Area Obituaries

Mrs. Carol Charlotte Tucker, 72, passed away Sunday, November 9, 2025, at Appling Healthcare after an extended illness. Carol was a resident of Appling County, and she loved Jesus and was of the Baptist Faith. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends, as well as her cats and dogs. She loved working with plants…

  Hilda Carter Thomas, 90, of Jesup passed away Saturday, November 8, 2025 at Hospice of South Georgia. Mrs. Thomas was born on May 12, 1935 in Baxley to the late Gerald Foster Carter and the late Naomi Carter. She worked for many years in the restaurant industry and enjoyed playing bingo and doing arts…

  Mrs. Delane Mincey Allen, 76, of Patterson, formerly of Baxley, passed away early Saturday morning, November 8, 2025, at Harborview Pierce County Nursing Home. Born in Baxley, GA on March 22, 1949, she lived in Appling County all her life before moving to Pierce County in September of this year. Mrs. Allen was a…

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…