All Obituaries

Durden-Hudson Funeral Directors announces the death of Mr. Lester E. Underwood, age 69, of Swainsboro, GA on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at Augusta University Medical Center. Funeral services will be Friday, October 15, 2021, at 11:00 AM in Emanuel Christian Ministries with Rev. Larry Jennings and Rev. Curt Grimm officiating. Interment will follow in the Eastbrook Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday, October 15, 2021, at the church from 10-11 AM. Pallbearers are Wendell...

Durden-Hudson Funeral Directors announces the death of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Burke Johnson, age 78, of Swainsboro, GA, on Thursday, September 30, 2021, at the Emanuel Medical Center Nursing Home. Funeral services will be Saturday, October 2, 2021, at 2:00 PM in the Swainsboro First Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Robert Blankenship officiating. Interment will follow in the Eastbrook Cemetery with Rev. Louis Pearce officiating. The family will receive friends Saturday, October 2, 2021, from 1-2...

Durden-Hudson Funeral Directors announces the death of Ms. Doris “Jeanette” Price, age 82, of Kite, GA, on Thursday, September 23, 2021, at Scott Health and Rehab. Graveside service will be held on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at 2:00 PM in the Sardis Primitive Baptist Cemetery with Rev. Burton Dixon officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday evening, September 25, 2021 from 5-7 PM. Ms. Price was born November 22, 1938 in Kite, GA, to Rufus...

Durden-Hudson Funeral Directors announces the death of Mr. Paul Mark “Smitty” Smith, age 53, of Kite, GA on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, GA. Funeral services will be private and the family appreciates your honoring their wishes at this time.  A Celebration of Life Service is being planned, for a later date when COVID permits. There will be a walk-thru visitation, open to the public, Saturday, September 18, 2021, from 1:00-6:00...

Durden-Hudson Funeral Directors announces the death of Ms. LaVane Mills, age 72, of Twin City, GA, on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at Serenity Place in Dublin, GA. Funeral services will be Thursday, September 16, 2021, at 11:00 AM in the Twin City United Methodist Church with Rev. Randall Smith officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 10-11 AM at the church. Interment will be Friday, September 17, 2021, at 11:30 AM in the Harmony Baptist Church...

Durden-Hudson Funeral Directors announces the death of Mr. Darrell L. “Big D” Riner, age 61 of Swainsboro, GA on Monday, September 13, 2021 at Landmark Hospital in Savannah, GA Funeral services will be Saturday, September 25, 2021 at 11:00 AM in the Peebles-Curry Memorial Chapel with Rev. Jim Harrell officiating. Interment will follow in the Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday, September 24, 2021 from 6-8PM at the funeral...

Durden-Hudson Funeral Directors announces the death of Mrs. Cynthia Kay “Cindy” Hutcheson Riner, age 57, of Swainsboro, GA, who unexpectedly passed in Savannah,GA, due to a heart related illness, Wednesday, August 25, 2021. Memorial services will be Saturday, September 25, 2021 at 11:00 AM in the Peebles-Curry Memorial Chapel with Rev. Jim Harrell officiating. The family will receive friends Friday, September 24, 2021 from 6-8 PM at the funeral home. Cindy was born July 25,...

Durden-Hudson Funeral Directors announces the death of Mrs. Jenifer A. Coleman, age 48, of Swainsboro, GA on Sunday, September 12, 2021, at the Emanuel Medical Center. Graveside services will be Wednesday, Sept 15, 2021, at 11:00 AM in the Sardis Primitive Baptist Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening at the funeral home from 5-7 PM. Pallbearers will be Jeannette Mendieta, Wayne Prince, Justin Prince, Gary Rowland, Cody Cavanah, and Richard Phillips. Mrs. Coleman...

Durden-Hudson Funeral Directors announces the death of Anthony Mark Ellison, age 54, of Garfield, GA on Sunday, September 12, 2021 at the Emanuel Medical Center. Graveside services will be Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 11:00 AM in the Hebron Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Thomas Simmons officiating, assisted by Daryl Sumner. The family will receive friends at the cemetery from 10-11AM.  Pallbearers are the Garfield Volunteer Fire Department. Honorary Pallbearers will...

Durden-Hudson Funeral Directors announces the death of Mrs. Flossie Parrish McGowan, age 91, of Swainsboro, GA, on Monday, September 6, 2021, at Scott Health and Rehab. Funeral Services will be Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at 2:00 PM in the Peebles-Curry Memorial Chapel with Rev. Phil Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in the Rosemary Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery near Metter, GA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Pallbearers...