Mrs. Clara Jean Rowland Creech, 87, of Denton, passed away Feb. 9 at her residence in Denton. Mrs. Creech was born Sept. 3, 1934, to the late Charles Wesley Rowland and the late Minnie Deen Rowland. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Clarence Creech Jr.; siblings Junior (Winnie)…

Dr. Joseph Dewayne Handsome (affectionately known as Joe), 47, of Cornelius, passed away in Cornelius, N.C. He peacefully departed this life Jan. 13. Joseph was born on Dec. 31, 1974, to the late Rufus Handsome Jr. and Rietta Mae Handsome in Hazlehurst. Joseph attended Jeff Davis High School and attended Bennett Tabernacle. As a student…

“For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.”
~I Thessalonians 4: 14 (NKJV) Mrs. Carolyn Elaine Hill Mitchell died Jan. 13 at Southeast Georgia Hospital, Brunswick.
With a “veil over her face,” Carolyn Elaine Hill Mitchell was born May 21, 1934, to Eschol…

Everly Talon Varnadoe, infant baby girl, of Amanda and Danna Varnadoe, passed away Feb. 4 at Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia. Everly Talon is preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Jacob Lightsey and paternal grandparents, Norman Larry and Mary Ann Varnadoe. She is survived by her sister, Katelynn Silva and brothers, Austin Varnadoe,…