Area Obituaries

  Mrs. Louisa Campbell Bush, 84, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2025, at her residence. Mrs. Bush was a native of Ft. Meade, FL, and a resident of Appling County for over 40 years. Mrs. Louisa was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and a retired Certified Nursing Assistant. She enjoyed fishing, camping, church, and…

Rev. Phillip D. Osteen, 82, of Surrency passed away on December 27, 2025 at the Pavilion under the care of Comfort Care Hospice. Bro. Phillip was born November 16, 1943 and was a native and lifelong resident of Appling County. He served Appling County in many capacities and was the former owner of Farmers Ag Supply.…

  Beverly Kay Rivers, 65, of Baxley passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at her residence. Beverly was born January 17, 1959 in Bacon County but resided in Appling County for most of her life.  She was a member of Southside Church of God in Alma and was a retired Family Nurse Practitioner for Appling…

  Clarice Dubberly Swinson passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 18 at the age of 94. She was born September 7, 1931. Clarice and her eleven Siblings knew the meaning of hard work, growing up on a cotton farm in southeast Georgia during the Great Depression. The hardships she experienced during childhood taught her the…

  Betty Jean Hunter, 78, of Baxley passed away on December 17, 2025 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Hunter was born on August 29, 1947, in Appling County to the late Leon Sikes and the late Mary E. (Woodward) Sikes. She was a devoted homemaker and loving wife, mother, and grandmother. In…

Her Birth: “Children are an inheritance from the Lord. They are a reward from him.” Psalm 127:3 … and so it was that in Douglas, our Heavenly Father rewarded Jessica Riley Roberson and Gerrale Roberson with a beautiful bundle of joy, a baby girl, born on October 28, 2022, who they named Carmella Kelis Roberson.…

Janice Riner Allagood, 89, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at her residence in Carbondale, CO. She was a native of Swainsboro, Georgia, but lived most of her life in Baxley, Georgia. She is preceded in death by her parents, Remus and Sallie Mae Riner; husband Jack D. Allagood and son Charles Jeffrey Allagood;…

  James Raymond Branum, 53, born on May 8, 1972, of Baxley, passed away on December 12, 2025, after a short illness. He was a lifelong resident of Baxley who loved fishing, riding ATVs, and spending time with family and friends. James was preceded in death by his father, Chuck Branum. He is survived by…

Virginia Evans Landmon, 95, passed away peacefully at her residence in Baxley, December 11, 2025, after an extended illness. She was born in Cobb County on February 24, 1930, to the late John W. Evans and Helen Burnette Evans. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Harold Edwin Landmon;…

  Gary Edward Yawn, Sr., 74, of Baxley, passed on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at Community Hospice in Vidalia.Mr. Yawn was born on September 8, 1951, in Jacksonville, Florida to the late Otis Edward Yawn and the late Mildred Peacock Yawn. He was a member of Asbury Church and was an electrician with CSX Railroad.…