Obituaries

Sep 5, 2026

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Mother Mary E. Whipple, 93, of Gordon, Georgia, who transitioned from this earthly life on Saturday, September 5, 2026.

Mother Whipple's life was a beautiful testimony of faith, love, strength and devotion. 

Funeral arrangements and service information will be announced a later date.

"Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord"...

Jul 21, 2026

Celebration of Life Services for Mr. Joe D. Strange, Jr. will be held Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at 12:00PM at New Bethel Baptist Church Hwy 57 – Irwinton. Pastor Gregory Odum will serve as eulogist. Interment will follow at the church cemetery.

Mr. Joe D. Strange, Jr., was born on November 3, 1965, to the parentage of Joe D. Strange, Sr....

Jul 21, 2026

Celebration of Life Services for Mr. Douglas Womble, Sr. will be held on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at 11AM. Location: New Macedonia Baptist Church. Interment will follow at the Irwinton City Cemetery. Rev. James Smith will serve as eulogist.

Douglas Womble, Sr. was born August 12, 1946, to the late James Womble and Rupert Taylor. He attended public schools, to know him was...

Jul 17, 2026

Celebration of Life Services for Mr. Carl Lee Jackson of Haddock, Georgia will be held Saturday, July 25, 2026, at 11:00AM at Adams Tabernacle CME Church - 126 Haddock Drive – Haddock Georgia. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. Rev. William Horne will serve as eulogist.

Mr. Carl Lee Jackson was born to the late Willie Mae Burke Jackson and...

Jul 14, 2026

Celebration of Life Services for Mother Bertha Mae Pitts will be held Monday, July 20, 2026, at 1:00PM at Calvary Hill Baptist Church 8064 Hwy 441 - Irwinton. Rev. Sam Johnson will serve as eulogist. Interment will follow at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. 

Family will receive family and friends on Sunday, July 19, 2026, from 6:00-7:00PM at Greater Bethel Baptist Church 157...

Jun 21, 2026

Celebration of Life Services for Mr. Melvin "Goat" Boyd will be held on Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 11AM. Location - Brundage Mt. Baptist Church. Public Viewing will be on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, from 1-7PM at Wilkinson County Memorial Chapel.

2 Timothy 4:7–8 (KJV)

“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth...

Jun 19, 2026

Celebration of Life Services for Mrs. Latasha Tawanda Fordham-Simmons will be held on Friday, June 26, 2026 at 11AM. Location - Wilkinson County High School Auditorium - McIntyre, Georgia. Rev. Kendrick K. Mack will serve as eulogist. Public viewing will be held on Thursday from 1PM-7PM at Wilkinson County Memorial Chapel - 142 Wriley Road, Irwinton, Georgia.

Mrs. Latasha Tawanda Fordham...

Jun 19, 2026

Celebration of Life Services for Miss LuVenya Narjai Knight will be held on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at 1PM. Location - Wilkinson County High School Auditorium. Public viewing will be held on Monday, June 29, 2026, from 1PM-7PM at Wilkinson County Memorial Chapel.

LuVenya Narjai Knight, 15, of Irwinton, Ga, passed away on June 19, 2026. Born on June 13, 2011,...

Jun 18, 2026

Celebration of Life Services for Tracy Yvette Pritchett will be held Friday, July 3, 2026, at 11:00 at Chapel of All Faiths – Milledgeville, Georgia. Interment will follow at Parker Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.

“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more...

Jun 18, 2026

Celebration of Life Services for Mrs. Jacqueline Onzell Jones Moore will be held on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at 12:00 Noon. Location - Wilkinson County High School Auditorium. Presiding Elder Billy G. McFadden will serve as eulogist. Interment will follow at Mt. Carmel Church Cemetery - McIntyre, Georgia. 

Jacqueline Onzell Jones Moore, lovingly known as “Mrs. Moore" and "Jackeé” by family...

Apr 17, 2026

Apr 7, 2026

Mar 31, 2026

Celebration of Life Services for Mr. Kinnedy Horne will be held Monday, April 6, 2026, at 12:00 Noon at New Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church 124 Church Street – Irwinton.

“Kinney” Bernard Horne entered into rest on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at Atrium Navicent Health Medical Center.

He was born April 18, 1964, to the late Andrew (Tig) Horne and Pauline Horne. At...

Mar 25, 2026

Wilkinson County Memorial Chapel announces the death of Mr. Tavares J. Shy of Gordon, Georgia passed Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Funeral announcements are incomplete and will be announced later. 

Wilkinson County Memorial Chapel - Irwinton has charge of arrangements. 

Mar 11, 2026

Celebration of Life services for Miss Murlene Strange will be held Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM at Jordan Stream Baptist Church – Toomsboro, Georgia. Pastor A. L. Gordon will officiate. Interment will follow at the church cemetery.

Peace came to Miss Murlene Strange (Granny) who is known by her family and friends. She was born May 28, 1928, to...

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.

James, lovingly known as “Bud”, was born on June 3,...

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