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

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,...

Jesse Fred Smith

Jesse Fred Smith

Sep 12, 2013

Swain Funeral Home announces the death of Jesse Fred Smith, age 93. He was a veteran of the Army Air Corp in World War II and the US Air Force during the Korean Conflict, passed away on September 12, 2013, after a lengthy illness. Fred is survived by his loving wife of 72 years, Eversia Rogers Smith, daughter Jill...

Vivian Joyce Fales

Vivian Joyce Fales

Sep 11, 2013

Vivian Joyce Fales, age 72, of Baxley died Wednesday, September 11,2013. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 12:00 P.M. from Asbury United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Survivors include 5 Daughters, Joyce Marie Creamer, Lynn Hesters, Tonda Norton all of Baxley, Kim Hesters of Hazlehurst and April Wolfe of Baxley; 2...

Edgar Russell (Bo) Herndon, Jr

Edgar Russell (Bo) Herndon, Jr

Sep 6, 2013

Edgar Russell (Bo) Herndon, Jr., 60, died Friday, September 6, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be Monday, September 9, 2013 at Mount Vernon Baptist Church at 3:00 PM. The body will lie in state for one hour prior to the funeral hour. Interment: Big Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery - Screven, GA Survivors: Spouse - Leigh Herndon...

Trapper Jaxon Leggett

Trapper Jaxon Leggett

Sep 1, 2013

Trapper Jaxon Leggett, age: 1 of Baxley died Sunday, September 1, 2013 in the Egleston Children's Hospital in Atlanta. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at 3:00 PM at Friendship Congregational Christian Church. Visitation will start from 1:00 until 2:30 pm at Swain Funeral Home. Interment: Baxley Graveyard Minister: Rev. Barry Teutsch Active Pallbearers: Stacy Leggett,...

Waltine D. Taylor

Waltine D. Taylor

Aug 29, 2013

Waltine D. Taylor, age, 101, of Baxley died Thursday, August 29, 2013 in the Appling Healthcare System. Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 31, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. from Ten Mile Creek Baptist Church. Mrs. Taylor will lie in state one hour prior to funeral service. Interment will be in the Church Cemetery. Rev. Tommy Daniel will officiate...

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