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Lillie Bell Peacock
Sep 17, 2014
Lillie Bell Nail Peacock, age 99, of Fernandina Beach, Florida died Wednesday, September 17, 2014. Mrs. Peacock was born October 23, 1914 in Baxley to the late Abner Mitchell Nail and the late Lula Carter Nail. She was the owner & operator of Pete's Nursery in Jacksonville, Florida. Mrs. Peacock was a loving mother & grandmother. She was preceded...
J.C. Scarborough
Sep 16, 2014
J.C. Scarborough age 91, died September 16, 2014 in the Pavilion. Mr. Scarborough was born January 19, 1923 in Appling County to the late David McCoy Scarborough and the late Annie Mercer Scarborough. He was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church. Mr. Scarborough retired from AKZO Chemical Utility. He was preceded in death by a son, Stanley Scarborough....
Pauline Lawrence
Aug 26, 2014
Mrs. Pauline Lawrence, age 84, of Baxley died Tuesday, August 26, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Lawrence was born January 26, 1930 in Appling County to the late William Curtis Collins and the late Velma Hopkins Collins. She was a member of Dunn Memorial Baptist Church. Mrs. Lawrence was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Luther Lawrence and...
Elizabeth (Betty) Vallier
Aug 25, 2014
Elizabeth (Betty) Vallier March 24, 1922-August 25, 2014 Born in Sarnia, Ontario Canada, a longtime resident of Orlando, Florida and made her home in Baxley, Georgia since 1983. She was preceded in death by husband, James and twin sons, Jim and Warren. She is survived by two sons, Dan of Orland, Florida and Mark of Baxley,Georgia. Also surviving are...
Velma Eason
Aug 18, 2014
Mrs. Velma Eason, age 81, of Surrency died Monday, August 18, 2014, at the Pavilion. Mrs. Eason was born February 6, 1933 in Appling County to the late William Edward Howell and the late Elizabeth Davis Howell. She was a member of Zion Baptist Church. Mrs. Eason was a retired Bookkeeper for Ford Tractor Company. She was preceded in...
Yuba Sellers Altman
Aug 15, 2014
Yuba Eliza Sellers Altman, age 96, of Warner Robins died Friday, August 15, 2014. Mrs. Altman was born November 17, 1917 in Appling County to the late Edward D. Sellers and the late Dora Dukes Sellers and was a member of Midway Baptist Church in Baxley and Calvary & Anderson Drive in Jesup. Mrs. Altman was a member of...
David Carter
Aug 9, 2014
Swain Funeral Home announces the death & funeral services of ... David "Doodlebug" Carter, age 80, of Surrency died Saturday, August 9, 2014, at the Pavilion. Mr. Carter was born November 10, 1933, in Baxley, Georgia to the late Robert Carter and the late Elma Carter of Surrency. Mr. Carter served his country in the United State Army and...
Helen Walters Kennedy
Jul 26, 2014
Swain Funeral Home announces the death & funeral services of ... Helen Walters Kennedy, age 89, of Baxley died Saturday, July 26, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Kennedy was born July 31, 1924, in Baxley, GA to the late George and the late Madie Walters. She was a member of Ten Mile Creek Baptist Church. She spent a lifetime...
Diann D. Fulton
Jul 17, 2014
Diann D. Fulton, age 67, of Baxley died Thursday, July 17, 2014 in the Pavilion. Mrs. Fulton was born April 21, 1947 in Hamlet, North Carolina. She was a seamstress at Douglas & Harper Mfg. and also worked as a waitress at the Huddle House. Mrs. Fulton was a member of Riverside Baptist Church and was preceded in death...
Mary B. Hutcheson
Jul 15, 2014
Mary B. Hutcheson, age 74, of Baxley died Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah. Mrs. Hutcheson was born December 25, 1939 in Appling Co. to the late Clayton Butler and the late Sarah Clois Mixon Butler. She was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy and retired from insurance sales. She was preceded...
Herbert Rooney Tillman
Jul 13, 2014
Herbert Rooney Tillman of Surrency , Georgia. He passed away peacefully Sunday, July 13, 2014 at home surrounded by his wife and children. Rooney was the son of Herschel Clifton and Ruth Collins Tillman, also of Surrency. He was born July 29, 1933 in Appling County near Carter's Bight on the Altamaha River . He married Peggy Jennell Collins...
F. Wayne Burke
Jul 13, 2014
Mr. Francis Wayne Burke, age 64, of Vidalia, died Sunday, July 13, 2014, at his home after a brief illness. He was born in Bulloch County on March 31, 1950, to Francis Holmes Burke and Lonita Myrtis Shuman Burke. He moved to Vidalia in 1962, and was a 1968 graduate of Vidalia High School. While in high school, he...
Mary Ruth Yawn
Jul 8, 2014
Mary Ruth Yawn, age 78, of Baxley died Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at The Pavilion. Mrs. Yawn was born July 25, 1935 in Jesup, Georgia to the late Cornelius Mitchell Aldridge and the late Maggie Lee Taylor Aldridge. She was a retired seamstress with Douglas & Harper and a member of Friendship Congregational Christian Church. She was preceded in...
Jewell Barlow Eason
Jul 1, 2014
Mrs. Jewell Eason age 99, of Baxley died Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Mrs. Eason was born May 1, 1915 in Bleckley County to the late Wiley Lewis Barlow, Sr. and the late Lillie Crump Barlow. She was a member of the First Baptist Church for over 80 years where she was a member of the Fidelis Sunday School Class....
Ronnie Evans Thornton
Jun 26, 2014
Ronnie Evans Thornton age 62, of Baxley died Thursday, June 26, 2014. Mr. Thornton was born June 13, 1952 in Appling County to the late Evans Thornton and the late Odell Williams Thornton. He was a member of Carter's Chapel Church of God of Prophecy. Mr. Thornton was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Francis Thornton & Gloria...
Reno Carter
Jun 26, 2014
Reno Carter age 75, of Baxley died Thursday, June 26, 2014. Mr. Carter was born March 26, 1939 in Appling County to the late John Lester Carter, Sr. and the late Seveta Craven Carter Burroughs. He was a member of Ten Mile Creek Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Eleanor Baker Carter of Baxley; 2 daughters & son in...
Joey Bill Perry
Jun 22, 2014
Joey Bill Perry, age 50, of Baxley died Sunday, June 22, 2014. Mr. Perry was born, June 19, 1964, in Alma, Georgia. He was employed by Wal-Mart and was preceded in death by his father Bill Perry and his brother Curtis Perry. Survivors include three sons; Joseph Kyle Perry, Mikel Caleb Perry, and Matthew Cody Perry all of Baxley;...
Janice R. Sellers
Jun 20, 2014
Janice Rebecca Sellers, 60, of Baxley, died Friday, June 20, 2014, at her home. She was born on July 7, 1953, to the late Lamar Sellers and the late Wynell Taylor Sellers. She was a lifelong member of Calvary Baptist Church in Appling County. She was a member of the 1971 graduating class of Appling County High School. She...
Mary Ann Holton
Jun 19, 2014
Mary Ann Green Holton, age 63, of Baxley died Thursday, June 19, 2014. Mrs. Holton was born April 13, 1951 in Appling County to the late Winifred Nute "Jack" Green and the late Modena Johnson Green. She was a member of Friendship Congregational Christian Church. Mrs. Holton was preceded in death by a brother, W.N. Green. Survivors include her...
William A. "Bill" Black
Jun 16, 2014
William A. "Bill" Black, age 66 , of Baxley died Monday, June 16, 2014. Mr. Black was born March 28, 1948 in Bacon County to the late William Issac Black and the late Mildred Boatright Black. He was a member of Red Oak Baptist Church and was a veteran in the United States Marine Corp having served in the...
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