Obituaries

Obituaries 9.22.22

Howard-Jones   Brynslet Araya Sellers Screven—Brynslet Araya Sellers, 10, died Sept. 14, 2022, at Wayne Memorial Hospital after a courageous eight-year battle with heart disease, earning herself the title of “Heart Warrior.

Obituaries 9.15.22

Rinehart & Sons   Sylvia Tyre Harvey Odum—Sylvia Tyre Harvey, 78, of Odum died Sept. 6, 2022. The Wayne County native was a member of Jehovah’s Witness of Jesup.  She was a retired Kmart manager and loved to garden in her spare time, maintaining a pristine yard.

obituaries 9.8.22

Rinehart & Sons   Carl Osten Ellis Jesup—Carl Osten Ellis, 99, of Jesup died Sept. 1, 2022. He was born in Horry County, South Carolina, to Benjamin Franklin Ellis and Lettie Oliver Thompson Ellis. His family moved to Wayne County in 1927. He was a member of Bethlehem Wesleyan Church and a U.S.

Obituaries 9.1.22

Rinehart & Sons   Jean Holland Hires Jesup—Jean Holland Hires, 81, died peacefully at her home in Jesup on Aug. 26, 2022. A native and lifelong resident of Wayne County, she was born on Sept. 14, 1940. She grew up “in the country” around her large family of friends.

obituaries 8.25.22

Howard-Jones   Wade Moody Hinesville—Wade Moody, 65, died peacefully on Aug. 19, 2022, at home under the care of Hospice of South Georgia. A resident of Liberty County for the past six years and former lifelong resident of Odum, he was born on Aug. 13, 1957, in Jesup.

Obituaries 8.18.22

Howard-Ludowici   Joy Ann Sullivan Screven—Joy Ann Sullivan, 68, died Aug. 13, 2022, at Southeast Georgia Health System in Bruns-wick. She was a native and lifelong resident of Wayne County and was a retired CNA from Wayne Memorial Hospital.

Obituaries 8.11.22

Rinehart & Sons   Melissa Shanklin Redish Sorrento, Florida—Melissa Shanklin Redish, 58, of Sorrento, Florida and formerly of Jesup (Gardi community) died on Aug. 3, 2022. The Wayne County native was a former member of Calvary Baptist Church and Gardi Baptist Church.

obituaries 8.4.22

Howard-Jones   Master Sgt. James Stuart Wright Jesup—Master Sgt. James Stuart Wright, U.S. Marine Corps (retired), 64, died suddenly July 27, 2022, at Southeast Health Systems in Brunswick.

Obituaries 7.28.22

Howard-Jones   Jeanette Frances Heath Jesup—Jeanette Frances Heath, 79, of Jesup died July 23, 2022, in the presence of family and loved ones under the care of GHC Hospice. She was born June 6, 1943, to the late Joseph James and Irene Deason Perritt.

Obituaries 7.21.22

Howard-Jones   Della Jean McLain Jesup—Della Jean McLain, 80, died at home July 12, 2022. A native and lifelong resident of Wayne County, she was born on Aug. 5, 1941, in Jesup to the late Orian and Melba Grantham Simmons.