Obituary - Mrs. Evelyn Young Lee

Deal Funeral Directors

Published: Feb 1, 2024, 12:55 AM

BROOKLET, Ga. -- Mrs. Evelyn Young Lee, age 90, passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2024, under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice.

She was born in Dillon, South Carolina, and lived most of her life in Brooklet.

Mrs. Lee was employed for many years with Cooper Wiss as a machinist before retiring in 1996.

She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church and attended Brooklet First Baptist Church.

Mrs. Lee may have been small, but she was a spitfire who enjoyed gardening, fishing, dancing and especially spending time with her family.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Walter Emory Lee; her son, Richard Carlton Lee; and three sisters, Pat Skeeter, Margaret Mullinax and Jean Hayes.

Survivors include her sons, Ronnie Emory (Rose) Lee of Statesboro, Larry James (Tricia) Lee of Brooklet and Ricky Joe (Sandi) Lee of Brooklet; eight grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren; one sister, Rebecca Lord of Statesboro; and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held Friday, February 02, 2024, from 10 until 11 a.m. at Deal Funeral Directors.

The funeral service will be held Friday, February 02, 2024, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Deal Funeral Directors with the Rev. Patrick McElveen officiating. Burial will follow in Bulloch Memorial Gardens.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to Ogeechee Area Hospice for the exceptional care provided to Mrs. Lee and her family.

Deal Funeral Directors of Statesboro is in charge of the arrangements.

Statesboro Herald, February 1, 2024

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Obituary - Rev. Daniel Eldridge Zellner

Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory

Updated: May 15, 2025, 9:32 PM

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MILLEN, Ga. -- The Rev. Daniel Eldridge Zellner, age 85, died on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at the Baptist Village in Waycross, Ga.

The Macon, Ga., native was a graduate of Gordon Military College and the University of Georgia. The Rev. Zellner also graduated from the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas.

He served in 13 churches over the next 30 years. He served at Little Briar Baptist Church, Oak Hill Baptist Church, First Baptist in Balboa, Panama; First Baptist Church in Glenwood, Ga.; and retired from Clito Baptist Church in Statesboro after six years.

The Rev. Daniel was a member of the Millen Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Sylvia Wiley Zellner; and a brother, John Thomas Zellner.

Surviving is his close friend, Joe (Claudette) Sasser of Millen; a sister-in-law, Barbara Zellner; and his nephews, John Zellner Jr. and Mark Zellner.

A visitation will be held on Saturday from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. at Millen Baptist Church, followed by a funeral service at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Jeremy Lindsay, the Rev. Joshua Johnston and the Rev. Brad Asbury officiating. Interment will be held on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at Milner Baptist Church Cemetery in Milner, Ga.

The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Bock Sunday School Class at Millen Baptist Church, 418 College Avenue, Millen, GA 30442.

Friends may sign the online register book at www.joineranderson.com.

Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory of Statesboro is in charge of the arrangements.

Statesboro Herald, May 16, 2025

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