Obituaries

Aug 19, 2020

Rosser Elkins, Jr. (Rod) age 73, died on Wednesday, August 19th, 2020. The son of Rosser and Melba Elkins, Rod spent most of his formative years in Riviera Beach, Florida where he was active in First Presbyterian Church.

Following his graduation from Florida Presbyterian College, he joined the newly formed Peace Corp, serving two years in India....

Aug 19, 2020

Betty Sue McGraw went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 19, 2020, she was 90 years old.

Born December 10,1929 in Bulloch County to the late Dave and Janie Alderman. She was preceded in death by her husband Marion McGraw, Sr., son, David Ussery and sister, Ruth Baumann Simmons. Betty Sue grew...

Aug 13, 2020

Evelyn Mixon Dickey, age 73, departed this life on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at Memorial Medical Center due to a brief illness. She was born on December 5, 1946 in Statesboro, Georgia to Velma and Grady Mixon. She attended Georgia Southern College and taught Pre-K for over twenty years before retiring to devote her life to her family.

Aug 8, 2020

David Barry Dampier, age 58, passed away at his home under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice on August 8, 2020. He was born December 31, 1961 in Savannah, Georgia to D. H. and Rachel Mims Dampier.

Even as a child he loved building things,  which led him to his lifetime career as a carpenter. When he...

Aug 3, 2020

Mr. George Howard McClure, age 94, passed away at The Gardens at Southern Manor in Statesboro, Georgia on Monday, August 3, 2020. He was born on October 20, 1925, in Augusta, Illinois to Thomas and Edith Duggar McClure, but had lived in Bulloch County since 1994.

Mr. McClure was a graduate of Indiana State University, earning a...

Aug 2, 2020

Rebecca (Becky) Harris Sauls, devoted wife to Herbert "Rex" Sauls, committed mother to Scott and Matt Sauls entered into glory surrounded by loved ones Sunday, the 2nd of August. Becky was a University of North Carolina graduate, an art teacher, and a Real Estate agent. She spent most of her time investing in her loved ones, neighbors, and pets....

Aug 2, 2020

Chris Elliott Marsh Sr. passed away peacefully at The Gardens Senior Living in Statesboro. He was born in Statesboro, GA on December 25, 1948 to Louise and Herman Marsh. Chris graduated from Statesboro High School in 1966, he then received his bachelors and master’s degrees in education from Georgia Southern.  For the last 25 years Chris operated his own ...

Jul 31, 2020

On Friday, July 31, 2020 the Lord decided heaven needed another angel and called Alexandria Grace Taylor home to be with Him.  Lexie was born on Valentine’s Day, 2003 in Savannah, Georgia to Lance and Mandy Brannen Taylor and from the moment they laid eyes on her, she was their heart.

Lexie, always full of love and...

Jul 31, 2020

Gerald James Smith passed away peacefully early Friday morning, July 31, 2020 at Heritage Inn Health and Rehab in Statesboro, Georgia. He was 88. Gerald was born February 3, 1932 in Dewey, Oklahoma to Jessie James and Floria Smith. He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War.

On August 19, 1952 in Savannah, Georgia,...

Jul 29, 2020

Statesboro, GA

Charles Wilton Jones, Jr., age 89, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at Willow Pond after an extended illness. The native of Savannah, GA was born March 2, 1931, to Charles and Nell Jones. He was raised in Roanoke, VA. After serving his country in the United States Navy, he moved to Statesboro in 1960....

Jul 28, 2020

Richmond Hill, GA

Ramona (Mona) Ann DiNitto, 66 years young, was called Home on Tuesday July 28, 2020 at Candler Hospital in Savannah, GA after a brief illness. Born February 6, 1954 at Fort McPherson, GA, Mona was raised in Hinesville, GA where she graduated from Bradwell Institute, Class of 1972. She had 32 years of service...

Jul 25, 2020

Gloria J. Gann, age 72, passed away Saturday evening at Candler County Hospital after a brief illness. The Chatham County Native lived most of her life in Bulloch County before moving to Metter Ga.

Born on October 5, 1948 to L.B. and Deloris Smart, Gloria grew up to become a homemaker who took great pride in her...

Jul 25, 2020

Jean Kennedy Iler, age 77, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2020 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro, GA. Mrs. Iler was born on March 15, 1943 in Savannah Georgia to Erma and Elton Kennedy. She attended Chatham County Schools, graduating high school from Savannah High.

Her calling in life was to help others. She achieved...

Jul 23, 2020

Clito, Ga

Mrs. Ruth Hendrix Murray, age 94, passed away peacefully on Thursday July 23, 2020 at home surrounded by her loving family. Ms. Ruth was born in Bulloch County on November 13, 1925 to the late Lonnie Lee and Mary Rigdon Hendrix. She retired from Brooks Instruments after 33 years of dedicated service.  She was a...

Jul 22, 2020

Mr. Tex J. Strickland, age 79, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at Westwood Nursing Home in Statesboro, Georgia. He was born in Baxley, Georgia on September 13, 1940 to William Alford and Eudell Brown Strickland. During his working years, he enjoyed employment as a heavy equipment operator.

Mr. Strickland loved the Lord, was of the Baptist...

Jul 18, 2020

CAROL HUTCHENS

Carol Jane Fuller Hutchens, 76, of Statesboro GA joined our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in Heaven on July 18, 2020, after a bout with cancer. Carol is survived by her husband (Eddie; MSG-retired, U.S. Army), three sons (Bob, Todd, Scott), three daughters-in-law (Allison, Sheila, Jennifer), six grandchildren and their families (including six great-grandchildren), her...

Jul 17, 2020

Orville Malcolm Claxton, aged 85, passed away peacefully July 17, 2020 at Willow Pond Senior Care Assisted Living Facility in Statesboro, Georgia. Malcolm was born on August 6, 1934 in the town of Uvalda, GA where he was nurtured by a loving family and community. His father was a sharecropper who died in the field of a heat stroke...

Jul 15, 2020

Jose Guadalupe Bautista-Ramirez, loving husband, father, son, and brother passed away after a brief illness at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. He was 47.

Born on November 25, 1972 to Antonio Bautista Escamilla and Graciela Ramirez Talavera in Cheranastico, Michoacan, Mexico, he left his country as a...

Jul 14, 2020

Mr. Barney Lee Allen, Sr., age 88, passed quietly away Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at his home in Statesboro, Georgia under the care of Regency SouthernCare Hospice.  Mr. Allen was born in Statesboro on December 30, 1931 to Willie and Nezzie Akins Allen and lived most of his life in Bulloch County. He was a member of Pittman Park...

Jul 13, 2020

Ms. Robin Hill Stabell passed away on Monday, July 13, 2020 at East Georgia Regional Hospital located in Statesboro, Georgia.  After battling cancer, she died peacefully surrounded by her 2 beloved daughters, Lindsey and Natalie Stabell, along with her sister and her brother-in-law, Kristi and JD West.

Robin will be remembered for her devotion as...