Emma "Tootsie" Walls
Mar 29, 2022
Mrs. Emma Lee Walls, known by most as “Tootsie” passed away peacefully at the Montezuma Health and Rehabilitation Center on March 29, 2022.
Funeral services will be held at Cedar Valley Baptist Church on Friday, April 1, 2022 at 11:00 a.m with Pastor Damon Fountain officiating the service. Burial will follow in Bertha Dozier Memorial Park Cemetery,...
Lance Corporal Ted Steven Hudson
Mar 27, 2022
Lance Corporal Ted Steven Hudson, USMC, age 81, of Montezuma, Georgia, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022, at his residence.
He will be laid to rest in Bertha Dozier Memorial Park. Services will be private.
Born September 29, 1940, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he was the son of the late Voyce Edward Hudson and Helen...
Mrs. Sheila Diane Fowler
Mar 21, 2022
Mrs. Sheila Diane Fowler, age 72, of Andersonville, Georgia passed away Monday, March 21, 2022, at Atrium Health Navicent Hospital of Macon, Georgia.
A graveside service will be held on Friday, March 25, 2022, at 12:30 p.m. at Little Bethel Cemetery in Ideal, Georgia, and Brother Troy Fripp will officiate. The family will receive friends at Watson-Mathews...
Mr. Arthur H. Reeves Jr.
Mar 20, 2022
Mr. Arthur H. Reeves, Jr. of Oglethorpe, Georgia passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022, at the Oaks Nursing Home in Marshallville, Georgia.
Services will be private. He will be laid to rest in Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens.
He was born January 23, 1924, in Jonesboro, Georgia to the late Arthur Hollis Reeves and Effie Ross Reeves....
Barbara Starke Naftal
Mar 17, 2022
Mrs. Barbara Starke Naftal, age 87, of Oglethorpe, Georgia, entered into rest on Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Sumter Phoebe Hospital in Americus, Georgia. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home and Pastor John Homer and Pastor Joy Wilson will officiate.The family will receive friends from 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m....
Mr. Noah W. Yoder
Mar 17, 2022
Mr. Noah W. Yoder, age 71, of Montezuma, Georgia entered into rest March 17, 2022, at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Clearview Mennonite Church, 5187 Mennonite Church Road, Montezuma, Georgia from 2:00 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Funeral services...
Daisy Howard Gatewood
Mar 15, 2022
Mrs. Daisy Howard Gatewood, age 89, of Montezuma, Georgia, passed away March 15, 2022, at the Oaks Nursing Home in Marshallville, Georgia. A memorial service will be held at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 19, 2022.The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. prior to the service. Mrs. Gatewood was born June 24,...
Maggie Claire Ward
Feb 17, 2022
Mrs. Maggie Claire Ward, age 89, of Montezuma, entered into rest on Thursday, February 17, 2022. Graveside service will be held on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at 11:00 am at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Vienna, GA.The family will receive friends from 10:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at the cemetery. Mrs. Ward is preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Gladys...
Caleb Lee Hanz Yoder
Feb 16, 2022
Caleb Lee Hanz Yoder was born on May 26, 1992, to Nathan A. and Mari Alice (Whitt) Yoder in Americas, GA. and went to be with the Lord on Feb. 16, 2022, at the age of 29 years, 9 months, and 21 days. Funeral Service will be held on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. at Word of Life...
Sara Yoder
Feb 13, 2022
Mrs. Sara N. Yoder was born on October 14, 1931, to Noah and Sadie (Schrock) Yoder in Norfolk, Virginia, and went to be with the Lord on February 13, 2022, at the age of 90 years, 3 months, and 29 days. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 15, 2021, from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. until...
Nita Jo Gauthier
Feb 7, 2022
Mrs. Nita Jo Gauthier, age 83 of Byromville, GA passed away, Monday, February 7, 2022, at her home. Visitation will be Friday, February 11, 2022, from 6 PM to 8 PM at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma, GA. Funeral services will be Saturday, February 12, 2022, at 3 PM at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church in Vienna, GA with her son,...
David A. Albritton (Courtesy)
Jan 18, 2022
David A. Albritton, 60 of Panama City, Florida formerly of Montezuma, GA, died January 18, 2022, in Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 29, 2022, at 2:00 P.M at County Line Baptist Church, 6716 Highway 240, Ellaville, Georgia, 31806. Reverend Mark Poole will officiate the service.The family will...
Joseph Douglas Mcnutt
Jan 16, 2022
Mr. Joseph Douglas McNutt, Jr., age 57, of Oglethorpe, Georgia passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 16, 2022. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 22, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at Mt. Zion – St. Luke Lutheran Church in Oglethorpe with Pastor Barbara Koch officiating the service.Burial will follow at Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens. Friends and family will be...
Reuben Ed Odom
Jan 10, 2022
Mr. Reuben Ed Odom, Sr., age 75, of Ideal, Georgia passed away suddenly, Monday, January 10, 2022, at his residence. Born on November 11, 1946, in Montezuma, Georgia to the late Reuben Odom and Ernestine Jewel Dorsey. He was a member of Whitewater Baptist Church. He dearly loved his family and enjoyed farming and tending to his cows.He proudly served...
Doyle Houston Johnson
Jan 10, 2022
Mr. Doyle Houston Johnson, Sr, age 92, of Marshallville, Georgia entered into rest on Monday, January 10, 2022. Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, January 14, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Marshallville, Georgia and Pastor Danny Barton will officiate.Family will receive friends at the church from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.Entombment will follow at the...
Amber Dawn Aldridge
Jan 9, 2022
Mrs. Amber Dawn Aldridge, 47, of Oglethorpe, Georgia passed away, Sunday, January 9, 2022. A Celebration of Life Service will be held 2:00 PM, Sunday, January 16, 2022 at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home Chapel in Montezuma, Georgia. Pastor Lance Bernard will officiate the service. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM before the service on Sunday. She...
Kay Frances Storey
Jan 2, 2022
Kay Frances Middleton Storey was born August 17, 1941, and passed away Sunday morning January 2, 2022, after an extended illness in the hospital.She had shared her words of affection for each one of her children a few days before passing. She was born to Margaret Rose Martin and Chris Simons, and then she was adopted by S. Allen and...
Mary Jane Ethridge
Dec 25, 2021
Mrs. Mary Jane Ethridge, of Oglethorpe, Georgia entered into rest on December 25, 2021 at the age of 71. Born on June 27, 1950, in Thomasville, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Leo Benjamin Fain and Idale Saliba Fain.Mrs. Ethridge was a member of Mt. Zion-St. Luke Lutheran Church in Oglethorpe.She led a very active lifestyle, and loved...
Terry Eugene Ham
Dec 23, 2021
Terry E. Ham Sr., a simple farmer and loving family man, passed away at home on December 23, 2021. "Big Daddy" or "T," as he was lovingly known, will be dearly missed. He was generous and kind to those who knew him. Born in Montezuma, he was the third son of the late Mack Ham Sr. and Viloula Young Ham....
Edwin E. Yoder
Dec 12, 2021
Mr. Edwin E. Yoder of Montezuma, Georgia entered into rest on December 12, 2021, at the age of 92. Born on August 28, 1929, in Norfolk, Virginia, he is the son of the late Enos W. Yoder and Mary M. Miller.Mr. Yoder moved to Montezuma from Norfolk, Virginia sixty-six years ago. He is a member of the Montezuma Mennonite Church....
