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Local Obituaries
Joan Falagan Sutherland
Mar 5, 2025
Joan Falagan Sutherland, 76, of Brunswick, passed away on March 5, 2025. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.
Rusty Smith
Mar 4, 2025
Russell "Rusty" Barry Smith, 68, of Brunswick, Georgia, passed away on March 4, 2025. He
was born on July 16, 1956, to the late Claude Howard Smith and Martha Louise Livingston.
A born and raised native of Brunswick, Rusty served in the US Air Force from 1975 to 1979
before being honorably discharged...
Ernest "Ernie" Stoddard Jones
Mar 3, 2025
Ernest Stoddard Jones, 78, of St. Simons Island, GA, passed away on March 3, 2025, surrounded by family. He was born in Brunswick, GA on November 11, 1946, and was a devoted husband and loving father.
Ernie graduated from Glynn Academy in 1965. Shortly after, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and served his country...
Harry Samuel Green
Feb 27, 2025
Harry Samuel Green, 68, of Brunswick passed away on February 27, 2025, at Southeast Georgia Health Systems.
Harry was born on November 16, 1956, in St. Marys, Georgia to the late Arnold and Frances Green. He graduated from Glynn Academy and then served time in both the United States Marine Corp and the United States Navy. After...
Billy Franklin Wells
Feb 27, 2025
Billy Franklin Wells, 85, of Brunswick, passed away on February 27, 2025. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.
Moe Mobley
Feb 27, 2025
James Henry "Moe" Mobley, 58, passed away suddenly Thursday, February 27, 2025, at Southeast Georgia Health Systems in Brunswick.
Born in Jesup, Moe was the son of Rudolph and Drew Nell Mobley and lived most of his life in Brunswick. A carpenter by trade, he worked for and with many companies in Brunswick over the years, but...
Hubert Dale Nichols Jr.
Feb 23, 2025
Hubert Dale Nichols Jr., 78, of St. Simons Island, died on February 23, 2025. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home/Golden Isles Cremation Center is in charge of arrangements.
Cynthia Grace Pace
Feb 20, 2025
Cynthia Grace Pace, 85, of St. Mary's. passed away on February 20, 2025. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.
Traci Nicholson Howard
Feb 19, 2025
"Those who touch our lives, stay in our hearts forever."
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Traci Nicholson Howard, 53, our beloved and devoted wife, mother, sister, daughter, friend, and teacher to all whose lives she touched, on February 19th, after a brief battle with cancer.
Traci was born on...
Billy Lee Dowdle
Feb 18, 2025
Billy Lee Dowdle, 90, residing in the coastal community of Darien, Georgia, died on Tuesday, February 18th. Born in Winona, Mississippi on February 9, 1935, Billy attended schools at Batesville, Clarksdale, and Hollandale, Mississippi: he graduated from Belzoni High School in 1953, and attended Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi.
Billy had a career in trust banking that...
Homer Sanders Fountain
Feb 15, 2025
Homer Sanders Fountain passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2025, two months shy of his 100th birthday. He was born on April 29, 1925 to Willie Smith Fountain and Homer Sanders Fountain, Sr. in Birmingham, AL. Homer attended Norwich University where he studied flight engineering during his military service in the Air Force. He married the love of his...
Lavera Jean Beasley
Feb 13, 2025
Lavera Jean Beasley, 71, of Brunswick, passed away on February 13, 2025. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.
Mary Lou Davis
Feb 13, 2025
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our hearts, Mary Louise Christine Henry Davis, on February 13, 2025, at the age of 85.
Mary Lou was born on July 7, 1939, in Canton, Ohio to Theodore and Dorothy Miller Henry. From this day until her last she had a beautiful life full of...
Haven Paxton
Feb 12, 2025
Haven Paxton, 99, a longtime resident of Brunswick, departed this life Wednesday, February 12, 2025.
Born September 4, 1925, in Webster County, MS, he was the youngest and last surviving child of the late William and Homa Castle Paxton. Following graduation from Eupora High School, he enlisted the Navy in 1943, was trained in communications and assigned...
Nancy Trainer Reynolds
Feb 9, 2025
Nancy Trainer Reynolds, 89, of Darien, passed away on February 9, 2025. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.
Johnny Earl Craven
Feb 8, 2025
Johnny Earl Craven, 76, of Brunswick, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on February 8, 2025. He was born on January 13, 1949, to the late Ernest Earl Craven and Annie Mozelle Mulligan.
A native of Brunswick, Johnny graduated from Glynn Academy before going on to attend the University of Florida. He served in the US...
Richard Dean Martin
Feb 7, 2025
Richard Dean Martin, 71, of St. Simons Island, passed away on February 7, 2025. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.
Genevieve S. Kennedy
Feb 7, 2025
Genevieve S. Kennedy, 79, of Brunswick, passed away on February 7, 2025 at Southeast Georgia Health Systems. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be handling the arrangements.
Karen Joann Furgison
Feb 7, 2025
Karen Joann Furgison, 74, of Myrtle Beach, passed away on February 7, 2025. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.
Walter James Burkhart
Feb 5, 2025
Walter James Burkhart, 76, of Brunswick, passed away on February 5, 2025. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.
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