Opinion

Clyde M. Eason

EASON – Clyde M. Eason, 65, of St. Marys, Ga., passed away May 23, 2022, at UF Health Shands in Jacksonville, Fla. Clyde was born on Dec. 29, 1956, in Claxton, Ga., to the late Joel and Thelma Eason. Clyde and his wife, Teresa, moved from Baxley, Ga., to St. Marys in 1985. He worked for the St.

Jarone Lionel Smith Jr.

SMITH – The funeral service for Jarone Lionel Smith Jr. will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 28, 2022, at the First African Missionary Baptist Church, 495 N. Lee St. in Kingsland, Ga. The visitation will be 9-11 a.m. Saturday, May 28, 2022, at the First African Missionary Baptist Church.

Strickland

Mr. Edward Raynal Strickland, age 75, of Kingsland passed away on the morning of Thursday, July 1, 2021, at UF Health in Gainesville, Florida. Mr. Strickland was born on May 25, 1946, in Mershon to the late O.L. and Clara Strickland. Mr. Strickland was a good, easy-going, and kind man.

Collins

Thomas “T.C.” Eugene Collins, 73, of St. Marys passed away unexpectedly Friday, July 2, 2021. T.C. was born in Fort Benning on May 22, 1948, to Russell “Frank”and Edith Glover Collins. He resided in South Georgia his whole life, moving from Brunswick to St. Marys in 1982.

KPD chief eyeing other employment

Although his name has been in the news in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Kingsland Police Chief Robert Jones hasn’t received an offer for the police chief job in that city.