Mrs. Wanda Faye Glisson, age 62, died Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital in Vidalia after a sudden illness. She was a native and grew up in Jeff Davis County, briefly lived in Toombs County, and lived in Montgomery County most of her life. She worked for Ero Manufacturing in Hazlehurst, Hazlehurst Mills and more recently as a home health nurse with Nurses Plus. She attended Lott’s Creek Church of God. She enjoyed cooking, baking, spending time with her family and fishing at Altamaha River, Lake Sinclair and the coast. She is preceded in death by her parents, Losey Bohannon and Pearlie Merritt Bohannon; son-in-law, Johnny Osborne, Jr.; and four siblings, Larry, Jennifer, Tiny and Suzie.
Her family includes her husband of forty-seven years, Charlie Glisson, Sr. of Lazy River Community; three children, Charlie Glisson, Jr. and Amanda Whisnant of Lazy River, Amy Glisson and Brandon Bush of Lothair, and Mendy Glisson Osborne of Ailey; eleven grandchildren, Kanen, Landon, Zachary, Carley, Owen, Jaxson, Emory, Albree, Kenzie, Macy and Arianna; one great-grandchild, Brinleigh; three sisters, Barbara Salinas of Lumber City, Peggy Glisson and husband Joe of Lazy River and Tammy Brewer and husband Lonnie of Hazlehurst; and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday evening from 6:00 until 8:00.
The funeral service will be Saturday afternoon, December 3rd, at 2:00 in the chapel of Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home with Mr. Ken Garrett officiating. Burial will follow at Smyrna Church Cemetery.
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Mr. Jim Tredinick age 72, of Vidalia, died Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia after a brief illness.
He is survived by his partner of thirty-seven years, Linda Gibson of Vidalia.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Sweet Onion Animal Protection Society, PO Box 210, Vidalia, GA 30475.
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No services will be held.
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Mr. Lamar Ford, age 77, of Vidalia, died Saturday, November 26, 2022, at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida after a brief illness. He was a native of Toombs County, briefly living in Baxley, and then living in Vidalia most of his life. He worked with Lark Builders for more than thirty years. He was a member of Vidalia Baptist Temple and he enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening and flowers. He is preceded in death by his wife, Rilla Faye Courson Ford; parents, William Floyd Ford, Sr. and Lula Mae Driggers Ford; three brothers, Lavern Ford, Curtis McCoy and Jack Ford.
His family includes one sister, Bonnie O’Neal Toler and husband Allen of Vidalia; one brother, William Floyd Toler, Jr. and wife Dianne of Baxley; and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be Friday afternoon, December 2nd, at 3:00 in the chapel of Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home with Pastor Joe Phillips officiating. Burial will be at Pine Crest Cemetery at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to SOAPS, Sweet Onion Animal Protection Society, PO Box 210, Vidalia, GA 30475.
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Mr. Glenn Lewis Portwood, age 67, of Lyons, died Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at Community Hospice House in Vidalia after an extended illness. He was a native of Swainsboro, a 1973 graduate of Swainsboro High School, and had lived in Lyons since 1978. He worked with Vidalia Police Department for twenty years, later as a detective, and worked as an investigator with Smith & Cannon, P.C. for twenty years. He was a member of Hawhammock Baptist Church in Emanuel County, and he enjoyed yard work, gardening, cooking, watching westerns, decorating his home, and reading. He is preceded in death by his wife Michelle Portwood; parents, Lewis Gordan Portwood and Doris Gregory Portwood; and two brothers, Michael Portwood and Cliff Portwood.
His family includes four children, Joshua Portwood and wife Carrie of Oklahoma, Katherine Portwood and Gene Boggs of Florida, Brittany Portwood and fiancé Brandon Johnson of Lyons, and Rachel Portwood Bray and husband Tyler of Lyons; one sister, Donna Portwood Norfleet and husband Bobby of Lyons; five grandchildren, Michael Portwood, Aiden Portwood, Mara Portwood, Joy Portwood and Nathan Bray; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral service will be Thursday afternoon, December 1st, at 3:00 in the chapel of Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home with Pastor Glen Russell officiating.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:00 pm until just prior to the service
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Community Hospice Foundation, PO Box 2277, Vidalia, GA 30475.
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Mr. David C. McLane, age 72, of Kibbee Community, died Saturday, November 26, 2022, at Memorial Health Medical Center in Savannah after an extended illness. He was a native of Hartwell, Georgia, living there most of his life before moving to Montgomery County in 2012. He was a 1968 graduate of Hart County High School and later was awarded a baseball scholarship with Brewton-Parker College where he earned an Associate degree, and recently was inducted into the Brewton-Parker College Hall of Fame. David later played minor league baseball for the Atlanta Braves for several years. He worked with Flowers Baking Company as a bread distributor for more than thirty years, and he attended Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing, and collecting arrowheads and McCoy pottery. He loved baseball and continued to support the sport, especially the Atlanta Braves. He is preceded in death by his parents, Broadus A. McLane and Frances Frye McLane; and sister, Becky McLane Cleveland.
His family includes his wife, Mary Ann Hilton Warnock of Kibbee; two daughters, Amanda Sawall and husband Chuck, and Laura McLane, all of Winder; two stepchildren, Thomas James Warnock and wife Christy of Athens, Texas, and Elizabeth Warnock Herndon and husband Jason of Toombs Central; one sister, Christy Green Jones and husband Steve of Hartwell; six grandchildren, Faith, Adrianna, Madison, Logan, Lorren and Britten; one great-grandchild, Iris; several nieces and nephews; and long-time friend, Gerald Lord and wife Kay of Sandersville.
The funeral service will be Friday morning, December 2nd, at 11:00 in the chapel of Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home with Pastor Paul Wilkes officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10:00 a.m. until just prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Brewton-Parker College, PO Box 197, Mt. Vernon, GA 30445 or Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, 689 Old Kibbee Road North, Vidalia, GA 30474.
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