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Shannon Dakota Hand-Maddox
Oct 25, 2024
Shannon Dakota Hand-Maddox, age 22, passed away Friday, October 25, 2024 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later.
Swain Funeral Home will be in charge of funeral arrangements.
James Timothy "Tim" Crosby
Oct 19, 2024
James “Tim” Crosby, age 57, of Baxley passed away Saturday, October 19, 2024 at his residence under the care of Hospice of South Georgia.
Tim was born February 15, 1967 in Appling County to the late Junior Clifford “John” Crosby and the late Carol Dean Williams Crosby. He was a member of Satilla Baptist Church and was a Retired Chief Ranger...
Weldon Schell
Oct 17, 2024
Weldon Schell, age 83, of Hazlehurst passed away Thursday, October 17, 2024 at his residence under the care of Coastal Hospice.
Mr. Schell was born January 5, 1941 in Jeff Davis County to the late Robert Wyatt Schell and the late Barnell Elkins Schell. He was a member of Southside Baptist Church since 1957 and served on the Hospitality Committee, as...
Sue T. White
Oct 13, 2024
Sue Thomas White, age 85, of Baxley passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2024 at Memorial Health in Savannah surrounded by her loving family.
Mrs. White was born September 23, 1939 in Jeff Davis County to the late Ira Estell Thomas and the late Edith Lee Nelson Thomas. She was a member of First Assembly of God where she taught Sunday...
Billy Crews, Sr.
Oct 12, 2024
Billy Crews, Sr., age 76, of Baxley passed away Saturday, October 12, 2024 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro.
Mr. Billy was born February 17, 1948 in Bacon County to the late Berry Crews and the late Lillian King Crews and was of the Baptist faith. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served in the...
Roger Dale Kicklighter
Oct 7, 2024
Roger Dale Kicklighter, age 61, of Baxley passed away Monday, October 7, 2024 at Appling Healthcare.
Roger was born August 25, 1963 in Jeff Davis County. He was a hardworking man and a self-employed HVAC Contractor. He was also a God-fearing man who loved to read his Bible and play music. Roger was a loving husband and always willing to lend...
Myrtice Lairsey Shumans Boatright
Oct 5, 2024
Myrtice Lairsey Shumans Boatright, age 84, of Hazlehurst passed away Saturday, October 5, 2024 at Memorial Health in Vidalia.
Mrs. Boatright was born April 12, 1940 in Hazlehurst. She was best known as “Aunt Myrt” and was owner of S & S Grocery. She was a loving mother and grandmother; and was preceded in death by her former husband, Norwood Shumans;...
J. Stephen Statum
Oct 5, 2024
Bishop J. Stephen Statum, age 67, of Surrency passed away Saturday, October 5, 2024, at Northside Hospital in Atlanta.
Bishop Statum was born June 30, 1957, in Marks, Mississippi to the late John Douglas Statum and the late Tommie Creola Statum. He spent his life in ministry serving the Lord. He was ordained as a Church of God Minister at the...
Richard Hampton Brewer
Oct 4, 2024
Richard “Ricky” Hampton Brewer, age 73, of Lumber City passed away Friday, October 4, 2024 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas.
Mr. Brewer was born November 21, 1950 in McRae to the late Merritt Brewer and the late Rebbie Toumbleston Brewer. He was a retired supervisor with Hazlehurst Mils and was also formerly employed with Lance Cracker Co. Mr. Brewer...
Curtis McMillan
Oct 4, 2024
Curtis C. McMillan, age 90, of Surrency passed away Friday, October 4, 2024 at Hospice of South Georgia in Jesup.
Mr. McMillan was born December 5, 1933 in Appling County to the late Zara McMillan and the late Mary Ann Nipper McMillan. He was a retired contract laborer at Plant Hatch and was a 50-year member of Laborer’s Local 515. He...
Carolyn L. Werner
Oct 2, 2024
Carolyn L. Werner, age 89, of Baxley passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at Memorial Health in Savannah.
Mrs. Werner was born October 9, 1934 and was a native of Appling County. She was the devoted daughter of the late Robert Rutherford “Rufus” Lott and the late Marie Ellis Lott. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Miles Arthur...
Piper Raynes Carter
Sep 22, 2024
Piper Raynes Carter, age 10, of Baxley passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2024 surrounded by her loving family at Memorial Health Children’s Hospital in Savannah.
Piper was born May 20, 2014 in Brunswick and was a member of First Baptist Church. She was in the 5th grade at Appling Elementary School and was an honor roll student and was the...
Mary Knight Taylor Bedgood
Sep 21, 2024
Mary Knight Taylor Bedgood, age 82, of Baxley passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at the Pavilion.
Mrs. Bedgood was born in Wayne County on June 12, 1942 to the late Henry D. Knight and the late Lila Mae Harper Knight. Mary worked as a retail manager for Shirley’s Hallmark Gift Shop. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and sister....
Mary Ellen O'Berry
Sep 18, 2024
Mary Ellen O’Berry, age 83, of Hazlehurst passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at Memorial Health in Savannah.
Mrs. O’Berry was born March 6, 1941 in Appling County to the late Vernon LeRoy Stone and the late Jessie Brown Yawn Stone. She was a member of Lumber City Church of God and was a loving mother and wonderful grandmother. Mrs....
James Joseph Ferrari
Sep 18, 2024
James Joseph Ferrari, affectionately known as Jim, age 67, of Roswell, Georgia, died September 18, 2024. He was born in Rockville Centre, NY, to the now late Reynold & Veronica Ferrari. Jim was a beacon of generosity, a source of inspiration, and a wellspring of laughter. His life was a testament to the power of empathy, compassion, and the profound...
Laney Gay
Sep 17, 2024
Joe Laney Gay, age 63, of Baxley passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at his residence under the care of Community Hospice.
Laney was born June 23, 1961 in Appling County to the late Joe Lewis “J. L.” and the late Linda Carter Gay. He was a member of Riverside Baptist Church where he played the guitar for many years. He...
Sheila Reese
Sep 12, 2024
Sheila Crosby Reese, 66, of Surrency, Georgia passed away September 12, 2024, at home surrounded by her family and friends after a short illness. Proving to be a firecracker, she was born on July 4, 1958 in Baxley, GA to John Leon “J.L” and Madeline “Moss” Tomberlin Crosby.
Sheila married the love of her life, Billy, while still in high school....
Dorothy Ann Craven Courson
Sep 10, 2024
Dorothy Ann Craven Courson, age 80, of Baxley passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at her residence surrounded by her loving family and under the care of Hospice of South Georgia.
Mrs. Ann was born December 19, 1943 in McRae to the late J. P. Pipkin and the late Bernice Joyce Pipkin. She was a member of Midway Baptist Church...
Kimberly Mills
Sep 8, 2024
Kimberly Mills, age 48, of New York City, passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2024 at New York Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan.
Kimberly was born December 6, 1975 in Ware County. She was a Sales Representative for Debbie Weinstein & Company for many years and was also the owner and operator of Mills, Incorporated.
Survivors include her parents, Paula Mills...
Melvin Douglas Doyle
Sep 6, 2024
Melvin Douglas Doyle, 80 of Baxley passed away peacefully into the arms of his Lord on Friday, September 6, 2024, at his residence under the care of Coastal Hospice.
Douglas was born on February 7, 1944, in Baxley, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia and was the owner of Douglas Doyle Electric. Douglas loved his family with all...
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