Joyce Fountain
Dec 15, 2014
Pembroke-Mrs. Linda “Joyce” Deal Fountain age 61 passed away Monday December 15, 2014 at St. Joseph’s Hospital while surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Joyce was a longtime resident of Pembroke and had worked at Gateway Health for 30 years. She loved her family dearly, working in her flowers, her work, especially loved and was known for doing for others, and traveling...
Georgia Hughes
Dec 13, 2014
Pembroke- Mrs. Georgia Colson Hughes, age 85, passed away Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014 after an extended illness. Mrs. Hughes was a long-time resident of Pembroke and dedicated herself to child care for over 25 years. During that time, see taught numerous children to both read and write. Mrs. Hughes also worked at Pembroke Manufacturing for over nine years and was an excellent baker and...
Bill Rumsey
Dec 9, 2014
Pembroke- Mr. William Allen Rumsey, age 57, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014 after a brief illness. Mr. Rumsey was an excellent auto mechanic and an avid racing fan. He enjoyed reading, sports and most of all, loved his family. Mr. Rumsey was preceded in death by his father, Seth Ellicot Rumsey. Survivor include his wife of 31 years, Sherry Hart Rumsey of Pembroke;...
William Douglas
Dec 8, 2014
Pembroke- Mr. William Grable Douglas, age 80, passed away Monday, Dec. 8 , 2014 after an extended illness. Mr. Douglas was a long-time resident of Pembroke and a member of First Baptist Church, Pembroke for over 48 years. He retired from Union Camp with over 42 years of service, was an avid fisherman and hunter, and was a huge Atlanta Braves fan. Mr....
Skip Geiger
Nov 26, 2014
Savannah- Weylan “Skip” Geiger, age 68 died Wednesday, November 26, 2014 after a long battle with lung cancer. Mr. Geiger was a former resident of Ellabell and was a wielder for and member of Ironworkers Local 709 for over 30 years. Mr. Geiger was a jack of all trades and could fix anything that was broken. He loved working on automobiles, solving puzzles, and...
Mary Vallejera
Nov 24, 2014
Pembroke-Mrs. Mary Jane W. Vallejera age 64 passed away Monday November 24, 2014 at Ogeechee Area Hospice while surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Vallejera was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church of Pembroke and had been a teacher’s aid for Headstart for 10 years. She loved to travel and enjoyed making crafts. She was preceded in death by her husband Andres...
David Futch
Nov 22, 2014
David Ray Futch 56, passed away on Saturday, November 22, 2014. He was born in Bulloch County Georgia in 1958 to the late Kelly and Marie Gibson Futch. He has lived in Jacksonville since 1976. Ray was a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather and friend and will be dearly missed by all. Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Phyllis; daughter, Kimberly Acuff...
Pat Mixon
Nov 11, 2014
Pembroke-Mrs. Mary Ruth “Pat” Williams Mixon, age 75 passed away Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014 after an extended illness. Mrs. Mixon was a long-time resident of Millen and a member of Green Fork Baptist Church. She was a seamstress with Jockey International, and also served as a waitress and cook at Waffle House and Huddle House. She loved to fish, enjoyed dancing and was...
Edgar Billy Miles
Nov 5, 2014
Pembroke-Edgar Billy Miles-Mr. E. Billy Miles age 88 died Wednesday November 5, 2014 at his home while surrounded by his family. Mr. Miles was born February 27, 1926 in Hinesville to Evelyn Shave Miles and Edgar William Miles. He and his family moved to Pembroke when Mr. Miles was a boy. He attended Bryan County Schools and graduated Bryan County High School...
Franklin Shuman
Oct 23, 2014
Claxton-Mr. Franklin Pierce “Buddy” Shuman age 75 passed away Thursday October 23, 2014 at Ogeechee Area Hospice in the presence of his loving family. Mr. Shuman formerly of Pembroke had lived in Claxton the past 12 years where he attended the Claxton Church of God. He was a U.S. Marine veteran and served during the Lebanon Uprising. He was retired as manager of...
Karon Zambrano
Oct 16, 2014
Pembroke-Ms. Karon Ann Zambrano age 64 passed away Thursday October 16, 2014 at her home after a long illness. Ms. Karon formerly of Savannah, GA had moved to the Groveland community a little over a year ago. She was a member of the Baptist faith and loved to paint pictures, reading, the Internet, doing crafts, and was a very good cook who...
Patricia Beasley
Oct 15, 2014
Pembroke- Patricia Smith Beasley, age 64, passed away Wed. October 15, 2014 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Mrs. Beasley was a long-time resident of Bryan County and a former employee of Union Bag. She attended The Bridge church, was a member of The Sisterhood, loved Bryan County Redskins sports, and was a former board member at Hendrix Park. Mrs. Beasley was a loving mother,...
Olan Bacon
Oct 13, 2014
Ellabell-Mr. Harry Olan Bacon, Sr. age 83 passed away Monday, October 13, 2014 at St. Joseph’s Hospital after an extended illness. Mr. Bacon was a native of Bryan County and a long-time resident of Ellabell. He traveled extensively during his 21 years of service in the U.S. Navy. He served during both the Vietnam War and the Korean War. He later retired as supervisor...
Tommie Raffield
Oct 12, 2014
Pembroke—Mr. Tommie Lee “Meme” Raffield, Jr. age 52 passed away Sunday October 12, 2014 at Evans Memorial Hospital. Mr. Raffield formerly of Millen was a Crane Operator with Owens Steel of Georgia. He loved fishing and 4-wheel drive vehicles, racing dirt track, and sitting at Huddle House drinking coffee. He was preceded in death by his father Tommie Lee Raffield, Sr. and brother...
Danielle Collins
Oct 9, 2014
Pembroke- Ms. Margaret “Danielle” Collins, age 28, passed away Thursday, October 09, 2014 at Memorial Medical Center after an extended illness. Danielle loved riding horses and enjoyed music. She played wheelchair basketball and tennis; was very involved at her church, The Bridge; but most of all, she loved her family. Danielle is survived by her parents, Glenn and Margaret Sheffield Collins of Pembroke;...
Roy Clark Iii
Oct 8, 2014
Ellabell-Mr. Andrew Leroy “Roy” Clark, lll passed away October 8, 2014 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in the presence of his loving family. Mr. Clark was a long-time resident of Ellabell and a member of Pineora Baptist Church and was a shrimp boat Captain in Key West and Savannah. He was raised on a shrimp boat and a drag racing fan, a wonderful...
Jesse Bath
Sep 16, 2014
Brooklet- Mr. Jesse L. Bath, age 81, died Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014 at Ogeechee Area Hospice. Mr. Bath was a veteran of both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy. He served during the Korean War on the USS Kid and was a member of The Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mr. Bath loved collecting, and formerly owned an antique shop. He was also an avid...
Lawton Smith
Sep 3, 2014
Bulloch County-Lawton Duane Smith age 63 passed away Wednesday morning at his home. Born in Savannah, Ga.,he worked jobs all over the country including The Alaska Pipeline before retiring from Local 188 and served 8 years in the 165th Air National Guard. He attended The Bridge Church in Pembroke. Duane enjoyed fishing, hunting and in his more recent years was Bulloch...
Rufus Wiggins
Sep 3, 2014
Pembroke-Mr. Rufus Lester Wiggins age 85 passed away Wednesday September 3, 2014 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in the presence of his loving family. Mr. Wiggins was a lifelong resident of Pembroke and a member of Southland Baptist Church for 27 years. He was retired from Civil Service at Ft. Stewart as the Leaderman over the Petroleum Oil Lubricant division. He was an Army...
Theresa Sheehan
Sep 2, 2014
Pembroke-Mrs. Theresa Emily Sheehan age 45 passed away Tuesday September 2, 2014 at East Georgia Regional Hospital. Mrs. Sheehan was of the Catholic faith and was a former dispatcher for Bryan 911. She enjoyed music, Duncan Donuts and coffee. She was predeceased by her father Paul Joseph Sheehan Sr. She is survived by son Stephen Paul Toscano of Howell, NJ, mother Mary “Cookie”...
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