Kristy June Strickland
Nov 3, 2017
Kristy June Strickland, age 45, of Mershon passed away on November 3, 2017 at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. Her mother, Barbara Sirmons Strickland and step-father, Jimmy Hartless preceded her in death.
Survivors include her father, Larry Strickland (Beulah) of Blackshear, step mother, Linda Hartless of Blackshear, GA., two children, Cody Conley of Waycross,...
Deanie Marie Ellis
Nov 2, 2017
Deanie Marie Ellis, age 64, of Nicholls passed away suddenly at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah. She was born on May 23, 1953 to the late Wesley Johnson and Dorothy Meeks Johnson. Her husband Mickey Ellis, brother Lavern Johnson and sister Mary Sue Chappell preceded her in death.
Survivors include four children, Misty White (Curtis), Kellie Ellis,...
Vickie Ann Howell
Nov 1, 2017
Vickie Ann Story Howell, age 59, of Alma passed away at Coffee Regional Medical Center on Monday, November 1, 2017 after an extended illness. She was a native of Bacon County and daughter of the late Joshua Hall Story and Carlene Mercer Westberry. Her daughter Pamela Ann Howell preceded her in death.
Survivors include three children, Amanda...
Nola Cleo Turner
Nov 1, 2017
Nola Cleo Turner, age 95, of Alma passed away Monday, November 1,2017 at Twin Oaks Nursing Home after an extended illness. She was born in Appling County on October 21, 1922 to the late Piece Byrd. Her husband Emory Lawton Turner, four brothers, Dan, Esrey, Dewey and Ira Byrd and two sisters, Retter Smith and Ruth Boyett preceded her...
Patricia Anne Kuhn
Oct 29, 2017
Patricia Anne Kuhn, age 67, of Alma passed away October 29, 2017 at her residence after a short illness. She was born in Bulloch County on July 22, 1950 to the late Calvin L. Lowe and Ruth Youngblood Lowe. Her husband Raymond J. Kuhn preceded her in death.
Survivors include two sons, Paul Bedgood of Alma, GA....
Barbara "Bobby" Vonier
Oct 26, 2017
Barbara "Bobby" Vonier, age 86 of Alma passed away on October 26, 2017 at Twin Oaks Nursing Home after an extended illness. Mrs. Vonier was born on December 5, 1930 in Atlanta, Georgia to the late John Oliver Underwood and Alma Melinda Bulloch Underwood. Her husband Randall C. Vonier preceded her in death. She was a Member of the...
Nicole Ashley Fuller
Oct 23, 2017
Nicole Ashley Fuller, age 31, of Homerville, Georgia passed away Monday, October 23, 2017 at Hospice Satilla after an extended illness. She was born in Fort Stewart, Georgia but had lived in Homerville the past 12 months.
Survivors include her mother, Susan Smith Fuller, daughter, Memphis Kelis Young and dear friend, Lisa Medders of Homerville, GA., two...
Glenda Faye Music
Oct 22, 2017
Glenda Faye Music, age 61, of Alma passed away Sunday, October 22, 2017 at Memorial Health in Savannah after a short illness. She was born on May 29, 1956 in Coffee County to the late Milton Carter and Molly Cooper Carter. A grandson Cameron Peyton Lee preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband of 48 years,...
Danny Clarence Whitley
Oct 19, 2017
Danny Clarence Whitley, age 65, of Alma passed away suddenly at his residence on Thursday, October 19, 2017. He was born on December 22, 1951 to the late Clarence Whitley and Nellene Mullis Whitley. His brother, Glenn Whitley preceded him in death. Survivors include his daughter, Crystal Weed (Bryan) of Troy, AL. two sisters, Karen Carter (Carey) of Hilliard, FL....
James "J. V." Vernon Lee
Oct 15, 2017
James Vernon "J.V." Lee, age 78, of Nicholls passed away on Sunday, October 15 th at his residence after a short illness. He was born in Coffee County to the late Prince Lee and Ada Kirkland Lee. Two sisters, Geraldine Lee and Christine Brown and brother-in-law, Tommy Nettles preceded him in death. He retired from D. L. Lee &...
Deborah Kay Shackelford
Oct 14, 2017
Deborah Kay Shackelford, age 64 of Baxley passed away suddenly Saturday, October 14, 2017 at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross. She was born in Hamilton, Ohio on April 29, 1953 to the late Elijah Sandlin, Jr. Her brother Kelly Sandlin preceded her in death.
Survivors include her mother, Frances Bowles Sandlin of Athol, Idaho, husband, Daniel Saunders...
Joanne Marie Taylor
Oct 13, 2017
Joanne Marie Taylor, age 86, of Alma passed away on Friday, October 13, 2017 at Twin Oaks Nursing Home after an extended illness. She was born on July 9, 1931 in Iowa to the late Robert Joseph Campbell and Marie Campbell. Her husband James Elmer Taylor, two brothers, Robert Campbell and Jack Campbell and a sister, Linda Campbell preceded her...
Betty Wade Crowder
Oct 9, 2017
Betty Wade Crowder, age 84, of Alma went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 9, 2017 after an extended illness. She was born in Alma, Georgia on October 23, 1932 to the late Carl Wade and Beulah Lee Peacock Wade. Her husband Ernest Namon Crowder, two grandchildren, Kevin Dan Boatright and Waylon Boatright, a brother Bo...
Mary Evelyn Hyers
Oct 5, 2017
Mary Evelyn Lee Hyers, age 71, of Alma passed away Thursday October 5, 2017 at the Satilla Hospice House in Waycross after an extended illness. She was the daughter of the late Lemuel Sellers "Kit" and Lourine Yawn Lee, a former employee of Oxford Industries, The Bacon County Hospital, and had the distinction of being the 1st Female County...
Joseph Darrell Tanner
Oct 3, 2017
Joseph Darrell Tanner, age 80, passed away Tuesday night October 3, 2017 at his residence after an extended illness. He was a lifelong resident of Bacon County, a member of Liberty Church of God, and retired from Hazlehurst Mills/Amoco Fabrics and Fiber. He was the son of the late Oren Alton and Nola Mae Meeks Tanner. He was also...
James "Bud" A. Wade, Sr.
Sep 22, 2017
James A. "Bud" Wade, Sr., age 79, of Alma passed away Friday, September 22, 2017 at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. Mr. Wade was born on November 4, 1937 in Bacon County to the late Claude Milton Wade and Theresa Moore Wade and was preceded in death by a brother Danny Wade. He was a avid...
Martha Jane Lynch
Sep 20, 2017
Martha Jane Cothern Lynch, age 70, of Baxley passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at the Pavilion at Appling Healthcare after an extended illness. She was born in Alma, Georgia on April 10, 1947 to the late James Willie Cothern and Myrtie Lois McDonald. Two brothers J. W. Cothern and James Cothern preceded her in death. She was...
Marcus Franklin Stringer
Sep 19, 2017
Marcus Franklin Stringer, age 50, passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. He was born on January 15, 1967 in Jacksonville, Florida. His paternal grandparents, Douglas Noel Stringer and Bessie Lee Stringer preceded him in death. Survivors include his father Franklin "Frank" Stringer (Carol) of Tallahassee, FL., his mother, Rhonda Gaskins...
Dalton "Dock" L. Carnes
Sep 18, 2017
Dalton "Dock" Lijah Carnes, age 101, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away on Monday, September 18, 2017 at his residence after a short illness. He was born on June 20, 1916 in Rabun County, Georgia to the late Caney C. Carnes and Lavonia Lovell. His wife, Romaina Fales Carnes, six brothers, Bard, Tom, Mart, Mack, Dave and Sam Carnes and...
James Preston Rigdon
Sep 17, 2017
Staff Sergeant Retired U.S. Army James Preston Rigdon, age 89, Locust Fork, Alabama went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 17, 2017 after an extended illness. He was born in Bacon County on February 28, 1928 to the late Andrew Jackson (Jay) Rigdon and Rose Zella Rigdon. His son Jerome Rodney Rigdon, two brothers, Rev. James...
