All Obituaries

Mr. Ronny Moss, age 79, of Lyons, died Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at his home after an extended illness.  He was a native of Telfair County, and lived in Toombs County most of his life.  He was a 1961 graduate of Vidalia High School, and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business in Jacksonville, Florida.  He was a projectionist at the Brice Cinema in Vidalia, was Corporate Sales Manager for Reynolds Fasteners for many years, and more recently worked with Phillips...

Mrs. Nell Maloy Thompson, age 72, of Vidalia, died Tuesday, May 11, 2021, peacefully at her home after a sudden illness.  She was born in Moultrie and grew up in Alma.  She was a graduate of Bacon County High School, and Georgia Southern University, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education.  She taught Kindergarten for more than twenty years at Robert Toombs Christian Academy in Lyons.  She was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church, and planned...

Mrs. Tommie Grace Braddock Reynolds, age 78, of Cedar Crossing, died Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at her home after a brief illness.  She was a lifelong resident of Cedar Crossing, and was Salutatorian of the 1960 Graduating Class at Toombs Central School.  She worked at Cedar Crossing Manufacturing, Glennville Manufacturing in Vidalia, and Toombs Manufacturing in Lyons.  She was a member of the Cedar Crossing Baptist Church.  She is preceded in death by her husband, Billy...

Mrs. Judy Barfield Morris Garrett, age 70, of the New Branch Community, died Monday, May 3, 2021, at Memorial Health University Hospital in Savannah after an extended illness.  She was born in Brunswick, and as a child moved to Cedar Crossing where she lived most of her life, and has lived in New Branch for the past six years.  She attended Toombs Central School, was a homemaker, and a member of the Uvalda Church of God.  She was preceded in death by two husbands, Charles...

  Mr. Tommy Gordon, age 75, of Alston, died Monday, May 10, 2021, at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia after a brief illness.  He was a native of Uvalda, living in Alston most of his life, and was a 1963 graduate of Montgomery County High School.  He retired from Georgia Power after thirty-two years as a heavy equipment operator in transmission line construction. After retirement, he worked for twenty years as a line inspector with Georgia Power and Georgia Transmission...

Mr. Sammy Sanders, age 90, of Uvalda, died Sunday, May 9, 2021, at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro surrounded by his family, following an extended illness.  He was a lifelong resident of Montgomery County and lived most of his life in Uvalda.  He retired after thirty years as a rural mail carrier, and was a member of the Uvalda Baptist Church, and recently attended Smyrna United Methodist Church.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War Era and a...

Annie Marie Huey, age 83, of Vidalia, GA, died on May 3, 2021 at Meadows Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. Ms. Huey was a native of Decatur, GA.  She retired from Georgia Power after 34 years of service and was preceded in death by her parents, Pleasant & Lois Huey, beloved twin brother, Mason Huey and her long-time companion, Ed Rayfield.  She is survived by a sister-in-law, Nancy Huey, nephew, John (Angela) Huey, niece, Nita (Jason) McBride, and 6...

Mrs. Ruth Milligan Branch, age 94, of Vidalia, died Tuesday, May 4, 2021, in The Oaks Bethany in Vidalia after an extended illness.  She was a native of the Long Pond Community in Montgomery County and lived most of her life in Vidalia.  She worked at United 5&10 in Vidalia for two years, in Hazlehurst as assistant manager for nineteen years, and at Hazlehurst Nursing Home for ten years.  She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hazlehurst.  She is...

Mrs. Sharon “Cookie” Burns, age 76, of Vidalia, died Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia after a brief illness.  She was a native of Chicago, Illinois and was raised in Orlando, Florida.  She lived in Sarasota, Florida and Bradenton, Florida before moving to Vidalia in 1986.  She worked a paraprofessional with Vidalia City Schools for eleven years, was an active member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Vidalia.  She...

Mr. Bradley Wyman Helms, age 24, of Higgston, died Thursday, April 29, 2021 from injuries received in an ATV accident near his home.  He was a native of Montgomery County living all his life in Higgston.  He was a 2015 graduate of Montgomery County High School and earned a Criminal Justice degree from Southeastern Technical College.  He worked at Big Al’s, 280 Lube Express, and currently worked as a correctional officer at Treutlen Detention Center.  He...