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Gilbert H. Harvey, Sr
Aug 18, 2012
Gilbert H. Harvey, Sr., age 66, of Alma died at his home early Saturday morning August 18, 2012 after an extended illness. He was a native of Ware County but had lived in Bacon County most of his life. He was son of the late Herman J. Harvey and Alma Rowell Harvey and was also preceded in death by a...
Herman Adams
Aug 17, 2012
Herman Adams age 86, of Nicholls died Friday August 17th, 2012 at his residence after an extended illness. He was a native of Coffee County, the son of the late Homer Adams and Bertie Spivey Adams and was also preceded in death by a son Tedrick Gordon Adams, a twin brother Homer Adams, and 2 sisters Wannie Nemsick and Vina...
Emory A. Johnson
Aug 3, 2012
Emory A. Johnson, Jr. age 85, of Alma died Friday August 3rd, 2012 at Mayo Clinic Medical Center in Waycross after a short illness. He was a native of Punta Gorda, Florida but had lived in Bacon County since 1994. He was son of the late Emory Albert Johnson, Sr. and Linnie McLeod Johnson and was also preceded in death...
Royce Thomas
Aug 2, 2012
Royce Thomas, age 75, of Nicholls died at Hospice House of Waycross Thursday August 2nd, 2012 after an extended illness. He was a native of Bacon County but had lived in Nicholls for many years. He was son of the late Cohen Thomas and Vernie Mae Christmas Thomas and was also preceded in death by a brother, Jake Thomas and...
Thomas Eddie Waters
Jul 31, 2012
Thomas Eddie Waters, age 67, of Alma passed away Tuesday, July 31st at his residence after a short illness. He was a native of Bacon County and son of the late Thomas Edward Waters and Verna Carter Waters. Eddie was retired from the Bacon County School System after 32 years of teaching Special Ed. He served in the US Air...
E.J. Davis
Jul 15, 2012
E J Davis, age 82, of Alma died early Sunday morning July 15, 2012 at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. He was a native of Bacon County, son of the late James (JIM) Davis and Sadie Cothern Dowling and was also preceded in death by a grandson, Tony Herrington. E J served in the U S Army...
Lydia Johnson
Jul 7, 2012
Lydia Taylor Johnson, age 82, of Alma died Saturday July 7th, 2012 at Twin Oaks after an extended illness. She was a native of Coffee County but had lived in Alma most of her life. She was daughter of the late George Taylor and Fannie Gill Taylor and was also preceded in death by five brothers, Bunk, Estalee, Albert, Billy...
Bobby L. Mercer
Jun 20, 2012
Bobby L. Mercer, age 75, of Yulee, Florida of passed away Wednesday, June 20th at the O B Joyful Assisted Living in Jacksonville, FL after an extended illness. He was a native of Bacon County and son of the late Charlie Mercer and Lela Mae Stewart Mercer. Bobby was preceded in death by his wife Mary Yarber Mercer. Survivors include...
William J. (Jeff) Cox
Jun 19, 2012
William J. (Jeff) Cox, age 46 of Alma died Tuesday evening at the Bacon County Hospital after a long extended illness. He was a native of Homerville, Georgia but had lived in Alma the past 10 years. He was a son of the late David Cox and was also preceded in death by a brother, David Ray Cox and a...
Billy Jack Martin
Jun 17, 2012
Billy Jack Martin, age 76, of Alma passed away Sunday, June 17th at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. He was a native of Ocilla, GA. but had lived his early in years in Alma, lived many years in Tampa, FL before moving back in Alma in 1999. He was son of the late N C Martin and...
Margaret (Margie) Quinn
Jun 15, 2012
Margaret (Margie) Quinn, age 60, of Alma passed away Friday, June 15, at Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. She was a native of Coffee County but had lived most of her life in Bacon County. Margie was daughter of the late Dennis Edward Adams and Jessie Batten Adams and was a member of Campground Methodist Church. Survivors include...
John E. Murray
Jun 13, 2012
John E. Murray, age 53, of Nicholls died suddenly at his home Wednesday June 13th, 2012. He was a native of Albany, Georgia but had lived in Bacon County since 1989. He was son of the late John Emmett Murray and had served in the U S Army in the 101st Air borne Rangers Unit and was involved in the...
Harold Wade
Jun 12, 2012
Harold Wade, age 81, of Alma passed away June 12th at his residence after an extended illness. He was a native of Ware County but had lived most of his life in Bacon County. Harold was son of the late Peyton Wade and Mamie Sweat Wade; he was preceded in death by his wife Martha J. Wade, a daughter, Lisa...
Royce Taylor
Jun 6, 2012
Royce Taylor, age 63, of Alma passed away suddenly Wednesday, June 6th at his residence. He was a native of Bacon County and son of the late Reppard Taylor and Amanda (Mandy) Elizabeth Bunton Taylor. Royce was preceded in death by a brother, Marlow Taylor, a sister, Luvania King and two brothers-in- law, Chester Grossman and Earl Keen. He was...
June Tallent
Jun 6, 2012
June Tallent, age 86, of Alma passed away Wednesday, June 6th at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. She was a native of Lake County, FL. but had lived most of her life in Bacon County. June was daughter of the late Charlie Wilson and Tennie Bell Wilson; her husband Giles L. Tallent, Sr., a daughter, Laura Jean...
Horace Rowell
May 30, 2012
Horace Rowell, age 69, of Kingsland, GA died Wednesday, May 30th, at the Florida Baptist Medical Center after short illness. He was a native of Coffee County, had lived in St. Mary's Georgia for 23 years and Eastman, Georgia for 24 years before moving back to Camden County in 2011. Horace was son of the late Aldine Rowell and Winnie...
Roy F Tanner
May 29, 2012
Roy F. Tanner, age 78, of Columbus passed away Tuesday, May 29th at Columbus Hospice after a short illness. He was a native of Bacon County but had lived most of his life in Columbus, GA. Roy was son of the late Amos Tanner and Rita Rigdon Tanner; his first wife; Lera Jarrard Tanner, one brother, James O. Tanner and...
Jerry F Taylor
May 18, 2012
Jerry F. Taylor age 72, of Alma passed away Friday May 18th at Twin Oaks Nursing Home. He was a native of Bacon Co. and the son of the late Rufus L. Taylor and Ollie Drury Taylor. He was also preceded in death by his wife LaDonna Holton Taylor, two grandsons, Jerian and Nicholas McDonald, two brothers, Lewis and Raymond...
Linnie Tanner Revels
Nov 18, 2011
Linnie Tanner Revels, age 98, of Hazlehurst passed away November 18th at the Twin Oaks Nursing Home after and extended illness. She was a native of Coffee County but had lived most of her life in Bacon County. Linnie was daughter of the late John Wesley Tanner and Lou Taylor Tanner; she was preceded in death by her husband, Ray...
Corine Wheeler
Nov 11, 2011
Corine Wheeler, age 85, of Alma died Friday morning November 11th, 2011 at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. She was a native of Jeff Davis County but had lived in Bacon County most of her life. She was daughter of the late Preston Matthews and Alene Googe Matthews and was also preceded in death by her husband...
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