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Darien Keith Sapp
Jul 22, 2021
DAISY: Darien Keith Sapp, 53, passed away under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. He was a native of Bulloch County, but lived in Evans County all of his life where he attended and graduated from Claxton High School in 1987. Keith joined the Claxton Fire Department in 1989 where he earned his title as Captain, and retired in 2018....
Lindsay D. Chumley
Jul 7, 2021
CLAXTON: On July 7, 2021 the world lost its Pink Princess Diva. Lindsay Chumley, 37, had enough of this dingy, dirty world and headed off into the sparkling streets of eternity. While on this earth, she lived a big life, never letting the limitations of her broken body stop her from doing what she wanted. She graduated from Pinewood Christian...
James "Robbie" Brinson
Jun 18, 2021
COBBTOWN: James R. “Robbie” Brinson 31, passed away June 18, 2021 at his mother’s residence in Candler County. He was a native of Chatham County, and jgraduated from Calvary Day School in 2008. He also attended Georgia Southwestern State University and graduated from South University in Savannah, Ga. He was an avid golfer and lover of music and animals. James...
Carolyn Hutto
Jun 15, 2021
CLAXTON: Carolyn Hutto, 75, passed away June 15, 2021 at her residence. The Evans County native was a member of Claxton Primitive Baptist Church. She was an immaculate house wife who loved to garden and was a mother to all and made the best homemade biscuits and she loved animals. Mrs. Carolyn was preceded in death by her parents, Lee...
Helen Jones Womble
Jun 9, 2021
CLAXTON: Helen Jones Womble was born in Savannah, Ga., on December 13, 1941 and died at her residence June 9, 2021, while surrounded by loved ones, after a short illness. She resided in Evans County since 1986. She was a devoted and loving mother, immaculate homemaker, enjoyed vegetable gardening and canning, and fishing in the Canoochee River. After raising her...
Kathleen "Kitty" Plyler
Jun 5, 2021
CLAXTON: Kathleen Kicklighter "Kitty" Plyler, 92, passed away at her home on June 5, 2021, surrounded by her family. Kitty was a beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and aunt. In her earlier years, she was known as "the card lady", never missing an opportunity to remember friends and neighbors on birthdays, special occasions, or times of sickness or sorrow. A...
Inman William (Bill) Hearn
May 28, 2021
CLAXTON: Inman William (Bill) Hearn, age 86, passed away after a lengthy illness on Friday, May 28, 2021, surrounded by loved ones Bill was an Evans County native, born in Bellville, Ga., and had been a resident of Daisy, Ga., for many years. He was a graduate of Claxton High School, class of 1952, and Abraham Baldwin College in Tifton,...
Miss Ava Jaden Epps
May 26, 2021
CLAXTON/REGISTER: Ava Jaden (Ava Lou) Epps, 17, passed away May 26, 2021, due to an auto accident. She was a native of Bulloch County and attended Statesboro High School, where she would have been entering into her senior year. She loved her siblings, horses, fishing, 4 wheelers, makeup and fixing her hair. She was a loving daughter, granddaughter, sister and...
Eivin Cooper Deloach
May 25, 2021
CLAXTON: Eivin Cooper DeLoach, passed away May 25, 2021 at Memorial Health in Savannah, Georgia. SURVIVORS: parents, Emily Carpenter and Tyler DeLoach both of Claxton; grandmother, Khristina Shinn of West Virginia; grandfathers; Roger Shinn of North Carolina and Pete DeLoach of Claxton and several aunts, uncles and cousins SOCIAL DISTANCING WILL BE OBSERVED DURING THE VISITATION AND FUNERAL DUE TO...
Judy Marie Strickland
May 21, 2021
CLAXTON: Judy Marie Strickland, 73, passed away Friday, May 21, 2021 at Memorial Health in Savannah, Georgia. The Chatham County native was a member of Antioch Baptist Church and retired from Rotary Corporation. SURVIVORS: son, Brian Hendrix of Statesboro; sisters, Shelba Sikes of Savannah, Shirley Hearn of Claxton, Carolyn Horton of Savannah and Benita Owens of Ridgeland, SC; granddaughter, Alyssa...
Patricia ("Pat") Wiggins Williams
May 21, 2021
CLAXTON: Patricia ("Pat") Wiggins Williams, 55, passed away Friday, May 21st, 2021 at Memorial Hospital in Savannah. The native of Evans county was a graduate of Metter High School, class of 1984. She loved animals and the outdoors. She was best known for her floral design and operating Wiggins Florist in Claxton. She was preceded in death by her parents,...
John Henry "Big Al" Rustin, Jr.,
May 12, 2021
CLAXTON: John Henry “Big Al” Rustin, Jr., 65, passed away May 12, 2021, at Evans Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Evans County and lived here most of his life. He retired from Lineage Logistics. His deepest love in life was his family and friends. Mr. Rustin was preceded in death by a son, Johnathan Lee Jernigan Rustin; his...
Rudolph Brooks Womble
May 10, 2021
CLAXTON: Rudolph Brooks Womble, 79, passed away May 10, 2021 at his residence. He was a native of Chatham County and lived all his life in Evans County. He was a member of Eastside Baptist Church, Masonic Lodge and Shriners. Rudolph was retired from Carpenters Union. He was preceded in death by his parents, Coleman Rudolph and Rosezell Mitchell Womble;...
Billy David Barrow
May 5, 2021
CLAXTON: David Barrow, 69, passed away May 5th, 2021. The native of Evans County was raised in The Church of God of Prophecy. He enjoyed raising chickens and was an avid fisherman. He loved visiting Shellman Bluff, but mostly he loved his children, grand-children and wife of fifty years, Sandra. David was preceded in death by his parents, Billy and...
Julyn Lester Waters
May 1, 2021
CLAXTON: Julyn Lester Waters, 73, passed away at Community Hospice in Vidalia, Georgia. He was a native of Evans County all of his life and was of Baptist Faith. Lester worked at Ga. Pacific for a number of years and retired from Evans County Road Department. He is preceded in death by his parents, James Raleigh (Dick) Waters and Melrose...
Deborah Rena "Deb" Rogers
Apr 30, 2021
CLAXTON: Deborah Rena “Deb” Rogers, 53, passed away at St. Joseph Hospital in Savannah Georgia. She was a native of Trutlen County and lived most of her life in Evans County. Deb was a member of Claxton First United Methodist Church and a volunteer member of the Red Cross. She became an LPN because she loved taking care of people...
Sandra F. Jenkins Gibbs
Apr 25, 2021
CLAXTON: Sandra F. Jenkins Gibbs, 80, passed away April 25, 2021, at her home. The Evans County native was a graduate of Claxton High School. She received her LPN license a few years later. Sandra was a member of Bull Creek Baptist Church. She was a good cook, she loved fishing, but most of all, she loved her family and...
Wylen R. Holland
Apr 22, 2021
CLAXTON: Capt. Wylen Righton Holland (USN-Ret), age 84, passed away April 22, 2021, at the Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro, GA. He was born in Manassas, GA, to Josiah Cecil and Elizabeth Hodges Holland. He was raised in a large and loving family on a farm in Claxton, GA, graduated from Claxton High School, and enrolled in Berry College at...
William Shane Barrow
Apr 13, 2021
CLAXTON: William Shane Barrow, age 47, passed away April 13th, 2021 at Landmark Hospital. He was a member of Liberty Fellowship Church of God of Prophecy and was born in Landstuhl, West Germany, but was raised in Georgia, he graduated from Claxton High school in 1994 and attended Georgia Southern University. He became paralyzed September 28th, 1991 from a diving...
Mary Othedris "Pug" Cowart
Apr 11, 2021
CLAXTON: Othedris (Pug) Cowart, 93, passed away April 11, 2021, at Camelia Health and Rehab, after a long illness. She was a native of Bulloch County, Georgia, but moved to Evans County when she married her late husband, James Earl (Snook) Cowart. Pug worked as a seamstress for 30+ years, was a great cook and loved flowers and working in...
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