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Evelyn Sue Hunt
Mar 14, 2026
Evelyn Sue Leverett Hunt, age 80, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2026 at Harborview Jesup under the care of South Georgia Hospice.
Mrs. Hunt was born August 6, 1945 in Enoree, South Carolina. She was a retired administrative assistant with the Appling County Department of Family and Children Services. She was a longtime member of the Baxley Church of God where...
Dorothy Lee Higgins
Mar 14, 2026
Dorothy Lee “Dot” Wiggins Higgins, age 79, of Baxley passed away Saturday, March 14, 2026 at her residence.
Mrs. Higgins was born on December 6, 1946 in Baxley. She was a member of Dunn Memorial Baptist Church and had a loving, servant’s heart. She loved her family and especially her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Otis Odell...
Eula Mae Edwards
Mar 13, 2026
Eula Mae Edwards, age 84, of Hazlehurst passed away Friday, March 13, 2026 at her residence under the care of Coastal Hospice.
Mrs. Edwards was born on August 4, 1941 in Hazlehurst to the late Clayton Harrell and the late Willie Mae Harrell. She was a member of Oak View Baptist Church. Mrs. Edwards worked at the Jeff Davis Courthouse for...
Mary Ellen Smith
Mar 8, 2026
Mary Ellen Smith, age 70, of Baxley passed away Sunday, March 8, 2026 at Memorial Health in Savannah.
Mary Ellen was born March 14, 1955 in Appling County to the late Otis Griffin and the late Myrtle Branch Griffin. She was a member of Spring Branch Baptist Church and was employed at the Appling County Head Start. Mary Ellen loved flowers,...
Wendell Lee Todd
Mar 8, 2026
Wendell Lee Todd, age 95, of Baxley passed away Sunday, March 8, 2026 at Memorial Health in Savannah.
Born November 26, 1930, in Dublin, Georgia, Mr. Todd lived a life marked by service, adventure, and unwavering faith. His career as an electrician took him across the nation, and he proudly served his country in the United States Navy. At Riverside Baptist...
Martin Ray Crapps
Mar 8, 2026
Martin Ray Crapps, age 76, of Baxley passed away Sunday, March 8, 2026 at his residence.
Mr. Crapps was born on March 6, 1950 in Seattle, Washington to the late Thomas Horace Crapps and the late Loretta Marie Herbert Crapps. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was retired from Rayonier/Interfor. Mr. Crapps enjoyed coaching the Appling County...
Thomas Kip Davis
Mar 8, 2026
Thomas Kip Davis, age 62, of Baxley passed away Sunday, March 8, 2026 at his residence under the care of South Georgia Hospice.
Kip was born on December 14, 1963, in Appling County. He was a self-employed plumber and electrician and a member of Riverside Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, choir leader, and in many other capacities. Kip...
Earleen Pat Claxton
Mar 5, 2026
Earleen “Pat” Claxton, age 84, of Baxley passed away Thursday, March 5, 2026 at her residence.
Mrs. Claxton was born July 30, 1941 in Appling County to the late Joseph B. Bowen and the late Nora B. (Kersey) Bowen. She was a member of Friendship Congregational Christian Church. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother; known for her sweet spirit...
Wanda Lee Waters
Mar 5, 2026
Wanda Lee Waters, age 68, of Baxley passed away Thursday, March 5, 2026 at Appling Healthcare.
Mrs. Waters was born on September 25, 1957 in Savannah, Georgia and was a member of Red Oak Baptist Church. Until her health declined, she was a dedicated dispatcher for Appling County 911 and was instrumental in the formation of the 911 address system for...
Odis Lee Claxton
Mar 4, 2026
Odis Lee Claxton, age 86, of Baxley passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at Hazlehurst Court Care & Rehab.
Mr. Claxton was born on November 9, 1939 in Appling County to the late Lewis Claxton and the late Belle Martin Claxton. He retired from Glennville Lingerie. Mr. Claxton was an avid gun’s man and enjoyed shooting and hunting, but his dogs...
James T. "Jimmy" Wigley
Feb 27, 2026
James T. “Jimmy” Wigley, age 54, of Baxley passed away Friday, February 27, 2026 at his residence.
Jimmy was born on November 13, 1971 in Bacon County to the late James Levi Wigley and the late Nina Beth Hunter Wigley. He served as the maintenance manager at Healthy Pet and dedicated his life to the fire service, proudly serving as a...
Feona Carter Edge
Feb 25, 2026
Feona Carter Edge, age 80, of Hazlehurst passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at Vista Park Health in Douglas.
Mrs. Edge was born on April 2, 1945 to the late Doris Carter and the late Dorothy Yawn Carter. She worked on the assembly line at PCC Air Foils for many years. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, working in her garden and tending...
David Rozal Powell
Feb 23, 2026
David Rozal Powell, age 68, of Denton passed away Monday, February 23, 2026 at his residence under the care of Regency Southern Care Hospice.
Mr. Powell was born November 4, 1957 in Jeff Davis County to the late Robert Rozal Powell and the late Othella Owens Powell. He was a member of Denton Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon....
Willene Hughes Lovett
Feb 22, 2026
Willene Hughes Lovett, age 67, of Lumber City, passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2026 at her residence under the care of Regency Southern Care Hospice.
Willene was born September 16, 1958 in Bacon County to the late Bonnie Hughes and the late Lenora Hand Hughes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Henry...
Mary E. Stone
Feb 14, 2026
Mary E. Stone, age 72, of Hazlehurst passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2026 at her residence under the care of Georgia Hospice Care.
Mrs. Stone, born October 22, 1953, in Jeff Davis County, was the beloved daughter of the late Raymond Turner and Bernice Tomberlin Turner. A member of Southside Baptist Church, she lived her life with a joyful spirit...
Arletha Ricketson Tate
Feb 11, 2026
Arletha Ricketson Tate, 94, of the Snipesville, GA community died peacefully on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. She was born on December 15, 1931, to Robert and Fannie Lott Ricketson as the ninth of twelve children and was the last surviving.
Arletha devoted her life to caring for her family and her friends. She found immense joy in spoiling her grandchildren and...
Ronald "Ronnie" Varnadore
Feb 11, 2026
Ronald “Ronnie” Varnadore, age 70, of Baxley passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at his residence.
Mr. Varnadore was born October 13, 1955 to the late Daniel Driggers and the late Myrtice Atkinson Driggers. He was employed by Baxley Veneer & Cleat and later retired from Walmart after ten years. Mr. Varnadore had a personality that would light up a room,...
Helen Rose Harden
Feb 9, 2026
Helen Rose Harden, age 59, of Baxley passed away Monday, February 9, 2026 at her home.
Helen was born on April 19, 1966, in Ware County to the late Lawrence Allen Harden, Sr. and Norma Courson Zelder. She was a devoted home health nurse and a proud graduate of Altamaha Technical College. A member of Hopewell Church, Helen was a God-fearing...
Leroy Steve Baxley
Feb 5, 2026
Leroy Steve Baxley, age 73, of Baxley passed away Thursday, February 5, 2026 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah.
Mr. Baxley, born March 2, 1952, in Hazlehurst, was the son of the late Earnest Leroy Baxley and the late Catherine Mildred Carter Baxley. He was a devoted member of Friendship Congregational Christian Church and built a remarkable career traveling the world...
Stanford Little Tillman
Feb 2, 2026
Stanford Little Tillman, age 89, of Hazlehurst, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 2, 2026, at Lakeside Senior Living in Douglas, leaving this world much the way he lived in it: with grace, warmth, and a smile.
Mr. Tillman was born on July 4, 1936, in Surrency, Georgia, to the late Herschel Tillman and the late Ruth Collins Tillman. A third-generation...
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