OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Hinesville, GA, Liberty County & Surrounding Areas
Somnuk Hornbuckle
Oct 9, 2020
Somnuk Hornbuckle, 71, was born on October 12, 1948 in Bangkok, Thailand. She peacefully departed this life on Friday, October 9, 2020.
Somnuk was an Army wife and traveled to many different places. She spent the majority of her life in Anniston, AL. She retired in 2016 from the Fruit of the Loom factory in Leesburg, AL. She was a...
Marlene N. Thornton
Oct 6, 2020
Marlene N. Thornton, 66, passed away on Monday, October 6, 2020.
Marlene was the pianist at First United Methodist Church of Hinesville. She had a deep love for music and for animals. Along with the piano, she played the flute, melodica, violin, and a variety of percussion instruments.
She was preceded in death by her parents, C. Marvin and Elizabeth...
Rosie James Southard
Oct 6, 2020
Rosie James Southard, 72, born on January 4, 1948 in Honolulu, Hawaii, passed away on October 6, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Savannah, GA.
Rosie was married to her best friend, Lee for 52 years. They met and married within two months and were able to travel during his military career living in Okinawa and Germany. She and Lee had...
Patricia C. Kicklighter
Oct 5, 2020
Patricia C. Kicklighter, 80, of Walthourville, Georgia, left for Heaven on October 5, 2020, after a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Kicklighter is preceded in death by her parents, James and Louise Collins.
She leaves behind her beloved husband, Thomas G. (Jerry) Kicklighter; sons, Clint Arnold of Macon and Jay Arnold (Connie) of Millen; step-daughters, Angel Kicklighter of Allenhurst and Candy...
Sokanta (So) Daoheuang
Sep 30, 2020
On September 30, Sokanta Daoheuang (affectionately known to friends and family as So), passed away peacefully with his family by his side. So was born on February 1, 1968, in Savannakhet, Laos to Sythanh & Khene. He was the oldest of 6 children. In 1981, he immigrated to the United States with his Aunt & Uncle, Suzanne and Bo Daoheuang.
...
Timothy Lawton Shuman
Sep 27, 2020
Timothy Lawton Shuman, 59, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah.
Loving, honest, sincere, dedicated, and God-fearing are words we think of when we hear the name Timmy Shuman. He was a loving husband, father, brother, uncle, and papa. Family was very important to Timmy. He loved to stand around a fire, sit on...
Robert (Bob) Eugene Park (SFC, US ARMY, ret.)
Sep 26, 2020
Robert Eugene (Bob) Park (SFC, US Army, ret.), 77, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at home with his wife by his side.
Bob was born in Cottage Grove, OH. He joined the army at 16 years old and retired in 1981. After retirement, he became a truck driver and he enjoyed hauling cars across the US. He enjoyed...
Barbara Groover Wheeler
Sep 25, 2020
Barbara Groover Wheeler, 69, of Hinesville, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours on Friday, September 25, 2020, surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer.
Barbara was born in Statesboro, Georgia on February 15, 1951. She was a 1969 graduate of Bradwell Institute in Hinesville. She was a life-long member of First Baptist Church...
Robert (Bobby) Ferrell Coefield
Sep 25, 2020
Robert Ferrell Coefield, 81, of Hinesville, GA passed away on September 25, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah.
Robert (Bobby) was born in his childhood home in Colerain, NC to Virginia and Jesse Lee Coefield on November 6, 1938. He graduated Mars Hill High School in May 1956. He attended Atlantic Christian College in Wilson, NC. In 1960,...
Mary Teresa Strickland
Sep 25, 2020
Mary Teresa Strickland, 65, passed away on Friday, September 25, 2020 at home surrounded by her family.
Mary lived in Hinesville most of her life. She was a member of Gum Branch Baptist Church, the Liberty County Historical Society, and the Local FEMA. She graduated from Bradwell Institute in 1973. She worked for a number of years for the Liberty...
Gene B. Clark
Sep 24, 2020
Gene Burnise Clark, 79, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2020 at home with his wife and daughters at his side.
Gene was a commercial fisherman and would always work on his shrimp boat and implement new ideas on how to catch more shrimp. He enjoyed being outdoors and hunting. He was an exceptional guitar player and would play a...
Thelma Rivers Gaddy
Sep 23, 2020
Thelma Gaddy, 95, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2020.
Thelma loved her family and spending time with her grandchildren. She will deeply missed.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John Rivers and Alma Zipperer Rivers; three husbands, Howard Cleland, Waverly Jones, and Guy Gaddy; and children, Charles Cleland, Latrell Jackson, and Johnny Cleland.
She is survived by...
Soncera Kymberli Barney
Sep 23, 2020
On September 23, 2020 at 1:36 pm, surrounded by her faithful loved ones and close friends, the world lost the compassionate warrior, Soncera Kymberli Barney. While those two words seem to be an oxymoron, Kymberli was a hopeful fighter who believed in bringing out the best in people and instilling the power of hope in them. She did so by...
Amanda (Mandy) Rochelle Kersten
Sep 21, 2020
Amanda Rochelle Kersten, 40, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 21, 2020. She was born on a beautiful fall day on October 30, 1979 in Cartersville, Georgia to Garnett Alton Williams, Jr. and Rebecca Lynn Lapp Williams. She spent the rest of her life enjoying her birthday and celebrating Halloween like no one else.
Mandy had a passion for life,...
Jacquelyn (Jackie) Faye Morris
Sep 18, 2020
Jacquelyn Faye Morris, 68, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020 after a short illness.
Jackie lived in Hinesville for the past 36 years and worked as an operator at Coastal Utilities. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Hinesville. Her passion was her family and she was very involved in their lives. She will be deeply missed...
Cecilia Harn Sales
Sep 17, 2020
Cecilia Harn Sales, 71, of Richmond Hill passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 17, 2020.
Cecilia was a licensed Practical Nurse and worked at Chatham Nursing Home. She also worked as a teacher at Richmond Hill Montessori School. She helped provide food and clothing for needy children in the Richmond Hill area. She helped to maintain parts of Ft. McAllister...
Bruce Allen Bochette, Sr.
Sep 17, 2020
Bruce Bochette, Sr., 64, of the Gum Branch community passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Liberty Regional Medical Center.
Bruce was born on October 3, 1955 in Charleston County, South Carolina to Dewey Levis Bochette and Alene Claudia Young. At an early age, Bruce was mentored by a special friend, Bob, who took him under his wing...
Glenn Arthur Hoffer
Sep 12, 2020
Glenn Arthur Hoffer, 95, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at home surrounded by his family.
Glenn lived most of his life in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and lived in Richmond Hill for the past 5 years. He was a member of St. Anne Catholic Church. He was a U.S. Army Veteran having served in World War II and in...
Angela "Becky" Mitchell
Sep 2, 2020
Angela “Becky” Mitchell, 66, passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at Memorial Health University Medical Center.
Becky lived most of her life in Hinesville. She was a member of Ludowici Church of God. She loved cooking for family and friends. She enjoyed fishing and tending to her flowers. She was an outgoing person. To Becky, no one was a...
Pacha Ann Fender Smiley
Aug 27, 2020
Pacha Ann Fender Smiley, 84, of Hinesville, GA went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 27, 2020.
Pacha was born on December 19, 1935 in Hinesville to the late Cecil and Eula Sullivan Dasher. She loved being outdoors and enjoyed spending time in her garden. She had a passion for collecting all things frogs. She loved her dogs...