All Obituaries

Roscoe Warren Purvis, Jr., 77, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2022 at home under the care of Hospice of South Georgia and his loving family. Warren was born January 4, 1945 in Jesup to the late Roscoe Warren Purvis, Sr. and LaTrelle Greene Purvis.  A graduate of Jesup High School, Class of 1963, Warren was a four year Letterman in football and track.  He was named to the Georgia All State Team and played in the North-South Georgia All Star Game.  Warren...

Susan Kay Fancher, 61 passed away Friday, November 25, 2022. Susan was born September 13, 1961, in Claycomo, Missouri to the late, Naomi and Frederick Havens. She attended University of Missouri at Kansas City, where she graduated with a Masters of Pharmacy. She was a pharmacist for 30+ years, with the majority spent at Wayne Memorial Hospital and Harvey’s in Jesup in addition to a few others throughout the state of  Georgia. Susan had a very loving and caring heart, because of...

Dennie Hugh Barwick, 80, passed away on Friday, November 18, 2022 at home under the care of Coastal Hospice surrounded by his loving family. A resident of Mt. Pleasant for over twenty years and former resident of Brunswick, Dennie was born on April 11, 1942 in Wayne County to the late George W. and Cora Howard Barwick.  He spent his formative years in Gardi and was a graduate of Wayne County High School.  Dennie worked for Georgia Pacific as a pipefitter for over thirty-seven...

Cynthia Collett Denison, 74, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 13, 2022 at home under the care of Hospice of South Georgia. A native and lifelong resident of Wayne County, Cynthia was born on August 10, 1948 to the late Francis Loree Wilson and Juanita Grantham Wilson.  She worked several different places throughout her lifetime including the Wayne County Board of Education and Walmart from which she retired several years ago.   Cynthia was a long time member of the...

Sylvia Smith, 78, of Jesup, Georgia, formerly of Posen, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2022 at home. Sylvia was born on September 26, 1944 in Harvey Illinois, daughter of the late Stephen and Stephanie “Pat” Bielenin.  She was an avid animal lover.  Sylvia has raised various animals throughout her career including pigeons, chickens and birds to rabbits and goats.  She eventually followed her passion and founded Cherub Acres where she raised...

Kenneth Curtis Kelly, 55, passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2022. He was born on June 25, 1967 in Ocala, Florida to the late, Frank and Janet Worley. In March of 2005, he married his soulmate, Brandi Elaine Hayes and the couple settled in Jesup, Georgia, where they have resided for the past seventeen years. ​Kenn was a movie fanatic and always loved watching the newest movies. He enjoyed going out and shooting guns with his kids and spent most...

Wilburn “Buck” Nall, 83, passed away on Friday, November 11, 2022 at home under the care of Hospice of South Georgia, Inc.  A resident of Jesup for the past twelve years, Buck was born on September 26, 1939 in Bacon County, Georgia to the late, L.G. and Ethel Medders Nall.  He was a graduate of Bacon County High School, Class of 1958.  During his lifetime Buck worked several different jobs including farming and equipment operating.  He even owned a Real...

    Sylvia McDonald Hope, 79, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2022 at Select Specialty Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. A resident of Jesup, Georgia for most of her life, Sylvia was born on March 11, 1943 in Macon, Georgia to the late Sam S. and Lucille Graves Hewatt McDonald.  In addition to her parents, her grandmother, Blanche De Lay Hewatt, preceded her in death. Survivors include her daughter, Traci Jones of Savannah; son, Anthoni W. Jones of Key West, Florida; two...

Florence Gwynne Arnold, 74, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A resident of Jesup for the past thirty years, Gwynne was born on March 8, 1948 in Live Oak, Florida.  She worked for a short time at the Clerk of Courts office in Wayne County before beginning a career as a DUI Instructor which she would continue for the next thirty years eventually owning her own DUI school, Jesup Driver Improvement.  In her spare time, Gwynne enjoyed...

Ivory Brooke Flowers, 22, passed away suddenly on Saturday, October 29, 2022 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A native and lifelong resident of Wayne County, Ivory was born on May 21, 2000. Baptized at a young age into the Ritch Baptist Church, she later graduated from Wayne County High School in 2018 and  then attended Coastal College in Brunswick.  Ivory was a beautiful and loving person who greeted everyone she met with a smile.  She devoted herself to...