William Tapley
Aug 25, 2020
William F. "Hank" Tapley, age 70, of Hazlehurst passed away on August 25, 2020 at the Bacon County Hospital after a short illness. He was born on February 7, 1950 to Ralph Tapley and Geneva Harper Tapley. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Brenda Raulerson Tapley, brothers, Billy and Ronnie Tapley and sister Susan...
Richard Lamar Lee
Aug 23, 2020
Richard Lamar Lee, age 69, of Alma passed away at his residence on August 23, 2020 after an extended illness. He was a native of Bacon County and son of the late Lamar Lee and Delores Waters Lee. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Danny Lee. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church....
David "Piker" Lee
Aug 22, 2020
David "Piker" Lee, age 85, of Nicholls passed away on August 22, 2020 at Twin Oaks Nursing Home following an extended illness. He was son of the late John Q. Lee and Adel Kirkland Lee.
He was born and raised in the Lee's Chapel community in Bacon County. Having no children of his own, he loved to...
Patrick Anderson
Aug 21, 2020
Patrick Michael Anderson, age 34, of Nicholls passed away suddenly at his residence on August 21, 2020. He was born on September 11, 1985 in Warren, Pennsylvania but had lived in Coffee County most of his life. Patrick was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Jimmy Anderson
Survivors include his father, Michael Wade Anderson and step...
Brad Copeland
Aug 18, 2020
Payne Bradwell "Brad" Copeland, II, age 65 passed away at his residence on August 18, 2020 at a short illness. He was born in Bacon County on December 19, 1954 to Walter Payne Copeland and Nelle Crosby Copeland.
Brad retired in April 2020 from the City of Brunswick Fire Department where he was a Firefighter for more...
Danny Wayne Holton, Jr
Aug 16, 2020
Danny Wayne "D.J." Holton, Jr., age 32, of Alma passed away suddenly at his home on Sunday, August 16, 2020 after an extended illness. He was son of the late Laura Ann Walker Holton.
Survivors include his father, Danny Wayne Holton, Sr. and step mother, Lee Anna Holton of Alma, three brothers, Thomas Holton (Raegan) of Douglas,...
George Tatum
Aug 6, 2020
George Benjamin Tatum, age 95, of Nicholls passed away at his residence on August 6, 2020 after an extended illness. He was born in Clarksville, Georgia on February 22, 1925 to Floyd Tatum and Della Stewart Tatum. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Florence Hopper Tatum, son, Bennie Tatum, brothers, John Tatum and Rex...
Wera A. Howell
Aug 5, 2020
Wera A. Howell, age 85, of Alma passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. She was born in Bacon County on July 27, 1935 to John Maloy Taylor and Odessa Johnson Taylor. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by two brothers, Hollis Taylor, Eddie Sherwood "E T" Taylor...
Barbara Ann Rozier
Aug 5, 2020
Barbara Ann Rozier, age 82, of Waycross passed away at her residence on August 5, 2020 after an extended illness. She was born in Bacon County on May 24, 1938 to D. V. Roberts and Clara Virginia Evans Roberts. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Homer Edward (Ed) Rozier, son Gerald "Zip Kirkland and...
Rosa Lee Mccrea
Aug 2, 2020
Rosa Lee McCrea, age95, of Alma passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2020 at Twin Oaks Nursing Home after an extended illness. She was a native of Jeff Davis County and daughter of the late Harold Merchant and Cindy Sellers Merchant.
Besides her parents she was preceded in death by husbands, George D. Mosley, Orrie A. McCrea,...
Mary Frances Craigo
Aug 2, 2020
Mary Frances Carter (Puddin) Craigo, age 89, of Alma passed away at Harbor View of Blackshear, Ga. on Sunday, August 2 nd 2020 after an extended illness. She was born on June 19 th , 1931 in Julian, North Carolina, but has lived in Bacon County the majority of her life. She was preceded in death by a granddaughter,...
Mary Lou Crutchfield
Jul 29, 2020
Mary Lou Crutchfield, 90 years young, went to be with the Lord on July 29, 2020 at Cornerstone Hospice in Tavares, Florida after an extended illness. She was the daughter of the late Charles Daniel Watkins and Bertha Beatrice Elmore Watkins. Mrs. Mary was a devout Christian the beloved wife of the late Rev. George Crutchfield and Loving mother...
Iris Jean Lee
Jul 26, 2020
Iris Jean Lee, age 90, of Alma passed away at the Bacon Hospital on Sunday, July 26, 2020 after an extended illness. She was born in Bacon County on May 28, 1930 to Alvin Lee and Tina Turner Lee. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by two sisters, Shirley Lee Jacobs, Anna "Pete" Lee Starr and a...
Alvin Larry Blanton
Jul 24, 2020
Alvin Larry Blanton, age 74, of Alma passed away on Friday, July 24, 2020 at St. Vincent's Riverside Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida after a short illness. He was born in Bacon County on August 29, 1945 to the late Alvin Blanton and Ruth Fennell Blanton. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Elizabeth Nichols and...
Elmer "Eddie" Jones
Jul 22, 2020
Elmer Edward "Eddie" Jones, age 63, of Alma passed away on July 22, 2020 at his residence after an extended illness. He was born in Bacon County on October 4, 1956 to Elmer Jones and Lucille Ruis Wilbanks. Besides his father he was preceded in death by his stepfather, Neal Wilbanks. He was a member of Lee's Chapel Baptist...
Edmond H. Hersey
Jul 20, 2020
Edmond H. Hersey, age 78, of Nicholls passed away on July 20, 2020 at Coffee Regional Medical Center after a short illness. He was born on May 5, 1942 in Ware County to Harley Hersey and Ardlia Phillip Hersey. Mr. Hersey had made Nicholls his home for 57 years. He was a member of Hope Holiness Church of Nicholls....
Benny Estell Taylor
Jul 20, 2020
Benny Estell Taylor, 65, of Alma passed away on July 20, 2020 at the Orchard-Health & Rehab in Metter, Georgia after a short illness. He was born in Bacon County on November 12, 1954 to Estell Taylor and Lutricel Taylor.
Survivors include a sister, Patricia Crosby and husband Frank of Mershon, brother, Harold Anthony Taylor of Alma...
Lacy Ann Golden
Jul 20, 2020
Lacy Ann Golden, age 78, of Alma passed away on July 20, 2020 at Twin Oaks Nursing Home after an extended illness. She was born in Bleckley County on August 15, 1941 to Marion Darsey and Fanny Skipper Darsey. She was retired from the Bacon County Hospital where she'd worked in Medical Records for many years and was a...
Thelma Carter
Jul 19, 2020
Thelma Boatright (Curtis) Carter, age 86, of Alma, passed away at her residence on July 19, 2020 after an extended illness. She was born in Bacon County on July 11, 1934 to the late Hubert and Anna Bell Boatright.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Frederick Curtis and Thomas L....
Earl 'Junior" Bagley
Jul 16, 2020
Earl "Junior" Shelton Bagley, Jr. age 58, of Ocilla, Georgia died suddenly at his home early Thursday morning. He was a native of Bacon County but had lived in Ocilla since 1973. He worked as auto mechanic for many years. He was preceded in death by his mother, Dennie Nell Barber Bagley.
Survivors include his father Earl...
