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Frederick Joseph Patch

Frederick Joseph Patch

Jun 3, 2026

Frederick Joseph Patch, 79, of Brunswick, passed away on June 3, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

Garland Emanuel Baisden

Garland Emanuel Baisden

May 31, 2026

Garland Emanuel Baisden, 76, of Shellman Bluff, passed away on May 31, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

Dalton Charles Deaver

Dalton Charles Deaver

May 28, 2026

Dalton Charles Deaver, 28 passed unexpectedly May 28, 2026, at 9:49 p.m. The tragic single automobile collision occurred off Williams Road in Statesboro, Georgia under poor weather conditions. He was born November 12, 1997, in Brunswick, Georgia, the son of mother, Leslie Donyale Drawdy of Statesboro, Georgia & father, Terry Lee Logan of Clyde Park, Montana, and biological father Charles...

William Major Wainright, Jr.

William Major Wainright, Jr.

May 23, 2026

William Major Wainright, Jr., 57, of Brunswick, passed away on May 23, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to have assisted with the arrangements.

Benita Louise Darnell

Benita Louise Darnell

May 23, 2026

Benita Louise Darnell, 78, one of four daughters of Bruce Anthony Girten and Mildred Lucia Essman, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Jacksonville, Florida.

Benita and her husband, Brian Scott Darnell, were married for 40 years. Together they made homes in Texas, California, Georgia, Ohio, and Illinois, eventually choosing to retire on Saint Simons Island.

Benita built a career in...

Roger Albert Dexter

Roger Albert Dexter

May 21, 2026

Roger Albert Dexter, 69. of Brunswick, passed away on May 21, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

James "Jim" Robert Knight

James "Jim" Robert Knight

May 20, 2026

James Robert "Jim" Knight, 89, passed away peacefully under hospice care at Hospice of the Golden Isles on May 20, 2026.

Jim was born on July 18, 1936, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Robert and Lola Knight. He graduated from Savannah High School in 1954 and, following graduation, enlisted in the United States Army, where he proudly served as a paratrooper...

James David Boone

James David Boone

May 20, 2026

James David Boone, 76, of Brunswick, passed away on May 20, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

Aaron James Bender

Aaron James Bender

May 20, 2026

Aaron Bender, 21, passed away on May 20, 2026, following a tragic car accident.

Born on March 21, 2005, Aaron was the youngest of four children and brought a renewed spirit and joy into the lives of his family from the very beginning. Raised by his loving parents alongside his older siblings, Aaron was deeply cherished by all who knew him....

Theresa Marie Fitzpatrick

Theresa Marie Fitzpatrick

May 18, 2026

Theresa Marie Fitzpatrick, 76, of Brunswick, passed away on May 18, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

Harriet May Roberson

Harriet May Roberson

May 18, 2026

Harriet May Roberson, 96, of Brunswick, passed away on May 18, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

Eula Lee Hardee

Eula Lee Hardee

May 18, 2026

Eula Lee Hardee, 88, of Nahunta, passed away on May 18, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

Darlene Wynette Ray

Darlene Wynette Ray

May 17, 2026

Darlene Wynette Ray, 70, of Brunswick, passed away on May 17, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

Glenda Sue Moran

Glenda Sue Moran

May 15, 2026

Glenda Sue Moran, 79, of Brunswick, passed away on May 15, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to assist the family.

Frances R. Riviere

Frances R. Riviere

May 11, 2026

Frances R. Riviere, 85, of St. Simons Island, passed away on May 11, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

Oscar Ramirez, Sr.

Oscar Ramirez, Sr.

May 10, 2026

Oscar Ramirez, Sr., 64, of Folkston, passed away on May 10, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the Ramirez family.

Frank "Mitchell" Schaker Jr.

Frank "Mitchell" Schaker Jr.

May 8, 2026

Frank Mitchell Schaker, Jr., passed away on May 8, 2026, at the age of 87, on St. Simons Island Georgia. He was born on February 26, 1939, in Wildwood, Florida to Frank Mitchell Schaker Sr. and Ruth Bradshaw Schaker.

He grew up in Savannah Georgia and graduated from Savannah High School after which he attended Armstrong State College.

Mitchell is survived by...

Ora Gail Phillips

Ora Gail Phillips

May 7, 2026

Ora Gail Phillips, 69, of Townsend, passed away on May 7, 2026.  Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to assist the Phillips family.

Jeannie Marie King

Jeannie Marie King

May 5, 2026

Jeannie Marie King, 50, of Brunswick, passed away on May 5, 2026. Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family.

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