All Obituaries

Mr. Robert J. Jacoby, age 74, of Vidalia, died Thursday, September 24, 2020, in Meadows Health in Vidalia after a brief illness.  He was a native of Orefield, Pennsylvania and was a 1964 graduate of Parkland High.  Soon after high school, he entered the U.S. Navy Seabees and served two tours of duty in Vietnam.  He retired after twenty years as a Senior Chief and also served in the Navy Reserves.  After his military service, he moved to Walnut Port, Pennsylvania where...

Mr. Sam Hart, age 76, of the New Branch Community, died Sunday, September 20, 2020, in Summer’s Landing Senior Living Community in Vidalia after a sudden illness.  He was a native of New Branch and was a 1962 graduate of Reidsville High School.  He was a lifelong farmer, lived in Toombs County most of his life and was a member of the Providence Missionary Baptist Church.  He enjoyed hunting and fishing.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Sue Hart; parents,...

Mrs. Wanda Sue Joyner Kersey, age 64, of Vidalia, died Friday, September 18, 2020, in the Community Hospice House in Vidalia after a brief illness.  She was born in Ft. Rucker, Alabama and lived most of her life in Vidalia.  She worked at Sherry’s BBQ, Carter’s BBQ, Smith’s Fried Chicken, Holiday Inn and Main Street Grocery.   She was a member of Marietta Free Will Baptist Church, and Wanda enjoyed Antiquing and reading.  She was preceded in death...

Mr. Devlan Odom, age 45, of Lyons, died Friday, September 18, 2020, in Meadows Health in Vidalia after a sudden illness.  He was a lifelong resident of Lyons and was a 1993 graduate of Robert Toombs Christian Academy.  He was a self-employed truck driver and was Methodist by faith.  Devlan enjoyed fishing, working in his yard and mud bogging.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Virgil Odom and Birdie Collins Odom. Devlan is survived by one sister, Lisa Odom Miller;...

Mr. William “Big Willie” Mathis, Sr., age 69, of Vidalia, died Wednesday, September 16, 2020, in Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta after a brief illness.  He was a native of Wheeler County and lived in Vidalia most of his life.  He worked with Oxford Industries in Vidalia for twenty-five years and for the past nineteen years worked at Onion City Package in Vidalia.  Willie was a member of Ruth’s Chapel United Methodist Church where he was choir leader and taught...

Mrs. Lunita Hall Taylor, age 88, of Vidalia, died Thursday, September 17, 2020, in The Oaks Bethany in Vidalia after an extended illness.  She was a native of Kite, Georgia and has lived in Vidalia since 1948.  She worked in the cafeteria and retired after thirty years from Sally D. Meadows Elementary School and was a volunteer at the Bethany Home for twelve years.  Mrs. Taylor was a member of the Tabernacle Baptist Church and the Busy Bee Sunday School Class.  She...

Ms. Peggy Massey McDonald, age 71, of Vidalia, died Wednesday, September 16, 2020, in Oxley Park Health and Rehab in Lyons after an extended illness.  She was a native of Brooklet, Georgia, as an adult lived in Jesup for a few years, and she moved to Vidalia in 1975.  She was a homemaker and later in her life worked at Vidalia Pharmacy where she enjoyed meeting new people and interacting with her community.  She was a member of the Liberty Baptist Church in Lyons, and she...

Mrs. Evie Dell Poole Wilkes, age 93, of Vidalia, died Tuesday, September 15, 2020, after an extended illness.  She was a native of Treutlen County and lived in Toombs County most of her life.  She was a union certified welder, and worked in the Savannah Ship Yard in support of World War II effort.  She retired from Stanley-Blacker in Vidalia after thirty-five years.  She was a member of Holton’s Chapel Baptist Church.  She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Mrs. Sharon Ganey Horton, age 55, of Lyons, died Monday, September 14, 2020, in Meadows Health in Vidalia after a sudden illness.  She was a lifelong resident of Toombs County and was a 1983 graduate of Lyons Senior High School.  She currently was a bookkeeper and secretary at the Toombs County Middle School for twenty-one years.  She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Lyons.  She loved her family, especially her grandbabies; and going on vacation to Daytona...

Mr. Jolly Y. Graham, age 78, of Lyons, died Monday September 14, 2020, at his beloved farm in Lyons.  He was born and raised in Toombs County. Throughout his life he had many jobs and could do most everything from construction, truck driving, farming, and auto mechanics.  His most recent career as the owner and operator of TC Mfg Inc where he invented and built Tomcat Tree Climbers became an intricate part of who he was and will always be his legacy.  He was a devout Christian...