Obituaries

Mr. Richard Dukes

Dec 27, 2012

Pembroke-Mr. Richard A. Dukes age 71 passed away Thursday December 27, 2012 at his home. Mr. Dukes a longtime resident of Pembroke was retired from Bryan County as a road maintenance supervisor and as a long-haul truck driver. He loved fishing and watching TV. He was predeceased by his parents Denver and Ruth Canigan Dukes. He is survived by his...

Mrs. Johnnie Cobb

Dec 26, 2012

Pembroke-Mrs. Johnnie F. Cobb age 87 passed away Wednesday December 26, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Cobb was a long time resident of Pembroke and a retired seamstress from Claxton and Pembroke Manufacturing Companies. She loved quilting, sewing, and was an excellent cook known for her biscuits and hushpuppies. She was predeceased by her husband Nathan Cobb and her parents,...

Mr. Steven Hughes

Dec 24, 2012

Pembroke-Mr. Steven Dennis Hughes age 56 passed away Monday December 24, 2012 at Ogeechee Area Hospice of Statesboro. Mr. Hughes was a native of Bulloch county and a member of International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local 26 for 30 years. He was a member of Lawrence Baptist Church and was very musically inclined and an excellent guitarist. He was predeceased by...

William Kearse

Dec 24, 2012

Pembroke-Mr. William James Kearse age 36 passed away Monday December 24, 2012. Mr. Kearse lived most of his life in Pembroke and was a member of Southland Baptist Church. He was an EMT with Southside and Pembroke and a 1996 Honor Graduate of Pinewood Christian Academy and a member of the Masonic Lodge. He was an avid fisherman, shade tree...

Mr. Charles Strickland

Dec 17, 2012

Pembroke- Mr. Charles Lee "Dude" Strickland, Jr. age 85 died Sunday evening at Candler Hospital after an extended illness. Mr. Strickland was a native and was a life-long resident of Pembroke. He was a U. S. Navy veteran having served in the Philippines and worked as engineer and project overseer for the State Highway Department from 1947- 57. Mr. Strickland...

Mr. Gene Spell

Dec 16, 2012

Ellabell- Franklin Eugene "Gene" Spell, Sr., age 78 of Ellabell, died Saturday evening at Candler Hospital after an extended illness. Mr. Spell was a U.S. Navy veteran having served in the Pacific Theatre during the Korean War. He was assigned to the Admiral's ship, the USS Saint Paul. Mr. Spell was an avid fisherman and a...

Mrs. Thelma Kangeter

Dec 11, 2012

Blitchton-Mrs. Thelma Peck Kangeter age 86 passed away Tuesday December 11, 2012 at Eagle Health & Rehab., surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Kangeter was a longtime resident of Ellabell and a member of the First Baptist Church of Blitchton. She was a seamstress and enjoyed her work and being with her family. She was predeceased by her husband of...

Mr. Hilton Morris

Dec 2, 2012

Pembroke - Mr. Hilton H. Morris of Pembroke age 60 passed away Sunday, December 2, 2012. Hilton was born on June 29, 1952 in Lyons, GA. He was preceded in death by his father Harlan Morris of Savannah, mother Alma Powell Morris of Bloomingdale and sister Linda Shaffer-Newsome of Hephzibah. Grandparents, Everett and Gladys Morris of Lyons and Henry H...

Steven Warnell

Nov 29, 2012

Blitchton-Steven Bryan Warnell passed away November 29, 2012. Steve was preceded in death by his mother Carolyn H. Warnell, his brother Harold Brooks Warnell III., his grandparents Harold Brooks and Frances Warnell, and grandfather Bert Hampton. Steve was born May 12, 1981. A native of Bryan County, Steve made his home in Blitchton, Georgia. He graduated high school from Trident...

Mrs. Eva Pittman

Nov 13, 2012

Ellabell- Mrs. Eva Dell Sowell Pittman age 84 passed away Tuesday November 13, 2012 at home. Mrs. Pittman was a homemaker and a longtime member of Bloomingdale Fellowship Church of God of Prophecy. She was a volunteer caregiver to the elderly, a wonderful cook, an avid seamstress, enjoyed her flower garden, and loved her family dearly. She was predeceased by...

Iven Newman

Nov 9, 2012

Ellabell- Randall Iverson "Iven" Newman, III, age , died Friday morning, Nov. 9, 2012 at his home. Ivan, and his brother, Gavin, loved hunting, swimming, playing with their daddy's tools and racing their dump trucks.

Survivors include his parents Crystal Beasley and Randy "Bubba" Newman of Ellabell; one brother Ayden Wells of Ellabell; grandparents Randy...

Gavin Newman

Nov 9, 2012

Ellabell- Gavin Dale Newman, age 3, died Friday morning, Nov. 9, 2012 at his home. Gavin, and his brother, Ivan, loved hunting, swimming, playing with their daddy's tools and racing their dump trucks.

Survivors include his parents Crystal Beasley and Randy "Bubba" Newman of Ellabell; one brother Ayden Wells of Ellabell; grandparents Randy and Diane...

Sammie Rogers

Nov 3, 2012

Pembroke-Mr. Sammie Gordon Rogers age 33 passed away at home Saturday November 3, 2012 . Mr. Rogers was a life-long resident of Pembroke and a member of Beulah Baptist Church. He was a mechanic and loved to fish and hunt, enjoyed gardening, and listening to music. He was predeceased by his paternal grandparents L.F. "Doc" and Nellie Howell Rogers and...

Mrs. Mary Smith

Oct 30, 2012

Lanier- Mrs. Mary Emma Clark Smith, age 94 died Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at her home while surrounded by her family. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker and the wife of the late John Ivey Smith. She was a faithful member of Olive Branch Baptist Church for over 60 years; enjoyed fishing and working with her plants and flowers Survivors include...

Bayler Grizzard

Oct 26, 2012

Ellabell- Bayler Ann Grizzard, infant daughter of Kricket Fountain and Rodney Grizzard, died Friday, October 26, 2012. In addition to her parents, survivors include her sister Traylee Robin Grizzard of Ellabell; grandparents Brian Fountain of Pembroke, Robert Grizzard of Savannah and Lynn Grizzard of Ellabell; aunts and uncles Shannon and Allen Wiggins of Ellabell, Krystal and...

Mrs. Betty Newman

Oct 23, 2012

Ellabell-Mrs. Betty J. Glisson Newman age 82 passed away Tuesday October 23, 2012 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Newman was a homemaker and longtime resident of Bulloch County in Ellabell where she had been a lifelong member of Olive Branch Baptist church. She loved gardening, hunting, needlework, and enjoyed riding motorcycles. She is predeceased by her...

Mrs. Mary Pruvis

Oct 20, 2012

Ellabell- Mrs. Mary Nell Powell Purvis, age 79 died Saturday, October 20, 2012 while under the care of Hospice Savannah. Mrs. Purvis was a long-time resident of Ellabell and a homemaker. She was a member of Pembroke Assembly of God, loved to fish and was an avid gardener. Mrs. Purvis was preceded in death by her...

Mrs. Kathy Stafford

Oct 12, 2012

Blitchton- Mrs. Kathy Overstreet Stafford, age 50 died Thursday morning after a long battle with breast cancer. Mrs. Stafford was a homemaker and a caregiver to the elderly. She enjoyed boating and especially loved the salt waters of Ossabaw Island. Survivors include her husband of 32 years Rodney Stafford of Blitchton; her daughter Lindsey Stafford of Blitchton; parents Bobby and...

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...