Obituaries

Glennville, GA Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Glennville, Tattnall County & Surrounding Areas

Michael Dasher

Michael Dasher

Jan 31, 2012

Glennville Michael Willard Dasher, 61, of Mendes, died Tuesday morning, January 31, 2012 at his home after a long battle with cancer. Born in Reidsville, Georgia, he is the son of Betty Dasher and the late Clyde "Pender" Dasher. Mr. Dasher was a 1968 graduate of Glennville High School and a graduate of Savannah Technical College...

Ricky Sikes

Ricky Sikes

Jan 30, 2012

Metter David Richard (Ricky) Sikes, 58, died Monday at Ogeechee Area Hospice. He worked at Southern Nuclear, Georgia Power, Williams Service Group and was co-owner of Sikes Brothers Incorporated in Metter. He was a deacon and member of New Life Baptist Church of Metter and was a Gideon. He enjoyed working on classic cars, hot rods,...

Thurman Mobley

Thurman Mobley

Jan 29, 2012

Glennville, Thurman O. Mobley, 88, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2012 at Evans Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. The Tattnall County native had lived in Reidsville and Glennville all of his life. He was a World War II, U. S. Navy Veteran, receiving a Bronze Star and a Presidential Citation. He was retired postmaster of...

Sandra Cobb

Sandra Cobb

Jan 21, 2012

Sandra Waters Cobb, 72 passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Ogeechee Area Hospice inpatient center in Statesboro. The Tattnall County native had lived in Glennville all of her life. She was retired from Glennville Bank after 37 years of service.She was a loving mother, grandmother and a member of Glennville First Baptist Church. She is...

James Mercer

James Mercer

Jan 20, 2012

Cobbtown James Richard Mercer, 67, died Friday, January 20, 2012 at his residence. He was a life long resident of Cobbtown, a farmer and owner/operator of The Cobbtown Mud Bogg. He was a member of Primitive Grove Baptist Church, enjoyed hunting, fishing and his favorite hobby was spending time with his grandchildren. He is survived by...

Betty Durrence

Betty Durrence

Jan 15, 2012

Betty Stripling Durrence, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2012 at Glenvue Nursing Home. She was born February 24, 1932 in Reidsville, Georgia to Charles and Annie Belle Ryals Stripling and was a lifelong resident of Tattnall County. She was a retired Registered Nurse working with Dr. Charles H. Drake and Glenvue Nursing Home for 45 years....

Laura Reed

Laura Reed

Jan 13, 2012

Laura Jenkins Eades Reed, 84 passed away Friday, January 13, 2012 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro. The Atlanta native had lived in this area for many years. She was a retired bookkeeper with Law Engineering in Atlanta and owned and operated Laura's Ceramics in Glennville for many years. She was a member of...

Laura Reed

Laura Reed

Jan 13, 2012

Glennville Laura Eades Reed, age 84, of Glennville died Friday, January 13, 2012, at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro after a long illness. She is the daughter of the late James Walter Jenkins and Willie Ruth Jenkins of Atlanta. Laura, the youngest of ten children, was the last surviving child and lived to be...

Marquette Waters

Marquette Waters

Jan 10, 2012

Glennville Marquette Waters, 82, died Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at Candler Hospital in Savannah. The Glennville native had lived in this area all of his life. He was a 1947 graduate of Glennville High School, a Korean War Veteran and retired from Civil Service at Ft. Stewart. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed gardening, hunting and...

James Nobles

James Nobles

Jan 9, 2012

Ludowici Sheriff Cecil Nobles, Sheriff of Long County, passed away on January 9, 2012. Sheriff Nobles was a noted Georgia politician, having never lost an election. At the time of his death, he was the longest serving Sheriff in the State of Georgia and the second longest serving Sheriff in the United States. He had been...

Willie Odom

Willie Odom

Jan 7, 2012

Willie Joe Odom, 62 passed away Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient Center in Statesboro. He was born January 4, 1950 to Earl and Delphia Seckinger Odom and lived in Glennville all of his life. He was a retired School Teacher with Tattnall County Public School System teaching physical education, science, math and...

Victor Higgs

Victor Higgs

Dec 31, 2011

Old Town Florida Victor E. Higgs, 65 passed away Saturday December 31, 2011 at his residence in Florida after an extended illness. He was born in Glennville, February 12, 1946 to Bascom and Esemae Stanfield Higgs. He had lived in Florida most of his life and employed with Progress Energy of Florida as an Electrician. He...

Johnny Weathers

Johnny Weathers

Dec 31, 2011

Johnny David Weathers, 67, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2011 at his residence under the care of his family and Ogeechee Area Hospice. The Tattnall County native had lived in Glennville all of his life. He was a retired automobile mechanic, loved to grow a garden and loved animals. He is preceded in death by, a...

Donald Prevost

Donald Prevost

Dec 28, 2011

Glennville, Donald L. Prevost 73, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at Liberty Regional Medical Center. The Michigan native had lived in this area for many years. He was a retired showman working with many carnivals and circuses in this area. He was a U.S. Army veteran, a Mason, Shriner and a member of the DeSoto...

May Thrift

May Thrift

Dec 18, 2011

May Jo Kicklighter Thrift, 72 passed away Sunday, December 18, 2011 at Ogeechee Area Hospice inpatient center in Statesboro. The Tattnall County native had lived in Glennville most of her life. She was a homemaker, loving mother and grandmother and was a member of Beards Creek Primitive Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her...

Roy Silver

Roy Silver

Dec 18, 2011

Rev. Roy Wallace Silver 62 died Sunday December 18, 2011 at the Candler County Hospital after an extended illness. The native of Homerville attended Belivers Non-Denominational Church in Bulloch County, and was the minister of music at Forest Heights Fellowship Church. Roy had served as pastor at the Harville Baptist Church and other churchs in the...

Teresa Miller

Teresa Miller

Dec 17, 2011

Metter- Teresa Fay Miller 51 died Saturday evening. Teresa was a homemaker and a member of Open Door Worship Center. Survivors, Daughters; Alina (Tim) Lunardi, Katie Runyon, Libby (Toni) Teeter. Sons; David Runyon II, Donald Ryan, Parents, Thomas and Judith Hirt, Sisters; Sheila Knestaut, Tina Navarro, Candy Keels, Jody Conner, T.J. Lanier, Brothers; Robert, Rusty, and...

Ernest Smiley

Ernest Smiley

Dec 17, 2011

Clarence Smiley, 57, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. He was born in Glennville December 29, 1953 to Cameron and Madelle Sands Smiley. He was employed with Rayonier Corporation for the past 38 years. He was an avid race car fan and loved sports. He enjoyed being with...

Ruth Wilkins

Ruth Wilkins

Dec 6, 2011

Ruth Johnson Wilkins, 73, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at her residence under the care of her family and Ogeechee Area Hospice. She was born January 24, 1938 in Pearson, Georgia to Averette & Aleph Deen Johnson. She had lived in Glennville since 1968 and was a homemaker, loved to sew and cook. She was...

Hermine Howard

Hermine Howard

Dec 4, 2011

Glennville Hermine R. Howard, 74, died Sunday, December 4, 2011 at her residence. The native of Germany had lived in the United States since 1964. She was retired from food services at Ft. Stewart with 24 years of service. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and was a very giving and selfless person. She loved...

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