Area Obituaries

Ms. Georgia Mae McDaniel Sharpe, 80, of Hazlehurst, died March 13 at her residence. Ms. Sharpe was born Feb. 8, 1940, in Jeff Davis County to the late Otho McDaniel and the late Inez Carter McDaniel. She was a retired dietician with Jeff Davis Hospital and a member of Oak View Baptist Church. She was…

Mr. Joseph Edward Thomas (Eddie), 69 of Hazlehurst, died March 9 at his residence. Mr. Thomas was born Dec. 14, 1950, in Brunswick to the late Herbert (Joe) and Mildred Thomas. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served two tours in Vietnam. He was a retired funeral director of 30 yrs.…

Mrs. Hazel Yawn Worth, 70, of Hazlehurst died March 9 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Mrs. Worth was born Oct. 29, 1949, in Jeff Davis County to the late John Gideon Yawn and the late Ruby Lewis Yawn. She was a homemaker and a member of Hazlehurst Church of God. She was preceded in death by…

The Rev. Thomas Linton Stephens Sr., 68, of Hazlehurst, died Feb. 19 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Mr. Stephens was born July 9, 1951, in Appling County to the late Benjamin (Benny) Stephens and the late Fannie Kicklighter Stephens. He was a retired Baptist pastor, contractor and a member of Southside Baptist Church. He was preceded…

Mr. Phillip Eugene Walters, 77, of Lumber City, died Feb. 19 at Lumber City Nursing Home. Mr. Walters was born Feb. 17, 1944, in Jeff Davis County to the late Roy Eugene Walters and the late Nannie Elizabeth Causee Walters. He was a retired truck driver and a member of Lumber City Baptist Church. Survivors…

Services for Mr. Abdul Jabar Rajai Furcron, 38, who died Feb. 11, were held Feb. 22 at Bennett Tabernacle Holiness Church. Pastor Tara Wilcox Woody, Evangelist Dorothy Dotson, Pastor James Earl Cray, Pastor Darrol Mitchell and Pastor Paul McLeod officiated the services. Mr. Furcron was the son of Johnny H. Miles and Leslie Laron Furcron…

Services for Mr. Leroy Franklin (Stank) Clements, 66, who died Feb. 5 at his home in Detroit, MI, were held Feb. 15 at St. James C.M.E. Church in Lumber City. Bishop William Hollis officiated the service with burial in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Lumber City. Mr. Clements, born in Lumber City, was the son of…

Services for Mr. Waymon Jackson Sr., 90, who died Feb. 5 at Jeff Davis Hospital, were held Feb. 15 at Bennett Tabernacle Holiness Church. Elder Eddie Harmon, Pastor Christopher D. Johnson, Minister Shatoya Aylor, and Evangelist Dorothy Dotson officiated with burial in Northview Cemetery in Hazlehurst. Mr. Jackson was the son of the late Joney…