Obituaries

Oct 15, 2020

Charles Timothy “Timmy” Martin, age 62, of Alma, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020 at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida.

Mr. Martin was born October 12, 1958 in Jeff Davis County. He was a member of Pineview Church of God and was a diesel mechanic and a member of the Millwright Local 1263. He loved...

Oct 11, 2020

Robert David Jarrell, Sr., age 87, of Baxley, died Sunday, October 11, 2020.

Mr. Jarrell was born November 27, 1932 in Winter Gardens, Florida to the late David Lee Jarrell and the late Athla Carter Jarrell.  He was a veteran of the United States Army having served in the Korean War and was a member of Disabled...

Oct 9, 2020

George Avon Guynn, age 74, of Brunswick, died Friday, October 9, 2020 at his residence under the care of Hospice of the Golden Isles.

Mr. Guynn was born December 9, 1945 in Folkston to the late John Jonathan Guynn and the late Nettie Estelle Geiger Guynn. He was a member of Glyndale Baptist Church, the...

Oct 1, 2020

Ira Nelson Poole, age 91, of Baxley passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020.

Mr. Poole was born December 12, 1928 in Appling County to the late William Taff Poole and the late Mamie Lou Shipes Poole. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Mr. Poole was a retired mechanic and is the former owner & operator...

Sep 29, 2020

Winton Thomas “Wink” Herrin, Sr., age 69, of Baxley passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida.

Mr. Herrin was born June 1, 1951 in Appling County to the late Thomas Aubrey Herrin and the late Ima Dean Fowler Herrin. He was retired from the Appling Co. Board of Education and...

Sep 28, 2020

Lula Bell McNeal Walker Nash, age 91, of Baxley, passed away Monday, September 28, 2020.

Mrs. Nash was born October 6, 1928 in Jeff Davis County to the late Michael A. McNeal and the late Lula Kaiser McNeal. She was a homemaker and a charter member of Faith Baptist Church and also a member of Woodmen of...

Sep 27, 2020

Evone Thornton Rogers, age 92, died Sunday, September 27, 2020.

Born January 10, 1928 in Wayne County, she was retired from Southern Bell and a faithful member of First Baptist Church of Garden City. She was a member of the Communication Workers of America and the Pioneers Club.

She was predeceased...

Sep 24, 2020

Thomas Aubrey “Tom” Herrin, age 92, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2020 at Bacon County Hospital.

Mr. Herrin was born August 1, 1928 in Appling County to the late Oscar Dennis Herrin and the late Bessie Blanton Herrin.  He was a member of the Covenant Church and was a retired Equipment Operator with the Appling County Road...

Sep 23, 2020

David Lee “D.L.” Thomas, age 93, of Baxley passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at Appling Healthcare System.

Mr. Thomas was born April 22, 1927 in Doctortown, Georgia to the late Dillard Thomas and the late Chapel Mae Rowell Thomas. He was retired from Merritt Dredging as a Chief Engineer and he was a World War II...

Sep 20, 2020

Willie Myrtle Harvley, 89, went home to be with the Lord on September 20, 2020.

Ms. Myrtle worked as a daycare teacher all her life and loved children. She was independent and stubborn. She raised her children as a single mom with love and patience. She will be missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing...

Sep 10, 2020

George “Randy” Morris Sr. of Surrency, Ga lost his brave battle with cancer on September 10, 2020. Randy passed away at the age of 63 in Brunswick, Georgia surrounded by his loving children, Andy, Jaime, and Gary.

Randy was the son of the late Parnell "Buddy" Morris and the survived Martha June Morris. He grew up in...

Sep 9, 2020

Robert Joseph Canfield, age 80, of Adel passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Pruitt Health Holly Hill in Valdosta.

Mr. Canfield was born October 1, 1939 in Dubuque, Iowa to the late William Gurnee “Bus” Canfield and the late Virginia Helen Kohn Canfield.  He was a veteran of the United States Navy and was retired as...

Sep 8, 2020

Sarah Brown Jones, age 79, of Baxley passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at her residence under the care of Georgia Hospice.

Mrs. Jones was born August 15, 1941 to the late Rufus Clinton Brown and the late Alma Ruth McNure Brown.  She was a member of Satilla Missionary Baptist Church where she served in the Senior...

Sep 7, 2020

Hugh Edsel Darsey, age 84, of Surrency passed away Monday, September 7, 2020 at Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia.

Mr. Darsey was a lifelong resident of Appling County and was born on June 18, 1936 to Gordon and Burnese Carter Darsey.  He was retired from CSX Railroad in Waycross and like his Daddy, Mr. Darsey was...

Sep 5, 2020

Ethelyne Sikes Hunter, age 84, of Palm Coast, Florida died Saturday, September 5, 2020 at her residence under the care of Kindred Hospice.

Mrs. Hunter was born August 29, 1936 in Baxley, Georgia to the late Oscar Benjamin Sikes, Sr. and the late Tempie Jane Smith Sikes. She was a former book keeper with Associated...

Sep 5, 2020

Jake Dillon Smith, age 19, of Baxley, died Saturday, September 5, 2020 at Augusta University Medical Center.

Jake was born March 20, 2001 in Appling County and was a member of Red Oak Baptist Church.  He was a welder at JAC  Industrial Maintenance and was preceded in death by his grandparents, Brenda Madan...

Sep 4, 2020

Roger Lynn Gill, age 70, of Hazlehurst passed away Friday, September 4, 2020 at his residence.

Mr. Gill was born September 6, 1949 in Newnan, Georgia to the late Cecil Rogers Gill and the late Catherine Mozel Emory Gill. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and a member of American Legion Georgia Post...

Aug 31, 2020

Hildra Faye Stone, age 75, passed away Monday, August 31, 2020 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida.

Mrs. Stone was born March 27, 1945 in Lucedale, Mississippi to the late Claiborne M. Lane and the late Willie Nell Cochran Lane Jones. She was a member of Melton’s Chapel United Methodist Church and was a homemaker.

Aug 27, 2020

Mrs. Harriet Emanuel Fain, 70, passed away at her home in Macon, Georgia on August 27, 2020.

Harriet was born in Douglas, Georgia on April 9, 1950 and grew up in Baxley, Georgia.  She graduated from Appling County High School in 1968 and went on to receive her Bachelors and Masters degrees in Education from...

Aug 25, 2020

Mark Anthony VanKirk, age 32, died unexpectedly Tuesday August 25, 2020 at his home in Atlanta, GA.

Mark (Tony as he was known by his family) was born July 26, 1988 in Lexington County, SC to Karen Yandle Vickers (husband Chris) of Alma, Ga and Mark Allen VanKirk of Clay County, FL.  He attended Mt. Pleasant High...