Area Obituaries

Ms. Patricia “Danky” Sellers Burkett, 65, of Hazlehurst passed away March 31 at Community Hospice in Vidalia. Ms. Burkett was born in Jeff Davis County Jan. 27, 1958. She is preceded in death by her parents, A.J. and Kressie Long Sellers, brother, Jimmy Sellers, and daughter-in-law, Buffy Burkett. She was a homemaker and member of…

Mrs. Beulah Lynn Williams, 96, of Grovetown, entered her heavenly home March 31. Mrs. Williams was a gentle soul who was greatly loved by her large family and many friends. She was preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, Vernon Williams; a stillborn son; parents, Hollis and Cynthia Lynn; brothers, Jarmon Lynn (Jane)…

Mrs. Brenda Sue Rea, 68, of Hazlehurst passed away March 22 at her residence under the care of Bethany Hospice. Mrs. Rea was born Feb. 17, 1955, in Hazlehurst to the late Wadis Shumans and the late Velma Chavis Shumans. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church and was a waitress at Western Steer…

Mr. Charles Cox, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed peacefully March 14. He was born Dec. 24, 1946, to the late Charlie and Maggie Lee Smith Cox. Charles was a member of the Air National Guard from September, 1965, to September, 1971. He was a retired Air Traffic Controller working at the FAA Center in…

Mr. Jackie “Turtle” Fleming, 71, of Hazlehurst passed away March 11 at Atrium Health Navicent Hospital in Macon. Mr. Fleming was born June 29, 1951, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Jack Fleming and Inez Brantley Fleming. He enjoyed life and lived it to the fullest. Truly he enjoyed…

Mr. Byrom Hilton Hall Jr., 76, of Baxley, went to his heavenly home March 18. Mr. Hall was born in Hazlehurst to the late Mr. Byrom Hilton Hall Sr. and Ruth Graham Hall. He was known to be a “straight-up fellow.” He loved to fish and garden and tend to his goats and chickens. He…

Mr. Joshua Eugene Jones, 43, of Uvalda, passed away at his residence March 8. Mr. Jones was born June 26, 1979, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his mother, Debra Ann Bass Jones, maternal grandfather Robert Bass Sr., maternal great-grandparents S.M. and Wilma Shrouder, Edmond and Amanda Jane Bass, and paternal…

Mrs. Ellen Louise Turner “Nana Ma”, 89, of Glenwood, died March 19 at Community Hospice House in Vidalia after an extended illness. She was a native of Toombs County living most of her life in Hazlehurst. She graduated Glynn Academy in 1951 and worked with the United States Postal Service as a rural carrier in…

Mrs. Jeanette Sandifer Graham, 85, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away March 7. Born in 1937 in Brookfield to Ben and Georgia Mae Sandifer, Jeanette attended South Georgia College in Douglas. There she met her husband of 66 years, Charles Graham of Hazlehurst. Jeanette pursued a 35-year career with the City of Atlanta, working…

Mrs. Geneva Williams Lloyd went to be with the Lord at the age of 92 March 1. She was born April 24, 1930, in Jacksonville, Fla., to Frank Robert Williams and Effie Osteen Williams. She and Noel Nolan Lloyd were married in Jacksonville, Fla. They moved to Brunswick in 1962 and worked for Seapak until…