Mae Meeker Rhoads
Apr 11, 2016
Mae Meeker Rhoads, age 96, of Dublin Virginia passed away Monday, April 11th at her residence after an extended illness. She was a native of Bacon County and daughter of the late John Riley Meeker and Mamie Smith Meeker. Mae was preceded in death by her husband George James Rhoads, daughter Dr. Gail Stone, a sister Elizabeth Clyburn and a...
Mary Melinda Burnam
Apr 8, 2016
Mary Melinda Burnam, age 66, of Alma passed away at her residence Friday, April 8th after an extended illness. Melinda was daughter of the late James Luther Lee, Sr. She was a retired Nurse for the Metter Regional Hospital and a member of Dry Creek Baptist Church. Survivors include her mother, Wilma Cole Lee of Alma, her husband of 46...
Leila Merle Sosebee
Apr 5, 2016
Leila Merle Sosebee, age 72, of Alma passed away Tuesday, April 5th at her daughter's residence after a short illness. She is a native of Bacon County and daughter of the late Omer Aldridge and Myrtie Mae Hersey Aldridge. Merle was preceded in death by her husband Ivan Sosebee, two sons, Paul Ronnie Bennett and James Omer Bennett, two brothers,...
Rev. James M. (J.M.) Rigdon
Mar 31, 2016
Rev. James M. (J M) Rigdon, age 90, of Alma died at his home Thursday afternoon March 31st, 2016 after an extended illness. He was a native of Coffee County but had lived most of his life in Bacon County. He was son of the late Andrew Jackson Rigdon and Rose Rigdon Rigdon and was also preceded in death by...
Neal Pickett, Jr
Mar 30, 2016
Neal Pickett, Jr., age 69, of Alma passed away Wednesday, March 30th in the Georgia War Veterans Home in Milledgeville, Georgia after an extended illness. He was a native Bacon County, son of the late Neal Pickett, Sr. and Pearlie Mae Stephens Pickett and preceded in death by two sisters, Annette Reynolds and Claudia Rainy. Neal served in the US...
Henry S. Bishop
Mar 28, 2016
Henry Samuel Bishop, II, son of Bernard Alton and Mary Elizabeth Madden Bishop, passed away at the age of 73 on Monday, March 28, 2016 peacefully in his home on St. Simons Island, Georgia. He was predeceased by his sister and brother-in-law Betty Ann Bishop Stroud and Tom Stroud. He is survived by his twin brother, James Alexander Bishop (Mary)...
Milton Avery Tanner
Mar 27, 2016
Milton Avery Tanner, age 79, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away on Easter Sunday, March 27th at the Jacksonville Nursing and Rehab after a short illness. He was a native of Coffee County but had lived in Jacksonville for many years. Milton was son of the late Daniel Archie Tanner and Dorothy Mazelle Meeks Tanner and preceded in death by three...
Jerri Lynn Taylor
Mar 26, 2016
Jerri Lynn Taylor, age 61, of Alma passed away suddenly at the Bacon County Hospital on Saturday, March 26, 2016. She was a native of Bacon County and daughter of the late Allie Quarterman Sweat. Jerri Lynn was retired from Ag South Farm Credit after more than thirty years of service; she was owner and operator of New Beginnings Gift...
James Lee Taylor
Mar 25, 2016
James Lee Taylor, age 77 on Good Friday evening March 25, 2016 the world lost a good Godly man when James Lee Taylor went to be with the Lord. He was born January 7, 1939 in Jeff Davis County, Georgia the oldest son of Tommie Lee and Frances Caroline Coley Taylor. Proceeding him in death were his parents, two brothers...
Carlos Wildon "Red" Smart
Mar 23, 2016
Carlos Wildon "Red" Smart, age 85, of Pierce County died Wednesday afternoon March 23rd, 2016 at Satilla Hospice in Waycross after a short illness. He was a native of Pierce County, son of the late Wright Smart and Mattie Crews Smart and was also preceded in death by his first wife Shelby Jean Barber Smart, three sons Timothy Smart and...
James "Jake" Stewart
Mar 19, 2016
James (Jake) Wesley Stewart, age 79, of Alma passed away Saturday, March 19th at his residence after an extended illness. He was a native of Nicholls but had lived in Bacon County for many years. Jake was son of the late Julius Elliott Stewart and Minnie Lee Tanner Stewart and preceded in death by a son, Rocky Willingham, a brother,...
Timmy Tanner
Mar 18, 2016
Timmy Tanner, age 51 of Alma passed away suddenly at his residence Friday, March 18th. He was a native of Bacon County, son of the late Benjamin Wanie Tanner and Wilma Cribb Tanner and preceded in death by a brother, Dewey Tanner. Survivors include a daughter, Kimberly Burkett of Waycross, one brother Stanley Tanner of Alma a sister, Shirley Adams...
Paul Edward Smith, Sr.
Mar 14, 2016
Paul Edward Smith, Sr. age 60, of Valdosta, Georgia passed away Monday, March 14th at Pruitthealth in Valdosta after an extended illness. He was son of the late Percy Eunice Smith and Wilda June Lowe Smith and preceded in death by a brother Harold Smith and a nephew Paul Evan Smith. He was a member of the Church of God...
Darlene Dodd
Mar 14, 2016
Darlene Pruett Dodd, age 60, of Alma passed away suddenly at her residence Monday, March 14. She was daughter of the late Elmer Robert Dowell and Laverne Peacock Dowell and preceded in death by her husband Luther Malon Dodd, Jr. and a sister, Anita Dowell. Survivors include four sons, Luther Malon Dodd III, (Carmon), William Matthew Franklin Pruett, (Tracy Anderson)...
Minnie Joyce Meeks
Mar 10, 2016
Minnie Joyce Meeks, age 76, of Nicholls passed away Thursday, March 10th at the Bacon County Hospital after and extended illness. She was daughter of the late Joe " Author" Lumley, Jr. and Lorenne Brinson Lumley and was preceded in death by a son, George Lamar Smith, two brothers, Jimmy and Johnny Lumley and two sisters, Floramae Steptoe and JoAnn...
Roger Laster
Mar 8, 2016
Roger Laster, age 72, of Alma passed away suddenly on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at the Bacon County Hospital. He was son of the late Herman Laster and Mildred Silas Carver and preceded in death by a brother, Gary Laster. Roger was a member of the Alma United Methodist Church and served in the US Army during Vietnam. Survivors include...
Janice Katherine Harris
Mar 7, 2016
Janice Katherine Harris, age 65, of Alma passed away Monday, March 7th due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was the daughter of the late John Franklin Crowe. Janice was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Survivors include her mother, Delia Latrelle Lee Crowe of Waycross, her husband, Angus Wade Harris, Sr....
Joseph Edsel Boatright
Mar 6, 2016
Joseph Edsel Boatright, age 70, of Alma passed away Sunday, March 6th at the Bacon County Hospital after a short illness. He was son of the late John Riley Boatright and Faye Tillman Boatirght and was preceded in death by a brother, Jimmy Boatright. He was a member of Carter's Chapel Church. Survivors include a daughter, Melissa Boatright of Alma,...
Jeana Hill Thornton
Mar 6, 2016
Jeana Hill Thornton, age 43, of Alma passed away Sunday, March 6th at the Bacon County Hospital after a short illness. She is preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Jim and Louise Rozier and maternal grandparents, Shug and Jones Smith. Survivors include her parents, Jimmy Hill and Pat Smith Hill of Alma, her spouse, Kristi Roberts of Alma, a...
Patsy Lee
Mar 5, 2016
Patsy Hardrick Lee, age 72, of Alma passed away suddenly Saturday, March 5th at Twin Oaks Nursing Home after an extended illness. She was daughter of the late Alton Hardrick and Cleo Cothern Hardrick and was preceded in death by her husband Rev. Lowell C. Lee and a brother in law, Earnest Wilson. Patsy was a member of Lee's Chapel...
