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James Kelly Martin

James Kelly Martin

Jun 1, 2023

James Kelly Martin, 58, of Ellabell, died Thursday evening in a motorcycle accident on Highway 80 near Meldrim Road in Effingham County.

           

              Born in Peru, IN on February 17, 1965 to the late Philip Bryant Martin and Mary L. Martin. Martin had lived in the Low Country for over 20 years....

Dick Benjamin Gardner

Dick Benjamin Gardner

May 29, 2023

Pembroke-  SFC retired Dick Benjamin Gardner, age 75 passed away Monday, May 29, 2023.  Mr. Gardner was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan to the late Howard E. Gardner and Frances Stratten Gardner.  Mr. Gardner retire from the United States Army with over 21 years of service.  Two of those years were served in the Vietnam War.  After his retirement, he...

Ryan Matthew Shuman, I.

Ryan Matthew Shuman, I.

May 25, 2023

Mr. Ryan Matthew Shuman, I., age 42, passed away suddenly at his residence on Thursday, May 25, 2023. Mr. Shuman was born in Savannah to David Shuman and Debbie Shuman on February 1, 1981. He worked for 10 years as an appliance repairman with Athens Refrigeration and Appliance and later worked for Owens Supply Company as a forklift operator. Mr....

Mary Alice Woodrum

Mary Alice Woodrum

May 21, 2023

Mary Alice Blackwell Woodrum

 

On the day of May 21st, 2023 Mary Alice Blackwell Woodrum’s spirit vacated her body to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Her body will remain asleep until the second coming of the Son of God, when it will be rejoined with her spirit. Mary Alice peacefully passed at home while under...

Joel D. Myers

Joel D. Myers

May 13, 2023

Pembroke-  Mr. Joel D. “Bubba” Myers, age 83 passed away Saturday, May 13, 2023.  Mr. Myers was born in Macon, GA on July 30, 1939 to the late Ernest Myers and Estell Dyer Myers.  He was a veteran of the United States Army and served in the National Guard.  Mr. Myers was retired with over 16 years of service with...

Linda Jo Powell

Linda Jo Powell

May 10, 2023

 

Bloomingdale- Mrs. Linda Jo Thompson Powell, age 73, passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at her home. Mrs. Powell was born November 26, 1949 to the late Moses Daniel Thompson and Elizabeth Charlotte Zettle Thompson in Savannah, GA. Mrs. Powell was a beautician and homemaker for many years and was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights...

Walter Kye Herman

Walter Kye Herman

May 4, 2023

Ellabell- Walter Kye Herman, age 29, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2022.  Kye was born May 22, 1993 in Statesboro, GA.  He attended Southeast Bulloch High School and received his welding certificate from Ogeechee Technical College.  Kye worked in construction and was a talented artist.  He enjoyed fishing and camping and was an avid Florida Gators fan.  Kye loved music,...

Krystal Anne Sheffield

Krystal Anne Sheffield

Apr 29, 2023

 

 Ellabell

 

Mrs. Krystal Anne (Frank) Sheffield, age 34, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2023. Mrs. Sheffield was born in Brooklyn, NY to Stanley Frank and Regina (Rhein) Harrison on March 29, 1989. She was a member of Double Heads Baptist Church, she was amazing in all aspects as a person, mother, wife, sister, daughter, niece, granddaughter, aunt,...

Ralph William Shuman

Ralph William Shuman

Apr 28, 2023

Pembroke- Mr. Ralph William Shuman, age 84, passed away Friday, April 28, 2023 at his home.  Mr. Shuman was born in Pembroke, GA to the late Earl Shuman and Emma Clanton Shuman.  He retired in 1976 as a petty officer staff sergeant first class with the United States Coast Guard and later served as a self-employed truck driver for 26...

Charles Rondal Ennis

Charles Rondal Ennis

Apr 28, 2023

Statesboro-  Mr. Charles Rondal Ennis, age 83, passed away Friday, April 28, 2023 while in Memorial University Hospital in Savannah, GA.  Mr. Ennis had been suffering from breathing and cardiac issues.  He was very weak and his heart couldn’t last any longer.

 

Mr. Ennis was born October 13, 1939 in Bryan County to the late James Reginald Ennis,...

Stephen W. Sikes

Stephen W. Sikes

Apr 26, 2023

Pembroke- Mr. Stephen W. Sikes, age 52, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at home surrounded by his family and friends. Mr. Sikes was born on January 1, 1971 to Lloyd and Linda Callahan Sikes in Statesboro. He worked for several years as a truck driver with Craig’s Mobile Home, was a jack of all trades, enjoyed fishing, hunting...

Mr. Scott Dyer

Mr. Scott Dyer

Apr 23, 2023

Ellabell

 

Mr. Scott Dyer, age 34, passed away at East Georgia Regional Medical Center on Sunday, April 23, 2023. Mr. Dyer was born at Wynn Army Hospital in Hinesville to Gary Lee and Sandra L. VanGiller Dyer on November 25, 1988. He was a 2007 graduate of Southeast Bulloch and after high school started working as a train conductor...

Raymond Richard Hall

Raymond Richard Hall

Apr 23, 2023

Ellabell

 

Mr. Raymond Richard Hall, age 80, passed away at Eagle Health and Rehab on Sunday, April 23, 2023. Mr. Hall was born in Long Island, NY to the late Lloyd Edwin and Abbie Loretta Schmitt Hall on September 9, 1942. He served in the United States Marine Corps after high school and later retired as a pipefitter with...

Ann McMillan Jeselnik

Ann McMillan Jeselnik

Apr 21, 2023

Millen

 

Mrs. Ann McMillan Jeselnik, age 62, passed away at East Georgia Regional Medical Center on Friday, April 21, 2023. Mrs. Jeselnik was born in Millen on June 1, 1960 to the ate Ernest and Elase Parker McMillan. She worked for over ten years with MI Industries in Millen and later opened her own cleaning business that she operated...

Mark Warren

Mark Warren

Apr 18, 2023

Pembroke-  Mr. Alfred Mark Warren, age 63, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center.  Mr. Warren was born in Savannah, GA to the late Wallace Coleman “W.C.” Warren, Sr. and Alice Humphries Warren.  Mark was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. and was a package handler at a warehouse.  Mark’s favorite things to...

Mrs. Dorothy Lavonne Anderson

Mrs. Dorothy Lavonne Anderson

Apr 18, 2023

Statesboro

 

Mrs. Dorothy Lavonne Anderson age 90, passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Metter. Mrs. Anderson was born on December 23, 1932 in Jacksonville, FL. She worked for many years as a seamstress at Claxton Manufacturing, was a member of Deloach’s Primitive Baptist Church and enjoyed spending time with her family.

 

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Mrs. Catherine Lillian Davis

Mrs. Catherine Lillian Davis

Apr 14, 2023

Midway

 

Mrs. Catherine Lillian Davis, age 88, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2023 at Magnolia Manor of Midway. Mrs. Davis was born in Bulloch County on December 31, 1934 to the late Arthur A. and Susan Murray Nubern. She was a loving and caring house wife and was a longtime member of Beulah Baptist Church. Mrs. Davis enjoyed...

Gene Carroll Purvis

Gene Carroll Purvis

Apr 10, 2023

Savannah - Mr. Gene Carroll Purvis, age 90, passed away Monday, April 10, 2023, at

Candler Hospital in Savannah, Georgia, after a lengthy illness. He was born on April

22, 1932, in Brooklet, Georgia, and was one of seven children to the late Bertie Ennis

Purvis and Troy Lee Purvis.

 

He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1950 and...

Randy Kellenberger

Randy Kellenberger

Apr 3, 2023

Bloomingdale-  Randolph “Randy” Gustav Kellenberger, age 69, passed away Monday, April 3, 2023.  Mr. Kellenberger was born in Weehawken, New Jersey to the late William August Kellenberger and Meta Jean Smalley Kellenberger.  Randy was a cook at Oceans Eleven Restaurant and was of the Methodist Faith.  He loved the beach; classic rock and was an artist, working in both acrylic...

Mrs. Linda Diane Curl Rock

Mrs. Linda Diane Curl Rock

Apr 2, 2023

Mrs. Linda Diane Curl Rock, age 73, passed away at her residence on Sunday, April 2, 2023. Mrs. Rock was born in Laurens County, GA to the late Cecil Curl, Sr. and Etta Holton Curl on September 29, 1949. She enjoyed traveling with her late husband before she became ill and homebound. Mrs. Rock would talk with her sisters nightly...

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