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Nahunta, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Nahunta, GA, Brantley County & Surrounding Areas
Dolores Christine Higginbotham
Apr 2, 2025
Fernandina Beach Fl. – Dolores Christine Taylor Higginbotham, 89 of Fernandina Beach, Fl. passed away Wednesday night (April 2, 2025) at Community Hospice after an extended illness.
Born in Thomasville, GA. her parents were Winfred Taylor and Irma Taylor. She is also preceded in death by a brother, Gary Taylor.
Dolores worked for Watkins Co. as an accountant and was a member...
Joy Renee Moore
Apr 1, 2025
Joy Renee Moore, 52, of Hortense passed away Tuesday evening April 1, 2025. She was born in St. Mary’s, GA to the late Harold Troy Moore and Marjorie “JoAnn” Dixon Moore. Ms. Moore lived in Alabama for many years and most recently was a truck driver and was of the Baptist faith. She always enjoyed being outside, woodworking, gardening, and...
Marjorie "JoAnn" Dixon Moore
Apr 1, 2025
Marjorie “JoAnn” Dixon Moore, 81, of Hortense passed away Tuesday evening, April 1, 2025. She was born in Blackshear to the late Erlish Clinton Dixon and Edith Varnadore Dixon. Mrs. Moore lived in Camden County most of her life and moved to Hortense in 2012. She was a member of Twin Rivers Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Mrs. Moore...
Bobbie Ray Allen
Mar 30, 2025
Sardis – Bobbie Ray Allen, 68, of Sardis passed away Sunday (March 30, 2025) at Wellstar HCG Health System after a brief illness.
Born in Jacksonville, FL his parents were Eugen Allen and Nathenia Day Allen. He is also preceded in death by 3 brothers, Aubery Allen, Ernest Allen and E.A. Allen; and a sister, Scherril Allen.
Bobbie was a retired Sergeant...
James Michael Mercier
Mar 29, 2025
Hoboken- James Michael “Mike” Mercier, 70 of Hoboken, passed away Saturday (March 29, 2025) at Satilla Hospice House in Waycross following an extended illness.
Born in Nahunta, GA., his parents were James William Mercier and Cordie Pauline Baker Mercier. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Paula Kay Mercier.
Mike served his community for 45 years as a Deputy with...
Gloria White Davison
Mar 27, 2025
Hortense – Gloria Kay White Davison, 72, of Hortense passed away Thursday (March 27, 2025) at Hospice of South Georgia in Jesup after an extended illness.
Born in Douglas, GA her parents were Joseph Ariel White and Evelyn Burch White. She is also preceded in death by an Infant sister, Mary Alice White; a sister and brother-in-law, Shirley Ann Flowers (Lawrence);...
Leslie Allen Baker
Mar 24, 2025
Hortense – Leslie Allen “Buster” Baker, 72, of Hortense passed away Monday morning (March 24, 2025) at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick after an extended illness.
Born in Marion, IN his parents were Robert Leon Baker and Virginia Elizabeth Holland Baker. He is also preceded in death by a brother, Larry Baker; and a sister, Bonnie Lyn Baker.
Buster worked for...
Sheila Lynn Spinelli
Mar 21, 2025
Waynesville – Shelia Lynn Spinelli, 62, of Waynesville passed away Friday evening (March 21, 2025) at her residence after an extended illness.
Born in Washington, GA her parents are Doris Evelyn Burkhalter Dunson of Dahlonega and the late Edward Dunson, Sr. She is also preceded in death by a sister, Donna Dunson.
Sheila was a homemaker who enjoyed traveling, camping, fishing, crocheting,...
Thomas Paul Fryberger, Sr.
Mar 19, 2025
Hortense – Thomas Paul Fryberger, Sr. , 87, of Hortense passed away Wednesday (March 19, 2025) at his residence after an extended illness.
Born in Canton, OH his parents were George Fryberger and Pauline Gertrude Beebe Fryberger. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Vera Faye Lowther Fryberger; and 3 children, Bobby Jo Barn, Skippy Fryberger and Debbie Rogers.
Thomas...
Wallace "Read" Carter
Mar 19, 2025
Hickox – Mr. Wallace “Read” Carter, 80, of Hickox passed away Wednesday morning (March 19, 2025) at his residence after an extended illness.
Born in Savannah, GA., his parents were Wallace Edward Carter, Arline Dickerson Howard and Conway “Connie” Howard. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Wade Howard; best friend, Jimmy Cobb; and two sisters, Glenda Willis and...
Edward Aaron Hunter, Jr.
Mar 15, 2025
Waynesville – Edward "Aaron" Hunter, Jr., 41, passed away Saturday (March 15, 2025) at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, FL.
Born in Brunswick, GA. his father was the late Edward Aaron Hunter, Sr. and Regina Denise Thompson Hunter of Waynesville. He was also preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Ernest A. Hunter and Daisy Hunter; paternal grandmother, Cornelia Robinson; maternal...
Iris Herrin Highsmith
Mar 13, 2025
Nahunta – Ms. Iris Herrin Highsmith, 86, of Nahunta passed away Thursday morning (March 13, 2025) at Bayview Nursing Home after an extended illness.
Born in Hickox, GA. her parents were Jim R. Herrin and Vera Lee Rhoden Herrin. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James “Jimmy” Wade Highsmith; 3 brothers, Jerald Herrin, Terrell Herrin, and Thomas Herrin;...
Paul Mitchell Taylor
Mar 10, 2025
Brunswick – Paul Mitchell Taylor, 74, of Brunswick passed away Monday (March 10, 2025) at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick after a brief illness.
Born in Brunswick, GA his parents were Herman Perry Taylor and Callie Francis Carr Taylor. He is also preceded in death by a daughter, Rachel Taylor.
Paul was a carpenter who loved riding motorcycles and fishing. He...
Carla Ann Wiggins Singletary
Mar 8, 2025
Carla Ann Wiggins Singletary, 59, of Hortense passed away Saturday, March 8, 2025, at her residence after a short illness. She was born in Brunswick, GA to the late Carl Wiggins and Linda Cox Sweat and lived in Hortense most of her life. Mrs. Singletary attended Waynesville Church of God and was a homemaker. She always enjoyed doing crafts, sewing,...
Tony Richard Grace
Mar 8, 2025
Hortense – Tony Richard Grace, 54, of Hortense passed away early Saturday morning (March 8, 2025) at his residence after a brief illness.
Born in Jesup, GA his parents were Lewis William Grace, Jr. and Maddie Delaine Mosley Jones.
Tony was an electrician for Glynn County Board of Education and of the Baptist faith. He loved spending time with his family, hunting,...
Barbara Crews
Feb 28, 2025
Blackshear – Barbara Jean “Nanny” Crews, 85, of Blackshear passed away Friday (February 28, 2025) at Bayview Nursing Home after an extended illness.
Born in Little Rock, Arkansas her parents were Benjamin Arthur Morgan and Dorothy Morgan. She is also preceded in death by her husband,Thomas Crews ; a daughter, Arlene Pittman; 2 sisters, Betty Lou Frisks and Valeria Mae Grant;...
Gary Eldon Crews, Jr.
Feb 26, 2025
Hoboken – Gary Eldon Crews, Jr., 51, of Hoboken passed away Wednesday (February 26, 2025) at Satilla Hospice House after an extended illness.
Born in Blackshear, GA his parents are Gary Eldon “Eddie” Crews, Sr. of Hoboken and the late Shirley Griffin Crews.
Gary was a boilermaker for Local # 26 and attended Swamp Road Baptist Church. He enjoyed riding around.
Survivors include...
Rev. Owen Alfred "Bud" Jones, Jr.
Feb 26, 2025
Nahunta –Rev. Owen Alfred “Bud” Jones, Jr., 86, of Nahunta, GA passed way Wednesday (February 26, 2025) at Jesup Health and Rehab in Jesup, GA after a brief illness.
Bud was born in Homerville, GA and is preceded in death by his parents; Owen and Josie Mae Jones; 2 sisters, Dorothy Bishop and Barbara Rupert; and a son, Richard “Richie” Alan...
Margaret Ann Rogers
Feb 18, 2025
Nahunta – Margaret Ann Rogers, 53, of Nahunta passed away Tuesday morning (February 18, 2025) at her residence after an extended illness.
Born in Hihira, GA her mother is Sandra Jean DeLoach Trouille of Nahunta. She is also preceded in death by a son, Cody Neighbors; and her long time partner, Eddie Berube.
Margaret was a receptionist who loved the ocean, fishing,...
Betty Lou Register
Feb 17, 2025
Waynesville – Betty Lou Register, 80, of Waynesville passed away Monday evening (February 17, 2025) at her residence after a brief illness.
Born in Ludowici, GA her parents were James Leon Register and Lucy Mae Harrell Register. She is also preceded in death by 2 sons, Ronald Edward Wells and James Vernon Wells; and a grandson, Chance LaRoche.
Betty Lou was a...
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