Obituaries

Randolph County Obituaries

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

Cardelia Carter

Cardelia Carter

Apr 12, 2020

Sister Cardelia Francine Carter was born in Randolph County on May 22,1958 to the late Mable Carter. Through her devotion to God, she accepted Christ as her personal Savior at an early age and joined Second Saint Luke Baptist Church. She later joined Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church. Sister Carter received her education in Randolph County Schools. She was a...

Sandra Coleman Smith

Sandra Coleman Smith

Apr 7, 2020

Sandra Coleman Smith was born in Cuthbert, GA on August 12, 1953 to the late Cooper Coleman Sr and Alberta D.Coleman. At an early age Sandra accepted Christ as per personal Savior. She was a member of Vilulah Missionary Baptist Church in Cuthbert, GA, where she was extremely active in church activities. Sandra was a graduate of Henderson High School....

Velma Rembert Martin

Velma Rembert Martin

Apr 4, 2020

Velma Rembert Martin was born in Shellman, GA on October 21, 1952 she was number five of nine siblings born to the late Henry L. and Freddie Mae Flowers. She was preceded in death by her late husband Bobby Charles Rembert Sr. and her son Bobby Charles Rembert Jr. also her brothers Henry Lee Flower, George Flowers and sister Laura...

Saul Elmer Richardson

Saul Elmer Richardson

Apr 2, 2020

Saul Elmer Richardson was born in Cuthbert, GA on April 14, 1937. He was the youngest of eight children born to the late Ulysses and Vercie Stergis Richardson. He received his B.S. degree from Albany State University and M. Ed. degree from Jacksonville State University. He began his career in Randolph County where he served as a Librarian. He retired...

Ruth Webb Thompson

Ruth Webb Thompson

Mar 30, 2020

Today we celebrate the life of our mother, who departed this life March 30, 2020. Mom was born in Coleman, GA to Trudie and Kelton Webb December 24, 1917. She was preceded in death by eight brothers, Lenus, Otis, Crawford, Kelton Jr, Ernest, Olden, James and Hubert; two sisters, Bertha Florence and Mable Morrison. Mom joined New Hope Baptist Church...

Donnella James Knighton

Donnella James Knighton

Mar 15, 2020

Daughter of the late Raymond & Sarah Dixon Knighton sister of Virginia Knighton, Kenneth Knighton, Clarence Knighton , and the late James Knighton wife of the late George Ross Knighton. Mother of Shirley Knighton Yelverton (Joe), Deborah Knighton, Sarah Graddy (Lindbergh) and the late Winford Ross, Audery Lynn and Anthony George, Grandmother of 12: Great Grandmother of 36 and Great...

Virginia Lee Cooper

Virginia Lee Cooper

Mar 12, 2020

Virginia Lee Cooper was born in Cuthbert, GA on April 25, 1939 to the late Charlie and Georgia Rogers Cooper. Virginia proclaimed her faith at an early age and joined the Mount Cilla AME Church in Carnegie, GA. She was baptized at the Nazareth Baptist Church in Columbus, GA, where she served on the senior usher board, the bulletin board...

Carey Jerome "Ron" Wilson

Carey Jerome "Ron" Wilson

Jan 25, 2020

Carey Jerome Wilson affectionately known as “Ron” the youngest son of the late James Wilson and Annie Florence Murphy-Wilson, he was born May 13, 1966 in Cuthbert, Georgia. He departed this life on Saturday January 25, 2020 at 8:00 am at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany Georgia At an early age, Carey was in the church and began a...

Sandra Harris- Jones

Sandra Harris- Jones

Jan 14, 2020

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Ruby C Waldon

Ruby C Waldon

Jan 3, 2020

Ruby Carol Waldon was born in Randolph County, Georgia on March 17, 1933 to James and Georgia Mae Holmes Green Telfair.Ruby C. as she was affectionately called, grew up in Randolph County and the City of Cuthbert, where she attended the Randolph County Training School. Ruby Joined the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church where she served in the Mission Department. She...

James ` Hargrove

James ` Hargrove

Nov 20, 2019

James Edward Hargrove was born May 31, 1941 in Cuthbert, Georgia.  He was the fifth of seven children born to the late Jack Hargrove, Sr. and Louella Baker Hargrove.  His younger sister, Dorothy Hargrove Jenkins, preceded him in death.  He departed this life on Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at Wilson Hospice Center, Albany, Georgia.   James was a graduate of Randolph...

Gladys Richardson

Gladys Richardson

Oct 29, 2019

Gladys Seymore Richardson, a long-time resident of Cuthbert, GA., died Tuesday morning, the 29th of October 2019 at Joe-Anne Burgin Nursing Home.             Gladys was born February 14, 1934 in Cuthbert, GA. to the late Castoria Seymore Sr. and Bobbie Lou Seymore-Baldwin. Gladys worked as a sharecropper for years with her grandmother, Victoria Moreland (who raised her), her brothers - Steve...

Clara SWhingles Alford

Clara SWhingles Alford

Oct 8, 2019

A Time to Be Born: Clara was born January 8, 1930 to the late Willie and Lee Shingles in Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia. She was affectionately called “Sally” by all who knew and loved her. A Time to Learn and Serve: Clara attended Randolph County Schools and joined Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Cuthbert at an early age. She...

Ernest Glover

Ernest Glover

Sep 5, 2019

Ernest James Glover was born October 1, 1954 in Clayton, AL to the late Johnny and Melvie Glover. On September 5, 2019, at Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center, he transitioned from this earthly life to his eternal home.At an early age, Ernest acknowledged Jesus Christ as his personal Savior and joined Old Mt. Sila Missionary Baptist Church in Clayton, AL....

Gregory Van Simmons

Gregory Van Simmons

Sep 5, 2019

Gregory Van Simmons was born February 12, 1963 at Professional Hospital, Westchester County, Yonkers, NY to Fletcher W. Simmons and Beatrice Hayes Simmons. He was baptized at an early age at the Institutional African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Yonkers, NY, where he served as an Usher and Junior Steward.Gregory was an avid reader. He learned to read at an early...

Charlie Lee Devorce

Charlie Lee Devorce

Aug 4, 2019

Charlie Lee Devorce, 70, passed away with his family by his side on Sunday, August 4, 2019.  Charlie was born and raised in Lumpkin (Stewart County), Georgia on April 2, 1949 to William Devorce and Gussie Devorce (Cherry).  He also called Cuthbert, Georgia his home where he raised his children.  Charlie leaves behind his loving wife, Mary Devorce of 46...

Tracy Darnell Patterson

Tracy Darnell Patterson

Jul 12, 2019

Mr. Tracy Darnell Patterson was born on April 26, 1966 in Dawson, GA to Willie Ruth and Howard Patterson. Tracy departed his life on July 12, 2019 at his residence (childhood home) in Dawson, GA.  He was preceded in death by his mother, Willie Ruth Patterson, his brother, Dwellyen Patterson, his sister, Wanda Faye Patterson, and his aunt, Evelyn Turner...

Willie James Smith

Willie James Smith

Jul 8, 2019

Mr. Willie James Smith was born in Morris, Georgia to the late Roberta Smith and Elbert Bussey.  They had five children together; Elbert Charles, Cynthia, Willie James, Jerry, and Rosa Ann.  Elbert Charles (Lottie Pearl) preceded him in death on May 18, 2019 in Statesboro, Georgia. On Monday, July 8, 2019 he departed this life at Southeast Medical Center in...

Mildred Thornton

Mildred Thornton

Jun 26, 2019

On May 13, 1939, God blessed Rand and Verna Thomas with a beautiful daughter which they named Mildred Antoinette.  Mildred departed this life on June 26, 2019; her soul took flight to its eternal resting place.  She graduated from Randolph County Training School in 1956.  She married the late Rushiel Fredrick Gadson in 1959 and to this union five children...

Curtis Butler

Curtis Butler

Jun 20, 2019

Curtis Butler was born in Shellman, Georgia on November 27, 1943 to the late Arthur and Ora Pearl Butler. Two (2) siblings preceded him in death, Barney (Bobby) and Dorothy Butler. Curtis transitioned from labor to reward on June 20, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Hospital in Albany, Georgia. Curtis accepted Christ at an early age. He was a faithful and...