Vernelle V. Brown
May 29, 2018
Mrs. Vernelle V. McGauley Brown, 82, of 117 Bent Court, Blackshear, GA, was called home to eternal rest Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross, while surrounded by her loving family.
Her Beginning
She was born in Waycross, January 19, 1936, to the late Fred and Effie McGauley. She was the 10th...
Sylvester Moses
May 23, 2018
Mr. Sylvester Moses, age 80, of Ludowici, GA; formerly of Blackshear, passed Wednesday, May 23rd at the Coastal Manor Nursing facility in Ludowici.
He was born to the late Mr. Lester Alfred Moses and Mrs. Laura Iona Shuman Moses in Blackshear on July 19, 1937. At an early age, he joined the Piney Grove Freewill Baptist Church....
Abraham Thompson
May 15, 2018
Mr. Abraham Thompson, Sr., 65, of Blackshear entered into eternal rest suddenly on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross, GA. Born in Blackshear, GA on November 29, 1952, he was the youngest of 11 children born to Lonnie Thompson, Sr. and Susie Washington Thompson. He was affectionately known as Lee to his family. He was...
Brandi Charmaine Merday
May 7, 2018
Brandi Charmaine Calandra Merday, 28, of Offerman, slipped away Monday, May 7, 2018, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
She was born December 16, 1989, in Tacoma, WA. She was the eldest child of Roderick Merday Sr. and Rosemary Hardy Merday. She was bound for big city dreams even as a child. At the tender age...
Mae Alice Gilyard
May 5, 2018
Mae Alice Gilyard, 57, affectionally known as Sal, was born on May 21, 1960, in Blackshear, GA; by the hands of Carrie Harris (midwife) to Mae Artis Gilyard and Charles Wise. Mae accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior and never wavered in her faith. Her favorite song was “Trouble Don’t Last Always”.
At a young...
Mae Ola Young
Apr 21, 2018
Mrs. Mae Ola Britton Young, age 93, transitioned from labor to reward on Saturday, April 21st, at Tattnall Healthcare Center, Reidsville, GA. She was born July 1, 1924, to the late Beatrice “Nit” Friesen and Calvin Britton in Pierce County.
She attended Lee St High and graduated from Cordele High School and later joined the military.
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Willie Clinton Coley
Apr 18, 2018
“I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one. I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done.”
Mr. Willie Clinton Coley, age 74, of Pierce County, GA passed Wednesday, April 18th at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross, GA. “Coley” as everyone knew him was born March 25, 1944 in Patterson, GA;...
Julia Merle Hines
Apr 6, 2018
Mrs. Julia Merle Hines, age 80, of Screven, GA, transitioned from labor to reward on Friday evening, April 6, 2018, at her residence. She was born June 5, 1937, to the late Thelma Frazier Cunningham and Lawrence William Brown in Screven, Georgia. She was the widow of Joe L. Hines. She was educated in the Wayne County School System....
Randy Killens, Jr.
Apr 5, 2018
Randy Killens Jr., 21, of Waycross, passed away Thursday April 5, 2018.
He is the son of Marlene Richardson Chavis and the late Randy Killens Sr. and was affectionately known as “RJ.”
He attended school both in Ware County School System and Valdosta High School and graduated from Valdosta High in 2015. He excelled in...
Francis Ann Mackey
Mar 31, 2018
Ms. Francis Ann Mackey, age 62, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 31, 2018, at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross, after a sudden illness.
She was born in Blackshear November 7, 1955, to the late Lucille Mackey and Jim C. Smith Jr. Fran, as she was affectionately known, attended school in Blackshear and was loved by her family...
Edith Jean Johnson
Mar 13, 2018
Ms. Edith Jean Johnson, age 89, of 1021 Congress St., Waycross, GA, transitioned from her earthly home to her reward on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Mama Jean as she was affectionately known transitioned peacefully at home surrounded with loved ones at her bedside. She was born to the late K.D. Bivins and the late Helen Boyd Kinlorch in Waycross....
Otis Fuller, Jr.
Mar 9, 2018
Mr. Otis “Doo Da” Fuller Jr., age 83, of 3155 Lucas St., Patterson, GA, passed away early Friday morning, March 9, 2018, at his residence. He was born September 1, 1934 in Mershon, GA, and was a son of the late Otis Fuller Sr. and Katie Mae Gardner Fuller. He was married to Betty Milledge Fuller. He attended the...
Annie Muriel Harris
Mar 7, 2018
Mrs. Annie Muriel Harris, age 81, of 5115 Auriella St., entered into the greatest celebration on her birthday singing in the Heavenly choir for the Lord, March 7, 2018, with loved ones at her bedside. She was born March 7, 1937, to the late Ison Rogers and Annie Mae Arthur in Glennville, GA (Tattnall County). She was raised by...
Elnora M. Twyne
Feb 25, 2018
“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heavens.” Ecclesiastes 3:1
Elnora Mernerva Britton Twyne, 91, departed this life Sunday morning, February 25, 2018, at Garden View Retirement Assisted Living Facility in Blackshear.
A time to be born
She was born October 29, 1926, in Blackshear to...
Loretta Jean Graham
Feb 23, 2018
Mrs. Loretta Jean Young Graham, 45, passed away Friday, February 23, 2018, at the Bacon County Hospital in Alma, GA, after an illness.
“Cookie”, as she was affectionately called, was born on July 27, 1972, to Rosie Lee Young and the late Mack Marion Sr.
She received her formal education from the Bacon County School...
Aquasha Lashae Brown
Feb 20, 2018
“A limb has fallen from the family tree. I keep hearing a voice that says, Grieve not for me. Remember the best times, the laughter, the song. The good life I lived while I was strong. Continue my heritage, I’m counting on you. Keep smiling and surely the sun will shine through. My mind is at ease, my soul...
Harvey Lee Anderson
Feb 12, 2018
Mr. Harvey Lee “Buster” Anderson Jr., passed from this world Monday, February 12th at Memorial Satilla Health following a long illness. He was born January 29, 1960, in Ware County to Harvey Lee Anderson Sr., and Nina Mae Foster Leggett. He received his formal education in the Waycross school system; he was also a member of the 1978 State...
Martha Leaphart
Feb 10, 2018
Mrs. Martha Shaw “Mott” Leaphart, 68, of 811 Cherry St., Waycross, passed away early Saturday morning, February 10, 2018, at Hospice Satilla Hospice House in Waycross, with loved ones at her bedside. God called his Angel home. “We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.” 2...
Jerry Frank Davis
Feb 6, 2018
Mr. Jerry Frank Davis, age 78, of Waycross, GA, passed away on February 6, 2018 in Pierce County. He was the son of the late Mrs. Ola Mae Curtis Davis and Mr. Cleveland Davis. Jerry was a passionate nurse for many years at Satilla Regional Hospital in Waycross. Memorialization is through Cremation. Final and and most sacred arrangements are...
Herbert Taylor, Jr.
Feb 2, 2018
Herbert Taylor Jr., age 76 of Hoboken, Georgia was born October 1, 1941, in Mayday, Georgia. He went home to be with the Lord at the Hospice Satilla House in Waycross, GA on Friday, February 2, 2018. He was born to the late Herbert, Sr. and Retha Mae Sanders Taylor. After the death of his mother, his...
