June 2024
Michelle Renee Beasley
Funeral services for Mrs. Michelle Renee Beasley will be held Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 10:00 AM in the Chapel of Higgs Funeral Home in Soperton. Burial will be in the Beasley Cemetery in Treutlen County. Reverend Chester Proctor will officiate. Mrs. Beasley died Saturday, June 22, 2024.
Mrs. Beasley, 59, was the daughter of the late Herbert Dochterman. She was born in Manchester, Connecticut and had been a resident of Treutlen County for over 30 years. She was a housewife & homemaker and a “loving wife, mother and grandmother” to her family. She loved the Lord and was Christian by faith. Her husband, Roy Beasley, Sr. and grandson, Noah Chase Corbitt, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include her son, Roy Gene (Lily) Beasley Jr. of Tarrytown; two daughters, Tracy (Eli) Poole of Vidalia and Heather Marie (Alec) Morrison of Tarrytown; mother, Marge Dochterman; brother, Rex Dochterman of Waycross; two sisters, Carol Mercer of Soperton and Amy Braswell of NC; six grandchildren, Alexis Gabrielle Kemp, Roy Gene Beasley, III, Addison Michelle Corbitt, Brooklyn Dale Beasley, Manning Chase Poole, Hadleigh Luanda Beasley and several nieces/nephews and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Roy Gene Beasley, Jr., Roy Gene Beasley, III, David Beasley, Jr., Eli Poole, Alec Morrison, Sam Brown, Tyler Durden and Mitchell Connell.
Visitation will be held Tuesday Night from 6-8 PM at the funeral home.
Funeral services for Mrs. Michelle Renee Beasley will be held Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 10:00 AM in the Chapel of Higgs Funeral Home in Soperton. Burial will be in the Beasley Cemetery in Treutlen County. Reverend Chester Proctor will officiate. Mrs. Beasley died Saturday, June 22, 2024.
Mrs. Beasley, 59, was the daughter of the late Herbert Dochterman. She was born in Manchester, Connecticut and had been a resident of Treutlen County for over 30 years. She was a housewife & homemaker and a “loving wife, mother and grandmother” to her family. She loved the Lord and was Christian by faith. Her husband, Roy Beasley, Sr. and grandson, Noah Chase Corbitt, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include her son, Roy Gene (Lily) Beasley Jr. of Tarrytown; two daughters, Tracy (Eli) Poole of Vidalia and Heather Marie (Alec) Morrison of Tarrytown; mother, Marge Dochterman; brother, Rex Dochterman of Waycross; two sisters, Carol Mercer of Soperton and Amy Braswell of NC; six grandchildren, Alexis Gabrielle Kemp, Roy Gene Beasley, III, Addison Michelle Corbitt, Brooklyn Dale Beasley, Manning Chase Poole, Hadleigh Luanda Beasley and several nieces/nephews and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Roy Gene Beasley, Jr., Roy Gene Beasley, III, David Beasley, Jr., Eli Poole, Alec Morrison, Sam Brown, Tyler Durden and Mitchell Connell.
Visitation will be held Tuesday Night from 6-8 PM at the funeral home.
Nancy Ellen Stewart
Mrs. Nancy Ellen Stewart of Dublin died Thursday, June 13, 2024 at Dublinair Health & Rehab in Dublin, GA.
Mrs. Stewart, 77, was the daughter of the late Rabun Ralph Stewart and Audie Lee Moye Stewart. She was born in Dublin, GA on April 3, 1947
and was a graduate of Dublin High School. She was retired from Delta Airlines, living most of her life in the Atlanta area. She had been a resident of Dublin for the past 15 years and was a Baptist by faith.
She is survived by her first cousin, Carol Southerland of Dublin, along with several other relatives and friends.
A Memorial Service will be held at a later date by the family.
Mrs. Nancy Ellen Stewart of Dublin died Thursday, June 13, 2024 at Dublinair Health & Rehab in Dublin, GA.
Mrs. Stewart, 77, was the daughter of the late Rabun Ralph Stewart and Audie Lee Moye Stewart. She was born in Dublin, GA on April 3, 1947
and was a graduate of Dublin High School. She was retired from Delta Airlines, living most of her life in the Atlanta area. She had been a resident of Dublin for the past 15 years and was a Baptist by faith.
She is survived by her first cousin, Carol Southerland of Dublin, along with several other relatives and friends.
A Memorial Service will be held at a later date by the family.
Bobby Shane Ricks
Funeral services for Mr. Bobby Shane Ricks of Soperton will be held Monday, June 10, 2024 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Higgs Funeral Home with burial to follow in Bethsaida Cemetery in Treutlen County. Reverend Gilbert Posey will officiate. Mr. Ricks died Thursday, June 6, 2024.
Mr. Ricks, 56, was born in Soperton, GA on October 10, 1967. He attended Treutlen High School and had lived most of his life in Treutlen County. He was a truck driver for Matthews Trucking and a Baptist by faith. Mr. Ricks loved his family very much and everyone loved him. His father, Bobby Naudecia Ricks, preceded him in death.
He is survived by his mother, Vivian Brown Gillis; two sons, Derek Ricks and Donnie Jay (Amy) Ricks; daughter, Megan Jones; brother, Ken Ricks; all of Soperton; five grandchildren, Vayda, Timothy, Vivyana, Austin and Nova and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Pallbearers will be Matt Thornton, Milton Richardson, Eddie Vongsouvanh, Otha Beasley, Brad Clements, Josh Haynes and John.
Visitation will begin at 10:00 AM Monday prior to the service at the funeral home.
Funeral services for Mr. Bobby Shane Ricks of Soperton will be held Monday, June 10, 2024 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Higgs Funeral Home with burial to follow in Bethsaida Cemetery in Treutlen County. Reverend Gilbert Posey will officiate. Mr. Ricks died Thursday, June 6, 2024.
Mr. Ricks, 56, was born in Soperton, GA on October 10, 1967. He attended Treutlen High School and had lived most of his life in Treutlen County. He was a truck driver for Matthews Trucking and a Baptist by faith. Mr. Ricks loved his family very much and everyone loved him. His father, Bobby Naudecia Ricks, preceded him in death.
He is survived by his mother, Vivian Brown Gillis; two sons, Derek Ricks and Donnie Jay (Amy) Ricks; daughter, Megan Jones; brother, Ken Ricks; all of Soperton; five grandchildren, Vayda, Timothy, Vivyana, Austin and Nova and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Pallbearers will be Matt Thornton, Milton Richardson, Eddie Vongsouvanh, Otha Beasley, Brad Clements, Josh Haynes and John.
Visitation will begin at 10:00 AM Monday prior to the service at the funeral home.