Obituaries

Jan 10, 2021

Jerry Andrew Craft, 66, of Sycamore, GA passed away Sunday, January 10, 2021 at Folkston Park Nursing and Rehab.  He was born November 14, 1954 in Abbeville, GA to the late Bob Craft and Sarah Whitley Craft.  He was employed with the Wilcox County Road Department.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Jan 9, 2021

Lillian Walker Johnson Chesser, 85, of St. George, GA passed away at her home Saturday, January 9, 2021.  She was born February 9, 1935 in St. George to the late Wilbert F. Johnson and Amanda J. Johnson.  She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in St. George.

In addition to her parents,...

Jan 2, 2021

William Dillard Brown, 89, of Homeland, GA passed away January 2, 2021 in St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Jacksonville, FL.  He was born April 11, 1931 in Orlando, FL to the late Oscar Brown and Sallie Honeycutt Brown.  He proudly served his country in the US Army during the Korean Conflict.  He was a member of Crossroads Pentecostal Church....

Jan 2, 2021

Carnie Jane Brown Seymour, 92, of Fayetteville, GA passed away at her home January 2, 2021.  She was born December 5, 1928 in Folkston, GA to the late Sidney Hall Brown and Mildred Littlefield Brown. She received her Masters of Nursing from Emory University and was the former Director of Nursing for Fulton County Health Department.  She was also...

Dec 30, 2020

Lila Anne Lewis Jackson of Folkston, Georgia passed away on December 30, 2020 at Memorial Satilla Health Hospital in Waycross, Georgia.  Her husband had died on the same day 18 years earlier.  Anne was born on June 23, 1928 in Waycross, Georgia to Kish Haynes Lewis and Frank Hammond Lewis.  Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Dec 28, 2020

Florence Bargeron Bruschke, 81, of Homeland, GA passed away Monday, December 28, 2020 in Brunswick, GA. She was born October 23, 1939 in Long County, GA to the late Benjamin Lonnie Bargeron and Sarah Bell Driggers Bargeron.  After raising her children, she went to college and received her Masters in Education and taught Special Ed at Folkston Elementary for...

Dec 24, 2020

Betty Ruth Keene Brown, 85, of Homeland, GA passed away Thursday, December 24 in St. Marys, GA.  She was born September 4, 1935 in Hilliard, FL to the late Theodore Keene and Nellie Bell Knight Keene.  She was a homemaker and a member of Crossroads Pentecostal Church in Kingsland, GA.

In addition to her parents, she was...

Dec 21, 2020

Richard William Lang, 69. Of Folkston, GA passed away December 21 at his home.  He was born September 28, 1951 to the late Paul Robert Lang and Loretta Marie Hall Lang.  He worked with Seaboard Railroad in Kingsland, GA before an automobile accident forced his retirement.

Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother: ...

Dec 19, 2020

Phyllis Amelia (Allen) Holden of Jacksonville FL, 74, cherished Mother and beloved Matriarch, passed away peacefully at home in her sleep on December 19, 2020. Phyllis was surrounded by her loving family after a courageous year-long battle with late-diagnosed Grade IV Glioblastoma. The third of five children, Phyllis was born May 4, 1946, in Jacksonville FL to the long-established...

Dec 18, 2020

Edwin Dewitt Conner, 92, of Hilliard, FL passed away Friday, December 18 in Jacksonville, FL.  He was born September 19, 1928 in Kent, FL to the late Berry Vasco Conner and Ruby Nelson Conner.  He was a lifelong farmer.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife:  Thelma Stokes Conner; a grandson: ...

Dec 17, 2020

Barbara Roach Johnson, 58, of Folkston, GA passed away Thursday, December 17 in Brunswick, GA.  She was born October 3, 1962 in Indianapolis, IN to the late Paul Harris Roach, Sr. and Barbara Nell Hayward Roach.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings:  Mary Jane Batten, Paul Harris Roach, Jr., Richard...

Dec 15, 2020

Kimberly Diane Adams, 54, of Hilliard, FL passed away Tuesday, December 15 in Jacksonville, FL.  She was born March 3, 1966 in Jacksonville, FL to the late Otis and Clarine King Richardson.  She was a homemaker and a member of Paxon Revival Center.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter:  Christen Dunaway...

Dec 15, 2020

Paul Thomas May, 81, of Folkston, GA passed away December 15, 2020 at Kindred Hospital in Green Cove Spring, FL.  He was born August 24, 1939 to the late Sidney Lee May and Ethel Hasey Phillips May in Hardy, KY.  He retired from Ford Motor Company and was a member of Buford Grove Baptist Church.

In addition...

Dec 14, 2020

Catherine Griffin Herrin, 85, of Folkston, GA passed away Monday, December 14, 2020.  She was born April 10, 1935 in Folkston, GA to the late Albert Griffin and Myrtle Hickox Griffin.  She loved to make quilts in her spare time.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband:  Carl L. Herrin, Sr.; 4-children: ...

Dec 10, 2020

Cecil Glenn Hodges, 82, formerly of Hilliard, FL, now living in Folkston, GA passed away Thursday, December 10 in Jacksonville, FL.  He was born June 6, 1938 in Folkston, GA to the late Bailey Hodges and Alma Sikes Hodges.  He retired from the City of Jacksonville Health Department, then drove a car hauler for Dixie Transport and then retired...

Dec 8, 2020

Donna Gail McIntosh Baker Ryan, 58 of Orange Park, FL passed away December 8, 2020 at Haven Hospice.  She was born October 1, 1962 in Folkston, GA to the late Harold L. McIntosh, Sr. and Sandra Altman McIntosh.  She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

She is...

Dec 8, 2020

Donald Wayne White, 53, of Folkston, GA passed away December 8, 2020 at Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick, Georgia.  He was born September 5, 197 to the late Raymond White and Bertha Keene White.

He is survived by 4-sisters:  Patricia Gerstorff, Kathy Johnson, Linda Arrington and Mary Arnett; 2-brothers:  Carl F. Johnson, Jr. and Joseph...

Dec 5, 2020

Margaret Louise Groover Turner, 89, of Hilliard, FL passed away Saturday, December 5 in Jacksonville, Fl.  She was born June 9, 1931 in Waycross, GA to the late Sylvester Groover and Mozelle Hand Groover.  She was a homemaker and a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church.

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

Dec 3, 2020

Dorothy Lee Woods Minchew, 95, of Callahan, FL passed away Thursday Evening, December 3, 2020.  She was born July 20, 1925 in Douglas, Georgia to the late Henry Woods and Emmie Carver Woods.  She was a homemaker and a member of the Anchor Church of God in Callahan, FL.

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

Dec 2, 2020

Annie Mae “Susie” Hamilton Hand, 72, of Jacksonville, FL passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Trinity Hospice in Jacksonville, FL.  She was born October 5, 1948 in Summerville, GA.  She was a homemaker.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee Hand, Sr.; a son:  Robert “Robby” Lee Hand, Jr. and her parents:  Harvey...