Obituaries

Clifton D. Fullmore

Clifton D. Fullmore

Clifton D. Fullmore

Clifton D. Fullmore (Cliff) passed away peacefully on Friday morning, December 19, 2025.He was born in Effingham County, Georgia, to Clifford W. Fullmore and Oma Mae Medlin Fullmore.
James Leonard Barfield, Jr.

James Leonard Barfield, Jr.

James Leonard Barfield, Jr.

James Leonard Barfield, Jr., age 86, of Putnam County, passed away Sunday, December 28, 2025. Funeral services for James Barfield, Jr. were conducted Saturday, January 3, 2026, at 2:00 pm in the Chapel of Williams Funeral Home of Milledgeville.
Carlene White Collis

Carlene White Collis

Carlene White Collis

Carlene White Collis, born September 11, 1929, passed away on January 1, 2026, with her family by her side. She was born in LaFollette, Tennessee, to Robie and Estelle White.
Dollie Batchelor Harper

Dollie Batchelor Harper

Dollie Batchelor Harper

Dollie Batchelor Harper, 74, of Eatonton, passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2025. Dollie was born in Eatonton on June 1, 1951, to the late Jack and Fay Batchelor.
Bobby Crisp

Bobby Crisp

Bobby Crisp

Bobby Ray Crisp, 94, passed away on December 19, 2025. Bobby was born to William Troy Crisp and Stella Stiles Crisp in High Point, NC, on November 16, 1931. Bobby served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War. Bobby was married to Huberta Alliston Crisp for 63 years.
John McPherson Montgomery

John McPherson Montgomery

John McPherson Montgomery

John McPherson Montgomery, born August 30, 1948, went home to be forever with Jesus, his Savior, on November 30th, 2025.John was born in Colusa, a small farming town on the Sacramento River in Northern California.
Linda Sue Lacy Tutcher

Linda Sue Lacy Tutcher

Linda Sue Lacy Tutcher

Linda Sue Lacy Tutcher, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at Piedmont Athens Regional. She was married to Douglas Colin Tutcher on August 15, 1966, at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
Phillip David McMurry

Phillip David McMurry

Phillip David McMurry

Phillip David McMurry, 72, of Eatonton, Ga., passed away at his home on December 12, 2025.Phillip was born in Shelby, N.C., on August 14, 1953, to the late Sedahlia Lydia Willis McMurry and Paul Edward McMurry. He was a member of Palm Tree Church in Lawndale, N.C.
Carolyn McNally

Carolyn McNally

Carolyn McNally

Carolyn Ann Ellis Judkins McNally, of Chattanooga, TN, passed away on November 28, 2025, at the age of 82. She was born on July 25, 1943, to the late O. Fred and Ann Allen Ellis.
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Maxine Kitchens Godin

Maxine Kitchens Godin, 91, of Eatonton, passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. Maxine was born in Covington, Georgia, on November 23, 1934, to the late Fred and Mary Louise Kitchens.Maxine was a devoted member of First Baptist Church of Eatonton.