Obituaries

Jul 11, 2020

Ms. Mallory Paige Traywick, age 18, passed away at her home, Saturday, July 11, 2020 after a four-year battle with brain cancer.  Mallory was born in Savannah on July 27, 2001 to Rev. Tim Traywick and Joy Martin Traywick.  She was the vice-president of the 2019 class of Bryan County High School, where she was a member of the...

Jul 9, 2020

Rentz

Mrs. Bonnie Kate Sikes Sumner, age 75, passed away at her residence on Thursday, July 9, 2020. Mrs. Sumner was born in Pembroke on October 17, 1944 to the late Austin and Kate Lee Sikes. She was of the church of God faith and enjoyed collecting lighthouses and ceramics. She was a licensed practical...

Jul 6, 2020

Mr. Julius Wallace Roland, age 81, passed away at Pleasant View Nursing Center in Metter on Monday, July 6, 2020. Mr. Roland was born in Augusta, GA on October 7, 1938 to the late John Paskel and Jimmie Louise Hubbard Seigler Roland. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and enjoyed writing, making cards for his family and...

Jul 4, 2020

Pembroke

Mrs. Restie Vallejera Driggers, age 48, passed away at her residence on Saturday, July 4, 2020. Mrs. Driggers was born in Agana, Guam on October 25, 1971 to the late Andres Reyes Vallejera and Mary Jane Wildormuth Vallejera.  Mrs. Driggers moved from Guam to North Bryan County when she was 12 years old.  She was a...

Jul 2, 2020

Ellabell-  Timothy James Lee, age 61 passed away Thursday, July 2, 2020 at his home while under the care of his family and Ogeechee Area Hospice.  Mr. Lee was born in Greenville, SC on February 27, 1959 to Robert Lee and Gladys Reid.   Mr. Lee retired as a heavy equipment operator for Bryan County with over 30 years of...

Jun 30, 2020

Statesboro- Michele Iris North, age 65 passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at Riverview Health and Rehabilitation.  Mrs. North was born in Brooklyn, NY on December 23, 1954 to the late Alexander Bernard Avzar and Estelle Marcus Avzar.  She was a graduate of American National University where she trained as a pharmacy technician.  Mrs. North worked in medical records...

Jun 28, 2020

Pembroke-Robert Terrell Hagan, age 79, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2020 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center.  Mr. Hagan was born February 13, 1941 to the late John Sheppard Hagan and Neta Mae Bazemore Hagan.  He grew up in Wildwood, FL but was a long-time resident of Pembroke.  Mr. Hagan was formerly a carpenter, a manager at Union 76...

Jun 26, 2020

Savannah-  Mrs. Deloris “Dee” Josey Hamilton, age 75, left this world for a better place on Friday, June 26, 2020.  Mrs. Hamilton was born in Savannah on September 17, 1944 to the late Homer Clay Josey and Mattie Smith Bellamy.  She was a hairdresser and operated her own salon out of her home.  Mrs. Hamilton was a charter member...

Jun 18, 2020

Mrs. Amanda Lee Williams, 38, passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2020. Mrs. Williams was born in Savannah on July 28, 1981 to the late Jimmy and Rosa Lee Williams. After graduating from high school, she attended both Savannah Technical College and Armstrong State University. Mrs. Williams attended Trinity Baptist Church and enjoyed spending time with her family, especially...

Jun 12, 2020

Mr. Edward “Ed” Shives Everett, 93, passed away on Friday, June 12, 2020 at the Legacy at Savannah Quarters. Mr. Everett was born in Macon, GA on February 10, 1927 to the late Edward Everett, Sr. and Laurie Mingledorff Everett Moses. He served during WWII in the U.S. Navy and then continued his degree at the Georgia Institute of...

Jun 10, 2020

Christopher Charles Omans, 69, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Ellabell, GA, of heart failure, on Wednesday, June 10 2020.  He was the son of Charles Harvey and Mary Louise Omans (both deceased) of Old State Road, Erieville, New York.

Chris was born on a Friday, September 22, 1950 in Syracuse, New York. ...

Jun 3, 2020

Mary Wilkes O’Neal age 86, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at her daughter’s home while under the care of hospice.  Mrs. O’Neal was born in Lyons on January 20, 1934 to the late Thelma Smith Wilkes and Emmitt Wilkes.  She was a homemaker, a member of Burkhalter Baptist Church, and loved to fish and cook for her family. ...

May 29, 2020

Garden City-  Amanda Williams, age 47 passed away Friday, May 29, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Hospital.  Mrs. Williams was born in Savannah to Francis Carter Williams and the late Larry Williams.  She was a homemaker and loved her time with her family.  Mrs. Williams enjoyed dancing and loved horses.

Survivors include her daughter,...

May 28, 2020

Mrs. Gladys K. Caldwell, 78, passed away after a long illness at St. Joseph’s Hospital on Thursday, May 28, 2020. Mrs. Caldwell was born in Smyth County Virginia on March 10, 1942 to the late Luther and Sue Byrd King. She owned and operated her own graphic design company, Champion Forms for 7 years, was a member of First...

May 26, 2020

Pembroke- Mrs. Betty “Tootsie” Fanning Hughes, age 78 passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020 while under the care of Community Hospice of Vidalia.  Mrs. Hughes was born in Bulloch County on April 10, 1942 to the late Robert and Ruby Oliver Fanning.  Mrs. Hughes and her husband, Tommy E. Hughes were owners and operators of Hughes House Moving.  She...

May 23, 2020

Mrs. Nellie Virginia Henderson, 74, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2020 after a brief illness. Mrs. Henderson was born on December 24, 1945 to the late Plezzy William and Lucy Beatrice Callahan in Guyton. She was a devoted house wife, a member of the Pembroke Eastern Star and Langston Chapel United Methodist Church. She also enjoyed sewing, gardening and...

May 19, 2020

Victor Stephen Floyd, age 52 passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at his home.  Mr. Floyd was born in Statesboro on March 23, 1968 to the late Eloise Merritt Floyd and Mr. Victor P. Floyd.  He was a 1986 graduate of Bryan County High School and worked at Harvey’s Supermarket as a grocery and produce associate.  Stephen enjoyed riding...

May 13, 2020

Victor Herrington Fowler, age 59, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at Southeast Georgia Hospital.  Mr. Fowler was born in Savannah on December 29, 1960 to the late Jack B. Fowler, Sr. and Joyce H. Fowler.  He was a journeyman electrician for International Paper and was a member of IBEW Local #508.  Mr. Fowler was an avid sports fan,...

May 13, 2020

Pembroke-  Mrs. Cynthia “Cindy” Fountain Huggins, age 67, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at her home.  Mrs. Huggins was born in Savannah on February 19, 1953 to the late Harold C. and Shirley McEwen Fountain.  She was a long-time resident of both Savannah and Richmond Hill before moving to Pembroke.  Mrs. Huggins retired from sales at #1 Auto...

May 8, 2020

Mrs. Judy Kay Schexnayder, 70, passed away at Candler Hospital on Friday, May 8, 2020. Mrs. Schexnayder was born on December 29, 1949 to the late Edward L. and Dorothy Ferrell Tomlin in Starkville, MS. She was a member of Christ Baptist Church and was employed for 15 years with Chatham County Board of Education. Mrs. Schexnayder was a...