Mr. Richard “Ricky” Hampton Brewer, 73, of Lumber City, passed away Oct. 4 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas. Mr. Brewer was born Nov. 21, 1950, in McRae to the late Merritt Brewer and the late Rebbie Toumbleston Brewer. He was a retired supervisor with Hazlehurst Mills and was also formerly employed with Lance…

Mrs. Myrtice Lou Boatright, 84, of Hazlehurst passed away Oct. 5 at Memorial Health in Vidalia. Mrs. Boatright was born April 12, 1940, in Hazlehurst. She was best known as “Aunt Myrt” and was owner of S&S Grocery. She was a loving mother and grandmother and was preceded in death by her former husband Norwood…

Services for Mr. Napoleon Raynard Patterson, 62, who died Sept. 30 in Savannah, were held Oct. 12 at St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Lumber City with Pastor Shawanda Reed presiding. Mr. Patterson was born May 28, 1962, in Cordele. He was a car salesman for over 25 years, starting at County Pride and ending…

Mrs. Elver K. Mincey, 84, formerly of Hazlehurst, died Oct. 10 at Winter Haven, Fla., under hospice care. Born Oct. 19, 1939, in Alapaha, she was the daughter of the late John and Wealthy Knowles. While living in Florida, she was a registered nurse for Doctor Del and Doctor Eric of Winter Haven before moving…

Mr. Cornelious “Rex” Hinnant, 63, of Hazlehurst, passed away Sept. 27. He was born in Gainesville, Fla., July 24, 1961, to Arthur H. Sr. and Beatrice Hinnant and lived most of his life in Hazlehurst. He worked as a logger for the Edge family for many years. Anyone who knew him knew he was hard…

Ms. Teresa Jaunita Bramblett, 68, of Hazlehurst, passed away Sept. 28 at Jeff Davis Hospital. She was born Dec. 9, 1955, in Hazlehurst where she lived all her life. She was Methodist by faith and a member of Hazlehurst First Methodist Church. She enjoyed horseback riding, watching T.V., working in her yard, and feeding and…

Mr. Dannie Lee Selph, 86, of Hazlehurst, passed away Oct. 2 at Memorial Health Hospital in Savannah. Mr. Selph was born Aug. 16, 1938, to A.B. and Quinnie Selph. He was a native and lifelong resident of Hazlehurst and was of the Jesus Name Faith. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He…

Ms. Kathern Miller, 83, of Denton, passed away Sept. 23 at Memorial Health Hospital in Savannah. Ms. Miller was a lifelong resident of Jeff Davis County and a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Windell Carroll Miller and son-in-law Thomas Lowell Sapp. Survivors include her…

Marolyn J. Brantley was born January 17, 1944 in Hazlehurst, GA to the late Ruby L. Benjamin Jones. On Sunday, September 15, 2024, Marolyn made her transition from this world to her Heavenly home. Marolyn loved the Lord, and at an early age, she joined Bennett Tabernacle Holiness Church under the leadership of Bishop Robert…

Wendy Glendoria Gadson Turner was born in Hazlehurst, Georgia on December 17, 1959 to Melvin and Olivia Gadson. Wendy moved to Jacksonville, FL as a young child and graduated from Paxon High School in 1977. After graduating, she remained in Jacksonville for many years. She reconnected with her first love, Marvin “Mush” Turner, and returned…