The Baxley News-Banner - Obituaries

Levina Ellen Beecher

nospam@example.com (Staff Writer) — Wed, 22 May 2013 07:52:35 -0500

Levina Ellen Beecher, 66, of St. Augustine, Florida, died Monday, May 6, 2013. Mrs. Beecher was born Jan. 7, 1947 in Jeff Davis County to the late Vascoe Parlor and the late Mary Ellen Carter Parlor. She was of the Baptist faith. Levina was a retired bus driver of the Appling County Board of Education.
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Thomas Milton Black

nospam@example.com (Staff Writer) — Wed, 22 May 2013 07:51:56 -0500

Thomas Milton Black, 86, died Monday morning (May 13, 2013) at Woodleaf Assisted Living in Thomasville after an extended illness.
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Lester Grimes

nospam@example.com (Staff Writer) — Wed, 22 May 2013 07:50:54 -0500

Lester Grimes, 65, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at his residence under the care of Comfort Care Hospice. He was a native of Polk City, FL and had lived in Appling County for the past 27 years. Mr. Grimes was a retired farmer and cattleman; known for growing strawberries and loved working cattle. His mother, Pauline P. Smith and father, Lawrence Manuel Grimes preceded him in death.
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Margaret Lynch

nospam@example.com (Staff Writer) — Wed, 22 May 2013 07:49:46 -0500

Margaret Lynch, 79, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Candler Hospital after a short illness. She was a native of Miami, Florida. She was preceded in death by her sister, Susie Gibbens; son Richard Lynch; a grandchild and son-in-law, J.C. Huckelby.
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Andy Eugene Metts

nospam@example.com (Staff Writer) — Wed, 22 May 2013 07:45:42 -0500

Andy Eugene Metts, 48, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Metts was born Sept. 14, 1964 in Wayne County to the late Eugene “Snook” Metts and Christine Ellen Williams Metts. He was a member of Antioch Congregational Christian Church. Andy was a former employee of Winn Dixie and currently employed by MHC/Kenworth. He was an avid gardener and fisherman.
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Nancy Hewett Young

nospam@example.com (Staff Writer) — Wed, 22 May 2013 07:45:09 -0500

Miles Funeral Home in Hazlehurst announces the funeral service for Nancy Hewett Young, 88, of Hazlehurst, who passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Services were held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday (May 18) in the Hazlehurst Church of God. The Rev. Nathan Smith officiated and burial followed in Hazlehurst City Cemetery.
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Jeanette Orvin Bowman

nospam@example.com (Staff Writer) — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:34:39 -0500

Jeanette Orvin Bowman, 83, died Sunday evening (May 5, 2013) at Mayo Clinic Health System in Waycross following a brief illness.
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Clara Deniece Carter

nospam@example.com (Staff Writer) — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:34:12 -0500

Clara Deniece Carter, 81, died Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at The Pavilion. A native of Appling County, she was born Nov. 24, 1931 to the late John Ellis Carter and the late Lolitta Ellen Lewis Carter. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Bill Summerall and Carlos Carter, a sister, Wilma Sapp and brothers, Wallace, Bertice Lee, Ray and Edwin Carter. Ms. Carter was a member of Ten Mile Creek Baptist Church.
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Elma O. Hale

nospam@example.com (Staff Writer) — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:14:51 -0500

Elma O’Berry Hale, 93, of Brantley County, died Saturday night (May 4, 2013) at Baptist Village. She was born in Charlton County to the late John C. O’Berry and Beulah Anderson O’Berry and lived in Brantley County most of her life. In her early years she worked in the Shipyards in Brunswick as a welder, a share cropper and a homemaker. Mrs. Hale retired from the Dairy Queen as the co-manager and also was a bookkeeper for the family wood business. She was a member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. Mrs. Hale loved quilting, sewing, cooking and favorite pet, “Princess”, her dog.
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Larry Leroy Rogers

nospam@example.com (Staff Writer) — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:13:44 -0500

Miles Funeral Home in Hazlehurst announces the funeral service for Larry Leroy Rogers, 76, who passed away Friday, May 10, 2013. Services were held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday in Miles Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ronnie Rentz and Claude Diehl officiating. Burial followed in Riverside Cemetery near Lumber City.
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Jimmy Lee Shipes

nospam@example.com (Staff Writer) — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:13:15 -0500

Jimmy Lee Shipes, 66, died Saturday, May 4, 2013 in the Appling HealthCare System. Shipes was born Sept. 4, 1946 in Appling County to the late Elbert and Elvie Thomas Shipes. He was a member of Sand Hill Creek Free Will Baptist Church. Shipes was a retired logger. He was preceded in death by his sister, Dennie Kersey, brother, Bill Shipe and grandson, Trace Lee.
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Blair Alton Snyder

nospam@example.com (Staff Writer) — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:12:13 -0500

Blair Alton Snyder, 71, died Saturday, May 4, 2013. Snyder was born July 9, 1941 in Creekside, Pennsylvania to the late Grant Snyder and the late Leatha Neal Snyder. He was a resident in Baxley for the past 25 years.
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Fred R. Brannan

nospam@example.com (Staff Writer) — Wed, 08 May 2013 08:33:50 -0500

Fred R. Brannan, 59, of Baxley, died Monday, April 29, 2013 in the Community Hospice House in Vidalia after an extended illness. He was a native of Toombs County and lived there until moving to Baxley in 2000. He was employed with the former Glenn’s Texaco for thirty years, attended the Liberty Baptist Church in Lyons, and was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Hattie Juanita Tootle Brannan.
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Willene Lewis Dell

nospam@example.com (Staff Writer) — Wed, 08 May 2013 08:33:21 -0500

Willene Lewis Dell, 87, died Thursday, May 2, 2013 at her residence. Mrs. Dell was born Oct. 16, 1925 in Coolidge to the late John Richard and the late Pearl Ella Adams Lewis. She was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church. Willene was a devoted Braves fan. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Dell, two daughters, Carolyn Sharpe and Dianne Ansley and a grandson, Mark Ansley.
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Calvin “Wimpy” Jackson, III

nospam@example.com (Staff Writer) — Wed, 08 May 2013 08:32:48 -0500

Calvin “Wimpy” Jackson, III was born March 23, 1959 in Baxley, to Calvin Jackson, Jr. and Lillie Naomi Jackson. He departed this life on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at Georgia Regional Hospital in Savannah. Jackson attended schools in the Appling County School System where he excelled as an artist.
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