Obituaries

Ernest L. Mancill Jr., 65, of St. Marys passed away Tuesday evening, Feb. 11, at Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick after a valiant battle with cancer.

Barbara A. Williams, 81, passed away on Feb. 11, 2020.

She is preceded in passing by her husband, Clifford Williams, and brother, Henry (Bucky) Hendrix.

Richard Gene Riggle Jr., 55, of St. Marys died Tuesday morning, Feb. 11, 2020, at his residence after a sudden illness.

Evalena Tuttle Brewer Johnson, 80, passed peacefully in the arms of her daughter Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, after a long battle with dementia.

 Mr. Matthew L. Kovach, 101, passed away Thursday, Feb. 6, at Bayview Nursing and Rehab Community in Nahunta.

Tommy Broward Thompson, 67, of Waverly passed away Tuesday evening, Feb. 4, 2020, at his residence after a brief illness.

On Feb. 3, 2020, Cornelia “Neill” Buie Hamilton passed away peacefully at Hospice of the Golden Isles after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s.

Latoya Lynette Williams, 29, of St. Marys died Tuesday morning, Jan. 21, 2020, at Baptist Medical Center North in Jacksonville, Florida.

Mrs. Joan Dawn Merck passed away in the late evening hours of Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, at her home in Kingsland surrounded by her devoted family. She was 88 years old.