The following classmates have left this life but live on in our

memories of our dear time with them at Lyons High School.

 

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      Most Recent Passings (20):​

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• Jim Paul Gordy, Class of '64, passed away onSaturday, October 18, 2025, at Appling County Hospital in Baxley after a sudden illness.

• Linda (Moore) Mosley, Class of '68, of the Blue Ridge Community, passed away Friday, October 3, 2025, at East Georgia Medical Center in Statesboro.

• Herman "Bo" Meeks, Class of '69, passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia following an extended illness.

• Harvisteen Anderson Chastain, Class of '67, passed away on August 20, 2025, in Pelham, AL., following a long illness.

• Jimmy Braddy, Class of '57, passed away on June 11, 2025, in Tallahassee, FL., after a brief illness.

• Steve Michael Wren, Class of '68, passed away on July 13, 2025, at his home surrounded by his family.

• Bonnie (Wilson) Stanford, Class of '72, passed away on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at her home after a sudden illness.

• Suzanne (Widener) Scott, Class of '70, of Rome, GA., passed away on June 21, 2025, after an extended illness.

• Bobby Holland, Class of '62, died Saturday, July 5, 2025, at his sister’s home in Millen after a brief illness. 

• Wilson Stanford, Class of '72, died Thursday, June 26, 2025, at her home after sudden illness. 

• Frances Winnifred (Rustin) Harden, Class of '59, on June 22, 2025, at the Oxley Park Rehabilitation Facility.

• David Weslie McDilda, Class of '63, passed away on Monday, June 9, 2025, at Tattnall Health Care in Reidsville. 

• Robert “Skipper” Wynn, Class of '73, passed away at his home on June 6, 2025, after an extended illness.

• Renee Culpepper, Class of '73, passed away peacefully on April 24, 2025 at Community Hospice in Vidalia.

• Elaine (Wright) Mauldin, Class of '65, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2025.

• Russell “Russ” Neesmith, USAR, Class of '50, of Richmond Hill, died Saturday, April 12, 2025, at St. Joseph Candler in Savannah after a brief illness. 

• Dorothy “Dot” Higgs Cobb, Class of '61, of the Ohoopee Community, died Thursday, April 10, 2025, at Meadows Health & Rehab in Vidalia following an extended illness. 

• Jo (Wilson) Scott, Class of 1960, on Sunday, March 30, 2025, at Southern Manor in Metter, Georgia, after a long illness of dementia.

• Lyvenia (Franklin) Copeland, Class of '53, died Friday, March 14, 2025, at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia following an extended illness. 

• Henry Griffin, Class of '65,, of the Pensacola Community, passed away on Wednesday, February 13th, 2019 at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Burnsville, NC.

 

You may view the full list of all known deceased classmates, grouped by year of graduation,

by clicking the links below:

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 1934-1960    1961-1973