Obituaries

Oct 29, 2022

Lanelle H. Jarriel, age 83 of Metter passed away Saturday, October 29, 2022, at The Gardens at Gentilly in Statesboro, under the care of Regency Hospice.

She was born in Cobbtown and was a daughter of Charlie and Christine Holland.  Mrs. Jarriel worked for Pineland State Bank for forty-seven years. During her time there she served as...

Oct 29, 2022

Michael J. Benson of Metter and formerly of Derry, New Hampshire died Saturday evening, October 29, 2022, at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro.

Michael was born in Lawrence Massachusetts and lived in Derry, New Hampshire for a number of years before moving to Metter seven years ago.  He was veteran of the United States Army...

Oct 25, 2022

Mary Gladys Carter Rybczyk of Metter passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at her residence under the care of her family and Ogeechee Area Hospice.

She was born in Cobbtown and was a daughter of James Otis Carter and Nana Mae Toler.  Mrs. Rybczyk was a homemaker and lived in Highland Springs Virginia for many years before...

Oct 25, 2022

Daniela Carolina Vasquez Mazariegos, age 7, of Metter passed away early Tuesday morning, October 25, 2022, at Memorial Health Dwaine and Cynthia Willett Children’s Hospital.

Daniela was born in Huehuetenago, Guatemala to Antonio Efrain Vasquez Ramos and Ingrid Darisely Mazariegos.  She was in the first grade at Metter Elementary School and was a member of the Holy...

Oct 22, 2022

Pamela “Pam” Kay Gilman of Metter and formerly of Vidalia, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2022, at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital in Vidalia.

Pam was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and lived for many years in Vidalia before moving to Metter six months ago.  She was a Truck Driver having worked for Hobby Lobby and Rider and...

Oct 21, 2022

Buford Duane Bishop passed away on October 21, 2022, after a short battle with cancer.

Mr. Bishop was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina on January 7, 1964, to B.G. Bishop and Maxine Morgan Bishop.  He lived in Metter for the past nineteen years.  Mr. Bishop retired from Briggs and Stratton this year after his health began declining. ...

Oct 17, 2022

Angela J. Spence Herrington of Metter passed away early Monday morning, October 17, 2022, at Candler County Hospital.

Angela was born in Swainsboro and was a daughter of Lela and Walter Spence, Sr.   She graduated from Swainsboro High School.  Angela received her associates degree in business administration from Southeastern Technical College in the nineteen-nineties and worked there...

Oct 10, 2022

Larry Clifton Rhoades, 66, passed away Monday, October 10, 2022 at his residence in Metter.

He was born in Augusta, Ga and the son of Russell and Barbara Rhoades, Sr.  He enjoyed building model airplanes, fishing and playing golf. He also loved a good word puzzle.  He is preceded in death by his parents.

Surviving...

Oct 10, 2022

Zackery “Zack” Mims Fountain, 36, of Sylvania and formerly of Collins died Monday, October 10, 2022, at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro.

Zack was a son of Randy and Karen Brown and grew up in Collins.  He was a lifelong member of Pine Grove Baptist Church and graduated from Tattnall County High School in 2004. ...

Oct 9, 2022

Walter Lenwood Cannon, of Metter, died early Sunday, October 9, 2022, at his residence.

Lenwood was born in Tattnall county and was a son of Walter Jacob Cannon and Velma  Irene Oliver Cannon.  He was a veteran of The United States Merchant Marines. In his early years, Lenwood worked at Henderson Brothers Funeral Directors in Savannah and...

Oct 7, 2022

Judy Ray Herndon, 71, passed away Friday October 7, 2022 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah.

She was the daughter of V.R. and Ronie Williams Hadden.  She worked in the Civil department with the United States Government.  She enjoyed traveling especially in the R.V. and gardening.  Her favorite time was time spent with her children and grandchildren.  ...

Oct 6, 2022

Betty Linnell Olliff Kinard, 83, of Richmond Hill and widow of Douglas Kinard, passed away early Thursday, October 6, 2022 in Crawford, Georgia.

Mrs. Kinard was born in Metter, Georgia and was a daughter of Everett Lee Olliff and Evie Linnell Lanier Olliff.  She was co-owner of Kinard Upholstry, a business she and her husband owned and...

Oct 4, 2022

Joannie Lehmkuhl Sparks,65,of Brooklet and widow of Cecil Ronny Sparks, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2022.

Joannie was born in Wurzburg, Germany and was the daughter of Warren and Betty Lehmkuhl.  She was a graduate of Georgia Southern College, now Georgia Southern University, where she received her degree in Criminal Justice.  Joannie worked in the Georgia Southern...

Oct 3, 2022

Linda Williams Dickerson, of Port Wentworth, and widow of Julius Radford Dickerson, died Monday, October 3, 2022, at her home.

Linda was born in Metter, Georgia and was a 1968 graduate of Metter High School. Over the span of her working career, Linda was a Truck Driver, Diesel Mechanic, Truck Terminal Manager, and Safety Director.  She enjoyed...

Sep 25, 2022

Christine Dowd Grice, 98, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2022 at Community Hospice in Vidalia, GA.

She was the daughter of William T. and Bessie Hall.  She worked at EMC of Metter for over 28 years before retiring.  She was very a active member of the New Life Baptist Church. She taught Sunday school up unto the...

Sep 21, 2022

Darwin Hart, 79, passed away September 21, 2022 at Life Care Center of Gwinnett in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

Born in Reidsville, Georgia to Isaac W. (I.W.) and Myrtle (Collins) Hart, he grew up in South Georgia. During high school, Darwin was always involved in his high school sports teams, especially track & field, baseball and football.

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Sep 19, 2022

Johnny Soles, 66, of Brooklet, passed away early Monday morning, September 19, 2022.

Johnny was born in Savannah, Georgia on February 6, 1956, to Lloyd and Althira Soles. He was a 1974 graduate of Southeast Bulloch High School. During his high school career, he was a part of the State Champion Football Team for two years. Johnny...

Sep 13, 2022

Wayne Ray Strange, 74, of Cobbtown, died late Tuesday night, September 13, 2022, at his residence.

Wayne was born on December 14, 1947, in Candler County and was a son of Wendell R. Strange and Madie “Penny” Dowdy Strange.  He worked in land construction having owned his own business.  Wayne lived in the area all of his...

Sep 5, 2022

Eunice Sikes Hess, 92, of Cobbtown and widow of Charles “Herman” Hess, died Monday evening, September 5, 2022, at Community Hospice in Vidalia.

Mrs. Hess was born in Cobbtown and lived there all of her life.  She was a daughter of Harvey and Evie Sikes of Cobbtown, and she was a member of the Cobbtown Baptist Church. ...

Aug 29, 2022

Kenneth Fulmer, Sr, of Metter, died early Monday morning, August 29, 2022, at his residence.

Mr. Fulmer was a son of Jessie and Nezzie Fulmer and lived in Metter for most of his life.  He and his brother owned Fulmer Brothers Logging. Mr. Fulmer also worked in land clearing and was in pond construction.  In addition to...