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Nahunta, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Nahunta, GA, Brantley County & Surrounding Areas
Wayne David Rowell
Mar 12, 2022
Homeland – Wayne David Rowell, 80, of Homeland passed away Saturday night (March 12, 2022) at Jesup Health and Rehab after an extended illness. Born in Hortense, GA his parents were Dave Rowell and Hazel Prescott Rowell. He is also preceded in death by a son, Little David Senters; 2 brothers, Simon Rowell and Bivian Rowell; and a brother-in-law, Donihue...
Juanita Goolsby Vickers
Mar 12, 2022
Juanita Evelyn Goolsby Vickers, age 94 passed away Saturday (March 12, 2022) in her home in Nahunta, GA. Juanita was born October 6, 1927 in Hazlehurst, GA., to the late Edgar Issac Goolsby and Lula Mae Vaughn Goolsby. Juanita loved her God, her family, and her Church in that order. She loved to sew for her family when they were...
Jimmy Franklin White
Mar 10, 2022
Brunswick – Jimmy Franklin White, 66, of Brunswick passed away Thursday afternoon (March 10, 2022) at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick after an extended illness. Born in Waycross, GA his parents were James Franklin White and Elizabeth Cindy Highsmith Glydewell. Jimmy was a retired heavy equipment operator for Operating Engineers in Savannah and served in the United States Army....
Johnnie Ruth Wilson
Mar 4, 2022
Hortense- Johnnie Ruth McKenzie Wilson, 85 of Hortense passed away Friday morning (March 4, 2022) at her residence following an extended illness. Born in Baxley, GA, her parents were Henry Roscoe Mckenzie and Mary Magdalena Green Mckenzie. She was also preceded in death by her husband; 3 brothers, Mack McKenzie, Bobby McKenzie, and Doris “Spooky” McKenzie. She loved reading, coloring,...
Margaret Thomas
Mar 2, 2022
Nahunta- Laura “Margaret” Crews Thomas, 84 of Nahunta, passed away Wednesday (March 2, 2022) at her residence following an extended illness. Born in Brantley County her parents were James Irvin Crews and Lila Walker Crews. She was also preceded in death by 2 brothers James Crews and Eugene Crews; 2 sisters, Billie Sue Crews and Virginia Brady; and her granddaughter,...
Bobby Gene Rentz
Mar 2, 2022
Hortense- Bobby Gene Rentz, 85 of Hortense, passed away Wednesday (March 2, 2022) at Sears Coastal Nursing Home in Brunswick, following an extended illness. Born in Baxley, GA., his parents were Henry Rentz and Susie Mae Beecher. He was also preceded in death by 6 brothers, Henry, Talmadge, James, Eloid, Curtis, and Cecil Rentz; a sister, Angie Rentz Quinn; and...
Percy John Herman Roberts,Jr.
Feb 19, 2022
Waycross- Percy John Herman Roberts, Jr., 66 of Waycross, passed away Saturday (February 19, 2022) at his residence following an extended illness. Born in Key West, FL., his parents were Percy John Herman Roberts, Sr. and Helen Blanche Jones Roberts. He was also preceded in death by several brothers and a sister. Percy loved fishing, gardening, animals and was a...
Michael Joe Hamilton
Feb 19, 2022
Nahunta- Michael Joe Hamilton, 63 of Nahunta, passed away Saturday (February 19, 2022) at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, FL. Born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri., his parents were Raymond Ray Hamilton and Ada Lee Wilkerson Hamilton. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Mary Linda Bearden Hamilton; and two brothers. Mike worked many years in Landscaping. He enjoyed...
Penny Smith Steedley
Feb 18, 2022
Nahunta- Penny Louise Smith Steedley, 61 of Nahunta, passed away Friday (February 18, 2022) at Memorial Health in Savannah. Born in Blackshear, GA., her parents were Robert Smith and Annette Lawton Smith. She was a homemaker and of the Christian Faith. Penny loved spending time with her family and loved her dogs. Survivors include her husband of 37 years, Harley...
Vera Fryeberger
Feb 17, 2022
Vera “Faye” Fryberger, 84 of Hortense, passed away Thursday (February 17, 2022) at her residence following an extended illness. No services will be held at this time. Arrangements are with Frye Funeral Home, Nahunta. Sympathy may be expressed by signing our online registry at fryefh.com.
Wiley Trenton Kersey
Feb 15, 2022
Hortense- Wiley Trenton Kersey, 85 of Hortense, passed away Tuesday (February 15, 2022) at Memorial Health in Savannah. Born in Lyons, GA his parents were James Daniel Kersey and Irene Kersey Barber. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Birdie Ruth Borden Kersey; two brothers, Rufus Kersey and Eddie Kersey; and a sister, Evie Lou...
Barbara Keene Spradley
Feb 13, 2022
Nahunta- Barbara Keene Spradley, 79 of Nahunta, passed away Sunday (February 13, 2022) at Bayview Nursing Home following an extended illness. Born in Waverly, GA., her parents were Osgood Alton Keene and Inez King Keene. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Morris Spradley; her son, Robert Spradley; two brothers, Osgood Keene and Franklin Keene; two sisters, Ruby...
Betty Jean Johns
Feb 12, 2022
Riverside – Betty Jean O’Quinn Johns, 88, of Riverside passed away Saturday afternoon (February 12, 2022) at her residence after an extended illness. Born in Charlton County, GA her parents were Tyler Jackson O’Quinn and Maggie Harris O’Quinn. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Moncie R. Johns; a son, Jerry Johns; 2 grandchildren, Wendy M. Wainright and...
Janice Herrin Lewis
Feb 10, 2022
Hortense – Janice Karen Herrin Lewis, 84, of Hortense passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday morning (February 10, 2022). Born in Patterson, GA her parents were James A. Herrin, Sr. and Karen Arnette Herrin. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Paul A. Lewis; a son, Paul Kevin Lewis; a brother, Thomas Herrin; and her stepmother,...
Bennie Aaron Jacobs
Feb 8, 2022
Hoboken- Bennie Aaron Jacobs, 74, of Hoboken, died Tuesday morning (February 8, 2022) at Memorial Hospital Jacksonville, FL. He was born at home on his family's farm in Hoboken, GA. He was preceded in death by his parents Calvin Eugene Jacobs and Emily Robbins Jacobs, his beloved twin brothers; Ray E. Jacobs, Rev. Roy Calvin Jacobs and beloved sister, Carolyn...
William "Leroy" Pollard
Feb 6, 2022
Nahunta-William “Leroy” Pollard, 81 of Nahunta, passed away Sunday (February 6, 2022) at his residence following an extended illness. Born in Brunswick, GA., his parents were Johnnie Irvin Pollard and Laura Ophelia Booie Pollard. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Jackie Pollard, Johnnie Ray Gordon, Mack Gordon, Jimmy Gordon, and Kenny Gordon. Leroy was a Carpenter and...
Roxanne Gourneau Turlington
Feb 5, 2022
Nahunta – Roxanne Gourneau Turlington, 47 of Nahunta, passed away Saturday (February 5, 2022). Born in Belcourt, ND her parents were Edward Gourneau and Ruth St. Arnaude Gourneau. She is also preceded in death by her son, Baby Dane; and a brother, Rodger Gourneau. Roxanne was a homemaker and loved playing with her grandbabies, playing pool and doing fingernails. Survivors...
Vickie Davis Hendrix
Feb 2, 2022
Nahunta- Vickie Davis Hendrix, 64 of Nahunta, passed away Wednesday (February 2, 2022) at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross following an extended illness. Born in Miami, FL., her parents were Lee L. Davis and Elizabeth Carlisle Pittman. She was also preceded in death by her grandson, Seth Proctor; a sister, Brenda Holcombe; and a brother, Steve Dykes. Vickie was a...
C. Allen Reddick
Feb 1, 2022
Born October 20, 1956, Allen was an avid outdoorsman who preferred to spend his time fishing with his grandchildren. He also spent most of his life shrimping with his dad. Worked as a pipefitter and electrician by trade, Allen loved travelling the country for his work. Curtis Allen Reddick of Hortense, Ga passed away on February 1, 2022, at his...
Cynthia Howe Howard
Jan 30, 2022
Cynthia “Cindy” Howe Howard, 60 of Thalmann, passed away Sunday (January 30, 2022) at her residence following an extended illness. Born in Brunswick, GA., her parents are the late Robert Wade Howe and Mary Virginia Harvey Ross, of Atkinson. Along with her father, she was also preceded in death by her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Dave Howard and Lawana Howard. Cindy...