A Special Letter To Santa
We’ve been taking Letters to Santa here at the Ledger for well over 50 years. Each year, a few make their mark as being outstanding, amusing, or entertaining letters. This year we received what we think is the best of those 50 years. The best of thousands of Santa Letters we received over the years.…
Read MoreStinson’s Barbecue Namesake Dies
Stinson’s Barbecue. It’s “Love At First Bite.” For more than four decades, that name has become synonymous with good food, whether it be barbecue, hamburgers, chicken, stuffed baked potatoes or anything else on the menu at the small restaurant on the Golden Isles Highway in Lumber City. John Freeman Stinson Sr. and his wife Sherry…
Read MoreMrs. Janie Alice Dixon, 80
Mrs. Janie Alice Dixon, 80, of Hazlehurst, passed away Dec. 13 at her residence following an extended illness surrounded by her family. Alice was born Jan. 2, 1943, in Ware County to the late Allen Lamar Burkett Sr. and the late Nelda (Burkett) Burnsed. She was a homemaker and loving mother and lived in Jeff…
Read MoreMrs. Cynthia Louise Duncan, 65
Mrs. Cynthia Louise Duncan, 65, of Hazlehurst, passed away Dec. 9. Mrs. Duncan was born Jan. 4, 1958, in Adel to the late Charlie Floyd and the late Elnora Mattie Meadows Floyd. She retired from Hazlehurst Mills as a lab tech and was preceded in death by her husband, Randy Duncan. Survivors include her…
Read MoreRev. Prentice Herndon, 88
Rev. Prentice Herndon, 88, of Denton passed away Dec. 11 at his residence. Brother Herndon was born Nov. 30, 1935, in Jeff Davis County to the late Wesley Herndon and Ruby Rollins Herndon. Mr. Herndon was a veteran of the United States Navy and was a founding member and pastor of Hazlehurst Pentecostal Church. Mr.…
Read MoreMrs. Emma Jean Hesters, 81
Mrs. Emma Jean Hesters, 81, of Temple, passed away at her residence Dec. 14 surrounded by her family. Mrs. Hesters was born in McRae to the late Mr. Aubrey Haymons and Almeadie Moon Haymons. She was a homemaker and a pilot car driver for the family business. She was preceded in death by her parents,…
Read MoreMs. Cindy Hulett, 83
Ms. Cindy Hulett, 83, of Hazlehurst, passed away Dec. 13 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Ms. Hulett was born June 25, 1940, in Long County. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lewis Hawkins and Ruth Ratliff Hawkins, her husband John Ira Hulett Sr. and her son, John Ira Hulett Jr. Ms. Cindy was a…
Read MoreMr. Robert Lindsey Powell, 70
Mr. Robert Lindsey Powell, 70, of Hazlehurst passed away Dec. 13 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas. Mr. Powell was born Nov. 24, 1953, in Telfair County to the late Robert Leroy Powell and the late Minnie Powell. He was a truck driver and mechanic for Jerry Powell Farms and was a former assistant…
Read MoreMrs. Patricia Charlene ‘McGaha’ Rubke, 81
Mrs. Patricia Charlene “McGaha” Rubke, 81, passed away at her residence Dec. 18. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie and Lillian Thigpen McGaha, daughter, Trish Rubke-Hunt, husband, Karl John Rubke, and sister, Deloras McGaha. Pat was born July 24, 1942, in Telfair County. In the 1950’s the family settled in Hazlehurst, where…
Read MoreMrs. Maudrey Cain Sanders, 82
Mrs. Maudrey Cain Sanders, 82, of Hazlehurst, passed away Dec. 9 at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Sanders retired from Hazlehurst Mills where she was a lab technician in the Extrusion Department. She also worked in home health care for 14 years as a caregiver. Mrs. Sanders was preceded in death by her…
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