All Obituaries

John Andrew Logan, age 85, of the Center Community, Vidalia, Georgia died Saturday evening, April 27, 2024, at Community Hospice House.  He was born on April 20, 1939, the second child to W.R. and Inez Rush Logan in Greenwood, South Carolina.  He attended high school in Greenwood, South Carolina.  Mr. Logan was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Bill Logan; one sister, Nancy Holden, all of Greenwood, South Carolina; and one nephew, William Logan of Austin,...

Mr. Thomas Edward “Ed” Rowland, age 84, of Vidalia, died Sunday, April 28, 2024, at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia, after a brief illness.  He was a native of Toombs County, a 1957 graduate of Lyons High School and served seven years in the U.S. Army.  He began a career in the convenience store industry in 1965, with Kwickie Foods, Inc in Macon, ultimately becoming vice-president.  Later, Mr. Ed founded Grub &Gas Convenience Store and had twelve...

Mr. Josh Cliff, age 23, of Villa Rica, Georgia, died Sunday, April 21, 2024, at his residence. Josh was a native of Douglasville and lived most of his life in Douglasville. He was employed with Fortner Communications and in his spare time he enjoyed fishing and spending time with family and friends. He especially enjoyed spending time with his niece. He is preceded in death by his father, Benjamin Cliff and a brother-in-law, Nathan Clark. His family includes his mother, Cheryl Cliff of...

Mr. Doyle D. NeeSmith, age 72, of Lyons, died Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital  in Vidalia, after a sudden illness.  He was a native of Toombs County and lived in Lyons most of his life.  He was a 1970 graduate of Lyons High School and served three years in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era.  He was an electrical engineer, working for several companies in the area.  He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Lyons, the National...

Mrs. Sylvia Meeks Hall, age 82, of Vidalia, died Thursday, April 25, 2024, at her home, following an extended illness.  She was a native of Toombs County, living in Jacksonville, Florida for seven years and in Toombs County most of her life.  She worked private duty at Meadows Memorial Hospital and as a sales representative at Belk Matthews for many years.  She attended Smith Street Baptist Church.  She is preceded in death by her husband, William Robert...

Mr. JT Helms, age 85 of Vidalia, died Friday, April 25, 2024, at Oxley Park Health & Rehab in Lyons, following a brief illness.  He was a native of Vidalia, living in Savannah for fourteen years, and in Vidalia and Montgomery County most of his life.  He served three years in the U.S. Army.  He worked as an insurance agent with Independent Life for several years, Chickasha Mobile Homes for eleven years, and retired from Choo Choo Supply in Vidalia after thirty-four years...

Mr. Melmoth “Mel” Garlington Rivers, Jr. age 69, of Tarrytown, died Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at his residence after a brief illness under the care of Affinis Hospice. He was a native of Treutlen County and lived there most of his life. He graduated from Robert Toombs Christian Academy in 1973 and attended East Georgia College and Georgia College in Milledgeville. Mel worked as a lineman with Georgia Power for many years before retiring as a supervisor in April of 2017. Mel was...

Pamela Diane Connell, age 64, of Milledgeville, died Saturday, April 20, 2024, from injuries sustained in a fire at her home.  She was born June 5, 1959 in Vidalia to her mother Joyce Connell Ramey and father Hershel Casper “H.C.”  Connell.  She was a homemaker and Baptist by faith.  Her family includes her daughter, Stephanie Davis of North Carolina and Justin Lee of California; two sisters, Vicky Connell Daniels and husband Tommy of Clark Hill Lake,...

Mrs. Marion Zeigler Peterson, age 89, of Lyons, died Sunday, April 21, 2024, at Haven Hospice in Lake City, Florida, following an extended illness.  She was a native of Toombs County and lived in Lyons most of her life.  She was a 1952 graduate of Lyons High School, and retired from the Toombs County Board of Education after thirty-three years in 2011, as lunchroom manager.  She was a long-time member of Sharpe’s Chapel United Methodist Church in Lyons.  She enjoyed...

Mrs. Connie Thigpen Sowell, age 79, of Vidalia, died Monday, April 22, 2024, at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia.  She was a native of Montgomery County, growing up in Uvalda and living in Toombs County most of her life.  She was a 1962 graduate of Montgomery County High School.  Earlier in her life, she worked at Altamaha Bank & Trust in Uvalda, later at Toombs County Department of Family Children’s Services for many years, and currently at Ronald V. Hall...