Joycelyn McKie Peavy, 82, passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at Mossy Oak Assisted Living under the care of Hospice of South Georgia. A native of Wilcox County and former resident of Pineview, GA, Joycelyn had resided in Jesup for the past ten years and was a homemaker. She was born March 15, 1935 [...]
Bobby Sikes, 72, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at Harborview Healthcare under the care of Hospice of South Georgia. A native of Lyons and former resident of Townsend, Georgia and St. Augustine, Florida, Bobby was born on August 6, 1944 to the late Raymond and Louella Soperton Sikes. He was a carpenter by [...]
Peggy Meeks Hackel passed away on Thursday, June 1, 2017 at home under the care of Affinis Hospice. A native of Coffee County, Peggy was born to the late Walter and Earnestine Meeks. She spent her early years in Nicholls and was a graduate of Nicholls High School. She later attended Brewton Parker College and [...]
Tony Lastinger, 73, passed away on Sunday, May 28, 2017 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Wayne County, Tony was born on January 5, 1944 to the late Mattie Lee and Jesse Elmer Lastinger. He grew up in the Empire School Community and was a 1962 graduate of Wayne County High [...]
Marvin D. Freeman, 67, affectionately known by his family and friends as Joe, passed away Saturday, May 27, 2017 at Folkston Park Care and Rehab after an extended illness. A former resident of Waycross and McRae, Joe was born on February 2, 1950 in Wayne County to the late Jesse and Odessa Potter Freeman. He [...]
Jimmy Martin, 76, passed away on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at home under the care of Hospice of South Georgia. A native and lifelong resident of Wayne County, Jimmy was born on January 19, 1941 to the late Carey and Vivie Boatright Martin. He retired from the Georgia Department of Transportation with over thirty-four years [...]
Wilbur Eugene “Gene” Roach, Jr., 82, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at home under the care of Hospice of South Georgia. A resident of Macon in his early years, Gene was born on March 6, 1935 in Sandersville to the late Wilbur Eugene and Evelyn Williamson Roach both formerly of Statesboro. He was [...]
Edward "Shorty" Foster, 70, passed away on Monday, May 22, 2017 at home surrounded by his family under the care of Hospice of South Georgia. A longtime resident of Florida, Shorty was born on March 20, 1947 in Independence, Iowa to the late John and Charlotte Foster . He relocated to Jesup in the late nineties [...]
Lola Mae Wilkes, 86, passed away Friday, May 19, 2017 at Wayne Memorial Hospital after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. A resident of McRae for most of her life, Lola was born on October 1, 1930 in Alabama to the late Scott and Iduma Smith. She was a seamstress by trade who loved fishing [...]
William Flynn Miller, Jr. 94, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Bill was born on March 23, 1923, in Lake City, Florida to the late William Flynn Miller, Sr. and Julia Crouch Miller. He spent his early years there and was a graduate of Columbia High School in Lake City where [...]