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Michael Craig Lee
Sep 2, 2021
Michael Craig Lee, age 58, of Lumber City passed away September 2, 2021 at his residence after an extended illness. Born in Bacon County on July 8, 1963 to Larry Walter Lee and Mary Lucille Cothern Lee. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his brother Ricky Lee.
Survivors include four sons, Tyler Balwanz, Tristin...
Lesandra Whisenant
Aug 31, 2021
Lesandra Whisenant, age 49, of Screven, Georgia passed away at Bacon County Hospital on August 31, 2021 after a short illness. Born in Gainesville, Florida on December 21, 1971 to Gurman Lee Eason and Sandra Lynn Ingram Richards.
Besides her parent she was preceded in death by her son, Larry Andy Gutierrez, Jr. and a nephew, Brynard...
Lois V. Turner
Aug 30, 2021
Lois V. Turner, age 88, of Alma passed away on August 30, 2021 at Coffee Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. Born in Bacon County on July 4, 1933 to Richard Skinner, Sr. and Emma Tucker Skinner.
Besides her parents she was preceded in death by a son, David Turner; sister, Opal Reeds and brother, Richard...
Jackie Ray Holton
Aug 28, 2021
Jackie Ray Holton, age 83, of Alma passed away at his residence Saturday, August 28, 2021 after a short illness. Born in Marion County, Florida on July 15, 1938 but had lived most of his life in Bacon County. He was son of the late Tom Berry Holton and Carrie Johnson Holton.
Mr. Jackie served in the...
Abby Alana Altman
Aug 28, 2021
Abby Alana Altman, age 51, of Alma passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at Bacon County Hospital after a short illness. She was a native of Bacon County and daughter of the late Sandra Altman Garcia.
Survivors include her step father, Jose Garcia (Nancy); sister, Jackie Carr; brother, Joe Garcia (Amber); nieces and nephews, Annie' Elizabeth...
Tom Mikell
Aug 27, 2021
Tom Mikell, age 72, of Alma passed away on Friday, August 27, 2021 at Twin Oaks Nursing Home after a short illness. Born in Bacon County on September 10, 1948 to L. M. Mikell and Delnoria Melton Mikell. He was a member of the Alma Church of Christ.
Besides his parents he was preceded in death by...
Perry Darowyn Lee
Aug 26, 2021
Perry Darowyn Lee, age 60, of Bickley passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021 after an extended illness. He was preceded in death by his mother Wannie Thornton Lee. He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church.
Survivors include his father and stepmother, Darowyn Lee and Deborah Morgan Lee of Bickley; two sisters, Melody Lee Moon and...
Stephen Carlos Nettles
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...
Linda Jean Holland
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...
Rosa Elvira Carrillo Garcia
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...
Angela B. Taylor
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,...
Anthony "Andy" Wayne Hutto
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...
Irvin C. Cason
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...
Rev. Byron J. Scott
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...
Billy Shane Taylor
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....
Essie L. Boatright
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...
Carolyn Berry
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,...
Lavada Cothren
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...
Jackie Marie Cribb
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...
Robert Watson
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....
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