Obituaries

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

Sarah Elizabeth "Beth" Townsend Boone

Sarah Elizabeth "Beth" Townsend Boone

Dec 15, 2013

Sarah Elizabeth "Beth" Townsend Boone, age 56, of Baxley died Sunday, December 15, 2013. Miss. Boone was born August 10, 1957 in Fulton County and was the daughter of the late James Clifford Townsend and the late Sara Kate Lott Townsend. She was a 3rd generation teacher of the Townsend Family and retired as a Principal for the Altamaha...

Esther Johnson Rushing

Esther Johnson Rushing

Dec 8, 2013

Esther L. Johnson Rushing, age 85, of Baxley died Sunday, December 8, 2013 at The Pavilion. Mrs. Rushing was born December 22, 1927 to the late Madison Leon Johnson & the late Anna Lee Anderson Martin and was the widow of the late John Roger Rushing. She was a Homemaker and a member of the Baxley Church of God...

James E. Payne

James E. Payne

Dec 3, 2013

James E. Payne, age 93, of Baxley died Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Payne was born November 16, 1920 in Hartwell, GA to the late David L. and Flora White Payne. Mr. Payne was a veteran of the United States Army Air Force having served in WWII. He was a 1941 graduate of the University of...

Brad Redwine

Brad Redwine

Nov 28, 2013

Brad Redwine age 41, of Baxley died Thursday, November 28, 2013, at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, GA. Mr. Redwine was born December 11, 1971, in Glynn County. He graduated from Appling County Comprehensive High School in 1990 and then received his bachelors degree in business from Georgia Southern University. He was the purchasing order manager for...

Louise Crosby

Louise Crosby

Nov 23, 2013

Swain Funeral Home announces the death & funeral services of ... Louise Crosby, age 67, of Baxley died Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Coffee Regional Hospital in Douglas, GA. Mrs. Crosby was born October 6, 1946, in Alma, GA to the late James Barton Medders and the late Carrie Ivey Medders. She was employed by the Appling County Board...

Richard "Ricky" Sellers

Richard "Ricky" Sellers

Nov 23, 2013

Richard "Ricky" Marlin Sellers, age 65, of Baxley died Saturday, November 23, 2013, at his daughter's home in Odum, GA. Mr. Sellers was born May 24, 1948, in Alma Georgia and was the son of the late Richard Arthur and the late Joyce Lively Sellers. He was a Sales Manager and was a member of Harvest Chapel Church. Mr....

Mary Levenia Doke

Mary Levenia Doke

Nov 21, 2013

Mary Levenia Doke, age 86, of Baxley died Thursday, November 21, 2013 at Appling Healthcare System. Mrs. Doke was born June 26, 1927 in Appling County and was the daughter of the late Willie Clifton Courson & the late Fannie Almira Altman Courson. She was a member of Hopewell United Methodist Church where she served in the Women's Club....

Johnny Wilson "J.W." Lewis

Johnny Wilson "J.W." Lewis

Nov 18, 2013

Johnny Wilson "J.W." Lewis , age 79, of Baxley died Monday morning, November 18, 2013 at the Appling Healthcare System. Mr. Lewis was born March 3, 1934 in Jeff Davis County and was the son of the late John & Seenia Varnadore Lewis. He was a retired farmer and a member of Miles Chapel Baptist Church. Mr. Lewis served...

Roy Omer Aldridge

Roy Omer Aldridge

Nov 11, 2013

Roy Omer Aldridge, age 72, of Alma died Monday, November 11, 2013 at the Bacon County Hospital in Alma. Mr. Aldridge was born December 17, 1940 in Bacon County to the late Thomas Omer and Myrtie Mae Hersey Aldridge. He was a member of Hopewell United Methodist Church and was employed by General Housing. He was also preceded in...

Harold Edward "Ed" Rentz

Harold Edward "Ed" Rentz

Nov 7, 2013

Harold Edward "Ed" Rentz, Sr., age 74, of Baxley died Thursday, November 7, 2013 at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick. Mr. Rentz was born August 1, 1939 in Appling County to the late James Harold Rentz & the late Juanita Combs Rentz. He was a Veteran of the United States Army and a retired Line Supervisor with Georgia...

J. Merrell Miles

J. Merrell Miles

Oct 31, 2013

J. Merrell Miles, age 73 of Baxley died Thursday, October 31, 2013, at Memorial Hospital in Savannah. Mr. Miles was born July 1, 1940, in Appling County. He was the son of the late Willis Frank Miles and Bertha Lillian Beckworth Miles. Mr. Miles was the owner of J M Miles Construction and was a member of Red Oak...

Curtis Dillard Thomas

Curtis Dillard Thomas

Oct 22, 2013

Curtis Dillard Thomas, age 81 of Baxley died Tuesday, October 22, 2013, at his residence under the care of Southern Care Hospice. Mr. Thomas was born April 19, 1932, in Appling County. He was the son of the late Dillard Thomas and Chapel Mae Rowell Thomas. Mr. Thomas was the owner of Thomas Garage and was a member of...

Captain William "Bill" Marsh

Captain William "Bill" Marsh

Oct 19, 2013

Captain William "Bill" Marsh, age 78 of Baxley and Wilmington Island died Saturday, October 19, 2913, at Bethany Nursing Home in Vidalia, GA. Captain Marsh was born September 10, 1935, in Salem, Ohio and was the son of the late Rev. Harold and Emily Marsh. Captain Marsh was also preceded in death by his daughter, Cheryl Ann Marsh and...

Barbara "Bobbie" Fennell

Barbara "Bobbie" Fennell

Oct 18, 2013

Barbara "Bobbie" Fennell, age 84 of Baxley died Friday, October 18, 2013 at her residence. Mrs. Fennell was born March 4, 1929 in Appling County and was the daughter of the late George Wilson Moody and the late Lillie Mae Mercer Moody. She was also preceded in death by her husband Ezra Fennell one brother - Gene Moody and...

Catherine Colvin Shaw

Catherine Colvin Shaw

Oct 18, 2013

Catherine Colvin Shaw, age 64, of Decatur, Alabama died Friday, October 18, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Shaw was born April 30, 1949 in Jesup, GA and was the daughter of the late Howard and Ernestine Colvin. She was a retired Autocadd Drafter at the Nuclear Power Plant for the Tennessee Valley Authority. Survivors include her spouse, Ray Shaw...

Helen Milner Osborne

Helen Milner Osborne

Oct 15, 2013

Mrs. Helen Milner Osborne, age 100, of Lake City, Florida died Tuesday afternoon, in Baxley, Georgia at The Pavilion. She was born in Zebulon, Georgia to the late John Holmes Milner and Bessie Cannafax Milner and had lived in Sanford, Florida prior to moving to Lake City in 1989. She was predeceased by her husband of 73 years, Homer...

Jeffie Ann Holland

Jeffie Ann Holland

Oct 3, 2013

Jeffie Ann Holland, age 76, of Baxley died Thursday, October 3, 2013 at her residence under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice. Mrs. Holland was born September 27, 1937 in Davidson County, Tennessee and was the daughter of the late Jefferson Curtis and the late Ann Eula Curtis Mould. She was a Deli Specialist for Publix Supermarkets in Tampa,...

Oliver Eugene Bates

Oliver Eugene Bates

Sep 15, 2013

Oliver Eugene Bates, age 65. of Baxley died Friday, September 13, 2013 at Commiunity Hospice in Vidalia. Funeral services will be Monday, September 15, 2013, at 4:00 at Christ Community Church. The body will be lie in state one hour prior to the funeral hour. Interment will follow in the Oak Hill Free Will Baptist Cemetery in Bacon Co....

James Willie Varnadore

James Willie Varnadore

Sep 14, 2013

James Willie Varnadore, age 85, of Dublin died Saturday, September 14, 2013 at Serenity Place Hospice in Dubin. Mr. Varnadore was born January 8, 1928 in Appling Co. and was the son of the late Homer Green Varnadore & the late Daisy Mae McDaniel Varnadore. He was a Dryer Belt Operator with Monsanto Chemical and was a member of...

Willie Mae Cranford Mccall

Willie Mae Cranford Mccall

Sep 12, 2013

Willie Mae Cranford McCall, age 91, of Baxley died September 12, 2013. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 14, 2013, at 4:00 PM in the Chapel of Swain Funeral Home. Rev. Keith Alderman, Rev. Glynn Cranford and Rev. Darrell Quinn officiating with burial following in the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery Active Pallbearers: Eric McCall, Chris McCall, Doug Doyle,...

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