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Nahunta, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Nahunta, GA, Brantley County & Surrounding Areas
Yvonne Mary Labranche Simpson
Jan 21, 2016
Nahunta – Yvonne Mary LaBranche Simpson, 79, of Nahunta passed away early Thursday morning (January 21, 2016) at her residence after an extended illness.
Born in Detroit, MI her parents were Victor and Edna Rivard LaBranche. She is also preceded in death by her husband, John Stanley Simpson, Sr. and several brothers and sisters.
Yvonne was a house keep for...
Lindol Elzie Crews
Jan 19, 2016
Hortense-Lindol Elzie Crews, 71 of Hortense, passed away Tuesday morning (January 19, 2016) at Wayne Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.
Born in Hortense, GA., his parents were Elzie Elvin Crews and Geneva Crews. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Alma Lee Crews.
Mr. Crews worked many years in Road Maintenance for the City of Franklin. He...
James 'Jim' Wallace Shaw, Sr.
Jan 19, 2016
James Wallace Shaw, Sr., of Nahunta, Georgia died January 19, 2016, after an extended illness. Dr. Shaw was born in Jackson, Mississippi on January 7, 1934, to Wallace Lafayette Shaw and O’Nell Cockrell. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 61 years, Patricia L. Shaw, his son James Wallace Shaw, Jr. and wife, Julia Nell of...
Lewis Erwin Spears
Jan 16, 2016
Mr. Lewis Erwin Spears, 60, of Kingsland, Georgia died late Saturday evening (Jan. 16, 2016) at The Hospice of The Golden Isle in Brunswick after an extended illness.
Born in Lakeland, Florida his parents are the late Erwin Spears and Bessie Juanita Higginbotham Spears, of Nahunta, GA.. He was preceded in death by his father and his 2nd wife Carolyn Sheffield...
Adriel James Armantrout
Jan 16, 2016
Hickox-Adriel James “Jim” Armantrout, 83 of Hickox, passed away Saturday (January 16, 2016) at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick, following a brief illness.
Born in Muncie, Indiana, his parents were Adriel Edwin Armantrout and Caroline Bayman.
Adriel served as a Sergeant in the United States Army and in the Korean War. He also was retired from Briggs and Stratton as District...
Carl Stafford Brinson
Jan 15, 2016
Waynesville – Carl Stafford Brinson, 89, of Waynesville passed away early Friday morning (January 15, 2016) at Magnolia Manor in St. Simons, GA after an extended illness.
Born in Plant City, FL his parents were Stafford Allen and Ollie Chancey Brinson. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Delma Lee Davidson Brinson; a daughter, Laura Jean Robertson; and...
Donna Ballard Goodwin Allen
Jan 11, 2016
Donna Ballard Goodwin Allen, 52 of Hortense, passed away Monday (January 11, 2016) at Memorial Health University in Savannah following an extended illness.
Born in Jacksonville, Fl. Her parents are the late George Ellis Ballard and Linda Ballard Sapp, of Nahunta.
Donna was a homemaker, who loved life and her family. She was also a member of Satilla Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors...
Grady Edward Boyd
Jan 7, 2016
Mr. Grady Edward Boyd, 93 of Nahunta, passed away Thursday (January 7, 2016) at Bayview Nursing Home, following an extended illness.
Born in McRae, GA., his parents were Daniel Ellis Boyd and Ida Powell Boyd. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Essie Mae Rowell Boyd; his son, Edward Wayne Boyd; 2 brothers, Ellis Boyd and Ernest Boyd; 3...
Jerry Dean Lane, Sr.
Jan 6, 2016
Waynesville – Jerry Dean Lane, Sr., 67, of Waynesville passed away Wednesday morning (January 6, 2016) at his residence after an extended illness.
Born in Lexington, Nebraska his parents are Milton Homer Lane and the Late Odessa Jacobs Lane. He is also preceded in death by a sister Doris Lane.
Jerry was an industrial electrician for Southern Nuclear and served...
Laura Ann Chancy Grooms
Jan 5, 2016
Waynesville – Laura Ann Chancy Grooms, 75, of Waynesville passed away Tuesday afternoon (January 5, 2016) at Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick after an extended illness.
Born in Tyler, MO her parents were Jess Willard and Kathryn Mahaley Buttram Chancy. She is also preceded in death by her husband, John Calvin Grooms; a son, Hollis Grooms, a sister,...
Charles 'Randy' Randall Johns
Jan 4, 2016
Waycross – Charles “Randy” Randall Johns, 41, of Waycross passed away Monday morning (January 4, 2016) at his residence after an extended illness.
Born in Waukegan, IL his parents are Hugh Walter Johns of Jacksonville and Maggie Corley Howard of Waycross.
Randy was a forklift driver for Scott Built, and worked many years for Waycross Paving, and attended Remnant Church...
Ruby Ernestine Keene
Jan 1, 2016
Ruby Ernestine Howard Keene, 92, of Orlando, Fl., passed away Friday (January 1, 2016) at Winter Park Care and Rehab Center, in Winter Park, FL. after an extended illness.
She was born in Bryceville, Fl. And was the daughter of the Britian Paul and Eva Lee Williams Howard.
Ruby was also preceded by her husband Alvin Keene, a daughter, Betty Knouse, her...
Melton 'Billy' Smith
Dec 31, 2015
Melton” Billy” Smith, 68 of Waynesville, passed away Thursday (December 31, 2015) at his residence.
Born in Screven, GA., his parents were Felix Furman “Ted” Smith and Eula Estelle Tomlinson Smith. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Don Smith and Marvin Smith; a sister, Laurie Flowers, a niece, Connie Smith, and a nephew, Erick Smith.
Billy graduated from Nahunta High...
Kathy Winn Aldridge
Dec 31, 2015
Nahunta-Mrs. Kathy Viola Winn Aldridge,54,0f Nahunta passed away Thursday (Dec. 31, 2015) after a sudden illness.
Born in Jacksonville, Florida she was the daughter of the late Joseph Robert Winn, Sr. and Nancy Marie Batten Winn, of White Oak, GA.
A member of The Riverside Chapel Baptist Church, Kathy was a Registered Nurse and had employed at The Satilla Regional Hospital in...
Infant Oliver Daniels
Dec 29, 2015
Infant Oliver Reid Daniels went home to be with the Lord Tuesday (December 29, 2015) at Southeast Georgia Health System.
His parents are Earl Joseph Daniels and Jamie Cawthorne Daniels.
Along with his parents he is survived by two brothers, Nathan Daniels and Bryson Daniels; his maternal grandmother, Betty Cawthorne, of Brantley County; maternal grandfather, Bobby Cawthorne, of Brunswick; paternal grandmother,...
Emogene Jennings Goodwine
Dec 26, 2015
Nahunta – Emogene Jennings Goodwine, 85, of Nahunta passed away early Saturday morning (December 26, 2015) at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick after an extended illness.
Born in Beach Grove, KY her parents were Fredrick and Corine Wills Jennings. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Aubrey Ernie Goodwine; a son, Jerry Goodwine; and 3 sisters, Louise Winstead,...
Nancy Carol Saxon Stewart
Dec 25, 2015
Nancy Carol Saxon Stewart, 58, of Waycross passed away early Friday morning (December 25, 2015) at Mayo Clinic Health System in Waycross after a brief illness.
Born in Savannah, GA her parents were Raymond and Johnnie Townsend Saxon.
Nancy was a homemaker of the Baptist faith and loved music and playing the guitar. She was a hairdresser for many years.
Survivors...
Betty Jean Rogers
Dec 25, 2015
Folkston – Betty Jean Tipton Rogers, 75, of Folkston passed away early Friday morning (December 25, 2015) at Baptist Medical Center in Fernandina Beach, FL, after an extended illness.
Born in Norton, VA her parents were Cosker Benjamin and Keeoke Kitty Tig Tipton. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Ray Rogers; 2 sons, Robert “Bobby” Ray...
Arla Ellafay Morgan Truett
Dec 24, 2015
Mableton – Arla Ellafay Morgan Truett, 82, of Mableton passed peacefully Thursday afternoon (December 24, 2015) at Wellstar Cobb Hospital in Austell, GA after an extended illness.
She was born in Brunswick, GA on November 4, 1933 to Horace Cecil and Minnie Verna Jacobs Morgan, Sr. She is also preceded in death by 2 sisters, Willetta Highsmith and Janie Jeanette...

