Obituary Listing

Mar 13, 2018

Hughie Smith Whitmire, age 81, of Nicholls passed away at his residence on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 after an extended illness. He was born in Kenific, Oklahoma on February 27, 1937 to the late William Elmer Whitmire and Minnie Mae Richie Whitmire. A daughter, Sandra Elaine Whitmire, two brothers, William E. Whitmire, Jr. and James Arlis Whitmire, four sisters,...

Mar 13, 2018

Kimberly Tanner Fennell, age 40, of Alma passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at Southeast Georgia Health System after an extended illness. She was daughter of the late Kenneth Donny Tanner and was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Kermit and Winiford Tanner and maternal grandparents, Daniel and Clearsia Thomas. She retired 5 years ago from Respiratory Therapist...

Mar 6, 2018

Grover Cleveland Lane, age 91, of Alma passed away peacefully at his residence after an extended illness. He was born on November 28, 1926 to the late Mose Lane and Arizona Spears Lane and preceded in death by two brothers, Ellis and Don Lane, a sister, Ival Lane Stacy and his mother-in-law, Clara Wheeler Johnson. Grover served in the...

Mar 6, 2018

Sarah Cora Huff Wells, age 86, of Alma passed away at her residence on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 after an extended illness. She was daughter of the late John Griffith Huff and Lizzie Walden Huff and preceded in death by her husband, John Willie Wells, son Danny Wells, a grandson, Brandon Joseph Wells, two brothers, Amos and Naumon Huff...

Mar 5, 2018

Mr W. Knox Carreker, age, 86 of Waycross died early Monday morning March 5 th , 2018 at his home after an extended illness.  He was a native of Birmingham, AL, son of the late Grover Carreker and Grace Wise Carreker and was also preceded in death by his brother Russell Carreker.  Knox started with the Georgia Educational T...

Mar 3, 2018

Merle Thomas, age 87,of Nicholls, GA died early this morning Saturday March 3 rd , 2018 at Twin Oaks Nursing Home after a short illness.  She was a native of Coffee County, daughter of the late Jiles Kirkland and Mamie Taylor Kirkland and was also preceded in death by her two husbands Curtis Rigdon and Paul Thomas, a son...

Mar 1, 2018

Glenn Murray, age 66, of Alma passed away Thursday, March 1, 2018 in Hazlehurst after an extended illness. He was born in Alma, Georgia on June 13, 1951 to the late Walter Norwood Murray, Sr. and Helen Maudine Todd Murray Medders, two sons, Christopher Glenn Murray and Berry Alvin Murray, two brothers, Walter Norwood Murray, Jr. and F. Harold...

Feb 27, 2018

Donald "Coach Duck" Taylor, age 72, of Alma passed away peacefully at the Bacon County Hospital on Tuesday, February 27, 2018. He was born on June 13, 1945 in Alma to the late Tommie Lee Taylor and Frances Caroline Coley Taylor; his son Scotty Taylor, three brothers, J.L., Charlie and Larry Taylor and two brother-in-laws, Allen Johnson and Jack...

Feb 26, 2018

Norma Ellen Lee Taylor passed away on February 26, 2018, at Halcyon Hospice in Sandy Springs, Georgia. Norma was born in Jacksonville, Florida, August 25, 1929, to the late Hobart H. and Kitty Lee. Norma moved with her parents to Alma as a toddler and remained there for the rest of her life with the exception of her matriculation...

Feb 25, 2018

Cecil E. Dunlap, age 82, of Nicholls passed away at his residence Sunday evening February 25, 2018 after an extended illness. He was born in Ware County on April 29, 1935 to the late Fletcher Dunlap and Adel Hicks Dunlap; three brothers, Bobby, Billy and J.E. Dunlap and four sisters, Orene Lawson, Madell Folsom, Carrie Baker and Louise Lee...

Feb 18, 2018

Ida Pearl Andrews, age 85, of Alma passed away Sunday, February 18, 2018 at the Bacon County Hospital after a short illness. She was born on June 14, 1932 in Alma, Georgia to the late Ed Simmons and Ida Bell Moore Simmons. Ida was preceded in death by her husband Clyde C. Andrews, Jr., two brothers, Pete and Emmitt...

Feb 17, 2018

Mable Smith, age 88 of Mershon passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at Twin Oaks Nursing Home. She was a native of Bacon County and lived most of her life in the Coffee Community. Her parents, Seward Bennett and Ethel Pittman Bennett, her husbands, Gordon Edenfield, Joe Lott, Winslow Dixon and Willie (Bill) Smith, infant daughter, Kathy Lott,...

Feb 16, 2018

Waymon Nickey Hollingsworth, age 66, of Alma passed away Friday February 16 th at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. He was a retired farmer a member of Corinth Baptist Church and the son of the late Darwell and Bernice Hughes Hollingsworth.

Survivors include son Shawn Hollingsworth (Scheryl) of Alma, daughter Nicole Poore (Daniel) of...

Feb 15, 2018

Alfred Allen, age 66, of Alma passed away suddenly on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at the Bacon County Hospital. He was born on March 20, 1951 to the late Reppard Allen and Miley Courson Allen. His brother Ralph Allen, four half brothers, Elmo, Theldon, Buddy and Elijah Allen and four sisters, Sue Brock, Idell Chushire, Estelle Watts and Allie...

Feb 11, 2018

Carolyn L. Sandiford, age 77, of Alma passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at Memorial Satilla Health after an extended illness. She was daughter of the late Otis Cothren and Hattie Taylor Cothren and preceded in death by her daughter Cathy Laverne Caldwell and two brothers, Jack and Mack Cothren. She was a member of Southside Church of...

Feb 11, 2018

Charles William Adams, age 63, of Nicholls passed away suddenly at Coffee Regional Medical Center. He was born in Bacon County and son of the late Homer Adams and Rose Cliett Adams. His wife Sherry Meeks Adams preceded him in death.

Mr. Adam is survived by two children, Charlie Adams, Jr. and wife Tammy of Nicholls and...

Feb 10, 2018

Henry Gerald Rigby, age 69, of Nicholls passed away Saturday Feb. 10 th at his residence after an extended illness. Henry was a native of Bacon County and the son of the Late Walter B. and Mary Simmons Rigby. Sisters Geraldine Taylor and Mary Ann Rigby and a stepson Mitchell Surrency also preceded him in death.

Survivors...

Feb 7, 2018

Waymon Linder Williams, age 71, of Alma passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville after a short illness. He was son of the late Earnie Floyd Williams and Mary Magdeline Taylor Williams and preceded in death by a brother, James Earl Williams and a brother-in-law, Larry Deen.

Survivors include his wife, Edith...

Feb 5, 2018

Dennie Nell Bagley, age 76, of Fitzgerald, Georgia passed away at her residence Monday, February 5, 2018 after an extended illness. She was a native of Bacon County but had lived in Fitzgerald since 1973. Dennie was daughter of the late Dave Barber and Beulah Holton Barber; her brother Darrell Barber and three sisters, Grace Tanner, Helen White and...

Feb 5, 2018

Tony V. McLemore, age 69, formerly of Alma passed Monday, February 5, 2018 at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross after an extended illness. He was son of the late John Daniel McLemore and Linnie Streat Mercer and preceded in death by his son Roy Daniel McLemore, brother Billy McLemore and a sister Mary Johnson.

Mr. Tony is...