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Edna Estelle Griffin
Apr 29, 2019
Edna Estelle Griffin, 93, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2019 after an extended illness. Edna was born in Jamestown, SC on July 18, 1925 to Charles and Minerva Sandiford. Her father was a shipbuilder, so it was no coincidence that she and her siblings grew up on a houseboat. This explains why Edna’s love for the water and fishing...
Richard Adam Haymans
Apr 29, 2019
Richard Adam Haymans, 37, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2019 in Luling, TX from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident. He left this world and went straight to be with the Lord. Adam was born in Savannah, GA on September 22, 1981. He lived in Port Wentworth before moving to Guyton and has lived the last 6 years in...
Roberta T. Cole Haymans
Apr 25, 2019
Roberta T. Cole Haymans, 69, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Memorial Health University Medical Center after a short illness. Roberta lived most of her life in Richmond Hill and was a member of Daniel Baptist Church. She enjoyed fishing, shrimping, crabbing and working in the yard. She worked with Oelschig’s Nursery for almost 30 years. She loved...
James "Jim" Green
Apr 23, 2019
James "Jim" Green entered into the presence of Jesus on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, in the loving embrace of his daughter, son, son in-law, and daughter in-law.
He was born in Tampa, Florida, on November 18, 1931, to Philip and Lois Green.
He joined the United States Army in 1949 at the age of 17. After boot camp...
Charles H Karnstedt
Apr 20, 2019
Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Herman Karnstedt (United States Navy, ret.), 91, passed away at home Saturday, April 20, 2019, surrounded by his family.
Born in Villa Park, Illinois, he lived in Hinesville for 11 years before moving to Louisiana, where he resided for 40 years. He returned to Hinesville in October of 2017. Mr. Karnstedt was a veteran of...
Sally Ewing
Apr 20, 2019
Salvacion Quimada Singcoy “Sally” Ewing, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019, after a long illness.
She was born August 6, 1946, in Tacloban City, Philippines, but lived in Hinesville for the past 30 years. She was the eldest of 5 children born to their parents, Santiago Singcoy and Margarita Quimada. After her schooling, she left Leyte to live in Manila. ...
Lawton Lee Shuman
Apr 14, 2019
Lawton Lee Shuman, 87, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019 at home surrounded by his family. Lawton was born in Clyde, GA and lived there until the government took over and moved his family to Richmond Hill where he resided most of his life. He was a member of Richmond Hill Full Gospel Church. He was a wealth of...
Patricia Braxton Brewer
Apr 12, 2019
Patricia Braxton Brewer, 81, of Hinesville, GA, passed away Friday, April 12, 2019, at home after a long illness.
Born May 20, 1937, in Dorchester, GA, to John Crawford and Jerusha Beard Braxton, she was a member of the Bradwell Institute Class of 1956 and a graduate of Savannah School of Cosmetology. She married the love of her life,...
Franklin David Wood (1SG, US Army, ret.)
Apr 11, 2019
1SG Franklin D. Wood (US Army, retired), 83, passed away Thursday, April 11, 2019, at Candler Hospital after a long battle with lung cancer and heart disease.
A resident of Hinesville for the past 48 years, 1SG Wood retired from the United States Army in March 1981 after 26 years of service and, in 1997, retired from Civil Service. ...
Patty V. Edwards
Apr 7, 2019
Patricia Varnedoe 'Patty' Edwards, 83, transitioned to her heavenly home on April 7, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. She was under the care of her daughter, Rebecca, and Georgia Hospice. Patty was born in Hinesville, Georgia, on February 20, 1936, to the late Carl Ivey Varnedoe, Sr. and Kathleen Stafford Varnedoe. She graduated from Bradwell Institute in 1954. She...
Larry Dean Duke
Apr 6, 2019
Midway
Larry Dean Duke, 61, of Midway went to be with the Lord Saturday, April 6, 2019, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Born March 31, 1958, to Billy and Audrey Duke in Whitesville, NC, Larry worked at Hobart in Richmond Hill from 1994, when he and his family relocated to the area from Michigan, until the...
Thomas Nelson Burnette, Jr. (LTG, US Army, ret.)
Apr 1, 2019
Lieutenant General Thomas N. Burnette, Jr. (United States Army, Ret.), passed away at home Monday, April 1, 2019.
LTG Burnette was predeceased by his parents, Thomas N Sr. and Mary Gwendoline Burnette, and is survived by his children, Lisa Christine Burnette of Midway, GA, and Thomas N. Burnette III of London, England, and his wife Claudette; his grandchildren, Burnette...
Susan Elizabeth Hall Burnette
Apr 1, 2019
Susan Elizabeth Hall “Sue” Burnette, 72, passed away at home on Monday, April 1, 2019.
Sue was predeceased by her parents John Q. and Elizabeth Hall, and is survived by her children, Lisa Christine Burnette of Midway, GA, and Thomas N. Burnette III of London, England, and his wife Claudette; her grandchildren, Burnette Elizabeth “Bunny” Braun, Valades Bacchus Burnette,...
Jeffrey McKee Powell
Mar 31, 2019
Jeffrey McKee Powell, 73, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 31, 2019 in Savannah, GA surrounded by his family. Jeffrey was born May 22, 1945 at The Presidio military base in San Francisco, CA to William and Eleanor Powell. Shortly after, his family moved to Warren, OH where he attended school with his three younger sisters - Leslie, Mary Jane and...
Lynda B Mobley
Mar 28, 2019
Lynda Louise Beach Mobley, 78, transitioned to her heavenly home surrounded by her family on March 28, 2019, at Candler Hospital after an extended illness. Born in Brunswick, Georgia, she lived many years in Hinesville, Georgia before retiring to Pine Harbor, Georgia, in 1997. She was a 1959 graduate of Bradwell Institute and attended the Warren A. Candler Hospital School...
Lynda B Mobley
Mar 28, 2019
Hinesville/Shellman Bluff Lynda Louise Beach Mobley, 78, transitioned to her heavenly home surrounded by her family on March 28, 2019, at Candler Hospital after an extended illness. Born in Brunswick, Georgia, she lived many years in Hinesville, Georgia before retiring to Pine Harbor, Georgia, in 1997. She was a 1959 graduate of Bradwell Institute and attended the Warren A. Candler...
Joseph Edward Thompson
Mar 27, 2019
Joseph Edward Thompson, 91, departed this life on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. As a youth, Joe sang in the St. John’s Church Choir for three years under the direction of William Brooks Reayes. He attended Savannah High School and Georgia Southern University. Joe was a World War II veteran and served in both Atlantic and Pacific theaters. He was preceded...
Nancy Lou Capps
Mar 23, 2019
Nancy Lou Capps, 77, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2019, at Memorial University Medical Center.
She was a resident of Hinesville for the past 36 years and was a member of Victory Assembly of God. She was a court reporter for many years in Liberty and Wayne Counties before she and her husband opened the Hinesville Western Store.
She...
Carolyn Martin Floyd
Mar 19, 2019
Mary Carolyn Martin Floyd, age 85, of Flemington, died Tuesday, March 18, 2019, at home, with her family at her side.
Born in Bonifay, Florida, Carolyn lived most of her life in Flemington and was a graduate of Bradwell Institute and Georgia State College for Women (now Georgia College). She was a lifelong member and ordained Elder of Flemington Presbyterian...
Roy Edward Mock
Mar 19, 2019
Roy Edward Mock, 76, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at home surrounded by his loving family. Roy was born in Glennville, GA and lived most of his life in Savannah, GA. He served in the U.S. Navy. He attended Chevis Oaks Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Johnny and Mourice Mock; and son...
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