All Obituaries

Matthew Douglas Peebles, 50, of Vidalia, died at his home on Thursday, June 30, 2022, just one day short of his 51st birthday. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, July 9, at chapel of Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home, followed by a graveside service and burial at Oak Grove Cemetery in McRae.  Visitation is one hour before the service at the funeral home.  Lay Minister Norwood Davidson will officiate. A native of Jefferson, GA, Matt was the son of John Edwin and...

Mr. Mike Patel, age 70, of Lyons, died Thursday, June 30, 2022, at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital in Vidalia after a brief illness.  He was a native of Uganda, Africa, but moved to India as a child.  He lived most of life in London, England before moving to Toombs County in 2004, where he was the owner and operator of Country Pantry in Lyons from 2004 to 2021.  He enjoyed vegetable gardening and spending time with his family, friends, “grandkids”, and cats. His...

Mr. Chesley B. Hilton, age 75, of Vidalia, died Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at his home after an extended illness.  He was a lifelong resident of Montgomery County and was a 1964 graduate of Montgomery County High School.  He was a farmer, tree farmer, and was employed with Weyerhaeuser in Lyons for seventeen years.  He was a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, serving as a deacon, Sunday School Director, and he sang in the choir.  He served as a Director of Montgomery...

Mrs. Bernese Powell Thompson, age 89, of Lyons, died Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at Meadows Park Health and Rehab in Vidalia after an extended illness.  She was a native of the New Branch Community and was a 1948 graduate of Toombs Central School.  Earlier in her life, she was owner/operator of York Restaurant in Lyons and was a former member of First Baptist Church of Lyons.  She moved to Lilburn in 1983, and lived there until returning to Toombs County in 2021.  While in...

Dr. Walter S. Perry, age 62, of Vidalia, died Monday, June 27, 2022, at his home following an extended illness.  He was a native of Ware County, and was a 1978 honor graduate of Waycross High School.  He was a 1980 honor graduate of Waycross Junior College, earning an Associate degree in Biology, a 1982 graduate of the University of Georgia, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Zoology, and a 1989 graduate of the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine earning a...

Mrs. Betty J. Jones, age 79, of Alston, died Sunday, June 26, 2022, at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia after a brief illness.  She was a native of Baltimore, Maryland, as child moved to Miami, Florida and lived there until moving to Toombs County in 1991.  She worked with Empire Furniture Factory in Miami for several years, she was Baptist by faith and enjoyed puzzles.  Preceding her in death were two children, Susan McFarland and David Jones; parents, Johnny Donald...

Mr. Danny Mac Thompson, age 79, of Alston, died Saturday, June 25, 2022, at his home following a lengthy illness.  Born January 11, 1943, in Alston to the late Dan Thompson and Faye McDaniel Thompson, he made Alston his home all of his life.  He was a graduate of Montgomery County High School and served in the Army National Guard Reserve.  Earlier in his life, he worked with Federal Pacific in Vidalia, and later retired after thirty-three years from the Georgia Department of...

Mrs. Kathy Carroll Wesberry Young, age 77, of the McNatt Falls Community, died Friday, June 24, 2022, at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital in Vidalia after an extended illness.  She was born in Orange County, Florida, grew up in the Johnson Corner Community, and lived in Toombs County most of her life.  She worked at Lyons Manufacturing for many years and later with Savannah Luggage Works.  She was Baptist by faith, and she enjoyed sewing, quilting blankets, and dancing in her...

Mr. Jerry Beckum, Sr. age 75, of Vidalia, died Thursday, June 23, 2022, at his home after an extended illness.  He was a native of Toombs County and lived there most of his life.  He worked for Piggly Wiggly Southern and the United States Postal Service.  He was a U.S. Army Veteran of Vietnam, a member of Vidalia Masonic Lodge #330 and a member of Vidalia Baptist Temple.  He is preceded in death by his parents, L.T. Beckum and Pearl Logan Beckum; brother, Wayne Beckum;...

Mrs. Jodonne Marcum Reese, 84, entered into rest on Wednesday, June 22, 2022.  Mrs. Reese was born in Lyons, Georgia to the late John Henry and Donnie Mae Kight Marcum. She retired from Oxford of Lyons as a supervisor with eighteen years of service. Jodonne was a dedicated member of Bath First Baptist Church and a former director of their preschool department. Mrs. Reese was preceded in death by her first husband, David Harold Bennett, her second husband, Ernest W. Reese, a son,...