Mrs. Ione Stone, 95
Mrs. Ione Stone, 95, of Graham, died July 28 at Lumber City Nursing Home. Mrs. Stone was born Jan. 10, 1925, in Coffee County to the late Henry Roberts and the late Mattie Sears Roberts. She was retired from Amercord and was a member of Graham United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by…
Read MoreMr. Charles William Stull, 58
Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the death of Mr. Charles William Stull, 58, who passed away July 27 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Mr. Stull was a native of Panama City, Fla. He moved to Hazlehurst in 1988. He worked for the Jeff Davis County Sheriff’s Office for over 25 years and attended Southside Baptist…
Read MoreMrs. Babara Jones Wood, 77
Mrs. Barbara Jones Wood, 77, of Hazlehurst, died July 29 at Community Hospice in Vidalia. Mrs. Wood was born Feb. 1, 1943, in Jeff Davis County to the late Thomas E. Jones and the late Elizabeth McEachin Jones. She was retired from Jeff Davis County Board of Education. She touched the lives of so many…
Read MoreMr. Larry Woodcock, 73
Mr. Larry Woodcock, 73, of Hazlehurst, died July 31 at Community Hospice House in Vidalia. Mr. Woodcock was born Sept. 11, 1946, in Tattnall County to the late Harry Woodcock and the late Jewell Perkins Woodcock. He was a veteran of the United States Army, member of Jeff Davis Gideons, sales representative, and a member…
Read MoreMinister Betty Jean Robinson Maloy, 81
Graveside services for Minister Betty Jean Robinson Maloy, 81, who died July 23 at Jeff Davis Hospital, were held Aug. 1 at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Lumber City where Bishop William Hollis officiated. Mrs. Maloy (Aunt Beamie) was the daughter of the late Rev. Luther Robinson Sr. and Vollie B. Garret. She married the late…
Read MoreMrs. Lillian Scott Scarbour, 93
Graveside services for Mrs. Lillian Scott Scarbour, 93, who died July 25, surrounded by loving family members, were held July 31 at Northview Cemetery in Hazlehurst. The Rev. C. Frank Cobb, the Rev. Henry Josey, and Elder Eddie Harmon officiated. Mrs. Scott, born in Hazlehurst, was the daughter of the late Robert and Louella Scott.…
Read MoreConsistency Matters — By John Reed
Consistency Matters Kids are smart. They understand fairness and consistency at an instinctive level, which can be frustrating for parents of siblings. They can tell if one child is getting a better deal than the other. Often that better deal is merited, either because of age differences, better behavior or whatever. The other kid doesn’t…
Read MoreThink. It’s Not A Difficult Thing To Do. — By Tommy Purser
The first conspiracy theory I recall in my lifetime was in the early 1950s, during the McCarthy era. McCarthyism spread like wildfire until its perpetrator, Senator Joseph McCarthy was finally shamed into silence. I was really young then but I can still remember the adults in my life talking about McCarthy’s allegations that hundreds of…
Read MoreCounty Wants City To Abide By Contract
“A contract is a contract.” That’s what County Commissioner Brad Crews said at last Tuesday’s August meeting of the Jeff Davis County Commission. His comment came after Commissioner Vann Wooten suggested the county complete the project at the Baxley Highway recreation site without the City of Hazlehurst complying with its obligations in the intergovernmental agreement…
Read MoreHospital Working To Battle COVID-19
The number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in Jeff Davis County continues to climb, and Jeff Davis Hospital is feeling the impact. Hospital Administrator Barry Bloom said that, as of Monday, well over half of the patients hospitalized there were COVID-19 patients and the hospital is taking precautions to curtail the spread of the disease from…
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