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Nahunta, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Nahunta, GA, Brantley County & Surrounding Areas
Jessie Mae Thompson Durden
Feb 10, 2016
Jessie Mae "Granny Dawg" Durden went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on February 10, 2016 in Cartersville, Georgia. She was born September 11, 1935 in Oglethorpe, Ga. to Julia Payne Elza and John Slaton Thompson.
Jessie was married to the love of her life, Linton Durden, for 39 years. As the wife of a career military man, Jessie...
Fronia Elizabeth Dowling
Feb 4, 2016
Fronia Elizabeth Dowling, 64 of Hortense, passed away Thursday (February 4, 2016) at her residence following an extended illness.A Memorial Service will be held at a later date.Arrangements are with Frye Funeral Home, Nahunta.Sympathy may be expressed by signing our online registry at fryefh.com.
Elvin Lavelle Johns
Feb 2, 2016
Elvin Lavelle Johns, 73 of Folkston, passed away Tuesday morning (February 2, 2016) at Folkston Park Nursing Home, following an extended illness.
Born in Brunswick, GA., his parents were Elvin Ruail Johns and Lucille Wainright Johns. He was also preceded in death by one brother, Willie Joe Johns.
Survivors include his sister, Charlotte Johns Lee, of Hoboken; and his brother, Clifford Johns,...
Robert Patrick Keen
Feb 2, 2016
San Juan Capistrano, CA.- Robert Patrick Keen, 57 of San Juan Capistrano, CA., passed away February 2, 2016, at his residence.
He was born on October 9, 1958, in Jesup, GA. His parents were Colonel Brantley “C.B.” Keen and Evelyn Sabra Lee Keen. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Debra Annette Keen; his brother, Ephraim Keen; nephews, Jeff...
Donna Riles Lyons
Feb 1, 2016
Brunswick – Donna Riles Lyons, 53, of Brunswick passed away early Saturday morning (January 30, 2016) at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick after an extended illness.
Born in Waycross, GA her parents are Geraldine Riles, of Brunswick and the late Roman Gene Riles, Sr. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lyons.
Donna was a homemaker and...
Donna Hope Lewis
Jan 31, 2016
Donna Hope Lewis, 60 of Blackshear, passed away Sunday (January 31, 2016) at her residence following a brief illness.
Born in Savannah, GA., her parents were Thomas Cleveland Hope and Lula Mae Touchton Hope. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Carroll Lewis; and one brother, Mitchell Dean White.
Donna was of the Baptist Faith. She was a...
Charlotte Virginia Caler Norfleet
Jan 28, 2016
Waynesville – Charlotte Virginia Caler Norfleet, 80, of Waynesville passed away Thursday afternoon (January 28, 2016) at her residence after a brief illness.
Born in Brunswick, GA her parents were Clarence and Mary Alice Caler. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Pearles Ray Norfleet; 2 sons, Claude Michael Norfleet and William Everette Norfleet ; a daughter, Donna...
Rachel Kelly Harris
Jan 26, 2016
Rachel Alice Kelly Harris, 42 of Nahunta, passed away Tuesday (January 26, 2016) at her residence following a brief illness.
Born in Blackshear, GA., her parents were Kenneth Kelly and Janie Warner Kelly.
Survivors include her husband, Bennie Ray Harris, of Nahunta; 5 children, Cameron Patrick Harris, of Florida; Storm Squires and Brooke Squires, both of Hoboken, Stephanie Loredo and Faith...
Robert 'Bob' Forrest Cline
Jan 23, 2016
Hortense – Robert “Bob” Forrest Cline, 76, of Hortense passed away Saturday afternoon (January 23, 2016) at his residence after an extended illness.
Born in Cleveland, TN his parents were Thomas Henry and Elsie Mae Abernathy Cline. He is also preceded in death by his 5 brothers, William “Bill” Cline, Clarence Cline, Thomas Cline, James Cline, and Bishop Floyd Cline....
Gerald Floyd Drury
Jan 22, 2016
Jesup – Mr. Gerald Floyd Drury, 79, of Jesup passed away early Friday morning (January 22, 2016) at his residence after an extended illness.
Born in Brantley, Co his parents were Floyd Atkinson and Doris Alene Jacobs Drury. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Tuten Drury and 3 sisters, Adalaide Drury Ivey, Anita Drury Martin and...
Yvonne Mary Labranche Simpson
Jan 21, 2016
Nahunta – Yvonne Mary LaBranche Simpson, 79, of Nahunta passed away early Thursday morning (January 21, 2016) at her residence after an extended illness.
Born in Detroit, MI her parents were Victor and Edna Rivard LaBranche. She is also preceded in death by her husband, John Stanley Simpson, Sr. and several brothers and sisters.
Yvonne was a house keep for...
Lindol Elzie Crews
Jan 19, 2016
Hortense-Lindol Elzie Crews, 71 of Hortense, passed away Tuesday morning (January 19, 2016) at Wayne Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.
Born in Hortense, GA., his parents were Elzie Elvin Crews and Geneva Crews. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Alma Lee Crews.
Mr. Crews worked many years in Road Maintenance for the City of Franklin. He...
James 'Jim' Wallace Shaw, Sr.
Jan 19, 2016
James Wallace Shaw, Sr., of Nahunta, Georgia died January 19, 2016, after an extended illness. Dr. Shaw was born in Jackson, Mississippi on January 7, 1934, to Wallace Lafayette Shaw and O’Nell Cockrell. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 61 years, Patricia L. Shaw, his son James Wallace Shaw, Jr. and wife, Julia Nell of...
Lewis Erwin Spears
Jan 16, 2016
Mr. Lewis Erwin Spears, 60, of Kingsland, Georgia died late Saturday evening (Jan. 16, 2016) at The Hospice of The Golden Isle in Brunswick after an extended illness.
Born in Lakeland, Florida his parents are the late Erwin Spears and Bessie Juanita Higginbotham Spears, of Nahunta, GA.. He was preceded in death by his father and his 2nd wife Carolyn Sheffield...
Adriel James Armantrout
Jan 16, 2016
Hickox-Adriel James “Jim” Armantrout, 83 of Hickox, passed away Saturday (January 16, 2016) at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick, following a brief illness.
Born in Muncie, Indiana, his parents were Adriel Edwin Armantrout and Caroline Bayman.
Adriel served as a Sergeant in the United States Army and in the Korean War. He also was retired from Briggs and Stratton as District...
Carl Stafford Brinson
Jan 15, 2016
Waynesville – Carl Stafford Brinson, 89, of Waynesville passed away early Friday morning (January 15, 2016) at Magnolia Manor in St. Simons, GA after an extended illness.
Born in Plant City, FL his parents were Stafford Allen and Ollie Chancey Brinson. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Delma Lee Davidson Brinson; a daughter, Laura Jean Robertson; and...
Donna Ballard Goodwin Allen
Jan 11, 2016
Donna Ballard Goodwin Allen, 52 of Hortense, passed away Monday (January 11, 2016) at Memorial Health University in Savannah following an extended illness.
Born in Jacksonville, Fl. Her parents are the late George Ellis Ballard and Linda Ballard Sapp, of Nahunta.
Donna was a homemaker, who loved life and her family. She was also a member of Satilla Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors...
Grady Edward Boyd
Jan 7, 2016
Mr. Grady Edward Boyd, 93 of Nahunta, passed away Thursday (January 7, 2016) at Bayview Nursing Home, following an extended illness.
Born in McRae, GA., his parents were Daniel Ellis Boyd and Ida Powell Boyd. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Essie Mae Rowell Boyd; his son, Edward Wayne Boyd; 2 brothers, Ellis Boyd and Ernest Boyd; 3...
Jerry Dean Lane, Sr.
Jan 6, 2016
Waynesville – Jerry Dean Lane, Sr., 67, of Waynesville passed away Wednesday morning (January 6, 2016) at his residence after an extended illness.
Born in Lexington, Nebraska his parents are Milton Homer Lane and the Late Odessa Jacobs Lane. He is also preceded in death by a sister Doris Lane.
Jerry was an industrial electrician for Southern Nuclear and served...