All Obituaries
Glenda Durrance Blackshear
Mrs. Glenda Ann Lovell Durrance, age 73, of Blackshear, passed away early Friday morning (3/17/2023) at her residence following an extended illness.
Born November 9, 1949, in Pierce County, she was a daughter of the late Henry Gordon and Lessie Lillian Howell Lovell. She had lived all her life in Pierce County and Bacon County and was a graduate of Blackshear High School. She was a longtime housewife and a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Mrs. Glenda Ann Lovell Durrance, age 73, of Blackshear, passed away early Friday morning (3/17/2023) at her residence following an extended illness.
Born November 9, 1949, in Pierce County, she...
Linda Chancy Blackshear
Mrs. Linda Faye Chancy, age 74 of Blackshear, was called home to Heaven on Monday morning (3/13/23) at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Born June 17, 1948, in Brunswick, GA, she was a daughter of the late William Cottingham and Myra Faye Williamson Wiggins. She was employed and retired as a ward clerk at Memorial Hospital and Satilla Regional Medical Center (now Memorial Satilla Health), where she aided with the care of hundreds of patients for 31 years.
Mrs. Chancy was...
Mrs. Linda Faye Chancy, age 74 of Blackshear, was called home to Heaven on Monday morning (3/13/23) at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Born June 17, 1948, in Brunswick, GA, she was a...
Conrad Thornton Patterson
Mr. Conrad Thornton, age 92, of Patterson, passed away Monday afternoon (2/27/23) at his residence following an extended illness.
Born April 9, 1930 in Waycross, he was the only child of the late Eustace and Annie Sweat Thornton. He was a veteran, having served in the United States Army and the United States Air Force and lived many years in Waycross where he worked in real estate, building and selling houses. He moved to Patterson in 2010 and had worked alongside his wife operating Otter...
Mr. Conrad Thornton, age 92, of Patterson, passed away Monday afternoon (2/27/23) at his residence following an extended illness.
Born April 9, 1930 in Waycross, he was the only child of the late...
John Young Turner, Michigan
Mr. John Raymond Young, Sr., age 84, of Turner, Michigan, (formerly of Hilliard, FL) passed away Monday morning (2/20/23) at his residence.
Born December 8, 1938 in Essexville, Michigan, he was a son of the late John Robert and Nina Hutchison Young. He had lived many years in Jacksonville before moving to Hilliard in 1999. After the passing of his wife in 2020, he moved to Turner, Michigan.
He retired from the United States Navy and Maxwell House Coffee, and was a volunteer fireman for...
Mr. John Raymond Young, Sr., age 84, of Turner, Michigan, (formerly of Hilliard, FL) passed away Monday morning (2/20/23) at his residence.
Born December 8, 1938 in Essexville, Michigan, he was a...
Peggy Taylor Waycross
Mrs. Peggy Joyce Kendrick Taylor, age 88, of Waycross, passed away Monday morning (2/6/23) at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross following an extended illness.
Born April 4, 1934, in Gadsden, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Charles Olin and Minnie M. Kendrick. She was a graduate of Etowah High School in Gadsden and lived in DeLand, Florida for many years before moving to Ware County in 1976. She was a longtime housewife and a member of Deenwood Baptist Church.
In addition to...
Mrs. Peggy Joyce Kendrick Taylor, age 88, of Waycross, passed away Monday morning (2/6/23) at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross following an extended illness.
Born April 4, 1934, in Gadsden,...
Ian Brooks Blackshear
Mr. Ian Charles Brooks, age 58, of Blackshear, passed late Sunday night (2/5/23) at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross following a short illness.
Born July 6, 1964, in Saranac Lake, New York, he was a son of the late William Golden and Elizabeth Scott Brooks. He grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico and then joined the United States Air Force in which he served as a K-9 handler. He lived in various places during his military career before settling in Pierce County in the late...
Mr. Ian Charles Brooks, age 58, of Blackshear, passed late Sunday night (2/5/23) at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross following a short illness.
Born July 6, 1964, in Saranac Lake, New York, he...
Sharon Kersey Blackshear
Mrs. Sharon A. McClain Kersey, age 78, of Blackshear, passed away Sunday evening (1/29/23) at Harborview Pierce County following an extended illness.
Born January 8, 1945, in Dothan Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Alexander McClain and Erma Louise Cumerford Hansford. She lived in Fort Myers, Florida and in Camden County for many years before moving to Pierce County in 2016. She was a retired retail clerk for Wal-Mart and was a Christian.
Survivors include her two daughters,...
Mrs. Sharon A. McClain Kersey, age 78, of Blackshear, passed away Sunday evening (1/29/23) at Harborview Pierce County following an extended illness.
Born January 8, 1945, in Dothan Alabama,...
Mary Sapp Blackshear
Mrs. Mary Lou Brooks Sapp, age 75, of Blackshear, passed away early Saturday morning (1/21/23) at her residence following an extended illness.
Born August 25, 1947, in Blackshear, she was a daughter of the late Horace H. and Estelle Francis Wilson Brooks. She lived all her life in Pierce County and obtained her cosmetology license. She had worked at multiple factories in the area, including the Reuben Brothers Shoe Factory but had spent many years as a self-employed cosmetologist. She was...
Mrs. Mary Lou Brooks Sapp, age 75, of Blackshear, passed away early Saturday morning (1/21/23) at her residence following an extended illness.
Born August 25, 1947, in Blackshear, she was a...
Barbara Green Blackshear
Mrs. Barbara Ann Crosby Green, age 70, of Blackshear, passed away Wednesday afternoon(1/18/23) at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross following a short illness.
Born December 30, 1952, in Waycross, she was a daughter of the late Owen Jackson and Frankie Louise Sheppard Crosby. She grew up in Waycross, Georgia and Jacksonville, Florida and lived many years in Rincon, Georgia before retiring to Blackshear around 2015. She had worked as a bookkeeper and clerk for Citi Trends and had...
Mrs. Barbara Ann Crosby Green, age 70, of Blackshear, passed away Wednesday afternoon(1/18/23) at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross following a short illness.
Born December 30, 1952,...
Mrs. Lois Louise Watkins Spratling Grizzard of Rome, Georgia and formerly of Blackshear, Georgia passed away peacefully on January 17, 2023, just days before her 91st birthday. She was surrounded by her four children, their spouses, and her grandchildren in her final days.
Lois was born at home in Mershon, Georgia to Grady and Estel Young Watkins as the oldest of three children. She encountered challenges early in life such as spinal meningitis and deafness, but she refused to let them stop...
Mrs. Lois Louise Watkins Spratling Grizzard of Rome, Georgia and formerly of Blackshear, Georgia passed away peacefully on January 17, 2023, just days before her 91st birthday. She was surrounded...
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