
Debra Ann Newman
1970 – 2026 · Springfield
We are saddened to announce the passing of Debra Ann Schmidt Newman on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at the age of 56.
Springfield, the seat of Effingham County, keeps the records and the memory of the county's families. These obituaries and funeral notices gather remembrances from the Springfield community.
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1970 – 2026 · Springfield
We are saddened to announce the passing of Debra Ann Schmidt Newman on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at the age of 56.

1956 – 2026 · Springfield
Springfield – Robert Lewis Rooker, Jr., 69, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at his home. The Sylvania, GA native was a retired construction foreman.

1929 – 2026 · Springfield
Springfield – Isabelle Kessler Shearouse “Sissy”, 97, passed away September 25, 2026 at Lakeview Manor.

1934 – 2026 · Springfield
Springfield, GA / Flushing, OH – James E. Cutlip, III, 91, passed away September 10, 2026 at Hospice Savannah.

1953 – 2026 · Springfield
Springfield – Dennis R. Casto, 73, passed away August 17, 2026 at his residence. The Tennessee native served in the U.S. Army for 20 years and retired as a SSG.

1936 – 2026 · Springfield
Springfield/Tybee Island – Marvin Mathis Vickery passed away peacefully on July 31, 2026, at 90 years of age, surrounded by his loving family.

1949 – 2026 · Springfield
Springfield – Charles Ronald “Ronnie” “Papo” Edwards, 76, passed away July 19, 2026 at his residence surrounded by his loving family.

1954 – 2026 · Springfield
Springfield – Mike Taylor “Hotdog”, 71, passed away July 3, 2026 at Candler Hospital.

1938 – 2026 · Springfield
Springfield – Margaret Mangum Shearouse, 88, passed away Saturday June 20, 2026 at her residence after a long illness.

1946 – 2026 · Springfield
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sunny Cooperman Brough, who departed this life peacefully on Saturday, June 13, 2026 at her home surrounded…

1945 – 2026 · Springfield
Springfield – Virginia Orendorff Wilson, 80, passed away June 10, 2026 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

1945 – 2026 · Springfield
Springfield – Mrs. Charlotte Altman Scott, 81, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 under the care of Hospice Savannah and St. Joseph’s Hospital. Mrs.
1927 – 2026 · Springfield
John H. Dean, Sr., a longtime resident of Effingham County, Georgia, passed away June 3, 2026, at the age of 99 years old.
1965 – 2026 · Springfield
Springfield – Robert David Watford, Jr., 60, passed away May 29, 2026. The Chatham County native has been employed with Crescent Towing for over 40 years where he loved working on…

1943 – 2026 · Springfield
Russell Hodges Morgan of Springfield (Shawnee community) passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.

1936 – 2026 · Springfield
Miriam Hunter Morgan, 89, passed away on April 1, 2026, at Effingham Care Center. Miriam was a dedicated and hardworking woman.

1950 – 2025 · Springfield
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Lynda Wells, 74, of Springfield, Georgia, she left this world to fly with the angels on March 23, 2025.Lynda was born…

1955 – 2025 · Springfield
Springfield – Bennie Levi Howard-Collins, 69, passed away March 22, 2025 at Memorial Health.Bennie was a lifelong mechanic who could build anything and loved working with his…

1948 – 2025 · Springfield
Mr. Larry W. Groover, 76, passed away March 19, 2025 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Larry was born December 18, 1948 to Walker and Dorothy Groover.

1928 – 2025 · Springfield
Gracie Marie Crapps Hodges, age 97, died Wednesday, March 12, 2025 peacefully at her home in Springfield, Georgia.The Effingham County native was a lifelong member of Holy Trinity…

1939 – 2025 · Springfield
U.S. Veteran Derrell E. Banks, 85, of Springfield, GA, was welcomed into eternity on Tuesday, March 4th, with those long-awaited words, "well done my good and faithful…

2025 · Springfield
Springfield – Rebecca Carr Thomas, 78, passed away February 18, 2025 at Memorial Health. The Ohio native graduated in 1965 at Big Walnut High School in Sunbury, OH.

2025 · Springfield
Springfield – David Mark Steigerwalt, 67, passed away Friday, February 7, 2025 after a long battle with cancer at Oceanside Care Center on Tybee Island.He was born in Arkansas…

1966 – 2025 · Springfield
Springfield, GA – Keith S. Corbin, 58, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2025 at his home, surrounded by his loving family.