Obituaries

Brett Harrison Cochran, age 16, of Suwanee passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2016. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Carole Clifton George and uncle, Woody Mercer. He is survived by his mother, Lisa George Cochran of Suwanee, father, David and Denna Cochran of Suwanee; brothers, Kent Cochran of Suwanee, Clay Cochran of Suwanee; paternal grandparents, Ken and Gail Cochran of Gadsden, Al; maternal grandparents, Jim and Glyndell George of Greensboro; stepsister, Lillabea Cochran, Loxley Cochran; stepbrothers, Lane Cochran, Landry Cochran; aunts and uncles, Lynne Payne, Jelene Mercer, Kenya and Jed Duff; cousins, Jana and Greg Webster and family, Caroline Mercer, Meghan Mercer, Kennedy, Abby, Addison Duff. [Full Story »] 

Robert Wesley Hutchinson, Sr., age 72, of Baxley died Thursday, January 21, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Hutchinson was born August 2, 1943 in Whitesboro, Texas to the late Lewis Wesley Hutchinson and the late Dorothy Jean Tippins Hutchinson. He was a retired Senior Tech Support Specialist with Bellsouth and was a member of River Hill Baptist Church in Winder. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a grandson, Ric Martinez. Survivors include his daughters, Lisa Wolfson of Baxley and Dodie Thompson of Jesup; sons, Robert “Bobby” Hutchinson of Cumming and Wesley Hutchinson of Buford; sister, Margaret Graham of Baxley; and a special friend, Amy Hunt of Auburn. Five grandchildren also survive. [Full Story »] 

Vernon (Mac) McDaniel, age 91, of Surrency, died Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at The Pavilion. Mr. McDaniel was born September 22, 1924 to the late W. Clarence McDaniel and the late Edna Martin McDaniel and was a native and lifelong resident of Appling County. He raised livestock and assisted Mr. Paschol Pearce with farming for many years and was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. In addition to his parents, Mr. McDaniel was preceded in death by three brothers, Aldon McDaniel, Waymon McDaniel, and Edwin McDaniel. [Full Story »] 

James Wallace Shaw, Sr., of Nahunta died January 19, 2016, after an extended illness.  Dr. Shaw was born in Jackson, Mississippi on January 7, 1934, to Wallace Lafayette Shaw and O’Nell Cockrell.  He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 61 years, Patricia L. Shaw, his son, James Wallace Shaw, Jr. and wife, Julia Nell of Perry and his daughter, Mara O’Nell Shaw of Bishop. He is also survived by four grandchildren, Catheryn Shaw of Greensboro, North Carolina, Claire Shaw Fermin and husband, Jeremy of Hinesville, Peggy Peterson of LaGrange, and Jim Shaw, III, of Perry. [Full Story »] 

Stephen Lee Courson, age 58, of Baxley died Thursday, January 14, 2016. [Full Story »] 

Emmett (Mann) Carter, age 93, died Saturday, January 9, 2016 in the Appling County HealthCare System. [Full Story »] 

Grady Thomas “Tommy” Deen, Jr., age 57, of Baxley died Sunday, January 10, 2016 in Jacksonville, Florida. [Full Story »] 

Miles-Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the services of Annette Gruber Floyd, age 90, who passed away Friday, January 15, 2016 at Comfort Care House under the care of Comfort Care Hospice. She was born May 24, 1925 to John Franklin and Addie Deen Gruber; was a lifelong resident of Appling County and an accomplished seamstress and restaurateur. Mrs. Floyd was a member of the Colonel Daniel Appling Chapter, D.A.R., a charter member of White Bluff United Methodist Church in Savannah and a member of Hopewell United Methodist Church. [Full Story »] 

James Knight Griffin III, (Jimmy), 71, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 12, at his residence, surrounded by his loved ones, in Key Largo, Fla. A funeral service was held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 16, in the chapel of Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home, with the Rev. Whit Chapman officiating. Interment followed in Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens. [Full Story »] 

Ruby Nell O’Quinn, 89, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. [Full Story »] 

Edith Dorsey Fields, 89, of Brunswick entered peacefully into eternal rest on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, at Hospice of the Golden Isles. [Full Story »] 

Miles-Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the funeral services of George D. Hardwick, age 76, who passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016 at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin. He was a native of Appling County living the past 22 years in Griffin and was a retired meat cutter. [Full Story »]