All Obituaries

Wesley Allen Miller, 65, of Dawson passed away at home on October 28, 2018.  A memorial service will be held at Herod Baptist Church at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 1, 2018. Pastor Jack Ray and Dr. Emil Askew will officiate.   Allen was born in Albany, Georgia on July 27, 1953.  He was a member of Herod Baptist Church.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Verlin Miller and Geraldine Smith Miller and a sister, Gail Ugalde.  He is survived by his wife, Kim...

Charles “Eddie” Coleman Neal, 78, of Dawson passed away on Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Dawson Health and Rehabilitation. Mr. Neal was born in Covington, Kentucky on March 28, 1940.  He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by a brother.  Survivors include his wife, Carol Neal of Dawson; son, Charles Coleman and daughter-in-law, Vickie of Dawson; daughter, Deborah Sandage and son-in-law, Ray of Vermont; daughter, Barbara Coleman of Brooksville, Florida;...

Barbara Susan Spillers Rogers passed away at her home in Dawson, Georgia on October 12, 2018.  A funeral service will be held at the graveside in Wrights Chapel Cemetery in Sumner, Georgia on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. Susan was born in Plant City, Florida on April 4, 1956. She was preceded in death by her father, Samuel Edward Spillers. Survivors include her mother, Jeanette Price Spillers; daughters, Charlie Rogers and Bobbie Jo Barwick; sisters, Lillian Harrison and...

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...