Jo Todd Barfield Kinavey, a long-time resident of Columbus, GA, died Wednesday the 1st of April at Columbus Hospice. She spent her final days surrounded by her family. Jo was born in Orlando, FL on June 28, 1946 to Joe O. Todd, USAF and Frances Martin Todd, from the Winston-Salem, NC area. Her parents settled in Albany, GA where Jo attended high school....
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Hollis Gaiters was born on March 10, 1943 in Bronwood, Georgia, the son of Essick Gaiters, Sr. and Rosie Lee (Bell) Gaiters. He attended Terrell County schools. In 1960 at the age of 17, Hollis moved to Newark, New Jersey to live with his oldest sister. He later returned to Georgia, and in 1965, he met and married Lillie Mae...
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Ms. Gertrud Maria “Trudy” Bishop, age 84, of Palmetto, passed away March 22, 2020. Ms. Trudy was born in Pirmasens, Germany on August 26, 1935 to the late Robert and Rosel Hineschied. She grew up in Wartime Germany alongside her six brothers and sisters. As a young woman, Ms. Trudy and her sister would attend military dances, where she met the American...
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Robert R. Forbear, age 77, of Loganville, Georgia passed away on March 18, 2020. He was born February 17, 1943 and raised in Chicago, IL. He raised his family in Indiana, lived in California for 20 years and retired in Georgia to be near his granddaughters. He graduated from Steinmetz High School on the Northwest side of Chicago with the...
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Geraldine Eddings Muller died after an acute and prolonged illness at 2:11pm on Saturday, March 14, 2020, in Peachtree City, Georgia, surrounded by Steven, her husband of forty-five years, and her son David. Born on October 28, 1942, in Mullins, South Carolina, to Charles and Clara Eddings of Tabor City, North Carolina, Gerri graduated from Tabor City High School in...
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Ryan Patrick Tuttle, a beloved husband, father, son, coworker, and fervent follower of Christ, passed away at his home in Atlanta, GA on March 17 after a long battle with cancer. He was 43. Ryan leaves behind his wife of 18 years Julie Christina Tuttle, children Samantha Porter Tuttle (16) Aidan Patrick Tuttle (13) and Logan Gardner Tuttle (10), his...
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Mrs. Ardilia Wesley, age 66, of Fayetteville, passed away March 19, 2020. Mrs. Wesley was born in Detroit, MI on March 31, 1953. She grew up in Detroit alongside her brother, John. Mrs. Wesley attended Cass Technical High School. She graduated in 1971. She went on to attend nursing school and become an LPN. Mrs. Wesley was wed to Mr....
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Kristopher Charles Sandlin, age 41, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 after a two year battle with cancer. He is a graduate of St. Christopher’s and Virginia Military Institute and employed by Norfolk Southern Railroad in Atlanta, Georgia. He is survived by his wife Katie and daughter Molly, his parents Melvin and Nancy Sandlin, brothers Miles Sandlin, Eric Sandlin,...
Read MoreMr. Chester “Ben” Free, Jr., age 66, of Fayetteville, passed away March 16, 2020. Ben was born on June 30, 1953 to Mary Faye Free Todd and the late Chester Ben Free, Sr. As the son of a Baptist minister, Ben’s family lived throughout Alabama, Georgia and northwest Florida while growing up, but Ben considered Pensacola, FL his hometown. At...
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Thomas Stanley Wierzbicki, 66, of Phenix City, Alabama passed away on March 18, 2020 of an extended illness. The memorial service will be held at Grace Independent Baptist Church in Eufaula, Alabama on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at 4:00 pm central time. Thomas was married to Lori Bailey Wierzbicki on December 23, 2013. They were married six years. Thomas was...
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