Mr. Rayon Clifton Rhodes, 82 of Patterson, passed away Sunday afternoon, September 15, 2019, at the Hospice Satilla Hospice House in Waycross. Born in Birmingham, AL on June 15, 1937, he had lived in Green Cove Springs, FL for several years before moving to Patterson 15 years ago.  Mr. Rhodes was retired from Progress Rail and was a member of Offerman Baptist Church but had also attended Emmanuel Baptist Church.  He loved to fish, do woodworking, and spend time with his grandson,...

Mr. Thomas Wayne Britt, 69 of Waycross, passed away Friday afternoon, September 13, 2019, at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross. Born in Waycross, GA on December 16, 1949, he had lived in  Waycross for the past 5 years.  Mr. Britt was an industrial engineer (pipe fitting)  for Lauren Engineers & Construction and had traveled all over the country with his job.  He was a 1969 graduate of Blackshear High School and enjoyed bowling and working in his workshop on bowling...

Mrs. Doris Ruth Dasher Stone, 81 of Blackshear, passed away late Friday evening, September 13, 2019, at Harborview – Pierce County. Born in Lowndes County, Georgia on September 15, 1937, she had lived in Valdosta for several years prior to moving to Waycross in 1956 where she would live until moving to Pierce County in 1970.  Mrs. Stone had worked in a sewing factory for many years before retiring in 1996 to take care of her mother and husband until their deaths.  She was a...

Mr. Patrick Dempsey “Pat” Dixon, 89 of Blackshear, passed away Wednesday afternoon, September 11, 2019, at his residence. Born in Patterson, GA on November 8, 1929, he had lived in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, and Plantation, Florida for many years before moving back to Pierce County in 1994.  Mr. Dixon was a 1947 graduate of Patterson High School and in 1951 enlisted in the US Army where he had been a cook.  While in Florida, Mr. Dixon built numerous custom homes and would...

Mr. Gordon Hay Hodgkin, 70 of Blackshear, passed away late Sunday evening, September 8, 2019, at the Harborview Satilla Nursing Home in Waycross. Born in Wilmington, NC on October 20, 1948, he had lived in North Carolina most of his life until moving to Pierce County ten years ago.  He had worked as a millwright  for many years and enjoyed boats, fishing, and visiting with friends (he always had a story or two to tell).  He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in...

Mrs. Edna Christine DePratter Godwin, 92 of Blackshear, passed away Saturday, September 7, 2019 at the Hospice Satilla Hospice House following a short illness. Born in Hickox, GA on June 16, 1927, she had lived in Pierce County most of her life.  Mrs. Godwin had worked for the former Pierce Trading Company prior to going to work with her husband as a bookkeeper at his business, Godwin’s Body Shop.  She continued to work there for several years after her husband sold the...

Mr. William Perry Jones, 74 of Rhine, passed away Friday, September 6, 2019 at his residence following a sudden illness. Born in Blackshear, GA on January 9, 1945, he had lived in Riverview, FL for several years before moving to Rhine close to 20 years ago.  Perry was a 1963 graduate of Patterson High School and played on the varsity football team.  He would go on to retire from GTE Telephone Company where he had been a manager.  An avid hunter and fisherman, his motto,...

Mr. Clifford Thomas Park, 94 of Blackshear, passed away late Wednesday evening, September 4, 2019 at his residence. Born in Tennille, GA on January 30, 1925, he had lived in Jesup prior to moving to Pierce County 60 years ago.  Mr. Park served in the US Navy during WWII and was a 1950 graduate of the University of Georgia where he received his degree in Agriculture.  He retired from the UGA Pierce County Extension office where he had been the County Extension Agent.  Over the...

Mrs. Lois Ann Mansfield Montgomery, 72 of Blackshear, passed away early Saturday morning, August 31, 2019 at the Hospice Satilla Hospice House. Born in Omaha, Nebraska on September 11, 1946, she had lived in the Ft. Lauderdale, FL area for several years before moving to Pierce County over 12 years ago.  Mrs. Montgomery had worked as a manager for Shell Oil Company in Sunrise, FL followed by working at Whole Foods in Coral Springs, FL.  She enjoyed arts and crafts, knitting,...

Mr. Donalld Edward Devereaux, Jr., 63 of Blackshear, passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at his residence. Born in Baxley, GA on July 31, 1956, he had lived in Pierce County most of his life.  Mr. Devereaux had been a mechanic for the former Bowen Dairy before becoming disabled.  He loved to fish and was of the Pentecostal faith.  He was the son of the late Donald Edward Devereaux, Sr. & Juanita Mae Copeland Courson. Survivors include his son, Donald Edward...