Obituaries

Glennville, GA Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Glennville, Tattnall County & Surrounding Areas

Wayne Hart

Wayne Hart

May 30, 2015

Wayne Hart Metter- Wayne Hart, 68 of Metter died Saturday evening at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah. He was the owner/operator of Sikes Machine Shop in Metter, where he worked as a steel manufacturer, and welder. He was of the Baptist faith and attended Mount Shady Baptist Church. He was a member of the Olliff Town...

Preston Strickland

Preston Strickland

May 24, 2015

Preston Thomas Strickland Cobbtown- Mr. Preston Thomas Strickland, 27 of Cobbtown died early Sunday morning at Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia. He has lived in the Cobbtown area for the last 10 years coming from Sylvania. He enjoyed spending time with his family, and "hanging out" down at the river. He was of the Baptist...

Betty Smith

Betty Smith

May 17, 2015

Mrs. Betty Jane (Moody) Smith, 77, of Jacksonville Florida, passed away on May 17, 2015 at Community Hospice of NE FL. She was born in Glenville, Georgia on May 27, 1937, to Fred and Ruby Moody, and attended school at Glennville High School where she played on the Georgia State Champion basketball team and served as...

Corbett Cobb

Corbett Cobb

May 16, 2015

Metter Corbett David Cobb, 64, died Saturday at his residence. He worked as a mechanic for Jimmy Franklin Chevrolet and retired after 35 years of service. He was of Church of God faith and enjoyed his retirement spending time with family, fishing and restoring old cars and tractors. He was preceded in death by his parents,...

Ruth Sands

Ruth Sands

May 14, 2015

Ruth Allen Sands, 87, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Glenvue Health and Rehabilitation Center under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice. She was born September 14, 1927 in Helena, Georgia to James S. and Alline Ouzts Allen and lived in this area most of her life. She and her husband owned and operated Sands...

Dora Barnard

Dora Barnard

May 12, 2015

Dora Ladelle Barnard, 85, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at Glenvue Health and Rehabilitation. She was born May 14, 1929 in Glennville, Georgia to Thomas and Leary Strickland Price and lived in Glennville all of her life. She was a homemaker, loving, caring wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a member of Glennville...

Betty Burkhalter

Betty Burkhalter

May 10, 2015

Betty E. Burkhalter, 83, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2015 at Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient Center in Statesboro. She was born December 18, 1931 to Tommy and Ruby Sands Burkhalter and lived in this area all of her life. She was a homemaker and employed in the textile industry for many years. She was a loving...

Elaine Dreggors

Elaine Dreggors

May 3, 2015

Elaine Nobles Dreggors, 78, died Sunday, May 3, 2015 at Ogeechee Area Hospice surrounded by her family. She was a resident of Glennville and a devoted member of Pigott Branch Missionary Baptist Church. She was a 1954 graduate of Ludowici High School, received her degree in Business Education from Georgia Teachers College and her Masters in...

James Deal, Jr.

James Deal, Jr.

May 1, 2015

James Rufus Deal, Jr., 90 passed away Friday, May 1, 2015 at his residence under the care of his family and Spanish Oaks Hospice. The Claremont, Florida native had lived in Glennville most of his life. He was retired from the Georgia Department of Transportation as a truck dirver after 25 years. He was a farmer...

Adalyn Odum

Adalyn Odum

Apr 25, 2015

Adalyn Grace Odum, infant daughter of Aaron and Kayla Odum passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. She is preceded in death by a brother, Calvin Odum; maternal Great-Grandparents, Calvin and Dean Boyett; paternal Great-Grandparents, Roscoe Odum and Merlie Thompson. Other survivors include: Brother:Bryson Odum Maternal Grandparents:Rodney and Cathy Boyett Angie...

Theresa Workman

Theresa Workman

Apr 25, 2015

Theresa Dula Workman Metter- Mrs. Theresa Dula Workman 57, of Metter died Saturday at her home. The York, South Carolina native had lived here for the past 4 years. She was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed cooking. She is preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband Walter Workman of Metter,...

Bertha Anderson

Bertha Anderson

Apr 24, 2015

Bertha Kicklighter Anderson, 90, passed away Friday, April 24, 2015 at Evans Memorial Hospital. She was born in Glennville, September 26, 1924 to Alvin and Nora Ray Kickligher and lived in Glennville all of her life. She helped her husband on the Farm, was a homemaker, loving caring mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a...

Colley Wilson, Sr.

Colley Wilson, Sr.

Apr 17, 2015

Colley Andy Wilson, 57, passed away Friday, April 17, 2015 at his residence surrounded by his family and under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. He was born August 12, 1957 to William H. Wilson, Sr. and Flora Boyette Wilson and lived in Glennville most of his life. He was a 1976 Graduate of Glennville High...

Jerry Sands

Jerry Sands

Apr 12, 2015

Jerry W. Sands, 75, passed away Sunday night, April 12, 2015 at Ogeechee Area Hospice In- patient center. He was born in Glennville Feb. 5, 1940 to Harold B. and Willa Mae Brannen Sands and lived in the Glennville and Hinesville area most of his life. He was employed with the Georgia Department of Transportation for...

Marguerite Knight

Marguerite Knight

Apr 9, 2015

"Mrs. Marguerite" Marguerite Redd Knight, 86, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2015 at Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient Center. She was born August 20, 1928 in Statesboro, Georgia to Luther G. and Clara Arnett Redd and lived in Bulloch and Tattnall Counties most of her life. She was employed with Bland Farms as office manager for 27...

Jack Rogers

Jack Rogers

Apr 8, 2015

Jack Arthur Rogers, 89, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center. He was born December 2, 1928 in Glennville, Georgia to Byron Green Rogers, Sr. and Julia Smiley Rogers and lived in Glennville all of his life. He was inducted into the United States Navy in December 1944 where he served...

Reba Moody

Reba Moody

Apr 2, 2015

Reba Dean Lewis Moody, 62 passed away, Thursday, April 2, 2015 at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. She was born December 7, 1952 to B. Walton and Eva Mae Hendrix Lewis and lived in Claxton and Glennville all of her life. She was a 1970 Graduate of Claxton High School, a homemaker, loving...

Luther Todd

Luther Todd

Apr 1, 2015

Luther H. "Shot" Todd Shellman Bluff- Mr. Luther H. "Shot" Todd, 73 of Shellman Bluff died Wednesday at Hospice Savannah. He was born in Candler County and lived in Stillmore for 32 years before moving to Statesboro; 13 years ago he moved to Shellman Bluff where he could spend time doing his favorite pastime of fishing....

Edsil Barrow

Edsil Barrow

Mar 31, 2015

Edsil Henry Barrow, 66, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah. He was born November 12, 1948 to Ernest and Maxine Strickland Barrow. Edsil was a hard worker that enjoyed a life-long career in construction until his health caused him to retire in 2011. He was a dedicated husband, loving father,...

Annie Smith

Annie Smith

Mar 30, 2015

Mrs. Annie Coleman Smith Metter- Mrs. Annie Coleman Smith, 97, of Metter passed away Monday morning in Augusta at the home of her daughter. She grew up in Cobbtown, but spent her adult life in Metter. She was a homemaker and devoted her life to her family and church. She volunteered in various capacities through the...