Area Obituaries

Mr. Max Marlon McLoon, 74, of Lumber City, died Nov. 7 at Navicent Health Medical Center in Macon. Mr. McLoon was born Jan. 4, 1946, in Jeff Davis County. He was preceded in death by his parents James Gordon McLoon Sr. and Louise Beall McLoon, sister, Marion McLoon Smith and brothers Jim McLoon, Van McLoon,…

Mr. Emmett H. O’Conner, 82, of Hazlehurst, died Nov. 5 at East Georgia Regional Hospital in Statesboro. Mr. Emmett was born Oct. 17, 1938, in Montgomery County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Buck O’Conner and Ethel Lawrence O’Conner, great-grandson, Cadence Rhett King, sister, Nellie Joiner and brother, Johnny O’Conner. He was a…

Mr. Brooks Danny Summerlin, 72, passed away Nov. 5 at his residence. Mr. Summerlin was born June 9, 1948, in Hazlehurst. He was preceded in death by his parents, the late Brooks Wadis Summerlin and Margaret Clark Summerlin. He was a member of Satilla Free Will Baptist Church and was assistant manager of their family…

Mrs. Betty Sue Carter Turner, 70, of Hazlehurst died Nov. 9 at her residence. Mrs. Turner was born Nov. 19, 1949, in Wayne County. She is preceded in death by her parents, Farrell N. Carter Sr. and Mrs. Ruby Murray Carter, sister, Avey Collins, brothers, Farrell N. Carter Jr. and Darrell J. Carter. She loved…

Mrs. Jane Wallace Baggett, age 96, of Hazlehurst, passed away at her residence Oct.17. Mrs. Baggett was born Feb. 25, 1924, in Memphis, Tenn., and was preceded in death by her parents, Kirk Earl Wallace and Elizabeth Forsyth Wallace, and her husband, Mr. E.O. (Red) Baggett. She was a graduate of Andrew and Wesleyan Colleges,…

Mrs. Patsy S. Crapps, 65, of Hazlehurst, died Nov. 1 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Mrs. Crapps was born Nov. 7, 1954, in Jeff Davis County. She is preceded in death by her parents, Waymon Smith and Margaret Dykes Herrington, husband, Ronnie Crapps, and a daughter, Wendy Warren. She was retired from Hazlehurst Mills and a…

Mrs. Robbie Edenfield passed away after a brief illness with her family. Services were held at Stillmore Cemetery, Stillmore, Nov.2, 2020. Pastor Roger Mercer, nephews Pastor Kenny Green and Timothy Green officiated. Mrs. Edenfield, a resident of Stillmore, was the daughter of late Wesley and Fannie Mae Edenfield, in her memory are her twin brother,…

Services for Mrs. Lauretta Bradshaw Griffin, 64, who died Oct. 23 at Piedmont Henry Hospital in Stockbridge, were held Oct. 31 at King Brothers Funeral Home. Pastor Henry Hall gave the eulogy and burial was in Hall and Wilcox Cemetery in Hazlehurst. Mrs. Griffin, born in Denton, was the daughter of the late Flozell Bradshaw…

Mr. Larry E. Morris, 59, of Hazlehurst, died Nov. 2 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Mr. Morris was born Dec. 9, 1960, in Telfair County. He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Lenna Watson Morris. He was a graduate of the class of 1978 of Jeff Davis High School. He graduated Zeta Beta…