Glennville, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Glennville, Tattnall County & Surrounding Areas
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
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
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
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
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...
Reyes Baca, Sr.
Mar 23, 2015
Reyes Baca, Sr. Metter- Reyes Baca, Sr. 62, of Metter died early Monday morning at his home in Candler County. A native of Mexico he moved to the area in 1992, from Florida. He was a farm crew leader for Smith Farms in Cobbtown, who enjoyed his career so much he considered it a hobby. He...

Barry Ray
Mar 22, 2015
Barry D. Ray Jr. 28, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2015 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. The Tattnall County native had lived here all of his life. He was employed with Southeast Connections as a natural gas line installer and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He attended Stoney Hill Freewill Baptist Church. He is preceded...
Charles Thompson
Mar 22, 2015
Charles Rex Thompson, 60, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2015 at Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient Center in Statesboro. He was born February 14, 1955 in Glennville, Georgia to Montell and Doretha Blocker Thompson. He had lived in Guyton for many years and was employed in the construction industry as a painter. He was of the Baptist...
Aubrey Sikes Jr.
Mar 17, 2015
Aubrey Eugene Sikes Jr., 74, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient Center. He was born in Glennville, GA, November 26, 1940 to Aubrey E. Sikes Sr. and Corrine Kirkland, and lived in Glennville most of his life. He was a 1958 graduate of Reidsville High School, a graduate of South Georgia...

Patesal Lee
Mar 16, 2015
Metter - Mrs. Patesal Mae Bird Lee, 87 of Metter died Monday at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. The Tattnall County native had lived most of her life in Candler County. She was a member of Salem Baptist Church and attended Metter Freewill Baptist church. She was an accomplished seamstress, having worked at Twin City Manufacturing...
Runette Woodcock
Mar 12, 2015
Runette Rooks Woodcock Metter/Statesboro- Mrs. Runette Rooks Woodcock 87, died Thursday at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. The Candler County native has lived in Statesboro for the last 33 years. She worked for Metter Manufacturing for many years before retiring. She enjoyed sewing, quilting and flower gardening, laughing and "cutting up" with her children. She attended...

Roy Eby
Mar 9, 2015
Roy Daniel Eby, 92, passed away Monday, March 9, 2015 at Evans Memorial Hospital. The Miami, Florida native had lived in Florida most of his life moving to Georgia in 2004. He was a World War II Coast Guard Veteran and retired from the beef meat industry as a broker after many years. He owned A-1...

Lee Lehman
Mar 8, 2015
Lee Richard Lehman, 88, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2015 at Ogeechee Area Hospice. The Carlisle, Pennsylvania native had lived in Bradenton, Florida for 30 years, moving to Glennville in 2004. He retired from Wellcraft Boat Manufacturing in Bradenton, FL and loved to square dance, be with his family, work in his garden and his flowers....
Willene Ray
Mar 6, 2015
Glennville, Willene Barnard Ray, age 82, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 6, 2015. She was born on April 18, 1932, to Rev. Willie R. and Georgia Belle Kicklighter Barnard and a graduate of Glennville High School. She was a faithful Pastor's wife of 55 years and dedicated member of Poplar Head...
Mamie Boyette
Mar 5, 2015
Mamie Ella Mikell Boyette, age 90, passed away at her residence on Thursday, March 5, 2015, under the care of Island Hospice. The Appling county native had lived in Long and Tattnall County before moving to Savannah in 1942. She was a homemaker and dedicated to taking care of her family. She was involved with POW...

Leighton Dasher
Mar 2, 2015
Leighton A. Dasher, 77, passed away Monday, March 2, 2015 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah. He was born July 11, 1937 in Glennville, Georgia to Carl and Dovie Dowdy Dasher and lived in Glennville all of his life. He was retired from the Georgia Department of Transportation Engineers and employed with EMC Engineers for many...

Joseph Branson
Mar 2, 2015
Joseph "Joe" Branson, 88, died Monday, March 2, 2015 at Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient Center in Statesboro. He was born in Glennville on May 6, 1926 to Richmond W. and Jeanie Mae Watson Branson and lived in this area most of his life. He owned and operated the Ace Hardware Store in Reidsville for many years....

Vercille Edenfield
Feb 27, 2015
Vercille Kight Edenfield, 86, passed away Friday, February 27, 2015 at Westwood Nursing Center in Statesboro. She was born in Toombs County April 23, 1928 to Dan L. and Jezzie Woods Kight. She was retired from Union Camp in Savannah after 25 years of service. She was a loving caring wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother...
Barry Odom
Feb 26, 2015
Barry N. Odom 73, passed away Thursday February 26, 2015 at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was born September 6, 1941 to Norval and Kathleen Kicklighter Odom and live in Glennville all of his life. He was a 1959 Graduate of Glennville High School a member of the Red Jacket Club and a U.S. Air Force Veteran....

Carroll Sikes
Feb 25, 2015
Carroll Sikes Metter- Carroll Sikes 81, of Metter passed on to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Carroll was born the son of Clarence M. and Ellen Eva Lewis Sikes in Claxton Georgia where he farmed with his family. In 1955 he joined the army and was stationed at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville,...