Obituaries

Feb 16, 2019

Emory Wheeler Sellers, age 82, of Baxley passed away Saturday, February 16, 2019 at his residence under the care of Comfort Care Hospice.

Mr. Sellers was born February 4, 1937 in Bacon County to the late Ernest W. Sellers and the late Olya Mae Poole Sellers. He attended Friendship Congregational Christian Church and was retired from Hazlehurst...

Feb 8, 2019

Evelyn Kauger, age 93, of Baxley, passed away Friday, February 8, 2019 at Jeff Davis Hospital.

Mrs. Kauger was born September 20, 1925 in Jeff Davis County to the late Martin Luther Dyal and the late Lola Violet Rentz Dyal.  She was a member of Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witness and was a homemaker.

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Jan 25, 2019

Gary R. Teter, age 66, of Statesboro, Georgia passed from this life on January 25, 2019 after a brief illness. He was born in Tipton, Indiana on October 31, 1952 to Lawrence & Rosalee Teter.

Gary was a graduate from Indiana University with a BA in English. He taught at Appling County High School in...

Jan 24, 2019

Earl D. McDaniel, age 89, of Baxley died Thursday, January 24, 2019 at Appling Healthcare System.

Mr. McDaniel was born June 21, 1929 in Appling County to the late W. Clarence McDaniel and the late Martha Edna Martin McDaniel.  He was a member of Ten Mile Creek Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon and Sunday...

Jan 21, 2019

Laverne Dominy Kicklighter, age 83, of Baxley, died Monday, January 21, 2019 in Community Hospice in Vidalia.

Mrs. Kicklighter was born February 19, 1935 in Winnsboro, SC  to the late Argene Wellington Dominy and the late Lollie Carter Dominy.  She was a member of Zion Missionary Baptist Church and was a homemaker.

Mrs. Kicklighter was...

Jan 16, 2019

Patricia Ann Covington, age 81, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at The Pavilion.

Mrs. Covington was born February 11, 1937 in Jeff Davis to the late Homer Virgil Herrington and the late Winnie Merle Johnson Herrington. She was a member of Altamaha Baptist Church and was a homemaker and farmer.

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Jan 12, 2019

Dwight Wesley Youmans, age 72, of Baxley passed away Saturday, January 12, 2019 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah.

Mr. Youmans was born August 18, 1946 in Wayne County to the late Eugene Youmans and the late Wynell White Youmans. He was a farmer and a member of Ten Mile Creek Baptist Church.

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Jan 8, 2019

David Lee Summerall, Jr., age 98, of Baxley died Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at his home and birthplace.

Mr. Summerall, born September 5, 1920 to the late David Lee Summerall, Sr. and the late Rebecca Kennedy Summerall, was a native and lifelong resident of Appling County.  He was a member of Ten Mile Creek Baptist Church where...

Jan 7, 2019

George Harold Milton, Sr., age 80, of Baxley died Monday, January 7, 2019 in the Appling Healthcare System.

Mr. Milton was born August 19, 1938 in Appling County to the late Alton Vance Milton and the late Mary Frances Johnson Milton and was a member of Ten Mile Creek Baptist Church.  He was a retired...

Jan 6, 2019

Willie Duane Whitley, age 69, of Baxley, entered into eternal rest January 6, 2019.

He leaves behind his loving and devoted wife of 39 years, Margaret Crummey Whitley, along with R.J. and Piper. Duane was preceded in death by his parents, Annie Dyal Kenamer and Willie Austin Whitley along with niece, Kathryn Copeland Galen and nephew, Brandon...

Dec 30, 2018

Florencio Sebastian, age 40, of Baxley passed away Sunday, December 30, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah.

Florencio was born October 27, 1978 in Tlalchapa Guerrero, Mexico and was a Welder.

Survivors include his wife, Guadalupe Sebastian of Baxley; daughters, Sofia Sebastian and Isabella Sebastian both of Baxley; sons Gaudencio Sebastian, Michael Sebastian, Abraham...

Dec 29, 2018

Aleene Bowen, age 82, of Baxley passed away Saturday, December 29, 2018 at the Pavilion.

She was a devoted and loving wife to Donnie for sixty years.  Together they worked hard to build a life and raise their son, Ricky.  Aleene loved being a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.  As a MeMe, she especially took great...

Dec 26, 2018

Louise Scarborough, age 90, of Baxley died Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at Appling Healthcare System under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice.

Mrs. Scarborough was born September 26, 1928 in Appling County to the late William Homer Youmans, Sr. and the late Maybelle Carter Youmans.  She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church and...

Dec 24, 2018

Kathy Bernadine Willard, age 59, of Baxley, died Monday, December 24, 2018 in Savannah.

Miss. Willard was born August 16, 1959 in Wayne County to the late Benard Franklin Willard and the late Alma Elizabeth Crummey Willard.  She was a member of the Baxley Church of God and was an insurance broker & financial planner...

Dec 22, 2018

Suzette Liggett, age 59, of Baxley died Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Oxley Park Health and Rehabilitation in Vidalia.

Ms. Liggett was born January 26, 1959 in Tampa, Florida to the late Bobby Gene Hayes and the late Joan Neil Hayes.  She was retired from Appling Healthcare System.

Survivors include her fiance, Walt...

Dec 17, 2018

Marion Louise Hilton Harris, age 92, of Bristol, Georgia, departed this life and arrived in heaven on December 17, 2018. She was a mama, grandma, great-grandma, great-great-grandma, wife, aunt, sister, neighbor, Christian -- and in many books – Saint. She has sewn more stitches, broke more switches, flipped more pancakes, rocked more babies, forgiven more trespasses, shown more examples...

Dec 2, 2018

Bruce Colquitt Bowen, age 92, of Baxley died Sunday, December 2, 2018 in the Pavilion.

Mr. Bowen was born December 4, 1925 to the late Leroy Bowen and the late Ollie Mae Miles Bowen.  He attended Mt. Vernon Baptist Church and was a veteran of the United States Army and a retired farmer.

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Dec 1, 2018

Wanda Joyce Carver Foskey, age 66, of Baxley died Saturday, December 1, 2018.

Ms. Foskey was born September 29, 1952 in Coffee County to Charles Alton Carver and the late Gloris Irene Fowler Carver. She was a member of Big Oaks Church of God and was retired from Hazlehurst Mills. In addition to her mother,...

Dec 1, 2018

Judy L. Carter, age 70, of Baxley died Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia.

Mrs. Carter was born June 4, 1948 in Moultrie, Georgia to the late Rev. John Miles Lewis and the late Eula Dee Weldon Lewis. She was a member of Spring Branch Baptist Church and was a...

Nov 30, 2018

Robert Brooks Mayers (Bobby) was born in Hazlehurst, Georgia on July 19, 1944 to Earl Curtis Mayers and Irene Estelle Mayers of Baxley, Georgia.  He graduated from Appling County High School in 1962 where he served as President of the senior class.  He earned a BBA from Georgia Southern University, Statesboro and an MBA from Georgia State University, Atlanta,...