace Willis will officiate. A visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Merritt attended school at Lumpkin and...

Mathew Lee Poupard, 28, of Dawson passed away at home on July 16, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at Harvey Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Lee was born in Albany, Georgia on April 13, 1990. He attended Terrell Academy. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Zaida Poupard. Survivors include his parents, Tommy and Louann Poupard; brothers, Tony Poupard and Michael Poupard;...