OBITUARIES

May 25, 2022

Mr. Robert L. Jackson, 80, departed this life on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at Capitol Health Hospital in Hopewell, NJ.

Mr. Robert L. Jackson was born April 6, 1942, in Swainsboro, GA. He was the sixth of seven children born to Paul Jackson, Sr. and Lula Turner Jackson. He was preceded in death by his parents; three...

May 25, 2022

Mr. Randy Fields, 68, of Swainsboro passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at Emanuel Medical Center following an extended illness.

Mr. Fields was born July 4, 1953, in Swainsboro to W. E. Fields and Mary Ann Price Fields. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Billy Ray Fields, Toby Fields; sister, Gloria Kitchens; fur baby,...

May 22, 2022

Mr. Ralph Earl Dillon, 85, of Swainsboro passed away Sunday, May 22, 2022, at Comfort Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wadley following an extended illness.

Mr. Dillon was born June 13, 1936, in Ferndale, MI to William Earl Dillon and Ruth Ellen Duquette Dillon. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife, Elizabeth Ellen...

May 18, 2022

Mr. Milton R. Womack, 73, of Swainsboro passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Emanuel Medical Center following an extended illness.

Mr. Womack was born September 1, 1948, in Millen to Garth D. Womack and Irene Joiner Womack Free. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Daniel Womack; sister, Nancy McCarter. Mr. Womack was a...

May 17, 2022

Mr. Shannon Devar Brown, 41, of Oak Park passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia following a brief illness.

Mr. Brown was born April 11, 1981, in Swainsboro to Clayton Frank Brown and Carnita Harden Brown. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Shania Brown.

He is survived...

May 16, 2022

Mrs. Betty Jo May, 81, of Swainsboro passed away Monday, May 16, 2022, at Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin following an extended illness.

Mrs. May was born March 20, 1941, in Swainsboro to Milton T. Anderson and Alma Peebles Anderson. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Angela Anderson. Mrs. May was a retired...

May 15, 2022

Ms. Barbara Tanner Edwards, 65, of Wrightsville passed away Sunday, May 15, 2022, at her residence following an extended illness.

Ms. Edwards was born April 3, 1957, in Bartow to Bennie Tanner and Mary Garner Tanner. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lewis Hanson Edwards, Sr.; sisters, Mary Ann Fanning, Judy White, Lynn Harrell;...

May 12, 2022

Mr. James Jackson “JJ” Swain, Jr., 64, of Swainsboro passed away Thursday, May 12, 2022, at Emanuel Medical Center following a brief illness.

JJ was born February 21, 1958, in Macon, GA to the late James Jackson Swain and Karen Tucker Swain. JJ was very talented and skilled in auto body work and painting cars, some referred...

May 7, 2022

Mrs. Lorraine Kingery, 76, of Swainsboro passed away Saturday, May 7, 2022, at Select Medical in Savannah following an extended illness.

Mrs. Kingery was born March 3, 1946, in Savannah to Mike Kingery and Lucille Kingery. She was preceded in death by her parents. Mrs. Kingery loved reading, cross-stitching, and spending time outdoors. She was a very...

May 6, 2022

Mrs. Dana M. Stanford, 56, of Ty Ty passed away Friday, May 6, 2022, at her residence following an extended illness.

Mrs. Stanford was born April 24, 1966, in Adrian to Harvey J. Meeks and Susie Webb Meeks. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Darrell Meeks. Mrs. Stanford enjoyed flowers and arts and...

Apr 25, 2022

Mr. Frank Edward Hall, 69, of Swainsboro passed away Monday, April 25, 2022, at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro following an extended illness.

Mr. Hall was born September 24, 1952, in Swainsboro to Carl W. Hall and Margaret Edwards Hall. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Kathy Hall. Mr. Hall served...

Apr 23, 2022

Ms. Hazel O’Neal Jenkins, 81, of Swainsboro passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Memorial Health in Savannah following an extended illness.

Ms. Jenkins was born November 22, 1940, in Sylvania to Jessie Kerr Jenkins and Vivian Francis Dickey Jenkins. She was preceded in death by her parents and sisters, Susan Naomi Jenkins of Knoxville, TN and...

Apr 22, 2022

Mrs. Vonell “Nell” Williams Braswell Pollette, 85, of Swainsboro passed away Friday, April 22, 2022, at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro following an extended illness.

Mrs. Pollette was born September 25, 1936, in Adrian to Claude Williams and Gladene Smith Williams. She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Tedford Braswell; second husband, Hugh Pollette;...

Apr 16, 2022

Ms. Donna Hendrix, 62, of Swainsboro passed away Saturday, April 16, 2022, at Emanuel County Nursing Home following an extended illness.

Ms. Hendrix was born December 5, 1959, in Swainsboro to Raymond Hendrix, Jr. and Vivian Hudson Hendrix. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Stephen Hudson Hendrix, Timothy Wayne Hendrix, Andrew Blake Hendrix. Ms....

Apr 16, 2022

Mrs. Elaine Poole Passmore, 68, of Swainsboro passed away Saturday, April 16, 2022, at Emanuel Medical Center following an extended illness.

Mrs. Passmore was born January 9, 1954, in Swainsboro to Lester Hyman Poole and Sara Lawson Poole. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Doyle “Bubba” Passmore; brothers, Wyman Poole, Billy Poole. Mrs. Passmore...

Apr 13, 2022

Mrs. Phyllis Sue Rodgers O’Hail, 84, was called home by her Heavenly Father on April 13, 2022.

Mrs. O’Hail was born March 30, 1938, in a cabin in Kingsland, AR to John “JB” Burton Rodgers and Carmen “Bernice” Morgan Rodgers. She was preceded in death by her parents and son, Joseph Calvin O’Hail. She graduated class of...

Apr 12, 2022

Mrs. Sarah Lamb Logue, 81, of Twin City passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at her residence following an extended illness.

Mrs. Logue was born January 12, 1941, in Swainsboro to Moyese Lamb and Lillian Hooks Lamb Way. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Clayton Novell Logue; son, Timothy Novell Logue; sister, Wanda L....

Apr 11, 2022

Jakob Tyler “Jake” Lively, age 18, of Vidalia, died Monday, April 11, 2022, at his home after a brief illness.  He was a native of Toombs County and lived there all of his life.  He was a senior at Toombs County High School and was a recent graduate of the Class of 2022.  Jake loved baseball, duck and quail...

Apr 10, 2022

Mrs. Jessie Dell Samples, 93, of Swainsboro passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022, at Emanuel County Nursing Home following extensive time in hospice care.

Mrs. Samples was born May 10, 1928, in Emanuel County to Jesse Strobridge and Millie Brown Strobridge. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John C. Samples, Sr.; son, John C....

Apr 5, 2022

Mrs. Mary Ruth Sheffield, 91, of Kite passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at Emanuel Medical Center following a brief illness.

Mrs. Sheffield was born April 1, 1931, in Vilas, NC to Robert Church and Carrie Walls Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, William A. Sheffield; daughters, Margie Sheffield, Mary Sue McCool; grandson,...