Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Relihan Funeral Home in Pearson, GA

Mary Smith Davis

Mary Smith Davis

Feb 2, 2017

Mrs. Mary Smith Davis, age 82 of Axson, Ga. passed away Thursday, February 02, 2017 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, Ga. following an extended illness.   A native of Pierce County, Mrs. Davis was born January 1, l935, daughter of Lester and Lillian Dixon Smith. She had made her home in Axson for most of her life. In her...

Dorless "Mickey" Morris

Dorless "Mickey" Morris

Feb 2, 2017

Mr. Dorless “Mickey” Morris, age 57 of Hilliard, Fl. passed away Thursday, February 02, 2017 at the Warner Center for Caring in Fernandina Beach, Fl. following an extended illness.   A native of Atkinson County, Mr. Morris was born December 15, l959, son of Jesse and Mary Barnes Morris. He had made his home in Nassau County for many years and...

Elizabeth Corrine Lewis

Elizabeth Corrine Lewis

Jan 29, 2017

Mrs. Elizabeth Corrine Lewis, age 77 of Pearson, Ga. passed away Sunday, January 29, 2017 at Pruitt Health Nursing Home in Ocilla, Ga. following an extended illness.   A native of Bacon County, Mrs. Lewis was born July 17, l939, daughter of Thomas Edward and Mildred Douglas Abercrombie. She had made her home in Coffee County for many years before moving...

Sandra Carene Brant

Sandra Carene Brant

Jan 12, 2017

Mrs. Sandra Carene Sirmans Brant, age 76 of Pearson, Ga. passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, Ga. following a extended illness.   A native of Atkinson County, Mrs. Brant was born September 10, l940, daughter of Clemon Fielding and Mytrice Vining Sirmans. She lived most of her life in Atkinson County. She worked as...

John Clark Tanner

John Clark Tanner

Jan 10, 2017

Mr. John Clark Tanner, age 76 of Pearson, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at his home in Pearson, Georgia, following an extended illness.  Mr. Tanner’s contributions to the community over the years and his friendly demeanor and spirit will be greatly missed by all those who had the pleasure of knowing him.   A native of Atkinson County, Mr....

Wayne Locke

Wayne Locke

Dec 27, 2016

Mr. Wayne Locke, age 64 of Pearson, Ga. passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, Ga. after a brief illness.   A native of Columbus, Ga., Mr. Locke was born June l1, l952, son of Royce Stephen and Mary Ellen Saunders Locke. He had made his home in Ocala, Fl. for many years before moving...

Revis Lott Giddens

Revis Lott Giddens

Dec 18, 2016

Mr. Revis Lott Giddens, age 91 of Pearson, Ga. passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, Ga. following a short illness. Born July l7, l925 in Atkinson County, Mr. Giddens was the son of William and Clara Vickers Giddens. He lived most of his life in Atkinson County.  He was a U. S. Army...

Clarence Everett Reliford

Clarence Everett Reliford

Dec 17, 2016

Mr. Clarence “Cobby” Reliford, age 71 of Broxton, Ga. passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016 at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Jacksonville, Fl. following a short illness. A native of Coffee County, Mr. Reliford was born February 6, l945 son of Clarence, Sr. and Willie Mae Harrell Reliford. He had made his home in the Douglas, Broxton area for most...

Mary Frances Horton

Mary Frances Horton

Dec 2, 2016

Mrs. Frances Horton, age 97 of Pearson, Ga. passed away Friday, December 02, 2016 at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Jacksonville, Fl. following a short illness. A native of Axson, Ga., Mrs. Horton was born September 7, l9l9 to Thomas Henry and Mary Johnson Mathews. She had made her home in Pearson, Ga. for most of her life. In her...

Clifford White

Clifford White

Dec 2, 2016

Mr. Clifford White, age 87 of Pearson, Ga. passed away Friday, December 02, 2016 at Shady Acres Convalescent Center in Douglas, Ga. following an extended illness. Born June 6, l929, in Atkinson County, Mr. White was the son of Frank and Lomie Davis White. He had made his home in Miami, Fl. for many years before moving back to Atkinson...

Gardie Lee

Gardie Lee

Dec 1, 2016

Mr. Gardie Lee, age 52 of Pearson, Ga. passed away Thursday, December 01, 2016 at his home in Pearson, Ga. surrounded by his loving family following a courageous battle with ALS. A native of Coffee County, Mr. Lee was born August 31, l964 to Delmas Henry and Elmarie Lott Lee. He had made his home in Pearson for most of...

Lee Wade Swails

Lee Wade Swails

Nov 29, 2016

Mr. Lee Wade Swails, age 73 of Pearson, Ga. passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at Southern Senior Living Personal Care Home in Douglas, Ga. following an extended illness. A native of Coffee County, Mr. Swails was born February 6, l943 son of Lee O. and Evelyn Gourley Swails. He lived in Atkinson County for most of his life and...

Leila Annis Boone

Leila Annis Boone

Nov 29, 2016

Ms. Lelia Boone, age 88 of Douglas, Ga. passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, Ga. following an extended illness. Born September 6, l928 in Axson, Ga., Ms. Boone was the daughter of Homer and Ruth Weathers Boone. She worked for many years as a ticket agent for Eastern Airlines in Atlanta, Ga. and...

Henry "Peanut" Gregory Browning

Henry "Peanut" Gregory Browning

Nov 23, 2016

Mr. Henry “Peanut” Browning, age 61 of Pearson, Ga. passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at his home in Pearson, Ga. following an extended illness.   A native of Coffee County, Mr. Browning was born December 7, l954 to the late Carol Fish Fletcher and Clayton Browning. He lived and worked in Pearson for many years before moving to Brunswick where...

Ealie Franklin Batten

Ealie Franklin Batten

Nov 19, 2016

    Mr. Ealie F. Batten, age 72 of Douglas, Ga. passed away Saturday, November 19, 2016 at his home in Douglas, Ga. following an illness of several months. A native of Coffee County, Mr. Batten was born August 20, l944 son of Otis Batten and Duzie Woods Batten Davis. He had made his home in Pearson for most of his life....

Shirley Mae Cooper

Shirley Mae Cooper

Nov 15, 2016

Mrs. Shirley Cooper, age 78 of Axson, Ga. passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, Ga. following an extended illness. A native of Henderson, Tenn., Mrs. Cooper was born May 8, l938, daughter of Willard and Florence Onie Tidwell Stansell. She had made her home in Atkinson County for most of her life.  She...

Louella Andrews Cartwright

Louella Andrews Cartwright

Nov 10, 2016

Mrs. Louella Andrews Cartwright, age 92 of Pearson, Ga. passed away Thursday, November 10, 2016 at Satilla Hospice House in Waycross, Ga. following an extended illness.   A native of Coffee County, Mrs. Cartwright was born February 23, l924, daughter of William Henry and Lucy Ella Mathis Andrews.  She worked as a Paraprofessional with the Atkinson County School System for l5...

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,...