Obituaries

Oct 28, 2023

Madeline Lightsey Sapp, age 76, of Baxley, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2023 at her residence under the care of Bethany Hospice.

Mrs. Sapp was born October 31, 1946 in Appling County to the late Paul Cullens Lightsey and the late Ella Mae Sills Carter. She was a member of Midway Baptist Church where she serviced as...

Oct 28, 2023

Clint Tyler McCullar, age 52, of Lumber City passed away Saturday, October 28, 2023 at Memorial Hospital in Savannah.

Mr. McCullar was born November 15, 1970 in Fitzgerald, Georgia to the late Bernard Carl McCullar and the late Carolyn Register Hembree.  He was a member of Lumber City Baptist Church and a retired Logger for Beasley Timber...

Oct 27, 2023

Jeffrey Maurice Simmons, age 59, of Baxley passed away Friday, October 27, 2023 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Jesup.

Jeffrey was born May 13, 1964 in Douglas, Georgia. He was a member of Spring Branch Baptist Church but attended Dunn Memorial Baptist Church where he served as the sound technician. He was a lineman with Georgia Power...

Oct 27, 2023

Vernell Mincey, age 86, of Hazlehurst, passed away Friday, October 27, 2023 at her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Mrs. Mincey was born August 28, 1937 in Bacon County to the late Joe Cothern and the late Geneva Taylor Cothern. She was a charter member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. She was a member of the Pilot...

Oct 23, 2023

Jesse Gene Newell, Sr., age 80, of Hazlehurst, passed away Monday, October 23, 2023 at his residence.

Mr. Newell was born September 19, 1943 in Jeff Davis County to the late Joe W. Newell and the late Ruby Burkett Newell.  He was a heavy equipment operator & mechanic with Tidewater and a member of Graham Church of...

Oct 21, 2023

Russell E. O’Neal, Jr., age 70, of Baxley, Georgia passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2023. He was born October 4, 1953, in Carrollton, Georgia.

He graduated from Mt. Zion High School in 1971 and later became an employee of Southern Company and Southern Nuclear where he had numerous positions and retired after 43 years of service....

Oct 16, 2023

Misty Ellis White, age 48, of Alma passed away October 16, 2023 at her residence after a short illness. She was a native of Bacon County and daughter of the late Mickey Darrell Ellis and Deanie Johnson Ellis. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her father-in-law, Jimmy White.

Misty was a member of Bacon...

Oct 14, 2023

Stacey Renne Brown, age 49, of Hazlehurst passed away Saturday, October 14, 2023.

Ms. Brown was born January 12, 1974 in Jacksonville, Florida. She was employed with Johnson & Johnson Medical Transportation and was a loving mother and mi-me. She was preceded in death by her mother, Jenevive Gooslin McRorie and brothers, James “Red” Bellah, III and...

Oct 14, 2023

Keith Avery Kauger, age 62, of Baxley passed away Saturday, October 14, 2023 at Candler Hospital in Savannah.

Mr. Kauger was born November 19, 1960 in McClenney, Florida to the late Serge Kauger and the late Evelyn Dyal Kauger.  He was a self-employed painter and carpenter.

Survivors include his sisters, Audrey Allen, Judy Howard, Gail...

Oct 14, 2023

Rev. William R. “Billy” Gardner, age 61, of Baxley passed away Saturday, October 14, 2023 at his residence under the care of Comfort Care Hospice surrounded by his loving family.

William was born January 13, 1962 in Cut Bank, Montana. He was licensed into the ministry by his home church, Midway Baptist Church in 2003 and was...

Oct 12, 2023

Dana Leigh Lane Godfrey Baker, age 67, of North Georgia passed away Thursday, October 12, 2023 in North Georgia.

On Thursday, January 5, 1956, in Casper, Wyoming a baby girl to be named Dana Leigh Lane was born to the late Lola Vera Olds Lane and Thomas G. Lane.  Due to her father’s military career, Dana and...

Oct 9, 2023

Agustin Cortes, age 38, of Baxley, passed away Monday, October 9, 2023.

Mr. Cortes was born March 30, 1985, in San Felipe, Guanajuato, Mexico, and was the Manager of Nunez Pine Straw, Inc. He was preceded in death by his father, Matilde Cortes Hernandez, and a brother, Salvador Cortes.

Survivors include his wife, Jessica Cortes...

Oct 8, 2023

Eva Johnson Reese, age 64, of Baxley, passed away Sunday, October 8, 2023 at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross.

Mrs. Reese was born May 26, 1959 in Appling County to the late Willie Johnson and the late Nellie Stone Johnson.  She was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Mrs. Reese was preceded in...

Oct 7, 2023

Caylee Michelle Merritt, age 15, of Hazlehurst, passed away Saturday, October 7, 2023.

Caylee was born February 6, 2008 in Eastman, Georgia. She was a student at Dodge County High School and loved attending church.

Survivors include her parents, Natalie Merritt and Brent (Shannon) Merritt; brother, Caleb Merritt; maternal grandparents, Rev. Ricky & Lisa Gilmore;...

Oct 5, 2023

George Collins, Jr., age 78, of Baxley passed away Thursday, October 5, 2023 at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross.

Mr. Collins was born January 3, 1945 in Albany, Georgia to the late George Collins and the late Lillian Batts Collins.  He was a member of Memorial Free Will Baptist Church.  He was a veteran of the United...

Oct 4, 2023

Eloise Crapps Crosby McDowell, age 96, of Baxley, passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at her residence under the care of Comfort Care Hospice.

Mrs. McDowell was born October 25, 1926 in Appling County to the late Jake Carter O’Quinn Crapps and the late Eudell Crosby Crapps.  She was a member of Faith Baptist Church and a...

Oct 3, 2023

Sara Ellis Calhoun Felton James, born October 14, 1923, passed away on October 3 in Jacksonville, Florida in the company of her devoted family.

The third daughter of Benjamin Jurell Calhoun and Eunice Neville Calhoun, Sara Ellis was born in the home of her maternal grandparents in Bullock County, Georgia. Her long life, only eleven days shy...

Sep 27, 2023

Laura Jean Treadaway Kauger, age 51, of Hazlehurst, passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2023 in Augusta.

Mrs. Kauger was born January 26, 1972 in Candler County to Charles William Treadaway and Dorothy Mae Woods Treadaway. Laura was employed at Precision Products, where she held many titles and was the heart of many operations. Laura was a devoted...

Sep 27, 2023

Beverly Diane Bohannon Bookhardt, age 66, of Hazlehurst, passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at her residence under the care of Community Hospice of Vidalia.

Mrs. Bookhardt was born April 8, 1957 to Hilton Bohannon and Geneva Newsome Horne. She was a retired clerk from the Jeff Davis County Tag Office and was a member of Lighthouse...

Sep 25, 2023

D. E. “Gene” Sparks, Jr., age 82, passed away, Monday, September 25, 2023 at Pleasantview Nursing Center in Metter.

Mr. Sparks was born April 19, 1941 in Fulton County to the late Dewey Eugene Sparks, Sr. and the late Irma Louise Cardell Sparks. He was a member of Satilla Baptist Church and was also a member of...