All Obituaries

Alice Parnell Thain, 95, of Atlanta and formerly of Metter and widow of Mendes Thain, died Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at Tapestry House in Alpharetta. Born in Lamar, South Carolina, she was a daughter of John David Parnell and Vera Richardson Parnell. Mrs. Thain worked for several years at Pineland State Bank.  In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Stanley Thain. Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and Phil Davis and Sandra and Thomas Crews;...

James Edward Lamb, 84, of Metter, died Monday, February 17, 2020 at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah. Mr. Lamb was born and lived in Candler County most of his life and was a member of Metter First Baptist Church.  He was the Sunday School Teacher for the Mary and Joseph Sunday School Class, served on several committees at the church, and drove the church bus when needed.  He was active in the church choir for several years.   Mr. Lamb worked for many years in...

Betty Green, 86, of Collins, widow of Clarence Coye Green, died Saturday, February 15, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah.  Born in Wauchula, Florida, she was the daughter of Walter and Mabel Rhiner.  Mrs. Green was a homemaker and attended church in her earlier years with her parents at Anderson Primitive Baptist Church and later became a member of Cedar Creek Primitive Baptist Church.  Mrs. Green loved flowers, fishing, camping, and loved her family and her dog...

Major (Ret) Arthur C. Heigaard, United States Army, 86, of Metter, died Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro. Born in the Icelandic community of Gardar, North Dakota, he was the son of Oliver and Laufey Eriksson Heigaard. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Dakota and a Masters degree from William and Mary University. MAJ Heigaard was a veteran and retired from the United States Army after 23 years of service,...

  Remer Joe Collins, 70, of Cobbtown, Georgia died of colon cancer in the home he shared with his daughter, Christian Angelique Collins, and granddaughter, Andersen Jin Matsusaka, on January 25, 2019 in Mililani, Hawaii. Remer was a loving father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, and friend. He spent his younger years in Statesboro and Atlanta where he worked as a telephone electrician, was married to Sandra Crawford Collins and raised his only child. After retirement, he went back...

Sandra Kea Thompson, 65, of Statesboro, died early Sunday morning, February 9, 2020 at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. Born in Statesboro, she was a daughter of Donald Kea and Betty Donaldson Kea.  She was retired, having worked at Wal-Mart as a cash office clerk and was a member of Lifespring Church, Langston Campus.  She loved her family and she loved crafts.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Henry Thompson. Surviving are...

Louise Collins Flanders Lee, 93, of Byron and formerly of Cobbtown, died Thursday evening, February 6, 2020 at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Born in Collins, she was a daughter of Randolph Doyle Collins and Alvada Frances Overstreet Collins and was the last of seven children.  Mrs. Lee was a member of Cedar Creek Primitive Baptist Church.  She worked in catalogue sales for Sears in Vidalia for several years and was a homemaker.  Mrs. Lee loved to sew, sing...

Edwin “Ed” Burns, 82, of Cobbtown, died early Tuesday morning, February 4, 2020 at Community Hospice in Vidalia. Born in Cobbtown, he was a son of Bruce and Vera Dowd Burns.  Mr. Burns moved to Augusta many years ago and returned to the Cobbtown area in 2003.  He grew up in the Hillside Church of God and during his years in Augusta, was a member of Crawford Avenue Church of God where he served as an usher.  In recent years, Mr. Burns attended Liberty Community...

Matthew Oliver “Matt” Odom, 31, of Metter passed away Thursday, January 30, 2020. Born in Metter, he was a son of Bobby and Elaine Odom.  Matt was a member of Excelsior Baptist Church and was a 2007 graduate of Metter High School.  He was a farmer with Gene Odom Farms and worked in fiber optics with Dish Network, Direct TV, Hargray Wireless, and Northland Cable.  Matt was a   genius when it came to working on Televisions.  He enjoyed his work on the...

Frank Morin, 61, of Metter passed away Tuesday at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. He was preceded in death by his parents Fernand and Simmone Poisson Morin and grandson Kayden Morin. He has worked at Great Dane in Statesboro, and currently he was working at Claxton Poultry.  He enjoyed watching westerns on television and spending time with his family. He was of the Catholic faith.  Surviving are his wife Jayne Morin of Metter; two daughters, Bethany Morin...