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Recent Obituaries in Kingsland, GA

Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Kingsland, GA area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.

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Yukia Willis

Yukia Willis

Sep 6, 2012

Miss Yukia (Kiaa) Tanae Willis age 14 daughter of Tamara and Derrick Thompson and Leonard Tico Willis passed away Thursday September 6, 2012. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Union Baptist Church 1405 North McDonough Road, Griffin GA. Interment will follow at Griffin Memorial Gardens. The Cortege will assemble at 10:15 a.m....

John Horne

John Horne

Sep 5, 2012

Mr. John Lee Horne, Jr ., age 82 of Magnolia Manor on St. Simons Island, Ga. and a longtime resident of Camden County, passed away on the afternoon of Wednesday, September 5th, 2012. Mr. Horne was born in McRae, Ga. on August 10th, 1930. He is the son of the late John Lee and Gussie Mae Kilgore Horne, Sr. His...

Martha Kell

Martha Kell

Sep 4, 2012

Mrs. Martha Sue Moss Kell, age 69 of Griffin, GA, passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2012. Martha was born on January 29, 1943 in Gainsville, GA to the late Gordon Benjamin Moss and Lula Carolene Moss. She was also a member of the Chattahoochee Baptist Church in Marietta, GA. Survivors include her daughters, Susan Smith Blair of Cherokee County ,...

Clara Pitts

Clara Pitts

Sep 4, 2012

Mrs. Clara Bell Pitts, age 91, of Griffin passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Renaissance Care and Rehab Center. Mrs. Pitts was born on September 16, 1920 in Anniston, Alabama to the late George Washington Caussey and the late Mary Elizabeth Twilley. She was also preceded in death by Ida Criswell, Buddy Pitts, Joann Robinson, Mary Nichols, grandsons, Lin...

Elizabeth Simons

Elizabeth Simons

Sep 1, 2012

Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Neel Simons, age 83 of Griffin, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2012 at her residence. Mrs. Simons was born in Atlanta, Georgia on October 12, 1928 to the late Robert William Neel and the late Tommie Louise Park Neel. Elizabeth graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Journalism. While attending the University, she was...

Walter Turner

Walter Turner

Sep 1, 2012

Mr. Walter Clarence Turner Jr., age 89 of Griffin, GA passed away Saturday, September 1, 2012 at Brightmoor Hospice. Mr. Turner was born in Senoia, Georgia on January 30, 1923 to the late Walter Clarence Turner, Sr. and the late Mae Akin Turner. He worked for over 30 years in the auto parts industry before retiring from Mid Georgia Auto...

Gaynell Andrews

Gaynell Andrews

Sep 1, 2012

Mrs. Gaynell Favors Andrews age 59, of Griffin passed away Saturday, September 1, 2012 at Kindred Hospital of Atlanta. Mrs. Andrews was born on June 16, 1953in Griffin, Georgia to the late Ben Favors Jr. and the Mimmiette Leaks Favors. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Henry Lee Andrews, grandchildren, Dominque, Robricas and LaRicky Andrews, brother, Benjamin...

Josephine Wammock

Josephine Wammock

Aug 31, 2012

Ms. Josephine Frances Wammock , age 92 of Kingsland, Ga. passed away on the evening of Friday, August 31st, 2012 in Kingsland. Ms. Wammock was born in on April the 9th, 1920. She is the daughter of the late Charles Benjamin and Sarah Connell Hamilton. Josephine was an accomplished pianist. Josephine played the piano for the surrounding churches, for weddings...

Kelley Awtry

Kelley Awtry

Aug 25, 2012

Mr. Kelley M. Awtry, age 80 of Griffin, GA passed away Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin. Mr. Awtry was born in Experiment, Georgia on December 27, 1931 to the late Hershel V. Awtry and the late Pearl Kelley Awtry. He was also preceded in death by his grandson, Jason Awtry and son-in-law, Larry Johnson. Mr. Awtry...

Jennifer Mcguiness

Jennifer Mcguiness

Aug 18, 2012

Mrs. Jennifer Aldredge McGuiness, age 38 of Locust Grove, GA, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Piedmont Henry Hospital. Jennifer was born on March 3, 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia at Northside Hospital to the late Frank Aldredge and Judy Nickel Aldredge. Jennifer graduated from Clayton State University with an accounting degree. She was working on completing her CPA endorsement....

Callista Wells

Callista Wells

Aug 18, 2012

Mrs. Callista Fae Wells , age 79 of Eagle Blvd in Kingsland, Ga. passed away in the early morning Saturday, August 18th, 2012 at her residence. Mrs. Wells was born in San Diego, California on August 12th, 1933. She is the daughter of the late John Paul and Irene Haskins Parker. Callista Fae Wells, a wife, mother, sister and daughter...

Charles Taylor

Charles Taylor

Aug 14, 2012

Mr. Charles Robert Taylor, Jr. age 62 of Woodhaven Drive in Kingsland passed away unexpectedly Tuesday morning, August 14, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Taylor was born in Baltimore, Maryland on September 22nd, 1949. He is the son of the late Charles R. and Helen Frances Wiley Taylor, Sr. After high school, Mr. Taylor joined the US Navy and proudly...

Terry Worley

Terry Worley

Aug 12, 2012

Mr. Terry Curtis Worley, age 57 of Griffin, GA passed away Sunday, August 12, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Worley was born on November 14, 1954 in Atlanta, GA to the late C. H. Worley and the late Mamie Curtis Worley. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Donald Mathis. He retired from Clayton County Water Authority after...

Howard Wilkes

Howard Wilkes

Aug 10, 2012

Mr. Howard Lewis Wilkes, affectionately called “Man” was born December 9, 1936 in Spalding County to the late Ben and Mabel Wilkes. He passed away on August 10, 2012. “Man” worked for Dekalb County, in a mill, and pucked wood for a living. Even after he retired he loved to work on cars. Throughout his life he enjoyed gardening, watching...

Edward Ferrell

Edward Ferrell

Aug 5, 2012

Edward Vincent Ferrell , age 33 of Kingsland passed away unexpectedly Sunday, August 5th, 2012. Mr. Ferrell was born in Riverdale, Georgia on January 2nd, 1979. He is the son of Terry Eugene and Theresa Gail Clifton Ferrell, Sr. Edward met his wife, Jennifer Summers, in the summer of ‘07. She was a single mother of three children. Edward fell...

Thomas Bell

Thomas Bell

Aug 4, 2012

Thomas Edward Bell III , age 52 of Kingsland passed away Friday, August 3rd, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Bell was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia on February 7th, 1960. He is the son of the late Thomas Edward and Peggy Wolf Bell. Mr. Bell is survived by his beloved wife, Darlene Bell; his son, Eric Bell of Valdosta, GA,...

James Drury

James Drury

Aug 4, 2012

Mr. James Franklin Drury , age 70 of Old Dixie Highway in White Oak, Ga. passed away unexpectedly in Woodbine, Ga. Saturday morning, August 4th, 2012. Mr. Drury was born in Woodbine, Ga. on February 16th, 1942. He is the son of the late Burwell and Ethel Miller Drury, Sr. Mr. Drury graduated from Camden County High School in 1960....

Naomi Kelley Butler Mobley "Miss Naomi"

Naomi Kelley Butler Mobley "Miss Naomi"

Jul 31, 2012

Naomi Butler (Mobley) (Kelley), age 94, formerly of Griffin and Molena Georgia, died Tuesday, July 31, 2012. To her friends and neighbors she always had a smile, a kind word, and delicious food from her garden. To her family she was guardian and saint. And, to her God, she was a loyal servant and an adoring subject. Naomi’s sense of...

Nichole Freeman

Nichole Freeman

Jul 30, 2012

Mrs. Justina “Nichole” Freeman age 30, of Griffin passed away Monday, July 30, 2012 at Spalding Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Freeman was born in Atlanta, Georgia on August 30, 1981 to Alton and Lynn Garrett Faile. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband Dusty Freeman of Griffin; sons, Trenton, Damion, and Kanon Freeman; her parents, Alton and Lynn Faile...

Elmer Bowman

Elmer Bowman

Jul 27, 2012

Mr. Elmer “Fudd” Bowman, age 71 of Yatesville, GA passed away Friday, July 27, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Bowman was born in Unicoi County, Tennessee on June 22, 1941 to the late Carl Bowman and the late Helen Shell Bowman. Mr. Bowman was an auto body technician with Woodstock Quality Paint and Body in Woodstock, Georgia. Survivors include his...

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