Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Guyton, GA, Effingham County & Surrounding Areas

Mr. James Allen Jerald
Aug 12, 2014
Rincon - Mr. James Allen Jerald, Sr., 70, passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Jerald was born in Savannah, but lived in Effingham County for many years. He retired from Clark Fork Lift as a mechanic, and was a member of First Christian Church of Rincon. Mr Jerald was preceeded in death by his Father, Allen...
Mr. Elliott Eugene i��i��i��Genei��U� Thompson, Sr
Aug 11, 2014
Mr. Elliott Eugene "Gene" Thompson, Sr., 77, passed away Monday, August 11, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Thompson was born in Savannah, Georgia but lived in Effingham County for a number of years. He retired from the Civil Service as a mechanic, he was a veteran of the United States Navy serving in the Korean Conflict, and was a member...

Mr. Jimmy I Holton, Sr
Aug 1, 2014
Bloomingdale- Mr. Jimmy I. Holton, Sr. 77, passed away, August 1, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Holton was born in Harrison, Ga., but lived in Bloomingdale for a number of years. Mr. Holton had worked in construction, was a wrecker driver for many years and was a Baptist. Mr. Holton was preceeded in death by his parents, Louis & Alma...
Janie Lou Altman
Jul 20, 2014
Mrs. Janie Lou Altman, 74, loving wife, mother and granny passed away Sunday, July 20, 2014 at Effingham County Hospital. Mrs. Altman was born in Brooklet, Georgia but lived in Effingham County for a number of years. She was a retired book keeper with 28 years of services at Piggly Wiggly and was a member of the Garden City Primitive...
Shane Harlen Wallace
Jul 18, 2014
-Springfield- Shane Harlen Wallace A good man, Shane Harlen Wallace, was called home to be with the angels on July 18, 2014. He was a beloved son, brother, father, uncle and friend. He was preceeded in death by his father, Timothy Thomas and his daughter, Justice. He leaves behind his mother, Linda Looney; step-father, Dennis Pevey; sisters Samantha and Valarie;...

Mrs. Sara i��i��i��Saritai��U� Ivette Irizarry Rosado Kennett
Jul 10, 2014
Mrs. Sara "Sarita" Ivette Irizarry Rosado Kennett, 63, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2014 at St. Joseph Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. Mrs. Kennet was a native of Ponce, Puerto Rico but lived in Springfield for a number of years. She was a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico, a dental assistant, a homemaker and a member of First Baptist...

Mr. Daniel M. Donatien
Jun 18, 2014
Guyton - Mr. Daniel M. Donatien, 88, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at Effingham Care Center. Mr. Donatien was born in the West Indies, but lived in Guyton for a number of years, he was retired from the New York Department of Transportation as a heavy equipment operator, he was a Merchant Marine serving in World War II, Korea...

Mrs. Victoria Edwards Usher
Jun 17, 2014
-Shawnee- Mrs. Victoria Edwards Usher, 84, wife of Charles Leon Usher passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at St. Joseph Hospital in Savannah, Georgia Victoria was born in Clyo, Georgia. She was a homemaker, loving her flowers especially Petunias. She worked at the Springfield Lumber Company and later was the co-owner of the Shawnee General Store with her husband. She...
Mr. James Carlton i��i��i��Jimmyi��U� Anderson
Jun 10, 2014
-Guyton- Mr. James Carlton "Jimmy" Anderson, 66, passed away on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina. Jimmy was born in Savannah, he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during the Vietnam Conflict and was a civil service employee at Hunter Army Airfield. He was an avid fisherman and...
Owen Davis Rivers
Jun 6, 2014
-Guyton - Owen Davis Rivers, 4, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, June 6, 2014. Owen lived a life that was zero to wide open each and every day.i�½i�½ He laughed and smiled throughout his life; bringing joy and happiness to everyone he touched. He enjoyed playing with friends, and Spiderman was his hero. He is preceded...

Mrs. Ruby Lee Gilder
Jun 3, 2014
Rincon - Mrs. Ruby Lee Gilder, 67, passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2014, at St. Joseph Hospital. Mrs. Gilder was born in Bulloch County on June 18, 1946 to Lester and Sarah Tillman. She lived in Effingham County for a number of years where she was a homemaker and of the baptist faith. Ruby is preceded in death by her...

Frank "Skipper" Raymond Lewis, Jr
May 24, 2014
Guyton- Frank "Skipper" Raymond Lewis, Jr., 28, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2014. Skipper was born in Savannah, Georgia, lived in Effingham County and was a technician for Southeastern Heating and Air. Survivors include his mother, Shelia M. Lewis of Rincon, Georgia; father, Frank R. Lewis, Sr. of Guyton, Georgia; brother, Joshua W. Lewis of Springfield, Georgia; grandmother, Patricia A....

Mrs. Esel Stanfield Ray
May 22, 2014
-Rincon- Mrs. Esel Stanfield Ray, 90, passed away Thursday, May 22, 2014 at Effingham County Extended Care Facility. Mrs. Ray was born on August 15, 1923 to Lesley E. and Beulah Lee Stanfield. She was a loving mother, a homemaker and a member of Maranatha Assembly of God. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Mrs. Sybil Dorinda Jackson Autry Crawford
May 18, 2014
-Savannah- Mrs. Sybil Dorinda Jackson Autry Crawford, 73, passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2014 at Candler Hospital. Mrs. Crawford was a native of Savannah, was a member of Bible Baptist Church and a retired office manager for Doctor William H. Stephens, Jr. for over thirty years. Mrs. Sybil Crawford dedicated her life to her family and helping others in...

Mr. Wayne Mock
May 16, 2014
Springfield - Mr. Wayne Mock, 66, passed away Friday, May 16, 2014, at the Effingham County Extended Care Facility. Mr. Mock was a native of Baxley, Ga., born August 21, 1947, he was a retired Mechanic and attended Maranatha Assembly of God. Survivors include: a brother, Wendell Mock of Metter; two sisters, Peggy Maloney of Beaufort, S.C, and Brenda Ray...

Mrs. Mildred Barnes
May 11, 2014
-Rincon- Mrs. Mildred Barnes, 86, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2014 at Effingham County Extended Care Facility. Mildred was born in Monticello, Georgia and lived in Rincon, Georgia for a number of years. She was a member of Rincon Church of Christ and worked for Gulfstream Aerospace. Mrs. Barnes is survived by: her daughter, Donna Moore (Michael) of Irmo, South...

Mr. John Edwards Malphus
May 5, 2014
Mr. John Edwards Malphus Jr., 56, of Sylvania, Georgia, passed away on May 5, 2014 at Slyview Nursing Home. John was born in Savannah, Georgia,was a construction worker and a member of Millen Baptist Church. Mr. Edwards is survived by his wife, Shirley Malphus; parents, Edward and Susie Malphus of Statesboro; son, John E. Malphus, III of Dublin; brother, Donnie...

Lawrence Joseph Cranford
Apr 28, 2014
-Springfield- Lawrence Joseph Cranford was born on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 to parents Christopher Cranford and Casey Clifton at Effingham County Hospital. Lawrence's family was blessed to spend 19 days with Lawrence, before he took on his heavenly wings from Egleston Children's Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 28, 2014. Lawrence is deeply loved by his mommy and daddy, big...
Ronald Gerald Toole, Sr
Apr 17, 2014
-Guyton- Ronald Gerald Toole Sr., 70, passed away April 17, 2014 at St. Joseph Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. Mr. Toole was born in Savannah, but lived in Guyton for a number of years, he was retired from the Southern Company after 30 plus years of service, was a member of the I.B.E.W. A Baptist and an avid Civil War Buff....
Mrs. Susie Ann Stanley Holton
Apr 14, 2014
-Bloomingdale- Susie Ann Stanley Holton, 73, passed away Monday, April 14, 2014 at her residence. Mrs. Holton was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and aunt. She was a homemaker who enjoyed writing poetry and spending time with her family. Survivors include: husband, Jimmy Holton, Sr. of Bloomingdale; son, Jimmy Jr. (Michelle) of Pembroke; daughters, Susan Murray (Lester) of...