Obituaries

Obituaries 6.23.22

RINEHART & SONS   William Donald “Don” Blocker Sr. Screven—William Donald “Don” Blocker Sr., 91, of Screven died June 18, 2022. The Wayne County native and U.S. Army veteran was a member of Screven First Baptist Church.

Obituaries 6.16.22

Abby Debra Ann Hinton Jesup—Abby Debra Ann Hinton, 62, died June 7, 2022 at home. A resident of Jesup for more than 20 years and a former resident of Savannah, she was born on Dec. 6, 1959. She was a homemaker who loved spending time with her family.

obituaries 6.9.22

John Ganz Hensley Jesup—John Ganz Hensley, 78, of Jesup died June 5, 2022. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather who loved spending time with his family. He enjoyed hobbies such as hunting, fishing and building things.

Obituaries 6.2.22

James R. Bland Jesup—James R. “Jim” Bland, 93, of Jesup died May 29, 2022, at Wayne Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.  The Wayne County native lived in Jesup for all of his life. He graduated from Jesup High School in 1947 and the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1952.

Obituaries 5.26.22

Margaret Marks Jacobs Jesup—Margaret Marks Jacobs, 75, died peacefully at home on St. Simons Island after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family.

Obituaries 5.19.22

Donnie Clifford Gravley Brunswick—Donnie Clifford Gravley, 80, of Bruns-wick died May 9, 2022. A Gordon County native, he was a former resident of Wayne County and was a U.S. Army veteran and a retired employee with Hercules in Brunswick.

Obituaries 5.12.12

Dr. William Vaughn “Bill” Headley Jr. Jesup—Dr. William Vaughn “Bill” Headley Jr., 59, died peacefully on May 6, 2022, at home under the care of Hospice of South Georgia. He was born on June 29, 1962, in Alexander City, Alabama, the oldest of four sons of William V. and Anita Headley.

obituaries 5.5.22

Laverne Sapp Harris Jesup—Laverne Sapp Harris, 90, of Jesup died April 28, 2022. The Appling County native had lived in Wayne County most of her life and was a member of Lake Chapel Primitive Baptist Church.  She enjoyed caring for her family as a wife and mother.

Obituaries 4.28.22

Manuel Britt King Jesup—Manuel Britt King, 62, of Jesup died April 20, 2022. The Florida native and resident had lived in Wayne County most of his adult life and was a member of Jesup First Baptist Church.

obituaries 4.21.22

Vernon Dwight Drury Jesup—Vernon Dwight Drury, 66, of Jesup died April 14, 2022, under the care of Hospice of South Georgia. The Albany native was a member of Altamaha Baptist Church and a U.S. Army veteran, who served a tour in the Iraq War.