OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Hinesville, GA, Liberty County & Surrounding Areas
Susan Strong Lewis
Jun 4, 2019
Susan Strong Lewis, 92, passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah. Susan graduated from nursing school at St. Joseph’s School of Nursing in Savannah and then entered the U.S. Army where she was appointed to 1st LT. After the Army, she worked for the VA Hospital where she met her husband, Hugh, and they...
Janet Marie Strader Gutierrez
May 30, 2019
Janet Marie Strader Gutierrez, 70, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah. Visitation will be from 10:30 am - 11:30 am on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at Carter Funeral Home Bryan Chapel. A graveside service will follow at Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 8819 U.S. Highway 301, Glennville, GA 30427. In lieu of flowers, donations...
Athline Howard Hodges Mathews
May 21, 2019
Athline Howard Hodges Mathews, 84, of Hinesville, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2019, under the care of Hospice Savannah.
Born March 23, 1935, in Statesboro to David Howard and Annie Ruth Ballard Howard, Athline attended Dorchester Academy and Bradwell Institute in Liberty County before graduating from Commercial High School in Savannah. She married her high school sweetheart, Robert “Bobby”...
Carolyn Bradley
May 20, 2019
Carolyn Bradley, 85, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 20, 2019. Carolyn was born in Bradenton, FL and spent most of her life in the Savannah area. She retired from the Georgia Ports Authority after many years of faithful service. She was a beloved mother and grandmother. She was a poet, author, and a devout Christian believer. A prolific poet,...
Theresa (Terri) Maria Bryant
May 20, 2019
Theresa (Terri) Maria Bryant, 82, peacefully passed away on Monday, May 20, 2019 after an extended illness. Terri was born in Jamaica, New York on December 30, 1936. She was educated in Catholic schools, graduated from Drake College and married in 1969. Her management career included positions in New York City, Charleston and ultimately Hilton Head Island, where she actively...
Gary Lee
May 18, 2019
Gary Lee, 75, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. Gary lived most of his life in Richmond Hill. He worked for the Bryan County Sheriff’s Department for many years before working for the Richmond Hill Police Department until his retirement. He enjoyed racing on dirt tracks and watching racing on TV. He had a...
Michael E Denham
May 6, 2019
Mike Denham, 64, passed away peacefully Monday, May 6, 2019, at Landmark Hospital in Savannah.
Born in Germany, Mike grew up in Liberty County and was a member of the Bradwell Institute graduating class of 1973. Soon after graduation, he went to work off the coast of Louisiana in the oil industry. Very soon after that, he met the love...
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,...