Royce Ivey Taylor
Aug 10, 2016
Royce Ivey Taylor, age 71, of Alma passed away Tuesday, August 10th at the Hospice House in Waycross after an extended illness. He was a native of Bacon County, son of the late Felton "Shag" Taylor and Ocala Taylor and preceded in death by a sister Ann Pope. He served in the US Army. Survivors include two daughters, Kathy Smith...
Doris Waters Thomas
Aug 6, 2016
Doris Waters Thomas, age 89, of Alma passed away Saturday, August 6th at her residence after a short illness. She was born on June 5, 1927 to Archie Waters and Birdie Taylor Waters. Doris was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Carlton Thomas, a son Linton Thomas, a daughter Patsy Horner and four brothers, Jack Waters, Jimmy Ray Waters,...
Michael Kerry Swails
Aug 5, 2016
Michael Kerry Swails, age 52, of Alma passed away Friday August 5th at his residence. He was a native of Coffee County and the son of the late Johnny Swails and Jeanette Jowers Swails. A brother Johnny Markham Swails and his father-in-law Arnold Clayton Wade also preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife of 24 years Cheri Swails, five...
Debbie Collins Campion
Aug 4, 2016
Debbie Collins Campion , age 56 of Jacksonville, Florida passed away August 4, 2016 at her suddenly residence. She was preceded in death by her mother Janice Benton Collins and her husband Carl Campion. Survivors include her father Henry Collins of Waynesville, GA., a daughter, Tiffany Audia (Anthony) of Jacksonville, Fl., brother, Steve Collins (Sheila) of St. Simons, a sister...
Cacey Marie Marionneaux
Aug 3, 2016
Cacey Marie Marionneaux, age 30, passed away suddenly August 3rd, 2016 in Alma, Ga. She was a native of Jessup but had lived in Baxley most of her life. She is the daughter of Mark Marionneaux of Vidalia and Denise Roberson of Baxley. Survivors also include her husband Greg Spell, a son Charles Tunney Spell, and daughter Briar Rae Brannen,...
Stevie Hayward Ellis
Jul 26, 2016
Stevie Hayward Ellis, age 65, of Alma passed away suddenly Tuesday, July 26th at the Bacon County Hospital. He was born on March 5, 1951 to the late Thomas Melvin Ellis and Geneva Hayes Ellis. Survivors include his son, Shelley Davis (Becky) of Blackshear, Ga., one brother Gary Ellis of Alma, four grandchildren, Kate, Molly, Sarah and Lilly Davis of...
Frances Turner
Jul 24, 2016
Frances Turner, age 84, of Alma went home to be with the Lord Sunday, July 24th at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. She was born on May 5, 1932 to the late George Middleton Brantley and Eva Lee Erwin Brantley and preceded in death by her husband Otis Cephus "Bunny" Turner, three brothers George, Valene and James...
Christine Lee Brown
Jul 22, 2016
Christine Lee Brown, age 81 of Jacksonville, Fl. died suddenly at her residence Friday July 22, 2016. She was a native of Coffee County and the daughter of the late Prince Albert Lee Sr. and Ada Kirkland Lee. She was retired from Prudential Life Insurance Co. and a member of Bethel Temple Assembly of God. She was also preceded in...
Lorraine P. Grooms
Jul 21, 2016
Lorraine P. Grooms, age 95, formally of Alma passed away July 21st at Riverside Health Care Center in Covington, Georgia. She was a native of Jeff Davis County and had lived in Alma for thirty-seven years before moving to Conyers, Georgia in 2010. Lorraine was born on July 9, 1921 to the late Thomas Archie Pearson and Ethel Wilcox Pearson;...
Jennie Marie Norton
Jul 14, 2016
Jennie Marie Norton, age 79, of Alma passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at Baptist Village in Waycross after an extended illness. She was daughter of the late Willard Lee and Hazel Louise Dunlap Lee and preceded in death by her husband John Lacy Norton, a sister Anna Margaret Mann and a special friend Eugene "Red" Waters. Jennie was...
Pauline Mullins
Jul 13, 2016
Pauline Ruby Mullins, age 81, of Alma passed away suddenly at the Bacon County Hospital. She was a native of Washington County, Ohio but had lived in Bacon County for many years. Pauline was daughter of the Gladys Lane Justice and preceded in death by her husband Carl Alford Mullins, three sisters, Linda Brunson, Velma McDade and Mary Jane Lane...
Linda Morgan Nails
Jul 12, 2016
Linda Morgan Nails, age 67, of Nicholls passed away Tuesday, July 12th at Mayo Clinic in Waycross after a short illness. She was a native of Coffee County and preceded in death by her father Sol "Bud" Morgan. Linda was a member of Nicholls Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband of 49 years, John M. Nails of Nicholls, her mother,...
Carl Ladon Herring
Jul 3, 2016
Our hearts broke with the passing of Carl Ladon Herring on July 3rd, 2016. He was a devoted Husband, Father, Grandfather, Son, Brother, Uncle and Mentor. Growing up in Alma, GA as the youngest of eight, and born in August of 1938, he generated strong roots in the community. Upon graduating High School in Bacon County, he joined the US...
Earnest Lee Altman
Jul 3, 2016
Earnest Lee Altman, age 81, of Alma died Sunday afternoon July 3rd, 2016 at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah after a short illness. He was a native of Bacon County son of the late Curtis Altman and Hulda Elizabeth Carter Altman was the youngest of eight children and was also preceded in death by three brothers Titus, Quinton and Curtis...
James Lafayette Williams, Sr
Jun 29, 2016
James Lafayette Williams, Sr., age 69, of Alma passed away Wednesday, June 29th at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah after a short illness. He was a native of Bacon County the adopted son of the late Dewitt and Lennie Williams and preceded in death by his wife Shirley Sullivan Williams and his son James Lafayette Williams, Jr. He served in...
Shirley Louise Clark
Jun 28, 2016
Shirley Louise Clark, loving wife & mother passed away Tuesday morning in her sleep at her daughter's home in Savannah, GA. She was born Dec 18, 1938 in Bacon County to the late Jesse Gordon Barber & Ellen McKenzie barber. She is survived by her loving husband Ted Clark of almost 57 years, son James Michael (mike) Clark (Lee) of...
Benny Ralph Douglas
Jun 26, 2016
Benny Ralph Douglas, age 63, of Alma passed away Sunday, June 26, 2016 at the Bacon County Hospital after a short illness. He was born on March 26, 1953 to the late Ralph Alexander Douglas and Essie Teston Douglas. Benny was owner and operator of Douglas Machinery for many years. Survivors include his son, David Douglas (Kaleigh) of Alma, three...
A. C. Wade
Jun 17, 2016
A.C. Wade, age 88, of Alma passed away suddenly at the Bacon County Hospital on Friday, June 17, 2016. He was born on May 25, 1928 to the late Peyton L. and Mamie (Sweat) Wade. A.C. was preceded in death by five brothers: Marvin, Clayton, J. D. Harold and Vernon Wade and three sisters: Jessie Mae Carter, Leola Smith and...
Larry Frances Bell
Jun 17, 2016
Larry Frances Bell, age 73, of Norcross, GA died Friday June 17th, 2016 at DeKalb Medical Center after an extended illness. He was a native of Lester, West Virginia but had lived the past 20 years in Norcross. He was son of the late Frances E. Bell and Ara B. Holt Bell Plato. Larry had worked in Graphic Communications the...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Boatright
Jun 16, 2016
Jacqueline "Jackie" Boatright, age 56, of Alma passed away Thursday, June 16th at Hospice of the Golden Isles after a short illness. She was a native of Glynn County, but had lived most of her life in Appling County. Jackie was daughter of the late Raynell Lightsey and Odessa Dyal Lightsey and was preceded in death by a sister Sandra...
