All Obituaries

Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the funeral services for Mrs. Diane Varnadore Arthur, age 67, who passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at Serenity Place Hospice in Dublin. She was a homemaker and attended First Assembly of God in Baxley.   She was preceded in death by her father, James W. Varnadore; three brothers, Jimmy Varnadore, Donnie Varnadore and Michael Varnadore; sister, Stacy Varnadore Atkins.   Survivors include her significant other, Tommy Carter of...

Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the services for Mr. Edgar Eugene Hendrix Jr., age 66, who passed away Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Coliseum Medical Center in Macon. He was a native of Ware County living in Baxley for twenty-one years and the past eighteen years in Macon. Mr. Hendrix was a retired pipefitter and welder of forty years with the Local #177 in Brunswick and the Local #72 in Atlanta.   He was preceded in death by his parents, Edgar Eugene Hendrix Sr. and...

Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the funeral services for Mr. Julian Butler, age 71, who passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at his residence under the care of Comfort Care Hospice. He was a native and lifelong resident of Appling County and a retired electrician with CAB Enterprises.   He was preceded in death by his parents, Joel Emmett and Susie Beck Butler; three brothers, Urell Butler, James Butler and John Butler.   Surviving is his wife of forty seven years,...

Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the funeral services for Mr. Joe Lightsey, age 75, who passed away Monday, July 15, 2019 at the Bacon County Hospital under the care of Comfort Care Hospice.  He was a native and lifelong resident of Appling County.  Mr. Lightsey was a twenty year veteran with the Appling County Sheriff’s Department serving as a Sherriff’s Deputy for sixteen years and Sherriff for four years.  He loved fishing and the river and was a...

Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the funeral services for Mr. Johnny Michael Williams, age 71, who passed away Monday, July 8, 2019 at his residence.  He was a native and lifelong resident of Jeff Davis County.  Mr. Williams was a United States Army Veteran serving in the Vietnam War, where he was the recipient of 2 bronze stars and a retired truck driver.    He was preceded in by his parents, James E. and Rosa Herrington Williams; two brothers, Jimmy...

Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the funeral services for Mr. Wayne Peterson, age 76, who passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at Landmark Hospital in Savannah. A native of Coffee County living in Baxley for the past 25 years, Mr. Peterson was a United States Air Force Veteran, the former owner of S&W restaurant and a retired CPA.  He was a member of Lonehill United Methodist Church in West Green.   He was preceded in death by his daughter, Paula Thompson; parents,...

Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the funeral services of Mrs. Odessa Mobley Washam, age 79, who passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019.  The native and lifelong resident of Appling County was the owner and operator of Odessa’s Kennel and a Baptist by faith.   She was preceded in death by her daughter, Lisa Washam Hazlett; parents, Earl Sr. and Willie Lee Nash Mobley; two sisters, Charleye Coleman and Elois Rogers and sister in law, Opaline Mobley and a great nephew,...

Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the funeral services for Mr. Kenneth Lane Thornton, Sr., age 75, who passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019 at Community Hospice in Vidalia. A native and lifelong resident of Appling County, Mr. Thornton was a retired carpenter, a loving husband, father, grandfather and generous to all he knew. He was preceded in death by his parents, Evans and Odell Thornton; sister, Mary Frances and Gloria Faye Thornton; brother, Ronnie Evans Thornton all from...

Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the services for Mr. James E. Johnson, age 67, who passed away Friday, May 24, 2019 at the Bacon County Hospital. Mr. Johnson was a native and lifelong resident of Bacon County, a retiree of Hazlehurst Mills and a retired bus river with the Bacon County Board of Education.   Mr. Johnson was preceded in death by parents, J.B. and Mary Johnson.   He is survived by a son, Shane and wife Vicki Johnson of Alma; three grandchildren, Dylan...

Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the funeral services for Mr. Graham Bryan Eason, 61 of Washington, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019, at his home. Graham was born September 7, 1957, in Waycross, Georgia. He attended ABAC and then attended the University of Georgia and received a BS in Forest Resources. He was employed for 35 years with Southland Timber, which later became Canal Wood. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Washington. He is survived by his wife of 38...