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Charles Gene Lewis
Jan 9, 2015
OBITUARY CLAXTON: Charles Gene Lewis, 74, passed away January 9, 2015, at Evans Memorial Hospital. The Evans County native was a member of Eastside Baptist Church. He was retired from Plant Hatch as an insulator. He was married to Ann Barnard Lewis for 34 years before she passed away. Also, he was preceded in death by his parents, James Potter...
Durell Kicklighter
Dec 29, 2014
OBITUARY CLAXTON: Durell Kicklighter, Sr., 91, passed away December 29, 2014, at Evans Memorial Hospital. The Bulloch County native resided in Evans County for most of his life. He was the son of Remer Kicklighter and Myrtice Warren Kicklighter. He served in the US Navy during WWII. Mr. Kicklighter was employed by Georgia Power Construction for 30 years before retiring....
Ralph Adair Dixon
Dec 28, 2014
OBITUARY Ralph Adair Dixon, 99, died Sunday, December 28, 2014, at his residence in Claxton, Georgia. A native of Girard, Burke County, Georgia, Mr. Dixon was born on December 1, 1915, and graduated from Girard School in 1934. He graduated from Abraham Baldwin College in 1936, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture Education from the University of...
Delorease Middleton Parker
Dec 25, 2014
OBITUARY CLAXTON: Delorease Middleton Parker, 97, passed away at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. She was a native of Long County, Georgia and lived most of her adult life in Claxton. She a member of the First United Methodist Church in Claxton. She met her husband of 58 years, Albert Parker, and married on his 21st birthday in 1937. They...
Althea Sikes Hay
Dec 24, 2014
OBITUARY CLAXTON-PRITCHARDVILLE: Althea Sikes Hay, 75, passed away December 24, 2014 at the Hospice House of Savannah. She was a native of Evans County and an l957 graduate of Claxton High School. She lived the last 32 years in Pritchardville, SC and was retired from Union Camp Corporation. Mrs. Hay was preceded in death by her parents, Arrie Mitchell and...
Wayne Jerry Stargel
Dec 23, 2014
OBITUARY CLAXTON-GAINESVILLE: Wayne Jerry Stargel, 53, passed away December 23, 2014 at Evans Memorial Hospital. Anyone who knew him knows undoubtedly that he lived his life in tribute to his children and grandchildren, providing unconditional love and everlasting influence. He will be truly missed and forever remembered as an amazing brother and son, a loving father and an extraordinary grandfather....
James T. Easterling
Dec 15, 2014
OBITUARY CLAXTON: James (Jamie) T. Easterling III, 54, passed away Monday, December 15, 2014 at Evans Memorial Hospital. He had accepted the Lord and Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and attended First Baptist Church of Claxton. Jamie passed away suddenly at work. Jamie was an avid golfer, loved all sports, especially football. He served in the Georgia National...
Jerry Denton
Dec 13, 2014
OBITUARY CLAXTON: Jerry Denton, 73, passed away on December 13, 2014 at Carl Vinson VAMC in Dublin, Georgia. He was born in Evans County on February 23, 1941 to the sweetest parents, Leona Hammock and Jessie C. Denton. He was a member of New Vision Baptist Church and served his country with honor in the Vietnam War. He received two...
Emma Neoline Bobbitt Daniel
Dec 2, 2014
OBITUARY CLAXTON: Emma Neoline Bobbitt Daniel or “Bobbie” to her family and friends, age 95 of Claxton, GA went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro surrounded by her family. Bobbie was born December 14, 1918 in Dublin, GA to James Carey Bobbitt, Sr. and Victoria Jones Haskins Bobbitt. After growing...
Melrose Akins Callaway
Nov 21, 2014
OBITUARY CLAXTON: Melrose Akins Callaway, age 88, passed away Friday, November 21, at EGRMC after a short illness. She was a native of Evans County and lived at Gentilly Gardens Assisted Living in Statesboro for the past year. She was the daughter of the late Tellie and Northa Bell McCorkle Akins. She was preceded in death by her husbands William...
Willie Hugh Strickland
Nov 17, 2014
OBITUARY CLAXTON: Willie Hugh Strickland, 86, passed away November 17, 2014, at Ogeechee Area Hospice. The Tattnall County native resided in Evans County for the past 43 years. He was a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church. He farmed and loved flowers so much he owned and operated a nursery. SURVIORS: his wife of 60 years, Rowena R. Strickland of Claxton;...
Doris Schuckler Mcneal
Nov 16, 2014
Obituary Notice Dr. Doris Schuckler McNeal, Ph.D. Dr. Doris McNeal, age 94, passed away peacefully in her sleep Sunday, November 16th. Dr. McNeal, born in Jaslo, Poland was a Holocaust survivor, a professor at the University of Georgia and a gourmet chef. She was preceded in death by her husband William Aaron McNeal and she is survived by her four...
Rachel Lee Deloach
Nov 10, 2014
OBITUARY CLAXTON: Rachel Lee DeLoach, 17, passed away November 10, 2014, after injuries sustained from a car accident. She was a native of Bulloch County but had resided in Evans County all her life. Rachel was baptized and a member of Eastside Baptist Church but was attending Rehoboth Baptist Church. She was a senior at Claxton High School, and was...
Karen Marjorie Rhoden
Nov 6, 2014
OBITUARY CLAXTON: Karen Marjorie Rhoden, 62, passed away Thursday Nov 6, 2014 at Camelia Health and Rehabilitation Center. Karen was born in Okinawa and lived her childhood there. She moved to Evans County with her family in 1966 and attended school at Claxton High School. She lived for a brief time in Statesboro and Ludowici before coming back to Claxton....
Lillian Smith
Oct 27, 2014
OBITUARY CLAXTON: Mrs. Lillian Smith, 87, passed away October 27, 2014 at NorthSpring Assisted Living. She was born in Toombs County, Georgia. She moved to Claxton, Georgia in 1946 and worked at Southern Bell Telephone Co. for several years. She worked at Evans Concrete for 27 years as Credit Manager and Dispatcher and served on the Board of Directors. Mrs....
Louise Rogers Fields
Oct 22, 2014
OBITUARY CLAXTON: Louise Rogers Fields, 83, born July 28, 1931, passed away October 22, 2014, at Memorial Hospital. She was an Evans County native but resided in Savannah for many years, before moving back to her home town of Claxton in 1975. She was a very special, loving mother and grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. Her family was the most...
James Ray Mcneely
Oct 18, 2014
OBITUARY CLAXTON: James ‘Ray’ McNeely, Sr., born June 20, 1933, in Candler County, Ga., passed away October 18, 2014, in Bulloch County under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. He was a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church and American Legion #60. He served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. In 1957 he was Chief of Police in Metter,...
Carroll S. Edwards Jr.
Oct 9, 2014
OBITUARY CLAXTON GA-PRATTVILLE AL: Carroll S. Edwards Jr., 57, passed away October 9, 2014 at his home in Prattville Al. He was born September 20, 1957 in Savannah Ga. and was employed with International Paper Company for 28 years. He was preceded in death by his mother Jean Sapp Edwards. SURVIORS: wife; Terresa Edwards, son; Trey Edwards both of Prattville...
Mary Beth Smith Wood
Oct 8, 2014
OBITUARY CLAXTON: Mary Beth Smith Wood, 80, died October 8, 2014, at Candler Hospital in Savannah. The Evans County native lived in Alabama for a number of years before moving back to Evans County. She was a member of Eastside Baptist Church, Co-Ed 3 Sunday School Class, Benevolence Committee and Baptist Ladies Circle. Mrs. Wood was preceded in death by...
Stephanie Lynn Strickland
Oct 2, 2014
OBITUARY CLAXTON: Stephanie Lynn Strickland, 52, passed away October 2, 2014, at her residence. The Evans County native was a member of the Hagan United Methodist Church. She graduated from Claxton High School in 1980 and worked at Claxton Poultry for over 20 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ted and Joann Butler. SURVIORS: her husband, John...
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