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Nahunta, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Nahunta, GA, Brantley County & Surrounding Areas
Charles Allen
May 19, 2013
Hoboken-Lester Charles Allen of Hoboken passed away suddenly, Sunday (May 19, 2013) at Mayo Clinic Health System in Waycross, GA. He was 57. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rev. L.C. and Eva "Aline" Dyal Allen; 2 brothers, Larry James Allen and Michael David Allen; and his nephew, Joseph Michael Davis. Charles was a member of Hickox Christian...
Helen Smith Purdom
May 11, 2013
Helen Loucille Smith Purdom, 77, of Hortense, passed away early Saturday morning (May 11, 2013) at The Bayveiw Nursing Home and Rehabilitation in Nahunta after an extended illness. Born in Pierce Co. her parents were the late James Alfred and Ruth Rowell Smith she was also preceded by 2 brothers, Robert and Harry Smith. Helen was a Seamstress with Julie...
Mitchell Bell
May 9, 2013
Hoboken-Leon "Mitchell" Bell, 84 of Hoboken, passed away Thursday morning (May 9, 2013) at Bayview Nursing Home following an extended illness. Born in Hoboken, GA, his parents were Leonard and Edna Griffin Bell. He was also preceded in death by a son, Eddie Bell; 3 sisters, Valley Haywood, Edith Jones, and Alice Hale. Mitchell was a retired Conductor for CSX...
Willliam 'Bill' Victor Highsmith
May 6, 2013
Mr. William Victor "Bill" Highsmith, age 74 of McDonough, Georgia passed away May 6, 2013. He was born in Nahunta, Georgia to the late William Ivory and Ruby Keene Highsmith. Bill served his country in the United States Marine Corps and operated National Pest Control for 40 years. Bill enjoyed fishing, making people laugh, and sitting on his front porch...
Norma Jean Moody
May 5, 2013
Hortense-Norma Jean Oliver Moody, 54 of Hortense, passed away Sunday (May 5, 2013) at her residence following an extended illness. Born in Blackshear, GA., her parents are Shirley Strickland Duggan, of Hortense, and the late James Edward Oliver, Sr. Norma was a homemaker, and a member of Philadelphian Wesleyan Sawgrass Church. She loved to decorate. Survivors include her husband, Archie...
Dorothy 'Pauline' Morgan Crosby
Apr 27, 2013
Waynesville-Mrs. Dorothy "Pauline" Morgan Crosby,81,of Waynesville died early Saturday morning (Apr. 27,2013) at The Hospice of The Golden Isle in Brunswick after an extended illness. Born in Waycross, Georgia she was the daughter of Jefferson and Cora Lee Strickland Morgan. She was also preceded in death by her husband Charles Crosby, Sr. a daughter, Lawana Dubose and a brother J.D....
Eddie Thrift
Apr 24, 2013
Hickox- Ronald "Eddie" Edward Thrift, 62, of Hickox passed away Wednesday morning (April 24, 2013) after an extended illness. Born in Waycross, GA his parents were Samuel Adam and Forrest Lucille Lee Thrift. Eddie was a Firefighter for the City of Waycross which he loved. He also loved music, hunting and fishing. Survivors include his wife, Kathy Bagley Thrift of...
Stephanie Padgett Watkins
Apr 23, 2013
Nahunta- Stephanie Padgett Watkins, 60 of Nahunta, passed away Tuesday (April 23, 2013) at Mayo Clinic Health System in Waycross, following an extended illness. Born in Reidsville, GA., her parents were Richard and Elva Eason Padgett. She was also preceded in death by her grandson, Christopher Ray Glendenning; and her brother, Kenneth Padgett. Stephanie was of the Baptist Faith. She...
John Willis
Apr 15, 2013
Waycross-John Wendell Willis, 72 of Waycross, passed away Sunday ( April 14, 2013) at St. Vincent Medical Center in Jacksonville, FL after an extended illness. Born in Raybon, GA his parents were George Washington and Verdie Lewis Willis. He is also preceded in death by 4 brothers, J.O Willis, Steve Willis, Bozo Willis & Frank Willis. John was a machinist...
Edna Altman
Apr 14, 2013
Mrs. Edna Marie Altman, 51, of Nahunta passed away early Sunday morning (April 14, 2013) at her residence after an extended illness. Born in Nahunta, GA. Her parents are David "Ed " and Mary L. Flowers Tarner. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Bub and Edna Johns Flowers. Edna worked with T & R Chevron as a Book...
William Arnold, Jr
Apr 14, 2013
Waynesville-William Richard Arnold, Jr., 46 of Waynesville, passed away Sunday night (April 14, 2013) at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick, following a brief illness. Born in Kinston, N.C., his parents are the late William Richard Arnold, Sr., and Linda Kaye Harris Arnold, of Waynesville. William worked as a painter, he was of the Baptist Faith, and had various different...
Yvonne Queen
Apr 9, 2013
Nahunta- Yvonne Lee Howell Queen, 76 of Nahunta, passed away Tuesday (April 9, 2013) at St. Vincent Medical Center. Born in Nahunta, GA., her parents were Harvey W. Howell and Emmie N. Hickox. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Queen, Jr.; a daughter, Sandra Ann Westberry; a grandson, Thomas J. Reeves. Yvonne was retired from King...
Jimmie Crews
Apr 9, 2013
Nahunta-Jimmie "Skinner" Crews, 63 of Nahunta, passed away Tuesday (April 9, 2013) at Satilla Hospice in Waycross, following an extended illness. Born in Winokur Ga., his parents were Frank and Myrtle Hickox Crews. He was also preceded in death by 2 brothers, Thomas Buck Crews, and Ira Crews; & 2 sisters and a brother-in-law, Lucille (Gene) Webb, Louise Elaine "Bug"...
Norma Louise Jones
Apr 9, 2013
Nahunta-Norma Louise Lee Jones, 83 of Nahunta, passed away Tuesday (April 9, 2013) at her residence following an extended illness. Born in Springfield, OH., her parents were Edward C. and Lona Barnett Lee. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Richard C. Jones; a sister, Mary Jane Christy; a brother, Earl Lee; and a very special friend, Louise...
Marvin Peeples
Apr 8, 2013
Marvin Peeples, 82, of Nahunta, passed away Monday, April 8, 2013, at Bayview Nursing Home in Nahunta following an extended illness. On September 17, 1930, he was born to Connie G. and Fannie Mae Campbell Peeples in Yulee, Florida. Reared in Waynesville, he graduated from Nahunta High School in 1948, and then joined the US Navy during the Korean War...
Claude Michael Norfleet
Apr 5, 2013
Waynesville-Claude Michael Norfleet, 55, of Waynesville passed away Friday afternoon(April 5, 2013) at his residence following an extended illness. Born in Brunswick, GA., his parents are Pearles Ray and Charlotte Virginia Caler Norfleet. He is preceded in death by a brother, Everett Norfleet and a sister, Donna Jean Norfleet. Claude was retired from Ft. Stewart DHR as an accountant and...
Iris Adelle Smith
Apr 3, 2013
Hortense-Iris Middleton Smith, 81 of Hortense, passed away at her home Wednesday (April 3, 2013) after an extended illness. She was born June 18, 1931 to the late Benjamin Grooms Middleton and the late Sara Estelle Adams Middleton. She grew up in the Atkinson Community, but lived most of her adult life in Hortense. She was a member of the...
Leona Kersey Lynn
Mar 29, 2013
Hortense-Leona Kersey Lynn, 60 of Hortense, passed away Friday morning (March 29, 2013) at South East Georgia Health System in Brunswick following an extended illness. Born in Burnelle, FL., her parents were Walter T. and Elizabeth Warner Kersey. She is also preceded in death by her husband, John Lavelle Lynn, Sr.; a sister, Betty Britton; and 3 brothers, Troy Kersey,...
Annie M. Umphrey
Mar 26, 2013
North Augusta-Annie Mae Hudson Umphrey, 89 of North Augusta, passed away Tuesday evening (March 26, 2013) at Hospice of the Golden Isles, in Brunswick, following an extended illness. Born in Aiken, South Carolina on August 18, 1923, her parents were R.L. Hudson, Sr., and Annie Lou Stubbs Hudson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Clarence A. Umphrey;...
Danny Ray Lee
Mar 25, 2013
Monticello, FL-Danny Ray Lee, 51 of Monticello, FL, passed away Monday morning (March 25, 2013) at his residence. Born in Savannah, GA. His parents were Charles Edward Lee and Inez Driskell Rozier. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Tammy Dort Lee; and a step-son, Louie Dort; and a brother, Edward Lee.Danny was of the Methodist Faith, and...
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