Obituaries
Local Obituaries
Delilah Lanier Collins
Jun 23, 2021
Delilah Lanier Collins, of Metter and wife of Jesse Ray Collins, peacefully slipped away from us and into the welcoming hands of her God surrounded by her family on Wednesday, June 23, 2021.
Born in Metter, she was a daughter of Earl Lanier and Dorothy Findley Lanier. Delilah was a 1970 Graduate of Metter High School where...
John Edwin Jones,Sr.
Jun 21, 2021
John Edwin Jones Sr. was called John Ed or Mr. John by most in Metter and also called Geeda by younger adults even if they were not related to him. God’s real estate agents, the Angels, took John Ed on his last flight and helped settle him into his new home on God’s Celestial Shore on June 21, 2021....
Carlton Fulmer
Jun 19, 2021
Carlton Fulmer, 85, passed away Saturday June 19, 2021 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. He was the son of James and Gladys Cowart Fulmer. Carlton served in the United States Army as a diesel mechanic. After the military, he was a truck and park manager. He was a “jack of all trade” man who also enjoyed fishing, loved animals...
Henrietta Lee Lanier
Jun 17, 2021
Henrietta Lee Lanier, 77, passed away Thursday, June 17, 2021 at Augusta University Medical Center in Augusta.
She was the daughter of John C. and Blanche Deloach Lee. Henrietta was an educator for twenty-two years in the Candler County School System. She loved teaching children and watching them grow into young adults. She was a member of...
James Franklin Alford, Jr.
Jun 14, 2021
James Franklin Alford, Jr. of Statesboro and husband of Tiffany Alford, passed away Monday, June 14, 2021, in Savannah.
Born in Killeen, Texas, he was a son of James Alford, Sr. and Betty Ann Quiney Alford. He lived in North Carolina for a number of years and moved to Statesboro in 1983. Mr. Alford was a Self-Employed...
Heather Renee Hafer Zuniga
Jun 12, 2021
Heather Renee Hafer Zuniga, 45, of Hinesville, died suddenly Saturday, June 12, 2021, at her residence.
Born in Ravenswood, West Virginia, she was the daughter of Glen R. Hafer and Pamela Odom Hafer. She was a self-employed housekeeper and loved to cook. She was of the Church of God Faith and in addition to her mother, she...
Faye Rose
Jun 9, 2021
Faye Rose, 64, passed away June 9, 2021, at her home in Metter. She was the daughter of Don and Evelyn McKenzie Collins and worked as a Nutrition Assistant at the Candler County Board of Education. Faye enjoyed cooking and listening to Blue Grass music and was of the Baptist faith. She is preceded in death by her parents...
Lorene Eichenberg
Jun 7, 2021
Lorene Eichenberg, 97, passed away Monday, June 7, 2021 at her residence in Metter.
She was the daughter of Leamon and Jesse Milner Vines. She was a homemaker and loved taken care of her family. She was of the Baptist faith.
Surviving is her daughter; Shelley Eichenberg, sons; Harry William Eichenberg (Carlyn), David Lynn Eichenberg,...
Roy Johnson
Jun 7, 2021
Roy Lane Johnson, 66, passed away June 7, 2021 at Braselton Hospital. He was the son of Franklin and Carolyn Hensley Johnson. He was a graduate of Metter High School and worked as an electrician until he retired. Mr. Johnson enjoyed fishing, hunting, reading and loved to play the drums. He was of the Baptist faith and was preceded...
Aaron W. Akins, Jr.
Jun 6, 2021
Aaron W. Akins, Jr., 61, of Pulaski passed away early Sunday morning, June 6, 2021 at Orchard Health and Rehabilitation in Pulaski, Georgia.
Aaron was born in Vienna, Georgia and was the son of Aaron William Akins, Sr. and Betty Cochran Akins.
A graveside service will by held 11 o’clock in the morning on Friday,...
Charles Bradley
Jun 6, 2021
Charles Bradley, 82, passed way June 6, 2021 at Evans Memorial Hospital.
He was the son of Sampson and Theonell Green Bradley. He farmed and was a mechanic for many years until he retired. Sports was his greatest love, especially Georgia Southern University Football and Claxton Tigers. He loved spending time with his family and he loved...
Mickey Usry
Jun 2, 2021
Mickey Littleton Usry, 67, passed away June 2, 2021 at his residence.
Mickey was a son of Joe and Polly Nesmith Usry and was a Navy Veteran. He spent his entire career to honor and serve our country in the United States Navy and was a member of the American Legion Post 400 in Metter. He collected...
Catherine Elaine Flanders Durden
May 29, 2021
Mrs. Catherine Elaine Flanders Durden, 85, of Tifton passed away on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Graveside services will be held Sunday, May 30, 2021 at 4:00 P.M. in Sunlight Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Cobbtown, Georgia. The eulogy will be given by Gary Durden. In Cobbtown, the family will receive friends...
Tom Ritchie
May 17, 2021
Tom Ritchie, 74, of Metter, and husband of Janice “Jan” Qualls Ritchie, died Monday, May 17, 2021.
Born in Perry County, Kentucky, he was a son of Ernest and Prudence Ritchie. Tom was retired from IBM having worked as a consultant for the company for many years. He and his wife Jan moved to the Metter area...
Annette Lee Deal
May 17, 2021
Annette Lee Deal, 82, passed away Monday, May 17, 2021 under Hospice.
Born in Screven county, she was the daughter of Stephen and Annie Newsome Lee. Annette began her career at Savannah Bank and Trust, then she worked in the loan department at Metter Banking Co. She was a member of Tifton Primitive Baptist Church in Tifton,...
Kenneth Coleman "Kenny" Rode
May 15, 2021
Kenneth Coleman Rode, “Kenny”, passed away at Pleasantview Nursing Home in Metter, Georgia on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at the age of 91 from advanced Parkinson’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia. He had been a resident of Pleasantview Nursing Home in Metter GA for the past 10 months and prior to that Chatuge Nursing Home in Hiawassee Georgia for...
Elizabeth Leona (Nanny) Holloway
May 13, 2021
Elizabeth Leona Holloway
October 17, 1954 – May 13, 2021
Elizabeth Leona Holloway (Nanny) was born at home October 17, 1954 and joined Jesus and her parents in Heaven on May 13, 2021 at the age of 66. She passed peacefully at home surrounded by her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren after her struggle with Alzheimer’s. ...
Roy James Biggers
May 13, 2021
Roy James Biggers, 62, of Metter, Georgia passed away on Thursday, May 13, 2021 under the care of Hospice at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, GA after an extended illness.
He was born in Statesboro, GA in 1958 and was the son of the late George and Memory Biggers. Roy grew up and lived all...
Harry Warren
May 13, 2021
Harry Warren, 89, of Pulaski and husband of the late Sue Kennedy Warren, peacefully passed on Thursday, May 13, 2021.
Mr. Warren was born in Statesboro and was the son of Charles Leo Warren and Sue McCormick Warren. He lived in Pulaski, Georgia most of his life and was a member of Pittman Park United Methodist Church...
Earl "Uncle Bud" Mcelveen
May 10, 2021
Earl “Uncle Bud” McElveen, 81, of Bloomingdale, passed away Monday, May 10, 2021 at Azalea Health and Rehabilitation in Metter.
Born in Savannah, he was a son of Moonie “Mack” McElveen and Ida Carter McElveen. Uncle Bud worked many jobs and enjoyed being outside and outside activities. In addition to his parents, Uncle Bud was preceded in...
