Mr. John Christopher Moore, 55, of Baxley passed away Aug. 14 at Community Hospice in Vidalia. Chris was born Nov. 22, 1969, in Ware County. He was a dedicated lineman and truck driver who took great pride in his work. Through the years, he was employed with Southeast Power, Mas Tech, and C & C…

Dr. Lenton Pierce died Aug. 15. Visitation will be held Aug. 23, 4-6 p.m. at King Brothers Funeral Home. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Aug. 24 at Bennett Tabernacle Holiness Church with burial in Hazlehurst Memorial Cemetery. He was the fourth child of six born to the late Grady Lee and Queenell Knox…

Mr. Harold J. Taylor, 67, of Hazlehurst, died Aug. 13 at Crossview Care Center in Pineview. Mr. Taylor was born May 6, 1957, in Lyons and lived most of his life in Hazlehurst. He is preceded in death by his parents Otto and Gladys Clark Taylor; and his sister Geneva Moore. Survivors include his brother…

Mr. Bennie Carver Ussery, 82, of Hazlehurst, died Aug. 15 at his residence. Mr. Ussery was born Dec. 1, 1941, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his parents Benjamin “Pete” Ussery and Plura Rollins Ussery and his daughter Kathy Ranae Ussery. He was a member of Elizabeth Baptist Church and an…

Mrs. Bonnie L. Wood, 88, of Lecanto, Fla., passed away Aug. 11 at Brentwood Retirement Community under the care of VITAS Hospice. Bonnie was born June 18, 1936, to the late Raliegh and Earnestine McLoon of Hazlehurst. The family moved to Ft. Myers, Fla., when she was in her teens. She was a homemaker who…