Obituary Listing

Jan 24, 2026

Gail Millicent Pierce, age 87, passed away peacefully January 24, 2026. She was born March 7, 1938, to Gary Louie and Margaret Greenway Pierce. As well as her parents, she was preceded in death by her nephews Guy Harvard Pierce Jr and Louie Alonzo Pierce.

Gail, a Bacon County High School Graduate, attended Martha Berry College. She...

Jan 23, 2026

Tonya Turner Surrency, age 56, passed away suddenly January 23, 2026. She was born in Bacon County September 30, 1969. She is preceded in death by her son, William Turner; her mother Phyllis Scott Turner, and her brother, Clint Turner.

She is survived by her daughter, Christy Michelle Carter of Ohio; her father, Roger Turner; brothers, Trampus...

Jan 23, 2026

Virgil Taylor, age 86, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family on January 23rd, 2026. He was a native of Bacon County born on June 10th, 1939 to the late Estelle Taylor and Alma McDonald Taylor. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters Mary Elizabeth Lewis, Christine Taylor, Eliza Ann Ellis...

Jan 21, 2026

Eva Mae Osborne, 65, Thomson, Georgia, entered into eternal rest on January 21, 2026.

Eva was born in Covington, Georgia on July 7, 1960, grew up in a military family and traveled widely as she grew up but lived most of her adult life in McDuffie County. She was a homemaker and was Baptist by faith and...

Jan 20, 2026

Patricia Wood Carter, age 64, passed away January 20, 2026, at Memorial Satilla Health after an extended illness. She was born June 18, 1961, in Bacon County to the late Dewey Wood and Maudie Richardson Wood. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her daughter, Leah McRea; sisters, Ginger Kuehner and Catherine Moorefield; brothers, Rodney,...

Jan 19, 2026

Mary Edna Wheeler, age 96, of Alma passed away peacefully January 19, 2026 at her residence. She was born November 9, 1929 in Berrien County to John D. Brogdon and Gertie Moore Brogdon.

Mrs. Wheeler was retired from the Bacon County Clerks Office where she served for many years. She was a member of Pine Level Free...

Jan 18, 2026

Janice Ellen (McCorquodale) Clifton, 72, of Alma, Georgia but a long-time resident of Westlake, Louisiana, passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2026. She was born on December 30, 1953, in Chicago, Illinois. Her and her husband loved riding motorcycles, scuba diving, listening to Jimmy Buffet, boating, camping, antique shopping, loved animals, and traveling the country. Janice was a graphic...

Jan 17, 2026

Edgar William "Ed" Dyal, age 85, passed away peacefully at Hospice House Satilla January 17, 2026, after an extended illness. He was a native of Bacon County, born December 07, 1940, to the late Tommie Dyal and Minnie Lee Dyal. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother Donnie Ray Dyal and nephew, Bryan...

Jan 16, 2026

Linda Scott Vaughn, age 79, passed away January 16, 2026, at Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. She was born in Bacon County on July 01, 1946, to the late William Clark Scott and Evelyn Foreman Scott. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Leon Vaughn; brothers, Billy, Harry and Richard Scott;...

Jan 9, 2026

Denney Cohen Lee, age 81 of Alma passed away January 9, 2026 at his daughter's residence after an extended illness. He was born April 13, 1944 in Bacon County to Cohen Lee and Hazel Mattox Lee.

Mr. Lee was a graduate of Bacon County High Class of 1962 and served in the US Army. He was a...

Jan 8, 2026

Andy Ferrin "Doc" Hayes, age 64 of Alma, Ga was welcomed into his Heavenly home on January 8th, 2026.

Andy was a member of Liberty Church of God, but often attended Mims Baptist Church.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Emmitt and Nadine Hayes, his brother Bo Hayes, his brother in law Tim...

Jan 8, 2026

Bertha Diane King, age 73, passed away peacefully at Hospice House Satilla January 08, 2026, after an extended illness. She was born in Bacon County August 15, 1952, to the late Alton "Dink" Boatright, Sr. and Bertha Ray Boatright. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her son Thomas Alton King; brothers, Alton, Jr., Kenneth,...

Jan 5, 2026

Mrs. Sandra Kay Gillean, age 76, of Calhoun, Georgia, formerly of Dalton, Georgia, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, January 5, 2026. She was born on September 30, 1949, in Athens, Georgia, the beloved daughter of the late Allen and Neta Kinney Bower.

Sandra was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Allen...

Dec 31, 2025

Zellie Mae Carter Thomas of Longwood, Florida passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at her home at the age of 104. She was born on October 11, 1921, in Coffee, Georgia and was the daughter of the late Ottis Carter and Viola Deen Carter.

Up until the end, she was a faithful Christian and maintained...

Dec 29, 2025

Susie Diane Bennett Swain, age 76, passed away December 29, 2025, at the Pavilion at Appling Healthcare, after an extended illness. She was born in Ware County on December 22, 1949, to the late Loren Ezra Bennett and Bessie Strickland Bennett. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Tracy Swain, Sr; daughter, Cathy...

Dec 22, 2025

Genelda Jones Field Darden, age 76, of Waycross passed away December 22, 2025, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born December 14,1949, in Bacon County to Charlie Jones and Hertha Tyre Jones.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Charles Jones and Johnny "Bud" Jones; nephew, Mike Jones...

Dec 18, 2025

Stewart Ramsdell, age 61, of Alma passed away December 18, 2025, at Twin Oaks Nursing Home after a short illness. He was born March 22, 1964 in Worcester, Massachusetts to the late Joseph Ramsdell, Sr and Marie Mayo Ramsdell. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his brothers, Joseph Ramsdell, Jr, Scott Ramsdell and David Ramsdell and...

Dec 16, 2025

Chandra Lee Medders, age 64, passed away December 16, 2025, after a short illness. She was born June 22,1961, to the late Robert Johnson and Mattie Ruth Lee Greenway.

She was a member of Remnant Church of Waycross.

She is survived by her son, Casey Martin (Taylor) of Waycross; daughter, Daisha Herrington (Shawn) of Waycross;...

Dec 16, 2025

Peggy Sue Layport, age 59, passed away peacefully at her residence with her children by her side on December 16, 2025, after an extended illness. She was born August 10,1966, in West Palm Beach, FL to Douglas Fain Flowers and Faye Marie Wouldridge McGahee.  She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert Calvin Layport, Sr.; her father, Douglas...

Dec 14, 2025

Chad Wildes, age 54, passed away December 14, 2025, at St. Vincent in Jacksonville, FL after a brief illness. He was born in Bacon County on July 11, 1971, to the late Marcell Wildes and Mary Andrews Wildes. He is preceded in death by his wife, Tonya Carter Wildes.

He is survived by his daughter, Brittany Lewis...