Obituaries

Aug 9, 2017

Brunswick

Mrs. Carmen Angela Webster-Barfield, 46, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, August 9, 2017. She was born on December 27, 1970 to Jimmie Leslie and Janie Wilkes in Claxton, GA. Mrs. Barfield worked at Hospice Savannah as a nurse, enjoyed sports, watching NASCAR, playing softball and was of the Baptist faith.

She was...

Jul 31, 2017

Pooler

Mrs. Mildred Louise Altman Powell, 82, passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital on Monday, July 31, 2017. She was born on April 1, 1935 to the late Ollie Eugene and Henrietta Altman in Waycross.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Sidney Powell, Sr.; daughter, Joan Shaw and brother, Jimmy Powell.

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Jul 28, 2017

Ellabell

Mr. Jimmie Leslie Webster, age 69, passed away Friday, July 28, 2017 while under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice.  Mr. Webster was born Dec. 19, 1947 to the late Cecil Byron and Lucille Floyd Webster.  He was retired as an engineer with the Dept. of Transportation with over 35 years of service.  Mr. Webster also...

Jul 25, 2017

Ellabell

Mrs. Debra Faye Purvis Hightower, 59, passed away at her residence on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. Mrs. Hightower was born in Cambridge, England on December 24, 1957 to Ardie H. and Doris Horne Purvis. Mrs. Hightower was a devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother and aunt. She worked for Savannah Morning News and Physician Answering Service as...

Jul 25, 2017

Pembroke

Mr. Nathan Earl Wolfe, II, age 47 passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2017 from injuries sustained in an auto accident.  Mr. Wolfe was born on August 9, 1969 to Nathan Earl Wolfe and Mary Ann Smith Wolfe.  Nathan was a paramedic having worked with Bryan County Emergency Medical Services as well as Houston County EMS and...

Jul 20, 2017

Ellabell

Mrs. Dollie Ophelia Walls Crosby, 62, passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2017. Mrs. Crosby was born in Savannah to Lonnie Preston and Martha Levenia Lynn Walls on July 15, 1955. She worked at Zaxby’s in Pooler for six years, enjoyed watching Joel Osteen every Sunday morning, was an excellent cook, caregiver of the family and...

Jul 17, 2017

Ellabell-  Mrs. Kathy Ann Wilson Clark, age 60 passed away Monday, July 17, 2017 while under the care of Hospice Savannah.  Mrs. Clark was born Feb. 26, 1957 to the late Thurston Lee Wilson and Annie Mildred Hollis Wilson.  Mrs. Clark was a truck driver with over 30 years of service with Heritage Inc.  and Hunt Trucking. ...

Jul 16, 2017

Grover Chester, Jr., age 62 of Stone Mountain, GA, died early Sunday morning on July 16 2017, at Mesun Hospice, in Lawrenceville, GA. Grover graduated high school in Chattanooga, TN, and attended college at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He worked for then Southern Railroad as a locomotive engineer. He was an avid reader and a student...

Jul 5, 2017

Ellabell

Mrs. Susie “Peggy” Parrish Littleton, 73, passed away on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at Westwood Nursing Center. She was born on February 3, 1944 to the late William H. “Bill” and Susie Crosby Parrish in a little farm house in Stilson, GA. She attended school in Bulloch County and graduated from Southeast Bulloch High School in...

Jun 30, 2017

Pembroke

Mrs. Mary Frances “Freda” Paine Bacon, age 85, passed away Friday, June 30, 2017 after an extended illness.  Mrs. Bacon was born in Clyde, GA to the late George H. and Mary Smith Paine. She was a 1950 graduate of Bryan County High School and long-time member of the Pembroke Christian Church.  Mrs. Bacon...

Jun 29, 2017

Nevils-Brooklet

Mr. Robert Wade Adams, 94, of Nevils, died June 29, 2017 at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. He was born in Anderson, S.C. on March 17, 1923 to the late Robert Franklin Adams and Mary Catherine Morrison Adams. He joined the Army right after the attack of Pearl Harbor and served with the 101st Airborne for...

Jun 28, 2017

Ellabell

Tim Page 76 of Ellabell Georgia was called home Wednesday June 28th, 2017 after a long illness.

Tim was born in Clyde, GA March 15th, 1941, the son of Vernie Page and Lenie Edenfield Page.

He graduated from Bryan County High School and held many jobs but farming and law enforcement were...

Jun 26, 2017

Statesboro

Mrs. Emma Juanita K. Vangiller Skinner, 72, passed away at East Georgia Regional Medical Center on Monday, June 26, 2017. She was born on February 26, 1945 in Brooklet to the late Owen, Sr. and Ruby Emanuel Kinard. Mrs. Skinner worked at Claxton Manufacturing as a seamstress and supervisor, was formerly co-owner of East Coast Salvage,...

Jun 24, 2017

Cobbtown/Ellabell

Dannell Purvis Branson, age 57, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017.  Mrs. Branson was born in Statesboro, GA to the late Dan and Mary Nell Powell Purvis on May 3, 1960.  She was a resident of Cobbtown but had lived in Ellabell for most of her life.  Mrs. Branson was a homemaker and loved animals, especially her...

Jun 2, 2017

Ellabell

Helen Rita Carter Davis, age 89, passed away Friday, June 2, 2017 at St Joseph’s Hospital.  Mrs. Davis was born to the late Ira Lory Carter and Margaret Duggar Carter on September 30, 1927.  She was a life-long resident of Bryan County and was a homemaker.  Mrs. Davis was a member of Beulah Baptist Church for...

Jun 2, 2017

Black Creek

Beulah Virginia Hendry Lee, age 86, passed peacefully into eternal rest on Friday, June 2, 2017. She was comforted at her bed side by her loving family as she slipped from this world into heaven’s glory. Virginia was born on January 15, 1931 in Liberty County, GA to Frank and Mary Lee Hendry. She had...

May 29, 2017

Guyton

Mrs. Debra Ann Jarrell, 56, passed away at her residence on Monday, May 29, 2017. Mrs. Jarrell was born in Savannah on March 3, 1961 to the late Charles and Anna Bell Nebb. She was a graduate of Effingham County High School, was employed as a safety clerk for 10 years with Glenn Lee Trucking, Inc....

May 27, 2017

Reidsville

Mrs. Marlowe Rose Jones Alcott, 47, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2017. Mrs. Alcott was born in Savannah to James and Mary Frances Walls Jones on April 9, 1970. She was a homemaker, enjoyed embroidery and most of all spending time with her family.

Survivors include her husband, David Elmore Alcott, Jr.; son,...

May 25, 2017

Black Creek

Dorothy Nell Durrance Mosely, age 84 passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital after a brief illness.  Mrs. Mosely was a native of Glory, Georgia and grew up in Nashville, Georgia.  She was a long-time resident of Savannah and was instrumental in the establishing and operations of the family business, K and M Electric Company.  Mrs....

May 15, 2017

Pembroke

Mr. Curtis Lee Carter, 61, passed away on Monday, May 15, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Carter was born in Claxton to William H. Carter, Jr. and Joy Carter Winter. He was a lifelong carpenter, enjoyed fishing and music.

He is preceded in death by his parents, William H. Carter, Jr. and Joy Carter...