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Elaine Mann

Elaine Mann

Jun 29, 2022

Elaine Mann, age 76, of Alma passed away on June 29, 2022 at Memorial Health in Savannah after a short illness. She was born on March 9, 1946 in Bacon County to the late James Dwight Smart, Sr. and Eunice Dixie Sweat Smart. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her son, Earl David Mann and sister,...

Anita Norris

Anita Norris

Jun 29, 2022

Anita Deen Norris, age 76, of Alma passed away suddenly June 29, 2022 at the Bacon County Hospital. She was a native of Bacon County and daughter of the late Felder Eugene Deen and Georgia Lee Smart Deen. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by a grandson, James Hensley Hale, III, brother, Thomas David Deen and sister ...

Benjamin Stanley Tanner

Benjamin Stanley Tanner

Jun 26, 2022

Benjamin Stanely Tanner, age 66, of Alma passed away at the Bacon County Hospital on Sunday, June 26, 2022 after an extended illness. He was a native of Bacon County and son of the late Benjamin Warnie Tanner and Wilma Cribb Tanner. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers, Lyman Dewey Tanner and Timmy Keith...

Major George Lawton Johnson

Major George Lawton Johnson

Jun 26, 2022

Major George Lawton Johnson, Georgia State Patrol (retired) age 82, of Alma passed away on Sunday morning June 26, 2022 at the Bacon County Hospital after a short illness.

He was born May 25, 1940, and raised in Alma, in the Pine Level Community to the late James Willie Lee "Bill" Johnson and Dolora Rigdon Johnson. He...

Dakota Tyler Greer

Dakota Tyler Greer

Jun 24, 2022

Dakota Tyler Greer, age 26, of Nicholls passed away suddenly on Friday, June 24, 2022 at the Bacon County Hospital. He was a native of Coffee County and preceded in death by his brother Vincent Greer.

Survivors include his parents, Jeffery Greer and Betty Martin Greer; son, Richard Walker Greer; sister, Marlay and Ricky Carter; step-brother, Aki...

Gynell Beckham

Gynell Beckham

Jun 23, 2022

Gynell Williams Beckham, age 70, of Alma passed away at her residence on June 23, 2022 after a short illness. Born in Bacon County on June 12, 1952 to the late Dewey Williams and Ruby Lord Williams. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Stanley Beckham, Sr., brothers, Bo Williams, Larry Williams and Gerald Williams...

Barbara Boyd

Barbara Boyd

Jun 23, 2022

Funeral services for Mrs. Barbara Cauley Boyd, age 72 will be conducted Monday, June 27, 2022 at 3 P.M. in the Chapel of Williams Funeral Home in Milledgeville. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday from 2 P.M. until the service hour. Interment will take place at 10 A.M. on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 in the...

Delano Deen

Delano Deen

Jun 22, 2022

Delano Deen, age 88, of Alma passed away on June 22, 2022 at Satilla Hospice in Waycross after a brief illness. He was born in Bacon County on August 7, 1933 to the late Roy Stanford Deen and Arrhena Tanner Deen. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers, Sammy Deen and James Deen.

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Patricia "Ann" Altman

Patricia "Ann" Altman

Jun 19, 2022

Patricia "Ann Altman" Leggett age 71, of Alma passed away on June 19, 2022 at Hazlehurst Court Care & Rehabilitation after an extended illness.

Ann was born on September 4, 1950 in Alma to the late James "Tater" Quinton Altman and Nellie Gray "Odom" Altman.  She was a member of New Vision Congregational Methodist Church.

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Roger Henry Mcclellan

Roger Henry Mcclellan

Jun 8, 2022

Roger Henry McClellan, age 67, formerly of Alma passed away on June 8, 2022 at Memorial Satilla Hospital after an extended illness. He was born in Bacon County on September 3, 1954 to Henry McClellan and Ruby Rigdon Tanner. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Dana Connell McClellan.

Survivors include three daughters,...

Kathryn Tasha Batten

Kathryn Tasha Batten

Jun 5, 2022

Kathryn Tasha Batten, age 45, of Alma passed away June 5, 2022 at Hospice Satilla after an extended illness. She was daughter of the late Donald Lee Batten. She was a member of New Vision Congregational Methodist Church.

Survivors include her mother and stepfather, Kathryn King Barber and Harold Barber of Patterson; fiancé, Kevin Mikell of Alma;...

Johnny "Sam" Dewayne Surrency

Johnny "Sam" Dewayne Surrency

Jun 1, 2022

Johnny Dewayne (Sam) Surrency, age 59, of Nicholls, passed away suddenly after an extended illness at the Bacon County Hospital. John was a native of Bacon County, a member of the Nicholls Church of God of Prophesy, and the son of the late John E. Surrency. A brother Mitchell Surrency also precedes him in death.

Survivors include...

Nelda Harnage

Nelda Harnage

Jun 1, 2022

Nelda Nan "Nell" Simmons Harnage, 77, of Alma, Georgia passed away June 1, 2022 at the Bacon County Hospital. Nell was born on February 19, 1945 in Jacksonville, Florida, the daughter of the late Wm. J. Simmons and Daisy Louise Moore Simmons. Nell was the wife of her best friend Burnis E. "Buck" Harnage for 59 years. She was...

Raymond Rod Holton, Jr

Raymond Rod Holton, Jr

May 26, 2022

Raymond Rod Holton, Jr., age 47, of Nicholls passed away on May 26, 2022 at his residence after an extended illness. He was a native of Bacon County but had lived most of his life in Coffee County He was son of the late Raymond R. "Rod" Holton.

Survivors include his mother, Beverly A. Gilliard Holton of...

Benjamin Allen

Benjamin Allen

May 26, 2022

Benjamin "Ben" Allen, age 58, of Alma passed away at his residence on May 26, 2022 after an extended illness. He was born in Bacon County on November 6, 1963 to Jeffey Allen and Eloise Cribb Carter. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by four grandchildren, Brandon, Nicholas, Alley and Jayla and sister Evonne Allen. He was...

Danette Rigdon

Danette Rigdon

May 25, 2022

Danette Rigdon, age 71 of Alma passed away May 25, 2022 at the Bacon County Hospital after a extended illness. She was born in Jeff Davis County on January 20, 1951 to U. V. "Bud' Rigdon and Phyllis Carter Rigdon.

Survivors include her brother, Mitchel Rigdon and wife Nancy and nieces, Lauris Mullis and husband Marty and...

Eddie Lee Taylor

Eddie Lee Taylor

May 23, 2022

Eddie Lee Taylor, age 86, passed away May 23, 2022 at his daughter's residence in Hoboken, Georgia after a brief illness. He was born in Bacon County on August 27, 1935 to E. D. Taylor and Maybell Holton Taylor. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, JoAnn Ellis Taylor; infant son, brothers, L. P. Taylor,...

Jerry Ray Taylor

Jerry Ray Taylor

May 21, 2022

Jerry Ray Taylor, Sr., age 77, of Alma passed away at his residence after an extended illness. He was born in Bacon County on October 30, 1944 to Nolan Taylor and Bertie Taylor. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by granddaughter, Kiley Music; brothers, Lether Taylor, Roy "Duck" Taylor, Buddy Taylor and Troy Taylor and sister, Shirley...

Elaine Thornton

Elaine Thornton

May 18, 2022

Charlotte Elaine Thornton, age 75 formerly of Alma passed away suddenly May 18, 2022 at Pruitthealth Retirement Home in Moultrie. She was born on September 14, 1946 in Charlotte, North Carolina but had lived in Alma for many years. Her parents Emmett David Holton and Elizabeth Annette Evans Newton; two brothers, Eddie Holton and Emmett Arthur Holton and sister,...

Jerry Edward Wren

Jerry Edward Wren

May 17, 2022

Jerry Edward Wren, age 77, of Alma passed away on May 17, 2022 at Twin Oaks Nursing Home after an extended illness. He was born on April 28, 1945 in Kenton, Ohio to Gerald Edward Wren and Jessie Johnson Wren. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Wren; three brothers, Sam Wren, Jim Wren...

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