OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Hinesville, GA, Liberty County & Surrounding Areas
Marion Lee Avera
Oct 29, 2015
Marion Lee Avera, age 77, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2015, under the care of Heartland Hospice, surrounded by family. He was a Liberty County resident and member of Gum Branch Baptist Church. He retired with 34 years from the National Guard Training Center, Fort Stewart, Georgia. After retirement, he was able to devote all of his time to caring...
Georgine Smith
Oct 29, 2015
Georgine Smith, 72, died Thursday, October 29, 2015, at Coastal Manor Nursing Home in Ludowici after a brief illness. Born in Augsburg, Germany, she grew up in Stadtbergen, and moved to Hinesville in 1977. She worked as a waitress for many years at several restaurants in the area. She was known for her humor and her tenacity. She spoke her...
Nancy Mitcham Rogers
Oct 26, 2015
Nancy Mitcham Rogers, 72, died Monday at Liberty Regional Medical Center after a long illness. A lifelong resident of Ludowici, she was a Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of Georgia, class of 1965. She was a Juvenile Program Manager for the Department of Juvenile Justice before retiring after 30 years of service. She was a member of Ludowici...
Susie Herring
Oct 21, 2015
Richmond Hill Susie E. Herring, 81, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Hospice Savannah surrounded by her family. She was born in Annapolis, Maryland to the late Krozier and Annie Earley. In junior high school, she met her sweetheart, William. In 1949 at the age of sixteen, they snuck to Ridgeland, SC where they lied to the judge about...
Joan Hollingsworth
Oct 21, 2015
Joan Hollingsworth, age 79, died Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at Coastal Manor Nursing Home in Ludowici after a long illness. Born in Griffin, Georgia, she lived in Sardis for 10 years before moving to Hinesville in 1958. She was a graduate of Tift College, and received a Master's and a Six-Year Degree in Education from Georgia Southern University. She worked...
Barbara Joan Hollingsworth
Oct 21, 2015
Joan Hollingsworth, age 79, died Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at Coastal Manor Nursing Home in Ludowici after a long illness.Born in Griffin, Georgia, she lived in Sardis for 10 years before moving to Hinesville in 1958. She was a graduate of Tift College, and received a Master’s and a Six-Year Degree in Education from Georgia Southern University. She worked for...
Susie Herring
Oct 21, 2015
Richmond Hill Susie E. Herring, 81, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Hospice Savannah surrounded by her family. She was born in Annapolis, Maryland to the late Krozier and Annie Earley. In junior high school, she met her sweetheart, William. In 1949 at the age of sixteen, they snuck to Ridgeland, SC where they lied to the judge about...
Doris S Lovell
Oct 20, 2015
Doris Shuman Lovell, 78, died Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at Memorial Health University Medical Center surrounded by her family. She lived most of her life in Richmond Hill and was a member of Richmond Hill First Baptist Church. She recently retired from Richmond Hill Middle School after twenty-eight years. She enjoyed Christmas decorations, watching the Braves, and going to her...
Doris Lovell
Oct 20, 2015
Doris Shuman Lovell, 78, died Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at Memorial Health University Medical Center surrounded by her family. She lived most of her life in Richmond Hill and was a member of Richmond Hill First Baptist Church. She recently retired from Richmond Hill Middle School after twenty-eight years. She enjoyed Christmas decorations, watching the Braves, and going to her...
Mary Alice Harn
Oct 16, 2015
Richmond Hill Mary Alice Martin Harn entered into the presence of Jesus on Friday, October 16, 2015. She was born at home in Nevils, Georgia, Bullock County on August 10, 1921 to Josh Martine and Mary Elma NeSmith Martin. Mary Alice graduated from Nevils High School in 1939 and attended Business College in Savannah where she met Edward Charles Harn....
Mary Alice Harn
Oct 16, 2015
Richmond Hill Mary Alice Martin Harn entered into the presence of Jesus on Friday, October 16, 2015. She was born at home in Nevils, Georgia, Bullock County on August 10, 1921 to Josh Martine and Mary Elma NeSmith Martin. Mary Alice graduated from Nevils High School in 1939 and attended Business College in Savannah where she met Edward Charles Harn....
Mary Alice Harn
Oct 16, 2015
Richmond Hill Mary Alice Martin Harn entered into the presence of Jesus on Friday, October 16, 2015. She was born at home in Nevils, Georgia, Bullock County on August 10, 1921 to Josh Martine and Mary Elma NeSmith Martin. Mary Alice graduated from Nevils High School in 1939 and attended Business College in Savannah where she met Edward Charles Harn....
Shirley Katherine Maney
Oct 10, 2015
Hinesville, Shirley Katherine Maney, 80, died Saturday, October 10, 2015 at her home under the care of Heartland Hospice surrounded by her family. Born in Long County, Georgia, she lived in Hinesville all her life. She was the dietician at Liberty Regional Hospital for over 25 years before retiring. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fairl Maney; son,...
Shirley Katherine Maney
Oct 10, 2015
Hinesville, Shirley Katherine Maney, 80, died Saturday, October 10, 2015 at her home under the care of Heartland Hospice surrounded by her family. Born in Long County, Georgia, she lived in Hinesville all her life. She was the dietician at Liberty Regional Hospital for over 25 years before retiring. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fairl Maney; son,...
Joe Bennett Hall
Oct 8, 2015
Joe Bennett Hall, born in 1943, passed from this life on October 8th, 2015. “Chub” to his friends and family, Bennett Hall was a US Air Force veteran, career long-haul trucker and loyal Son of the South. Friends and co-workers from Texas to Hinesville were an extension of his family and all remember him with a common expression, “He always...
Joe Bennett Hall
Oct 8, 2015
Joe Bennett Hall, born in 1943, passed from this life on October 8th, 2015. "Chub" to his friends and family, Bennett Hall was a US Air Force veteran, career long-haul trucker and loyal Son of the South. Friends and co-workers from Texas to Hinesville were an extension of his family and all remember him with a common expression, "He always...
Michael D. Keating
Oct 4, 2015
Hinesville LT COL Michael Keating (US Army, retired) of Hinesville passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2015, after a long and eventful life. He was born in 1936 to Gerald and Madeline Keating in St. Louis. After graduating from college, he was inducted in to the Army and sent to Germany where he met and married his wife of 55...
James D Rogers
Sep 26, 2015
Fleming James Darnell "Jimmy" Rogers, 55, passed away Saturday at his home after a long illness. Born in Savannah, he lived in Fleming all his life. He was a member of Fleming Baptist Church and a retiree of Interstate Paper Company. Survivors are his mother, Jewell Rogers Bowen of Fleming; brother, Harry Rogers (Candace) of Fleming; sister, Alice Rogers of...
Richard Marion Johnson, Sr.
Sep 25, 2015
Richard Marion Johnson, Sr., was born September 26, 1928, in Savannah. After losing his mother, Annie Lucille Newman, in an automobile accident, he was raised in Bethesda Home for Boys until joining the ARMY in 1946 for service in World War II. Following his discharge from the Army, worked for Chatham Steel for sixteen years, then the Georgia Port Authority...
Jerry Welsh
Sep 25, 2015
Jerry Paul Welsh, II, 49 lost his courageous battle with brain cancer on September 25, 2015. He was a devoted servant to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Survivors include his wife, Zoe Christou Welsh; daughter, Emaleah Christou Welsh; mother and father, Jerry and Maryanne Welsh; mother- and father-in-law, Antonakis and Kyriacou Christou; brother and sister-in-law, Patrick and Jennifer Welsh;...