Area Obituaries

Mrs. Ione Stone, 95, of Graham, died July 28 at Lumber City Nursing Home. Mrs. Stone was born Jan. 10, 1925, in Coffee County to the late Henry Roberts and the late Mattie Sears Roberts. She was retired from Amercord and was a member of Graham United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by…

Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the death of Mr. Charles William Stull, 58, who passed away July 27 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Mr. Stull was a native of Panama City, Fla. He moved to Hazlehurst in 1988. He worked for the Jeff Davis County Sheriff’s Office for over 25 years and attended Southside Baptist…

Mrs. Barbara Jones Wood, 77, of Hazlehurst, died July 29 at Community Hospice in Vidalia. Mrs. Wood was born Feb. 1, 1943, in Jeff Davis County to the late Thomas E. Jones and the late Elizabeth McEachin Jones. She was retired from Jeff Davis County Board of Education. She touched the lives of so many…

Mr. Larry Woodcock, 73, of Hazlehurst, died July 31 at Community Hospice House in Vidalia. Mr. Woodcock was born Sept. 11, 1946, in Tattnall County to the late Harry Woodcock and the late Jewell Perkins Woodcock. He was a veteran of the United States Army, member of Jeff Davis Gideons, sales representative, and a member…

Graveside services for Minister Betty Jean Robinson Maloy, 81, who died July 23 at Jeff Davis Hospital, were held Aug. 1 at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Lumber City where Bishop William Hollis officiated. Mrs. Maloy (Aunt Beamie) was the daughter of the late Rev. Luther Robinson Sr. and Vollie B. Garret. She married the late…

Mr. Kenneth Stanley Farris, 61, of Savannah passed away July 22 after a short illness. Mr. Farris was born on March 14, 1959, in Jackson, Miss., the son of the late Stanley Jerome and Fleta Constance Quinn Farris. He was a 1977 graduate of Jeff Davis High School and continued his formal education at South…

Mr. Steven P. Jones, 44, died July 20. A private graveside service was held Sunday at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery in Graham. Mr. Jones was born Aug. 30, 1975, in Hazlehurst. Survivors include his mother, Clara D. Vann of Baxley; father, Gary Williams of Savannah; sons Antonio Paul of Baxley and Jamel Terrell of Douglas;…

Mr. A.J. Lewis, Sr., 72, of Hazlehurst died July 25 at Appling Healthcare. Mr. Lewis was born March 2, 1948, in Jeff Davis County to the late Clinton Lewis and the late Geneva Creamer Lewis. He was retired as a welder for over 40 years with Hazlehurst Mills and was a member of Bridgeford Church…

Mrs. Brenda Kay Sellers Powell, 58, of Hazlehurst died July 23 at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta. Mrs. Powell was born Sept. 15, 1961, in Telfair County. She was a homemaker, childcare provider and member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tony Powell and her father, John Low Sellers.…