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Sylvia Cowart Jordan
Jun 19, 2012
Mrs. Sylvia Cowart Jordan, 69, of Twin City died Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at the Emanuel County Nursing Home following an extended illness. Mrs. Jordan was born in Swainsboro and a life long residence of Emanuel County. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Allen Cowart and Eva Pearl Clifton Cowart. Mrs. Jordan's favorite past time was watching...
Bonson P. Herrington
Jun 16, 2012
Mr. Bonson P. Herrington, 83, of Wrightsville died Saturday, June 16, 2012 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Herrington was born in Millen and the son of the late Mack and Anne Reeves Herrington. He was the owner and operator of Ralston Purina Store for 30 years. Mr. Herrington loved being with his family and telling people about...
Derrick Hall
May 27, 2012
Mr. Derrick Lynn Hall, 31, of Norristown died Sunday night, May 27, 2012 at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta following an extended illness. Mr. Hall was born in Swainsboro and a life long residence of Emanuel County. His favorite past time was rabbit, coon, and deer hunting. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Rufus and Artie...
Annie Viola Newberry Montgomery
May 14, 2012
Mrs. Annie Viola Newberry Montgomery, 69, of Savannah died Monday evening, May 14, 2012 at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Montgomery was born in Macon and a native of Emanuel County before moving to Savannah. She was preceded in death by her parents Newman and Bessie Ross Newberry; husband, Jerry B. Montgomery, Sr.; brother, Lawrence Newberry; sisters, Betty...
Graham C. Lamb
May 9, 2012
Mr. Graham C. Lamb, 66, of Kite died Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at the V. A. Medical Center in Dublin following an extended illness. Mr. Lamb was born in Swainsboro and life long resident of Emanuel County. He was preceded in death by his parents Chandler and Marguerite Graham Lamb. Mr. Lamb was a tool and die maker before retiring. ...
Barney Mason
Apr 28, 2012
Mr. Barney Mason, 71, of Swainsboro died Saturday morning, April 28, 2012 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Mason was born in Johnson County and a life long resident of Johnson and Emanuel County. He was preceded in death by his parents Jay and Pauline McCoy Mason, brother, Sammy Mason and stepson, Michael Williams. Mr. Mason was a...
Evelyn B. Hendley
Apr 21, 2012
Mrs. Evelyn B. Hendley, 76, of Swainsboro died Saturday evening, April 21, 2012 at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta following a brief illness. Mrs. Hendley was born in Oak Park and a native and life long resident of Emanuel County. She was preceded in death by her parents Benjamin and Daisy Findley Boatright, special mother Addie Lou Boatright...
William Edward "Chester" Higgs, Sr.
Apr 15, 2012
Mr. William E. “Chester” Higgs, Sr., 73, of Vidalia died Sunday morning, April 15, 2012 at the Community Hospice of Vidalia following an extended illness. Mr. Higgs was born to the late Jack and Lucille Phillips Higgs, on March 16, 1939 in their family home, on Harden’s Chapel Road in Lyons, Ga. His family moved to Jacksonville, FL, where he...
James B. "J.B." Colston
Apr 5, 2012
Mr. James B. “J.B.” Colston, 76, of Kite died Thursday morning, April 5, 2012 at his daughters home following a brief illness. Mr. Colston was born in Kite. He moved to Charleston SC later in life where he retired as a machinist before moving back to Kite. Mr. Colston was preceded in death by his father Morgan Colston; sisters, Betty...
Peggy Y. Eason
Mar 26, 2012
Mrs. Peggy Y. Eason, 64, of Swainsboro died Monday, March 26, 2012 at her residence following a brief illness. Mrs. Eason was born in Vidalia GA and lived their most of her life before moving to Swainsboro two years ago. She was preceded in death by her parents James Mose Williams and Rosey Lee Rowland Williams McNair; brothers, Ronald Williams...
Allene Stephens Brown
Mar 21, 2012
Mrs. Allene Stephens Brown, 90, of Swainsboro went to live with Jesus Wednesday, March 21, 2012 A.D. at the East Georgia Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Mrs. Brown was born in Adrian GA and a life long residence of Emanuel Co. She was preceded in death by her parents Charles Alexander Stephens and Mary Elizabeth Douglas Stephens; husband...
Glenda L. Fortner
Mar 20, 2012
Ms. Glenda L. Fortner, 54, of Wrightsville died Tuesday afternoon, March 20, 2012 at the Wrightsville Nursing Home following an extended illness. Ms. Fortner was born in Soperton and lived most of her life in Emanuel and Johnson County. She was preceded in death by her parents Gus Fortner and Louise Williams Fortner. She was a member of Minton Chapel...
Roy Ruston Edenfield
Mar 10, 2012
Mr. Roy Ruston Edenfield, 70, of Milledgeville formally of Swainsboro died Saturday evening, March 10, 2012 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Edenfield was born in Swainsboro. He worked with Perry Construction as a truck driver before retiring. Mr. Edenfield was a member of the Voice of Truth in Irwington, GA. Survivors include his wife of five years,...
James Phillip Passmore
Feb 29, 2012
Mr. James Phillip Passmore, 42, of Swainsboro died Wednesday morning, February 29, 2012 from injuries sustained from an automobile accident. Mr. Passmore was born in Swainsboro and a life long residence of Emanuel County. He was preceded in death by his sister Elizabeth Ashley Passmore. Mr. Passmore served in the Army National Guard for 8 ½ years with the 878...
Billy Thompson
Feb 24, 2012
Mr. Billy Thompson, 65, of Nunez died Friday morning, February 24, 2012 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Thompson was born in Covena and a life long residence of Emanuel County. He was preceded in death by his parents Guyton Thompson and Callie Wilkes Thompson; brother, Guyton Thompson, Jr.; sisters, Helen Paris and Clyde Canady; grandson, Joshua Gage...
Ruby Rachel Fields
Feb 12, 2012
Mrs. Ruby Rachel Fields, 94, of Swainsboro died Sunday afternoon, February 12, 2012 at the Emanuel Medical Center in Swainsboro following an extended illness. Mrs. Fields was born in Kite, Ga. She was preceded in death by her parents Mack Clinton and Mary Elizabeth Meeks Shealy; husband of 23 years Bertie James Fields; brother, Roger Shealey; daughter-in-law, Remelle Fields. Mrs....
Alvin Collins
Feb 9, 2012
Mr. Alvin Collins, 71, of Oak Park died Thursday, February 9, 2012 at Uni-Health Post Acute Care in Swainsboro following an extended illness. Mr. Collins was a life long residence of Emanuel County. He was preceded in death by his parents Willie Daniel Collins and Willie Lee Moxley Collins. Survivors include two nieces, one nephew, cousins and a host of...
Evelyn R. Tillett
Jan 28, 2012
Mrs. Evelyn R. Tillett, 56, of Swainsboro died Saturday morning, January 28, 2012 at the Emanuel Medical Center in Swainsboro following an extended illness. Mrs. Tillett was life long resident of Emanuel County. She was preceded in death by her parents Wylie and Athine Henry; son, Jimmy Biggers; brother, Herb Henry. She was a member of the Southside Baptist Church....
Albert Guyton "Al" Davis, Iii
Jan 26, 2012
Mr. Albert Guyton “Al” Davis, III, 53, of Swainsboro died Thursday morning, January 26, 2012, at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Davis was a life long resident of Emanuel County. He was preceded in death by his parents, Albert Guyton Davis, Jr. and Charlotte Scarboro Davis. He was a graduate of Swainsboro High School. Mr. Davis was an...
Arthur C. Williams
Jan 21, 2012
Mr. Arthur C. Williams, 73, of Swainsboro died Saturday, January 21, 2012, in the St. Joseph’s Candler Hospital in Savannah following an extended illness. Mr. Williams was born and a life long residence of Emanual County. He was preceded in death by his parents Rufus Williams and Esther Claxton Williams, sister, Vera Ree Williams, special grandson, Alex Costley. Mr. Williams...
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