Obituaries
Johnny L. Cobb
Graveside services for Johnny L. Cobb of Baxley who passed away Monday, April 25, 2011 at the Appling Healthcare System were held Saturday, April 30 at the Baxley Cemetery.
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Richard Leon Johnson
Richard Leon Johnson, 53, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011 in the Appling Healthcare System. Richard was born Aug. 19, 1957 in Appling County and had resided here all of his life. He was a self-employed painter. Richard was the son of the late Seletia Agnes Johnson.
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Doris Waters
Doris Waters, 77, of Bloomingdale, died peacefully early Friday, May 6, 2011 after a long illness. She was born in Baxley to the late Elizabeth and Maxie Doyle Evans, July 18, 1933. She was one of seven children. Doris moved to Savannah in 1953 and was the mother of three children and three stepchildren. She was a lover of nature: with a special affinity for birds, dogs, butterflies and dragonflies.
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Millard Jon Lott
Millard Jon Lott, 73, died Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Lott was born Aug. 26, 1937 in Irwin County and had lived in Jacksonville, FL until moving to Alma. He was self-employed as a farm equipment salesman with Lott Tractor Company and a member of Beulah Baptist Church. Millard was the son of the late George W. and Margie Bell Gurley Lott. He was preceded in death by his sister, Clyde Craven and father-in-law and mother-in-law, Olen and Novana Lamb.
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Harry Emmett McMillan
Harry Emmett McMillan, 85, lovingly known as “Mac” by all who knew him, died Wednesday, April 27, 2011 in Tattnall Nursing Center in Reidsville after an extended illness. Mac was an avid fisherman and loved living at Eason’s Bluff on the Altamaha River after retiring from Southern Bell Telephone Company with 37 years of dedicated service, retiring as local manager. He was in the U.S. Marine Corps, a veteran of World War II having served at Iwo-Jima, the occupation of Japan and the Volcano Islands.
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Bertie Jean Butler Poole
Bertie Jean Butler Poole, 77, entered into rest Monday, April 25, 2011 at Select Specialty Hospital. A memorial service was held on Saturday, April 30 at 2:00 p.m. at Fleming Baptist Church with the Reverend Billy Atkins officiating. Interment will be private at a later date. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Oliver and Eugene Butler and her sister, Betty Faye Carter.
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Mary Nell Veal Stewart
Mary Nell Veal Stewart, 88, died April 24, 2011 at Southeast Georgia Regional Medical Center in Brunswick. Mary Nell was born in Baxley, Appling County on Dec. 14, 1922, the third of five daughters of the late W. L. Veal and the late Georgia B. Veal of Baxley.
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Mary Jane Turner
Mary Jane Turner, 77, of Hahira, died Friday, April 29 at her residence. Mrs. Turner was born Nov. 25, 1933 in Appling County to the late George Washington Ahl and the late Katie Mae Newsome Ahl. She was a member of Spring Branch Baptist Church. Mary Jane was a retired school bus driver and an Appling County Hospital volunteer. She was the best mom in the world and the greatest granny. Mrs. Turner was preceded in death by her husband, Fred “Bud” Turner, sister, Elizabeth Carter and two brothers, Frank and Tom Ahl.
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Larry Hallman
Larry Hallman, 67, died April 16, 2011. Larry was born Oct. 21, 1943 to Luther Wade Hallman and Cathleen Moody Hallman. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Baxley and was retired from Hallman Body Shop. Larry was a lifelong resident of Appling County.
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Deodus Simpson, Jr.
Deodus Simpson, Jr. died Wednesday, April 6, 2011. Deodus Jr. was born in Baxley, Appling County on Nov. 27, 1949 to the late Deodus Simpson Sr. and Ruthie Mae Brown Simpson. Mr. Simpson received the Lord Jesus Christ as his savior at an early age at the Saint James A.M.E. Church of Baxley. He graduated from Appling County Consolidated High School in 1968. Mr. Simpson was a kind, gentle, loving and honest person to all who knew him. He will be deeply missed by all.
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Edith Watson
Edith Watson, 81, of Jacksonville, Florida, died Monday, April 11, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Watson was born Feb. 19, 1930 in Appling County where she had resided until moving to Jacksonville, FL. She was a homemaker and a member of Northside Church of God in Jacksonville, FL. Edith was the daughter of the late William Lamb and the late Mildred Roberson Lamb. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Watson, sister, Erma O. Cain, brother, Carl Lamb and grandson, David Rook.
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Annie Liza Causey Ridgdill
Annie Liza Causey Ridgdill, 90, beloved wife of Walton Odum Ridgdill, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on April 10, 2011.
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Kenneth George Shope
Kenneth George Shope, of Hazlehurst, died April 6, 2011 at Community Hospice House in Vidalia. He was born in Dillsburg, PA on May 7, 1936 and moved to Hazlehurst November 2001.
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Leona Byrd Carter
Leona Byrd Carter, 86, of Bristol, died Friday, April 8, 2011, at her residence after an extended illness. The Appling County native was a member of the Antioch Congregational Christian Church in Bristol, where she served in many capacities, was an Adult Sunday-School Teacher for many years, and was a lifelong farmer. She was a retired director of Autumn Place Service Center in Jesup, former member of the Dogwood Garden Club and the Order of the Eastern Star. She was predeceased by her husband: Carl Russell Carter, Sr., brothers: G. W. Byrd, Rupert Byrd, Devon Byrd, John Byrd, and a sister: Essie Mae Byrd Barnes.
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Linda Courson Fowler
Linda Courson Fowler, 69, of Yulee, Florida, died Monday, April 4, 2011 at Baptist Medical Center in Nassau, FL. Linda was born July 31, 1941 in Appling County to the late Monroe Williams Courson and the late Laura Hardwick Courson. She was a member of Black Rock Baptist Church and was a homemaker.
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