Glennville, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Glennville, Tattnall County & Surrounding Areas
Hannah Folsom
Jul 19, 2013
Hannah Purvis Folsom 77, passed away Friday, July 19, 2013 at her residence after an extended illness. She was born on December 26, 1935 to Oscar and Gladys Tyre Purvis. She owned and operated Hannah's Beauty Shop for many years and was a member of Ebenezer Freewill Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her...

Frank Gamblin Jr.
Jul 18, 2013
Glennville Frank G. Gamblin, Jr. 52, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2013 at Optim Medical Center. He was born on Ft. Stewart on December 8, 1960 to Frank & Kathleen Fennell Gamblin and lived in Glennville most of his life. He was a marine Corps Veteran and enjoyed fishing and the outdoors. He is preceded in...

Evelyn Stafford
Jul 13, 2013
Evelyn "Monk" Reardon Stafford Register- Mrs. Evelyn "Monk" Reardon Stafford 74, of Register died Friday afternoon at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. A Candler County native, she lived in Savannah for many years before moving to Register 9 years ago. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse, having worked at Candler County Hospital, several doctors...

Grady Deloach
Jul 13, 2013
Glennville/Bloomingdale Grady Wayne DeLoach, 53, died Saturday, July 13, 2013 at his residence in Bloomingdale. The Chatham County native had lived in the Glennville area for many years moving to Bloomingdale about two years ago. He was self-employed in the construction industry. He is preceded in death by his parents, Grady F. and Tillie Wilson DeLoach....
Lois Purcell
Jul 13, 2013
Lois Howard Fennell Purcell, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2013 at her residence surrounded by her family and under the care of Odyssey Hospice. She was born October 3, 1928 in Long County, Georgia to John Christopher (McKee) and Flossie Baxter Howard. In 1946 she married John Quinton Fennell, a Tattnall County Farmer and World War...
Dale Johnson
Jul 7, 2013
.Dale Rogers Johnson, 64, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2013 at Ogeechee Area Hospice inpatient center in Statesboro. She was born November, 13, 1948 to Fred and Johnnie Bell Wilds Rogers. She had lived most of her life in Long and Tattnall Counties. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and affectionately known as "Ma Dale"...
Lila O'Neal
Jul 3, 2013
Lila Johnson O'Neal, 51, passed away Wednesday, July 03, 2013 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center. She was born March 2, 1962 to Aaron and Joan Stanfield Johnson. She was a certified nursing assistant formally employed at Glenvue Nursing Home and a homemaker. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and preceded in death by...

Franklin Kicklighter
Jul 2, 2013
Franklin D. Kicklighter, Sr. passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at his home in Aberdeen, NC. He was 79 years old. Mr. Kicklighter was born in Long County, GA on April 25, 1934 to Earl and Mamie Rose (Strickland) Kicklighter. His family moved to Tattnall County in 1941, when the Fort Stewart Military Installation was...

Earl Wallen
Jun 29, 2013
Earl Wallen Metter, Georgia/Martin, Kentucky- Mr. Earl Wallen 60, of Metter died early Saturday morning at Candler County Hospital in Metter, Georgia. The former resident of Martin Kentucky has resided in Metter, Georgia for the last 4 years. He was retired from Kentucky & West Virginia Gas Company, and enjoyed fishing and whittling. He was of...
Iris Deloach
Jun 27, 2013
Iris Patsy Rogers DeLoach, 66, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2013 at her residence under the care of her family and Heartland Hospice. The Evans County native had lived in this area most of her life. She was a Homemaker, Taxidermist, and loved to hunt and fish. She was a member of Little Rock Baptist Church....
Billie Moody
Jun 25, 2013
Ludowici Billie J. Moody, 85, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Johnson County Georgia, September 27, 1927 to Lee Wiley and Emma Jane Wilcher Outlaw. She was a homemaker and a member of Pigott Branch Baptist. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Remer Moody;...

Shelba Kersey
Jun 21, 2013
Shelba Jean Kersey Swainsboro- Ms. Shelba Jean Kersey 71, of Swainsboro died early Friday morning at her residence. Coming from Patterson, Georgia she has lived in the Swainsboro area for the last 11 years. She retired from Argo Mills as a machine operator. Her favorite hobby was to plant and take care of her flowers. She...
James Morris
Jun 21, 2013
James "Pat" Aaron Morris, 65, passed away Friday, June 21, 2013 at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick. The Tattnall County native had lived in Glennville, Darien and Brunswick most of his life. He was employed with the Fire Department in Glennville, Darien and Brunswick for many years and employed as a Security Officer with several...

Howard Sikes
Jun 9, 2013
Howard "Lark" Sikes Cobbtown- Howard "Lark" Sikes 86, of Cobbtown died Sunday night at his home. The Tattnall County native was a lifelong resident of Cobbtown. He was a retired Rural Route letter carrier, and farmer. He was a Member and past Deacon of the Cobbtown Baptist Church. He enjoyed farming, quail hunting, and going "uptown"...
Timothy Blocker
Jun 7, 2013
Timothy George Blocker 50, passed away Friday, June 7, 2013 at Community Hospice Inpatient Center. The Tattnall County native had lived in this area all of his life. He was self employed in the recycling business and loved the outdoors. Timmy especially enjoyed hunting and fishing. He loved spending time with his son, family and friends...
Danny Johns
Jun 4, 2013
Danny M. Johns 60, passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah. He was born April 19, 1953 in Daytona, Florida to Calvin and Valrea Groover Johns and lived in Glennville most of his life. He owned and operated DJ's Wrecker Service for 33 years and DJ'S Tavern for 21 years. He...

Grace Oliver
May 31, 2013
Grace Register Oliver, 67, passed away Friday, May 31, 2013 at her residence in Reidsville. She was born August 14, 1945 in Orlando, Florida to Jim and Julia Willis Register and lived in this area most of her life. She was a retired Nursing Assistant from Toombs Nursing Home and a member of Reidsville Church of...
Thomas Tootle
May 31, 2013
Thomas L. "Tommy" Tootle, 65, passed away Friday, May 31, 2013 at his residence. The Tattnall County native had lived in Glennville all of his life. He was a graduate of Glennville High School, Middle Georgia College and Georgia Southern University. He was a retired Poultry Farmer and a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. He...

Oliver Waters
May 21, 2013
Oliver Earl Waters, 92 passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at Glenvue Health and Rehab after an extended illness. The Tattnall County native and lived in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida for many years moving back to Glennville in 2005. He worked at Liptsitz's Department store in Glennville for several years before moving to Ft. Lauderdale in 1936....

Jacob Burch
May 18, 2013
Jacob "Jake" E. Burch, 65 passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013. The Toombs County native had lived in Vidalia and Reidsville most of his life. He was employed with the Vidalia Police Department from 1973 to 1981 and retired from the Georgia State Patrol in 2010 at Chief Communications Operator at Post # 18. He was...