Obituaries

Jul 25, 2020

Gloria J. Gann, age 72, passed away Saturday evening at Candler County Hospital after a brief illness. The Chatham County Native lived most of her life in Bulloch County before moving to Metter Ga.

Born on October 5, 1948 to L.B. and Deloris Smart, Gloria grew up to become a homemaker who took great pride in her...

Jul 25, 2020

Jean Kennedy Iler, age 77, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2020 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro, GA. Mrs. Iler was born on March 15, 1943 in Savannah Georgia to Erma and Elton Kennedy. She attended Chatham County Schools, graduating high school from Savannah High.

Her calling in life was to help others. She achieved...

Jul 23, 2020

Clito, Ga

Mrs. Ruth Hendrix Murray, age 94, passed away peacefully on Thursday July 23, 2020 at home surrounded by her loving family. Ms. Ruth was born in Bulloch County on November 13, 1925 to the late Lonnie Lee and Mary Rigdon Hendrix. She retired from Brooks Instruments after 33 years of dedicated service.  She was a...

Jul 22, 2020

Mr. Tex J. Strickland, age 79, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at Westwood Nursing Home in Statesboro, Georgia. He was born in Baxley, Georgia on September 13, 1940 to William Alford and Eudell Brown Strickland. During his working years, he enjoyed employment as a heavy equipment operator.

Mr. Strickland loved the Lord, was of the Baptist...

Jul 18, 2020

CAROL HUTCHENS

Carol Jane Fuller Hutchens, 76, of Statesboro GA joined our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in Heaven on July 18, 2020, after a bout with cancer. Carol is survived by her husband (Eddie; MSG-retired, U.S. Army), three sons (Bob, Todd, Scott), three daughters-in-law (Allison, Sheila, Jennifer), six grandchildren and their families (including six great-grandchildren), her...

Jul 17, 2020

Orville Malcolm Claxton, aged 85, passed away peacefully July 17, 2020 at Willow Pond Senior Care Assisted Living Facility in Statesboro, Georgia. Malcolm was born on August 6, 1934 in the town of Uvalda, GA where he was nurtured by a loving family and community. His father was a sharecropper who died in the field of a heat stroke...

Jul 15, 2020

Jose Guadalupe Bautista-Ramirez, loving husband, father, son, and brother passed away after a brief illness at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. He was 47.

Born on November 25, 1972 to Antonio Bautista Escamilla and Graciela Ramirez Talavera in Cheranastico, Michoacan, Mexico, he left his country as a...

Jul 14, 2020

Mr. Barney Lee Allen, Sr., age 88, passed quietly away Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at his home in Statesboro, Georgia under the care of Regency SouthernCare Hospice.  Mr. Allen was born in Statesboro on December 30, 1931 to Willie and Nezzie Akins Allen and lived most of his life in Bulloch County. He was a member of Pittman Park...

Jul 13, 2020

Ms. Robin Hill Stabell passed away on Monday, July 13, 2020 at East Georgia Regional Hospital located in Statesboro, Georgia.  After battling cancer, she died peacefully surrounded by her 2 beloved daughters, Lindsey and Natalie Stabell, along with her sister and her brother-in-law, Kristi and JD West.

Robin will be remembered for her devotion as...

Jul 13, 2020

Carolyn Driggers Cox, age 82, passed away Monday, July 13, 2020 at her home in Register, Georgia under the care of Regency SouthernCare Hospice.

She was born February 20, 1938 in Stilson, Georgia to Daniel and Caroline Driggers. Even as a child she wanted to make a difference and make the world a better place.  She achieved...

Jul 12, 2020

Reta Austine McDaniel, age 94, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 12, 2020 at her home in Statesboro, under the care of Regency SouthernCare Hospice.

She was born October 23, 1925 in Statesboro to Homer and Jessie (Ackerman) Woodcock.  She married Edgar Leon McDaniel on February 13, 1946 in Ridgeland, South Carolina.

Reta professed her...

Jul 10, 2020

Mrs. Debbie Rachel Brannen, age 60, passed away Friday, July 10, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah, Georgia after a long illness. Debbie was born in Chatham County, Georgia to Delmus and Louis Deloach but had lived in Stilson for the last twenty-four years.

Debbie was a loving Mother and Mimi to her grandkids. Her grandkids...

Jul 8, 2020

Mr. Robert Terry Mitchell (Bud), age 67, passed away on July 8, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. Mr. Mitchell was born on February  19, 1953 in Fulton County to the late Eugene and Clara Mitchell. After graduating from Statesboro High in 1972, Mr. Mitchell married the love of his life, Martha Pike, and they lived in...

Jul 6, 2020

Charlie Daniels, singer, songwriter, bandleader, lover of God, Family and Country passed away Monday, July 6 in Nashville after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke.

Mr. Daniels was a major force in country and rock music for more than fifty years with hits like "The Devil Went Down to Georgia".  But his greatest commendation came as the leader of...

Jul 1, 2020

Mrs. Mary Maude Porter passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at her home in Statesboro, Georgia under the care of Regency SouthernCare Hospice. Born in Bulloch County on September 30, 1935 to Willard and Annie Newsome Gwinnette, Mrs. Porter spent some time in Garden City, Georgia before moving back to Bulloch County in 1991.

Mary always liked...

Jun 25, 2020

Edna Faye “Bennett” Byrd passed away Thursday, June 25, 2020.  Mrs. Byrd had lived most of her life in the Bulloch County area and was a homemaker and member of Pembroke Christian Church.

She is survived by her daughter, Alice Faye Shropshire, her grandson, Farren Moore and several nieces and nephews.

A graveside service and...

Jun 24, 2020

Orion Coughlin of Claxton, GA passed away early Wednesday morning June 24th, 2020. God blessed us with him for 16 amazing years before calling him back home. In remembrance we share with you a bit about the wonderful young man he will be remembered as.

One year at Christmas when he was about 8 all he wanted...

Jun 22, 2020

Joe Bill Brannon, age 82, passed away at his residence at Willow Pond Senior Care, Monday, June 22, 2020 under the care of Regency SouthernCare Hospice.

He was born December 1, 1937 in Birmingham, Alabama to John and Josie Stevens Brannon but lived in the Statesboro area most of his life, serving in the United States Air...

Jun 18, 2020

Dr. V. Edward “Ed” Brown, 83, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Thursday, June 18, 2020, after a short illness. Ed was born on May 27, 1937 in Laurens County, Georgia to J. V. and Winnie Brown.  He graduated from Dexter High School in 1955. Ed earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Georgia Teacher’s...

Jun 7, 2020

Mrs. Irene Peake White, age 69, died Sunday, June 7, 2020 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia, after a brief battle with cancer.  The Bulloch County native grew up in the Stilson area and lived in Statesboro for her adult life.  She was a 1968 graduate of Southeast Bulloch High School.  Following her graduation, Irene attended...