Obituaries

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

Betty Jean Crummey

Betty Jean Crummey

Sep 26, 2016

Betty Jean Crummey, age 85, of Baxley died Monday, September 26, 2016 in the Appling Healthcare System. Mrs. Crummey was born October 20, 1930 in Jacksonville, Florida to the late Rufus John Dedmon and the late Julia Marshall Dedmon. She was a member of Satilla Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Mrs. Crummey was preceded in death by a...

Edna Louise Ball

Edna Louise Ball

Sep 19, 2016

Edna Louise Ball, age 80, of Baxley died Monday, September 19, 2016 in the Appling Healthcare System. Mrs. Ball was born October 20, 1935 in Pisgah, Alabama to the late Jonas Moore and the late Dessia Southerland Moore. She was a member of the Ruth Class of the First Baptist Church of Baxley. Mrs. Ball retired from the Cobb...

Roy Daniel Mclemore

Roy Daniel Mclemore

Sep 17, 2016

Roy Daniel McLemore, age 42, of Guyton died Saturday, September 17, 2016 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Ridgeland, South Carolina. Mr. McLemore was born February 28, 1974 in Bacon County but resided in Guyton for the past 4 years after moving from Baxley. He was a member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church in Baxley and was...

Roberto Castillo, Jr

Roberto Castillo, Jr

Sep 10, 2016

Roberto Castillo, Jr., age 56, of Vidalia died Saturday, September 10, 2016 at the Appling HealthCare System. Mr. Castillo was born October 24, 1959 in Laredo, Texas to the late Roberto Castillo, Sr. and Celestina Villegas Castillo. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Jaida Castillo and an uncle, Antonio Villegas, Sr. Survivors include daughters, Jessica Cortes of...

Sara Tillman Sellers

Sara Tillman Sellers

Sep 8, 2016

Sara Tillman Sellers, age 68, of Baxley died Thursday, September 8, 2016 at her daughter's home in Odum. Mrs. Sellers was born April 27, 1948 in Ludowici to the late Robert Reppard Tillman and the late Vannie Nelson Tillman. She was a member of Harvest Chapel Church but attended Piney Grove Church of God in Odum for the past...

Francis Martin Griffin

Francis Martin Griffin

Sep 7, 2016

Francis Martin Griffin, age 78, of Baxley died Wednesday, September 7, 2016 in the Jeff Davis Hospital. Mr. Griffin was born July 29, 1938 in Appling County to the late Earl Emanuel Griffin and the late Ione Bullard Griffin. He was a car salesman for Alma Auto Auction. Mr. Griffin was preceded in death by a son, Greg Griffin....

Willie Warren Harrison

Willie Warren Harrison

Sep 2, 2016

Willie Warren Harrison, age 53 of Vidalia, died Friday, September 2, 2016 at Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia. Mr. Harrison was born April 29, 1963 in Augusta,GA to the late William C. and Bobbette Jones Harrison. Survivors include a host of cousins. A graveside service will be held Monday, September 5, at 4:00 PM at Omega Cemetery. Rev....

Raiford Edwin "Ed" Tillman

Raiford Edwin "Ed" Tillman

Aug 26, 2016

Raiford Edwin "Ed" Tillman, age 65, of Surrency died Friday, August 26, 2016 in Vidalia. Mr. Tillman was born October 4, 1950 in Appling County to the late Raiford Herschel Tillman and the late Colleen Pearce Tillman. He was a member of Surrency Community Bible Church and a member of the Iron Butt Association. Mr. Tillman was the owner...

Bernice Williamson King

Bernice Williamson King

Aug 17, 2016

Bernice Williamson King, age 56, of Baxley died Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at the Satilla Hospice House in Waycross. Mrs. King was born November 4, 1959 in Jeff Davis County but was a lifelong resident of Appling County. Mrs. King was a member of Dunn Memorial Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her father, Willie Williamson, infant...

Eloise Cranford

Eloise Cranford

Aug 7, 2016

Eloise Cranford, age 90, of Baxley died Sunday August 7, 2016 at The Pavilion. Miss Cranford was born March 21, 1926 in Eastman to the late Blanton Cortez Cranford Sr. and the late Eunice Taylor Cranford. She was a missionary in India for 27 years and was a member of First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by...

David L. Crosby

David L. Crosby

Aug 5, 2016

David L. Crosby, age 70, of Baxley died Friday, August 5, 2016 at his residence under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice. Mr. Crosby was born July 28, 1946 in Alma to the late Berry Allen Crosby and the late Anize Belle Hayes Crosby. He was a member of the Baxley Christian Center. Mr. Crosby was a retired welder...

Doyle L. Loughren

Doyle L. Loughren

Aug 4, 2016

Doyle L. Loughren, age 77, of Baxley died Thursday, August 4, 2016 at Appling Healthcare System. Mr. Loughren was born September 23, 1938 in Swainsboro to the late Grady Taylor and the late Sibyl Davis Loughren. As a boy, he lived in Ohio, and then he resided in New Jersey before returning to Appling County in 1970. He was...

Pauline C. Baxley

Pauline C. Baxley

Jul 30, 2016

Pauline C. Baxley, age 88, of Baxley died Saturday, July 30, 2016 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah. Mrs. Baxley was born January 30, 1928 in Appling County to the late Cephas Tildon Crummey and the late Zella Crosby Crummey. She was a member of Spring Branch Baptist Church where she sang in the choir. Mrs. Baxley retired after...

Bro. Bobby Brinkley

Bro. Bobby Brinkley

Jul 24, 2016

Brother Bobby E. Brinkley, 81, died Sunday, July 24, 2016, at home surrounded by his family. Born in Wayne County, he started preaching the Gospel around Southeast Georgia in 1964. He loved to visit people and was an avid fisherman and hunter. He loved God, his family, and those he served. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist...

Diane Beatrice Herrington

Diane Beatrice Herrington

Jul 21, 2016

Diane Beatrice Herrington, age 78, of Baxley, died Thursday, July 21, 2016 at Appling Healthcare System. Mrs. Herrington was born March 31, 1938 in Carshalton Surrey, England to the late James Holton and the late Laurie Davenport Holton. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Allen Herrington. Survivors include her daughters, Nicola Herrington...

Richard Herrington

Richard Herrington

Jul 21, 2016

Richard Herrington, age 59, of San Salvador, El Salvador died Thursday, July 21, 2016. Mr. Herrington was born March 28, 1957 to the late Homer Virgil Herrington and the late Winnie Merle Johnson Herrington. He played basketball for the Appling County Pirates prior to graduating in 1975. He continued his basketball career at ABAC on a basketball scholarship and...

George W. Eason

George W. Eason

Jul 15, 2016

George W. Eason, age 89, of Surrency died Friday, July 15, 2016 at his residence under the care of Comfort Care Hospice. Mr. Eason was born November 3, 1926 in Appling County to the late Abraham Ottis and Hannah Bell Eason. He was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. He was a veteran of the United States Army...

Brenda Kay Blanton

Brenda Kay Blanton

Jul 8, 2016

Brenda Kay Blanton, age 58, of Surrency died Friday, July 8, 2016 at the Appling Healthcare System. Mrs. Blanton was born July 31, 1957 in Wayne County and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her father, Earl Williams, paternal grandparents, Jack and Inez Williams and maternal grandparents, Isom and Stella Moore. Survivors include her son, Ryan...

Ronald Davis

Ronald Davis

Jul 8, 2016

Ronald Davis, age 71, of Baxley died Friday, July 8, 2016 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah. Mr. Davis was born January 11, 1945 in Norfolk, Virginia to the late Elvin Lawson Davis and the late Mary Emma Carter Davis. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served during the Vietnam War. Mr. Davis was a...

Betty Marie Mccranie

Betty Marie Mccranie

Jun 30, 2016

Betty Marie McCranie, age 77, of Baxley died Thursday, June 30, 2016. Mrs. McCranie was born October 31, 1938 in Glynn County to the late Paul Turner and Stella Whitten Turner. She was employed at Greenville Galleries in Greenville, Georgia and was the Chief Editor for The Glenn Reporter in Brunswick, Georgia. Mrs. McCranie was a friend to everyone....