All Obituaries

Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the funeral services for Robert Donald Lane -GySgt., USMC, (Retired), age 92, who passed away Thursday, February 21, 2019 at his residence under the care of Comfort Care Hospice.  He was a resident of Appling County for the past 30 years previously living in Savannah. Mr. Lane served in the United States Navy from 1943-1946 during WWII being deployed on the Destroyer USS Hudson stationed in the South Pacific.  He joined the United States...

Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the services of Mr. Derrol Melvin Hutcheson, Sr., age 73, who passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at his residence under the care of Community Hospice.  He was a native and lifelong resident of Appling County and a member of Zion Church of God.  Mr. Hutcheson was a retired bus driver with the Appling County Board of Education and “a jack of all trades.”   He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Melvin...

Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the funeral services for Lamar Johnson, age 58, who passed away Sunday, February 17, 2019 at his residence under the care of Hospice of South Georgia.  He was a native and lifelong resident of Appling County and a member of the Appling County Highschool class of 1978.  Mr. Johnson was a Lineman for 37 years with Georgia Power and attended Zion Missionary Baptist Church.   He was preceded in death by his parents, Lannis and Louise...

Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the funeral services for Mrs. Helen Green Allen, age 67, who passed away Saturday, February 16, 2019 at Appling Healthcare System. She was a native and lifelong resident of Appling County; a homemaker; loving wife, mother and grandmother and a member of Harvest Chapel Church.   Mrs. Allen was preceded in death by her parents, Judge “Goat” Green and Geraldine Kersey Lewis.   Survivors include her husband, Steve Allen of...

Rogers Edward Baird passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at age 88. He was a retired NTL Boilermaker. He worked for Chicago Bridge and Iron. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.   Edward is preceded in death by his wife, Sylvia Sellers Baird; one daughter, Anita Kay Baird; and one sister, Margie Ray.   He is survived by children, Nancy Herb, Debbie (Spanky) Presley, Susan (Terry) Thacker, Rogers Edward (Dawn) Baird Jr., Jennifer French,...

Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the funeral services for Betty Jean “Maw Maw” Giddens, age 53, who passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at Memorial Health in Savannah. She was a lifelong resident of Appling County; a retired CNA and a member of Oak Grove Church of God. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Irene Bryant Weathers.   Surviving is her husband, Danny Giddens of Baxley; three children, Candice Irene Giddens of Baxley, Shawn and...

Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the funeral services for Karen Sue Stephens Orvin, age 59, who passed away Friday, January 18, 2019 at Memorial Health in Savannah.   She was a lifelong resident of Appling County, a seamstress and a member of Sandhill Creek Church.  Mrs. Orvin was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter and aunt.   She was preceded in death by her father, Frank Stephens and sister, Rebecca Altman.   Survivors include husband,...

  Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the passing of David William Vaughn, of 157 Clifton Road in Baxley, passed away Thursday morning January 17, 2019. He was 71.   Vaughn was a native of Baxley, born and raised in South Georgia and the product of Appling County Schools, where he was a multi-sport letterman. Following school, he served in the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany during the Vietnam conflict.   Professionally, Vaughn retired from AT&T in Atlanta...

Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the funeral services for Wynell Beasley Kennedy, age 98, who passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at Memorial Health in Savannah.  She was a native of Appling County living in Atlanta for 44 years where she met and married her husband Horace Kennedy before returning to Baxley in 1984.  She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church and the Adult Sunday School Class.   She was preceded in death by her husband, Horace Kennedy;...

Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the funeral services for Reverend Earnest O. Dyal, age 76, who passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019 at Appling Healthcare.  He was a native and lifelong resident of Appling County.  Reverend Dyal was the minister of Ferry Road Baptist Church and the owner of Dyal Concrete.  He became an ordained minister in 1964 and received his Doctorate of Divinity in 1974. He was preceded in death by his sons, Timothy Dyal and David Dyal;...