Obituaries

Sep 23, 2020

David Lee “D.L.” Thomas, age 93, of Baxley passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at Appling Healthcare System.

Mr. Thomas was born April 22, 1927 in Doctortown, Georgia to the late Dillard Thomas and the late Chapel Mae Rowell Thomas. He was retired from Merritt Dredging as a Chief Engineer and he was a World War II...

Sep 20, 2020

Willie Myrtle Harvley, 89, went home to be with the Lord on September 20, 2020.

Ms. Myrtle worked as a daycare teacher all her life and loved children. She was independent and stubborn. She raised her children as a single mom with love and patience. She will be missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing...

Sep 10, 2020

George “Randy” Morris Sr. of Surrency, Ga lost his brave battle with cancer on September 10, 2020. Randy passed away at the age of 63 in Brunswick, Georgia surrounded by his loving children, Andy, Jaime, and Gary.

Randy was the son of the late Parnell "Buddy" Morris and the survived Martha June Morris. He grew up in...

Sep 9, 2020

Robert Joseph Canfield, age 80, of Adel passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Pruitt Health Holly Hill in Valdosta.

Mr. Canfield was born October 1, 1939 in Dubuque, Iowa to the late William Gurnee “Bus” Canfield and the late Virginia Helen Kohn Canfield.  He was a veteran of the United States Navy and was retired as...

Sep 8, 2020

Sarah Brown Jones, age 79, of Baxley passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at her residence under the care of Georgia Hospice.

Mrs. Jones was born August 15, 1941 to the late Rufus Clinton Brown and the late Alma Ruth McNure Brown.  She was a member of Satilla Missionary Baptist Church where she served in the Senior...

Sep 7, 2020

Hugh Edsel Darsey, age 84, of Surrency passed away Monday, September 7, 2020 at Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia.

Mr. Darsey was a lifelong resident of Appling County and was born on June 18, 1936 to Gordon and Burnese Carter Darsey.  He was retired from CSX Railroad in Waycross and like his Daddy, Mr. Darsey was...

Sep 5, 2020

Ethelyne Sikes Hunter, age 84, of Palm Coast, Florida died Saturday, September 5, 2020 at her residence under the care of Kindred Hospice.

Mrs. Hunter was born August 29, 1936 in Baxley, Georgia to the late Oscar Benjamin Sikes, Sr. and the late Tempie Jane Smith Sikes. She was a former book keeper with Associated...

Sep 5, 2020

Jake Dillon Smith, age 19, of Baxley, died Saturday, September 5, 2020 at Augusta University Medical Center.

Jake was born March 20, 2001 in Appling County and was a member of Red Oak Baptist Church.  He was a welder at JAC  Industrial Maintenance and was preceded in death by his grandparents, Brenda Madan...

Sep 4, 2020

Roger Lynn Gill, age 70, of Hazlehurst passed away Friday, September 4, 2020 at his residence.

Mr. Gill was born September 6, 1949 in Newnan, Georgia to the late Cecil Rogers Gill and the late Catherine Mozel Emory Gill. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and a member of American Legion Georgia Post...

Aug 31, 2020

Hildra Faye Stone, age 75, passed away Monday, August 31, 2020 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida.

Mrs. Stone was born March 27, 1945 in Lucedale, Mississippi to the late Claiborne M. Lane and the late Willie Nell Cochran Lane Jones. She was a member of Melton’s Chapel United Methodist Church and was a homemaker.

Aug 27, 2020

Mrs. Harriet Emanuel Fain, 70, passed away at her home in Macon, Georgia on August 27, 2020.

Harriet was born in Douglas, Georgia on April 9, 1950 and grew up in Baxley, Georgia.  She graduated from Appling County High School in 1968 and went on to receive her Bachelors and Masters degrees in Education from...

Aug 25, 2020

Mark Anthony VanKirk, age 32, died unexpectedly Tuesday August 25, 2020 at his home in Atlanta, GA.

Mark (Tony as he was known by his family) was born July 26, 1988 in Lexington County, SC to Karen Yandle Vickers (husband Chris) of Alma, Ga and Mark Allen VanKirk of Clay County, FL.  He attended Mt. Pleasant High...

Aug 24, 2020

J. E. Blanton, age 85, of Surrency passed away Monday, August 24, 2020 at Appling Healthcare System.

Bro. Blanton was born August 16, 1935 in Surrency to the late Stephen M. “Steve” Blanton and the late Elizabeth Herndon Blanton.

Bro. Blanton trusted Jesus Christ as his personal Lord & Savior on August 16, 1952.  He...

Aug 23, 2020

Samuel “Buddy” Cain, age 96, passed away peacefully at his home Sunday, August 23, 2020, after a brief illness. Mr. Cain, a native of Appling County, was the fourth of six children born to Versie Crosby Cain and William Ballard Cain. He was a veteran of World War II, having been drafted just weeks after his graduation from Baxley...

Aug 20, 2020

Christine Vaughn, age 96, of Baxley passed away Thursday, August 20, 2020 under the care of Community Hospice at Baptist Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida.

Mrs. Vaughn was born May 29, 1924 in Eil-Porz, Germany to the late Adolf Schmitz and the late Elizabeth Schmitz. She was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Mrs. Vaughn...

Aug 19, 2020

Christine Ann Bailey, age 52, of Baxley passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at Candler Hospital in Savannah.

Mrs. Bailey was born October 22, 1967 in St. Albans, Vermont. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her father, Gardner Wetherby. Mrs. Bailey was a very sweet lady and was truly devoted to...

Aug 18, 2020

Dorothy C. Carter, age 74, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Hazlehurst Court Care.

Mrs. Carter was born December 26, 1945 in Appling County to the late John Henry “Sonny Boy” Crosby and the late Minnie Lee Shipes Crosby.  She was a retired bookkeeper of forty years, having worked at Wiggins Enterprises and Barnes...

Aug 16, 2020

Larry Morris, age 65, of Baxley, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2020 at St. Vincent Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida.

Mr. Morris was born June 20, 1955 in Appling County to the late Frank George Morris and the late Gladys Carter Morris. He was a Medical Technologist at Appling Healthcare.  Mr. Morris was of the...

Aug 13, 2020

Karl Sexton, age 54, of Baxley, passed away August 13, 2020 at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida.

Bro. Sexton was born October 29, 1965 in Moline, Illinois. He surrendered to the call to ministry and, at the age of 17, became the pastor of Macedonia Free Will Baptist Church in Rienza, Mississippi. He...

Aug 7, 2020

Joseph Eugene Isenhour, age 58, of Odum, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2020.

Mr. Isenhour was born November 19, 1961 in Munich, Germany to the late Johnny Allen Isenhour I and the late Annette Spotts Isenhour. He was a veteran of the united States Army and a self-employed Electrician.

Survivors include his daughters, Tiffany Lindsey...