OBITUARIES

Oct 20, 2021

Mr. John Carl Samples, Sr., 95, of Swainsboro passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at Emanuel County Nursing Home following an extended illness.

Mr. Samples was born January 16, 1926, in Twin City (Graymont) to the late Robert Samples and Elsie Samples. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, John Samples, Jr.; daughter, Linda Samples;...

Oct 20, 2021

Mrs. Pauline Tinagero, 84, of Swainsboro passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at AU Medical Center following an extended illness.

Mrs. Tinagero was born November 7, 1936, in Forchheim, Germany to the late Carl Hinterholzinger and Babette Rascher.  She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ramon Tinagero, Sr.; brothers, Michael Buttner, Philip Rascher.  Mrs. Tinagero...

Oct 20, 2021

Charles William Stewart, Sr., 87, died on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 in Statesboro, Georgia at Ogeechee Area Hospice.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00pm Saturday October 23 at Twin City United Methodist Church with Reverend Mark Miller and Reverend David Donnan officiating. The family will receive friends in the church sanctuary at 1:00pm.  A graveside...

Oct 20, 2021

Mrs. Mary Nell Hilliard, 70, of Midville passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at AU Medical Center following an extended illness.

Mrs. Hilliard was born October 28, 1950, in Vidalia to the late Robert T Peebles, Sr. and Donnell Newsome Peebles.  She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Margaret Ann Peebles, Carolyn Peebles.  Mrs. Hilliard...

Oct 18, 2021

Mr. Tyler Sasha Rayne Beckworth, 29, of Swainsboro passed away Monday, October 18, 2021, following injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

Mr. Beckworth was born September 17, 1992, in Swainsboro to Ronnie Brown and Tammy Beckworth Brown. He was preceded in death by his brother, Troy Boulineau, Jr.; maternal grandfathers, Johnny Waters, Sr. and Hugh “Pete”...

Oct 18, 2021

Mr. Jonathan Ivey “Big John” Scott, 56, of Swainsboro passed away Monday, October 18, 2021, at his residence following an extended illness.

Mr. Scott was born August 13, 1965, in Swainsboro to the late Thomas David Scott, Sr. and Lois Riner Scott. He was preceded in death by his parents. Jonathan went to Swainsboro High School and...

Oct 16, 2021

Mr. Tony Foskey, 69, of Oak Park passed away Friday, October 16, 2021, at his residence following an extended illness.

Mr. Foskey was born March 28, 1952, in Riverside, NJ to the late Alvin Foskey and Pauline Collins Phillips. He was preceded in death by his father; brother, Jerry Foskey; maternal grandparents, Guyton and Laura Wheeler Collins. ...

Oct 15, 2021

Mr. Solomon Edger Wiggins, 84, of Swainsboro passed away Friday, October 15, 2021, at his residence following an extended illness.

Mr. Wiggins was born September 21, 1937, in Swainsboro to the late Edger Wiggins and Bessie Moring Wiggins. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Mary Alice Fulmore Wiggins; son, Joel Wiggins; sister, Georgia Mae...

Oct 14, 2021

Mr. David Loydd Price, 79, of Swainsboro passed away Thursday, October 14, 2021, at his residence following an extended illness.

Mr. Price was born August 25, 1942, in Swainsboro to the late Eugene Price and Nora Sanders Price. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Eugene Price; sister, Betty Elizabeth Beckham. Mr. Price loved playing...

Oct 11, 2021

Mrs. Bryleen McCullough Williamson, 89, of Rockledge passed away Monday, October 11, 2021, at her residence following an extended illness.

Mrs. Williamson was born April 20, 1932, in Laurens County to the late Clarence McCullough and Mamie Register McCullough. She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Kenneth Hilbun; second husband, Murriel Williamson; brother, Joseph...

Oct 11, 2021

Mr. Olin D. Mercer, 86, of Garfield passed away Monday, October 11, 2021, at his residence following an extended illness.

Mr. Mercer was born October 8, 1935, in Wausau, FL to the late Brown Mercer and Vera Owens Mercer. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, T. D. Mercer, Howard Mercer. Mr. Mercer worked with...

Oct 10, 2021

Mrs. Dorothy Frances Rowland, 89, of Swainsboro passed away Sunday, October 10, 2021, at Emanuel County Nursing Home following an extended illness.

Mrs. Rowland was born September 14,1932, in Greenville, SC to the late Curtis Durden and Myrtle Broome Durden.  She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Hubert Reeves Rowland; son, Danny Hugh Rowland; daughter,...

Oct 8, 2021

Mrs. Mary Lynn Mikell, 58, of Metter passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021.

Mrs. Mikell was born December 21, 1963, in Corning, New York to the late Harry Fleming and Joan Davis. She was preceded in death by her father; husband, Jack Mikell; daughter, Hope Pitts. She was a member of the Methodist Church. She loved fishing,...

Oct 7, 2021

Mr. David “Shorty” Grimes, 77, of Twin City passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021, at his residence following an extended illness.

Mr. Grimes was born July 31, 1944 to the late W.C. Grimes Sr. and Thelma McCullough Grimes.  He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Arlene Grimes; son, Wayne Grimes; brothers, Walter Grimes, Allen Grimes;...

Oct 6, 2021

Mr. George Taylor, Jr., 74, of Swainsboro passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at Augusta University Medical Center following an extended illness.

Mr. Taylor was born in Emanuel County on July 11, 1947 to the late George Taylor, Sr. and Hattie Bell Adams Taylor.  He was preceded in death by his parents; mother/aunt, Ella Mae Phillips; brother,...

Oct 6, 2021

Mr. Jamison Franklin Glisson passed away peacefully at his home in Swainsboro, Georgia on October 6, 2021, surrounded by his family.

Mr. Glisson was born on October 24, 1933, to the late Willis Glisson and Lillian Miller. He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant daughter, sisters, Loree Brantley and Shirley Ely, brothers, Tommy Glisson,...

Oct 4, 2021

Mrs. Martha Y. Claxton, 88, of Swainsboro passed away Monday, October 4, 2021, at her residence following an extended illness.

Mrs. Claxton was born August 19,1933 to the late George A. Youngblood and Mary Lou Black Youngblood.  She was preceded in death by her parents; husband of 66 years, John Claxton; brothers, Wilbur Youngblood, Elmo Youngblood, Kenneth...

Oct 3, 2021

Mrs. Helen Dalton passed away at the age of 76 on Sunday, October 3, 2021, surrounded by her children after a brief hospitalization in Leesburg, Florida.  Mrs. Dalton was born on March 4th, 1945, on a bright, cool Sunday morning in a cotton field in Kite, Georgia to Milton Russell and Maggie Ruth Price Sheppard. Helen was a devoted...

Oct 2, 2021

Mrs. Crystal Marie Brantley Lee, 41, of Kite, Georgia, passed away at Piedmont Macon North Hospital of complications from COVID-19.  Crystal went to be with her Lord Saturday, October 2, 2021.

Crystal was born March 20, 1980, to Celia Mathis and the late Ronnie Brantley and Omer Mathis.  She was preceded in death by her daddies, Ronnie...

Oct 1, 2021

Mr. Rex Johnson, 52, of Swainsboro passed away Friday, October 1, 2021, at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro Ga due to a brief illness.

Mr. Johnson was born June 25, 1969, in Garfield to the late B.L. Johnson and Mary Ellen Johnson.   He was preceded in death by his parents. Mr. Johnson was an overall...