Obituaries

Glen Alan Walters

Feb 21, 2024

Glen Alan Walters, of Metter and formerly of Derby, Ct, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at his residence.

Glen was born in Milford, CT. on January 23, 1968, and was a son of Harry Walters, Sr. and Virgie Sumner Walters.  Glen lived in Derby, Ct. most of his life before moving to the Metter area several...

Patty Cardell Lanier

Feb 19, 2024

Patty Cardell Lanier, 69, of Metter, Ga passed away on Monday, February 19, 2024, at her home.

Patty was born on October 23, 1954, in Kissimmee, Fl to her parents Leon Cardell and Dean Wilson Trapnell. Around the age of five she and her family moved to the Metter area and she has been part of the...

Samuel D Owens, Jr.

Feb 17, 2024

Senior Master Sergeant Samuel D. Owens, Jr., USAF, Retired, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2024, at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah after a brief illness.

Mr. Owens was born in Winston Salem, North Carolina and raised in Metter, Georgia. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force after high school. While on active duty, Sam earned a...

Jessie Nell Mincey Kitchens

Feb 17, 2024

Jessie Nell Mincey Kitchens, of Metter and widow of Bruce G. Kitchens, died Saturday afternoon at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah.

Nell was born in Cedar Crossings and lived in Candler County for most of her life.  She was a member of Scarboro Missionary Baptist Church, having attended there for over seventy years.   Nell worked...

Bonnie Rae Kersey Jarriel

Feb 16, 2024

Bonnie Rae Kersey Jarriel, of Vidalia and formerly of Collins, passed away Friday, February 16, 2024, at Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia.

Bonnie was born in Collins and was a daughter of Warnell Kersey and Francina Brown Kersey.  She lived in Collins for most of her life and has lived in Vidalia for the past seven...

Ernest "Craig" Tyson

Feb 16, 2024

Ernest "Craig" Tyson, 72, of Savannah, Ga passed away on Friday, February 16, 2024, at Doctors Hospital in Augusta, Ga.

Ernest was born the son of Ernest and Lois Barnard Tyson Sr. on August 31, 1951, in Savannah, Ga. He spent all his life as part of the Savannah community. Ernest worked for many years as a...

James Derrell Anderson, Sr.

Feb 12, 2024

James “Derrell” Anderson, Sr, of Register, and husband of Sue Futch Anderson, passed away on Monday, February 12, 2024, at his residence surrounded by his family.

Derrell was born in 1952 and was the oldest of five children born to Versie Sapp Anderson Cribbs and Kendall Anderson.  He grew up on the family farm and lived within...

Luveda Whitten Green

Feb 9, 2024

Luveda Whitten Green, 87, of Daisy, Ga passed away on Friday evening, February 9, 2024, at her home.

Luveda was born on January 4, 1937 in Willie, Ga to her parents, David and Ida Griner Whitten. Luveda has been a part of the Evans County community for nearly 30 years after moving from Savannah, Ga. For 59...

Scott Maurice Whiddon

Feb 2, 2024

Obituary for Scott Maurice Whiddon

In loving memory of Scott Maurice Whiddon born on October 7, 1962, and went home to be with Jesus on February 2, 2024, at the age of 61.  Scott was the cherished son of the late Dr. Claude Maurice Whiddon and Lucy Henderson Whiddon.

Born blind and with special needs,...

Ivey Earl Harper

Jan 28, 2024

Ivey Earl Harper, 91, of Metter, passed away Sunday morning January 28, 2024, at his home.

Ivey was born in Candler County, to Onnie and Leila Collins Harper, on April 3, 1932.  He spent a few years of his life living in Miami, Florida, but for the past 56 years he has been part of the Metter...

David George Messick

Jan 23, 2024

David George Messick, of Metter, passed away at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah.

David was born in East Point, Georgia and lived in Metter for many years.  He worked in construction, having specialized in sheet rocking  as well as working in the trucking industry driving for companies like STAR.  David was of the Baptist faith...

Richard Glen Bruner

Jan 22, 2024

Excelsior Community – Richard Glen Bruner, 56, died Monday afternoon, January 22, 2024, at Oxley Park Health and Rehabilitation in Lyons.

In his early years, Glen lived in Savannah and later in Rincon where he attended and graduated from Special Education Classes at Johnson High School in 1988.  He participated in many Special Olympics events throughout the...

Virginia Estelle Roper Woodcock

Jan 19, 2024

Virginia Estelle Roper Woodcock, of Portal, passed away Friday, January 19, 2024.

Virginia was born in Portsmouth, Virginia and was a daughter of Charles Roper and Mary Powell Roper.  She was of the catholic faith and lived most of her life in Portsmouth, Virginia before moving to Bulloch County over twenty years ago.  She loved animals and...

Pamela Stephens

Jan 15, 2024

Pamela Stephens of Pulaski and formerly of Savannah, passed away on January 15, 2024, at Candler County Hospital in Metter.

The graveside service will be held 2 o'clock in the afternoon on Saturday, February 3, 2024 in Eastview Cemetery in Shelman, Georgia.

Kennedy Funeral Homes, of Metter, is in charge of the arrangements.

James "Pudgie" Wright

Jan 14, 2024

James Douglas “Pudgie” Wright, Jr. 78, of Collins, Ga, passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2024, at Community Hospice in Vidalia, Ga.

James was born on May 14, 1945, to the late James Douglas Wright Sr and late Shellie Juanita Head Wright in Savannah Ga. James served his country by serving in the United States Navy after...

Carol Francis Hurless-Williams

Jan 11, 2024

Carol Francis Hurless-Williams, 77, of Metter, Ga, passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2024, at Candler County Hospital.

Carol was born on November 5, 1946, as the daughter of Albert and Katherine Conrad Drapeau, in Orange, New Jersey. Carol grew up in the New Jersey area and later in life moved to Metter. She has been part...

Phyllis Gail Jarriel

Jan 8, 2024

Phyllis Gail Jarriel, 69, of Collins, Ga, passed away on January 8, 2024, at Memorial Health in Savannah, Ga.

Phyllis was born on February 20, 1954, to Benjamin and Mary Lucy Chastain Poole, in Anderson, SC. Phyllis has spent her life living in many different places, but she has spent the last 15 years of her life...

Marie L Kemp

Jan 7, 2024

Marie L Kemp died peacefully at 100 years old on January 7, 2024 while enrolled in Hospice Savannah. Marie was born on January 23, 1923. Marie is survived by her two sons John T Kemp who resides in Tampa, Florida and Kenneth D. Kemp, MD  who lives in Savannah & his wife Dianne and daughter Ashley of Minneapolis, Minnesota....

N. Earl Cook

Jan 7, 2024

N. Earl Cook, 84, of Pulaski, Ga, passed on January 7, 2024, at St. Josephs Candler Hospital in Savannah, Ga.

Earl was born on March 28, 1939, to Obie and Mary Lou Scott Cook. He was a lifelong member of the Pulaski community and was a committed member to Pulaski Missionary Baptist Church. Earl was married to...

Virginia Kangeter

Jan 6, 2024

Margaret “Virginia” Kangeter, of Metter and wife of James Kangeter, died Saturday afternoon at Augusta University Medical Center in Augusta.

Mrs. Kangeter was born in Metter and lived in Metter all of her life.  She was a daughter of S.J. Hursey, Sr and Elvera Holloway Hursey.  She attended Pulaski Baptist Church in years past alongside her husband,...