Obituaries

Dec 8, 2022

Savannah-  Shirley Ann Sheffield Wilson, age 82 passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at her home.  Mrs. Wilson was born in Eden, Georgia to the late Henry Peter Sheffield and Emma Lee Nesmith Sheffield.  She was a homemaker and a very loving wife, mother and granny.  Mrs. Wilson was a member of Chevis Oaks Baptist Church in Savannah and...

Dec 8, 2022

Stilson- James David “J.D.” Simpson, III, age 62, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2022 at his home.  Mr. Simpson was born in Louisiana to the late James David Simpson, Jr. and Ruby Faye Simpson.  Mr. J.D. was the long-time owner and operator of Simpson Construction Co. where he was a chip hauler and heavy equipment operator.  He loved his...

Dec 5, 2022

Pembroke-  Mrs. Patricia Jean Wagers Floyd, age 69, passed away Monday, December 5, 2022.  Mrs. Floyd was born in St. George, SC to the late Bland Wagers and Doris Wagers Rush.  She was a truckdriver for Chassillor’s Trucking Company for over 10 years, was an avid reader and love time with her family.

Survivors include...

Dec 2, 2022

Mr. Rocky Lavelle Hewitt, age 65, passed away at his residence on Friday, December 2, 2022. Mr. Hewitt was born in Valdosta, GA to Robert Hayden Hewitt and Mary Mosley Lollis on March 28, 1957. He worked for 25 years as a painter and enjoyed refinishing old furniture, fishing and spending time with his family.

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Nov 24, 2022

Mr. Mark Cornell Sparks, age 63, passed away at his residence on Thursday, November 24, 2022. Mr. Sparks was born in Savannah to the late Ralph Talmadge and Joyce Helen Fennell Sparks on March 25, 1959. He was a member of Emmett Grove Baptist Church, enjoyed fishing, watching Nascar and was on the test crew member with Goodyear for...

Nov 20, 2022

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Mr. Ben Hiram Zeagler, age 74, passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2022 at Pruit Health. Mr. Zeagler was born to the late Ben P. and Myrtle V. Waller Zeagler in Savannah on September 8, 1948. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War aboard the USS Mercer. He later owned and operated his...

Nov 19, 2022

Mr. Randy Fulton Collins, age 60, passed away at his residence on Saturday, November 19, 2022. Mr. Collins was born in Savannah to Jimmie Collins, Sr. and Loretta Parker Brower on January 5, 1962. He attended Groves High School and later worked for Unicco. Mr. Collins loved the Georgia Bulldogs and the Atlanta Braves and was a family man...

Nov 18, 2022

Mr. Danny “Jeep” Cobb, age 64, passed away at his residence on Friday, November 18, 2022. Mr. Cobb was born in Effingham to the late Nathan and Johnnie Fort Cobb on April 11, 1958. He worked in the construction industry and was a roofing specialist, loved the Tennessee mountains, eagle, enjoyed camping and was a avid fisherman fishing the...

Nov 17, 2022

Mr. Danny Wayne Sarver, Sr., age 61, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at East Georgia Regional Hospital. Mr. Sarver was born in Jacksonville, FL on September 13, 1961 to Everett and Thelma Hodge Sarver. He was currently employed as a paper courier for Savannah Morning News for 4 years and formerly worked as a millwright with the...

Nov 3, 2022

Mr. Eugene Weldon Baublitz, age 67, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2022 at Hospice Savannah. Mr. Baublitz was born in York, PA on June 22, 1955 to Levere Weldon Baublitz and Loretta Bair Baublitz. He worked for many years as a machinist with Precision Machine of Savannah. Mr. Baublitz enjoyed r/c car and planes and riding his Harley...

Nov 1, 2022

Sylvania-  John Antonio Petro, age 56, passed away November 1, 2022.  Mr. Petro was born in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Tony Petro and Grace Walker Petro.  Mr. Petro was an electrician and worked with Georgia Power through Utec Construction.  John loved his work, enjoyed fishing and keeping his yards.

Survivors include his sister, Frances...

Nov 1, 2022

Ms. Journey Azalea Cobb, 6-week-old, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center. Ms. Cobb was born in Statesboro to Jessica Cobb and Sammie Byrd on September 14, 2022. She was a loving sister and daughter.

She is preceded in death by her maternal grandfather and Papa, Nathan “Buddy” Cobb,...

Oct 31, 2022

Mr. Gearld Alan Collins, age 70, passed away suddenly at his residence on Monday, October 31, 2022. Mr. Collins was born in Cleveland, OH on April 12, 1952. He served our county with honor in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War as a Navy Seal. Mr. Collins later retired after over 30 years as an engineer. He was...

Oct 30, 2022

Pembroke-  Walter “Butch” Clifton Fortner, age 72 passed away peacefully at home while surrounded by his family on Sunday, October 30, 2022 and entered into his eternal heavenly rest.  Butch was born in Savannah, Georgia to the late Elry Lott Fortner and Marie Louise Perry Fortner.  He grew up in Savannah and graduated in 1968 from Groves High School. ...

Oct 26, 2022

Mary Jo Barron Strickland died due to complications of pneumonia on October 26, 2022, at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro, Georgia.   Mary Jo was born on August 21, 1948, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.   She enjoyed sharing memories of her childhood and growing up in the Seacoast area, and New England in general.   Mary Jo graduated from Saint...

Oct 24, 2022

Pembroke-  Dr. William Kerry Smith, M.D., age 54 passed away Monday, October 24, 2022 at Piedmont Hospital in Columbus, GA.  Mr. Smith was a graduate of Bryan County High School and Mercer School of Medicine.  He had a family practice in both Albany, GA and Oklahoma.  Kerry was a published author, enjoyed fishing and computers and was an eighth...

Oct 23, 2022

Ellabell - Mr. Thomas “Tommy” Sidney Adams, age 68, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2022

at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Mr. Adams was born in Savannah, GA on November 30, 1953 to the

late O’Connor Hawkins “O.H.” Adams and Sarah Frost Adams Frawley. He was a master

carpenter for the United Brotherhood of Carpenters...

Oct 19, 2022

Mrs. Vera Ann Cook Youngblood, age 93, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. Mrs. Youngblood was born in Savannah on July 29, 1929 to the late V.J. Cook and Marie Fouche Scurgess. She was a loving and devoted house wife and loved reading, going to the Senior Center in Bulloch County where she was a member of the...

Oct 19, 2022

Mr. James “Jimmy” Thomas Cannady of Statesboro, Georgia, went into the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, October 19, 2022.  Jimmy was born in Daisy, Georgia, on July 20, 1943, to Tommy and Sarah Cannady, and grew up in Bulloch County.  He graduated from Southeast Bulloch High School and from Swainsboro Technical College.  He retired after 42 years with Georgia Power...

Oct 18, 2022

Mr. Oscar Padgett, age 74, passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital surrounded by his family on Tuesday, October 18, 2022. Mr. Padgett was born in Lyons, GA to the late Frank and Ruth Padgett on May 16, 1948. He worked in the maintenance department for 15 years with GA Pacific and later opened his own business, Conan’s Backwoods’ Bar-B-Que...