Glennville, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Glennville, Tattnall County & Surrounding Areas
Nellie Jernigan
Feb 25, 2017
Nellie B. Jernigan 92 passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Glenvue Health and Rehab. She was born in Blaney SC, June 9, 1924 to John J. and Gussie Watts Jackson and lived in Glennville most of her life. She was a homemaker, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a long time member of Calvary...
Annette Groover
Feb 19, 2017
Annette Marshburn Groover, 74, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2017 at Augusta Medical Center. She was born July 19, 1942 to Ezelle and Ossie Mae Weathers Marshburn and lived here all of her life. She was a homemaker and loved to cook for her family, gardening and fishing. She was formerly employed with Rimes Mortuary and...
Mildred Durrence
Feb 16, 2017
Mildred "Midge" Wilson Durrence passed away Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Glenvue Health and Rehabilitation. She was born in Glennville August 22, 1920 to J. Linton Wilson and Susie Dubberly Wilson and lived here all of her life. She was a homemaker and loving caring wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother and whom...
Dorothy Parker
Feb 12, 2017
Dorothy Anne Parker, 74, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. She was born September 24, 1942 in Grove Town, NC to James Arthur and Louise Thompson Parker, living in North Carolina until moving to Glennville in 1987. She had been a member of the Pineland Mental Health program...
Kaye Sapp
Jan 31, 2017
Mrs. Kaye Paul Sapp, 79, of the Cedar Creek Community near Collins, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia. The Tattnall County native and life long resident was born December 19, 1937 to Lucy Glisson and Euguene Paul. She was a homemaker who enjoyed fishing, and taking care of her...
Daniel Watson
Jan 31, 2017
Daniel "Danny" Herman Watson, 60, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at Optim Medical Center. The Glennville native was born April 3, 1956 to Herman Watson and Doris Strickland Watson Foster. He was a 1974 graduate of Glennville High School and was a retired district supervisor for Townsend Corporation. He loved hunting, fishing, racing and spending...
Cherrie Waters
Jan 30, 2017
Cherrie Tatum Waters, 78, passed away Monday, January 30, 2017 at Camellia Health & Rehab. She was born in Glennville on September 13, 1938 to Curtis and Christine Durrence Tatum and lived here all of her life. She worked in her husband's grocery business as a cashier for 22 years. She loved to travel with her...
Tommie Fountain
Jan 28, 2017
Tommie Van Fountain, 66, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017 at his residence surrounded by his family and under the care of Bethany Hospice. He was born February 3, 1950 to Tommie and Billie Branch Fountain. He was a U.S. Army veteran and owned and operated with his family an answering service in Fitchburg, Massachusetts before...
Melba Kicklighter
Jan 27, 2017
Melba Kicklighter, 98, passed away Friday, January 27, 2017 at Glenvue Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Glennville July 27, 1918 to Asberry and Retta Bacon Kicklighter and lived in Glennville all of her life. She was employed at Thain's 5 & 10 in Glennville for many years and a homemaker. She was a...
Inez Rigdon
Jan 22, 2017
Inez Brown Rigdon, 79, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017 at Augusta University Hospital after a brief illness. She had lived in Portal the past sixteen years moving from Metter. She was of the Freewill Baptist faith, loved gardening, word puzzles, and keeping her yards neat and clean. Inez was preceded in death by her parents,...
Claudius Dixon
Jan 19, 2017
.Glennville Claudius "Dickey" Dixon, 81, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. The Tattnall County native was born November 8, 1935 to Miriam Kicklighter and Winton Jefferson Dixon and lived in Glennville all of his life. He was a member and deacon of Glennville First Baptist Church where...
Opal Purvis
Jan 19, 2017
Opal Cumi Rushing Purvis, 90, went home to the Lord on Thursday, January 19th, 2017 under the care of Hospice of Savannah and her C.N.A Monique Walker. Opal was born November 25th, 1926 to the late John Robert and Mattie Smith Rushing, the youngest child of five including her four brothers Mark, Roger, Robert and Garnet....
Sherry Edwards
Jan 18, 2017
Sherry Rahn Edwards, 68 passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient Center. The Tattnall County native had live here most of her life. She was a homemaker, loving caring mother, sister and aunt. She was an avid supporter of Tattnall County Athletic Association and attended most all sporting events in Tattnall County....
Cary Tootle
Jan 18, 2017
Cary M. Tootle, 66, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at his residence surrounded by his family and under the care of Serenity Hospice. Cary was born on February 28, 1950 to Cecil and Syble Durrence Tootle and lived in this area all of his life. He was a member and deacon of Oak Grove Baptist...
Jerrell Purvis
Jan 17, 2017
Jerrell B. Purvis, 78, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at his residence surrounded by his family and under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. He was born in Glennville, GA to LeRoy and Annie Mae Purvis living in Glennville all of his life. He was employed with the Glennville Police Department for many years and...
Brandon John
Jan 13, 2017
Brandon Leif John, 43, died Friday, January 13, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Germany and lived Hinesville for many years before moving to Glennville in 1996. He worked at Chemetall in Riceboro for many years and employed with the U.S. Postal service since 2010 as a rural mail carrier for the Glennville Post...
Linda Hammock
Jan 10, 2017
Linda Elizabeth Hammock, 68, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at South Georgia Health System in Brunswick. The Evans County native was born September 18, 1948 to Otis Jack and Martha Kate Smith Hammock. She was a homemaker who loved caring for her children and grandchildren. She loved to make crafts, play solitaire, complete word searches,...
Rufus Dasher
Jan 2, 2017
Rufus "R. L." Dasher, 83 passed away Monday, January 2, 2017 at his residence under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. He was born January 1, 1934 to Carl and Dovie Dowdy Dasher and lived in this area all of his life. He was a member of Harmony United Methodist Church where he served as a...
Lucille Kersey
Dec 30, 2016
Lucille Kastinger kersey, 87 passed away Friday, December 30, 2016 under the care of Burleson St. Joseph Manor in Caldwell, Texas. she is preceded in death by her father, Henry Lee Lastinger, mother, Sarah Jane Patrick Lastinger: sister, Phronita Lastinger Halstead; brother, M.D. Lastinger; son, Kenneth Kersey and daughter-law, Linda Nelson Kersey. Survivors; son, Tommie L....
Kendra Pearce
Dec 28, 2016
Kendra Wilkins Pearce, 44, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016 in Columbus, GA . She was born November 6, 1972 to Earl and Ruth Johnson Wilkins and lived in Glennville and Columbus most of her life. She was employed in the catering and home health care industry. She is preceded in death by her parents. She...