Obituaries

Ann Carter, 25 of Baxley died Friday, December 11, 2015 in St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah after a short illness. [Full Story »] 

Larry Thomas “Tommy” Dees, Sr., age 71 of the Cedar Crossing Community, died Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at his home, after an extended battle with cancer. He was a lifelong resident of Cedar Crossing, and was a 1961 graduate of Toombs Central High School. He worked as a carpenter at Edwin I. Hatch Plant for twenty-five years, and at Lady Renee in Cedar Crossing for fifteen years. He was a member of the Cedar Crossing Baptist Church, and was a U.S. Navy veteran. He enjoyed NASCAR, gardening, and was very proficient in cabinetry and woodworking. He was a dedicated husband, father, brother, and papa; his granddaughters were his heart. He was preceded in death by his parents, Nathan and Eloise Carter Dees, an infant brother, and a nephew, Brent Dees. [Full Story »] 

Bobby Ray Driggers, age 82, of Vidalia, died Sunday, December 13, 2015 at home, after a brief illness. He was a lifelong resident of Toombs County, and was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He was a salesman with Palmer Tire Company in Vidalia for eighteen years, and was the garden department manager at Wal-Mart in Vidalia for fifteen years. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Vidalia, and a former member of the Vidalia Moose Lodge. He enjoyed the outdoors, and especially fishing. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mike James Driggers and Audrey Coleman Driggers; sister, Carolyn Driggers Blaxton; and brother, Benny Driggers. [Full Story »] 

Steve Jerome Eason, age 55, of Statesboro died Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. [Full Story »] 

Miles-Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the death of Jack Rentz, age 95, who passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Appling HealthCare System. He was a native of Jeff Davis County; a WWII Veteran serving in the United States Army Air Corps, a retired salesman and a member of Zoar Baptist Church. [Full Story »] 

Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Parrish Riley, age 84, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Tuesday, December 8, 2015 from her Dublin residence. [Full Story »] 

James Carl Tillman, age 89, of Baxley died Wednesday, December 9, 2015. [Full Story »] 

Lt. Colonel Robert Wilton Baxley, U. S. Army retired, of Monroe, NC passed away Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. [Full Story »] 

Sgt. James E. “Jamie” Dominy, age 61, died Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Appling Healthcare System. [Full Story »] 

Inez Page Collins, 87, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at her home lovingly surrounded by her family. [Full Story »] 

Mary Burke Hampton, age 89, died Sunday, November 22, 2015, at her residence. Mrs. Hampton was born September, 28, 1926 in Appling County. She was a member of Baxley Church of God and was a retired licensed minister with the Church of God. [Full Story »] 

Michael Coleman McLeod, age 53, of Baxley died Monday, November 23, 2015 in the Appling Healthcare System. [Full Story »]