COVID Vaccine Available For Children 5-11
Following the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the Southeast Health District began offering Pfizer pediatric COVID vaccine to children 5-11 years old Nov. 8. The pediatric Pfizer COVID vaccine is authorized for children as a 2-dose series taken 3 weeks apart. The…
Read MoreMr. Milton Atkinson, 80
Mr. Milton Atkinson, 80, of Denton passed away Nov. 5 at his residence. Mr. Atkinson was born Aug. 30, 1941, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Daniel Lott Atkinson and Mary Moon McCook, sister, Verna Sue Lott and brother, Junior Atkinson, Mr. Atkinson was previously employed with Propex for…
Read MoreMr. Dwight Earl Carter, 71
Mr. Dwight Earl Carter, 71, of Brunswick, departed this life Nov. 7 at Greenville Memorial Hospital, in Greenville, S.C. A celebration of life will be conducted at 11 a.m. Nov. 13 in the chapel of Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home with Father Alan Akridge officiating. Born Jan. 5, 1950, in Hazlehurst to the late…
Read MoreMs. Tonya Leigh Creamer, 46
Ms. Tonya Leigh Creamer, 46, of Hazlehurst, passed Nov. 4 at Community Hospice in Vidalia. Ms. Creamer was born Oct. 4, 1975, in Savannah. She was formerly a kindergarten teacher with Jeff Davis Board of Education, was a teacher at Mt. Zion Learning Center and a member of First Baptist Church of Hazlehurst. She was…
Read MoreMr. Richard Chane Crumpton, 33
Mr. Richard Chane Crumpton, 33, of Lumber City, passed Nov. 1 at this residence. Mr. Crumpton was born June 4, 1988, in Vidalia. He is preceded in death by his father, Richard Crumpton, paternal grandparents Rick Nelson and Aris Crumpton, and uncle Phil Murphy. He loved fishing, and was devoted to his family and friends,…
Read MoreMrs. Mary Louise Altman Dowling, 91
Mrs. Mary Louise Altman Dowling, 91, of Hazlehurst, died Oct. 31 at her residence. Mary was born on May 28, 1930, in Hoboken to the late Harvey and Endeka Altman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Dowling; daughters, Mary Nachman and Deborah Dowling; brothers, J.H. Altman, Aubrey Altman, Kennon Altman, Carrol Altman,…
Read MoreMs. Betty Harper, 66
Ms. Betty Harper of Evans, 66, entered into rest Oct. 30 in Augusta. Ms. Harper was born Jan. 5, 1955, in Hazlehurst. She is preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Edna Johnson. Ms. Harper was retired from grocery store management in Louisville, where she lived for more than 25 years and was a…
Read MoreMr. Richard (Rick) Lamar Wilson, 63
Mr. Richard (Rick) Lamar Wilson died Oct. 12. He was 63 years old. Rick lived all his life in Hazlehurst and graduated from Jeff Davis High School. He was preceded in death by and the youngest son of George and Eleanor Wilson. Rick has two older brothers, Gene Wilson (Sara) and Larry Wilson (Jan) both…
Read MoreMrs. Laverne Page Stone, 84
Mrs. Laverne Page Stone, 84, of Baxley died Nov. 8 at Appling Healthcare. Mrs. Stone was born Dec. 17, 1936, in Surrency to the late Urias Calvin Page and the late Minnie Lee Rowland Page. She was a member of Oak View Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Mrs. Stone was preceded in death by…
Read MoreMr. Bobby Jerome White, 73
Mr. Bobby Jerome White, 73, of Hazlehurst, died Nov. 1 at Candler Hospital in Savannah. Mr. White was born April 14, 1948, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Tom Jack White and Newell Doll Spires White, grandsons, Zachary D. White, Tanner J. White, sisters, Sarah Frances White, Vera Darlene…
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