Ricky Dean Peebles, age 61, of Rackettown Community, died Monday, September 26, 2022, at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital in Vidalia after a brief illness. He was a lifelong resident of Rackettown Community. He worked for Air Supply as a truck driver and also with SD Sales for twenty years. He was currently working with the Toombs County Convenience Center at Normantown. He attended Faith Assembly of God in Lyons and was a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans in Mt. Vernon. He enjoyed cutting grass, rebuilding Big Red wagons and collecting Matchbox cars. He is preceded in death by his parents, Nick Peebles and Eudene Williamson Peebles; and an infant brother, James Keith Peebles.
His family includes his seven siblings, Garland Peebles and wife Tina of Rackettown, Penny Haligan and husband Mike of Petross Community, Corbie Shaw and husband Ricky of Rackettown, Trellis Peebles of Soperton, Donnie Peebles and wife Andrea of Marietta, Wynoka Peebles, and Cherry Peebles; and several nieces and nephews, including Chris Peebles of Rackettown.
The funeral service will be Wednesday afternoon, September 28th, at 3:00 in the chapel of Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home with Pastor Joseph Akins and Pastor Don Carroll officiating. Burial will follow at Pendleton Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday evening from 6:00 until 8:00.
Flowers are accepted, or memorial contributions may be made to Sons of Confederate Veterans, PO Box 1081, Macon, GA 31202 or Faith Assembly of God, 160 Skyline Blvd., Lyons, GA 30436.
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Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Chance Gay, age 91, of Vidalia, died Sunday, September 25, 2022, at Meadows Park Health and Rehabilitation. Mrs. Gay was born on November 9, 1930, at her home in Perkins, Georgia near Millen. She was a member of Dry Branch Baptist Church and a 1947 graduate of Millen High School. After graduation, she attended Rice Business College in Charleston and later worked for Southern Bell in Augusta. She returned home to train as a nurse at Thompson Hospital in Millen and later worked at Aiken Hospital in Lyons. There she met her husband and father of her children, Douglas Gay. She remained a resident of Toombs County the rest of her life. After marriage, she was devoted to taking care of her beloved family. Later she returned to the medical field, working with Dr. Ben Neely and Dr. Melania Domingo. She came from a large, loving, musical family and was the last living sibling of nine children. Affectionately known as “Nanny,” she enjoyed having her large family together on holidays. Her hobbies included singing, playing the piano and guitar, reading, crossword puzzles, and word searches. She was preceded in death by her son, Kerry Douglas Gay; her parents, Ashley Oliver Chance and Effie Mae Sowell Chance; three sisters, Catherine Chance Daigle, Louise Chance Ward, and Jewell Chance McMillan; five brothers, Oliver Chance, Ernest Chance, Howard Chance, Thurman Chance, and infant Willis Henry Chance.
She is survived by her daughter, Donna Ann Gay Darley and husband Al; son, Michael Glenn Gay and wife Judy; grandsons, Alexander Darley and wife Haile, Andrew Darley, Joshua Gay and wife Samantha, and Michael Davis and wife Laura; granddaughters, Ashley Gay Rollins and husband Aaron, and Anna Gay Lee and husband Cliff; and thirteen great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. She is also survived by her brother-in-law, L.D. McMillan, Sr. and sister-in-law, Jean Chance Goodman.
The funeral service will be held Wednesday, September 28th, at 11:00 a.m. at Marvin Methodist Church with Pastor Jack Ward and Pastor Michael Kennedy officiating. Burial will follow at Marvin Methodist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the church on Wednesday morning from 10:00 until just prior to the service.
The family wishes to express their sincere gratitude to the staff of Meadows Park Health and Rehabilitation for the loving care provided to our loved one.
Flowers will be accepted, or memorial contributions can be made to Marvin Church Cemetery, c/o Sandra Gettis, 4304 Hwy 147, Lyons, GA 30436.
Pallbearers are Alexander Darley, Andrew Darley, Joshua Gay, Michael Davis, Frank Ward, Larry Ward, Troy Ward, Lenward McMillan, Craig Steinhaus, Lynn Chance, Aaron Rollins, and Donnie Chance.
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Mrs. Shirley Nell Robitzsch Wilson, age 80, beloved wife of Grayson Wilson of Adrian passed away, as the sun began to set, early Friday evening, September 23, 2022 at their home.
Born in Allenhurst, Georgia, she was one of four children born to the late Ovid Henderson Robitzsch and Juanita Nell Rushing. She grew up in Swainsboro and attended Swainsboro High School. She married Johnson County native, William Grayson Wilson on January 5, 1966 and they began a journey together that lasted for fifty six years. Mrs. Wilson had worked as a Waitress at Keys Café in Swainsboro but was primarily a wife, mother and grandmother.
She enjoyed church, spending time with family and friends, planting flowers, dancing, watching westerns and going to yard sales.
She was a member of Mt. Olive Church of the Nazarene, Scott, GA.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her stepfather, J. C. Rushing and in laws, Libby Robitzsch, Jerry McGraw and Charles Nobles.
Mrs. Wilson leaves behind her husband of fifty six years, Grayson Wilson, their children, Pam Kirkland and her husband John, Dennis Wilson, Shannon Nelson and her husband Tres, all of Scott, GA, her siblings, Henderson Robitzsch, Lyons, GA, Dorothy McGraw, Sandersville, GA, Joyce Nobles, Louisville, KY, her two grandsons, James Grayson Nelson, William Clark Nelson and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p. m. on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 in the Williams Chapel of Sammons Funeral Home with Thurman Foskey officiating.
Mrs. Wilson will be laid to rest in the Pullens Cemetery, between Adrian and Wrightsville, in Johnson County.
Her family will receive friends on Tuesday from 2:00 p. m. until the hour of service.
Serving as pallbearers will be: Tres Nelson, James Nelson, Clark Nelson, Elmer Wilson, Andy Wilson and James Moore.
Please share a memory, leave a condolence message and sign the online guest register at www.sammonsfuneralhome.com
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Mr. Clarence Linton, Jr., age 93, of Columbus, Georgia, died Monday, September 5, 2022, in Cartersville Nursing and Rehabilitation after an extended illness. He was a native of Savannah, and in his early life joined the Merchant Marines where he served from 1945 to 1952. Soon after, he joined the United States Army and retired after twenty-six years as a Master Sergeant. He was a Korean and Vietnam Veteran. During his military career, he was the recipient of the National Defense Service Medal, 1st Oak Leaf Cluster; Good Conduct Medal, 8th Award; Army Commendation Medal; Bronze Star Medal, 4th Oak Leaf Cluster; Vietnam Service Medal with one Silver Star and one Bronze Star; Vietnam Campaign Medal; Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm; Overseas Service Bars, 6 Bars; Air Medal; United Nations Service Medal; Korean Service Medal with two Bronze Stars; Meritorious Service Medal; Parachutist Badge; Presidential Unit Citation, Army; Eight Service Stripes; and the Combat Infantryman Badge, 2nd Award
After his military career, he worked with W.C. Bradley in Columbus until his retirement in 1970. He was a Mason in Bamberg, Germany, and also a Shriner and member of the Scottish Rite. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and history. He is preceded in death by his wife, Mary A. Higgs Linton; his parents, Clarence Linton, Sr. and Bessi Gertrude Shuman Linton.
His family includes his sister-in-law, Shellie H. Dover of Cartersville; brother-in-law, Henry O. Higgs, Jr. of Omaha, Nebraska; several nieces and nephews, including Henry and Dawn Dover and family, Susan Woodman and Kin Woodman; and a great-niece, Kindra Woodman
The graveside memorial service will be Saturday morning, October 1st, at 11:00 at Ohoopee Community Cemetery with Johnny McCullough officiating
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Masonic Home of Georgia, P.O. Box 4183, Macon, GA 31208.
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Joyce Hart Tyson, age 75, of Vidalia, died Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at Community Hospice House in Vidalia after an extended illness. She was a native of the Johnson Corner Community and a 1965 graduate of Toombs Central School. She moved to Montgomery County in 1972 and was owner/operator of The Sandwich Shoppe in Vidalia for several years. She enjoyed playing the piano and being outdoors, especially hunting, gardening and fishing where she was known as the lady who fished at night for crappie at Lake Oconee, oftentimes by herself. She was an active member of Blockers Chapel Church, and early in her life, she was active in various church functions, including church camp and anything her children were involved in. She was a “Mama” to many. She is preceded in death by two husbands, Ronnie Fred Parker and Jimmy Tyson; parents, Joseph Eugene Hart and Dorothy Elizabeth Davis Hart; long-time friend and companion, Johnny White; and her beloved dachshund, Dottie.
Her family includes three children, Karen Tyson Outzs, Tracey Parker and wife Tonya, all of Vidalia, and Patti Daniels and husband Jody of Swainsboro; one sister, Jan Hart Beasley and husband Johnny of Cedar Crossing; one brother, Joey Hart and wife Martha of Ohoopee Community; four grandchildren, Lauren E. Bailey, and Blake Coleman and husband Boone, all of Vidalia, Tucker Outzs and wife Haley of Douglas and Brantley Daniels of Swainsboro; seven great-grandchildren, Tyson, Banks, Emma, Wiley, L.J., Waylon and Luca; and her dachshund, J.J.
The funeral service will be Sunday afternoon, September 25th, at 3:00 in the chapel of Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home with Pastor Albert White and Pastor Reece Mincey officiating. Burial will follow at Lakeview Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:00 p.m. until just prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Community Hospice Foundation, PO Box 2277, Vidalia, GA 30475 or Blockers Chapel Church, PO Box 1146, Vidalia, GA 30475.
The family will gather at the residence of Tracey and Tonya Parker, 194 Oren Sharpe Rd, Vidalia, GA 30474.
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