Obituaries
Local Obituaries
Mildred Louise Bruner Bragg
May 4, 2026
Mildred Louise Bruner Bragg
Mildred Louise Bruner Bragg, of Metter, passed away on May 4, 2026, at Azalea Health and Rehabilitation in Metter.
Mrs. Bragg was born on February 26, 1937, to the late Grover Bruner and Orly Brown Bruner. She was a faithful member of Cedar Street Baptist Church and retired from ITT Grinnell in Statesboro. A graduate of Metter High...
Sylvia Corbitt Hooks
May 4, 2026
Sylvia Corbitt Hooks
June 23, 1943 – May 4, 2026
82 Years Old
Kennedy Funeral Homes announces the death of Sylvia Corbitt Hooks, age 82, of Swainsboro, GA on Monday, May 4, 2026, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah, GA.
The family will have visitation on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, from 5:00pm till 7:00pm at Hooks Chapel - Kennedy Funeral Home at 223 South...
Dewey Donald "Don" Kennedy
Apr 28, 2026
Dewey Donald “Don” Kennedy, 79, of Metter died Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at Ogeechee Area Hospice with his family by his side. He was the much loved son of James Roy and Bonair Durrence Kennedy, who preceded him in death. Growing up in the Cedar Creek community, he enjoyed a lifetime of deer hunting on the family farm, working with...
Bill Harvie Farris
Apr 24, 2026
Bill Harvie Farris of Twin City passed away Friday evening, April 24, 2026, at his residence.
Mr. Farris was born on June 30, 1939, to the late Willie Leroy "Bill" Farris and Addie Bingham Farris. He was a devoted member of Scarboro Baptist Church. In his early years, he worked for Maxwell House, and later spent 30 years working as a...
David Lane Hamm
Apr 22, 2026
David Lane Hamm, of Cobbtown, passed away early Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida.
David was born on May 22, 1960, to Ortell Hamm and Betty Jo Youmans Holland. He proudly served his country as a veteran of the United States Army, where he was stationed in Korea and at Fort Hood, Texas. During his military service,...
Sandra Faye "Sandy" Garrett Morgan
Apr 5, 2026
Sandra Faye “Sandy” Garrett Morgan, of Cobbtown, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital in Vidalia surrounded by her most loved family members.
Sandra was born in November of 1952 in Jacksonville, Florida to Travis and Daisy Crews Garrett.
Sandra worked as a paraprofessional in both Florida and Georgia with her most recent position being with the...
Dwayne M Sikes
Mar 31, 2026
Dwayne M. “Tootie” Sikes of Cobbtown, husband of Beth Sikes, passed away on March 31, 2026.
Dwayne was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church in Collins, where he had been active in the choir in years past. Early in his working life, he worked on the family farm and at the Cobbtown Mall. He later began a career with the...
Michael Eugene Jackson
Mar 30, 2026
Michael Eugene Jackson, of Metter, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2026 at Memorial Health in Savannah.
Michael was born in Savannah on February 12, 1954, and was a son of James Watson, “J.W.” and Henrietta Dona Hightower Jackson. He and his wife lived in Guyton and Springfield before moving to Metter six years ago.
Michael worked with J.N. Construction, Local Union...
Mark T. Collum
Mar 28, 2026
Sergeant First Class Mark T. Collum, United States Army, Retired, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro.
Mark was born on June 3, 1967, to Charles Collum and Debbie Holloway Collum. He was a proud veteran of the United States Army, retiring as a Sergeant First Class after twenty years of dedicated service....
Geneva F. Stephens
Mar 16, 2026
Geneva Stephens of Eatonton, Georgia passed away peacefully on Monday March 16th, 2026. Throughout her 101 years of life, Geneva was extraordinary in everything she did. Born in Claxton, in 1924, to her parents Frank and Annie Lanier Fields. She was only a young child when the Great Depression hit in 1929. There were many times that she did not...
Mary Williamson
Mar 16, 2026
Mary Brown Williamson, 92, of Cobbtown, GA, passed away peacefully at Azalealand Nursing Home on March 16, 2026.
She was born to Lenwood Elmore and Florence Collins Brown on June 12, 1933, in Cobbtown, GA. She
spent most of her life in her hometown, where she succeeded in many life pursuits and had fun in the process.
Mary graduated from Brewton-Parker College with...
Dorothy Jones
Mar 16, 2026
Dorothy “Dot” Louise Holloway Jones passed peacefully at home on March 16, 2026 with her family by her side. She was a couple weeks shy of her 94th birthday. Dot grew up on the Holloway Farm in the Evergreen Community. She was the daughter of the late Annie Bell Smith Holloway and Jessie Thomas Holloway.
Dot was a brunette beauty who...
Jack Edmond Daniel
Mar 12, 2026
Jack Edmond Daniel, born December 12, 1950, passed away on March 12, 2026, surrounded by family after a period of declining health.
Jack was a loving father, grandfather, brother, and friend who truly never met a stranger. Known for his kind heart, sense of humor, and love for people, Jack had a special way of making everyone feel welcome. If you...
Steve Sutton
Mar 10, 2026
Steve Sutton
Steve Sutton, of Metter, passed away early Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at Bostick Nursing Center.
Steve was born in Twin City and was the son of Rufus Sutton and Edna Bishop Sutton. He worked in construction as a carpenter with Tommy Rigdon Construction. Steve grew up in the Church of God and enjoyed fishing and hunting. He had a passion...
James Carroll Oliver
Mar 4, 2026
Obituary for James Carroll Oliver
James Carroll Oliver, 88, of Cobbtown, Georgia passed away peacefully and with dignity, surrounded by family at Southern Manor at Candler in Metter, Georgia on Wednesday, March 4th 2026.
Known to all by his middle name, Carroll was born to James Ottis Oliver and Rossie Anderson Oliver of Collins (both deceased), on November 27, 1937. He grew...
Debra Taylor
Mar 1, 2026
Debra A. Taylor
Debra A. Taylor, of Statesboro, passed away on March 1, 2026, at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro.
Debra was born on March 18, 1956, in Vidalia, where she lived during her formative years. She earned a master’s degree in Nursing and worked as a Registered Nurse for many years at the juvenile detention center for the Department...
Gloria Cook
Feb 27, 2026
Gloria Jean Cook, of Statesboro, passed away on February 27, 2026 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro with her loving grandson by her side.
Gloria was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania on July 23, 1932 and was a daughter of Henry and Cora Menz . She worked for many years for Wells Fargo before retiring several years ago as a...
Kathy Hogan
Feb 26, 2026
Kathy Marie Hogan, wife of Frankie Hogan, passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2026 under the care of her loving family and loving nurse Amanda Wideman of Regency Southern Care Hospice
Kathy was born in Savannah on August 16, 1954, and was a daughter of William Hutson and Betty Fordham Shelton. She graduated from Savannah High School in 1972 and later...
Dale Sikes
Feb 21, 2026
Willard “Dale” Sikes, of Cobbtown, passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital in Vidalia, Georgia.
Dale was born in Metter on January 19, 1953, and was a son of Willard Mann Sikes and Frances Cardell Sikes of Cobbtown. A devoted servant of the Lord, loving family man, and lifelong farmer, Dale passed away leaving behind a...
Barbara Hendrix Martin
Feb 20, 2026
Statesboro, GA
Barbara Jean Hendrix Martin passed away peacefully on February 20, 2026, at Southern Manor in Statesboro. She was 96.
Born to John and Ethel Hendrix on June 2, 1929, she joined nine older brothers and sisters on the family farm in Clito. In the end, she was the second youngest and longest surviving of 11 siblings.
She enjoyed working, holding jobs...
