Obituaries

2.10.21 obituaries

 Gailya Rentz Raines Monroe—Gailya Rentz Raines, 86, of Monroe died Feb. 2, 2021. She was born on Feb. 16, 1934, in Pasco County, Florida, to Harry Hughes and Juanita Ione Rentz.

2.10.21

Donnie Thomas Donnie L. Thomas, age 69, of Jesup, GA, passed Friday, January 29, 2021, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Jesup, Georgia. Mr. owned D&M Tire Shop in Jesup.

2.3.21 obituaries

  Norma Jean Mercer Mathis Jesup—Norma Jean Mercer Mathis, 79, died Jan. 28, 2021, at Cotton Grove Estate under the care of Hospice of South Georgia. A resident of Jesup for the past 53 years, she was born on Feb. 27, 1941, in Waycross to the late David Floyd Mercer Sr.

1.27.21 Obituaries

Edna Walker Scott Annapolis, Md.—Edna Walker Scott, 74, of Annapolis, Maryland, died Jan. 9, 2021, after a brief battle with lymphoma (cancer). She was born at Ritch-Leaphart Hospital in Jesup on Oct. 12, 1946, to the late Lembrick Gabel and Conyers Elizabeth (Parker) Walker.

1.20.21 obituaries

  Melinda Kay Thornton Jesup—Melinda Kay Thornton, 49, died Jan. 13, 2021, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born on June 17, 1971, in Jesup to the late Donald and Jimmie Dowling Sellers.

1.13.21 obituaries

Charles A. Brannen Screven—Charles A. Brannen, 71, died Jan. 8, 2021, at Memorial Hospital in Savannah. He was born March 5, 1949, and was a lifelong resident of Wayne County, graduating from Wayne County High School. He graduated from Brewton Parker College with a degree in criminal justice.

1.6.21 obituaries

Iamma Walker Waters Screven—Iamma Walker Waters, 95, died peacefully at home and under the care of Hospice of South Georgia on Jan. 1, 2021.

12.30.20 obituaries

Tyler B. Surrency Jesup—Tyler B. Surrency, 88, of Jesup went on to meet many of his loved ones who have gone on before on Dec. 26, 2020, under the care of Hospice of South Georgia and surrounded by his loving family. The Wayne County native and U.S.

12.23.20 obituaries

Mary Ann Walker Odum—Mary Ann Walker, 74, of Odum died Dec. 16, 2020. The Evans County native lived in Wayne County all of her life and was a member of Unity Church of God. She was a registered nurse at Winn Army, and formerly at Wayne Memorial and Liberty Regional hospitals.

12.16.20 Obituaries

  Kelly Lynn Trantham Odum—Kelly Lynn Trantham, 61, died Dec. 11, 2020, at home under the care of Hospice of South Georgia Inc. after an extended illness. A resident of Wayne County for nearly 15 years and a former resident of Bryceville, Florida, for most of her life, she was born on Jan.