Area Obituaries

Gracie Maria Quinn 09/18/1932 – 04/23/2026 Gracie Maria Quinn passed away peacefully at Hope Memory Care in Fayetteville, Georgia on April 23, 2026. She was born on September 18, 1932, to the late Betsy Ann Harris and Otis Harris, Sr. She was of Baptist faith and loved her Lord Jesus Christ. In addition to her…

Elizabeth (Betty) Cook Miller, 92 of Callahan, passed away on April 27, 2026, at Community Hospice Jane and Billy Warner Center for Caring in Fernandina Beach. Betty was born on November 7, 1933, to Dessie and Eva (Pat) Cook in Tallahassee, Florida where she lived until moving to Callahan in the early 1950s. She met…

James “Jim” Thornton Byrd, Jr., 72, of Folkston, Georgia, passed away at his home Saturday, April 18, 2026, surrounded by his family. He was born August 21, 1953, in Clearwater, FL. to the late James Thornton Byrd Sr. and Margaret Sue Jones Byrd. Jim was a man whose life was defined by generosity, kindness, and…

Dwight Raulerson, 75, of Folkston, passed away at his home Saturday, April 18, 2026. He was born January 6, 1951 to the late Noah J. “N.J.” Raulerson and Ethel Burnsed Raulerson. He was a member of Camp Pinckney Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife: Delaine Raulerson…

Ms. Wanda Shuman Banks, age 75, of Folkston, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at Folkston Park Care and Rehab. Ms. Banks was born on July 15, 1950, in Jacksonville FL. to the late James Markis Shuman and Lemma Cathrine Farmer Shuman. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her sister,…

Paul B. Lloyd, 57 of Callahan, FL passed away April 08, 2026, at the Warner Center surrounded by his family. He was born in Jacksonville, FL on February 28, 1969, to the late Demery Laverne Lloyd Sr. and Mary Batton Lloyd. Paul loved to hunt and he worked hard every day so that he could…

Keith A. Wright, a resident of Folkston, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2026. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11AM on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Zion Sisters Missionary Baptist Church, 504 Springhill Road S., Kingsland, Georgia. Mr. Wright’s remains will rest for visitation of family and friends on Friday,…

Denise Ann Dunn McGranahan entered into the arms of our Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. She was born in Massena, New York and was raised in Norfolk, New York by her parents the late Darwin and Anna Casey Dunn. She was a 1973 graduate of Norwood-Norfolk Central High School.  As an adult, she…

John Franklin Gowen, SR., 70, of Folkston, Georgia, passed away at Life Care Center of Hilliard, Florida, on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, surrounded by his family and friends. Frank was born on March 14, 1956, in Jacksonville, Florida to the late Baynard H. Gowen, Sr. and Willa Lee Smith Gowen. In addition to his parents,…

Elizabeth Jean Murray, 90, of Folkston Georgia, passed away on March 26, 2026. Born on April 12, 1935, in Folkston, Jean lived a long and beautiful life in the same community where she was raised. Jean was a woman of quiet grace and sweetness, the kind of person who made everyone around her feel welcomed…