All Obituaries

Claudette Charlene Yanke Fore, 84, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at home under the care of her loving family and GHC Hospice.  A resident of Jesup for the past sixteen years and former resident of Palm Bay, Florida and Chicago, Illinois, Claudette was born on May 23, 1937 in Chicago to the late, Elmo Earl and Elizabeth Dykeman Yanke.  She worked in factories for most of her life producing electronic devices until her retirement sixteen years ago.   In her...

Tonya Godwin Ward, 57, passed away suddenly on Monday, January 17, 2022 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Wayne County, Tonya was born on March 25, 1964.  She was a graduate of Wayne County High School in the Class of 1982 and later owned and operated the Rose Cottage Wedding Chapel for more than twenty years.  Tonya loved the Lord.  She was a member of O’Quinn Baptist Church in her younger days and later joined the Screven Church of God...

Teresa Burks, 61, affectionately known as “Sandy,” passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick. A resident of Hortense for the past seven years and native of Wayne County, Sandy was born on October 2, 1960.  She worked in the hospitality business her entire career, eventually being promoted to manager of several Hotels in both Jesup and Brunswick before retirement several years ago.  She loved her family and was a...

Christopher Ryan Purvis, 32, passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022. A lifelong resident of Nahunta and Jesup, Chris was born on February 9, 1989 in Brunswick, GA.  He worked in construction, operating heavy equipment, for most of his life and was a graduate of FreeHeart Life Recovery Center. Chris loved God and had an amazing and passionate style of worship.  He was a part of the StreetSalt Ministries family and was always talking to God and studying the scriptures as part...

Mary Lou Hake, 94 passed away peacefully on Wednesday December 29, 2021 at Harborview Healthcare Center in Jesup, Georgia under the care of Hospice of South Georgia.  Mary Lou was born on April 30, 1927 in Greenville, Pennsylvania to the late Harry and Anna Jones White.  She spent her early years in Warren, Ohio and was a graduate of Warren G. Harding High School.  Mary Lou was joined in holy matrimony with the love of her life, her late husband, Robert L. Hake, on March 10,...

Christopher Anthony Harrell, 55, of Jesup, Georgia died Monday, December 27, 2021, at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida after a brief illness. Chris was born in Jesup, Georgia on February 23, 1966 to the late Pee Wee and Paulette Harrell.  He spent his early years in Jesup and was educated in the Wayne County School System where he played sports. He was especially talented in football and was a linebacker for the Wayne County Yellow Jackets. Chris truly loved football and...

Allen Ernest Cochran, Sr. 82, of Loganville, Georgia passed away peacefully on Christmas Morning, December 25, 2021 in his home from natural causes. Allen was born in August of 1939 to the late James Cullen Cochran and Bessie Veale Cochran.  He served his country in the United States Army for nearly three years, then returned home where he worked for thirty-four years as a surveyor with the State of Georgia before his retirement nearly thirty years ago.  A loving son, husband,...

 Romualdo Ortuño Garcia, 48, affectionately known by his friends and family as “Roman,” passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at Liberty Regional Medical Center in Hinesville, Georgia. A resident of San Jacinto, California for over twenty-eight years, Roman was born February 2, 1973 in Zitacuaro, Michoacan in Mexico.  He was a carpenter by trade and worked most of his life hanging and finishing drywall. Above all he was a great son, brother, husband,...

Walter William Bunch, Jr., 64, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at home surrounded by his loving family under the care of Hospice of South Georgia. A resident of Jesup for nearly fifty years, Walter was born on January 22, 1957 in Screven County, Georgia to the late William Walter and Elma White Bunch.  He worked as a truck driver for Mobile Concrete for over thirty years and was a longtime member of the Blanton Grove Church of God where he was a faithful worker in the Food...

Frank Edward Gould, 68, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Jesup, Georgia. A resident of Jesup, Georgia for more than twenty years, Frank was born on July 20, 1953 in Cuba, New York to the late Edward and Cecilia Gould.  He spent his early years in New York and was a graduate of Richmond High School.  Frank served his country in the United States Army and throughout his life owned and operated several restaurants as his true passion...