Obituaries

Jul 28, 2015

Zachary Ahtee Jarrell, 16, of Metter passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Zach was a rising 11th grader at Metter High School where he was a linebacker for the Metter High Tigers and also played on the varsity baseball team. He was appointed to Habitudes, a character, leadership athletic program. Zach was a very active member in the youth...

Jul 25, 2015

Pamela Lynn Gilmore Holland, 60, of Metter died Saturday, July 25, 2015, at her home. Born in Jacksonville, FL, she moved to Metter in 1978. Pam retired in 2000 as county clerk after 14 years and also had been chief magistrate judge in her 24 years working for the Candler County Commissioners. She was a member of the former...

Jul 20, 2015

Louise Virginia Fisher Lewis, 91, of Metter died Monday, July 20, 2015, at her home under the loving care of her family and hospice. Born in Virginia, the daughter of George Edward and Edna Virginia Simms Fisher, she moved to Metter in 2003 from Prince Frederick, Maryland. In her young years, she worked with her mother who owned a...

Jul 14, 2015

Jonathan William Harvey, 30, of Jacksonville, Florida died July 14, 2015, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Jonathan had sold Kirby vacuum cleaners and loved to write and play songs on the guitar. He was preceded in death by a sister, Amber Maeline Sikes and his grandparents, Rev. Allen Wilburn, Ola Mae Wilburn, Stanley Harvey and Shelva Harvey....

Jul 14, 2015

Wynell Nabb Bowen Coursey Harrington, 86, of Metter died Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at Camellia Health and Rehab in Claxton. Born in Tattnall County, she had lived most of her life in Metter. She was a 1947 graduate of Berry College and later graduated from Southern Business University in Atlanta. Nell began working with B&H Insurance Agency June, 1960...

Jul 13, 2015

LTC (Ret) Phil Turner, 75, of Metter, died Monday, July 13, 2015 in Savannah after a brief illness. He was a native of Louisiana, but had lived in Georgia for approximately 40 years. He was a career army officer who spent 20 years in the military, deploying with the 1st Infantry Division to Vietnam in 1965. His significant decorations...

Jul 6, 2015

Clayton Charles Wilkes, 67, passed away Monday, July 6, 2015 in Gainsville, FL. Born in Miami, Florida, he was the son of Lemmie and Earlene Beasley Wilkes. Clayton was an avid hunter and fisherman, a sports fan and loved the beach and yardwork. He loved to travel, especially to watch his granddaughter participate in events.

Clayton was...

Jul 2, 2015

Melinda Dean Clifton, 74, of Metter died Thursday, July 02, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Toccoa, Georgia, the daughter of the late Richard Brown Dean and Rosalee Richardson Dean, she had lived most of her life in Metter. Melinda was a 1963 graduate of the University of Georgia. She was a member of the...

Jun 28, 2015

Jasper Remer Franklin, Jr., 81, of the Excelsior Community died Sunday, June 28, 2015, at Azalea Health and Rehabilitation. The oldest son of Jasper Remer and Myrtis Hiers Franklin was born in Savannah but lived most of his life in Candler County. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving in Guam and was a retired farmer....

Jun 22, 2015

Tony Curtis Morgan, 58, died Monday, June 22, 2015, at Memorial Hospital. Born in Cobbtown, he was the son of Clyde Algerine and Florine Woods Morgan. Growing up in Collins, he became disabled after an accident at age 16. He attended Rogers Baptist Church and has lived in Metter since 2003. Tony was a great artist and cartoonist. He...

Jun 21, 2015

.Robbie Nell Riner Jeffcoat, 80, died Sunday, June 21, 2015, at her home in Savannah. She was the daughter of the late Matthew Thomas and Bessie Nobles Riner. Robbie returned to Savannah in 2010 after retiring to Metter with her husband several years earlier. One of nine children, they were raised working in the fields on the farm. Robbie...

Jun 8, 2015

Dr. Leon Estese Curry of Metter, GA, a patriot, physician, and author, died after a 22 year battle with coronary disease. He was 78. Born in Jasper, Florida, he was a 1955 graduate of Metter High School. After Emory University and Emory Medical School, he served as an Army flight surgeon and commander of the 8th Medical Detachment. In...

May 28, 2015

Frank Hendrix, 89, died Thursday, May 28, 2015, at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. Born in Candler County, the son of William H. and Lula Bird Hendrix, he was a veteran of World War II serving in the European Theatre. Mr. Hendrix was a farmer who loved living the farm life. He also was former manager of the Triple...

May 26, 2015

Gary Delmos Braddock, 60, died Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at the Emanuel County Hospital in Swainsboro. Born in Savannah, he moved to Cobbtown three years ago from Pembroke. He was a maintenance engineer at Crider Foods in Stillmore. Gary previously owned and operated All Pro Wood Works in Darien. He loved fishing and his dogs, Sugar Lilly and Runt....

May 23, 2015

. Kinyard "Pete" Jarriel, 71, of Collins, Georgia, died at home Saturday, May 23, 2015. Pete was born January 20, 1944 in Collins and graduated from Collins High School. He graduated from Swainsboro Tech, and after working in Atlanta, decided he hated the traffic, and joined the Navy. Upon leaving the Navy in 1968, he returned to Collins and...

May 3, 2015

Evelyn Daniel Harkey, 94, of Metter died Sunday, May 3, 2015, at Oxley Park Rehabilitation in Lyons. Born in Marengo County, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late John William and Cora Grantham Daniel. Mrs. Harkey moved to Metter in 2002 from Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of Metter First Baptist Church. She retired as Senior Collection...

May 3, 2015

Sulayne Aaron Jacobs, 71, of Marietta, Georgia died Sunday, May 3, 2015 at Wellstar-Kennestone Hospital. Born in Richlands, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Louis and the late Roberta Gallagher Aaron. Mrs. Jacobs moved to Marietta in 1978 from Charlotte, North Carolina. A retired medical technologist and a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Marietta,...

Apr 25, 2015

Infant Harry Louis Parra, Jr., son of Bianca and Harry Louis Parra, Sr., passed away Sunday, April 26, 2015, at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro. Survivors in addition to his parents are two brothers, Dresean and Xavier Parra; a sister, Isabella Parra; maternal grandparents, Rosa and Arturo Morales; paternal grandparents, Lorenzo and Maria Quintana; uncles and aunts,...

Apr 24, 2015

Juanita Cook Holland, 95, of the Hillview Community died peacefully at her home Friday, April 24, 2015. Born in Metter, she was the daughter of Preston Nicholas and Carrie Lanier Cook. A Metter High School graduate, she lived most of her life in the Hillview Community and was a member of the Evergreen Baptist Church. After 43 years of...

Apr 23, 2015

David Robert Holcombe, infant son of David Brian and Linda Faye Benton Holcombe, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015, at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Brianna and Jasmine Holcombe; and an adopted brother, Kevin Holcombe all of Metter; maternal grandparents, Cassey and Jimmy Thompson of Metter;...