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David McRackan Baldwin
Jesup—David McRackan Baldwin, 72, of Jesup, son of Betty and Charlie Baldwin of Ashburn, died after a prolonged illness on Sept. 20.
He was born and raised in Ashburn. He was of the Baptist and Pentecostal faiths. He graduated with a degree in business from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and earned a master’s degree in finance from the University of Georgia.
He was employed for 12 years at the Gilman Paper Company in St. Marys. He worked for five years in middle school teaching, and since February 2012, he had worked with the Georgia Department of Transportation buying land for building roads.
His hobby was discovering the history of Turner County and its cities that he learned from reading microfilm newspapers. For about 15 years, he wrote a weekly history column for the Wiregrass Farmer newspaper, a book with Gail Watson Walls, named Turner County: A Pictorial History, and he managed a Facebook media group for the county citizens.
He had been a life member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans No. 37111 and a life member of the Military Order of the Stars and Bars No. 5404 since joining in 1995, in honor of his great-grandfather, Capt. William Gaston Baldwin of Whiteville, North Carolina.
Survivors include his son, Mack (Katie Green) Baldwin of Arnoldsville; his two grandchildren, Jack and Janie Mae Baldwin of Arnoldsville; his brother, Paul Baldwin (Debbie Crawford); and several nieces and nephews.
He will be interred at the Baldwin plot at Rosehill Annex in Ashburn.
Rinehart and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of his arrangements.
Delvis Ray Murray
Jesup—Delvis Ray Murray, known as “Buddy” growing up in Jesup, died on Sept. 22, 2026, at the age of 92 under the care of Hospice of South Georgia.
In 1951, during the Korean War, he withdrew from high school and joined the U.S. Navy (in part to help support his family), where he earned his GED, worked as a baker and served four years.
He returned home to work as a police officer in Glynn County but was unimpressed by the chaos of the modern world. So, he rejoined the service and served in the U.S. Army, where he worked as a military police officer and served two tours in the Vietnam War. In 1974, after 17 years in the Army, he retired as an E-7, sergeant first class.
Throughout his military career, he traveled the world before he settled down in the Atlanta area, where he owned a business and helped raise his family. After selling his business, he moved back to Jesup to live in the “little brown shack” of his youth.
After a series of falls, he landed in the At Home Senior Living of Jesup, or “jail,” as the career military police officer affectionately referred to it. Many caregivers there, including his favorite, Nicole Flores, referred to him as “Granddaddy” after he somehow won them over with his charming personality, which his three daughters could never quite understand. However, he was married five times, so there must have been something there!
He was preceded in death by his father, George Washington Murray, in 1941; his mother, Maude Cornelia (Roberson) Murray, in 1997; his his third wife, Nina (South) Murray, in 2002; and his sister, Ruth Dean (Murray) Banegas, in 2016.
Survivors include his wife, LaJune Murray of Pierson, Florida; his three daughters, Chandra (Murray) Carter of Temple, Colleen Murray (Tony) Lane of Bloomingdale and Ellyn Murray (Peter) Olson of Cartersville; his five grandchildren, Michael Brandon (Kim) Carter, Breanne (Lane) Brunson (Chris), Blake Lane, Grey Olson and Eden Olson; three great-grandchildren; and his beloved cat of 20 years, Thomas.
A graveside service will be held Friday, Sept. 25, at 10 a.m. at Pinecrest Memorial Cemetery with Pastor Randy Pruitt officiating.
Rinehart and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.