Obituaries

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....

Jul 18, 2016

Mr. Wayne Slay December 19, 1964 – July 18, 2016 Mr. Wayne Slay, age 51, of Villa Rica, GA passed away on Monday, July 18, 2016. Mr. Slay was born on December 19, 1964 in Austell, GA to Thomas James Slay and the late Peggy Ellison Adams. He was a loving son, brother, father, grandfather and uncle. Mr. Slay was...

Jul 16, 2016

Mr. Robert Howard Kelly , age 91, of the Harrietts Bluff Community in Woodbine, passed away Saturday, July 16th, 2016 from a brief illness at his home. Mr. Kelly was born July 22nd, 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts to the late James and Kathryn Brown Kelly. Mr. Robert H. Kelly, “Pops”, a WWII veteran passed away on July 16th at his...

Jul 15, 2016

Mr. Douglas E. Hudgins January 10, 1946 – July 15, 2016 Mr. Douglas E. Hudgins, age 70, of Griffin, GA passed away on Friday, July 15, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Hudgins was born on January 10, 1946 in Griffin, GA to the late Walter Edward Hudgins and the late Ruth Irene Burdette Hudgins. He retired with 33 years of...

Jul 14, 2016

Mr. Ronald Edward Barbiers , age 71, of Kingsland, GA passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016 at the Senior Care Center in St. Marys, GA. Mr. Barbiers was born November 19, 1944 in Philadelphia, PA to the late Helen Agnes Trusal. At age 16 he was adopted into the family of Michael Esposito where he attended Catholic school and learned...

Jul 14, 2016

Mr. Roy Clayton Murray Reynolds, Jr. , age 34 of Brunswick, Ga., passed away unexpectedly Thursday, July 14th, 2016 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Ga. Roy was born July 12th, 1982 in Brunswick, Ga. to Ola Mae Nelson Reynolds and the late Roy Clayton Murray Reynolds, Sr. He attended school in Glynn County and was employed by...

Jul 13, 2016

Mr. Gerald “Jerry” D. Force July 31, 1946 – July 13, 2016 Mr. Gerald “Jerry” D. Force, age 69, of Griffin, GA passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Spalding Regional Hospital. Mr. Force was born on July 31, 1946 in Griffin, GA to the late Jack Julius Force and the late Helen Louise Chambley Force. Mr. Force was...

Jul 13, 2016

Mr. David Randall Nichols September 17, 1953 – July 13, 2016 Mr. David Randall Nichols, age 62, of Griffin, GA passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at his residence surrounded by family. Mr. Nichols was born on September 17, 1953 in Atlanta, GA to the late Gene Nichols and the late Barbara Pugh Nichols. He is also preceded in...

Jul 12, 2016

Mrs. Ruby Williams December 6, 1941 – July 12, 2016 Mrs. Ruby Williams, age 74, of Griffin, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at Eternal Hope Hospice in Griffin. Mrs. Ruby Howard Williams was born to the late Clarence and Willie Mae Howard on December 6, 1941 in Greenwood, South Carolina. She was preceded in death by her husband...

Jul 12, 2016

Mabel H. Bowen of McDonough, GA went home to be with the Lord on July 12, 2016. She died peacefully in her sleep at her home at the age of 93. She was a loving wife and devoted mother. Mrs. Bowen was born in Fitzgerald, GA on January 1, 1923 to the late Frank Joseph Hunter and late Abbie Taylor...

Jul 9, 2016

Mrs. Minnie McCullough August 8, 1924 – July 9, 2016 Mrs. Minnie McCullough, age 91, of Elberton, GA passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2016 in Griffin, GA. Mrs. McCullough was born on August 8, 1924 in Middleton, GA to the late George Hammond and the late Annie Mae Shumate Hammond Barger. She was also preceded in death by her...

Jul 9, 2016

Mr. Joseph Wade Drury , age 63 of Kingsland, Ga. passed away in the late morning hours of Saturday, July 9th, 2016 at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick, Ga. Mr. Drury was born in Savannah, Ga. on February 13th, 1953. His parents are the late Jimmie Kirkland Drury & Ernest Donovan Drury. Mr. Drury attended high school in Camden...

Jul 3, 2016

Mr. U. Grant Skipper, Sr., age 80 of Kingsland, Ga. passed away at his residence on Sunday, July 3rd,, 2016. Mr. Skipper was born in Delco, NC on August 7th, 1935. He is the son of the late Daisy Elizabeth Williams & Grover Cleveland Skipper. On January 8th, 1983, Mr. Skipper married the love of his life, Florence Elaine Skipper,...

Jul 3, 2016

Jul 1, 2016

Mrs. Renee Aletta Cooley , age 68 of Fernandina Beach, Fl. and Kingsland, Ga. passed Friday, July 1st, 2016 away at the Warner Center in Fernandina Beach, Fl. Mrs. Cooley was born on December 11th, 1947 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is the daughter of the late Shirley Mary Dowd & John Robert Droud, Sr. Her family says of her, “She...

Jun 28, 2016

Mr. Joe Shelby Ellington September 5, 1949 – June 28, 2016 Mr. Joe Shelby Ellington, age 66, of Griffin, GA went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, June 28, 2016. Mr. Ellington was born on September 5, 1949 in Atlanta, GA to the late Willie Joe Ellington and the late Mary Ruby Ellington. He grew...

Jun 18, 2016

Mrs. Kristen Renee’ Brann , age 45 of Kingsland, Ga. passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 18th, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Brann was born at Ft. Benning, Ga. on October 16th, 1970. She is the daughter of Susan Darling & Dwight R. Westmore. Her family shared of her that Kristen had a beautiful soul. She was a loving and...