Johnny Israel Griffin
Nov 25, 2013
Johnny Israel Griffin, age 68, of Alma died Monday November 25th, 2013 at his home after a short illness. He was a native of Appling County but had lived in Bacon County most of his life. He was son of the late Frank Griffin and Idell Leggett Griffin and was also preceded in death by a brother, Ray Griffin. Johnny...
Vernie Lee Elliott
Nov 16, 2013
Vernie Alice Lee Elliott, age 93, of Dixie Union died Saturday morning November 16th, 2013 at her home. She was a native of Bacon County but had lived in Dixie Union since 1983. She was daughter of the late Robert E. Lee and Lola Lee Lee and was also preceded in death by her husband, George Anderson Elliott, 7 brothers,...
Hilda Boatright Johnson
Nov 12, 2013
Hilda Boatright Johnson, age 79, of Alma passed away Tuesday, November 12th at her son's home in Toccoa, Georgia after a short illness. She was a native of Appling County but had lived most of her life in Bacon County. Hilda was daughter of the late Millard Boatright and Lillie Mae Cauley Boatright; preceded in by her husband Dewitt Johnson,...
James Scott Rewis
Nov 8, 2013
James Scott Rewis, age 29, of Alma passed away suddenly Friday, November 8th at his residence. He was a native of Ware County but had lived in Alma all his life. Scott was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Preston & Oveda Rewis and maternal grandfather, Willie J. Hyers. Survivors include his parents, James Ronnie Rewis and Bonnie Hyers...
Robert Earl Howard
Nov 4, 2013
Robert Earl Howard, age 46, of Alma died suddenly at his home early Monday morning November 4, 2013. He was a native of Gainesville, FL but had lived in Alma the past 31 years. He was son of the late William Earl (Billy) Howard and Verna Dell McCullough Howard and was also preceded in death by a brother, Billy Earl...
Patricia (Pat) Wilcox Peterson
Nov 4, 2013
Patricia (Pat) Peterson, age 71, of Folkston, GA died early Monday morning November 4th, 2013 at her home. She was a native of Coffee County, had lived in Bacon County for many years and Folkston the past 25 years. She was daughter of the late Warren Wilcox and Ursula (Sue) Gainey Wilcox Johnson and was also preceded in death by...
Colline White
Oct 29, 2013
Colline White, age 93, of Alma passed away Tuesday, October 29th at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Waycross after a short illness. She was a native of Bacon County and daughter of the late Quitman Carris Johnson and Etta Colline Peacock. Colline was precede in death by her husband, Claude Daniel White, son, John Daniel White, brother, James Johnson...
Scheryl D. Benton
Oct 21, 2013
Scheryl D. Benton, 69, of Bella Vista, AR passed away Monday, October 21, 2013 at her residence with her family by her side. She was born October 4, 1944 in Alma, Georgia to Huel L. Benton and Verline Butler Benton. Scheryl graduated from Bacon County High School in Alma, Georgia….. She enjoyed getting her hands dirty working in the soil...
George E. Holland
Oct 18, 2013
George E. Holland, age 89, of Alma passed away Friday, October 18th at his residence after an extended illness. He was son of the late George Ellis Holland and Pearl Carter Holland and preceded in death by his wife, Myrtle Louise Haselden Holland, a daughter, Lorrie Oxford, brother, Robert Holland and two sisters, Edna Dandridge and Hazel Terrell. George was...
Jessie Wheeler
Oct 8, 2013
Jessie Wheeler, age 92, of Alma passed away suddenly Tuesday, October 8th at the Bacon County Hospital. She was a native of Bacon County and daughter of the late J. Pate Stewart and Nora Meeks Stewart. Jessie was preceded in death by her husband Rev. Cecil Wheeler, a son, Johnny Wheeler, a son-in-law, Bobby Lancaster, brother, Sylvester Stewart and two...
Patrick (Pat) Lanier Cothern
Oct 7, 2013
Patrick (Pat) Lanier Cothern, age 35, of Nicholls died suddenly at the Bacon County Hospital. He was a native of Bacon County and son of the late Royd Leon (Stoney) Cothern and Myrtis Calhoun Cothern and was preceded in death by a brother, Tony Lee Cothern. Patrick attended Southside Church of God and Campground United Methodist Church and worked with...
Roy Rigdon
Sep 30, 2013
Roy Rigdon, age 69, of Alma died suddenly Monday September 30th, 2013 at the Bacon County Hospital. He was a native of Bacon County, son of the late Silas Rigdon and Maggie Lee Spivey Rigdon and was also preceded in death by two brothers, Hubert and Royce Ridgon, a sister, Nadine Hayes and a sister-in-law, Idell Rigdon. Roy grew up...
Donald E. Fiske
Sep 25, 2013
Donald E. Fiske 1934 – 2013 Alma, GA – Born and raised in Springfield and Hampden, MA passed in eternal rest on September 25, 2013. He was the son of the late Milton and Mabel (Brownhill) Fiske. A graduate of Agawam H.S. Agricultural Program, a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force, and former employee of H.P. Hood and Sons. Donald...
James Thomas Taylor, Sr
Sep 25, 2013
James Thomas Taylor, Sr, ( J. T.) age 76, of Alma died at his home Wednesday morning September 25, 2013 after an extended illness. He was a native of Bacon County, son of the late Minor Taylor and Annie Grace Butler Taylor and was also preceded in death by his wife Barbara Ann Braddy Taylor. J. T. worked at Lee's...
Juanita Barber
Sep 16, 2013
Juanita Barber, age 78, of Nicholls passed away Monday, September 16th at Baptist Village after an extended illness. She was a native of Treutlen County, lived in Bacon County for a while before moving to Ware County the past 44 years. Juanita was daughter of the late Eddie Dalton Newman and Jeanette (Doll) Taylor Newman and preceded in death by...
Tommy Medders
Sep 6, 2013
Tommy Medders, age 65, of Alma died at his home Friday September 6st, 2013 after a short illness. He was native of Bacon County, son of the late Charlie Clifton Medders and Mamie Lee Allen Medders and was also preceded in death by six brothers, Frank, Doyle, Vernon, Albert, Buddy and Robert (Bud) Medders, two sisters, Ruth Medders and Glenda...
Martha Peneton
Sep 6, 2013
Martha Peneton, age 85, of Alma passed away Friday, September 6th at Baptist Village after an extended illness. She was a native of Bacon County and daughter of the late Grady Lee and Edna Sweat Lee. Martha was preceded in death by a son, Benny Jack Deen and a brother, Jack Lee. She was a member of the VFW Ladies...
Doretha A. Taylor
Sep 4, 2013
Doretha A. Taylor, age 71, of Alma passed away Wednesday, September 4th at the Bacon County Hospital after an extended illness. She was a native of Bacon County and daughter of the late William Boatright and Idell Crosby Boatright. Doretha was preceded in death by two sisters, Dorothy B. Foskey and Minnie Boatright brother, James D. (Super) Boatright and one...
Jerry Elie Bowen
Sep 4, 2013
Jerry Elie Bowen, age 68, of Alma died suddenly Wednesday September 4th, 2013. He was native of Bacon County, son of the late James Elie Bowen and Ruby Taylor Bowen and was also preceded in death by two brothers, James and Larry Bowen, a sister, Elaine Bowen. Jerry was a member of New Union Baptist Church and had served in...
Dorie Lanette Brown
Sep 2, 2013
Dorie Lanette Brown, age 56, of Alma died Monday September 2nd, 2013 at Memorial Hospital in Savannah after an extended illness. She was a native of Marlette Michigan but had lived in Alma since 1989. She was daughter of the late Donald L. Fritz, Sr. and was a member of Lee's Chapel Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband of 37...
