Obituaries

Jun 16, 2022

Henry Grady “Buzzy” Baker, Jr., of Baxley, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at the age of 83, with his loving family by his side.

Mr. Baker was born on April 10, 1939 to the late Henry Grady Baker, Sr. and Hulda Summerall Baker. He was retired from Plant Hatch, served...

Jun 14, 2022

Bill Rudolph Howard, 88, passed away peacefully in his sleep on June 14, 2022 at his home in Augusta, Georgia after a courageous battle with Leukemia and Congestive Heart Failure. He was preceded in death by his parents, A.J. and Pearl Fretwell Howard, his sister, Betty Ruth Hedrick, and step-brother, James Henry Howard.

Bill was born on...

Jun 6, 2022

Jerry Lewis Sellers, age 78, of Baxley died Monday, June 6, 2022 at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida.

Mr. Sellers was born November 10, 1943 in Appling County to the late Odell Akin Sellers and the late Maggie Lee Lewis Sellers. He was a veteran of the United States Army and a retired night shift...

Jun 6, 2022

Elizabeth “Libby” Ruth Hutchinson was born Monday, June 6, 2022 at 9:48 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Jesup and immediately entered the arms of Jesus. Libby weighed two pounds, eleven ounces and was seventeen inches long.

Libby is survived by her loving parents, Dustin & Devin Hutchinson; maternal grandparents, Chris & Claudia Drury and Shaunna Miller;...

Jun 6, 2022

Harry Dale "Joe" Scott, age 70, of Baxley died Monday, June 6, 2022 at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross.

Mr. Scott was born October 31, 1951 in Bacon County to the late Alex Scott and the late Myrtle Lee Wigley Scott.  He was a retired lineman and was preceded in death by two sisters, Earline Lee and...

Jun 2, 2022

María Francisca Mendoza, age 46, of Graham died Thursday, June 2, 2022 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah.

Mrs. Mendoza was born July 25, 1975 in Matehuala, San Luis Potosi, Mexico and was preceded in death by her husband, Marco Antonio Medrano, and her mother, Juana María Mendoza Muñoz.

Survivors include her children,...

May 25, 2022

Charles Edward Stone, age 86, of Baxley passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at his residence under the care of Comfort Care Hospice.

Mr. Stone was born July 17, 1935 in Jeff Davis County to the late Charles Woodrow Stone and the late Lucille Powell Stone.  He was a veteran of the United States Navy and a...

May 21, 2022

Mrs. Betty L. Griffin, age 80, of Baxley, died Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah.

Mrs. Griffin was born December 18, 1941 in Orlando, FL to the late David L. Jarrell and the late Athla A. (Carter) Jarrell.  She was a member of  First Assembly of God and was a retired...

May 20, 2022

Ms. Veronica Jones Carter, age 81, of Lexington, North Carolina died Friday, May 20, 2022, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Ms. Carter was born September 28, 1940 in Appling County to the late Odis Jones and the late Willie Mae Courson Jones Webb.  She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Welcome,...

May 10, 2022

Frank D. Hardee, Colonel, USAF (Ret.), also known as Pop or The Colonel, passed at 86 years of age on May 10, 2022, with family by his side.

Frank was born on December, 28, 1935 in Baxley, Georgia to Walter and Bessie Hardee. There was never a dull moment in his childhood with his five late brothers...

May 5, 2022

Gene Burden, age 78, of Surrency passed away Thursday, May 5, 2022 at his residence under the care of Comfort Care Hospice. Mr. Burden was born September 3, 1943 in Louisville, Kentucky to the late Conrad Burden and the late Lena Mae Hack Burden. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy, having served in the Vietnam War....

May 2, 2022

James William Carter, age 83, of Fernandina Beach, Florida passed away Monday, May 2, 2022.

Mr. Carter was born January 17, 1939 in Dooley County, Georgia to the late Zack Herndon and the late Cleo Hall Herndon. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was a retired Deputy Sheriff after 39 years of service...

May 2, 2022

Roger Glenn Cain, age 74, of Baxley passed away Monday, May 2, 2022 at Appling Healthcare.

Mr. Cain was born July 24, 1947 in Jeff Davis County to the late Woodrow Cain and the late Wilma Wooten Cain. He was a member of the 1965 graduating class of Appling County High School and was both the class...

Apr 20, 2022

Dr. George D. Lowe, a retired professor of sociology, died Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at his home in Lubbock, Texas.

He was born May 26, 1934, in Columbus, Georgia, a son of Frank Haddock Lowe and Lydia Belle Chapman Lowe. He was named for his paternal grandfather, George Lowe, a journalist and amateur botanist, who edited the...

Apr 19, 2022

Sada Young Petty, age 81, of Baxley passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at Memorial Health in Savannah.

Mrs. Petty was born July 22, 1940 in Appling County to the late Herman Almon Young and the late Nina Green Overstreet O’Quinn.  She was a member of Altamaha Baptist Church and a member of the Eastern...

Apr 17, 2022

Thomas Daniel “Danny” Kersey, age 55, of Leesburg died Sunday, April 17, 2022 at Phoebe Putney Medical Center in Albany.

Mr. Kersey was born May 14, 1966 in Appling County to the late Alvin Kersey, Sr. and the late Hazel Geraldine Taylor Kersey. He was a master machinist with Superior Machine Works and of the...

Apr 12, 2022

Glenda Sellers Christian, age 66, of Baxley passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at her residence under the care of Hospice of South Georgia.

Mrs. Christian was born September 29, 1955 in Jeff Davis County to the late George Dewitt Sellers and the late Opal Howard Sellers. She was a member of Altamaha Baptist Church and was...

Apr 10, 2022

Billy Warren Miles, age 80, of Waycross passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022 at Memorial Health Satilla.

Mr. Miles was born May 19, 1941 in Appling County to the late Lee Miles and the late Mamie Perdue Miles. He was a member of Ten Mile Creek Baptist Church and was a member of the Baxley Jaycees, Lion’s...

Apr 9, 2022

Gary Niles Eason, age 72, of Baxley passed away Saturday, April 9, 2022 at Wayne Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Eason was born January 15, 1950 in Bacon County to the late James Ira Eason and the late Elizabeth Lucille McLain Eason. He was a member of Zion Missionary Baptist Church and a veteran of the United States Army...

Apr 8, 2022

Drew Herrington, age 74, of Baxley died Friday, April 8, 2022 at Oxley Park Health Rehab in Lyons.

Mr. Herrington was born July 10, 1947 in Appling County to the late Drewey Steeley “D.S.” Herrington and the late Lillian Dunn.  He was a member of Dunn Memorial Baptist Church and was retired from Hazlehurst Mills.  Mr. Herrington...