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Patricia Lynn Deloach Kicklighter
Dec 26, 2019
CLAXTON: Patricia Lynn Kicklighter, 66, passed away December 26, 2019, at East Georgia Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Bryan County but had lived in Evans County since 1972. She was employed by Claxton Coca-Cola Bottling Company for 8 years, Headstart for 8 years and Evans County Pre-K for 8 years. Then she worked as a personal nanny...
Annette Barnes Hamner
Dec 5, 2019
CLAXTON: Annette Barnes Hamner, 93, passed away at her home December 5, 2019. Annette was born on May 8, 1926 in Salem, Ala. to Wallace G. and Alice Tyler Barnes. She graduated from Holtville High School, Holtville, Ala. in 1944. She attended Birmingham – Southern College for 2 years where she majored in premed. She transferred to Alabama College at...
Jean Carlyle Thompson Moore
Dec 3, 2019
CLAXTON: Jean Carlyle Thompson Moore, 84, passed away December 3, 2019, at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah. She was a native of Evans County and a member of the First United Methodist Church. She was active in the family business, Farmers Feed and Fertilizer, for many years, and at age 59 she pursued her dream of being a nurse and...
Aubrey Strickland
Nov 30, 2019
Claxton, GA – Aubrey Strickland, 98, of Claxton, GA passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Ogeechee Area Hospice. He was born in Evans County on April 18, 1921 to James Henry (Henry) and Nease Southwell Strickland and lived his entire life in Evans County. Upon his graduation from Claxton High School, he continued to work on the family...
Carolyn Keenan Spector
Nov 29, 2019
Carolyn Keenan Spector, 63, passed away November 29, 2019, at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah, GA. A native of Evans County, she resided on Hilton Head Island and had worked in the hospitality industry. She was a graduate of Claxton High School and attended Middle Georgia College and Georgia Southern University. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hallie...
Jerry E. Collins
Nov 14, 2019
HAGAN: Jerry E. Collins, 80, passed away November 14, 2019, at his home. He resided in Hagan all of his life and was owner and operator of Wood Transport. Jerry was a member of the Hagan Baptist Church and a graduate of the 1957 class of CHS. Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, Ellis and Sara Collins; his...
Ada Blocker Haire
Oct 24, 2019
CLAXTON/COLLINS: Ada Blocker Haire, 97, passed away October 24, 2019, at Candler County Hospital. She was a native of Evans County and a resident of Evans and Tattnall Counties. Ms. Haire was a 32 year member of Hagan Baptist Church. She worked many different jobs, including child care, nursing home care, farming, etc. She was preceded in death by husband,...
Lindy H. Morgan
Oct 18, 2019
CLAXTON: Dr. Lindy H. Morgan, 84, passed away peacefully October 18, 2019, at the home of his sister in Statesboro. He was born January 17, 1935, in Candler County, Georgia, to Gordon Morgan and Velva Brantley Morgan. Lindy attended Lincoln Chiropractic College in Indianapolis, Indiana, graduating in 1957. He began his practice in Claxton and practiced there until 2019, when...
Byron James (Bj) Haire
Oct 15, 2019
CLAXTON: Byron James (BJ) Haire, departed this life on October 15, 2019 at home. He was born on September 10, 1937, in Evans County to Byron James Sr. and Sallie Eason Haire. In October 1956, he married his high school sweetheart, Matha McCall, and together they had five children. Byron was a member of Eason Chapel Church where he worshipped...
Charlene Rushing Perry
Sep 28, 2019
CLAXTON: Charlene Rushing Perry, 74, passed away September 28, 2019 at Camellia Health and Rehab. She was a native of Evans County and was a member of The First Baptist Church of Claxton, Georgia. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She is preceded in death by her parents, Charles (Ram) and Eloise DeLoach Rushing; brother, Charles David Rushing; sister,...
Jeanne Price Brown
Sep 22, 2019
CLAXTON: Jeanne Mae Price Brown, 59, passed away September 22, 2019, at Ogeechee Area Hospice. The Evans County native was of Baptist faith. She was a supervisor at Claxton Poultry for approximately 30 years. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Jeanne was preceded in death by her parents, Wiley R. and Joyce Ann Price, and a sister, Brenda...
Ira Newton "Sonny" Ivey
Sep 18, 2019
CLAXTON: Ira Newton “Sonny” Ivey, 88, passed away peacefully at home September 18, 2019 with his family by his side. He was a native of Cordele, Georgia. After high school, Sonny served 2year’s in the army as a peacekeeper in France during the Korean War. He returned to Cordele in 1953, to marry Carolyn Hunter. In 1963, he began a...
Randall Edward Ussery
Sep 6, 2019
CLAXTON: Randall Edward Ussery, 67, passed away September 6, 2019 at St. Joseph Hospital in Savannah Ga. He was a native of Chatham County and served as a veteran in the Air Force. He lived in Tennesse for a number of years where he developed and built Starr Crest Resort in Pegion Forge, Tenn., before he came to Evans County....
John Grady Hamner
Aug 29, 2019
BELLVILLE: John Grady Hamner passed away August 29, 2019 at his home in Bellville GA under the care of Bethany Hospice. He was born to his parents, George T. & Margaret R. Hamner and his older brother George T. Hamner Jr. in Charlottesville, VA on May 7, 1929. He attended grade schools in Charlottesville, Danville, VA and New Orleans, LA...
Virginia Thayer Lanier
Aug 22, 2019
CLAXTON: Virginia Thayer Lanier, passed away August 22, 2019 at her home. Mrs. Virginia lived in Evans County most of her life and was a member of First United Methodist Church of Claxton. She retired from Evans County Board of Education, loved crafts, knitting, crocheting and loved to read and loved her family and friends as well. She was preceded...
Louis Garrace Strickland Jr.,
Aug 17, 2019
CLAXTON: Louis Garrace Strickland Jr., 71, passed away Saturday, August 17, 2019 at St. Joseph Hospital in Savannah Ga. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and a native of Evans County where he graduated from Claxton High School in 1966, served in Vietnam and had a master’s degree in education. He retired from Georgia State Prison after 34...
Charles G. Edwards
Jul 24, 2019
CLAXTON: Charles G. Edwards, 90, passed away July 24, 2019, at Ogeechee Area Hospice. The Evans County native served in the U.S. Navy and was a Veteran of WW II. He was a member and deacon at Bay Branch Church. Charles was employed at Georgia Power for 13 years, retired as a self-employed HVAC & electrical contractor, then started working...
Chase F. Coley
Jul 18, 2019
CLAXTON: Chase Coley, 30, passed away July 18, 2019, at Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin, GA. He was a resident of Evans County for most of his life. Chase was preceded in death by his mother, Marie Brown Coley; his sister, Shayna Coley; his grandfather, Thad Brown; and his grandparents, Buddy and Betty Coley. SURVIVORS: his father, Shane Coley of...
Delores Cady Wilkerson
Jul 10, 2019
CLAXTON: Delores Wilkerson, 85, passed away July 10, 2019, at Memorial Hospital in Savannah. She was a native of Wisconsin, a member of Antioch Baptist Church and the Eastern Star. She loved her family and friends, she enjoyed cooking for her family Ms. Wilkerson was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Wilkerson. SURVIVORS: three sons, Gerald Bauman of Midway,...
Louise Walker Fail
Jul 6, 2019
CLAXTON: Louise Walker Fail, 89, passed away July 6, 2019, at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. She was a native of Evans County. She was a member of Brooklet United Methodist Church. Mrs. Fail was a wonderful wife for 44 years, and a good mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She worked as a legal secretary during her working years, and she...
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