Obituaries

Apr 30, 2020

Glennville,

Mellie Ruth “Ruthie” Moody Anderson, 55, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2020 at Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia. She was born April 19, 1965 and lived in Glennville most of her life. She was a Graduate of Glennville High School and retired from Georgia Department of Corrections at Smith State Prison. Ruthie never met a...

Apr 28, 2020

Mary “Nell” Wilkinson Armstrong, 90, of Glennville, Georgia passed away on April 28, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. She was born in Glennville, Georgia on July 25, 1929 to the late Dewey Wilkinson and Mary Williams Wilkinson. Nell grew up in Glennville along with her 6 other siblings. She graduated from Glennville High School and attended...

Apr 27, 2020

Mrs. Martha Ann Rigdon Googe, 67, of Metter passed away, Monday, April 27, 2020 at her residence. She was born on April, 23, 1953 to Mr. Vannie Leon and Mrs. Maggie Boulineau Rigdon and lived in this area all her life. She was employed with Pleasant View Nursing Home for many years and was of the Baptist faith and...

Apr 27, 2020

Mr. Derrell Devant Rush, age 81, of the Perennial Springs Community, passed away Monday, April 27, 2020, at his residence surrounded by his loving family.

Mr. Rush was born in Baxley, Georgia on November 17, 1938, the oldest son of the late Dewey Devant Rush and Una Mae Weathers Rush.  He and his siblings worked hard to...

Apr 26, 2020

Glennville,

Dorothy Jean (Utley) Love “Dor Dor” passed away Sunday, April 26, 2020 at Memorial Health University Health Medical Center in Savannah.  She was born, July 30, 1931 to the late William C. and Nicie Utley of Portal, Georgia.  Dorothy married J.D. Love and lived in Savannah working until retirement at Union Camp.  After retirement in 1980...

Apr 20, 2020

John Hutchison, passed away April 20, 2020. Funeral Services are incomplete at this time. Arrangements will be announced later when completed by the Family.

Care and services are entrusted to Brannen Kennedy Funeral Home of Glennville.

Apr 14, 2020

Glennville,

Shirley Hodges Marshburn, 72, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her family and under the care of Bethany Hospice. She was born September 3, 1947 to William and Marion Walling Hodges and lived in Pembroke, Claxton and Glennville most of her life. She was retired from the Tattnall County Board of...

Apr 14, 2020

Glennville/Claxton,

Wanda Colson Pettigrew, 68, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her loving family and under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. She was born February 4, 1952 to Leroy Colson Jr. and Imogene Ray Colson and lived in Glennville all of her life. She was a 1971 Graduate of Glennville High...

Mar 24, 2020

Glennville,

Carol Bacon Beck, 73, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro. She was born in Glennville December 25, 1946 to Duncan Phillip and Wilma Deloach Bacon and lived in this area all of her life. She was employed in the textile industry, several non-emergency transport services and Yellow Cab...

Mar 23, 2020

Betty Ann Kicklighter Waters, 85, passed away Monday, March 23, 2020 at Optim Medical Center in Reidsville. She was born January 13, 1935 to Celton and Alma Thompson Kicklighter and lived in Glennville all of her life. Betty worked at the Glass House Restaurant and in the textile industry for many years. She loved to garden, work in her...

Mar 19, 2020

Roy Odom, 66, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2020 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro. He was born August 7, 1953 in Sneads, Florida and has lived in Glennville since 1999. Roy was a US Army Veteran, was a self employed crop sprayer and a NRA firearms instructor. He was a member of Cornerstone Bible Church and...

Mar 13, 2020

Mary A. Dixon Purcell, 85, passed away Friday, March 13, 2020 at Glenvue Health and Rehab surrounded by her family and under the care of Bethany Hospice. Mary was born January 22, 1935 in Jesup, GA to Emory and Bertie Thompson Dixon and lived in Glennville most of her life. She was a homemaker, loving, caring wife, mother, grandmother...

Mar 7, 2020

Glennville,

Donald “Buddy” Nelson Howze, Sr, 71, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Evans Memorial Hospital after injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born January 16, 1949 in Homerville, Georgia to Donald Calvin and Martha White Howze and grew up in Midway, Georgia. Buddy was a Vietnam War Veteran in the US Army and...

Mar 6, 2020

Mr. Darryl Fordham, 60, of Metter, passed away Friday, March 6, 2020 at Candler Hospital in Savannah.

He was born on October 10, 1959 to Mr. Cecil and Mrs. Martha Ellen Tyler Fordham in Candler County and lived here all his life. He graduated from Metter High School in 1978 and attended ABAC. He was employed with...

Mar 2, 2020

Mattie Bell Stafford Dutton, 80, passed away Monday, March 2, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her family and under the care of Bethany Hospice. She was born in Sylvania, Georgia December 2, 1939 to W. J. and Lozzie Williams Stafford and lived in Glennville most of her life. Mattie Bell was employed with Tam Industries in Glennville as...

Feb 25, 2020

Robert “Michael” Stanfield, 30, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020 in the early morning hours, after a short illness. Michael was born June 11, 1989 and lived in this area all of his life. As a young boy growing up, he was a fun loving, energetic boy who kept the entire family jumping. You might even say he was...

Feb 24, 2020

William David Durrence, 64, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. David was born October 20, 1955 in Statesboro, Georgia to Jared and Melva Crummey Durrence and lived in Glennville most of his life. He was a 1973 graduate of Glennville High School and worked as civil service at Ft. Stewart for many years,...

Feb 24, 2020

Glennville/Richmond Hill,

Cecil R. Kicklighter, 83, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020 at Candler Hospital in Savannah  after an extended illness. Cecil was born October 11, 1936 in Glennville, Georgia to Charles and Ruby Futch Kicklighter and lived in Glennville, Savannah and Richmond Hill most of his life. He was a retired US Air Force Veteran after...

Feb 22, 2020

Robert Harold Lee, Sr, 76, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. He was born April 6, 1943 in Racepond, Georgia to Harley and Mattie Dyal Lee and lived there until moving to Glennville in 1992. He was a self employed painter for many years and loved the outdoors. He is preceded in death...

Feb 21, 2020

Maynard R. Wright, 85, passed away Friday, February 21, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his family and under the care of Hospice of South Georgia. He was born in Cairo, Georgia August 11, 1934 to Oliver and Edna Gilbert Wright. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, a graduate of Chattanooga State Technical Institute with a degree in Nuclear...