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Chris W. Murphy
Nov 23, 2023
DAISY: Chris W. Murphy, 59, passed away November 23, 2023 at Evans Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Evans County and was of Baptist Faith, he graduated from Claxton High School in 1982. Chris worked for Georgia Pacific, Claxton Poultry, and several contract jobs. He was preceded in death by his father, Layton “Buddy” Murphy and brother, Frank Murphy....
Gloria O. Cole
Nov 20, 2023
CLAXTON: Gloria Cole, 84, passed away November 20, 2023. She was a native of Tatnall County. Gloria worked for Southern Bell Telephone Company until they closed, then she and her husband, Bill, started a business named “Signs of Impact”. She is preceded in death by her husband, William “Bill” David Cole, Sr; parents, Richard and Mami Oglesby; and several siblings....
Shirley S. Hearn
Nov 16, 2023
Shirley Strickland Hearn, 83, passed away peacefully on November 16, 2023 under the care of Georgia Hospice Care at Journey Assisted Living. Originally from Pembroke, GA, she graduated from Bryan County High School in 1958. Shirley lived in Evans County for a large majority of her life. She had lifelong careers in telecommunications and banking. She was a loving and...
David Zeigler
Nov 15, 2023
COLLINS: David Zeigler, 92, passed away November 15, 2023. He was a devoted Christian and displayed his faith attending East Main Church of God in Statesboro, Georgia. He proudly served in the United States Air Force for four years in Okinawa during the Korean War and later worked at American Cyanamid for thirty-three years. He loved hunting and fishing and...
Denise Deloach Tucker
Nov 14, 2023
CLAXTON: Denise Deloach Tucker, 68, passed away peacefully on November 14, 2023, with her loving family under the care of Agape Hospice at the Journey Assisted Living. Denise grew up in Groveland, Georgia, but resided in Evans County her adult life where she was a wife, mother, grandmother, homemaker and nurse. She was a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church for...
Sandra "Sandy" Kay Barnard
Nov 13, 2023
BELLVILLE: Sandra “Sandy” Kay Barnard, 60, passed away November 13, 2023. There is nothing Sandy loved more than her family and friends. Her kids and grandkids were her whole world. She enjoyed the beach and treasured fishing with her family. Sandy lit up every room she walked in. Her sense of humor remains unmatched, and her laugh was undeniably contagious....
Helen Shuman Mitchell
Nov 8, 2023
CLAXTON: Helen S. Mitchell, age 90 peacefully passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2023 under the loving care of family, North Spring Senior living and Georgia Hospice Care. She was a native of Evans County where she lived most of her life. She was a member of Emmaus Church and a faithful servant of God. She worked more than 25 years...
Marjorie DeLoach Strickland
Nov 4, 2023
CLAXTON: Marjorie DeLoach Strickland, 98, passed away November 4, 2023. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry A. Strickland. She was a native of Evans County and a member of Daisy United Methodist Church. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Nancy Strickland of Claxton and Janice (Bo) Hearn of Coopers Point.; two grandsons: Mark (Christina) Strickland of Shellman Bluff and Matthew Bryan...
Estralita Green Edwards
Nov 4, 2023
CLAXTON: Estralita Green Edwards, 67, passed away November 4, 2023. She was a member of the Daisy Church and a resident at Camellia Health and Rehabilitation where she made many friends. She was preceded in death by her father, Palmer Jake Green; and brother, Jeff Green. SURVIVORS: mother, Luveda Green; sons, Joey Edwards and Chuck Edwards; brother, DeWayne Green; sisters,...
Vernon "Jay" Tanner
Oct 29, 2023
CLAXTON: Vernon “Jay” Tanner, 64, passed away October 29, 2023. Jay was born in Savannah, Georgia to Jerome and Dorothy “Dottie” Tanner. He attended Pathway Christian School and afterward, furthered his education at Guido Bible School to achieve a Bachelor’s Degree in Biblical Studies and Christian Ministry. Jay worked on an oil rig in Louisiana prior to owning his own...
Eston Eizie Price. Jr.
Oct 15, 2023
CLAXTON: Eston Elzie Price, Jr., passed away peacefully at age 84 on October 15, 2023 at Evans Memorial Hospital. He was born to Eston E. Price, Sr. and Virginia Mathis Price on August 20, 1939 in Sandersville, Georgia. Eston graduated from Tennille High School and joined the United States Marine Corp after graduation. He met Mattie Ann Johnson and married...
Donald H. Hall
Oct 11, 2023
CLAXTON: Donald Howard Hall, 91, of Claxton, Georgia, passed away on October 11, 2023 surrounded by family. Don was born on August 11, 1932, to J. Luther and Ethel Hall of Floyd County, Georgia. He was a lifelong resident of Silver Creek, Georgia until a recent move to be near to family in Claxton, Georgia. Affectionately known as Don, Daddy,...
Joe D. Burnette
Sep 26, 2023
CLAXTON: Joe D. Burnette, 78, passed away on September 25, 2023. After going to college to pursue doctorship, he immediately joined the United States Air Force and became a pilot. He proudly served in the U.S. Air Force for twenty years. Joe was a prayer partner, a good man and genuinely enjoyed helping others. He was preceded in death by...
Margaret Boyette Sapp
Sep 21, 2023
CLAXTON, GEORGIA - PATRICK, SOUTH CAROLINA: Margret Boyette Sapp, age 76, was born February 14, 1947, in Collins, Georgia. She passed away peacefully on September 21, 2023, at her son’s home in Patrick, South Carolina, surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late James Calvin Boyette and Ida Belle Lynn Boyette. She was of the Baptist faith....
Faye Williams Upchurch
Sep 18, 2023
SANDERSVILLE: Faye Williams Upchurch, 85, passed away on September 18, 2023. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Sandersville, Georgia, and a member of their Joy Luck Club. Faye enjoyed cheering on the Atlanta Braves and Georgia Bulldogs. She loved flowers and gardening as well as coloring and drawing. She had a genuine heart for people, looked...
Shirley Strickland
Sep 17, 2023
CLAXTON: Shirley Strickland, 72, passed away on September 17, 2023. She was appreciated for “telling it like it is” and for being a loving mother and grandmother. She will be dearly missed. She was preceded in death by her parents, Quincey and Bertie Lou Massey; ex-spouse, Louis Strickland; son, Avery Strickland; and brothers and sisters. SURVIVORS: son, Wesley (Robin) Strickland;...
Joyce Bailey
Sep 16, 2023
CLAXTON: Joyce DeLoach Brown Bailey, 89, passed away September 16, 2023, at Northspring Senior Living in Claxton. She was a native of Evans County, where she remained all of her life to raise the family that she loved so dearly. She was always faithful to her church and was a member of Eastside Baptist Church. Joyce worked at Claxton Manufacturing...
Doris "Lulene" Haire
Sep 9, 2023
CLAXTON: Doris “Lulene” Haire, 95, passed away on September 9, 2023. She was a member of Eason’s Chaple Church and was known to be an excellent cook and for her lovingly baked cakes. Lulene was a wonderful woman who never met a stranger and loved her family immensely. She will be dearly missed by all. She was preceded in death...
Linda "June" Strickland
Sep 3, 2023
CLAXTON: Linda “June” Strickland, 76, passed away September 3, 2023 at home with loving family by her side. She was born in Statesboro, Georgia, but has lived in Evans County for most of her life. Throughout her life, she was a cashier, worked at two sewing factories and took care of her nephew, Shane for many years. June was incredibly...
Margaret J. Harris
Aug 29, 2023
CLAXTON: Margaret J. Harris, 83, passed away August 29, 2023, after a short illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leon David Kelly; sister, Lela Judy Kelly; and her parents, Guessie and W.S. Thompson of Claxton, GA. SURVIVORS: son, David Stanley Kelly of Claxton, GA.; daughter, Suzanne Gotschall of Pooler, GA.; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; several nieces...
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