George Bennie Tatum
Oct 13, 2016
George Bennie Tatum, age 64, of Nicholls went home to be with the Lord Thursday, October 13th at his residence after a short illness. Bennie is preceded in death by his mother Florence Hopper Tatum. He was a Dairy Farmer for many years, member of Alma First Baptist Church and was a Volunteer Fireman for the Ware County District. Survivors...
Sarah Thompson
Oct 6, 2016
Sarah Barber Thompson, age 61, of Alma passed away Thursday, October 6th at St. Vincent's Riverside Hospital in Jacksonville, FL. after an extended illness. She was daughter of the late John Henry Barber and Ruth Leagan Barber. Survivors include her husband of 31 years Danny Thompson, a daughter Lisa Smith, three grandchildren, Tiffany Barnes, Shea and Bree Nettles and one...
Zeb Westberry
Oct 6, 2016
Zeb Westberry, age 86, of Alma passed away Thursday, October 6th at Twin Oaks Nursing Home after an extended illness. He was a native of Ware County but had lived in Bacon County since 1995. Zeb was son of the late Scriven Westberry, Sr. and Mary Ellen Bryant Westberry and preceded in death by his wife Doris Louise Johnson Westberry...
Wendy C. Lewis
Sep 27, 2016
Wendy C. Lewis, age 56, of Alma died Tuesday September 27th, 2016 at Specialty Hospital in Jacksonville, FL after an extended illness. She was a native Anchorage, AK but had lived most of her life in Bacon County. She was daughter of the late Pinke Laverne Carter and was also preceded in death by a sister Teresa Lynn Carter, a...
Shirley Evers
Sep 26, 2016
Shirley Evers, age 56, of Nicholls passed away suddenly Monday, September 26th at the Bacon County Hospital. She was daughter of the late William B. Evers and Jessie Mae Taylor Evers and preceded in death by two brothers, Billy Ray Evers, Sr. and Ricky Evers, Sr., three nieces Sherrie, Carrie and Mandy Evers, a stepbrother, Danny Ray McMillan and maternal...
Emmitt Hayes
Sep 26, 2016
Emmitt Hayes, age 90 went home to be with the Lord on Monday, September 26th at his residence after an extended illness. He was born on March 7, 1926 to the Thomas Hayes and Dicy Mims Hayes. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nadine Rigdon Hayes, a son Tommy Clay Hayes, four brothers, Emerson Pete Hayes, Elbert Hayes,...
Donny '"Booger" Rigdon
Sep 26, 2016
Donald Curtis (Donny Booger) Rigdon, age 54, of Nicholls, GA died at his home Monday Sept. 26st, 2016 after a short illness. He was born in St. Petersburg, FL but had lived in Nicholls most of his life. He was preceded in death by his father Curtis Rigdon. Donny was a foreman with Pike Electric where he had been employed...
Jerell David Rowell
Sep 25, 2016
Jerell David Rowell, age 66, of Alma passed away on Sunday, September 25 at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. He was a native of Coffee County and son of the James Willard Rowell and Wylean Gilliard Lane. Jerell was retired from the Fitzgerald Police Department. Survivors include a son, Robert Rowell (Renee) of Abbeville, GA., a daughter,...
Naomi "Teny" Davis
Sep 23, 2016
Naomi Lathene "Teny" Davis, age 80, went home to be with Lord on Friday, September 23, 2016 after an extended illness. She was a native of Bacon County, daughter of the late Sidney Joseph Mullis and Dicie Pierce Mullis and preceded in death by her husband Jack E. Davis and a sister Nellene Whitley. She was a member of the...
Annie Louise Charles
Sep 22, 2016
Annie Louise Clark Charles, age 86, of Alma passed away at her residence after an extended illness on September 22, 2016. She was a native of Easley, South Carolina but had lived in Alma since 2013. Annie was born on June 30, 1930 to David Clark and Cummie Masters Clark. She is preceded in death by her husband, Francis "Frank"...
Gwen Cole
Sep 17, 2016
Gwen Cole, age 76, of Alma passed away on September 17th at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. She was daughter of the late John Wesley "Doc" Cole and Pauline Cole and preceded in death by a sister Shirley Grover. Survivors include three sisters, Minnie Jo Sumner of Nicholls, Mary Zazella (Frank) of Phoenix, AZ. and Johnnie Loffell...
Estelle Page
Sep 12, 2016
Estelle Cofield Page, age 97, of Alma passed away Monday, September 12th at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. She was a native of Dodge County and daughter of the late Claude William Cofield and Lula Osborne. Estelle was preceded in death by her husband James Otis Page, infant granddaughter, Melissa Yvonne Clay, one great-grandson, Jack Daniel Smith...
Wannell Mathews
Sep 12, 2016
Wannell Andrews Mathews, age 68, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away September 12th at the Hospice House after and extended illness. She was a native of Alma but had lived in Jacksonville for many years. Wannell was daughter of the late Henry G. Andrews and Myrtice L. Mitchell Andrews and preceded in death by a son, Chuckie Mathews, a sister, Wanda...
Dale Garth Godwin, Sr
Sep 7, 2016
Dale Garth Godwin, Sr., age 56, of Waycross passed away Wednesday, September 7th at Mayo Clinic in Waycross. He was son of the late Alex Godwin and Jessie Mae Stewart Godwin and preceded in death by a brother, Ronnie Godwin and a sister, Evelyn Harris. Survivors include his wife Billie Sue Godwin of Waycross, a son, Dale Godwin, Jr. of...
Ricky Wood, Sr.
Sep 1, 2016
Ricky Wood, Sr., age 60, of Jesup died suddenly Thursday evening in Effingham County, GA. He was a native of Bacon County but had lived in Jesup the past 20 years. He was son of the late Dewey Wood and Maudie Lee Richardson Wood and was also preceded in death by a sister Ginger Kuehner and two brothers Rodney and...
Bobby Rogers
Aug 30, 2016
Bobby Rogers, age 63, of Alma passed away suddenly at his residence Tuesday, August 30, 2016. He was son of the late George Washington Rogers and Betty Lou Hutto Rogers and preceded in death by a brother, Wilburn Rogers and a sister, Lunette Shipes. Survivors include three sons, Chad Rogers (Marcie) of Alma, Jeffery Rogers (Stacy) of Folkston, GA., and...
Frank Charles
Aug 29, 2016
Francis "Frank" Joseph Charles, age 84 of Alma passed away at his residence after an extended illness. He was born in Auburn, New York on November 23, 1931 to Frank Charles and Grace Calpaldi Charles. Frank is preceded in death by a brother, Patrick Charles. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Auburn, New York and served...
Ruby Lee Holton
Aug 24, 2016
Ruby Lee Taylor Holton, age 90, of Alma went home to be with the Lord on August 24th after a short illness. She was born on May 1, 1926 to the late James Benjamin Taylor and Viney Elizabeth Tanner Taylor. Ruby is preceded in death by her husband, James Oliver Holton, Sr., four brothers, Herbert, Phillip, Grady and Harvey Taylor,...
Donnie Ray Lane
Aug 14, 2016
Donnie Ray Lane, age 69, of Alma passed away suddenly Sunday, August 14th at the Bacon County Hospital. He was born on December 11, 1946 to the late Clyde Jenningston Lane and Margarite Carter Strader and preceded in death by his step-father Jimmy Strader. He was retired from CSX Railroad, served in the US Army during the Vietnam War and...
John Wayne Strickland, Ii
Aug 10, 2016
John Wayne Strickland, II, age 38, of Alma passed away Wednesday, August 10th at St. Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville after a short illness. He was a native of Miami Florida but had lived most of his life in Alma. John was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Survivors include his parents, John Strickland, Sr....
