Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home

LP Puckett, age 79, passed away peacefully at home Monday, August 12, 2024 under the care of Regency SouthernCare Hospice. Born in Lawrenceville, Georgia, LP was the son of the late YZ and Egarah Murphy Puckett. After graduating from Dacula High School in 1965, LP joined the Army and served in the Vietnam Conflict where he received the Vietnam Service Medal with three bronze Service Stars, Marksman (Rifle) Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Metal and the Combat Infantryman Badge. Following his time in the military, LP returned and lived in the Dacula area until 2021, moving to Statesboro to be closer to family. He was a Licensed Minister of the Baptist faith and a...

Raymond Orlando Pankratz, 92, recently of Statesboro, Georgia, formerly of Folkston, GA, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020, in Statesboro. Ray was born in Goessel, Kansas, to Peter William and Margaret (Buller) Pankratz on November 5, 1928. He grew up in and around Canton, Kansas, where he lived until leaving home in 1947 to join the United States Air Force. It was during his time stationed at F.E. Warren AFB near Cheyenne, WY, that he met the love of his life, Mary Louise Andrea. They were married in the base chapel on October 13, 1951. Furthering his education while serving his country in the military, Ray continued to pursue his degree after leaving the military in 1955. He and...