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Melissa Walsh Blackshear
Mrs. Melissa Miller Walsh, age 65, of Blackshear, passed away Sunday afternoon (1/24/2021) at Memorial Hospital Jacksonville following a short illness.
Born December 25, 1955 in Colquitt, GA, she was a daughter of Willie Miller and the late Jeanett Smith Peacock. She grew up in Colquitt and moved to Pierce County in 1983. She was a homemaker for most of her life and had babysit and helped to raise many children over the years. Some were her own children, many others were from other...
Mrs. Melissa Miller Walsh, age 65, of Blackshear, passed away Sunday afternoon (1/24/2021) at Memorial Hospital Jacksonville following a short illness.
Born December 25, 1955 in Colquitt, GA, she...
Margaret Davis Patterson
Mrs. Margaret Cantrell Davis, age 103, of Patterson, passed away early Saturday morning (1/23/21) at Baptist Village Retirement Communities in Waycross.
She was a native and lifelong resident of Pierce County, Georgia, having been born in the Otter Creek community, she was a daughter of loving parents, the late John Edward and Lula Bryson Cantrell. Living most of her life in Patterson, she was a longtime homemaker, mother of two daughters and a teller at the Patterson Bank for 21...
Mrs. Margaret Cantrell Davis, age 103, of Patterson, passed away early Saturday morning (1/23/21) at Baptist Village Retirement Communities in Waycross.
She was a native and lifelong resident of...
JoAnn Denison Patterson
Mrs. JoAnn Hand Denison, age 80, of Patterson, passed away Saturday morning (1/16/21) at her residence following a short illness.
Born November 23, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan, she was a daughter of the late Judson Colan and Elizabeth Nagy Hand. She lived in Miami, Florida for several years before moving to Patterson in 1959 and was retired from the Pierce County High School lunchroom. She was an active member of Patterson Baptist Church and attended the...
Mrs. JoAnn Hand Denison, age 80, of Patterson, passed away Saturday morning (1/16/21) at her residence following a short illness.
Born November 23, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan, she...
Jeffena Johnson Loganville
Jeffena Johnson, age 87, born Lera Jeffena Faye Dixon, passed away January 15, 2021 at The Retreat of Loganville, following an extended illness.
Jeffena was born in Blackshear, GA on December 21, 1933 and enjoyed 17 years on the family farm and attending school. Her family moved to Miami, FL in 1951 where she graduated from Miami High School. After graduation she moved back to Blackshear until she married in September of 1953. Jeffena and her husband J.D. began their life together in...
Jeffena Johnson, age 87, born Lera Jeffena Faye Dixon, passed away January 15, 2021 at The Retreat of Loganville, following an extended illness.
Jeffena was born in Blackshear, GA on December 21,...
Mandy Snider Blackshear
Mrs. Mandy Durrance Snider, age 75, of Blackshear, passed away Friday morning (1/15/21) at the Bacon County Hospital following an extended illness.
Born Feburary 26, 1945 in Macclenny, Florida, she was a daughter of the late Troy Leroy and Bessie Mae Crews Durrance. She grew up in Pierce County and had lived in Houston, Texas for about 30 years before returning to Blackshear in 1994.
She was a devoted wife and a wonderful mother to her own children, but lived with an open house...
Mrs. Mandy Durrance Snider, age 75, of Blackshear, passed away Friday morning (1/15/21) at the Bacon County Hospital following an extended illness.
Born Feburary 26, 1945 in Macclenny, Florida,...
Harley Davis Patterson
Mr. Harley “Buck” Davis, Jr., age 87, of Patterson, passed away early Thursday morning (1/14/21) at the Hospice Satilla Hospice House following an extended illness.
Born March 15, 1933 in Pearson, Georgia, he was a son of the late Harley Davis, Sr. and Rose Lee Vickers Davis. He grew up in Pearson, graduated from Atkinson County High School, and attended South Georgia State College in Douglas, obtaining a degree in Agriculture. He was a lifelong farmer.
He was a faithful member...
Mr. Harley “Buck” Davis, Jr., age 87, of Patterson, passed away early Thursday morning (1/14/21) at the Hospice Satilla Hospice House following an extended illness.
Born March 15,...
Clyde Hodges Patterson
Mr. Clyde "Rawhide" Hodges, age 84, of Patterson, passed away Saturday night (1/9/21) at the Bacon County Hospital following an extended illness.
Born October 16, 1936 in Blackshear, he was a son of the late Clyde Hodges and Maydell Harris Whaley. He had lived most of his life in Pierce County and was a retired farmer and had worked in horse and tack sales. He was also a veteran, having served in the United States Air Force and was a longtime member of Mershon Baptist...
Mr. Clyde "Rawhide" Hodges, age 84, of Patterson, passed away Saturday night (1/9/21) at the Bacon County Hospital following an extended illness.
Born October 16, 1936 in Blackshear, he...
Brittny Gordon Waycross
Ms. Brittny Gordon, age 31, of Waycross, passed away Friday night (1/8/21) at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida.
Born January 26, 1989 in Waycross, she was a daughter of Sam Gordon and Jennifer Rachelle Jeffers Gordon. She lived all of her life in Waycross and was a full-time mother to her precious, Makenna. She had attended New Life Assembly of God.
She was preceded in death by her papa, Jimmy Jeffers; her mema, Dorothy May Harris; her grandfather, Madison Gordon,...
Ms. Brittny Gordon, age 31, of Waycross, passed away Friday night (1/8/21) at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida.
Born January 26, 1989 in Waycross, she was a daughter of Sam...
Richard Klingensmith Waycross
Mr. Richard Melvin Klingensmith, age 81, of Waycross, passed away Thursday afternoon (12/31/20) at his daughter’s residence following an extended illness.
He was born September 15, 1939 in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, where he grew up and then enlisted in the U.S. Navy for 6 years. He served as a firefighter on the USS Ingraham. He moved to southeast Georgia in 1975 and had lived in both Pierce and Ware County. He was a retired truck driver, having been the owner of RK...
Mr. Richard Melvin Klingensmith, age 81, of Waycross, passed away Thursday afternoon (12/31/20) at his daughter’s residence following an extended illness.
He was born September 15, 1939 in...
Kelly Crosby Blackshear
Mrs. Kelly Diane Davis Crosby, age 54, of Blackshear, passed away Tuesday morning (12/29/20) at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross following an extended illness.
Born April 10, 1966 in Blackshear, she was a daughter of the late Cuyler “Punk” and Dale Davis. She lived all of her life in Pierce County and was a homemaker.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, David Sims Crosby.
Survivors include her longtime companion, Gene Boatright of...
Mrs. Kelly Diane Davis Crosby, age 54, of Blackshear, passed away Tuesday morning (12/29/20) at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross following an extended illness.
Born April 10, 1966 in...
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