Obituaries

May 29, 2018

Pembroke

Michael Joseph Jankiewicz, age 48 passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at his residence.  He was born on March 2, 1970 to the late Joseph Jankiewicz and Linda Lynch Lanier.  Mr. Jankiewicz was the 1988 salutatorian of Bryan County High School, where he also played football.  In 1992, he graduated Cum Laude, honor graduate and received...

May 27, 2018

Ellabell

Mrs. Joe Ann Williams Jarrell, age 76, passed away at Hospice Savannah on Sunday, May 27, 2018. Mrs. Jarrell was born on May 22, 1942 to the late George Teddy and Lily Florine Coley Williams in Savannah, GA. Mrs. Jarrell was a 1960 graduate of Groves High School.  After graduation, she worked as a...

May 27, 2018

Appling, GA

Mrs. Geraldine Quattlebaum Parrish, 95, passed away on Sunday, May 27, 2018 at Lake Crossing Health Center in Appling, GA. Mrs. Parrish was born on May 23, 1923 to the late William Floyd and Thelma Porter Quattlebaum in Clito, GA. She was a loving and caring house wife and enjoyed cooking, sewing, making family barbeque...

May 24, 2018

Edmonton

Mrs. Tommie Gwendolyn Minor, 91, of Edmonton, KY formerly of Georgia died Thursday May 24, 2018 at the Metcalfe Health Care Center in Edmonton.  She was the daughter of the late Thomas Glen and Julia Estelle Dukes Brown.

Besides her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Junior Minor and one son...

May 21, 2018

Savannah

Mrs. Anna Roberta Smith Parker, age 83 passed away Monday, May 21, 2018.  Mrs. Parker was born in Social Circle on October 19, 1934 to the late Catherine Roberta Hanson Smith and John Wesley Smith.  Mrs. Parker was retired as a seamstress with numerous years of service with Davis Upholstery.  She was of the Baptist Faith,...

May 17, 2018

Claxton

Mr. Lenwood Morris, 76, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at Heritage Nursing Home in Statesboro. Mr. Morris was born on December 13, 1941 to the late Ferman and Clea Smith Morris in Brooklet. He served in the Marine Corps as a machine gunner and later worked as a boat and yacht builder at Chris-Craft...

May 16, 2018

Black Creek

Mrs. Linda J. Shuman Sims, age 71 passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at her home while surrounded by her family.  Mrs. Sims was born in Pembroke on June 19, 1946 to the late Sam B. and Nellie Strickland Shuman.  She was a graduate of Bryan County High School and served as receptionist for the...

May 9, 2018

Midway-David Carrol Martin, age 63 passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at Hospice Savannah.  Mr. Martin was born in Savannah on July 29, 1954 to the late Carrol and Louise Sherrod Martin.  He was a very hard worker and loved his job in lawn care.  Mr. Martin was of the Baptist Faith, and in addition to his parents, was...

Apr 25, 2018

Bloomingdale-  Henry Kenchen Barnes, 88, died Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at his home after an extended illness.  Mr. Barnes was born Sept. 4, 1929 in Uvalda, GA to the late William Oliver Barnes and Annie Eliza Johnson Barnes.  He was a U.S. Army veteran having served two tours of duty in Korea.  Mr. Barnes retired as a crane operator...

Apr 24, 2018

Pembroke

Mr. Calvin Douglas “Doug” Sorrell, 61, passed away on April 24, 2018 at Memorial Hospital. He was born on January 24, 1957 in Fort Lauderdale, FL to the late Calvin and Carolyn E. Scott Sorrell. He worked for numerous years before becoming disabled as a millwright worker with Millwright Local Union #1263. Mr. Sorrell enjoyed fishing,...

Apr 14, 2018

Ellabell

Corporal Daniel Eugene Brackin, 45, passed away suddenly on Saturday, April 14, 2018 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Senior Corporal Brackin was a 1992 graduate of Effingham High School and was employed with the Bryan County Sheriff’s Office. He formally worked for Metter Police Department, Pembroke Police Department and was of the Baptist Faith....

Apr 14, 2018

Twin City

James C. “Big Jim” Hart, 71, went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 14, 2018. Mr. Hart was born in Moultrie, GA on May 5, 1946 to the late Emmitt and Audrey Faye McCrannie Whisnant. He served proudly for 27 ½ years in the U.S. Army, specifically the 4th BN...

Apr 7, 2018

James Irvin Howard, age 77, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Ogeechee Area Hospice.  Mr. Howard was born in Oliver, Georgia on August 3, 1940 to the late Edell Emanuel and Stephen Stanford Howard.  He was a truck driver for Bomark Trucking Company and was of the Baptist Faith.  Mr. Howard enjoyed fishing and loved being outdoors.

Mar 27, 2018

Mrs. Regina Poppell Sanders, age 72 passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2018 while under the care of her loving family and Hospice Savannah.  Mrs. Sanders was born in Jesup on September 6, 1945 to the late Leroy and Gladys Harper Poppell.  She was a former resident of Savannah and retired as a property manager for Lee West and Walsh...

Mar 22, 2018

Pembroke

Mrs. Annie Ruth Conner, 83, passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Mrs. Conner was born in Statesboro on June 14, 1934 to the late William Ellis and Annie Laura Aldrich Haddock. She worked for Power Break and Wheel Company Inc. as a secretary; enjoyed reading, loved to work puzzles and was...

Mar 12, 2018

Pembroke-  John Hubert Neidlinger, Sr. age 92 passed away Monday, March 12, 2018 while under the care of Hospice Savannah and his family.  Mr. Neidlinger was born January 14, 1926 to the late Ulrich L. and Esther Noonan Neidlinger.  Mr. Neidlinger was a veteran of the U. S. Navy having served in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. ...

Mar 9, 2018

Santa Claus

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Beam Powell, 69, passed away peacefully in Jesus' Hands surrounded by her family on Friday, March 9, 2018. She was born on August 24, 1948 in Colquitt, Georgia. She, along with her brothers, sisters grew up at the Georgia Baptist Children's Home in Baxley, Ga. where she met and dated under close...

Mar 6, 2018

Pembroke

Mrs. Theresa Ernestine Riner Hodges, age 70, passed away at her residence on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 while surrounded by her family. Mrs. Hodges was born on February 26, 1948 to E.W. “Slim” Riner, Sr. and Annie Wiggins Riner.  Mrs. Hodges was a homemaker and a caregiver to numerous children in the Pembroke area. ...

Feb 22, 2018

Pooler

Mrs. Gloria Carter, 76, died on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at her residence surrounded by her family after a short illness. Mrs. Carter was born in Pembroke on November 25, 1941 to the late Clarence Hazel DuBois, Sr. and Nettie Lou Hendry DuBois. She retired in 2001 from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Savannah,...

Feb 9, 2018

Thomas Eugene “Matt” Mattingly Jr. passed away Friday morning at home after a 4 month battle with pancreatic cancer.  Matt was born Sep 18, 1953 in Painesville, Ohio to Thomas Eugene and Shirley Mattingly.  Matt graduated from South High School in Willoughby, Ohio.  Upon completion of school, Matt joined the U.S. Army where he served from 1971-1983 as a...