OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Hinesville, GA, Liberty County & Surrounding Areas
Robert Vaughn Harvey
May 27, 2020
SFC Robert V. Harvey (United States Army, Retired), 79, passed away at home Wednesday, May 27, 2020, surrounded by his family.
A resident of Hinesville for the past 30 years, he retired from the US Army after 23 years of service. He was a signal man in communications and served two tours in Vietnam. He later retired from Civil Service...
Virginia Coffer Sharpe
May 26, 2020
Virginia C. Sharpe, 87, passed away Monday night at home surrounded by her family.
A lifelong resident of Fleming, she was a school bus driver for Liberty County Board of Education for 43 years. She was a lifelong member of Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church where she founded the Children’s Power Hour and was a member of the Women’s...
Beulah Edna Kuntz
May 22, 2020
Mrs. Beulah Edna Kuntz, 92, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 22, 2020. Born in Ellabell, Georgia, on March 26, 1928, to the late William Luther and Vidalia Lewis Greene, she was the baby of ten children and the last to go to her heavenly home.
Mrs. Kuntz enjoyed singing, playing the piano, reading the...
Joan Hrinda Meissner
May 22, 2020
Joan Meissner, 70, of Hinesville, passed away Friday, May 22, 2020, with her loving husband by her side.
She was born to Richard and Helen Hrinda on Dec 9, 1949, in Pittsburgh, PA, and was married to Gary Meissner for a wonderful 52 years.
Joan spent many years working for the military Post Exchange and retired after 20 years...
Francis Edward Johnston, III (LTC, US Army, Ret.)
May 20, 2020
Lieutenant Colonel Francis Edward Johnston, III (Ret.), “Ed”, died May 20th at St. Joseph’s Hospital following a short illness. He was 86 years old. He was born in Savannah to Francis E. Johnston, II and Nina Hazlehurst Waring on December 22, 1933. After graduating from Fishburne Military School in Virginia, he returned to Georgia, graduating from the University of Georgia...
Dian Peyton Buzbee
May 17, 2020
Lois “Dian” Peyton Buzbee, 77, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2020, at Candler Hospital in Savannah after a long illness.
Dian was a native of Hinesville (Flemington) and a graduate of Bradwell Institute. A military wife, she returned to Hinesville where she was a resident for the past twenty years. She enjoyed woodworking and was an animal lover.
She is...
Todd Everett Canady
May 17, 2020
Todd Everett Canady, 54, passed suddenly on Sunday, May 17, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Hospital.
A Savannah native raised on Wilmington Island, he married and raised two girls with his wife Alethia within the rural arms of Metter before finding himself at home in Richmond Hill for the last 14 years. In that time, he completed part of his technical...
Larry David Horne
May 9, 2020
Larry David Horne, 71, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2020.
Larry lived most of his life in Richmond Hill. He was a contract engineer for Porter Huggins, Inc. and owner of Horne Wood Products, Inc. He enjoyed music, attending concerts, playing his guitar, and the Georgia Bulldogs. He was an avid fisherman. He loved being outdoors and being on...
Natacha Theo Deronvil
May 4, 2020
Mrs. Natacha Theo Deronvil went home to be with the Lord on May 4, 2020, at the age of 47. She was born December 16, 1972, in Haiti to Eugene Joseph and Anne Marie Theo.
Natacha married Joseph Claude Deronvil, her childhood sweetheart, in 2003. From that union came four children, Nahalissa, Starcee, Mike, and Starla. Natacha resided in...
David Carter
Apr 30, 2020
David Carter, 67, a native of Jesup, GA, died on April 30, 2020, in New York City where he had resided for many years. A graduate of Wayne County High School, he attended Emory University where he earned a degree in religion and French. He spent his junior year of college studying at the Sorbonne in Paris. He later attended...
Frederick Ferman Long
Apr 24, 2020
Frederick Ferman Long, 83, passed away Friday, April 24, 2020, at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah.
Fred was born May 13, 1936, in Liberty County, GA, to Ferman Casper and Mary Miles Long. A resident of Savannah for many years, he worked for Taylor Diving and Salvage and Westinghouse Corporation.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son,...
Jimmy Dickey
Apr 24, 2020
Jimmy Dickey, 80, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2020 at home with his loving wife by his side.
Jimmy was a long-time resident of Bryan County. He was of Primitive Baptist faith. He began his career in the trucking industry as an agent and later he was the owner of Savannah Container Depot for 40 years. He enjoyed fishing...
Clara Mae Anderson
Apr 19, 2020
Clara Mae Anderson, 94, passed away suddenly on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah.
Clara was born in St. Ann, Jamaica, West Indies on April 10, 1926. She migrated to Birmingham, England in 1961 where she attended Cosmetology School. In 1964 she married Robert Anderson and moved from England to Long Island, New York where she...
Virginia Sue (Rucker) Pattman
Apr 17, 2020
Virginia Sue (Rucker) Pattman, 81, passed away at home Friday, April 17, 2020, surrounded by her family.
She was born in Commerce, Georgia, to the late Jesse Frank and Nettie Mae Rucker and attended Spellman College. She was married to the late SGM Nathaniel Pattman, Jr. (United States Army, Retired).
As a military wife, Virginia experienced the lives and...
Cathy Ann Hutchinson
Apr 15, 2020
Cathy A. Hutchinson of Richmond Hill, GA, passed away April 15, 2020 at the age of 58. Cathy was born to Roy and Annette Bradberry on February 22, 1962, in Donaldsonville, GA, and raised in Marianna, Florida. As a military spouse she lived in many places before settling in Richmond Hill. She is the past owner and operator of Richmond...
Cathy Ann Hutchinson
Apr 15, 2020
Cathy A. Hutchinson of Richmond Hill, GA, passed away April 15, 2020 at the age of 58. Cathy was born to Roy and Annette Bradberry on February 22, 1962, in Donaldsonville, GA, and raised in Marianna, Florida. As a military spouse she lived in many places before settling in Richmond Hill. She is the past owner and operator of Richmond...
Alice "Dr. Alicia Kirk" Kriklewicz
Apr 12, 2020
Alice Ann Kriklewicz, better known as Dr. Alicia Kirk, 85, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2020, at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah.
Born May 20, 1934, to the late James Eugene Ledbetter and Alice Winona Ford in Bono, Arkansas, during the time of the depression, she started her life with humble beginnings as the daughter of sharecroppers. Her...
Jerry Randall Wheeler
Apr 6, 2020
Jerry Randall Wheeler passed away peacefully Monday, April 6, 2020, surrounded by his children, grandson, and beloved family dog, Wilson, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He is survived by his three children, Randy Wheeler, Leslie Wheeler Mallon (Mark) and Kacey Wheeler Howard (Robbie); two beautiful grandchildren, Jordan Robert Howard and Hailey Leslie Howard; twin brother, Terry Wheeler...
Jerry Randall Wheeler
Apr 6, 2020
Jerry Randall Wheeler of Hinesville passed away peacefully Monday, April 6, 2020, surrounded by his children, grandson, and beloved family dog, Wilson, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He is survived by his three children, Randy Wheeler, Leslie Wheeler Mallon (Mark) and Kacey Wheeler Howard (Robbie); two beautiful grandchildren, Jordan Robert Howard and Hailey Leslie Howard; twin brother,...
David Allen Myrick
Mar 31, 2020
David Allen Myrick, 69, of Richmond Hill, passed away March 31, 2020 after a brief illness. He was born August 25, 1950 to parents David L. Myrick and Betty Ruth Myrick in Savannah but grew up in Richmond Hill. He met and married the love of his life, Bonnie in 1969 and they recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
Allen...