Obituaries

Sep 24, 2016

Mrs. Barbara Heretyk May 27, 1940 – September 24, 2016 Mrs. Barbara Heretyk, age 76, of Griffin, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2016. Barbara Lorraine Houck Heretyk was born May 27, 1940, in Los Angeles, CA. She was preceded in death by her son Steven Kramer. When Barbara was very young, her family moved to Calistoga, CA. Here she...

Sep 23, 2016

Sep 21, 2016

Mrs. Evelyn Blackmon November 21, 1924 – September 21, 2016 Evelyn Lulu Blackmon, affectionately known as E. B., passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early hours of September 21, 2016 in her current hometown of Franklin, Tennessee. Born in Forsyth, Georgia on November 21, 1923, Evelyn was the first-born daughter of the late Jesse Council and Cleo Stallings....

Sep 19, 2016

Mrs. Mildred E. King March 30, 1926 – September 16, 2016 Mrs. Mildred E. King, age 90, of Forest Park, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2016 at Brightmoor Hospice surrounded by her family. Mrs. King was born in Cambridge, VT on March 30, 1926 to the late Lee and Mae Davis, the youngest of 13 children. She is also...

Sep 19, 2016

Mr. Richard Rusher October 28, 1922 – September 19, 2016 Mr. Richard Rusher, age 93, of Griffin, formerly of Wichita, KS, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2016 at Heritage Inn Nursing Home in Barnesville. Mr. Rusher was born in Wichita, KS on October 28, 1922 to the late William and Fern Rusher. He was also preceded in death by...

Sep 12, 2016

Mrs. Lethia (Leatha) Faye Miller , age 72 of Buck Lane in Woodbine, Ga. passed away in the early morning hours of Monday, September 12, 2016 at Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick, Ga. Mrs. Miller was born in Woodbine, Ga. on October 22, 1943. She is the daughter of the late Millie Mae Carter and Wiley Thrift. She...

Sep 7, 2016

Mr. James “Jimmy” Dowling, Jr. of the Browntown Community in Kingsland, Ga. passed away Wednesday, September 7th, 2016 at St. Vincent’s Community Hospice in Jacksonville, Florida. Mr. Dowling was born July 2nd, 1967 in St. Marys, Ga. to the late James and Fredda Crews Dowling. Mr. Dowling was well known and loved throughout the community. He was employed with Keene...

Sep 5, 2016

Ms. Janice Beatrice Griffin , age 59 of Nassau Co., Fl. & Camden County, Ga. passed away on Monday, September 5th. 2016 at the Warner Center of Community Hospice in Fernandina Beach, Fl. surrounded by her family. Ms. Griffin was born in Folkston, Ga. on August 26th, 1957. She is the daughter of the late, Frances O’Berry & Clyde Allen...

Sep 4, 2016

Mrs. Betty Riordan November 11, 1936 – September 4, 2016 Mrs. Betty Riordan, age 79, of Griffin, passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2016 at her residence surrounded by her family. Mrs. Riordan was born in Ft. Pierce, FL on November 11, 1936 to the late James R. Black and the late Hazel Gunter Black. She had a heart for...

Sep 4, 2016

Mrs. Susan “Suze” Louise Kilner , age 35, of Woodbine, Ga. passed away unexpectedly Sunday, September 4th, 2016. Mrs. Kilner was born in Melbourne, Australia on September 25th, 1980 to Tony and Janine. Mrs. Kilner is survived by her beloved husband, Troy Kilner of Woodbine, Ga. ; her daughters, Kaitlyn Kilner and Savannah Kilner.; her sons, Liam Kilner and Cameron...

Aug 24, 2016

Mr. Terrell Joseph Carter , 57, of St. Marys passed away after a short illness Wednesday, August 24th, 2016 at Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick, GA. Mr. Carter was born December 5th, 1958 in Folkston, GA. to Wanda Riddle Carter and the late Joseph Horace Carter. Mr. Carter loved to spend time with his grandmother Geneva at the...

Aug 21, 2016

Mrs. Annie Faye Crosby , age 100 passed away in St. Marys on Sunday, August 21st, 2016. Mrs. Crosby was born on March 1st, 1916 in Kingsland, Ga. She is the daughter of the late Annie Arizona King & George Henry Peeples, II, and was the granddaughter of the founder of Kingsland, William Henry King. She and her beloved husband,...

Aug 19, 2016

Aug 19, 2016

Ms. Jennifer Leigh Cuccia , age 43 of Hickox, Ga. passed away unexpectedly at her residence on Friday, August 19th, 2016. Ms. Cuccia was born in Orlando, Fl. on January 29th, 1973. She is the daughter of Nan Rowell Cuccia & John S. Cuccia, Jr. Jennifer loved being an Aunt to her niece and nephews. She adored her Yorkies, Harley...

Aug 15, 2016

On August 15, 2016, Mrs. Mildred Georg Horne, (Kingsland, GA), wife of Clifford Horne (deceased, 1991) quietly entered mortality in Clemmons, NC with family and loved ones by her side. She was 102 years young. She is preceded in death by a daughter, son-in-law, and grandson, Sarah, Paul, and Mark Leonard of Davidsville, PA, son Charles Horne of Orlando, FL,...

Aug 5, 2016

Mr. Henry T. Morrison, Sr. February 20, 1928 – August 5, 2016 Mr. Henry T. Morrison, Sr., age 88, of McDonough, GA passed away on Friday, August 5, 2016 at Halcyon Hospice in Atlanta. Mr. Morrison was born on February 20, 1928 in Palmer, TN, to the late Jesse Thomas Morrison and the late Lola Della Nunley Morrison. He was...

Jul 31, 2016

Ms. Catherine “Kitty” Claire Campbell Meeks , age 89, passed away Sunday July 31st, 2016 at her home in Titusville, Florida surrounded by her family. She was born in Brunswick, Georgia, May 24, 1927 to Frank Hammond Campbell and Sue Florence Brown Campbell. She was an only child. Catherine (later known as Miss Kitty) attended Glynn Academy in Brunswick and...

Jul 26, 2016

Mr. James Richard Talia , age 32 of St. Marys, Ga. passed away unexpectedly at Southeast Georgia Health Systems Camden Campus in St. Marys, Ga. on Thursday, July 26th, 2016. Mr. Talia was born in Royal Oak, Michigan on June 14th, 1984. He is the son of the late Audrey Heck Talia. James served our country in the US Navy...

Jul 22, 2016

Ms. Tena Gayle Lightfoot , age 49 of Kingsland, Ga. passed away at her residence on Friday, July 22nd, 2016 surrounded by her family. Ms. Lightfoot was born on June 4th, 1967 in Corning, Arkansas. She is the daughter of Junior Albert & Charlene Barbara Parker Williams. Tena was saved & baptized at an early age. She was a member...

Jul 18, 2016

Henry Walter Jackson “Jack” was born to the late Rev. Moses Jackson and Lucille Morris Jackson on August 6, 1948 in Griffin, GA. The youngest of three children he was preceded in death by his father and brother, Andrew Jackson Sr. At an early age, Henry joined Wolf Creek Countyline Baptist Church in Griffin and baptized by the late Rev....