Obituaries

Dec 8, 2016

Mrs. Maxine NeSmith Hulsey, 79, of Metter, passed away Thursday morning, December 8, 2016, at her home. Born in Sylvania, Maxine was the daughter of the late Mark and Mary G. Joiner NeSmith.

Maxine and Joe Hulsey lived in Melbourne, Florida for several years before moving to Metter twenty-nine years ago.  She was the owner of Jomax...

Nov 23, 2016

Joy Brantley Olliff passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2016. She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Metter. Ms. Olliff was preceded in death by her parents, Bessie Beatrice and Lucian James Brantley. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Jim...

Nov 7, 2016

Walter Lewis “Sonny” Braddy, Jr., 82, passed away Monday morning, November 7, 2016 in Metter, Ga. Sonny was born in Metter on February 14, 1934. He was a graduate of Metter High School and a veteran of the United States Army having served in the Korean War. In 1957 he married Helen Johnson of Twin City. They went on...

Nov 6, 2016

Dateline: Metter

Ereline Rocker Hartley, 87, died Sunday, November 6, 2016. She was a lifelong resident of Candler County.  Mrs. Hartley was the daughter of the late Albert Herman Rocker, Sr. and Lavernia Fordham Rocker and was the second youngest of ten children.  She was of the Baptist faith.

Mrs. Hartley attended Georgia State College...

Nov 2, 2016

Harmon Edenfield of Metter and husband of the late Jessie Edenfield, died Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro.

Born in Lyons, he was the son of Rufus and Minnie Hadden Edenfield.  Mr. Edenfield was a member of the Metter Church of God and had lived in Metter for more than fifty years before...

Nov 1, 2016

Marion "Rut" Louis Rutledge, 89, of Cobbtown, died early Tuesday morning, November 1, 2016 at Azalea Health and Rehabilitation in Metter.

Mr. Rutledge was born in Centralia Washington and was the only child of Marion and Gladys Caldwell Rutledge.  He lived in Odessa, Texas for several years before moving to Cobbtown in the mid 1990’s.  Mr. Rutledge...

Oct 28, 2016

John Robert Bowen, 73, of Metter, husband of Jackie Taylor Bowen, died early Friday morning, October 28, 2016 at his residence.

Born in Bulloch County, he was the son of Barney Lee Bowen, Sr. and Jonnie Kent Bowen.  Mr. Bowen was a member of the Metter Primitive Baptist Church and was a 1961 graduate of Metter High...

Oct 18, 2016

Mrs. Margaret Warren Reeves, 90, of Waycross passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 18, 2016.  She was a teacher, librarian, and educator in Ware and Pierce counties for 40 plus years.

Mrs. Reeves was an Elder and longtime member of First Presbyterian Church of Waycross, was active in various church committees and in many leadership roles.  She was...

Oct 13, 2016

Chuck Ervine Iyndellin, 58, of Savannah and formerly Port Angeles, Washington, died Thursday, October 13, 2016 at Azalea Health and Rehabilitation in Metter.

Born in Port Angeles, Washington, he was the son of Lawrence and May Pegg Iyndellin and was self-employed.

Surviving are his daughters, Tanisha Iyndellin and Nicole Iyndellin; a son, Curtis Buser; two...

Oct 12, 2016

James Brooks Childers, 53, of Metter and son of the late James and Ruth Childers, died Wednesday, October 12, 2015 at his residence.

Surviving are his sister, Deborah K. Maraman (Mack) of Metter, and one niece and one nephew.

A Private service for the family will be held at a later date.

Kennedy...

Oct 11, 2016

David Louis Holland, 70, of Metter died Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 at Community Hospice in Vidalia.

Louis was the son of Charlie and Christine Strange Holland. He was retired from the Georgia Department of Transportation. He was of Primitive Baptist faith, having served as a deacon at Primitive Grove Primitive Baptist Church.

Louis loved fishing,...

Oct 8, 2016

Jessie Nell Edenfield, wife of Harmon Edenfield, died Saturday, October 8, 2016 at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro.

Born in Lyons she was the daughter of Willard Eugene Edwards and Mavis Edwards.  Mrs. Edenfield lived in Metter most of her life before moving to Augusta a year and half year ago.  She was the co-founder of Edenfield’s...

Oct 3, 2016

Linda Deal Jordan,70, of Metter died Monday, October 3, 2016 at her residence.

Born in Bulloch County, she was the daughter of Albert Deal and Ida Smith Deal.  Mrs. Jordan lived in Lyons for twenty-six years and was a member of the Lyon United Methodist Church before moving to Metter fourteen years ago.  During her time in...

Sep 28, 2016

Charles Lynn, 60, of Collins, died early Wednesday morning at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro.

Born in Cobbtown, he was the son of William Harold Lynn and Sue Nell Powell Lynn.  He was retired from Register Insulation and was of the Baptist Faith.  Charles loved fishing and sports and especially Nascar Racing.  He was a...

Sep 18, 2016

Bruce G. Kitchens, 93, husband of Nell Kitchens, died early Sunday morning, September 18, 2016 at Azalea Health and Rehabilitation in Metter.

Born in Emanuel County, he was the son of Marion Harvey Kitchens and Sallie Marie Kitchens.  Mr. Kitchens was a member of Scarboro Missionary Baptist Church having joined the church 66 years ago.  He was...

Sep 17, 2016

Carolyn Outen Rich, 96, of Collins and widow of Bernease “Skid” Rich, died Saturday, September 17, 2016, at Candler County Hospital in Metter.

Born in Tattnall County, she was the daughter of Johnny J. and Beulah Bazemore Outen.  Mrs. Rich was a very active member of Pine Grove Baptist Church where she attended the Sunshine Sunday School...

Sep 9, 2016

Christine Collins, 90, of Collins, died late Friday, September 9, 2016 at Azalea Health and Rehabilitation in Mettter.

Born in Collins, she was the daughter of Kate Powell and Mack Oliver.  Mrs. Collins was a Baptist, having attended Pine Grove Baptist Church in years past.  She was a retired seamstress and loved gardening and gospel music.  In...

Sep 9, 2016

Mattie Ruth Scott, 85, daughter of John and Fleta Scott, passed away Friday, September 9, 2016 at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro.

Ms. Scott was born in Stilson, Ga on February 17, 1931, and lived in the Savannah area for many years before returning to Bulloch County in 1976.  She was a member of Olive Branch Baptist...

Aug 25, 2016

Karen Odum Dillard, 68, daughter of Annie Gertrude Odum Donahue and John Archie Odum, died Thursday, August 25, 2016.

Born in Reidsville, Karen lived in the Collins area for many years before moving to Metter and then to Claxton where she lived for the past thirty years.  She was a member of the Claxton First United Methodist...

Aug 24, 2016

Shirley Ann Mack Cook, 80, of Collins and daughter of James D and Bertie Lee Mack, died early Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at Azalea Health and Rehabilitation in Metter.

Ms. Cook was born and lived most of her life in Collins and was a retired Nursing Assistant having worked for several nursing home facilities in the Toombs,...