Obituaries

Aug 18, 2022

Mr. William “Bill” Hal Brown, age 88, passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at Candler Hospital. Mr. Brown was born in Dublin, GA on October 23, 1933 to the late Belford Hal and Kizzie Walker Brown. He served in the U.S. Army serving in the Korean War and later worked in maintenance for the Bryan County Board of...

Aug 12, 2022

Dianne Jean Norman, age 72, passed away at her residence on Friday, August 12, 2022. Ms. Norman was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA on February 9, 1950 to Francis Clifford and Jean Edith Pepperling Norman. Mrs. Norman was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Dianne was devoted to her dogs, Carly and Bailey.

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Aug 6, 2022

Brooklet-  Shirley Joyce Bath, age 58 passed away Saturday, August 6, 2022 at East Georgia Regional Hospital.  Mrs. Bath was born in Dalton, GA to the late Jerry Keeler and Bonnie Dale Keeler.  Mrs. Bath was a long-time resident of Brooklet and was a home health nurse.  She was a member of Brooklet First Baptist Church, where...

Aug 1, 2022

Mrs. Rhonda Kay Devlin, age 63, passed away at Candler Hospital on Monday, August 1, 2022. Mrs. Devlin was born in Deerborn, MI on May 21, 1959 to William Lewis and Mary Manning Bard on May 21, 1959. She was an avid Steelers fan and enjoyed mowing her yard, watching the I.D. Channel, playing darts and taking care of...

Jul 28, 2022

Mr. Robert Allan Buckosh, Sr., age 76, passed away at East Georgia Regional Medical Center on Thursday, July 28, 2022. Mr. Buckosh was born in Lorain, OH to the late Alexander Jesse and Helen Frances Ribaric Buckosh. After graduating high school, he served his county in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and later retiring with civil...

Jul 25, 2022

Mr. Gregory Lee Barnwell, age 67, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2022 at Watauga Medical Center in Boone, NC. Mr. Barnwell was born on July 15, 1955 to the late Rayford Waldstein and Esma Lois Jenkins Barnwell in Washington State. He was a member of First Baptist Church Pembroke and enjoyed farming, horses and spending time with his...

Jul 25, 2022

Mr. John Ora Shuman, age 96, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2022 at Community Hospice of Vidalia. Mr. Shuman was born in Statesboro on September 12, 1925 to the late William Henry and Lula Beatrice Morris Shuman. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII with the famed Blue Devils of the 88th Infantry Division in Italy where...

Jul 24, 2022

Statesboro-  Jeanette Waters Morris, age 79, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2022 while under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice.  Mrs. Morris was born in Claxton, GA to the late Reginald W. Waters and Mildred Rustin Waters.  She was of the Baptist Faith. Jeanette faithfully made the biscuits at McDonald’s in both St. Simons and Jesup and enjoyed crabbing.  In addition to her...

Jul 23, 2022

Stilson-  Rufus James Smallwood, Sr., age 90 passed away Saturday, July 23, 2022 at his home.  Mr. Smallwood was born in Emanuel County to the late Will Smallwood and Claudine Hackle Williams.  Mr. Smallwood was a veteran of the United States Army and was a sharp shooter in the Korean War.  He later became an auto body technician and served...

Jul 21, 2022

Ellabell-  Mrs. Doris Ann Burton Sanders, age 68 passed away Thursday, July 21, 2022 at her home.  Mrs. Sanders was born in Chicago, IL to the late James Duke Burton, Sr. and Betty Jeanette Godbee on July 12, 1954.  Mrs. Sanders was a homemaker and business manager of the family business, Sanders Trucking for over 20 years.  She loved gardening,...

Jul 17, 2022

Mrs. Gladys Irene Hodges Reid, age 87, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2022. Mrs. Reid was born in Claxton on April 14,1935 to the late Levi and Eva “Minnie” Roberts Hodges. She worked for over 10 years as a seamstress at Pembroke Manufacturing Company and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Reid enjoyed flowers, watching t.v., talking about fishing...

Jul 17, 2022

Ellabell- Mr. Robert Ferrell “Bobby” Ingram, Jr., age 71, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2022 in Savannah, GA.  Mr. Ingram was born November 29, 1950 in Savannah, GA to the late Robert Ferrell Ingram, Sr. and Hester Marcille Cowart Ingram.  He was a veteran of the United States Navy and served during the Vietnam War.  Mr. Ingram was a...

Jul 15, 2022

Claire Foltyn, age 83, passed away on Friday, July 15, 2022 at Augusta University Medical Center after a short illness surrounded by her family. She was born on April 11, 1939 to the late Leondis B. and Neva Bazemore Bunkley in Bulloch County. Claire, also known as MeeMee by some was a longtime native of Bulloch County. She grew...

Jul 12, 2022

Mr. Perry G. Powell, age 84, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Mr. Powell was born in Bryan County on November 29, 1937 to the late Luther and Essie Mosley Powell. He was a member of the First Assembly of God in Savannah and worked for numerous years as an exterminator with Orkin and was...

Jul 11, 2022

Mr. Joseph Alan Denmark, Sr., age 58, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2022. Mr. Denmark was born on August 30, 1963 to the late James E. and Frances Helmuth Denmark in Savannah. He worked for Industrial metalworks, Inc. for 28 years as a sheet metal mechanic and enjoyed hunting, fishing, painting, creating metal art, listening to music and...

Jul 10, 2022

Mrs. Olivia Estelle “Libby” Lee, age 64, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2022. Mrs. Lee was born in Savannah to the late David Oliver and Mary Estelle Sikes Fleming on July 11, 1957. She worked as a waitress for many years and enjoyed watching old movies, sudoku and kitty cats.

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Jul 8, 2022

Mrs. Jacquelyn “Jackie’ Crosby Lanier, age 78, passed away on Friday, July 8, 2022 at the Resorts at Pooler. Mrs. Lanier was born on February 16, 1944 to the late James Randall and Margarite Davis Crosby in Statesboro. Mrs. Lanier was a member of Beulah Baptist Church and The Order of the Eastern Star. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, making...

Jul 7, 2022

Mr. John Patrick McFarland, age 55, passed away at his residence on Thursday, July 7, 2022. Mr. McFarland was born in Washington, DC to Maurice James and Garnette Todd McFarland on May 12, 1967. He worked in the plumbing and electrical department at Lowe’s for 2 years and enjoyed sports cars, fishing, hunting, cooking, was a WWII history buff...

Jun 29, 2022

Pembroke-   After 94 full years of life and love, Clarice Evelyn Mason Jones

entered into eternal rest on June 29, 2022. She peacefully died at home

surrounded by her family. Mrs. Jones was born in Pembroke, GA on

June 21, 1928 to the late Loren and Corrine Mason. After completing

high...

Jun 28, 2022

Greenville, NC-  Mrs. Ruby Pearl Sanders Hill, age 81 passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at East Carolina University Hospital.  Mrs. Hill was born in Metter, GA to the late Thomas Reuben Sanders and Susie Johnson Sanders.  She retired as a manager in garment production in Greenville and was a member of St. Mary’s Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville. ...