Obituaries

Apr 21, 2017

Tracy Lane Thompson of Portal and husband of Lisa Thompson, died Friday, April 21, 2017 at his residence.

Born in Atlanta, he was a son of Barbara and Tommy Thompson.  Mr. Thompson was an Auto Imports Specialist and a Master Technician.  He loved working on all types of electronics and machinery.  Mr. Thompson enjoyed working on his...

Apr 15, 2017

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James “Jimbo” Raleigh Clark, husband of Jean Warren Clark died early Saturday, April 15, 2017 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro.

Born in Stilson, He was the son of Raleigh and Leila May Smith Clark.  Mr. Clark was a member of New Life Baptist Church of Metter.  He graduated Brooklet...

Apr 13, 2017

Huey Max Napier, 81, of Metter died late Thursday, March 13, 2017 at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro.

Mr. Napier was born in Jackson County, Mississippi and Lived in Orlando, Florida and then Melbourne, Florida before moving to Metter eight years ago.  He served in the United States Airforce and was a retired air traffic controller.  Mr....

Apr 11, 2017

Evelyn Janet Ferguson, 92, of Metter and formerly of Harvard Illinois and widow of Howard Dale Ferguson, died late Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Azalea Health, and Rehabilitation in Metter.

Born in Sharon, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of Archibald and Edith Pierce Joyner.  Mrs. Ferguson was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church in Harvard Illinois.  She...

Apr 10, 2017

Mr. Fred Howard DeLoach, 56, of Metter, died Friday, April 7, 2017 in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Born in Metter he was the son of Bill and Fredda Baughn DeLoach.  He lived most of his life in Metter before moving to Little Rock, Arkansas almost three years ago.  He was a 1978 graduate of Metter High School. Fred...

Apr 6, 2017

Jan Crook Garza, 60, wife of Robert Roy Garza, died Thursday, April 6, 2017 at her residence.

Born in Jacksonville, Florida, she was the daughter of John Palmer Crook and Geneva Crook.  She was a homemaker and a member of Hillside Church of God.  Mrs. Garza lived in Florida where her husband, Roy, was stationed before moving...

Apr 5, 2017

Melba Funderburke, 96, of Cobbtown, Georgia, died early Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at Cedar Plantation Assisted Living in Metter, Georgia. Ms. Funderburke was preceded in death by her parents, Baxter Funderburke and Mittie Sikes Funderburke, her brother Wilton (Louise) Funderburke, and her sister, Freida (Coleman) Lloyd and her nephew Glenn Lloyd.

Ms. Funderburke attended elementary and junior...

Mar 21, 2017

Dorothy Eleanor Dowd Ringley, 88, of Cobbtown and widow of Johnie Marion Ringley died late Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at her residence.

Born in Cobbtown, she was the daughter of Alexander Dowd and Ruthie Lee Collins Dowd.  Mrs. Ringley was a lifelong and faithful member of Hillside Church of God.  She lived in Livingston, TN for several...

Mar 20, 2017

Angie Oglesby, 42, died Monday, March 20 at her residence.

Angie was born in Statesboro on May 13, 1974.  She was a Baptist and attended Calvary Baptist Church in Vidalia.  Angie was a Speech Language Pathologist having worked at Twin View Nursing Home in Twin City and was a member of the Speech and Language Pathology Association...

Mar 19, 2017

Grace Mosley Colson died on March 19, 2017.

Mrs. Colson was born on January 18, 1929, in Wrightsville, GA, to the late Silas E. Mosley and Sarah Jutson Page Mosley.  On March 26, 1947, she married John Paul Colson, who survives.  She was a telephone operator with Southeast Telephone Company.  She was a member of Tired Creek...

Mar 18, 2017

Harold Lemuel Miles, 95, passed away Saturday evening, March 18, 2017 at University Hospital in Augusta. Born in Candler County, he was the son of John Berry Miles, Jr., and Melrose Lane Miles. After returning home from serving in World War II with the U.S. Navy, Harold received a B.S in Agriculture from the University of Georgia....

Mar 10, 2017

Mrs. Annie Laura Rewis Watkins age 83 of Rainsville, AL formerly of Cobbtown, GA passed away on Friday, March 10, 2017 at her residence.  Funeral services in Rainsville, AL will be held on Monday, March 13, 2017 at 2pm from Rainsville Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Damon Olson & Bro. Charles Melvin Izell officiating with Rainsville Funeral Home, Inc....

Mar 6, 2017

Marlene Pruett Daughtry of Metter, and widow of Hubert Daughtry, died early Monday morning, March 6, 2017 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah.

Born in Dodge County, Georgia, she was a daughter of Morrison and Alice Pruett.  She was a 1949 graduate of Chauncey High School where she was valedictorian. She attended Middle Georgia College...

Mar 5, 2017

Marjorie Louise Radford entered eternal rest on Sunday, March 5, 2017, at Pruitt Health in Marietta.

Born on June 12, 1925 in Stillmore, GA, she was the daughter of Foy O. and Essie V. Dasher.  Mrs. Radford was a retired cosmetologist and was a member of Lake Primitive Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents,...

Feb 23, 2017

Neva Boyette Long, 89, widow of Jackson Long passed away early Thursday, February 23, 2017 at Bethany Home of Vidalia.

Born in Collins, she was the daughter of Elton and Nannie Lou Boyette.  Mrs. Long was a long-time member of the Collins United Methodist Church.  She lived in Florida for many years working for Southern Bell as...

Feb 21, 2017

Mary Banks Schwartman, 56, of Metter died Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at her residence.

Born in Panama, she was the daughter of George and Donna Banks.  She was the manager at Mom and Pops.  She enjoyed spending time with her family, grandchildren and loved her cat Chelsea.  Mary also had an interest in Native American Indian culture,...

Feb 21, 2017

It is with deep and heavy sadness that we announce the passing of Donald Wayne See on February 21, 2017 at home surrounded by his family. Donald was born in Dover, Pennsylvania on August 27, 1947 to Philip and Evelyn See, who preceded him in death. He lived most of his life in Cobbtown, Georgia after serving in the...

Feb 21, 2017

Mildred Jane Waters Mikell, age 89, died on Tuesday, February 21st, 2017, at The Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro, Ga. She was  born in Brooklet, Ga on September 17th, 1927 to the Late Russell Waters and Hester Deloach Waters and was preceded in death by Elder John Shelton Mikell, her beloved spouse of 70 years and 8 brothers and...

Feb 21, 2017

Bernice Dixon Humphrey,75 of Metter went to her heavenly home early Tuesday morning at her residence surrounded by family at her bedside after an extended illness of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH).

Born in Wadley Georgia, she was the daughter of late Hubert and Evelyn Dixon. A graduate of Bartow High School.

Mrs. Humphrey was a...

Feb 18, 2017

Jim Frank Olliff, 94, of Metter and husband of the late Joy Brantley Olliff, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2017.

Mr. Olliff was born in Metter and was the son of the late Frank H. and Julia Donaldson Olliff.  He was a graduate of Metter High School.  Mr. Olliff was a veteran of the United...