Obituaries

Jun 9, 2019

Statesboro, GA

Shirley Hortense O'Brien, age 83, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 9, 2019.

She was born in Berwyn, Maryland, on February 3, 1936. Shirley was a long-time resident of Danville, Virginia, who had recently relocated to Statesboro, Georgia.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul...

May 28, 2019

Statesboro, GA

The Lord called Mrs. Betty M.  Demers home on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Born January 8, 1930, Mrs. Demers passed away at her daughter’s home in Statesboro surrounded by her family and loved ones. Betty was born and raised in Emanuel County. At the age of 21, she moved to California and became a swimsuit...

May 24, 2019

Statesboro, GA

Mrs. Kathryn S. York, age 68, passed away Friday at Candler Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Lancaster, SC and graduated from North Greenville College in Greenville, SC. After moving to Statesboro she obtained her nursing degree from Armstrong State College. She was employed with Bulloch Memorial Hospital as an...

May 21, 2019

Dennis Wayne Brittingham, born in Atlanta on April 19, 1957, he spent his entire life working and living in the Atlanta area. Dedicated to scholarship, Dennis graduated Sequoyah High School in Doraville, 1975. He graduated Emory University with a B.A., Political Science, 1978. He worked for Equifax, Dean-Witter, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill Lynch over a 39-year career. Dennis passed...

May 19, 2019

Statesboro, GA

Pearl Riggs, age 84, went home to be with her Lord on May 19, 2019. The Emanuel County native had lived in Pooler and Savannah in her childhood years. She graduated from Commercial High School in 1954. After living in Rincon from 1972 until 1999, she moved to Statesboro to be close to family and...

May 18, 2019

Statesboro, GA

Cynthia Roberts Besser, age 57, passed away unexpectantly at her home Saturday May 18, 2019. Cindy was a native of Douglas, Georgia. She moved to Statesboro with her dad as a young child. A graduate of Statesboro High School, she received a degree in Special Education from Georgia Southern University. She worked as a Special...

May 17, 2019

Statesboro, GA

Geraldine Tobias, age 73, passed away Friday May 17, 2019 after a brief illness.

She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Raymond Tobias; two daughters, Lenore LaBree (Randy) of Bulloch County and Sharon Frost (Bill) of Duluth, GA; one son, George Tobias (Linda) of Wallkill, NY; grandchildren, Eddie Freber (Katie), Kristin...

May 17, 2019

Statesboro, GA

Shirley Y. Davis, age 67, passed away peacefully at her home Friday May 17, 2019. The Bulloch County native was a social worker for the Department of Family and Children Services of Bulloch County. She later worked for the Register Post Office. Shirley loved attending Register Baptist Church. She was a loving and caring mother...

May 12, 2019

Statesboro, GA

Mr. Bobby E. Deal, age 81, died Sunday May 12, 2019, at Willow Pond under the care of Regency Southern Care Hospice after a brief illness. He was the son of Emit C and Lucile Roberts Deal of Statesboro. The Bulloch County native was a 1955 graduate of Statesboro High School where he was a...

May 8, 2019

Brooklet, GA

Mrs. Barbara Ann Parrish, age 80, died Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at Ogeechee Area Hospice. Mrs. Parrish, a native of Crawford, OH moved in 1984 to Bulloch County where she resided until her death. She served her community for many years as a Poll Election Manager for Bulloch County. Mrs. Parrish was a member of...

May 4, 2019

Brooklet, GA

Henry Christopher Sokolski, age 55, died Saturday, May 4, 2019, at East Georgia Regional Medical Center after a brief and sudden illness. The Roslyn Heights, New York native had made Brooklet his home since January 2016. Henry was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School and a retired Police officer with the New York City...

Apr 16, 2019

Brooklet, GA

Sybil G. Burnsed, age 66, died Tuesday April 16, 2019, at East Georgia Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. The Chatham County native had lived in Brooklet for the past 42 years. Sybil was a homemaker and a special care taker to her grandson Jesse Ervin Remer Burnsed. She was of the Baptist Faith....

Apr 16, 2019

Statesboro, GA

Glenda H. Coursey, age 70, died Tuesday April 16, 2019, at Heritage Inn Health & Rehabilitation Center. The Bulloch county native lived here all of her life and worked at Shoney’s since 1980. She was a member of Statesboro Assembly of God. Glenda was a loving and caring mother and grandmother.

Surviving are...

Apr 15, 2019

Grace Ann Graham, age 77, died Monday April 15, 2019 at Azalea Health and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. The lifelong resident of Bulloch County was employed over 20 years with Braswell Foods. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Graham.

Surviving are one son, Danny Graham; one daughter, Suzie Ann Fox; two brothers,...

Apr 13, 2019

Aubrey E Pittman, age 83, died Saturday April 13, 2019 at Ogeechee Area Hospice after a long illness. The North Carolina native had lived in Statesboro most of his life. Early in his life he worked in construction in the Virginia ship yards.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Deal Funeral Directors.

Apr 10, 2019

Christine Lanier Stubbs, age 95, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2019, in her home in Metairie, Louisiana.  She was born on December 25, 1923, to Bascom S. and Eudora Ann Bradham Lanier. The youngest of seven children, she grew up in Jenkins County, attending elementary and high school there. She was married to Jesse Lehman Stubbs of Statesboro,...

Apr 4, 2019

Statesboro, GA

Mr. Robert “Bob” Jesse Pope, age 81, died Thursday April 4, 2019. The Atlanta, GA native retired to Statesboro, GA over four years ago to be near his family.

He is survived by his wife, Janie S. Pope; a daughter, Beth Pope Blanchard (Tim); son, William L. Pope; five grandchildren; four great grandchildren;...

Apr 4, 2019

Statesboro, GA

Dr. Paul Edward Hindman, Jr. “Bro. Paul”, age 73, died Thursday April 4, 2019, at his residence after a brief illness. The Atlanta, GA native had lived in the Statesboro area for the past 30 years. Bro. Paul was a graduate of Southern Theological Seminary in Kentucky and a graduate of South University...

Mar 18, 2019

Statesboro, GA

Agatha “Polly” Hodges Hooks, age 86, died Monday, March 18, 2019, at East Georgia Regional Medical Center. The Emanuel County native had lived in Statesboro most of her life. She was a homemaker after working at Rose’s Department Store for 21 years. She was a member of Canoochee Baptist Church.

Mrs. Hooks was...

Mar 18, 2019

Portal, GA

Minnie Lois Crosby Stokes, age 87, passed away to be with her Lord and Savior on March 18, 2019. She was under the loving care of her daughter and Ogeechee Area Hospice. The Telfair County native had lived in the Bulloch county area for over 60 years. She was a homemaker and a charter member...