Obituaries

Sep 10, 2021

Inez Anderson Turner, age 92, of Baxley passed away Friday, September 10, 2021 at Appling Healthcare.

Mrs. Turner was born May 23, 1929 in Appling County to the late Jeff S. Anderson and the late Beulah Burke Anderson.  She was a member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church where she taught children’s Sunday school and was a member...

Aug 31, 2021

John David Kersey, age 71, of Baxley passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2021.

Mr. Kersey was born May 11, 1950 in Appling County to the late John Hewey “Dutch” Kersey and the late Isabell Mincey Daggett. He was a retired machine operator for ITT Rayonier.

Survivors include his daughter, Kaitlin Kersey of Baxley; four sons,...

Aug 28, 2021

Clara Arlene Futch, age 81, passed away Saturday, August 28, 2021at the Bacon County Hospital.

Mrs. Futch was born June 2, 1940 in Alma, Michigan to the late Lawrence Snell and the late Gertrude Gould Snell.  She was a member of Sand Hill Creek Free Will Baptist Church and retired as a baker from the East Elementary...

Aug 27, 2021

Larry L. Atkinson, age 70, of Baxley, passed away Friday, August 27, 2021 at Appling Healthcare.

Mr. Atkinson was born March 17, 1951 in Jeff Davis County to the late Lewis Atkinson and the late Francis Dyal Atkinson Driggers. He was the owner and operator of AAA Erectors Inc. Mr. Atkinson was a member of Liberty Community...

Aug 24, 2021

Annette Kersey O’Neal, age 61, of Baxley died Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at Appling Healthcare.

Mrs. O’Neal was born August 27, 1959 in Appling County to the late Robert Fulton Kersey and the late Dennie Shipes Kersey. She attended Carter’s Chapel Church of God of Prophecy and was a former cashier at Parker’s in Surrency. In addition...

Aug 23, 2021

Jhelena “Ms. Helen” Samardjich, age 81, of Baxley died Monday, August 23, 2021 at her residence under the care of GHC Hospice.

Ms. Helen was born April 4, 1940 in Ptuj, Slovenia to the late Milan Todorovich and the late Olga Korsec Toforovich. She was a former EKG Technician with St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ohio but...

Aug 21, 2021

Donnie Harold Overstreet, age 66, of Toombs County passed away Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah following a brief illness.

Mr. Overstreet was born February 23, 1955 in Appling County to the late Evans Overstreet, Sr. and the late Cleo Jewel Yawn Overstreet. He retired from Iron Workers Union Local 709...

Aug 17, 2021

Orville Eugene “Gene” Herndon, age 55, of Baxley passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2021.

Mr. Herndon was born July 11, 1966 in Appling County and was a member of Friendship Congregational Christian Church.  He was an Electronic Technician and served in The United States Air Force.  He was preceded in death by father, Orville Herndon.

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Aug 16, 2021

Easley, SC - Mildred Jennette Rentz was an extraordinary mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and a devoted child of God. She passed away on August 16, 2021, following a brief illness.

Mildred was born to Ona Elizabeth Wilson Rollins and Otis R. Rollins on August 29, 1924. She married “the love of her life” Mills B Rentz in ...

Aug 15, 2021

Margaret Renea Sapp, age 46, of Baxley passed away Sunday, August 15, 2021 at Appling Healthcare.

Ms. Sapp was born December 24, 1974 in Appling County. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her mother, Margaret Padgett Sapp and a grandson, Gunner Mincey.

Survivors include her sons, Curtis James Mincey of Baxley...

Aug 14, 2021

Henry Steven Wynn, age 64, of Baxley passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021 at his residence.

Mr. Wynn was born September 8, 1956 in Alma to the late Robert Edward Wynn and the late Wilma Eason Wynn. He was a former police officer with the Baxley Police Department and the St. Mary’s Police Department. For the past...

Aug 13, 2021

Helen Lee White Kanavage, age 89, of Augusta passed away Friday, August 13, 2021 at Doctor’s Hospital in Augusta.

Mrs. Kanavage was born April 22, 1932 in Baxley to the late Vance Gaston White and the late Viola Orien Carson White. She was a house wife, a member of the Red Hat Club, and a member of...

Aug 10, 2021

Margaret W. Carter, age 85, of Baxley died Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at St. Vincent's Riverside Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida.

Mrs. Carter was born July 21, 1936 in Hazlehurst to the late John Benjamin Williams and the late Ollie Mae Rowell Williams. She was a homemaker, beloved wife, and a wonderful mother and grandmother. She was...

Aug 9, 2021

Bryce McKinley Clements, age 21, of Vidalia, died Sunday, August 8, 2021 in Montgomery County from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Bryce was born May 10, 2000 in Toombs County and was employed with Peoples Roofing Company of Vidalia. He was preceded in death by his mother, Dana Leah Clements and his grandmother, Aldine Carter Clements....

Aug 8, 2021

Herman "Dewey" Courson, age 69, of Douglas died Sunday, August 8, 2021 at Coffee Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Courson was born October 23, 1951 in Alma to the late Willis Eugene Courson and the late Carrie Colleen Martin Courson. He was a painter and was a member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church.  He was also preceded in...

Aug 5, 2021

Cyril C. “Danny” Remusat, III, age 75 of Baxley died Thursday, August 5, 2021 in Orlando, Florida.

Mr. Remusat was born December 27, 1945 in Orlando, Florida and was a retired truck driver. He was preceded in death by his father, Cyril C. Remusat, Jr.; son, Johnny Dewayne Sikes; paternal grandparents Cyril C. Remusat, Sr. and Frances...

Aug 5, 2021

John Homer Ware, age 88, of Baxley passed away Thursday, August 5, 2021 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah.

Mr. Ware was born July 20, 1933 in Surrency to the late Peter Guy Ware and the late Nettie Marie Kennedy Ware. He graduated from Surrency High School in 1950. Before retirement, he was a conductor...

Aug 3, 2021

Clifford Lee Hardee, age 63, of Baxley passed away in Waycross on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Mr. Hardee was born June 23, 1958 in Orlando, Florida to the late Archie Gerald Hardee and the late JoAnn Sallas Hardee. He was an A.S.E. mechanic for Interstate National Lease and earned numerous...

Aug 2, 2021

Shirley Yarbrough Sellers, age 79, of Baxley passed away Monday, August 2, 2021 at Appling Healthcare System.

Mrs. Sellers was born October 9, 1941 in Appling County to the late William Horace Yarbrough and the late Minnie Lee Hall Yarbrough. She was a retired farmer and formerly employed with Appling Healthcare System as a Transporter. Mrs. Sellers...

Jul 27, 2021

James Randall “Randy” Crosby, age 76, of Keystone Heights, Florida died Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at Ascension St. Vincent’s Clay County in Middleburg, Florida.

Mr. Crosby was born October 8, 1944 in Appling County to the late Henry L. Crosby, Jr. and the late Almedia Williamson Crosby.  He was a Veteran of the United States Navy and...