Charles William Thrift, Sr.
Oct 2, 2022
Charles William Thrift, Sr., age 92, of Alma passed away October 2, 2022 at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. He was born in Pierce County July 17, 1930 to the late John Riley Thrift and Mary Mock Thrift. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Melba Jean Sellers Thrift, and brother, James...
Gordon C. Waters
Oct 1, 2022
Gordon C. Waters, age 84, of Alma passed away October 1, 2022 at Twin Oaks Nursing Home after an extended illness. He was born on January 5, 1938 in Candler County to the late Ewell Waters and Jesse Jones Waters. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers, Wiley and Paul Waters.
Survivors include...
Natasha Christal Pugh
Oct 1, 2022
Natasha Christal Pugh, age 26, of Alma passed away suddenly October 1, 2022 at the Bacon County Hospital. She was born on June 13, 1996 in Sanford, Florida but had been living in Alma for many years.
Survivors include her father, Jay Pugh (Mary Mitchell); her mother, Kathleen Knowlton Pugh; daughter, Gracelyn Amari Wilson of Alma; two...
Evelyn Virginia Dubberly
Sep 29, 2022
Mrs. Evelyn Virginia "Ginner" Dubberly, age 87 formerly of Dothan, Alabama passed away on Thursday (September 29, 2022). She was born on March 2, 1935 in Pierce County to the late Claude Milton Wade and Theressa Moore Wade. Mrs. Virginia lived in Alma, Waycross and Moultrie before moving to Dothan, Alabama in 1971.
Besides her parents she...
Ruth Lee
Sep 29, 2022
Ruth Taylor Lee, age 93, of Nicholls passed away September 29, 2022 at Twin Oaks Nursing Home after an extended illness. She was born in Pierce County on June 30, 1929 to the late Jack Taylor and Sarah Ellis Taylor. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Lemuel H. Lee, Sr., son, Mike Lee, four...
Roger Dale Carter
Sep 25, 2022
Roger Dale Carter, age 73, of Alma passed away Sunday (September 25, 2022) after a short illness. Born on December 4, 1948 in Bacon County to the late Dewitt Carter and Lucille Nail Carter. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Billy Joe Carter.
Mr. Carter was retired from Rogers State Prison and...
Samuel Ryan Boatright
Sep 20, 2022
Samuel Ryan Boatright, 41, of Alma passed away suddenly September20, 2022 in Savannah, Georgia. He was born in Bacon County on May 27, 1981. He was son of the late James Clifton Boatright.
Survivors include his mother, Sandra Moon Shaw and her grandson, Ethan Benton; brother, James Eric Boatright, wife Kimberly and sister, Jasmine Shaw.
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Maurice Eugene "M. E." Smith
Sep 10, 2022
Maurice Eugene "M.E." Smith, Sr. age 88, of Alma passed away Saturday (September 10, 2022) at the Bacon County Hospital after a short illness. Mr. Smith was born in Ware County to the late Cecil Jack Smith and Manonia Lee Smith and made Alma his home most of his life. He served in the US Army during the Korean...
Peggy Deen Pinner
Sep 3, 2022
Peggy Deen Pinner, 84, of Laurel Crest Retirement Community West Columbia, SC passed away Friday, September 3, 2022, surrounded by her family.
She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Joe Pinner; children, Michael Pinner (Diane), Ventura, CA, Gregg Pinner (Paula), West Columbia, SC; grandchildren; Danica Pinner (Nick Campbell) Van Nuys, CA, USMC...
James Emerson Peacock
Aug 31, 2022
James Emerson Peacock, age 68, of Alma, was called home to be with the Lord on August 31, 2022. Born on September 19, 1953 in Jesup, Georgia to the late Walter Emerson and Jean McNeill Peacock, James was a life-long resident of Bacon County and attended both New Hope Southern Congregational Methodist Church and First Baptist Church of Alma,...
Vivian E. Deen
Aug 29, 2022
Vivian Everett Deen, age 103, of Alma passed away Monday (August 29, 2022) at his residence after an extended illness. Born in Appling County April 16, 1919 to the late Luther Deen and Sarah Deen Trowell.
Mr. Deen served in the US Army during WWII, was retired from Satilla REMC and was a member of the V.F.W....
William Terrell 'Terry" Hersey
Aug 28, 2022
William Terrell "Terry" Hersey, age 64, of Alma passed away Sunday (August 28, 2022) at Miller County Hospital after an extended illness. Born in Coffee County on December 12, 1957. He was son of the late William Thomas Hersey and preceded in death by a brother, Tommy Hersey and sister, Donna Smith.
Survivors include his mother, Mildred...
Ansley L. Bennett
Aug 27, 2022
Ansley Leonard Bennett, age 73, of Alma passed away suddenly Saturday (August 27,2022) at his residence. He was born in Ware County on July 23, 1949 to the late Aaron Richard Bennett and Mildred Viroue Turner Bennett. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Linda Cafaro Bennett and brother, Arnold Bennett.
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Ryan Michael Mims
Aug 26, 2022
Ryan Michael Mims, age 27, of Alma passed away suddenly Friday, August 26, 2022 at his residence. He was born on March 10, 1995 in Ware County but had lived most of his life in Bacon County. Ryan was preceded in death by his father, Michael Scott Mims and uncle, Kevin Streat.
Ryan was a graduate of...
Don Edgar Varnadore
Aug 26, 2022
Don Edgar Varnadore, age 81, of Alma passed away at his residence Friday morning (August 26, 2022) after an extended illness. Mr. Don was born on August 15, 1941 in Alma to the late Edgar Varnadore and Lillie Merle Holton Varnadore. He served in the US Army and was a member of Unity Baptist Church where he served as...
Joe Overstreet
Aug 25, 2022
Joe Julian Overstreet, 86, of Alma passed away Thursday morning (August 25, 2022) at his residence after a short illness. Mr. Joe was born in Jeff Davis County to the late Joe Brown Overstreet and Pearl McLeod Overstreet and made Alma his home for most of his life. He served in the US Marine Corp, then begin working with...
Brenda Marie Adams
Aug 25, 2022
Brenda Marie Adams, age 59, of Callahan, Florida passed away suddenly Thursday (August 25, 2022) at her residence. She was born on July 13, 1963 in Jacksonville, Florida to the late J. F. Wilcox and Nancy Collins Wilcox. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Adams, Jr, son, Lloyd Adams, III and brother, Ricky...
Col. (Ret) Sumner John Denmark, Jr
Aug 24, 2022
Col. (Ret) Sumner John "S.J." Denmark, Jr. will be interred with full military honors on Friday, September 22, 2023 at 2:00 PM. The service will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery, Alma, GA with Deacon Stella Clark officiating.
S.J. was born March 11, 1934, in Alma, Bacon County, Georgia to Sumner J. Denmark, Sr. and Annie Laurie...
Betty Nettles
Aug 22, 2022
Betty Nettles, age 69, of Alma passed away August 22, 2022 at Twin Oaks Nursing Home after an extended illness. Born in Orange County, Florida on March 2, 1953 but had lived in Bacon County for many years. She was daughter of the late Jessie William Dennis and Elsie Marie Kimberley King and preceded in death by a grandson,...
Patricia Courson
Aug 19, 2022
Patricia Varnadore Courson, age 79, of Hazlehurst passed away on August 19, 2022 at Coffee Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born October 12, 1942 in Appling County to Adrian Varnadore and Aline Yawn Varnadore. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Thomas Joseph Courson, brother, James Olan Varnadore and...
