Obituaries

Dec 16, 2018

Buster Lee Rewis, 70, of Cobbtown passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018 at Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia.

Born in Cobbtown, he was a son of Rufus and Minnie Crabbe Rewis.  Mr. Rewis was a retired Lumper having worked for Premier Warhousing Services and Piggly Wiggly and was of the Church of God faith.  He loved...

Dec 15, 2018

Richard “Richie” John Garcia, 64, of Savannah died early Saturday morning, December 15, 2018 at Orchard Health and Rehabilitation in Pulaski.

Born in New York City, New York, Richie was a son of Ysidro Garcia and Inez Canagnaro Garcia.  He was a communicant of the Catholic faith.  Richie was a stock broker with the New York Stock...

Dec 11, 2018

Korina White, 35, of Effingham County, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at her home.

Korina loved the outdoors and was an animal lover. She loved animals so much so that she worked at Effingham Animal Shelter after graduating Bryan County High School. She enjoyed hunting and fishing. Korina worked for many years at Wendy’s restaurant and...

Dec 7, 2018

Eva M. Allen Haley, 74, of Twin City and formerly of Lecanto, Florida passed away Friday, December 7, 2018 at Azalea Health and Rehabilitation in Metter.

Born in Lecanto, Florida, she was a daughter of Horace Allen, Sr. and Pauline Edwards Allen.  Mrs. Haley was a member of the Lecanto Baptist Church and lived most of her...

Nov 30, 2018

Mary Elizabeth Lundy, 77, of Cobbtown died Friday, November 30, 2018 at her residence.

Mrs. Lundy was born in Columbus, Ohio and lived for several years in Cobbtown.  She was a retired sales clerk having worked for K mart Stores and she enjoyed reading and dancing.

Surviving are her daughters, Anna Marie Wells of Fort...

Nov 27, 2018

Joseph Ronald White, 61, of Brooklet and husband of Darlene Williams White, died Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro.

Born in Savannah, he was a son of Joseph White and Helen (Ellis) Hayslip. Mr. White was of the Church of God faith and had worked until retirement as a Meat Cutter at Publix...

Nov 27, 2018

Randy W. Saturday passed away early Tuesday morning November 27th, 2018 one day before his 59th birthday November 28th, 1959.

Randy was a lifelong resident of Kingsland, GA and was an electrician and AC tech by trade. He was an avid fan of Nascar and College and NFL football. His biggest thrill was for him and Tina...

Nov 17, 2018

Jonah Faith Waters DeLoach, 54, of Cobbtown and formerly of Claxton, died early Saturday, November 17, 2018 after a brief illness at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah.

Born in Savannah, she was a daughter of Tom W. and Barbara Ann Waters.  Jonah was the manager for several years at the Huddle House in Glennville, was...

Nov 1, 2018

Alexis Lee “Lexi” Phillips (Lexi Lou), 15, of Bulloch County, died late Thursday, November 1, 2018 at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah.

Lexi was born on December 9, 2002 in Bulloch County. She had a deep love for her family and was so special and cherished by all of her many, many family members. Lexi loved...

Oct 24, 2018

Steven “Teddy” Julius Dickerson, 44, of Port Wentworth and formerly of Metter, died Wednesday, October 24, 2018.

Born in Statesboro, he was a son of Julius Radford and Linda Williams Dickerson.  Steven enjoyed movies and music. He loved tractor trailer trucks and even went “on the road” with his father for several years. He was preceded in...

Oct 23, 2018

James Wallace Powell, 63, of Beaufort, South Carolina and formerly of Cobbtown, died Monday, October 22, 2018 in Beaufort, South Carolina.

Mr. Powell was a son of Aaron and Nora Wildes Powell.  He was self employed doing handyman work for others and loved to fish a shrimp.

Surviving are his mother, Nora Powell; two brothers,...

Oct 22, 2018

Robert Edwin Turner, 47, of Dayton, Ohio and formerly of Metter, Georgia died October 22, 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio after a brief illness.

Rob was born in Union City, Indiana and was the son of Bob and Rebecca Turner. He was a graduate of Metter High School and he attended the University of Georgia and Northwestern University...

Oct 17, 2018

Troy Edwin Canady, 55, of Metter and formerly of Savannah died Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at his residence in Metter.

Born in Savannah, he was a son of Jake and Peggy Canady.  Troy was a Methodist and lived in Metter for over twenty-five years. He graduated from Sol C. Johnson High School in Savannah in 1980 and...

Oct 4, 2018

Roy Clyde Dowd, Sr. of Metter/Twin City died early Thursday, October 4, 2018 at his residence.

Born in Savannah, he was a son of James and Myrle Dowd.  Mr. Dowd was a member of Salem Baptist Church and was a retired Machinist having worked at Brodie Meter, formerly Brooks Instruments, in Statesboro for over 29 years.  He...

Sep 25, 2018

Sandra Lee Bedford Chandler, 82, of Metter, GA, passed away on September 25, 2018.

Born in Miami, FL, on April 21, 1936, Sandra was the daughter of Sara Lee Bedford and Fred Byron Bedford.  She grew up in Atlanta, GA, and graduated from Hapeville High School in 1954.

Sandra traveled widely during her life, often...

Sep 19, 2018

Thomas Eugene Lowe, 75, of Cobbtown and husband of the late Charlotte M. Lowe, died Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro.

Born in Akron, Ohio. Mr. Lowe was a member of Cobbtown Baptist Church and lived in Boynton Beach, Florida before moving to Cobbtown several years ago.  He retired as Parks and Recreation...

Sep 7, 2018

William David “Billy” Smith of Cobbtown and husband of Reba Findley Smith, died early Friday, September 7, 2018 at Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia.

William David “Billy” Smith was born to Neil M. and Gladys Powell Smith on December 7, 1933, in Tattnall County, Georgia. He began his education at Cedar Creek School in the Cedar...

Aug 30, 2018

Ben Larry Mills of Rincon, died Thursday, August 30, 2018 at Memorial Health University Medical Center.

Born in Cobbtown, he was a son of Bennie Dean Mills and Betty Jean Chester Mills.  Ben was retired and was of the Baptist faith.  He loved music and computers and will be missed by his family

Surviving are...

Aug 17, 2018

Elder M. Wayne Gibbs

Elder Wayne Gibbs, 74, died August 17, 2018 at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro, Georgia.  Born July 3, 1944 in Tifton, Georgia, he was the son of the late John Walton and Sara Dean Gibbs.  Growing up and working on the family farm in Turner County, he always appreciated the beauty of the...

Aug 10, 2018

Rev. Jerry Turner Lott, 74, of Candler County and husband of Shirley Collins Lott, went home to be with the Lord after spending his life loving Jesus and his family. He passed away on August 10, 2018 at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro.   Jerry was a loving husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend.

Born in Metter on...