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Local Obituaries for Relihan Funeral Home in Pearson, GA

H.F. Sears

H.F. Sears

Nov 6, 2016

Mr. Hiram Franklin (H. F.) Sears, age 85 of Pearson, Ga. passed away Sunday, November 06, 2016 at Lumber City Nursing and Rehab Center in Lumber City, Ga. following an illness of several months.   A native of Atkinson County, Mr. Sears was born August 18, l931, son of Hiram F. Sears, Jr. and Myrtle Hodges Lentz.  He was a U....

Jessie Quincy McMillan

Jessie Quincy McMillan

Nov 4, 2016

Mr. J.Q. McMillan, age 89 of Willacoochee, Ga. passed away Friday, November 4, 2016 at his home in Willacoochee, Ga. following an extended illness. A native of Willacoochee, Ga., Mr. Jessie Quincy (J.Q.) McMillan was born September 27, 1927, son of Quincy and Stella Tucker McMillan. Mr. McMillan was a retired farmer and attended the First Baptist Church in Willacoochee,...

Inez Luke Crosby

Inez Luke Crosby

Nov 4, 2016

Mrs. Inez Luke Crosby, age 86 of Willacoochee, Ga. passed away Friday, November 4, 2016 at her home in Willacoochee, Ga. due to an extended illness. A native of Irwin County, Mrs. Crosby was born July 23, l930, daughter of John Wesley and Nealie Hinton Luke.  She worked for many years as a machine operator at Dorminey Manufacturing in Willacoochee,...

Spence Adams

Spence Adams

Oct 26, 2016

Mr. Spence Adams, age 78 of Douglas, Ga. passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Jacksonville, Fl. after a brief illness.   A native of Atkinson County, Mr. Adams was born December l4, l937, son of Clinton and Gertie Sears Adams.  He had made his home in Atkinson County and Coffee County for most of his...

Hazel Margaret Davis

Hazel Margaret Davis

Oct 18, 2016

Mrs. Hazel Margaret Davis, age 87 of Willacoochee, Ga. passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at her home in Willacoochee, Ga. following an extended illness.   A native of Atkinson County, Mrs. Davis was born June 13, l929, daughter of Archie Thomas and Mary Bell Steverson Miller. She was a homemaker and for many years she provided a day nursery in...

Rickey Stone

Rickey Stone

Oct 17, 2016

Mr. Ricky Stone, age 51 of Pearson, Ga. passed away Monday, October 17, 2016 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, Ga. from injuries sustained in an accident.   Born July 9, l965 in Homerville, Ga., Mr. Stone was the son of Joe and Annie Mae Arnold Stone.  Mr. Stone had previously worked at First String in Pearson, Ga..  He loved...

Maxie Minchew Bennett

Maxie Minchew Bennett

Oct 16, 2016

Mrs. Maxie Lee Minchew Bennett, age 84 of Millwood, Ga. passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, Ga. after an extended illness.   Mrs. Bennett was born in the Bickley community of Ware County on July 11, l932, daughter of Clarence and Ruth White Minchew. She and her husband lived in Clyattville near Valdosta, Ga....

Glenda Mercer McCrea

Glenda Mercer McCrea

Oct 9, 2016

Mrs. Glenda M. McCrea, age 68 of Willacoochee, Ga. passed away Sunday, October 09, 2016 at Clinch Healthcare Center in Homerville, Ga. after an extended illness.   A native of Douglas, Ga., Mrs. McCrea was born March l6, l948, daughter of Ted and Ruth Harper Mercer.  She worked for many years at Cady Bag Industries in Pearson, Ga. and Coats &...

Hazel White Moulder

Hazel White Moulder

Oct 5, 2016

  On October 5, 2016, our Lord and Savior called to Heaven the light of our family, Hazel White Moulder. Hazel was born in Atkinson County Georgia March 12, 1927 to John G. and Allie Mae White. Hazel married George Donald Moulder and after the birth of son Donnie and daughter Linda, they moved to Fernandina Beach, Fl and lived there...

Billie Sue Horton Jarrett

Billie Sue Horton Jarrett

Oct 1, 2016

Mrs. Billie Sue Jarrett, age 81 of Pearson, Ga. passed away Saturday, October 01, 2016 at her home following an extended illness.   A native of Berrien County, Mrs. Jarrett was born April l0, l935, daughter of Willis and Mattie Vickers Horton.  She had made her home in Willacoochee for most of her life.  She worked for many years as a...

James Paul Yarbrough

James Paul Yarbrough

Oct 1, 2016

Dr. James Paul Yarbrough, 79, of Ithaca, NY, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2016, at his home after an extended illness. Paul was born August 24, 1937, in Waycross, GA, to the late Rev. Ralph Bird and LaVerte Tanner Yarbrough.   Paul’s education and career took him from Georgia to Iowa to New York. Ever the researcher and reflective intellectual, he...

Richard Geiger

Richard Geiger

Sep 10, 2016

Mr. Richard Geiger, age 74 of Axson, Ga. passed away Saturday, September 10, 2016 at his home in Axson, Ga. after an extended illness.   Born September 20, 1941 in Lyons, Ga., Mr. Geiger was the son of Jonas and Mary Elizabeth White Spikes. He had made his home in Atkinson County (Axson) most of his life and was of the...

Elaine Jardine Ricketson

Elaine Jardine Ricketson

Sep 9, 2016

Mrs. Elaine Jardine Ricketson, age 83 of Pearson, Ga. passed away Friday, September 09, 2016 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, Ga. after a short illness.   A native of Coffee County, Mrs. Ricketson was born July 3, l933, daughter of James B. and Allie Lott Jardine. Mrs. Ricketson was retired from the Atkinson County Board of Education, where she...

Roy Laverne McMillan

Roy Laverne McMillan

Sep 1, 2016

Mr. Roy McMillan, age 66 of Alapaha, Ga. passed away Thursday, September 01, 2016 at his home in Alapaha, Ga.   Born June 20, l950 in Ben Hill County, Mr. McMillan was the son of J. Q. McMillan and the late Ouida Purvis McMillan.  He had made his home in the Willacoochee and Alapaha area for most of his life.  He...

Karl Owen McDonald

Karl Owen McDonald

Aug 30, 2016

Mr. Karl McDonald, age 72 of Willacoochee, Ga. passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, Ga. following an extended illness.   Born December 6, l943 in Willacoochee, Ga., Mr. McDonald was the son of Gordon and Betty Bowen McDonald.  He worked for 38 years in the mobile home industry as a carpenter with Fleetwood Homes. ...

Doris Fender Douglas

Doris Fender Douglas

Aug 23, 2016

Mrs. Doris Fender Douglas, age 77 of Pearson, Ga. passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at her home in Pearson, Ga. following an extended illness. Mrs. Douglas was born June 1, l939 in Willacoochee, Ga., daughter of Laster and Marie Gurganas Fender.  Mrs. Douglas was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening and working in her yard.  She also loved cooking, sewing,...

Jeri Sue Jarrett

Jeri Sue Jarrett

Aug 21, 2016

Ms. Jeri Sue Jarrett, age 49 of Willacoochee, Ga. passed away Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, Ga. following an extended illness. A native of Winston Salem, N. C., Ms. Jarrett was born January 27, l967, daughter of Oscar Wiley and Billie Sue Horton Jarrett.  She had made her home in the Willacoochee area for...

Annie Laura Spikes

Annie Laura Spikes

Aug 19, 2016

Mrs. Annie Laura Spikes, age 63 of Pearson, Ga. passed away Friday, August 19, 2016 at her home in Pearson, Ga. following an extended illness. A native of Jacksonville, Fl., Mrs. Spikes was born October 22, l952, daughter of Napoleon Broward Hurlbert, Sr. and Thelma Lucy Allen Hurlbert.  She lived for most of life in Atkinson County.  She had previously...

Ulysses Shasta McCranie

Ulysses Shasta McCranie

Aug 18, 2016

Mr. Ulysses Shasta McCranie, age 93 of Willacoochee and St. Simons, Ga. passed away Thursday, August 18, 2016 at his home in St. Simons, Ga. after an extended illness.   Survivors include: Son: Judson McCranie and wife Elizabeth of Brunswick, Ga.   2 Daughters: Cynthia Ellen McCranie of St. Simons Island, Ga.                        Mary Rich of Marietta, Ga.   4 Grandchildren: Amanda Rich, Emma...

Foster Jason Fender

Foster Jason Fender

Aug 7, 2016

Mr. Foster Jason Fender, age 53 of Willacoochee, Ga. passed away Sunday August 07, 2016.   Jason was born October 15, l962 in Homerville, Ga., son of Foster “Bo” and Francine Sutton Fender. He had made his home in Atkinson County for most of his life.  He was a Graduate of Atkinson County High School and South Georgia College. Jason began...

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