Obituaries

Dec 18, 2013

Glen Alan "Al" Strickland, 62, of Cobbtown died Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at Azalea Health and Rehab under Community Hospice care. A native and lifelong resident of Cobbtown, he was the son of Jon Albert and Nelwyn Strickland. He was a 1969 Metter High School graduate and was a plumber. Al loved to fish and could grow the best...

Dec 16, 2013

Terry Ellis "Tab" Hadden, 59, of Metter died Monday, December 16, 2013, at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. A Candler County native and lifelong resident, he was a 1972 Metter High School graduate. Tab retired as an insulator for Local 96 of Pooler after almost 30 years. Later, he worked as a supervisor for Williams Plant Services. Dedicated in...

Nov 24, 2013

Kenneth "Kenny" Dean Jackson, Sr., 56, of Statesboro died Sunday, November 24, 2013 at his home. He was born in Cusseta, Georgia, the son of the late Harvey Emmit and Sadie Louise Culpepper Jackson. He moved to Statesboro two years ago from Cobbtown. Kenny was a graduate of FJC Technical College and had been employed with City of Jacksonville....

Nov 19, 2013

Ruth Jane Willoughby Sikes Powell, 88, went to be with her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, whom she loved and served faithfully on Tuesday, November 19, 2013. The daughter of the late Ellie and Mattie Kersey Willoughby, she loved everyone and all who knew her loved her. A member of the Full gospel Tabernacle for over 65 years, she...

Nov 16, 2013

Anthony "Tony" Sewell, 55, of Cobbtown died Saturday, November 16, 2013 at his home. A lifelong resident of Cobbtown, he was a heavy equipment operator. Tony loved to hunt and fish and is a member of the Cobbtown Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by a brother, Henry Sewell and a brother-in-law, George Powell.

Survivors are...

Nov 12, 2013

Reginald "Po Jo" Edward Burroughs, 84, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, November 12, 2013. Reginald will always be remembered by his family as being a living, breathing example of love. Some people considered Reginald to be "disabled" because he had limited use of his arms and legs. The Bible teaches that the greatest of abilities is nothing,...

Nov 12, 2013

Earl Jackson "Jack" Meadows, 81, died Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at the Baptist Village Retirement Community, Waycross Georgia, surrounded by loving family and friends. The son of the late Mark Wood Meadows and Ora Belle Mayo Meadows, he was born in Ohoopee, Toombs County and spent his youth in several towns throughout south central Georgia. He enlisted in the...

Nov 7, 2013

Gleda Ann Coleman Rich, 59, died Thursday, November 7, 2013, at the Candler County Hospital. She was born in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, the daughter of William Marshall and Audrey Webster Coleman. A graduate of Lyons High School, Gleda moved to Cobbtown from Augusta in 2009. She had worked at the Tattnall-Evans Training Center as a sign language instructor...

Nov 5, 2013

Jane Cornelia Trapnell Stanton, 92, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at Candler County Hospital.

She is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Dana Haviland of Los Altos, CA and Nancy and Bill Main of Raleigh, NC; a son and daughter-in-law, Kenny and Tina Stanton of Marietta; brother and sister-in-law, Jim and Sue Trapnell of...

Nov 5, 2013

David Dempsey, 61, died Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at Orchard Health and Rehab in Pulaski. Due to the early death of his Mother, he was raised by an aunt. He was a seaman travelling to other countries in his work and was a carpenter. He loved doing arts and crafts and was of Christian faith. David had no surviving...

Oct 27, 2013

Augustus "Gus" Hardiman Watson, Jr., 89, of Metter died Sunday, October 27, 2013, at Ogeechee Area Hospice. A native of Twin City, he formerly owned and operated Durden Department Store in Metter for 27 years. He and his late wife, Carolyn, who passed away in August, went dancing every week-end at Johnny Harris Restaurant in Savannah for many years....

Oct 27, 2013

Fred Irvin Bowen, Sr., 83, of Metter died Sunday, October 27, 2013, at the Candler County Hospital. A Candler County native and lifelong resident, he was the son of Fred Henry and Fannie Lou Wilkins Bowen. Irvin was a 1947 graduate of Metter High School and a Navy veteran. He was a retired farmer. A deacon and the oldest...

Oct 26, 2013

Guadalupe Garcia, Jr., 42, of Metter died Saturday, October 26, 2013, at his home. He was a native of Torrence, CA moving to Metter just seven months ago from Alice, Texas. Guadalupe was a mechanic and a very outgoing, lovable person. He was preceded in death by his parents, Guadalupe, Sr. and Juanita Guerro Garcia.

Survivors are...

Oct 20, 2013

Voncile Bradley Andrews, 89, of Collins died Sunday, October 20, 2013, at Meadows Regional Hospital in Vidalia. She was the daughter of the late Zenous "Buddy" and Missouri Bradley. Living all of her life in the Collins area, she worked many years at Claxton Manufacturing Company. Mrs. Andrews was a homemaker and a farmer's wife who was all about...

Oct 8, 2013

Kathryn Elaine Cowan, 62, of Metter died Tuesday, October 08, 2013, at the Candler County Hospital. She was born in Camilla, Georgia, the daughter of the late Harvey Henry and Bobbie Bolton Meinders. She moved to Metter five years ago from Gallatin, TN and is a member of the Metter United Methodist Church. Kathryn was a 1973 Georgia Southern...

Oct 7, 2013

Leon Camp Cardell, 84, of Metter died Monday, October 07, 2013, at Community Hospice in Vidalia. Born in Metter, he was the son of Earl Camp and Addie Lee Seigler Cardell. After graduating from Metter High School in 1946, he attended Georgia Military College. Leon served in the U.S. Army post World War II. Most of his military career...

Sep 26, 2013

Charles Franklin Akins, 71, of Metter died Thursday, September 26, 2013, at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. A Metter native, he was the son of Leo and Mary Frances Pierson Akins. He had lived most of his life in Candler County and had served in the Army National Guard. He had worked for Donaldson Surveyors and loved to fish,...

Sep 21, 2013

Newburn Roland Wilkes, 81, of Metter died Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Westwood Nursing Center in Statesboro. The Montgomery County native has lived in Metter since 1985 and was an Army veteran serving in the Korean Conflict. Newburn began working for Georgia Power Company in 1965 and retired in 1992 as a lineman. Being a jack- of- all- trades,...

Sep 11, 2013

Mary Ann McNair McGowan, 82, of Metter died Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at Candler County Hospital. The Candler County native and lifelong resident was the daughter of Louis Ray and Mary Euchlease Donaldson McNair. Ann was a 1947 Metter High School graduate and attended GSCW College in Milledgeville. Family was the most important part of her life. She was...

Sep 10, 2013

Hazel Jones McCullough, 88, of Metter died Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at Candler County Hospital. A Kentucky native, the daughter of Harrison and Easter Hicks Jones, came to Tattnall County in the mid 1940's and raised her family here. Hazel retired from Metter Manufacturing Company and was a member of Faith Ministries Church. She was well known for her...