Obituaries

Dec 30, 2021

Jane Robertson, 70, of Folkston, GA passed away suddenly December 30, 2021.  She was born March 27, 1951 in Roanoke, VA to the late Thomas A. Overstreet and Mary Frances Gross Overstreet.  She was a 1970 graduate of Jefferson Sr. High School and a hairdresser in Roanoke for 17 years.  She was the district manager for Family Dollar for...

Dec 30, 2021

Marlow Patricia Mallard LaFollette, 82, of Hilliard, FL passed away December 30, 2021 at her residence.  She was born August 10, 1939 in Jacksonville, FL to the late Ed Mallard and Doris Mallard.  She was a member of River Road Volunteer Fire Department and the Nassau County Sheriffs Department Posse Unit.  She loved to travel and go camping.  She...

Dec 25, 2021

Harvey Cleon Ricketson, 92, of Hilliard, FL passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021 in Jacksonville, FL.  He was born May 16, 1929 in Brunswick, GA to the late Cleon Ricketson and Beulah Boyd Ricketson.  He proudly served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict in 1951-1952 and returned home and married Helen Estelle Sikes in 1954 and moved...

Dec 20, 2021

Kile Jack McDowell, 73, of Folkston, GA passed away Monday, December 20, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family.  He was born February 17, 1948 in Galesburg, IL to the late Kile Leroy McDowell and Janine Ribotet McDowell.  He proudly served his country in the US Navy.  He was an Air Traffic Controller and served as a City...

Dec 18, 2021

James William Grooms, 80, of Folkston, GA passed away Saturday, December 18 at his home.  He was born August 17, 1941 in Folkston, GA to the late William Ross Grooms and Rachel Geiger Sandidge.  He proudly served his country in the US Air Force.  He retired from Kennedy Space Center after 39 years of service.  He was  a member...

Dec 16, 2021

Verne Johnson Pickren, Jr., 78, of Fernandina Beach, FL passed away peacefully at his home Thursday, December 16 following a lengthy illness.  He was born January 8, 1943 in Jacksonville, FL to the late Verne Johnson Pickren, Sr. and Leila Jeanette Tracy Pickren Gibson.  He began ESP in 1984 and supplied air purification systems to mills all over the...

Dec 15, 2021

Edward Philip Spivey Sr., 71, passed away on December 15th, 2021 at the Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville in Jacksonville, FL.

Ed was born on July 17th, 1950 in Orlando, FL. He is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Delilah Spivey; his children, Shannon Burkhardt and her husband Dan Burkhardt and Philip Spivey; his grandchildren, Sophie...

Dec 12, 2021

Betty Jean Jamerson Crews, 65, St. George, GA passed away December 12, 2021 in Jacksonville, FL.  She was born May 8, 1956 in Johnson City, TN.

She was preceded in death by her father:  Charles Kinley.

She is survived by her husband of 47 years:  Kenneth W. Crews; 2-daughters:  Deloris Lynch and Melissa (Hank) Hobbs;...

Dec 4, 2021

Mary Magdeline Adkins, 95, of Folkston, GA passed away Saturday, December 4 in Hilliard, FL following an extended illness.  She was born June 7, 1926 in Bascom, FL to the late Willie Robert Hatcher and Fannie Bell Conrad Hatcher.  She was the youngest of seven children raised on a farm in the Florida panhandle.  The seven children lived a...

Dec 1, 2021

Joel Samuel “Sammy” Spradley, 68, of Folkston, GA left this life Wednesday, December 1 in Jacksonville, FL following a lengthy illness.  He was born January 4, 1953 in Folkston, GA to the late Joel Fairlee Spradley and Vernell Burch Spradley.  He proudly served his country in the US Army Reserves for 14 years.  He faithfully served as pastor of...

Nov 30, 2021

John Lee Nettles, 38, of Folkston, GA passed away November 30 in Homeland, GA.  He was born February 4, 1983 in Blackshear, GA.  He was owner of Dynamic Diesel Repair in Folkston, GA.

He was preceded in death by a sister:  Brittney Danielle and his grandparents:  Betty Nettles, Ruby Santrock and Melvin Santrock.

He is...

Nov 30, 2021

Catherine Jean Dyal Van Zant, 90, of Hilliard, FL passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2021 in Fernandina Beach, FL following a lengthy illness.  She was born August 11, 1931 in Hilliard, FL.

Catherine was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother aunt and friend who was famous for her key lime, carrot and Italian Wedding cakes and...

Nov 29, 2021

Mason Richard Ogletree, 30, of Folkston went home to be with the Lord Monday, November 29, 2021.

Mason was a 2010 graduate of charlton county high school and a 2018 graduate of the Electrical Training Alliance of Jacksonville. He was employed with Jacobs at Kingsbay Naval Base and a former member of IBEW 177, TWU 526. He...

Nov 27, 2021

Steve W. Lloyd, 57, of Clanton, AL passed away Saturday, November 27 following a lengthy illness.  He was born January 17, 1964 in Folkston, Georgia.  He proudly served in the US Air Force.

He is survived by his mother and step-father:  Francis and Roy Lansdell; 3-sisters:  Robin (Levis) Lee, Lisa Lloyd and Rhonda Lloyd; half brother:  Roy...

Nov 25, 2021

Robert Leon Logsdon, Jr, 58, of Folkston, GA passed away Thursday, November 25th. ,2021

Robert was born October 27, 1963, in Norfolk, VA.  He was a 1982 graduate of Polytechnical High School in Riverside, CA. After graduation from High School, he enlisted in the Navy where he served for the next 4 years.

Robert was...

Nov 23, 2021

Cynthia Jean Nichols Fontenot, 61, of Folkston, GA passed away Tuesday, November 23 in Jacksonville, FL.  She was born January 7, 1960 in Jacksonville, FL to the late Windel Gene Nichols, Sr. and Betty Jean Carter Nichols.  She is a 1979 graduate of Charlton County High School.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Nov 19, 2021

Fay Davis Johnson, 84, of Folkston, GA passed away Friday, November 19 at her home following a lengthy illness.  She was born in Boston, MA November 9, 1937.  She was a homemaker and of the Jewish faith.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her daughter:  Robin Adler and a brother:  Richard Davis.

She...

Nov 14, 2021

Suzanne Morgan Davis, 60, of Homeland, GA passed away Sunday, November 14, 2021 at the Senior Care Center in St. Marys, GA.  She was born October 10, 1961 in Bangor, Maine to the late Melvin and Loraine Morgan.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son:  Michael Washburn.

She is...

Nov 13, 2021

Robert Joseph “Joe” Allen, 74, passed away suddenly, Saturday, November 13, 2021, at Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville, FL. He was born in Folkston, Charlton County, Georgia on September 10, 1947. His parents are the late William Robert “Bob” Allen, Jr. and Winona Tomlinson Allen. Joe is also predeceased by his only child, a beloved son, Robert Joseph “Bart” Allen,...

Nov 10, 2021

Sharron Marie Johns Morgan, 60, of Folkston, GA passed away Sunday, November 10 in Brunswick, GA.  She was born September 14, 1961 in Jacksonville, FL to the late Thomas Marion Johns and Ethel Louise Taylor Johns.  She was the office manager for Charlton Court Apartments in Folkston, GA for a number of years.

In addition to her...