Obituaries

Deborah Knight
Nov 3, 2009
Deborah Hicks Knight, 57, of St. George, passed away Tuesday November 3 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born in Folkston, to the late Lemon Kellon Hicks and Doris Avan Green. She was a member of New Life Baptist Church in St. George. She is survived by her husband: Ernest D. Knight; Son: Ernest Daniel (Wendy) Knight;...

Jessie Hodges
Nov 3, 2009
Jessie “Penny” Woodard Hodges of Folkston, Georgia passed away November 3, 2009 at Shand's Jacksonville. Penny was born November 12, 1927 to Phillip H. and Sallie Sandiford Woodard in Eastman, Georgia. She was a member of the Red Hats, worked with the local Relay for Life,a member of Mill Creek homemakers in St. Augustine, Florida and a member of Camp...

Wendy Gaskin
Nov 1, 2009
Wendy Gayle Gaskin, 39, of Folkston, passed away at her residnce November 1. She was a native of Roanoke Virginia, but had lived in Folkston for the past few years. She attended Cornerstone Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her father: Jack Lewis Robertson and her grandparents: Tom & Mary Overstreet and Andrew & Gertrude Robertson. She is...

Anna Cisco
Oct 27, 2009
Anna Mounts Cisco, 86 of Folkston, Georgia passed away October 27, 2009 in Baptist Village Nursing Home, Waycross, Georgia. She was born April 17, 1923 in Glenalum, West Virginia to French and Rosie Mullins Mounts. She moved to Folkston, Georgia in 1958 where she and her husband owned and operated Cisco Truck Stop for many years. She is survived by...

Roderic Miller
Oct 26, 2009
Roderic Bernard Miller, 82 of Alma, Georgia passed away October 26, 2009 in Twin Oaks Nursing Home, Alma, Georgia. He was born in Cambridge, Ohio on April 22, 1927 to Cecil Grange and Mary Beulah Vance Miller. He served his country in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of Folkston...
Tracy Sweatt
Oct 25, 2009
Tracy Earl Sweatt,11, passed away on October 25, 2009, in a tragic accident. He was born in Kingsland, Georgia on July 16, 1998 to Edgar and Suriffa Sweatt. Tracy was a 6th grade student at Baker County Middle School. He enjoyed the outdoors and loved to play football, and fish. He is preceded in death by Edgar Henderson, Pearl, Frankie...

June Davis
Oct 22, 2009
June Decker Davis, 65, of Hilliard, passed away at Baptist Medical Center-Nassau following a brief illness. She was born in Chatham, New York to the late Elwood Gavitt Decker and Ruth Thelma Decker. She was in the optical field for over 30 years. She was preceded in death by her husband: Oris Wayne Davis and 2-Brothers: Jay Decker and David...

Doris Chapman
Oct 15, 2009
Doris Inez Spradley Chapman, 78, of Hilliard, passed away Thursday October 15 in Jacksonville at the Acosta-Rua Center for Caring following a lengthy illness. She was a native of Tifton, Georgia and the daughter of the late James Emmett Spradley, SR. and Mary Catherine Yale Spradley. She was a school teacher in Nashville, Georgia and in the Nassau County School...

Johnny Caudill
Oct 10, 2009
Johnny Dewayne Caudill Sr., 65, of Folkston, Georgia passed away Saturday, October 10, 2009 at his residence. Johnny worked as a wood grader in the paper industry. He was proceeded in death by his wife, Ada Robinson Caudill. Johnny is survived by his children: Johnny Dewayne Caudill Jr., James Alan Caudill both of Folkston, Georgia; Rachel Anne Crowe(Robert) of Cocoa,...
Maryruth Lyons
Oct 9, 2009
Mary Ruth Heller Lyons, 83 of Hilliard passed away October 9, 2009 at Life Care Center of Hilliard. She was born June 10, 1926 to Wilbur and Hazel McCoy Heller in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. She worked as an Executive Secretary for the Federal Reserve Bank of Miami for fifteen years. Mrs. Lyons was a Concert Pianist and a member of the...
Gladys Lee
Oct 9, 2009
Gladys Carter Lee, 82 of Homeland, Georgia died Friday, October 9, 2009 at St. Vincent's Medical Center, Jacksonville following a brief illness. Gladys was born in Racepond, a child of Joe Carter and Nora Crews Carter. She was married to Bradley Lee for 70 years. She was proceded in death by her parents, three sisters: Mable Allen, Dorothy Thrift and...

John Johnson
Oct 5, 2009
John Calvin “Johnny” Johnson, 62, of Hilliard, passed away October 5 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was the son of the late Reginald Earl Johnson, Sr. and Mildred Lois “Pete” Johnson. He was a former member of the Charlton County Saddle Club. He is survived by his wife: Tina L. Johnson; 4-Children: Darlene (John) Tait, Natalie (Craig) Newvine, Nathan (Kimi)...
John Guynn
Oct 4, 2009
John Floyd Guynn, 68 of Hilliard passed away October 4, 2009 at Baptist Medical Center, Nassau. He was born in Folkston, Georgia on September 25, 1941 to John J. and Nettie Estelle Geiger Guynn Floyd attended college and worked as a Medical Assistant for 10 years. He retired after many years ,as a self-employed farmer . He was a member...
Mary Crews
Oct 3, 2009
Mary Thompson Lloyd Crews, 86 of Folkston went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 3, 2009 at St. Vincent's Medical Center, Jacksonville, Florida. She was born in Waycross, Georgia to Ben and Elizabeth Cox Thompson on November 22, 1922 and was a lifelong resident of Folkston. She was a living and caring Nurse, and had worked at...

Sara Dixon
Sep 25, 2009
Sara Helen Dixon, 75, of Folkston, passed away Friday September 25, 2009. at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Beaty and Frances Adams Reddish. She retired as a nurse with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office after over 20 years of dedicated service. She is survived by her husband: Frank Dixon; 3-Children: Wanda (Jeff) Pekks, Teresa Taylor (Gerald Fischer)...

Maybell Lintao
Sep 25, 2009
Maybell Hodges Lintao, 72, of Jacksonville, passed awy September 25 following an extended illness. She was born in Hilliard, Florida to the late Wade Hampton Hodges, Sr. and Clorabell McGlew Hodges. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Jacksonville, FL. The most important position she ever held was that of being a mother. She is survived by her...
Janice Rhymes
Sep 23, 2009
Janice Alline Rhymes, 69, of Folkston, passed away Wednesday September 23 at St. Vincent's Medical Center following an extended illness. She was a native of Ashland, Kentucky and the daughter of the late Alonzo and Eldora Walker Tackett. She was preceded in death by her Husband: Charles Kiser; a Son: Bruce E. Kiser; and a Grandson: Isaac Kiser. She is...

George Crowther
Sep 17, 2009
George H. Crowther, 87 of Folkston passed away Thursday, September 17, 2009 at Bayview Nursing Home in Nahunta, Ga. He was born December 15, 1921 to Horace and Charlotte Harvey Crowther in Jacksonville, Florida and had been a resident of Folkston since 1970. He served his country in the United States Navy, serving in World War II, Korea and Vietnam....
Donald Williams
Sep 11, 2009
Donald Richard Williams, 70, of Jacksonville, passed away at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in York, Pennsylvania to the late Russell Eugene and Eslie Hollinger Williams. He was a United States Army National Guard veteran. He graduated from Dover Area High School in Dover Pennsylvania. He is survived by his wife: Faye Carter Williams; his Daughter:...
Phyliss Cubbedge
Sep 11, 2009
Phyliss Jean Anspach Cubbedge, 80 of Hilliard passed away Friday, September 11, 2009 at Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville, Florida. She was born November 13, 1928 in Finley, Ohio to Lucy Radabaugh Anspach and Phillip Nobel Anspach. She had been a resident of Hilliard for the past nine years. Phyliss was a member of New Harvest Fellowship Church. She loved her...