Obituaries

 Obituaries

Lige Shepard Jr.

Lige Shepard Jr.

Mar 26, 2020

Mr Lige Shepard Jr., age 96, of Eastman died Thursday, March 26, 2020 at his residence. Due to CDC recommendations, a private memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Shepard was born November 23, 1923 in Thomaston, Ga. He was retired from the United States Airforce, where he served in World War II and Korea and was...

Emory Haley

Emory Haley

Mar 26, 2020

Mr. Emory Gregory Haley of Eastman, age 69, died Thursday, March 26, 2020, at his residence surrounded by his family. Graveside services will be held later this week at Orphan's Cemetery. Eulogy and scripture reading will be given by Thad Haley. Pallbearers will be Shaun Haley, Thad Haley, Juan Osuna, and Adrian Osuna. Due to CDC recommendations and social distancing...

Betty Howard Pirkle

Betty Howard Pirkle

Mar 24, 2020

Mrs. Betty H. Pirkle, age 84, of Eastman died Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at her residence. Due to CDC recommendations, a private funeral service will be held later this week. Mrs. Pirkle was born April 27, 1935 in Wheeler County to the late Bessie Burch Howard and William T. Howard. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church, a substitute...

Timothy Mark Purvis

Timothy Mark Purvis

Mar 6, 2020

Mr. Mark Purvis, age 50, of Eastman passed away Friday, March 6, 2020 at his residence. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, March 9, 2020 at Hardy-Towns Chapel. Interment will follow in Giddens-Harrell Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday evening from 5 til 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Purvis was retired from Husgavarna. He was an avid...

Renee Shadix

Renee Shadix

Mar 4, 2020

Mrs. Susan Renee Shadix, age 61, of Hawkinsville died March 4, 2020, at Regency Hospital in Macon. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m., Saturday, March 7, 2020, in the chapel of Hardy-Towns Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Orphans Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday evening from 6 til 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Shadix was born September...

Mike Taylor

Mike Taylor

Feb 23, 2020

Mr. Mike Taylor, age 68, of Rhine died Sunday, February 23, 2020, at Coliseum Medical Center in Macon, Georgia. A memorial visitation will be Thursday, February 27, 2020 from 5-7 p.m. at Hardy-Towns Funeral Home. Mr. Taylor was born June 22, 1951, to the late Betty Jones Taylor and Lamar Taylor. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and...

Rev Joe F. Stevens

Rev Joe F. Stevens

Feb 15, 2020

Rev. Joe F. Stevens Jr., age 90, of Eastman passed away Saturday, February 15, 2020. A Celebration of Life service will be at 11 a.m., Friday, February 21, 2020 at his residence, 892 Dublin Hwy, Eastman, Ga 31023. A reception will follow the service at the Eastman First United Methodist Church. Rev. Stevens was born December 10, 1929 in Newnan,...

Lynette Maddox Jones

Lynette Maddox Jones

Feb 14, 2020

Mrs. Lynette Maddox Jones, age 73, of Eastman passed away Friday, February 14, 2020 at her residence. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday, February 16, 2020 at Hardy-Towns Chapel with Rev. Benn Maddox officiating. Visitation will be from 3 til 4 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Jones was born October 4, 1946 in McRae, Georgia to the...

Cathy Glisson Atkinson

Cathy Glisson Atkinson

Feb 6, 2020

Mrs. Cathy Glisson Atkinson, age 57, of Eastman passed away Thursday, February 6, 2020 at her residence. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Sunday, February 9, 2020 ay Hardy-Towns Chapel with Rev. Robbie Passmore officiating. Visitation will be from 1 til 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery. Mrs. Atkinson, a member of...

Gaskell Caruthers

Gaskell Caruthers

Jan 31, 2020

Mr. Gaskell Caruthers, age 80, died Friday, January 31, 2020. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Monday, February 3, 2020 in the chapel of Hardy-Towns Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Orphans Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Mr. Caruthers was born June 5, 1939 in Cookville, Tennessee to the late Josie Owens and Garnett...

Anne Bledsoe Pinnell

Anne Bledsoe Pinnell

Jan 30, 2020

Anne Bledsoe Pinnell, age 91, of 1845 Nellieville Road, Vienna, formerly of Eastman, Georgia passed away Thursday, January 30, 2020 at Pruitt Health-Brookhaven in Atlanta. In addition to services in Vienna, Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Orphans Cemetery. She was born on November 16, 1928 in Eastman, Georgia to the late Joseph Emmett...

Dillard Pound

Dillard Pound

Jan 24, 2020

Mr. Lauren Dillard Pound, age 59, of Marietta, Georgia., formerly of Eastman, Georgia died January 24, 2020 at his residence. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Marietta. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. A memorial visitation will be held from 2 til 5...

Albert James Nesmith

Albert James Nesmith

Jan 3, 2020

Mr. Albert James NeSmith, age 96, of Eastman, formerly of Cochran, Georgia passed away Friday, January 3, 2020 at his residence. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Hardy-Towns Chapel with Rev. Ken Fennell officiating. Visitation will be from 1 til 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Mr. NeSmith was born January 4, 1923...

Betty Joyce Manning

Betty Joyce Manning

Jan 1, 2020

Betty Joyce Manning, age 77, of Eastman passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2020. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Miss Manning was born February 16, 1942 in Hawkinsville, Ga. to the late Velma Lee Stuckey and Albert Manning. She was a retired CNA. She is survived by her daughter, Angela Bridges; granddaughters, Denea Pollock, Paula Liggett, and...

William Daniel Pittman

William Daniel Pittman

Dec 28, 2019

Mr. William Daniel Pittman, age 64, of Eastman passed away Saturday, December 28, 2019 at his residence. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Mr. Pittman was of the Baptist Faith, a retired carpenter and loved fishing and gardening. He is survived by daughters, Tammy McRae (Rex), Stacey Nobles (Mike), and Becky Mullis (Lynn); mother, Eleanor Pittman; companion,...

Juanita Glisson Jones

Juanita Glisson Jones

Nov 30, 2019

Mrs. Juanita Jones, age 83, died Saturday, November 30, 2019. Funeral services will be Monday, December 2, 2019, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Hardy-Towns Funeral Home with Randall Tarpley officiating. Interment will follow in New Union cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. She was born May 22, 1936 in Dodge County to the late...

James Horne

James Horne

Nov 24, 2019

Mr. James Horne, age 72, of Eastman, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2019 at his residence. Funeral services will be Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at 11 a.m. in Hardy-Towns Chapel with Rev. James Dixon officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday evening from 6 pm til 8 pm at the funeral home. Mr. Horne was of...

Braydon Stokes

Braydon Stokes

Nov 16, 2019

Braydon Stokes, age 17, died Saturday, November 16, 2019. Memorial services will be Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in Hardy-Towns Chapel with Rev. Ted Goshorn officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday evening from 6 p.m. til 8 p.m.at the funeral home. Braydon was a Junior at Dodge County High School as well as a student at Oconee Fall Line...

Elizabeth "Liz" Potts

Elizabeth "Liz" Potts

Nov 15, 2019

Mrs. Elizabeth "Liz" Potts, age 88, died Friday, November 15, 2019, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be Monday, November 18, 2019 at 2p.m. in the chapel of Hardy-Towns Funeral Home with Rev. Chad Hendley and Rev. Daniel Cook officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service....

Mike Simpson

Mike Simpson

Nov 7, 2019

Mr. Mike Simpson passed into the presence of the Lord on November 7, 2019 at the G.S. Walker Center for Palliative Care in Eastman. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m., Sunday, November 10, 2019 at Hardy-Towns Chapel with Rev. Jack Lee and Rev. John Cadwell officiating. Visitation will follow the service. Mike was a loving husband, father, and grandfather....

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