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Obituaries are displayed free to all Bulloch County citizens no matter what funeral home is handling the service, thanks to the generous support of Hills Mortuary, Low Country Crematory & Burial and Joiner Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory  Ask your funeral home or company handling arrangements to email your loved ones obituary to [email protected] for free publication.


Jeffrey Norman Sparks

December 10, 1966 - August 5, 2022 Jeffrey Norman Sparks, age 55, of Statesboro, GA died Friday, August 5, 2022 peacefully at home in Statesboro, following a herculean battle with appendix cancer.

Gail Altman White Sims

Mrs. Gail Altman White Sims, age 71, fought a fierce battle with cancer that ended on August 14, 2022, at the Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient Facility in Statesboro, Georgia.

Joseph "Mr. Joe" Lee

March 18, 1962 - August 12, 2022 Mr. Joseph Lee, age 62, departed this live, Friday, August 12, 2022, at his residence. The Bulloch County native was the son of the late Earnest Dorcell Lee and Sally Jones Lee and known to many as "Mr. Joe".

Dr. John Julius Riggs

August 4, 1943 - August 10, 2022 Dr. John Julius Riggs, left this world peacefully on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. He was born August 1943 to the late Marvin Riggs, Sr. and Lucille Bradshaw Riggs in Bulloch County, Georgia.

James Randall Waters

James Randall Waters

Mr. James Randal Waters age 53 passed away today August 11th 2022 after a long battle with cancer. He was born and raised in Brooklet, GA.

David Wayne Carter

Mr. David Wayne Carter, age 62, died on Thursday August 11th at Thunderbolt Transitional Care & Rehab in Savannah, GA. David was born in Charleston, SC on April 2nd 1960 to the late Robert and Barbara Carter.

William Robert "Billy" Hamilton

William Robert "Billy" Hamilton

Arcola – William “Billy” Robert Hamilton, age 80, died peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family, on August 10, 2022. Billy (as his momma always called him) was born February 12, 1942 in Savannah to Robert D. and Mildred (DeLoach) Hamilton.

Jacqueline Johnson Varnell

Mrs. Jacqueline Johnson Varnell passed away on August 9th, 2022 at Ogeechee Area Hospice surrounded by loved ones after a 13-year battle with kidney cancer.

Ernest Hancock

February 10, 1943 - August 9, 2022 Mr. Ernest Hancock passed away on August 9, 2022 at the The Gardens at Southern Manor in Statesboro, GA. He was born to the late Berle E. Sr. and Evelyn Brinson Hancock in Mulkey Hospital Millen, GA.

Cheryl Small Digiovanni

February 27, 1949 - August 8, 2022 Cheryl Small DiGiovanni, age 73, died Monday, August 8, 2022 at St Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah. The Savannah native was the daughter of the late Luther and Delores Small. She graduated from St.