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Marie Hurst Wilson
Apr 8, 2011
Mrs. Marie Hurst Wilson, 94, of Swainsboro died Friday, April 8, 2011 at Emanuel Medical Center. Mrs. Wilson was born in Jenkins County and lived most her life in Statesboro. Mrs. Wilson was preceded in death by his husband, Hick Wilson, sisters Edna Hood and Pauline Lilly. Survivors include her son, Raybon and Kay Wilson, of Swainsboro; sister Myrtle Smith,...
Newburn B. Hutcheson
Mar 31, 2011
Mr. Newburn B. Hutcheson, 76, of Norristown went home to be with the Lord Thursday, March 31, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Hutcheson was born in Norristown and was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Myrtice Hall Hutcheson. He was Owner and Operator of Hutcheson Cabinet Company for 25 years and was a member...
Lloyd Elmo Portwood
Mar 26, 2011
Mr. Lloyd Elmo Portwood, 78, of Savannah died Saturday, March 26, 2011 at Candler Hospital in Savannah following an extended illness. Mr. Portwood was born in Jefferson County and was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence Elmo and Mattie E. Green Portwood; a son, Eddie Portwood; sisters, Wylene McVey and Linda Flowers. He served in the United States Air...
Betty J. (Clifton) Derriso
Mar 19, 2011
Mrs. Betty J. Derriso, 70, of Swainsboro died Saturday, March 19, 2011 in East Georgia Regional Medical, Statesboro following an extended illness. Mrs. Derriso was born in Treutlen County and was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Rona Lee Hutcheson Clifton. She was Manager of Burger King in Swainsboro before retiring and was a member of Swainsboro Freewill...
Willie A. Batten
Mar 12, 2011
Mr. Willie A. Batten, 84, of Twin City died Saturday, March 12, 2011 in the Emanuel Medical Center following an extended illness. Mr. Batten was born in Wilson, North Carolina and was preceded in death by his parents, James and Lessie Cooper Batten; a brother, Irvin Batten; and a sister, Beulah Steernes. He retired from Riverside Hospital in Virginia where...
Donna Ann Mccoy
Mar 8, 2011
Mrs. Donna Ann McCoy, 49, of Waynesboro died Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Mrs. McCoy was born in Jenkins County and was preceded in death by her parents, Tom Watson and Evelyn Bertie Lee Owens Heath; sister, Beverly Daniels. She was a Homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. Survivors include daughters, Rose M. Lovett, Millen, and Holley A. McCoy, Swainsboro; brothers,...
Thelma Kidd Buxton
Mar 8, 2011
Mrs. Thelma Kidd Buxton, 81, of Kite was called to Glory Tuesday, March 08, 2011. Mrs. Buxton was born in Pineknot, KY and had lived in Kite for 34 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frederick and Nannie Marlena Brown Kidd; brothers, Leman Kidd, Herman Kidd, Hobert Kidd, and Daryl Kidd. Mrs. Buxton was a homemaker who...
Otis C. Lamb
Mar 7, 2011
Mr. Otis C. Lamb, 91, of Cobbtown died Monday, March 07, 2011 in Pleasant View Nursing Center following an extended illness. Mr. Lamb was born in Emanuel County and was preceded in death by his parents, George W. and Sally Way Lamb; brothers, Horace and Ray Lamb; sisters, Ruth Brown, Johnnie Wells, and Rosa Blackman. He served in the United...
Barbara Ann (Riner) Gilbert
Feb 15, 2011
Mrs. Barbara Ann Gilbert, 52, of Swainsboro died Tuesday, February 15, 2011 in the East Georgia Regional Medical Center, Statesboro following an extended illness. Mrs. Gilbert was a native of Emanuel County and was preceded in death by her father, Henry Clinton Riner and a sister, Mary Tant. She was a Loving Mother, Grandmother and attended Corner Stone Church. Survivors...
Joyce Lynn Whitlock
Feb 4, 2011
Ms. Joyce Lynn Whitlock, 46, of Dudley, GA died Friday, February 04, 2011 at her residence following an extended illness. Ms. Whitlock was born in Lawton, Okalahoma and was preceded in death by her step-father Harold A. Martin; her maternal grandparents, Daisy J. and Dennis Gryder, and her paternal grandparents, Samuel A. and Helen Joyce Whitlock. She was a member...
Ann E. Rainwater
Feb 3, 2011
Mrs. Ann E. Rainwater age 72, of Swainsboro died Thursday, February 3, 2011 at University Hospital in Augusta following an extended illness. Mrs. Rainwater was born in Pensacola FL and had lived in Swainsboro since 2009. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Minnie Gibson O’Gwynn and was a homemaker, a member of Southside Independent Baptist Church,...
Martha Ann Hill Rogers
Jan 28, 2011
Mrs. Martha Ann Hill Rogers,70, of Kite died Friday, January 28, 2011 at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. Mrs. Rogers was a native of Johnson County and was preceded in death by her parents, Ruel and Annie Laura Powell Hill; husband, Bobby Harold Rogers; and a sister, Regina Hill. She was a homemaker, a member of Turning Point...
Elias Yoav Ramirez-Figueroa
Jan 24, 2011
Baby Boy Elias Yoav Ramirez-Figueroa of Adrian, GA died Monday, January 24, 2011 at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA. Survivors include his mother, Eulalia Figueroa-Lopez, Adrian; father, Amandeo Ramirez-Santos, Adrian; maternal uncle, Martin Figueroa, Alabama; paternal uncle, Fantino Hernandez, Adrian; maternal cousins, Guadalupe and Manuel Ramirez, California. Services will be held in the Chapel of Chapman Funeral...
Ricie Elton Williams
Jan 21, 2011
Mr. Ricie Elton Williams, 79, of Millen died Friday, January 21, 2011. Mr. Williams was born in Swainsboro and was preceded in death by his parents, Warren Jackson and Oca Katherine Rowland Williams; a brother, Lamar Williams; and a sister, Virginia Williams. He was a Baptist and loved drawing, writing, listening to music and being around his family and friends....
Kenneth Rutherford
Jan 17, 2011
Mr. Kenneth Rutherford, 61, of Kite died Monday, January 17, 2011. Mr. Rutherford was born in Nashville, GA and was preceded in death by his parents, LeRoy Rutherford and Hazel Graves Gibbs, and his step-father, Carl Gibbs. He served in the United States Army and was employed with Handi House. Survivors include sons, Ken “Bubba” Rutherford, Glenwood and Nathan Rutherford,...
Glenn L. "Sonny" Mcalister
Jan 13, 2011
Mr. Glenn L. “Sonny” McAlister, 74, of Wrightsville died Thursday, January 13, 2011. Mr. McAlister was born in Paducah, Kentucky and was a son of the late Alvin Wade and Virginia Warden McAlister. He served in the United States Air Force and the United States Army during the Vietnam War and was Blessed and Baptized as an infant in the...
Robert Henry Morris
Dec 25, 2010
Mr. Robert Henry Morris, 66, of Swainsboro died Saturday, December 25, 2010. Mr. Morris was a native of Emanuel County and was preceded in death by his parents A. W. and Mary Lou Farthing Morris, and a grandson, Steven Trey Henry. Before retiring he was Service Manager with Modern Homes and attended Emanuel Christian Ministries. Survivors include his wife, Faye...
Betty B. Fagler
Dec 23, 2010
Mrs. Betty B. Fagler, 70, of Swainsboro died Thursday, December 23, 2010. Mrs. Fagler was a native of Emanuel County and was preceded in death by her parents, J. E. “Baby” and Johnnie Hendrix Brown; husband, Cecil Fagler; brother, Billy Brown; and a step-son, Ted Fagler. She was Office Manager of Famous Credit, Swainsboro for many years, a member of...
Ronald Willis "Ron" Sexton
Dec 21, 2010
Mr. Ronald Willis “Ron” Sexton, 60, of Swainsboro died Tuesday, December 21, 2010. Mr. Sexton was born in Dante, Virginia and had been living in Emanuel County for over 10 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, George W. and Icey G. Biggs Sexton and was retired from the United States Army. Survivors include daughters, Rhonda Long, Fairfax,...
Eugene T. "Gene" Arrington
Dec 20, 2010
Mr. Eugene T. “Gene” Arrington, 75, of Swainsboro died Monday, December 20, 2010 at his residence after a hard fought battle with cancer. Mr. Arrington was a native of Emanuel County and was preceded in death by his parents, John R. and Ina Belle Frankle Arrington and a brother, Robert L. Arrington. He served 6 years in the United States...
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