Obituaries

Sep 8, 2021

Dorothy Cagle Todd, widow of Jerry Lamar Todd, passed away Wednesday, September 8, 2021, in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Dorothy was born in Hatton, Alabama on June 15, 1934. She moved to Pensacola many years ago and worked for AT&T during that time. She was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years Jerry Lamar Todd who died...

Sep 6, 2021

Nora Alicia Serna Rosales passed away September 6, 2021, at East Georgia Regional Medical Center.

She was the daughter of Santiago Serna and Margarita Perales. She enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family. She was a member of the Restoration Church. She is preceded in death by her father.

Surviving are her husband of...

Sep 6, 2021

Sharon Jean Collins Lively, 73, of Collins and wife of Morris Lively, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 6, 2021, surrounded by her family.

Born in Collins, she was a daughter of Leavy Collins and Irma Jean Sikes Collins.  She was a 1966 graduate of Collins High School.  Mrs. Lively was a homemaker and a farmer and...

Sep 6, 2021

Maria Garcia Quintana, of Metter, passed died Monday, September 6, 2021 at Candler County Hospital in Metter.

Maria was born in Alice, Texas and was a daughter of  the late Ramon Garcia and the late Maria Fuentes Garcia.  She was a retired Certified Nursing Assistant and was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Metter. In...

Sep 1, 2021

Joel “Miguel” Castillo Contreras, age 52, of Metter, Ga. peacefully departed this earthly world on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at his residence.

Born to Roberto Castillo Aparicio and Faustina Contreras Gonzalez in Huaquechula, Atlixco, Mexico and resided much of his adult life in Metter, Ga. where he enjoyed fishing, celebrating life with his friends and coworkers and...

Aug 30, 2021

Royce Eldridge Mosley, passed from this life into joy everlasting to be with Our Savior on August 30, 2021.  He passed away peacefully at home.

He was born at home in Aline on January 18,1934, the last child of nine. He attended school at Aline and then attended Metter High School and graduated in 1952.  He went...

Aug 27, 2021

Durden-Hudson Funeral Directors announces the death of Mrs. Annie Elizabeth “Betty” Lewis, age 74, of Metter, GA, on Friday, August 27, 2021, at Community Hospice in Vidalia, GA.

Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, August 29, 2021 at 3:00 PM at Kennedy Funeral Homes, Hooks Chapel with Rev. Bo Fulginiti officiating.

Visitation will be two...

Aug 24, 2021

Ralph Newton Schuman, Jr., 63, passed away Tuesday August 24, 2021.  He was the son of Ralph and Claudette McLeroy Schuman, Sr.  Mr. Ralph worked as a laborer for Union Camp. He loved to ride motorcycles and play pool. He was a member of the Brooklet First Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his parents.

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Aug 20, 2021

David Carroll McDonald, 56, passed away Friday August 20, 2021 at Candler County Hospital in Metter. He was the son of Carroll and JoAnn Deloach McDonald.  He helped in his family’s motel business in Cooperville for many years.  He enjoyed watching movies, going to the beach and loved spending time with his family. He was of the Baptist faith. ...

Aug 18, 2021

Leona E. Chocker, of Metter and wife of Don Chocker, passed away early Wednesday morning, August 18, 2021, at her residence.

Mrs. Chocker was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 8, 1940.  She graduated Kuma Sum Laude from Immaculata University having earned her Master of Social Work Degree.  She had a love for horses and trained horses...

Aug 15, 2021

Shirley Jean Morris, 81, of Brooklet, died Sunday August 15, 2021, at Brown’s Nursing Home in Statesboro, Ga.

Mrs. Morris was born in Lyons, Georgia and lived most of her life in Brooklet, Georgia.  She earned her associates degree from Savannah Technical College.  Mrs. Morris was an Educator specializing in the field of Special Education.She is preceded...

Aug 14, 2021

Rosemary Lira, 47, of Metter, passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021, in McAllen Texas.

Rosemary was born in Raymondville, Texas on October 18, 1973, and moved to Metter at a young age.  She was a graduate of Metter High School.  Rosemary was the Migrant Student Specialist at Metter Elementary School for the Candler Board of...

Aug 14, 2021

Jacqueline Lee Boecker, 54, of Metter and formerly of Fort Meyers, Florida, died Saturday August 14, 2021, at Candler County Hospital in Metter.

Jacqueline was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and lived in Fort Meyers, Florida for a couple of years before moving to Metter over a year ago.  She was of the Lutheran faith and loved the...

Aug 13, 2021

Clinton Boyette, 84, of Metter, died early Friday, August 13, 2021, at Scott Health and Rehabilitation in Adrian.

Born in Candler County, he was a son of Owen Boyette and Mary Lou Boyette.  He was a retired farmer and sharecropper for forty years.  He was a lifetime resident of Candler County and was of the Baptist faith. ...

Aug 12, 2021

Mary Frances Lanier, 81, passed away Thursday, August 12, 2021, at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah. Born in Brooks County, she was the daughter of Woodie and Lula Touchton Cooper.  Mrs. Mary Frances was a homemaker, but she did work as an auditor to certify daycare facilities.  She enjoyed watching her hummingbirds, but she loved to read a good...

Aug 12, 2021

Harold L. Sheffield, 45, of Metter died suddenly on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro.

Harold was born in Statesboro and was a son of the late Thomas Sheffield, Sr. and Jennie Thompson.  He was a roofer and worked with Sheffield Roofing Company.  Harold loved to work and spend time with...

Aug 11, 2021

James Oscar “Jimmy” Rocker, 77, passed away peacefully in the afternoon of Wednesday, August 11, 2021 surrounded by his family after having experienced a stroke more than two years earlier.

Born in Savannah and raised in Metter, he was the second of four children born to the late Bertha Coleman Rocker and Jacob Oscar (J.O.) Rocker.  After...

Aug 10, 2021

Christopher Raymond “Chris” Fulmer, 53, of Twin City died Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro.

Chris was born in Swainsboro and lived all his life in the Twin City area.  He was a carpenter and worked for WBM Construction in Metter.  He was Baptist faith and enjoyed spending time with his...

Jul 26, 2021

Silas Webber, 85, of Cobbtown, left us peacefully early Monday, July 26, 2021 under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice.  Born in Toombs County, Georgia, he was the son of Willie and Sadie Davis Webber.  He was a devoted husband, a loving father to his three daughters, and a doting papa to his seven grandchildren.  He was an avid...

Jul 23, 2021

Charles F. Boyer, 67, of Metter and Callawassie Island, South Carolina and husband of Anita Atchison Boyer, died early Friday, July 23, 2021, at Augusta University Medical Center in Augusta.

Born in Mount Clemens, Michigan, he was a son of Frederick Boyer and Lorraine Goieke Boyer.  He moved to Metter in 2013 with his wife Anita and...