Obituary Listing

Feb 11, 2024

Burnis Eugene "Buck" Harnage, age 82, of Alma passed away February 11, 2024 at St. Vincent's Riverside Hospital.

Mr. Harnage was born on May 7, 1941 in Jacksonville, Florida, the son of the late Guy Edison Harnage and Edna Murray Harnage. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Nelda Simmons Harnage,...

Feb 8, 2024

Mary Diane Nail, age 76, of Alma passed away suddenly February 8, 2024 at her residence. She was born May 31, 1947, in Bacon County to the late Claude Waters and Hattie Mullis Waters. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband James E. Nail; brothers, Jack Waters, Buck Waters and Robert Waters; sisters, Arlene Napier,...

Feb 8, 2024

Evelyn Delores Dunlap, age 85, of Nicholls passed away February 8, 2024, at Bacon County Hospital after a brief illness. She was a native of Bacon County and daughter of the late Cliford Douglas and Wilma Johnston Douglas. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil E. Dunlap and brother, Jerald Douglas.

Feb 6, 2024

On February 6, 2024 James Cochran Clark passed away peacefully and exquisity in Jacksonville, Florida after a long illness.  James was born February 16, 1945 at Columbia Hospital in Washington, D. C. to his deceased dad, James Lawrence his mother, Frankie Waunee Cochran Clark and his stepdad, Merrill Corbin all of Statesboro, GA.

He leaves behind a...

Feb 5, 2024

Terri Dale Newberry Miles, age 74, passed away February 5, 2024 at her residence after a short illness.

She was a native of Bacon County and daughter of the late William A. Newberry and Etta Mae Courson Newberry. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by brothers, Buddy Newberry, Johnny Newberry, Roy Newberry, Sr....

Feb 3, 2024

Peggy Gurley Carter, age 68, of Alma passed away February 3, 2024 at Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. She was born February 24, 1955 in Bacon County.  She was preceded in death by her father, Junior Earl Gurley and brother, David Gurley.

Mrs. Peggy was a member of Old Pine Grove Church.

Survivors...

Feb 1, 2024

Grace Marie Gilliard Gray, age 87 of Nicholls, passed away Thursday February 1st at home after a short illness. She was retired from Southeastern Bank, a native of Coffee County and the daughter of the late Willie Cliff and Valteen Stevens Gilliard. Her husband James Ferrell "Bob" Gray, 2 brothers Hubert Gilliard and Buford Gilliard, and a sister Minnie...

Jan 31, 2024

Wendell L. Johnson, age 73, formerly of Alma passed away January 31, 2024 at his home in Westgreen after an extended illness. He was a native of Bacon County and son of the late Andrew "Bud" Johnson and Lavada Taylor Johnson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Garwayne Johnson, Twain Johnson and...

Jan 29, 2024

Carl Miller, age 64, of Mershon passed away January 29, 2024 at his residence after an extended illness. He was born November 19, 1959 in Appling County. He was son of the late Johnny Miller and in addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother, Larry Dewayne Miller.

Mr. Miller was a member...

Jan 24, 2024

Ernie Ellawease Medders, age 94, formerly of Alma passed away January 24, 2024 at Vista Park Health and Rehabilitation in Coffee County after an extended illness. She was daughter of the late Henry Marvin Jordan and Ruby Isabelle Henderson Jordan. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, James Clifton Medders; two sisters, Winifred Williams and...

Jan 14, 2024

Donald Reeves, age 68, of Blackshear passed away January 14, 2024 at Harborview Health Systems after a short illness. He was born February 24, 1955 in Appling County to the late Barto Reeves and Mazie Harper Ellis.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Opal Geneva Skinner Reeves, grandson, Heath Reeves and two...

Jan 14, 2024

Tommy L. Taylor, age 67, of Alma passed away suddenly January 14, 2024 at the Bacon County Hospital. Tommy was a native of Bacon County and son of the late Lether L. Taylor and Illa Jean Nipper Taylor. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his sister -in-law, Jerri Lynn Taylor.

Mr. Tommy started coaching...

Jan 14, 2024

William Sidney Whitley, Sr., age 56, of Nicholls passed away suddenly January 14, 2024 at his residence after an extended illness. He was a native of Bacon County and son of the late Jimmy Sidney Whitley and Wanda Strickland Whitley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Laydon Smith and two sisters, Donna...

Jan 13, 2024

Fredia Yvonne Thomas Skinner, age 69, of Alma passed away January, 13, 2024 at Twin Oaks Nursing Home after an extended illness. She was born July 12, 1954 in Bacon County. She was preceded in death by her father, William Darrell Douglas and husbands, Johnny Thomas and Omar Skinner.

Survivors include her mother, Nellie Faye Wade Douglas;...

Jan 13, 2024

Yvonne Harper, age 81, of Alma passed away January 13, 2024 at Coffee Regional MedicalCenter after a short illness. She was born October 27, 1942 in Duval County Florida to the late Clarence and Grace Wynens. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Carl Harper and two sisters, Sue Norris Pollock and Jan Vath....

Jan 12, 2024

Zana Lee Patrick May, age 83, of Alma passed away January 12, 2024 at Twin Oaks Nursing Home after a short illness. She was born January 4, 1941 in Huntington, West Virginia to the late Earl Howard Patrick and Alma Rebecca Surbaugh Patrick. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Roscoe May and brother,...

Jan 7, 2024

James Ernest "Jim"  McLean, Sr.

James Ernest McLean, Sr, 86, of Alma, Georgia. passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2024. James Ernest was born in Alma, Georgia on May 29, 1937 to the late Ted McLean and Denell Rigdon McLean. He was a 1955 graduate of Bacon County High School where he was a student athlete and...

Jan 7, 2024

James "Jimmy" P. Rimes, Jr., age 69, of Alma passed away January 7, 2024 at Twin Oaks Nursing Home after an extended illness. He was born March 30, 1954 in Bacon County to the late James Rimes, Sr. and Joyce Blasingame Rimes. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by a son Jim Rimes, III.

Survivors...

Jan 2, 2024

Ashley Ray Dyal, age 69, of Alma passed away January 2, 2024 at St. Vincent's Hospital after a brief illness. He was born September 4, 1954 in Nicholls, Georgia to the late Marvin Dyal and Eunice Douglas Lee. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by four brothers, Billy Jack Dyal, David Jack Dyal, Richard Dyal, Aldine Dyal;...

Dec 18, 2023

Mrs. Wilda Rea Taylor Lewis, passed away December 18, 2023 at her residence after a short illness. She was born November 25, 1938, in Bacon County to the late Ledley Taylor and Ruby Dubberly Taylor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Tommie R. Lewis, grandson, Jason Lewis, brothers, James Elmer Taylor, Idus...