Obituary Listing

Aug 25, 2021

Stephen Carlos Nettles Sr., age 63, of Alma died at the Bacon County Hospital on Wednesday August 25th,2021 after a brief illness. He was a native of Dunedin FL but had lived in Alma GA most of his life. He was the son of the late Lee Roy (Red) Nettles and Bernice Marie Durrence Nettles.

He worked...

Aug 23, 2021

Linda Jean Herzog Holland, age 73 of Alma, passed away on August 23, 2021 in Alma, GA after an extended illness. She was born in Butte, MT on September 24, 1947.

Linda's mother, Virginia Linjatie and step-father, moved to Sunny Slope, MT where she attended school until the eighth grade. She then transferred to Fairfield High School...

Aug 22, 2021

Rosa Elvira Carillo Garcia, age 48, of Alma passed away on Sunday, August 22, 2021 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida after a short illness. She was born on October 19, 1972 in Durango, Mexico. She was preceded in death by her parents Guadalupe Carillo Blanco and Edmunda Garcia Hernandez and a brother Manuel Carrillo.

Survivors...

Aug 22, 2021

Angela B. Taylor, age 53, of Alma passed suddenly at her residence after an extended illness. Born on January 4, 1968 in Kissimmee, Florida to Tyann Simon Bratcher and Rebecca W. Whitley Anderson. Besides her parents she is preceded in death by her stepmother Fay Bratcher and brother Glenn Bratcher.

Survivors include her husband, Billy Ray Taylor,...

Aug 19, 2021

Anthony Wayne "Andy" Hutto, age 62, of Alma passed away at his residence on Thursday, August 19, 2021 after a short illness.

He was born September 7, 1958 in Bacon County.  He was a graduate of the class of 1976 of Bacon County High School. Andy was an Eagle Scout and a member of the Bacon County...

Aug 15, 2021

Irvin Clyatt Cason, age 70, of Alma passed away on Sunday, August 15, 2021 at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. He was born in Williston, Florida but had made Alma his home most of his life. He was preceded in death by his parents Clyatt Cason and Mary Weeks Geiger and stepfather Bill Geiger. Irvin was...

Aug 14, 2021

Byron Johnson Scott, Jr. (76) of Surrency, GA, entered his heavenly home on August 14, 2021 after a short but difficult battle with cancer. Visitation will be at 1:00pm, Saturday, August 21 at Bethel United Methodist Church in Surrency. The funeral service will follow visitation at 2:00pm. Rev. Ken Morgan, Byron's son-in-law, and Rev. Dr. Paula Lewis, Byron's...

Aug 12, 2021

Billy Shane Taylor, age 67, of Alma passed away suddenly at his residence on Thursday, August 12, 2021 after a short illness. Born in Bacon County on May 5, 1954 to Billy J. Taylor and Bobbie Nell New Taylor. He worked with Milliken and Company for 49 loyal years and was a lifelong member of Liberty Church of God....

Aug 9, 2021

Essie L. Boatright, age 91, of Mershon passed away on Monday, August 9, 2021 at her daughter's residence after an extended illness. Born in Pierce County on January 6, 1930 to Jim Leggett and Molly Carter Leggett. She was a life long member of the New Lacy Church of God.

Besides her parents she was preceded in...

Aug 7, 2021

Carolyn Louise Berry, age 73, of Alma passed away on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at the Bacon County Hospital after a short illness. Born in Coffee County on September 24, 1947 to Dewey Garner and Nettie York Garner.

Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Michael Berry; brother, Dewey Garner and a sister,...

Aug 4, 2021

LaVada Cothren, age 82, of Alma passed away suddenly at her residence on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 after a short illness. Born on October 1, 1938 in Bacon County to Lemuel Sellers Johnson and Maggie Slaughter Johnson. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband James Lee "J.L." Cothren, three brothers, Carroll Johnson, Walter Johnson and...

Aug 3, 2021

Jackie Marie Cribb, age 80, of Alma passed away at her residence on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. Born in Wayne County on September 1, 1940 to Aulton Mims and Elizabeth Grantham Mims.

Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Waylon Cribb of Alma; two children Eddie Cribb of Alma and Teresa Gaskins (R.B.) of Mershon; brother Jerry...

Aug 2, 2021

Robert N. "Robby" Watson, 59, of Hortense, Ga. and formerly of Mapletown, Greene County, Pa., passed away unexpectedly in Savannah, Ga. He was born May 29, 1962, a son of the late Robert L. "UB" and Virginia F. (Peacock) Watson. Robby grew up attending the Mapletown United Methodist Church, attended Mapletown High School and Ohio Technical Institute in Columbus....

Jul 25, 2021

Juanita Whidby Hinson, age 78, of Jacksonville, Fl passed away Sunday July 25, 2021, at St. Vincent's South in Jacksonville after a short illness. She was a native of Bacon County, retired from CSX Transportation, and the daughter of the late John Henry and Rilla Cothern Whidby.  Her husband W. Marjay Hinson, a son Brian Hinson, a brother Rev....

Jul 23, 2021

Omi Gail Walden, age 76, of Alma, died Friday, July 23, 2021, in Savannah, Georgia. She was born December 25, 1945 in Nicholls, Georgia. She was daughter of Banner H. and Naomi (Thomas) Lee.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of thirty-nine years, Ralph Edward Walden; brothers Archie Lee, Banner...

Jul 22, 2021

Warnie Lee Dyal Jr., age 73, of Alma, died Thursday July 22, 2021, at his home after a short illness. He was a native of Bacon County and the son of the late Warnie Lee Dyal Sr. and Donna Hogan Lee, a retired forklift operator for Hazlehurst Mills, and a member of Grace Chapel Church. His brothers John William...

Jul 15, 2021

Heloyse T. Sapp age 89, passed away peacefully at her home in Amelia Island, Florida. She was born in Alma, Georgia, on July 19, 1931, to Willie Cephus (Budson) and Thelma (Dyal) Turner.  She was a 1949 graduate of Bacon County High School. She attended South Georgia College in Douglas, Georgia, and received a Bachelors of Science Degree in...

Jul 14, 2021

Jerald (Jerry) Howard Holland, age 76 of Alma, passed away on July 14, 2021. Born in Bacon County on April 14, 1945 to Howard and Margarete Hall Holland.  He was a 1963 graduate of Bacon County High School. Jerald was a member of Tenth Street Church of God, served in the United States Air Force, and retired from Satilla...

Jul 7, 2021

Bruce Wanzette Benton, age 67 of Alma passed away suddenly at his residence on July 7, 2021. Born in Bacon County on June 29, 1954 to Harold Wanzette Benton and Angie Uldine Lee Benton. He was a member of Lee's Chapel Baptist Church.

Besides his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Baby Boy Benton....

Jul 6, 2021

Donna Lee Reynolds, age 67, of Alma passed away on July 6, 2021 at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. She was daughter of the late Milton Reynolds and Marjorie Kilgore Reynolds. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by three brothers, Dick, Doug and Malcolm Reynolds.

Survivors include her husband Dennis Hunt; daughter,...