Area Obituaries

Mr. William “Bo” Floyd Jr., 80, of Hazlehurst, died Oct. 7 at St Joseph Hospital in Savannah. Mr. Floyd was born Dec. 24, 1939, in Jeff Davis County. He was preceded in death by his parents, Cullen Floyd and Lillian Dyal Floyd, siblings, Sonny Floyd, Ollie Mae Champion and Mary Thompson. He was retired from…

Mrs. Joyce Elizabeth Haggard, 85, of Lumber City, passed away Oct. 12 at her home. Mrs. Haggard was born Nov. 4, 1934, in Telfair County. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Henry Ward and Mary Gladys McLean Ward, her husband of 55 years, Earl James Haggard, and a son, Danny Varnadoe. She…

Mrs. Marice Carter Rollins, 73, of Hazlehurst, died Oct. 11. Mrs. Rollins was born April 8, 1947, in Appling County, but resided in Jeff Davis County.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Lanice and Lucille Hall Carter. In heaven awaited her husband of 47 years, Clinton Rollins Jr., and son, Jerry Rollins and…

Mr. Larry Neil Grantham, 66, of Lumber City, died Sept. 27 at Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin after an extended illness. Mr. Grantham was born July 17, 1954, in Allegheny, Penn. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Lee Grantham and Jean Hicks Grantham, daughter, Sherri Lynn Grantham, brothers, Billy Grantham and Jimmy…

Mrs. Rebecca (Becky) Grantham Orofino passed Sept. 13 in Golden, Colo., at the age of 78. Born to Ruby and Gerald Grantham as the fourth of five children (Geraldine Grantham Petersen, Bobby Grantham (dec.), Marion Grantham Floyd (dec.), Larry Grantham (dec.), Becky graduated from Jeff Davis High School in 1960. Becky worked in business administration…

Mr. Herman Lee Shuman, 83, of Hazlehurst, died Oct. 2 in Memorial Hospital in Savannah. Mr. Shuman was born Dec. 5, 1936, in Brantley County. He was retired from Hazlehurst Mills, member of Mason Lodge #283 of Hazlehurst, Mason Lodge #199 of Lumber City, Alee Temple/Scottish Rite, Shriners, and Jolly Friends with Southside Baptist Church.…

Mrs. Carolyn Wells Currie, 82, of the Smyrna Community, died Sept. 24 in Meadows Health in Vidalia after a brief illness. She was a native of Jeff Davis County and was a 1957 graduate of Jeff Davis High School where she played varsity basketball. She graduated from beauty school in Dublin and was the former…