Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Relihan Funeral Home in Pearson, GA

Lutra Elvert Wall

Lutra Elvert Wall

Oct 26, 2009

Mrs. Lutra E. Wall age 86 a resident of Shady Acres Convalescent Center in Douglas, Ga. for many years but formerly of Pearson, Ga. passed away Monday, October 26, 2009 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, Ga. following an extended illness. A native of Atkinson County, Ms. Wall was born March 15, l923 daughter of the late Coleman and...

Vernie Burton Ruhlman

Vernie Burton Ruhlman

Oct 16, 2009

Mr. Vernie Ruhlman age 77 of Darien, Ga. passed away Friday, October l6, 2009 at Hospice of Golden Islands in Brunswick, Ga. following an illness of several months. A native of Coffee County, Mr. Ruhlman was born July 18, l932 son of Boyd Leon and Letha Arnold Ruhlman. He had made his home in Michigan for many years before moving...

Tensie Harris Floyd

Tensie Harris Floyd

Oct 16, 2009

Mrs. Tensie H. Floyd age 77 of Willacoochee, Ga. passed away Friday, October 16, 2009 at Irwin County Hospital in Ocilla, Ga. following a short illness. A native of Berrien County, Mrs. Floyd was born February 3, l932 daughter of M. L. and Hattie Lou McLone Davis. She worked in Nursing for many years as a ward clerk having retired...

Timothy Horace Wilson

Timothy Horace Wilson

Oct 14, 2009

Mr. Horace Wilson age 40 of Douglas, Ga. passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at Coffee Regional Medical Center following a short illness. Born August 17, l969 in Coffee County, Mr. Wilson was the son of the late Stanley and Linda Douberly Wilson. He worked in the poultry industry for many years before becoming disabled. Survivors include: Wife: Sue Anderson...

Emma Lee Thigpen

Emma Lee Thigpen

Oct 10, 2009

Mrs. Emma Lee Rowell Thigpen age 81 of Waycross, Ga. passed away Saturday, Oct. l0, 2009 at Satilla Regional Medical Center in Waycross, Ga. following an extended illness. Born March 11, l928 in Coffee County, Mrs. Thigpen was the daughter of Bartow and Ava Lee Mathis Rowell. She had made her home in Waycross for many years. She was a...

Wynelle Deen McCorkle

Wynelle Deen McCorkle

Oct 9, 2009

Wynelle "Nell" Deen McCorkle age 75 of Louisville, Ky., formerly of Pearson passed away Friday, Oct. 9, 2009 in Louisville, Ky. following an extended illness. Survivors include: Son: Doug McCorkle of Louisville, Ky. Brother: Robert Deen of St. Marys, Ga. Sister: Beth Deen Paulk of Willacoochee, Ga. Special Aunt: Florice Deen of Mershon, Ga. Nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews,...

Mavis Higgs Kirkland

Mavis Higgs Kirkland

Oct 8, 2009

Mrs. Mavis Higgs Kirkland age 86 of Pearson, Ga. passed away Thursday, October 8, 2009 at her residence in Pearson following an extended illness. A native of Atkinson County, Mrs. Kirkland was born on January 23, l923. She was the daughter of Noah and Willie Mae Wiggins Higgs. Mrs. Kirkland was preceded in death by her husband, the late Broughton...

Joan Novara Vickers

Joan Novara Vickers

Oct 7, 2009

Mrs. Novara McKinnon Vickers age 70 of Douglas, Ga. formerly of Pearson, Ga. passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at her residence following an extended illness. A native of Atkinson County Mrs. Vickers was born May 1, l939 daughter of Horace and Lannie Douglas McKinnon. She was a homemaker and a member of New Harmony Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include:...

Belinda Jonnelle Johnson

Belinda Jonnelle Johnson

Sep 29, 2009

Mrs. Belinda Jonnelle Johnson age 50 of Pearson,Ga. passes away Tuesday, September 29, 2009. Survivor Includes: Husband: Dwight Johnson of Pearson, Ga. 1 Son: Charles Johnson and wife Amanda of Abilene, TX. 2 Daughters: Jennifer Beall and husband Justin of Plant City, FL. Felicia Johnson and fiance Bert Parent of Branden, FL. Parents: George and Mary Eversole Jr. of Pearson,...

Walter Virgil Myers

Walter Virgil Myers

Sep 24, 2009

Mr. Walter Virgil Myers age 97, of Willacoochee, Ga.,a resident of Shady Acres for the past 5 years passed away Thursday, September 24, 2009 at Shady Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center in Douglas, Ga. following a short illness. A native of Berrien County, Mr. Myers was born August 20, l9l2 son of John and Lulu Alexander Myers. He moved to...

Ottis Luther Register

Ottis Luther Register

Sep 18, 2009

Mr. Ottis L. Register age 93 of Pearson, Ga. passed away Friday, September 18, 2009 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, Ga. following an extended illness. Born September 15, 1916 in a part of Coffee County that is now Atkinson County, Mr. Register was the son of Ollie and Mamie Ricketson Register. Mr. Register was a retired farmer. He...

Pamela Ware Lawson

Pamela Ware Lawson

Sep 7, 2009

Mrs. Pamela Ann Lawson age 58 of Pearson, Ga. passed away Monday at her home following an extended illness. A native of Jackson, Mich. Mrs. Lawson was born October 11, 1950 daughter of Betty Lou Bennett Ables and the late Doile James Ware. She worked in retail merchandise for many years and was a homemaker. A sister, Eva Marie Ware,...

Mrytle Nolan Morris

Mrytle Nolan Morris

Sep 6, 2009

Mrs. Myrtle Nolan Morris age 93 of Willacoochee, Ga. passed away Sunday, September 6, 2009 at the McGraw Center for Caring in Jacksonville, Fl. following an extended illness. Born December 16, l9l5 in Coffee County, Mrs. Morris was the daughter of Ezekiel Issac and Delilah Paulk Nolan. She had made her home in Willacoochee for most of her life until...

Mattie Lou Brown

Mattie Lou Brown

Aug 10, 2009

Mrs. Mattie Lou Brown age 67 of Homerville, Ga. passed away Monday, August 10, 2009 at Clinch Co. Memorial Hospital in Homerville, Ga. following an extended illness. A native of Atkinson County, Mrs. Brown was born April 30, 1942 daughter of Elmo and Ernestine Soles Maine. She was a homemaker and attended Lighthouse Assembly of God Church in Homerville, Ga....

Joeline Ryals Luke

Joeline Ryals Luke

Aug 5, 2009

Mrs. Joeline Ryals Luke age 74 of Willacoochee, passed away Wednesday morning, August 5, 2009 at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, Ga. following a brief illness. A native of Coffee County, Mrs. Luke was born June 20, 1935, daughter of Wilson and Willie Hogan Ryals. She was a homemaker and member of the Willacoochee First Baptist Church. Mrs. Luke...

Irene Mancil Burkett

Irene Mancil Burkett

Jul 31, 2009

Mrs. Irene Mancil Burkett, age 88, of the Wesley Chapel Church Community in Coffee County, passed away Friday, July 31, 2009 at Southern Senior Living in Douglas, Ga. following an extended illness. Miss Irene, as she was often referred to, was born on December 30, 1920 in Atkinson County. She was the daughter of Hiram Mancil Jr. and Mary Ann...

Norman Lester DeCosta

Norman Lester DeCosta

Jul 27, 2009

Mr. Norman Lester DeCosta, age 86 of Nashville, formerly of Atkinson County, passed away Monday morning, July 27, 2009 at Louis Smith Memorial Hospital in Lakeland, Ga. following an extended illness. A native of Portland Oregon, Mr. DeCosta was born on June 26, 1923 son of John and Nora DeCosta. Mr. DeCosta was a retired self-employed landscaper and a member...

Mary Effie Courson

Mary Effie Courson

Jul 25, 2009

Mrs. Mary Effie Sirmans Courson, age 84 of Douglas, Ga., formerly of Pearson, Ga., passed away Saturday, July 25, 2009, at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, Ga. following an extended illness. A native of Atkinson County, Mrs. Courson was born June 25, 1925 daughter of John Sidney and Mary Arizona Corbitt White. She was a homemaker and seamstress at...

Lonnie Eulice Guess

Lonnie Eulice Guess

Jul 10, 2009

Relihan Funeral Home of Pearson, Inc. 164 S. MAIN STREET POST OFFICE BOX 38 Pearson, Georgia 31642 (912) 422-3221 Fax 912-422-3222 OBITUARY MR. EULICE GUESS Mr. Eulice Guess, age 78 of Pearson, Ga. passed away Friday morning, July 10, 2009 at his residence following an extended illness. A native of Atkinson County, Mr. Guess was born January 29, 1931 son...

Neal Dawson

Neal Dawson

Jun 13, 2009

Relihan Funeral Home of Pearson, Inc. 164 S. MAIN STREET POST OFFICE BOX 38 Pearson, Georgia 31642 (912) 422-3221 Fax 912-422-3222 OBITUARY MR. NEAL DAWSON Mr. Neal Dawson age 72 of Axson, Ga. passed away Saturday, June 13, 2009 at his home following a short illness. A native of Atkinson County, Mr. Dawson was born August 11, 1936 son of...