Obituaries

Jun 15, 2014

June K. Garner, age 65, of Baxley died Sunday, June 15, 2014 at her residence under the care of Community Hospice. Mrs. Garner was born January 13, 1949 in Harriman, Tennessee. She was a cook and a member of Friendship Congregational Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer K. Garner; her parents, Jack Kaisor, Essie...

Jun 8, 2014

Swain Funeral Home announces the death & funeral services of ... Timothy "Tim" Flood, age 69, of Baxley died Sunday, June 8, 2014, at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro, Georgia. Mr. Flood was born June 15, 1944, in Barberton, Ohio, to the late Kenneth and Ruth Flood. He was self employed as a construction supervisor. He was...

Jun 8, 2014

Vedennis Dixon, age 75, of Baxley died Sunday, June 8, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Dixon was born, January 28, 1939, in Appling County, GA to the late Devis and Irene Dixon. He was preceded in death by his wife Tillie Norris Dixon and his son Robert Johnson. Mr. Dixon was retired from the Georgia Department of Transportation. Survivors...

Jun 2, 2014

Sandra Lula "Sandy" Carter, age 69, of Baxley died Monday, June 2, 2014 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah. Mrs. Carter was born March 1, 1945 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to the late Durant Weeks and the late Lula Seals Weeks. She was a member of Midway Baptist Church. Mrs. Carter was a retired Seamstress. Survivors include her husband, Colvin...

May 31, 2014

Russell Homer Sharpe, age 59, of Baxley, GA died Saturday, May 31, 2014 at Athens Regional Health System in Athens, GA. Mr. Sharpe was born, August 30, 1954, in Baxley, GA to the late Homer Aaron and Mattie Ruth Sharpe. He was preceded in death by his brother, Roy Sharpe and his sister, Annette Sharpe Stone. He was a...

May 30, 2014

Jacob Anthony Forehand, age 14, of Baxley died Friday, May 30, 2014 at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah. Jacob was born December 1, 1999 in Coffee County. He was a member of First of Assembly of God and served in 1 Way Kid's Ministry. Jacob was an Honor Student at the Appling County Middle School. Survivors include his parents,...

May 3, 2014

Gary George COLLINS, age 70, of Baxley Georgia died Saturday, May 3, 2014 at his residence.

Mr. Collins was born October 19, 1943 in Bacon County. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and retired from Independent Life Insurance Company. Mr. Collins was preceded in death by his father, Charlie Collins.

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May 1, 2014

Betty McDonald, a native and long time resident of Baxley, died Thursday, May 1, 2014 in Dallas, Texas as the age of 84.

Mrs. McDonald was born July 1, 1929 in Baxley, Georgia to the late Emmett Mock and the late Sallie Hardwick Mock and was the widow of the late Robert Way McDonald. She was a...

Apr 28, 2014

HENRY COLLINS, age 93, of Dallas, Georgia died Monday, April 28, 2014 at his residence.

Mr. Collins was born September 25, 1920 in Hazlehurst to the late Samuel Clarence and Rebecca Clark Collins. He was preceded in death by his wife, Vivian Walker Collins. He was a charter member of Woodlawn Baptist Church...

Apr 25, 2014

Albert Crosby , age 78, of Baxley died Friday, April 25, 2014, at Appling

Health Care System.

Mr. Crosby was born April 5, 1936, to the late John Henry and Minnie Lee Crosby. He was a member of Hopewell United Methodist Church. He was a retired farmer.

Survivors include his spouse,...

Apr 24, 2014

Dorothy Ann Etters, age 70, of Baxley died Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Memorial Medical Center.

Mrs. Etters was born September 4, 1943 in Baxley Georgia and was the daughter of the late Rev, Louis Wadis Hampton and Rev. Mary Burke Hampton. She was preceded in death by her spouses Clinton Hoyat Gray, Sr. and...

Apr 22, 2014

Robert William Ridlon, age 57, of Baxley died Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at The Pavilion.

Bob was born September 5, 1956 in Lewiston, Maine to the late Robert Maxfield Ridlon and the late Elizabeth Ann Baxter Ridlon. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and a carpenter. He was also preceded in...

Apr 19, 2014

Shirley Milton, age 76, of Baxley died Saturday, April 19, 2014 at her residence.

Mrs. Milton was born June 4, 1937 in Tifton, GA and was the daughter of the late Melvin Smith and the late Willie Fletcher Smith. She was a member of Ten Mile Creek Baptist Church where she was in the church...

Apr 9, 2014

James Edward “Ed” Bowers, age 91, died Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at his residence.

Mr. Bowers was born March 23, 1923 in Wayne County and was the son of the late John McLaurin Bowers and the late Myrtice Mann Bowers. He was a member of Memorial Freewill Baptist Church. Mr. Bowers was a veteran of...

Apr 4, 2014

Sidney M. Frost, age 94, of Baxley who died Friday, April 4, 2014 at her residence.

Mrs. Frost was born September 4, 1919 in Emanuel County to the late John Fleming and Sipper Sutton Moring. She was preceded in death by her husband, Quentin Frost. Mrs. Frost was a member of First United Methodist Church....

Apr 3, 2014

Jacqueline Michelle “Jacque” Beckworth, age 42, of Baxley died Thursday, April 3, 2014 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah.

Mrs. Beckworth was born July 15, 1971 in Atlanta, Georgia and was the daughter of Ilon Burean Webb and the late Donna Sue Stephens Kemp. She was preceded in death by her son, Toby Keith Beckworth....

Mar 28, 2014

Hoyt Blanton, age 78, of Savannah died Friday, March 28, 2014 in Candler Hospital in Savannah.

Mr. Blanton was born February 22, 1936 in Appling County to the late Jim Blanton and the late Viola Kimberly Blanton. He was a member of First Free Will Baptist Church in Savannah. Mr. Blanton was a veteran of...

Mar 27, 2014

Joseph Franklin (J.F.) Griffin, Sr., age 71, of Baxley died Thursday, March 27, 2014 at his residence.

Mr. Griffin was born May 22, 1942 in Appling County and was the son of the late Frank Griffin & Mary Idell Leggett Griffin. He was a member of Red Oak Baptist Church. Mr. Griffin retired from Local...

Mar 18, 2014

Marjorie Devereaux Westberry, age 79,passed away Tuesday, March 18, at Golden Living Center.

Mrs. Westberry was a native of Appling County and the daughter of the late Gus Parker Devereaux and the late Henrietta Ridgdill Devereaux. She was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church and a member of DAR and Daughters of the Confederacy....

Mar 8, 2014

Ledley Baxley passed away Saturday, March 8, at Appling Healthcare System. Mr. Baxley, 89, was a native of Appling County, the son of Wilton and Marjie Baxley. He is survived by his son Michael (Bo) Baxley of Baxley; one sister, Sue Nell Lawson of Jacksonville, Florida; and three Grandchildren; Michael Jon Baxley, Brandy Baxley Deloach and Jason Wilson Baxley...