Area Obituaries

Julious Alexander “Buddy” Howard, Jr., 57, of Baxley passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at his residence under the care of Hospice of South Georgia. Buddy was born on May 14, 1968. He was a devoted husband and family man. He loved watching football and wrestling when he wasn’t spending his time with the true…

  Mrs. Mary Aliece Jones Atkins, 86, of Blackshear, passed away Tuesday morning, November 4, 2025, at the Hospice Satilla Hospice House. Born in Baxley, on August 20, 1939, she lived in Appling County for many years before moving to Pierce County in 1981. Mrs. Atkins worked at Miller Western Wear in Baxley prior to…

Mrs. Kathleen Overstreet, 74, passed away on Monday, November 3, 2025, at Memorial Health Hospital in Savannah, Georgia, after a short illness. Mrs. Kathleen was a native and lifelong resident of Appling County. She worked all her life caring for her husband and family. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Preceding her…

Nancy Conner Gray, 82, of Baxley, passed away Monday, October 20, 2025 at Appling Health Care. Mrs. Gray was born on September 30, 1943 to the late Clifford Conner Sr. and the late Mary Sammie Reynolds Conner.  She worked as a bookkeeper in the accounting industry for Cash Express. She was a Veteran of the…

Jessica (Jessi) Brooke Stallings, 25, passed away on Monday, October 20, 2025, at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, surrounded by her family and friends. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church in Lyons, and employed by the Appling County Board of Education as a teacher at the Appling County High School. All her…

Ronald Stephen Reagin, Jr., a decorated Marine, dedicated law enforcement officer, and proud American, entered into eternal rest on October 17, 2025, at the age of 56. Known to many as Stephen, he lived a life defined by service, strength, and steadfast devotion to God, family, and country. Born in Jeff Davis County on September…

  June Lariscy Gardner, 87, of Baxley passed away Friday, October 17, 2025 at Appling Healthcare. Mrs. Gardner was born June 2, 1938 in Sylvania, Georgia to the late Jacob Loy Lariscy and the late Wilma Elizabeth Wiley Lariscy.  She was a member of Midway Baptist Church and a retired Licensed Practical Nurse. Mrs. Gardner…

Nelma “Naomi” Ahl Fowler, 89, moved to her heavenly home Saturday, October 4, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. Mrs. Naomi was born on November 15, 1935, to Barney and Elese Rentz Ahl. She was a devoted housewife, mother, grandmother, sister, and “Meme”; she treasured her time with family and friends. She devoted her life to…

Ms. Deborah Lambert-Hook, 70, passed away on Monday, October 13, 2025, at her residence in Waycross, after an extended illness. Ms. Deborah was a native of Hazlehurst, a resident of Waycross, and a Machine Operator at Morgan’s Box Company for several years. She was a member of Bible Heritage Pentecostal Holiness Church in Waycross, a…

Mrs. Alisha Dy-Ann Waters, age 55, of Hazlehurst, passed away October 12, 2025, at her residence, and was welcomed into Heaven by her mother, Mrs. Patricia Ruth Bennett Crapps, with open arms. Mrs. Waters was born on August 18, 1970, in Bacon County. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who loved her family…