Mr. Alvin “Boss Man” Whitehead, 67
Services for Mr. Alvin “Boss Man” Whitehead, 67, who died July 28, were held Aug. 3 at Big Bethel Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. C.D. Johnson officiating and doing the eulogy. Internment was in Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Glennville. Mr. Whitehead was born Nov. 16, 1950. He was preceded in death by his…
Read MoreMrs. Betty Jean Knox, 76
Services for Mrs. Betty Jean Knox, 76, who died July 29 at Vidalia Community Hospice, were held Aug. 4 at Bennett Tabernacle Holiness Church in Hazlehurst. Pastor Joseph McLeod and the Rev. Andrew Mincey officiated with burial in Hazlehurst Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Knox, a native of Telfair County, was the daughter of the late Lacy…
Read MoreMrs. Hattie Mae Smith, 72
Services for Mrs. Hattie Mae Smith, 72, who died July 29 at Bethany Oaks Nursing Home in Vidalia, were held Aug. 4, at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. Minister Joyce Cowan and Pastor James Hayes, who gave the eulogy, officiated with burial in Morgan Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Smith, a native of Wheeler County, was…
Read MoreMr. Richard Jeff Ursrey, 55
After a protracted battle with cancer, Richard Jeff Ursrey died on July 21, 2018 in Pensacola, FL at the age of 55. His Celebration of Life was held July 26. Pastor Randy Hamil and Tammy Disney Kunze, who gave the eulogy, officiated. Songs included “I Can Only Imagine” and “It is Well with My Soul.”…
Read MoreRights Versus Privilege – By John Reed
If it were possible to sum up the current political and cultural divide in a few words, I think it would be how differing groups define rights versus privilege. One group thinks the only rights citizens have are those specifically defined by the Constitution and its amendments. Another group thinks everything not specifically banned by…
Read MoreJeff Davis/Appling Sheriffs Offices Make Arrests
Sheriff Preston Bohannon reports that the Jeff Davis County Sheriff’s Office was busy week as deputies and drug investigators made several drug related arrests. This is a result of intense drug suppression efforts by the Sheriff’s Office. July 29, deputies of the Jeff Davis and Appling County Sheriffs Offices arrested Debra Murray and Wayne Stone…
Read MoreLabor Commissioner To Be Here Aug. 29
Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner Mark Butler will visit Hazlehurst-Jeff Davis County Aug. 29. The community is invited to the lunch that will be held at The Big House at noon. Mark Butler became Georgia’s ninth Commissioner of Labor Jan. 10, 2011. As the first Republican to head the Georgia Department of Labor, Commissioner Butler…
Read MoreMr. Robert Allen Drawdy, 61
Mr. Robert Allen Drawdy, 61, of Graham, died July 28 at Memorial Health Medical Center in Savannah. Mr. Drawdy was born June 24, 1957, in Appling County. He was employed with Williams Brothers Trucking and a member of Lighthouse Christian Fellowship. He is preceded in death by his father, Jack Drawdy. Survivors include his wife,…
Read MoreMr. Tommy Wayne Livingston, 71
Mr. Tommy Wayne Livingston, 71, of Pine Wood, S.C., formerly of Hazlehurst, died July 24 at his residence. Mr. Livingston was born May 23, 1947, in Jeff Davis County to the late Ruben O. Livingston Sr. and the late Johnnie Beall Livingston. He was a veteran of the United States Army, retired truck driver and…
Read MoreMrs. Juanita Hall Stone, 86
Mrs. Juanita Hall Stone, 86, of Hazlehurst, died July 27 at Lumber City Nursing Home. Mrs. Stone was born Aug. 22, 1931, in Jeff Davis County to the late J.P. Hall and the late Bessie Warnock Hall. She was a homemaker and member of First United Methodist Church of Hazlehurst. She is preceded in death…
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