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Local Obituaries for Baxley, Appling County, Hazlehurst, Jeff Davis County, and Surrounding Areas

Thelmage "Buddy" Gay

Thelmage "Buddy" Gay

Jul 4, 2015

Thelmage "Buddy" Gay, age 84, of Baxley died Saturday , July 4, 2015. Mr. Gay was born December 29, 1930, in Baxley, GA to Dan Gay and Matilda Gay.He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and was retired from Georgia Power. Mr. Gay was preceded in death by his wife, Sabra Gay; his granddaughter, Rita Gay; and daughter...

Anthony Kevin "Tony" Fountain

Anthony Kevin "Tony" Fountain

Jun 25, 2015

Anthony Kevin "Tony" Fountain, age 52, of Baxley died Thursday, June 25, 2015. Mr. Fountain was born September 15, 1962 in Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. He was a member of First Baptist Church and served in the United States Army. Mr. Fountain was an electrician and was preceded in death by a son, Anthony Kevin Fountain, Jr., father,...

Clennie & Nettie Branch

Clennie & Nettie Branch

Jun 21, 2015

Swain Funeral Home announced the death & funeral services of Mrs. Nettie Murphy Branch, age 92, and Mr. Clennie Branch, age 94, of Baxley. Mrs. Branch died Saturday, June 20, 2015 at the Bacon County Hospital. She was born December 28, 1922 in Surrency to the late John Edward Murphy and the late Lena Estelle Stanfield Murphy. She was...

Michael Glenn Spears

Michael Glenn Spears

Jun 15, 2015

Michael Glenn Spears, age 51, passed away Monday, June 15, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Spears was born August 13, 1963 in Moultrie, Georgia. He had a heart of gold and loved his family unconditionally. He also had a love for Astronomy and was a firearm enthusiast which led him to frequently visit Rome Pawn Shop. Mr. Spears also...

Ilon B. (Shorty) Webb

Ilon B. (Shorty) Webb

Jun 7, 2015

Ilon B. (Shorty) Webb, age 67, of Baxley, died Sunday, June 7, 2015, in Vidalia Georgia. Mr. Webb was born July 29, 1947 in Boaz, Alabama to the late Fred Buren and the late Ester Morris Webb. He was preceded in death by his wife Teresa Webb. He was a Lance Corporal in the United States Marine Corp from...

Deborah Miles Harrell

Deborah Miles Harrell

Jun 6, 2015

Deborah Miles Harrell, age 40, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Harrell was born January 19, 1975 in Appling County. She was a member of Consolation Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and a former CNA, a former Clerk at Baxley Inn, and had also worked at Domino's. Mrs. Harrell was preceded in death by...

Vickie Reynolds Johnson

Vickie Reynolds Johnson

Jun 5, 2015

Vickie Reynolds Johnson, age 54, of Baxley, died Friday, June 5, 2015 in Vidalia. Ms. Johnson was born May 27, 1961 in Appling County to the late Ronald Wayne Reynolds and the late Eileen "Pet" Bowen Reynolds. She was preceded in death by a step son, Dale Johnson. Survivors include her Step-daughter, Tara Adams of Tifton; Step- Son, Sean...

Rebecca Dean Kemp

Rebecca Dean Kemp

Jun 1, 2015

Rebecca Dean Kemp, age 91, passed away Monday, June 1, 2015 in the Pavilion. She was born June 4, 1923 in Appling County to the late Horace Horatio Dean and the late Myra Carter Dean. She was a member of Ten Mile Creek Baptist Church and a retired seamstress. Mrs. Kemp enjoyed farming and Sewing and was preceded in...

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...

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...

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...

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...