All Obituaries

Wanda Lee Silver Carpenter, 73, of Eatonton, died Wednesday, August 5, following a brief illness.  A graveside service will be held at 10:00A.M., Thursday, August 6, at Rebecca Church Cemetery. A native of Byron, Ms. Carpenter was the daughter of the late Lee O. and Margaret Elliott Silver and was married to the late Eugene Carpenter.  She was a retired Registered Nurse with Care South Home Health. Survivors include her son, Billy (Tammy) Raley, Jr. of Dublin; grandchildren,...

Rosa Charlene James Truelove, 85, of Alamo, died Monday, August 3, following a brief illness.  Burial will be in the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Milledgeville and aprivate service will be held at a later date. A native of Meridian, MS, Ms. Truelove was the daughter of the late Fred and Rosa Ethridge James and was married to the late Roy Carl Truelove.  She was a long time resident of Wheeler County and had lived at Bethany Rose Garden of Vidalia for the last two...

Clara Juanita Nobles Kilpatrick, 80, of Helena, passed peacefully in her home on Friday, July 17, after an extended illness.  A graveside visitation will be held at 10:00A.M., Sunday, July 19, at Grimes Cemetery, followed by a graveside funeral service at 11:00A.M. A lifetime resident of Wheeler County, Ms. Kilpatrick was the daughter of the late James E. and Clara Grimes Nobles, and was the wife of the late Wayne Otis Kilpatrick.  She was retired from Roydon...

Charles Gregory Smith, 57, of Soperton died suddenly on Saturday, July 11.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Tuesday, July 14, at Macedonia Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service. A native of Telfair County where he lived for most of his life, Mr. Smith was the son of the late Charles Edward and Susie Jane Giddens Smith.  He was a graduate of Wheeler County High School and had attended Towns Church...

Nelson Carlos Powell, 80, of Lumber City, died Friday, June 19.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00A.M., Monday, June 22, at Dodge's Chapel Church Cemetery.  Visitation is Sunday, 4:00-6:00P.M. at Vaughn Funeral Home. A native and lifelong resident of Lumber City, Mr. Powell was the son of the late Roy E. and Alma Renfroe Powell, and was married to the late Emily Sandiford Powell. A retired supervisor with Amercord and a lifelong farmer, he was an avid...

Mrs. Betty Maxine Chambers Knowles died at her home on Tuesday, June 09, following an extended illness. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. Mrs. Knowles was born in Milan, Georgia and graduated from Milan High School.  She was employed as a telephone operator in Macon before moving back to Milan and marrying James Clarence Knowles in 1953.  She worked at Leon Stanley’s Clothing Store in Milan for many years, and at the age of 79, retired from the Telfair...

David Jesse Carnes, Jr., 65, of Milan died suddenly on Monday, June 8.  A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, David was the son of the late David Jessie Carnes, Sr. and the late Mary Lizzie Davis Carnes.  A US Navy veteran, David was a retired heavy equipment operator with Telfair County and attended United Pentecostal Church. Survivors include aunts and uncles.  

Bernice Lutrelle Strom Daniels, 86, of Milan, died Saturday, May 30, following a lengthy illness.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 6:00P.M., Sunday, May 31, at Rebecca cemetery, with visitation is one hour prior to the service. A native of Milan, where she lived most of her life, Ms. Daniels was the daughter of the late Thomas Arthur Strom and the late Maxie Knight Strom.  The wife of the late William “Bill” Edward Daniels, Sr., she was a homemaker and a...

Ruby Carol Clements Strom, 77, of McRae, passed peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Thursday, May 28, following a lengthy illness. A graveside funeral service will be held at 4:00P.M., Sunday, May 31, at Telfair Memorial Gardens with visitation beginning one hour prior to the service. A native of Telfair County, Mrs. Strom was the daughter of the late Joseph Pugh Clements and the late Jettie Mae Connell Clements of Jacksonville. A loving wife, mother, and grandmother she enjoyed sewing...

Ruby Lee Cooper Giddens, 96, of Jacksonville, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 19.  A graveside visitation will be held at 10:00A.M., Saturday, May 23, at Telfair Memorial Gardens, followed by the graveside service at 11:00AM.  All are welcome, but due to COVID-19, we do encourage attendees to practice social distancing. The daughter of the late Carl Seward Cooper and the late Annie Spoon Cooper, Ms. Giddens lived most of her life in Telfair County.  She was the devoted...