Obituaries

Sep 3, 2021

Statesboro-  Sharon “Sherry” Morris Breese, age 49, passed away Friday, September 3, 2021 at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville.  Mrs. Breese was born in Brunswick to the late Charles Arnold Morris and Mrs. Jeanette W. Morris.  Mrs. Breese worked in the residential cleaning industry and enjoyed fishing.  In addition to her father, Mrs. Breese was preceded in death by here...

Sep 2, 2021

Pembroke-  Mr. Eugene “Junior” Burnsed, Jr. age 62 passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021 at his home.  Mr. Burnsed was born in Claxton, GA to the late Eugene Burnsed, Sr. and Jo Ann Lee Burnsed.  Junior was a long-time resident of Pembroke and dearly loved his community.  Before his life-changing auto accident in 1974, Mr. Burnsed was an excellent...

Sep 1, 2021

Nancy Elizabeth DeLoach Bailey, age 60 passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2021 at Candler Hospital.  Mrs. Bailey was born in Savannah on January 19, 1961 to the late Robert Cooper DeLoach, Sr. and Grace Lewis DeLoach.  Mrs. Bailey was a retired analyst for the Federal Bureau of Investigation with over 28 years of service.  She was a member of...

Aug 30, 2021

Theresa Joyce Jackson Jernigan, age 88 passed away Monday, August 30, 2021 at her home.  Mrs. Jernigan was born June 30, 1933 in Savannah, GA to the late James Milner Jackson and Queen Selena Shearouse Jackson.  Mrs. Jernigan was a trader at Keller’s Flea Market and enjoyed refinishing furniture.  She was an excellent boss and manager; loved arts and...

Aug 30, 2021

Groveland- Eugene “Gene” VanGiller, age 65 passed away Monday, August 30, 2021 at Evans Memorial Hospital.  Mr. VanGiller was born August 13, 1956 in Savannah, GA to the late Robert VanGiller and Mrs. Carolyn Williams VanGiller.  Gene was a long-time resident of Groveland and was a superintendent with Crosby’s Paving Company with over 30 years of service.  He was...

Aug 28, 2021

Mary A. Toler, 71, of Ellabell passed away Saturday, August 28, 2021 at Bulloch Memorial Hospital in Statesboro, Ga. Mrs. Toler was a member of Meldrim Baptist Church, where, she faithfully served as Treasurer, Worked in VBS, helped with Family Night/Day Dinners, was a member of the Faith in Action SS Class & the CCC Ministry. She was also...

Aug 24, 2021

Savannah-  Ann Yvonne Mitchell Chavira, age 85 passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at Memorial Medical Center.  Mrs. Chavira was born October 12, 1935 in Griffin, GA to the late M.T. Mitchell and Kathleen Mitchell.  She was a homemaker and taught at the NAHA Elementary School in Okinawa, Japan.  Mrs. Chavira loved taking care of children; enjoyed quilting and...

Aug 24, 2021

Mr. Winfred Rodney Chassereau, age 70, passed away at Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. Mr. Chassereau was born in Statesboro to the late James Rudolph and Frances Turner Chassereau. He was employed as a supervisor for 38 years with Great Dane and enjoyed fishing, all of his cats and was an animal lover feeding the deer that...

Aug 23, 2021

Mr. Rudolph “Rudy” Malphrus, age 87, passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital on Monday, August 23, 2021. Mr. Malphrus was born on October 13, 1933 to the late Milton Grady and Nellie Roberts Malphrus in Ridgeland, SC. He worked for Local 188 of Savannah for over 58 years as a pipefitter and was of the baptist faith. He also...

Aug 23, 2021

Winona Hursey Blitch was born on February 1,1930 and passed away at home on August 23, 2021 at the age of 91. Winona was the daughter of Wade and Vida Hursey from Ellabell, Georgia and the last of their four children to pass away. Winona graduated from Bryan County High School in 1947 and, in the same year, married...

Aug 22, 2021

Ellabell-  Audrey Faye Davis-Hendry, age 58 passed away Sunday, August 22, 2021 at Memorial Medical Center.  Mrs. Hendry was born November 29, 1962 to the late Ralph and Helen Carter Davis.  She was a 1980 graduate of Bryan County High School and was a homemaker.  Mrs. Hendry loved collecting antiques, book and angel figurines.  In addition to her parents,...

Aug 18, 2021

Brother Jeffry Allen “Jeff” Spencer, age 48, graduated to Glory on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at Augusta University Medical Center. Brother Spencer was born on March 26, 1973 to Douglas Leroy and Deborah Darlene Row Spencer in Fredonia, KS. He was a 1991 graduate at Fredonia High School, received his Aviation A&P at Spartan School of Aeronautics and then...

Aug 18, 2021

Ellabell-  Joe Edward Howell, Jr. age 35, passed away Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at St. Joseph’s Hospital.  He was born in Statesboro on December 23, 1985 to Joe Edward Howell, Sr. and Renee Stanfield Howell.   Joe was a life-long resident of Ellabell and was a 2014 graduate of Georgia Southern University.  He loved hunting and fishing and was a...

Aug 10, 2021

Pembroke- Jared Winfield Burnsed, age 35 passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at his home.  Jared was born on March 13, 1986 to Johnny and Jane Miller Burnsed.  Jared had many interests that included fashion, music and a constant curiosity of learning new things.  He was someone you could talk to without judgement.  He brightened everyone’s day and...

Aug 7, 2021

Faulkville- Charles Elbert Futch, age 78, passed away Saturday, August 7, 2021 at Candler Hospital.  Mr. Futch was born September 20, 1942 in Statesboro, GA to the late Charlie K. Futch and Mildred Louise Gibson Futch Carson.  He was a graduate of Bryan County High School and was a veteran of the United States Army where he served two...

Aug 6, 2021

Mr. Russell Daniel “Hutch” Hughes, Jr., age 45, passed away on Friday, August 6, 2021. Mr. Hughes was born in Savannah to Russell Daniel Hughes, Sr. and Beth Winter Hughes on July 27, 1976. He was employed as a foremen with Elite Structural Design, was an avid collector of hot wheels,  an Georgia Bulldog and Atlanta Falcons fan.  Hutch...

Aug 1, 2021

Mr. Roger Norman Roush, Sr., 87, passed away at LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville, TN surrounded by his family. Mr. Roush was born in Bellaire, OH on June 23, 1934 to the late Herbert Roush and Eileen Clark Maloney. He graduated from Morehead State University where he received his bachelor’s and master’s degree in music education. Mr. Roush was...

Jul 29, 2021

Mrs. Carlean Brown VanGiller, 83, passed away on Thursday, July 29, 2021 at Hospice Savannah. Mrs. VanGiller was born in Nashville, TN to the late Jasper Brown and Mildred Juler Brown on January 6, 1938. She was employed with Rexnard for two years in production and enjoyed flowers and spending time with friends and family.

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Jul 21, 2021

Ellabell- Carole Helen Cole Faircloth, age 86 passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at St. Joseph’s Hospital.  Mrs. Faircloth was born in Savannah on August 6,1934 to the late Calvin Hardie Cole, Sr. and Anna Mae Davis Cole.  She was a long-time resident of Ellabell and retired as a paraprofessional with over 20 years of service with Lanier Primary...

Jul 18, 2021

Statesboro-  Jenny Lea Shuman McBride, age 44, passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021 at East Georgia Regional Hospital after an extended illness.  Mrs. McBride was born March 25, 1977 to the late Barry Craig Shuman and Mrs. Jo Ann Thompson Allen.  She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith.  Jenny loved to sing, was a great...