Obituaries

Nov 9, 2015

Robert E. McCall, 56, of Cobbtown died Monday, November 09, 2015 at his home under hospice care.

Born in Madisonville, Kentucky, he was a son of the late John Steven McCall and Nadine Hatcher McCall. Robert lived most of his life in Cobbtown and was one of the original Ohoopee River Rats. He worked for Akins Construction...

Nov 7, 2015

Roy Madison Callaway, 74, of the Hillview Community near Collins, died Saturday, November 7, 2015, at Meadows Memorial Hospital in Vidalia. A lifelong resident of Tattnall County, he was president of his 1959 Collins High School graduating class. In the 1970's, he owned and operated Callaway Tractor Company in Metter and was a retired farmer. He was preceded in...

Nov 4, 2015

Kermit Jerome Martin, 86, of Cobbtown passed away Wednesday, November 04, 2015, at the Griffin House in Claxton. A lifelong resident of Tattnall County, he was born in Collins, the son of Clyde and Janie Lynn Martin, and lived in Cobbtown most of his adult life. He graduated from Georgia Southern College and taught school a year before entering...

Oct 30, 2015

Harmon Thrift, 98, of the Evergreen Community died Friday, October 30, 2015, at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. The son of John Berrian and Ollie Jean Callaway Thrift, he was a lifelong resident of Candler County, still living in the same house he was born in. He attended Brewton Parker College on a football scholarship. He later was asked...

Oct 24, 2015

Dorothy Eleanor "Dot" Findley Lanier, 92, of Metter died Saturday, October 24, 2015, at Azalea Health and Rehab in Metter. A lifelong resident of Metter, Dorothy was a member of the Metter Primitive Baptist Church and the Marion Agan Circle. She was the retired owner and operator of Lanier Jewelers. Dot was an avid sports fan of all Georgia...

Oct 20, 2015

Willie Raymond Taylor, Jr., 63, of Cobbtown died Tuesday, October 20, 2015 in Vidalia. He was born in Augusta and lived in Savannah for years before moving to Cobbtown 25 years ago. Raymond was a retired welder with the Boilermakers Union. He was a devoted companion and loving father who was passionate about animals and working the land. He...

Oct 18, 2015

Joyce Brown Sykora Brewer, 86, died Sunday, October 18, 2015, at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. She was a lifelong resident of Cobbtown and the daughter of Elmo and Florence Collins Brown. Joyce was owner and operator of Three Rivers Insurance Agency in Cobbtown. After retiring from insurance, she was the manager of the Cobbtown Mall. She was a...

Oct 16, 2015

Frankie Beasley, 58, of Metter died Friday, October 16, 2015 at Memorial Health University Hospital in Savannah. He was a lifelong resident of Metter and was a retired insulator. Frankie was preceded in death by his father, Franklin Wright Beasley.

Survivors are a son and daughter-in-law, Beau and Holly Beasley of Statesboro; a daughter and son-in-law, Marcy...

Oct 11, 2015

Mary Lou Collins Hendrix, 90, of Metter passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015, surrounded by her family at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. Born in Reidsville, she was the daughter of Willard M. and Marie Coursey Collins. Living in Candler County most of her life, she was a member of the Metter Church of God and the Ladies Auxillary....

Oct 5, 2015

Versie Sapp Anderson Cribbs, 80, of Register passed away on Monday, October 5, 2015, at her home. She was born in Claxton, the daughter of Minor and Lula Mae Griffin Sapp. Versie had lived in Claxton before moving to Register in 1985. A graduate of Swainsboro Technical College, she was a Licensed Practical Nurse for 20 years at Evans...

Oct 4, 2015

Nancy Barwick Keene Crew, 82, of Metter died Sunday, October 04, 2015, in Statesboro. Born in Canal Point, Florida, the daughter of Eugene Watson and Katherine Harrell Barwick, she moved to Metter in 1977 from Pompano Beach, FL. Nancy graduated from Ochlocknee High School in Ochlocknee, Georgia and was a member of the Ochlocknee Baptist Church. After graduation, her...

Sep 27, 2015

Emily Louise O'Quinn Wilds, 72, of Claxton died Sunday, September 27, 2015, in Savannah. She was born in Bluffton, South Carolina and lived in Savannah before moving to Claxton 25 years ago. She was a homemaker and had attended the Claxton Church of God. Emily was preceded in death by her parents, William Levi and Matilda Garbade O'Quinn; her...

Sep 26, 2015

Myrtle Frances Collins Hart, 96, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Community Hospice in Vidalia. She was born in Tattnall County, the daughter of Orie and Alice Blalock Collins, living there most of her life. Mrs. Hart was a homemaker who loved to camp and fish with her family. She was a loving grandmother with a green thumb...

Sep 16, 2015

Jack Webb, 72, of Twin City died Wednesday, September 16, 2015, at Candler Hospital in Savannah after a brief illness. Born in Savannah, he was the son of Isaac Jones "I.J." Webb, Jr. and Nell Daniels Webb, and had lived most of his life near Twin City. A 1963 Metter High School graduate, he was a Deacon and member...

Sep 3, 2015

Vonnie Hunt, 57, of Metter died Thursday, September 3, 2015. Survivors are a sister, Brenda Payne of Leesburg, Georgia and a brother, Edward (Voncile) Stegall. Memorial arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Kennedy Funeral Homes, Hooks Chapel, of Metter is in charge of arrangements.

Sep 3, 2015

Donnie Lee Davis, 63, of Pulaski died Thursday, September 3, 2015. Born in Douglas, Georgia, he was the son of Freeman and Fannie Pearl Thornton Davis. Donnie worked in janitorial supplies and was a member of the Gaines Chapel AME Church in Douglas. He was a lead singer in the gospel quartet, Christian Crusaders, and other groups. Cooking was...

Aug 31, 2015

Jewel Green Morris, 86, of Cobbtown died Monday, August 31, 2015 at Candler County Hospital. Born and reared in the Evergreen Community, she was the daughter of Daniel Preston and Nancy Ann E. Sapp Green, and was the last survivor of their eleven children. Her family and doing for others always came first in her life. She was a...

Aug 28, 2015

Elliott R. Bowen, 90, of Metter died Friday, August 28, 2015, at Ogeechee Area Hospice. The son of Fred Henry and Fannie Lou Wilkens Bowen, he was a lifelong resident of Metter and a Metter High School graduate. Mr. Bowen was a Navy veteran serving in World War II and was a member of the Metter Primitive Baptist Church....

Aug 27, 2015

Marilyn Flewallen Mixon Donaldson, 80, of Metter died Thursday, August 27, 2015 at East Georgia Regional Hospital. Born in Provo, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Roy Horace and Margaret Louise Flewallen. Living most of her life in Metter, she was a member of Metter First Baptist Church and the Ruth's Sunday School Class. For many of her working...

Aug 16, 2015

Bernice J. Powell, 81, of Claxton died Sunday, August 16, 2015, at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah. Born in Collins, the son of Matthew and Inez Holland Powell, he was a graduate of Collins High School and served in the Air National Guard. He had lived most of his life in Claxton. Bernice retired after 34 years as an...