All Obituaries

Kathi E. Turner, 59, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. A native and lifelong resident of Jesup, Kathi was born on July 20, 1960.  She worked as a cook for many years in several different restaurants including BJ’s BBQ and Marilyn’s Fried Chicken.  In her spare time, Kathi enjoyed fishing and gardening and she and her husband took great pride in their yard, working countless hours planting flowers and...

Joseph “Jody“ David Mingledorff, 71, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at home with his family and friends after a lengthy illness. Jody was born on April 30, 1948, in the City of Screven of Wayne County in the home of his grandfather, Dr. Joseph Lawton Tyre, to the late George Lee Smith Jr. and Peggy Tyre. Jody attended school in Screven until the eighth grade when he transferred to Georgia Military Academy in College Park, GA. In Screven, he was a proud member...

Clara Lee Connelly, 101, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at Wayne Memorial Hospital under the care of Hospice of South Georgia. A native and lifelong resident of Wayne County, Clara was born on October 8, 1918 to the late Robert E. and Betsy Thomas Lee.  Clara was a homemaker who devoted herself to her family first and foremost.  She had also worked outside the home at various times in her life in the retail and childcare industries and she loved reading and...

Joseph L. “Joe” Dart, 83, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at the University of Florida Health Jacksonville. A native and lifelong resident of Wayne County, Joe was born on June 29, 1936 to the late William Robert Dart, Sr. and Annie Laurie Strickland Dart.  He was a graduate of Jesup High School and later attended the College of Middle Georgia, playing football for both institutions and being a part of the Jesup High School State Championship team in 1955. Joe...

Patsy Jean Manning, 72, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 9, 2020 at home under the care of Hospice of South Georgia surrounded by her loving family. A lifelong resident of Wayne County, Patsy was born on September 29, 1947.  She worked with the Georgia Forestry Commission for many years keeping watch in fire towers and also worked at Walmart and delivered phone books all before taking a job as a cashier in several different local businesses.  Patsy loved needle point and...

Ima Jean Wasdin Childress, 82, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 23, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah after a brief illness.  Jean was born on July 29, 1937 to the late Lige and Myra Lee Liles Wasdin.  In her younger years, as a Navy wife, she and her family moved quite frequently as work required.  Jean later moved to Juneau, Alaska where she worked as a nurse until her retirement nearly twenty years ago.  After retirement, she soon relocated...

Ward Dixon, 93, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2020 at home under the care of Hospice of South Georgia and his loving family. A resident of Jesup most of his life, Ward was born on February 1, 1927 in Pierce County to the late Thomas Jefferson and Wilma Carter Dixon. He served his country in the United States Army Corps of Engineers and worked at Waynline of Jesup before taking a job at Rayonier Advanced Materials from which he would eventually retire with more than thirty-six years of...

Barbara Irene Davis, 61, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at home under the care of Hospice of South Georgia after a lengthy illness. A resident of Jesup for most of her life, Barbara was born on June 22, 1958 to the late Eustice and Ivonne Manning Bennett.  She was a homemaker who loved to play BINGO, watch Hallmark movies and work puzzles.  Barbara’s homemade biscuits were second to none and her best times were spent in traveling over the road in semi-truck and...

Marian Sue Chavis, 73, passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at Memorial Health University in Savannah. A resident of Jesup for over twenty-five years, Sue was born on December 7, 1946 in Tarrytown, Georgia to the late Thomas and Eva Cauley Edge.  She was a homemaker by trade who kept an immaculate house and was a member of the Unity Church of God although she had been attending most recently at Jesup Church of God.  Sue loved music and watching wrestling on television in her...

Virginia Jeannette Houston, 55, passed away peacefully at home on January 23, 2020, in Screven, Georgia.   She was preceded in death by her mother, Donna Mae Hornbrook Hill, her father, George Russell Mammen and her brother Dwayne Emmitt Mammen. Survivors include her husband of twenty-three years, Thomas Houston of Candor, New York and children, Haley Rose Marshall of Ossining, New York, and Bradley Thomas Houston of Candor, New York.   Mrs. Houston was also...