Glennville, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Glennville, Tattnall County & Surrounding Areas
Betty Lee
Apr 13, 2017
Betty Kirby lee 83 of Claxton formally of Cobbtown died Thursday April 13, 2017 at St. Joseph Hospital in Savannah. She enjoyed Gardening and playing with her cat Fluffy. She is preceded in death by her parents, one brother and one sister. She is survived by, Three Daughters: Sandra English of Statesboro, Debra and Carl Vernon...
Lyndal Rogers
Apr 12, 2017
Lyndal "Mimi" Adamson Rogers, 90 passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at Harbison Brookdale in Columbia, SC. She was born May 9,1926 in Glennville and lived there most of her life. She was a teacher, a school counselor and most significantly a loving, caring mother and grandmother. She was a member of Glennville United Methodist Church....
Marlene Deal
Apr 3, 2017
Marlene Grooms Deal, 86, passed away Monday, April 3, 2017 at Glenvue Health and Rehab. She was born in Glennville on October 10, 1930 to Oren and Myrtle Bacon Grooms and lived in Bloomingdale for the past 60 years moving back to Glennville several years ago. She was a homemaker, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother....
Clarence Taylor
Mar 30, 2017
Clarence W. Taylor, 73 went to be with the Lord Thursday, March 30, 2017. He was born in Brunswick, Georgia March 12, 1944 to George W. and Mary Lee Higgs Taylor living in Savannah for many years before moving to Collins in 2010. He was a U.S Navy Veteran, a member of Chapter E2 and C2...
Robert Nelson Jr.
Mar 27, 2017
Robert Merrill (Bobby) Nelson Jr., 65, died March 27, 2017 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Bobby was born September 20, 1951 in Reidsville, Georgia to Merrill and Ione Dowdy Nelson who preceded him. Bobby developed a love for the parts business at a very early age by his grandfather, Roy Nelson and it continued for his entire...
Wilma Moody
Mar 26, 2017
Wilma Smiley Moody, 97, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017 at Community Hospice Inpatient Center in Vidalia, Georgia. She was born in Long county on November 4, 1919 to John Ernest and Alice Cameron Smiley and lived in Long and Tattnall county all of her life. She was a homemaker, a loving, caring wife and aunt....
Lois Bacon
Mar 23, 2017
Lois Elizabeth Driggers Bacon, 87, died Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Glenvue Health and Rehab. She was born in Glennville Auguat 28, 1929 to Wiley W. and Annie E Hilton Driggers. She was a homemaker and the oldest living member of Ebenezer Freewill Baptist Church where she served as a Sunday School teacher and a member...
Vondell Iddins
Mar 22, 2017
Vondell Murray Iddins, 79, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah. The Toombs County native had lived in this area most of her life. She a homemaker and retired as a owner operator at Tatum's Corner convenience store and Glennville Bait and Tackle Shop after many years. She loved being with her...

Curtis Todd Sr.
Mar 21, 2017
Curtis Lester Todd Sr. 75 died Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at Evans Memorial Hospital. He was born in Ludowici, Georgia on October 5, 1941 to Lester ad Debbie Todd and lived in this area most of his life. He was in the U.S. Army serving in Vietnam and Germany and was awarded many commendations during his...
Reyes Castro
Mar 16, 2017
Glennville, Reyes Castro, 60 passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Jeff Davis Hospital in Hazlehurst. He was born January 6, 1957 to Andres Castro and Lorenza Guzman and lived in Glennville for the past 20 years. He was self employed as an auto mechanic and of the Catholic Faith. He is survived by, Wife, Cruz...
Beach Waters
Mar 15, 2017
Beach Waters, 83, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Camellia Health and Rehab after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was born in Glennville, Georgia on March 4, 1934 to John and Floy Thompson Waters and lived in Glennville most of his life. He retired from the US Air Force after a 25 year...
Edith Ray
Mar 15, 2017
Edith Rebecca Ray, 74, died Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at Community Hospice Center in Vidalia. She was born on June 4, 1942 to James Frances and Drue Parham Sanders. The Jeffersonville, Georgia native had lived here for several years. She was a good cook and loved gardening and children. Survivors include: Husband: Howard Ray of Glennville,...
Erma Easterling
Mar 15, 2017
Erma Anderson Easterling, 82, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. She was born August 11, 1934 to James Collie and Almania Kicklighter Anderson and had lived in this area all of her life. She was a homemaker and attended Beards Creek Primitive Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by...
William Williams
Mar 13, 2017
William "Bill" Williams, 77, died Monday, March 13, 2017 at his residence. The Illinois native had lived in this area for the last 25 years, moving here from Orlando, Florida. Mr. Williams was a U.S. Navy veteran and a utilities lineman with Orlando Utilities for many years. He was an outdoorsman who had a passion for...
Jesse Durrence
Mar 12, 2017
Jesse Elton "Poboy" Durrence ,91, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2017 at Glenvue Health and Rehabilitation. He was born January 22, 1926 in Mendes, GA to Jesse Carl and Martha Jo Barber Durrence and lived in Glennville all of his life. He was a World War II Navy Veteran and retired from the Georgia Department of...
Wilford Deloach Jr.
Mar 8, 2017
Glennville, Wilford DeLoach Jr., 84, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Augusta University Medical Center. The Glennville native had lived in Tattnall and Evans County all of his life. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends and liked to garden and work in his yard. He was employed with the Evans County Road Department...
Alma Kicklighter
Mar 4, 2017
Alma Thompson Kicklighter, 102 passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Glenvue Health and Rehab surrounded by her family and under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. She was born in Glennville September 18, 1914, as one of seven children to Marvin and Gracy Hallman Thompson and lived in Glennville all of her life. She was...

Harvey Smith
Mar 4, 2017
Mr. Harvey Leonard Smith, 68, of Metter passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017 after an extended illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Kennedy-Brannen Funeral Home, Metter Chapel.
Patsy Lee
Mar 4, 2017
Patsy Ann Lee, 71, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. Patsy was a lifelong resident of Metter that loved sewing , tending to her houseplants, and taking care of her family and loving her grandkids. She was of the Baptist Faith. Preceding her in death were her parents, Henry Richard...
Gaynell Anderson
Feb 26, 2017
Gaynell Purvis Anderson, 78, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2017 at her residence surrounded by her family and under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. She was born in Glennville August 9, 1938 to Leighton and Era Kicklighter Purvis and lived here all of her life. She was a retired school teacher who loved and cared...