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James E. Sikes Sr
James Edward Sikes, Sr., SFC (US
Army Retired). Mr. Sikes was born March 13, 1931 in Baxley,
GA. He was called home to be with his Lord and Savior on
Sunday, July 5th. He passed away at home after
several chronic illnesses.
He entered the US Army in 1947 and
retired after 26 years of serving his country as a Medic in
the Special Forces. He served tours in Korea as well as
Vietnam. He was a recipient of the Purple Heart and several
other military commendations. Striving to be the consummate
provider for his family he held many jobs throughout his
lifetime. He was an LPN working several years at Memorial
Medical Center and also as a master carpenter spending
nearly three decades working on homes in the Savannah area.
His passion was the job of obtained Baptist minister. He
felt at home in the pulpit spreading the wonderful life
changing message of the love of Jesus Christ. He was a 32nd
degree Mason as well as a Alee Shriner. No job was as dear
to him as the job of being a husband to his dear wife of 53
years prior to her death and that of being a father to his
husband to his dear wife of 53 years prior to her death and
that of being a father to his five children. Later in life
he added the all important job of being “Papa” to 14
grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. H was a devout
family man and loved by all who knew him. His love for
people was evident but his love for God was the strongest
who knew him. His love for people was evident but his love
for God was the strongest.
He was preceded in death by his wife
Brownie L. Morris Sikes, son James E. Sikes, Jr and several
other family members.
He is survived by his daughter,
SunJa Sikes Woods of Newington, daughter April and
son-in-law James R Williams of Claxton, son Douglas E and
daughter-in-law Donna Sikes of Savannah, son Mark A and
daughter-in-law Teresa Sikes of Guyton. Daughter-in-law
RuthAnn Sikes of Charlotte, NC, Grandchildren Amber, Denise,
Aimee, David, LeeAnn, Douglas Jr., Brandon, Sarah, Garrett,
Katie, Benjamin, adopted grandchildren Del, April, Crystal,
and their mother Barbara Crow as well as three great
grandchildren Ryan, Gentry, and Andy. He is also survived by
five siblings, Estelle Pevey and Edna Sistrunk of Florida,
Ethylene Hunter of McDonough, brothers Donnie Sr and John
Sikes of Baxley. He is further survived by his 95 year old
mother-in-law Elma Morris of Baxley and brother and
sister-in-law Delmer and Carolyn Swindell of Guyton, GA.,
numerous nieces and nephews.
Remembrances may be made in his
honor to the American Heart Association by mailing donations
to PO Box 840692 Dallas, TX 75284-0692, by calling
1-800-242-8721 or on the internet at
www.AmericanHeart.org or you may choose to send
memorials to the Global Missions of Hickory Grove Baptist
Church 6050 Hickory Grove Rd Charlotte NC 28215. Please send
acknowledgements to April Williams 100 New Dr Claxton, GA
30417.
Visitation will be Tuesday 6-8 at Swain Funeral Home.
Services will be held at Dunn Memorial Baptist Church
Wednesday at 11 am with interment following at Omega
Cemetery.
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James "Bull" Bullard
James
“Bull” Bullard, age 55, died Monday, June 29, 2009 in the
Appling Health Care System. He was born September 20, 1953
in Appling County to the late John Dewey Bullard and the
late Sallie Mae Beecher Bullard. He graduated from Appling
County High School in 1971. He was a member of the Appling
County EMA and Boy Scouts Troop # 472. Mr. Bullard was
disable and he was member of Calvary Baptist Church.
He was
survived by several cousins..
Funeral
services were held Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in
the chapel of David E. Miles Funeral Home With Rev. Roger
LaRoach, Rev. Royce Hulett, and Rev. Rick Brown
officiating. Interment followed in the Baxley Graveyard.
Active
pallbearers were Winton “Wink” Branch, Willie Beecher,
Lanier Branch, Lamar Leggett, Jimmy Carter and Frank Smith.
Honorary
pallbearers were Billy Wayne Sellers, Johnny Dees, Jeffery
Baxley, Hal Sellers, Jeff Altman, Wayne Hall, Joby Rowell
Mitch Altman, Joey Andrews, Raymond Wheeler, Darrell
Holcomb, Appling County EMA members, Kelly Byrd, Matt Jones
and members of the Boy Scouts #472 and their leaders, The
Forester Services, Jeff Farris, Andy Smith, Kerry Reese, and
Tim Crosby, Dr. Garland Martin and Staff and the staff of
Appling Health Care System.
Musical
selections were rendered by One Accord.
Arrangements were under the direction of David E. Miles
Funeral Home.
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Zandra L. Woracheck
Zandra
L. Woracheck, age 55, died June 27,2009 in the
St. Joseph
Hospital in
Savannah. She was
born August 23, 1953 in
St Louis,
MO and had
resided in Baxley for the past ten years. She was a
homemaker and she was a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses
Kingdom Hall. She was the daughter of the late Joseph F.
Catlett.
She is
survived by her husband, Mark Woracheck of Baxley; two
daughters, Alicia Woracheck and Lauran Lee Woracheck both of
Baxley: her mother, Billie Catlett of Baxley; and a brother,
Jim Catlett of
Brunswick.
Memorial
services will be held at 7:30 P.M. Monday July 6, 2009 from
the Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall with Willie Walker
officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of David E. Miles
Funeral Home.
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Linda Gay
Mrs. Linda Gay died June 25, 2009
Mrs. Gay is a lifelong resident of Appling County and
was the daughter of Emory and Nina Carter. She was married
to J.L. Gay. Mrs. Gay was a member of Riverside Baptist
Church where she was a pianist for many years and a member
of the Adult Sunday School Class. She was the past owner of
Linda's Carpet Gallery.
Survivors Include: her husband J.L. Gay of Baxley, one
son - Laney (Tina) Gay; four brothers - Lake (Catherine)
Carter, L.C. (Rosene) Carter all of Baxley; Lavelle (Betty)
Carter of Hillard FL; Lloyd Carter of Jacksonville, FL; one
sister-in-law Shirley Carter of Callahan, FL. Two
grandchildren, Logan and Zachary Gay of Baxley. Also
surviving are several nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held Saturday, June 27, 2009
at 4:00 pm at Riverside Baptist Church. The body will lie in
state one hour prior to funeral hour.
Interment will be held at Carter Cemetery
Ministers: Rev. J.E. Blanton, Rev. Justin McLellan,
and Rev. Bobby Brinkley
Active Pallbearers: Lamar Carter, Stanley Carter,
Calvin Carter, Bayne Carter, Glenn Gay, and Ronnie Carter
Honorary Pallbearers: Riverside Baptist Church Adult
Sunday School Class and the Riverside Baptist Church Choir.
Visitation will be held Friday from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at
Swain Funeral Home
The family will assemble at the home of Laney Gay at
5864 East River Road in Baxley.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Swain
Funeral Home, Inc.
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Barbara Jane Moore Price
Mrs. Barbara Jane Moore Price died Monday, June 22,
2009 at the Golden Living Center in Jesup, GA after an
extended illness.
Mrs. Price was born April 28, 1937 in Liberty, South
Carolina daughter of the late Jesse Lee Moore and Billie
Hunter Moore. Mrs. Price a resident of Baxley since 1987 was
a member of Midway Baptist Church, a hospital volunteer, The
Woman's Club of Florida. She was cleared by the Secret
Service to work for President Jimmy Carter during his
campaign.
Survivors Include: 2 sons, Andre L Price of Orlando,
FL; Eric T. Price of Brownsburg, TN; her brother: Marshall
Moore of Baxley and 1 grandson: Scott Price. She was
preceded in death by her brothers: Jimmy L. Moore and Gary
Hunter Moore
Graveside Services will be held Sunday, June 27, 2009
at 1:00 pm at Midway Baptist Church Cemetery.
Interment: Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
Minister: Rev. Wayne Williamson
Active Pallbearers: Eric Price, Andre Price, Jimmy
Hunter, Bryan Moore, David Moore, and Marshall Moore.
Musical Selections will be rendered by Floyd Hunter
Funeral Arrangements are under the direction of Swain
Funeral Home.
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George Gene Moody
Mr. George Gene Moody died Friday, June 19, 2009 at
Jeff Davis Hospital in Hazlehurst.
Mr. Moody was born October 18, 1927 in Appling County
to the late Mr. George Wilson Moody and the late Mrs. Lilly
Mae Mercer Moody. He was a member of Asbury United Methodist
Church and was a lifelong resident of Appling County. He was
preceded in death by sisters, Josephine C. Branch and Annie
Ruth Howard.
Survivors are: Sister, Bobbie Fennell and Brother,
Edwin E. Moody
Funeral Services will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday,
June 231, 2009 from the chapel of Swain Funeral Home
Interment: Moody Cemetery
Ministers: Rev. James Fennell and Kenyon Fennell
Active Pallbearers: David Fennell, Edsel Moody, Joseph
Switzer, Wade Howard, Kelvin Fennell, Terry Howard and Jerry
Baxley
The family will assemble at the home of Bobbie
Fennell, 705 Cattle Gap Lane
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Swain
Funeral Home
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A.J.
"Jake" Mincey
Mr. A.J. "Jake" Mincey died Thursday, June 18, 2009 at
the Appling Healthcare System.
Mr. Mincey was born February 13, 1932 in Winnsboro,
South Carolina to the late Lester and Ethel Walker Mincey.
He was a member of Midway Baptist Church and a retired Bank
Officer.
Survivors Include: His wife, Dorothy Jean Mincey of
Baxley; daughter and son in law, S. Kimberly and David Neal
of Maggie Valley NC; 3 sons and daughters in law, Joe and
Beti Mincey of Jacksonville, FL, Jeff and Deborah Mincey
Grove City, PA and Tom Mincey of Apopka, FL. 3 brothers and
sister in law, Charles and Helen Mincey of York, S.C., Gene
Mincey of Columbia SC, and Bobby Mincey of Baxley. 9
grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, June 20, 2009
at 4:00 p.m. from the Midway Baptist Church.
Ministers: Rev. Wayne Williamson and Rev. Robert
Wigley
Funeral Arrangements are under the direction of Swain
Funeral Home.
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Emma Causey Cain
Emma Causey Cain,
age 83, died Monday, June 15, 2009, at her residence in Appling
County. Born February 3, 1926, to William Albert and Annie
Branch Causey, she was a lifelong resident of Appling County.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, William
Barney Cain. Her life’s work was being a homemaker and mother.
She was a member of Zoar Baptist Church.
Mrs. Cain is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, William and
Toni Cain of Baxley; eight daughters and sons-in-law, Cathy and
Dale Atkins of Baxley, Debbie and Tony Stewart of Alpharetta,
Shirley and Tommy Phillips of Baxley, Kay and Larry Smith of St.
Simons and Baxley, Jackie and Robert Herrington of Baxley,
Sandra and Billy Miles of Waycross, Pat Hayes of Waycross,
Bonnette Smith of Eastman; two sisters, Liza (Walt) Ridgdill of
Augusta and Bonnie Tanner of Alma; three brothers, Bill Causey
of Augusta, Aaron Causey of Glennville and Chap (JoAnn) Causey
of Baxley; Sister-in-law, Evelyn Haymons; two brothers-in-law,
Buck (Betty) Cain and Buddy (Nellie Faye) Cain. Twenty-three
grandchildren, twenty great-grandchildren, two
great-great-grandchildren, numerous cousins, nieces and nephews,
and members of the Vertice and Elijah Coleman Family also
survive.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 17, at 11:00 a.m. at
Zoar Baptist Church with Rev. Wayne Bennett and Rev. Ron Ross
officiating. Interment followed in the Zoar Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were sons-in-law: Dale Atkins, Tony Stewart,
Tommy Phillips, Larry Smith, Robert Herrington and Billy Miles.
Arrangements were
under the direction of Davis E. Miles Funeral Home.
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William P. "Doc" Miller
William P. “Doc” Miller, age 72, died Tuesday, June 9th,
2009 in Chandler Hospital, in Savannah. Mr Miller was born
January 25, 1937 in Jeff Davis County and had resided in
Appling County for most of his life. He was a retired
Millwright and had been employed by R. B. Pump Company
before his retirement. He was a member of the Satilla
Missionary Baptist Church and was a veteran of the United
States Army. He was preceded in death by his wife, Annie
Ruth Miller, a son, Billy Miller and a daughter Missy
Miller. He was the son of the late Herbert Miller, Sr and
the late Catherine Delilah Medders.
He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly and
Wayne Branch of Baxley; two sons and a daughter-in-law,
James and Glenda Roddenberry of Irvington, GA: and
Dwayne
Roddenberry of Jacksonville, FL; Sister, Yvonne
Spikes of Baxley; brother, Herbert Miller, Jr. and wife Mary
of Jesup; eight Grandchildren and three great-grandchildren
also survive.
Funeral services were held Friday, June 12,
at 11:00 a.m. at Satilla Missionary Baptist Church with
Rev. M. L. Ricks, Rev. Steve Dowless, and Rev. Earl Wiggins
officiating. Interment followed in the Satilla Church
Cemetery.Active pallbearers
were Durwin Griffin, Russell Griffin, Randy Medders, Jeff
Herrington, Dewey Altman and Donald Bellew
Musical selections were rendered by
Shirley Altman, Bryan Weaver, Julie Osborne and Susan
Herrington..
Honorary pallbearers are all family
and friends attending the funeral service.
Arrangement were under the direction
of David E. Miles Funeral Home.
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Waylon Earl Taylor
Mr. Waylon Earl Taylor died Thursday, June 18, 2009 at
his residence.
Mr. Taylor was born July 17, 1940 in Appling County to
the late Earl Nathaniel Taylor and the late Mary Oletha
Medders Taylor. He was a member of Satilla Baptist Church.
Mr. Taylor was retired from the Appling County Road
Department and was preceded in death by a daughter, Tina
Marie Whitner, a grandson, Zachary Wayne Moor and brother
Nathaniel Phillip Taylor.
Survivors Include: 3 daughters, Vickie Lynn Oliver of
Fernandina, Flordia, Tammy Sue Taylor and Elmer Orin Dixon
and Tonia Elise and Timothy Kim Weaver all of Baxley; 4
sons, Waylon Earl and Tara Lynn Slaughter, Timothy Waylon
and Victoria Marie Taylor, Travis Earl and Amy Dale Taylor
all of Baxley and Toma Wesley Taylor. 1 sister, Peggy Sue
Griffin of Baxley, 1 brother, Roy Malcolm Taylor of Baxley.
Several grandchildren and great grandchildren also survive.
Memorial services will be Sunday, June 20, 2009 at
2:00 pm from the Chapel of Swain Funeral Home.
Minister: Rev. Lonnie Weaver
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the memorial
service at 1:00 pm.
The family will assemble at the home, 149 Norman
Circle.
Funeral Arrangements are under the direction of Swain
Funeral Home.
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Willie Virgil
McCall
Mr. Willie Virgil McCall
died June 14, 2009 at his residence after extended illness.
Mr. McCall was born
September 7, 1926 in Appling County to the late John Hampton
and Kathrine Rebecca O'Quinn McCall. He was a member of Mt.
Vernon Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon. Mr.
McCall was a member of Consolation Baptist Association where
he served as a song leader for his home Church and various
other churches in Appling and surrounding counties for 32
years. He was a member of Appling County Young Farmers and
Appling County Stockmen's Association.
Survivors Include: his
wife of 64 years, Hilda Aspinwall McCall of Surrency; 3
daughters and sons in law, Kay and Neil Eunice of Bristol,
Pam and Glynn Cranford of Macon and Trish White of Surrency.
Grandchildren, Ken Eunice, Dana "Eric" Fletcher, Garrett
"Jena" Cranford, Katie Cranford and Lance White. A host of
nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be
held Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 3:00 pm from the Mt Vernon
Baptist Church.
Mr. McCall will lie in
state one hour to funeral hour.
Interment will follow in
Mt Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
Ministers: Rev. Darrell
Quinn and Rev. Glynn Cranford
Active Pallbearers: Jimmy
Lee McCall, Eric Fletcher, Chad Kent, Douglas Griffis, Chris
Griffis, and Warren Griffis
Honorary Pallbearers: Mt
Vernon Baptist Church Joy Sunday School Class, Deacons and
Wives, Mr and Mrs Curtis McMillan
Visitation will be
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at Mt Vernon Baptist Church from 6:00
until 8:00pm
Memorials: Remembrances
may be made to Mt Vernon Baptist Church Music Fund, c/o
Lamar Turner, 459 G W Turner Rd, Baxley, GA 31513
The family will assemble
at the home, 72-7 Hwy 121 SE
Musical selections were
rendered by Jonathan Hickox and Annette Lee
Funeral
arrangements are under the direction of Swain Funeral Home.
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