Obituaries

Jul 1, 2016

Larry Kennedy, 67, son of Barney and Lillie Green Kennedy, passed away Friday, July 1, 2016 at Community Hospice in Vidalia.

Larry was born in Collins, Georgia and lived in the area for most his life and moved to Toombs County several years ago.  He was a member of North Thompson Baptist Church and was a former...

Jun 29, 2016

Ruby Grace Lariscey Sikes, wife of Carl Sikes, passed away early Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Azalea Health and Rehabilitation in Metter.

Born in Toombs County, she was the daughter of Rube and MaryLou Lariscey.  Mrs. Sikes was a member of Metter Free Will Baptist Church, having attended there for over forty years.  She worked as a...

Jun 6, 2016

Melba Mercer Lanier, 93, of the Ollifftown Community died Monday at the Candler County Hospital. Born in Candler County and a lifelong resident, she was the daughter of Joseph M. and Eula Mae Mikell Mercer. Mrs. Lanier was a homemaker who enjoyed quilting and collecting thimbles from all over the world. She was a member of the Rosemary Primitive...

Jun 2, 2016

Kimberly Johnson Marsh Sikes, 40, of Metter passed away Thursday, June 2, 2016.

Kimberly was born in Vidalia and moved to Metter twenty years ago.  She was a graduate of Emanuel County Institute and received her LPN License from Swainsboro Technical College.  In her early years she worked for Pulaski Nursing Home but her main purpose  was...

May 31, 2016

Joe Vaughn Hulsey, 77, of Metter and husband of Maxine NeSmith Hulsey, died Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at his home.

Joe was born in Statesboro to the late Alonzo Vaughn “A.V.” and Josie Herrington Hulsey.  He worked and lived in Palm Bay, Florida and worked for the Winn Dixie as the store manager for several years before...

May 29, 2016

Mildred Christine Odom Simpson, 78, of Metter and wife of Randall Simpson, died Sunday, May 29, 2016 at Eagle Health and Rehabilitation in Statesboro.

Visitation will be from 1 until 1:45 p.m. Tuesday at Kennedy Funeral Homes, Hooks Chapel.

The funeral service will be held at the graveside in Lake Cemetery at 2 o’clock on...

May 13, 2016

Jade Ansley Braddy, 17, of Metter, died Friday evening, May 13, 2016 in Statesboro. She was born in Statesboro and lived the last several years in the Excelsior Community near Metter.

Jade was a member of Grace Community Church where she volunteered in the church nursery and was involved with the youth program and summer camp.  She...

May 2, 2016

Lisa Ann Newsome, 36, of Metter, died Monday, May 2, 2016 at Candler County Hospital in Metter. She was born on July 16, 1979 in Toombs County. Lisa was of the Baptist faith and homemaker who loved to fish, go mud bogging, and loved going to the river.

Lisa was preceded in death by her mother, Darlene...

Apr 23, 2016

Collins

Larry J. Powell, Sr., 86, died Saturday, April 23, 2016 at Candler Hospital in Savannah after a short illness. He was a retired associate editor of the Savannah Morning News and Savannah Evening Press as well as the author of many books, magazine stories and articles. A native of Collins, he was the son of Clarence...

Apr 13, 2016

Charles A. Witter, Jr., 84, of Metter, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Martha and Jack Vedder.

A Connecticut native Charles, "Chuck", and his wife Jane moved to Georgia in 1999 from Florida. In his early years, Charles worked as a tugboat captain in Port Arthur, Texas where he...

Apr 12, 2016

John Lester "Pops", Sikes, Jr., 87, husband of the late Annie Evelyn Findley Sikes, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at Azalea Health and Rehabilitation. Born in Tattnall County, "Pops" was the son of John Lester Sikes, Sr. and Annie Mae Rewis Sikes and was most known for his incredible work ethic. As a young boy, Mr. Sikes worked...

Apr 10, 2016

Tway Wells, 58, of Metter died Sunday, April 10, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Swainsboro, the son of Donald "Toby" and Mildred Oglesby Wells and lived all of his life in the Metter area. He was retired from Wallace Manufacturing, later known as R. R. Donnelly, having worked as a Correlator. Tway loved hunting and fishing...

Apr 9, 2016

Elder John Shelton Mikell, age 89, died on Saturday, April 9th, 2016, at Southeast GA Medical Center in Brunswick, GA surrounded by his family. He was born in Brooklet, GA on May 26, 1926 to the late Lee Roy Mikell and Naomi Bland Mikell of Brooklet and was preceded in death by one brother, Jack Mikell, and one sister,...

Apr 9, 2016

Bertie Mae Harbuck Rigdon, 86, of Metter, and widow of O.B. Rigdon, died Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Azalea Health and Rehabilitation in Metter.

Born in Jenkins County, the daughter of Joseph Vernon and Mae Wiggins Harbuck, she lived most of her Life in Metter. Mrs. Rigdon retired from Twin City Manufacturing Company and was of the...

Apr 6, 2016

Peggy Mayfield Sotomayor, 67, of Cobbtown, died Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro.

Born in Candler County, she was the daughter of Ralph G. Mayfield, Sr. and Mildred Thrift Mayfield. She moved to Jesup early on and then to San Juan, Puerto Rico after which she returned to Tattnall County. Peggy was a...

Apr 4, 2016

Lorena Young Collins of Statesboro and formerly of Metter, died Monday, April 4, 2016 at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah.

Born in Stuttgart, Germany she was the daughter of Charles and Peggy Young. Lorena lived in Metter for several years before moving to Statesboro a few years ago. She worked in the legal profession for several...

Apr 1, 2016

Foster Harold Holloway, D.D.S., 90, of Metter and husband of the late Mattie "Jerri" Holloway, died Friday evening, April 1, 2016 at Cedar Plantation Assisted Living.Born near Cobbtown, he was the son of Timothy Talmadge Holloway, Sr. and Maxie Collins Holloway.

Dr. Holloway was a member of the Metter First Baptist Church where he served as a...

Mar 29, 2016

Anna Coggin Gailey, 88, passed away, Tuesday March 29, 2016 at Ogeechee Area Hospice. Born in Lincolnton, Alabama, she was the youngest child of Ray and Myrtle Coggin. While living in Savannah, during the war, she met and married a handsome sailor, William F. Gailey, Sr. After the war, they moved to Commerce to complete their family. In 1959,...

Mar 21, 2016

Vertie Mae Bryant Daniels, 86, of Stillmore , died Monday, March 21, 2016, at Georgia Regents Medical Center in Augusta. Born in Stillmore, Georgia, she was a daughter of Raymond and Blonnie Estelle Sutton Bryant. Mrs. Daniels retired from Twin City Manufacturing in 1998, then working for Greenleaf Nursery for several years. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting, gardening and flea...

Mar 18, 2016

.Sara Elizabeth Gay Richardson, 90, widow of Harry Richardson, died early Friday morning, March 18, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Richardson was born in Garfield, Georgia to the late Emory and Essie Gay. She was a member of the Hebron Primitive Baptist Church. Mrs. Richardson worked as a bookkeeper and office manager for many years for a printing company...