All Obituaries

Cedar Crossing Community, Mr. Melvin Herbert “Mel” Santrock, age 76, of Cedar Crossing, died Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at his home, after a brief illness.  He was born in Washington, D.C., grew up in Maryland, and lived in Ft. Pierce, Okeechobee, and Leesburg, Florida, before moving to Cedar Crossing ten years ago.  Mel was a veteran of the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force.  He retired from Dave’s Communications in Ft. Pierce after many years, and...

English Eddy Community, Mrs. Willa Dean O’Neal Anderson, age 77, of the English Eddy Community, died Wednesday, September 19, 2018, in the Community Hospice House in Vidalia, after an extended illness.  She was a native of Toombs County, and lived in Savannah and English Eddy most of her life.  She retired as Executive Secretary for Savannah Foods.  Dean was a member of the Hardens Chapel United Methodist Church where she sang in the choir, and served as Treasurer of...

Kibbee Community, Mr. Emmit Warnock, age 82, of the Kibbee Community, died Tuesday, September 18, 2018, in the Community Hospice House in Vidalia, after a brief illness.  He was a native of Montgomery County, and lived most of his life in Kibbee.  He retired from Oxford Industries after forty-six years as well as Meredith Industries after another thirteen years.  He was a 1954 graduate of Montgomery County High School in Kibbee, was a member and Deacon of Mount Pisgah Baptist...

Vidalia, Mr. Lewis Hobson Van Dyke, age 62, of Lyons, died Thursday, September 13, 2018, in the Community Hospice House in Vidalia, after an extended illness.  He was a native of Vidalia and lived there until moving to Lyons twenty-seven years ago.  He was a 1974 graduate of Vidalia High School, and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro.  Lew served twelve years in the U.S. Navy, and retired from the Georgia Department of...

Laura Massee Walker Bond, 78, died Saturday, September 1, 2018, in Hall County, GA in an automobile accident. A memorial service will be held at the Episcopal Church of Holy Family in Jasper, GA on Saturday, September 15, at 11:00 a.m. with The Rev. George Yandell celebrating and The Rev. Dr. Bill Harkins preaching. A graveside service will be held at the Peterson Family Cemetery in Ailey, GA on Sunday, the 16th, at 1:00 p.m. The interment will be conducted by The Rev. Denise Vaughn of the...

Vidalia, Patricia Adams Woods, age 66, of Vidalia, died Thursday, September 13, 2018, in the Community Hospice House in Vidalia, after an extended illness.  She was a native of Toombs County, a graduate of Vidalia High School, and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro in 1976.  She was a registered nurse, and worked for Meadows Health, several local home health agencies, and retired from the State of Georgia Public Health. ...

Lyons, Mr. J.C. Brantley, age 73, of Lyons, died Wednesday, September 12, 2018, in Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, after a brief illness. He was a native of Cedar Crossing and lived most of his life in Vidalia before moving to Lyons three years ago. He was the former owner of Main Street Grocery in Vidalia for thirty-five years and was presently the owner of Jiffy Jigs in Vidalia.  He was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church where he served as an usher and...

Vidalia, Mrs. Betty Bell, age 83, of Vidalia, died Tuesday, September 11, 2018, in the Community Hospice House in Vidalia, after an extended illness.  She was born in Verona, Mississippi, and as a child moved to Mt. Vernon.  She was a 1953 graduate of Montgomery County High School, lived in Vidalia most of her life, and was a homemaker.  She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Mt. Vernon and the Fidelis Sunday School Class.  She was preceded in death by her...

Vidalia, Mr. Dalton Driggers, age 24, of Vidalia, died Monday, September 10, 2018 in Meadows Health in Vidalia, after an extended illness. He was a lifelong resident of Vidalia, a 2013 graduate of Vidalia Comprehensive High School, and attended Southeastern Technical College in pursuit of a Welding and Joining Technology Diploma. He was a nightshift stocker at Wal-Mart and attended South Thompson Baptist Church. He enjoyed skateboarding and gaming. Mr. Driggers is survived by his mother,...

Lyons, Mr. John Elias Herndon Jr., born on August 16, 1944 in Savannah, Georgia, passed away at age 74, on September 4, 2018, in Vidalia, Georgia.  John served in the United States Navy from 1963 to 1969 during the Vietnam War and later worked as a federal civilian employee for the Department of the Navy as an Electronic Technician for Air Traffic Control systems until he retired in 2003. John was the loving husband of Patricia Herndon. John is survived by his son, Danny Villa; their...