Heidi Denise Kirby AkinsSouthern Cremations & Funerals at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park On February 21, 2018, at age 50, Heidi Denise Kirby Akins left this world but never our hearts. Amos Martin ConnellHodges-Moore Funeral Home Amos Martin Connell, age 88, passed away Thursday, March 22nd, at Ogeechee Area Hospice surrounded by his loving family. Mrs. Mary Ellen Sims DealJoiner-Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory STATESBORO, Ga. -- Mrs. Mary Ellen Sims Deal, age 85, died on Thursday at Ogeechee Area Hospice inpatient facility.