Obituaries

Sep 19, 2018

Dianne Aycock Carter, age 69, of Baxley, died Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at her residence.

Mrs. Carter was born July 3, 1949 to the late Vernon Aycock and the late Lorene Tomberlin Aycock. She was a member of Ten Mile Creek Baptist Church and was self employed with Ron Carter Taxidermy Supply.

Survivors include her...

Sep 14, 2018

Doris Ellis Jones, age 86, of Baxley passed away Friday, September 14, 2018 in St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah.

Mr. Jones was born September 3, 1932 in Appling County to the late Doris Lee Jones and the late Dallie McDaniel Jones.  He was a member of Friendship Congregational Christian Church.  Mr. Jones was a veteran...

Sep 7, 2018

Linda Ann Mathews Williams, age 71 of Baxley, passed away Friday, September 7, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah.

Mrs. Williams was born May 30, 1947 in Hazlehurst to the late Ernest & Tillie Brooks Mathews. She was a member of Crosby Chapel United Methodist Church and was retired from the United States Department of Agriculture....

Sep 5, 2018

Lena Faye Lewis, age 80, of Jacksonville, Florida died Wednesday, September 5, 2018.

Mrs. Lewis was born April 18, 1938 in Appling County to the late Emmitt F. Williamson and the late Minnie Aycock Williamson.  She was the former owner of Lem Turner Outlet and was a Deli Manager for 16 years.  Mrs. Lewis was a good...

Sep 2, 2018

Marilyn Annette Dean Zacher Wood Hiers, age 81 of Baxley, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018 at Appling Healthcare System.

Mrs. Hiers was born October 2, 1936 in Appling County to the late Dudley Adonis Dean and the late Sadie Marie McNeal Dean.  She was a member of First Baptist Church and loved to fish, read, play...

Aug 29, 2018

Jesse McMillan, age 88, of Surrency, died Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at Navicent Health in Macon.

Mr. McMillan was born September 26, 1929 in Appling County to the late Zary Young McMillan and the late Mary Ann Nipper McMillan.  He was a member of Memorial Free Will Baptist Church and a retired mill operator with Celotex Corporation. ...

Aug 28, 2018

Joyce Ann Callaway Thomas, age 76 of Baxley, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2018 under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice in Hazlehurst.

Mrs. Thomas was born May 7, 1942 in Baxley to the late Lemual Kelser Callaway, Jr. and the late Alice Beecher Callaway.  She was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church and was a retired...

Aug 25, 2018

Martha Lee Stone, age 83 of Baxley, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2018 at her residence.

Mrs. Stone was born September 4, 1934 in Baxley to the late Robert Lee Edwards and the late Ola Olive Hollis Edwards. She was a member of Melton’s Chapel United Methodist Church. Mrs. Stone was preceded in death by her husband,...

Aug 22, 2018

Johnnie “Mac” Mulling, age 96, of Ranger, Georgia passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at her residence.

Mrs. Mulling was born February 2, 1922 in Ailey, Georgia to the late Charles Frizzelle and the late Sadie Bell McGahee Frizzelle. She was a retired teacher having taught at Marietta High School, Campbell High School in Smyrna, and Laurens...

Aug 16, 2018

Curtis Carter, age 72, of Baxley, died August 16, 2018 in the Appling Healthcare System.

Mr. Carter was born August 8, 1946 in Appling County to the late George Washington Carter & the late Lucille Holcomb Carter. He was a member of Midway Baptist Church and was a Correctional Officer for Wayne State Prison.  Mr. Carter served...

Aug 16, 2018

Lewis Parkey McDaniel, age 70, of Baxley, died August 16, 2018 in the Appling Healthcare System.

Mr. McDaniel was born December 7, 1947 in Wayne County to the late Lewis Howard McDaniel and the late Lennie Altman McDaniel.  He was a member of Midway Baptist Church and a member of the Local Ironworkers Union 709.  Mr. McDaniel...

Aug 16, 2018

JoAnn Summerall Hutchinson, age 74, of Baxley died Thursday, August 16, 2018 in the Community Hospice in Vidalia.

Mrs. Hutchinson was born July 27, 1944 in Appling County and was a member of Ten Mile Creek Baptist Church.  She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by a daughter in law, Paula Peacock Hutchinson.

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Aug 1, 2018

James Wadis Hutchinson, age 72, of Baxley, died Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at Community Hospice in Vidalia.

Mr. Hutchinson was born June 14, 1946 in Appling County and a veteran of the United States Air Force. He was retired from a career in construction with Hutchinson Homes and was a member of the Wayne Co. Jaycees. Mr....

Jul 26, 2018

John Lee “J.L.” Polk, Jr., age 74, of Baxley passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018.

Mr. Polk was born March 14, 1944 in Chesterfield, South Carolina to the late John Lee Polk, Sr. and the late Rosella Nolan Polk.  He was a veteran of the United States Navy & Army. Mr. Polk was a retired...

Jul 25, 2018

Ronald E. Collins, age 78, of Baxley died Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at his residence.

Mr. Collins was born August 16, 1939 in Appling County to the late Alonzo Collins and the late Irma Lee Sellers Collins.  He was a member of First Baptist Church and was a retired Nuclear Mechanic for Georgia Power Company.

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Jul 21, 2018

Beth Kennedy Hornish, age 77, of Baxley died Saturday, July 21, 2018 at her residence.

Mrs. Hornish was born April 12, 1941 in Montezuma, Georgia to the late Wilbur Leroy Nelson and the late Lounelle Holmes Nelson.  She was a member of First Baptist Church where she attended the Homebuilders Sunday School.  Mrs. Hornish also was a...

Jul 16, 2018

Vera Carter Ahl, age 88, of Baxley, died July 16, 2018 in Memorial Medical Health University Medical Center in Savannah.

Mrs. Ahl was born November 21, 1929 in Appling County to the late Ruby Sr. and Zeda Carter.  She was a member of Consolation Baptist Church & graduated from Baxley High School in 1947.  She was a...

Jul 13, 2018

Patsy McLean Stoner, age 83 of Baxley, passed away Friday, July 13, 2018 at Cotton Grove Estate in Jesup.

Mrs. Stoner was born September 28, 1934 in Alma, GA to the late Dewey Jasper and Dealie Stewart McLean. Reading and teaching were her passions. She was a member of First Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school...

Jul 4, 2018

Tommy Murray, age 48, of Odum passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at his home.

Tommy was born January 13, 1970 in Appling County. He was a Cosmetologist and was preceded in death by his mother, Willie Gail Bates Murray.

Survivors include his father, Freddie Murray of Baxley; brother, Chris Murray of Baxley.

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Jun 26, 2018

Franklin Eugene Patrick, age 56, of Odum, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at his residence.

Franklin was born May 1, 1962 in Appling County and grew up in the Surrency area where he was a member of Surrency Free Will Baptist Church.  He was a Boilermaker and was a member of Local 26 out...