All Obituaries

Mrs. Martha Davis Smith, age 87, of Covington passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020.  She was born October 9, 1932 in Newborn to Thomas Edgar and Ruby Mitchum Davis who have preceded her in death.  She grew up in Newborn and Porterdale and attended Porterdale High School.  Mrs. Smith worked at Bibb Manufacturing, Kay’s Kiddie Korner, and was a bus monitor for Newton County.  Her family was her life especially her grandchildren; she loved cooking, baking cakes, and...

Mr. Joe Dudley, age 68, of Covington passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2020.  He was born in Hawaii on February 10, 1952 to Dr. Patrick William Dudley, MD and Laurette Margaret Cote' Dudley who have preceded him in death.  While growing up Joe traveled the world extensively with his family before they settled in Oklahoma.  He attended Oklahoma Military Academy and was a graduate of Oklahoma State University.  Mr. Dudley was a microbiologist and worked for the FDA. ...

Mrs. Kathy Pilgrim, age 66, of Covington passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020.  She was born December 31, 1953 in Cleveland, Ohio to Clinton Cornelious and Lola Ruth Adams Lummus who have preceded her in death.  Mrs. Pilgrim drove a school bus for Butts County and loved being around children.  She attended Light of Calvary Church and enjoyed fishing, camping, arts and crafts especially sewing.  Mrs. Pilgrim is survived by her husband of 40 years Harold Pilgrim, 5 children, 3...

Mr. Isaac “Ike” Yarbrough, age 69, of Porterdale, Ga passed away Friday, July 24, 2020.  He was born on February 28, 1951 to James and Elsie Yarbrough who have preceded him in death.  Mr. Yarbrough was a loving son and husband.  He enjoyed relaxing and spending time watching sports on television.  Mr. Yarbrough adored his cats Dusty and Ellie May.  He was loved by many and will be missed greatly.  Mr. Yarbrough was preceded in death by sister...

Ms. Renae Crawford, age 36, of Covington passed away Thursday, July 23, 2020.  She was born on May 31, 1984 to her father Darrell Hopkins who has preceded her in death and her mother, Cathy Crawford.  She was a loving daughter, mother, wife, and friend.  Renae was described as being free-spirited and would do anything for children.  She loved to camp, swim and draw.  Renae was loved by many and will be missed greatly.  Ms. Crawford is survived by her mother...

Mrs. Bonnie L. Curtis, age 84, of Oxford passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2020.  She was born in Porterdale on September 2, 1935 to Nathaniel and Loyce Satterfield who have preceded her in death.  Mrs. Curtis grew up in Porterdale and was a graduate of Newton County High School.  She worked for MacGregor in Covington for many years and then worked for and retired from K-Mart.  Mrs. Curtis enjoyed shopping, spending time with her grandchildren, and traveling with her...

Mr. David “Dave” Powell, age 70, of Newborn passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2020.  Dave was a loving son, husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, his family was his world.  He is survived by his wife Genia Powell of Newborn, his children Lesli Bernat (Frank, Jr) of Bogart, Jonny Powell of Shady Dale, Melanie Hilton (Todd) of Social Circle, his mother Susie Powell of Athens, his grandchildren Connor, Rachel, Chey, Evan, Rebekah, Averi, Jack, Lucas, and Bailey,...

Mr. James R. “Jim” Espiritu, age 69, of Oxford passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2020.  He was born January 15, 1951 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Johnny and Virginia Espiritu who have preceded him in death.  Jim grew up in Indianapolis and graduated from Short Ridge High School.  He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and later worked for Kraft Foods.  Jim enjoyed watching TV, keeping up with social media on Facebook, and he was a great...

Mrs. Emy Mitcham, age 76, of Oxford passed away Monday, March 23, 2020.  She was born March 4, 1944 in Stone Mountain to Clark and Gladys Martin Brand who have preceded her in death.  Mrs. Mitcham graduated from Stone Mountain High School and Georgia College in Milledgeville.  She was a teacher for 26 years, teaching all of her career at Palmer Stone Elementary School.  Together with her husband and family she enjoyed working their family farm, Mitcham Farm in...

Mrs. Paulette “Polly” Canup, age 77, of Covington, Georgia passed away Sunday, July 12, 2020.  She was born September 9, 1942 to Lee and Leila Green who have preceded her in death.  Mrs. Canup was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and sister.  She was a member of Harvest Baptist Church.  Mrs. Canup was known as making “the best homemade biscuits on earth.”  She had a very giving heart, would give her last dollar to anyone...