Obituaries

Jan 14, 2023

Mable Lawrence Rentz, age 90, of Baxley passed away Saturday, January 14, 2023 at Memorial Health Meadows in Vidalia.

Mrs. Rentz was born June 15, 1932 in Appling County to the late Luther Lawrence and the late Mattie Beasley Lawrence. She was a member of Memorial Free Will Baptist Church and was employed for twelve years with...

Jan 8, 2023

Richard Lee Deen, age 75, of Baxley passed away Sunday, January 8, 2023 at his residence under the care of Comfort Care Hospice.

Mr. Deen was born on June 25, 1947 to late Melvin Lee Deen and the late Ida Mae Griffis Deen.  He was a member of Spring Branch Baptist Church where he served as a...

Jan 7, 2023

Duane Nelson Westberry, age 76, of Surrency passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023.

Mr. Westberry was born on July 3, 1946 in Surrency, Georgia to the late Nelson David Westberry and the late Lula Elizabeth Devereaux Westberry.  He was a veteran of the United States Marines having served in the Vietnam War and...

Jan 6, 2023

Pratt H. Johnson, age 99, of Dallas, Texas passed away Friday, January 6, 2023 at Hillwood House in Dallas, Texas.

Mr. Johnson was born on April 13, 1923 to the late Pratt Adam Johnson and the late Elizabeth Bigley Johnson.  He was a member at Believers Chapel in Dallas, Texas and Surrency Community Bible Church...

Jan 6, 2023

Eula Mae Drawdy, age 85, of Hazlehurst passed away Friday, January 6, 2023 at Lumber City Nursing Home.

Ms. Drawdy was born on August 21, 1937 in Baxley to the late William Horace Yarbrough & the late Minnie Lee Hall Yarbrough. She was a retired secretary for the engineering department of Amoco Fabrics.  She was a member...

Jan 5, 2023

Charles Michael Dunn, age 38, of Snipesville passed away Thursday, January 5, 2023 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Mr. Dunn was born on June 25, 1984 in Augusta. He had a passion for music and loved to sing and play the guitar.  He was also an avid bass fisherman.  His biggest pleasure in life came...

Dec 31, 2022

Jimmy Music, age 69, of Baxley passed away Saturday, December 31, 2022 at his residence under the care of Community Hospice.

Mr. Music was born September 7, 1953 in Jeff Davis County to Joe Edward Music, Sr. and Odell Lewis Music. He was the Utilities Supervisor for the City of Baxley Public Works Department and retired after...

Dec 27, 2022

George Randall Morris, Jr. (Andy Morris) of Brunswick passed away peacefully on December 27, 2022. Andy left this world at the far too young age of 44. He was surrounded by the hands of wonderful physicians and family in his hometown of Brunswick, Georgia.

Andy was the son of the late George Randall (Randy) Morris, Sr., and...

Dec 24, 2022

Lewis Cooper, age 68, of Hazlehurst passed away Saturday, December 24, 2022 at UF Health in Jacksonville, Florida.

Lewis was born December 10, 1954 in Hazlehurst. He was preceded in death by his parents, Irvin Cooper and Rosie & Mitch Humphrey, and brothers, Mack Cooper and Roy Lee Cooper.

Survivors include his wife, Rose Cooper...

Dec 24, 2022

Doris Elizabeth Clark Teston, age 83, of Baxley passed away Saturday, December 24, 2022 at The Pavilion.

Mrs. Teston was born April 4, 1939 in Appling County to the late Howard Samuel Clark and the late Emily Eudell Tillman Clark. She was a member of Baxley Church of God where she served many years as a Sunday...

Dec 15, 2022

Shirley Kersey Disharoon, age 86, of Hazlehurst, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022 at her residence.

Mrs. Disharoon was born on June 24, 1936 in Jeff Davis County to the late Willie Lee Kersey and the late Ettie Yawn Kersey.  She was a member of Macedonia Church of God and was a retired Dietitian at Chapman’s Nursing...

Dec 14, 2022

Nola J. Smith, age 84, of Baxley passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at the Pavilion.

Mrs. Smith was born on March 20, 1938 in Ware County to the late Robert Grover Lee and the late Annie Maybelle Fichette Lee.  She was a member of Red Oak Baptist Church, and was an avid cook, and loved visiting...

Dec 14, 2022

Bernard James “B.J.” Jones, age 78, of Hazlehurst died Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Community Hospice in Vidalia.

Mr. Jones was born May 31, 1944 in Jeff Davis County to the late Thomas Edward and Mary Elizabeth Jones. He was a retired supervisor of Hazlehurst Mills where he dedicated his time for 43 years of service. Mr....

Dec 13, 2022

James Allen Bohannon, age 56, of Hazlehurst died Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at his residence.

Mr. Bohannon was born October 24, 1966 in Appling County.  He was a member of Zoar Baptist Church and was a self employed truck driver.  He was also an avid hunter and fisherman.  He was preceded in death by his father, Willie...

Dec 12, 2022

Oline Thornton Eason, age 85, of Baxley passed away Monday, December 12, 2022 in Community Hospice in Vidalia.

Mrs. Eason was on February 14, 1937 in Appling County to the late Evans Thornton and the late Odell Williams Thornton. She was a member of Carter’s Chapel Church of God of Prophecy and was a homemaker.  Mrs. Eason...

Dec 7, 2022

Charity Nicole “Nikki” Hallman, age 44, of Baxley passed away December 7, 2022.

Ms. Hallman was born on October 25, 1978 in Appling County and was a 1996 graduate of Appling County High School.  She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Ed and Fern Riddle and Clayson Everett.

Survivors include her daughter, Hayven Hallman...

Dec 6, 2022

Dr. Stanley Heard Brobston, age 85, of Baxley passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at Appling Healthcare.

Dr. Brobston was born on April 28, 1937 in Jacksonville, Florida to the late Stanley Prentiss Brobston and the late Martha Elizabeth Lawrence Brobston.  He was raised in Appling County and graduated from Baxley High School in 1954. He was...

Dec 2, 2022

Willie Ruth Courson, age 84, of Baxley passed away Friday, December 2, 2022 at Twin Oaks Convalescent Center in Alma.

Mrs. Courson was born on February 18, 1938, in Baxley, Georgia to the late Buster and Julie Green. She was retired from Oxford South in Alma and a member of the Satilla Baptist Church.

Mrs....

Nov 24, 2022

Mrs. Gwenell Elizabeth Wommack Austin, age 67, of Denton, GA died Thursday, November 24, 2022 at her residence.

Mrs. Austin was born on February 14, 1955, in Hazlehurst, Georgia to the late Ralph and Lois Watson Wommack. She was a retired beautician and was preceded in death by her son, Luke Austin and two granddaughters, Lauren and...

Nov 21, 2022

Cecil Delano Brown, age 74, of Bristol passed away on Monday, November 21, 2022 in Douglas.

Mr. Brown was born on January 7, 1948 in Hazlehurst to the late Tom Lewis Brown and the late Idell Tompkins Brown. He was a member of Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church and was a member of the...