All Obituaries

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...

Jessie A. Martin, formerly Hudson, died peacefully at the Dawson Manor on February 13, 2019. She was born September 3, 1917, to the late Charlie and Betty McCoy Hardy. She graduated from Yeomans School at the age of seventeen. Some may remember her as "Mema" from The Crossroads Store in Leary and Cordrays Mill. She also worked at Coleman's Drugstore and The Dawson Pharmacy in earlier years. She was predeceased by her son, Ross Hudson, daughter, Peggy Pritchard, daughter-...

Charles Truitt Martin Jr., 67, went home to be with the Lord on January 17, 2019.  Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 19, 2019, at Harvey’s Funeral Home from 5 – 7 pm.   The funeral service will be held at First Baptist Church of Dawson at 3:00 pm on Sunday, January 20, 2019.  Born on February 27, 1951, Truitt was raised in Shellman, GA and graduated from Randolph County High School in 1969.  He attended Valdosta State College and graduated...

Dawson--Mr. William Lee"Bill" Speir died on January 19, 2019 at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida.  The visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at 1:00 P.M. at Harvey Funeral Home with the funeral to follow at 2:00 P.M.  Interment will be at the New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Speir was born in Dawson Georgia, November 17, 1937, son of the late Willie Leon Speir and Emma Lee Speir.  He was raised in Dawson and graduated form...

Charlie Will Alston, born on July 30, 1927 in Webster County, Georgia, passed away at age 91 on January 7, 2019 in Troy, Alabama. Charlie was the beloved husband of the late Merle Dillard Alston. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, Mary Alma Massey Alston and Frank Fletcher Alston and his brothers, Frank Alston, Jr. and Louis Alston. Charlie was a graduate of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College with a degree in Law Enforcement. He worked as a Deputy Sheriff...

Vivian Delores McGuire Stewart, of Dawson, Georgia, born on December 9, 1940 in Terrell County, Georgia, to the late Christine Garrett McGuire and the late John Collins McGuire, passed away at home at age 78 on January 7, 2019. She was a librarian at the Kinchafoonee Regional Library for many years. Vivian was married to the late Robert Tarver Stewart. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was also preceded in death by her brother, Robert McGuire. Vivian is survived by her sons,...

Robert Paul Hanner, Sr., 73, of Parrott, Georgia peacefully passed away, with his wife by his side, at his residence on January 2, 2019. A visitation will be held on Friday, January 4, 2019 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in the sanctuary of the First Baptist Church of Dawson. A funeral service will be held at the First Baptist Church of Dawson at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 5, 2019. Interment will be held in Parrott City Cemetery with fellowship to follow at the Fancy Fig on Main Street in...

Charles Lynwood Alligood, 77, of Bronwood passed away at Lillian G. Carter Health and Rehabilitation on December 29, 2018. A funeral service will be held at the graveside in Cedar Hill Cemetery at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, December 31, 2018. Charles was born in Meigs, Georgia on September 3, 1941, son of James Preston Alligood and Mattie Lou Summers Alligood. He worked as a butcher at Harvey’s Supermarket for many years. In addition to his parents, Charles was preceded in death by a...