Glennville, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Glennville, Tattnall County & Surrounding Areas
Richard Ocy Flournoy
Jul 24, 2024
Richard Ocy Flournoy, Sr. age 87, went to be with the Lord on July 24, 2024, after a courageous battle with illness. Born on March 31, 1937, in Donald, Georgia, to John and Alma Flournoy, Richard experienced the hardships of the depression-era South but thrived in a loving and close-knit family, surrounded by his five siblings who shared in his...
Clyde Willis Davis
Jul 23, 2024
Clyde Willis Davis, entered his heavenly home on July 23, 2024, at the age of 91. He was born on November 21, 1932, in Douglas, Georgia to Alfred Eugene and Mattie Bell Baisden Davis and has called Glennville, Georgia for the last 41 years.
Clyde led a remarkable life filled with service and dedication to others. Clyde attended South Georgia College...
William Ferrell Forsyth, Jr.
Jul 21, 2024
William Ferrell Forsyth, Jr., affectionately known as Bill, passed away on July 21, 2024, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. He was born in Macon, Georgia, on January 20, 1936, to William and Ethel Feagin Forsyth.
Bill led a remarkable life filled with dedication and service to his country. He proudly served in the US Navy before embarking on a...
Frankie Jernigan
Jul 19, 2024
Frankie Norma Jean Jernigan, known as Muffin, was born on 10/19/1952 to Thomas and Frankie Odom of Jesup Georgia at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Jesup Georgia.
Muffin spent most of her life in Glennville working at Western Auto, then Glennville Alert Sewing Factory. Muffin eventually found her calling working with the Veterans Service Office where she would help numerous military veterans to...
Donna Kennedy Wood
Jul 18, 2024
Donna Kennedy Wood, 74, ran to Jesus and Gene on Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Sharpsburg, Georgia. She was born on March 5, 1950, in Reidsville, Georgia, to Robert Carl Kennedy and Eula Mae Bell Kennedy. Donna was a devoted stay-at-home mother and wife until her children began elementary school. At that point, she began volunteering daily at their school....
Ellen Kicklighter Armstrong
Jul 3, 2024
Ellen Kicklighter Armstrong went to be with our Lord on July 3, 2024 at the Social Memory Care in Savannah, GA. She was born on October 15, 1947, to U.G. and Cubie (Odom) Kicklighter. She was a very special woman of many talents who never slowed down. She had a love of music and played the piano, organ, dulcimer, and...
Betty Sue Smith
Jul 3, 2024
Betty Sue Barrow Smith, age 89, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at Evans Memorial Hospital. She was born on March 15, 1935, to Ollie and Slatie Cribbs Barrow, in same town she called home throughout her life.
Betty Sue was a 1953 graduate of Glennville High where she played basketball for the Bulldogs when they were State Champions...
Lloyd Franklin Davis, Jr.
Jun 27, 2024
Lloyd Franklin Davis, Jr., known affectionately as "Buddy," age 81, passed away peacefully on June 27, 2024, at Hospice of Savannah. He was born on December 20, 1942, in Jacksonville, Florida to Lloyd and Winnie Smith Davis and lived in this area most of his life.
Buddy led a fulfilling life dedicated to his work and passions. He was employed with...
Peggy Talbot
Jun 20, 2024
Peggy Talbot, age 78, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2024, at Memorial Health University Medical Center. She was born in South Carolina on June 22, 1945, to David and Dorothy Wood Hair.
Peggy led a fulfilling life filled with diverse roles. She and her husband owned and operated Talbot's Boot Store for many years...
Deborah Sue Tatum
Jun 15, 2024
Deborah Sue Tatum, fondly known as "Debbie," passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2024, at Evans Memorial Hospital in Claxton Georgia. She was born on March 15, 1957, at Jelks Hospital in Reidsville, Georgia to John C. and Blanche Kicklighter Tatum and lived here all of her life. Debbie was a 1975 graduate of Pinewood Christian Academy and a graduate...
Theresa Ann Demott
Jun 12, 2024
Theresa Ann Demott, known affectionately as "Teri", passed away on June 12, 202, at Evans Memorial Hospital in Claxton Georgia. She was born on August 26, 1954, in Anchorage, Alaska to Craig and Mildred Strickland and lived there all of her life.
Teri lived a fulfilling life as a retired salesclerk in restaurant sales, where she exhibited a remarkable talent for...
Benjamin Franklin Dowdy
Jun 11, 2024
Benjamin 'Ben' Franklin Dowdy III, age 69, passed away Tuesday June 11, 2024, at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah. He was born in Glennville on June 23, 1954, and lived most of his life in the Gooseneck Community. Ben was a welder that many a farmer or logger was glad to see on site to repair their equipment and...
Josephine Howser
Jun 9, 2024
Josephine Bacon Howser, 83, left her earthly home Sunday, June 9, 2024, surrounded by her
loving family in the Donald community where she had lived for over 50 years. She was born at
home in the Jack Baggs house on Herman Parker farm located on Jones Creek Loop in Long
County, Georgia, on Wednesday, February 12, 1941, to Archie and Bessie O’Donnell Bacon....
Nelwanda Purcell
Jun 8, 2024
Nelwanda Dasher Purcell, 94, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at NorthSpring Senior Living in Claxton, Georgia.
Nelwanda was born on February 6, 1930, to Grady and Zona Dasher of Glennville, Georgia. The Tattnall County native had lived in Glennville all of her life. She was a 1947 graduate of Glennville High School....
John Lethridge Waters
May 27, 2024
John Lethridge Waters, 92, passed away Monday, May 27, 2024, at Augusta University Medical Center after a short illness. Born on September 16, 1931, to Homer and Viola McGlashan Waters, Lethridge led a remarkable life filled with purpose and love.After years of service, he retired from Georgia State Prison as a correctional officer. Lethridge found joy in the simple things...
Carolyn Kirkland Kight
May 15, 2024
Carolyn Sands Kirkland Kight, 86, passed away on May 15, 2024, at the Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient Center in Statesboro, Georgia. She was born on September 19, 1937, in Glennville, Georgia to Harry Sands, Sr and Lenora "Doll" Parker Sands and lived here all of her life.Known for her compassionate nature and unwavering dedication to helping others, Carolyn touched the...
Evelyn Cornelia Sikes
May 11, 2024
Evelyn Cornelia “Connie” Sikes, 67, passed away on May 11, 2024 at Hospice of South Georgia in Jesup, Georgia after an extended illness. Born on November 3, 1956, in Statesboro, Georgia to Aubrey and Kaythrn Persons Sikes, Connie lived here most of her life.Connie was a graduate from Oglethorpe Christian Academy in 1975, and was a nurses aid at Tattnall...
Christopher William Knight
May 11, 2024
Christopher William Knight, 53, passed away at his home in Boone, NC on May 11, 2024 after a short illness. Chris was born in Savannah, GA on May 3, 1971, to Billy and Linda Ray Knight, and was raised in Glennville, GA. He was a 1989 graduate of Glennville High School and completed the cosmetology program at Billy Wilson University...
Kenneth Alex Waters
May 10, 2024
Kenneth A. Waters, 69, passed away Friday, May 10, 2024. He was born the 27th of June 1954 in Reidsville, Georgia to the late Russell Waters and the late Joyce Weitman Dasher. Mr. Waters graduated from Glennville High School in 1972 and went on to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. After college he returned to Tattnall County and eventually began...
Kenneth Scott Piper
May 4, 2024
Kenneth Scott Piper, 37, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Calhoun County, Georgia. He is survived by: Mother & Step-Father, Donna and Marco Terrell of Florida; Father, Brian Lee of Glennville, Georgia; Maternal Grandmother, Faye Piper; Siblings, Christina Piper, Raymond Piper; Niece, Dakia Collins; Several aunt, uncles, and cousins also survive.A memorial service will be held at a later date.Care and Services are entrusted to Brannen...
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