Obituaries

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Obituaries for Reidsville, Glennville, Tattnall County, GA & Surrounding Areas

Sharon Norene Downard

Sharon Norene Downard

Jun 10, 2022

Bluffton, SC.

Sharon N. Downard, age 77 passed away Friday, June 10, 2022 at NHC Healthcare Bluffton.

Services will be held at a later date.

Low Country Cremation and Burial is serving the Downard family.

Rudolph Smith, Jr.

Rudolph Smith, Jr.

Jun 9, 2022

Reidsville, GA

Rudolph Smith, Jr., age 78, entered eternal Glory on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at Memorial University Health Hospital in Savannah.  The Tattnall County native was born on March 17, 1944, to Rudolph Smith, Sr. and Nethrea Brewton Smith and lived much of his life in the Reidsville area.  His formative years were...

Alex Edward Rafalske

Alex Edward Rafalske

Jun 9, 2022

Brunswick

Alex Rafalske, age 58, passed away on June 9, 2022 at his residence surrounded by

his loving family.

Services will be held at a later date.

Low Country Cremation and Burial is serving the Rafalske family.

Mary Spikes (Kersey)  Groover

Mary Spikes (Kersey) Groover

Jun 9, 2022

Reidsville,

Mrs. Mary Spikes Groover, age 85, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2022 at her residence under the care of Comfort Care Hospice.  She was born in Lyons on December 31, 1936 to Mitchell and Maggie Birdie Kersey and had lived in Tattnall County most of her life.  She was a homemaker and a faithful member of...

Martha Judith (Michau)  Nesmith

Martha Judith (Michau) Nesmith

Jun 7, 2022

Reidsville

Martha Judith Nesmith, age 78, passed away on June 7, 2022 at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro.

Services will be held at a later date.

Low Country Cremation and Burial is serving the Nesmith family.

Emmett Alva Walker, Jr.

Emmett Alva Walker, Jr.

Jun 5, 2022

Emmett A. Walker, Jr. age 79 passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022.

Services will be held at a later date.

Low Country Cremation and Burial is serving the Walker family.

Dale Paul Gregus

Dale Paul Gregus

Jun 4, 2022

Savannah

Dale Paul Gregus, age 86 passed away Saturday, June  4, 2022 at Memorial Health University Medical Center.

Services will be held at a later date.

Low Country Cremation and Burial is serving the Gregus family.

Harry Russ

Harry Russ

Jun 4, 2022

Valdosta

Harry Russ, age 70 passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022 at South Georgia Medical Center.

Services will be held at a later date.

Low Country Cremation and Burial is serving the Russ family.

Randal Wilton Simmons, Jr.

Randal Wilton Simmons, Jr.

Jun 3, 2022

Port  Wentworth

Randal Simmons, age 41, passed away Friday, June 3, 2022 in Savannah. He was born in Alma on June 26, 1980 to Randal W. Simmons, Sr. and Tammy Murray.  He had lived in Savannah for the past 20 years. His hobbies consisted of collecting knives, fishing and loved to tell jokes. His family was a...

Gerald Lee Williamson

Gerald Lee Williamson

Jun 3, 2022

Hinesville

Gerald Lee Williamson, age 83 passed away Friday, June 3, 2022 in San Tan, Arizona.

Graveside services will be conducted 3:00pm, Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery with military honors rendered by the US Air Force.

Glennville Funeral Home is serving the Williamson family.

Kevin Wilson

Kevin Wilson

Jun 3, 2022

Reidsville,

Kevin Wilson, age 57, passed away Friday, June 3, 2022 at his residence.  He was born in Savannah on December 2, 1964 to Charles and Betty Jean Johnson Wilson and had lived in Reidsville most of his life.  Kevin was a ceramic tile installer and had a passion for music especially for the guitar.  He was...

Sandra Patricia Parham

Sandra Patricia Parham

Jun 1, 2022

Savannah GA,

Sandra Parham, age 77, passed away on June 1, 2022, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah.  The Savannah native was married to the late James Parham.

Left to cherish memories of a life well lived is her two sons, Marc (Joanie) Scarpitti and Matthew (Marie) Scarpitti; four grandchildren, Jordan, Vincent, Courtney, and Hailey...

Ronnie Weaver

Ronnie Weaver

Jun 1, 2022

Edison

Ronnie Weaver, age 75 passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at Calhoun Nursing Home.

Services will be held at a later date.

Low Country Cremation and Burial is serving the Weaver family.

Ann (Lanier)  Dukes

Ann (Lanier) Dukes

May 30, 2022

Ann Lanier Dukes

Mother, wife, grandmother, lover of animals and world traveler, Ann Lanier Dukes entered peacefully into the arms of her savior on a Monday, May 30, 2022.  A native of Savannah for the past 45 years, Ann was born October 6, 1938 in Brooklet, Georgia and raised by her late grandparents, John and Mattie Lanier....

Keith Edwards

Keith Edwards

May 30, 2022

Glennville,

Mr. Keith Edwards, age 63, passed away Monday, May 30, 2022 at his residence.  He was born in Savannah on June 24, 1958 to George and Mary Helen Hammond Edwards and had lived in Glennville all of his adult life.  Keith was employed with DS Smith (formerly Interstate Paper) for the past 40 years.  He was...

Ronald E. Batherwich, Sr.

Ronald E. Batherwich, Sr.

May 29, 2022

Cape Coral, FL.

Ronald E. Batherwich, Sr. age 85 passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022 at Memorial Health University Medical Center.

Services will be held at a later date.

Low Country Cremation and Burial is serving the Batherwich family.

Freida (Smith)  Dews

Freida (Smith) Dews

May 27, 2022

Freida Smith Dews, 101, died May 27, 2022 in Conyers, Georgia. She was born in Tattnall County on October 19, 1920, and raised on a farm near Reidsville, Georgia.

Freida was preceded in death by her husband Rev. Thomas M. Dews, Sr., her father James Madison Smith, Sr., mother Eva Rogers Smith, stepmother Floerl Enecks Smith, sister...

James William Braet

James William Braet

May 26, 2022

Port Wentworth

James W. Braet, age 79 passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022 at his residence surrounded by his loving family and under the care of Affinis Hospice.

Services will be held at a later date.

Low Country Cremation and Burial is serving the Braet family.

Frankie Harold Humphrey

Frankie Harold Humphrey

May 25, 2022

Lyons,

Mr. Frankie Humphrey, age 76, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at Candler County Hospital surrounded by his loving family.  He was born September 24, 1945 and was reared in Cobbtown moving to Toombs County 35 years ago.  Frankie was a mechanic and was considered a “Jack of All Trades”.  He loved to go fishing and...

Loretta R. Rolf

Loretta R. Rolf

May 25, 2022

St. Mary's

Loretta R. Rolf, age 82 passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at Senior Care Center-St, Mary's.

Services will be held at a later date.

Low Country Cremation and Burial is serving the Rolf family.