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Nahunta, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Nahunta, GA, Brantley County & Surrounding Areas
Rev. Thomas C. Lanier
Oct 7, 2024
Hoboken – Rev. Thomas C. Lanier, 73, of Hoboken passed away Monday morning (October 7, 2024) at his residence after an extended illness.
Born in Jesup, GA his parents were Larty H. Lanier and Irene Parker Lanier. He is also preceded in death by 2 sisters, Barabara Willis and Ellen Kersey; and a brother, Arnold Lanier.
Rev. Thomas was retired from R.E.A...
Wanda Jean O'Quinn
Oct 4, 2024
Wanda Jean Herrin O'Quinn, 77 of Riverside, passed away Friday (October 4, 2024) in Helena, MT. following an extended illness.
Born in Brantley County, GA; her parents were Kay Herrin and Bessie Sapp Herrin. She is also preceded in death by her husband Charles O’Quinn, and brother’s Harry Herrin, David Herrin, and Larry Herrin.
Wanda was a retired nurse and she never...
James William Wood
Oct 3, 2024
Nahunta – James “Jimmy” William Wood, 60, of Nahunta passed away Thursday evening (October 3, 2024) at his residence after a brief illness.
Born in Toms River, NJ his parents were James Hope Wood and Loretta Ann Burg Johnson. He is also preceded in death by a sister, Florie McCullough; an uncle, Ed West; and cousins, Liz Steffy and Eddie West.
Jimmy...
William Sherrod Farrill
Oct 2, 2024
Nahunta – William Sherrod Farrill, 53, of Nahunta passed away Wednesday (October 2, 2024) at Dodge County Hospital in Eastman after a brief illness.
Born in Homerville, GA his parents were James William Farrill, Jr. and Hazel Chesser Farrill. He is also preceded in death by a brother, Jimmy “Little” Farrill; Maternal grandparents, John & Lillie Mae Chesser; and his paternal...
Steven Wayne Miller
Oct 1, 2024
Tallahassee- Steven Wayne Miller, 65 of Tallahassee, passed away Tuesday (October 1, 2024) at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare following an extended illness.
Born in Pascagoula, MS. His parents were the late Steve D. Miller and Leslie Jeannette Spaulding Miller. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Leslie Clyde Miller; and a sister, Cynthia Annette Miller.
Steven served in the United States...
Ricky Lee Lane
Sep 30, 2024
Nahunta – Ricky Lee Lane, 39, of Nahunta passed away Monday (September 30, 2024) at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville after a brief illness.
Born in Brunswick, GA his parents are Shelia Arlene Miller Wainright and the late Joseph Leroy Lane, Sr..
Ricky was a painter for Demarus Johns’ Painting and loved fishing, doing research on different things and was a collector of...
Gloria Sheppard Johns
Sep 29, 2024
Gloria Sheppard Johns, 62 of Hortense passed away Sunday (September 29, 2024) at her daughter’s residence following an extended illness.
Born in Brunswick, GA., her parents were Jack Dan “J.D.” Sheppard and Verdie Lee Warner Sheppard. She was also preceded in death by her nephew, Joshua Ben Sheppard.
Gloria was a homemaker who loved anything outdoors. She enjoyed gardening, cleaning, fishing and...
Melanie "Dawn" Winn
Sep 25, 2024
Jesup- Melanie “Dawn” Winn, 59 of Jesup, passed away Wednesday (September 25, 2024) at Hospice of South Georgia in Jesup, following an extended illness.
Her parents were James Oscar Carter and Margie Delane Crews Corbin. She was also preceded in death by her son, Joseph “Joe” Winn, III, and her stepfather, Butch Corbin.
Survivors include her husband, Joseph “J.R.” Winn, Jr., of...
Margie Delane Corbin
Sep 24, 2024
Hortense- Margie Delane Crews Corbin, 76 of Hortense, passed away Tuesday (September 24, 2024) at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah, GA following an extended illness.
Born in Folkston, GA., her parents were Hilton Arch Crews and Betty Lou Johnson Price. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Dave “Butch” Corbin; her grandson, Joseph Winn; three brothers, Kenny, Lance...
Wayne Richard Williams
Sep 23, 2024
Yulee- Mr. Wayne Richard Williams, 74 of Yulee, passed away Monday (September 23, 2024) at Community Hospice Jane and Bill Warner Center in Fernandina Beach, FL. following an extended illness.
Born and raised in Fernandina Beach, FL., he was preceded in death by his parents Rufus Williams and Lily Mae Conwell Williams; his wife, Janice Douberly Williams; four brothers, Olvan Williams,...
Ryann Alyssa Adams
Sep 22, 2024
Blackshear – Ryann Alyssa Adams, 27, of Blackshear passed away Sunday (September 22, 2024) at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah.
Born in Gainesville, FL her mother is Erin Hope Williams of Blackshear. She is preceded in death by a son, Dalton Johns; and her maternal grandparents, Roger Williams and Rickey Page.
Ryann loved telling stories and going to the river.
Survivors...
Franklin H. Mercer
Sep 20, 2024
Hortense – Mr. Franklin “Frank” H. Mercer, 91, of Hortense passed away Friday evening (September 20, 2024) at his residence with his loving family by his side after an extended illness.
Mr. Frank was born in Dothan, AL towards the end of the Great Depression before moving with his family to Densmore community of Jacksonville, FL, his parents were Homer Lee...
Terry Wannis Cleland, Sr.
Sep 17, 2024
Nahunta – Terry Wannis Cleland, Sr., 66, of Nahunta passed away Tuesday evening (September 17, 2024) at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross after a brief illness.
Born in Waycross, GA his parents were Wannis Cleland and Jean Carroll Sowell Strickland. He is also preceded in death by his brothers, Tony Cleland and Timothy Homer Cleland; several uncles; and a niece, Jeanie...
Shirley Queen Knippers
Sep 16, 2024
Nahunta- Shirley Queen Knippers, 83 of Nahunta, passed away Monday (September 16, 2024) at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick.
Born in Hoboken, GA., her parents were Raymond David Queen and Mable Thompson Queen. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Allen Knippers and Jimmy Knippers; and 7 siblings.
Shirley was a faithful member of Nahunta Church of God for...
James "Winky" Wendell Aldridge, Jr.
Sep 16, 2024
Blackshear – James Wendell “Winky” Aldridge, Jr., 66, of Blackshear passed away early Monday morning (September 16, 2024) at his residence after a long courageous battle with cancer.
Born in Waycross, GA his parents were James Wendell Aldridge, Sr. and Maxine Corbitt Aldridge. He is also preceded in death by his brother, Rodney Dale Aldridge; a brother-in-law, Tom Sweat; and his...
Barbara Wiggins Logue
Sep 15, 2024
Hortense- Barbara Wiggins Logue, 77 of Hortense, passed away Sunday (September 15, 2024) at her residence following an extended illness.
Born in Brunswick, GA., her parents were Stewart Johnson Wiggins, Jr. and Elrich Crews Wiggins. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Enie Logue; her son, Scott Andrew Douberly; her sisters, Sandra Wiggins, Mary Wiggins Clark; brother, Stewart Johnson...
Elizabeth Leighann Waters
Sep 2, 2024
Waynesville – Elizabeth Leighann Waters, 38, of Waynesville passed away Monday (September 2, 2024) at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville after a brief illness.
Born in Jesup, GA her parents are Tony Lee Waters and Sheryl Lynn Johnson Waters. She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Wanette Johnson and Gladys & Graham Waters; 3 aunts, Dawn Waters, Annie Lou Williams and...
Phanita Miller Gillette
Aug 31, 2024
Phanita Miller Gillette died August 31, 2024 at Baptist Village Nursing Home in Waycross, Georgia. She was born July 4,1938 to the late Nolan and Margie Miller. She was the loving wife of Ivy Gillette.
She is survived by 2 sisters: Margaret Miller and Sara Edenfield of Jacksonville, Florida. One brother: Edward Miller of Blackshear, Georgia.
She is also survived by 2...
Charles David "Chuck" Crews, Jr.
Aug 31, 2024
Charles David “Chuck” Crews, Jr., 57, of Nahunta passed away Saturday evening (August 31, 2024) at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick after a extended illness.
Born in Brunswick, GA his parents were Charles David Crews, Sr. and Bonnie Lynne Turner Crews.
Mr. Crews was a graduate of Camden County High School and a member of Lulaton Baptist Church. He always enjoyed...
Linda Wasdin Herrin
Aug 31, 2024
Linda Ruth Wasdin Herrin, 73, of Winokur passed away Saturday morning (August 31, 2024) at her residence after an extended illness.
Born in Folkston, GA her parents were Lonnie Thomas Wasdin and Pearl Wildes Wasdin.
Mrs. Herrin was a 1968 graduate of Charlton County High School. She lived in Winokur all of her life and was a member of Winokur Baptist Church....
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