Obituaries

Glennville, GA Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Glennville, Tattnall County & Surrounding Areas

Virginia Smith

Virginia Smith

Mar 1, 2011

Virginia Tootle Smith, 88, went to be with her Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ on Tuesday, March 1, 2011after a long battle against Alzheimer's. The Tattnall County native lived in Savannah for many years and was an active member of Bull Street Baptist Church. She returned to the Glennville area in 1975 and was employed with...

Willie Yeomans

Willie Yeomans

Mar 1, 2011

Metter- Willie Gene Yeomans 65 died Tuesday March 1, 2011 at Ogeechee area Hospice after an extended illness. The native of Tattnall County lived most of his life in Candler County was a retired Iron Worker, liked fishing and spending time outdoors. Gene always had a good time hanging out at Buddy's service station in Cobbtown...

Leatha Stanfield

Leatha Stanfield

Feb 20, 2011

Glennville Leatha Ann Wilson Stanfield, 75, died at her residence on Sunday, February 20, 2011 under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. The Glennville native had lived in this area most of her life. She was a homemaker and attended Gospel Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Bozo Stanfield; sons, Willie Stanfield...

Loney Oglesbee

Loney Oglesbee

Feb 19, 2011

Loney Lamb Oglesbee, 77 passed away Saturday February, 19, 2011 at Evans Memorial Hospital. She was born July 13, 1933 in Glennville, Georgia to Herman & Ida Mae Jones Lamb. She had lived in Jacksonville and Ft. Walton Beach, FL. for many years before moving back to Glennville several years ago. She was a homemaker and...

Larry Stuart

Larry Stuart

Feb 18, 2011

Larry "Sarge" Stuart, 55 passed away Friday, February 18, 2011 at Serenity Place Hospice inpatient center in Dublin. The Whtheville, Virginia native had lived in Glennville for the past thirty seven years. He was employed with Dollar General Store in Glennville and Beards Creek Mobile Home Park and Laundry Mat. He is preceded in death by...

Inez Hughes

Inez Hughes

Feb 15, 2011

Inez Stubbs Hughes, 90 passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at Bethany Nursing Home in Vidalia. The Tattnall County native had lived in area most of his life. She employed with Claxton Manufacturing and with the Green Thumb program in Cobbtown for many years. She was a pink lady at Tattnall Memorial Hospital and voted Ms....

Johnny Jones

Johnny Jones

Feb 12, 2011

Metter; Johnny F. Jones, 70, of Metter died February 12, 2011 at Pleasant View Nursing Home after a long illness. He was a native of Walker County and a retired truck driver. Survivors; Daughter, Tammie Befriese and Son, Lee Jones, both of Chickamauga, Georgia. A celebration of Johnny's life and burial of cremains will be conducted...

Jane Cowart

Jane Cowart

Feb 11, 2011

Jane Kicklighter Cowart, passed away Friday, February 11, 2011 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah. She was born in Glennville, August 27, 1941 to Celton and Alma Thompson Kicklighter. She was a Graduate of Glennville Class of 1959 and employed with Winer Industries, Bland Farms and G&R Farms as office manager for many years. She loved...

Martin Akins

Martin Akins

Feb 10, 2011

Martin R. Akins, 88, has gone to join his beloved wife, Medra, in the Kingdom of Heaven. Marty had lived a full life and everyone he touched with his presence found him a very difficult man not to love. Born on December 16, 1922 in Glennville, GA and armed with only a high school education, he...

Swinton Stubbs

Swinton Stubbs

Feb 10, 2011

Swinton F. Stubbs, 87 passed away Thursday, February 10, 2011 at Community Hospice inpatient center in Vidalia. He was born March 15, 1923 in Glennville, Georgia to Shelton and Sallie Mae Strickland Stubbs. He had lived in Florida for many years before moving back to Glennville. He was a World War II Army veteran and was...

Moses Bowen, Iii.

Moses Bowen, Iii.

Feb 6, 2011

Metter - Moses Jackson (Jay) Bowen III, 50, died Sunday, February 6, 2011 in Savannah. Jay was born in Statesboro and lived all of his life in Metter, where he attended the Metter Primitive Baptist Church. He was a graduate of David Emanuel Academy, class of '79. He was owner and operator of the Dairy Park...

Ronald Griffin

Ronald Griffin

Feb 4, 2011

Glennville Ronald Eugene Griffin, 51 passed away, Friday, February 4, 2011 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. Ronald was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, April 16, 1959 to James Eugene and Effie Lucille Snyder Griffin and had lived in Glennville since 1994. He was a U.S. Army Veteran serving his country for thirteen years. He was...

Ronald Griffin

Ronald Griffin

Feb 4, 2011

Ronald Eugene Griffin, 51 passed away, Friday, February 4, 2011 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. Ronald was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, April 16, 1959 to James Eugene and Effie Lucille Snyder Griffin and had lived in Glennville since 1994. He was a U.S. Army Veteran serving his country for thirteen years. He was employed...

Johnnie Rogers

Johnnie Rogers

Feb 3, 2011

Glennville Johnnie Bell Wilds Rogers, 86, died Thursday, February 3, 2011 at Glenvue Nursing Home. The Tattnall County native had lived in this area all of her life. She retired from Murcell Manufacturing Co. and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She is preceded in death by her husband, Fred Rogers. Survivors include: Daughter:Dale...

Tina Rushing

Tina Rushing

Feb 2, 2011

Tina Rowe Rushing, 45 passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at her residence in Long County. She was born in Tattnall County July 27, 1965 to E.W. and Barbara Rowe. She was a 1983 graduate of Glennville High School and a loving wife and mother. She was a member of the Long County Fireman's Auxiliary and...

Mary Williams

Mary Williams

Jan 30, 2011

Cobbtown - Mary W. Williams, 78, died Sunday, January 30, 2011. She was a Charter Member of Cedar Street Baptist Church, and was a Nurses Aid at Candler County Hospital for several years. She was also a very active and supportive member of AA in Metter, with 24 years of sobriety. One of Mary's greatest joys...

Ethan Patterson, Jr.

Ethan Patterson, Jr.

Jan 30, 2011

Metter-Ethan Allen Patterson, Jr., 78, of Metter died suddenly at his home on Sunday, January 30, 2011. He was the son of the late Ethan Allen, Sr. and Myrtle Bowen Patterson. He grew up attending the Metter Primitive Baptist Church and graduated with honors from Metter High School. He attended North Georgia Military College and graduated...

Ahart Hackett, Jr.

Ahart Hackett, Jr.

Jan 23, 2011

Metter - Ahart Bruce Hackett, Jr., 64 died January 23, 2011 at the VA Medical Center in Decatur, Georgia. He was born in Washington, D.C. and shortly after his family moved to Florida where they lived in Sarasota County, Palm Bay and Melbourne. He was drafted during the Vietnam war and spent two years in Germany....

Louise Blackburn

Louise Blackburn

Jan 21, 2011

Metter- Laura Louise Simpson Blackburn 87 died Saturday at her home after a sudden illness. She was born in Cameron (Screven county, GA.) and had lived several years in St. Mary's before returning back to the Metter area in the early 80's. J.W. and Louise were part of the founding members of The St. Mary's and...

Janet Dutton

Janet Dutton

Jan 19, 2011

Glennville Janet A. Dutton, 61, passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at Evans Memorial Hospital.She was born in Lovington, New Mexico and lived in Texas moving to Glennville in 1980. She was a retired registered nurse employed with Tattnall Memorial Hospital for many years. She loved to read and crochet and was a member of Harmony...

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