Cornelia Carolyn Parks, 81 of Anchorage, AK, formerly of Waverly Hall, GA, passed away May 8, 2025, peacefully at Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage, AK.
Mrs. Parks was born October 5, 1943, in Manchester, GA, the daughter of Lester Maddox Kendrick and Annie Clyde Braddy Kendrick. She was a certified Dietary Manager for Alvista Care Home in Greenville, GA. She also worked for Warm Springs Nursing Home and Deerfield Nursing Home. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Ardith Donald "Don" Parks, brother Henry Wilson Kendrick and sister-in-law Wilma Gwendolyn "Cookie" Belflower Kendrick.
AMBER NICOLE MITCHELL HOWELL, age 38, of Eastman, GA, died Thursday, May 22, 2025, at Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin, GA.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM Sunday, May 25, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Myron Parkerson & Rev. Desmond Bell officiating, with interment in Cottondale Baptist Church Cemetery.
MRS. CATHERYN YVONNE KING LOZANO, age 90, of Gresston, GA, died Sunday, May 18, 2025, at her residence.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Saturday, May 24, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Pastor Myron Parkerson and Mrs. Kim Parkerson officiating, with interment in Harrelson Cemetery in McRae, GA.
MRS. GERALDINE MULLIS THOMPSON, age 83, of Eastman, GA, died Monday, May 19, 2025, at Heart of Georgia Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM Thursday, May 22, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Myron Parkerson officiating, with interment in Sweet Home Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.
MR. JAY HARRY EVANS, age 49, of Milan, GA, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2025, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at Milan Baptist Church with Rev. Aubrey Corbitt, Mr. Allen Brown and Mr. Tony Taylor officiating with interment in Milan City Cemetery.
JACK RANDALL “RANDY” JONES, age 66, of Milan, GA, died Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin, GA.
Funeral services will be held at 4:00PM Monday, May 19, in Milan Church of God, with Rev. officiating, with interment in the Jones Family Cemetery in Milan.
MRS. JAMMIE LEE CURRY GRENADE, age 73, of Glenwood, GA, formerly of Eastman, GA, died Thursday, May 15, 2025, at Memorial Healthcare in Savannah, GA.
Graveside services will be held at 3:00PM Sunday, May 18, at Woodlawn Cemetery, with Pastor Richard Wyatt officiating.
Mr. James E. “Jim” Merriman, Jr., age 80, of Gretna, VA, passed away peacefully at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital surrounded by loved ones on Thursday, May 8, 2025.
Born July 14, 1944, in Martinsville, VA, Jim was the eldest son of the late James Everett Merriman, Sr. and Mary Gunter Merriman. He attended Martinsville High School where he was a member of the National Honors Society and played trombone in the school’s marching band. In 1966 Jim graduated from The University of Virginia with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. He lived in Glens Falls, NY, working as a chemist for several years and obtained his pilot’s license.
MR. JAMES SAMUEL “SAMMY” MIDDLEBROOKS, age 85, of Eastman, GA, died Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at Heart of Georgia Nursing Home in Eastman, GA.
A celebration of life service will be held at a later date.
MRS. BETTY JEAN JONES WEATHERSBEE, age 82, of Chester, GA, passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at Dodge County Hospital in Eastman, GA.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM Sunday, April 27, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Sterling Averett officiating, with interment in Pleasant Olive Cemetery in Chester.
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.