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01/25/2026

Jerry Bird

Funeral services for Mr. Jerry Bird of Soperton will be held Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Higgs Funeral with Reverend Gaynor Ridgdale officiating. Burial will be in the Beasley Cemetery in Treutlen County. Mr. Bird died Friday, January 23, 2026.

Mr. Bird, 66, was born in Winter Haven, FL on September 1, 1959 to David Bird & Clarsia Coleman Bird. He was a graduate of Vidalia High School and a retired electrician from Plant Scherer. He was extremely proud of his American Indian Heritage and he served in the Georgia Army National Guard at Fort Stewart for 12 years. He was a longtime resident of Treutlen County, loved to hunt and fish and was a Christian by faith. His father, David Bird, preceded him in death.

He is survived by his life partner of over 30 years, Evie Maddox Beasley of Soperton; his mother, Clarsia C. Gillis of Soperton; three step-daughters, Rachel (Edward) Bridges, Barbara (Chris) Tyner and Melissa Patrick, all of Soperton; brother, Douglas Gillis of Vidalia; three sisters, Carol McCumbers, Tammy Vaughn and Sharon Palmer, all of Vidalia; seven step-grandchildren, one step-great grandchild and several nieces & nephews.

Visitation will be held Monday Night from 6-8 PM at the funeral home.

Higgs Funeral Home {(higgsfuneralhomeandflorist.com) and facebook} of Soperton has charge of arrangements.

01/24/2026

Casie Lee Mercer King

Funeral services for Mrs. Casie Lee Mercer King will be held Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM in the Chapel of Higgs Funeral Home in Soperton with Brother Ray Ray Peeples officiating. Mrs. King died Thursday, January 22, 2026.

Mrs. King, 38, was born on December 31, 1987 to John Wayne Mercer and Carol Dochterman Mercer in Waycross, GA. She lived most of her life in Treutlen County where she attended Treutlen High School. She worked most of life in numerous Huddle House restaurants because she loved to serve people and was loved by everyone. She was also a housewife and homemaker for her family whom she loved very much and was Christian by faith.

She is survived by her husband, Justin King of Kennesaw; three sons, Alex and Lucas Hutcheson of Alamo and Michael Eugene King of Kennesaw; daughter, Madison Nichole Hutcheson of Kennesaw; her parents, John Wayne & Carol Mercer; three brothers, Michael & Stevie Mercer and Jonathan Waters; five sisters, Courtney, Christian & Jessica Mercer, Haley Waters and Rachel Bennett; two grandchildren, Levi and Kayden Hutcheson and several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home beginning at 4:00 PM.

Higgs Funeral Home {(higgsfuneralhomeandflorist.com) and facebook} of Soperton has charge of arrangements.

01/21/2026

Rose Marie Spells

Ms. Rose Marie Spells, 35, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2026 at her home in Soperton surrounded by her family.

“Our Rosie, she moved through life with a quiet strength and unwavering spirit, leaving an indelible mark on all who knew her. Her resilience in the face of adversity was a beacon of inspiration and her warmth touched many of our hearts and gave us strength. She will be forever missed.”

Rosie loved listening to her country music, watching cooking shows, home renovation shows and going out to eat and being with family. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Jessie & Leland Spells and her uncle Donald Spells.

Survivors include her mother, Bobbie Spells; two sisters, Stacy Spells and Amy (Anthony) Needer, all of Soperton; brother, James Spells of Reidsville; uncle, Ronald Spells of Soperton; nieces and nephews, William Needer of Vidalia, Kasey Rivera, Haley Needer, Tatum Needer, Sofia Spells, Harley Spells, Millie Spells and Penelope Rivera, all of Soperton.

Higgs Funeral Home {(higgsfuneralhomeandflorist.com) and facebook} of Soperton had charge of arrangements.

01/18/2026

Geneva Brooks Reid

Funeral services for Ms. Geneva Brooks Reid will be held Monday, January 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM in the Chapel of Higgs Funeral Home in Soperton. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery. Reverend Gilbert Posey will officiate. Ms. Geneva died Saturday, January 17, 2026 at Autumn Lane Health & Rehab in Gray, GA after a brief illness.

Ms. Geneva was born on April 24, 1931 in Villa Rica, GA to William Roy Hendrix and Lula Mae Craig Hendrix. She attended school in Villa Rica and married her husband, Mayes, Sr when he got out of the Navy. After marrying, they lived in the Atlanta area and started a family. In 1955, they moved to Soperton. She began a longtime career as a seamstress at Soperton Manufacturing Company and later was co-operator of Brooks Bar-B-Q Shack in Soperton. After Mayes, Sr.’s death, she married Billie Higgs and moved to Lothair to become a farmer’s housewife. After his death, she was married to A.C. Reid of Soperton until his death. In 2022, she moved into Treutlen Health & Rehab and later moved to Autumn Lane Health & Rehab in Gray, GA until her death. She was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church, Soperton and the Helen Perry Sunday School Class. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Luther Mayes Brooks, Sr, Billie Higgs and A.C. Reid; her five sons, Mayes, Jr, Bill, Wayne, Gary and Danny Brooks; sister, Lois Blevin and two brothers, Harvey and Herman Hendrix.

Survivors include son, Neil (Angela) Brooks of Gray; sister, Miriam Tyson of Villa Rica; brother, J.B. (Joann) Hendrix of Duluth; eleven grandchildren, Bobby (Noel) Brooks of Simpsonville, SC, Gina (Jim) Miller of Springboro, OH, Will (Katie) Brooks of Jesup, Stewart Brooks of Jesup, Jamie Brooks, Jason (Jenna) Brooks of Soperton, Luke Brooks of Shellman’s Bluff, Kim (Jeff) Keene of Savannah, Renee (Hank) Mosley of Cedar Crossing, Nicki (Eddie) Harris of Gray and Kris (Kristen) Brooks of Gray; 28 great grandchildren, 21 great great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

A “Special Thank You” from the family to Treutlen Health & Rehab and Autumn Lane Health & Rehab for the care and love given during her time there.

Visitation will begin at 2:00 PM Monday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the First Baptist Church, Soperton PO Box 25.

Higgs Funeral Home {(higgsfuneralhomeandflorist.com) and facebook} of Soperton has charge of arrangements.

01/17/2026

Ms. Geneva H. Reid of Soperton died today. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Higgs Funeral Home of Soperton.

12/03/2025

Rosemary Attebury Duvall

Funeral services for Mrs. Rosemary Attebury Duvall will be held Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Anchor of Hope in Soperton with Reverend Gilbert Posey and Brother Robbie Byrd officiating. Burial will be in the Carter’s Chapel Cemetery. Mrs. Duvall died Sunday, November 30, 2025.

Mrs. Duvall, 79, was the daughter of the late Gerald and Evelyn Pruitt Attebury. She was born in New Harmony, IN on October 29, 1946, was a high school graduate and attended junior college in Illinois for a short time. Rosemary was a writer and had written a book of her hometown and early life in Maunie, IL. She wrote many poems, some of which were published in magazines and enjoyed by many. She was a volunteer at Scott Health & Rehab for several years where she made them laugh and cry with her stories, loved to share Christ with anyone she met and she also started one of the first Law Enforcement Support Groups in the state of Georgia which was located in Adrian, GA. She was preceded in death by her husband, James; sister, Kathy and two brothers, Jerry and David.

Survivors include her two sons, Timothy Lee (Rachel) Duvall of Scott and Tobias Duke Duvall of Phoenix, AZ; granddaughter, McKayla (Calvin) Lauderdale of DuQuoin, IL and four great grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to your favorite charity in Honor of Mrs. Rosemary Duvall.

Higgs Funeral Home {(higgsfuneralhomeandflorist.com) and facebook} of Soperton has charge of arrangements.

12/02/2025

Marie Ruth Phillips Harvey

Funeral services for Mrs. Marie Ruth Phillips Harvey will be held Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM in the First Baptist Church Soperton with Reverend Mike Spivey officiating. Burial will be in the Phillips Cemetery in Treutlen County. Mrs. Harvey died November 20, 2025 in Seymour, IN.

Mrs. Harvey, 60, was the daughter of the late Travis Bacon and Joann Cordiero. She was born in Miami, FL on October 27, 1965 and was a high school graduate. She moved to California where she met her husband of 28 years, Wayne, and later moved with her family to Soperton in 2008 to care for her mother. A few years later, Wayne’s job moved the family to Seymour, IN where they have lived for the past 10 years. She was a housewife, a homemaker and member of the First Baptist Church Soperton. As a cancer survivor, even through her long struggles with the treatments, she always provided for and loved her husband, children, grandchildren and entire family.

She is survived by her husband of 28 years, Wayne Harvey; three sons, Kyle Demarco, Matt Demarco and Nicolas Harvey; daughter, Kayln Clay and grandchildren, Adelaide and Elijah Clay and Hunter, Olive and Wren Demarco.

The family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 AM at the church in Soperton.

Higgs Funeral Home {(higgsfuneralhomeandflorist.com) and facebook} of Soperton has charge of arrangements.

10/16/2025

Tommie R. Powell

Funeral services for Mrs. Tommie Rotton Powell will be held Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Higgs Funeral Home with burial in the Faith Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Treutlen County. Reverend Baron Powell will officiate. Mrs. Powell died Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at her home.

Mrs. Powell, 84, was the daughter of the late Oliver Thomas & Bessie Lou May Hooks. She was born in Union Springs, AL on April 3, 1941 and had been a resident of Soperton and East Dublin since her family moved to Soperton in 1972. She was a housewife and homemaker until she decided to go back to school. She graduated from Middle Georgia College Nursing School where she became a Registered Nurse and retired from nursing from the Dublin VAMC. Mrs. Powell enjoyed doing crossword puzzles, fish when she could and she loved her family. She attended Union Baptist Church in the Minter community in Laurens County. Her daughter, Kay Rotton Aaron; two husbands, Louie Rotton and Aaron Powell and two sisters, Virginia Dennis & Louise Hall, all preceded her in death.

She is survived by two sons, Mickey (Gwenda) Rotton of Metter and Don (Sissy) Rotton of Lothair; two step-sons, Baron (Judy) Powell and Daron (Melanie) Powell, both of East Dublin; step-daughter, Caron (Ernest) Murphy of Hiram; sister, Jean Jones of Biloxi, MS; 12 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Seth McLendon, Thomas Hutcheson, Brian Graham, Josh Adams, Hudson Adams and Gary George.

Visitation will begin at 10:00 AM Saturday morning at the funeral home.

Higgs Funeral Home {(higgsfuneralhomeandflorist.com) and facebook} of Soperton has charge of arrangements.

10/15/2025

Tommie Rotton Powell

Mrs. Tommie Rotton Powell of East Dublin, formerly of Soperton, died Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Higgs Funeral Home of Soperton.

10/09/2025

Beverly Zan Cauley

Funeral services for Mrs. Beverly Zan Lott Cauley of Soperton will be held Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Higgs Funeral Home in Soperton. Burial will be in the Braddy Cemetery in Montgomery County. Reverend Owen Waters will officiate. Mrs. Cauley died Wednesday, October 8, 2025.

Mrs. Cauley, 69, was the daughter of the late Eugene & Peggy Yawn Lott. She was born in Hazlehurst, GA on September 4, 1956 and was a “Class of 1974” graduate of Appling County High School. She had been a resident of Treutlen County for over 50 years and was a former seamstress for the Soperton/Woolrich Manufacturing Company and later was a Medical Assistant at East Dublin Urgent Care. Mrs. Cauley and her family attended Bear Creek Baptist Church in Montgomery County for many years.

Survivors include her husband for almost 51 years, William Cauley of Soperton; son, Will (Molly) Cauley of Soperton; two daughters, Cathy (Jason) Funderburk of Swainsboro and Katie (Daniel) Williamson of Higgston; brother, Wayne (Tammie) Lott of Baxley; sister, Janine (Jimmy) Hunter of Baxley; seven grandchildren, Mason, Madison and Mallory Funderburk and Kadan, Kace, Kamdyn and Hunter Williamson; brother/sister-in-law, Glenn & Rose Cauley of Soperton and several nieces & nephews.

Pallbearers will be Ken Pollette, Brandon Harrelson, James Hunter, Russ Connell, Tyler Cauley and Charles Hutto.

Visitation will be held Friday night from 6-8 PM at the funeral home.

Higgs Funeral Home {(higgsfuneralhomeandflorist.com) and facebook} of Soperton has charge of arrangements.

09/19/2025

William Harold “Bill” Howell

Funeral services for Mr. William Harold “Bill” Howell will be held Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM in the Chapel of Higgs Funeral Home in Soperton. Burial will be in the Rosemont Baptist Church Cemetery in Treutlen County. Reverend Mike Mertz and Reverend Dwayne Clements will officiate. Mr. Howell died Thursday, September 18, 2025.

Mr. Howell, 81, was the son of the late Bloyce Edward &Verna Scarborough Howell. He was born in Dublin, GA on July 5, 1944 and was a graduate of Dublin High School. He had been a resident of Lothair for the past 25+ years and was a retired truck driver. He was a lifetime lover of music and in his younger days he performed in many different venues and talent shows. In 2015, he became a member of the “Hall of Honor” for The Hillbilly-Country-Western-Gospel Music Industry and the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame. He was preceded in death by his two sisters, Mavis Tanton & Linda Bentley and two brothers, Jimmy & Larry Howell.

He is survived by two sons, Ronnie Howell of Jemison, AL and Donnie Howell of Saraland, AL; daughter, Cheryl (Johnny) Marrett of Covington, GA; two sisters, Sandra Serensky of Dublin and Bobbie Scott of East Dublin, his significant other, Jeanette Powell of Lothair, six grandchildren, four great grandchildren and multiple nieces and nephews that loved him dearly.

Pallbearers will be Ron Ritchison, Josh Upshaw, Kayson Palmer, Joel Riley Bentley, Brant Phelps and Josh Barron.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home beginning one hour prior to the service.

Higgs Funeral Home {(higgsfuneralhomeandflorist.com) and facebook} of Soperton has charge of arrangements.

09/17/2025

Harry Patton Gillis

Graveside services for Mr. Harry Patton Gillis were held Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM in Westview Cemetery in Soperton with Reverend Gilbert Posey officiating. Mr. Gillis died Monday, September 15, 2025 at Treutlen Health and Rehab in Soperton.

Mr. Gillis, 80, was the son of the late Kermit & Hattie Lumley Gillis. He was born in Dublin on March 24, 1945 and had been a resident of Soperton for the past 13 years. He was a “Class of 1963” graduate of Treutlen High School and a graduate of UCLA where he received his Undergraduate and Doctorate degrees. He was a published author of chemistry text books and taught chemistry at both Georgia Tech and UCLA. He was a 19-year member of the All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Beverly Hills, CA and a member of the choir.

He is survived by his sister, Karen Gillis of Soperton and longtime friend, Martha Johns.

Higgs Funeral Home {(higgsfuneralhomeandflorist.com) and facebook} of Soperton had charge of arrangements.

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