December 2019
Charles Wendell “Chuck” Spivey
Mr. Charles Wendell “Chuck” Spivey, 76, passed away on December 31, 2019. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 11 AM in the Williams Funeral Home Chapel in Milledgeville. Burial will be in West View Cemetery in Soperton at 3 PM.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday from 10 AM until service time.
Mr. Spivey was a native of Byron and had lived at Lake Sinclair since 1986. He was the son of the Sylvester and Alice Joiner Spivey and was preceded in death by his brothers, Seaburn Spivey and Newburn Spivey. Mr. Spivey was retired from Knight Ridder newspapers after 34 years, having worked at the Macon Telegraph from 1961 to 1986 and the Union Recorder from 1986-1995. He had again retired in March 2019 from the Putnam County Board of Education where he was a bus driver. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Eatonton.
Mr. Spivey is survived by his wife Mary Louise Ethridge Spivey; daughters, Kathy Spivey Vinson (Johnny) of Macon, Jennifer Spivey Bell of Macon; grandchildren, Jenna Vinson Kim (Brian) of Dallas, GA, Kyle Vinson (Hannah) of Macon, Jake Williams of Lawrenceville, Luke Williams of Macon; 2 Great Grandchildren; and a number of other relatives.
Flowers accepted and for those who wish memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project or to the American cancer Society.
Carol Bush Tanner
Mrs. Carol Bush Tanner, 89, of East Dublin passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 21, 2019 at 2 PM in the Brewton Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Dublin Memorial Gardens. Reverend Kevin Tanner, Reverend Kelly Maddox and Reverend Kenny Green will officiate.
Mrs. Tanner was the daughter of the late Lamar & Ruby Hester Bush. She was born on July 8, 1930, was a graduate of Wilkes High School and a lifelong resident of Laurens County. She was a retired secretary from J P Stevens, a secretary at Dublin Junior High School and co-owner of Tanner’s Nursery. She was a member of Brewton Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband of 70 years, Marvin Tanner of East Dublin; two sons, Len (Ann) Tanner of East Dublin and Mike (Rhonda) Tanner of Meeks; four grandchildren, Kevin (Sabrina) Tanner, Keith (Macy) Tanner, Travis Tanner and Kacey (Justin) Ussery; sixteen great grandchildren, Hannah Tanner, Haley Tanner, Conner Tanner, Breanna Tanner, McKayela Tanner, Brenda Tanner, Cali Cook, Layla Tanner, Chloe Tanner, Lyla Tanner, Christopher Ellis, Freya Ussery, Daniel Tanner, Trevor Washburn, Gavin Washburn and Paxton Carswell; two sisters, Faye Shepherd of Dublin and Ann Higgs of Soperton; two brothers, Bobby (Pat) Bush of Leesburg, FL and Charlie (JoAnn) Bush of Minter and numerous nieces & nephews.
A Special Thanks to her caregivers Margaret Bailey, Laura Wells, Angela Stanley and Serenity Hospice.
The family will receive friends on Friday, December 20, 2019 from 6-8 PM at Brewton Baptist Church Social Hall.
Pallbearers will be Sean Bush, Chuck Bush, Terry Shepherd, Keith Tanner, Travis Tanner, Justin Ussery and Conner Tanner.
Mr. Charles Wendell “Chuck” Spivey, 76, passed away on December 31, 2019. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 11 AM in the Williams Funeral Home Chapel in Milledgeville. Burial will be in West View Cemetery in Soperton at 3 PM.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday from 10 AM until service time.
Mr. Spivey was a native of Byron and had lived at Lake Sinclair since 1986. He was the son of the Sylvester and Alice Joiner Spivey and was preceded in death by his brothers, Seaburn Spivey and Newburn Spivey. Mr. Spivey was retired from Knight Ridder newspapers after 34 years, having worked at the Macon Telegraph from 1961 to 1986 and the Union Recorder from 1986-1995. He had again retired in March 2019 from the Putnam County Board of Education where he was a bus driver. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Eatonton.
Mr. Spivey is survived by his wife Mary Louise Ethridge Spivey; daughters, Kathy Spivey Vinson (Johnny) of Macon, Jennifer Spivey Bell of Macon; grandchildren, Jenna Vinson Kim (Brian) of Dallas, GA, Kyle Vinson (Hannah) of Macon, Jake Williams of Lawrenceville, Luke Williams of Macon; 2 Great Grandchildren; and a number of other relatives.
Flowers accepted and for those who wish memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project or to the American cancer Society.
Carol Bush Tanner
Mrs. Carol Bush Tanner, 89, of East Dublin passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 21, 2019 at 2 PM in the Brewton Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Dublin Memorial Gardens. Reverend Kevin Tanner, Reverend Kelly Maddox and Reverend Kenny Green will officiate.
Mrs. Tanner was the daughter of the late Lamar & Ruby Hester Bush. She was born on July 8, 1930, was a graduate of Wilkes High School and a lifelong resident of Laurens County. She was a retired secretary from J P Stevens, a secretary at Dublin Junior High School and co-owner of Tanner’s Nursery. She was a member of Brewton Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband of 70 years, Marvin Tanner of East Dublin; two sons, Len (Ann) Tanner of East Dublin and Mike (Rhonda) Tanner of Meeks; four grandchildren, Kevin (Sabrina) Tanner, Keith (Macy) Tanner, Travis Tanner and Kacey (Justin) Ussery; sixteen great grandchildren, Hannah Tanner, Haley Tanner, Conner Tanner, Breanna Tanner, McKayela Tanner, Brenda Tanner, Cali Cook, Layla Tanner, Chloe Tanner, Lyla Tanner, Christopher Ellis, Freya Ussery, Daniel Tanner, Trevor Washburn, Gavin Washburn and Paxton Carswell; two sisters, Faye Shepherd of Dublin and Ann Higgs of Soperton; two brothers, Bobby (Pat) Bush of Leesburg, FL and Charlie (JoAnn) Bush of Minter and numerous nieces & nephews.
A Special Thanks to her caregivers Margaret Bailey, Laura Wells, Angela Stanley and Serenity Hospice.
The family will receive friends on Friday, December 20, 2019 from 6-8 PM at Brewton Baptist Church Social Hall.
Pallbearers will be Sean Bush, Chuck Bush, Terry Shepherd, Keith Tanner, Travis Tanner, Justin Ussery and Conner Tanner.
