Rev. Prentice Herndon, 88, of Denton passed away Dec. 11 at his residence. Brother Herndon was born Nov. 30, 1935, in Jeff Davis County to the late Wesley Herndon and Ruby Rollins Herndon. Mr. Herndon was a veteran of the United States Navy and was a founding member and pastor of Hazlehurst Pentecostal Church. Mr.…

Mrs. Emma Jean Hesters, 81, of Temple, passed away at her residence Dec. 14 surrounded by her family. Mrs. Hesters was born in McRae to the late Mr. Aubrey Haymons and Almeadie Moon Haymons. She was a homemaker and a pilot car driver for the family business. She was preceded in death by her parents,…

Ms. Cindy Hulett, 83, of Hazlehurst, passed away Dec. 13 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Ms. Hulett was born June 25, 1940, in Long County. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lewis Hawkins and Ruth Ratliff Hawkins, her husband John Ira Hulett Sr. and her son, John Ira Hulett Jr. Ms. Cindy was a…

Mr. Robert Lindsey Powell, 70, of Hazlehurst passed away Dec. 13 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas. Mr. Powell was born Nov. 24, 1953, in Telfair County to the late Robert Leroy Powell and the late Minnie Powell. He was a truck driver and mechanic for Jerry Powell Farms and was a former assistant…

Mrs. Patricia Charlene “McGaha” Rubke, 81, passed away at her residence Dec. 18. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie and Lillian Thigpen McGaha, daughter, Trish Rubke-Hunt, husband, Karl John Rubke, and sister, Deloras McGaha. Pat was born July 24, 1942, in Telfair County. In the 1950’s the family settled in Hazlehurst, where…

Mrs. Maudrey Cain Sanders, 82, of Hazlehurst, passed away Dec. 9 at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Sanders retired from Hazlehurst Mills where she was a lab technician in the Extrusion Department. She also worked in home health care for 14 years as a caregiver. Mrs. Sanders was preceded in death by her…