Glennville, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Glennville, Tattnall County & Surrounding Areas
Bessie Bacon
Jun 1, 2014
Bessie Elizabeth O'Donnell Bacon, 94, of the Donald community in Long County, Georgia, passed away quietly Sunday morning, June 1, 2014 in the Evans Memorial Hospital under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. She was the daughter of Thomas and Jemima Stanfield O'Donnell of Tattnall County, born December 4, 1919. She attended Dinner Branch School and...
Gerald Sapp
May 31, 2014
Gerald "Jerry" Sapp, 77, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2014 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah. He was born May 5, 1937 in Glennville to Hazel and Evelyn Kicklighter Sapp and lived in Glennville all of his life. He was retired from the Georgia Department of Corrections after 33 years as Farm Service Director at Rogers...

James Flynt
May 31, 2014
James Robert "Jimmy" Flynt Metter- James Robert "Jimmy" Flynt 71, of Metter died Saturday at Candler County Hospital. He has lived in Candler County most of his life. He was currently serving Candler County as Chief Financial Officer, after serving 4 years as County Administrator. Prior to his employment with the county he retired after 41...
Laverne Myren
May 29, 2014
Washington DC LaVerne Yeomans Myren, 98, passed away peacefully at her residence Thursday, May 29, 2014 in Washington DC. She was born June 20th, 1915 to parents, Daniel and Rosabelle Mattox Yeomans in the Stony Hill Community of Tattnall County, Georgia. After graduating from Reidsville High School, class of 1931 she attended Cosmetology College in Tampa,...
Birdie Tootle
May 28, 2014
Birdie Thompson Tootle, 89, passed away May 28, 2014 at Glenuve Nursing Home surrounded by her family and friends. Birdie was born on June 25, 1924 in Glennville to Henry Marvin and Gracy Hallman Thompson and lived in Glennville all of her life. Birdie was one of seven siblings, and a 1942 graduate of Glennville High...
William Hendrix
May 20, 2014
Shane Hendrix, 46, passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at Optim Medical Center in Reidsville. He was born November 25, 1967 to Sammy and Gail Hendrix and lived in Glennville all of his life. He was a 1986 graduate of Glennville High School and a graduate of Swainsboro Technical College. He was self employed with Hendrix...
John Lanier
May 20, 2014
John William "Bo" Lanier Metter- John William "Bo" Lanier 84, of Metter died Tuesday morning at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro. The Candler County native has lived here all his life and was a retired farmer. He attended Rosemary Primitive Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, and spending time with his grandchildren. He is...

Milton Robinson Jr.
May 17, 2014
Savannah, Milton Luther Robinson Jr., 70 passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Habersham Medical Center in Demorest Georgia. He was born June 14, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois to Milton L. and Violet Brundage Robinson and lived in Roswell and Savannah for many years. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and retired from the City of...

Willard Sikes
May 16, 2014
Willard Mann Sikes, 81 passed away Friday, May 16, 2014 at Ogeechee Area Hospice inpatient center. He was born in Cobbtown, Georgia, September 14, 1932 to Foy P. and Estell Sikes and lived in Cobbtown all of his life. He was a retired farmer and an honorary member of Pine Grove Baptist Church in Collins. He...
Edna Riggs
May 16, 2014
Reidsville, Edna M. Riggs, 93, passed away Friday, May 16, 2014 at Serenity Place Hospice inpatient center in Dublin. She was born in Toombs County April 1, 1921 and lived in Reidsville most of her life. Ms. Edna was a faithful member of Pineview Baptist Church and loved children, her dog, Bobo, and being outdoors, especially...
Willie Baker
May 14, 2014
Glennville, Willie Joe Baker, 62, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at Evans Memorial Hospital. He was born on April 16, 1952 in Glennville, Georgia and lived in this area all of his life. He was a member of Watermelon Creek Baptist Church and was a self employed salvage operator. He is preceded in death by...
Jean Odom
May 9, 2014
Jean Warnock Odom, 80 passed away Friday, May 9, 2014 at the Griffin House in Claxton. She was born in Baxley, November 11, 1933 and lived in Mitchell County many years before moving to Glennville in 1953. She was retired from the Tattnall County School system where she was a Home Economics Teacher. She was a...
Adam Burkhalter
May 8, 2014
Adam Derrell Burkhalter, 29, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014. He was born in Pueblo, Colorado October 20, 1984 to Derrell and Rosa Lee Burkhalter and lived in Glennville most of his life. He was an avid outdoorsman, loved to play baseball and hunt and fish. He was a loving caring, son, brother, uncle and cousin...
James Cobb
May 6, 2014
Glennville, James H. Cobb, 65 passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2014 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He was born in Savannah, August 27, 1948 to Lewis J. Jr. and Mary Lynn Cobb and lived in Tattnall County most of his life. He was retired from the U.S Army as an E7 with 24 years of service. He...

Roy Johnson
May 5, 2014
Mr. Roy L. Johnson Metter- Mr. Roy L. Johnson 76, of Metter died early Monday morning at his home in Metter. Mr. Johnson was a retired printer and has lived in Metter for the past year. He is survived by his wife Dorothy Johnson, son Timmy Johnson, and daughter Cynthia Robinson. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at...
Joey Adams
Apr 19, 2014
Joey Michael Adams, 35 died Saturday, April 19, 2014 at Optim Medical Center in Reidsville. The Glennville native had lived in this area all of his life. He was a Marine Corps Veteran serving in Iraq, where he received numerous awards, medals and commendations. He was a truck driver and attended Glennville First United Pentecostal Church....
David Medlock
Apr 15, 2014
David W. Medlock, 64, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Evans Memorial Hospital. He was born January 21, 1950 to Milton and Vietta Stanfield Medlock and lived in Tattnall County all of his life. He was retired from Georgia Department of Transportation after 34 years of service. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved to...

William Mcnure, Jr.
Apr 13, 2014
Metter William "Mac" McNure, Jr., 72, died Sunday at his residence. He was a long time employee of Jimmy Franklin Cheverolet of Metter, enjoyed hunting, fishing and building custom rifles and cartridges and was a member of Nevils United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents William and Reba Mae Stewart McNure. He...

Janie Kirkland
Apr 8, 2014
Janie DeLoach Kirkland 85, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at her residence surrounded by her family and under the care of Hospice Savannah. She was born January 1, 1929 in Glennville, Georgia to Jesse and Alma Brown DeLoach and lived in Savannah for many years. She was a Homemaker and a member of Trinity Lutheran...
Lynn Culpepper
Apr 7, 2014
Lynn Banks Culpepper Elizabeth City, North Carolina/Metter, Georgia- Lynn Banks Culpepper 60 died Monday at her residence in Metter. She enjoyed spending time at both of her homes in Metter and Elizabeth City. She was a graduate of the University of Georgia where she received her Bachelors of Science degree in education. She taught middle and...