MRS. OPAL HOWELL TRIPP-RHODES, age 94, of Eastman, GA, died Monday, November 2, 2020 at Community Hospice in Vidalia, GA.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00PM Sunday, January 17, at Gresston Baptist Church Cemetery, with Rev. Dwayne Burney officiating.
MR. GREGG PACKER WILSON, age 85, of Helena, GA, died Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Glen Eagle Nursing and Rehab Center in Abbeville, GA.
Memorial services will be held at a later date.
Robert Cannon, age 78, of Perry, Georgia, formerly from Eastman, died Sunday, January 10, 2021, at the Houston County Medical Center.
Robert was born in Milan, Georgia, and attended Dodge County Schools. He was a member of The Vine Church of Houston County. At 19 years old, Robert began a long career with Stuckey’s in Eastman. In his retirement years, he enjoyed working with NAPA Auto Parts in Perry. He was an Army veteran who served in Germany from 1966-68. He enjoyed spending his time listening to bluegrass and country music. Robert was an avid gun/knife collector and enjoyed riding all over Georgia with his motorcycle rid
MRS. SALLY ANN REEDER of Daytona Beach Shores, Florida passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2020.
Sally, as she preferred to be called, was born on July 19, 1931 in St. Joseph, Michigan to Paul and Edna Barlow. At the age of 13 her family moved to St. Petersburg, Florida in search of a better life for her father who had been combat wounded in World War I. They later moved to Coral Gables where she graduated from High School, went on to get married and had 3 daughters, Linda, Cheryl, and Joy. When they finished High School and went to Georgia Southern University, she herself went back to coll
MRS. SHIRLEY BELL HUFF JOHNS, age 89, of Eastman, GA, died on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at the Heart of Georgia Nursing Home.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00PM Wednesday, January 13, at New Union Baptist Church Cemetery, with Rev. Mike Grenade & Rev Joe Daniel officiating.
MRS. SHERYL HARDIMAN YAWN, age 71, of Chauncey, GA, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2021 at the Dodge County Hospital.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00PM Tuesday, January 12, at Chauncey City Cemetery, with Rev. LaDon Connell and Rev. James Hammock officiating.
MRS. WANDA WRIGHT HAWN, age 67, of Eastman, GA, died Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at the Dodge County Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Monday, January 11, at Solid Rock Church of God, with Bishop Ralph Horne and Bishop Matthew Floyd officiating, with interment in Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
MRS. SANDRA “SANDI” HARDIMAN STEVENSON GRIMES, age 70, of Eastman, GA, went to her Heavenly home Wednesday, January 6, 2021.
The memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, January 9, at Chauncey City Cemetery, with Reverend James Hammock and Reverend Ronnie Moore officiating. The family requests friends and family wear masks and observe social distancing protocols.
Terry Clarence Tripp died peacefully in his Elberton, GA home just before dawn on Monday, January 4, 2021, with his wife and son by his side. Following a 13 year struggle with Parkinson’s disease, Terry is finally free. He was 69.
An Eastman, Georgia native, Terry was born on April 28, 1951, one of three children of the late Willie Clarence Tripp and Myrtle Roland Tripp. He was a 1969 graduate of Dodge County High School and furthered his education at Middle George College. Terry transferred to the University of Georgia where he graduated in 1975 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Education and Zoology.
APRIL CHERIE MIMBS CRENSHAW, age 51, of Dublin, GA, formerly of Eastman, GA, died Monday, January 4, 2021.
Memorial services will be held at 2:00PM Sunday, January 10, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Jeff Thomas.
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.