Tammie Thornton Powell
May 5, 2016
Tammie Thornton Powell, 57, of Charleston, South Carolina, passed away Thursday, May 5th. She was born in Bacon County to the late Margaret and Roscoe Thornton of Alma, Georgia on January 29, 1959. Tammie is survived by her son, Jason Powell and his wife, Suzanne Powell of Charleston, South Carolina; her daughter, Anna Powell of Asheville, North Carolina and her...
Alma Robinson
May 3, 2016
Alma Robinson, age 90 of Alma, Ga. died early Tuesday morning May 3rd at the Bacon county hospital after a short illness. She was a native of Egypt, Georgia, but had lived in Alma most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Edward "Ed" and Mary Lewis Roberson. She was also preceded in death by her husband...
Billy Quentin Futch
May 3, 2016
Billy Quentin Futch, age 83, of Alma died Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016, at his residence after a short illness. He was a native of Coffee County but had lived in Alma most of his life. He was the son of the late Rufus Edgar "Dock" and Kennie Tanner Futch. Billy was also preceded in death by one brother, Kenneth Edgar...
Letha Ophellia Steptoe
Apr 25, 2016
Letha Ophellia Steptoe, age 58, of Whispering Pines, NC died Monday April 25th, 2016 at First Health of the Carolinas in West End, NC after an extended illness. She was a native of Coffee County and was the daughter of the late Rev. Earl Merritt and Annie Elizabeth Lott Merritt. Survivors include her husband of 39 years Billy Steptoe, two...
Sheron Linda Skipper
Apr 22, 2016
Sheron Linda Skipper, age 74, of Nicholls passed away Friday, April 22nd at Twin Oaks Nursing Home after an extended illness. She was a native of Albany, Georgia but had lived in Nicholls for many years. Sheron was daughter of the late Stephen Burlee Burge and Vera Sanford Burge. She is preceded in death by her husband Charlie Crunkelton and...
Edward Lee Deen
Apr 14, 2016
Edward Lee Deen, age 71, of Alma passed away suddenly Thursday, April 14th at the Bacon County Hospital. He was a native of Bacon County and son of the late Elbert Deen and Bessie McClellan Deen. Edward was preceded in death by three brothers, Robert Deen, Jack Deen and James Elbert Deen. Survivors include his wife of 17 years, Debra...
Melissa Faye Woodall
Apr 11, 2016
Melissa Faye Woodall, age 51, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away Monday, April 11th at UF Health in Jacksonville, Florida after a short illness. She was a native of Duval County and daughter of the late Lamar Moody. Melissa was preceded in death by her two cats, Spooky and Littlebit. Survivors include her mother, Nera Pawnee Williams Moody of Jacksonville, FL.,...
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...
