OBITUARIES

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Local Obituaries for Hinesville, GA, Liberty County & Surrounding Areas

Barbara Joan Hollingsworth

Barbara Joan Hollingsworth

Oct 21, 2015

Joan Hollingsworth, age 79, died Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at Coastal Manor Nursing Home in Ludowici after a long illness.Born in Griffin, Georgia, she lived in Sardis for 10 years before moving to Hinesville in 1958. She was a graduate of Tift College, and received a Master’s and a Six-Year Degree in Education from Georgia Southern University. She worked for...

Joan Hollingsworth

Joan Hollingsworth

Oct 21, 2015

Joan Hollingsworth, age 79, died Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at Coastal Manor Nursing Home in Ludowici after a long illness. Born in Griffin, Georgia, she lived in Sardis for 10 years before moving to Hinesville in 1958. She was a graduate of Tift College, and received a Master's and a Six-Year Degree in Education from Georgia Southern University. She worked...

Susie Herring

Susie Herring

Oct 21, 2015

Richmond Hill Susie E. Herring, 81, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Hospice Savannah surrounded by her family. She was born in Annapolis, Maryland to the late Krozier and Annie Earley. In junior high school, she met her sweetheart, William. In 1949 at the age of sixteen, they snuck to Ridgeland, SC where they lied to the judge about...

Doris Lovell

Doris Lovell

Oct 20, 2015

Doris Shuman Lovell, 78, died Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at Memorial Health University Medical Center surrounded by her family. She lived most of her life in Richmond Hill and was a member of Richmond Hill First Baptist Church. She recently retired from Richmond Hill Middle School after twenty-eight years. She enjoyed Christmas decorations, watching the Braves, and going to her...

Doris S Lovell

Doris S Lovell

Oct 20, 2015

Doris Shuman Lovell, 78, died Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at Memorial Health University Medical Center surrounded by her family. She lived most of her life in Richmond Hill and was a member of Richmond Hill First Baptist Church. She recently retired from Richmond Hill Middle School after twenty-eight years. She enjoyed Christmas decorations, watching the Braves, and going to her...

Mary Alice Harn

Mary Alice Harn

Oct 16, 2015

Richmond Hill Mary Alice Martin Harn entered into the presence of Jesus on Friday, October 16, 2015. She was born at home in Nevils, Georgia, Bullock County on August 10, 1921 to Josh Martine and Mary Elma NeSmith Martin. Mary Alice graduated from Nevils High School in 1939 and attended Business College in Savannah where she met Edward Charles Harn....

Mary Alice Harn

Mary Alice Harn

Oct 16, 2015

Richmond Hill Mary Alice Martin Harn entered into the presence of Jesus on Friday, October 16, 2015. She was born at home in Nevils, Georgia, Bullock County on August 10, 1921 to Josh Martine and Mary Elma NeSmith Martin. Mary Alice graduated from Nevils High School in 1939 and attended Business College in Savannah where she met Edward Charles Harn....

Mary Alice Harn

Mary Alice Harn

Oct 16, 2015

Richmond Hill Mary Alice Martin Harn entered into the presence of Jesus on Friday, October 16, 2015. She was born at home in Nevils, Georgia, Bullock County on August 10, 1921 to Josh Martine and Mary Elma NeSmith Martin. Mary Alice graduated from Nevils High School in 1939 and attended Business College in Savannah where she met Edward Charles Harn....

Shirley Katherine Maney

Shirley Katherine Maney

Oct 10, 2015

Hinesville, Shirley Katherine Maney, 80, died Saturday, October 10, 2015 at her home under the care of Heartland Hospice surrounded by her family. Born in Long County, Georgia, she lived in Hinesville all her life.  She was the dietician at Liberty Regional Hospital for over 25 years before retiring.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Fairl Maney; son,...

Shirley Katherine Maney

Shirley Katherine Maney

Oct 10, 2015

Hinesville, Shirley Katherine Maney, 80, died Saturday, October 10, 2015 at her home under the care of Heartland Hospice surrounded by her family. Born in Long County, Georgia, she lived in Hinesville all her life. She was the dietician at Liberty Regional Hospital for over 25 years before retiring. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fairl Maney; son,...

Joe Bennett Hall

Joe Bennett Hall

Oct 8, 2015

Joe Bennett Hall, born in 1943, passed from this life on October 8th, 2015. “Chub” to his friends and family, Bennett Hall was a US Air Force veteran, career long-haul trucker and loyal Son of the South. Friends and co-workers from Texas to Hinesville were an extension of his family and all remember him with a common expression, “He always...

Joe Bennett Hall

Joe Bennett Hall

Oct 8, 2015

Joe Bennett Hall, born in 1943, passed from this life on October 8th, 2015. "Chub" to his friends and family, Bennett Hall was a US Air Force veteran, career long-haul trucker and loyal Son of the South. Friends and co-workers from Texas to Hinesville were an extension of his family and all remember him with a common expression, "He always...

Michael D. Keating

Michael D. Keating

Oct 4, 2015

Hinesville LT COL Michael Keating (US Army, retired) of Hinesville passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2015, after a long and eventful life. He was born in 1936 to Gerald and Madeline Keating in St. Louis. After graduating from college, he was inducted in to the Army and sent to Germany where he met and married his wife of 55...

James D Rogers

James D Rogers

Sep 26, 2015

Fleming James Darnell "Jimmy" Rogers, 55, passed away Saturday at his home after a long illness. Born in Savannah, he lived in Fleming all his life. He was a member of Fleming Baptist Church and a retiree of Interstate Paper Company. Survivors are his mother, Jewell Rogers Bowen of Fleming; brother, Harry Rogers (Candace) of Fleming; sister, Alice Rogers of...

Richard Marion Johnson, Sr.

Richard Marion Johnson, Sr.

Sep 25, 2015

Richard Marion Johnson, Sr., was born September 26, 1928, in Savannah.  After losing his mother, Annie Lucille Newman, in an automobile accident, he was raised in Bethesda Home for Boys until joining the ARMY in 1946 for service in World War II.  Following his discharge from the Army, worked for Chatham Steel for sixteen years, then the Georgia Port Authority...

Jerry Welsh

Jerry Welsh

Sep 25, 2015

Jerry Paul Welsh, II, 49 lost his courageous battle with brain cancer on September 25, 2015.  He was a devoted servant to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Survivors include his wife, Zoe Christou Welsh; daughter, Emaleah Christou Welsh; mother and father, Jerry and Maryanne Welsh; mother- and father-in-law, Antonakis and Kyriacou Christou; brother and sister-in-law, Patrick and Jennifer Welsh;...

Jeffrey Louis Shirley

Jeffrey Louis Shirley

Sep 25, 2015

Hinesville Jeffrey L. Shirley, 55, died Monday, September 28, 2015, at Altamaha Healthcare in Jesup after a long illness. He attended the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Jesup. He was preceded in death by his wife, Florence Shirley. Survivors are his mother, Lou Elva Shirley of Hinesville; and brothers, Thomas Shirley of Hinesville, Lonnie Shirley of California, and Timothy...

Jerry Welsh

Jerry Welsh

Sep 25, 2015

Jerry Paul Welsh, II, 49 lost his courageous battle with brain cancer on September 25, 2015. He was a devoted servant to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Survivors include his wife, Zoe Christou Welsh; daughter, Emaleah Christou Welsh; mother and father, Jerry and Maryanne Welsh; mother- and father-in-law, Antonakis and Kyriacou Christou; brother and sister-in-law, Patrick and Jennifer Welsh;...

Richard Marion Johnson

Richard Marion Johnson

Sep 25, 2015

Richard Marion Johnson, Sr., was born September 26, 1928, in Savannah. After losing his mother, Annie Lucille Newman, in an automobile accident, he was raised in Bethesda Home for Boys until joining the ARMY in 1946 for service in World War II. Following his discharge from the Army, worked for Chatham Steel for sixteen years, then the Georgia Port Authority...

Gerald Frank Cislon

Gerald Frank Cislon

Sep 21, 2015

CW3 Gerald Frank Cislon, US Army (retired), of Hinesville, passed away Monday, September 21, 2015, following an auto accident in South Carolina. Jerry, or "Chief" as he was known to family and friends, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on July 19, 1943, to the late Frank and Jean Myers-Cislon, and attended Pittsburgh public schools. Upon graduation from high school, he...

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