Obituaries

John Conley

Aug 30, 2020

John L. Conley, 76, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his family and under the care of GHC Hospice. John was born January 19, 1944 to Ernest and Nellie Conley and lived in this area most of his life. He was a 1962 graduate of Reidsville High School and was a graduate of the...

Mrs. Mary Hendrix

Aug 30, 2020

Mrs. Mary Marjorie Waller Hendrix, 95, of Metter passed away Saturday morning, August 29, 2020 at The Oaks Bethany Home in Vidalia. Mrs. Hendrix was born on March 22, 1925 to Mr. Harry and Mrs. Julia Brannen Waller in Pulaski. The Candler County Native worked at Moore’s Department Store as a store clerk for many years. She was a...

Mr. Ricky Morgan

Aug 29, 2020

Mr. Ricky L. Morgan, 55, of Metter passed away Saturday afternoon, August 29, 2020 at Pleasant View Nursing Home.

Funeral arrangements are currently incomplete and will be announced later by Kennedy-Brannen Funeral Home of Metter.

Kennedy-Brannen Funeral Home of Metter is in charge of arrangements.

Phillip Durrence, Jr.

Aug 28, 2020

Chattanooga/Glennville

Phillip “Phil” McCoy Durrence Jr., passed away Friday, August 28, 2020 in Chattanooga, TN surrounded by his family and friends. He was born in Glennville, Georgia and had been a Chattanooga resident for over Thirty years. Phil was an attorney by trade, but was better known for his big personality and generous spirit outside of the...

Mr. Marion Davis

Aug 25, 2020

Mr. Marion Davis, 64, of Metter, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at Emanuel County Medical Center.

Funeral arrangements are currently incomplete and will be announced later by Kennedy-Brannen Funeral Home of Metter.

Kennedy-Brannen Funeral Home of Metter is in charge of arrangements.

Evelyn Browning

Aug 25, 2020

Evelyn Ann Gordon Browning, 75, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at her residence. She was born January 24, 1945 in Hinesville, Georgia to David Russell and Mattie Odean Mobley Gordon and lived in Savannah and Liberty County most of her life. Ann served in the US Army for two years and was stationed in Germany and Ft. Stewart....

Roger Wilkinson

Aug 20, 2020

Roger L. Wilkinson, 85, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his family and under the care of Bethany Hospice. He was born July 13, 1935 to Dewey and Mary Matilda Williams Wilkinson and lived here most all of his life, except for a few years in Wilkes, County Georgia. Roger was a 1955 graduate of Glennville...

Patricia Mann

Aug 20, 2020

Patricia “Patty” M. Mann, 58, of Alpharetta passed away peacefully August 20, 2020. She was born November 23, 1961 in Glennville, GA to the late Lamont and Madera Moody. She was a 1979 graduate of Glennville High School. Patty was a high school history teacher for almost 30 years, teaching at Long County High School, Eagle's Landing, Union Grove...

Pelzer "Junior" Wilson

Aug 18, 2020

Pelzer “Junior” R. Wilson, 82, passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his family and under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. Junior was born December 4, 1937 in Savannah, Georgia to Pelzer and Rose Clifton Wilson and lived there until joining the United States Air Force in 1958, after 22 years of service...

Alan Everett

Aug 17, 2020

Alan W. Everett, 54, passed away Monday, August 17, 2020 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. Alan was born April 15, 1966 in Baxley, Georgia to Winston and Lila Cowart Everett and was a 1984 graduate of Appling County High School. While in high school he was very proud of the fact that he made the varsity...

Emma Brunner

Aug 12, 2020

Emma “Marie” Collins Brunner, 71, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at Evans Memorial Hospital. She was born in Stillmore, Georgia August 5, 1949 to Lee and Rola Mae Stapleton Collins and lived in Savannah and Glennville most of her life. Marie was self employed as a personal caretaker in the home healthcare industry. She helped raise many children...

William Perkins

Aug 4, 2020

William David Perkins, 62, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at Evans Memorial Hospital in Claxton after a short illness. He was born in Statesboro, Georgia on November 15, 1957 to Coy and Tera Brown Perkins and lived in this area all of his life. David was a man of many trades and accomplishments in his lifetime. He was...

Gladys Barker

Jul 26, 2020

Gladys Lucille Owens Barker, 81, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born May 8, 1939 in Tattnall County, Georgia to Harry and Gladys Novadine Jones Owens and loved her hometown of Glennville. Gladys was employed with Georgia Pacific in Palatka  Florida for 35 years. She loved angels, butterflies, animals, to color and to watch Gunsmoke....

Mrs. Norma "Bunny" Crawford

Jul 26, 2020

Mrs. Norma “Bunny” Smith Crawford, 80, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2020 at her residence under the care of Community Hospice. She was born on June 11, 1940 to Mr. Fredrick C. and Mrs. Lillian Syvertson Smith in Stoneham, MA. She was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking, putting together jigsaw puzzles, and taking care of her family. She...

Raymond Ray

Jul 23, 2020

Raymond Davis Ray of Brunswick ascended into his heavenly home at his residence on July 23, 2020. Raymond was born on March 9th, 1943 to Calvin and Lois Ray of Glennville, GA.

He is survived by his wife, Deborah Adams Ray of Brunswick and step-daughter, Laura Freund of Nahunta, Ga.,  Dwayne Ray (Brother), Joe Creech (Uncle), Alan...

Edward Martin

Jul 21, 2020

Edward Dean Martin 65, passed away July 21, 2020 at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta after a short illness. He was born in Ludowici, GA September 3, 1954 to Thurman E. and Lula Kate Strickland Martin and lived in Ludowici and Atlanta most of his life. He was self employed as a maintenance man in Atlanta. He is preceded...

Elinor Kicklighter

Jul 20, 2020

Elinor Casteen Kicklighter, 89, passed away Monday, July 20, 2020 at Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient Center in Statesboro, Georgia. She was born May 25, 1931 to William and Jewel Kent Casteen and lived in this area all of her life. She was employed with Murcel Manufacturing Company for 18 years and retired from the Tattnall County School System food...

James Callaway

Jul 19, 2020

Glennville,

James S. “Jim” Callaway, 67, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2020 at his residence in Glennville. He was born in Reidsville, Georgia, January 18, 1953 to James Folsom and Anna Marcelle Stubbs and was a 1971 graduate of Liberty County High School. Jim was a US Air Force Vietnam Veteran and lived in Hinesville...

Filiberto Garcia

Jul 14, 2020

Filiberto Garcia Piña, 45, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at East Georgia Medical Center in Statesboro after a short illness. He was born February 10, 1974 to Wenceslao Garcia and Leonor Piña Cordero and was employed with Garcia Concrete. He is preceded in death by his mother, Leonor Piña Cordero.

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Phyllis Thompson

Jul 14, 2020

Glennville, GA

Phyllis Ann Floyd (Rose) Thompson of Whispering Pines, North Carolina died at home with her family at her side on July 14, 2020 after an extended illness. Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, a viewing adhering to social distancing will begin at 2:30 with the funeral service at 3:00 pm Saturday, July...