Obituaries

Jul 23, 2019

Mr. Bobby H. Overstreet, 89, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, July 23, 2019. Mr. Overstreet was born on September 27, 1929 to the late Mack Minton and Jodie Quinney Overstreet in Swainsboro. Mr. Overstreet served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was employed for 35 years as a supervisor with GAF Corporation and was...

Jul 11, 2019

Mrs. Clara Ruth Cribbs Morrison, 81, passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital on Thursday, July 11, 2019. Mrs. Morrison was born in Stilson on March 13, 1938 to the late Thomas Ivey and Laura Ruth Cribbs.  She was a graduate of Bryan County High School.   Mrs. Morrison and her husband, Caldwell, were owners of Morrison Funeral Home in Pembroke...

Jun 29, 2019

Pembroke-  Mr. James Harley Cowart, Sr., age 79 passed away Saturday, June 29, 2019 at his home.  Mr. Cowart was born August 17, 1939 to the late James Oscar and Ollie Mae Waters Cowart and was a life-long resident of Pembroke.  He was owner and operator of the family business, Cowart’s Café for decades.  As well as serving his...

Jun 28, 2019

Mrs. Linda Faye Purvis Wood, 72, passed away on Friday, June 28, 2019 after a brief illness at Candler Hospital. Mrs. Wood was born in Ellabell to the late Troy and Bertie Ennis Purvis on July 10, 1946. She was employed for 30 years as a shipping clerk with Kennickell Printing Company and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs....

Jun 24, 2019

Mr. Melvin Padgett, 75, passed away suddenly at his home in Hampton, South Carolina on Monday morning, June 24, 2019. Mr. Padgett was born in Swainsboro on June 5, 1944 to the late Frank Gordon and Ruth Slocum Padgett. He served in the U.S. Army where he served two tours of duty in Vietnam. Mr. Padgett enjoyed camping, hunting,...

Jun 23, 2019

Mr. Allen J. Huber, Sr., 72, passed away at Memorial Hospital on Sunday, June 23, 2019. Mr. Huber was born in Union Town, PA to the late Arber and Irean Acton Huber on February 20, 1947. After high school, he served in the U.S. Air Force as an aircraft mechanic during the Vietnam War. After his service, he worked...

Jun 16, 2019

Pembroke

Mr. Lamar Elbert Bazemore, 72, passed away at his residence on Sunday June 16, 2019. Mr. Bazemore was born on November 20, 1946 to the late Newman Everett and Nathalee White Bazemore in Richmond Hill. He enjoyed hunting and horses. Mr. Bazemore was formerly employed with Bendix Corporation as a satellite tracking technician and...

Jun 15, 2019

Pembroke/Ellabell

Mrs. Jacquelyn Thomas Williamson, 83, passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at Ogeechee Area Hospice. Mrs. Williamson was born on October 22, 1935 to the late Walter M. Thomas, Jr and Mary Beth Warren Bacon in Pembroke. She worked for many years with Winn Army Hospital as a property manager, enjoyed bluegrass festivals, gardening...

Jun 14, 2019

Bulloch County

Eliza Mae Aldrich McCullough, age 93, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2019 at her niece’s home, Mrs. Ruby McDonald.  In addition to Mrs. McDonald, she was also under the care of her nephew Johnny Munns and his wife, Paulette.  Mrs. McCullough was born in Register, GA to the late Starling N. Aldrich and...

Jun 13, 2019

Miss. Nicole “Nikki” Lorise Parrish, 30, passed away at her residence on Thursday, June 13, 2019. She was born on January 26, 1989 to Henry Lee and Brenda Sue Moore Parrish in Savannah. Miss Parrish suffered from birth with cystic fibrosis. She enjoyed painting with water colors, watching her birds and loved her cats Blackie, Big Boy and Sweet....

Jun 12, 2019

Ellabell- Lloyd “Frank” Chavis, age 76 passed away Wed. June 12, 2019 at his home.  Mr. Chavis was born in Savannah on May 5, 1941 to the late Charles C. and Annie Mae Padgett Chavis.  Mr. Chavis was a farmer and worked in the home improvement industry.  He enjoyed hunting and fishing.

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Jun 11, 2019

Mr. James Melvin “Mike” Sanders, I age 72 passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2019.  Mr. Sanders was born in Sylacauga, AL on September 30, 1946 to the late James Vernon and Essie Ragsdale Sanders.  Mr. Sanders was a retired Master Sergeant with the United States Army with 22 years of service in aircraft maintenance. He served three...

May 25, 2019

Mrs. Jeanette Kirkland Hollingsworth, 75, passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Mrs. Hollingsworth was born in Collins on September 3, 1943 to the late Wright and Lucille Dowd Kirkland. She was a loving and caring house wife to four children and a member of Liberty Christian Fellowship.

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May 19, 2019

Mr. Jack Scott Gardner, Jr., 63, passed away on Sunday. Mr. Gardner, Jr. was born on September 8, 1955 in Savannah to the late Jack Scott Gardner, Sr. and Shirley Bragg Gardner. He worked for many years as a house painter and loved music and cars.

He is survived by two sons, Jack...

May 18, 2019

Reidsville/Ellabell

Mrs. Doris Ann Barton Seigler, age 69 passed away Saturday morning, May 18, 2019.  Mrs. Seigler was born in West Virginia on October 10, 1949 to the late D.J. and Claudia Barton.  Mrs. Seigler a long-time resident of Ellabell and Hazlehurst before moving to Reidsville over five years ago.  She was a...

May 18, 2019

Pembroke-

Mr. Joseph Ralph Winters, age 76 passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Memorial Medical Center.  Mr. Winters was born in Pembroke on March 12, 1943 to the late Rufus Harvell and Bonnie Winters.  He was a life-long resident of Pembroke and a veteran of the United States Army, having served during the Vietnam...

May 18, 2019

Mr. William Larry Cribbs, 65, of 223 Jolly Road, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at his residence.

Born in Savannah, GA, he was the husband of Marie Melton Cribbs and son of Catherine Elise Smith Cribbs of Spartanburg and the late William Cecil Cribbs. He was a graduate of Dorman...

May 10, 2019

Mrs. Hazel Louise Harn Underwood, 83, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2019 at Hospice of Savannah. Mrs. Underwood was born in Claxton on July 26, 1935 to the late Fonnie Harn and Maxie Harn Wrye. She worked as a bus driver for Effingham County for 18 years then started her own non-emergency transport business, Need-A-Ride for 10 years...

May 10, 2019

Mr. Richard William Chambers, 70, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2019 at Riverview Health & Rehab. Mr. Chambers was born on December 2, 1948 in Sullivan, MO to William and Dorothy Miller Chambers. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and later became a truck driver serving several different companies for over 20 years. Mr....

May 8, 2019

Mr. James Harry Canady, 65, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Mr. Canady was born in Savannah on October 25, 1953 to the late William A. and Hulda E. Canady. He served his county in the U.S. Marine Corps and later worked for TSAY/Ferguson-Williams at Hunter Army Airfield as a boiler engineer. Mr. Canady enjoyed...