Obituaries

Glennville, GA Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Glennville, Tattnall County & Surrounding Areas

Theron Brannen

Theron Brannen

Sep 6, 2010

Theron E. Brannen, 72, passed away Monday, September 6, 2010 at Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient Center in Statesboro. The Tattnall County native had lived in Glennville most of his life. He was employed at Union Camp Corporation in Savannah for many years and retired from Continental & Alltel Telephone Companies. He was a member of Watermelon...

Benjamin Brackin

Benjamin Brackin

Sep 5, 2010

Benjamin Gene Brackin, 70, passed away Sunday, September 5, 2010 at Evans Memorial Hospital. The Alabama native had lived in Glennville most of his life. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, former Chief of Police for the City of Glennville. He was retired from the Department of Corrections at Smith State Prison. He was a member...

Mary Durose

Mary Durose

Sep 4, 2010

Glennville, Mary Eunice Blocker DuRose, 70, passed away, Saturday, September 4, 2010 at Candler Hospital in Savannah. Eunice was born September 1, 1940 in Long County, Georgia to Vernon and Hattie Johnson Blocker. She was retired from Civil Service at Ft. Stewart and a homemaker and was a member of Stoney Hill Free Will Baptist Church....

Robert Jones

Robert Jones

Aug 27, 2010

Robert Lester Jones, 82, died Friday, August 27, 2010 in Statesboro at Ogeechee Area Hospice. The native and life long resident of the Excelsior Community was a member of the Lake Primitive Baptist Church for over 64 years and a deacon for many years. Mr. Robert was a retired farmer having received many awards for his...

Ray Dekle

Ray Dekle

Aug 21, 2010

Metter- Ray Trapnell Dekle 80 died Saturday August 21, 2010. The life long resident of Metter was a member of the Metter Primitive Baptist Church, a graduate of the Universty of Georgia with a degree in Home Economics and a Masters in Math from Georgia Southern Universty. Mrs. Dekle was retired from the Candler County School...

William Blocker, Jr.

William Blocker, Jr.

Aug 21, 2010

William "Bill" Monroe Blocker Jr,.69, passed away Saturday August 21, 2010 at Evans Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. The Tattnall County native had lived in Glennville all of his life. He was a retired farmer and a avid race car fan. He attended Beards Creek Primitive Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his...

Sharon Nelson

Sharon Nelson

Aug 19, 2010

Sharon Elizabeth Nelson, 57, died Thursday, August 19, 2010. The native of Bibb County moved to Metter 4 years ago and attended Open Door Worship Center. Sharon was a bus driver for the Candler County Board of Education and a former special needs driver in Henry County. She was preceded in death by her Father, Jeffery...

Elease Blocker

Elease Blocker

Aug 19, 2010

Chalala Elease Mobley Blocker, 91, passed away Thursday, August 19, 2010 in Immokalee, Florida. The Long County native had lived in Glennville and Immokalee most of her life. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Immokalee. She was preceded in death by Husband, James D. Blocker; children, Doris Graham &...

Bettye Phillips

Bettye Phillips

Aug 18, 2010

Bettye L. Phillips, 73, died August 18, 2010 at the Pavillion of Appling County Health Care System. The Wayne County native had lived in Baxley and Glennville most of her life. She was a homemaker and a member of Hopewell United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, S. J. & Millie Jane...

Elizabeth Smith

Elizabeth Smith

Aug 17, 2010

Elizabeth Smith, 86, passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at Glenvue Health & Rehabilitation surrounded by her family and under the loving care of Southern Care Hospice. The Telfair County native had lived in Glennville most of her life. She and her husband owned and operated Yorke Motel & Restaurant in Lyons for many years before...

Kenneth Holliday

Kenneth Holliday

Aug 16, 2010

Kenneth "Doc" Holliday, 78, died Monday, August 16, 2010, at Candler Hospital in Savannah. The Oklahoma native moved to this area in 1970 and had lived in the Glennville and Baxley areas. He was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hunting and fishing, a musician that could play many interments. He was a U.S. Army Combat Veteran of...

Mary Brown

Mary Brown

Aug 16, 2010

Metter- Mary Lou Brown 95 died Monday August 16, 2010. Mrs. Mary Lou enjoyed cutting out top for quilting, collecting stuffed animals, and walking around town and taking care of her business. She was a member of Cedar Street Baptist Church for many years. Survivors; Sister, Madeline Brown, Niece Juanita McDaniel and other nieces and nephews....

Connie Chapman-Hallman

Connie Chapman-Hallman

Aug 13, 2010

Connie Sue Chapman Hallman 62 died Friday morning after an extended illness. Connie was born in Candler County was a graduate of Metter High School Class of 1966. She lived several years in Savannah before moving back to Metter in the late 1990's and was a member of the Catholic Faith. Survivors; Son, Shane (Shannon) Rock...

Myra Beasley

Myra Beasley

Aug 10, 2010

Metter/Springfield- Myra Mae Kennedy Beasley 99 widow of Tommie Beasley passed away at her home in Springfield with her daughter Hazel Tuesday August, 10, 2010. She was a native of Tattnall County and later lived in Candler and Effingham Counties. She was born January 7, 1911 to Leander Matthew and Mattie Irene Barrow Kennedy of Tattnall...

Kaleb Durrence

Kaleb Durrence

Aug 8, 2010

Kaleb Eugene Durrence, 16, died Sunday, August 8, 2010. He was born in Savannah, Georgia on August 24, 1993 and lived in Glennville all of his life. He was a Junior at Tattnall County High School, a member of the FFA and the high school guitar class. He was an avid motorcycle rider and guitar player...

Ellis Hall

Ellis Hall

Aug 6, 2010

Ellis W. Hall, 84 passed away Friday, August 06, 2010 at Carl Vinson V.A. Medical Center in Dublin. He was born December 13, 1925 in Ludowici, GA. to Thomas Capel and Katharine Hall. He was a World War II Veteran serving in the Coast Guard and the Merchant Marines. He was a Heavy Equipment Mechanic Employed...

Naomi Josey

Naomi Josey

Aug 5, 2010

Naomi "Ruth" Smith Josey passed away Thursday, August 5, 2010 in North Little Rock, AR after a short battle with cancer. Ruth was the daughter of Minnie E. (Strickland) and James P. Smith, born June 27, 1930 in Savannah. She grew up in the Hinesville, Georgia area, later moving to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. After the death...

Josie Mosley

Josie Mosley

Aug 4, 2010

Josie W. Mosley, 80, passed away Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. The Tattnall County native had lived in this area most of her life. She was employed with Glennville Lingere for many years, and was a member of the Glennville Church of God. She was preceded in death by...

Matthew Hughes

Matthew Hughes

Aug 2, 2010

Matthew Scott Hughes, 31, passed away Monday, August 2, 2010 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident occurring in Wayne County. The Smyrna, Georgia native had lived in this area since 1989. He was a graduate of Cedartown High School and was an electrician employed by Jetty Electrical Corporation of Costa Mesa, California....

Benjamin Collins

Benjamin Collins

Jul 25, 2010

Metter- Benjamin Eli Collins Jr. (Ben) 61 died Sunday July 25, 2010 after an extended illness. The life long resident of Candler County, enjoyed hunting, fishing and was very proud of his children. Survivors; Children, Jakelyn (Justin) Guiff, Morgan Collins, Grandchildren, Cody, Hagen and Eli. Funeral services 11:00 Wednesday in the chapel with burial in the...

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