Orin Phillip "Phil" Bennett
Feb 3, 2018
Orin Phillip "Phil" Bennett, age 83, of Mershon passed away suddenly at his residence on Saturday, February 3, 2018. He was born in Pierce County on October 28, 1934 to the late Randall Bennett and Mary Hyers Bennett. Four brothers, Eldred, A. J., R. E., and Edward Bennett and two sisters, Madese Davis and Wana Lee Carnes preceded him...
Terry Freman Jackson
Jan 30, 2018
Terry Freman Jackson, age 67, of Alma died at his home on January 30 th , 2018 after an extended illness. He was a native of Bacon County son of the late Charles Lindburg Jackson and was also preceded in death by two brothers Jerry and Richard Jackson, a grandson Eric Jackson and a great-granddaughter Madilyn Jackson. Terry was...
John "Johnny" Wiley Dykes, Jr.
Jan 29, 2018
John Wiley (Johnny) Dykes, Jr., age 91 of Athens, TN died early Monday morning January 29 th , 2018 at his home in Athens. He was a native of Bacon County, lived in Crystal River, FL for many years and Athens, TN. the past several years. He was son of the late John Wiley Dykes, Sr. and Rebecca Channell...
Molley J. Lewis
Jan 28, 2018
Molley June Jordan Lewis, age 89, of Alma passed away at her residence Sunday, January 28, 2018 after an extended illness. She was born in Ware County on November 3, 1928 to the late Silas Jordan and Thursey Campbell Jordan. Her husband, Thomas Jasper (T.J.), Jr., a grandson, Henry "Winky" Smith, five brothers, Lincoln, Ohlen, Troy, J.P. ad Truman...
Joan Elaine Brown
Jan 26, 2018
Joan Elaine Brown, age 58, of Alma passed away on Friday, January 26, 2018 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville after a short illness. She was born on February 6, 1959 to the late James Jobe and Anna Mae Brown Jobe. Her sister Katherine Brewer preceded her in death.
Survivors include two children, Keith Spivey and Leanna...
Larry Richard Wildes
Jan 26, 2018
Larry Richard Wildes, age 64, of Alma passed away on Friday, January 26, 2018 at Twin Oaks Nursing Home after an extended illness. Larry was born in Alma, Georgia on March 2, 1953 to Clifford Ward Wildes and Wanell Thomas Wildes. He was retired from the Bacon County Board of Education and served in the US Army.
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Bryant Beasley Wildes
Jan 23, 2018
Bryant Beasley Wildes, age 82 of Alma, passed away Tuesday January 23, 2018 in the Bacon Co. Hospital. Bryant was a native of Brantley County, a veteran of the US Army, and the son of the late Liston Wilbur and Claudia Mae Walker Wildes. Brothers Chester, Lester, and Clifford Wildes and sister Vernie Mae Taylor also precede Bryant in...
Betty Jean Boatright
Jan 21, 2018
Betty Jean Peacock Boatright, age 86 of Alma, passed away Sunday January 21, 2018 in the Bacon Co. Hospital after an extended illness. She was a native of Live Oak, Florida, the daughter of the late Rosley Efficer Peacock and Mary Lillian Rimes Peacock, a member of New Hope Southern Congregational Methodist Church, and the Bacon Co. Retired Teachers...
Gwendolyn Carter
Jan 13, 2018
Gwendolyn Carter, age 85, of Alma passed away at St. Vincent's Community Hospice in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday, January 13, 2018 after a short illness. She was born in Bacon County on August 20, 1932 to Joe Gordon Carter and Julie Mildred Davis Carter, her brother Joel Allard Carter, two sisters, Elizara Carter Bland and Alfreida Mavis Carter Smith...
George W. Crutchfield
Jan 13, 2018
George W. Crutchfield, age 88, of Waycross, Georgia passed away at Hospice Satilla in Waycross Saturday, January 13, 2018 after an extended illness. He was born in Gracefield, Florida on November 27, 1929 to Bryant Crutchfield and Alma Miller Broon. A grandson Eric Allen Tiedt, III "Ricky", a great-grandson, Hunter Crutchfield, McQuaid infants, and five brothers, Melvin, Grady, John,...
Glenda Faye Tanner
Jan 12, 2018
Glenda Faye Tuten Tanner, age 65 of Hazlehurst, passed away at on Friday, January 12, 2018 at the Jeff Davis Hospital after an extended illness. She was born in Alma, Georgia on July 27, 1952 to the Loyd L. Tuten and Thelma Elizabeth Taylor Tuten. Her husband Billy Ray Tanner and two sisters, Lavern Nettles and Brenda Gail Maycrink...
Burtis Lee Carter
Jan 12, 2018
Burtis Lee Carter, age 78 of Alma, passed away suddenly at Bacon County Hospital on Friday, January 12, 2018 the Bacon County Hospital. He was born in Alma, Georgia on September 22, 1939 to late Oren "Son" Lee Carter and Frances Taylor Carter. His former wife Laverne Taylor Carter, two daughters, Wendy Lewis & Theresa Carter, a son, Terry...
Mitchell Wright Story, Sr.
Jan 9, 2018
Mitchell Wright Story, age 64 of Baxley, passed away at on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Appling Healtcare System after a short illness.. Story was born in Alma, Georgia on August 31, 1953 to the late Joshua Story and Annie Carlene Mercer Westberry. His sister Vickie Ann Story Howell and a niece Pamela Howell preceded him in death.
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Margaret Bone
Jan 5, 2018
Margaret Bone, age 93, of Alma passed away on January 5, 2018 at the Bacon County Hospital after a short illness. Ms. Margaret was born on October 22, 1924 in Daswon, Georgia but had lived most of her life in Alma. She was preceded in death by her parents, Benjamin Washingotn Bone and Julia Maye Vikery Bone a brother,...
Holmes Alton Wade
Jan 4, 2018
Holmes Alton Wade, age 98, of Alma died Thursday January 4 th , 2018 at Baptist Village in Waycross after an extended illness. He was a native of Bacon County and son of the late Archie P. Wade, Sr. and Annie Smith Wade and was also preceded in death by his two wives Eva Inez Sweat Wade and Wilma...
Eli Spiro Ditchkoff
Dec 31, 2017
Eli Spiro Ditchkoff, age 72, of Alma passed away at Coffee Regional Medical Center on December 31, 2017 after a short illness. He was born in Wayne County, Michigan on November 23, 1945 to the late Spiro Michael Ditchkoff and Lula Mae Savage Ditchkoff. He was retired from the Marine Corp after serving 3 tours in Vietnam, former President...
Fostine Hyers Tyrrell
Dec 31, 2017
Fostine Hyers Tyrrell, age 89, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away on December 31, 2017 at St. Vincent's Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Bacon County on May 6, 1928 Vera Hyers Jones. Her husband, James Robin Tyrrell, five brothers, Jimmy Hyers, Joe Jones, Robert Hyers, Cleon Jones and Earl Jones and a sister; Sharron Delama Jones...
Wanda Lee Whitley
Dec 27, 2017
Wanda Lee Whitley, age 73, of Nicholls passed away suddenly at the Bacon County Hospital on Wednesday, December 27, 2017. She was born in Bacon county on July 21, 1944 to the late Luther Stirckland and Pauline Lee Strickland; besides her parents her husband, Jimmy Sidney Whitley, twin sons, Jim and Tim Whitley, a daughter, Donna Whitley, a brother,...
Dorothy Camp
Dec 21, 2017
Dorothy Rauline Camp, age 90, of Alma died late Thursday night December 22 nd , 2017 at Twin Oaks. She was a native of Bacon County, daughter of the late Raleigh Benton and Pauline Worley Benton and was also preceded in death by her husband Charles Luther Camp and a sister Janice Benton Collins. Mrs. Camp was a member...
Lue Jane Ivey
Dec 19, 2017
Lue Jane Ivey, age 74, of Alma passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida after a short illness. She was born in Pembroke, Georgia on July 26, 1943 to the late Melvin Lamar Ivey and Winnie Lee Napier Ivey; besides her parents, three brothers, Gerald Ivey, Melvin Lamar Ivey, Jr. and Jack...
