Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

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

J.E. Roberson

J.E. Roberson

Jan 26, 2014

J.E. Roberson, age 59, of Baxley died Sunday, January 26, 2014 in St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah. Mr. Roberson was born September 11, 1954 in Appling County and was the son of the late Hovis Roberson, Jr. and the late Vera Mae Carter Roberson. He was a member of Red Oak Baptist Church where he served as Youth and...

Herbert Edsel "Mr. Ed" Harris

Herbert Edsel "Mr. Ed" Harris

Jan 15, 2014

Herbert Edsel "Mr. Ed" Harris, age 88, of Baxley died Wednesday, January 15, 2014. Mr. Harris was born June29, 1925 in Appling County and was the son of the late Frank Harris and the late Blanch Milikin Harris. He was a member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church and a member of the American Legion. Mr. Harris served in the...

John Henry Mcguirt

John Henry Mcguirt

Jan 11, 2014

John Henry McGuirt, age 72, of Baxley, died Sunday, January 11, 2014, in Memorial Medical Center in Savannah, GA. Mr. McGuirt was born December 21, 1941, in Wayne County and was the son of the late Daniel and Ethel McGuirt. He was a member of Friendship Congregational Christian Church. Mr. McGuirt worked with the REB Company before retiring. He...

Amy Rentz Avery

Amy Rentz Avery

Jan 11, 2014

Amy Rentz Avery of 104 Wedgefield Dr. Piedmont, South Caorlina died Saturday, January 11, 2014, at Bon Secours St. Frances Health System. Amy Rentz Avery, age 42, of Piedmont, South Carolina died, January 11, 2014. Ms. Avery was born August 16th, 1971 in Pullman, Washington. A native of Baxley, Georgia, she was the daughter of Curtis David Rentz and...

Velma Price

Velma Price

Dec 30, 2013

Velma Price, age 91, of Baxley died Monday, December 30, 2013, in the Appling Health Care System. Mrs. Price was born September 10, 1922, in Wrightsville, GA and was the daughter of the late Milton Little and Louella Claxton. She was a member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church and a former manager of the Appling Country Club. She was...

Mary Emma Davis

Mary Emma Davis

Dec 30, 2013

Mary Emma Davis, age 89, of Baxley died Monday, December 30, 2013, in the Bacon County Hospital. Mrs. Davis was born September 11, 1924, in Baxley, GA and was the daughter of the late Ruby and Zeda Carter, Sr. She was a member of Riverside Baptist Church and was a retired seamstress. Mrs. Davis was a devoted & loving...

Louis Leonard Forehand, Jr

Louis Leonard Forehand, Jr

Dec 23, 2013

Louis Leonard Forehand, Jr., age 82, of Baxley died Monday, December 23, 2013 in the Appling Healthcare System. Mr. Forehand was born March 18, 1931 and resided in Appling County most of his life. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mildred Hilton Forehand and a brother, Fletcher Forehand. He was a veteran of the United States Army,...

Dalton C. Fowler

Dalton C. Fowler

Dec 16, 2013

Dalton C. Fowler, age 78, of Baxley died Monday, December 16, 2013 in The Pavilion. Mr. Fowler was born April 6, 1935 in Appling County and was the son of the late Joel Dalton Fowler and the late Katie Carter Fowler & stepmother, Mildred Fowler. He was a member of Zion Church of God and was a 1954 graduate...

Sarah Elizabeth "Beth" Townsend Boone

Sarah Elizabeth "Beth" Townsend Boone

Dec 15, 2013

Sarah Elizabeth "Beth" Townsend Boone, age 56, of Baxley died Sunday, December 15, 2013. Miss. Boone was born August 10, 1957 in Fulton County and was the daughter of the late James Clifford Townsend and the late Sara Kate Lott Townsend. She was a 3rd generation teacher of the Townsend Family and retired as a Principal for the Altamaha...

Esther Johnson Rushing

Esther Johnson Rushing

Dec 8, 2013

Esther L. Johnson Rushing, age 85, of Baxley died Sunday, December 8, 2013 at The Pavilion. Mrs. Rushing was born December 22, 1927 to the late Madison Leon Johnson & the late Anna Lee Anderson Martin and was the widow of the late John Roger Rushing. She was a Homemaker and a member of the Baxley Church of God...

James E. Payne

James E. Payne

Dec 3, 2013

James E. Payne, age 93, of Baxley died Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Payne was born November 16, 1920 in Hartwell, GA to the late David L. and Flora White Payne. Mr. Payne was a veteran of the United States Army Air Force having served in WWII. He was a 1941 graduate of the University of...

Brad Redwine

Brad Redwine

Nov 28, 2013

Brad Redwine age 41, of Baxley died Thursday, November 28, 2013, at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, GA. Mr. Redwine was born December 11, 1971, in Glynn County. He graduated from Appling County Comprehensive High School in 1990 and then received his bachelors degree in business from Georgia Southern University. He was the purchasing order manager for...

Louise Crosby

Louise Crosby

Nov 23, 2013

Swain Funeral Home announces the death & funeral services of ... Louise Crosby, age 67, of Baxley died Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Coffee Regional Hospital in Douglas, GA. Mrs. Crosby was born October 6, 1946, in Alma, GA to the late James Barton Medders and the late Carrie Ivey Medders. She was employed by the Appling County Board...

Richard "Ricky" Sellers

Richard "Ricky" Sellers

Nov 23, 2013

Richard "Ricky" Marlin Sellers, age 65, of Baxley died Saturday, November 23, 2013, at his daughter's home in Odum, GA. Mr. Sellers was born May 24, 1948, in Alma Georgia and was the son of the late Richard Arthur and the late Joyce Lively Sellers. He was a Sales Manager and was a member of Harvest Chapel Church. Mr....

Mary Levenia Doke

Mary Levenia Doke

Nov 21, 2013

Mary Levenia Doke, age 86, of Baxley died Thursday, November 21, 2013 at Appling Healthcare System. Mrs. Doke was born June 26, 1927 in Appling County and was the daughter of the late Willie Clifton Courson & the late Fannie Almira Altman Courson. She was a member of Hopewell United Methodist Church where she served in the Women's Club....

Johnny Wilson "J.W." Lewis

Johnny Wilson "J.W." Lewis

Nov 18, 2013

Johnny Wilson "J.W." Lewis , age 79, of Baxley died Monday morning, November 18, 2013 at the Appling Healthcare System. Mr. Lewis was born March 3, 1934 in Jeff Davis County and was the son of the late John & Seenia Varnadore Lewis. He was a retired farmer and a member of Miles Chapel Baptist Church. Mr. Lewis served...

Roy Omer Aldridge

Roy Omer Aldridge

Nov 11, 2013

Roy Omer Aldridge, age 72, of Alma died Monday, November 11, 2013 at the Bacon County Hospital in Alma. Mr. Aldridge was born December 17, 1940 in Bacon County to the late Thomas Omer and Myrtie Mae Hersey Aldridge. He was a member of Hopewell United Methodist Church and was employed by General Housing. He was also preceded in...

Harold Edward "Ed" Rentz

Harold Edward "Ed" Rentz

Nov 7, 2013

Harold Edward "Ed" Rentz, Sr., age 74, of Baxley died Thursday, November 7, 2013 at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick. Mr. Rentz was born August 1, 1939 in Appling County to the late James Harold Rentz & the late Juanita Combs Rentz. He was a Veteran of the United States Army and a retired Line Supervisor with Georgia...

J. Merrell Miles

J. Merrell Miles

Oct 31, 2013

J. Merrell Miles, age 73 of Baxley died Thursday, October 31, 2013, at Memorial Hospital in Savannah. Mr. Miles was born July 1, 1940, in Appling County. He was the son of the late Willis Frank Miles and Bertha Lillian Beckworth Miles. Mr. Miles was the owner of J M Miles Construction and was a member of Red Oak...

Curtis Dillard Thomas

Curtis Dillard Thomas

Oct 22, 2013

Curtis Dillard Thomas, age 81 of Baxley died Tuesday, October 22, 2013, at his residence under the care of Southern Care Hospice. Mr. Thomas was born April 19, 1932, in Appling County. He was the son of the late Dillard Thomas and Chapel Mae Rowell Thomas. Mr. Thomas was the owner of Thomas Garage and was a member of...