Lynville Jimmy Connor
Sep 11, 2021
Sylvania – Lynville Jimmy Connor, age 88, passed away peacefully at Optim Medical Center – Screven on September 11, 2021. He was born on July 8, 1933 and was a life-long resident of Screven County. Jimmy was a faithful man who loved the Lord, his family, church, and community. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lynville...
Glynn Bassett
Sep 7, 2021
Perkins – Glynn Bassett, age 68, passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at Jenkins County Hospital in Millen, GA. He was born in Jenkins County, GA to the late Vernon Loreen Bassett. He was a retired lineman superintendent, having worked for Planters Electric Co. for 44 years. He was a member of Dry Branch Baptist Church, where...
Mathew Stuart Dehoff
Sep 5, 2021
Sylvania – Mathew Stuart Dehoff, went into the arms of Jesus on Sunday, September 5, 2021, at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro. He was the son of Stuart D. & Kristen K. Dehoff. Though he never got to live and play here on earth, he will be greatly missed by his family. Waiting in heaven to...
David Burke, Jr.
Sep 5, 2021
Sylvania – David Burke, Jr, age 66, passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021, at Memorial University Medical Center, in Savannah, Georgia. He was born February 21, 1955, in Jenkins County, GA to Walton Lee Landing Burke and the late David “Willie” Burke, Sr. David was a diesel mechanic and the owner of D&J Trucking. He was of Baptist...
C. Bruce Miller
Aug 30, 2021
Fayetteville, GA – Carroll Bruce Miller, age 76, passed away on Monday, August 30, 2021, at Azalea Estates in Fayetteville, GA. He was born in Statesboro, Georgia to the late Edna T. & Rex Miller, Sr. He was a retired high school teacher and was a member of Sylvania First Methodist Church. Bruce loved working in a garden,...
William D. "Doug" Clark
Aug 27, 2021
William Douglas Clark, “Doug”, passed away at age 51 on Friday, August 27, 2021, at Piedmont Regional Hospital in Columbus, GA after an extended battle with COVID. Born and raised a “Kentucky boy”, he was an avid University of Kentucky fan and was never caught without sporting his UK apparel. His greatest love was for his family. Even...
Michael Duane Waters
Aug 24, 2021
Springfield, GA – Michael Duane Waters, age 50, passed away on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah, GA. He was born in Bulloch County, Georgia to Billie Jean B. Gordon and the late Wendell V. Waters, Sr. He worked as a carpenter and was of Baptist faith.
Survivors: Daughter and...
Carolyn Earl Ford
Aug 17, 2021
Sylvania – Carolyn June Earl Ford, age 82, passed away on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at her home under the care of her loving family and Ogeechee Area Hospice. She was born in Washington, D.C., to the late Walter Stanley Earl, Sr. and Louise M. Falwell. She was a retired courtroom deputy with the Federal Court System and...
Paul Joseph Leeder
Aug 17, 2021
Newington – Paul Joseph Leeder, age 83, passed away on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at his home under the care of his loving family and Ogeechee Area Hospice. He was born in San Antonio, TX to the late Henry & Willie Joe Jones Leeder. He worked as a commercial artist and was a member of Blue Spring United...
Anna Maude Rossi
Aug 13, 2021
Metter, GA – Anna Maude Hildreth Rossi, age 88, passed away on Friday, August 13, 2021, at Candler County Hospital in Metter, GA. She was born in Nyack, NY to the Leroy & Maude M. Stein Hildreth. She worked as a waitress and a homemaker and was a member of Connection Church in Statesboro, GA.
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Rev. Henry Franklin Bazemore, Jr.
Aug 11, 2021
Newington (Blue Springs) – Rev. Henry Franklin Bazemore, Jr., age 81, passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at his home under the care of his loving family and Regency Southern Care Hospice. He was born November 11, 1939, in Jenkins County, GA to the late Henry Franklin Bazemore, Sr. and the late Louise Stafford Bazemore Daughtry. He...
Danny Kay Elliott
Aug 8, 2021
Sylvania – Danny “Dan” Kay Elliott, age 59, passed away on Sunday, August 8, 2021, at his residence in Sylvania. He was born in Dillon County, SC to the late Billy Kay & Sue Griffin Elliott. He worked as a crane & rigging superintendent for Bechtel Co. for the last 3 years and was a member of Grace...
S. W. Lariscy, Jr.
Aug 6, 2021
Sylvania – S. W. “Dub” Lariscy, Jr., age 74, passed away Friday, August 6, 2021, at East Georgia Regional Hospital in Statesboro, GA. He was born in Screven County, GA to the late S. W., Sr., & Blanch Eloise Landing Lariscy. He was retired from the Effingham County Road Department, was of Methodist faith and was a former...
Loyd Alvie Taylor, Sr.
Aug 5, 2021
Sylvania – Loyd Alvie Taylor, Sr., age 79, passed away Thursday, August 5, 2021, at his sister’s residence in Savannah, GA. He was born in Screven County, GA to the late Emory Simon “Pete” & Eloise Mock Taylor. He was self-employed as a mechanic until his retirement. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers,...
Gregory J. Durrence
Aug 4, 2021
Sylvania – Gregory J. Durrence, age 74, passed away Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family. Born July 8, 1947, Greg was a graduate of Glennville High School and Georgia Southern College. He was a faithful member and elder of Antioch Christian Church in Sylvania since 1971. He worked for Georgia Power and Southern...
Betty Brant Scott
Aug 2, 2021
Sylvania – Betty Brant Scott, age 94, passed away Monday, August 2, 2021, at Syl-View Rehabilitation and Memory Center. She was born in Screven County, GA to the late Ernest & Willie Mae Brooker Brant. She was a homemaker and a member of Buck Creek United Methodist Church where she was the pianist, organist and choir member for...
S. C. "Skeeter" Parker
Jul 28, 2021
Sylvania – Scigmund Clarence “Skeeter” Parker, age 87, passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro, GA. He was born in Screven County, GA to the late Emory Parker and Mary Elizabeth Willis Williams. He graduated GA Teachers College where he obtained an education degree and taught at Savannah High School. He worked as...
Richard Allen Taylor
Jul 28, 2021
Sylvania – Richard Allen Taylor, age 71, passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at St. Joseph’s Candler Hospital in Savannah, GA. He was born in Screven County, GA to the late Emory Simon “Pete” & Eloise Mock Taylor. He worked as a mechanic and was known as one of the best around the county, until he retired. Besides...
Howard C. "Chris" Bazemore
Jul 28, 2021
Sylvania – Howard Christopher “Chris” Bazemore, age 88, passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at East Georgia Regional Hospital in Statesboro, GA. He was born in Sylvania, GA to the late Edward Lampkin & Lila Bazemore. He worked for Norfolk Southern Railroad as a yard foreman and conductor for 28 years. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran and...
J. Christopher "Chris" Matheson
Jul 19, 2021
Sylvania – James Christopher “Chris” Matheson, age 73, passed away Monday, July 19, 2021, at his home with his family at his side. He was born in Lyons, GA to the late Julius Daniel & Maxine Elizabeth Tucker Matheson. He graduated from Lyons High School in 1965, attended and graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor...