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John Henry "Big Al" Rustin, Jr.,
May 12, 2021
CLAXTON: John Henry “Big Al” Rustin, Jr., 65, passed away May 12, 2021, at Evans Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Evans County and lived here most of his life. He retired from Lineage Logistics. His deepest love in life was his family and friends. Mr. Rustin was preceded in death by a son, Johnathan Lee Jernigan Rustin; his...
Rudolph Brooks Womble
May 10, 2021
CLAXTON: Rudolph Brooks Womble, 79, passed away May 10, 2021 at his residence. He was a native of Chatham County and lived all his life in Evans County. He was a member of Eastside Baptist Church, Masonic Lodge and Shriners. Rudolph was retired from Carpenters Union. He was preceded in death by his parents, Coleman Rudolph and Rosezell Mitchell Womble;...
Billy David Barrow
May 5, 2021
CLAXTON: David Barrow, 69, passed away May 5th, 2021. The native of Evans County was raised in The Church of God of Prophecy. He enjoyed raising chickens and was an avid fisherman. He loved visiting Shellman Bluff, but mostly he loved his children, grand-children and wife of fifty years, Sandra. David was preceded in death by his parents, Billy and...
Julyn Lester Waters
May 1, 2021
CLAXTON: Julyn Lester Waters, 73, passed away at Community Hospice in Vidalia, Georgia. He was a native of Evans County all of his life and was of Baptist Faith. Lester worked at Ga. Pacific for a number of years and retired from Evans County Road Department. He is preceded in death by his parents, James Raleigh (Dick) Waters and Melrose...
Deborah Rena "Deb" Rogers
Apr 30, 2021
CLAXTON: Deborah Rena “Deb” Rogers, 53, passed away at St. Joseph Hospital in Savannah Georgia. She was a native of Trutlen County and lived most of her life in Evans County. Deb was a member of Claxton First United Methodist Church and a volunteer member of the Red Cross. She became an LPN because she loved taking care of people...
Sandra F. Jenkins Gibbs
Apr 25, 2021
CLAXTON: Sandra F. Jenkins Gibbs, 80, passed away April 25, 2021, at her home. The Evans County native was a graduate of Claxton High School. She received her LPN license a few years later. Sandra was a member of Bull Creek Baptist Church. She was a good cook, she loved fishing, but most of all, she loved her family and...
Wylen R. Holland
Apr 22, 2021
CLAXTON: Capt. Wylen Righton Holland (USN-Ret), age 84, passed away April 22, 2021, at the Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro, GA. He was born in Manassas, GA, to Josiah Cecil and Elizabeth Hodges Holland. He was raised in a large and loving family on a farm in Claxton, GA, graduated from Claxton High School, and enrolled in Berry College at...
William Shane Barrow
Apr 13, 2021
CLAXTON: William Shane Barrow, age 47, passed away April 13th, 2021 at Landmark Hospital. He was a member of Liberty Fellowship Church of God of Prophecy and was born in Landstuhl, West Germany, but was raised in Georgia, he graduated from Claxton High school in 1994 and attended Georgia Southern University. He became paralyzed September 28th, 1991 from a diving...
Mary Othedris "Pug" Cowart
Apr 11, 2021
CLAXTON: Othedris (Pug) Cowart, 93, passed away April 11, 2021, at Camelia Health and Rehab, after a long illness. She was a native of Bulloch County, Georgia, but moved to Evans County when she married her late husband, James Earl (Snook) Cowart. Pug worked as a seamstress for 30+ years, was a great cook and loved flowers and working in...
John Ronald Durrence
Apr 7, 2021
CLAXTON: John Ronald Durrence, 83, passed away April 7, 2021 at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro, Georgia. The Tattnall County native lived in Evans County most of his life and was a member of Hagan United Methodist Church. He retired from Georgia State Patrol as Trooper First Class, 435. He was preceded in death by his parents and a granddaughter,...
Ruth D. Murrell
Apr 6, 2021
POOLER: Ruth D. Murrell, age 91, passed away April 6th, 2021. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. SURVIVORS: two daughters, Sharon Anderson of Savannah and Sandy (Robert) Lamb of Pooler; three grandchildren, Julie (Dean) Marine of Guyton, Cathy Broome of Columbia, SC and Charles Glisson of Denver, CO.; along with four great-grandchildren.
Linda Kay Strickland
Mar 29, 2021
CLAXTON: Linda Kay Strickland, 77, passed away March 29th 2021. She was a native of Glennville where she was a beautician in her home for 30 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Strickland and great-grandson, Damien Strickland. SURVIVORS son, Lindsey (Keisha) Strickland of Claxton; daughters, Bridgett Medlock of Warner Robbins, Ga; Rene (Keith) Boyett of Claxton;...
Souvern Pridge Beasley
Mar 26, 2021
CLAXTON: Souvern Pridge Beasley, 79, passed away at his home March 26, 2021, after a long illness. He was a native of Evans County and a 1961 graduate of Claxton High School. He was of Baptist Faith. Pridge served in the Vietnam War as a radio operator and was awarded Combat Infantry Badge and the Vietnam Service Medal. After returning...
Thomas Eugene Walden Jr.
Mar 19, 2021
CLAXTON: Thomas Eugene Walden, Jr., 67, passed away March 19, 2021, at Memorial Hospital in Savannah. The Gibson, Georgia native had resided in Evans County for many years. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. Tommy worked as a long-haul truck driver for over 49 years. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend. He loved fishing...
Tom Lewis
Mar 17, 2021
CLAXTON: Tom Lewis, 96, passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at his home. The Bulloch County native lived most of his life in Evans County. He worked in the farming Industry and worked for Dixon Motor Company. He was preceded in death by his wife; Lillie Mae Lewis and step-son, Donnie Rustin. SURVIVORS: nieces, Sharon (Phillip) Kangeter of Ellabell, Ann...
Robert James "Buddy" Griffin
Mar 15, 2021
HAGAN: Robert James “Buddy” Griffin,74, passed away March 15, 2021 at Phoebe Hospital in Albany Georgia. He was born on March 22, 1946 to Loran and Gladys Griffin in the Waycross Hospital. He lived in Hagan Georgia all of his life and owned Griffin’s Appliance Service with his son Brian. Every morning he loved to give the dogs a ride...
George "Carlton" House
Mar 2, 2021
CLAXTON: George “Carlton” House, 88, of Claxton, Georgia passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 in Vidalia, Georgia. He was born in Gillsville, Georgia to Ferd and Zuma House on March 12, 1932. For many years, Carlton proudly shared his faith by singing tenor in gospel music quartets and performing throughout the Southeast. He enjoyed playing piano at his...
Alfred Bowen
Mar 1, 2021
REGISTER, GA: Alfred Bowen, age 90, was promoted to Heaven on Monday, March 1st. My grandfather, whom we called Papa, was the kindest, most generous man I've ever known. When I was growing up, he and my grandmother opened their home to family members or friends who were down on their luck and needed a place to stay. From what...
Edwin Odom
Feb 28, 2021
CLAXTON: Edwin Odom, 72, passed away February 28th 2021 at Evans Memorial Hospital in Claxton, Ga. Ed was a devoted and loving husband, son, brother, son-in-law, brother-in-law, special uncle and dear friend. He was a generous, kind hearted man. He was Mr. Ed to so many. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Ed’s home was in...
William "Billy" Robert Pevey
Feb 26, 2021
CLAXTON: William “Billy” Robert Pevey, age 76, passed away at his home, February 26, 2021. The Bryan County native was a member of Beulah Baptist Church in Pembroke. He was a Mason, and member of Pembroke lodge 469 and served in the US Air Force. He retired after 41 years at Great Dane. He loved camping with his family while...
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