Larry Wilbanks and Rev. Graveside services will be held at 3:00PM Friday, May 17, at Vilula Baptist Church Cemetery, with Dr. Donnie Sutton and Rev. MRS. DEBRA JEAN CONNELL WETHERINGTON, age 65, of Eastman, GA, formerly of Perry, died Thursday, December 24, 2020 at Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta, GA after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. MS. She was the daughter of the late Perry and Norma Burch and preceded in death by two husbands, Harold Stuckey and Robert Moore, and her daughter, Harriet Stuckey. Wayne Cobb and a special video tribute by Pastor Carroll Roberson, with interment in Antioch Baptist Church #2 Cemetery. . Located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Jack Lee officiating. MR. CLARK BENNY ABBOTT, age 71, of Alamo, GA, died Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at his residence. MR. JOSEPH STEVE WESTON, age 73, of Eastman, GA, died Monday, February 3, 2020 at Dodge County Hospital. Andy Brownley and Rev. Mike Grenade officiating, with interment in Zebulon Cemetery. She retired from USAirways after 25 years of service as a reservation agent and quality analyst Read More, WALNUT COVE Marilyn Ann East Neal, 60, passed away June 3, 2022, at the Stokes County Nursing Home in Danbury. RICKY DON BARNWELL, SR., age 59, of Eastman, GA, died Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Heart of Georgia Nursing Home. Gerri was born in Elizabethton on April Read More, Hovis Manuel Bennett Jr., 65, of Hickory passed away Thursday, September 1, 2022 at Caldwell Memorial Hospital. Fred Parker officiating, with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. Trey Benton officiating. Tommy Thomas officiating. As a long time, employee of Burdines and Macy's, Elizabeth was the consummate Petite Sales Associate, always greeting her customers with a big smile and a delightful southern accent. 22 to Mar. MRS. CHRISTINE SMITH GRAHAM, age 84, of Eastman, GA, died Friday, April 14, 2023, at Fairview Park Hospital. Ricky Gilmore and Mr. Gary Ryals officiating, with interment in Bay Springs Cemetery in Rhine. Tim Moorhouse and Rev. MR. ROBERT COLT PITTMAN, age 38, of Eastman, GA, died Friday, December 30, 2022, at the Dodge County Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 2:00PM Saturday, March 28, at Pleasant Olive Cemetery in Chester. MR. RALPH STEWART KELLY, SR., age 101, of Chauncey, GA, died Sunday, June 16, 2019 at Dogwood Gardens Senior Living in Eastman. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00PM Tuesday, April 19, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Mike Grenade officiating. Home; Obituaries. Erna was born in Amberg, Germany on April 3, 1930, to Johann and Leokadia Brunner. Arnold Rye and Mr. Russ Faulk officiating. Charles Hardeman and Rev. MRS. SHEILA LYNN SPIRES MATHIS, age 52, of McRae, GA, died Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Memorial Hospital in Savannah, GA. A memorial service will be held at 11:00AM, Wednesday, January 20, at McRae State Park, McRae, GA, with Rev. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Tuesday, January 28, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Dr. Jerry Peele and Mr. Reggie Sheffield officiating, with interment in Orphans Cemetery, with Rev. Mike Grenade officiating. Graveside services will be held at 3:00PM Tuesday, April 7, at Sand Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, with Rev. A mass will be held at St. Marks Catholic Church at 10:00AM Tuesday, November 15, 2022, with Father Jude Shayo officiating, followed by a graveside service at Chauncey City Cemetery at 11:30AM. MR. DAVID VANCE VAN WILLIAMS, age 53, of Statesboro, GA, formerly of Eastman, GA, died Friday, September 10, 2021, at Candler County Hospital, in Metter, GA. Funeral services will be held at 1:00PM Tuesday, September 14, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. LaDon Connell and Rev. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM Saturday, June 1, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Dr. Mark Boyd officiating, with interment in Fair Haven Baptist Church Cemetery. Charles Gray. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Thursday, March 7, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Dr. Paul Cowles, Dr. Jerry Peele, and Rev. A memorial service will be held at 11:00AM Wednesday, August 31, at Woodlawn Cemetery. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Tuesday, June 1, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. MR. STANLEY J. DENNIS, age 77, of Eastman, GA, died Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at the Dodge County Hospital. Chuck Yzenski officiating. Graveside services will be held at 2:00PM Sunday, February 28, at Greenlawn Memorial Park, with Rev. Donald Cole and Mr. Bobby Ryals officiating, with interment in Fair Haven Baptist Church Cemetery, with Gary Ryals officiating. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery, with Chaplain Doug Stevens and Mr. Keith Mullis officiating. Graveside services will be held at 2:00PM Monday December 14, 2020 at Sweet Home Baptist Church Cemetery in Chauncey with Rev. MRS. JUDY CAROL MOORE BARRETT, age 69, of Eastman, GA, died, Saturday, April 10, 2021 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. MR. KELBY TIMOTHY CRAWFORD, age 33, of Cochran, GA, died Monday, December 20, 2021, at MUSC Health University Medical Center in Charleston, SC. MS. RUTH ANN BROST, age 77, of Eastman, GA, died Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at Dodge County Hospital in Eastman. MR. ROY WILLARD LOCKE, SR., age 96, of Eastman, GA, died Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at his residence. Arnold Rye officiating, with interment in Bay Springs Cemetery in Plainfield. Obituaries | Storke Funeral Home MR. GREGORY STEVEN GREG HOWELL, age 60, of Eastman, Georgia, left this world behind to be with Jesus and his Daddy on Monday, January 4, 2021 at Houston Medical Center in Warner Robins. MRS. NELLIE MAE BURNAM FRANCOIS, age 76, of Eastman, GA, died Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Medical Center Navicent Health in Macon, GA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM Wednesday, March 30, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. MR. MICHAEL DWAYNE MIKE GERMAN, age 53, of Eastman, GA, died Saturday, December 7, 2019 at his residence. Jack Lee and Rev. Daniel Cook officiating. Apr 21, 2023. Interment will be held 1:30 PM Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at Bay Springs Cemetery in Rhine, GA. Kevin Morrison officiating. Aubrey Corbitt, Rev. Caramel Cemetery in Dexter, GA. MRS. RUBY JEAN McCRANIE CANNINGTON, age 85, of Eastman, GA, died Friday, April 15, 2022, at the Dodge County Hospital. 68 talking about this. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Tuesday, May 28, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. She was perhaps the biggest of all.''. 23, 2022. MRS. SARAH ESTELLE BELLFLOWER COLEMAN, age 76, of Eastman, GA, died Friday, May 31, 2019 at Heart of Georgia Nursing Home. Published in The Stokes News from Jun. MR. CHARLES NORMAN WHITE, age 64, of Helena, GA, died Friday, March 5, 2021 at his residence. Roswell Chapman, and Mr. Bobby Ryals officiating, with interment in Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery. Robert was an avid gun/knife collector and enjoyed riding all over Georgia with his motorcycle rid. Daniel Cook, Rev. MR. JOE HOLLIS GOODE, age 83, of Eastman, GA, died Monday, December 2, 2019 at Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM Thursday, September 5, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Craig Minor officiating. MRS. VERNA LEE PATSY BURCH ROZIER, age 92, of Eastman, GA, died Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at Heart of Georgia Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM Friday, August 30, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Bishop Matthew Floyd and Pastor Ralph Horne officiating, with interment in Giddens-Harrell Cemetery. Frank Mizell Sonny Clements Jr., 88, of Fortson GA passed away June 9, 2020 at his residence. MR. RANDY JULIUS NASKA, age 65, of Laurens County, died Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at the Dodge County Hospital. A private family memorial service was held at a later time. MS. IONE BROWN HOWELL, age 85, of Eastman, GA, died Friday, October 8, 2021, at her residence. Catherine Ann Cotton-Stokes, age 69, of Nesbit, Mississippi passed away on Friday, April 28, 2023. Memorial services will be at 11:00AM Saturday, April 13 in Southerland Funeral Chapel with Rev. Nancy was a graduate of King High School. MRS. ELEASE POLLY TRIPP PRUITT, age 92, of Cochran, GA, formerly of Eastman, GA, died Friday, February 3, 2023, at Green Meadows Assisted Living in Cochran. 535 South Hillcrest Parkway. Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM Tuesday, December 29, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. MRS. IRENE ANN CORTEZ HICKMAN, age 80, of Eastman, GA, died Monday, April 17, 2023, at Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin, GA. MR. RAYMOND STANLEY RODERICK, SR., age 87, of Eastman, GA, died Sunday, April 16, 2023, at Taylor Regional Hospital in Hawkinsville, GA. MRS. BESSIE JEAN ROGERS HORNE, age 73, of Eastman, GA, died Saturday, April 15, 2023, at her residence. Myron Parkerson officiating. Bill Jones officiating, with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. MR. OLEN WILLIAM HOGAN, SR., age 54, of Eastman, GA, died Wednesday, April 17, 2019. MRS. JEANETTE CADWELL ROSS, age 91, of Eastman, GA, died Sunday, December 29, 2019 at her residence. MR. CURTIS CLAUDE MCCRANIE, age 82, of Eastman, GA, died Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at Dodge County Hospital. MRS. ANNA MAE HILL REICH, age 73, of Eastman, GA, has passed into the arms of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at Perry Hospital, in Perry, GA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM Wednesday, October 23, at Bethlehem Baptist Church, with Rev. JACKIE PAYNE, age 57, of Eastman, GA, died Monday, August 5, 2019 at her residence. MRS. DOROTHY DOT PARKERSON BLAND, age 96, of Monroe, GA, formerly of Eastman, died Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at Piedmont Walton Hospital in Monroe. Mike Grenade officiating. MR. WENDELL ODELL SONNY PEACOCK, age 74, of Lizella, GA, died Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Navicent Health Medical Center in Macon. MRS. MARY GENELLE SPIRES GIDDENS, age 82, of Eastman, GA, died Monday, December 16, 2019 at Houston Medical Center in Warner Robins. MRS. CATHY JEAN FISH MILLER, age 56, of Eastman, GA, died Sunday, January 26, 2020 at her residence. MRS. WANDA LOUISE CERON MILLER, age 95, of Eastman, GA, died Sunday, August 14, 2022, at Dodge County Hospital. Myron Parkerson officiating. Roy Woods officiating. Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM Sunday, January 2, 2022, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Mr. Bobby Ryals and Rev. Our convenient location and modern facility offers a peaceful setting for your funeral, memorial service, or celebration of life. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service Read More, Betty Roberts Coe, 86, passed away Sunday March 12, 2023. Memorial services will be held at 2:00PM Thursday, February 7, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at Colonial Funeral Home Stokes Chapel with family receiving friends beginning at 1 p.m. Burial Read More, Betty Hairston Scales was born June 8, 1920, to the late Fred and Luddie "Pud" Hairston. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM Tuesday, August 27, at Lovely Grove Baptist Church, with Rev. James Dupree, and Rev. Roy Lock and Mr. Reggie Sheffield officiating. MR. MITCHELL SNELGROVE, age 60, of Eastman, GA, died Saturday, May 25, 2019 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM Monday, April 1, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Dr. Jerry Peele officiating, with interment in Orphans Cemetery. Money worked as a store coordinator for Pic 'N Pay Shoes for more than 30 years. Obituaries - Cremation Society of Wisconsin Graveside services will be held at 11:00AM Saturday, November 7, at Cottondale Baptist Church Cemetery, with Rev. Graveside services will be held at 2:00PM Saturday December 12, at Fairhaven Baptist Church Cemetery, with Mr. Gary Ryals and Rev. 13, 2023. She was the daughter of the late Jay (JC) Boyles and Doris Smith Boyles both of King. MRS. VELMA MAE YANCEY SHOUSE-RYALS, age 81, of Eastman, GA, died Thursday, December 10, 2020 at her residence, after a long courageous battle against cancer. Published in The Stokes News from Aug. 3 to Aug. 4, 2022. A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00AM Friday, January 6, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Pastor Scott Selph officiating, with interment in Union Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. The family requests friends and family wear masks and observe social distancing protocols. MS. TERRIE TINY PITTMAN, age 72, of Rhine, GA, died Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM Thursday, July 22, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Dr. Donnie Sutton officiating, with interment in Sweet Home Baptist Church Cemetery, in Chauncey. In 1971 she joined the English Department at the Spartanburg Day School where she taught high-school English for twenty-four years. Mike Grenade officiating, with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery, with Dr. Jerry Peele officiating. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Friday, March 1 at Southerland Funeral Chapel with Rev. Bobby ""Poppy"" Joe Stokes's Obituary - Coppell, TX | Ever Loved A memorial service will be held at 1:00PM Monday, August 24, at Liberty Baptist Church, with Rev. April 18, 2023 (88 years old) View obituary. MR. RANDALL RUSSELL SELPH, age 64, of Eastman, GA, died Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at his residence. MR. J.B. ROLAND, age 80, of Eastman, GA, died Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at Heart of Georgia Nursing Home. Trey Benton and Rev. MR. CHARLES EDISON SMITH, age 88, of Eastman, GA, died Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Dodge County Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 11:00AM Friday, September 18, at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, with Rev. MRS. VARA KEMPLE WESTBROOK SPIRES, age 82, of Eastman, GA, died Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Bryant Nursing Home in Cochran, GA. Graveside services will be held at 4:00PM Sunday, April 16, at Woodlawn Cemetery, with Rev. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandson, and loved going to the Cherry Blossom Festival. Daniel Cook and Rev. Mike Grenade officiating, with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. Interment will follow in Oak Ridge Baptist Church Read More, Mrs. Marjorie Marie Killebrew Van Meter died September 26, 2022, at Village Care of King. JOHNNY McCRANIE, JR., age 72, of Rhine, GA, died Monday, November 25, 2019 at the Dr. G.S. Due to COVID, a private family graveside service will be held in Woodlawn Cemetery in Eastman, Georgia with Hank Sapp officiating. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Wednesday, May 29, at Hopewell Baptist Church, with Rev. Hunter-Odom Funeral Services | Rocky Mount, NC | 252-977-3122 He enjoyed spending his time listening to bluegrass and country music. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00AM Wednesday, April 13, in Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. NICHOLAS WADE MASSINGILL, age 18, of Eastman, GA, died Thursday, February 28, 2019 at the Medical Center Navicent Health in Macon. MRS. BEVERLY ILENE McCRANIE BARRENTINE, age 73, of Marietta, GA, died Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at Wellstar Tranquility Hospice of Kennesaw Mountain in Marietta, GA. A celebration of life service will be held at 2:00PM Friday, September 24, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Graveside services will be held at 11:00AM Friday, June 19, at Lovely Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, with Rev. Bill Mullis officiating. Vic was born in Smithfield and after losing his parents, John Read More, Janet Ann Spampinato Wild, 76, passed away March 8, 2023, at her residence. Memorial services will be held at 11:00AM Thursday, April 4, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Colonial Funeral Home Stokes Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM Sunday, July 11, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, with Rev. Joey Bohannon officiating. Ted Goshorn officiating. MRS. CATHY ANN TADYCH ROBERSON, age 64, of Eastman, GA, died Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at Regency Hospital in Macon, GA. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00AM Saturday, June 4, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, in Eastman, GA, with Rev. Daniel Cook officiating. A celebration of life service will be held at 3:00PM Monday, December 6, at the Ennis residence, 52 Pecan Lane for any friends or family who would like to come and remember and reminisce the life of Donald. At Charles' request, no service or visitation will be held. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Monday, January 11, at Solid Rock Church of God, with Bishop Ralph Horne and Bishop Matthew Floyd officiating, with interment in Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. MRS. MAZIE BELLE COOPER PRUETT, age 88, of Eastman, GA, died Thursday, April 2, 2020 at Heart of Georgia Nursing Home. Will was survived by his wife of 61 years, Alice Ross Peacock, his high school sweetheart; 3 sons Shaun Peacock (Karen) of Woodstock, David Wayne Peacock of Atlanta, and Duron Peacock (Kimberly) of Acworth; 9 grandchildren Lauren Peacock, Hunter Peacock, Tyler Peacock, Morgan Peacock, Chaz Giles, Cameron Giles, Chelsea Giles, Emma Peacock, and Will Peacock; 2 sisters-in-Law Gladys Studstill Peacock of Eastman and Myrna Ross Allen of Chester; also several nieces and nephews.