Obituaries

Mar 29, 2022

Edwin Marshal “Ed” Lashley, age 79, of Baxley died Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at his residence under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice.

Mr. Lashley was born October 30, 1942 in Montezuma to the late Urban Stephen Lashley and the late Odessa Moncrief Lashley.  He was a Business Agent with the Carpenter’s Union and was a Mason...

Mar 27, 2022

Timothy Shane Jones, age 48, of Claxton died Sunday, March 27, 2022 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro.

Mr. Jones was born September 27, 1973 in Alma. He was an imaging consultant with DocuQuest and was preceded in death by his father, Terry Timothy Jones; and his grandparents, Doris and Dallie Jones and David and...

Mar 26, 2022

Billy Joe Carter, age 69, of Baxley passed away Saturday, March 26, 2022 in the Bacon County Hospital.

Mr. Carter was born July 9, 1952 in Bacon County to the late Dewitt Carter and the late Lucille Nail Carter.  He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and was the Assistant Manager at Ace Hardware for...

Mar 25, 2022

Stella Wren Hunter died Friday, March 25, 2022 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas.

Miss Stella is survived by her parents, Cody & Amber Hunter; sister, Scarlett Hunter; brother, Tatum Hunter; maternal grandparents, Christy Atkinson and Chad & Lisa Driggers; paternal grandparents, Brian & Sandy Hunter and Tonya & Don Harrelson; maternal great grandparents, Janet Herrington...

Mar 25, 2022

Hilda Ann Waters, age 77, of Hazlehurst died Friday, March 25, 2022 in Hazlehurst Court Care.

Mrs. Waters was born June 25, 1944 in Adel to the late Calvin Finley Day and the late Brunelle Powell Waters Tanner.  She was a former CNA and a sales clerk at Circle K.  Mrs. Waters was preceded in death by...

Mar 24, 2022

Amanda “Mandy” Higgins Simmons, age 51, of Baxley died Thursday, March 24, 2022 at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross.

Mrs. Simmons was born March 5, 1971 in Appling County and was a homemaker.  She was a member of Baxley Free Will Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her father, Robert Lee Higgins.

Survivors...

Mar 20, 2022

Johnny Dees, Jr., age 79, of Baxley who passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022 at his residence under the care of Hospice of South Georgia.

Mr. Dees was born April 13, 1942 in Uvalda to the late John C. Dees and the late Sadie Jones Dees. He was a self employed Timber Producer and was preceded in...

Mar 14, 2022

Terry Wayne Beach, Jr., age 49, of Baxley passed away Monday, March 14, 2022 at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida.

Terry was born February 17, 1973 in Appling County and was a member of Friendship Congregational Christian Church.

Survivors include his daughter, Tallen Lee Beach of Baxley; parents, Terry Wayne & Ellen Gail...

Mar 14, 2022

Betty Cross Carter, age 89, of Baxley died Monday, March 14, 2022 at her residence under the care of Community Hospice.

Mrs. Carter was born February 11, 1933 to the late John Elijah Cross and the late Effie Pauline Cotton Cross.  She was a member of Surrency Free Will Baptist Church and was a retired Teacher Instructor...

Mar 4, 2022

Jerry Ray Holton, age 78, of Baxley passed away Friday, March 4, 2022 at Appling Healthcare.

Mr. Holton was born April 3, 1943 in Appling County to the late John Randolph “J.R.” Holton and the late Ennis Elizabeth Carter Holton.  He was the pastor of Out of Your Comfort Zone Tent Revival for eight years and a...

Mar 1, 2022

Felton Nathaniel Everett, age 60, of Baxley died Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at Baptist Health Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida.

Mr. Everett was born July 3, 1961 in Bacon County and was a retired log truck driver for Wallace Carter & Sons’ Logging.  He was a member of Spring Branch Baptist Church and a former member of...

Mar 1, 2022

Debra Barnes Beecher, age 58, of Baxley died Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at Meadows Memorial Health in Vidalia.

Mrs. Beecher was born September 28, 1963 in Appling County to the late Orvil Barnes and the late Patricia Ann Rogers Barnes. She was owner of Debbie’s Tanning Salon and was a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband,...

Feb 27, 2022

Malzie Olvia Ellis Cleland, age 87, of Baxley passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022 at the Pavilion.

Mrs. Cleland was born February 1, 1935 in Hazlehurst to the late Clarence Ellis, Sr. and the late Ora Belle Dixon Ellis. She was a seamstress and a homemaker. Mrs. Cleland was an active member of Friendship Congregational Christian Church,...

Feb 26, 2022

Willie Kent Adams, age 71, of Baxley passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022 at his residence.

Mr. Adams was born September 5, 1950 in Appling County to the late Bill Kent Adams and the late Beulah Deen Adams.  He was a retired Iron worker and Truck Driver with Bax-Steel Buildings.  Mr. Adams was preceded in death by...

Feb 25, 2022

John Durham Black, Jr., age 90, of Gainesville, Florida passed away February 25, 2022 in Lake City, Florida.

Mr. Black was born July 7, 1931 in Asheville, North Carolina to the late John Durham Black, Sr. and the late Elizabeth Caroline Hamilton Black. He was a retired school teacher and relief principal with the Clay County Board...

Feb 25, 2022

Eugene William Merier, age 73, of Waynesville passed away Friday, February 25, 2022 in the Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus.

Mr. Merier was born January 8, 1949 in Coffee County to the late Sibbett Merier, Sr. and Athleen Fleming Merier.  He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and was a veteran of the United States Army....

Feb 22, 2022

Salina “Sissy” Georgette Jones, age 48, of Surrency died Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at her residence under the care of Community Hospice.

Ms. Jones was born April 16, 1973 in Wayne County. Sissy loved her family, and she loved all things colorful and bright. Although her life was short, it was a life well-lived. She was preceded...

Feb 20, 2022

Isaac Colvin Griffis, age 81, of Odum passed away Sunday, February 20, 2022 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Mr. Griffis was born April 6, 1940 in Appling County to the late Ottis Lee Griffis and the late Isabelle Thornton Griffis. Before retirement, he was a supervisor at Rayonier. Mr. Griffis was a member of Baxley Church of God, the...

Feb 17, 2022

Wynell Jackson Herrington, our precious mother and Mema, passed away on Thursday, February 17, 2022 at her home, after an extended illness with Alzheimer’s, under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice.

Mrs. Herrington was born June 8, 1941 in Appling County to the late Lewis & Nancy Jackson. She was a homemaker, former substitute school teacher, and...

Feb 16, 2022

Daryl Lee Edwards, Jr., age 36, of Surrency passed away February 16, 2022 at his residence.

Mr. Edwards was born December 24, 1985 in Gainesville, Florida. He was a Diesel Mechanic and the owner and operator of Outlaw Diesels. He was a member of Surrency Baptist Church and a 2004 graduate of Appling County High School. Mr....