Obituaries

Jul 24, 2022

Francine “Fran” Todd Flury, 71, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2022 at Augusta University Medical Center. She was born in Reidsville, Georgia on October 13, 1950 to Arie and Lola Grace Iddins Todd and lived in this area all of her life. Fran was retired from the Georgia Department of Corrections as a Correctional Officer and loved to spend time...

Jul 20, 2022

Joyce Howard Purcell, 87, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at Evans Memorial Hospital. She was born November 2, 1934 to John Christopher and Flossie Baxter Howard and lived here all of her life. Joyce was retired from Canoochee Electric Membership Corporation as a data management clerk and was an animal lover. She attended Northside Baptist Church and is...

Jul 18, 2022

Jimmy Barnes McCurdy died on July 18, 2022 at the age of 84 at his residence in Glennville.  He was born in Glennville on November 15, 1937 to William and Virginia Glanton McCurdy and lived most of his life here.

Jimmy graduated from Glennville High School in 1955.  He continued his education at South Georgia College and...

Jul 12, 2022

Melvin “PeeWee” Ray, 71, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2022 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born May 18, 1951 in Hazelhurst, Georgia to Henry and Katie Mae Walker Ray and lived in this area all of his life. Melvin was self employed in the trucking industry and was a subcontractor with McLendon Enterprises for many...

Jul 4, 2022

Glennville,

Louis Hampton Geiger, 80, passed away Monday, July 4, 2022 at his residence surrounded by his family and under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. He was born in Glennville to Hampton  and Penny Merle Baxter Geiger and lived in this area all of his life. He was employed with Georgia Power for 8 years and...

Jun 26, 2022

Betty Ann Jackson, 91 passed away Sunday, June 26, 2022 at Glenvue Health and Rehab. Betty was born April 9, 1931 to William and Annie Mae Oliver Jackson and lived most of her life in Miami, Florida. She worked with Pan Am Air lines as a lobbyist for many years. After retirement she moved to Glennville in 1992 to...

Jun 24, 2022

Misty D. Holliday, 45, passed away Friday, June 24, 2022 at Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia. She was born February 5, 1977 to Kenneth and Cay Blocker Holliday and was a 1995 graduate of Tattnall County High School. Misty lived in the Sunshine House for 22 years and loved music, dolls, to draw and to color. She was...

Jun 17, 2022

Ricky Dane Taylor, 62, passed away Friday, June 17, 2022 at Optim Medical Center in Reidsville. He was born September 6, 1959 to William Dane Taylor and Margaret Cowart Stalvey and lived here all of his life. Ricky was a retired sheet metal insulator, spending his early years insulating nuclear plants and other large companies. He loved fishing, spending time...

Jun 9, 2022

Evelyn Lynn, 84, entered her heavenly home Thursday, June 9, 2022. She was born in Glennville, Georgia, September 19, 1937 to Dennis and Cassie Anderson Lynn and lived her all of her life. Evelyn loved to garden and was a homemaker. She was a loving caring aunt to all her nieces and nephews and was a member of Stoney...

Jun 8, 2022

Ned F.DeLoach, 84, passed away  Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at Ogeechee Area Hospice He was born October 9, 1937 in Glennville to Willie F. and Annie Blocker DeLoach and lived here all of his life. He was a member of the Georgia National Guard for eleven years and a building contractor for many years. He served as Tattnall County...

Jun 8, 2022

Teresa Kicklighter Jones, 58, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at Community Hospice Center in Vidalia. She was born November 8, 1963 in Claxton, Georgia to Guy and Betty Mincey Kicklighter and lived in this area most of her life. Teresa loved spending time with her son, TJ, coloring, paint by number and talking on the phone. She never...

Jun 5, 2022

Charlene Dasher Moore, 86, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022 at Dublinair Health and Rehabilitation Center in Dublin. She was born in Glennville on February 10, 1936 to Mr. Charlie and Mrs. Claudine Barnhill Dasher. Mrs. Moore was a graduate of the Columbus College School of Nursing and enjoyed a career as a Registered Nurse; prior to her retirement...

Jun 2, 2022

Julien E. Mingledorff, age 86, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2022.  He was born in Hinesville and graduated from Bradwell Institute.  He was instrumental in organizing the Hinesville Fire Department and held the position of Fire Chief for 30 years.  After retiring from the fire department, he moved to Tattnall County and lived there until Onetha, his loving...

May 29, 2022

Myrtle Lee Blocker Futch, 91, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022 at her residence under the care of Your Family Hospice. She was born February 27, 1931 in Douglas, Georgia to Vernon and Hattie Johnson Blocker and lived in this area most of her life. Myrtle Lee loved genealogy, completing puzzles, to sew and to rock on her porch....

May 26, 2022

Ashley DeRenne Weitman, 35, went to her heavenly home, May 26, 2022 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia after a courageous battle with leukemia. She was born June 28, 1986 in Waycross, Ga to Russell and Sonya Miles. Ashley lived in Glennville most of her life and was a 2004 graduate of Tattnall County High School....

May 26, 2022

Clara Morrison Waters, 93, passed away, Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Nina’s Personal Care Home. She was born April 23, 1929 in Hinesville, Georgia to Walter and Mammie Mae Frazier Morrison and lived in Lakeland, Florida until moving to Glennville in 1974. Clara was retired Civil Service from Ft. Stewart and was a member of Harmony United Methodist Church....

May 24, 2022

Mary "Virginia" Stanfield, 91, of Woodbine, Ga passed away on May 24, 2022 at her residence.

Virginia was born on May 23, 1931 in Stapleton, Ga to the late James & Pauline Rooks. She graduated from Asbury College where she received her Bachelors degree in Education and then worked for Camden County School System as a teacher...

May 22, 2022

Glennville,

Don Ellis, 72, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2022 at his residence surrounded by his family and under the care of Kinderd Hospice. He was born in Hazlehurst, Georgia June 22, 1949 to Everett and Geraldine Horne Ellis and lived in Hazlehurst and Glennville most of his life. He was employed with Hazlehurst Mills...

May 20, 2022

Janice Teston Joseph-Cathcart, 79, passed away Friday, May 20, 2022, at her residence under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. She was born January 9, 1943 to Cliff and Lois Leggett Teston and lived in this area most of her life. Janice was a 1961 graduate of Glennville High School.  She was an elementary and middle school teacher in Tattnall County...

May 9, 2022

Walter C. “Buck” Smith, Jr., 88, passed away Monday, May 9, 2022 at his residence. He was born April 17, 1934 to Walter and Ruth Bragg Smith and lived here all of his life. Buck was retired from Georgia Power Company as a line crew foreman after 27 years, working and installing power all over the state of Georgia....