Obituaries

3.17.21 obituaries

  Donny Turner Jesup—Donny Turner, 70, known by many as the “Georgia Boy” on the CB radio, died March 14, 2021, at home under the care of Your Family Hospice. He was born on March 5, 1951, in Appling County to the late Woodrow Wilson Turner and Edith Dubberly Turner.

3.10.21 Obituaries

 Elizabeth Murray Jesup—Elizabeth Murray, 75, of Jesup died March 1, 2021. She was born at the end of World War II and was a child of the 1950s and 1960s. She spent most of her professional career in insurance sales and brokerage services.

3.3.21 obituaries

  Terry “David” Blackmon Odum—Terry “David” Blackmon, 46 of Odum died Feb. 25, 2021. The Wayne County native was a member of Piney Grove Church of God and was a sergeant with the Wayne County Detention Center. He enjoyed collecting baseball cards, all sports and spending time with his family.

2.24.21 Obituaries

  James Timmons Cockfield Jesup—James Timmons Cockfield, 93, died Feb. 18, 2021, at Harborview Jesup under the care of Hospice of South Georgia. He was a native of Emanuel County, living in Jesup since 1951. He was the retired owner/operator of the Jesup Drive-in Theater and Cockfield Studio.

2.17.21 obituaries

Edgar Luther Dart Jesup—Edgar Luther Dart, 58, died suddenly on Feb. 14, 2021, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Wayne County, he was born on Feb. 23, 1962 to the late William Robert Dart Jr. and Edna Tuten Dart.

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.