obituaries

Feb 2, 2026

Teresa Jane Ross, 61, of Brunswick, passed away on February 2, 2026.  Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

Feb 1, 2026

William "Bill" Truiett Lampkin, 86, of Brunswick, passed away on February 1, 2026.  Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the Lampkin family.

Jan 30, 2026

Robert Pierson Meier, 60, of Saint Simons Island, passed away on January 30, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

Jan 27, 2026

Patricia Ann Lane, 70, of Brunswick, passed away on January 27, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

Jan 27, 2026

Albin B. Wanzo, known affectionately as "Benny," passed away on January 27, 2026, in Brunswick, Georgia, at the age of 80.

Benny was born on May 17, 1945, in Sayre, Pennsylvania, to Albin and Charlotte Wanzo. A proud patriot, he served his country in the United States Army from 1965 to 1967, including service in Vietnam, a...

Jan 25, 2026

Deborah Ruth Knecht, age 69, passed away at home in Brunswick, Georgia, on Sunday, January 25, 2026.

Deb was born on March 17, 1956, in Detroit, Michigan, to Junior Lee Tayse and Mary Arlene Tayse, both of whom preceded her in death. She grew up in Detroit and moved to Portage, Michigan, in 1978, where she built...

Jan 25, 2026

Joyce Elizabeth Stone, 81, of Darien, GA, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2026, at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick.

Born in Darien on July 28, 1944, to Eddie and Ruby Falagan, Joyce married the love of her life on the front porch in a green dress with rollers in her hair, so the story goes,...

Jan 22, 2026

Jay Perry Martin, age 86, passed away peacefully on January 22, 2026, at Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick, GA.

Born on November 25, 1939, in Nashville, Tennessee, Jay lived a life rooted in hard work, laughter, and genuine connection.

He eventually made his home on St. Simons Island, a place he deeply loved...

Jan 18, 2026

Kevin Lawrence Barry, 63, of Brunswick passed away Sunday, January 18th, 2026, at home.

Born and raised in Piscataway, New Jersey, he had been a resident of Brunswick since 1998 and was employed as a graphic artist and designer at Flexer Enterprises.

Kevin was a devoted grandfather, father, and husband. He was a very wise,...

Jan 15, 2026

Richard Junior Kennedy, 78, of Brunswick, passed away on January 15, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting with the arrangements.

Jan 14, 2026

Philip Clayton Townsend Newton was born May 6, 1927, in Miami, FL, to a mother from Georgia and a father from North Carolina, Eloise Townsend and George David Newton. He died on January 14, 2026, in Nahunta, GA, at the age of 98.

He received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Georgia in 1951....

Jan 13, 2026

In Loving Memory of Joey Blaine Underwood

December 30, 1956 – Forever in Our Hearts

Joey Blaine Underwood, 69, of Brunswick, passed away on January 13, 2026.

Joey Blaine Underwood was a man who left the world more beautiful than he found it — literally and figuratively. For decades, he dedicated his life...

Jan 11, 2026

Frances Stephens Owen

March 31, 1940~January 11, 2026

Frances Stephens Owen, 85, of St. Simons Island went to be with the Lord on January 11, 2026. She was born March 31, 1940, in Olney, Illinois to Joseph and Bertha Cornett Stephens. Fran grew up in Shreveport, LA where she graduated from St. Vincent's Academy. She...

Jan 10, 2026

James Derek Fowler, 58, of St. Simons Island, passed away on January 10, 2026.  Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

Jan 10, 2026

Ronald W. Peifer, 77, of Glynn County, Georgia, passed away at his home on January 10, 2026.

Born in Toledo, Ohio, in 1948, Ron was raised in Arkansas and St. Louis, Missouri. At the young age of 17, he enlisted in the United States Army, serving initially in Germany before deploying to Vietnam. Upon returning home, he...

Jan 10, 2026

Carolyn J. Gary, 84, of Woodbine, passed away on January 10, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

Jan 5, 2026

Nona "Jane" Price Henderson, 84, passed away peacefully at home in Brunswick on Monday, January 5, 2026.

Born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Willard Hubert and Carrie Nelle English Price, Jane grew up in Milledgeville where she graduated from high school and college. She earned a master's degree from Columbia University in New York City in 1965 and...

Jan 5, 2026

Florence Packard Anderson, also known as Flo, Aunt Flossie, Gramma, and GG, passed away January 5th at the Southeast Georgia Health System – Brunswick Campus.

She was born on the 4th of May 1943 in Chicago, IL and grew up outside Harrisburg, PA. After graduating Cedar Cliff High School, she studied art education at Penn State before...

Jan 5, 2026

Teresa Faye Morgan, 77, of Brunswick, passed away on January 5, 2026.  Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

Jan 4, 2026

Jorge Elesban Chavez Chavez, 36, of Brunswick, passed away on January 4, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.