Obituaries

May 9, 2020

Thetis Llevellyn “Bud” Lightsey, Sr. age 86, of Astor, Florida passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020 at his residence.

Mr. Lightsey was born September 3, 1933 in Bristol, Georgia to the late Jennis Olen Lightsey and the late Pauline Harris Lightsey. He was a retired Plant Manager with Gilman Building Products and a member of...

May 7, 2020

Alton Lee Thornton, age 79, of Baxley passed away Thursday, May 7, 2020 at his residence under the care of Hospice of South Georgia.

Mr. Thornton was born September 19, 1940 to the late Evans Thornton and the late Odell Williams Thornton.  He was a retired Road Grader for the Appling County Road Department.

In...

May 7, 2020

Daniel Sellers “Dan” Sharpe, Sr., age 82, of Baxley passed away Thursday, May 7, 2020 at his residence.

Mr. Sharpe was born March14, 1938 in Appling County to the late Lee Roy Sharpe and the late Bonnie Virginia Sellers Sharpe. He was a member of Altamaha Baptist Church and a veteran of the United States Army. Mr....

May 6, 2020

James Russell “Sammy” Aspinwall, age 81, of Baxley passed away, in Sammy’s words, “of old age” on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at his residence.

Mr. Aspinwall was born June 15, 1938 in Patterson to the late Oscar Aspinwall and the late Evie Winn Aspinwall. He was a retired machinist having retired from Anheuser Busch and...

May 5, 2020

George Eason, age 67, of Baxley passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at Memorial Health University Medical Center.

Mr. Eason was born January 15, 1953 in Jacksonville, Florida to the late William Paul Eason and the late Elizabeth Boynton Eason. He was a retired peer specialist with Pineland Mental Health and member of Christ Community Church. Mr....

May 5, 2020

James Edward Carter, Sr., age 91, of Baxley passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at Community Hospice in Vidalia.

Mr. Carter was born January 3, 1929 in Appling County to the late Edward Carter and the late Elvie Griffin Carter.  He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and was a veteran of the...

May 3, 2020

Anita M. Turner, age 59, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Appling Healthcare System.

Mrs. Turner was born August 17, 1960 in Jeff Davis County. She was a member of Zion Church of God and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her mother, Margaret Hamilton and father & step mother, Bill &...

Apr 30, 2020

Evone Carter Bowen, age 71, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2020 at her residence under the care of Hospice of South Georgia.

Mrs. Bowen was born August 20, 1948 in Appling County to the late Eli William Carter and the late Mary Lee Johnson Carter.  She was a member of Harvest Chapel Church where she served as...

Apr 25, 2020

David E. Burke, age 79, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2020 at Appling Healthcare System.

Mr. Burke was born July 23, 1940 in Appling County to the late Alphonso Burke and the late Lessie Mae Orvin Burke.  He was a member of First Baptist Church where he served as a Sunday School teacher for 39 years and...

Apr 25, 2020

Barbara Ann Buckhalter, age 77, died Saturday, April 25, 2020 in Mayfield, Ky.

She was born May 2, 1942 in Lucedale, Mississippi to the late Claiborne Lane and the late Willie Nell Lane Jones.  Mrs. Buckhalter was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church and was a homemaker.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Buckhalter was...

Apr 21, 2020

Carson John Courson, Jr., age 71, of Baxley passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at Appling Healthcare System.

Mr. Courson was born February 18, 1949 to the late Carson John Courson, Sr. and the late Dorothy Marie Walker Courson. He was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church and was a Truck Driver for Wooten Trucking.

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Apr 20, 2020

William Randall “Randy” DeWitt, age 66, of Jesup and formerly of Baxley passed away Monday, April 20, 2020 at his residence.

Mr. DeWitt was born December 4, 1953 in Gary, Indiana and was a member of Ten Mile Creek Baptist Church where he taught Sunday school and served on the church youth council and various church committees. ...

Apr 13, 2020

Troy Lee Barney, Sr. age 60, of Baxley passed away Monday, April 13, 2020 at Oxley Park Health & Rehab in Lyons under the care of Community Hospice.

Mr. Barney was born October 15, 1959 in Appling County to the late Samuel Lee Barney, Jr. and the late Willie Mae Cannon Barney. He was a member of...

Apr 9, 2020

Betty Jean Dykes, age 79, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2020 at Harbor View Healthcare in Jesup under the care of South Georgia Hospice.

Mrs. Dykes was born February 25, 1941 in Appling County to the late John Vernon Mann and the late Willie Mae Peacock Mann.  She was a member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church and...

Apr 8, 2020

Mattie Lee Hutto Branch entered into rest on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her family.  Mattie was born to the late Samuel Preston Hutto and the late Mary Burke Hutto.  She was preceded in death by her husband, James Howard Branch; granddaughter, Cynthia Nichole Greene; brother, David Preston Hutto; and sisters, Juanita Purcell and Geneva...

Apr 5, 2020

Lula Nail Mann, age 82, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2020 at Appling Healthcare System.

Mrs. Mann was born August 13, 1937 in Appling County to the late Ildon Nail and the late Ruthie Carter Nail. She was a homemaker and a member of Memorial Free Will Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, Mrs....

Apr 4, 2020

Patricia Ann Brown, age 81, of Lakeland, Florida passed away Saturday, April 4, 2020 at her residence.

Ms. Brown was born November 11, 1938, the youngest of ten children, to the late Dewey & Ruth Wilkerson. She was retired from Publix Supermarkets, Inc. and was a Baptist by faith.

Survivors include her children, Rick (Julie)...

Apr 3, 2020

Nova Deen Tyre Sellers, age 82, passed away Friday, April 3, 2020 at her residence under the care of South Georgia Hospice.

Mrs. Sellers was born November 19, 1937 in Appling County to the late Claude Tyre and the late Irene Tomberlin Tyre.  She received her Bachelor’s Degrees in Home Economics & in Education from...

Apr 3, 2020

Gloria Brenda Griffin, age 70, passed away Friday, April 3, 2020 at the Lumber City Nursing Home under the care of Regency Southern Care Hospice.

Mrs. Griffin was born November 8, 1949 in Moultrie, Georgia. She was a homemaker and a member of Harvest Chapel Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, John...

Mar 24, 2020

In light of the recent Corona virus 19 Pandemic, the funeral homes in Appling County have an obligation to protect the welfare of our families in the community.

While we choose to walk by faith and not fear, we must exercise sound judgment, respect and comply with guidelines from the Center for Disease Control, while continuing to...