Obituaries

Glennville, GA Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Glennville, Tattnall County & Surrounding Areas

Audrey Flury

Audrey Flury

Jun 22, 2014

Audrey Dolores Del Rio Flury, 55, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2014 in Jacksonville, Florida from injuries received in an automobile accident. She was born in Manhattan, NY, January 4, 1959 to Cesar Augusto Del Rio and Isabella Edwards Del Rio. She had lived in South Daytona, Florida for many years moving to Reidsville two months...

Wynell Durrence

Wynell Durrence

Jun 22, 2014

Glennville Wynell Durrence, age 86, passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2014, after a brief illness. Wynell was born April 29, 1928, growing up in Mendes, Georgia, and graduating from Glennville High School in 1945. Wynell married her Mendes sweetheart, the late Edsel Coy Durrence, in 1948. Although Wynell greatly enjoyed her 19-year employment at the...

Serenity Waller

Serenity Waller

Jun 13, 2014

Serenity Leanna Waller, age 23 months, died Friday, June 13, 2014 in Long County. She was born in Statesboro and lived in Glennville. She was a happy child that loved to dance. She brought smiles to everyone she met and made their day brighter. Serenity caught a piece of everyone's heart. Survivors include: Mother:Cassie Monk of...

Robert Switek

Robert Switek

Jun 11, 2014

Robert E. Switek Metter- Mr. Robert E. Switek, 91, of 105 North Newton Street, Claxton, Georgia; died Wednesday June 11, 2014 at Cedar Plantation in Metter. Mr. Switek was of the Baptist faith, and was a member of Oak Leaf Baptist Church in Orange Park, Florida. A native of Homestead, Pa; he attended the University of...

Mary Boatright

Mary Boatright

Jun 11, 2014

Glennville Mary Frances Stubbs Boatright, died Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient Center in Statesboro. The Glennville native lived in Swainsboro for many years moving back to Glennville in 1981. She was a homemaker, a loving and caring wife and a friend to many and a member of Glennville First Baptist Church. She...

Filiberto Acosta

Filiberto Acosta

Jun 8, 2014

Filiberto Adolfo Acosta, 16, of Twin City died Sunday. Visitation will be held Thursday evening 4-8 pm at Kennedy-Brannen Funeral Home, Metter Chapel. Friday 8am-8pm and Saturday 8am until time of service. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday 2pm at Kennedy-Brannen Funeral Home, Metter Chapel. Filiberto Adolfo Acosta 16 anos de edad de Twin City, Georgia....

James Driggers

James Driggers

Jun 2, 2014

Glennville James David Driggers, 72, passed away Monday, June 2, 2014 surrounded by his family and under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice. He was born in Glennville, Georgia on January 14, 1942 to Lonnie and Eula Lee Ray Driggers and was a 1959 graduate of Glennville High School. He had lived in Richmond Hill for...

Bessie Bacon

Bessie Bacon

Jun 1, 2014

Bessie Elizabeth O'Donnell Bacon, 94, of the Donald community in Long County, Georgia, passed away quietly Sunday morning, June 1, 2014 in the Evans Memorial Hospital under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. She was the daughter of Thomas and Jemima Stanfield O'Donnell of Tattnall County, born December 4, 1919. She attended Dinner Branch School and...

Gerald Sapp

Gerald Sapp

May 31, 2014

Gerald "Jerry" Sapp, 77, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2014 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah. He was born May 5, 1937 in Glennville to Hazel and Evelyn Kicklighter Sapp and lived in Glennville all of his life. He was retired from the Georgia Department of Corrections after 33 years as Farm Service Director at Rogers...

James Flynt

James Flynt

May 31, 2014

James Robert "Jimmy" Flynt Metter- James Robert "Jimmy" Flynt 71, of Metter died Saturday at Candler County Hospital. He has lived in Candler County most of his life. He was currently serving Candler County as Chief Financial Officer, after serving 4 years as County Administrator. Prior to his employment with the county he retired after 41...

Laverne Myren

Laverne Myren

May 29, 2014

Washington DC LaVerne Yeomans Myren, 98, passed away peacefully at her residence Thursday, May 29, 2014 in Washington DC. She was born June 20th, 1915 to parents, Daniel and Rosabelle Mattox Yeomans in the Stony Hill Community of Tattnall County, Georgia. After graduating from Reidsville High School, class of 1931 she attended Cosmetology College in Tampa,...

Birdie Tootle

Birdie Tootle

May 28, 2014

Birdie Thompson Tootle, 89, passed away May 28, 2014 at Glenuve Nursing Home surrounded by her family and friends. Birdie was born on June 25, 1924 in Glennville to Henry Marvin and Gracy Hallman Thompson and lived in Glennville all of her life. Birdie was one of seven siblings, and a 1942 graduate of Glennville High...

William Hendrix

William Hendrix

May 20, 2014

Shane Hendrix, 46, passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at Optim Medical Center in Reidsville. He was born November 25, 1967 to Sammy and Gail Hendrix and lived in Glennville all of his life. He was a 1986 graduate of Glennville High School and a graduate of Swainsboro Technical College. He was self employed with Hendrix...

John Lanier

John Lanier

May 20, 2014

John William "Bo" Lanier Metter- John William "Bo" Lanier 84, of Metter died Tuesday morning at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro. The Candler County native has lived here all his life and was a retired farmer. He attended Rosemary Primitive Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, and spending time with his grandchildren. He is...

Milton Robinson Jr.

Milton Robinson Jr.

May 17, 2014

Savannah, Milton Luther Robinson Jr., 70 passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Habersham Medical Center in Demorest Georgia. He was born June 14, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois to Milton L. and Violet Brundage Robinson and lived in Roswell and Savannah for many years. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and retired from the City of...

Willard Sikes

Willard Sikes

May 16, 2014

Willard Mann Sikes, 81 passed away Friday, May 16, 2014 at Ogeechee Area Hospice inpatient center. He was born in Cobbtown, Georgia, September 14, 1932 to Foy P. and Estell Sikes and lived in Cobbtown all of his life. He was a retired farmer and an honorary member of Pine Grove Baptist Church in Collins. He...

Edna Riggs

Edna Riggs

May 16, 2014

Reidsville, Edna M. Riggs, 93, passed away Friday, May 16, 2014 at Serenity Place Hospice inpatient center in Dublin. She was born in Toombs County April 1, 1921 and lived in Reidsville most of her life. Ms. Edna was a faithful member of Pineview Baptist Church and loved children, her dog, Bobo, and being outdoors, especially...

Willie Baker

Willie Baker

May 14, 2014

Glennville, Willie Joe Baker, 62, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at Evans Memorial Hospital. He was born on April 16, 1952 in Glennville, Georgia and lived in this area all of his life. He was a member of Watermelon Creek Baptist Church and was a self employed salvage operator. He is preceded in death by...

Jean Odom

Jean Odom

May 9, 2014

Jean Warnock Odom, 80 passed away Friday, May 9, 2014 at the Griffin House in Claxton. She was born in Baxley, November 11, 1933 and lived in Mitchell County many years before moving to Glennville in 1953. She was retired from the Tattnall County School system where she was a Home Economics Teacher. She was a...

Adam Burkhalter

Adam Burkhalter

May 8, 2014

Adam Derrell Burkhalter, 29, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014. He was born in Pueblo, Colorado October 20, 1984 to Derrell and Rosa Lee Burkhalter and lived in Glennville most of his life. He was an avid outdoorsman, loved to play baseball and hunt and fish. He was a loving caring, son, brother, uncle and cousin...