
Mr. Tommy Rogers
Oct 7, 2012
Ellabell- Mr. Tommy G. Rogers, age 70 died Sunday morning, October 7, 2012 at his home. Mr. Rogers was a lifelong resident of Bryan County and retired after 22 years as a foreman checker at the Georgia Ports Authority. He was a lifelong member of Pembroke United Methodist Church and a member and past master of...

Mr. James Cowart
Sep 29, 2012
Ellabell- Mr. James C. Cowart, age 41 died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 at home while surrounded by his family. Mr. Cowart was a native of Savannah but had lived in Ellabell for the last 12 years. He was a painter by trade and enjoyed fishing, guns, drag racing and hotrods. James attended the Black Creek Holy...

Mr. Gene Willis, Sr
Sep 26, 2012
Ellabell-Mr. Gene Edward Willis, Sr. age 71 passed away Wednesday September 26, 2012 at home while surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Willis was a Navy veteran and a Truck Driver for over 50 years having retired from A.G. Boone Trucking out of Charlotte NC. He was recently employed for the past 11 years with Eastern Excavating. He was of...

Mr. James Grizzard, Sr
Sep 20, 2012
Brooklet-Mr. James Michael "Jim" Grizzard, Sr. age 74, passed away Thursday September 20, 2012 at Memorial Medical Center in the attendance of his loving family. Mr. Grizzard was a Navy veteran and retired with over 20 years service in the Naval Reserve. He was retired from Union Camp where he worked as a pipefitter in the...

Mrs. Mary Bowers
Sep 13, 2012
Pembroke- Mrs. Mary Jane Clark Bowers, age 92 died Thursday morning at Ogeechee Area Hospice. Mrs. Bowers was a resident of Pembroke for over 50 years. She was a graduate of Georgia State College for Women and did her graduate work at Auburn University. Before moving to Pembroke, Mrs. Bowers was a demonstration agent for Georgia Power Company and county...

Mr. Jack Hutchinson
Sep 3, 2012
Pembroke-Mr. Jack Beaufort Hutchinson 89, a long time resident of Pembroke passed away Monday morning at his home surrounded by his loving family. He lived life to fullest to the very end. He was a beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather and uncle. Mr. Hutchinson was of the Baptist faith and loved gardening, also keeping his yard the best looking one...

Mr. Hubert Barnard, Jr
Sep 3, 2012
Ellabell-Mr. Hubert Barnard, Jr. affectionately known as "Papa D, Dip, or Dippy"age 65 passed away Monday September 3, 2012 at Hospice of Savannah while in the presence of his loving family. Mr. Barnard was retired after 30 years of service from Great Dane Trailers where he served as a Maintenance Supervisor and was a longtime member of Thunderbolt Baptist Church....

Mrs. Lola Castro
Sep 2, 2012
Ellabell- Lola Brown Castro, age 50 died Sunday September 2, 2012 at her home while surrounded by her family. Lola was an outgoing, high-spirited young woman who loved life and always had a smile on her face. She lived life to the fullest and enjoyed joking and cutting up with everyone. She knew no strangers and loved everyone she met....

Christopher Bacon
Aug 31, 2012
Ellabell- Christopher Allen "Chris" Bacon, age 18 died Friday afternoon, August 31, 2012. Chris was born January 12, 1994 at 8:30 A.M. Chris attend the Church of God and worked at Eighties CafAC.. He loved skateboarding and was an avid Florida Gators fan. Chris was preceded in death by his grandfather William Jeffrey Rowe and uncle...

Mrs. Joyce Ennis
Aug 30, 2012
Pembroke- Joyce S. Ennis, age 54 died Thursday evening, Aug. 30, 2012 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Mrs. Ennis was born on April 19, 1958 in Bulloch County to Bobby Gene and Shirley Stewart. She was a homemaker, enjoyed decorating and loved crossword puzzles. Survivors include her husband of 33 years, William Alan Ennis of Pembroke; sons Jeffery Alan Ennis (Blaine)...

Mrs. Lawana Thigpen
Aug 30, 2012
Ellabell- Mrs. Lawana Kaye Durden Thigpen, age 59 died Thursday evening, August 30, 2012 after an extended illness, while surrounded by her family. Mrs. Thigpen was a homemaker and long-time member of Holy Church of God at Black Creek. She loved to sing,was an excellent cook, enjoyed arranging flowers, but most of all, enjoyed time with her grandchildren. Mrs. Thigpen...

Ms. Jennifer Tyson
Aug 30, 2012
Bloomingdale- Jennifer E. Tyson, age 50 died Thursday morning after an extended illness. Ms. Tyson was retired from the Georgia Air National Guard as a technical sergeant with the 165 th Airlift Wing. She had a kind spirit, the voice of an angel and loved all of her animals. She was preceded in death by her mother Wynie Tyson. Survivors...

Mr. Jesse Butler
Aug 24, 2012
Pembroke- Mr. Jesse Butler, age 91 of Pembroke, died Friday afternoon August 24, 2012 at his home. Mr. Butler was an Army veteran of WWII having served in the Philippines and at Pearl Harbor. Before his service he worked in the Southeast Ship Yard in Savannah and after service, he worked in the logging business until his retirement in 1975....

Mrs. Joyce Wilson
Aug 23, 2012
Pembroke- Mrs. Joyce Lanier Mills Wilson, age 77, died Wed. evening at Evans Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. Mrs. Wilson was a graduate of Armstrong Atlantic State University and was a former medical technologist at St. Joseph's Hospital. She enjoyed reading, crocheting, and photography. Mrs. Wilson was preceded in death by her parents Cecil and Bertha Lanier, brother Dan...

Mr. Richard Turner
Aug 15, 2012
Savannah- Mr. Richard Wayne Turner, age 65 died Friday evening at Hospice Savannah while surrounded by his family. Mr. Turner was a life-long resident of Savannah and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was owner and operator of C &W Motors and was a member and deacon of the First Assembly of God in Savannah. Mr. Turner loved...

Mrs. Susan Singleton
Aug 14, 2012
Portal- Susan Ann Wilkes Singletary, age 62 died Tuesday evening, August 14, 2012 at Memorial Medical Center. Mrs. Singletary was a former nurse at Ogeechee Area Hospice and was a member of Aaron Church of God. She enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, gospel music and especially time with her grandchildren. Mrs. Singletary was predeceased by her parents Annie Adell and Curtis...

Mr. Paul Pughsley
Aug 10, 2012
Ellabell- Mr. Paul Harold Pughsley age 65 died Friday, Aug. 10, 2012. Mr. Pughsley was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was a marine welder having served in the Savannah area for 40 years. Survivors include his brother Lynn Pughsley of Fitzgerald; nieces and nephews Samuel, Andy and Lisa Pughsley and Rachel Grantham; and uncle O.C. Sanderson of Savannah....

Mrs. Leona Greco
Aug 9, 2012
Pembroke-Mrs. Leona Greco age 88 passed away Thursday August 9, 2012 while surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Greco was a member of Lower Mill Creek Primitive Baptist Church in Statesboro and a former resident of Pembroke. She was a loving Christian mother and devoted servant of God who NEVER met a stranger. She was preceded in death by her...

Mr. William Shaw
Aug 7, 2012
Ellabell- William Burton Shaw, age 90, died Tuesday, August 7, 2012. Mr. Shaw was retired as an inspector with the United States Civil Service. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served during WWII, a long-time member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and was a member of Ellabell Methodist Church. Mr. Shaw was preceded in death by...

Mr. Mickey Golding
Jul 31, 2012
Blitchton-Mr. Mickey Lamar Golding age 54, passed away Tues. July 31 at St. Joseph Hospital surrounded by his family. Mr. Golding was born in Wytheville, VA. and was a teacher having taught in Screven and Pierce County Schools and most recently in Shanghia, China. He was of the Southern Baptist Faith and enjoyed camping, traveling, Science fiction, coaching, sports, and...