Obituaries

Aug 24, 2012

Pembroke- Mr. Jesse Butler, age 91 of Pembroke, died Friday afternoon August 24, 2012 at his home. Mr. Butler was an Army veteran of WWII having served in the Philippines and at Pearl Harbor. Before his service he worked in the Southeast Ship Yard in Savannah and after service, he worked in the logging business until his retirement in 1975....

Aug 23, 2012

Pembroke- Mrs. Joyce Lanier Mills Wilson, age 77, died Wed. evening at Evans Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. Mrs. Wilson was a graduate of Armstrong Atlantic State University and was a former medical technologist at St. Joseph's Hospital. She enjoyed reading, crocheting, and photography. Mrs. Wilson was preceded in death by her parents Cecil and Bertha Lanier, brother Dan...

Aug 15, 2012

Savannah- Mr. Richard Wayne Turner, age 65 died Friday evening at Hospice Savannah while surrounded by his family. Mr. Turner was a life-long resident of Savannah and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was owner and operator of C &W Motors and was a member and deacon of the First Assembly of God in Savannah. Mr. Turner loved...

Aug 14, 2012

Portal- Susan Ann Wilkes Singletary, age 62 died Tuesday evening, August 14, 2012 at Memorial Medical Center. Mrs. Singletary was a former nurse at Ogeechee Area Hospice and was a member of Aaron Church of God. She enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, gospel music and especially time with her grandchildren. Mrs. Singletary was predeceased by her parents Annie Adell and Curtis...

Aug 10, 2012

Ellabell- Mr. Paul Harold Pughsley age 65 died Friday, Aug. 10, 2012. Mr. Pughsley was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was a marine welder having served in the Savannah area for 40 years. Survivors include his brother Lynn Pughsley of Fitzgerald; nieces and nephews Samuel, Andy and Lisa Pughsley and Rachel Grantham; and uncle O.C. Sanderson of Savannah....

Aug 9, 2012

Pembroke-Mrs. Leona Greco age 88 passed away Thursday August 9, 2012 while surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Greco was a member of Lower Mill Creek Primitive Baptist Church in Statesboro and a former resident of Pembroke. She was a loving Christian mother and devoted servant of God who NEVER met a stranger. She was preceded in death by her...

Aug 7, 2012

Ellabell- William Burton Shaw, age 90, died Tuesday, August 7, 2012. Mr. Shaw was retired as an inspector with the United States Civil Service. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served during WWII, a long-time member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and was a member of Ellabell Methodist Church. Mr. Shaw was preceded in death by...

Jul 31, 2012

Blitchton-Mr. Mickey Lamar Golding age 54, passed away Tues. July 31 at St. Joseph Hospital surrounded by his family. Mr. Golding was born in Wytheville, VA. and was a teacher having taught in Screven and Pierce County Schools and most recently in Shanghia, China. He was of the Southern Baptist Faith and enjoyed camping, traveling, Science fiction, coaching, sports, and...

Jul 19, 2012

Pembroke- Emma Christine Crosby age 73 died Tuesday morning at her home. Mrs. Crosby was a long-time resident of Pembroke and homemaker. She was a collector of angels, an excellent cook and a member of Beulah Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of over 50 years, John Edward Crosby, grandsons Jerome Yarbrough and Romeo Crosby and...

Jul 18, 2012

Ellabell-Mr. James Keiffer McClelland Sr. age 88 passed away Wednesday July 18, 2012 at Candler Hospital while surrounded by his loving family. Mr. McClelland was a long time resident of Ellabell, a WWII Navy veteran having served in the Pacific Theatre, and retired from Union Camp where he was a Head Shift Electrician. He was a member of Old Fellowship...

Jul 16, 2012

Pembroke-Mr. Gerald David Barnard, age 66 passed away Monday, July 16, 2012 at home in the presence of his loving family. Mr. Barnard was a longtime resident of Pembroke and was owner and operator of Barnard Bar-B-Q. He loved fishing, gardening, and spending time with family and friends with whom he enjoyed many good times. He is predeceased by his...

Jun 15, 2012

Ellabell- Sergeant Robert Warren "Bobby" Crapse, Sr. age 32 died Friday June 15, 2012 from injuries sustained in a car accident. Sgt. Crapse was a lifelong resident of Bryan County and a 1998 graduate of Bryan County High School. He began his career with Bryan County Sheriff Department as a jailor in 1999. Sgt. Crapse was currently assigned to the...

Jan 25, 2011

Ellabell- Mr. John Richard Blitch, Sr. age 64 died Wednesday evening, Jan 25, 2011 at his son's home while surrounded by his family. Mr. Blitch was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during the Vietnam War and was later stationed in both Korea and Germany. He was a long-time employee of Page Construction, was an...

May 10, 2010

Ellabell- Jasper E. "Dick" Willoughby, age 76 died Monday May 10, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Willoughby was retired from the Air Force where he served in both the Korean and Vietnam War. He was also a retired cook where he worked at Cracker Barrel at I-95 and Hwy 204 and the Huddle House in Rincon. Mr....

Aug 17, 1990

Statesboro-  Jamey Christopher Skinner, age 29, passed away Monday, August 19, 2019 from injuries sustained in a car accident.  Chris was born August 17, 1990 to James M. “Jimmy” Skinner and the late Diane Durden Skinner.   He was a native of Statesboro, a 2008 graduate of Southeast Bulloch High School and a 2011 graduate of Ogeechee Technical College.  Chris...

Aug 17, 1990

Statesboro-  Jamey Christopher Skinner, age 29, passed away Monday, August 19, 2019 from injuries sustained in a car accident.  Chris was born August 17, 1990 to James M. “Jimmy” Skinner and the late Diane Durden Skinner.   He was a native of Statesboro, a 2008 graduate of Southeast Bulloch High School and a 2011 graduate of Ogeechee Technical College.  Chris...

Jan 15, 1951

James W. Cason 62, of Yulee, Fl., passed away Thursday morning March 7, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Statesboro, Ga., on January 15, 1951, the son of J.D. and Dallas Daniel Cason. He was raised in Bryan County, Georgia and graduated from Bryan Co. High School in 1968 where he was on the track team. He enrolled...

Nov 13, 1915

Savannah- Iris Dukes All passed away Monday, June11, 2013 at Memorial Medical Center. Mrs. All was born in Pembroke, Georgia on November 13, 1915. She was the daughter of Dollie Harn Dukes and William Perry Dukes. Mrs. Dukes graduated from Bryan County High School at the age of 16. She graduated from Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville, Georgia...

Pembroke- Robert “Bob” Rutledge Quattlebaum, age 90 and Mittie Virginia Perkins Quattlebaum, age 86, passed away just hours apart from one another after suffering from extended illnesses.  Mrs. Quattlebaum passed away Sunday evening, July 16, 2017 and her husband passed away just a few hours later on Monday morning July 17, 2017.  They had been married for over 66...

Mr. Thomas F. “Tom” Kohler “MayTag”, 82, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Mr. Kohler, was born on August 13, 1937 in Lancaster, OH to the late Ralph and Irene Dixon Kohler. After graduating from high school, he served four years in the U.S. Air Force. Later, he worked for over 39 years with...