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Jackie Lawson Pinckard
Feb 24, 2019
CLAXTON: Jackie Lawson Pinckard, 74, passed away February 24, 2019 at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. The Crisp County native has lived in Evans County for a number of years. Jack was a Member of The Claxton Primitive Baptist Church, he also served as a County Commissioner for sixteen years. He was a member and a Past Master of The...
Lyndon M. Kicklighter
Feb 10, 2019
CLAXTON: Lyndon Kicklighter, 84, passed away February 10, 2019, at Ogeechee Area Hospice. Born in Wayne County, Lyndon grew up in Tattnall County. He was a member of Eason Chapel Church. Mr. Kicklighter was preceded in death by his wife, June Yarbrough Kicklighter. SURVIVORS: two daughters, Paula (Ronnie Joe) Todd and Tiny Russell, both of Claxton; six grandchildren, Hollie (Toby)...
James Loren Riggs Sr.
Jan 23, 2019
Dateline: Saluda, SC James Riggs, Sr. James Loran Riggs, Sr., passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at his home. The son of the late Loran Alexander Riggs and the late Claire Smith Riggs, Jimmy was born in Savannah, GA, on January 3, 1943, and was the middle of five children. He was raised on a farm in south Georgia and...
Martha Vaughan Yarbrough
Jan 21, 2019
CLAXTON: Martha Ann (Vaughan) Yarbrough, 88, passed away January 21, 2019, at Ogeechee Area Hospice. She was a native of Dooly County but had resided in Evans County for most of her life. She was a member of Eason Chapel Church, where she taught Sunday school for many years. During her high school days her family moved to Metter where...
Kenneth "Odell" Rogers
Jan 14, 2019
CLAXTON: Kenneth “Odell” Rogers, passed away on Monday, January 14, 2019, at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro, Georgia. He had previously been a resident of “The Journey” at Griffin House in Claxton, Georgia. Odell was born on September 30, 1928 and recently celebrated his 90th birthday. Odell was born and raised in Evans County, Claxton, Georgia. He proudly served in...
Harry Carey Coley
Jan 13, 2019
CLAXTON: Harry Carey Coley, 83, passed away Sunday, January 13th, 2019, at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah. A native of Evans County, he graduated from Claxton High School in 1955. He served in the 101st Airborne Division of the U.S. Army. Mr. Coley retired in May of 1992 after 27 years working with Georgia Power. He was a member of...
Charlotte May Mills
Jan 12, 2019
CLAXTON: Charlotte May Mills, 63, passed away January 12, 2019, at her home, under Ogeechee Area Hospice. She was a native of Wayne County but had resided in Evans County since the 1970’s. She was a member of Riverside Baptist Church. Charlotte loved her family, was a hard worker, and loved to hunt and fish (if the fish were biting)....
Rose Yarbrough
Jan 11, 2019
CLAXTON: Rose Yarbrough, 85, passed away January 11, 2019 at Evans Memorial Hospital. She grew up in Daisy, Georgia and was of Methodist faith. Ms. Rose retired from the U.S. Postal Service in Chatham County with 15 years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Yarbrough and step-son, Jay Yarbrough. SURVIVORS: son, Warren Allen Hendrix (Melody)...
Robert L. Wilkerson
Jan 4, 2019
CLAXTON: Robert L. Wilkerson, 86, passed away January 4, 2019 at his home. The Twins Falls, Idaho native was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. He served our country in Korea and Vietnam War and retired from the U.S. Air Force. SURVIVORS: his wife, Delores Wilkerson of Claxton; son, Bobby Wilkerson of Glennville; step-sons, Jerry Bauman of Midway and Gary...
Anne Mccall Beasley
Dec 28, 2018
CLAXTON: Anne McCall Beasley, 93, passed away December 28, 2018. She was born in Evans County to Arnold Livingston and Effie Ince Durrence McCall. Ms. Beasley was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Dilworth O. Beasley, three sisters, Sally Griner, Gladys Lanier and Fannie L. Bryant, three brothers, Thomas, James and Charles McCall. SURVIVORS: two daughters, Suzanne Lindberg...
Ronald W. Moser
Dec 16, 2018
CLAXTON: Ronald W. Moser, 76, passed away December 16, 2018, at Memorial Hospital in Savannah. He was a native of Pennsylvania but lived in Evans County for most of his life. He was a member of Trinity Church of the Nazarene. He worked in construction, was a minister of music and a pastor. He had a caring and giving heart....
Barbara Lott
Dec 12, 2018
CLAXTON: Barbara Gayle Lott, 55, passed away December 12, 2018 at St. Joseph Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. She was a Evans County Native and a member of Eastside Baptist Church. Barbara worked at Claxton Manufacturing Company for a number of years. She was a loving mother and grandmother, sister and a great friend to many, her most precious love and...
Cordie Bell Conley
Dec 10, 2018
CLAXTON: Cordie Bell Conley, 85, passed away at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. She was a native of East Point Florida and lived here for 60 years and was a good cook. She was preceded by her husband, Robert Harold Conley, Sr.; daughter, Janet Nettles and son, Joseph Stephen Conley SURVIVORS: son, Harold (Gwen) Conley of Blackcreek; daughters, Sandra (Rev....
Colquitt Thompson
Dec 10, 2018
CLAXTON/DAHONEGA: Colquitt Thompson, 63, passed away December 10, 2018 in Dawsonville, Ga., after a car accident. The native of Evans County lived the last years of his life in Dahlonega, Ga. He believed in the Lord and was of Baptist Faith. In his later years he loved his motorcycles. He was preceded in death by his wife, Michele. SURVIVORS: his...
Betty Jo Mosley
Dec 9, 2018
CLAXTON: Betty Jo Holloway Mosley, 84, passed away December 9, 2018 at her home. She was a native of Candler County, but lived most of her life in Evans County and was a member of First Baptist Church of Claxton. Ms. Betty loved being a homemaker, spending time with her family, working in her garden and she enjoyed gospel music...
Pamela Bolen Keeler
Dec 2, 2018
CLAXTON: Pamela Jean Bolen Keeler, 52, passed away December 2, 2018, at Memorial Medical University. She was a native of Ohio but resided in Evans County for many years. Pamela was of Christian faith, a loving wife, mother and Nana. She was preceded in death by her father, Ralph Bolen; mother, Wilma Hicks; and brother, Leonard Bolen. SURVIVORS: her husband,...
Angela Sikes Burkhalter
Dec 1, 2018
CLAXTON: Angela Sikes Burkhalter, 41, passed away December 1, 2018, after an auto accident. She was a native of Candler County but resided most of her life in Evans County. She graduated from Claxton High School. Angela worked several years at The Tippins Bank and was of Methodist faith. She was preceded in death by her baby son, Damian Burkhalter,...
Miss Tina Marie Croft
Dec 1, 2018
CLAXTON: Tina Marie Croft, 49, passed away December 1, 2018, at Evans Memorial Hospital. She was a Bulloch County native but resided in Evans County. She was a member of Bull Creek Baptist Church and loved her church family. She was very supportive of the children’s church program and helped any time she was able. Tina Marie was preceded in...
Barbara June Kicklighter
Nov 30, 2018
CLAXTON: Barbara June Kicklighter, 87, passed away on November 30, 2018, surrounded by her family. June was born on June 12, 1931. From a painted canvas, to a crocheted blanket, to an arrangement of flowers or a 13 layer cake, June was an artist in every sense of the word. She loved her family, the Tattnall Campground and a big...
Ida Frances Anderson
Nov 27, 2018
CLAXTON: Ida Frances Helmuth Anderson, 98, entered into eternal rest, peacefully on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, under the care of Bethany Hospice at The Griffin House in Claxton. She was born in Bulloch County in 1920, to the late John G. and Wilma DeLoach Helmuth, the second of six children. She was a 1937 graduate of Claxton High School. She...
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