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Garland Emanuel Baisden
May 31, 2026
Garland Emanuel Baisden, 76, of Shellman Bluff, passed away on May 31, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.
Dalton Charles Deaver
May 28, 2026
Dalton Charles Deaver, 28 passed unexpectedly May 28, 2026, at 9:49 p.m. The tragic single automobile collision occurred off Williams Road in Statesboro, Georgia under poor weather conditions. He was born November 12, 1997, in Brunswick, Georgia, the son of mother, Leslie Donyale Drawdy of Statesboro, Georgia & father, Terry Lee Logan of Clyde Park, Montana, and biological father Charles...
William Major Wainright, Jr.
May 23, 2026
William Major Wainright, Jr., 57, of Brunswick, passed away on May 23, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to have assisted with the arrangements.
Benita Louise Darnell
May 23, 2026
Benita Louise Darnell, 78, one of four daughters of Bruce Anthony Girten and Mildred Lucia Essman, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Jacksonville, Florida.
Benita and her husband, Brian Scott Darnell, were married for 40 years. Together they made homes in Texas, California, Georgia, Ohio, and Illinois, eventually choosing to retire on Saint Simons Island.
Benita built a career in...
Roger Albert Dexter
May 21, 2026
Roger Albert Dexter, 69. of Brunswick, passed away on May 21, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.
James "Jim" Robert Knight
May 20, 2026
James Robert "Jim" Knight, 89, passed away peacefully under hospice care at Hospice of the Golden Isles on May 20, 2026.
Jim was born on July 18, 1936, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Robert and Lola Knight. He graduated from Savannah High School in 1954 and, following graduation, enlisted in the United States Army, where he proudly served as a paratrooper...
James David Boone
May 20, 2026
James David Boone, 76, of Brunswick, passed away on May 20, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.
Aaron James Bender
May 20, 2026
Aaron Bender, 21, passed away on May 20, 2026, following a tragic car accident.
Born on March 21, 2005, Aaron was the youngest of four children and brought a renewed spirit and joy into the lives of his family from the very beginning. Raised by his loving parents alongside his older siblings, Aaron was deeply cherished by all who knew him....
Theresa Marie Fitzpatrick
May 18, 2026
Theresa Marie Fitzpatrick, 76, of Brunswick, passed away on May 18, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.
Harriet May Roberson
May 18, 2026
Harriet May Roberson, 96, of Brunswick, passed away on May 18, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.
Eula Lee Hardee
May 18, 2026
Eula Lee Hardee, 88, of Nahunta, passed away on May 18, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.
Darlene Wynette Ray
May 17, 2026
Darlene Wynette Ray, 70, of Brunswick, passed away on May 17, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.
Glenda Sue Moran
May 15, 2026
Glenda Sue Moran, 79, of Brunswick, passed away on May 15, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to assist the family.
Frances R. Riviere
May 11, 2026
Frances R. Riviere, 85, of St. Simons Island, passed away on May 11, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.
Oscar Ramirez, Sr.
May 10, 2026
Oscar Ramirez, Sr., 64, of Folkston, passed away on May 10, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the Ramirez family.
Frank "Mitchell" Schaker Jr.
May 8, 2026
Frank Mitchell Schaker, Jr., passed away on May 8, 2026, at the age of 87, on St. Simons Island Georgia. He was born on February 26, 1939, in Wildwood, Florida to Frank Mitchell Schaker Sr. and Ruth Bradshaw Schaker.
He grew up in Savannah Georgia and graduated from Savannah High School after which he attended Armstrong State College.
Mitchell is survived by...
Ora Gail Phillips
May 7, 2026
Ora Gail Phillips, 69, of Townsend, passed away on May 7, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to assist the Phillips family.
Jeannie Marie King
May 5, 2026
Jeannie Marie King, 50, of Brunswick, passed away on May 5, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.
Betty Jo Brooker
May 1, 2026
Betty Jo Brooker, 90, of Brunswick, passed away on May 1, 2026.
A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at Chapel Park Cemetery.
Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to assist the friends and family of Betty Jo.
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