Obituaries

Mar 18, 2019

Ellabell

Mrs. Jan Marie Burke Riggs, age 59 passed away March 18, 2019 at Effingham Hospital.  Mrs. Riggs was born in Savannah to the late John Lee Burke and Marguerite Redd Burke on May 15, 1959 .  Mrs. Riggs was a licensed practical nurse and sat with the elderly.  She loved helping others, enjoyed being a member...

Mar 18, 2019

William “Billy” Edward Boutwell, age 68 passed away Monday, March 18, 2019 at his home.  Mr. Boutwell was born in Eastman on January 31, 1951 to the late Willie Edward and Emma Ada Roberts Boutwell.  Mr. Boutwell retired from the Georgia Department of Transportation as a heavy equipment operator with over 34 years of service.  He was a member...

Mar 11, 2019

Mr. Alvis Dean Adams , age 71, passed away Monday, March 11, 2019 at his home while under the care of his family and Ogeechee Area Hospice.  Mr. Adams was born October 30, 1947 in Bulloch County to the late George W. and Daisy M. Adams.  He was a long-time resident of Pembroke and served in the United States...

Mar 8, 2019

Pembroke

Mrs. Doris Ann O’Quinn Lord, age 75, passed away Friday, March 8, 2019 at her residence while under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice and her family. She was born on January 14, 1944 in Savannah to the late Charles Taft and Maryethelyn Murrow O’Quinn. Mrs. Lord worked at St. Joseph’s Hospital for over...

Mar 1, 2019

Mr. James Lavelle Pittman Sr., 90, passed away peacefully March 1, 2019, at home. He was preceded in death by his wife Eva Dell Pittman and his parents, James Harvey and Agnes Pittman. He is survived by his four children: Ann Fosburgh of Bloomingdale, James Pittman of Statesboro, Connie (Tom) Black of Macon and Ronnie (Lisa) Pittman of Statesboro,...

Feb 18, 2019

Mrs. Lisa Claudette McDonough, age 59 passed away at East Georgia Regional Hospital surrounded by her children. She was a loving mother and grandmother. Lisa was born on February 2 in Savannah, Georgia. She is preceded in death by both her parents John and Rachel Higgs, and sister Kathy Whitfield.

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Feb 17, 2019

Mrs. Brandy Michelle Jarrell Bowen, 34, passed away Sunday, February 17, 2019 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Mrs. Bowen was born in Savannah on September 12, 1984 to James Basil Jarrell, Jr and Pansy Elaine Williams Jarrell. She worked at Enmarket Convenience Store as a clerk, enjoyed camping, fishing was an avid reader but most of all, she enjoyed spending...

Feb 13, 2019

Mr. Rex Smith, age 87 passed away Wednesday evening, February 13, 2019 at his home while under the care of his family and Kindred Hospice.  Mr. Smith was born in Bryan County on November 21, 1931 to the late Grady Jackson Smith and Mary Frances Smith.  He was an engineer for the Department of Transportation with over 34 years of...

Feb 9, 2019

Port Wentworth-  Peggy Sue Boyett Todd, age 73 passed away Saturday, February 9, 2019.  Mrs. Todd was born January 24, 1946 to the late William Asbury Boyett and Eva Mae Tucker Boyett.  Mrs. Todd was a sales manager for Audio Visual Resources with over 40 years of service.  She was an avid reader, loved to fish and camp and enjoyed doing...

Feb 7, 2019

Bulloch County-  Robert Leon Neal, Sr. age 82 passed away Thursday, February 7, 2019 at his home while under the care of his family and Hospice Savannah.  Mr. Neal was born in  Bulloch County on January 25, 1937 to the late Elbert Leon Neal and Laurie Shuman Neal.  He retired as a rural route carrier for the U.S. Postal...

Feb 4, 2019

Daniel Neil Sapp, 78, passed away peacefully at home on Mon February 4, 2019 surrounded by his family after a short, fierce battle with cancer which he fought with great courage. He was born in Macon, Ga on October 16, 1940 to Daniel Webster Sapp and Lula Mae (Clifton) Sapp. The family moved to Florida in the 1950's and...

Jan 31, 2019

Savannah-  Mary Lou Riner Bland, age 86 passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019 while under the care of Hospice Savannah.  Mrs. Bland was born in Savannah to the late Cecil Vernon and Lilly Mae Riner.  She was a secretary for the civil service and a homemaker.  She was a member of South Newington Baptist Church, enjoyed crossword puzzles and...

Jan 30, 2019

Rex Waters, 95, of Pembroke, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. He was born in Denmark, Georgia, but as long as he could remember, he lived in Pembroke and dearly loved his hometown. He was a member of Pembroke United Methodist Church, and a continuous member of the American Legion for...

Jan 28, 2019

Mr. Timothy David Meyer, 67, passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital on Monday, January 28, 2019. Mr. Meyer was born on June 11, 1951 in San Diego, CA. He entered the U.S. Army at an early age and served in the Vietnam War as a door gunner and retired with 20 years of faithful and dedicated to service. After...

Jan 27, 2019

Statesboro-Mr. Jimmie Carl Chambers, age 64 passed away Sunday, January 27, 2019 at Ogeechee Area Hospice.  Mr. Chambers was born in Tifton on November 19, 1954 to the late Richard Wiley Chambers and Alma Christine Powell.  He was a carpenter and an avid sports fan.  In addition to his parents, Mr. Chambers was preceded in death by his brother,...

Jan 25, 2019

Erma Louise Macbeth Shesler, 98, died January 25, 2019 at Rolling Green Village Health Care Center, Greenville, SC. She was born July 9, 1920 in Savannah, GA, the only child of James Ira and Eugenia Louise Herron Macbeth. Elmer George Shesler, her husband of 69 years, passed away June 9, 2009. She was a member of Bethel Presbyterian Church...

Jan 23, 2019

June Kaye Seymour, 77, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2019.  Mrs. Seymour was born on October 17, 1941 in Youngstown, OH to the late Floyd William and Margaret Vance Dickerson. She was employed with Tifton Orthopedic Clinic as a radiographer, studied at Youngstown University and was a member of Bible Lutheran in Rincon. Mrs. Seymour enjoyed horses, the beach,...

Jan 22, 2019

Pembroke- Mrs. Mary S. Boone, age 84 passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2019 while under the care of hospice.  Mrs. Boone was born in Kingsland, Georgia to the late Otis P. Harper and Nellie Crews Harper on March 3, 1934.  Mrs. Boone was a homemaker and a home health nurse.  She enjoyed sewing and growing flowers.  She loved reading...

Jan 22, 2019

Ellabell

Nancy Pierce Page, age 73 passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at her home while surrounded by her loving family.  Mrs. Page was born in Savannah on May 27, 1945 to the late William Pierce and the late Hilda Denmark Pierce.  She was a retired teacher having taught in Chatham and Liberty Counties before...

Jan 19, 2019

Statesboro-  Danny Richard Hay, age 61 passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019.  Mr. Hay was born in Savannah to the late Sara Mathis Hay and Roy Hay.  He was a retired electrician having worked at the BMW factory in Spartanburg, SC.  Mr. Hay was a member of Believers Church in Statesboro and was an avid hunter and fisherman.  In...