MR. JAMES LAMAR (JIM) WIGGINS, age 77, of Eastman, GA, died Sunday, January 28, 2024, at his residence.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00PM on Friday, February 2, at Southerland Funeral Chapel with Mr. Donnie Dixon, Rev. Clay Layfield, and Rev. Mike Hardin officiating, with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery in Eastman, GA.
Mrs. Frances Laura Foster Winburn, age 72, died on January 26th, 2024, at her daughter’s house in Hull, GA. A visitation will be held from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM on February 3rd, 2024, with a celebration of life service held at 2:00 PM on February 3, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Stephen Upchurch officiating.
Frances was born and raised in Eastman, GA, and traveled with her civil service family to England, France, and Germany, before returning to Eastman. She was a 1969 graduate of Dodge County High School and then attended Middle Georgia College in Cochran. While attending Middle Georgia College she met her future husband George Lewis Winburn, and married on September 11, 1971, in Eastman. They later moved to Athens, GA, where she attended Athens Technical College and earned a nursing degree as an L
MR. JON RONALD “RONNIE” COLEY, age 70, of Macon, GA, died Sunday, January 14, 2024, in Macon, GA.
A celebration of life service will be held at 10:00AM Saturday, January 20, at Orphans Cemetery, with Pastor Rick Hamilton officiating.
MS. CATHERINE HOLLAND, age 73, died January 15, 2024, in St. Augustine, FL.
Born in Brunswick, GA on February 17, 1950, Catherine (Cathy) was the daughter of Edna Smith Holland and Jesse Holland. She was a member of St. Augustine Church of Christ. She was a graduate of Lyons High School, received her bachelor’s degree from Georgia Southwestern University, and later earned her master’s degree from the University of Georgia where she became a lifelong Bulldogs fan. She taught at several elementary schools over the years and spent the majority of her career as an educa
NICK HEATH O’QUINN, age 51, of Rhine, GA, died Friday, January 12, 2024.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Friday, January 19, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Pastor Tom Jackson and Mr. Jamie Lann officiating, with interment in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Rhine, GA.
MR. LARRY THEO MULLIS, SR., age 81, of Macon, GA, died Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at Piedmont Hospital in Macon, GA.
A celebration of life service will be held at 2:00pm, Saturday January 20th, 2024, at Stokes- Southerland Funeral Home.
MR. JOHN WESLEY McCRANIE, age 75, of Eastman, GA, died Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at Atrium Navicent Health in Macon, GA.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Thursday, January 11, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Fred Parker and Dr. Dwaine Dunn officiating, with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery.
MR. C.B. BRANCH, JR., age 76, of Eastman, GA, died Sunday, January 7, 2024, at Memorial Hospital in Savannah, GA.
A celebration of life service will be held at a later date.
MRS. DOROTHY DEANE WATERS THOMAS, age 92, of Fayetteville, GA, died Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at her residence.
A celebration of life service will be held at 1:00PM Saturday, January 13, 2024, at Liberty Baptist Church in Fayetteville, GA, with Pastor James Oney and Rev. Randy Wood officiating. Dorothy was a woman who enjoyed helping others and made the choice to donate her body to science. She will be laid to rest in Woodlawn Cemetery in Eastman, GA at a later date.
MR. JERRY WAYNE “SEC” FORDHAM, age 77, of Eastman, GA, died Saturday, December 30, 2023, at Doctors Hospital in Augusta, GA.
A celebration of life service will be held at 2:00PM Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Roy Williams, Mr. Jay Jones, Mr. Clay Jones, and Mr. Mike Leonard officiating.
Locally owned and operated, Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home, has been "A Tradition of Trust" to Eastman, Dodge County and Middle Georgia for over 65 years.