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Michael Frazier Purnell

Michael Frazier Purnell

Aug 25, 2023

Michael F. Purnell, 81, died on August 25, 2023, at Southeast Georgia Health Systems in Brunswick, surrounded by family.

He was born in Washington to the late Irving and Mary Clark Purnell of Occoquan, Virginia.

He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Christa Kinack Purnell.

They moved to Brunswick in 1980...

Jerry Robert Winsness

Jerry Robert Winsness

Aug 25, 2023

Jerry Robert Winsness, 82, of St. Simons Island, passed away at the Senior Care Center on August 25, 2023.  A memorial service will be held on Friday, September 22, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Simons United Methodist Church.  Flowers can be sent to St. Simons United Methodist Church.   Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting...

Keith Neal Holliday

Keith Neal Holliday

Aug 24, 2023

Keith Neal Holliday, 76, of Brunswick, passed away at his home on August 24, 2023. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

Johnny Stanley Hippard, Sr.

Johnny Stanley Hippard, Sr.

Aug 23, 2023

Johnny Stanley Hippard, Sr., 66, of Brunswick, passed away at Hospice of the Golden Isles on August 23, 2023. Golden Isles Cremation Center/Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

Gloria Livingston

Gloria Livingston

Aug 18, 2023

Gloria Livingston, 98, of St. Simons Island, passed away at The Cottages at Magnolia Manor on August 18, 2023.  Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

Dennis Keim Brumbach

Dennis Keim Brumbach

Aug 18, 2023

Dennis Keim Brumbach, 80, of St. Simons Island, passed away at Hospice of the Golden Isles on August 18, 2023.  Golden Isles Cremation Center/Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

Latanya Denise Walker

Latanya Denise Walker

Aug 17, 2023

Latanya Denise Walker, 53, of Brunswick, passed away at Senior Care Center on August 17, 2023. Golden Isles Cremation Center/Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

Emily Anne Hutto

Emily Anne Hutto

Aug 16, 2023

Emily Anne Hutto, 74, of Darien, passed away at Magnolia Manor of Midway on August 16, 2023. Golden Isles Cremation Center/Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

David Theron Horton

David Theron Horton

Aug 14, 2023

David Theron Horton, aged 79, of Brunswick, GA peacefully passed away August 14, 2023 at

home with his devoted wife and dog (Zomi) by his side. He was born August 13, 1944 to David

and Glorina Inez Horton.

David is survived by his loving wife Kay, his daughter Jennifer Peyton Horton, step-daughter

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Emily Willis Hines

Emily Willis Hines

Aug 13, 2023

Emily Willis Hines, 70, of St. Simons Island, passed away at Hospice of the Golden Isles on August 13, 2023.  Golden Isles Cremation Center/Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

Emma Joann Mallory

Emma Joann Mallory

Aug 12, 2023

Emma Joann Mallory, 99, of Saint Mary's, passed away at the Senior Care Center on August 12, 2023. Golden Isles Cremation Center/Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

Rebecca Ann Smith

Rebecca Ann Smith

Aug 11, 2023

Rebecca Ann Smith, beloved mother, sister, grandmother, and aunt passed away on August 11, 2023, in Brunswick, Georgia, at the age of 61. She was born on November 5, 1961, in San Antonio, Texas to her parents, Jennifer Elizabeth Coleman and John Boyd Lawing. Rebecca was preceded in death by her mother, father, and brother, Wayne Charles Jackson.

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Maynard David Harrison

Maynard David Harrison

Aug 10, 2023

Maynard David Harrison, 82, a proud resident of the Golden Isles, passed from this world to the next on August 10th, 2023, at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick, Georgia. Born in East London, England in 1940 during the bombing of London in World War 2, Maynard met the love of his life Valerie when he was 15 years...

James Ray Carnes

James Ray Carnes

Aug 10, 2023

James Ray Carnes, 77, of Kingsland, passed away at his home on August 10, 2023. Golden Isles Cremation Center/Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

Ethel Juanita Green

Ethel Juanita Green

Aug 10, 2023

Ethel Juanita Green, 84, of Brunswick, passed away at Southeast Georgia Health System on August 10, 2023. Golden Isles Cremation Center/Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

Raymond  G.  Gunn

Raymond G. Gunn

Aug 9, 2023

Raymond G. Gunn, 66, of Brunswick, passed away at his home on August 9, 2023. Golden Isles Cremation Center/Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

John  Edward Suggs

John Edward Suggs

Aug 8, 2023

John Edward "Buddy" Suggs, 73, of Brunswick, passed away August 8th, 2023 at his home surrounded by the love that he nurtured his entire life.

Buddy was a native of Waycross, Georgia born on May 5th, 1950 to John Enoch Suggs and Aline Head Suggs. A graduate of Glynn Academy's, Buddy was an avid Georgia Bulldog fan...

Hilda Irene Keener

Hilda Irene Keener

Aug 7, 2023

Hilda Irene Keener, 75, of Brunswick, passed away at Hospice of the Golden Isles on August 7, 2023. Golden Isles Cremation Center/Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

John Caldwell, Jr.

John Caldwell, Jr.

Aug 6, 2023

John Caldwell, Jr., 91, of St. Simons Island, passed away at Vitality Living at Frederica on August 6, 2023.  Golden Isles Cremation Center/Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

Ramon Rivera

Ramon Rivera

Aug 6, 2023

Ramon Rivera, 66, of Brunswick, passed away at Southeast Georgia Health System on August 6, 2023. Golden Isles Cremation Center/Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

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