Area Obituaries

The Rev. Wayne C. Herrington, 65, of Hazlehurst, died Jan. 12 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Rev. Herrington was born Oct. 1, 1955, in Bacon County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Cosby Benjamin Herrington and Roselle Rowell Brunner and brother, Gary Lott Herrington. He served various churches in the area for 18 years…

Mrs. Christine D. Shumans, 75, passed away Jan. 7 at her residence. Mrs. Shumans was born Sept. 7, 1945 in Bacon County. She was preceded in death by her parents, the late Tom Davis and Pearl Crowley Davis, brothers, Daniel Davis, Silas Davis, Jim Davis, Roy Davis, Russell Davis and Freddie Davis and sisters, Mary…

Dr. Theodore Pierce Dickens, DMA, 60, died Jan. 9 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center. Pierce grew up in Hazlehurst, attended Jeff Davis High School and graduated in 1978. He attended Brewton-Parker College and graduated with a BA in Music Education. He obtained a Masters of Music in Piano Performance in 1984 from Georgia State…

Mr. Marcos Suárez Ramirez, 54, passed away Jan. 4. Mr. Ramirez was born Oct. 7, 1966, in Jalpan de Serra Querétar, Mexico but has made his home in Hazlehurst for the past 30 years. He was a member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and was employed by Telfair Forest Products as a…

Mrs. Sue Taylor Lowery Welch, 80 of Georgia Highway 184, Toccoa, passed away Jan. 10 at Stephens County Hospital. A daughter of the late Clinton and Grace Taylor, she was born May 15, 1940, in Bacon County having lived most of her life in Hazlehurst and the last 13 years in Toccoa. She was employed…

Mr. Harold Norman “Hal” Faulk Jr., 63, passed away Dec. 31 at his residence following a brief illness. Mr. Faulk was born Jan. 16, 1957, in Hazlehurst. He was preceded in death by his father, Harold Norman Faulk Sr. and grandparents, Norman Wesley “Buddy” Faulk, Alice Pauline Creech Faulk, John Earnest Kight and Donnie Clifton…

Mr. Jeff Hardee, 46, of Baxley passed away Dec. 31 at Appling Healthcare System. Mr. Hardee was born March 16, 1974, in Augusta. He was a carpenter by trade for many years and worked as a homebuilder with his dad for 10 years. He was also employed at Hazlehurst Mills. He was preceded in death…

Mrs. Joyce Disharoon Carter, 61, of Hazlehurst, died Dec. 26 at her residence. Mrs. Carter was born Sept. 18, 1959, in Jeff Davis County. She is preceded in death by her father, James Disharoon and mother, Lillie Rea Disharoon. She was formerly a real estate agent and a member of Union Springs Baptist Church. Survivors…

Mrs. Rhonda Mosley Johnson, 49, of Hazlehurst, died Dec. 23 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Mrs. Johnson was born Sept. 29, 1971, in Denver, Colo., and lived most of her life in Jeff Davis County. She is preceded in death by her parents, Danny Mosley and Judy Tanner Hall, and brother, Rodney Mosley. Mrs. Mosley worked…