Mary Ellen Ward GayKennedy Funeral Homes, Hooks Chapel Mary Ellen Ward Gay, 68, of Metter, died Sunday, May 11, 2014, at Ogeechee Area Hospice surrounded by her family on her last Mother's Day. Mr. James Edward McNealWood Funeral Home STILLMORE -- Mr. James Edward McNeal, 62, died at his residence on May 10, 2014. He was a self-employed carpenter.