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Ryan Michael Mims

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Benny E. Boatright

Benny E. Boatright

Aug 18, 2022

Benjamin "Benny" Ellis Boatright, Sr., age 68, passed away on August 18, 2022 at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. He was born in Bacon County on November 18, 1953 to the late Winford Royal Boatright and Virginia Medders Boatright.  Besides his parents he was preceded in death by a son Stan Boatright, sister Pam Patterson...

Glenn Franklin Crosby

Glenn Franklin Crosby

Aug 16, 2022

Glenn Franklin Crosby, age 72, of Alma went home to be with the Lord on August 16, 2022 at his residence after a short illness. He was born on October 29, 1949 in Glynn County to the late Ralph Crosby and Nadine Harris Byrd.Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Brenda Thomas Crosby.

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Brenda Jean Cothern

Brenda Jean Cothern

Aug 13, 2022

Brenda Jean Cothern, age 69, of Nicholls passed away on August 13, 2022 at Twin Oaks Nursing Home after an extended illness. She was born in Lepanto, Arkansas on January 28, 1953 to the late James Malon Long and Jessie Mildred Thornsberry Long. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by a nephew Christopher Davidson and daughter-in-law, Helen...

Eddie L. Bishop

Eddie L. Bishop

Aug 8, 2022

Eddie L. Bishop, age 72, of Alma passed away August 8, 2022 at Memorial Health in Savannah after a short illness.

He was born Cairo, GA. on November 2, 1949 but had lived in Bacon County for many years.  He was son of the late Henry Edward Bishop and Sadie Mae Bishop.

Mr. Bishop served...

Cecil Eugene Hall

Cecil Eugene Hall

Aug 7, 2022

Cecil Eugene Hall, age 85, of Alma passed away August 7, 2022 at his residence after an extended illness. He was a native of Bacon County and son of the late Eddie Hall and Sennie Hall. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Judy Boatright Hall, brother, Johnny Hall, and five sisters, Bernice King, Maudine...

Tilmon Thomas Toler

Tilmon Thomas Toler

Aug 2, 2022

Tilmon Thomas Toler, age 93, of Alma passed away at his residence Tuesday, August 2, 2022. He was born in Soperton, Georgia on February 22, 1929 to the late Luther Toler and Beulah Mathis Toler. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wives Valerie Taylor Toler and Shirley Williams Toler; two brothers, Carl Toler...

Dixie Faye Douglas

Dixie Faye Douglas

Aug 2, 2022

Dixie Faye Douglas, age 90, of Alma passed away on August 2, 2022 at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. She was a native of Bacon County and daughter of the late Herbert T. Douglas and Maggie Tanner Douglas. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by a brother, Herbert "Bud" Douglas and sister, Mary Lucy...

Carolyn Altman

Carolyn Altman

Aug 1, 2022

Carolyn Virginia Graham Altman, age 85, of Alma passed away Monday evening (August 1, 2022) after an extended illness. She was born in Jeff Davis County on July 25, 1937 to the late Marcus Leroy Graham and Lorene Sears Graham.  Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Earnest Lee Altman, a brother,...

Bruce "Too Tall" Nall

Bruce "Too Tall" Nall

Jul 29, 2022

Bruce "Too Tall",  Nall, age 60, of Alma passed away suddenly Friday, July 29, 2022 at his residence. He was born in Fort Knox, Kentucky on November 15, 1961 to the late Waymon Medders Nall and Wilma Lucille Turner Nall. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his brother, C. Glenn Nall.

Survivors include his...

Cathleen Taylor Turner

Cathleen Taylor Turner

Jul 28, 2022

Cathleen Taylor Turner, age 72, of Alma passed away July 28, 2022 at her residence after an extended illness. She was born in Ware County on January 26, 1950 to Issac Foster Taylor and Maude King Taylor. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by four brothers, Lewis Taylor, Allen Taylor, Ikey Taylor and Bobby Crews and two...

Sandra Deen

Sandra Deen

Jul 19, 2022

Mrs. Sandra Douglas Deen, age 73, of Alma passed away July 19, 2022 at Memorial Health in Savannah after a short illness. She was a native of Bacon County and daughter of the late Fred M. Douglas and Eula Johnston Douglas. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by a brother Danny Douglas and sister Sharon Byars.

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Kelly James Cothern

Kelly James Cothern

Jul 15, 2022

Kelly James Cothern, age 49, of Alma passed away July 15, 2022 at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. He was son of the late Crawley Jackson Cothern and Sophie Mary Smith Cothern and preceded in death by a brother Richie Cothern.

Survivors include his wife Jennifer Cooper; three daughters, Kalyn Cothern, Kiley Cothern and...

Sidney "Bo" Mullis

Sidney "Bo" Mullis

Jul 14, 2022

Sidney Leroy 'Bo" Mullis, age 83, of Alma passed away July 14, 2022 at Baptist Village after a brief illness. He was born in Bacon County on October 31, 1938 to Sidney Joseph Mullis and Dicie Pierce Mullis. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by son, Michael Mullis and two sisters, Naomi Davis and Neileen Whitley.

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