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Nahunta, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Nahunta, GA, Brantley County & Surrounding Areas
Linda Kathleen Roberson
Aug 15, 2022
Nahunta – Linda Kathleen Saxon Roberson, 68, of Nahunta passed away Monday (August 15, 2022) at her residence. Her parents were Raymond Saxon and Johnnie Townsend Saxon. She is also preceded in death by her son, Scotty Roberson; a sister, Nancy Stewart; and a brother, Warren Saxon. Linda was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking, sewing and working in her yard...
Duane Elden Lee
Aug 9, 2022
Nahunta – Duane Elden Lee, 56, of Nahunta passed away Tuesday afternoon (August 9, 2022) at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross after an extended illness. Born in Waycross, GA his parents are Aleta Bourgeois Lee of Jacksonville, FL and the late Calvin Jerome Lee. He is also preceded in death by a sister, Jerri Lynn Thrift; a nephew, Christopher Lewis;...
Freida June Wilson
Aug 8, 2022
Nahunta- Freida June Farmer Wilson, 75, of Nahunta, passed away Monday, August 8 at Southeast Georgia Health Systems in Brunswick after an extended illness. She attended Raybon Christian Church. She was a hard-working woman who loved to cook and loved spending time with her family and grandbabies. She was preceded in death by her husband Norman Isaac Wilson, Jr., a...
Donald Oglesby
Aug 7, 2022
Nahunta – Donald Oglesby, 74, of Nahunta passed away Sunday morning (August 7, 2022) at his residence after an extended illness. Born in Blackshear, GA his parents were George “Tiny” Oglesby and Peggy Sue King Oglesby. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Angela Dees Oglesby; and 2 brothers, Wayne Oglesby and George Buddy Oglesby. Donald was a...
Tonya Kinchen
Aug 1, 2022
Waynesville – Tonya Kinchen, 60, of Waynesville passed away Monday (August 1, 2022) at her residence after a brief illness. Born in Brunswick, GA her parents were Joe Kinchen and Midge Broughton Kinchen. Tonya was self employed in the cleaning industry and attended Center Point Church. She loved spending time with her family especially her grandchildren, keeping every in order...
Gwen Strickland Short
Jul 29, 2022
Hickox – Gwen Strickland Short, 67, of Hickox passed away Friday morning (July 29, 2022) at her residence after an extended illness. Born in Blackshear, GA her parents were Norris and Lorena Rowell Strickland. Gwen was a para-pro for 33years for the Brantley County Board of Education and a member of Hickox Baptist Church. She loved going to the mountains...
James Warren Gill
Jul 29, 2022
Brunswick- James Warren Gill, 41 of Brunswick, passed away Friday (July 29, 2022) at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross. Born in Jacksonville, FL., his parents are Gary Warren Gill, of Green Cove Springs, FL. and the late Janice Rozier. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Ricky Jason Gill. James worked for Worthy Pools and enjoyed fishing and...
Freida Diane Rowe
Jul 29, 2022
Waynesville – Freida Diane Hall Rowe, 47, of Waynesville passed away early Friday morning (July 29, 2022) at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick after a brief illness. Born in Brunswick, GA her parents are Robert Lawrence Hall of Waynesville and Betty Jane Crum Beckham of Nahunta. She is preceded in death by ; paternal grandparents, Jimmy Lee Crum &...
Kenneth "Darrell" Dixon
Jul 28, 2022
Hortense – Kenneth “Darrell” Dixon, 59 of Hortense passed away Thursday evening (July 28, 2022) at his residence after an extended illness. Born in Blackshear, GA his parents were Yvonne Sellers & Harry DePratter and his father was Joseph Kenneth Dixon. He is also preceded in death by a sister, Donna Dixon Adams; and a brother, Franklin DePratter. Darrell was...
Sharon Kern Pitzer
Jul 26, 2022
Woodbine- Sharon Lee Kern Pitzer, 81 of Woodbine, passed away early Tuesday morning (July 26, 2022) at her residence following an extended illness. Born in Danville, IL., her parents were Cecil Kern and Ruby Alpers Kern. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Arthur Pitzer, Sr.; son, Robert Pitzer, Jr.; and a brother, Jack Kelso. She worked...
Deborah Chesser
Jul 25, 2022
Hoboken – Deborah Sue White Chesser, 69, of Hoboken passed away Monday morning (July 25, 2022) at her residence after an extended illness. Born in Waycross, GA. her parents were James White and Elizabeth Glydewell. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Charles Chesser; 2 sons, James Michael White and Billy Bland; and a brother, Jimmy White. Deborah...
Vera Davis Beasley
Jul 23, 2022
Hortense – Vera Davis Beasley, 87, of Hortense passed away Saturday (July 23, 2022) at Bayview Nursing Home in Nahunta following an extended illness. Born in Brunswick, GA her parents were Silas Davis and Mary Register Davis . She is also preceded in death by a daughter, Vera Alethia Beasley; 3 siblings, Lucille Thrower, Rufus Davis, and Maggie Woodcock (Marvin)....
Betsy Kitchens Reid
Jul 22, 2022
Waycross- Betsy Kitchens Reid, 76 of Waycross, passed away Friday (July 22, 2022) at Baptist Village Nursing Home, in Waycross following an extended illness. Born in Grovetown, GA., her parents were Horace Greeley Kitchens and Gertie B. Shelton Kitchens. She was also preceded in death by many brothers and sisters. Betsy worked many years in Radio and Auto Sales and...
John Conn Nix
Jul 15, 2022
Waynesville – John Conn Nix, 88 of Waynesville passed away Friday morning (July 15, 2022) at his residence. He lived a full and enjoyable life with his family and friends. John was born September 1, 1933, in Brunswick, GA where he attended school and graduated from Glynn Academy in the Class of 1951. John was born and reared on a...
Kittly Everett Moody
Jul 12, 2022
Hortense – Kittly Everett Moody, 91 of Hortense passed away early Tuesday morning (July 12, 2022) at the Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick after an extended illness. Born in Patterson, GA his parents were Ben J. and Matty Strickland Moody. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Rose Mary Burney Moody; 2 sisters, Iris Moore and...
Gabriel "Buster" Levi Strickland
Jul 12, 2022
Nahunta – Gabriel “Buster” Levi Strickland, 81, of Nahunta passed away early Tuesday morning (July 12, 2022) at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick after an extended illness. Born in Jesup, GA his parents were Wilbur Leo Strickland and Leora Courson Strickland. He is also preceded in death by his grandparents and a sister, Kathy Crooms. Buster was a retired...
Lizzie Mae O'Neal Mejia
Jul 2, 2022
Nahunta – Lizzie Mae O’Neal Mejia, 68, of Nahunta passed away Saturday evening (July 2, 2022) at Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick after an extended illness. Born in Nahunta, GA her parents were Jesse Willie O’Neal and Rosa Mae Stewart O’Neal. She is also preceded in death by 6 brothers, J.W. O’Neal, James Edward O’Neal, Douglas Albert O’Neal,...
Sharon Rene Grimes
Jun 30, 2022
Hortense – Sharon Rene Gwin Grimes, 65, of Hortense passed away early Thursday morning (June 30, 2022) at her residence after an extended illness. Born in Elmer, NJ her parents are Ruth Pie Gwin of Jekyll Island and the late Steven Gwin. She is also preceded in death by a son, Christopher Grimes. Sharon was a retired teacher and served...
Virginia Mathews Lee
Jun 21, 2022
Nahunta - Virginia Mathews Lee, 97, of Nahunta passed away early Tuesday morning (June 21, 2022) at her residence after an extended illness. There are no services at this time. Arrangements are with Frye Funeral Home, Nahunta.
Darlene Blount Holland
Jun 19, 2022
Darlene Blount Holland, 64 of Orlando, passed away Sunday (June 19, 2022) at her residence. Born in Nahunta, GA., her parents were Estes Blount and Mollie Strickland Blount. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Douglas Larry Holland; her brother, Sammie Blount; and her sister, Diana Johns. Mrs. Darlene owned her own housekeeping business for many years. She...

