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Local Obituaries
Ann Vamvaks
Oct 4, 2019
Ann Vamvaks, 83, of Saint Simons Island passed away at Hospice of the Golden Isles on Friday, October 4, 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.
Alice Louise Gollin
Oct 2, 2019
Alice Louise Gollin, 82, of Saint Simons Island, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at Thrive at Frederica. 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 Keith Folsom
Oct 2, 2019
David Keith Folsom, 57, of St Marys, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at his 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.
Samuel Marion Wilkes, Iii
Sep 30, 2019
Samuel Marion Wilkes III, 75, of St. Simons Island, passed away Monday, September 30, 2019 at . Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center / Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home. Arrangements will be made by the family at a later date.
Joellen Bessing
Sep 29, 2019
Joellen Bessing, 71, of Waynesville, passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2019, in her 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.
Jeffrey Wendell Butts
Sep 28, 2019
Jeffrey Wendell Butts, 56, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2019, at Southeast Georgia Health System. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center/ Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home.
Bobby "Lee" Lane
Sep 28, 2019
Bobby 'Lee' Lane, 17, of Brunswick, GA died on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Brunswick, Georgia. He was born on June 25, 2002 to Bobby James Lane and Kristin Nicole Grimes in Brunswick. Lee was the hardest working seventeen-year-old ever. He was an avid hunter who loved hunting for deer, hogs, and ducks as well as fishing. He always made...
Wilma Mole
Sep 24, 2019
Wilma Mole, 96, of St. Marys, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at Senior Care Center - Camden Campus. 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.
Jose Jesus Hernandez Martinez
Sep 21, 2019
Jose Jesus Hernandez Martinez, 69, of Brunswick passed away on Saturday, September 21, 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.
Lorraine M. Martin
Sep 20, 2019
Lorraine M. Martin, 74, of St. Simons Island, passed away in her home on Friday, September 20, 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.
Derry Lee Gray
Sep 19, 2019
Derry Lee Gray, 81, of Brunswick, passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2019, at the Robinson Center. 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.
Henry Kimble Priest
Sep 17, 2019
Henry Kimble Priest, 77, of Brunswick, GA died on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at Southeast Georgia Health Systems in Brunswick, Georgia. Born on April 8, 1942, to Troy and Louise Priest in Sylvester, Georgia, he married Bernice (Johnson) on March 2, 1995, in Brunswick. Henry is survived by wife, Bernice Priest; daughter, Gail Priest (Tony); grandchildren, Lisa Raines and Raymond...
Dicy "Louise" Coffey
Sep 17, 2019
Dicy 'Louise' Coffey, 86, of Brunswick, GA died on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick, Georgia. Born on September 4, 1933, to Kenneth Slater Futch and Gertie Futch Westberry in Glennville, Georgia, she was married to the late Van Buren Coffey Jr. Survivors include her children Debra Coffey Yarbrough, Diane Coffey Parmenter (Gary) and...
Martha "Arlene" Courtemanche
Sep 15, 2019
Martha Arlene Courtemanche, 89, a longtime resident of St. Simons Island, passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2019. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center/ Brunswick Memorial Park and Funeral Home. A graveside service is to be held on Friday, September 20, 2019, at Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens at 10 AM Survivors include son, Joseph M. Fisher (Donna McDonough);...
David Paul Cravey
Sep 10, 2019
David P. Cravey, 64, a resident of Brunswick died Tuesday afternoon September 10, 2019, at Hospice of the Golden Isles. He is survived by three sisters, Ruth Creamer of Brunswick, Naomi Griffin (Travis) of Hoboken, Anna Rivers of Hampton, SC; and four brothers, James Cravey (Tia), John Cravey (Carol), Phillip Cravey (Joyce), and Chris Cravey (Lynn), all of Brunswick, and...
Nanette Lynn Helscher
Sep 9, 2019
Nanette Lynn Helscher, 71, of Saint Simons Island, passed away at Hospice of the Golden Isles on Monday, September 9, 2019. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center / Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home. Graveside Services will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Bertha Marie Hinson
Sep 5, 2019
Bertha Marie Hinson, 84, of Brunswick, passed away Thursday, September 5, 2019 at Southeast Georgia Health Systems. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center / Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home. Private services may be held by the family at a later date.
Nellene G Paulk
Sep 4, 2019
Nellene G Paulk, 84, of Brunswick, passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at Baptist Village Nursing 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.
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
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.
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