Obituaries

Sep 11, 2023

Randall Branch, age 78, of Baxley, passed away Monday, September 11, 2023 at Memorial Health Meadows in Vidalia.

Mr. Branch was born June 18, 1945 in Appling County and was a member of Spring Branch Baptist Church.  He served full-time active duty in the Georgia Army National Guard for 38 years and retired as Master Sergeant. Mr....

Sep 11, 2023

Larry Allen Britt, age 76, of Baxley went to his Heavenly home Monday, September 11, 2023 at Memorial Health Meadows in Vidalia.

Mr. Britt was born November 19, 1946 in Appling County to the late Clinton Britt and the late Edith Kennedy Britt.  He was a member of Mount Vernon Baptist Church and a member of the...

Sep 6, 2023

Doris Edward Spell Jr., age 68, of Baxley passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at Satilla Hospice House in Waycross.

Edward was born March 1, 1955 in Appling County to the late Dorris Edward Spell Sr., and the late Myrtle Lee Spaulding Spell. He was a member of Harvest Temple Church of God and was veteran of...

Sep 5, 2023

Roy Nail, age 82, of Baxley passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at Hospice of South Georgia in Jesup.

Mr. Nail was born December 2, 1940 in Appling County to the late Ildon Nail and the late Ruthie Carter Nail.  He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and a retired truck driver with Bax Steel...

Aug 30, 2023

Jerry D. Turner, age 75, of Baxley passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at Memorial Health Meadows under the care of Community Hospice in Vidalia.

Mr. Turner was born June 16, 1948 in Bacon County to the late D. E. “Jack” Turner and the late Helen Laverne Whitley Jackson. He was a member of Midway Baptist Church...

Aug 30, 2023

Zainab Tiffany Bijani Sellers, age 41, of Baxley went to be with her Lord, Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at Community Hospice in Vidalia.

“Z” was born April 20, 1982 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was a member of Baxley Church of God and was a homemaker. “Z” was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Zainab Banu...

Aug 26, 2023

Jerry Tracy Britt, age 67, of Jesup and formerly of Baxley, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2023 at Candler Hospital of Savannah.

Mr. Britt was born August 17, 1956 in Appling County to the late Cecil Thomas Britt and Opal Loretta (Smith) Britt. Jerry was a member of the Baxley Church of God and was an incredibly...

Aug 22, 2023

Thomas Jason Halsel, age 43, of Hazlehurst, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2023.

Jason was born on July 27, 1980 in San Antonio, Texas and was a veteran of the United States Marines. He attended Southside Baptist Church and was a devoted and loving father.  His greatest passion was to spend time with and support his children...

Aug 22, 2023

Jeffrey Lane Ellis, age 70, of Hazlehurst passed away after a sudden illness, Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at his residence under the care of Comfort Care Hospice.

Mr. Ellis was born February 18, 1953 in Welch, West Virginia to the late Bill Ellis and the late Connie Cyphers Ellis.  He was the owner & operator of Precision...

Aug 16, 2023

Cynthia Lynn Davidson, 57, resident of Prattville, AL, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 16, 2023.

Graveside services will be held on Sunday, August 27, 2023 at Omega Cemetery, Baxley, GA, at 2:00 pm.

Mrs. Davidson was preceded in death by her mother, Cheryl Courson. She is survived by her husband,...

Aug 14, 2023

Margaret Westberry, age 71, of Monroe, passed away Monday, August 14, 2023 at Piedmont Health in Monroe.

Mrs. Westberry was born October 29, 1951 in Wayne County to the late Euel Wesley Phillips and the late Lona Bell Waters Phillips.  She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church and was a seamstress.

In addition to...

Aug 12, 2023

Manda Ruth Carter Hart, age 80, of Baxley passed away Saturday, August 12, 2023 at her residence under the care of Regency Southern Care Hospice.

Mrs. Hart was born August 11, 1943, in Baxley, GA. She was a homemaker and a member of Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Mrs. Hart loved working on the farm and working in...

Aug 3, 2023

Hilda Ann Branch Morris, age 85, of Baxley passed away Thursday, August 3, 2023 at her residence under the care of Hospice of South Georgia.

Mrs. Morris was born January 13, 1938 in Appling County to the late Aaron Branch, Sr. and the late Lura Lynn Branch.   She was a member of First Baptist Church, a member...

Jul 24, 2023

Patricia Sue Sellers, age 70, of Alma passed away Monday, July 24, 2023 at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.

Mrs. Sellers was born April 30, 1953 in Bacon County to the late Bryson Estes Lyle and the late Gladys Grace Gregory Lyle. She was a homemaker and an ordained minister. She was active in ministry at...

Jul 22, 2023

Bonnie Diane Quinn, age 79, of Hazlehurst passed away Saturday, July 22, 2023 at her residence.

Mrs. Quinn was born September 29, 1943 in Columbus, Ohio to the late John Andrew Tilly and the late Martha Eureta Sauls Tilly.  She was a member of Harmony Baptist Church and was a retired assembler at PCC Air Foils.

Jul 21, 2023

James Albert Lightsey (August 14, 1935 – July 21, 2023) – Fort Mill, SC - Mr. James Albert Lightsey, child of God, family man and bridge builder extraordinaire went home to be with the Lord on July 21, 2023 after a months-long battle with dementia. He was born in Appling County, Georgia to the late Rufus Redd Lightsey and...

Jul 19, 2023

Albert Erwin Kent, 79, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on July 19, 2023 with his family by his side.

He was born in Surrency, GA to the late Dock and Mattie Mann Kent. He married Harolyn Rentz in 1962 and together they had a beautiful daughter, Robin Denise Kent.

Albert and...

Jul 14, 2023

Announcing with sadness the homegoing of Joyce Anne Crosby Tillman age 86 on July 14, 2023. She received her angel wings after an extended illness at Memorial Hospital in Savannah, Georgia and the Pavilion in Baxley, Georgia.

Mrs. Tillman was born in Brunswick, Georgia on March 23, 1937 to the late Trudy Beatrice McGuire Crosby (Shot Lady)...

Jul 12, 2023

Melba Monteen Black Thornton, age 90, of Baxley went home to be with her Lord Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at her residence, under the care of Hospice of South Georgia and surrounded by her family.

Mrs. Thornton was born March 13, 1933 in Appling County to the late James David “Jim” Black and the late Flora Viola...

Jul 9, 2023

Frances Louise Tomberlin, age 69, of Baxley passed away Sunday, July 9, 2023 at The Pavilion.

Miss Tomberlin was born April 23, 1954 to the late J. C. Tomberlin and the late Loualta Tillman Tomberlin.  She attended the Sunshine Center and was preceded in death by her brothers, Jasper Tomberlin and Mark Tomberlin, and a sister, Emily...