Obituaries

May 23, 2023

Mrs. Beverly June Turner, 73, of Hawkinsville, Ga., passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2023 in Memorial Hospital in Savannah Ga.  No services will be held at this time

Mrs. Turner was a native of Mansfield, Ohio and a member of the Christian Faith.  She was a secretary for Reliable Pest Control in Florida.  She is predeceased by...

May 6, 2023

Mrs. Rhunae Helms Cross, 75, of Hawkinsville, Ga., passed away Saturday, May 6, 2023 in Bryant Nursing Home in Cochran.  Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 13, 2023 in the chapel of Clark Funeral Home with Mr. Franklin Cheek, Canasta Cross Broadnax and Kyleigh Cross Trull to give the eulogy. Graveside services will follow in...

Apr 30, 2023

Mrs. Peggy Diane Kirkus Simmons, 67, of Hawkinsville, Ga., passed away Sunday, April 30, 2023 in Savannah, Ga. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 13, 2023 at Trinity Baptist Church with Rev. James Alexander officiating.

Mrs. Simmons was born in Lexington North Carolina on February the 6 th , 1956 but...

Apr 15, 2023

Mrs. Patricia Faith Giddens Holt, age 83, of Hawkinsville, Georgia passed away on April 15, 2023 at Navicent Hospice in Macon. Services will be private.

Faith was a native of Dodge County, Georgia and was born August 18, 1939.   She was a member of Haynesville First Baptist Church.  She was a retired middle grade teacher for Pulaski,...

Apr 14, 2023

Hartley D. Ward, known to family and friends as David, returned home to his heavenly father on April 14, 2023. Born in Milford Connecticut to Ruth Boreiko Ward Wilson and Leo Poulin Jr., he was raised by his mother's adopted parents Hartley B. Ward and Sarah Soule alongside their children who he considered his siblings, Laura Crooks and George Ward...

Apr 14, 2023

Mr. Augustus Duane Britt, 80, of Hawkinsville, Ga., passed away Friday, April 14, 2023 in Crawfordville, Florida.  Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 20, 2023 at Haynesville First Baptist Church with Rev. David Fisher officiating.  Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. before the service.  Burial will be in Culloden City Cemetery...

Apr 12, 2023

Woodfin M. Moore passed away peacefully on April 12 at his home on Unadilla Highway in Hawkinsville.

He was born on December 1, 1933 in Tippettville, Dooley County, Georgia to Marshall W. Moore and Ida Mae Conner Moore. He graduated from the eleventh grade at Dooly High School in 1951. Hawkinsville High School added grade 12 in...

Apr 11, 2023

Melissa Dawn Sinyard, 46, of Hawkinsville, Ga. passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at Taylor Regional Hospital.  A private family service will be held April 30 th .

Melissa was a native of Pulaski County, Ga. and a member of the Baptist Faith.  She developed a passion for nursing at a young age.  Despite her battle with...

Apr 10, 2023

John Chambers McCune, Jr. of Hawkinsville passed away at his home on April 10, 2023. Known to his family and friends as “Johnny” or “Pop,” he was born on July 3, 1936, in Birmingham, Alabama.

Johnny was a graduate from West Point High School located in West Point, Georgia, where he participated in varsity football and numerous...

Apr 4, 2023

Mrs. Barbara Ann Holland Evans, 81, of Hawkinsville, Ga. passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at her residence.  A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Evans was a native of Pulaski County, Ga. and a member of the Hawkinsville First United Methodist Church.  She was retired from working at Robins Air...

Apr 3, 2023

Richard Alan Carney Jr., born August 17, 1965, to Richard Alan Carney Sr. and Alice Coppenger-Driedric in Chattanooga, TN, has called Hawkinsville home for more than 20 years. Richard passed away on Monday, April 3, 2023 at his residence. Memorial services will be held at 1pm on Saturday, April 8, 2023 at Clark Funeral Home.

Apr 2, 2023

Mr. James "Jimmy" Wesley Boyd, 60, of Hawkinsville, Ga., passed away Sunday, April 2, 2023 in Hawkinsville. There is no service at this time.

Mr. Boyd was a native of Albany, Ga. and a member of the Baptist faith.  He was a handy man having worked several different jobs.  Jimmy loved fishing and his dogs.  He was...

Mar 26, 2023

Mrs. Mary Magdalene McCasland Peyton, 89, a native of Hardin County, Tennessee passed away Sunday, March 26, 2023 in Hawkinsville, Ga.  A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 31, 2023 in the chapel of Clark Funeral Home with Rev. Gary Morton officiating.

Mrs. Peyton was a member of  Hawkinsville Broad Street Baptist Church. ...

Mar 21, 2023

Mrs. Verna Virginia Wellman Register, 71, of Cochran, Georgia passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at her residence.  A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2023 in the chapel of Clark Funeral Home.

Mrs. Register was a native of Kentucky and a member of the Baptist faith.  Verna was a retired registered...

Mar 18, 2023

It is with great sadness that we announce that Thomas Leonard Arnold passed away on March 18, 2023, surrounded by his children.  He was born in Macon, Georgia, on January 6th, 1949, the eldest child of Dr. Maurice Franklin Arnold and Mrs. Lina Frances Jones Arnold.  He grew up in Hawkinsville, Georgia, attended school at Hawkinsville High School, and...

Mar 18, 2023

Mrs. Shirley Peterson Davis, age 97, of Hawkinsville, Georgia, died peacefully on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at her residence in Pulaski County.  Celebration of Life services will be announced at a later date.

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Mar 17, 2023

James King Laidler, age 74, died March 17, 2023 at his residence in Hawkinsville, Georgia. The family will hold a memorial service at 11a.m. on Saturday, April 1, 2023 in the family plot at Orange Hill Cemetery. Mr. Laidler was a native of Pulaski County and a member of the Baptist Faith. James was an Air Force Veteran having served...

Mar 17, 2023

June Kerron Miller 84, passed away on March 17, 2023 in Rome, Ga. She was born on February 10, 1939 and lived much of her life in Hawkinsville, Ga.

June attended Tift and Georgia Colleges for her bachelor’s degree in Home Economics. She initially worked as a county home demonstration agent before accepting a position as an...

Mar 7, 2023

James Edwin Arnold, age 79, died March 7, 2023 at his residence in Hawkinsville, Georgia.  Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 11, 2023 in the chapel of Clark Funeral Home with visitation being from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. before the service. Burial will be at Pulaski-Bleckley Memorial Gardens.  Rev. Rayford Walker, Rev. Vernon Hughes, and...

Feb 15, 2023

Margaret Cranford Walker, age 87, of Hawkinsville, Georgia passed away on Wednesday February 15, 2023 at Pinewood Manor Nursing Home.  Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Saturday, February 18, 2023 at Clark Funeral Home Chapel with a Visitation being held from 1 pm until 1:50 pm prior to the service.  Rev. Blake Westbrook and Mr. Ronny Crump...