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Edna Lee Perry Tomberlin

Edna Lee Perry Tomberlin

May 21, 2015

Edna Lee Perry Tomberlin, age 90, of Olney, Maryland & formerly of Baxley, died Thursday, May 21, 2015. Mrs. Tomberlin was born May 14, 1925 in Cordele, Georgia to the late Jack Perry and the late Suzie Whiddon Perry. She resided in Baxley most of her live, having lived in Olney, Maryland for the past thirteen years. Before her...

Cheri' Suzon Parrott

Cheri' Suzon Parrott

May 19, 2015

Cheri' Suzon Lightsey Parrott, age 60, of Surrency died Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Mrs. Parrott was born November 30, 1954 in Appling County to the late Hiram Lightsey and the late Loretta Bullard Lightsey. She attended Unity Church of God in Jesup. Mrs. Parrot received her Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Georgia Tech in 1976. She received her Medical...

Damon Lester Murphy

Damon Lester Murphy

May 19, 2015

Damon Lester Murphy, age 60, of Baxley died Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Murphy was born April 10, 1955 in Appling County. He was a member of Sand Hill Creek Free Will Baptist Church and was a member of River Keepers. Mr. Murphy was a retired Field Engineer with Utility Consultants, Incorporated. He was preceded in...

Judon Marcus Graham

Judon Marcus Graham

May 15, 2015

Judon Marcus Graham, age 81, of Baxley died Friday, May 15, 2015. Mr. Graham was born August 14, 1933 in Jeff Davis County to the late Marcus Leroy Graham and the late Lorene Sears Graham. He served in the United States Army and was a retired factory worker for Brockway Standard. Mr. Graham was preceded in death by a...

Cara Michelle Rivera

Cara Michelle Rivera

May 14, 2015

Cara Michelle Rivera, age 32, of Baxley died Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. Mrs. Rivera was born March 26, 1983 in Denver, Colorado. She was co-pastor of Fresh Oil Ministries and the greatest wife & mother. She was a true child of the King! She was preceded in death by her brother,...

Joe A. Smith

Joe A. Smith

May 12, 2015

Joe A. Smith, age 86, of Baxley died Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Mr. Smith was born May 15, 1928 in Jeff Davis County to the late Joseph Walter Smith and the late Emma Sovenia Smith. He was a member of Red Oak Baptist Church. Mr. Smith was an avid coon hunter, hog farmer, loved to fish, spend time with...

Sarah Harleen Jones

Sarah Harleen Jones

May 12, 2015

Sarah Harleen Collins Jones passed away on Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 at the age of 76. She was preceded in death by her husband Ernest "Fuzzy" Jones, a daughter Jennifer Jones and a son Robby Jones. She is survived by one daughter Evette Jones of Mableton Georgia, two brothers Russell Collins of Jacksonville Florida and Ty Collins of Clarksville...

James E. "J.E." Quinn

James E. "J.E." Quinn

May 10, 2015

Mr. James E. "J.E." Quinn, age 69, of Graham died Sunday, May 10, 2015 in the Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas. Mr. Quinn was born June 3, 1945 in Jeff Davis County to the late Woodrow Wilson Quinn and the late Lenora Clark Quinn. He was a retired truck driver for Warner Trucking. Mr. Quinn was preceded in...

Doris Moore Mcmillan

Doris Moore Mcmillan

May 8, 2015

It is with a sadden heart we announce the death of Doris Marie Moore McMillan age 88, of Baxley, GA who passed away after a sudden death. She was a native of Lowndes County GA, Valdosta, and had lived in Baxley for the past 51 years after moving there with her husband, Harry (Mac) McMillan, and family. Mac and...

Joseph (Joe) Brock, Jr

Joseph (Joe) Brock, Jr

May 8, 2015

Rev. Joseph (Joe) Brock, Jr., age 72, of Baxley died Friday, May 8, 2015. Rev. Brock was born December 9, 1942, in Jacksonville, FL. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and was a truck driver and pastor before retirement and had worked for Rocky Creek Golf Course in Vidalia, GA. He also served our country in the...

Marvis Prince Clark

Marvis Prince Clark

May 1, 2015

Marvis Prince Clark, age 91, of Baxley , GA died Friday, May 1, 2015. She was born October 16, 1923 in Manchester, New Hampshire to the late Wayne Condon and the late Winona Dickey Condon. She is also preceded in death by Warren F. Prince, Jr. Mrs. Clark was a member of First United Methodist Church and a member...

Sarah Maxine Sellers

Sarah Maxine Sellers

Apr 26, 2015

Sarah Maxine Sellers, age 55, of Baxley died Sunday, April 26, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Sellers was born October 23, 1959 in Appling County to the late Marion Leonard Sellers and the late Vera Hazel Bohannon Sellers. She was a member of Church of God of Prophecy. Mrs. Sellers was preceded in death by two sisters, Betty Shelton...

James Rodney Rentz

James Rodney Rentz

Apr 22, 2015

James Rodney Rentz, age 60, of Baxley died Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Mr. Rentz was born June 29, 1954 in Appling County to the late James Harold Rentz and the late Juanita Combs Rentz. He was a member of Dunn Memorial Baptist Church and was owner & operator of Rodney's Mowing Service. Mr. Rentz was preceded in death by...

Jewel Faye Adams Hollar

Jewel Faye Adams Hollar

Apr 21, 2015

Jewel Faye Adams Hollar, age 78, of Baxley died Tuesday, April 21, 2015. Mrs. Hollar was born May 25, 1936 in Appling County to the late Bill Adams and the late Beulah Mae Deen Adams. She was a long time member of Friendship Congregational Christian Church and founding member of Chapel on the Sound at Holiday Island, North Carolina....

Raymond Yates "Ray" Chauncey, Jr

Raymond Yates "Ray" Chauncey, Jr

Apr 20, 2015

Raymond Yates "Ray" Chauncey, Jr., age 56, of Baxley died Monday, April 20, 2015. Mr. Chauncey was born February 12, 1959 in McRae, Georgia to the late Rev. Raymond Yates Chauncey, Sr. and the late Evelyn Louise Jowers Chauncey. He attended Crosby Chapel United Methodist Church and was a farmer. Survivors include his three daughters and sons in law,...

James Robert Dixon

James Robert Dixon

Apr 20, 2015

James Robert Dixon, age 73, of Surrency died Monday, April 20, 2015. Mr. Dixon was born May 21, 1941 in Bristol, Georgia to the late Melvin Alex Dixon, Sr. and the late Mary Lou Pope Dixon. He was a member of Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church and was preceded in death by a brother, M.A. Dixon, Jr., sister...

Judy T. Chamberlain

Judy T. Chamberlain

Apr 19, 2015

Judy T. Chamberlain, age 74, of Baxley died Sunday, April 19, 2015. Mrs. Chamberlain was born January 15, 1941 in Manhattan, Kansas to the late Richard Taylor and the late Laura Louise Eggleston Taylor Zimmerman. She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church. Mrs. Chamberlain was a Pet Care Specialist with Bay Creek Kennel and devoted her entire...

Shirley L. Taylor

Shirley L. Taylor

Apr 18, 2015

Shirley L. Taylor, age 72, of Baxley died Saturday, April 18, 2015. Mrs. Taylor was born July 13, 1942 in Appling County to the late J.T. Duncan and the late Eula Mae Thornton Duncan. She was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church and was a Seamstress. Survivors include her husband, Roy Malcolm Taylor of Baxley; 2 daughters and son...

Nita Walsh

Nita Walsh

Apr 9, 2015

Mary Juanita "Nita" Walsh, age 58, of Baxley died Thursday, April 9, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Walsh was born December 10, 1956 in Appling County to the late Elmer Carter and the late Erris Juanita Bullard Carter. She was a waitress at B & F Restaurant and a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. She was preceded in...

Ronnie Wydell Long

Ronnie Wydell Long

Apr 9, 2015

Ronnie Wydell Long, age 55, of Baxley died Thursday, April 9, 2015. Mr. Long was born December 7, 1959 in Appling County to the late Doric Wydell Long and the late Bessie Loree Herrin Long. He was a member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church and served as a Gideon. Mr. Long was a former store manager for Winn Dixie....

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