All Obituaries

Lyons, Mrs. Betty Mathis, age 81, of the Johnson Corner Community, died Friday, June 22, 2018, at the lake home on Lake Sinclair, after an extended illness.  She was a native of Telfair County and grew up in Milan.  After graduating in 1953 from Workmore High School in Milan, she made her home Macon where she met and married Thurman Mathis.  In 1965, she and her family moved to Toombs County, and continued to live there until 2015, when they moved to Ft. Walton...

Orange Park, Florida Mr. Mark Douglas Cain, age 56, of Orange Park, Florida died Thursday, June 21, 2018 at Mease Hospital Countryside in Safety Harbor, Florida after a brief illness. He was a native of Key West, Florida, lived most of his life in Orange Park, Florida, worked for United Postal Service for twenty-one years, and was a member of Blanding Boulevard Baptist Church. He loved the Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics, Jacksonville Jaguars, spending time with his children, and...

Oak Park, Mrs. Bonnie “Nenny” Williamson, age 86, was born in the Gillis Springs Community in Treutlen County, on March 10, 1932.  She went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, June 22, 2018, after a brief illness.  Bonnie was a lifelong resident of Oak Park, and was a 1948 graduate of Swainsboro High School.  She was a woman who loved the Lord and showed it every day of her life.  She was a member of Pendleton Springs Baptist Church, where she...

Lyons, Mr. Jerry W. McCombs, age 73, of the Blue Ridge Community, died Friday, June 15, 2018, in Specialty Select Hospital in Augusta, after an extended illness.  He was a native of Birmingham, Alabama, moved to Rex, Georgia in Clayton County in 1961, and has lived in the Blue Ridge Community since 1975.  Jerry was a 1963 graduate of Jonesboro Senior High School, and earned an Associate Degree from Southern Technical Institute in Marietta.  He enlisted in the U.S....

Rock Springs Community, Mr. Laverne A. Wommack, age 88, of the Rock Springs Community, died Saturday, June 16, 2018, at his home, after a brief illness.  He was a native of Toombs County, and lived in Rock Springs all of his life.  He retired after twenty-seven years from Carpenters Local #865 in Brunswick.  He was a master craftsman, and since 1985, has been designing and producing the world famous Wommack Cypress Boats.  He was a member of the Oasis Church of...

Lyons, Mr. Mac Lariscey, age 80, of Lyons, died Sunday, June 17, 2018, in The Oaks Bethany in Vidalia, after an extended illness.  He was a native of Toombs County and lived in Lyons all of his life.  He served in the Army National Guard, was a welder, and was Baptist by faith.  He was preceded in death by his parents, John Lariscey and Mamie Jo McLain Huett; one sister, Wanda; and a brother, Lee. Mr. Lariscey is survived by one daughter, Regina Powell and...

Montgomery County, Mr. Hunter Oris Conner, 54, of Montgomery County, died Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in Navicent Hospital in Macon, as a result of injuries received in a motorcycle accident on June 8th.  He was a native of St. Mary's, living in Columbus for several years and recently moved to Uvalda.  He was a 1982 graduate of Lyons Senior High School where he was quarterback for the Bulldogs.  He was graduate of the Auburn University.  He was a...

Lyons, Mr. Frank H. Knight, age 85, of Lyons, went to be with Jesus Sunday, June 10, 2018 in the Community Hospice House in Vidalia, after an extended illness with Alzheimer’s. He was a native of Brimfield, Illinois, and lived there until joining the United States Navy. While in the Navy, he served on the U.S.S.  Jenkins and fought in the Korean War. After his time in the Navy, he moved back to Illinois where he worked for Illinois Bell for thirty-two years and attended...

Vidalia,      Mrs. Rosalyn “Lynne” C. Harrell, age 78, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus, on June 1, 2018.  Lynne recently moved with her husband from Clayton, North Carolina to be near his family.   Lynne was born in Bradenton, Florida.  Lynne graduated from Manatee High School in 1957 and attended Wesleyan College after completing high school.  Lynne’s career was initially raising her children by being...

Vidalia, Mrs. Melba W. Allen, age 93, of Vidalia, died Sunday, June 3, 2018, in the Community Hospice House in Vidalia, after an extended illness.  She was a native of Montgomery County, and has lived in Vidalia most of her life.  She was a 1942 graduate of Alston High School, and earned an Associate Degree from Brewton-Parker College in Mt. Vernon.  She earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Georgia Teachers College in Statesboro, now Georgia Southern University,...