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Nahunta, GA Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Nahunta, GA, Brantley County & Surrounding Areas

Yvonne Mary Labranche Simpson

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

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.

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

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

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

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...

Billy King

Billy King

Jan 13, 2016

Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Donna Ballard Goodwin Allen

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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Betty Jean Rogers

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

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...