All Obituaries

PERCEL “BRUH” MILLER, the son of the late Armie Lee Sheffield and Jessie Lee “Pap” Miller, was born on February 24, 1940 in Polk County, Florida. On the blessed evening of January 8, 2021, Percel Miller answered his FATHER’S precious call at Southeast Health of Dothan, AL. At an early age, he joined Pilgrim Rest A.M.E. Church. He attended school in Miller County and was a 1958 graduate of Bethel High School. Mr. Percel worked at Elberta Crate and Box...

Sister Bernette Hall Williams, daughter of Mrs. Dolores Moseley and the late Wesley hall. She was born July 30, 1955 in Detroit, Michigan. She was joined in marriage on July 30, 1989 to Percy J. Williams, Jr. and to this union two sons were born. Sister Bernette Williams dedicated her life to Jehovah and was baptized on July 1,1995. She served Jehovah faithfully until her health failed but she still kept up with the meetings and activities of serving Jehovah. Bernette loved people...

Sister Idella P. Mims was born in Bainbridge, Georgia to the late Reverend Willie L. Mims and Loria M. Peters Mims. She attended public school in Decatur County. She worked for Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Florida until she became disabled. She later moved back to Bainbridge, Georgia in 2008. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by Andrew W. Mims, Samuel Mims, Dollie M. Danzy, Lucille L. Sheppard, Cassie M. Mims and Henry L. Mims, Sr. Leaving to...

Sam Bernard Stubbs was born on October 27, 1944 in Decatur County, Georgia to the late Sam and Adell Stubbs Sr. He attended New Salem school from 1950-1955, WestBainbridge in 1955 and graduated from Hutto High School in 1964. Sam attended DeVry Institute of Technology in 1971 with a diploma in Electronic Communications. He attended Tallahassee Community College in 1971 with an Associate...

Our devoted mother, grandmother, great grandmother, Theresa Beard Snell, was born on July 30,1953 in Colquitt, Georgia to the late Delia Mae Adkins. On December 19, 2020 God dispatched his Angels to bring his daughter home for eternal rest. Theresa was a faithful woman of God. She accepted Christ at an early age where she attended Branchville Missionary Baptist Church under the pastoral leadership of Reverend Lawrence Thomas. Theresa was educated at Bethel School in the Miller...

Brother Mark Elliot Beard affectionately known as “Weird Beard” departed this life on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at his home in Cairo, Georgia. Born to the late Johnny Lee Beard and Bessie Lee Thomas in Bainbridge, Georgia. Mark was the baby boy of seven children. At a young age, Mark joined Saint Thomas Missionary Baptist Church. He later moved his membership to Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church under the pastoral leadership of Reverend John H. Wooden, where...

On May 4, 1952 the late R.T. Johnson and Beatrice Alexander Johnson were blessed with a son, James E. Johnson in Blakely, Georgia. He grew up in Attapulgus, Georgia and received education at Hutto High School at an early age. James later married and to this union six children were born. He worked for many years with South Eastern Minerals and later retired from Flint River Mills in 2015. As hours drew near on December 15, 2020 God chose another one of his children to come home...

                                    His Story….   A TIME TO BE BORN: Raul Villegas was born on September 4, 1983 to Maria Elena Rodriguez and Fransisco Villegas, Jr. in Naples, Florida.  A TIME TO BE EDUCATED: Raul was educated in the Public School System. A TIME TO DREAM: Raul worked with his brother-in-law Jose Aranda. He loved building Carports. A TIME TO BE AT REST: Raul...