Obituaries

Emily Louise O'Quinn Wilds

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...

Myrtle Frances Collins Hart

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...

Jack Webb

Sep 16, 2015

Jack Webb, 72, of Twin City died Wednesday, September 16, 2015, at Candler Hospital in Savannah after a brief illness. Born in Savannah, he was the son of Isaac Jones "I.J." Webb, Jr. and Nell Daniels Webb, and had lived most of his life near Twin City. A 1963 Metter High School graduate, he was a Deacon and member...

Donnie Lee Davis

Sep 3, 2015

Donnie Lee Davis, 63, of Pulaski died Thursday, September 3, 2015. Born in Douglas, Georgia, he was the son of Freeman and Fannie Pearl Thornton Davis. Donnie worked in janitorial supplies and was a member of the Gaines Chapel AME Church in Douglas. He was a lead singer in the gospel quartet, Christian Crusaders, and other groups. Cooking was...

Vonnie Hunt

Sep 3, 2015

Vonnie Hunt, 57, of Metter died Thursday, September 3, 2015. Survivors are a sister, Brenda Payne of Leesburg, Georgia and a brother, Edward (Voncile) Stegall. Memorial arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Kennedy Funeral Homes, Hooks Chapel, of Metter is in charge of arrangements.

Jewel Green Morris

Aug 31, 2015

Jewel Green Morris, 86, of Cobbtown died Monday, August 31, 2015 at Candler County Hospital. Born and reared in the Evergreen Community, she was the daughter of Daniel Preston and Nancy Ann E. Sapp Green, and was the last survivor of their eleven children. Her family and doing for others always came first in her life. She was a...

Elliott Raymond Bowen

Aug 28, 2015

Elliott R. Bowen, 90, of Metter died Friday, August 28, 2015, at Ogeechee Area Hospice. The son of Fred Henry and Fannie Lou Wilkens Bowen, he was a lifelong resident of Metter and a Metter High School graduate. Mr. Bowen was a Navy veteran serving in World War II and was a member of the Metter Primitive Baptist Church....

Marilyn Flewallen Mixon Donaldson

Aug 27, 2015

Marilyn Flewallen Mixon Donaldson, 80, of Metter died Thursday, August 27, 2015 at East Georgia Regional Hospital. Born in Provo, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Roy Horace and Margaret Louise Flewallen. Living most of her life in Metter, she was a member of Metter First Baptist Church and the Ruth's Sunday School Class. For many of her working...

Bernice Johnnie Powell

Aug 16, 2015

Bernice J. Powell, 81, of Claxton died Sunday, August 16, 2015, at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah. Born in Collins, the son of Matthew and Inez Holland Powell, he was a graduate of Collins High School and served in the Air National Guard. He had lived most of his life in Claxton. Bernice retired after 34 years as an...

Zachary Ahtee Jarrell

Jul 28, 2015

Zachary Ahtee Jarrell, 16, of Metter passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Zach was a rising 11th grader at Metter High School where he was a linebacker for the Metter High Tigers and also played on the varsity baseball team. He was appointed to Habitudes, a character, leadership athletic program. Zach was a very active member in the youth...

Pamela Lynn Gilmore Holland

Jul 25, 2015

Pamela Lynn Gilmore Holland, 60, of Metter died Saturday, July 25, 2015, at her home. Born in Jacksonville, FL, she moved to Metter in 1978. Pam retired in 2000 as county clerk after 14 years and also had been chief magistrate judge in her 24 years working for the Candler County Commissioners. She was a member of the former...

Louise Virginia Fisher Lewis

Jul 20, 2015

Louise Virginia Fisher Lewis, 91, of Metter died Monday, July 20, 2015, at her home under the loving care of her family and hospice. Born in Virginia, the daughter of George Edward and Edna Virginia Simms Fisher, she moved to Metter in 2003 from Prince Frederick, Maryland. In her young years, she worked with her mother who owned a...

Jonathan William Harvey

Jul 14, 2015

Jonathan William Harvey, 30, of Jacksonville, Florida died July 14, 2015, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Jonathan had sold Kirby vacuum cleaners and loved to write and play songs on the guitar. He was preceded in death by a sister, Amber Maeline Sikes and his grandparents, Rev. Allen Wilburn, Ola Mae Wilburn, Stanley Harvey and Shelva Harvey....

Wynell Nabb Bowen Coursey Harrington

Jul 14, 2015

Wynell Nabb Bowen Coursey Harrington, 86, of Metter died Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at Camellia Health and Rehab in Claxton. Born in Tattnall County, she had lived most of her life in Metter. She was a 1947 graduate of Berry College and later graduated from Southern Business University in Atlanta. Nell began working with B&H Insurance Agency June, 1960...

Ltc (Ret) Philip Beil Turner

Jul 13, 2015

LTC (Ret) Phil Turner, 75, of Metter, died Monday, July 13, 2015 in Savannah after a brief illness. He was a native of Louisiana, but had lived in Georgia for approximately 40 years. He was a career army officer who spent 20 years in the military, deploying with the 1st Infantry Division to Vietnam in 1965. His significant decorations...

Clayton Charles Wilkes

Jul 6, 2015

Clayton Charles Wilkes, 67, passed away Monday, July 6, 2015 in Gainsville, FL. Born in Miami, Florida, he was the son of Lemmie and Earlene Beasley Wilkes. Clayton was an avid hunter and fisherman, a sports fan and loved the beach and yardwork. He loved to travel, especially to watch his granddaughter participate in events.

Clayton was...

Melinda Ann Dean Clifton

Jul 2, 2015

Melinda Dean Clifton, 74, of Metter died Thursday, July 02, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Toccoa, Georgia, the daughter of the late Richard Brown Dean and Rosalee Richardson Dean, she had lived most of her life in Metter. Melinda was a 1963 graduate of the University of Georgia. She was a member of the...

Jasper Remer Franklin

Jun 28, 2015

Jasper Remer Franklin, Jr., 81, of the Excelsior Community died Sunday, June 28, 2015, at Azalea Health and Rehabilitation. The oldest son of Jasper Remer and Myrtis Hiers Franklin was born in Savannah but lived most of his life in Candler County. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving in Guam and was a retired farmer....

Tony Curtis Morgan

Jun 22, 2015

Tony Curtis Morgan, 58, died Monday, June 22, 2015, at Memorial Hospital. Born in Cobbtown, he was the son of Clyde Algerine and Florine Woods Morgan. Growing up in Collins, he became disabled after an accident at age 16. He attended Rogers Baptist Church and has lived in Metter since 2003. Tony was a great artist and cartoonist. He...

Robbie Nell Riner Jeffcoat

Jun 21, 2015

.Robbie Nell Riner Jeffcoat, 80, died Sunday, June 21, 2015, at her home in Savannah. She was the daughter of the late Matthew Thomas and Bessie Nobles Riner. Robbie returned to Savannah in 2010 after retiring to Metter with her husband several years earlier. One of nine children, they were raised working in the fields on the farm. Robbie...