OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Hinesville, GA, Liberty County & Surrounding Areas

Jeffrey McKee Powell

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Peggy J. Bell

Peggy J. Bell

Mar 17, 2019

Peggy J. Bell, 86, passed away peacefully after a short illness on Sunday, March 17, 2019. 

Peggy was born to Marvin and Martha McKinley in Summerdale, Alabama.  She was a member of Hinesville First Methodist Church and the Circle of Love.  She was also an avid Alabama fan. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Leon H....

Ruth Elizabeth Divine

Ruth Elizabeth Divine

Mar 15, 2019

Ruth Divine, 89, passed away at Coastal Manor Nursing Home Friday, March 15, 2019, surround by her family. 

Born in New Bedford, MA, she was a resident of Georgia for over 50 years, living in Savannah for many years and in Fleming for the last six. 

Ruth loved to travel and has lived all over the country and...

Francis Whitehead

Francis Whitehead

Mar 13, 2019

Francis Whitehead passed away on March 13, 2019.  He was born in Germany to military parents Francis and Bertha Whitehead, and raised in Newton, NJ.  He joined the military at an early age and retired in Fort Dix, NJ, but moved to Hinesville, GA, in 1987.   He enjoyed bowling and playing bingo as hobbies and, most importantly, he loved spending...

Anna Mae Todd Harvey

Anna Mae Todd Harvey

Mar 13, 2019

Anna Mae Todd Harvey, 82, of Richmond Hill, GA, passed away on March 13, 2019, at home with her family. She was born to the late Olline Eula Todd and late Joe David Todd, in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on April 26, 1936. She married Fullmer Holton Harvey in 1951 in Savannah, GA. She was an avid homemaker, baker and seamstress;...

Jerry Gray

Jerry Gray

Mar 9, 2019

SFC Gerald T. “Jerry” Gray (United States Army, Retired), 72, passed away at Candler Hospital Saturday, March 9, 2019, surrounded by his family.

A native of Rome, PA, he was a resident of the Hinesville area for the past 33 years and was a member of St. Stephen First Martyr Catholic Church.  A Vietnam Veteran, he was retired from the...

Jerry Gray

Jerry Gray

Mar 9, 2019

SFC Gerald T. “Jerry” Gray (United States Army, Retired), 72, passed away at Candler Hospital Saturday, March 9, 2019, surrounded by his family.

A native of Rome, PA, he was a resident of the Hinesville area for the past 33 years and was a member of St. Stephen First Martyr Catholic Church.  A Vietnam Veteran, he was retired from the...

Dorothy Harn Strickland

Dorothy Harn Strickland

Mar 8, 2019

Dorothy Harn Strickland, 87, passed away Friday, March 8, 2019 at Bryan County Health and Rehabilitation Center.

She was a life long resident of Richmond Hill. She was a member of Daniel Baptist Church. She enjoyed crafting.

She is survived by her son, John Dennis Strickland (Wanda); daughters, Gayle Strickland Bumpous, Robin Strickland Williams (Don), and Pudgie Strickland Clayton; sister,...

Dorothy Harn Strickland

Dorothy Harn Strickland

Mar 8, 2019

Dorothy Harn Strickland, 87, passed away Friday, March 8, 2019 at Bryan County Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was a life long resident of Richmond Hill. She was a member of Daniel Baptist Church. She enjoyed crafting. She is survived by her son, John Dennis Strickland (Wanda); daughters, Gayle Strickland Bumpous, Robin Strickland Williams (Don), and Pudgie Strickland Clayton; sister,...

Ruby "Inez" Elder

Ruby "Inez" Elder

Mar 8, 2019

Ruby “Inez” Elder, 87, passed away at home Friday, March 8, 2019, surrounded by her family.  

Born in Hazlehurst, GA, she lived most of her life in Hinesville and was a member of First Baptist Church of Hinesville.  She was an avid Bridge player who loved sports, the Atlanta Braves, and her family.  Her favorite place to be was...

Inez Elder

Inez Elder

Mar 8, 2019

Ruby “Inez” Elder, 87, passed away at home Friday, March 8, 2019, surrounded by her family.

Born in Hazlehurst, GA, she lived most of her life in Hinesville and was a member of First Baptist Church of Hinesville.  She was an avid Bridge player who loved sports, the Atlanta Braves, and her family.  Her favorite place to be was on...

Charles "Buddy" Vernon Lanier, Jr.

Charles "Buddy" Vernon Lanier, Jr.

Mar 4, 2019

Charles Vernon Lanier, Jr., “Buddy”, 83, passed away on Monday, March 04, 2019 at St. Joseph’s Hospital after a long illness. Buddy lived in the Savannah area most of his life. He was a member of Dean Forest Baptist Church and a member of the building team. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served as a Scout...

Charles "Buddy" Vernon Lanier, Jr.

Charles "Buddy" Vernon Lanier, Jr.

Mar 4, 2019

Charles Vernon Lanier, Jr., “Buddy”, 83, passed away on Monday, March 04, 2019 at St. Joseph’s Hospital after a long illness.

Buddy lived in the Savannah area most of his life. He was a member of Dean Forest Baptist Church and a member of the building team. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served as a Scout...

Juan Gutierrez

Juan Gutierrez

Feb 27, 2019

Juan Gutierrez, 79, passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at Savannah Hospice House surrounded by his family.

He was born in Lima, Peru and lived most of his life in New York and Connecticut and the past two years in Richmond Hill. He was a very hardworking man and liked building things. He enjoyed soccer, boxing and music. He...