Obituaries

Mar 13, 2021

William Gerald Strickland, 87, passed away Saturday, March 13, 2021 at Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient Center in Statesboro. He was born December 13, 1933 to William A. and Lucile Durrence Strickland and lived here most of his life. Gerald was a graduate of Gordon Military High School, Gordon Military College and a 1956 graduate of Southern School of Pharmacy....

Mar 9, 2021

Lauree Dasher Kicklighter, 83, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Northspring Senior Living in Claxton. She was born July 28, 1937 to Walter L. and Winnie Fennell Dasher and was a 1955 graduate of Glennville High School. Lauree worked at the Glennville Bank for over 50 years, starting out as a teller and working up to Vice President...

Mar 8, 2021

Garland Jack Phillips, age 77, a resident of Troy, AL., died Monday, March 8, 2021 at Troy Regional Medical Center. Graveside services for Mr. Phillips will be held Thursday, March 11, 2021 at Glennville City Cemetery in Glennville, GA, with Rev. Michael Sapp officiating.

Mr. Phillips was a loving husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, brother and friend. He...

Mar 6, 2021

Angela Grooms Kuhns, 58, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021 at her residence and under the care of GHC Hospice. She was born November 17, 1962 to Walter Grooms Jr. and Christine Tatum Ferguson and has lived in Glennville for the last six years. Angela loved her dogs and to watch tv. She was preceded in death by her...

Mar 5, 2021

Clayton Walker, 83, passed away Friday, March 5, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his family and under the care of Ogeechee Are Hospice. He was born in Liberty, County, Georgia to Ed and Bertha Mae Kitchen Walker and lived in this area all of his life. Clayton was a mechanic with Mascot Pecan Company for over 40 years...

Mar 5, 2021

Dianne Branch Clark, 74, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2021 at Community Hospice Inpatient Center. She was born August 27, 1946 to Willie and Clara Barnhill Branch and lived in Glennville, Jesup and McRae most of her life. Dianne was a retired principal with Wayne County School Systems and was a very active member of the retired teachers association....

Mar 2, 2021

Victor Dale Guy, 68, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at his residence. He was born in Reidsville, Georgia November 26, 1952 to Dudley Guy and Loutrell Stubbs Futch and lived in this area all of his life. Dale was a 1970 graduate of Glennville High School and was retired from the Department of Corrections after 21 years. He was...

Feb 25, 2021

Hazel Carter DeLoach, 87, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 25, 2021 at Bryan County Health & Rehabilitation Center. She was born September 6, 1933 in Glynn County to Allen and Adel Hutcherson Carter and was a 1950 graduate of Claxton High School. Over several years she held many different jobs but her most favorite was being Mama and...

Feb 25, 2021

Jimmy Shannon Powell, 45, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2021 at his residence. He was born March 29, 1975 to Jimmy and Leliani Johns Powell and lived in Florida and Glennville most of his life. Shannon was a self employed painter and handyman for many years. He loved to fish and work on anything with a motor. Shannon was...

Feb 25, 2021

Charlotte Luke King, age 80, died Thursday, February 25, in Appling Healthcare, Baxley, after a short illness. She was born April 8, 1940, to Charles Pendleton Luke and Eula Mae Canuet Luke in Savannah, Georgia, but was a life-long Glennville resident.  She held a Bachelor’s degree from Mercer University and a Masters degree and a Sixth-Year teaching certificate from...

Feb 22, 2021

Addie Mae “Hilda” Brown, age 90 years old, passed away quietly in her home surrounded by family on February 22, 2021. She was born in Durham, NC on May 15, 1930 to Ethan & Addie Mae Lockamy. She grew up in Florida where she graduated from Fort Lauderdale High School in 1948. After graduating high school, she worked as...

Feb 22, 2021

Robin Maddox McCorkle, 60, passed away Monday, February 22, 2021. She was born May 6, 1960 in Sandersville, Georgia to Lonnell and Zelma Moye Maddox, living in Wrightsville most of her life and was a 1978 graduate of Johnson County High School. Robin was also a 1982 graduate of Georgia Southern University with a Bachelor’s Degree in business and...

Feb 22, 2021

Joseph William Mitchell of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida passed away on Monday, February 22, 2021 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Joe was born to the late Bazzar and Louise Fowler on August 30, 1932.  He grew up in Lyman, South Carolina where he graduated from Duncan High School in 1951.  After graduation he served in the United States Navy. ...

Feb 21, 2021

Glennville,

Linda Johnson Rhodes, 72, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021 at the Life Care Center in Fitzgerald, Georgia. She was born October 9, 1948 in Miami, Florida to Leroy and Lorine Carter Johnson and has lived in Glennville for many years. Linda owned and operated Glennville Apartments for many years and operated an outreach ministry for...

Feb 20, 2021

Patricia Hughes Marcinkevich, 69, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021at her residence under the care of Golden Isles Hospice. She was born in Jesup, Georgia on July 11, 1951 to Crother and Ruth Kennedy Hughes and lived in Kingsland for the last 20 years. Pat was a retired district manager with the Super 8 Motels and loved to spend...

Feb 17, 2021

Mrs. Sarita Southard Warren, 74, of Metter, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at Augusta University Medical Center in Augusta. She was born on August 17, 1946 to Mr. Claude Southard, Sr. and Mrs. Glady Mobley Southard in St. Petersburg, Florida and moved to Metter in March of 1975. She retired from Georgia Southern University as a Senior Secretary...

Feb 17, 2021

Danny Steve Lynn, 67, went to his heavenly home on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at University Hospital in Augusta after a short illness. He was born June 2, 1953 to Earl and Lavonia Bargeron Lynn and lived in Glennville all of his life. Danny was a 1971 graduate of Glennville High School and was the Glenvue Nursing Home Administrator...

Feb 16, 2021

Ludowici,

Shirley Folsom Caison, 84, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021, at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah after a long illness. Born in Glennville, she lived most of her life in Long County with her husband, which preceded her in death, Gene Caison. She was a long time member of Rye Patch Baptist Church. Along...

Feb 15, 2021

Mr. Rodney Lunsford, 66, of Metter, passed away Monday, February 15, 2021 at Pleasant View Nursing Center.

Funeral arrangements will be announced by Fletcher-Day Funeral Home in Thomaston, GA.

Kennedy-Brannen Funeral Home of Metter, GA is in charge of local arrangements for Mr. Rodney Lunsford.

Feb 14, 2021

Betty Blocker Dunham Mahnke, 89, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her family and under the care of GHC Hospice. She was a life-long resident of Glennville. Betty was a 1948 graduate of Glennville High School. After graduating she went to work at the Citizen’s Bank where she worked for over forty years until...