All Obituaries

Mr. W.T. “Thomas” Copeland, age 74, of the Normantown Community, died Friday, September 20, 2019, from injuries received in an automobile accident near his home.  He was a native of Montgomery County, living in Effingham County for many years before moving to Toombs County in 1971.  He was a mechanic and welder with Hercules for several years, retired from the Toombs County Board of Education Transportation Department as a bus driver and currently was working at the...

Mr. Joseph Bruce Odom, II, age 63, of Atlanta, died Monday, September 16, 2019, at his home after a sudden illness.  He was a native of Lyons, was a 1974 graduate of Lyons High School, a 1978 graduate of Georgia Southern earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice.  He worked for two years with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and worked with the Athens Police Department for fourteen years.  Later, he earned a Master’s Degree in Sociology from Georgia State...

Reverend Dr. Barbara Evelyn Drawdy Powell, age 81, of Vidalia, entered into eternity on Thursday, September 19, 2019, at the Griffin House in Claxton, after an extended illness.  She was a native of Lakeland, Florida, living in Warner Robins most of her life before moving to Vidalia in 2014.  She and her late husband pastored Shalom Christian Fellowship Church in Warner Robins for many years and later, did missionary work in the Philippines.  She was preceded in death by her...

Mrs. Faye Williamson Hutcheson, age 85, of Vidalia, died Sunday, September 15, 2019, at her daughter’s home, after an extended illness.  She was a native of the Rackettown Community in Emanuel County and lived in Vidalia most of her life.  She retired as Product Designer from Oxford Industries after more than forty years.  She was a member of the Tabernacle Baptist Church, the Willing Workers Sunday School Class and was an auxilian at Meadows Health in Vidalia for...

Ms. Ginger Royce Strickland, age 68, a resident of Prattville, Alabama, passed away peacefully at the hospital on Tuesday, September 10, 2019.   She was born on August 15, 1951, in Savannah, Georgia.  She was a certified public accountant for thirty-three years and the owner of Strickland & Co., P.C. since 1994.  Ginger was previously with Jackson Thornton & Co., for twelve years as an accounting manager.  Ginger graduated Summa Cum Laude from Auburn...

Carol Jane Kinard, age 55, of Lyons, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 10, 2019, in East Georgia Medical Center in Statesboro.  She was a native of Lyons, as a child moved to Panama City, Florida and was a 1982 graduate of Mosley High School in Panama City.  She moved to Hinesville and earned an Associate Degree in Nursing from Savannah Technical College.  She was a Licensed Practical Nurse and worked at Liberty Regional Medical Center in Hinesville for sixteen...

Mr. Mike Bowen, age 55, of Lyons, died Friday, September 6, 2019, in Jackson, Alabama, after a sudden illness.  He was a native of Toombs County, and was a graduate of Fernandina Beach High School. His career as a truck driver took him numerous places in thirty-eight years.  Mike was preceded in death by his wife, Sandra Bowen; and father, James Winston Bowen. Mr. Bowen is survived by one daughter, Michaela Bowen; his mother, Mildred Frances “Frankie” Bowen; one...

Brenda Ethel Clifton Corbett, 69, of Lyons entered into eternal rest Thursday, September 5th at her home after an extended illness.  She was the 4th child and first daughter of Roderick Lee Clifton, Sr. and Nina Towns Clifton.  She was named in honor of her paternal grandmother, Ethel Clifton.  She was a lifelong resident of Toombs County where she grew up on the Roderick Clifton Farm in the Marvin Yancey Community.  She lived the life of a typical farmer’s daughter...

Mr. Rusty C. Manville, age 46, of Vidalia, died Saturday, August 31, 2019, in Memorial Health Medical Center in Savannah, after an extended illness.  He was a lifelong resident of Toombs County and was a 1993 graduate of Toombs County High School.  He was Baptist by faith and attended several churches in the area.  Rusty always had a smile and was loved by all.  He was preceded in death by his father, Burton C. Manville; a sister, Yvette Manville; and maternal...

Mr. Gene Russell Oliver, age 70, of Vidalia, died Friday, September 6, 2019, in Meadows Health in Vidalia, after a brief illness.  He was a native of Tattnall County and lived there until moving to Lyons in the early 1960’s.  He was a U.S. Army veteran, later living in York, Pennsylvania for seven years and returned to Lyons in the early 1970’s.  He worked with Kennedy Cable in Reidsville for several years and was a self-employed painter.  He enjoyed the...