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Barbara Joan Howard

Barbara Joan Howard

Sep 3, 2019

Barbara Joan Howard, of Brunswick, Ga., was born on May 4, 1960, and passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sept. 3, 2019, after a long illness. Barbara grew up in Watchung, N.J., the youngest of five girls. She was a graduate of the Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Plainfield, N.J., and received her B.A. from Ithaca College. She moved to Georgia...

Norma T. Platts

Norma T. Platts

Aug 29, 2019

Norma T. Platts, 62, of Richmond Hill passed away at Candler Hospital in Savannah on August 29, 2019. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center / Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home. Arrangements may be announced by the family at a later date.

Louise Carter

Louise Carter

Aug 26, 2019

Louise Carter, 94, of Brunswick, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2019. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center/ Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home. Arrangements may be made by the family at a later date.

Callie Medlin Harber

Callie Medlin Harber

Aug 25, 2019

Callie Medlin Harber, 75, of Brunswick, GA entered eternal rest on Sunday, August 25, 2019, just four days before her 76th birthday. She passed at home after a brief illness. She was a native of Augusta, GA, and daughter of the late Walter Taylor Medlin III and Elsie Horne Medlin. She graduated from Richmond High School in 1962. Shortly after...

Kathryn Akeroyd Rumbaugh

Kathryn Akeroyd Rumbaugh

Aug 20, 2019

Kathryn 'Kate' Rumbaugh, 98, of Jekyll Island, GA died on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick, Georgia. Born on December 8, 1920 in Lakewood, Ohio, she has called Jekyll Island her home for the past 42 years. She was active in the weavers guild, the United Methodist Women Association, a singer in her church,...

Lorraine Burson

Lorraine Burson

Aug 19, 2019

Lorraine Deller Burson, 79, of Brunswick, GA, and Chillicothe, MO., passed away August 19, 2019, at Hospice of the Golden Isles. Born March 13, 1940, in Americus, KS to Arthur O. Deller and AnnaBelle Dotson Deller. She moved to Brunswick with her parents in the mid-1950s, she remained here until she moved back to the Midwest in 1981. She worked...

Elizabeth B. Carroll

Elizabeth B. Carroll

Aug 18, 2019

Elizabeth B. Carroll, 96, of Brunswick, passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at Southeast Georgia Health System. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center / Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home. Arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Laura Nell Kiff

Laura Nell Kiff

Aug 16, 2019

Laura Nell Kiff, 74, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 16, 2019, at Gracemore Nursing Home in Brunswick, Georgia. Laura was born on January 26, 1945, in Brunswick to William Paul and Fannie Mae Buchanan. She grew up in Darien with her family including her older sister Janice Andrews. She attended and graduated from Darien High school in i963. She...

Sarah Mae Gray Mccall

Sarah Mae Gray Mccall

Aug 16, 2019

Sarah Gray McCall, 82, of Brunswick went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, August 16, 2019. She was the 7th child out of 10 born to Annie and John Willie Gray. She is survived by her only child, Charlotte Flor (Francisco); granddaughter, Briana Spence (William); great-granddaughter, Audriana Lynn; sister, Daphine Spratlin; brothers, Roger and Kenneth Gray; and...

Charles Brantley

Charles Brantley

Aug 15, 2019

Charles Brantley, 66, of Brunswick, passed away at Southeast Georgia Health System on Thursday, August 15, 2019. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center / Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home. Arrangements may be announced by the family at a later date.

Paul Stephen Finn

Paul Stephen Finn

Aug 14, 2019

Paul Stephen Finn, born on April 21, 1952, died August 14, 2019. Son of Earl Bryon Finn and Sarah Roberson Finn. He retired from a long career in floor covering while continuing to work part-time at Dependable Flooring. He was a fun, loving, and caring person which led him to become a surrogate father to his nieces, nephews, and friends....

Thomas "Greg" Williams

Thomas "Greg" Williams

Aug 13, 2019

Thomas 'Greg' Williams, 58, of Brunswick, passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at his residence. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center/ Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home. Arrangements may be made by the family at a later date.

Robert Parker Jones, Jr

Robert Parker Jones, Jr

Aug 11, 2019

Robert Parker Jones Jr, 76, of Brunswick, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2019 at Hospice of the Golden Isles. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center / Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home. Arrangements may be made by the family at a later date.

Renee Ronchain Houston

Renee Ronchain Houston

Aug 10, 2019

Renee Ronchain Houston, 92, of St Simons Island, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2019 at her home . Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center / Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home. Arrangements may be made by the family at a later date.

Patricia Preston Newton

Patricia Preston Newton

Aug 10, 2019

Patricia Preston Newton, 92, of Saint Simons Island, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Hospice of the Golden Isles. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center / Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home. Arrangements may be made by the family at a later date.

Dianne Cone Jackson

Dianne Cone Jackson

Aug 10, 2019

Dianne Cone Jackson, 69, of Darien, passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2019, at Hospice of the Golden Isles. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center/ Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home. Arrangements may be made by the family at a later date.

David E. Westberry

David E. Westberry

Aug 9, 2019

David E. Westberry, 68, of Brunswick, passed away on Friday, August 9, 2019, at Hospice of the Golden Isles. David was born on June 12, 1951, in Jesup, Georgia to the late CL and Tommie Westberry. He married the love of his life Joyce in 1983. He worked in roofing for 30 years, while he also owned Superior Roofing Company...

Mary Lana Castro

Mary Lana Castro

Aug 8, 2019

Mary Lana Castro, 71, of Brunswick, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2019, at Hospice of the Golden Isles. Cremation Services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center/ Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home. Arrangements may be made by the family at a later date.

Sherry Davis

Sherry Davis

Aug 8, 2019

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Donna Moore Lynn

Donna Moore Lynn

Aug 5, 2019

Donna Susan Moore Lynn, 69, passed away August 5, 2019, at home surrounded by family and friends. Donna was born April 9, 1950, in Savannah, Georgia to Betty Martin and Clinton Moore. She was a registered nurse at Southeast Georgia Health System for 32 years and retired in 2012. She took care of everyone - both at work and in...

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