All Obituaries

Mickey Orvin, age 67, of Baxley, died Thursday, November 14, 2019 in Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. Mr. Orvin was born February 12, 1952 in Jeff Davis County to the late Wade Horace Orvin and the late Carrie Lee Branch Orvin. He was a member of Sand Hill Creek Free Will Baptist Church where he served as the Sunday School Superintendant. Mr. Orvin was a claims adjuster for Armtech Insurance & Farm Service Agency and a member of the Appling County Touchdown...

  Curtis Martin Smith, Jr., age 84, of Baxley died Thursday, November 14, 2019 in Jesup. Mr. Smith was born March 22, 1935 in Forsyth, Georgia to the late Curtis Martin Smith, Sr. and the late Catheryn Smith.  He was a veteran of the United States Army.  Mr. Smith was a faithful member of Big Oaks Church of God and was a Commercial Carrier serving Proco Industries and Williams Brothers Trucking for over 40 years.   Survivors include his wife, Dinah Shore Patterson...

Carroll Dane Bruce, Jr., age 68 of Baxley, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2019 at his residence. Mr. Bruce was born October 16, 1951 in Wayne County to the late Carroll Dane Bruce, Sr. and the late Aldine Kicklighter Bruce Karnoutsos. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Alma. Mr. Bruce was a retired director of Appling County Emergency Management and was a Chapter Member of the American Red Cross.    In addition to his parents, Mr. Bruce was preceded in death by a...

  Wallace Daniel Cole, age 83, of Baxley, passed away Friday, November 8, 2019 in Vidalia. Mr. Cole was born October 23, 1936 in Liberty County to the late Walter Cole and the late Mary Futch Cole. He was a member of Nicholls Baptist Church. Mr. Cole graduated from Nicholls High School, South Georgia College and Southern Tech. He was a Veteran of the United States Army, serving in the 82nd Airborne as a Paratrooper. He was an Industrial Engineer and was a former Plant Manager for...

José Lepe Morfin, age 60, of Baxley died Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Appling Healthcare. Mr. Lepe was born February 18, 1959 and was a native of Guadalajara, Mexico. He was a fiberglass specialist and the owner of JL Marine. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jose Lepe Vasquez and Maria Merced Morfin de Lepe and his brothers, Mauricio Lepe and Felipe de Jesus Lepe. Survivors include his wife, Rosa Martina Lepe; daughter, Jennifer Merced Lepe; sons, Miguel Sandoval, Alberto...

Myrtle Irene Thompkins Wiggins, 80, of Charleston, South Carolina, passed away surrounded by her loved ones at The Life Care Center of Charleston, on Friday, October 25, 2019. Mrs. Wiggins was born April 8, 1939 in Baxley, Georgia to late J. F. Thompkins and the late Vega B. Thompkins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Isaac Wiggins, US Navy, (Ret.).  She worked for Charleston County School District for 28 years, retiring from Fort Johnson Middle...

  Catherine Courson Carter, age 72, of Baxley died Monday, October 21, 2019 at the Appling Healthcare System. Mrs. Carter was born September 12, 1947 in Bacon County to the late William Monroe Courson and the late Laura Hardwick Courson.  She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church and served as President, Secretary and Treasurer of United Methodist Women.  Mrs. Carter was employed at Altamaha Elementary School for 41 years and was a member of the Tar Tappers Square...

Lucky Wendell Quinn, age 66, of Baxley died Friday, October 18, 2019 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. Mr. Quinn was born July 3, 1953 in Appling County to the late Wendell Will Quinn and the late Minnie Thomas Quinn. He was a member of Ten Mile Creek Baptist Church. Mr. Quinn was a former commercial fisherman and retired from Williams Construction at Plant Hatch. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Clint Quinn. Survivors include his sons...

  Joseph John McNamara, Sr., age 49, of Douglas passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. Joseph was born November 27, 1969 in Trenton, NJ to the late Patrick Allen McNamara and the late Dorothy Connor McNamara. He was employed with Triple O Enterprise and was a member of Dunn Memorial Baptist Church. He was a great role model and would give a helping hand to anyone in need. Joseph was always a jokester and loved to fish and play...

On Tuesday, October 8, 2019, Caleb “Preston” Collins, loving husband, father son and brother passed away peacefully at his home in Madison, Georgia.  He fought a courageous four-year battle with ALS.  He was 45.   Preston was born on February 17, 1974 in Newnan, Georgia to Kennon Gay Collins (deceased) and Frankie “Inez” Collins.  Memorable times in his life were growing up in Baxley, Georgia.  He developed strong long-lasting friendships and...