All Obituaries

Mrs. Dorothy Lee Walker of Folkston, Georgia departed this life on Wednesday, December 2, 2021 at her residence after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Fluker Funeral Home, 985 Ossie Davis Parkway, Waycross, Georgia.

.   Mr. Walter Davis Dukes Sr. was born March 22, 1934 to the late Ben  Dukes Sr. and Ella Anderson Dukes in Statesboro (Bulloch County), Georgia. He lived most of his life in Waycross, Georgia where he received his formal education from the public school system. He was a long time and faithful member of New Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. He worked and retired from the Ware County Public Works Department. On Thursday November 25, God called him to his heavenly home after an...

Deacon Sylvester Styles Kelly was born December 13, 1931, to the late Maggie Styles and Elijah Kelly in Odum, Georgia. He attended school in Waycross, Georgia. Deacon Kelly worked at Dixie Road Builders where he retired after 35 years of service. He later volunteered his mechanical services (as he would say) with Grady’s Repair Shop. He was a dedicated Deacon and head of the Trustee Board at St. John Missionary Baptist Church. Deacon Kelly also served as a drummer for his home church...

Mrs. Ina Denease Thomas Boyd, daughter of the late Carolyn Lewis Brown, was born on June 17, 1955, in Waycross, Georgia.  She received her formal education from the Waycross Public School System. It is here that she met the love of her life and high school sweetheart Willie James Boyd, affectionately known as Jay Boyd. Later graduating from Waycross High School with the Class of 1973 she continued her education at Okefenokee Technical College. On February 25, 1977 she was joined in...

Deacon Freddie Lee Robertson Sr., affectionately known as “Nuddie”, was the fifth child born to Deacon Willie Robertson Sr. and Mrs. Julia Mae Morris-Robertson in Nicholls, GA January 4, 1946. Nuddie attended the Pierce county school for a short period of time. When the family moved to Waycross he and became employed at the Padgett Pontiac & Cadillac and R L Walker Chevrolet Company. Later in life he married Jeannette Faison to this union two children were born; Freddie...

Mother Francetta Works Calderon was born in Bolen ( Ware County), Georgia to the late Julius  Works and Bertha Lee Jenkins Works, the eldest of five children, on October 29, 1945. She lived in Stuart, Florida for many years before moving to Waycross, Ga. in 1992. After moving to Waycross she became a faithful member of New Mount Pleasant Baptist Church where she served on the Mother Body and the nursing Guild. She departed this life on Monday October 25, 2021 at her...

Mr. Murad Muatabaya, known to many as Crawford Johnson Jr. God saw you were getting weary, so He did what He thought was best; He came and stood beside you and whispered, “Come and Rest”. You gave no last farewell, not even a good-bye. You were gone before we knew it, and only God knows why. On Sunday, October 24, 2021, at 3:08 pm our Heavenly Father’s Angel visited Memorial Satilla Hospital and sealed the lips of our beloved father Murad Muatabaya. He was born June 2,...

Mother Annie Ruth Vince Born: May 20, 1943 Father: The Late Arthur C. Kinlaw, Sr Mother: The late Minnie M. Kinlaw Christian Experience: Mt. Mariah Holiness Church (1974-1985), Lighthouse Christian Harvest Ministries (1985- 2005), and Gospel Tabernacle Church of God in Christ (2005-2021) Demised: Sunday, October 24, 2021. She was preceded in death by four sisters: Lillie Mae Alexander, Alma Jones, Mitty Mackey, and Maxine Holloway and a brother, Arthur Kinlaw, Jr. Mother Vince was a devoted...

Name: Lorenzo Jermaine Manders Born: December 9, 1980 at Clinch Memorial Hospital   Mother: Mamie Lee Manders Father: The Late Clifford Eugene Smith Education: Clinch County Elementary and High Schools Christian Experience: Member of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, Homerville, GA Resided: 71 Pine Street, Homerville, GA 31634 Deceased: October 18, 2021 at Clinch Memorial...

Our hearts were saddened when the life of Miss Shirley Ann Porter ended Friday, October 8, 2021, at Memorial Satilla Hospital in Waycross, Georgia. She was born in Hoboken, GA to the late Columbus Porter, Sr. and Mrs. Maxine Williams Porter on July 28, 1946. She was the second of eight children. She was educated in the public schools of Waycross, GA and a graduate of the Class of 1965 from the former Center High School.  At an early age she attended and affiliated with Friendship...