Obituaries

May 21, 2020

Glennville,

Eunice Thrift Kemp, 92, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2020 at Glenvue Nursing Home. She was a native of Charlton County, but had lived in Glennville for 60 years. She was a 1944 graduate of Folkston High School. She also graduated as a Registered Nurse from Crawford W. Long School of Nursing. Eunice was employed by...

May 21, 2020

Bertha Mae Brown Sapp, 87, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2020 at her daughter’s residence surrounded by her loving family and under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice.

Mrs. Bertha was born September 30, 1932 to F.O “Bill” and Eva Mae Trye Brown and lived all of her life in Tattnall and Evans County. She married the...

May 20, 2020

Mrs. Barbara Ann Bowers Davis, 74, of Metter, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her loving family and under the care of Regency Southerncare Hospice.

Mrs. Davis was born on July 21, 1945 to Mr. Thomas Edward and Mrs. Bootsie Kersey Bowers in Metter. The Metter native was employed for several...

May 19, 2020

Mr. Rondell K. Wood, 64, of Metter and formerly of Edmonton, KY, passed away, Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at Azalea Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Mr. Wood was born on May 20, 1955 to Col. Rondell and Joyce Adolph Wood in Louisville, KY. He lived in Edmonton for many years moving to Metter 12 years ago to be...

May 17, 2020

CW4 Donald E. Stubbs has flown his last mission.

Don Stubbs passed away in his home in Savannah on Sunday evening after a long battle with cancer.

He is survived by his devoted wife, Sally, of 57 years; his sister, Ellen Armstrong of Glennville, GA; 3 daughters and (sons-in-law), Shelli (Henry...

May 14, 2020

Betty Manuel Bell, 85, passed away, Thursday, May 14, 2020 at Emanuel Medical Center in Swainsboro following an extended illness.

She was born on July 11, 1934, in Bulloch County to the late Edward Manuel and Ella Bell Collins Manuel.  She and her family moved to Metter while in high school.  She attended Metter High School and...

May 8, 2020

Glennville,

Helen Williams Bryant, 86 passed away Friday, May 8, 2020 at Glenvue Health and Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness. Helen was born in Ludowici, GA, March 17, 1934 to Fred “Shorty” and Minnie Lee Middleton Williams. She lived in Macon for many years before moving back to Glennville in 2016. She was retired from K-Mart as...

May 5, 2020

Joan Bradley Tatum, 86, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at Community Hospice Inpatient Center in Vidalia. Joan Tatum was a very caring wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.  She will be well remembered for the many years that she cooked for the whole family every Thursday night; not only for her family but for any friend that happened to...

May 2, 2020

Mr. Curtis “Mark” Bowers, 56, of Statesboro, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center. He was born on November 6, 1963 to Mr. Lester Earl and Mrs. Alphalene Farrow Bowers and lived in this area most of his life. He worked in construction and was of the Baptist faith. In his spare time,...

Apr 30, 2020

Glennville,

Mellie Ruth “Ruthie” Moody Anderson, 55, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2020 at Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia. She was born April 19, 1965 and lived in Glennville most of her life. She was a Graduate of Glennville High School and retired from Georgia Department of Corrections at Smith State Prison. Ruthie never met a...

Apr 28, 2020

Mary “Nell” Wilkinson Armstrong, 90, of Glennville, Georgia passed away on April 28, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. She was born in Glennville, Georgia on July 25, 1929 to the late Dewey Wilkinson and Mary Williams Wilkinson. Nell grew up in Glennville along with her 6 other siblings. She graduated from Glennville High School and attended...

Apr 27, 2020

Mrs. Martha Ann Rigdon Googe, 67, of Metter passed away, Monday, April 27, 2020 at her residence. She was born on April, 23, 1953 to Mr. Vannie Leon and Mrs. Maggie Boulineau Rigdon and lived in this area all her life. She was employed with Pleasant View Nursing Home for many years and was of the Baptist faith and...

Apr 27, 2020

Mr. Derrell Devant Rush, age 81, of the Perennial Springs Community, passed away Monday, April 27, 2020, at his residence surrounded by his loving family.

Mr. Rush was born in Baxley, Georgia on November 17, 1938, the oldest son of the late Dewey Devant Rush and Una Mae Weathers Rush.  He and his siblings worked hard to...

Apr 26, 2020

Glennville,

Dorothy Jean (Utley) Love “Dor Dor” passed away Sunday, April 26, 2020 at Memorial Health University Health Medical Center in Savannah.  She was born, July 30, 1931 to the late William C. and Nicie Utley of Portal, Georgia.  Dorothy married J.D. Love and lived in Savannah working until retirement at Union Camp.  After retirement in 1980...

Apr 20, 2020

John Hutchison, passed away April 20, 2020. Funeral Services are incomplete at this time. Arrangements will be announced later when completed by the Family.

Care and services are entrusted to Brannen Kennedy Funeral Home of Glennville.

Apr 14, 2020

Glennville,

Shirley Hodges Marshburn, 72, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her family and under the care of Bethany Hospice. She was born September 3, 1947 to William and Marion Walling Hodges and lived in Pembroke, Claxton and Glennville most of her life. She was retired from the Tattnall County Board of...

Apr 14, 2020

Glennville/Claxton,

Wanda Colson Pettigrew, 68, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her loving family and under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. She was born February 4, 1952 to Leroy Colson Jr. and Imogene Ray Colson and lived in Glennville all of her life. She was a 1971 Graduate of Glennville High...

Mar 24, 2020

Glennville,

Carol Bacon Beck, 73, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro. She was born in Glennville December 25, 1946 to Duncan Phillip and Wilma Deloach Bacon and lived in this area all of her life. She was employed in the textile industry, several non-emergency transport services and Yellow Cab...

Mar 23, 2020

Betty Ann Kicklighter Waters, 85, passed away Monday, March 23, 2020 at Optim Medical Center in Reidsville. She was born January 13, 1935 to Celton and Alma Thompson Kicklighter and lived in Glennville all of her life. Betty worked at the Glass House Restaurant and in the textile industry for many years. She loved to garden, work in her...

Mar 19, 2020

Roy Odom, 66, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2020 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro. He was born August 7, 1953 in Sneads, Florida and has lived in Glennville since 1999. Roy was a US Army Veteran, was a self employed crop sprayer and a NRA firearms instructor. He was a member of Cornerstone Bible Church and...