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Nahunta, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Nahunta, GA, Brantley County & Surrounding Areas
Jessie James Lee
Sep 25, 2021
Blackshear – Jessie “Papa J” James Lee, 49 of Blackshear, passed away Saturday morning (September 25, 2021) at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville after a brief illness. Born in Waycross, GA his parents are Emma Ruth Crews Lee of Hoboken and the late James Wade Lee. He is also preceded in death by 4 grandchildren, Baby Martinez, Daxton Lee, Isabella Espana...
James Leroy Straight
Sep 22, 2021
James Leroy Straight, 65 of Hortense, passed away Wednesday (September 22, 2021) at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick following an extended illness. Born in Martinsville, West Virginia., his parents were Paul Francis Straight and Loretta Walker Straight. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Pearline Turner Straight. James served in the United States Marines and worked as...
Jesse C. Hampton
Sep 21, 2021
Hortense-Jesse Hampton, 68 of Hortense, passed away Tuesday morning (September 21, 2021) at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross, GA. from a brief illness. Born in Douglas, GA., his parents were the late Jessie Hampton and Eliza Harper Hampton. He is also preceded in death by a daughter, Alicia Renee Thigpen; and a brother, Ronald Hampton. Jesse worked for Winn Dixie...
Doris O'Quinn Daniels
Sep 21, 2021
Waynesville- Doris Mildred O’Quinn Daniels, 84 of Waynesville, passed away Tuesday (September 21, 2021) at Memorial Satilla Health. Born in Winokur, GA. her parents were Tyler O’Quinn and Maggie Harris O’Quinn. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Dennis James Daniels; her siblings and their spouses, Clyde and Mary O’Quinn, Eula Mae and Frank Stephens, J.D. and Lucille...
Wanda Phillips Gailey
Sep 21, 2021
Hortense- Wanda Ann Phillips Gailey, 56 of Hortense, passed away Tuesday (September 21, 2021) at Southeast Georgia Health System following a brief illness. Born in Panama City, FL., her parents were Claude Phillips and Lily Lauderdale Phillips. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Dennis Gailey, Jr.; two children, Carl Rooks, Jr., and Baby Boy Rooks; and...
Mary Jeanette Miller
Sep 20, 2021
White Oak- Mary “Jeanette” Byrd Miller, 68 of White Oak, passed away Monday (September 20, 2021) at her daughter’s residence following an extended illness. Born in Waycross, GA., her parents were C.R. Byrd and Barbara Thrift Byrd. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Mike Miller; her mother-in-law, Mary Eva Miller; and her nephew, Joseph Miller. Jeanette graduated...
Alan Patrick Wainright
Sep 19, 2021
Nahunta- Alan Patrick Wainright, 49 of Nahunta, passed away Sunday (September 19, 2021) at Advent Health in Sebring, FL., following a brief illness. Born in Brunswick, GA., his parents are James “Jim” O. Wainright, Jr. and the late Judy Highsmith Wainright. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Jason Edwin Wainright. Alan worked for Phillips and Jordan as...
James "Sonny" Byron Barber,Sr.
Sep 18, 2021
Waynesville- James Byron “Sonny” Barber, 85 of Waynesville, passed away Saturday morning (September 18, 2021) at Jesup Health and Rehab. Sonny was preceded in death by his father, mother, three brothers, two sisters and his oldest son, Byron. He leaves behind his wife of 50 years, Virginia Mae Hooper Barber, a brother, Bobby Barber, and several brothers in law, a...
Chestine "Tink" Lawrence Rooks
Sep 17, 2021
Waynesville-Chestine “Tink” Lawrence Rooks, 81, of Waynesville, passed away Friday (September 17, 2021) at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Jesup, GA., following a brief illness. Born in Waynesville, GA., his parents were William Robert Rooks, Sr., and Alma Lyle Rooks. He is also preceded by several brothers and sisters. Chestine, also known as “Tink” to many, was retired from Gray and...
Vernon Gregory Collins, Jr.
Sep 15, 2021
Hoboken – Vernon Gregory Collins, Jr., 68, of Hoboken passed away Wednesday afternoon (September 15, 2021) at his residence. Born in New Port, VA is parents were Vernon Gregory Collins, Sr. and Bernice Horton Collins. He is also preceded in death by a brother, Joel Collins. Vernon worked for Kinco before becoming disabled. He attended Springhill Missionary Baptist Church and...
Mamie Lou Nichols Brinkley
Sep 13, 2021
Mamie Lou Nichols Brinkley, 79 of Hortense, passed away Monday (September 13, 2021) at her residence following an extended illness. Born in Blackshear, GA., her parents were Robert C. Nichols and Susie Rowell Nichols. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Terril William Brinkley; her son, Jamie Godfrey; her daughter, Linda Durden; her brother, William Nichols; and her...
Annette Marie Washam
Sep 12, 2021
Nahunta- Annette Marie Johns Washam, 75 of Nahunta, passed away Sunday (September 12, 2021) at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick, GA following a brief illness. Born in Brunswick, GA her parents were William O. Johns and Flossie Robinson Johns. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Billy Joe Washam and her brother, Neal Douglas Johns. Annette worked...
Estor Johns Nettles
Sep 12, 2021
Nahunta- Estor Marie Johns Nettles, 64 of Nahunta, passed away Sunday (September 12, 2021) at her residence following an extended illness. Born in Folkston, GA., her parents were Kermit Johns and Lula Mae Allen Johns. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Carlton Nettles, Jr.; a grandchild, Andre Mariscal; 2 brothers, Lamar Johns, Wayne Leon Johns; 2...
Connie Juanita Morris
Sep 11, 2021
Hoboken – Connie Juanita Davis Morris, 65, of Hoboken passed away Saturday evening (September 11, 2021) at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross after an extended illness. Born in Waycross, GA her parents were Dan Davis and Siller Taylor Davis. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Larry Gene Morris; and 5 brothers, Dan Davis, Jr., Carl Davis, James...
Clarice Morgan Bell
Sep 9, 2021
Hoboken – Clarice Morgan Bell, 90 of Hoboken passed away Thursday evening (September 9, 2021) at Bourbon Heights, Paris, KY. She was born February 15, 1931, in Nahunta, GA to the late Colonel Ebinezer and Cannie Donie Harris Morgan. Clarice married Mitchel Leon Bell on February 21, 1945. Clarice was a lifelong member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Hoboken...
Robert Kenneth West
Sep 7, 2021
Waverly – Robert Kenneth West, Sr., 91, of Waverly passed away Tuesday evening (September 7, 2021) at Bayview Nursing Home in Nahunta after a brief illness. Born in Columbus, GA his parents were Paul R. West and Thelma Langly West. He is also preceded in death by his brother, Paul West, Jr.; and 2 sisters, Betty Jean Kelley and Kay...
Heather Williams Copeland
Sep 7, 2021
Nahunta – Heather Lyn Williams Copeland, 46, of Nahunta passed away Tuesday morning (September 7, 2021) at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Jesup after a brief illness. Born in Atlanta, GA her parents are Glenda Dale Calhoun Williams of Kingsland and the late Jackie Dewayne Williams. Heather was the Brantley County 911 Director and lived life to the fullest. She loved...
David Kyle Hayes
Sep 5, 2021
Nahunta- David Kyle Hayes,37, 0f Nahunta, passed away Sunday night (September 5, 2021) at his residence following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Blackshear, GA., his parents were the late David Hayes and Virginia Albritton Hayes of Nahunta. He is also preceded by his maternal grandfather, Lester Albritton, and his paternal grandparents, Babe Ruth “Boots” Hayes and Bertie Lou...
Bennie George Woods
Sep 4, 2021
Waynesville-Bennie George Woods, 82, of Waynesville, passed away Saturday night (September 4, 2021) at his residence following an extended illness. Born in Statesboro, GA. his parents were Virgil Woods and Mamie Ruker Woods. He is also preceded by his wife, Kathleen Neely Woods, 2 brothers, C.V. Woods and Doy Woods, 5 sisters, Junie Burke, Irene Smith, Inez Tinnley, Jean Mallard,...
Shirley Arlene Crews
Sep 1, 2021
Nahunta – Shirley Arlene Pearson Crews, 76, of Nahunta passed away Wednesday afternoon (September 1, 2021) at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Jesup. Born in Jesup, GA her parents were Osbyrn Pearson and Nora Lee Campbell Pearson. She is also preceded in death by a sister, Louise O’Berry; and 3 brothers, Clifford Pearson, Harry Pearson and Hubert Pearson. Shirley was a...
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