OBITUARIES

Apr 3, 2022

Mr. David Mark Townsend, 65, Kite passed away Sunday, April 3, 2022, at Emanuel County Nursing Home following an extended illness.

Mr. Townsend was born February 28, 1957, in Swainsboro to Robert F. Townsend and Annie Smith Townsend. He was preceded in death by his father. Mr. Townsend owned and operated his own truck for 30 years....

Apr 2, 2022

Mrs. Norma Jean Boatright, 58, of Swainsboro passed away Saturday, April 2, 2022, at her residence following a brief illness.

Mrs. Boatright was born September 19, 1963, in Swainsboro to Talmadge and Jeanette Odom Davis. She was preceded in death by her parents.  Mrs. Boatright loved her children and grandchildren.  She enjoyed traveling to the beach and...

Mar 31, 2022

Willoise Wilson Brett (affectionately known as “Granny”), always keeping the faith, received her crown of righteousness after fighting the good fight, and finishing the race March 31, 2022.

December 13, 1938, Willoise was born to Murray and Hazel Wilson in Avon Park, FL. She grew up there with her sister, Edith Wilson Gordy. Although she was a...

Mar 25, 2022

Ms. April O. Marble, 58, of Swainsboro passed away Friday, March 25, 2022, at Pruitt Health in Swainsboro following an extended illness.

Ms. Marble was born May 15, 1963, in Bridgeton, NJ to Robert Davis and Mary Nutter Lindsey. She was preceded in death by her father. Ms. Marble was a loving grandmother who enjoyed cooking and...

Mar 23, 2022

Mr. Eugene Hoshell, 86, of Tennille passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at his residence following an extended illness.

Mr. Hoshell was born October 15, 1935, in Chicago, IL to Buist Kinsland and Ethel Koch Kinsland. He served in the U. S. Marines.

Memorial Service will be private and at a later date.

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Mar 22, 2022

Mr. Danny Morgan, 61, of Wrightsville passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at Wrightsville Manor Nursing Home following an extended illness.

Mr. Morgan was born December 10, 1960, in Savannah to Danny Bell Cox and Mary Elizabeth Foster.

Memorial Service will be private and at a later date.

Condolences may be expressed at...

Mar 16, 2022

Penny Morgan, 55, of Aline passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022, under the loving and watchful eye of Mary “Pup” Morgan and GHC Hospice.

Penny was born October 31, 1966, in Metter to Jessie R. “Sonny” Morgan, Jr. and “Pup” Morgan. She was preceded in death by her father. Penny loved watching football and baseball. Her favorite...

Mar 14, 2022

Mr. Ricky Lee Yates, 62, of Garfield peacefully took his last breath Monday, March 14, 2022, at Emanuel Medical Center in Swainsboro with his loving wife by his side.

Mr. Yates was born August 14, 1959, in Norfolk, VA to Herbert Yates and Lessie Stanley Yates. He was preceded in death by his parents; granddaughter, Abbie Grimes;...

Mar 7, 2022

Mr. Terry Michael Gay, 65, of Swainsboro passed away Monday, March 7, 2022, at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta following an extended illness.

Mr. Gay was born April 14, 1956, in Augusta to Thomas Etheld Gay and Edna Stephens Gay. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Francis Dekle Gay; brother, Ronald Gay. Mr....

Mar 6, 2022

Mr. Shaun Mark Holbrook, Jr., 48, of Midway passed away Sunday, March 6, 2022, at St. Joseph’s/Candler Hospital in Savannah following an extended illness.

Mr. Holbrook was born July 17, 1973, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He was preceded in death by his dad, Cecil Scott; maternal grandparents, Michael and Julia Matis; paternal grandfather, Peter Holbrook.

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Mar 4, 2022

Ms. Sheila Boatright, 56, of Swainsboro passed away Friday, March 4, 2022, at her residence following a brief illness.

Ms. Boatright was born July 2, 1965, in Swainsboro to Algie L. Boatright and Margie Hall Boatright. She was preceded in death by her parents and daughter, Renee Boatright. Ms. Boatright was a Swainsboro High School graduate who...

Mar 4, 2022

Mrs. Debra Purvis Barber, 64, of East Dublin passed away Friday, March 4, 2022, at her residence following an extended illness.

Mrs. Barber was born December 16, 1957, in Swainsboro to the late Sam Purvis and Carolyn Abney Purvis. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Janet Slusher.  The younger part of her life, was...

Mar 3, 2022

Mr. Shane Wesley David, 35, of Jacksonville, Fl. passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022, at his residence following a brief illness.

Mr. David was born September 16, 1986, in Jacksonville, Fl. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Curtis Smith; brother, Shannon David; step mother, Mary Nell David.

Survivors include his mother, Charlene...

Feb 25, 2022

Mrs. Evelyn Thompson Beckham, 77, of Swainsboro passed away Friday, February 25, 2022, at Emanuel County Nursing Home following an extended illness.

Mrs. Beckham was born June 8, 1944, in Covena to Guyton Thompson and Callie Wilkes Thompson. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, James E. Beckham; brothers, Hubert Thompson, Billy Thompson, Guyton Thompson,...

Feb 22, 2022

Ms. Gaynell May Hymel, 65, of Swainsboro passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2022, in at AU Medical Center in Augusta following an extended illness.

Ms. Hymel was born April 22, 1956, in Louisiana.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Herbert Kimble and Roberta Rogers; sister, Charlene Robertson; brother, Bobby Kimble.  Ms. Hymel was of the...

Feb 22, 2022

Mrs. Doris “Dottie” Griffin Rountree, 73, of Swainsboro passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at her residence following an extended illness.

Mrs. Rountree was born November 21, 1948, in Lyons to Eric Griffin and Hazel Fuller Griffin. She was preceded in death by her parents; paternal grandparents, Walton and Lillie Griffin; sister, Saundra Martin. Mrs. Dottie enjoyed...

Feb 21, 2022

Mr. Victor Manuel Serrano, Jr., 56, of Swainsboro passed away Monday, February 21, 2022, at his residence following a brief illness.

Mr. Serrano was born November 24, 1965, in Brooklyn, NY to Victor Manuel Serrano and Maria Delourdes Alvira. He was preceded in death by his father. Mr. Serrano attended Presbyterian Church of Swainsboro. He enjoyed cooking...

Feb 14, 2022

Mr. Willie Morris Lockett, Jr., 51, of Louisville passed away Monday, February 14, 2022, at Jefferson Hospital in Louisville following a brief illness.

Mr. Lockett was born April 1, 1970, in Covena to Willie Morris Lockett, Sr. and Christine Davis Turner.

Survivors include his father, Willie (Alberta) Lockett, Sr. of Swainsboro; mother, Christine (Earl) Turner...

Feb 11, 2022

Mrs. Debbie LaVelle Nelms, 67, of Murphy, NC passed away Friday, February 11, 2022, at Hospice of Chattanooga in Chattanooga, TN following an extended illness.

Mrs. Nelms was born August 1, 1954, in Habersham County to William Waymon House and Hazel LaVelle Dean House. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Charles Nelms; brother, Stanley...

Feb 10, 2022

Mildred Sue Canady passed peacefully on Thursday, February 10, 2022, surrounded by loved ones at

Community Hospice in Vidalia, Georgia, following an extended illness and complications from

COVID-19.

Mildred Sue Williamson was born April 14, 1952, in Swainsboro, Georgia, to the late William Dover

Williamson and the late Mildred Sherrod Williamson....