Obituaries

NETTIE CREWS
May 26, 2012
Nettie Marvene Batten Crews, 87, of St. George, GA passed away Saturday May 26 at her residence. She was born August 3, 1924 in Charlton County to the late Silas Batten, Sr. and Annie Janie Williams Batten. She was a nurse and homemaker and member of the First Baptist Church of St. George. She was preceded in death by her...

Verna Dykes
May 24, 2012
Verna M. Eller Dykes, 59, of St. George, GA, passed away May 24, 2012 at Charlton Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. She was born in Roaring Springs, PA to the late Ethel C. and William H. Eller. She attended North Bedford High School and went on to receive her paraprofessional license and was a kindergarten assistant while her children...

Steven Davis
May 22, 2012
Steven Winfred Davis, 54 of Folkston passed away May 22, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida on September 21, 1957 to Jerry Davis and Veta Watson Richards. He was employed with Heat and Frost Insulators Local #13 as a Journey Mechanic since 2007, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was of the Pentecostal Faith. Survivors include his Wife:...

Aldine Tomlinson
May 21, 2012
Funeral Services 3:00 PM Thursday May 23, 2012 Camp Pinckney Baptist Church Burial to follow in Pineview Cemetery. Family will receive friends an hour proir to service at church

Kathleen McQueen
May 17, 2012
Kathleen Lynette McQueen, 78 passed away May 17, 2012 in Waycross, Georgia. She was born April 27, 1934 in Charlton County, Georgia and had been a lifelong resident, until the last several years, due to failing health. She was preceded in death by her mother: Eva Lynette Rodgers McQueen; father: Col. Alexander S. McQueen; a brother: William A. McQueen and...

JEANETTE HAGAN
May 3, 2012
Jeanette "Hampie" Hagan, 88, of Summerville, SC, beloved sister and aunt departed this life on Wednesday, May 3, 2012 at her residence in Summerville. A memorial service was held Saturday, May 5 in Summerville. A local memorial service will be held Saturday, May 19 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Shepard Funeral Home in Folkston, Georgia. A committal service...

Joyce Johnson
May 1, 2012
Joyce Marie Crews Johnson, 63 of Folkston passed away May 1, 2012 at her residence. She was born May 27, 1948 in Folkston to Owen and Joyce Johnson Crews. She had been a lifelong resident of Folkston and was of the Baptist Faith. She was preceded in death by a brother: Richard Crews. She is survived by her children: Lincoln...

CECIL CARTER
Apr 25, 2012
Cecil Carter, 82, of Folkston, GA, passed away Wednesday, April 25 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Racepond Georgia to the late Allen and Eyre Crews Carter. He was the owner/operator of Carter Construction Company for many years. He is survived by his wife of 63 years: Ruth Tucker Carter; 3-children: Fred (Andrea) Carter, Betty...

MILDRED LLOYD
Apr 2, 2012
Mildred Geiger Lloyd, 74, of Folkston, GA., passed away April 2, 2012. She was born August 28, 1937 to the late Martin Geiger and Viola Kirkland Geiger. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Eastman, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her husband: Jerry R. Lloyd, Sr., 2-Brothers: Gene Geiger and Wayne Geiger; a Grandson: Jacob Lloyd...

WANDA BELL
Apr 1, 2012
Wanda Jean Bell, 64, of St. George, Georgia passed away Sunday, April 1 at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida. She was a member of New Life Baptist Church on St. George. She was preceded in death by her husband: Franklin Wayne Bell; her mother: Dorothy Manning Taylor and a brother: Gary Taylor. She is survived by her daughters: Kim...

WINSTON OWEN
Mar 28, 2012
Winston Byan Owen, 74, of Hilliard, FL, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, March 28. Bryan was the son of the late Winston F. and Clera Powers Owen. Bryan was born in Jacksonville, and grew up in Arlington. He attended Landon High School and married his high school sweetheart, Bobbie Jean Rountree. He and Bobbie moved to Orlando in 1963 and raised...
Silas Nettles, Sr
Mar 27, 2012
Silas Carlo “Bo” Nettles, Sr., 65, of St. George, GA, passed away March 27 in his residence. He was born in Folkston, Georgia to the late John Carlo Nettles and Rachel Inez Hickox Nettles. He was preceded in death by 3-Sisters: Hazel Capps, Doris Vanacor, Janice Harris; 5-Brothers: L.C. Nettles, Jimmy Nettles, Walter Nettles, Curtis Nettles, and William Nettles; and...
Jesse Hudgins
Mar 26, 2012
Jesse Eugene Hudgins, 80, of Folkston, Georgia, passed away Monday, March 26 at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Jacksonville, FL. He was born in Waycross, Georgia to the late Mae Pullen. He was a member of the Folkston Lions club and a former member of the Homeland City Council. He loved wood working, gardening, and being outdoors. He was a...
MARY BASDEN
Mar 24, 2012
Mary Elizabeth Breighner Debelius Basden, 87, of Folkston, Georgia passed away March 24, 2012. She was a pampered woman and a loving jewel to her family and all that knew her. She was born in Hanover, Pennsylvania to the late Lewis Henry Breighner and Margaret Catherine Kuhn Breighner. She was a member of the Folkston Lions Club and the First...
Theresa Hudgins
Mar 23, 2012
Theresa M. Hudgins, 79, of Folkston, GA passed away March 23 at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Jacksonville, FL. She was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts to the late William and Emma (Farley) Coulombe. She was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Folkston and the Folkston Lions Club. She enjoyed cooking, traveling and working in the...
JULIAN CREWS
Mar 20, 2012
Julian LaVerne Crews, 83, of Homeland, Georgia, passed away March 20 following a lengthy illness. He was born in Charlton County to the late Julian Crews and Laura Lloyd Crews. He was a United States Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict. He retired from Jerry Hamm Chevrolet as Parts Manager after a number of years of service. He was a...
William Russell
Mar 14, 2012
William “Bill” Lee Russell, 73, of Folkston, Georgia passed away March 14, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was born in New Lexington, Ohio to the late Carl Russell and Sara Russell White. He was the owner/operator of Russell’s Repair Shop in Folkston for a number of years. He attended the Homeland Pentecostal Church. He is survived by his wife: Allie Burch...

LILLIAN TAYLOR
Mar 13, 2012
Lillian Jean Murray Taylor, 73, of Folkston, GA, passed away March 13 in St. Vincent’s Medical Center. She was born in Folkston, GA to the late Jasper Claude Murray, Sr. and Estelle Bennett Murray. She retired from the Charlton County School System. She was a member of Homeland United Methodist Church and attended Philadelphia Free Will Baptist Church. He is...

THOMAS GEIGER
Mar 11, 2012
Thomas Mitchell Geiger, 59, of Fredericksburg, VA, passed away March 11, 2012 in Mary Washington Hospital. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to the late Aaron (George)Geiger and Ruth Smith Geiger. He is survived by a son: Thomas Geiger; 2-Sisters: Janice Menne and Karen McCarthy; a granddaughter: Hallie Geiger and a grandson: Devon Geiger. A graveside funeral service will be...

Annie Crews
Mar 9, 2012
Annie Emeline Altman Crews, 85 of Folkston passed away Friday, March 09, 2012 in Charlton Memorial Hospital, Folkston, Georgia. She was born March 23, 1926 in Hoboken, Georgia to Wilbur Noah and Rosa Mozelle Lee Altman. She loved cooking, gardening, canning, singing Gospel music and most of all entertaining guest. She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, Great-grandmother...