Obituaries

Sep 9, 2021

Brenda Annette DePew, 70, of Kingsland, GA passed away Thursday, September 9 in Jacksonville, FL following an extended illness.  She was born October 8, 1950 in Folkston, GA.  She was a homemaker and attended the Homeland Holiness Church.  Her two loves in life were Jesus and her family.  Her favorite weekend enjoyment was visiting her brother, sisters, aunts and...

Sep 9, 2021

Ray Donald Bryant, 67, of Folkston, GA passed away September 9, 2021 in St. Marys, GA.  He was born April 3, 1954 to the late John Elbert Bryant and Ethel Taylor Bryant.  He was a graduate of the 1972 class of Charlton County High School and played football wearing #25.  He proudly served his country n the US Army...

Sep 8, 2021

Lynn Cribb Johnson, of Folkston, GA passed away Wednesday, September 8 in Jacksonville, FL following a courageous battle with Covid.  She was born July 11, 1965 in Folkston, GA to the late Homer Arthur Cribb, Sr. and Judy Ann Murray Cribb.  She worked with the Charlton County Sheriff’s Office as a 911 Dispatcher for more than 30 years and...

Sep 8, 2021

Gloria Janet Rhoden Chesser, 65, of Homeland, GA passed away Wednesday, September 8 in Brunswick, Georgia.  She was born April 20, 1956 in Macclenny, FL to the late Henry Seaf Rhoden and Mary Opal Williams.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother:  Dave Rhoden.

She is survived by her son...

Sep 7, 2021

Billy Terrance “Terry” Grooms, 79, of Folkston, Georgia, surrounded by his family, passed away peacefully into the loving arms of Jesus on September 7, 2021, at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. Terry was born on July 20, 1942, at McCoy Hospital in Folkston, Georgia and was the oldest child of Evelyn Hinson Grooms and Ralph Waldo Grooms, Jr. who...

Sep 6, 2021

Lois Vivian Barefoot Mays died September 6, 2021 at her home in Folkston.  A native of Savannah, Georgia, she was the daughter of William Lonnie ("Foots") Barefoot and Helen DeLoach Barefoot, and was the widow of Richard Pope ("Dick") Mays. She was predeceased by her brothers, William Lonnie Barefoot, Jr. and Chub I. Barefoot, and her sisters June B....

Sep 5, 2021

Cheryl Ann Lambert Farnell, 62, of Folkston, GA passed away September 5, 2021 in St. Marys, Georgia.  She was born April 29, 1959 in Folkston, Georgia.  She was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith.

She was preceded in death by her husband:  Edward Richard Farnell; her father:  Robert Earl Lambert; her brother:  Michael Lambert and a...

Sep 2, 2021

Anita Marie Higginbotham 55, of Hilliard, Florida was received into the loving arms of  Jesus on September 2, 2021, at Shands Hospital Jacksonville, FL.   Anita was born the second of three children to William and Rita Chiovatero on January 28th, 1966 at Morris Hospital in Morris Illinois.  After Graduating High School, Anita moved to Jacksonville, FL, and started a...

Sep 1, 2021

Cleveland Morgan Nettles, 78, of Unadilla, GA passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at his home.  He was born July 4, 1943 in Folkston, GA to the late John Carlo Nettles and Rachel Inez Hickox Nettles.

He was preceded in death by his wife:  JoAnn Lee Nettles; 5-sisters:  Wanda Jean Fife, Linda Gail Cooler, Hazel Capps, Doris...

Sep 1, 2021

Christopher Scott Beasley was born on January 5, 1995 in Fernandina Beach, FL. He passed away on September 1, 2021 at the age of 26 in Brunswick, GA. He is survived by his fiance Sierra Robinson and children Brynleigh and Bentley Beasley, along with his parents, Chris and Laura Beasley, Tanja Andrews, and his siblings Tori Beasley, Courtland Beasley,...

Aug 31, 2021

Linda Gail Nelson, 71, of Folkston, GA passed away Tuesday, August 31 in St. Marys, Georgia.  She was born November 14, 1949 in Jacksonville, Florida to the late Cecil Ray Rigdon and Dorothy Oweda Bell Hammontree Rigdon.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter:  Amy Latrelle Sikes Hutchings.

She...

Aug 29, 2021

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beautiful wife, mother, and grandmother, Mrs. Tommie Joan Aldridge. She died peacefully at home on Sunday, August 29, 2021. Joan was born on July 20, 1936 in Savannah, Georgia, the daughter of the late John Thomas and Geneva Hope Gatehouse. Her life was dedicated to serving her...

Aug 29, 2021

Trixie Ann Renshaw Knox, 64, of Manor, GA passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021 in Valdosta, GA.  She was born September 20, 1956 in Fernandina Beach, FL to the late Erwin Renshaw and Betty Ruth Crews Renshaw.  She was a homemaker, a pastor’s wife and a member of Camp Branch Church of God of Prophecy.

She is...

Aug 26, 2021

Benjamin Levi Vines, 41, of Folkston, GA passed away Thursday, August 26, 2021 in St. Marys, GA.  He was born November 30, 1979 in Jacksonville, FL.  He was a 1998 graduate of Charlton County High School.  He was a member of the Charlton County Indian Football Team.  Since 2015, he worked as a Master Mechanic at Murray Ford in...

Aug 25, 2021

Jack Allen Moore passed away at home under the passionate care of Community Hospice surrounded by his loving family on August 25, 2021 of complications from diabetes and Alzheimer’s. He was born at home in Atkins, Arkansas on September 12, 1935 to Dooley Lovard and Minnie Ilta Deal Moore. He was the second of four sons. He grew up...

Aug 24, 2021

JoAnn Harvey Brooks, 62, of St. George, GA passed away at her residence August 24, 2021.  She was born December 27 in St. George to the late Williard Harvey and Irene Crews Harvey.  She worked for the Charlton County School System as a Paraprofessional and a Bus Driver and also for the Charlton County Sheriff’s Office as a Corrections...

Aug 22, 2021

Melanie Buchanan Page Hoover, 67, of Hilliard, FL passed away August 22, 2021 in Jacksonville, FL.  She was born May 8, 1954 in Jacksonville, FL to the late David H. “Buck” Buchanan and Martha Lillian Walker Buchanan.  She was a former hairdresser and a member of the First Baptist Church of Boulougne.

In addition to her parents,...

Aug 19, 2021

John Darrell Winkler, 46, of St. George, GA passed away August 19, 2021 in Jacksonville, FL.  He was born December 18, 1974 in Hamilton, Ohio to the late Virgil and Phyllis Winkler.  He was a member of Hamilton Assembly of God.

He is survived by his wife of 25 years:  Stacey Winkler and a brother and sister-in-law: ...

Aug 15, 2021

Chloe Margot Sherdile McElroy, 64, of Hilliard, FL passed away August 15 in Jacksonville, FL from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.  She was born in Victorville, California on October 24, 1956 to the late Willie H. Morrison and Sammie Morrison.  She was a housewife and a member of Buford Grove Baptist Church.

She loved walking on...

Aug 14, 2021

Ronald Lee Altman, 82, Kingsland, GA , passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021 in Brunswick, GA.  He was born June 12, 1939 in Waycross, GA to the late Talmadge Estes Altman and Annie Lee Highsmith Altman.  He proudly served his country in the US Army and Navy.  He retired in 1999 from the Bowater Paper Mill in Rock Hill,...