Obituaries

Jun 8, 2022

Ned F.DeLoach, 84, passed away  Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at Ogeechee Area Hospice He was born October 9, 1937 in Glennville to Willie F. and Annie Blocker DeLoach and lived here all of his life. He was a member of the Georgia National Guard for eleven years and a building contractor for many years. He served as Tattnall County...

Jun 8, 2022

Teresa Kicklighter Jones, 58, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at Community Hospice Center in Vidalia. She was born November 8, 1963 in Claxton, Georgia to Guy and Betty Mincey Kicklighter and lived in this area most of her life. Teresa loved spending time with her son, TJ, coloring, paint by number and talking on the phone. She never...

Jun 5, 2022

Charlene Dasher Moore, 86, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022 at Dublinair Health and Rehabilitation Center in Dublin. She was born in Glennville on February 10, 1936 to Mr. Charlie and Mrs. Claudine Barnhill Dasher. Mrs. Moore was a graduate of the Columbus College School of Nursing and enjoyed a career as a Registered Nurse; prior to her retirement...

Jun 2, 2022

Julien E. Mingledorff, age 86, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2022.  He was born in Hinesville and graduated from Bradwell Institute.  He was instrumental in organizing the Hinesville Fire Department and held the position of Fire Chief for 30 years.  After retiring from the fire department, he moved to Tattnall County and lived there until Onetha, his loving...

May 29, 2022

Myrtle Lee Blocker Futch, 91, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022 at her residence under the care of Your Family Hospice. She was born February 27, 1931 in Douglas, Georgia to Vernon and Hattie Johnson Blocker and lived in this area most of her life. Myrtle Lee loved genealogy, completing puzzles, to sew and to rock on her porch....

May 26, 2022

Ashley DeRenne Weitman, 35, went to her heavenly home, May 26, 2022 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia after a courageous battle with leukemia. She was born June 28, 1986 in Waycross, Ga to Russell and Sonya Miles. Ashley lived in Glennville most of her life and was a 2004 graduate of Tattnall County High School....

May 26, 2022

Clara Morrison Waters, 93, passed away, Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Nina’s Personal Care Home. She was born April 23, 1929 in Hinesville, Georgia to Walter and Mammie Mae Frazier Morrison and lived in Lakeland, Florida until moving to Glennville in 1974. Clara was retired Civil Service from Ft. Stewart and was a member of Harmony United Methodist Church....

May 24, 2022

Mary "Virginia" Stanfield, 91, of Woodbine, Ga passed away on May 24, 2022 at her residence.

Virginia was born on May 23, 1931 in Stapleton, Ga to the late James & Pauline Rooks. She graduated from Asbury College where she received her Bachelors degree in Education and then worked for Camden County School System as a teacher...

May 22, 2022

Glennville,

Don Ellis, 72, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2022 at his residence surrounded by his family and under the care of Kinderd Hospice. He was born in Hazlehurst, Georgia June 22, 1949 to Everett and Geraldine Horne Ellis and lived in Hazlehurst and Glennville most of his life. He was employed with Hazlehurst Mills...

May 20, 2022

Janice Teston Joseph-Cathcart, 79, passed away Friday, May 20, 2022, at her residence under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. She was born January 9, 1943 to Cliff and Lois Leggett Teston and lived in this area most of her life. Janice was a 1961 graduate of Glennville High School.  She was an elementary and middle school teacher in Tattnall County...

May 9, 2022

Walter C. “Buck” Smith, Jr., 88, passed away Monday, May 9, 2022 at his residence. He was born April 17, 1934 to Walter and Ruth Bragg Smith and lived here all of his life. Buck was retired from Georgia Power Company as a line crew foreman after 27 years, working and installing power all over the state of Georgia....

May 7, 2022

Glennville,

Billy W. Crapps, 81, gained his wings, Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. Billy was born in Marlow, Georgia February 22, 1941 to Waldon Chalmus and Lois Helmey Crapps and lived in Glennville most of his life. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran and retired from Civil Service at Ft....

May 2, 2022

John O. Parker, 78, passed away Monday, May 2, 2022 at Abercorn Rehabilitation Center. He was born on July 12, 1943 in Glennville, Georgia to Clyer Taft and Maggie Lavenia Weitman Parker and was a graduate of Glennville High School. John O. worked for Georgia Department of Transportation as a Civil Engineer, was a self employed land surveyor and...

May 1, 2022

James Preston Lane, 55, passed away, Sunday, May 1, 2022 at his residence surrounded by his family and under the care of GHC Hospice. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia September 26, 1966 to Patrick H. and Mary Alice Whitt Lane. James was employed in the Construction Industry as a dry wall installer and was in the U.S Navy....

Apr 27, 2022

Gail Odom Dasher, 82, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022 peacefully in her sleep at Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient Center in Statesboro. She was born December 24, 1939 in Glennville, Georgia to Robert Norval and Kathleen Kicklighter Odom and lived in this area all of her life. Gail was retired from the Tattnall County Clerk of Courts and as...

Apr 15, 2022

Juliet Ruth Oliver Tarver passed away on April 15th, 2022 at North Springs Assisted Living in Claxton, Ga.  She was surrounded by family and friends. Juliet was born October 21, 1930, to A.G. Oliver and Ruth Sikes Oliver.  She lived her entire life in Glennville. She is survived by children Timothy Mills Tarver (Donna) , Kenneth Andrew Tarver (Kim), and Laura...

Apr 13, 2022

Glennville,

Edna Irene Jernigan Simmons, 69, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at her residence surrounded by her family and under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. She was born January 20, 1953 to Charles Edward and Nellie Jackson Jernigan living in Glennville all of her life. She was a graduate of Southeastern Technical College as a...

Apr 12, 2022

Linda Cay Simmons Tussey, 66, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at Riverview Rehabilitation Center. She was surrounded by her loving children.

She was born November 9, 1955 in Chatham County to Adriel Wesley Simmons and Manor Jane Todd Waters and lived in Tattnall County most of her life. She is survived by her mother, Manor Jane...

Apr 10, 2022

Deborah Jean Lewis Armstrong, “Debbie,” 65, of Buford, Georgia passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early morning hours of April 10, 2022. She was born in Monroe, Louisiana on April 1, 1957 to the late Harvey “Lloyd” Lewis and late Betty Parker Lewis.  Debbie graduated from West Monroe High School in 1975 and earned her bachelor’s degree from...

Apr 4, 2022

Sondra Kicklighter Smith, 78, passed away Monday, April 4, 2022 at her residence under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice surrounded by her family. She was born September 21, 1943 to Ted and Leila Jones Kicklighter and lived in this area most of her life. Sondra was an Electrolux Vacuum Cleaner Representative alongside her husband, Jack for many years...