Obituaries

Brooks Hughes

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Brooks Hughes, 78, of Hazlehurst, died Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at Jeff Davis Hospital.Hughes was born May 1, 1935 in Jeff Davis County to the late Oscar Vernon Hughes and the late Lillian Summerlin Hughes. He was a retired farmer and an accomplished pianist. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Etta Mae Carter, Ocalla Fussell and brother, Maxwell Hughes. [Full Story »] 

Larry Moody

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Larry Moody, age 57, of Baxley, died Friday, November 1, 2013 at Serenity Hospice House in Dublin. Moody was born March 7, 1956 in Appling County to the late Aldine Moody and the late Jewelteen Lamb Moody. He was retired from Appling County Road Department and he was a member of Melton Chapel United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his sister, Lucy Moody. [Full Story »] 

J. Merrell Miles

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J. Merrell Miles, age 73, of Baxley, died Thursday, October 31, 2013, at Memorial Hospital in Savannah.Miles was born July 1, 1940, in Appling County. He was the son of the late Willis Frank Miles and Bertha Lillian Beckworth Miles. Miles was the owner of J. M. Miles Construction and was a member of Red Oak Baptist Church where he was an active member of the Adult Sunday School Class and a deacon. Miles was a member of the Exchange Club, Gideons International and Young Farmers Appling Chapter. He served in the Air National Guard. Miles worked hard his whole life to provide for his family. He loved his wife, children and grandchildren and left them a love filled Christian heritage. [Full Story »] 

Carl L. O’Quinn

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Miles-Nobles Funeral Home announces the death of Carl L. O’Quinn, who passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at his residence under the care of Comfort Care Hospice. He was a native and lifelong resident of Appling County; a 1945 graduate of Baxley High School; the owner of Sinclair Service Station (present location of AAA Gas) and an insurance agent for Life of Georgia from 1957 until 1983. He loved to fish; take care of his family; cook-out for his family and friends and was the head cook for Parker Big Buck Contest for 23 years. He was a tail gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress during the Korean War; a member of Consolation Baptist Church and a life member of the VFW. He was also a contributor and distributor for Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets for the VFW and River Rat Pack. [Full Story »] 

Grady William Griffin

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Wednesday, October 30. 2013
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Miles-Nobles Funeral Home announces the death of Grady William Griffin, who passed away Thursday, October 24, 2013 at Appling Healthcare System under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice. He was a native and lifelong resident of Appling County. He was a retired logger, a United States Army Veteran of the Korean War, a farmer and a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. [Full Story »] 

Curtis Dillard Thomas

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Wednesday, October 30. 2013
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Curtis Dillard Thomas, age 81, of Baxley, died Tuesday, October 22, 2013, at his residence under the care of Southern Care Hospice.Thomas was born April 19, 1932, in Appling County. He was the son of the late Dillard Thomas and Chapel Mae Rowell Thomas. Thomas was the owner of Thomas Garage and was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the United States Army where he served in the Korean War. [Full Story »] 

Janie Elizabeth Yawn Deen

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Wednesday, October 23. 2013
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Miles-Nobles Funeral Home announces the death of Janie Elizabeth Yawn Deen, 70, who passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2013. She was a native and lifelong resident of Appling County. She was a homemaker and attended Zion Church of God. [Full Story »] 

Barbara “Bobbie” Fennell

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Wednesday, October 23. 2013
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Barbara “Bobbie” Fennell, age 84, of Baxley died Friday, October 18, 2013 at her residence. Mrs. Fennell was born March 4, 1929 in Appling County and was the daughter of the late George Wilson Moody and the late Lillie Mae Mercer Moody. She was also preceded in death by her husband Ezra Fennell, one brother, Gene Moody and two sisters, Josephine Carter Branch and Annie Ruth Howard. Mrs. Fennell was a seamstress for Douglas and Harper and was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church. She was a lifelong resident of Appling County. [Full Story »] 

Thomas Allen Lord

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Wednesday, October 23. 2013
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Jan. 6, 1958 – Oct. 17, 2013

Thomas Allen Lord, 55, of Graham, died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013 at Appling Health Care after a brief illness. His father, Tom Lord and mother, Coline Sapp Lord, preceded him in death. [Full Story »] 

Captain William “Bill” Marsh

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Wednesday, October 23. 2013
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Captain William “Bill” Marsh, age 78, of Baxley and Wilmington Island, died Saturday, October 19, 2013, at Bethany Nursing Home in Vidalia. Captain Marsh was born September 10, 1935, in Salem, Ohio and was the son of the late Rev. Harold and Emily Marsh. Captain Marsh was also preceded in death by his daughter, Cheryl Ann Marsh and his brother, David Marsh. He was a retired captain of charter boats and yachts. [Full Story »] 

Helen Milner Osborne

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Wednesday, October 23. 2013
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Helen Milner Osborne, 100, of Lake City, Florida, died Tuesday afternoon (October 15, 2013), in Baxley, at The Pavilion. [Full Story »] 

Catherine Colvin Shaw

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Wednesday, October 23. 2013
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Catherine Colvin Shaw, age 64, of Decatur, Alabama, died Friday, October 18, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Shaw was born April 30, 1949 in Jesup, and was the daughter of the late Howard and Ernestine Colvin. She was a retired Autocadd Drafter at the Nuclear Power Plant for the Tennessee Valley Authority. [Full Story »] 

Kimberly Michelle Bratcher

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Wednesday, October 16. 2013
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Miles-Nobles Funeral Home announces the death of Kimberly Michelle Bratcher, 44, who passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2013 at the Pavilion after a lengthy illness. She was a resident of Appling County for the past 40 years. She was a clerk at the Forks 1 & 23 Convenience Store and attended Sand Hill Creek Freewill Baptist Church. [Full Story »] 

Ora Lee Carter

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Wednesday, October 16. 2013
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Miles-Nobles Funeral Home announces the funeral services of Ora Lee Carter, age 97, who passed away Friday, September 27, 2013 at Appling Healthcare System after a brief illness. She was a native and lifelong resident of Appling County; a retired cafeteria worker with the Appling County Board of Education and a member of Spring Branch Baptist Church. [Full Story »] 

Bobby “Bart” Gardner

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Wednesday, October 16. 2013
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Miles-Nobles Funeral Home announces the death of Bobby “Bart” Gardner, 81, who passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at his residence under the care of Southern Care Hospice. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia; retired from the USDA where he was the office manager of the Pearson office for 12 years and the Baxley office for 13 years. After his retirement he moved to Atlanta with his wife Nancy where he sold commercial real estate for 21 years returning to Baxley in 2009. He was a United States Air Force Veteran of the Korean War. He was ordained as a deacon at the First Baptist Church in Pearson and he remained an active deacon in various churches until 2009. [Full Story »] 
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