Obituaries

Nov 30, 2015

Paul Huel Thain, 77, of Reidsville passed away Monday, November 30, 2015, at his home. Born in Metter, the son of the late Milton Purdy and Fairy Webster Thain, he had lived most of his life in Reidsville. A 1956 Metter High School graduate, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Paul and his wife, Lila, owned and...

Nov 23, 2015

Melba Wildes McManus, 81, of the Hillview Community died unexpectedly Monday, November 23, 2015, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Troy and Clara Sapp Wildes and was born and died in the same home in Hillview, which she had returned to in 1963. A 1951 graduate of Collins High School, Melba was valedictorian of her...

Nov 19, 2015

George Oscar Franklin, III, 79, of Metter died Thursday, November 19, 2015, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah. A lifelong resident of Metter, he was the son of George Oscar Franklin, Jr. and Katherine Brett Franklin. George was a graduate of Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville, Georgia and attended Georgia Teachers College (GSU) and the University of Georgia. He...

Nov 18, 2015

Betty Brinson Anderson McCorkle Tucker, 90, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2015 in Atlanta. Known affectionately as "Pookie", Betty was born in Metter, Georgia, the daughter of Lester Cleveland and Murtie Brinson Anderson. A proud graduate of Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, Betty taught school in Candler County for several years. A true Southerner; her faith, family,...

Nov 16, 2015

Edward Joseph Waytaszik, Jr., 72, of Metter died Monday, November 16, 2015. Born in California, the son of Edward Joseph Waytaszik, Sr. and Ovada Corey Waytaszik, he lived his early years in Florida before moving to Candler County in 1965. He was an Army veteran serving in Vietnam. Edward was vice president and director of marketing and sales for...

Nov 11, 2015

Mildred Everest Mayo Jarriel Sears, 98, of Vidalia, passed away peacefully at home on November 11, 2015 Born in Toombs County, Georgia on April 3, 1917, she was the daughter of Wiley Tillman and Mary Belle (Moseley) Mayo. She was the great granddaughter of Confederate soldiers Wiley C. Mayo and Clement Cuyler Moseley, and the great-great-great granddaughter of Revolutionary...

Nov 9, 2015

C. Maurice Whiddon, M.D., 80, of Metter and husband of Nancy Holloway Whiddon, died Monday evening, November 9, 2015 at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. Born in Waycross, Georgia on June 11, 1935, he was the son of the late Claude and Eunice Whiddon. Dr. Whiddon graduated from Valdasta High School in 1953 and joined the United States Marine...

Nov 9, 2015

Robert E. McCall, 56, of Cobbtown died Monday, November 09, 2015 at his home under hospice care.

Born in Madisonville, Kentucky, he was a son of the late John Steven McCall and Nadine Hatcher McCall. Robert lived most of his life in Cobbtown and was one of the original Ohoopee River Rats. He worked for Akins Construction...

Nov 7, 2015

Roy Madison Callaway, 74, of the Hillview Community near Collins, died Saturday, November 7, 2015, at Meadows Memorial Hospital in Vidalia. A lifelong resident of Tattnall County, he was president of his 1959 Collins High School graduating class. In the 1970's, he owned and operated Callaway Tractor Company in Metter and was a retired farmer. He was preceded in...

Nov 4, 2015

Kermit Jerome Martin, 86, of Cobbtown passed away Wednesday, November 04, 2015, at the Griffin House in Claxton. A lifelong resident of Tattnall County, he was born in Collins, the son of Clyde and Janie Lynn Martin, and lived in Cobbtown most of his adult life. He graduated from Georgia Southern College and taught school a year before entering...

Oct 30, 2015

Harmon Thrift, 98, of the Evergreen Community died Friday, October 30, 2015, at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. The son of John Berrian and Ollie Jean Callaway Thrift, he was a lifelong resident of Candler County, still living in the same house he was born in. He attended Brewton Parker College on a football scholarship. He later was asked...

Oct 24, 2015

Dorothy Eleanor "Dot" Findley Lanier, 92, of Metter died Saturday, October 24, 2015, at Azalea Health and Rehab in Metter. A lifelong resident of Metter, Dorothy was a member of the Metter Primitive Baptist Church and the Marion Agan Circle. She was the retired owner and operator of Lanier Jewelers. Dot was an avid sports fan of all Georgia...

Oct 20, 2015

Willie Raymond Taylor, Jr., 63, of Cobbtown died Tuesday, October 20, 2015 in Vidalia. He was born in Augusta and lived in Savannah for years before moving to Cobbtown 25 years ago. Raymond was a retired welder with the Boilermakers Union. He was a devoted companion and loving father who was passionate about animals and working the land. He...

Oct 18, 2015

Joyce Brown Sykora Brewer, 86, died Sunday, October 18, 2015, at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. She was a lifelong resident of Cobbtown and the daughter of Elmo and Florence Collins Brown. Joyce was owner and operator of Three Rivers Insurance Agency in Cobbtown. After retiring from insurance, she was the manager of the Cobbtown Mall. She was a...

Oct 16, 2015

Frankie Beasley, 58, of Metter died Friday, October 16, 2015 at Memorial Health University Hospital in Savannah. He was a lifelong resident of Metter and was a retired insulator. Frankie was preceded in death by his father, Franklin Wright Beasley.

Survivors are a son and daughter-in-law, Beau and Holly Beasley of Statesboro; a daughter and son-in-law, Marcy...

Oct 11, 2015

Mary Lou Collins Hendrix, 90, of Metter passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015, surrounded by her family at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. Born in Reidsville, she was the daughter of Willard M. and Marie Coursey Collins. Living in Candler County most of her life, she was a member of the Metter Church of God and the Ladies Auxillary....

Oct 5, 2015

Versie Sapp Anderson Cribbs, 80, of Register passed away on Monday, October 5, 2015, at her home. She was born in Claxton, the daughter of Minor and Lula Mae Griffin Sapp. Versie had lived in Claxton before moving to Register in 1985. A graduate of Swainsboro Technical College, she was a Licensed Practical Nurse for 20 years at Evans...

Oct 4, 2015

Nancy Barwick Keene Crew, 82, of Metter died Sunday, October 04, 2015, in Statesboro. Born in Canal Point, Florida, the daughter of Eugene Watson and Katherine Harrell Barwick, she moved to Metter in 1977 from Pompano Beach, FL. Nancy graduated from Ochlocknee High School in Ochlocknee, Georgia and was a member of the Ochlocknee Baptist Church. After graduation, her...

Sep 27, 2015

Emily Louise O'Quinn Wilds, 72, of Claxton died Sunday, September 27, 2015, in Savannah. She was born in Bluffton, South Carolina and lived in Savannah before moving to Claxton 25 years ago. She was a homemaker and had attended the Claxton Church of God. Emily was preceded in death by her parents, William Levi and Matilda Garbade O'Quinn; her...

Sep 26, 2015

Myrtle Frances Collins Hart, 96, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Community Hospice in Vidalia. She was born in Tattnall County, the daughter of Orie and Alice Blalock Collins, living there most of her life. Mrs. Hart was a homemaker who loved to camp and fish with her family. She was a loving grandmother with a green thumb...