Obituaries

Nov 25, 2022

Huel L. Thain of Dalton, Georgia died Friday, November 25, 2022.

Huel was born in Metter and was a son of Paul and Lila Thain.  He has lived in Dalton, Georgia since 1995.  In 2021, Huel retired from North Georgia EMC after twenty-six years of service.  He loved playing piano and singing, telling jokes and loved to...

Nov 24, 2022

Donald Curtis “Donny” Sisson, of Cobbtown, died Thursday morning, November 24, 2022 at his residence.

Donny was born in Metter and was the son of Barney and Eloise Sisson.  He attended Cobbtown Baptist Church.  Donny was a truck driver and drove for several companies over the span of his career.  Most recently, he worked for MW Collins...

Nov 23, 2022

Jimmy Bird Durden, age 76, of Metter, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2022, surrounded by his family at East Georgia Regional Medical Center.

He was born July 23, 1946, to Josh Albert Durden and Eula Bird Durden.  Jimmy retired from RR Donnelly and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He also enjoyed planting a garden every year and tending...

Nov 20, 2022

Edith “Diane” Bonnett, age 76, of Cobbtown, Ga, passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2022, at Oxley Park Health and Rehabilitation in Lyons, Ga.

Born November 7, 1946, in Miami, Florida, she was the daughter of Rufus and Relda Rewis. Diane has resided in Cobbtown for most of her life. She lived in the area working as...

Nov 17, 2022

Mary Beth Walls, age 68, of Cobbtown, GA, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at Candler County Hospital in Metter.

Born February 11, 1954, in St. Paul, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Gordon and Viola Peterson. Mary began her life in Minnesota but has resided in Cobbtown for the past 35 years.  Mary spent her...

Nov 16, 2022

Ralph Stephen “June Bug” Lively, Jr., 74, passed away Wednesday November 16, 2022 at Community Hospice in Vidalia.

He was born in Cobbtown and was a son of Ralph Stephen Lively, Sr. and Maggie McDaniel Lively. Ralph was a veteran of the United States Army, having served in Vietnam and he earned a Purple Heart and a...

Nov 14, 2022

Lora Collins Williford, age 84, of Cobbtown, GA, passed away Monday, November 14, 2022.

Born April 24, 1938, in Metter, GA, she was the daughter of the late TJ and Juanita Collins. Lora spent her career as a high school English teacher having taught in Claxton, GA, as well as Metter, with the majority of her years...

Nov 12, 2022

Robert Padgett, 74, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2022, at Community Hospice of Vidalia.

He was a son of Grady and Louise McCullough Padgett, Sr. After completing the eleventh grade, Robert enlisted in the the United States Army at the age of seventeen.  He volunteered to serve in the Vietnam War and because he served during the...

Nov 9, 2022

Kelly Gerrell Grimes, 87, passed away at home on Wednesday, November 9, 2022.

Mr. Grimes was born in Dodge County in 1935 and was a son of Stephen Loris Grimes and Ommie Skipper Grimes.  He was a member of Evergreen Baptist Church and was retired from the Department of Natural Resources in the Game and Fish Law...

Nov 8, 2022

James Albert Collins, 78, passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at Augusta University.

He was a son of Albert and Minnie Hadden Collins.  James was a graduate of Metter High School and worked at Pineland Telephone until he retired in 2005.  He always had a garden because he loved to give to others. James loved the outdoors...

Nov 6, 2022

Ray E Bryant, 90, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2022, peacefully at his residence.

He was born in Emanuel County and the son of Raymond and Blonnie Sutton Bryant.  Ray worked as a maintenance engineer at R.R. Donnelly before retiring.  He was also a veteran of the United States Army and an active member of the American...

Nov 1, 2022

Glenn Andrew “Andy” Hickman, 67, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at East Georgia Regional Medical Center.

He was born in Metter, Ga and the son of William Rhett and Pauline Berry Hickman, Sr.  He loved hunting, fishing, tending cattle on the family farm and gardening.  He was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church and loved...

Oct 29, 2022

Lanelle H. Jarriel, age 83 of Metter passed away Saturday, October 29, 2022, at The Gardens at Gentilly in Statesboro, under the care of Regency Hospice.

She was born in Cobbtown and was a daughter of Charlie and Christine Holland.  Mrs. Jarriel worked for Pineland State Bank for forty-seven years. During her time there she served as...

Oct 29, 2022

Michael J. Benson of Metter and formerly of Derry, New Hampshire died Saturday evening, October 29, 2022, at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro.

Michael was born in Lawrence Massachusetts and lived in Derry, New Hampshire for a number of years before moving to Metter seven years ago.  He was veteran of the United States Army...

Oct 25, 2022

Mary Gladys Carter Rybczyk of Metter passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at her residence under the care of her family and Ogeechee Area Hospice.

She was born in Cobbtown and was a daughter of James Otis Carter and Nana Mae Toler.  Mrs. Rybczyk was a homemaker and lived in Highland Springs Virginia for many years before...

Oct 25, 2022

Daniela Carolina Vasquez Mazariegos, age 7, of Metter passed away early Tuesday morning, October 25, 2022, at Memorial Health Dwaine and Cynthia Willett Children’s Hospital.

Daniela was born in Huehuetenago, Guatemala to Antonio Efrain Vasquez Ramos and Ingrid Darisely Mazariegos.  She was in the first grade at Metter Elementary School and was a member of the Holy...

Oct 22, 2022

Pamela “Pam” Kay Gilman of Metter and formerly of Vidalia, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2022, at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital in Vidalia.

Pam was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and lived for many years in Vidalia before moving to Metter six months ago.  She was a Truck Driver having worked for Hobby Lobby and Rider and...

Oct 21, 2022

Buford Duane Bishop passed away on October 21, 2022, after a short battle with cancer.

Mr. Bishop was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina on January 7, 1964, to B.G. Bishop and Maxine Morgan Bishop.  He lived in Metter for the past nineteen years.  Mr. Bishop retired from Briggs and Stratton this year after his health began declining. ...

Oct 17, 2022

Angela J. Spence Herrington of Metter passed away early Monday morning, October 17, 2022, at Candler County Hospital.

Angela was born in Swainsboro and was a daughter of Lela and Walter Spence, Sr.   She graduated from Swainsboro High School.  Angela received her associates degree in business administration from Southeastern Technical College in the nineteen-nineties and worked there...

Oct 10, 2022

Larry Clifton Rhoades, 66, passed away Monday, October 10, 2022 at his residence in Metter.

He was born in Augusta, Ga and the son of Russell and Barbara Rhoades, Sr.  He enjoyed building model airplanes, fishing and playing golf. He also loved a good word puzzle.  He is preceded in death by his parents.

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