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George Arthur Gustavson

George Arthur Gustavson

Dec 12, 2020

ST. SIMONS ISLAND/ATLANTA, GA/MADISON, WI - George Arthur Gustavson, age 73, passed away on December 12, 2020, at Southeast Georgia Health System, in Brunswick, GA. He was born in Jamestown, NY on September 5, 1947, to Roy and Delores Gustavson, who are both deceased. He was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and served two years in the Army...

Ricky Allen Bell

Ricky Allen Bell

Dec 9, 2020

Ricky Allen Bell, 63, of Brunswick, passed away at his residence on December 9, 2020. Arrangements may be made by the family at a later date. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center / Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home.

Rosemary Lazaro Mccannon

Rosemary Lazaro Mccannon

Dec 9, 2020

Rosemary Lazaro McCannon, 77, of Brunswick, passed away peacefully at Hospice of the Golden Isles on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. A Brunswick native, born January 18, 1943, she is survived by her husband Bob McCannon, her son Tony McCannon (Jamie) and daughter, Robin McCannon; grandchildren Aleece Fosnow, Annabelle, and Joli McCannon; sisters Maudelle Thompson (Gerald) and Juliette Lazaro. She was...

Mary Tappan Garrison

Mary Tappan Garrison

Dec 7, 2020

Mary Tappan Garrison, 94, of St. Simons Island, passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020, at her residence. 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.

Michael Eugene Smith

Michael Eugene Smith

Dec 7, 2020

Michael Eugene Smith of Saint Simons Island, Georgia passed away peacefully at The Hospice of The Golden Isles in Brunswick, Georgia early in the morning on December 7, 2020. Mike was born on February 7, 1946, to Lois Dunford Smith and Joseph Edgar Smith of Savannah, Georgia. He was a graduate of Savannah High School. Mike married Savannah native, Pamela...

Stephen Monroe Jaynes

Stephen Monroe Jaynes

Dec 5, 2020

Stephen Monroe Jaynes, 69, of Brunswick, passed away at Southeast Georgia Health Systems on December 5, 2020. Arrangements may be made by the family at a later date. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center / Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home.

Vernon Thomas Hogarth

Vernon Thomas Hogarth

Dec 4, 2020

Vernon Thomas Hogarth, 78, of Brunswick, passed away at  Southeast Georgia Health System on December 4, 2020. Arrangements may be made by the family at a later date. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center / Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home.

Deborah Hoffman

Deborah Hoffman

Dec 3, 2020

Deborah Hoffman, 64, of Camden, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020, at her residence. 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.

Kathleen Ann O'Brien

Kathleen Ann O'Brien

Dec 2, 2020

Kathleen Ann O'Brien, 72, of Brunswick, passed away at Southeast Georgia Health System on December 2, 2020. Arrangements may be made by the family at a later date. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center / Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home.

Vernon Lester Daniels

Vernon Lester Daniels

Nov 30, 2020

Vernon Lester Daniels, 80, of Brunswick, passed away on Monday, November 30, 2020, at Optim Medical Center. 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.

Edward John Sprole Sr

Edward John Sprole Sr

Nov 29, 2020

Edward John Sprole, Sr., 82, of Kingsland, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020, 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.

Robert E. Hilliard

Robert E. Hilliard

Nov 26, 2020

Robert E. Hilliard, a.k.a. Muggs, 58, of Brunswick, GA died on Thursday, November 26, 2020, at Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick, GA. Born on January 6, 1962, Robert managed to experience more in his 58 short years than some could in two lifetimes. Although not all good experiences, he would be the first to tell you that he...

Dorothy Lee Pepich

Dorothy Lee Pepich

Nov 26, 2020

Dorothy Lee Pepich, 66, of Waynesville passed away November 26, 2020. Cremation Services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center/Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home.

Maldine Griffis Barnhill

Maldine Griffis Barnhill

Nov 25, 2020

Maldine Griffis Barnhill, 87, of Hortense, passed away at her home on November 25, 2020. Arrangements may be made by the family at a later date. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center / Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home.

Betty Jean Davis

Betty Jean Davis

Nov 25, 2020

Betty Jean Davis, 82 passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020. She was born December 22, 1938, in Baxley, GA to L.C. and Ruby Page. She attended Middle Georgia College in Cochran, GA and went on to work for Georgia Fish and Wildlife for numerous years, where she eventually retired. She was a genuine southern lady that had a deep love...

Sheila Diane White

Sheila Diane White

Nov 25, 2020

Sheila Diane White, 58, of Brunswick, passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at Southeast Georgia Health System. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center/ Brunswick Memorial Park and Funeral Home. Arrangements may be made by the family at a later date.

Faye Moore

Faye Moore

Nov 22, 2020

Faye Moore passed away peacefully on November 22 at Hospice of the Golden Isles. A native of Albany, her mother died when she was four years old and she was raised by various relatives in Georgia and Tennessee. During World War II she worked at Bell Aircraft in Marietta and married her high school sweetheart, Hugh Moore, in 1944 when...

Robin Melissa Smith

Robin Melissa Smith

Nov 21, 2020

Robin Melissa Smith, 63, of St. Simons Island, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2020, at her residence. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center/ Brunswick Memorial Park and Funeral Home. Arrangements may be made by the family at a later date.

Ronald Allen Simkins

Ronald Allen Simkins

Nov 20, 2020

Ronald A Simkins, 74, Of Brunswick, passed away at Southeast Georgia Health System on November 20, 2020. Arrangements may be made by the family at a later date. Cremation services were provided by Golden Isles Cremation Center / Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home.

Bonnie Louise Baechtel

Bonnie Louise Baechtel

Nov 16, 2020

Bonnie Baechtel, R. N./First Responder/Church Leader Dies at 89 Bonnie Louise (Baird) Baechtel, Registered Nurse, and First Responder for New Providence Rescue Squad and former Elder of New Providence Presbyterian Church and Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church, died on November 16 in Marietta, Georgia. She was 89. The cause of death was Covid-19. Bonnie attended Grove City College and was a...

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