Obituaries

Dec 26, 2018

Louise Scarborough, age 90, of Baxley died Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at Appling Healthcare System under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice.

Mrs. Scarborough was born September 26, 1928 in Appling County to the late William Homer Youmans, Sr. and the late Maybelle Carter Youmans.  She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church and...

Dec 24, 2018

Kathy Bernadine Willard, age 59, of Baxley, died Monday, December 24, 2018 in Savannah.

Miss. Willard was born August 16, 1959 in Wayne County to the late Benard Franklin Willard and the late Alma Elizabeth Crummey Willard.  She was a member of the Baxley Church of God and was an insurance broker & financial planner...

Dec 22, 2018

Suzette Liggett, age 59, of Baxley died Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Oxley Park Health and Rehabilitation in Vidalia.

Ms. Liggett was born January 26, 1959 in Tampa, Florida to the late Bobby Gene Hayes and the late Joan Neil Hayes.  She was retired from Appling Healthcare System.

Survivors include her fiance, Walt...

Dec 17, 2018

Marion Louise Hilton Harris, age 92, of Bristol, Georgia, departed this life and arrived in heaven on December 17, 2018. She was a mama, grandma, great-grandma, great-great-grandma, wife, aunt, sister, neighbor, Christian -- and in many books – Saint. She has sewn more stitches, broke more switches, flipped more pancakes, rocked more babies, forgiven more trespasses, shown more examples...

Dec 2, 2018

Bruce Colquitt Bowen, age 92, of Baxley died Sunday, December 2, 2018 in the Pavilion.

Mr. Bowen was born December 4, 1925 to the late Leroy Bowen and the late Ollie Mae Miles Bowen.  He attended Mt. Vernon Baptist Church and was a veteran of the United States Army and a retired farmer.

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Dec 1, 2018

Wanda Joyce Carver Foskey, age 66, of Baxley died Saturday, December 1, 2018.

Ms. Foskey was born September 29, 1952 in Coffee County to Charles Alton Carver and the late Gloris Irene Fowler Carver. She was a member of Big Oaks Church of God and was retired from Hazlehurst Mills. In addition to her mother,...

Dec 1, 2018

Judy L. Carter, age 70, of Baxley died Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia.

Mrs. Carter was born June 4, 1948 in Moultrie, Georgia to the late Rev. John Miles Lewis and the late Eula Dee Weldon Lewis. She was a member of Spring Branch Baptist Church and was a...

Nov 30, 2018

Robert Brooks Mayers (Bobby) was born in Hazlehurst, Georgia on July 19, 1944 to Earl Curtis Mayers and Irene Estelle Mayers of Baxley, Georgia.  He graduated from Appling County High School in 1962 where he served as President of the senior class.  He earned a BBA from Georgia Southern University, Statesboro and an MBA from Georgia State University, Atlanta,...

Nov 29, 2018

Alva Dills Crosby, age 84, of Baxley, died Thursday, November 29, 2018 in the Pavilion under the care of Comfort Care Hospice.

Mrs. Crosby was born April 28, 1934 in Bacon County to the late Jerry LaFayette Dills and the late Cleoda Deen Dills.  She was a member of Hopewell United Methodist Church. Mrs. Crosby...

Nov 24, 2018

Mark Leon King, Jr., age 75, of Baxley passed away Saturday, November 24, 2018 at his residence.

Mr. King was born December 10, 1942 in Appling County to the late Mark Leon King, Sr. and the late Emma Lou Barnes King.  He was a member of the Pentecostal Church in Hazlehurst. Mr. King worked for many years...

Nov 21, 2018

Jacqueline Black James, age 80, of Baxley died Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at Community Hospice in Vidalia.

Mrs. James was born July 13, 1938 in Appling County to the late Isaac Black and the late Mildred Irene Boatright Black. She was a homemaker and a former grocery retail clerk with Miners Market. In addition to her parents,...

Nov 19, 2018

Winifred Hallman Sellers, age 92, of Baxley died Monday, November 19, 2018 at her residence.

Mrs. Sellers was born September 5, 1926 in Appling County to the late Washington Hampton Hallman and the late Anna Lee Milton Hallman. She was a member of First Baptist Church and the Queen Esther Sunday School Class.  Mrs. Sellers...

Nov 14, 2018

Peggy Edwards Stone, age 82, of Baxley died Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at her residence under the care of Community Hospice.

Mrs. Stone was born August 31, 1936 in Appling County to the late Robert Lee Edwards and the late Ola Olive Hollis Edwards.  She was a member of Melton’s Chapel United Methodist Church.  Mrs....

Nov 12, 2018

Lucille Johnson Medders, age 92, of Baxley died Monday, November 12, 2018 in the Pavilion.

Mrs. Medders was born March 3, 1926 in Appling County to the late Clinton “Clint” Johnson and the late Mamie Aldridge Johnson.  She was a member of Satilla Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Mrs. Medders was preceded in death...

Nov 8, 2018

John “Dorite” Simmons, age 80, of Baxley, died Thursday, November 8, 2018.

Mr. Simmons was born March 13, 1938 in Eastman, Georgia to the late Edward Montrose “Monk” Simmons and the late Anna Bell Young Simmons.  He was a Pipefitter for Local Union 177 and was preceded in death by a sister, Glynn Spaulding.

Survivors...

Nov 6, 2018

Euletha “Shrimp” Yawn Moody, age 98, of Baxley died Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at her residence in the presence of her loving family.

Mrs. Moody was born July 3, 1920 in Bacon County to the late Simon Wesley Yawn and the late Elvie Cowart Yawn.  In 1940 she married Miles Moody and moved to Appling County, where...

Nov 4, 2018

Tonya Jean Willoughby, age 55, of Baxley, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2018 at her residence under the care of Hospice of South Georgia.

Ms. Willoughby was born November 8, 1962 in Alma, Georgia to the late Zula Beecher Branch and William Bill Branch of Baxley. She was a member of Spring Branch Baptist Church. Ms. Willoughby...

Oct 30, 2018

Eunie E. Andrews, age 81, of Hazlehurst, passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at Community Hospice in Vidalia.

Mrs. Andrews was born October 27, 1937 in Royston, Georgia to the late Anderson Nathaniel Hill and the late Pearl Carlton Hill.  She was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church.  Mrs. Andrews was an avid Atlanta Braves...

Oct 26, 2018

Claude Ellerson Bird, Jr., age 90, of Baxley passed away Friday, October 26, 2018 at his residence under the care of Southern Care Hospice.

Mr. Bird was born December 4, 1927 in Metter, Georgia to the late Claude Ellerson Bird, Sr. and the late Ruby Collins Bird.  He was a member of the First United Methodist Church...

Oct 26, 2018

John “Bill” Spell, age 91, of Baxley died Friday, October 26, 2018 at Appling Healthcare System.

Mr. Spell was born September 30, 1927 in Appling County to the late James Kazell Spell and the late Nora Magdaline Knight Spell.  He was a member of Baxley Church of God and was the former owner of Spell Bee Company....