OBITUARIES
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Danny Wayne Mills
Jun 27, 2015
Mr. Danny Wayne Mills, 59, of Hawkinsville passed away Saturday, June 27, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Mills was born June 16, 1956 in Quincy Florida to the late Billy Dean Mills and Eva Pearl McNure Mills. Mr. Mills was employed with Grilliot Trucking as a mechanic. He loved to fish and was very outgoing. Mr. Mills was a spirited...
Harold Gene Jackson
Jun 11, 2015
Mr. Harold G. Jackson, 77, of Midville passed away Thursday afternoon, June 11, 2015 at the Aiken Regional Medical Center in Aiken following an extended illness. Mr. Jackson was born August 7, 1937 in Augusta to the late Alvin B. Jackson and Inez Baldwin Jackson. He was preceded in death by his sister, Gayle Jackson-Anderson; brother, Richard Jackson. Mr. Jackson...
Pamela J. "Pj" Stapleton
Jun 5, 2015
Mrs. Pamela P. (PJ) Stapleton, 73, of Swainsboro passed away Friday morning, June 5 2015 at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Stapleton was born March 24, 1942 in Jacksonville, Florida to the late James Monroe Dukes, Sr. and Dorothy Stevenson Dukes. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Lucian Elzie Stapleton, Elmer Lindsey and Billy Barber; daughter,...
Bertha Mae Stapleton
May 18, 2015
Mrs. Bertha Mae Stapleton, 85, formerly of Kite passed away Monday evening, May 18, 2015 at the Wrightsville Manor following an extended illness. Mrs. Stapleton was born November 15, 1929 in Swainsboro to the late Thomas Watson Scarboro and Edna Rushing Scarboro. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Mabel Bennett, Sadie Herrington and Lillie Mae Harmon; brothers, Willie...
Melissa Ann Kitchens
May 6, 2015
Mrs. Melissa Ann Kitchens, 48, of Newnan and Swainsboro passed away Wednesday morning, May 6, 2015 at the Southern Crescent Hospital for Specialty Care in Riverdale following an extended illness. Mrs. Kitchens was born March 21, 1967 in Swainsboro to Curly Kitchens and Gloria Fields Kitchens. She was preceded in death by her Aunt Shirley (Kitchens) Grant, Uncle Billy Ray...
Lt. Ricky Thurman
May 4, 2015
Lt. Ricky Thurman, 54, of Swainsboro passed away Monday, May 4, 2015 at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia. Lt. Thurman succumbed to his injuries he received fighting a structure fire April 24, 2015. Lt. Thurman was born February 7, 1961 in Swainsboro to Bobby Thurman and Emmie Joyce Bedgood Thurman. He was preceded in death by his mother, Emmie...
Merita B Wilkerson
Apr 30, 2015
Mrs. Merita B. “Rita” Wilkerson, 63, of Swainsboro died Thursday afternoon, April 30, 2015 at the Emanuel Medical Center following a brief illness. Mrs. Wilkerson was born in Swainsboro to the late Buford Barber and Lola Bell Meeks Johnson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Larry F. Wilkerson; infant son, Shannon Wilkerson; sister, Dorothy Nell Taylor. Mrs. Wilkerson...
William H. Haskins, Jr.
Apr 26, 2015
Mr. William H. “Bill” Haskins, Jr., 73, of Swainsboro passed away Sunday, April 26, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Haskins was born December 3, 1941 in Keokuk, Iowa to the late Williams H. Haskins, Sr. and Pauline Isabelle Rose Haskins. He was preceded in death by his sons, Scott Haskins and Danny Haskins; daughters, Gidget Haskins...
B. J. Williamson
Apr 21, 2015
Mr. B. J. Williamson, 35, of Aiken SC passed away Tuesday night, April 21, 2015 at his residence following a brief illness. Mr. Williamson was born June 12, 1979 in Swainsboro to Benny Williams, Sr. and Helen Canady Williamson. Mr. Williamson was a 1997 graduate of Swainsboro High School and a resident of Emanuel County until moving to Aiken three...
Wayne David Grimes
Apr 8, 2015
Mr. Wayne David Grimes, 47, of Twin City passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at his residence following a brief illness. Mr. Grimes was born July 12, 1967 in Metter to David and Arlene Grimes. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Willie and Lola Gay; paternal grandparents, W. C. and Thelma Grimes. Mr. Grimes was high school...

James Allen Hunt, Jr.
Apr 7, 2015
Mr. James Allen Hunt, Jr., 70, of Swainsboro passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at the Pruitt Health Nursing Home of Swainsboro following an extended illness. Mr. Hunt was born November 3, 1944 to James A. Hunt, Sr. and Eloise Stearns Hunt. He was preceded in death by his wife, Cheryl Diane Chester Hunt; father, James A. Hunt, Sr.; brother,...
Jerry Lee "Cowboy" Burke
Apr 6, 2015
Mr. Jerry Lee “Cowboy” Burke, 68, of Swainsboro passed away Monday, April 6, 2015 at the Pruitt Health Nursing Home of Swainsboro following an extended illness. Mr. Burke was born December 22, 1946 in Millen to the late Arnold Burke and Vity Williams Burke. He was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Courtney Burke; brother, Joseph Burke; sister, Pearl Williams...

Billie L. Hood
Apr 4, 2015
Mrs. Billie L. Hood, 76, of Kite passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015 at the University Hospital in Augusta. Mrs. Hood was born July 2, 1938 in Reidsville GA to the late William Linton Kitchens and Annie Montgomery Kitchens. Mrs. Hood lived in Soperton during her teenage years and moved to Kite when she married Mr. Edwin Hood 55 years...
Hubert Thompson
Apr 1, 2015
Mr. Hubert Thompson, 73, of Nunez passed away Wednesday morning, April 1, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Thompson was born July 8, 1941 in Swainsboro to the late Guyton Thompson and Callie Wilkes Thompson. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Guyton Thompson, Jr. and Billy Thompson; sisters, Clyde Canady Helen Paris, Sara Lou Love. Mr. Thompson was a...
Nancy Patton
Apr 1, 2015
Mrs. Nancy Lipps Patton, 61, of Swainsboro died Wednesday morning, April 1, 2015 at the Pruitt Health Swainsboro following an extended illness. Mrs. Patton was born July 9, 1953 in London Kentucky to the late John Lipps and Maude Baker Lipps. She was preceded in death by her sister, Mary Holland. Mrs. Patton lived in London Kentucky until 1979 when...
Jason Edwin Shirey
Mar 26, 2015
Mr. Jason Edwin Shirey, 39, of Barnesville passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015 at the Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston following a brief illness. Mr. Shirey was born May 30, 1975 in Macon to Don and Geri Shirey. He was preceded in death by his father, Don Shirey; maternal grandparents, Melvin and Alice Brady; paternal grandparents, Grady and Vicy...
Lizzie Lee Welch
Mar 23, 2015
Mrs. Lizzie L. Welch, 81, of Midville passed away Monday, March 23, 2015 at the Emanuel Medical Center following an extended illness. Mrs. Welch was born November 5, 1933 in Union Springs, AL to the late Gilbert R. Hall, Sr and Erah Lou Cook Hall. In 1985, Mrs. Welch moved to Summertown with her family. She loved gardening and was...
Earnestine Marsh Rich
Mar 22, 2015
Mrs. Earnestine Marsh Rich, 64, of Swainsboro passed away Sunday, March 22, 2015 at the Emanuel Medical Center from injuries sustained from an automobile accident. Mrs. Rich was born December 28, 1949 in Metter to the late Earnest Marsh and Jewel Brown Marsh. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Earnest Rich; sister, Hilda Rich. Mrs. Rich was...
Jim Lewis Henry
Mar 18, 2015
Mr. Jim Lewis Henry, 68, of Swainsboro passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at the Georgia Regents University in Augusta following an extended illness. Mr. Henry was born June 8, 1946 in Swainsboro to the late Ridgeway Henry and Leila R. Flanders Henry. Mr. Henry was a life long resident of Emanuel County. He was owner and operator of Jim’s...

Michael John Hoffman
Mar 13, 2015
Mr. Michael John Hoffman, 35, of Swainsboro passed away Friday, March 13, 2015 at his residence. Services will be private. Survivors include his parents, Danny and Kathy Hoffman of Swainsboro; brother, Daniel G. Hoffman, Jr. (Michelle) of Florida; sisters, Melissa (Chris) Cann of Swainsboro and Betty Ann (Phil) Deysher of Pennsylvania; one niece Noelle Cann; four nephews, Andrew Robert Cann,...