Mr. Kenneth Stanley Farris, 61, of Savannah passed away July 22 after a short illness. Mr. Farris was born on March 14, 1959, in Jackson, Miss., the son of the late Stanley Jerome and Fleta Constance Quinn Farris. He was a 1977 graduate of Jeff Davis High School and continued his formal education at South…

Mr. Steven P. Jones, 44, died July 20. A private graveside service was held Sunday at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery in Graham. Mr. Jones was born Aug. 30, 1975, in Hazlehurst. Survivors include his mother, Clara D. Vann of Baxley; father, Gary Williams of Savannah; sons Antonio Paul of Baxley and Jamel Terrell of Douglas;…

Mr. A.J. Lewis, Sr., 72, of Hazlehurst died July 25 at Appling Healthcare. Mr. Lewis was born March 2, 1948, in Jeff Davis County to the late Clinton Lewis and the late Geneva Creamer Lewis. He was retired as a welder for over 40 years with Hazlehurst Mills and was a member of Bridgeford Church…

Mrs. Brenda Kay Sellers Powell, 58, of Hazlehurst died July 23 at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta. Mrs. Powell was born Sept. 15, 1961, in Telfair County. She was a homemaker, childcare provider and member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tony Powell and her father, John Low Sellers.…

Mr. Ledley Taylor, 80, of Hazlehurst, died July 21 at his residence. Mr. Taylor was born Oct. 5, 1939, in Bacon County to the late Kenneth Taylor and the late Catherine Smith Taylor. He retired from Plant Hatch-Southern Company as a warehouse supervisor. He is preceded in death by his daughter Sheila Edwards’s mother, Nelda…

Mrs. Jewell Delora Spell White, age 89, of Lumber City, passed away July 25 at Community Hospice in Vidalia. Born March 28, 1931, in Hazlehurst, she was the daughter of the late Gaines Erastus Spell and Mattie Hand Spell. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband of 59 years,…

Graveside services for Mr. Virgil Lee Carter, 63, who died June 8 at his home in Baxley, were held June 11 at Hazlehurst City Cemetery. Mr. Carter, born in Hazlehurst, was the son of Jack Carter and Kathy Sue “Shorty” Hayes. He retired from the Georgia Department of Corrections in 2016. Virgil attended Zion Church…