All Obituaries

Mrs. Celia Fountain Gillis, age 81, of Mt. Vernon, died Monday, November 29, 2021, at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia after an extended illness.  She was a lifelong resident of Mt. Vernon, and she was a 1958 graduate of Montgomery County High School.  She retired as a social worker after twenty-nine years from Montgomery County Department of Family and Children Services.  She was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Mt. Vernon, where she taught Sunday school...

Mrs. Ann Oliver Clark, age 82, of Lyons, died Sunday, November 28, 2021, at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital after a brief illness.  She was a lifelong resident of Lyons.  She was a 1956 graduate of Lyons High School, attended Wesleyan College in Macon, and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Georgia.  She taught school for several years before taking an active role in business with her husband as his office manager at Ideal Pharmacy, Vidalia...

Mrs. Ruby Nell Partin “Grams” Morris, age 87, of Glenwood, died Thursday, November 25, 2021, at McRae Manor after a brief illness.  She was born in Cedar Crossing, and lived all of her life in Johnson Corner and Glenwood.  She worked at Oxford Industries and Hazlehurst Manufacturing in Vidalia for many years and was owner/operator of Conner’s Fried Chicken in Glenwood.  She was a member of Glenwood Church of God and was a former charter member of Edmond...

Dustin D. Williford, age 31, of Lyons, died Monday, November 22, 2021.  He was a lifelong resident of Toombs County and was a 2008 graduate of Toombs County High School.  He worked at Brown Implement and Allcare Pharmacy in Lyons for several years, and he was a heavy equipment operator.  Dustin loved spending and cherishing time with family and friends at the Ohoopee River; and he enjoyed song writing, singing, and playing guitar and drums.  His mother, Stacy Williford,...

Mr. Thomas Burke, age 62, of Kathleen, died Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at North Fulton Hospital in Roswell after a sudden illness.  He was born in Macon, living in Savannah for several years, and in Houston County most of his life.  He was a 1978 graduate of Houston County High School, and was a self-employed commercial and residential painter.  Thomas enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, and collecting and hunting arrowheads.  He is preceded in death by his mother, Peggy Byrd...

Mrs. Kaye Chester Goff, age 65, of Uvalda, died Saturday, November 20, 2021, at her home after a sudden illness.  She was a native of Candler County and was a 1974 graduate of Metter High School.  Later she moved to Vidalia and has lived in Montgomery County for many years.  She worked at Oxford Industries for twenty-five years as a quality control specialist and for the past twenty-four years was a teller for Altamaha Bank & Trust in Uvalda.  She was a member of the...

Susan “Suzie” Mobley Fowler, age 47, of Vidalia, died Sunday, November 21, 2021, at Doctors Hospital in Augusta after a long battle with Covid-19. She was a native of Sardis, Georgia, moving to Toombs County in 1984. She was a 1992 graduate of Vidalia Comprehensive High School, and attended Brewton-Parker College in Mt. Vernon and East Georgia College in Swainsboro for her pre-nursing degree. She subsequently earned her Licensed Practical Nurse degree from Southeastern Technical...

Mr. William Walter “Bill” Wilcher, age 80, of Lyons, died Saturday, November 20, 2021, at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital in Vidalia after an extended illness.  He was born and raised in Swainsboro, and lived in Toombs County most of his life.  He was an automotive mechanic most of his life, working as a mechanic at several businesses, including Precision Tunes in Augusta.  He was a member of New Beginning Church of God in Lyons; and he enjoyed fishing and...

Miss Nan Oliver Price, age 83, of Lyons, died Monday, November 15, 2021, at Memorial Health in Savannah after a brief illness.  She was born April 19, 1938, to the late James Emory Price and Encil Oliver Price.  She was a native of Toombs County and lived in Lyons most of her life.  Nan was a 1956 graduate of Lyons High School, and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Home Economics from Georgia Southern in Statesboro.  She taught at Toombs Central School and Lyons High...

Mr. Thomas Newton “Tom” Kramer, age 89, of Mt. Vernon, died Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at Treutlen Health and Rehab.  He was born in Higgston, lived in Toombs County most of his life, and in Mt. Vernon since 1999.  He was a U.S. Air Force veteran, serving in the Korean War.  He was the recipient of the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean Service Medal.  He was a member of the American Legion Post #97 and Veterans of Foreign Wars.  He retired...