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Gail H Harris

Gail H Harris

Nov 15, 2005

Gail H. Harris, 58, of Brunswick passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2005 at Hospice of the Golden Isles. A native of San Diego, California, Mrs. Harris had lived in Brunswick for the past 23 years. She was employed as a store manager for the recreation department at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia. She was also a...

Margie E Anderson

Margie E Anderson

Nov 12, 2005

Margie E. Anderson, 69, of St. Simons Island passed away Saturday, November 12, 2005 at her residence. Mrs. Anderson had lived here since 1963 coming from Jacksonville, Florida and was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Curtis R. Anderson of St. Simons Island; a sister, Bernice King of Waynesville; three nieces and three nephews. Active pallbearers are: Jack...

Harold E Guest

Harold E Guest

Nov 8, 2005

Harold E. Guest, Sr., 67, of Waynesville passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at Southeast Georgia Health Systems--Brunswick Campus. Born in Zanesville, Ohio, Mr. Guest had been a resident of Waynesville for the past eight years coming from Brunswick where he had been a lifelong resident. He was a life insurance agent with Delta Life Insurance Company having been in...

Julia J Godley

Julia J Godley

Oct 27, 2005

Julia J. Godley, 91, of Jekyll Island passed away Thursday, October 27, 2005 at Hospice of the Golden Isles. A native of Miami, FL, Mrs. Godley had been a resident of Jekyll Island since 1954. She was married to R.T. 'Red' Godley for 74 years. She was a longtime employee of Maxwell's on Jekyll Island and was a member of...

Clarence F Gibson

Clarence F Gibson

Oct 23, 2005

Clarence Franklin Gibson, 78, of St. Simons Island passed away Sunday, October 23, 2005 at Hospice of the Golden Isles. A native of Waynesville, Georgia, Mr. Gibson had lived in Glynn County for many years. He was retired from the U.S. Postal Service and was an Assistant Postmaster. He was a veteran having served in the U.S. Air Force during...

Frances M Hamilton

Frances M Hamilton

Oct 15, 2005

Frances M. 'Nanny' Hamilton, 80, of Brunswick passed away Saturday, October 15, 2005 at Hospice of the Golden Isles. A native of Quitman, Georgia, Mrs. Hamilton had lived in Brunswick since 1962. She had previously worked at The Deck and Sayde's Dress Shop in downtown Brunswick. She was also the owner and operator of a private home day care for...

Harry T Usher

Harry T Usher

Oct 4, 2005

Harry T. Usher, 60, of Brunswick passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2005 at Southeast Georgia Health Systems--Brunswick Campus. A lifelong resident of Brunswick, Mr. Usher was retired from Sears & Roebuck. He was an auto mechanic and worked for Coastal Chevrolet, Woods Volkswagon and several other garages in Glynn County. He was also a meatcutter and worked at the A&P...

Cherrie O Lamkin

Cherrie O Lamkin

Sep 30, 2005

Cherrie O. Lamkin, 80, of St. Simons Island passed away on Friday, September 30, 2005 at Magnolia Manor. Mrs. Lamkin had lived in Glynn County for the past two years coming from Hemet, California. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her two sons, Charles E. Lamkin and Jett Lamkin, both of St. Simons Island; a sister, Melva Collins...

Alma L Rauber

Alma L Rauber

Sep 25, 2005

Alma L. Rauber, 93, of Brunswick passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2005 at Southeast Georgia Health System--Brunswick Campus. A native of Plainfield, New Jersey, Mrs. Rauber had been a resident of Brunswick for the past 28 years. She volunteered for and made many charitable gifts to several organizations in the Glynn County area. She is survived by her only...

Doug F Henderson

Doug F Henderson

Sep 23, 2005

Douglas Fredrick Henderson, 71, of Brunswick passed away peacefully on Friday, September 23, 2005 at Hospice of the Golden Isles. Mr. Henderson had been a resident of Brunswick for the past 20 years coming from Ocala, Florida. He owned and operated D&B Sweeper Service, Inc. with his wife Betty. He was a member of St. Simons Island United Methodist Church...

Jim R Tuttle

Jim R Tuttle

Sep 22, 2005

Jim R. Tuttle, 70, of Brunswick passed away Thursday, September 22, 2005 at his residence. He had lived in the Brunswick area since 1972 coming from Kentucky. A native of Missouri, he was a retired floor covering specialist. He was a member of the St. Simons Pier Liar''s Club for many years. He will be remembered as a devoted father...

Mike Bowen

Mike Bowen

Sep 17, 2005

Peter Michael 'Mike' Bowen, 41, of Brunswick passed away Saturday, September 17, 2005 at Memorial Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida. A lifelong resident of Brunswick, he attended and graduated from Brunswick High School in 1983. He was a veteran having served in the United States Marine Corps for three years. He was a member of Arco Baptist Church and was...

David V Moreland

David V Moreland

Sep 16, 2005

David Victor Moreland, 76, of Atkinson passed away on Friday, September 16, 2005 in Darien. Mr. Moreland moved to the area in 1986 coming from Akron, Ohio. He was a Master Carpenter for many years and member of the Carpenter''s Local in Akron. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in WWII and was stationed in Italy....

Richard E Bessette

Richard E Bessette

Aug 4, 2005

Richard E. Bessette, 70, of Brunswick passed away Thursday, August 4, 2005 at Hospice of the Golden Isles. Previously from Corona, CA, Mr. Bessette worked in maintenance for three years and was previously employed as supervisor with Princeton Square Apartments in Jacksonville, FL. He is survived by his wife, Lorraine Bessette of Brunswick; a daughter, Sandra Hawkins of Brunswick; a...

Cecil E Self, Sr.

Cecil E Self, Sr.

Aug 3, 2005

Cecil E. Self, Sr., 81, of Centre, Alabama, and formerly of Brunswick, died Wednesday, August 3, 2005 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Brunswick, Mr. Self moved to Alabama in 2000. He was retired having worked for the Glynco Fire Department. He was a Brickmason contractor for many years and a member of the Alee Temple and Ocean Lodge...

John R Chancy, Sr.

John R Chancy, Sr.

Aug 2, 2005

John R. Chancy, Sr., 80, of Brunswick passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2005 at the local hospital. A lifelong resident of Glynn County, Mr. Chancy was a retired engineer who had worked for Hercules, Inc. for 36 years. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and was a member of Pine Ridge Baptist Church. Mr. Chancy was a veteran of...

Nancy D Culmer

Nancy D Culmer

Sep 2, 2004

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Mary J Riley

Mary J Riley

May 30, 2004

Mrs. Riley moved to Glynn County in 1961 from Chattanooga. She was employed with the Sea Island Company for 15 years in housekeeping.

Tommie M Westberry

Tommie M Westberry

Apr 17, 2004

Mrs. Westberry was a native of Appling County and moved to Brunswick in 1952. She worked for many years at the former Deck Restaurant in Brunswick. Mrs. Westberry was a homemaker and a member of Harmony Baptist Church in Appling County. She attended Arco Baptist Church in Brunswick.

Leslie Hunter

Leslie Hunter

Apr 14, 2004

Mr. Hunter, a native of Burke County, moved to Brunswick in 1955. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a retired construction superintendent. Mr. Hunter was of the Pentecostal faith and was an active member of Alcoholics Anonymous.

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