Obituaries

Mar 13, 2019

Brooklet, GA

Mr. Thomas Edgar Lanier, age 75, died Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at Ogeechee Area Hospice after a long illness. The native and lifelong resident of Bulloch County was a 1961 graduate of Southeast Bulloch High School. Mr. Lanier worked at Cooper-Wiss and retired from the Bulloch County Board of Education. He was a member of...

Mar 10, 2019

Statesboro, GA

Mr. Jacob Mooney Prosser, age 93, died Sunday, March 10, 2019 at Willow Pond after a long illness. The Bulloch County native was a graduate of Statesboro High School class of 1943. He proudly served his country as a Marine during World War II. After the war, he attended the University of Oklahoma...

Mar 10, 2019

Brooklet, GA

Mr. Jackie “Jack” Odean Mallard, age 83, died Sunday March 10, 2019 at his residence. The Bulloch County native was a lifelong resident of Brooklet. Jack was a graduate of Brooklet High School in 1953. He served two years in the United States Army and was an auto mechanic. All his life he...

Mar 6, 2019

On Wednesday, March 6, 2019, Ms. Elizabeth Cook Smith (“Ms. Libba”), loving mother of four children and loving grandmother of 25 grand/great grandchildren, passed away at the age of 90. Ms. Libba was born on November 17, 1928 in Rome, Georgia to Harry Edgar Sr. and Wilma Gaston Cook. She was raised in her parents’ loving home in Parrott,...

Feb 28, 2019

Brooklet, GA

Carl Dean Henley, age 74, passed away February 28, 2019 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah. Dean was born August 14, 1944 in Statesboro and was raised in Eldora. He was a 1962 graduate of Southeast Bulloch High School. In his early 20s, he raced in the Nascar Grand National Series. Dean was...

Feb 28, 2019

Brooklet, GA

Paulette Morgan Stills, age 58, died Thursday February 28, 2019 at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah after a long illness. The Emanuel County native had lived most her life in Brooklet. The graduate of Southeast Bulloch High School worked at King Finishing for 38 years. She was a member of Bright Light Baptist Church.

Feb 27, 2019

Statesboro, GA

Dr. Robert Eugene Lingle of Statesboro, GA went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 26, 2019.  Dr. Robert was born August 27, 1932 to the late Samuel H Lingle and Della I Ditzel.  A graduate of Messiah College, Stetson University and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Robert pastored churches in Florida, South Carolina,...

Feb 23, 2019

Daniel “Dan” Clifford Hollingsworth, age 79, got his new life celebrating in Heaven February 23, 2019. The Bulloch County native was born to Jasper Lee and Sara Lou Hollingsworth on December 3, 1939. Dan served his country in the United States Army. He was the owner of H&B Construction Company. Dan loved going camping and listening to Blue Grass...

Feb 21, 2019

Brooklet, GA

Joseph Michael Reece, age 35, passed away at his residence after a long illness. The Fort Oglethorpe, Ga native moved to Bulloch County in 2014. Joseph was a peace maker who loved life. He always had a good sense of humor and had a lot of fun with his sister Stephanie. Joseph was a member...

Feb 12, 2019

Statesboro, GA

Mr. Johnny Lee Thomas, age 81, passed away Tuesday February 12, 2019 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah after a brief illness. The Rockingham, N.C. native had made Statesboro his home for the past 47 years. He was employed with the city of Statesboro for 27 years. Johnny enjoyed fishing and gardening.

He...

Feb 12, 2019

Statesboro, GA

Shirley Ann Williams George, age 75, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019 with her loving family by her side at Landmark Hospital of Savannah after a lengthy illness. Shirley graduated from Jenkins County High School and became a beautician. She loved watching old western movies, was passionate about shopping for shoes, knitting and...

Feb 11, 2019

Statesboro, GA Dr. Amberys R. “Toby” Whittle, age 83, died February 11, 2019 at Landmark Hospital in Savannah.   He was born in Burlington, N.C. in 1935 and received three degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  He taught at Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee 1961-64 and received the M.A. degree in 1965 and the Ph.D. degree...

Feb 10, 2019

Statesboro, GA

Thomas H. “Tommy” Cassedy, age 81, passed away Sunday February 10, 2019, at Browns Health & Rehabilitation Center under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. The native and life-long resident of Bulloch County was a Primitive Baptist who loved his family. Tommy attended Statesboro High School and was the manager of the first...

Feb 7, 2019

Statesboro, GA

William A. “Hank” Dutton, age 71, died Thursday, February 7, 2019 at his residence under the care of hospice. The Fulton County native had lived in Statesboro the past 27 years. Mr. Dutton was a retired construction superintendent and a member of the U.S. Navy.

Surviving is his wife of 50 years, Sylvia...

Feb 4, 2019

Ryan Alan Miles, age 43, passed from this life to his eternal one in God's heaven on Monday, February 4, 2019 at the Medical Center in Macon, Georgia. His life was an inspiration to many and a testament of his heavenly Father's great love and grace. He served as a deacon at Norman Town Baptist Church and...

Jan 29, 2019

Portal, GA

Mr. Roy E. Woods, age 67, died Wednesday January 29, 2019 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. The Bulloch County native was an auto/lawn mower mechanic and served in the Navy.

Mr. Woods is preceded in death by his father, Doy Edward Woods and two brothers, Johnny Ray Woods...

Jan 26, 2019

Bonnie Deal Lee, age 89, died Saturday, January 26, 2019 at East GA Regional Medical Center. The native and lifelong resident of Bulloch County was born August 17, 1929. Bonnie was a homemaker, member of Friendship Baptist Church, Middleground Homemakers Club and the Middleground Coffee Group. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She is Preceded in...

Jan 25, 2019

Roxie A. Remley, age 99, died Friday January 25, 2019 at the Ogeechee Area Hospice House. She was born October 2, 1919 at the Remley Home place near Darlington, Indiana and her parents were John E. and Helen Elmira Lynch Remley. At age 11 she was baptized at the Methodist Church in Darlington, Indiana by Rev. Kuonem. Roxie graduated...

Jan 1, 1970

Lenena Gay Poole at the age of 65, passed away at her home in Portal, GA on Friday, October 21st, 2022. Lenena was born in Jacksonville, FL on January 2nd of 1957. During Lenena's life, she proudly worked for Merita Bread and Walmart.

She moved a few years ago to the Statesboro/Portal area where she...

Jan 1, 1970

Alan Eugene Dutcher, age 64, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 23, 2022. Born in Regensburg, Germany, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Marla (Lang) Dutcher.  In addition to this parents, he is preceded in death by his brother, Ronnie Dutcher of Savannah, Georgia.

Alan was a longtime member of the Boilermakers Union #26...