All Obituaries

Because I could not stop for death, death kindly stopped for me. I welcomed my departure from this land because life has been good to me. I was once told that great souls die and sometimes memories fade away, but I am leaving each of you my legacy because God has set me free.    Mother Catherine B. James departed this life on Sunday, November 19, 2023 at Wrightsville Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center in , Wrightsville, GA.    Funeral services will be held on...

Mrs. Dianne Harris Harden, Tennille, GA passed away on Monday, November 6, 2023 at Augusta University Hospital, Augusta, GA.    Graveside services were held on Saturday , November 11, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Warthen , GA.  She is survived by her two children, David Harden, Jr., and Clairessa Harden, both of Tennille, GA; mother, JoAnne Harris of Warthen; aunts, Ora Lee Harris, Annie Julia Robinson, both of Warthen, GA and Rosa Mae (Willie) Andrews of...

We belong to God; not only for a few fleeting years that we call life, but for eternity.  God is on both sides of the river. He walks with us during our earthly life and is there to receive us for our eternal life. We are in God’s presence in life, death, and everlasting, yet we must cross the river to receive our crown of life.  To my beautiful family members and friends on October  26, 2023, I turned my back and left it all when I saw God waiting for me on the other...

To all my loved ones that I am leaving behind, don’t worry about me because my Heavenly Father has set me free. Please be forever grateful and thankful for the happiness we’ve shared. If my parting has left a void, then replace it with remembered joy. My life’s been full; I’ve savored much. This place was never meant to be a permanent home for any of us.    Ricky L. Bryant departed this life on Thursday , October 26, 2023 at his...

  Wherever we go, from our birth throughout our life and into the passage of death, the Lord is always and ever with us. When the time comes to bid this life farewell, we should find comfort in knowing that a loving God will be there with us to guide us to our new home. As we gather in the spirit of celebration, to honor the life of a well-loved member of the Jones family; our hearts are heavy, but we must accept God’s will and honor him for Bennie Jones’s sixty-five...

To all my loved ones that I am leaving behind. Don’t worry about me because my Heavenly Father has set me free. Please be forever grateful and thankful for the happiness we’ve shared. If my parting has left a void, then fill it with remembered joy. My life’s been full and I’ve savored much. This place was never meant to be a permanent home for any of us. Through all the pain and heartaches, give praises and honor to my Father for my forty-one  years on earth....

Mr. Freddie Lee Nelson, Sandersville, entered into eternal rest on Monday, October 9,2023 at his residence.    Celebration of life services will be held privately by the family.    Wheeler’s Funeral Home was  entrusted with final arrangements. 

There’s nothing quite so agonizing as the death of a child. As someone said, “The death of a child is like a period placed before the end of a sentence.” As a society, we often wonder why God calls back his precious one, as soon as they are born. This question is answered in Luke 18:16. But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me and do not hinder them,  for to such belongs to the kingdom of God. “  It is with profound...

When the time comes to bid this life farewell, we should find comfort in knowing that a loving God will be there with us to guide us to our new home.     Mrs. Mae  Bell Dixon fully entered the presence of the Lord on September 20, 2023 at the Warrenton Health and Rehabilitation Center , Warrenton, GA. She was a beloved wife, mother, big ma, sister, aunt, and friend.    Funeral services were held on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 12 p.m. at Camp Spring Baptist...

To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven. On September 13, 2023, the angel of eternal rest quietly came and sealed the lips of our beloved Mother, grandmother, sister,  aunt and friend, Mrs. Jacqueline Brookins. Funeral services were held on Saturday, September 30,2023 at 1 p.m. at Minton Spring A.M.E. Church . with Rev.Tracy Wheeler Sr. served as eulogist. Burial  followed in the church cemetery.    She leaves to cherish her...