Tony Green Jr., 33, of Kingsland passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 20, 2018.

Tony Marcell Green Jr. was born July 27, 1984, in Brunswick to the late Melody Felicia Ann Roche and the late Tony Marcell Green Sr.

Tony attended the public schools of Camden County and graduated from Camden County High School in 2003.

Besides his mother and father, those preceding him in death are his grandparents, Robert Roche Jr., Eva Sue Roche and Willie James Green.

He leaves to cherish his memories, his children, Toni Green, T’Niya Holland and Tristan Green-Diddell; sisters, Shalanda Sierre Roche and Marcea Dereka Roche; a host of aunts and uncles; special cousins, Neil Noah Clark, Tony White and Michael Patterson Jr.; special friends, Jeremy Bacon and Daphne Diddell; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 30, at Refreshing Oasis Church. There will be no wake. The body will lie in state two hours before the service. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Sunset Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

William R. Husser passed away June 16, 2018, at the age of 79 in the comfort of his home surrounded by loved ones in St. Marys.

Bill was born on April 7, 1939, in Bellaire, Ohio. He graduated from Las Vegas High School in Las Vegas, Nev.

Maj. Husser served 24 years in the Army. He completed his master’s degree in criminology, and received numerous awards and commendations to include the Bronze Star with Valor and the Purple Heart. Bill worked as a counter intelligence officer for 12 years, EWCTO Defense Mapping Agency for six years, civil service and retired from Lockheed Martin.

Bill was loved by many for his great wit, infectious smile, his kind and compassionate spirit.

He is survived by his wife, Irene Husser; stepchildren, Heather Imada and Wade Slaughter; sister, Patti Hudson and brother-in-law Jim Hudson; nieces and nephews, David and Sherri Stout, Autumn, Alexis, Jim and Shelly Hudson, Jordan, Logan, Isabella and Jillian.

Private services are being held by the family at a later date with an inurnment to follow at the Jacksonville National Cemetery in Jacksonville, Fla.

Allison Memorial Chapel and Funeral Home of St. Marys is in charge of arrangements.

Colin Ray Chambliss, 32, of Kingsland, Georgia departed June 23, 2018.

Colin R. Chambliss was born May 25, 1986, in Norfolk, Va., to Curtis and Carol Chambliss. He had been a resident of Kingsland for 29 years and he completed his studies at Camden County High School in Kingsland.

Colin was very proud of his work and employment with Venture Construction and Design. He had expressed a special bond and camaraderie with his co-workers and staff at OPS Pizza Kitchen and Café.

Colin was a sports car enthusiast and had a great passion for riding motorcycles. He was a member of Sports Bikes of Camden County as well as Import Tuner Guys of Camden and Jacksonville. Colin’s hobbies were rebuilding cars and motorcycles and sharing his infectious smile with friends and family.

He is survived by his mother, Carol N. Chambliss, of Kingsland; father, Curtis L. Chambliss (Shawne) of Jacksonville, Fla.; brother, Curtis L. Chambliss II (Keisha); niece, Aminah S. Chambliss of Orlando, Fla.; grandmother, Charity Standberry, of Montgomery, Ala.; and several uncles, aunts, cousins, classmates and special friends.

A memorial service will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 29, at Southeast Community Church, 790 Maycreek Road in Kingsland.

Charles R. Blanchard Sr., 83, of Brunswick, Ohio, formerly of Mingo Junction, Ohio, and Kingsland, passed away Friday June 29, 2018, at the Southwest Residential Hospice in Strongsville, Ohio.

He was born Sept. 13, 1934 in Georges Run, Ohio, the son of the late Rexford and Pauline I. (Engler) Blanchard Sr. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Rexford O. Blanchard Jr. and Glenn Arden Blanchard Sr.; and a sister, Norma Dean.

Charles retired in 1991 after working for 28 years as a stationary engineer for Ohio Edison Co. at the Stratton Plant. He served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church in Kingsland and also the New Beginnings Baptist Church in Toronto, Ohio, where he was very active in church work. He was also a member of Masonic Lodge No. 471 in Irondale, Ohio. 

Surviving are his wife of 61 years, Barbara Ann “Pat” (Flesher) Blanchard, whom he married Feb. 18, 1957; a son, Charles R. (Donna) Blanchard Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla.; a daughter, Cheryl (Lowell) Strick of Middleburg Heights, Ohio; two sisters, Nancy (John) Carmen of Toronto, Ohio, and Helen Edith Jarman of Brunswick, Ohio; and four grandchildren, Charles Blanchard III, Tom Blanchard, Sedona Strick and Ethan Strick; and two great-grandchildren, Vanessa and Valerie Blanchard.

Friends will be received from 1 to 3 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, July 2, at the Wheeler Funeral Home in Mingo Junction where his funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 3, with Dr. Lawrence Kimball officiating. Interment with military honors will follow at New Alexandria Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be directed to Hospice Services of Southwest General, in care of the Southwest Community Health Foundation, 18697 Bagley Road, Middleburg Heights, OH 44130

Offer condolences at www.wheelerfuneralhomes.com.

Berneice Loyola Bare, 90, of St. Marys passed away in the late evening hours of Saturday, June 30, 2018, at her home in St. Marys.

Ms. Bare was born on Dec. 4, 1927, in Ransom, Kan., to the late Frank Peter and Sophia Leis Roths.

Berneice — aka Mom, Mamma, Grandma, Grammy, Aunt Berneice, Aunt B and Bernie — left home in Kansas at the young age of 18 to join two of her sisters in Washington, D.C., and help care for a newborn nephew. She also worked part-time at the soda fountain of a dime store. There she met her future husband Dean and married in 1947. They gave birth to their first son Deanie and soon moved to Florida to pursue work opportunities in Miami. According to legend, the car broke down in Jacksonville, so that's where they settled to raise their family, including the births of their daughters Vickie in 1952 and Deanna in 1968.

Berneice helped her husband Dean in opening and running a sandwich bar restaurant in the downtown Jacksonville Atlantic Bank, as well as other locations. But for the most part, Berneice enjoyed being a homemaker raising her family. 

After Dean passed in 1986, Berneice went back to work for a few years running a small restaurant in the old Atlantic Bank on north Main Street. After retirement, Berneice continued to live alone at the family home in Highlands in north Jacksonville till 2014, when she moved to live part-time with Paul and Vickie Hafer in St. Marys and with Deanna and Lane Iannucci in Jacksonville.

Berneice enjoyed 90 years of loving others and being loved by family and countless friends, and we will all miss her very much.

Ms. Bare is survived by her daughters, Vickie (Paul) Hafer of St. Marys and Deanna (Lane) Iannucci of Jacksonville; her sisters, Jane Boyd of Hilliard, Fla., and Frankie Oliver of Ransom, Kan.; her brother, Bobby Roths of Ransom; her grandchildren, Kim Bare, Deanna Dingman, Dean Bare and Hannah Iannucci; and her great-grandchildren, Kate Dingman, Gabe Dingman, Grant Dingman, Zane Bare, Peyton Bare and Tenley Bare.

Besides her parents, Ms. Bare was preceded in passing by her husband, Harold Bare; her sons, Deanie Bare and Ricky Bare; and numerous siblings. 

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, at the chapel at Evergreen Cemetery on North Main Street in Jacksonville. Interment will follow at the cemetery. 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made in Ms. Bare’s name to the The Lighthouse/WECC Radio Station in Kingsland. 

Coastal Camden Funeral Home in Kingsland is entrusted with Ms. Bare’s arrangements.

Mr. Theron Clarence Carter Sr., 91, of Waycross, formerly of St. Marys, passed away Monday evening, July 2, 2018, at the Baptist Village Retirement Center.

Born in Blackshear on Feb. 10, 1927, he had lived in St. Marys for the last 62 years prior to moving to Waycross in June of this year. Mr. Carter had worked in wood procurement for Woodgate at Gilman Paper Company and had also owned and operated the St. Marys Jewelers in St. Marys at one time. He and his wife, Maxine, were full-time RVers and were members of Campers on Mission. They had also volunteered at Baptist Village Nursing Home for many years. He was a member of First Baptist Church in St. Marys and considered working his hobby.

He was a son of the late Dorsey Clarence and Inez Strickland Carter. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Joseph Horace Carter.

Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Maxine Blount Carter of Waycross; his daughter and son-in-law, Luegina and Pratt Mounfield of Lexington, S.C.; two sons and daughters-in-law, Theron Clarence “T.C.” and Beth Carter Jr. of Mountain Home, Ark., and David and Hope Carter of Woodbine; his sister, Sue Wainright of Blackshear; five grandchildren, Patrick Carter, Christopher (Nicole) Carter, William Mounfield, Zachary Carter and Hunter Carter; three great-grandchildren, Miles Carter, Gavin Carter and Hudson Carter; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Funeral services for Mr. Carter will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 6, from the Pearson-Dial Funeral Home. Interment will be in the Shiloh Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.

Memorials may be made to the Baptist Village Retirement Center, 2650 Carswell Ave., Waycross, GA 31503.

Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online register at www.pearsondial.com

Pearson-Dial Funeral Home Inc. of Blackshear is in charge of the arrangements.

Carolyn Josephine Asaro, 72, of St. Marys died Sunday, July 1, 2018, at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick due to an extended illness.

A private burial will be held by the family at Brazell-Peeples Cemetery in Kingsland.

Coastal Camden Funeral Home is entrusted with Ms. Asaro’s arrangements.

Daniel Clay Field, 39, of Kingsland died Saturday, June 30, 2018, at his residence.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 7, at Allison Memorial Chapel. Interment followed at Oak Grove Cemetery in St. Marys. The family received friends and family one hour prior to services.

Allison Memorial Chapel and Funeral Home of St. Marys was in charge of arrangements.

Lamar Cloud, 83, passed away on July 6, 2018, at Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick. He was the husband of Mary Josephine Cloud. They were married for 57 years.

Born Dec. 20, 1934, in Guntersville, Ala., he was the son of the late Willis (Will) Hines and Lila Jones Cloud. He graduated from Marshall High School and was a veteran of the United States Army.

Lamar worked for nine years at Hudson Pulp and Paper Company in Palatka, Fla. In 1961, he moved to St. Marys and worked at Gilman Paper Company for 38 years on No. 3 paper machine.

Lamar is survived by his wife; sons, Lamar Kevin Cloud, wife Anna, and William Keith Cloud; daughter, Donna Lisa Cloud Cansler, husband Charles; grandchildren, Rachel Ann Cloud, William Brent Cloud, James Heider Cloud, William Starbuck Cansler, Elizabeth Cauldwell Cansler, Catherine Furguson Cansler and Elsa Turner Cloud; sister, Callie Sue Young; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his parents; sisters, Opal Helms, Ossie Nell Touchstone and Gladys Norris; and brothers, Will Cloud, Walter Dixon Cloud and Andrew Belson Cloud.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, July 9, at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in St. Marys with Father Mariusz officiating. Internment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made in memory of Lamar Cloud to the American Cancer Society.

Allison Memorial Chapel and Funeral Home of St. Marys is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Ernest Rogers Jr., 74, of Kingsland passed away at Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick on Saturday, July 7, 2018.

Mr. Rogers was born in Lake Park on June 12, 1944. He was the son of Ernest Rogers Sr. and Julia Mitchell Rogers. He was a 1964 graduate of the old Camden County High School when it was in Woodbine. Also in 1964, he married the love of his life, Wanda Jeanette Peeples, and they shared life and love together until her passing in 1985. Mr.

Rogers’ family shares that he was always a man of determination. He never quit until he succeeded. He joined the United States Army in 1971, taking basic training at Fort Benning and was then assigned to Fort Knox, Ky., for training. He became a construction engineer with the 370th Engineer Detachment stationed at Kings Bay.

Although he was not in an airborne unit, he was determined to earn jump wings. So in his 30s, he completed airborne training at Fort Benning. He later retired as a chief warrant officer 3 in 2004. He worked for Kraft Bag and James Rivers in St. Marys and then went on to become a Kings Bay firefighter in his 50s. He was also a member of the Masons.

Throughout his life, he worked very hard and took great pride in a job well done. He was the embodiment of the saying, “When you are going through hell, keep going!” You could find him in Steffen’s Restaurant with the morning crowd. He spent his spare time hunting and fishing. After retirement, he took several hunting trips to Africa, Canada and South America. Most days, you could find him outside in his yard working or cultivating his fruit trees. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.

Mr. Rogers is survived by his son, Vince (April) Rogers of Kingsland; his sister, Jeanette Crews of Hilliard, Fla.; his brothers, Franklin (Shirley) Rogers in Wyoming and Oliver (Penny) Rogers of Patterson; and his grandsons, Andrew “Bailey” Rogers and Ryan Ernest Rogers, both of Kingsland.

Calling hours for the Rogers family will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, July 9. Funeral services will be held graveside at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 10, in Lawnwood Cemetery in Kingsland with Pastor Michael Foreman presiding over the service.    

The family requests for any donations made in his honor go to Hospice of the Golden Isles at 1692 Glynco Parkway, Brunswick, GA 31525.

Coastal Camden Funeral Home in Kingsland is entrusted with Mr. Rogers’ arrangements.

Steven Hamilton Brown, 67, of Folkston passed away July 8, 2018 at his residence following a lengthy illness. 

He was born Aug. 23, 1950, in Folkston to the late Gordon Lee Brown and Martha Savannah Hamilton Brown. He was a mill carpenter for Gilman paper company for 28 years. He served his country in the U.S. Army. He attended New Life Tabernacle of Praise and Deliverance in Woodbine. 

Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Robert Brown and two sisters, Cybal Whitley and Bertha Barker.

He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Rhonda Moody Brown; three children, Stephanie Lynn Billington and her husband, Geoff, Benjamin Lee Brown and Amanda Nicole Butler and her husband, Henry; three sisters, Jimmie Hollingsworth and her husband, Rodney, Lois Adams and her husband, Larry and Liz Brown; a brother, Larry Joe Brown and his wife, Barbara Sue; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at noon Wednesday, July 11, at Shepard-Roberson Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Hessie Butler officiating. The family will receive friends an hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Memorialization will be by cremation.

Condolences may be expressed by signing the guest registry at www.shepardfh.com.  Arrangements are under the direction of Shepard-Roberson Funeral Home in Folkston.

Walter “Woody” Woodard, 80, of White Oak passed away July 11, 2018, at Lanier Terrace Nursing Facility in Jacksonville, Fl. following a lengthy illness.

He was born on June 16, 1938, to the late Dewey and Annie Givens-Woodard in White Oak. “Woody” as he was affectionately known by his family and close friends was educated in the public school system of Ralph J. Bunche High School where he graduated in the Class of 1957. He was a former employee of Humphrey’s Mining Company in Folkston. He worked as a logger for many years as well as at Gilman Paper Mill where he worked for 19 years before retiring.

Walter was preceded in death by both parents, Annie and Dewey Woodard; his siblings, Alberta Roche, Aggie B. Tyson, Lynwood Woodard, Edward Woodard, Dewey Woodard Jr. and Mary Sauls; a grandson, Bryan KeAndre Jones; and a stepdaughter, Sheila Hicks.

He leaves to cherish his memories, his five children that were born from his 22-year union to Marie Woodard-Taylor, Gwendolyn Woodard, Walter Lee Woodard Jr. (Sebrena), Kathy Jones, Michael Woodard Sr., Kimberly Drummond (Tracy Sr.) and Sheryl Parker; his sister, Dorothy Hutchinson; his brother, Robert “Buck” Woodard Sr. (Carrie); his extended family that was like a son, Alvin Harris; a stepson, Willie Hicks (Shirley); a special niece that he reared, Ureka Sullivan (Talvin); his grandchildren, George Javan Jones, Kristen Jones, Jeremy Jones, Ryan Washington, Walter Woodard III, Jamion Woodard, Luther Chambers, Tiffany Hodge, Brittany Woodard, Michael Woodard Jr., Melinda Woodard, Cassius Robinson, Bieshea Dorsey, Tracy Drummond Jr., Jasmine Drummond, Greg Adams, Krystal Parker and Gilbert Parker; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends that will truly miss him.

A viewing will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, July 16, at Oak Hill Methodist Church .

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 17, at Oak Hill Methodist  Church, 3R Fish Camp Road in White Oak.

Final arrangements entrusted to Royal Funeral Home Inc. in Jesup.

Melvin Rhone, 71, of Woodbine died Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Southeast Georgia Health System, Camden Campus.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 21, at Young Zion Baptist Church in St. Marys. There will be no wake. The body will lie in state one hour before the service. Interment will be in Woodbine Cemetery.

Sunset Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Grace Scott, 94, passed away peacefully July 8, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn.

She was born Nov. 16, 1923, to the late Alvin Chancey and Mary Colson Chancey. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Francis Scott, and two children, Nick Scott and Starr Roberts.

She is survived by her children, Scottlynn Eley and her husband Jim, Edwin Thomas and his wife Connie, and Elaine Hamilton and her husband Don; four grandchildren, Lawrence Thomas, William Manor, Brett Thomas and Gordon Scott; and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 14, in the Shepard-Roberson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment followed in Sardis Cemetery.

Condolences may be expressed by signing the guest registry at shepardfh.com. Arrangements were under the direction of Shepard-Roberson Funeral Home in Folkston.

Betty Joyce Ray, 76, of Kingsland died suddenly on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick.

A gathering of family and friends will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 21, with a memorial service to follow at 4 p.m., all at Coastal Camden Funeral Home in Kingsland.

Coastal Camden Funeral Home in Kingsland watch entrusted with Mrs. Ray’s arrangements.

Martis Marie Allen O’Quinn, age 80 of Waverly died the afternoon of Sunday, July 22, 2018, in Kingsland.

Calling hours for Ms. O’Quinn’s family will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 24, at Coastal Camden Funeral Home in Kingsland. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 25, at Burnt Fort

Baptist Church, 9818 Burnt Fort Road in White Oak. Interment and committal prayer will be held in the church cemetery immediately following the service.    

Coastal Camden Funeral Home in Kingsland was entrusted with Ms. O’Quinn’s arrangements.

Janice M. Dusenberry, 76, of Kingsland died Monday, July 16, 2018 at her residence.

Private services will be held by the family at a later date.

Allison Memorial Chapel and Funeral Home of St. Marys is in charge of arrangements.

Georgia A. Blair, 77, of Kingsland passed away Friday, July 20, 2018, at Community Hospice in Fernandina Beach, Fla.

Born March 30, 1941, in Freeport, Long Island, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Zwirlein. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Thomas Zwirlein.

Georgia had been a resident of Camden County since 1979, and was retired from the Navy Exchange with 35 years of service. She was a volunteer with the Camden County elementary school system and a member of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church and the ladies auxiliary.

Georgia enjoyed traveling, collecting antiques, shopping and square dancing. She was a sponsor for two Patriot Service Dogs for disabled veterans in Jacksonville, Fla.

A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 28, at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in St. Marys with Father Mariusz officiating. Burial will be held at Jacksonville National Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Cory Brown, Bryant Brown, Dennis Foster, Keith Foster, Brian Blair and Edward Kaczmarek. 

The family will receive friends on Friday, July 27, at Allison Memorial Chapel in St. Marys with a rosary being recited at 5 p.m. and visitation to follow until 7 p.m.

Survivors include her husband, Richard Blair of Kingsland; two daughters, Shelley Ann Blair of Kingsland and Jodi Diane Blair of St. Marys; two sisters, Louise Eigmey of Fairhaven, Vt., and Phyllis Marcellus of Spokane, Wash.; three grandchildren, Cory E. Brown, Bryant Brown and Bailey Johnsen.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions in memory of Georgia Blair be made to Patriot Service Dogs, 10545 S.E. 42nd Court, Belleview, FL 34420.

Allison Memorial Chapel and Funeral Home of St. Marys is in charge of arrangements.

Robert I. Granger Jr., 70, of St. Marys passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018, at his residence.

Bob was born March 21, 1948, in Miami, Fla., and was the son of the late Robert I. Granger Sr. and the late Betty Jane Granger.

Bob had been a resident of Camden County for the past 41 years. He was a Miami Beach police officer for 10 years and 20-year retiree with Gilman Paper Company in St. Marys. He enjoyed camping, planting and gardening, traveling and visiting with his friends and family every chance he could. Bob was a member of New Hope Baptist Church and also served as a deacon.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 25, at New Hope Baptist Church with Pastor George Anderson and Pastor Don Schunck officiating. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Allison Memorial Chapel in St. Marys.

Survivors include his wife, Fran Granger; two sons, Robert I. Granger III (Allison) and Matthew Granger (Amanda), all of St. Marys; sister, Barbara Granger Little of St. Marys; brother, Steve Granger (Thresa) of Navarre, Fla.; mother in law, Ann Coppi; five grandchildren, Hayley Granger, Hannah Granger, Heather Granger, Kaine Granger and Jenna Granger; and several nieces and nephews.

Allison Memorial Chapel and Funeral Chapel of St. Marys is in charge of arrangements.