Area Obituaries

Mrs. Joann P Sharpe, 74, passed away Oct. 27 at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Sharpe was born April 3, 1946, in Baxley. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bealer Wilford Pritchett and Rena Ricketson Pritchett, husband, Moroni Grady Sharpe, daughter, Tammy Genaw and a grandson Steven Ricketson. Mrs. Sharpe was…

Mr. Dewayne Douglas Wright, 80, passed away Oct. 24 at Community Hospice in Vidalia following an extended illness. Mr. Wright was born Dec. 31, 1939, in Elizabeth, N.J.; he was preceded in death by his parents, the late Dewayne Wright Jr. and Edna Tracy Wright and a sister, Elaine Wright. He was a veteran of…

Mr. James C. “Red” Bellah III, 52, passed away Oct. 20 in Coffee County. Mr. Bellah was born February 20, 1968 in Jacksonville, Florida to the late James Carlyle Bellah, II and the late Jenevive Gooslin McRorrie. He was a truck driver for Binky Williams Farms and a former millwright at Rayonier. Mr. Bellah was…

Graveside services for Mr. Rufus Theodore McRae, 66, who died Oct. 20 at Jeff Davis Hospital, were held Oct. 24 at Mt. Calvary CME Church cemetery in Lumber City with the Rev. Edwin Thomas, Bishop William Hollis and Pastor Naomi Conaway officiating. Mr. McRae, aka “Wolf,” “Freddie,” “PaPa,” was born on April 4, 1954, in…

Mrs. Hilda M. Wasdin, 88, died of natural causes Oct. 3 at Poet’s Walk in Warrenton, Va. Hilda was born Hildegard Maria Rosa Kreusel Dec. 13, 1931, in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czechoslovakia, the daughter of Josefine and Klemens Kreusel. She emigrated to the United States with her husband, Waldo “Buck” Wasdin, and their two daughters…

Mrs. Jacqueline “Jackie” Ann Britton, 73, of Hazlehurst, passed away Oct. 4 with her husband of 56 years Walter and her eldest daughter Angie by her side. She was born Oct. 16, 1946, Jaqueline Ann Childs to parents Jack and Cleo Childs in West Palm Beach, Fla. Jackie and Walter were high school sweethearts who…

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…