Area Obituaries

  Miles Norman Moseley, Jr., 70, of Odum, passed away on Friday, August 22, 2025 under the care of Hospice of South Georgia.  The Wayne County native was a member of Melton’s Chapel Church in Baxley.  His retirement from Law Enforcement included the Baxley Police Department and the Georgia Department of Public Safety “MCCD”. After…

Mr. Jim L. Bush, Jr., 53, passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2025, at his residence. He was a native of Lakeland, FL, and had lived in Baxley for the past several years. He was employed as a sales associate at Bob’s Do It Best Supply in Baxley for the past few years. He loved…

Erma Jean Herndon Davis, 70, of Baxley passed away Saturday, August 16, 2025 at her residence under the care of Regency Southern Care Hospice. Mrs. Davis was born December 15, 1954 in Appling County to the late Joseph Earnest Herndon, Jr. and the late Sara Nell Bass Herndon. She was a faithful pastor’s wife and…

Nicholas Dale Overstreet, 46, of Vidalia, passed away on Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Nick was born December 25, 1978 in Appling County. He graduated from Appling County Comprehensive High School in 1997 and pursued his secondary education at Valdosta State University where he obtained a bachelor’s…

David Thomas Hutcheson, 77, of Waycross died Wednesday afternoon (August 13, 2025) at the Hospice Satilla Hospice House after an extended illness. Mr. Hutcheson was born in Lyons, to the late John Clifford Carraway and Lucy Ray Hutcheson and made Waycross his home for most of his life. He graduated from Appling County High School…

  Greg Anthony Previto, 69, of Baxley and formerly of Suffolk, VA, passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at his residence. Mr. Previto was born on July 4, 1956, in Mobile, Alabama, to the late Joseph Previto and the late Grace Graham Previto. He worked as a civil engineer with the Army Corp of Engineers.…

  Earnest Clyde Ansley, 83, of Baxley, passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at his residence. Mr. Ansley was born November 20, 1941 in Appling County to the late John Clifford Ansley and the late Ina Kight Ansley. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Dianne Dell Ansley, and son, Mark Allen Ansley.…

Mr. Clifford David “Pete” Mann, 85, passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, surrounded by his family, at the Hospice of South Georgia Inpatient Facility in Jesup. Mr. Pete was a native and lifelong resident of Appling County, a retired farmer, and had worked as a security officer for fifteen years with Southern Nuclear at…

Richard Hale Stark, 71, of Baxley, passed away on Monday, August 4, 2025 in Jacksonville, Florida. Mr. Stark was born on December 21, 1953 to the late Luther Milton Stark and the late Lula Florence Thompson.  He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy and was an avid fisherman and loved to attend Christian…

Betty Wanell Parker, 85, of Alma, passed away peacefully surrounded by family. She was born October 16, 1939, in Appling County to the late Frank Griffin and Mary Idell Leggett Griffin. Mrs. Parker was preceded in death by her beloved husband, James F. Parker; her daughter, Sheila Bennett; and her brothers, J.F. Griffin, Johnny Griffin,…