Area Obituaries

Florence Neely, 87, of Folkston, Ga. passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 07, 2026 at Southeast Georgia Healthcare System in Camden County following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, March 15, 2026 @ 2:00 pm at Mt. New Home Missionary Baptist Church, 416 Dixie Lake Rd. , Folkston, Ga. 31537 Remains…

Mrs. Karen Wainwright Thigpen, 67, passed away Friday, February 27, 2026, at the Warner Center for Caring in Fernandina Beach, FL. Karen Wainwright Thigpen was born February 13, 1959, to Mary Frances and Kenneth Wainwright of Folkston Georgia. A lifelong resident of Charlton County. Karen was a 1977 graduate of Charlton County High School and…

Johnnie Mae Singleton, 91, a native of Folkston, Ga. passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 22, 2026 at her residence following a brief illness. She was born on October 28, 1934 to the late, Johnnie C. Singleton and Leola Duckson-Singleton in Charlton County. Ga. She was educated in what was then the school for the…

Martha Geneva “Genny” Gowen, 73, of Beech Island, SC, passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family on Friday, February 13, 2026. She was born in Brunswick, GA, on December 9, 1952, to the late John Earl Norris and Mattie Atha Wilkes Norris. Genny taught in the Charlton County School System for 35…

Ruth Pendrey, 65, of Folkston, Ga. passed away on Thursday, February  05, 2026 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 09, 1960 to the late, Zehir and Margoth Gomez-Montoya in Salamina Colombia (South America). She leaves to cherish her memory, her loving husband, Lucine Pendrey and their daughter, Melissa…

Eugene “Gene” Creel, 75, a devoted servant of the Lord, passed peacefully into eternal rest on the afternoon of February 9, 2026, at his home in Plant City, Florida. He was a man of deep conviction, joyful faith, and generous spirit. Outgoing and warm, Gene never met a stranger and had a natural way of…

Oscar “Butch” Eugene Pearce, II, 76, of Folkston, GA passed away at his home on Monday, February 9, 2026. He was born in Folkston, GA on June 12, 1949, to the late Jim B. Pearce, Jr. and Dorothy Huggins Pearce. Butch retired from the Florida Department of Corrections after 23 years of service. He loved…

Vanessa Yvette Williams, affectionally known as “Nep Nep” of Folkston, Georgia, peacefully slipped away from her earthly home on December 30, 2025 at HCA Florida Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was born on December 11, 1964, to Rosa Anna Williams Elliott of Folkston, Georgia and the late Willie Marshall Elliott. She was educated…

Following a brief illness, Ruby Lee Hannans of a blessed 92 years of age transitioned from her earthly home to her Heavenly home on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at Hospice Satilla of Waycross, Ga. She was born on  September 24, 1933 to the late, Lloyd and Mary Hamilton, Sr. in Tarboro, Ga.  and was educated…

Steven Ronny Canaday of St. George, Georgia, born September 25, 1953, in Folkston, Georgia, passed away January 21, 2026, in Jacksonville Florida after a lengthy illness. Steven was born to the late Joseph and Elender Canaday. He was preceded in death by his daughter: Belinda Canaday; his father-in-law and mother-in-law: Junior Knox and Gertrude Knox;…