Obituaries

Apr 9, 2016

Bertie Mae Harbuck Rigdon, 86, of Metter, and widow of O.B. Rigdon, died Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Azalea Health and Rehabilitation in Metter.

Born in Jenkins County, the daughter of Joseph Vernon and Mae Wiggins Harbuck, she lived most of her Life in Metter. Mrs. Rigdon retired from Twin City Manufacturing Company and was of the...

Apr 6, 2016

Peggy Mayfield Sotomayor, 67, of Cobbtown, died Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro.

Born in Candler County, she was the daughter of Ralph G. Mayfield, Sr. and Mildred Thrift Mayfield. She moved to Jesup early on and then to San Juan, Puerto Rico after which she returned to Tattnall County. Peggy was a...

Apr 4, 2016

Lorena Young Collins of Statesboro and formerly of Metter, died Monday, April 4, 2016 at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah.

Born in Stuttgart, Germany she was the daughter of Charles and Peggy Young. Lorena lived in Metter for several years before moving to Statesboro a few years ago. She worked in the legal profession for several...

Apr 1, 2016

Foster Harold Holloway, D.D.S., 90, of Metter and husband of the late Mattie "Jerri" Holloway, died Friday evening, April 1, 2016 at Cedar Plantation Assisted Living.Born near Cobbtown, he was the son of Timothy Talmadge Holloway, Sr. and Maxie Collins Holloway.

Dr. Holloway was a member of the Metter First Baptist Church where he served as a...

Mar 29, 2016

Anna Coggin Gailey, 88, passed away, Tuesday March 29, 2016 at Ogeechee Area Hospice. Born in Lincolnton, Alabama, she was the youngest child of Ray and Myrtle Coggin. While living in Savannah, during the war, she met and married a handsome sailor, William F. Gailey, Sr. After the war, they moved to Commerce to complete their family. In 1959,...

Mar 21, 2016

Vertie Mae Bryant Daniels, 86, of Stillmore , died Monday, March 21, 2016, at Georgia Regents Medical Center in Augusta. Born in Stillmore, Georgia, she was a daughter of Raymond and Blonnie Estelle Sutton Bryant. Mrs. Daniels retired from Twin City Manufacturing in 1998, then working for Greenleaf Nursery for several years. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting, gardening and flea...

Mar 18, 2016

.Sara Elizabeth Gay Richardson, 90, widow of Harry Richardson, died early Friday morning, March 18, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Richardson was born in Garfield, Georgia to the late Emory and Essie Gay. She was a member of the Hebron Primitive Baptist Church. Mrs. Richardson worked as a bookkeeper and office manager for many years for a printing company...

Mar 18, 2016

Jennifer Elaine Lanier, 43, of Metter died Friday, March 18, 2016, at Candler County Hospital. She was born in Savannah, and moved to Metter four years ago from Guyton. Jennifer has been disabled for many years and was of the Baptist faith.

Survivors are her mother and step-father, Sue Thompson and Johnny Stanley of Metter; three brothers,...

Mar 5, 2016

Catherine Crooms Meeks, 89, of Metter and widow of Charlie Ray Meeks, died Saturday, March 05, 2016, at Candler County Hospital. Born in the Aline community, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Rosa Lee Crooms. She was a member of Cedar Street Baptist Church and the Golden Agers. Mrs. Meeks retired from the Candler County Board...

Feb 27, 2016

Betty Jean McCullough Beasley, 85, died Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Cedar Plantation. Betty was a native and lifelong resident of Candler County, Georgia. She was the daughter of Samuel and Ida Lou Wiggins McCullough. As a wife, mother and homemaker, she was proud to have raised four children and see them all become college graduates. She completed her...

Feb 20, 2016

Adell Collins Sapp, 86, of Hillview Community died peacefully Saturday, February 20, 2016, at home surrounded by her family. Born in Collins and a lifelong resident, she was the daughter of Bertie and Minnie Lynn Collins. She retired from the Collins Elementary School lunchroom after 23 years of working. Quilting, embroidering, crocheting and flower gardening was her enjoyment. She...

Feb 12, 2016

Grant Preston Hendricks, 60, died early Friday, February 12, 2016 at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro, Georgia. Born on April 3, 1955 in Augusta, Georgia, Grant was the son of Lorine Olliff Hendricks and the late Willie Preston Hendricks. He was a 1973 graduate of Metter High School and received a degree in forestry from ABAC. Grant matriculated to...

Feb 11, 2016

Kayden Wayne Morin, 5 year old son of Joseph Frank and Stephanie Renee Morin, received his angel wings and went home to be with Jesus on Thursday, February 11, 2016, at Memorial Hospital in Savannah. Kayden knew sickness all too well as he was born with a malrotation intestinal defect. He was full of life, strong willed, and the...

Jan 31, 2016

Mildred Holland Hamm Cowart, 93, of Metter, formerly of Collins, died Sunday, January 31, 2016, at Candler County Hospital. She was born in the Cedar Creek Community, the daughter of Lester and Mozelle Saturday Holland. Moving to Metter in 2009 from Collins, she had lived in the Cobbtown-Aline area in the 1940's and 1950's. Mildred was a great seamstress...

Jan 30, 2016

Maj. Larry Sapp, USAF (Ret.)

In the late evening hours of January 30, 2016, James "Larry" Sapp died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Collins, Georgia, Larry was the son of Adell Sapp and the late Fred Sapp. He grew up on a farm near the town of Collins, and he graduated from...

Jan 26, 2016

Arthur T. McCall, 60, of Cobbtown died Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Meadows Region Memorial Hospital.

Born in Madisonville, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Rev. John Steven McCall and Nadine Hatcher McCall. Arthur was a member of the Cobbtown Methodist Church and was a 1974 graduate of Homerville High School. He lived most of...

Jan 25, 2016

Jerry Mason Garner, 79, of Metter died Monday, January 25, 2016 at Candler County Hospital. During his high school years in Chattanooga, Tennessee, he was on the city boxing team and was a Golden Glove winner for three years, and served in the Navy reserves. In 1960, he graduated from Auburn University with an Industrial Engineer degree. While in...

Jan 24, 2016

Kenny Ray Youmans, 80, of Metter died Sunday, January 24, 2016, at Ogeechee Area Hospice. A Candler County native, he was a 1953 Metter High School graduate. Ray served 27 years in the United States Air Force as a NCOIC of missile maintenance at Whiteman Air Force Base in Knob Noster, Missouri. After military retirement in 1981, he returned...

Jan 23, 2016

Edward Collins, 78, of Metter died Saturday, January 23, 2016, at his home. Born in Bulloch County, the son of Howell C. and Nettie Lee Collins, he has lived most of his life in Metter. Edward was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in Korea. He retired in 1981 from Pyrofax Gas Company. In younger days, he was...

Jan 22, 2016

Madge Johnson Donaldson, 96, of Metter died Friday, January 22, 2016, at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. Born at home in rural Emanuel County, mailing address of Summit, Georgia, she was the daughter of Claude and Jane Bryant Johnson. A graduate of ECI, she played basketball and enjoyed typing class. Madge was a wonderful mother, grandmother, seamstress, cook, homemaker,...