Obituaries

May 16, 2022

Mrs. Mary Ellen Insley, age 80, passed away at Pleasant View Nursing Home on Monday, May 16, 2022. Mrs. Insley was born in Savannah to the late Ollie and Jessica Smith on October 19, 1941. She worked as a bartender for over 15 years at Duggars and Joe Hatchers. Mrs. Insley enjoyed going to watch the races at Oglethorpe...

May 15, 2022

Ellabell

Mrs. Olive Mae Lewis Edwards, 103, died on Sunday, May 15, 2022 surrounded by her family. She was born on October 27, 1918 to the late Jennings and Ethel Avant Lewis in Alachua, FL. She graduated from Alachua High School before moving to Jacksonville where she met her husband, John W. (Bub) Edwards. They married in...

May 14, 2022

Pembroke-  Mr. Walter Woodrow “Woody” Turner age 77 passed away Saturday, May 14, 2022 at Southern Manor in Statesboro.  Mr. Turner was born March 9, 1945 to the late Luther Lloyd Turner and Fentrice Blanch Arnette Turner.  Mr. Turner was a disabled veteran having served in the United States Army in both the Vietnam War and Desert Storm.  He...

May 12, 2022

Mrs. Sue Roberts Long, age 63, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at Memorial Hospital. She was born in Savannah to the late Leland Benjamin and Desma Harris Roberts on July 14, 1958. Mrs. Long was a 1976 graduate at Bryan County High School and a 1987 graduate at the Florida Baptist Theological College where she received a...

May 12, 2022

Mr. Floyd Wayne Culp, age 82, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at his residence. Mr. Culp was born in Columbus Grove, OH to the late William Marion Anthony Culp and Edna Nellie Busick Culp on October 31, 1939. He was a painter and wallpaper installer with Candler Hospital for 12 years and several other independent contractors as...

May 8, 2022

Ellabell-  Jeannetta “Netta” Ann Moye Hay, age 90 passed away Sunday, May 8, 2022 at her home.  Mrs. Hay was born in Vienna, GA to the late Isaac Newt Moye and Winnie Pearl Dorough Moye.  She was the owner and operator of the Flower Shop in Pembroke for over 27 years and was a Sears Catalog Agent.  Mrs. Hay was...

May 6, 2022

Mr. Wayman Levi “Tuffy” Lanier, age 73, passed away on Friday, May 6, 2022 at his residence. Mr. Lanier was born on January 1, 1949 to the late Moncess and DeAlva Mitchell Lanier in Statesboro. He was employed for 36 years as an iron worker with the Local Union #709, a member of Beulah Baptist Church and the Pembroke...

May 5, 2022

Ellabell-  Mr. Donald Warren, age 75 passed away Thursday, May 5, 2022 at his home after an extended illness.  Mr. Warren was born in Woodbine, KY to the late Samuel Warren and Nola Magdlean Elliott Warren.  He was a heavy equipment mechanic specializing in hydraulic for Tengin’s Hydraulics and later for Bryan County Public Works.  Mr. Warren loved the...

May 1, 2022

Pembroke- Linda Gail Callahan Sikes, age 72, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022, at her home.  Mrs. Sikes was born in Stilson, GA on March 7, 1950, to the late Plezzy William Callahan and Lucy Beatrice Schearback Callahan.  She was a homemaker, a seamstress, a 33 year breast cancer survivor and a devoted member of Beulah Baptist Church.  Mrs....

Apr 28, 2022

Mrs. Laura Lee Schieber, age 68, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at Ogeechee Area Hospice. Mrs. Schieber was born in Savannah, GA to the late Zack Fred and June Parrish Hudson. She was the owner and operator of Signs for You Savannah and a member of Faulkville Baptist Church. Mrs. Schieber enjoyed hunting, fishing and Harley Davidson...

Apr 24, 2022

Mrs. Kathy Louise Pitts Driggers, age 60, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at Candler Hospital. Mrs. Driggers was born on February 15, 1962 in Atlanta to the late Hartez Lamar Pitts, Sr. and Lillie Lois Allen Pitts. She was a member of New Life Pentecostal Church where she lived in Thomaston and enjoyed spending time with her...

Apr 21, 2022

KUROWSKI, Josephine (Hosey), 80 of Ellabell GA, formerly of Tolland, Ct., Wife of the late George F. Kurowski, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 21, 2022 at St Joseph's/Candler Hospital. Born in Magnolia, NJ, the daughter of Harold and Josephine Hosey. Josephine enjoyed playing the organ, especially during holidays and loved baking, crafting and decorating. The Christmas holiday and...

Apr 19, 2022

Ellabell-  Mr. Lee Willard Benson, age 80, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at his home.  Mr. Benson was born May 3, 1941 in Baxley, GA to the late Otis and Marie Wooten Benson.  Mr. Benson was retired with over 25 years of service as a food broker for the H.J. Heinz Company.  He was a member of the...

Apr 19, 2022

Mrs. Tommie Gean Rackley, age 77, passed away at the Resorts of Pooler on Tuesday morning, April 19, 2022. Mrs. Rackley was born on June 7, 1944 to the late Raymond and Otis Irene Hudson Tallant in Memphis, TN. Mrs. Rackley was a member of Christ Baptist Church and the Red Hat Society. She started working as the magistrate clerk...

Apr 18, 2022

Mrs. Jessa Renee Reddick Crews, age 31, passed away suddenly at East Georgia Regional Medical Center on Monday, April 18, 2022. Mrs. Crews was born on March 7, 1991 to Jimmy Reddick and Dajaun Dowd Reddick in Savannah. She worked for over 9 years with the Bryan County Animal Control. Mrs. Crews enjoyed shooting guns, fishing, riding dirt roads,...

Apr 10, 2022

Mrs. Sara Motes Wilson, age 92 passed away at her residence with loved ones nearby on Sunday, April 10, 2022. Mrs. Wilson was born on May 29, 1929 to the late Lenoard and Ola Sparks Motes. She was a beautiful lady to the end. She loved her family and enjoyed gathering them all together for meals and memories. Mrs....

Apr 4, 2022

Mr. Meady C. Beasley, Jr., age 77, passed away at his residence on Monday, April 4, 2022. He was born in Savannah on December 31, 1944 to the late Meady C. Beasley, Sr. and Estell Power Beasley. He worked with the Georgia Department of Transportation for 20 years, enjoyed fishing and hunting and was of the Baptist faith.

Mar 26, 2022

Pembroke-  John Givens Burnsed “Johnny”, age 66, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2022 at St. Joseph’s Hospital.  Mr. Burnsed was born in Savannah on January 9, 1956 to the late Hannie W. Burnsed, Sr. and Mary Futch Burnsed.  Johnny was a long-time resident of Pembroke and was a 1975 graduate of Bryan County High School.  He was an auto body...

Mar 26, 2022

Mrs. Deana Flanagan Morgan, age 51, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2022. Mrs. Morgan was born in Katskill, NY to James and Nancy Rendo Flanagan on June 20, 1970. She was known for her Volkswagen beetle, Herbie #53 and was a member of the Volkswagen Club, Classic Car Club and Coastal Rail Buffs and many, many more organizations....

Mar 20, 2022

Upper Darby, PA

Mr. Joseph Steve Burnsed, age 65 passed away in Savannah on March 20, 2022. Mr. Burnsed was born in Savannah on November 15, 1956 to Joseph Leroy and Audrey Jean Walls Burnsed. He was a 1974 graduate of Bryan County High School and was a self-employed contractor.   Mr. Burnsed enjoyed playing guitar and...