Memorial services will be held at 11:00AM Friday, June 4, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Daniel Cook, Rev. Dahl McDermitt, and Marc Middlebrooks officiating.
LAURA SHEFFIELD PRUITT, age 47, of McDonough, Georgia died Monday, May 31, 2021, at her residence.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00AM Thursday, June 3, at Sharon Church, 571 N Ola Rd, McDonough, GA 30252, with Rev. Daryl Sanders officiating. A graveside committal service will be held at 4:00PM Thursday, June 3, at Harrell Cemetery, Harrell Cemetery Rd, Hawkinsville, Georgia with Rev. Kevin Morrison officiating.
MRS. MAE SMITH MULLIS, age only Jesus knows, died Sunday, May 30, 2021, at Heart of Georgia Nursing Home.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00AM Wednesday, June 2, at Eastside Baptist Church, with Rev. Lewis Harrell and Rev. Stephen Upchurch officiating, with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery.
SHANNON MARIE BECK, age 46, of Eastman, GA, died Saturday, May 29, 2021, at her residence.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Tuesday, June 1, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Robert “Ox” Marina and Rev. Myron Parkerson officiating, with interment in Poplar Springs Cemetery.
MR. JERRELL JOE “J.J.” WHITE, age 77, of Gresston, GA, died Saturday, May 29, 2021, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Wednesday, June 2, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. William Baggley and Rev. Billy Coleman officiating, with interment in Giddens Harrell Cemetery.
MR. EDWARD WILLIAM SINGLETARY, age 74, of Eastman, GA, died Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at the Medical Center Navicent Health in Macon, GA.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00AM Friday, May 28, at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, with Rev. Mike Grenade officiating and military honors.
MRS. BETTY IRENE HIGINGBOTHAM CROWE, age 89, of Eastman, GA, died Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at Advanced Health and Rehab of Twiggs County, in Jeffersonville, GA.
Memorial services will be held at a later date.
MRS. NOLA MERLE COBB STEPHENS, age 73, of Midway Community, GA, died Thursday, May 20, 2021 at the Medical Center Navicent Health in Macon, GA.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Saturday, May 22, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Royce McClelland officiating, with interment in Orphans Cemetery.
MRS. PATTI MELINDA (GALLOWAY) BRITT, age 66, of Eastman, GA, died Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at her residence.
A private family memorial service will be held at a later date.
The death Tuesday, April 20, of 93-year-old Georgia born Tempest Storm of Las Vegas, deemed as one of the most famous burlesque stars of all time, is drawing condolences and attention from people all over America; especially in Waycross, Ga., where her brother retired Mattox Broadcasting Sales Manager Jim Miller resides.
Known for her headline shows on the Las Vegas Strip, Tempest hails from Eastman, Ga. but her life of "radiance,'' as her admirers described her, blazed a trail for strip-tease artists for more than a half-century. A longtime friend said Storm died in her Las Vegas apartment, adding "She was the last of the great legends in the golden age of burlesque. She was perhaps the biggest of all.''
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.