OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Hinesville, GA, Liberty County & Surrounding Areas
Dr. William "Bill" Wege
Sep 28, 2023
Dr. William Ernst Wege,72, of Hinesville, GA passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2023 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, GA.
William was known as Bill to his friends, and Grandpa to his five grandchildren. Bill was born in Milwaukee, WI to William Richard Wege and Doris Mae Mohr. He graduated from the Medical College of Georgia Dental...
Nancy Boyd
Sep 17, 2023
Nancy Boyd, 89, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2023.
Nancy taught school for 33 years in Virginia, Maryland, and Chatham County, and for 26 years in Bryan County. She was a member of the State and National Education Associations and the Bryan/Evans Retired Teacher’s Association. She was a member of Richmond Hill Methodist Church.
She is survived by...
Yvonne Wilkes
Sep 13, 2023
Yvonne Wilkes, 86, of Savannah, GA passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2023.
Yvonne was born on January 30, 1937, in Waycross, GA, to the late Verdie Wilson Cady and John B. Cady. She attended Ware County High School and later went on to become the owner and operator of Wilkes Trading Post in Midway, GA where she dedicated many...
Kenneth Richard "Dick" Goff
Sep 12, 2023
Kenneth Richard "Dick" Goff came into the world on March 25, 1939 in Malden, Massachusetts. He was in his home, surrounded by family, as he left this earth on September 12, 2023.
Dick was adopted by Jack and Evelyn Goff of Kentucky. In 1947, he and his family moved to Hinesville, Georgia. He played football at Bradwell Institute and graduated...
Ellen Dasher Rackley
Sep 7, 2023
Ellen Dasher Rackley, 87, passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2023, at home surrounded by her family after a long illness.
Ellen came to Georgia from New York when she was 7 years old and never left. She was a Liberty County native for 80 years. She was a 1956 graduate of Bradwell Institute and enjoyed her class reunions up...
Ann Balaskiewicz
Sep 4, 2023
Ann Balaskiewicz, 95, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2023 at home surrounded by her family.
Ann was born in Germany and lived in Hinesville, GA for the past 63 years. She was a member of the American Legion Post 168 – Ladies Auxiliary and a faithful member of the Hinesville First United Methodist Church. She enjoyed bird watching. ...
Jaron Raymell Jackson "Rakey"
Sep 3, 2023
Jaron Raymell Jackson “Rakey” passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2023.
Rakey was born on July 14, 1985 in Chicago, IL to Delmetia Jackson and Jessie Hodges. He received his basic education in the public schools of Hinesville, GA.
Rakey loved to sing, dance, and laugh. He always had a joke and was the friend that you could count...
Rhonda Norris Bryant
Aug 26, 2023
Rhonda Norris Bryant, 66, passed away on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at St. Joseph's Hospital after a short illness.
Rhonda was a lifelong resident of Richmond Hill. She was employed with Lane-Lee Trucking. She was a very selfless, caring person and lived her life to the fullest. She enjoyed watching NASCAR and loved her animals.
She was preceded in...
Myong S. Kim
Aug 24, 2023
Myong S. Kim, 68, passed away on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. Myong was born on January 5, 1955 in Korea and lived most of her life in Hinesville, GA. She enjoyed gardening in her spare time and growing flowers. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Leonard Dick, II. She is survived...
Tammi Lynn Teague
Aug 23, 2023
Tammi Teague, 42, passed away on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at Memorial Health University Medical Center after a short illness.
Tammi was a lifelong resident of Liberty County. She graduated from Bradwell Institute in 2001. She loved her dog babies, watching University of Georgia football, and watching the dolphins swim in the North Newport River.
She was preceded in...
Patricia Ann Barton
Aug 18, 2023
Patricia Ann Barton, 80, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2023 at home.
Patricia devoted her life to serving in the military and retired from the U.S. Army as a Chief Warrant Officer. In her spare time, she enjoyed crocheting, and watching the GA Bulldogs play. She loved Christmas and would always go above and beyond decorating every year.
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Mary Tezanos Waters
Aug 10, 2023
Mary Tezanos Waters peacefully transitioned to her heavenly home on Thursday, August 10, 2023 at the age of 96.
Mary was born on May 22, 1927 in Lackawanna, NY to the late Gervasio and Celia (Del Rio) Tezanos. She met and married her husband, Dennis Alton Waters, Sr., on March 12, 1949 in Washington D.C where she was employed with...
John Charles Elliott
Aug 5, 2023
John C. Elliott was born on October 5, 1940 in Whitefield, NH. He went to be with the lord on August 5, 2023 at 82 years old.
He is survived by his wife Joyce of 65 years; sister, Ruth; daughters, Laurie and Michelle; three granddaughters, Brooke, Vanessa and Amy; two great-grandsons, Bradley and Tyler; and two great-granddaughters Delilah and Emma....
Leon Michael Mizelle
Aug 4, 2023
Leon Michael Mizelle, 44, passed away on Friday, August 4, 2023.
Leon was born and raised in Hinesville. He attended Liberty County High School and First Baptist Church of Hinesville. He was kind-hearted and a free spirit.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Audrey Stearns; maternal grandmother, Nancy Stearns; and paternal grandparents, Arcie G. and Bessie Leonora...
Ivy Carryl
Jul 27, 2023
On Thursday, July 27, 2023, at 4:56 pm our Heavenly Father’s Angel visited Coastal Manor and sealed the lips of our beloved mother Ivy Carryl. Ivy was born March 19, 1935 to the late Eleazar and Hyacinth Calander. Ivy was joined in holy matrimony to the late Thomas Carryl and was preceded in death by a brother Kenrick. Ivy worked...
Debra Downs Hallows
Jul 16, 2023
Debra Jean Downs Hallows, 66, passed away on Sunday, July 16, 2023 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, GA.
Debra was a lifelong resident of Liberty County. She was a 1975 graduate of Bradwell Institute and was employed by State Farm for twenty years.
She is survived by her daughter, Lori Hallows of Hinesville, GA; brother...
Annette White
Jul 12, 2023
Annette White, 64, passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at Candler Hospital.
Annette was a lifelong resident of Liberty County. She was a faithful member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Richmond Hill. She devoted herself to helping and caring for others. She loved spending time with her family, especially caring for her grandchildren and helping them...
William Vaughn Gilbert
Jul 12, 2023
William Vaughn Gilbert, 81, of Glennville, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, after a long-term illness.
Vaughn was born on March 15, 1942, in Lagrange, Georgia. He retired after serving 21 years in the United States Air Force. Following his career in the Air Force, he retired with an additional 21 years working for the United States...
Ralph Hampton Dixon, Sr.
Jul 9, 2023
Ralph Hampton Dixon, Sr; 94 passed away peacefully Sunday, July 9, 2023, at home surrounded by his family.
Born in Blackshear, Georgia on February 8, 1929. He graduated from Blackshear High School in 1949. Mr. Dixon lived most of his life in Hinesville where he was an active member of the First Baptist Church since 1972 and a member of...
Myrtle C. Johnson
Jul 9, 2023
Myrtle C. Johnson was born at her parents’ home in Ailey, Georgia on June 6, 1932 and passed away after a long illness on July 9, 2023. Although she grew up in a rural community during the Great Depression, Myrtle’s family always had enough to eat from the farm. She helped her mom in the kitchen, looked after her younger...