Obituaries

Feb 23, 2022

Mr. Hayden Howard DeLand, age 62, passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. Mr. DeLand was born in Syracuse, NY on January 1, 1960 to the late Howard Edward and Jeanette Kahilu Bush DeLand. He retired after 23 years of faithful service in the U.S. Army and was deployed to Desert Storm and Iraq. He...

Feb 18, 2022

Hiltonia-  Ralph D. Akins, age 76 passed away Friday, February 18, 2022 at his home in Hiltonia.  Mr. Akins was born April 6, 1945 to the late Lewis I. Akins and Myrtle L. Gibson Akins.  He was a 1963 graduate of Bryan County High School and was co-captain of the Bryan County Redskins Basketball Team.  Mr. Akins was an...

Feb 16, 2022

Florencie Gill Bacon, 99 of Pembroke, Georgia passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 16, 2022, surrounded by her children.

A native of Liberty County (Fleming, GA) she moved to Pembroke, GA upon her marriage in 1942. She is preceded in death by her late husband, Merrill E. Bacon, her parents the late Joseph Fillmore Gill, Sr. and Bedie...

Feb 12, 2022

Ellabell-  Alfred E. Zipperer, age 88 passed away Sunday, February 12, 2022 at East Georgia Regional Hospital.  Mr. Zipperer was born in Savannah to the late Alfred Van Buren Zipperer and Gladys Elnora Rivers Zipperer.  He was a former resident of Effingham County and has lived in Ellabell for over 40 years.  Mr. Zipperer was an Army veteran having...

Feb 12, 2022

Mr. Robert Kenneth McGinnis, age 82, passed away at his residence on Saturday, February 12, 2022. Mr. McGinnis was born in Ridgeland, South Carolina on September 11, 1939. After completing high school, he joined and served honorably in the U.S. Army and later worked for Hunter Army Airfield and Fort Stewart as a civil service personnel and retired after...

Feb 11, 2022

Mrs. Ophelia Rowe Braswell died suddenly at home on February 11, 2022. Mrs. Braswell was born on Aprill 11, 1951 in Savannah to the late Elton and Thelma Blair Rowe. She was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Danny Hyland Braswell, a daughter Alicia (Lisa) Braswell, her parents, Elton and Thelma Blair Rowe and two brothers...

Feb 6, 2022

Pembroke-  Nina Jean Cole Turner, age 73, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2022 at Candler Hospital after an extended illness.  Mrs. Turner was born in Savannah on August 19, 1948 to the late Calvin Hardie Cole, Sr and Anna Mae Davis Cole.  Mrs. Turner was a waitress and loved taking care of people.  She worked at Macky’s and later...

Feb 3, 2022

Mrs. Carolyn Ruth Simons, age 69, passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital on Thursday, February 3, 2022. Mrs. Simons was born in Long Island, NY to the late William Duncan and Ruth Caroline Oestmann Campbell on October 5, 1952. She served in the U.S. Army and later received her Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from the University of Florida....

Feb 3, 2022

Mrs. Harriette Hazel Walsh, age 82, passed away on Thursday, February 3, 2022. Mrs. Walsh was born in Brattleboro, VT to the late Stephen and Vera Lucy Chamberlain Sargent on January 2, 1940. She enjoyed sewing, cooking recipes, yard sales, reading and visiting with family and friends.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded...

Feb 1, 2022

Ninety-four year old Lillie Mae Bridges, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother,  and great-great-grandmother, left our world to join her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, February 1st, 2022, surrounded by family in her home.

She was born July 25, 1927 and raised in Chester, SC by the late Perry E. Jones and Annie P. Slater Jones. After marrying...

Jan 28, 2022

Mr. Paul Luther Gibson, age 64, passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital on Friday, January 28, 2022. Mr. Gibson was born in Munich, Germany on September 9, 1957 and his parents were Vernon J. and Pauline Baker Gibson. He retired after 19 years of service in the U.S. Army as a SFC and then went to work in Asset...

Jan 26, 2022

Bloomingdale-  Wendell Terry Cole, age 68, passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at his home.  Mr. Cole was born in Savannah on March 2, 1953 to the late Calvin Hardie Cole, Sr and Anna Mae Davis Cole.  Mr. Cole was a graduate of Savannah Technical College and was a former employee of Stone Container.  He loved playing darts and...

Jan 24, 2022

Mrs. Mary Irene Yarber Rotureau, 90, passed away on Monday, January 24, 2022 at Candler hospital in Savannah, GA after a short illness.  Mary was born and raised in Savannah, GA to William Albert Yarber and Nora Irene Stephens Yarber on June 1, 1931.  She was the youngest of four children. She was a graduate of Savannah High School and later...

Jan 23, 2022

Brooklet- Peggy Jean Biggers Kicklighter, age 70 passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022 at Ogeechee Area Hospice.  Mrs. Kicklighter was born December 12, 1951 in Metter, Georgia to the late Howard Biggers and Margie Hobgood Biggers.  She was a domestic housekeeper working for Suzette’s Cleaning Service and was of the Baptist Faith.  Mrs. Kicklighter enjoyed fishing and shopping.  She...

Jan 22, 2022

Ellabell-  James Clyde New, age 74 passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022 at his home after an extended illness.  Mr. New was born October 3, 1947 in Savannah to the late Charles LeRoy New and Annie Grace Boyles New.  He was a long-time resident of Ellabell and was retired from Sears as assistant manager of shipping and receiving with...

Jan 21, 2022

Ellabell-  Mervin Allen Goulette, Sr., age 73, passed away Friday, January 21, 2022 at Hospice Savannah.  Mr. Goulette was born October 9, 1948 in Savannah, GA.  He retired with over 34 years of service as a machinist for Kerr McGee and was a long-time farmer.  After his retirement, Mr. Merv was a short-haul truckdriver.  He enjoyed camping in the...

Jan 16, 2022

Pembroke-  Beatrice Cooper Tassell, age 88 passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022 at her daughter’s home in Metter, Ga.  Mrs. Tassell was born in Middleburg, KY on October 20, 1933 to the late George Riley Cooper and Lonnie Wall Cooper.  Mrs. Tassell was a waitress and cook and worked with Captain Cook’s, Quality Inn, The Oyster House, Shoney’s and...

Jan 14, 2022

Mrs. Lorraine Ray Fountain, age 87, passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022. She was born on May 13, 1934 to the late Lonnie L. and Ruby Bowen Ray in Statesboro. She was a supervisor for over 15 years at the Pembroke Manufacturing Company. Mrs. Fountain enjoyed cooking, she played the stand-up bass with her late husband in the...

Jan 4, 2022

Savannah-  Elizabeth Marie “Pat” Loper Parks, age 83 passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at Candler Hospital.  Mrs. Parks was born in Savannah to late Raymond Bruce Loper and Lillie Loraine Loper and has lived in Savannah all of her life.  She was owner of Spic-N-Span Cleaning and also was a seamstress at her husband’s upholstery shop, Audie’s Upholstery. ...

Jan 4, 2022

Pembroke-  Jerry Gene Collins, age 63, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2022.  Mr. Collins was born in Pembroke to the late Mandel Collins and Katie Crosby Collins.  He was a 1977 graduate of Bryan County High School and was retired with 20 years of service as a machine operator for Georgia Pacific and 10 years with International Paper.  Mr....