Obituaries

Jan 15, 2019

Mr. William Edward Bodmer, 81, passed away at Memorial Hospital on January 15, 2019. Mr. Bodmer was born in Naperville, IL on December 2, 1937 to the late Edward William and Claire Smalley Bodmer. He was a member of Pembroke Christian Church and a dedicated scout leader for the Cub and Boy Scouts of America. After graduating high school,...

Jan 14, 2019

Mr. Raymond Wayne Rathbun, age 78 passed away Monday, January 14, 2019 at his home.  Mr. Rathbun was born to the late John Albert and Anna Louise Lathrop Rathbun in Troy, PA on October 8, 1940.  Mr. Rathbun retired with over 30 years of service to his country and the United States Air Force as...

Jan 11, 2019

Pembroke-Mr. John Kelly Futch, Sr, age 81, passed away on January 11, 2019.   Mr. John was born in Evans County, Georgia on November 30, 1937 and was raised in the Bulloch County area by his parents, Kelly and Marie Gibson Futch.

Mr. John was a 1955 graduate of Southeast Bulloch High School.  He owned and operated John’s...

Jan 6, 2019

Mrs. Sonia Marie Anderson, 56, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2019 at her residence. Mrs. Anderson was born on February 28, 1962 in Savannah to Delfin and Ann Mitchell Chavira. She was a member of United Food and Commercial Workers Union having worked for 20 years with Kroger in the meat department. Mrs. Anderson enjoyed fishing, her cats...

Jan 1, 2019

Mr. James Allen Bath, Sr., 81, passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at Ogeechee Area Hospice. Mr. Bath was born on January 20, 1937 to the late Benjamin “Son” and Maggie Lanier Bath in Grovetown, GA. He was a longtime member of Old Fellowship Baptist Church and retired after 44 years of service with Union Camp.  He was...

Jan 1, 2019

Mr. Claude Virgil Davis, III, 45, passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital surrounded by his family on Thursday, June 20, 2019. Mr. Davis was born in Warner Robins, Georgia on November 28, 1973 to the late Claude Virgil Davis, Jr. and Ommie Louise Cox Davis. He was a member of Pooler Church, enjoyed traveling, going on cruises,...

Dec 30, 2018

Mrs. Peggy Seger Lynn, 79, passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2018.  Mrs. Lynn was born December 30, 1939 to the late Henry King and Myrtle Leigh Bradshaw King. Mrs. Lynn was a member of Blitchton Baptist Church and worked for Chatham Construction and Trotman Construction Company as a truck driver. She enjoyed fishing, working in her vegetable and...

Dec 18, 2018

Mr. Eddie Dale Webb, 62, passed away at his residence on December 18, 2018. Mr. Webb was born in Lakehurst, NJ on April 18, 1956 to James E. and Meiko Webb. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and motorcycles but most of all, his family. Mr. Webb was employed as a welder with Lakeside Water Company.

He...

Dec 17, 2018

Statesboro

Mr. Johnny Karl Shuman, 68, passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018 at Emanuel County Medical Center. Mr. Shuman was born on December 27, 1949 in Savannah to John Ora Shuman and Gena Montez Pollard Dickerson. He served in the U.S. Army and was self employed owning a boat and RV Repair company and...

Dec 13, 2018

Mr. Terry Alvin McCoy, age 60, passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at Candler Hospital. Mr. Terry was born in Pembroke on May 15, 1958 to the late Alton and Mary Davis McCoy.  Mr. Terry was a 1976 graduate of Southeast Bulloch High School.  He was a former Vice Chairman of the Development Authority of Bryan County and...

Dec 7, 2018

Annie Maud Martin left this life on Friday, December 7, 2018 at The Nichols Center in Madison, MS. Services are planned for Saturday, December 15, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Flanders Morrison Funeral Home in Pembroke, GA. The family will receive guests starting at 10:00 a.m. Annie will be laid to rest by her husband, Curtis...

Dec 2, 2018

Ellabell- Vivian Akins Hodges, age 95 passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Ogeechee Area Hospice.  Mrs. Hodges was born in Bulloch County on January 31, 1923 to the late Louis Holland Akins and Janie Fordham Akins.  She was a homemaker, a long-time member of First Baptist Church of Blitchton and was very active in her Sunday School Class....

Dec 1, 2018

Charleston- Ruby Belle Parrish Holloway, age 88 passed away Saturday, December 1, 2018, at Trident Medical Center.  Mrs. Holloway was born in Bryan County, GA on July 3, 1930, to the late Perry and Belle Shuman Parrish.  She was a 1947 graduate of Bryan County High School and received her Associate Degree in Education from Georgia Teachers College.  Mrs....

Nov 29, 2018

Pembroke

Mr. Joseph Anthony “Buck” Bukowiec, Jr., 78, passed away Thursday at Ogeechee Area Hospice surrounded by his family. Mr. Bukowiec was born on September 27, 1940 to the late Joseph Anthony Bukowiec, Sr. and Norma W. Wischnofske in Fossil, OR. He retired with over 20 years of service in the U.S. Army, having fought in the...

Nov 27, 2018

Mr. Wesley Wayne Wilkes, 61, passed away on Tuesday at his residence surrounded by his family. Mr. Wilkes was born on February 20, 1957 in Savannah to the late Gus Wilkes and Charlotte Woodcock Huggins. He was president of the 1975 graduating class of Bryan County High School where he was also a member of the Track and Field...

Nov 27, 2018

Brooklet

Mr. Craig “Peepa” Shuman, 61, passed away on Tuesday at his residence.  Mr. Shuman was born in Statesboro to the late George and Jeanette H. Shuman on February 25, 1957.  Mr. Shuman was a former detective for the Bryan County Sheriff’s Office for many years and more recently served as a mechanic for Bulloch County Correctional...

Nov 26, 2018

Pembroke- Martha Mauney Arnold, age 88 passed away Monday, November 26, 2018 at her home.  Mrs. Arnold was born in Bessemer City, NC on January 10, 1930 to the late Ferra Keiser Mauney and Andrew J. Mauney.  Mrs. Arnold was a long time resident of Pembroke and was a former member of the Pembroke Garden Club.  She was retired...

Nov 23, 2018

Mr. Clyde Wesley Waller, Sr., 69, passed away Friday at Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Mr. Waller, Sr. was born on June 30, 1949 to the late Arthur lee Waller, Sr. and Harriet Mae Blitch Waller. He retired after 20 years with Bryan County as a heavy equipment operator. Mr. Waller, Sr. was of the Baptist faith and...

Nov 17, 2018

Black Creek-  Ellison Griffin “Gil” Gilbert, Jr., age 69, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2018 at his home.  Mr. Gilbert was born September 23, 1949 in Savannah to the late Betty Paige Gilbert and Ellison Griffin Gilbert, Sr.  Mr. Gilbert was a graduate of Statesboro High School Class of 1969 and was a Vietnam veteran, having served in the...