Geoffrey Clark Perkins, Sr., age 78, of Peachtree City, GA. passed away on August 27, 2025. Geoff was born December 6, 1946, in Plainfield, N.J., to the late James and Barbara Perkins. He graduated high school in 1964 and went on to have a long and distinguished career in carpentry. He was a craftsman of cabinetry and woodworking. Geoff’s career...
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September 25,1942 – August 23,2025 Kathryn Flanagan Shirah was born September 25,1942 in Phenix City, Alabama. She was the middle child of three, growing up alongside older sister Annette and younger brother Jimmy. She is survived by her husband, Clifford Houston “Sam” Shirah, her daughter Beth Morrison (Brad), her son Scott Shirah (Marci), her grandchildren Jonathan Karastury (Sydney), Lindsay Arroyo...
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Mark H. King 69, of Columbus, Ga., passed away Sunday, August 10, 2025. Private services will be held at a later date. Mark Harold King was born July 14th, 1956, in Columbus, Ga., a son of the late Harold King and Juanita Carroll King Bailey. He lived his entire life in the Columbus/Smith Station area, where he worked as a...
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August 24, 1965 – February 13, 2025 Glenda Faye Giddens, age 59, of Columbus, Georgia, passed away peacefully on February 13, 2025, at the Columbus Hospice, after a courageous battle with metastatic breast cancer. She was born on August 24, 1965, in Columbus, Georgia, to Ida Hall and Sylvester Giddens. Glenda’s life was defined by love, resilience, and devotion to...
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Damon J. Barfield, 65, born July 6th, 1960, a beloved figure of Cusseta Ga, sadly left this world peacefully on August 13th 2025. Damon joined his Mother Glenda Baker and Father Shorty Barfield, along with Stepfather Curt Baker Sister Susan Kent and PeeWee Brown. Brother Laverne Barfield. He left behind his daughter and son-in-law Emily and Corey LaClair. A son...
Read MoreAnnette Pace Hodges passed away on August 20, 2025 at home. She was 94 years old. The youngest daughter of Eunice Etheridge and Alzo Bryan Pace, she was born in Waverly, Tennessee where she met and married C.J. Hodges. They were married for 30 years until his death in 1984. She is survived by her daughter, Leslie Whitley (Bill), her...
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August 21, 1955-August 17, 2025 Terry Lamar Watley was born August 21, 1955, in Columbus, GA to Fannie Lee Quinley and Jesse Junior Watley. He was one of 10 children, the middle child between two others one year apart. He was the husband to Joyce Murray Watley, who survives. He was the proud parent of five beautiful children and several...
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Wendy Bourton Mappus was born in Charleston, South Carolina on October 6th 1968 to Josiane Martine Jeanne Bourton and the late Herman Mappus, Jr. Wendy went to be with her Lord, Jesus, unexpectedly on July 28th 2025. She leaves behind her biological family: siblings Corey (Chancy) Mappus and Troy Mappus, children Erica Bassett, Brandon (Abby) Basset and Courtney Basset....
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William “Bill” Thomas Locklear III, 75, of Atlanta, GA, passed away on August 15, 2025, surrounded by his family after an eight-year battle with Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). Born in Chattanooga, TN, on June 30, 1950, to W.T. Locklear Jr. and Louise Jones Locklear, Bill grew up in Hixson, where he developed a lifelong love of horses under the guidance of...
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John Sterling Russell entered into eternal rest on July 17, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family. He was born on March 7, 1943, in Stamford, Connecticut, to Ben and Alma Russell. He grew up alongside his siblings, Milton, Bill, Evelyn, and Sylvia, and carried their shared memories with him throughout his life. John graduated from Stamford High School...
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