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Queen E. Kitchen

Mrs. Queen E. Kitchen of Appling County, Georgia passed away peacefully on October 8, 2025, at Savannah Memorial Hospital. She was born on September 18, 1945, to the late Melvin and Elmina Paulk. Queen was a devoted member of First Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, where she faithfully attended worship services, Sunday School, and Bible…

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Beverly Zan Lott Cauley

Funeral services for Mrs. Beverly Zan Lott Cauley of Soperton were held Saturday, October 11, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Higgs Funeral Home in Soperton. Burial was at Braddy Cemetery in Montgomery County. Reverend Owen Waters officiated. Mrs. Cauley died Wednesday, October 8, 2025. Mrs. Cauley, 69, was the daughter of the…

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Maria D. Nunez

Maria D. Nunez, age 86, of Baxley, passed away on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at her residence. Mrs. Nunez was born on February 16, 1939, in Ahuijullo, Jalisco, Mexico, to the late Angel de la Mora Morfin and the late Natalia Valencia Chavez. She was a midwife by profession in Mexico and co-founder of the…

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The unbreakable thread

We live in an age that celebrates independence and individuality, where the default response to friction is often to cut ties and move on. We curate our social feeds; select our friends based on shared interests, and discard relationships that no longer serve our immediate happiness. But there is one foundational relationship that defies this…

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William Edward “Bill” Tomberlin

William Edward “Bill” Tomberlin, 97, of Surrency passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at his residence under the care of Comfort Care Hospice. Mr. Tomberlin was born December 1, 1927 in Appling County to the late Charlie Tomberlin and the late Mary Morgan Tomberlin.  He was a member of the Baxley Church of God but…

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Horace Marseller Wooten

Horace Marseller Wooten departed this life peacefully at his home on October 7, 2025, surrounded by loved ones whose presence brought comfort during his extended illness. He was born to the parentage of the late Reverend Levi and Beatrice Heard Wooten on May 22, 1963, in Appling County, Georgia. At an early age he joined…

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Bonnie Shipes Carter

Bonnie Shipes Carter, 84, of Baxley passed away Monday, October 6, 2025 at Hazlehurst Court Care. Mrs. Carter was born December 5, 1940 in Appling County to the late James Vernon “Bud” Shipes and the late Willard Beasley Shipes.  She was a member of Spring Branch Baptist Church and retired from Douglas & Harper Mfg.…

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Linda Miller Martin

Linda Miller Martin, 78, of Baxley and formerly of Buford, passed away Monday, October 6, 2025 at her residence under the care of Comfort Care Hospice. Mrs. Martin was born June 10, 1947 in Atlanta, to the late Preston Mobley Miller and the late Marjorie Olivia Humphrey Miller. She attended Woodlawn Baptist Church in Baxley…

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Elton C. Carter

Elton C. Carter, 89, of Baxley passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, October 4, 2025 surrounded by his loving family. Born November 9, 1935 in Baxley, Elton was the son of Ruby Beasley. He spent his entire life in Appling County, where he was a devoted farmer and proud steward of the land.…

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Songa Ellaner Dean Crews

Songa Ellaner Dean Crews, 76, of Baxley, passed away Friday, October 3, 2025, at Memorial Health Meadows in Vidalia. Mrs. Crews was born January 11, 1949 in Appling County to the late Dudley A. Dean and the late Sadie Marie (McNeal) Dean.  She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.  She was a retired seamstress…

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