Obituaries

Randolph County Obituaries

Recent Obituaries for Cuthbert, GA, Randolph County & Surrounding Areas

Otis Kithen

Otis Kithen

Jul 28, 2018

Otis Kitchen was born on May 18, 1930 to the late Sylvester and Jennie S. Kitchen. On July 28th 2018 he transitioned to his place of rest at Phoebe Putney Hospital in Albany, GA. He was greeted by his loving wife Allie M. Kitchen, his parents, and several siblings. He was a member of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church. He was...

Tommy Glenn Rogers

Tommy Glenn Rogers

Jun 25, 2018

Mr. Tommy Glenn Rogers was born to JW Rogers and Christine Rogers on in Cuthbert, GA.. Mr. Rogers departed his earthly life on June 25, 2018 in the comfort of his home.At an early age Mr. Rogers joined Zion Rock Church.Mr. Tommy was a graduate of Randolph County Comprehensive High School. After high school Mr. Rogers worked as a Farmer...

Jeraline Nelson

Jeraline Nelson

May 7, 2018

Mother Jeraline Nelson was born June 3rd, 1931 in Weston, GA to the late Carrie Kendrick and Jesse Gordon. She was also preceeded in death by her husband Usher L. Nelson (Aka Tolou)Mother Nelson attended various schools in Randolph County and had a brilliant mind. Her hobbies were reading and doing crossword puzzles. MaDean, as she was called by many,...

Annie P. Evans

Annie P. Evans

May 7, 2018

Annie Pearl Evans was born August 12, 1937 to the late Deacon Willie James McClendon and Para Lee Lewis in Shellman, Georgia. Following a prolonged illness, her journey in this life ended at her residence in Columbus, Georgia on May 7, 2018.She was united in matrimony to the late Lee Charles Evans, Sr. and to this union four children were...

Bennie W. Peterson

Bennie W. Peterson

Apr 22, 2018

Bennie W. Peterson was born December 18, 1940 in Bluffton Georgia to the parents of Bennie Lee Peterson and Mildred Carr Peterson.On April 22,2018 Bennie Will Peterson departed this life at Early County Memorial Nursing Home in Blakely Georgia with his family by his side.Bennie Will accepted Christ at an early age at Enon Missionary Baptist Church. Bennie was a...

George Elder Lawson

George Elder Lawson

Apr 12, 2018

George Elder Lawson, Jr. was born in Lumpkin, GA on July 7, 1955 to the late George and Mary Lawson. At an early age he joined Benevolence Missionary Baptist Church. After graduating from Stewart County High School, he served seven years in the United States Army and upon discharge worked various jobs in and around the Randolph County area, primarily...

Elethia Ann Marshall

Elethia Ann Marshall

Apr 4, 2018

Elethia Ann Marshall “Lisa” was born November 30, 1970 in Cuthbert, GA to Johnnie Mae Sales and Paul Cummings. Lisa spent her final days at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital and on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 she was granted her wings. Lisa’s life would seem short to many but those who were touched by her understood that the quality of her...

Lizzie Hope

Lizzie Hope

Mar 31, 2018

Mrs. Lizzie Hope was born July 28, 1918 in Midway, Alabama, to the late Lucy and Johnny Groom. She departed this earthy life on March 31, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, GA.   In 1935 Mrs. Lizzie Hope was married to Mr. Earnest Hope, Sr. Mrs. Hope joined Pleasant Valley A.M.E. Church which was destroyed by fire, then...

Ella Frances Rainey

Ella Frances Rainey

Mar 30, 2018

Our dearly beloved Ella F. “Shep” Rainey “Our Madea” this jewel was born on June 27, 1941 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Green. She joined Antioch Missionary Baptist Church at an early age where she served as an usher on the Usher Board and also served as a Missionary.   She was educated at the Randolph County School system...

Georgia Mae Coleman

Georgia Mae Coleman

Jan 12, 2018

Georgia Mae Coleman was born October 10, 1950 in Cuthbert, GA to the late Bragg and Lizzie Brookins. She won her fight with cancer gaining her wings on January 12, 2018 early that morning in the comfort of her home.  Sister joined Virgil Chapel Baptist Church at an early age. She worked at the Nuclear Plant for 5 years while...

Tyrone Mitchell Brown

Tyrone Mitchell Brown

Jan 5, 2018

Tyrone Mitchell Brown peacefully transitioned to a new life on January 5, 2018. He was born on January 1,1963 in Miami, Florida to the late George A. Brown and Hattie Mitchell Brown who preceded him in death. Tyrone was one of seven children, Althea Mitchell Laws, Beatrice Mitchell McKoy, Theresa D. Mitchell, Karen Y. Mitchell, Lasonia L. Brown and Mamie...

Jerry Jivens

Jerry Jivens

Dec 5, 2017

Jerry Allen Jivens. Jr was born February 7, 1948, to the late Jerry Jivens Sr., and Eva Mae (Fields) Jivens in Savannah, Georgia. He departed his life on December 5, 2017, at Barbour Medical Center in Eufaula, Alabama. He attended Spencer High School in Columbus, Georgia. He then attended Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee where he earned an Associates...

Eugene Goines

Eugene Goines

Sep 28, 2017

Eugene Goines was born December 26,1934 to the late John Henry and Lucile Goines. As a child he confessed the Lord as his savior and became a member of the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church of Coleman, Georgia.Service to God by faithfulness anddedication to his church family where he served at New Hope Baptist Church. He was a friend to...

Alvin Fillingame

Alvin Fillingame

Aug 20, 2017

Alvin Fillingame, affectionately called Rooster, was born on December 13, 1949 in Cuthbert, Georgia to Lillie Mae Fillingame and the late Choice Fillingame, Sr. He was a graduate of Henderson High School, class of 1968. Many of his classmates would describe his personality as witty and outgoing, and he was always willing to extend a helping hand to anyone in...

Yolanda Baldwin Allen

Yolanda Baldwin Allen

Aug 1, 2017

Yolanda Baldwin was born to the late Elizabeth Baldwin on February 28, 1953, in Benevolence, GA. After her mother preceded her in death she was raised in by the late Ethel Snelling.At an early age she joined Mt. Olive AME. The church was later renamed Mt. Olive Non-Denominational Church where she as church secretary for many years. She was a...

Dorothy Thomas Jones

Dorothy Thomas Jones

Jul 20, 2017

On September 15, 1945 God Blessed the late Mrs. Lucile & Mr. John Thomas with a beautiful baby girl. They gave her the name Dorothy Mae. She was the first of four children.Dorothy grew up and was educated in the Quitman County School System at Kigler Training School.She join Morris Baptist Church at an early age.Dorothy was join in marriage...

Derrics SHORTER

Derrics SHORTER

Jun 29, 2017

Derrics Lavarah Shorter,Sr was born on September 10, 1958 in Cuthbert, GA. He was the son of the late Dukes Alexander Shorter, Sr. and the late Odessa Johnson Burkes. He departed his life on June 29, 2017 at Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center. He attended the public school in Randolph County and graduated from a Job Corp. program in El...

Lena Cooper

Lena Cooper

Jun 22, 2017

Lena Cooper (Lady) was a faithful servant of Jehovah for many years. She was baptized on February 10, 1962 and served as a faithful witness for fifty-five years. She attended Randolph County Training School were she was a 1961 graduate. Lena passed away peacefully at Joe Anne Burgin's Nursing Home, Thursday June 22, 2017. She was born December 30, 1941...

Georgenna Bailey

Georgenna Bailey

Jun 7, 2017

Georgeena Bernadette (Jenkins) Bailey was born January 1, 1945 in Augusta, Georgia, to Frank and Bertha Butts Jenkins. She was the fourth of five children. She passed away June 7, 2017 at her residence in Albany, Georgia. Georgeena graduated from Lucy C. Laney High School in 1962. On November 29, 1969, she married Robert Lee Bailey in Newark, New Jersey....

Dennis Leo Gilbert

Dennis Leo Gilbert

Jun 3, 2017

SSG Dennis Leo Gilbert, the sixth son of Nellie Lyles Gilbert and Morris Gilbert Sr., was born July 26, 1960 in Randolph County, Georgia. SSG Gilbert was called “Chip” by most who knew him and by all who loved him. Chip accepted Christ at an early age and joined New Salem A.M.E. Church in Benevolence, Georgia where he served as...