Obituaries

May 6, 2024

Tonya Davis Waller, 55, of Blakely, GA went to be with the Lord at her home on Monday, May 6, 2024. A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, May 10, 2024 at 4:00 at New Hope Baptist Church, Blakely, GA.

Tonya was born in Columbus GA., to the late Margaret Hughes on May 9, 1968....

May 3, 2024

Don Ray Tompkins, 74, of Bluffton, GA passed away at his home on Friday, May 3, 2024, surrounded by his loving family and friends. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Manry-Jordan-Hodges Funeral Home, Blakely, GA, with Rev. Randy Stokes officiating. The family will visit with friends one hour prior...

Apr 30, 2024

Robert Hixie Jones, 79, of Georgetown, Ga. passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 3, 2024 at White Plains Free Will Baptist Church at 2:00 p.m., with Rev. Dwight Dunn officiating. Visitation will be held at the church, beginning at 1:00 p.m. prior to the service. Interment will be in White...

Apr 26, 2024

Theresa Sellers Nolan, 75, of Blakely, Ga. passed away Friday, April 26, 2024, surrounded by her family and friends. Funeral services will be held Monday, April 29, 2024 at 2:00p.m. in the Chapel of Manry Jordan Hodges Funeral Home. Rev. Chris Guffey will be officiating with a reading by Mrs. Ann Boyd. Visitation will be held in the Chapel from...

Apr 25, 2024

Barbara Ann Weeks Belisle, 70, of Blakely, Ga. passed away Thursday, April 25, 2024. Graveside Service will be held Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Bluffton Cemetery with Dr. Alex Howell officiating. Barbara was born July, 4,1953 in Blountstown, Fl., to Edna Fortner Weeks and the late Collis Roland Weeks. She was married to the late Tommy Belisle....

Apr 20, 2024

John E. “Traveling Man” Jackson, 77, of Blakely passed away Saturday, April 20, 2024 at Southeast Health in Dothan, Al. A Graveside Service will be held Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Blakely Cemetery with Rev. Bryan Klobe officiating. Mr. Jackson was born March 21, 1947 in Edison, Ga. to the late Cleveland Jackson and Johnnie Mae Hayes...

Apr 17, 2024

Gerald Duane (Jerry) Malsch, 89, of Arlington, Ga. passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at Early Memorial Nursing Home. A private Graveside Service will be held Friday, April 19, 2024 at Salem Baptist Cemetery in Edison, Ga. at 10:00 a.m. Mr. Malsch was born July 28, 1934 in Baroda, Michigan to Ora Otis Malsch and Irene Heinrick Malsch. He was...

Apr 15, 2024

Thomas Wayne White, 60, of Blakely passed away Monday, April 15, 2024 at Early Medical Center. Visitation will be held Sunday, April 21, 2024 in the chapel of Manry Jordan Hodges Funeral Home from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be Monday, April 22, 2024, at Southside Baptist Church at 11:00 a.m. Active pallbearers will be Jimmy White,...

Apr 13, 2024

Joan Trawick Barr, 72, of Blakely passed away Saturday, April 13, 2024 at Southeast Health in Dothan, Al. Graveside Services will be held Friday, April 19, 2024 at 2:00 pm at Blakely Cemetery. Mrs. Barr was born July 22, 1951 to Jessie “Buster” Trawick and Tiny Craft Snellgrove. She was married to the late Jimmy Barr. Mrs. Barr was a...

Apr 11, 2024

Barney Edward Brownlee Sr, 84, of Blakely, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, April 11th, 2024 at his residence. Visitation will be held at Manry Jordan Hodges Funeral Home Chapel on Sunday, April 14th, 2024 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The funeral service will take place at Westview Methodist Church on Monday, April 15th, 2024 at 11:00 am. Interment will...

Apr 7, 2024

Edna Joyce Kimbrel, 76, of Arlington passed away Sunday, April 7, 2024 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Patmos Free Will Baptist Church with Rev. Freddy McCrackin officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at Manry...

Mar 17, 2024

Christine S King, 89, of Fort Gaines passed away at her home on Sunday, March 17, 2024 with her boys by her side. Born on December, 28, 1934 in Blakely, GA to the late E.C. and Robbie Wiliams Spence. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 11:00 AM at the Fort Gaines Fellowship Church with Rev....

Mar 17, 2024

Davey L. Dupree, 70, of Bluffton, Ga. passed away Sunday, March 17, 2024 at Early Memorial Nursing Home. A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Manry Jordan Hodges Funeral Home. Visitation will be held at 12:00 p.m. prior to the service. Rev. Michael Williams will be officiating. Mr. Dupree was...

Mar 15, 2024

Rebecca Gentry, 83, of Blakely, GA passed away on Friday, March 15, 2024 at UAB Birmingham, AL surrounded by her family. Graveside services will be held on Monday at Pine Lawn Cemetery at 1 PM. with Richard Coates speaking and James Alderman providing Mrs. Gentry’s favorite songs. Rebecca was born October 25, 1940 in Gadsden, Alabama to Robert Sydney Howard...

Mar 13, 2024

Charles Edward Adkison, 83, of Blakely passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at Early Medical Center. A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, March 17, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. at First Assembly of God in Blakely, Georgia. The family will receive friends at the church prior to the service, beginning at 2:00 p.m. Mr. Adkison was born May 25,...

Mar 2, 2024

Edythe Ione Bowen Roberts (90) of Blakely passed away on March 2, 2024. Her funeral will be at 3:00pm on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at Manry Jordan Hodges Funeral Home in Blakely with graveside at Blakely Cemetery with grandson Rev. Michael Williams officiating. Visitation will be held one hour before the service. Pallbearers will be grandsons and great grandsons Dan...

Feb 29, 2024

Carolyn Elaine Brooks, 80, of Blakely passed away Thursday, February 29, 2024 at Southeast Health in Dothan, Alabama. A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Westview Methodist Church. The family will receive friends at the church prior to the service beginning at 10:00 a.m. Mrs. Brooks was born on November 9, 1943 in...

Feb 23, 2024

Linda Lue Albritton Hartley, 81, of Blakely, passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born on August 31, 1942 in McMinn County, TN to the late Richard and Ethel Carden Albritton. Linda was a life long resident of Blakely, having owned Linda’s Flower Shop for many years. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church and very...

Feb 12, 2024

Martin Garrison Chambliss, 39, of Blakely passed away peacefully at his parents’ residence, surrounded by family, on Monday, February 12, 2024. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, February 17, 2024 at Colomokee Baptist Church at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Joshua White will be officiating. There will be a Celebration of Life following the service at his parents’ residence in Kolomoki....

Feb 10, 2024

Andrew Wilton White went to be with the Lord on Saturday February 10, 2024, in Dallas, Texas. He was born in Lake Wales, Florida, to William Leroy White and Beatrice McDonald. Andrew is one of five children and grew up in Blakely GA. Reading opened a world of curiosity and possibilities for Andy and encouraged him to dream big. A...