Obituaries

Esther Olivia Hubbard Griffith

Esther Olivia Hubbard Griffith, 85, passed away Friday, May 9, 2025. Survivors include her daughters, Brenda Milton and Wanda Kay Griffith; sons, David Thomas Griffith and Perry Griffith; grandchildren, William H. Milton, Jr.

Abigail Leanne Ray

Abigail Leanne Ray, 9, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2025.Survivors include her mother, Taylor Ray (Jesse Sammons) of Byron; father, Matt Ray (Taylor Eady) of Milledgeville; sister, Lily Grace Ray of Byron and brother William Dean Ray of Byron; grandparents, Jennifer Brown; Glenn Ray Jr.

Joel Andrew Stair, Sr.

Joel Andrew Stair, Sr., 49, of Savannah, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2025. Survivors include his wife, Ayla Summers Stair; children, Jaden Stair, Joel Stair, Jr.

Mary Anne Florence Jones

Mary Anne Florence Jones, 75, of Sparta, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2025. Survivors include her husband, Freddy Joe Brown of Sparta; daughter, Debbie Thomas (Brad) of Milledgeville; son, Rickey J. Cheely of St. Petersburg, Florida; and grandson, Blake Thomas of Pensacola, Florida.

Viola Willis

Viola Willis, 91, of Milledgeville, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2025.