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Jack Claude Colston
Nov 9, 2024
Jack Claude Colston, age 92, of Baxley passed away Saturday, November 9, 2024 at his residence under the care of Comfort Care Hospice.
Mr. Colston was born February 7, 1932 in Adairsville, Georgia to the late Troy Colston and the late Buena Sanders Colston. He was a member of Hazlehurst Church of Christ and was a veteran of the United States...
Lawrence Terry Brinkley
Nov 8, 2024
Lawrence Terry Brinkley, age 72, of Hazlehurst passed away Friday, November 8, 2024 at his residence.
Mr. Brinkley was born April 29, 1952 in Jesup, Georgia to the late Eulis Lawrence Brinkley and the late Nellie Griffis Fussell. He was a Truck Driver for many years.
Survivors include his nephews, Jamar Brinkley, Jarone Brinkley, Joshua Brinkley and several great nieces and nephews...
Lowell Edward White, Jr.
Nov 7, 2024
Lowell Edward White, Jr., age 63, of Baxley passed away Thursday, November 7, 2024.
Mr. White was born August 25, 1961 in Telfair County to the late Lowell Edward White, Sr. and the late Lillian Oveda Dunn White. He was a skilled carpenter and wood worker who could do anything with a piece of wood. He was a veteran of the...
Izella Smith
Nov 6, 2024
Izella “Izzy” Smith, age 8, of Baxley passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at Appling Healthcare.
Izzy was born November 7, 2015 in Dublin, Georgia. She was in 3rd grade at Appling County Primary School. Izella Smith was a fearless little girl whose spirit touched the lives of everyone she met. She had a special way of getting your attention...
Carolyn Mack
Nov 4, 2024
Mrs. Carolyn Boyett Mack, age 89, of Collins, GA, passed away Monday, November 4, 2024 at her home under the care of Community Hospice, surrounded by her family.
Mrs. Mack was born August 15, 1935, in Collins to the late Otis Boyett and Evelyn Cowart Boyett. She was the valedictorian of Collins High School's graduating class of 1953. After graduation, she...
Sandra Kay (Ussery) Staten
Nov 1, 2024
Sandra Kay (Ussery) Staten, age 69, of Baxley passed away Friday, November 1. 2024 at Lumber City Care Center.
Mrs. Staten was born June 27, 1955 in Rapid City, SD to the late Marvin Lucas Ussery and the late Laura Nell (Pace) Ussery; she was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald L. “Ronny” Staten. Mrs. Staten was a retired educator,...
Jan Hallman
Nov 1, 2024
Jan Evans Hallman, age 67, of Baxley passed away Friday, November 1, 2024 at Pruitt Health in Moultrie.
Mrs. Hallman was born September 7, 1957 in Appling County to the late Clinton Wright Evans and the late Virginia Lord Evans. She was a truck driver for HMH Transportation and Premier Transportation. She was also a homemaker, baker and cake decorator. She...
Donald Leroy Stone
Oct 30, 2024
Donald Leroy “Donnie” Stone, age 54, of Hazlehurst passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at his residence.
Donnie was born June 21, 1970 in Appling County to the late Eugene Stone, Sr. and the late Geneva Sherry Breeden Franks. He was a carpenter by trade and was always ready and willing to lend a helping hand. He was a coin collector...
Elizabeth Marion Stone
Oct 30, 2024
Elizabeth Marion (Williams) Stone, age 81, of Hazlehurst passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at her residence under the care of Community Hospice.
Mrs. Stone was born January 9, 1943 to the late Jessie Williams and the late Beatrice Barlow Williams. She worked as a supervisor for Amoco Fabrics and Hazlehurst Mills and was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. She...
Eva (Nantz) Morris
Oct 28, 2024
Eva Louise (Nantz) Morris, age 56, of Hazlehurst passed away Monday, October 28, 2024 at her residence.
Eva was born December 19, 1967 in Coco Beach, Florida but lived in Orlando, Florida and Baxley, Georgia before making her home in Hazlehurst. She was a clerk at McDonald’s Lodge for many years and a former cashier at Flash Foods.
Eva is preceded in...
Shannon Dakota Hand-Maddox
Oct 25, 2024
Shannon Dakota Hand-Maddox, age 22, of Baxley, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2024 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Shannon was born December 27, 2001 in Appling County and was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church. She was a graduate of Appling County High School Class of 2021, where she played the Xylophone and Clarinet for the Appling County...
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...
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