Mr. Bobby Wayne Courson, 69 of Blackshear, passed away Friday evening, July 23rd, 2021, at his residence.   Born in Blackshear, GA on November 23rd, 1951, he had lived in Pierce County all his life.  Mr. Courson was a 1969 graduate of Blackshear High School. Following his high school graduation, he went on to serve in the United States Army. Mr. Courson enjoyed fishing and golfing in his free time. He also enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Mr. Courson was of...

Iris Jean Sweat Johnson Mixon—wife, mother, grandmother (“Mema”), and friend—died on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, following a brief illness. She was 83. Iris Jean was born in 1937 to Archie and Betty Sweat. She was raised in the Forks of the Hurricane where she continued to call home all of her life. Iris Jean married Arnold Johnson with whom she welcomed her three boys-David, Daniel, & Mark. In 1983, Arnold passed unexpectedly. Iris Jean then married her husband of...

Mrs. Taffy Rena Peacock Davis, 61 of Pierce County, passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021, at Satilla Bluffs Senior Care Center.   Born in Alma, GA on October 27, 1959, she had lived in Pierce County most of her life.  Mrs. Davis had worked for Georgia Regional as a secretary but had spent the last several years being a homemaker.  Over the years she had enjoyed going to the beach, cooking, painting, and dancing.  She was a member of Beulah Baptist...

Mrs. Judith Faye “Judy” Bowen O’Steen, 74 of Blackshear, passed away Saturday, July 10, 2021, at the Hospice Satilla Hospice House following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Waycross, GA on October 16, 1946, she had lived in Pierce County most of her life. Mrs. O’Steen was a 1964 graduate of Blackshear High School and was a 1968 graduate of Florida State University where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics Education. She began her...

Mrs. Carolyn Louise Strickland, 73 of Sanford, passed away Saturday, July 3, 2021, at UF Shands in Gainesville.   Born in Jesup, GA on August 12, 1947, she had lived in Jacksonville, FL prior to moving to Sanford where she lived most of her life.  Mrs. Strickland had her own bookkeeping business, Strickland and Associates as well as her own cleaning business, Neat & Tidy.  She collected figurines/angels, and loved to shop for anything.  She also loved to...

Ms. Eleanor Colleen Howard Richardson, 80 of Jacksonville, passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at Baptist Medical Center in Fernandina Beach, FL.   Born in Nicholls, GA on March 12, 1941, she moved to Blackshear and graduated from Blackshear High School in 1959.  Ms. Richardson moved to Jacksonville in 1960 when she enrolled in the Massey Business College.  Following graduation she began her teaching career at University Christian School where she had been their...

Mr. Jerry Edward Griffin, Sr., 74 of Blackshear, passed away Wednesday morning, June 30, 2021, at his residence.   Born in Waycross, GA on March 5, 1947, he had lived in Pierce County all his life.  Mr. Griffin was a 1963 graduate of Patterson High School and furthered his education by becoming a counselor for a number of years at the Drug and Alcohol Center in Waycross that was located at the old YMCA building.  He would then go on to work for the State Prison...

Mr. William Stephen Wall, Sr., 87 of Blackshear, passed away Sunday morning, June 27, 2021, while at his vacation home in Cashiers, NC.   Born in Blackshear, GA on December 11, 1933, he had lived in Pierce County all his life.  At the young age of 11 he started working in the grocery business delivering groceries on his bicycle.  While in high school, he excelled in sports lettering all four years in Basketball, Football, and Baseball all while working at Davis...

Mrs. Julia Anne “Judy” Pearson Courson, 75 of Blackshear, passed away early Saturday morning, June 26, 2021, at Kindred Hospital in Green Cove Springs.   Born in Brunswick, GA on April 3, 1946, she had lived in Pierce County all her life.  Mrs. Courson was retired from Commercial Tire where she had been secretary for many years.  She was an active member of St. Johns United Methodist Church.  Mrs. Courson loved spending time with her grandchildren,...

Mrs. Judith Arizona “Judy” Pearson Bennett, 72 of Blackshear, passed away early Monday morning, June 21, 2021, at Harborview – Pierce County.   Born in Waycross, GA on March 8, 1949, she had lived in Pierce County all her life.  Mrs. Bennett retired from Wall’s IGA where she had worked as a cashier for many years.  She dearly loved her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren and enjoyed fishing and visiting with friends and...