Obituaries

Feb 19, 2020

Billie K. Seckinger, 91, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at Glenvue Health and Rehab. She was born April 24, 1928 to John Rufus and Letha Bolton Kea and lived here all of her life. Billie was a homemaker and a member of Glennville First Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Orid Seckinger...

Feb 18, 2020

Debra Jones Iddins, 66, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her family and under the care of Community Hospice. She was born October 8, 1953 in Decatur, Alabama to Hershel and Oleta White Jones and lived in Glennville most of her adult life. Debbie retired from the Supply Company after 26 years and attended...

Feb 12, 2020

Myria Maulden Rogers (Moody), 83, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at her residence in the Donald Community. She was born April 30, 1936 to Charles Edwin and Annie Gordon Maulden and lived in this area most of her life. Myria was a retired district manager with Eckerd’s Drug Store and enjoyed cooking and crocheting. She loved to be...

Feb 8, 2020

Winton Eugene Cobb, 81, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his family and under the care of Hospice of Savannah. He was born November 27, 1938 in Tattnall County to Toy and Sue Nell Rushing Cobb, living in Florida and Midway. Mr. Cobb owned and operated Cobb’s Auto Glass in Florida before moving to Georgia....

Feb 8, 2020

Judy O'Neal Green, 76, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2020 at Glenvue Health and Rehab under the care of Bethany Hospice. Judy was born in Billings Montana, May 10, 1943 and lived in Savannah, Richmond Hill and Glennville. She was retired from Dillard's and a homemaker. loving caring wife, mother and grandmother. She is survived by: husband, Duane Green...

Feb 1, 2020

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Glennville,

Cheryl Dasher Strickland, 71, passed away Saturday, February 01, 2020 at Ogeechee Area Hospice. She was born April 28, 1948 to John Harley and Lorraine Barrow Dasher and lived in Glennville and Jesup most of her life. She was a 1966 graduate of Glennville High School a homemaker and a loving mother and...

Jan 29, 2020

Mr. Wallace Kennedy Dekle, 94, of Metter, passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Hospice of Savannah.

Mr. Dekle was born on September 18, 1925 to Mr. Paul and Mrs. Minnie Lee Kennedy Dekle in Candler County. He was a World War II Navy Veteran and owner of the Farmer Union Warehouse and Trapnell Cotton Gin. He...

Jan 23, 2020

Mr. Paul Whitfield, 87, of Stillmore, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at Candler County Hospital.

Mr. Whitfield was born on August 27, 1932 to Mr. Bennett Dalton and Mrs. Mamie Lucus Whitfield in Stillmore, GA. After graduating from Emanuel County Institute in Twin City in 1949, Paul secured a job at Union Camp in Savannah....

Jan 23, 2020

Mrs. Genevieve Carol Mann, 77, of Metter, passed away, Thursday, January 23, at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro.

Mrs. Mann was born on January 8, 1943 to Elmer Blackburn and Mrs. Genevieve Morrison Blackburn in South Williamson, Kentucky. She was a homemaker and in her spare time she enjoyed sewing, being with her cats and...

Jan 22, 2020

Connie Dasher Doolittle, 60, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient Center in Statesboro. She was born September 21, 1959 to Thurmon and Joyce Weitman Dasher and lived here all of her life. In 2017, Connie retired from civil service at Ft. Stewart and loved to spend time with her grandson. She loved and cared...

Jan 20, 2020

Captain James Clayton Metts, Jr MD

On Monday, January 20, 2020, Dr. Jim Metts was called to his reward. Matthew 25:21. He was at home surrounded by loved ones and his Bichon Frises. He was cared for by Georgia Hospice.

Dr. Metts' military service was with the United States Air Force as a physician obtaining the rank of captain....

Jan 19, 2020

Mrs. Shirley Jean Godbee Kemp, 78, of Metter, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at her residence.

Mrs. Kemp was born on December 21, 1941 to Mr. Clarence and Mrs. Viola Bell Enlow Godbee in Kathwood, S.C. The Savannah native moved to Metter in 1966 and was a homemaker. She attended Pulaski Baptist Church and in...

Jan 19, 2020

Patrick “Pat” Hugh Branch, 74, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2020 North Augusta, South Carolina surrounded by his family and under the care of Kindred Hospice. He was born July 16, 1945 to Hugh and Vera Weitman Branch and lived in Savannah most of his life. Pat was a retired US Army veteran serving in the Vietnam War and...

Jan 19, 2020

Eloise Weitman, 76, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2020 at Glenvue Health and Rehabilitation under the care of Bethany Hospice. She was born February 21, 1943 in Glennville to Lester and Bessie Watson Weitman and lived here all of her life. Eloise was a loving caring person who helped on the family farm for many years, before going into...

Jan 10, 2020

Rebecca Louise Phillips

(October 15, 1945 - January 10, 2020 )

Becky Louise "Gaga" Phillips, age 74, a resident of Troy, AL died Friday, January 10, 2020 at her home. Mrs. Phillips was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was loved by many and will be missed by all. She is preceded in death...

Jan 8, 2020

Glennville,

Gloria Modena Knight Collins, 95, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at her home in Statesboro where she was surrounded by her family and under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice..  She had lived at Southern Manor Assisted Living for the past five years.  She was born July 9,1924, in Glennville to Joe and Emma Elizabeth...

Dec 30, 2019

Glennville,

Edwin V. Padgett, 81, passed away Friday, December 27, 2019 at Glenvue Health & Rehab. He was born August 21, 1938 to Parley and Elmer Fay Black Padgett and lived in this area all of his life. Edwin was a retired from the Georgia Department of Transportation as a mechanic after 30 years. He was an avid...

Dec 24, 2019

Glennville-Hortense

William “Billy” E. Strickland, 75 passed away, Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at Glenvue Health and Rehabilitation Center in Glennville.  He was born in Waycross, Georgia, December 26, 1943 to Raymond Matthew and Effie Driggers Strickland and lived in South Georgia all of his life. He was retired from the Pulpwood Timber industry and a self employed...

Dec 21, 2019

Hagan, Georgia

Alan B. Tharpe, 65, passed away, Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Landmark Hospital of Savannah. He was born January 11, 1954 in Atlanta, Georgia to Boyce and Mary Ann Spitzmiller Tharpe. Alan lived in Ellabelle for many years before moving to Hagan 19 years ago. He retired from the US Air Force as a SSGT...

Dec 17, 2019

Glennville,

Lynne K. Taylor 55, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at Evans Memorial Hospital after a long battle with Myeloid Leukemia. She was born July 9, 1964 in Fayetteville NC, living in this area most of her life. She was a 1982 graduate of Pinewood Christian Academy and attended Georgia Southern University and Brewton Parker College....