Obituaries

Don Smiley

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Wednesday, August 28. 2013
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Don Smiley, 74, died Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013. Don was born Dec. 26, 1938 in Appling County to the late Robert Bryant Smiley and the late Bonnie Beach Smiley. He was a member of Friendship Congregational Christian Church. Smiley was a veteran of the United States Army and served four years in the National Guard. [Full Story »] 

John “J.D.” Barber

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Wednesday, August 14. 2013
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Miles-Nobles Funeral Home announces the death of John “J.D.” Barber, 78, who passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at his residence. He was a native and lifelong resident of Appling County; a retired employee of the City of Baxley and member of Ferry Road Baptist Church. [Full Story »] 

Carolyn Branch

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Carolyn Branch, age 80, of Athens, died August 7, 2013.  A native of Baxley, she was the daughter of the late Maxwell and Lillie Mae Hall Lynn.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Howard Arnold Branch, Sr. and a son, Howard Arnold Branch, Jr. [Full Story »] 

Annie Loyce Crapps

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Wednesday, August 14. 2013
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Miles–Nobles Funeral Home announces the death of Annie Loyce Crapps, age 89, who passed away Sunday, August 11, 2013 at the Coastal Manor Nursing Facility in Ludowici. She was a native of Tattnall County and lived most of her life in Appling County; a homemaker and a member of Philipi Baptist Church. [Full Story »] 

Marsha Tyre Dixon

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Wednesday, August 14. 2013
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Marsha Tyre Dixon, 60, of Screven died Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at her residence. The Wayne County native was a member of Screven First Baptist Church and a retired paraprofessional with the Fourth District Elementary School. She was predeceased by her parents, Hubert and Edith Rogers Tyre and a daughter, Brandi Dixon Deal. [Full Story »] 

Ardella McMillan McCall

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Wednesday, August 14. 2013
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Ardella McMillan McCall, daughter of the late James and Viola Sharpe McMillan and a native of Baxley, was born May 8, 1921. A long time resident of (Appling County) Baxley, she made her entrance into the celestial city of Heaven. Devout Christian and dedicated mother, Mrs. McCall, ninety-two years of age, made her departure from this life, July 22, 2013 in Jesup at Wayne Memorial Hospital. [Full Story »] 

James A. Olliff

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Wednesday, August 14. 2013
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James A. Olliff, 92, of Bristol, died Tuesday, July 30, 2013 in the Appling Healthcare System after a short illness. The Appling County native was a graduate of the University of Georgia. He was a highly decorated U.S. Marine Veteran of WWII, where he received the Purple Heart Award, the Silver Star, Meritorious Promotion, two good conduct medals and unit citations. Olliff was a retired soil conservationist with the U.S.D.A. having worked in Appling, Wayne, Long, Liberty and Bryan Counties. This knowledge also carried over into his farming career. He was a deacon and clerk of Ritch Baptist Church for 15 years and was a member of Lake Chapel Primitive Baptist Church at the time of his death. His wife, Vela Mae Anderson Olliff preceded him in death. [Full Story »] 

E J Davis

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Wednesday, August 7. 2013
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E J Davis, 71, died Monday, July 29, 2013 in the Appling Healthcare System. Davis was born March 26, 1942 in Appling County. He was a member of Riverside Baptist Church. Davis was employed by Erickson Associates as an assistant mechanical superintendent and was a retired game warden. He was preceded in death by his father, Elvin Davis and a brother, Donald Davis. [Full Story »] 

James B. Fossett

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Wednesday, August 7. 2013
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James B. Fossett, age 85, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2013 at his residence under the care of Southern Care Hospice. He was a lifelong resident of Appling County; a retired engineer with the GA Department of Transportation and a member of Friendship Congregational Christian Church. [Full Story »] 

Alice Britt Griffin

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Wednesday, August 7. 2013
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Alice Britt Griffin, age 85, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2013 at Bacon County Hospital and Health Systems after an extended illness. She was a native and lifelong resident of Appling County, a retired seamstress and a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Baxley. [Full Story »] 

Quinton Hall

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Wednesday, August 7. 2013
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Quinton Hall, 86 of Brunswick died Monday, July 29, 2013 at Wayne Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. The Appling County native was a member of Decapolis Baptist Church, a U.S. Navy Veteran serving in WWII and a retired truck driver. [Full Story »] 

Novadeen Jackson

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Wednesday, August 7. 2013
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Novadeen Jackson, 78, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at her residence under the care of Southern Care Hospice. She was a native of Appling County; a member of the United Pentecostal Church since 1964 and a member of Cornerstone United Pentecostal Church since 1966. She was a former Sunday school teacher and a retired seamstress and caregiver. She loved crocheting, sewing and quilt making and was very faithful in giving to her church. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Mary Lightsey Thornton and two brothers, Dewey Wright Thornton and James Edward Thornton. [Full Story »] 

Christine Ray King

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Wednesday, August 7. 2013
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Services for Christine Ray King of Baxley, formerly of McRae, were held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 30 in the chapel of Lowe’s Funeral Home with interment in Telfair Memorial Gardens, McRae. Visitation was held Monday, July 29 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. [Full Story »] 

Thaddeus Lee “Doc” Nails

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Wednesday, August 7. 2013
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Thaddeus Lee “Doc” Nails died on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Nails was born Jan. 31, 1956 in Baxley to the late Walter Nails and the late Odessa Washington Nails. He attended the Appling County Comprehensive School of Baxley. In later years he married Leshia C. Nails. Nails was a truck driver for a number of years. [Full Story »] 

Janet Marie Spell

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Wednesday, August 7. 2013
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Janet Marie Spell, 52, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2013 at Meadows Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was a native and lifelong resident of Appling County. She was a loving mother, grandmother and sister. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth “Rooster” Spell; parents, James and Eula Mae Crapps and a brother, James Jerry Crapps. [Full Story »] 
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