Local Obituaries for Relihan Funeral Home in Pearson, GA
Tony Waldo Jefferson
May 9, 2020
Mr. Tony Waldo Jefferson, age 63, of Alapaha, Ga. passed away Saturday, May 09, 2020, at his home following a short illness.
Born March 25, 1957 in Little Rock, Ar. Mr. Jefferson was the son of the late Waldo Taft and Christine Taft Jefferson. He had lived in the South Ga. area for most of his life and worked...
Thomas Edward White
May 9, 2020
Mr. Thomas E. White, age 75, of Axson, Ga. passed away Saturday, May 09, 2020. A native of Detroit, Michigan, he made his home in the Florida and South Georgia areas. Mr. White was born, August 28, 1944, son of Edward and Inez Hobson Bates White. He was a Tugboat Captain and was of the LDS faith.
Survivors include:
Wife:...
Roy McDonald
May 3, 2020
Mr. Roy McDonald, age 67, of Pearson, Ga. passed away Sunday afternoon, May 3, 2020, at his home following a short illness.
Born July 24, l952, in Douglas, Ga., Mr. McDonald was the son of the late Peter Loyd and Evelyn Elouise Brown McDonald. He had made his home in the Kirkland community his entire life and was a...
Carole Sheffield Davis
Apr 27, 2020
Mrs. Carole S. Davis, age 78, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2020 at home in Willacoochee, Georgia surrounded by family and her hospice nurse, Paula Browning, following an extended illness.
A native of Atkinson County, Mrs. Davis was born on February 6, 1942 to Mary Ola Paulk Sheffield and McWilliams Randall (Mack) Sheffield, both deceased. She is...
Maxine Wall
Apr 23, 2020
Maxine grew up in Pearson, Georgia where she formed many long-time loving friends. Her love of children extended beyond her special love and bond with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren where she enjoyed and flourished in her position as a Teacher’s Aide with the Duval County School System. Maxine also worked for Baptist Medical Center as a Unit Secretary where...
James Lewis Freeman
Apr 21, 2020
Mr. James Lewis “Jimmy” Freeman, age 76 of Ray City, Ga. passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at the home of his daughter following an extended illness.
Born October 30, l943 in Green Cove Springs, Fl., Mr. Freeman was the son of the late Arthur L. and Della Roberts Freeman. He grew up in Pearson, Ga., attending the local...
Joe "Bud" Ronald Hall
Apr 21, 2020
Mr. Joe "Bud" Hall, age 72 of Fitzgerald, Ga. passed away, Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at Dorminy Medical Center in Fitzgerald, Ga.
A native of Ocilla, Ga. , Mr. Hall was born, May 23, 1947, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Lee and Mattie Cribb Hall. He lived his life as a mechanic working in Willacoochee, Fitzgerald, Jacksonville and Yulee,...
Beth Thompson Higgs
Apr 20, 2020
Mrs. Beth Thompson Higgs, age 86 of Pearson, Ga. passed away Monday, April 20, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Waycross, Ga., following an extended illness.
Born October 21, l933 in Axson, Ga., Mrs. Higgs was the daughter of Harvey P. Thompson and Ellen Jane Johnston Thompson. Mrs. Higgs was a retired bus driver from the Atkinson County School System...
Henry Edward "Hinky" Mathews
Apr 17, 2020
Mr. Henry Edward “Hinky” Mathews, age 83, of Pearson, Ga. passed away Friday, April 17, 2020 at his residence after a short illness.
Born August 1, l936 in Elizabeth Town, N. C., Mr. Mathews was the son of the late E. O. “Shag” and Reba Mae Outlaw Mathews. He had made his home in Pearson for most of his life....
Fredra Lee Turner Lastinger
Apr 14, 2020
Mrs. Fredra Lee Turner Lastinger, age 86, of Pearson, Ga. passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at her home in Pearson, Ga surrounded by her loving family following an extended illness.
A native of Alma, Ga., Mrs. Lastinger was born April 8, l934, daughter of James Fred and Gracie Lee Warnock Turner. She was a homemaker and enjoyed...
Angela Kay Lancaster
Mar 16, 2020
Angela Kay Lancaster, 52, A resident of Pearland, TX since 2005, formerly of Biloxi, MS passed away March 16, 2020 in Webster, TX. She attended Praise Chapel Church.
Angela is preceded in death by her father, Jesse F. Smith.
Angela is survived by her husband, Scott Lancaster; son: Reis Divine: stepdaughters: Mary West, husband Aron, Joy Lancaster and...
Michael Lewis Davis
Feb 23, 2020
Mr. Michael Davis, age 66 of Pearson, Ga. passed away, Sunday, February 23, 2020 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, Ga.
Mr. Davis was born January 15, l954, in Coffee County, son of Melvin Lewis “Dick” Davis and Betty Jean Corbitt Davis. He was a prominent farmer, poultry and cattle producer in the Harmony Grove community. He enjoyed woodworking,...
Elmarie Lott
Feb 21, 2020
Ms. Elmarie Lott, age 80 of Waycross, Ga., formerly of Pearson, passed away Friday, February 21, 2020 at St. Vincent’s Southside Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla. following an extended illness.
Ms. Lott was born June 6, l939 in Coffee County, daughter of the late Gardie and Rosalee Mancil Lott. She had made her home in Pearson, Ga. most of her life,...
Marjorie Newbern Giddens
Feb 21, 2020
Mrs. Marjorie Yuvonne Newbern Giddens, age 89, of Kirkland, GA,
passed away Friday morning, February 21, 2020, at Lakeside Senior Living,
Douglas, GA, following an extended illness.
A native of Atkinson County, Mrs. Giddens was born February 12, 1931, daughter of Henry and Ila Walker Newbern. She was a long-time Public Health nurse in the Atkinson County community and...
Doris Anderson
Feb 14, 2020
Ms. Doris Anderson, age 76, Willacoochee, Ga. passed away Friday, February 14, 2020 at her home following an extended illness. A native of Willacoochee, Ga. Ms. Anderson was born October 08, 1943, daughter of Tom and Annie O’Neal Anderson. In her early years she was a seamstress and a mail carrier. While in her later years finding her passion of...
Jerry Leon White
Feb 13, 2020
Mr. Jerry Leon White, age 65, of Pearson, Ga. passed away at his home, Thursday, February 13, 2020.
Mr. White was born August 20, l954 in Fernandina Beach, Fl. son of Lehi White and the late Billie Corbitt White. He had made his home in Atkinson County for most of his life and was employed at Langboard in Willacoochee, Ga......
Edward Lee Cothern
Jan 30, 2020
Mr. Edward Lee Cothern, age 78, Pearson, Ga. passed away Thursday night, January 30, 2020 at his home following an extended illness.
A native of Alma, Ga., Mr. Cothern was born December 30, l941, son of Clifford Lee and Stella Taylor Cothern. He was a retired parts store manager and a veteran of the U. S. Marine Corps. He enjoyed...
Melissa Louise Fish
Jan 25, 2020
Mrs. Melissa Louise Fish, age 48, of Lenox, Ga. passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, Ga.
A native of Ocilla, Ga., Mrs. Fish was born, September 3, 1971, daughter of Carolyn Harper. She lived in Oregon for seven years before returning back to south Georgia. Mrs. Fish worked in sales at Global Auto...
Kathleen D. Sutton
Jan 24, 2020
Mrs. Kathleen D. Sutton, age 68 of Axson, Ga., passed away, Friday, January 24, 2020 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, Ga., following an extended illness.
A native of Miami, Fl., Mrs. Sutton was born February 8, l951, daughter of Loren and Donnie Kate Wilds White. She and her family located back to Axson in the sixties. She was...
Bera Mae Gaskin
Jan 20, 2020
Mrs. Bera “B” Morgan Gaskin, age 82, of Axson, Ga. passed away, Monday, January 20, 2020 at her home following an extended illness.
A native of Tallapoosa, Ga., Mrs. Gaskin was born October 5, l937, daughter of Grady and Willie Spillers Morgan. She and her husband Russell lived in Atlanta for many years before moving back to Axson in...
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