Juanita Hinson
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....
Omi Gail Walden
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...
Warnie Lee Dyal, Jr.
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...
Heloyse Turner Sapp
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...
Jerald H. Holland
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...
Bruce Wanzette Benton
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....
Donna Reynolds
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,...
Peter Micheal Simmons
Jul 4, 2021
Peter Micheal Simmons, age 23, of Alma passed away suddenly Sunday, July 4, 2021 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Peter was born in Mobile, Alabama on December 17, 1997 but had lived most of his life in Bacon County. He was preceded in death by his mother, Rhonda Suzanne Simmons and maternal grandfather,Wilton "Pete" Simmons. He was...
Brenda Gail Harrell
Jun 28, 2021
Brenda G. Harrell, age 59, of Alma passed away suddenly on June 28, 2021 at her residence after a short illness. Born in Bacon County on January 18, 1962 to Benny Cothern and Nelda Faye Rewis Cothern. She was a life long member of Southside Church of God.
In addition to her mother she was preceded in...
Roy Eugene Taylor
Jun 26, 2021
Roy Eugene Taylor, age 85, of Alma passed away on June 26, 2021 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida after an extended illness. Born in Bacon County on June 24, 1936 to Oswald Taylor and Gladys Tanner Taylor. Heserved in the US Army during the Korean War and was retired from the Postal Service.
In addition...
Roger Smiley
Jun 24, 2021
Roger Smiley, age 69, of Alma passed away on June 24, 2021 at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. Born in Pierce County on December 1, 1951 to Samuel Smiley and Karrie White Smiley. He was preceded in death by his wife, Charlene Strozier Smiley; son, Rogers Christopher Noble; brothers, Enoch Smiley and Quitman Smiley; six sisters,...
Thomas Gideon Holton, Sr.
Jun 15, 2021
Thomas Gideon Holton, Sr., age 54, formerly of Alma passed away at his son's residence after a short illness. He was born in Alma on February 19, 1967 to William Holton and Beulah Holton.
Survivors include his wife, Carrie Howard of Douglas; two children, Thomas Gideon Holton, Jr. (Amie Thomas) of Pearson, Chelsea Baltazar (Fabian) of Hazlehurst;...
Ricky Larry Lee
Jun 14, 2021
Ricky Larry Lee, age 63, of Lumber City, Georgia passed away suddenly at his residence on June 14, 2021. Born in Bacon County to the late Larry Walter Lee and Mary Lucille Cothern Lee on March 9, 1958. He was retired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and a member of Lumber City Baptist Church.
Survivors include...
Ruby Lee Spires
Jun 12, 2021
Ruby Lee (Kearce) Spires, 82, passed away peacefully on June12th surrounded by her loving family.
Ruby was born in McRae, Georgia to late John Jackson Kearce and Willie Pearl Rawlins Kearce on September 29, 1938. Her high school years were spent at Workmore School in Telfair County. Ruby married Charles Lendon Spires, Sr., on June 22, 1955,...
Lois Edna Bedgood
Jun 12, 2021
The heart & matriarch of our family has gone on to do greater things than this world would allow her to do. One June 12, 2021 Lois Edna Tanner Bedgood peacefully drew her last breath as she slept. We, the family, are sad and miss her already, but we know where she is. She's in a much better place....
Brandon Matthew Wildes
Jun 11, 2021
Brandon Matthew Wildes, age 56, of Alma passed away on June 11, 2021 at Memorial Health Jacksonville, Florida after a short illness. He was a native of Jacksonville, Florida and son of the late Bryant Beasley Wildes. He was a member of Arlington Baptist Church in Jacksonville.
Survivors include his mother Carolyn Margaret Wood Wildes of Alma;...
Lucy Harrelson
Jun 9, 2021
Mrs. Lucy Harrelson, age 73, of Alma went home to be with her Lord on June 9, 2021 after a short illness. Born in Panama on December 13, 1947 to Guillermo C. Rodriquez and Marita Tamayo Rodriquez. She was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Rhonda Sue Harrelson and son-in-law, Bryan Dyal.
She was an Active and...
Franklin Lee
Jun 4, 2021
John Franklin "Frank" Lee, age 85, of Alma passed away on June 4, 2021 at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. Born on April 21, 1936 in Bacon County to Lemuel Sellers "Kit" Lee and Lorine Yawn Lee. He was a member of Old Pine Grove Church.
Besides his parents he was preceded in death...
Sharon Beth Helms
Jun 4, 2021
Sharon Beth Helms, age 57, of Waycross passed away on June 4, 2021 at Harborview Nursing Home after a short illness. She was born in Johnson City, Tennessee on August 27, 1963 to Stanley Barto Thomas and Betty Nell Stevens Thomas.
Survivors include her daughter, Amanda Helms of Alma; two sisters, Debbie Lee (Steve) of Douglas and...
Samantha Crapps
Jun 4, 2021
Samantha Lee Crapps, age 26, of Baxley passed away on June 4, 2021 at Community Hospice in Vidalia after an extended illness. She was born in Holland, Michigan but had lived in Alma most of her life. She was a graduate of the Bacon County High School Class of 2013. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandmother,...
