Obituaries

Mar 5, 2026

Celebration of Life Services for Mr. James “Bud” Shinholster, will be held Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 1:00PM at Jordan Stream Baptist Church Toomsboro, Georgia. Interment will follow at the Springhill CME Church  Cemetery - Gordon. 

Public viewing will be held at the funeral home Tuesday, March 10, 2026, from 11:00-7:00PM.

Family will receive friends at the family home located at 55...

Feb 18, 2026

Memorial Services for Mrs. Loretha E. Hill will be held Saturday, February 28, 2026, at 1:00PM at Friendship CME Church 975 Highway 18 East – Gray, Georgia. Rev. Daryl S. Jackson will serve as eulogist.

Wilkinson County Memorial Chapel – Irwinton has charge of arrangements.

Feb 13, 2026

Celebration of Life Services for Mr. Converse “Robert” Mallory will be held Monday, February 23, 2026, at 12:00PM at Jordan Stream Baptist Church. Rev. James Smith will serve as eulogist.

Converse “Robert” Mallory, Sr., the eighth of eight children, was born on May 26, 1948, to the late John and Tee Elen Mallory of Danville, Georgia. He graduated from Wilkinson County...

Feb 9, 2026

Celebration of Life Services for Mr. Thomas Simmons will be held Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 1:00PM at Gordon Church of God In Christ 118 Olive Street - Gordon. Pastor Ernest Whipple will serve as eulogist Interment will follow at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. 

Thomas Simmons, 68, of Gordon, GA, was born May 30, 1958, in Milledgeville, GA. He was born to the...

Feb 8, 2026

Feb 2, 2026

Funeral Services for Mrs. Beverly Renfroe will be held Saturday, February 7, 2026, at 11:00AM at Shiloh Baptist Church 122 Hooks Street – Gordon, Georgia. Dr. Kendrick K. Mack will serve as eulogist. Interment will follow at Scenic Memorial Gardens – Milledgeville, Georgia.

God called his angel home on Monday, February 2, 2026. Beverly was born in Greenwood, South Carolina on...

Jan 21, 2026

Celebration of Life Services for Mr. Nathan J. Johnson will be held Thursday, January 29, 2026, at 2:00PM at Parker Springs Baptist Church. Pastor Eddie D. Smith, Sr. will serve as eulogist. Interment will follow at Parker Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mr. Nathan Jerome Johnson was born on December 9, 1963, to the late Aleloise Addie Johnson and the late Willie...

Jan 19, 2026

Celebration of Life Services for Mr. O'Neal Basley, Sr. will be held Friday, January 23, at 11:00AM at Springhill CME Church - Gordon, Georgia. Interment will follow at the church cemetery.

Mr. O’Neal Basley, Sr., was born on January 25, 1943, to the late Mr. Tommy Basley and Mrs. Marie Lewis Basley. A devoted servant of the Lord, he was a...

Jan 17, 2026

Mrs. Lousie R. McClure, 87, of McIntyre, Georgia passed Saturday, January 17, 2026. Funeral arrangements are set to be held Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 12:00PM. Location: Parker Springs Baptist Church in McIntyre, Georgia. Interment will follow at Holliman Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church. Family will receive friends at 278 Vinson Road - McIntyre, Georgia. 

Public viewing will be held Tuesday, February...

Dec 12, 2025

Celebration of Life Services for Mr. Willie Ford, Jr. will be held Saturday, January 20, 2025 at 11:00AM. Location: Wilkinson County Memorial Chapel 142 Wriley Road - Irwinton, Georgia. Rev. Anderson Ford will serve as eulogist. 

Willie Ford, Jr. was born May 28, 1965 to Mr. Willie Ford, Jr. and Mrs. Mary Jean Ford. He was a member of Parker Springs...

Nov 26, 2025

Celebration of Life Services for Mr. Alton “BayBay” Carswell will be held Thursday, December 4, 2025, at 12:00PM at St. John CME Church 504 College Street – Gordon, Georgia. Pastor William Horne will serve as eulogist.

Alton “BayBay” Carswell was born May 31, 1955 to the parentage of Mr. Walter Carswell, Jr. and Mrs. Mildred Austin. He transitioned to his heavenly...

Nov 8, 2025

Ms. Phyllis Bell, 59 of Irwinton, passed Saturday, November 8, 2025. Family will receive friends at the home of her mother, Mrs. Minnie Bell 2007 Asbell Road – Irwinton. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.

Wilkinson County Memorial Chapel – Irwinton has charge of arrangements.

Oct 19, 2025

Oct 17, 2025

Celebration of Life Services for Mr. Virgil Reynolds will be held on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at 11:00AM. Location: Reynolds Temple Church of God in Christ. Lee Authur Reynolds will serve as eulogist. 

Virgil Reynolds, age 68, found eternal peace and joy surrounded by loved ones on Friday, October 17, 2025. He was born to the late Superintendent Joe Reynolds and...

Oct 16, 2025

Oct 11, 2025

Celebration of Life Services for Mrs. Rosa Lee Ballard will be held on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11:00AM. Location: Holliman Grove Pentecostal Church - 280 Vinson Road, McIntyre, Georgia 31054. Dr. Norman White will serve as eulogist and Bishop Ridley will officiate.

Rosa Lee McClure Ballard was born Dec. 21, 1940, in Chester S.C. to the late Mr. Willie McClure...

Oct 11, 2025

Celebration of Life Services for Mr. Joseph Whipple will be held Friday, October 17, 2025, at 11:00AM. Location: Jordan Stream Baptist Church – Toomsboro, Georgia. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. Pastor A.L Gordon will serve as eulogist.

Mr. Joseph Whipple was born on February 26, 1934, in Irwinton GA, to the late Seabron Whipple and the late Ollie Carswell...

Sep 7, 2025

Celebration of Life Services for Mr. Walter Lee Knight will be held Saturday, September 13, 2025, at 11:00 AM. Location: Calvary Hill Baptist Church - 8064 US-441 Irwinton, Georgia 31042.

Walter (Chuck) Knight was born on January 28, 1968. He attended the Wilkinson County Public Schools. He was employed at Martin Allen Gas Station for many years. He was a member...

Sep 6, 2025

Celebration of Life Services for Ms. Virginia Newsome will be held Friday, September 12, 2025, at 2:00 PM at Fountain Grove AME Church 2137 Asbell Road Irwinton, Georgia. Rev. Darrell Mitchell will serve as eulogist.

Virginia Newsome was born August 22, 1967 to Mr. Tommy Newsome and Mrs. Alice Mae Bryant.

She attended and received her education from Wilkinson County School System...

Jul 28, 2025

Celebration of Life Services for Mrs. Themla E. Downing will be held Saturday, August 9, 2025, at 1:00PM. Location: Chapel of Wilkinson County Memorial Chapel 142 Wriley Road - Irwinton. Kendrick K. Mack will serve as eulogist. Interment will follow at Cannon Quarters Cemetery - Toomsboro, Georgia. 

On Monday, July 28, 2025, the author and finisher of our fate penned the...