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Cirilo Loredo

Cirilo Loredo

Feb 29, 2024

Cirilo Loredo, age 60, of Alma passed away suddenly February 29, 2024 at the Bacon County Hospital. He was born March 18, 1963 in El Huamuchil San Luis Potosi Mexico but had lived in Bacon County for many years. He was preceded in death by his father Pio Loredo and four brothers, Antero Loredo, Leodegario Loredo, Pio Loredo and...

Charles David Godwin

Charles David Godwin

Feb 25, 2024

Charles David Godwin, Sr., age 77, passed away suddenly February 25, 2024 at his residence. He was born July 27, 1946 in Jeff Davis County to the late Alex Godwin and Jessie Mae Allen Godwin. He lived in Bacon County for 15 years before moving to Jacksonville Florida where he lived for many years then lived to Alabama the...

Linda Diane Lurty

Linda Diane Lurty

Feb 21, 2024

Linda Diane Lurty, age 69, of Alma passed away February 21, 2024 at Twin Oaks Nursing Home after an extended illness. She was born August 20, 1954 in Galveston, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents, Tony Solano and Amelia Garza Solano. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sons, Rudy and Robert...

Wayne Darrell Meeks

Wayne Darrell Meeks

Feb 18, 2024

Wayne Darrell Meeks, age 79, of Milledgeville, Georgia passed away February 18, 2024 at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center after a short illness. He was a native of Bacon County and son of the late Roy Meeks and Etta Mae Thompson Meeks.

Wayne was a 1962 graduate of Nicholls High and was the class Valedictorian. He went...

Maria Soto

Maria Soto

Feb 16, 2024

Maria Soto, age 41, of Alma passed away February 16, 2024 at Chandler Hospital in Savannah after a short illness. She was born June 22, 1982 in Vera Cruz, Mexico.

Survivors include her husband, Juan Soto of Alma; her parents, Oseas Zarate and Ricarda Martinez of Mexico; five children, Jacob Soto, Fermin Soto, Christian Lopez, Kendy Lopez...

Martha Aycock

Martha Aycock

Feb 15, 2024

Martha Aycock, age 86 of Alma, GA passed away February 15, 2024 at Vista Park/Affinis Hospice after a brief illness. Martha was born in Bacon County, GA on December 11, 1937 to the late Britt and Cassie Courson Brigman. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years Billy F. Aycock, by...

Gary Jones Rewis

Gary Jones Rewis

Feb 15, 2024

Gary Jones Rewis, 78, peacefully passed away February 15, 2024 at his home. At his side was his loving wife, Cherry Rewis.

Gary was of the Baptist faith. A Memorial services will be held on February 22, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Damascus Church Cemetery. Pastor Randy Deloach of Connection Church in Dublin, GA  will be officiating....

Burnis "Buck" Harnage

Burnis "Buck" Harnage

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,...

Mary Diane Nail

Mary Diane Nail

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,...

Evelyn Delores Dunlap

Evelyn Delores Dunlap

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.

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James C. Clark

James C. Clark

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...

Terri Dale Miles

Terri Dale Miles

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....

Peggy Carter

Peggy Carter

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...

Grace Marie Gray

Grace Marie Gray

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...

Wendell L. Johnson

Wendell L. Johnson

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...

Carl Miller

Carl Miller

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...

Ernie Ellawease Medders

Ernie Ellawease Medders

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...

Donald Reeves

Donald Reeves

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...

Tommy L. Taylor

Tommy L. Taylor

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...

William Sidney Whitley, Sr.

William Sidney Whitley, Sr.

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...

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