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Josephine Porter

Josephine Porter

Jan 19, 2018

Josephine Porter, 95, of St Simons Island passed away at her home on January 19, 2018. Cremation services are being provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center / Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home. Arrangements may be made by the family at a later date.

Jane Virginia White

Jane Virginia White

Jan 16, 2018

Jane Virginia White, 88 of Saint Simons Island passed away on January 16, 2018 at the 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.

Grady Owen Gilliland

Grady Owen Gilliland

Jan 15, 2018

Grady Owen Gilliland, 65, of Brunswick passed away on January 15, 2018 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.

Richard Lee Volkman

Richard Lee Volkman

Jan 13, 2018

Richard Lee Volkman, 87 of Kingsland GA passed away at his home on January 13, 2018. Cremation services were provided Golden Isles Cremation Center/ Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home. Arrangements may be made by the family at a later date.

Daryl Dewayne Herndon

Daryl Dewayne Herndon

Jan 13, 2018

Daryl "Elwood" Herndon, 54, of Brunswick died Saturday, January 13, 2018 at home. He was born and raised in Brunswick but has traveled the country. He always put others before himself. His children were his entire world. He lived every day for them. Daryl is preceded in death by mother, Peggie Murkerson; and a daughter, Angela Herndon. Survivors include his...

Sarah Goodbread

Sarah Goodbread

Jan 12, 2018

Sarah Goodbread, 79, of Brunswick passed away on January 12. She was predeceased by her husband, William and son, Allan Goodbread. Survivors include her daughter, Sandra Nail; 5 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted by Pastor Mike Landrum on Wednesday, January 17 at 11:00am at Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home with visitation one hour prior to the service.

David Wayne Shelton

David Wayne Shelton

Jan 10, 2018

David Wayne Shelton, age 57, of Brunswick passed away at Southeast Georgia Health Systems on January 10, 2018. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center / Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home.

Wayne Phillip Lovell

Wayne Phillip Lovell

Jan 9, 2018

Wayne Phillip Lovell, 76, died Tuesday in Cartersville. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Lightfoot Hollingshead-Cook

Lightfoot Hollingshead-Cook

Jan 7, 2018

Lightfoot "Light" Copenhaver Hollingshead-Cook, 77, of St. Simons Island, Ga., died Sunday, Jan. 7, in Brunswick. She was born Nov. 22, 1940, in Charlottesville, Va., to Edwin Henry Copenhaver Jr. and Lightfoot Jordan Copenhaver. She was preceded in death by her husband, Col. Peter Hollingshead-Cook; and her brother, Edwin Henry Copenhaver III. She was a graduate of Hollins College in...

Curtis "Curt" Malcolm Benson Jr.

Curtis "Curt" Malcolm Benson Jr.

Jan 7, 2018

Curtis "Curt" Benson, 73, passed away peacefully at home under the care of hospice, on Jan. 7, 2018. Curt was born in Richmond, Calif., on Jan. 16, 1944, to the late Curtis and Mildred Benson. They moved to San Jose when he was very young, where he graduated from Willow Glen High School and attended college. He worked as an...

Harry Joseph Anderson

Harry Joseph Anderson

Jan 7, 2018

Harry Joseph Anderson, 70 of Newberry FL passed away at Southeast Georgia Heath Systems on January 7, 2018.

James "Bubba" Everett Wooten

James "Bubba" Everett Wooten

Jan 6, 2018

James 'Bubba' Wooten, 19 of Brunswick passed away on January 6, 2018 at UF Shands Hospital in Jacksonville, Fl. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center / Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home. A Graveside service will be held on at 10 AM on Saturday, January 20, 2018.

James Robert "Bob" Chambless Sr

James Robert "Bob" Chambless Sr

Jan 4, 2018

After battling cancer for almost a year James Robert Chambless, Sr. passed away Thursday January 4th 2018. He was surrounded by loved ones and passed peacefully. He always said he had more people in Heaven than on Earth. He will be meeting his parents Benjamin Overby Chambless, his mother Esther, his wife Irma Jane, his sister Lib Johnson, and his...

Linda Elaine Watkins

Linda Elaine Watkins

Jan 2, 2018

Linda Elaine Watkins, 76, of Waverly passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center/ Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home. Arrangements may be made by family at a later date.

Dinah Wilson

Dinah Wilson

Jan 2, 2018

Dinah Marie Wilson, 42, of Brunswick died January 2, 2018 at Candler Hospital in Savannah. Dinah was a 1994 graduate of Brunswick High School. She was a homemaker. Dinah is survived by three children; Devin Crews of Brunswick, Rebecca Wilson of Brantley County, and Alyssa Blair of Brunswick; two grandchildren, Makayla Walker, and Leon Wilson; parents, Wayne and Frances Turner...

Charles Chosewood Iii

Charles Chosewood Iii

Jan 2, 2018

Charles Chosewood III, 84, of Darien, Georgia passed away on January 2, 2018. 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.

Penelope A Phelps

Penelope A Phelps

Jan 1, 2018

Penelope A. Phelps, 72, of Brunswick passed away on January 1, 2018. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center/ Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home. Arrangements may be made by family at a later date.

Ann Marie Mccauley

Ann Marie Mccauley

Jan 1, 2018

Ann Marie McCauley, 60, of Kingsland died Monday, January 1, 2018. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center/ Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home. Arrangements may be made by family at a later date.

Terrell Ann Stone

Terrell Ann Stone

Dec 31, 2017

Terrell Ann Stone, 81, of Brunswick died Sunday, December 31, 2017. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center/ Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home. Arrangements may be made by family at a later date. Memorial Service

JAN 13. 5:00 PM (ET)

St. Mark's Episcopal Church

900 Gloucester Street

Brunswick, GA 31520

Wilfred Turbeville

Wilfred Turbeville

Dec 30, 2017

Wilfred Turbeville, 96, of St Simons Island died Saturday, December 30, 2017. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center/ Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home. Arrangements may be made by family at a later date.

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