Glennville, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Glennville, Tattnall County & Surrounding Areas

Wanda Boatright
Feb 12, 2012
Metter/Bremen Wanda Ann Boatright, 52, died Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Vista Hospice in Atlanta. The native of Brookhaven, MS was a bookkeeper with TG Mercer Consulting. Wanda enjoyed traveling, fishing, decorating her home and spending time with her family. She is survived by her husband, Cecil Boatright of Bremen, sons, Craig (Lisa) Moak of Albany,...
Jimmy Rhodes
Feb 8, 2012
Jimmy G. Rhodes, 71, died Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient Center in Statesboro. The Arkansas native had lived in this area since 1978. He was a Vietnam Veteran retiring with 20 years of military service and was the recipient of a Bronze Star and other service medals. He was a member of...
Rodney Waters
Feb 5, 2012
Rodney Shane Waters, 38, died Sunday February 5, 2012. He was born January 22, 1974 to Robert S. and Patricia Waters. He was self employed as a small engine mechanic and had lived in this area all of his life. He is predeceased by his parents, his sister, Becky Edwards and his brother, Robert Waters. Survivors...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...

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...

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
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
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...
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...

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...
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...

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...

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...

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...