Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Baxley, Appling County, Hazlehurst, Jeff Davis County, and Surrounding Areas

James Holt Sellers

James Holt Sellers

Dec 20, 2020

James Holt Sellers, age 84, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2020 at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida.

Mr. Sellers was born December 20, 1936 in Appling County to the late William Henry Sellers and the late Lois Kennedy Sellers. He was a member of Zion Missionary Baptist Church and a veteran of the United States...

Kathryn (Sellers)  Walton

Kathryn (Sellers) Walton

Dec 20, 2020

Kathryn Sellers Walton, age 86, of Pooler passed away Sunday, December 20, 2020 at The Oaks at Pooler.

Mrs. Walton was born September 22, 1934 in Bacon County to the late Ernest Willie Sellers and the late Olya Mae Poole Sellers.  She was a member of South Newington Baptist Church and was a School Nurse at Chatham...

Norma Faye (Deen)  Miles

Norma Faye (Deen) Miles

Dec 18, 2020

Norma Faye Deen Miles, age 80, of Baxley, died Friday, December 18, 2020 at her residence.

Mrs. Miles was born July 7, 1940 in Appling County to the late John Herbert Lamar Deen, Sr. and the late Inez Violet Kilgore Deen. She was the Chief Financial Officer at J M Miles Construction, Inc. Mrs. Miles was a...

William "Clay" Allen

William "Clay" Allen

Dec 17, 2020

William “Clay” Allen, age 80, of Baxley died Thursday, December 17, 2020 at the Pavilion.

Mr. Allen was born June 14, 1940 in Apex, North Carolina to the late William Glenwood Allen and the late Mary Womble Allen.  He was a member of Sand Hill Creek Church.  Mr. Allen served in the United States Army and was...

Way Hutchinson

Way Hutchinson

Dec 10, 2020

Mr. Way Hutchinson, age 94, of Baxley died Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Appling Healthcare System.

Mr. Hutchinson was born May 16, 1926 in Appling County to the late William Hutchinson and the late Jennie Carter Hutchinson. He was a retired carpenter, a member of Spring Branch Baptist Church, and an avid fox hunter. In addition to...

Wilma Morris Craven

Wilma Morris Craven

Dec 6, 2020

Wilma Morris Craven, age 91, of Baxley passed away Sunday, December 6, 2020 at her residence under the care of Comfort Care Hospice.

Mrs. Craven was born March 25, 1929 in Appling County to the late Tom Lawton Morris and the late Mamie Lou Shipes Morris.  She was a member of Ten Mile Creek Baptist Church and...

James W. Daniels

James W. Daniels

Dec 4, 2020

James W. Daniels, age 74, of Surrency died Friday, December 4, 2020 at Jeff Davis Hospital under the care of Serenity Hospice, following a brief illness.

Mr. Daniels was born January 30, 1946 in Appling County to the late John D. Daniels and the late Cassie Harden Daniels. He was a Nuclear Mechanic with Southern Company at...

Carolyn Louise (Barnes)  Ritch

Carolyn Louise (Barnes) Ritch

Nov 29, 2020

Carolyn Louise Barnes Moye Ritch, age 85, of Baxley passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Baptist Village in Waycross.

She was born October 29, 1935 in Surrency to the late Murray Barnes and the late Essie Mae Byrd Barnes. Before retirement, Mrs. Ritch worked at Pantry Pride in Jacksonvile, Florida for 16 years and then was...

Denise Logiovino Reed

Denise Logiovino Reed

Nov 26, 2020

Denise Logiovino Reed, age 54, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020.

Denise was born April 25, 1966 in Hammonton, New Jersey to the late Rocco Michael Logiovino and the late Anna Demarco-Logiovino. She was a loving mother and grandmother. Her whole life was fulfilled with the laughter, and the life of her precious grandbabies brightened...

Gwendolyn Bacon

Gwendolyn Bacon

Nov 23, 2020

Gwendolyn Tillman Bacon, age 90, of Savannah passed away Monday, November 23, 2020. Mrs. Bacon was born May 1, 1930 in Appling County as an only child to the late Lula and Oswell Tillman, but she was fortunate enough to be part of “Lula’s” large extended Lamb and Sellers family and grew up surrounded by many cousins who were...

Earline G. Poole

Earline G. Poole

Nov 22, 2020

Earline Griffis Poole, age 89, of Baxley passed away Sunday, November 22, 2020.

Mrs. Poole was born February 11, 1931 in Jesup to the late Lawrence Griffis and the late Bonnie Jean Murray Griffis. Before retiring, she worked at Miller’s Western Wear. Mrs. Poole was a member of First Baptist Church, the First Baptist Joy Group, the...

Lyle Daniel "Danny" Settle

Lyle Daniel "Danny" Settle

Nov 20, 2020

Lyle Daniel “Danny” Settle, age 59, passed away Friday, November 20, 2020.

Mr. Settle was born June 20, 1961 in Santa Barbara, California to the late Charles E. Settle and the late Mary Rigsby Settle. He was a member of Asbury Church.

Survivors include several half sisters & half brothers.

A...

Dana Leah Clements

Dana Leah Clements

Nov 19, 2020

Dana Leah Clements, age 39, of Vidalia passed away Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah.

Dana was born April 16, 1981 in Waycross. She was preceded in death by her mother, Aldine Clements.

Survivors include her son, Bryce Clements of Vidalia; her father, Esten Clements of Vidalia; a sister, Allyson Cauley...

George Warren Rentz

George Warren Rentz

Nov 15, 2020

George Warren Rentz, age 76, of Baxley died Sunday, November 15, 2020 at Community Hospice in Vidalia.

Mr. Rentz was born October 17, 1944 in Jesup to the late Cornelius David Rentz and the late Gladys Louise Holland Rentz. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served during the Vietnam War. Mr. Rentz was...

Charles Robert Edwards, Sr.

Charles Robert Edwards, Sr.

Nov 7, 2020

Charles Robert Edwards, Sr., age 89, of Surrency died Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Appling Healthcare System.

Mr. Edwards was born July 5, 1931 in Proctorville, Ohio to the late Chester Murel Edwards and the late Dorothy Winters Edwards. He was a retired title examiner and formerly employed with Florida Title & Mortgage and Clay Electric Cooperative....

Larry Judson Sellers

Larry Judson Sellers

Oct 30, 2020

Larry Judson Sellers, age 74, of Cleveland, Georgia died Friday, October 30, 2020 in Decatur.

Mr. Sellers was born March 18, 1946 in Appling County to the late Lamar Sellers and the late Wynelle Taylor Sellers. He was a Veteran of the United States Army and also served the National Guard. Mr. Sellers was a Senior Level...

Sweetie J. Blanton

Sweetie J. Blanton

Oct 25, 2020

Sweetie J. Blanton, age 84, of Statesboro, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020.

Mrs. Blanton was born March 14, 1936 in Jesup to the late Joseph Woodell Jones and the late Mae Stewart Jones. She attended Elmer Baptist Church in Statesboro and was a homemaker.  Mrs. Blanton was a devoted wife, mother, and granny.

In...

Larry Eason Tillman

Larry Eason Tillman

Oct 25, 2020

Larry Eason Tillman, age 75, of Baxley passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Candler Hospital in Savannah.

Mr. Tillman was born October 29, 1944 in Appling County to the late Henry Wallace Tillman and the late Daisy Crouch Tillman.  He was a member of Baxley First United Methodist Church where he served in various leadership roles...

Alice Joyce Ebel

Alice Joyce Ebel

Oct 20, 2020

Alice Joyce Ebel, age 88, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2020.

Mrs. Ebel was born February 3, 1932 in Marksville, Louisiana to the late Richard Grantland Crawford and the late Margie Foster Crawford.  She was a member of First Baptist Church.  Mrs. Ebel was a retired school teacher and a member of the Appling County Retired Educators...

James Carlyle "Red" Bellah, Iii

James Carlyle "Red" Bellah, Iii

Oct 20, 2020

James C. “Red” Bellah, III, age 52, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2020 in Coffee County.

Mr. Bellah was born February 20, 1968 in Jacksonville, Florida to the late James Carlyle Bellah, II and the late Jenevive Gooslin McRorrie. He was a truck driver for Binky Williams Farms and a former millwright at Rayonier. Mr. Bellah was...