OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Hinesville, GA, Liberty County & Surrounding Areas
Joseph "Joe" R. McGrath, Jr.
Jan 15, 2018
Joe McGrath “Papa Joe”, 80, passed away Monday, January 15, 2018, at home surrounded by his family. He spent most of his life in the Savannah area and was a veteran of the United States Navy and a Captain with the Savannah Fire Department. Papa Joe was an avid fisherman and crabber, and could fix anything. He loved John Wayne...
Charles Douglas "Doug" Griffin
Jan 5, 2018
Charles Douglas “Doug” Griffin, 68, was born October 27, 1947, in Statesboro, GA, and was pre-deceased by his parents, Charles and Eunice Griffin. A 1965 graduate of Groves High School, Doug excelled on the rifle team and track team. A proud Marine, Doug enlisted with 5th Rifle Company, USMCR, and later with Service Battery, GANG, 214th Field Artillery. He was...
William F. "Junior" Edwards
Dec 29, 2017
William F. “Junior” Edwards, 89, passed away Friday December 29, 2017, at home surrounded by his family. Junior lived in Midway for the past 14 years and was a member of Compassion Christian Church and the Senior Group in Midway. He was a WWII veteran of the United States Navy and an avid fisherman. He is survived by his wife...
James L Smith, Jr.
Dec 20, 2017
James L. Smith, Jr., 75, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017, at Candler Hospital in Savannah. A resident of Liberty County for the past 32 years, he was a member of Fleming Baptist Church. He was an iron worker for many years at Fort Howard in Rincon before going to working at the Ford Plantation. Jim was a Shriner and...
Latrelle Brown
Dec 10, 2017
Richmond Hill Latrelle H. Brown, 83, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2017, at Ogeechee Area Hospice. She was a native of Douglas, GA and lived in Midway for the past 30 years. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church and later Midway Baptist Church. She worked for J.C. Lewis Ford for several years. She was an avid gardener....
Margie Gill
Dec 5, 2017
Richmond Hill Margie Bashlor Gill, 66, passed away on December 5, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was cared for by Hospice of Savannah and by loving family and friends. She was a life-long resident of Richmond Hill. She was a member of The First Baptist Church of Richmond Hill. Margie was a valued employee at Kroger for...
Mark Edward Hummeldorf
Nov 22, 2017
Mark Edward Hummeldorf, 33, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. He was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he attended Oak Hill High School. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps at the age of 19 and served with honor for 4 years. After deploying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in June 2004, he...
Mary Wallette Proman
Nov 10, 2017
Mary Wallette Proman (November 2, 1948 – November 10, 2017) passed away at home Friday under care of Hospice Savannah after a long battle with colon cancer. She was a lifelong resident of Richmond Hill and a devoted wife, mother, and Nana. She loved to craft, shop, travel, cook, and spend time with family and friends. She was a member...
Elvia Maria Pimentel
Nov 8, 2017
Elvia Maria Pimentel, 82, passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at Hospice House Savannah surrounded by her family.
Born in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, she was a resident of Hinesville for 41 years where she was a very active member of St. Stephen First Martyr Catholic Church. A supportive military wife, mother, Tati, and homemaker, she was the glue that held...
Inez Henderson
Nov 7, 2017
Inez Shannon Henderson, 91 a resident of Bryan County Health and Rehabilitation Center, Richmond Hill, GA, passed away on November 7, 2017. She was born in Alma, GA on September 22, 1926 to the late Jerry Dewitt and Fannie Shannon. The Bacon County native was a long time resident of Richmond Hill. She was a member of the Richmond Hill...
Inez Henderson
Nov 7, 2017
Inez Shannon Henderson, 91 a resident of Bryan County Health and Rehabilitation Center, Richmond Hill, GA, passed away on November 7, 2017. She was born in Alma, GA on September 22, 1926 to the late Jerry Dewitt and Fannie Shannon. The Bacon County native was a long time resident of Richmond Hill. She was a member of the Richmond Hill...
Jimmy C Jones
Oct 28, 2017
Richmond Hill
Jimmy Jones, 73, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2017, at Memorial University Medical Center. He was surrounded by his family.
A lifelong resident of Richmond Hill and Savannah, he was a member of Bryan Neck Presbyterian Church and the Georgia Air National Guard. Right after high school, Jimmy went to work for Tucker Typewriter. Later, he was the...
Jimmy C. Jones
Oct 28, 2017
Richmond Hill Jimmy Jones, 73, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2017, at Memorial University Medical Center. He was surrounded by his family. A lifelong resident of Richmond Hill and Savannah, he was a member of Bryan Neck Presbyterian Church and the Georgia Air National Guard. Right after high school, Jimmy went to work for Tucker Typewriter. Later, he was the...
Helen Barton
Oct 28, 2017
Midway
Helen Elizabeth Cooper Barton, 79, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2017 at Glenvue Health and Rehabilitation in Glennville.
She has lived in Midway the past 42 years. She was a Member of Midway United Methodist Church and Happy Hearts. She was a former owner of S&H Foodland in Midway.
She is preceded in death by her late husband Sam...
Helen Barton
Oct 28, 2017
Midway Helen Elizabeth Cooper Barton, 79, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2017 at Glenvue Health and Rehabilitation in Glennville. She has lived in Midway the past 42 years. She was a Member of Midway United Methodist Church and Happy Hearts. She was a former owner of S&H Foodland in Midway. She is preceded in death by her late husband Sam...
George Edward Denmark, II
Oct 27, 2017
George Edward Denmark, II, 49, of Midway, passed away on October 27, 2017, in his home surrounded by family. George was born the youngest of three children, on December 6, 1967, in Savannah, to Syble Gordon Denmark and George Edward Denmark, Sr., and was a lifelong resident of the Savannah area.
George graduated from Savannah High School in 1986, and...
George Edward Denmark, II
Oct 27, 2017
George Edward Denmark, II, 49, of Midway, passed away on October 27, 2017, in his home surrounded by family. George was born the youngest of three children, on December 6, 1967, in Savannah, to Syble Gordon Denmark and George Edward Denmark, Sr., and was a lifelong resident of the Savannah area. George graduated from Savannah High School in 1986, and...
Fe Bandagosa Andes
Oct 24, 2017
Fe Bandagosa Andes, 91, passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at Coastal Manor Nursing Home surrounded by her family.
Born in the Philippines, she was a resident of Hinesville for the past 25 years. She was Catholic and attended St. Stephen First Martyr Catholic Church. She loved cooking, gardening and planting roses, and spending time with her children and grandchildren.
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Edna M. May
Oct 20, 2017
Edna M. May, 97, passed away Friday, October 20, 2017, at Coastal Manor Nursing Home surrounded by her family.
Born in Burlington, NC, she lived in Hinesville for the past 34 years. She was a cosmetologist with Eckerd’s Drug Store before her retirement after 25 years of service. She liked to garden and drive her Volkswagen around Hinesville. She...
Lori Ann Stephens
Oct 19, 2017
Midway
Lori Ann Maggard Stephens, 54, passed away Thursday, October 19, 2017, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah with her family by her side.
Born and raised in Hinesville, she lived in Meridian, MS, for 25 years before moving back to Hinesville two years ago. Lori was a member of First Assembly of Meridian and she loved to garden,...