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Carol Ann Bagley
Oct 15, 2006
Carol Ann Bagley, 59, of Saint Mary's died Sunday at Southeast Georgia Health Systems, Camden Campus. Ms. Bagley was a native of Waycross and had been a resident of Saint Mary's. She had retired from Saint Joe's Paper Company in Jacksonville. She is survived by her sister, Beth Millen of Yulee, FL; two brothers, Ricky Spikes of Yulee, FL and...
Thomas V Clark
Oct 12, 2006
T. V. Clark, 90, of Brunswick died Thursday at his residence. He was a native of Bacon County, GA and had been a life-long resident of Glynn County. Mr. Clark had retired as Operations Manager for C.G. Willis, Inc. after twenty-seven years of service. He had joined McKendree Methodist Church in 1929 and had most recently been a member of...
Kip A Corwin
Sep 11, 2006
Kip Allen Corwin, 34, of Brunswick passed away, Monday, September 11, 2006. He had been a lifelong resident of Brunswick and was employed by Coastal Contracting Services as a residential carpenter. He is survived by his parents, Richard and Kathleen Corwin of Brunswick; one son, Kody James Corwin and one daughter, Kayla Marie Corwin, both of Brunswick; one sister, Niki...
Wallace H Dorsey
Sep 10, 2006
Wallace H. Dorsey, 73, of Brunswick passed away Sunday, September 10, 2006 at his residence. He had been a resident of Brunswick since 1974 having come to the area from Alexandria, Louisiana. He was a retired, 22-year veteran of the United States Air Force and was also retired from the U.S. Park Service at Cumberland Island after 15 years of...
Milton W Higginbotham
Sep 7, 2006
Milton W. "Slick" Higginbotham, Sr., 98, of Brunswick passed away Thursday, September 07, 2006 at Hospice of the Golden Isles. He had been a resident of Glynn County since 1948 having come from Camden County. He was a retired construction superintendent for Savannah Machine and Foundry. Prior to which he worked for the Seaboard Railroad. He was a charter member...
Doris J Whiddon
Sep 1, 2006
Doris Johnson Whiddon, 81, a resident of White Oak, died Friday, September 1 at Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick. Funeral services will be 11 AM Tuesday September 5, at the Woodbine United Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. William Warnock and Rev. Jack McCollough officiating. Interment will follow in Homeward Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Vernon Johnson, Buddy Copeland,...
Theo S Corwin
Aug 26, 2006
Theo Seymour Corwin, 80, of Waynesville died Saturday at her residence after an extended illness. She had been a resident of Brantley County for thirteen years and was a past forty-seven year resident of Brunswick . She was a homemaker and was previously employed as a steel burner and cutter at the Brunswick Ship Yards during World War II. She...
Michael R Blackwood, Sr.
Aug 20, 2006
Michael R. Blackwood, Sr., 46, of Darien died Sunday at Hospice of the Golden Isles with his beloved family present. He had been a resident of Darien for the past twenty-four years, having come from Stone Mountain, GA. He was a retired electrician, was employed by the Eastside Fishing Club of Darien, and was an avid fisherman and hunter. He...
Doyle P Hughes
Aug 6, 2006
Doyle P. Hughes, 64, of Brunswick died Sunday at Memorial Health University Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Paulette Hughes of Brunswick; his mother, Alma Baggett of Caruthersville, MO; a son, Doyle Hughes, Jr. of Brunswick; two daughters, Kim Hughes and Kelly Cox, both of Brunswick; three sisters, Lovida Igo of St. Ignes, MI, Kay Hughes of Caruthersville,...
James "J.B." Bowles
Aug 5, 2006
James ''J.B.'' Bowles, 49, of Brunswick died Saturday from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He had been a resident of Glynn County for the past thirty years, originally coming from Statesboro and was a kiln operator at the former Brunswick Pulp and Paper Mill, now Koch Industries. He was a motorcycle enthusiast and enjoyed traveling. He deeply loved his...
Thomas Cavanaugh
Aug 1, 2006
Thomas Cavanaugh, 63, of Brunswick died Tuesday at his residence. He had been a long-time resident of Glynn County having come from New Jersey. He was a veteran, having retired from the U.S. Navy after twenty years of service. He was an employee of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and participated in various running marathons and was well-known for...
Leonard A Murray
Jul 31, 2006
Born October 23, 1927 in Schenectady, NY. Son of the late Michael James and Beatrice (Audet) Murray, he died July 31, 2006 at Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick, Georgia . Having spent most of his life in Schenectady , he moved to south Florida in 1977 with subsequent moves to Avon Park, Florida (1992), Crystal River, Florida (1997),...
Rufus W Hope, Jr.
Jul 28, 2006
Rufus W. Hope, Jr., 76, of Crescent died Friday, July 28 at his residence. Graveside services will be held 11 am Monday at Crescent Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. J.H. McQuaig officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm Sunday at Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home. Honorary pallbearers will be David Driggers, David Driggers, Jr., Robert DeWitt,...
Myrtis L Mckinley
Jul 26, 2006
Myrtis L. McKinley, 87, of Brunswick passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 at Hospice of the Golden Isles. Mrs. McKinley moved to Glynn County in 1947 from Macon, GA to work for Georgia Power. She had worked in Macon for the Railway Express. She later worked for 24 years at Hercules, Inc. in the Clerical and Purchasing department. She...
Yvonne R Waldron
Jun 26, 2006
Yvonne R. Waldron, 76, of Screven passed away Monday, June 26, 2006 in Savannah at St. Joseph's-Chandler Hospital. She was a lifelong resident of Screven and was a homemaker. She attended Screven United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband, Donald E. Waldron of Screven; two sons, John D. Waldron of Brunswick and Barry A. Waldron of Norfolk, VA;...
Helen C Wells
Jun 18, 2006
Mrs. Wells had been an artist all of her life, having taught at the Art Institute of Atlanta, and at the Yerkes Primate Center, she taught orangutans to draw. Her work has been featured on the space shuttle and the Atlanta Zoo.
Albert Woodhouse
Jun 6, 2006
Albert 'Ray' Woodhouse, 59, of Nahunta died Tuesday, June 6, 2006 in Lake City, FL. Mr. Woodhouse had been a long-time resident of Brunswick and later Nahunta, having moved to the area from Chicago in 1985. He was a veteran having served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam era and was a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal. He...
Shirley Wilcox King
Jun 6, 2006
Shirley Wilcox King, 78, of Brunswick died Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at Southeast Georgia Health Systems--Brunswick Campus. Mrs. King had been a life-long resident of Glynn County and a longtime member of Pine Haven Baptist Church. She had worked as a seamstress at Brunswick Manufacturing Co. and was a member of various clubs and organizations. She is survived by her...
Jerry E. Crews
Jun 5, 2006
Jerry E. Crews, 32, of Brunswick passed away Monday, June 5, 2006 at Southeast Georgia Health Systems--Brunswick Campus. He was a native and lifelong resident of Brunswick and was employed in the construction industry. He is survived by his wife, Crystal A. Crews of Brunswick; one daughter, Ariel Crews of Fort Irvine, CA; one step-daughter, Mary Crews of Brunswick; one...
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