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Pauline Sapp Yarber
Feb 13, 2022
LUDOWICI: Pauline Sapp Yarber, 88, passed away Sunday, February 13, 2022. She was a member of Cedar Bay Baptist Church in Florida, and eventually attended Pigott Branch Missionary Baptist Church and Hopewell United Methodist Church. She was very sociable as she enjoyed talking and visiting with loved ones. She devoted many hours working in the kitchen for various jobs including...
Nan M. Boyette
Jan 30, 2022
CLAXTON: Nan M. Boyette,78, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022 at Glenvue Nursing Home in Glennville, Georgia. The Washington D.C. native worked for May Company in Arlington VA for 17 years. She moved to Georgia in 1980 where she was a member of The Trinity Church of the Nazarene and retired from Belk’s. She is preceded in death by her...
Marie Knight Tippins
Jan 27, 2022
CLAXTON: Marie Knight Tippins, 92, passed away January 27, 2022 at NorthSpring Senior Living. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Lola Knight, born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on October 12, 1929. She moved to Georgia as a small child and grew up in Port Wentworth, Georgia and lived in Savannah while working as a secretary at Union...
Fredrick Dale "Freddie" Anderson
Jan 22, 2022
CLAXTON: Fredrick Dale “Freddie” Anderson, 72, passed away January 22, 2022 at his residence. He was a native of Wildwood, Florida but lived in Evans and Tattnall Counties for the past 52 years. He was a retired auto mechanic who loved his family, especially his grandchildren and enjoyed riding around on dirt roads with his family. SURVIVORS: wife, Judy Anderson...
Yvonne Boyette Cowart
Jan 19, 2022
CLAXTON: Yvonne Boyette Cowart entered into eternal rest in the very early morning hours on Tuesday, January 19 (approximately 2:00 am). She had fought a very long battle with several degenerative and chronic conditions as well as and clinical depression and bipolar disorder. Yvonne was born on June 9, 1945, in Tattnall County, to Wallace Boyette and Thurla Jenkins Boyette....
Seth Thomas Haire
Jan 16, 2022
UNDINE: Seth Thomas Haire, 38, passed away January 16, 2022. He was born October 3, 1983 in Savannah, Georgia weighing 4lbs 4oz. Seth was raised in Undine, Georgia and attended Claxton High School. He enjoyed many hobbies, including hunting, fishing and being in the great outdoors. As a diligent worker, he enjoyed moving dirt with heavy equipment and was an...
Ruth Bennett Fields
Jan 14, 2022
CLAXTON: Ruth Bennett Fields, 85, passed away peacefully January 14, 2022. She was born in Screven, Georgia, June 19, 1936 to Rufus and Hazel Bennett. Ruth was a faithful member of the Claxton Progressive Primitive Baptist Church for many years. She was a loving wife, mother and friend. She is preceded in death by her parents, Rufus and Hazel Bennett;...
Henry "Hank" Caughey Hearn Iii
Dec 31, 2021
CLAXTON, GA/ CALLAWASSIE, SC: Henry “Hank” Caughey Hearn III, 74, passed away Friday, December 31, 2021. He was retired from Lockheed Martin as an Aerospace Engineer and graduated from Georgia Tech and Stanford. Hank was an avid nature photographer who loved to kayak and ride his bike. He is preceded in death by his mother, Joyce Edwards Sands; father; Henry...
Donnie Watkins
Dec 31, 2021
CLAXTON: Mr. Donald Holmes Watkins was a loving and caring husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend passed away December 31, 2021 at age 82. Donnie was born to Holmes and Mary Watkins (Claxton) on September 20, 1939 in Dublin, GA. Donnie loved socializing, watching football, and NASCAR; while in his younger days he enjoyed racing, fishing, and hunting. Also, Donnie...
Gordon F. Colson Sr.
Dec 31, 2021
CLAXTON: Gordon F. Colson, 78, passed away December 31, 2021 at his sister’s home in Metter, Georgia. He was of Baptist Faith and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam Conflict, after returning home he owned G.F. Colson Jewelers. He was a member of the Ezel Lodge #335. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and...
James Alan Wadsworth
Dec 28, 2021
CLAXTON/SAVANNAH: James Alan Wadsworth, 75, passed away December 28, 2021 at his home. He was a native of Richmond VA who served in the U.S. Army for 22 years and was a member of Ellabell Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Edith Wadsworth and step-son, Wayne Blackburn. SURVIVORS: wife, Clarice Tippins Wadsworth of...
Mary Beth Lott
Dec 24, 2021
CLAXTON: Mary Beth Lott, 73, passed away December 24, 2021 at Memorial Health Center in Savannah, Georgia surrounded by her family. The Evans County native was a member of the Church of God Prophecy in Claxton. She touched the lives of many people through her job as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Evans Memorial Hospital, where she worked for over...
Christine Highlander
Dec 22, 2021
CLAXTON: Christine Highlander, 77, passed away December 22, 2021 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. She was born in Bluefield, West Virginia, but lived most of her life in War, West Virginia. She moved to Claxton 25 years ago where she worked for Pineland Mental Health with special needs. She would help anybody and everybody. She was a hard...
Joy Daniel Tippins
Dec 19, 2021
CLAXTON: Joy Daniel Tippins, 92, passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021 at Evans Memorial Hospital under the care of Bethany Hospice. She was a loyal member of Claxon First United Methodist Church since 1954 and was devoted to attending The George Durrence Sunday School Class. She was also involved in her community by being a part of numerous groups, such...
James Allen Williams
Dec 18, 2021
STATESBORO: James Allen Williams, 78, passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021 in the comfort of his home with loved ones. He was born on July 19, 1943 in Statesboro, Georgia. James was of the Baptist faith and was saved in August of 1952 at age nine. He was a member of the Class of 1961 at Marvin Pittman and through...
Kody Ross Nease
Dec 15, 2021
CLAXTON: Kody Ross Nease, 33, departed this life Saturday, Dec. 15, 2021, from injuries sustained in a tragic accident in Franklin County, Georgia. Kody was born June 27, 1988, in Claxton, Georgia. He called both Georgia and Alaska home as he was raised and lived in both. Kody worked in construction, loved music, drawing, the outdoors, and enjoyed living his...
Freddie "Ann" Young
Dec 14, 2021
CLAXTON: Freddie “Ann” Young, 73, passed away December 14, 2021 at Evans Memorial Hospital. Ann loved to travel, especially to visit the beach and mountains. She loved to babysit as she enjoyed the company of kids. There were many days of laughter with dancing, singing and having a grand time with her grandchildren as she treasured her family and time...
Becky Shuman
Dec 14, 2021
Rebecca “Becky” Jean Shuman, 71, of Hagan, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at East Geogia Regional Medical Center, Statesboro, GA, following surgery and a brief illness. Becky is the oldest daughter of the late Teeny and Henry Gessman Shuman of Hagan. She is also the paternal granddaughter of the late Eunice DeLoach and H. R. Shuman, Jr. of...
John Sims Mitchell
Dec 3, 2021
CLAXTON: John Sims Mitchell, 88, passed away on December 3, 2021 at The Griffin House in Claxton, Georgia. John was born in Statesboro, Georgia to Edna and John Burton Mitchell on August 8, 1933. He attended Statesboro High School and later enrolled at Georgia Teacher’s College (now known as Georgia Southern University). John enlisted in the U. S. Army and...
Ida Mae Sports
Nov 29, 2021
CLAXTON: Ida Mae Sports, 93, passed away November 29, 2021. She was born in 1928 in Coffee County, and lived in Claxton most of her life. Ida Mae loved gardening and playing canasta. She was a member of the Claxton First United Methodist Church and Service Sunday School Class. She was a member of the Wesleyan Fellowship Group and a...
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