Obituaries

Mar 10, 2020

Statesboro, GA

Mrs. Debra K. Coleman, age 64, died Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at her residence under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. The native of Chatham County attended Tompkins High School where she graduated in 1973. After graduation she attended modeling and cosmetology school. In the 1980s she moved to Bulloch County where she began raising...

Feb 29, 2020

Statesboro, GA

Jappy Akins, age 83, passed away peacefully February 29, 2020 at the home in which he was born, surrounded by his loving family. After graduating from Statesboro High School in 1954, he embarked on a lifetime career of farming row crops, raising Duroc hogs and Angus cows. Jappy was an avid fox hunter where the...

Feb 29, 2020

Statesboro, GA

Charles Joiner, age 86, passed away February 29, 2020 under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. A resident of Statesboro since 2006, Mr. Joiner was born in Washington County on September 17, 1933. He was the son of Charlie and Clyde Joiner. Mr. Joiner was a 1951 graduate of Johnson County High.  He was a...

Feb 28, 2020

Sylvania, GA

Hugh Gauge “Built Gauge Tough” Strickland, age 16, of Sylvania passed away Friday, February 28, 2020. He was born in Statesboro and was a lifelong resident of Screven County. Gauge attended Screven County schools and was passionate about drag racing and especially Ford Mustangs. Before his health declined, he enjoyed riding his bike, dancing and...

Feb 27, 2020

Joseph Daniel Imhoff, age 32, passed away February 27, 2020. He was a crane operator who enjoyed his work. He was a people person who was loved by many. Joseph loved fishing and going to his grandpa’s farm.

Joseph was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, William B. Gaskins and Thelma Gaskins and his paternal grandparents,...

Feb 23, 2020

Statesboro, GA

Veteran, Business Owner

Willis R. Jones, age 96, beloved husband and father, passed away February 23, 2020 at home under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. A resident of Statesboro since 1964, Mr. Jones was born in Evans County on February 24, 1924. He was the second son of Martha Corey Jones and...

Feb 9, 2020

Statesboro, GA

Grady Wayne Hall, age 61, died Sunday February 9, 2020. The Bulloch County native was a self-employed construction contractor and landlord of Dry Branch Village. Wayne operated a charter boat from Shellman’s Bluff for many years.  He loved hunting and fishing.

Surviving are a daughter, Rachel Grace Hall; sister and brother-in-law, Sharon Jones...

Feb 9, 2020

Brooklet, GA

Jerry M. Wilson, age 72, died Sunday February 9, 2020 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center. The West Virginia native served his country in the United States Army. He was a retired contractor who operated heavy equipment for the U.S. government. Jerry loved hunting and fishing and was a member of New Vision Baptist Church...

Feb 2, 2020

Statesboro, GA

Nancy C. DiPolito, age 73, died Sunday February 2, 2020 at The Gardens at Gentilly after an extended illness. The Akron, OH native had lived  in Statesboro for the past 20 years  and was a homemaker. Nancy was preceded in death by her husband, Charles J. DiPolito.

Surviving are a daughter, Nancy Ann...

Jan 24, 2020

Statesboro, GA

Melissa Jean Pughsley, age 48, died Friday, January 24, 2020 at her residence. She was a native of Savannah, GA but lived most of her life in Bulloch County. She loved animals, especially horses, and loved to fish.

Melissa is preceded in death by her father, John Wayne Pughsley; her brother,...

Jan 21, 2020

Statesboro, GA

Christi Dee Wicha, age 51, died Tuesday January 21, 2020 after an extended illness. The Huntington, WV native had been living in Statesboro the past year. She loved to travel and loved her dog Kato.

She is survived by her husband of 5 years, Kevin Wicha and her brother, Scott Stapelton of Rincon,...

Jan 21, 2020

Statesboro, GA

Mr. Andrew J. McGowan, Jr., age 74, died Tuesday, January 21, 2020, at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. He was a native of Emanuel County and had lived in the Statesboro area for thirty years. Andy treasured spending time with his grandchildren. He enjoyed music and attended bluegrass music festivals whenever he could.

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Jan 16, 2020

Statesboro, GA

Louise (Wheeler) Screws Morgan, age 88, died Thursday January 16, 2020 at Memorial Health Center in Savannah after a long battle with myelofibrosis. The Treutlen County native had lived in Statesboro most of her life. She was a longtime member of Statesboro First Baptist Church and enjoyed attending and decorating her Camilla Boyd Sunday School...

Jan 15, 2020

Derita McCoy Anderson, 87, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at Brookdale Capstone Hospice in Buford, Georgia.

Mrs. Anderson was born in Bulloch County and graduated from Nevils High School before moving to Savannah in 1950. She lived in Savannah until 1971 when she returned to Bulloch County. While in Savannah she was an active member of...

Jan 5, 2020

Statesboro, GA

Joseph Thomas Nason, Jr., age 56, beloved son of Joseph Thomas and Mary Dawson (nee Snyder) Nason, passed away on January 5, 2020 in Statesboro GA after his ongoing battle with multiple strokes.  The oldest of two children, Joe was born on December 26, 1963 in Baltimore, MD.  A man of principle, Joe lived in...

Jan 2, 2020

Atlanta, GA

Mrs. Jacqueline “Jackie” Holland Willis, age 96, passed away Thursday January 2, 2020 at Sunrise Assisted Living in Roswell, GA. She was born in Statesboro, Georgia on September 15, 1923 to the late Homer and Imogene Holland. Jacqueline graduated from Statesboro High School in 1941 and was married to Francis Emmett Willis in 1947. Before...

Jan 2, 2020

Statesboro, GA

Donna Jean McNamar, age 80, beloved wife, mom, grandma, GiGi, sister, aunt, and sister-In-law passed into eternal Peace on Thursday January 2, 2020. Donna worked many years with Brunswick Corporation of America in management and was a beloved waitress at Waffle House until her retirement in 2010. Upon retirement she was kept busy by helping...

Dec 28, 2019

Statesboro, GA

Richard A. Saldano Sr., better known as Tony Saldano, passed away on Saturday December 28, 2019 at the age of 64. Tony was a charismatic man full of energy, love and passion. He was blessed to travel the world doing what he loved most which was playing drums and being involved in music. He was...

Dec 26, 2019

Brooklet, GA

Johnny “Jay” Ward, age 93, died Thursday December 26, 2019 at his residence after a long illness. The Bulloch County native was a member of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division and retired after 32 years with Union Camp Paper Mill. Johnny was a Deacon at Morning Side Baptist Church and later became a member...

Dec 25, 2019

Statesboro, GA

Pamela Faye Perdue, age 62, of Stockbridge, GA passed away unexpectedly Christmas night. Pam was born on November 27, 1957 to the late TJ and Frances Hall.  She was preceded in death by her loving husband Scott Perdue, both of her parents, and her baby sister Tina Hall.

Left to cherish her memory...