Obituaries

Glennville, GA Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Glennville, Tattnall County & Surrounding Areas

Thomas Rogers

Thomas Rogers

Dec 20, 2014

Thomas "Tommy" Frank Rogers, 54, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Optim Medical Center. He was born in Glennville October 30, 1960 to Derrell and Mary Sikes Rogers and lived in Glennville all of his life. He was a 1978 Graduate of Pinewood Christian Academy and employed with Civil Service at Ft. Stewart for the...

Ruth Peacock

Ruth Peacock

Dec 19, 2014

Ruth L. Eaby Peacock, 82 passed away Friday, December 19, 2014 at Evans Memorial Hospital. She was born in London Grove, Pennsylvania May 4, 1932 to Eugene A. and Ruth E. Dapp Eaby. She had lived in Hinesville for many years moving to Glennville in 1983. She was a homemaker, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great...

Talmadge Green

Talmadge Green

Dec 14, 2014

Talmadge Green Cobbtown- Mr. Talmadge Green 85, of Cobbtown died Sunday evening at Community Hospice in Vidalia. The Tattnall County native has lived here all his life. He attended Full Gospel Tabernacle Church in Collins. He was a farmer and a carpenter, who thoroughly enjoyed hunting; along with gardening. He is preceded in death by his...

Palmer Green

Palmer Green

Nov 24, 2014

Palmer Jake Green Daisy- Palmer Jake Green,82, of Daisy died Monday evening at St. Josephs Hospital in Savannah. He was the son of Viola Kicklighter Green and Ezra William Green. He worked for 44 years at Union Camp now known as International Paper, 2 of those years he fought for his country in the Korean War...

Gary Purcell

Gary Purcell

Nov 18, 2014

Gary Neal Purcell, 59, of Claxton, Georgia beloved son, father, brother and friend passed away peacefully surrounded by the ones he laughed with, lived for, and loved on November 18, 2014 at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa, Florida. Gary was born in Attleboro, Massachusetts and upon the age of 17 entered the US Army...

Colby Anderson

Colby Anderson

Nov 17, 2014

Colby Lane Anderson, 9 passed away Monday November 17, 2014 at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah after an 4 year extended battle with Leukemia. He was born August 14, 2005 to David and Rebecca O'Neal Anderson and lived in Glennville all of his life. He was a 3rd grade student at Glennville Elementary School and loved...

James Blocker

James Blocker

Nov 16, 2014

Garnold Blocker, passed away Sunday, November 16, 2014 at his residence. The Long County native had lived on the Sandhills of northern Long county all of his life. Garnold was a farmer and logger as a young man before becoming employed at Camp Stewart as a carpenter. Garnold owned and operated Blocker Brothers Grocery Store, Garage...

Maridean Brewton

Maridean Brewton

Nov 16, 2014

Maridean Banks Brewton, 92, passed away Sunday, November 16, 2014 at her residence surrounded by her family and under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. She was born April 3, 1922 in Glennville to Eben and Ruby Bacon Banks and lived here all of her life. She attended Draughn's Business College and was employed with Bland...

Annette Oliver

Annette Oliver

Nov 13, 2014

Annette Durrence Oliver, 93 passed away Thursday, November 13, 2014 at Glenvue Health and Rehabilitation. She was born August 5, 1921 to Carl and Martha Jo Barber Durrence and lived in Mendes, Ga all of her life. She was a graduate of Mendes School and a homemaker, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was...

Rufus Edwards

Rufus Edwards

Nov 11, 2014

Rufus "Dub" L. Edwards, 72 passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient Center. He was self employed as a heavy equipment operator for many years. He was a member of the Alee Shrine Temple and the Oriental Band for over 40 years. He was a member of the Philadelphia Lodge #73 and...

Dale Gardiner

Dale Gardiner

Nov 7, 2014

Reidsville Dale Dewayne Gardiner, 71, passed away Friday, November 7, 2014. He was born January 23, 1943 in Brookston, Indiana to Gleason and Hazel Reid Gardiner. He had lived in Rincon, GA many years moving to Reidsville 22 years ago. He was a retired truck driver and was a very talented craftsman and mechanic who could...

Brian Barnard

Brian Barnard

Oct 30, 2014

Brian Keith Barnard, 42, died Thursday, October 30, 2014 at his residence surrounded by his family and under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. Brian was born in Metter and lived in the Collins area all of his life. He was employed with Howard Lumber and Hardware as a millwright and was an avid outdoorsman. He...

G. Dreggors

G. Dreggors

Oct 26, 2014

G. Larry Dreggors, 74, died Sunday, October 26, 2014 at his home. He was a lifelong resident of Glennville and a graduate of Glennville High School. Larry was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was retired from the Georgia Department of Transportation after 34 years as a Survey Engineer. After retirement he worked for R....

Reginald Collins

Reginald Collins

Oct 25, 2014

Mr. Reginald Dean (Reggie) Collins, 90, died on Saturday, October 25, 2014, at the Ogeechee Area Hospice. The Glennville native had lived in Tattnall County for most of his life. He and his wife had made their home at Gentilly Gardens Assisted Living for the past seven years. Mr. Collins was a World War II veteran...

Bertie Parker

Bertie Parker

Oct 18, 2014

Bertie Lue Parker, 74 passed away early Saturday, October 18, 2014 at Ogeechee Area Hospice inpatient center. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and was a woman of great faith. Mrs. Parker possessed an extraordinary will to live as demonstrated by her extended battle with cancer. She is...

William Cox

William Cox

Oct 10, 2014

Glennville William L. Cox, 66, died Friday, October 10, 2014 at Candler Hospital in Savannah. Bill was born in Decatur Illinois on September 5, 1948. He later graduated from Eisenhower High School. Bill married Karen Cox on October 30, 1970, the couple was married 43 years. He was an 18 year retired U.S. Army veteran, a...

Wilbert Knight

Wilbert Knight

Oct 5, 2014

Wilbert Knight, 77, died October 5, 2014 after an extended illness. He was born to Ottis P. and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Branham Knight on September 11, 1937. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was a devoted and faithful member of Calvary Baptist Church he served as a deacon for 38 plus years, also...

Barry Ray

Barry Ray

Sep 29, 2014

Barry Dennis Ray, 46, passed away Monday, September 29, 2014 at his residence. He was born April 9, 1968 to Dale Ray and Brenda Thompson Dubberly. He lived in Glennville all of his life and was employed in the logging industry for many years. He loved the outdoors, working in the garden and hunting and fishing....

William Thompson

William Thompson

Sep 28, 2014

William H. Thompson, 66, passed away Sunday, September 28, 2014 at Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient Center. He was born January 27, 1948 in Glennville, Georgia to Henry Ted and Bertha Mae Driggers Thompson and lived in Glennville and Savannah most of his life. He was a self-employed truck driver and retired after 39 years. He owned...

Lisa Eason

Lisa Eason

Sep 28, 2014

Lisa Driggers Eason, 43, earned her eternal wings on Sunday morning, September 28, 2014 at 7:00 a.m. Lisa grew up in the Gooseneck community but resided in Claxton for the last 17 years. Lisa spent her last, peaceful days at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. She fought a long, hard battle with the horrible disease diffused...