Afton C. Bland
Jan 11, 2015
Afton C. Bland, age 81, of Jacksonville, FL died Sunday January 11th, 2015 at Community Hospice in Jacksonville after an extended illness. She was a native of Bacon County but had lived in Jacksonville the past 50 years. She was daughter of the late Joe Gordon Carter and Mildred Davis Carter and was preceded in death by her husband, Qunith...
Wendell Keith "Winky" Sweat
Jan 9, 2015
Wendell Keith (Winky) Sweat, age 53, of Alma died suddenly at his home Friday January 9th, 2015 after a short illness. He was a native of Bacon County, son of the late Randall Sweat and Joyce Taylor Sweat. Winky was a welder. Survivors include a son, Andrew Sweat of Alma, three brothers, Randy Sweat (Linda) of Nicholls, Ronnie Sweat (Heather)...
Ervin Edward Johnson
Jan 5, 2015
Ervin Edward Johnson, age 74, of Alma passed away Monday, January 5th at his residence after and extended illness. He was a native of Bacon County and son of the late Lemul Sellers Johnson and Maggie Slaughter Johnson. Ervin was preceded in death by two brothers, Carroll and Walter Johnson and a sister, Doris Westberry. Survivors include his wife of...
Jimmy White
Jan 5, 2015
Jimmy White, age 71, of Alma passed away suddenly Monday, January 5th in Waycross. He was a native of Bacon county and son of the late Stanford White and Luna Wade White. Jimmy was preceded in death by brother in law, Cecil Tanner, sister in law, Mary White and a niece, Sandy Holland. He worked with Berry Gray Construction for...
Opal Marie Taft
Jan 2, 2015
Opal Marie Taft, age 69, of Alma passed away Friday, January 2nd at Twin Oaks Nursing Home after an extended illness. She was a native of West Palm Beach, Florida but had lived in Bacon County for many years. Opal was daughter of late Hillary Bowen and Gladys Caver Bowen and preceded in death by her husband, Troy McAuthor Taft,...
Jackie Bagley
Dec 31, 2014
Jackie Bagley, age 78, of Alma passed away Wednesday, December 31st at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. She was a native of Bacon County and daughter of the late Loy Williams and Mamie Clements Williams. Jackie was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Bagley, sister, Lillie (Sister) Williams, brother, Delmus (Buddy) Williams, two nephews, Mark &...
Margaret Trellis Meeks
Dec 30, 2014
Margaret Trellis Meeks, age, 69, of Nicholls passed away Tuesday, December 30th at her daughter's residence after an extended illness. She was a native Bacon County and daughter of the late Wesley Waters and Lollie Tanner Waters. Trellis was preceded in death by her husband, John Meeks and a brother, Edward Waters. She was a member of Grace Community Church....
Edwin O. Sharp
Dec 30, 2014
Edwin O. Sharp, age 80, of Alma passed away Tuesday, December 30th at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. He was a native of Kissimmee, FL. but had lived in Bacon County for the past thirty-seven years. Edwin was son of the late John Henry Sharp and Corine Johnson Sharp and preceded in death by a son, Shan...
George Sears
Dec 29, 2014
George Sears, age 74, of Alma passed away suddenly Monday, December 29th at the Bacon County Hospital. He was a native of Bacon County, son of the late Bill "E.L." Sears and Claudia Tanner Sears and preceded in death by two brothers, Bobby and Jack Sears, niece, Shelia Vickers and a nephew, Grant Nobles. George served in the US Army....
Arabella Grace Runyon
Dec 27, 2014
Arabella Grace Runyon, age 13 days of Waynesville, MO died December 15th, 2014 at the Children's Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Survivors include her parents, Brendan Lawrence Runyon and Kimberly Deloris Taylor of Waynesville, MO., paternal grandmother, Vickie Runyon of Phillipsburg, KS, maternal grandparents, Tim and Kathy Taylor of Alma, paternal great-grand parents, Francis and Val Jean Reinsch of Geneva,...
Charlie Nell Mullis
Dec 27, 2014
Charlie Nell Mullis, 76, of St. Mary's, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2014 at her residence following a short illness. Born September 23, 1938 in Alma, Georgia, and was the daughter of the late Warren and Pauline Lee. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Billy Mullis, son, James Leslie "Catfish" Mullis, father and mother...
Margie A. Watts
Dec 27, 2014
Margie Ann Watts, age 74, of Waycross died suddenly at her home Saturday December 27th, 2014. She was a native of Glynn County but had lived in Appling and Bacon County for many years and in Waycross the past 12 months. She was daughter of the late Richard Robert (Rob) Bell and Jessie Lightsey Bell and was also preceded in...
Hughlet Monroe Daughtry
Dec 26, 2014
Hugh Monroe Daughtry, age 98, of Alma passed away Friday, December 26th at his residence after an extended illness. He was a native of Bacon County, son of the late Benjamin (Ben) Franklin Daughtry and Rener Jane Sullivan Daughtry and preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Barber Daughtry, a daughter, Kay Daughtry, four sisters, Lou Ella Clark, Mamie Wiliams,...
Darwell Hollingsworth
Dec 25, 2014
Darwell Hollingsworth, age 84, of Alma passed away Thursday, December 25th at the Bacon County Hospital after a short illness. He was a native of Bacon County, son of the late Waymon Newton Hollingsworth and Gussie Hyers Hollingsworth. Darwell was preceded in death by a sister, Muthene Smith and brother-in-law, L. C. Smith. He was a Deacon and member of...
Mary Yvonne Batten
Dec 23, 2014
Mary Yvonne Batten, age 76, of Nicholls died Tuesday evening Dec. 23rd, 2014 at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. She was a native of Bacon County but had lived in Nicholls most of her life. She was daughter of the late John Ira Rigdon and Alma Lott Rigdon and was also preceded in death by her husband...
Gene Autry Gill
Dec 22, 2014
Gene Autry Gill, age 77, of Nicholls passed away suddenly Monday, December 22nd at his residence. He was a native of Ware County but had lived in Nicholls most of his life. Gene was son of the late Ellie Jay Gill and Catherine Youngblood Gill and was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Morgan Gill, daughter in law, Donna...
Arnold Clayton Wade
Dec 17, 2014
Arnold Clayton Wade, age 73, of Alma passed away Wednesday, December 17th at the Bacon County Hospital after a short illness. He was a native of Bacon County and son of the late Clayton Wade and Sidney Jarrard Williams. Survivors include two sons, Desmond & Jason Wade, two daughters, Lorna Lewis (Mike) and Cheri Swails (Michael) of Alma, three brothers,...
Andrew J Walker
Dec 16, 2014
Andrew J. Walker, age 85, of Alma passed away Tuesday, December 16th at Twin Oaks Nursing Home after an extended illness. He was a native of Pierce County, son of the late Ellis Walker and Susie Davis Walker and preceded in death by his wife, Willa Billie Walker, two stepsons, Johnny & Rusty Johnson, two brothers, Richard & Corbitt Walker,...
John W Dyal
Dec 14, 2014
John W. Dyal, Sr., age 69, of Nicholls died at his home late Sunday night December 14th, 2014 after a short illness. He was a native of Bacon County but had lived in Nicholls most of his life. He was son of the late Warnie Lee Dyal and Donna Lee Hogan Morris and was also preceded in death by 2...
Rev. Sheryl Patrick
Dec 13, 2014
Rev. Sheryl Patrick, age 68, of Alma died Saturday Dec. 13th, 2014 at the Lakeland, FL Regional Medical Center after a short illness. She was a native of Huntington, West Virginia but had lived in Bacon County the past four years. She was daughter of the late Woodrow Templeton and Lola Templeton. She was a Missionary, loving mother, wife &...
