Area Obituaries

Ms. Michele Taylor, 62, of Hazlehurst, passed away Dec, 10 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas. She was born Jan. 26, 1963, in Jacksonville, Fla., to the late Wades Taylor and Bonnie Tanner Carter. For more than 30 years, she faithfully served as general manager of the Huddle House locations in Lumber City and…

Mr. Gary Brandon Porterfield, 40, of Hazlehurst, passed away Dec. 9. Brandon was born Dec. 21, 1984, in Hazlehurst to the late Gwen Hall and Gary Porterfield. He was a 2003 graduate of Jeff Davis High School. After graduation, he proudly enlisted in the United States Army, serving as an 11 Bravo Infantryman with the…

Mr. Gary Edward Yawn Sr., 74, of Baxley, passed away Dec. 10 at Community Hospice in Vidalia. Mr. Yawn was born Sept. 8, 1951, in Jacksonville, Fla., to the late Otis Edward Yawn and the late Mildred Peacock Yawn. He was a member of Asbury Church and was an electrician with CSX Railroad. Beyond his…

Ms. Sonya Johnson Gibson, 62, of Hazlehurst, passed away Dec. 7 at her residence. Ms. Gibson was born July 8, 1963, in Jeff Davis County to the late Earl Johnson and Edna Ann Newham Johnson. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Sherman Gibson and her sister Betty Faye Harper.…

Mrs. Bertha Mae Hill was a loving wife, a mother, a grandmother, a great-grandmother, a sister, and an aunt. She was born April 30, 1943, to the late Ike White and Easter White. Bertha was a hard worker. After many years of faithful employment, she retired from Hazlehurst Mills. She enjoyed sewing and going to…

Mr. Mason Pedro Morrison, 61, of Hazlehurst, passed away Dec. 4 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. Born June 25, 1964, in McRae to the late John B. Morrison and Barbara Jean Livingston Morrison, Pedro lived his entire life in Jeff Davis County. He worked faithfully as a master pressman for more than…

Mrs. Lynda Joyce Johnson Newell, 79, of Hazlehurst, passed away Dec. 5 at her residence under the care of Community Hospice. Mrs. Newell was born Feb. 24, 1946, in Tifton to the late Seaburn Hedgepath Johnson and the late Fanny Pearl Cooksey Johnson. She was a homemaker who loved her family and especially her grandchildren,…

Mr. Larry Edward Parlor, 80, of Hazlehurst passed away at his home Dec. 4 after an extended illness under the care of Coastal Hospice. Mr. Parlor was born March 22, 1945, in Brunswick to the late Earl S. Parlor and the late Alice Chavis Parlor, but lived most of his life in Jeff Davis County.…

Mariette Scables, née Sanchez, passed away peacefully Dec. 4, leaving behind her beloved partner Tony Mirabella of Hazlehurst, father Rafael R. Sanchez of Winston-Salem, N.C., half-brother Michael Sanchez and wife Stefanie Sanchez of Winston-Salem, daughter Heather Kalks of Jacksonville, Fla., and daughter Sarah Jackson and her husband Nick Jackson, of Boston, Mass. She is preceded…

Mr. Corey Wayne Varnadoe, 43, of Lumber City, passed away Nov. 23 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. Corey was born May 4, 1982, in Vidalia and spent his entire life in Lumber City. He was a graduate of Jeff Davis High School and attended Helena Baptist Church. He lived life with a…