6-10-1893 - Mrs. Mahala Godbee died at her home in the 68th District on the 15th inst. of heart disease.  She was about 84 years old and leaves many relatives and friends to mourn her death.

Wilbur Cleveland Hillis, Sr., 48, of Sardis who died suddenly Tuesday 7-28-1964.  Funeral servicesHabersham Methodist Church.  Interment in the churchyard cemetery. Native of burke County, he son of the late Willie Henry and Ellie Godbee Hillis. Born on 5-1-1916. He was a Merchant and a farmer and a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church, near Girard. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Gaynell Brookins Hillis, Sardis; a daughter, Mrs. Reuben Godbee, Sylvania; a son, Wilbur C. Hillis, Jr., Fort Jackson, SC, : five sisters, Mrs. George Tabet, Mrs. James Hunter, both of Waynesboro, Mrs. Garnet Royal, Mrs. W.E. Barefield, Mrs. W.E. Barefield,Mrs. Florence Oglesby, all of Girard; four brothers, Calvin Hillis, Jesse Hillis, Charles Hillis, all of Girard, W.H. Hillis, Jr., Sardis; a grandson, Reuben DeWayne Godbee, Sylvania. Deloach Funeral Home, Waynesboro, Ga.  

The Augusta Chronicle 2002

Sept. 12, 1912- MILLEN, Ga. - For two solid hours yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Edna Perkins-Godbee bared her soul and told in minute detail her life story - the telling of which at times blanched her cheeks. A sordid story it was, beginning with the day she first met Walter S. Godbee; running through their years of married life, their marital disaffections and useless reconciliations; and ending with the firing of the fatal shots in the Millen post office.

Upon this story, which, if published verbatim, would make a book of novel length - and which was full of thrills - and upon this story alone, Mrs. Godbee will depend to combat the exceptionally strong case the state made out against her today for the murder of Mrs. Florence Boyer Godbee, the pretty young Pennsylvania woman who replaced her in her former husband's affections.

It is doubtful whether there was ever just such another murder trial in the history of the Georgia courts.

Governor Dorsey signed an application for the parole of Mrs. Edna Perkins Godbee.  She was serving a life term at the state farm after conviction of the murder of Judge Walter S. Godbee in the post office in Millen, Georgia several years ago.  After the divorce to Mrs. Edna Perkins Godbee the Judge remarried again.  Mrs. Godbee shot to death both her former husband of Mrs. Godbee.  Mrs. Godbee was represented by Attorney A. S. Anderson of Millen, also a member of the house of representatives.  ( 7-9-1920) The Augusta Chronicle

James Jefferson Godbee, Sardis, Ga., 65, entered into rest on Thursday, January 27, 2011, at Burke Medical Center. He was born on July 15, 1945 in Millen, GA to the late Oscar Jefferson Godbee and Naomi Lou Holland Godbee. He worked at Perfection Schwank in Waynesboro and then as a city worker in Sardis until his retirement. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Alexander for over forty years. He was preceded in death by a son, Brian Godbee, and two brothers, Monroe and Grady Godbee.

He is survived by two children, Christy Lea Godbee-Awe (Lynne) of Lake Suzy, FL and Michael Paul Godbee of Waynesboro; three grandchildren, Jeffrey Todd Mylar of Tucson, AZ, Sarah Elizabeth Mylar of Lake Suzy, FL, and Dillon Lee Awe Perez of Lake Suzy, FL; his former wife, Mary Godbee of Waynesboro; two sisters-in-law, Doris Godbee of Augusta and Peggy Godbee of Girard; nephew, Jeff Godbee of Port Orange, FL; and niece, Laurie Godbee Slowinsky of Sylvania, GA.

Mrs. Eddie Lee Godbee, Sardis, Ga., 80, entered into rest Wednesday, January 19, 2011. The family will receive friends from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Thursday, January 20, 2011, at the funeral home. The Graveside Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 21, 2011, at the Sardis Baptist Cemetery.

DeLoach–McKerley Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 842 N. Liberty Street, Waynesboro, GA 30830.