Area Obituaries
Mr. Timothy Ricky Watkins, 60
Mr. Timothy Ricky Watkins, 60, of Mershon, passed away May 14 at his residence. Born in Alma Oct. 18, 1959, he lived in Pierce County all of his life. Mr. Watkins was a Patterson High School graduate and worked in trucking for a few years before going to work as a backhoe operator for Lowman…
Read MoreMr. Monroe Hatton, 77
Mr. Monroe Hatton, 77, of Denton, passed away April 10. Mr. Hatton was born July 12, 1942, in Hazlehurst. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mathis Monroe Hatton and Donna Mae Powell Hatton, and son, Brian Kevin Hatton. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War having served over 13 years with the…
Read MoreMrs. Kathryn June Bohannon
Kathryn June Bohannon sought and brought beauty to her world before she left it, and us, on April 9, 2020. She came into this world in 1940 in an unpainted sharecropper house in the middle of a cornfield in Denton, Georgia. She refused to breathe until the doctor dipped her alternately in hot and cold…
Read MoreMr. Ryan Crosby, 42
Mr. Ryan Crosby, 42, of Graham, died April 24 at his residence. Mr. Crosby was born April 3, 1978, in Telfair County but had resided all of his life in Graham. He was part of the 1996 graduation class of Appling County and was of the Methodist Faith. He was preceded in death by his…
Read MoreMr. Curtis LaVon Osburn, 69
Mr. Curtis LaVon Osburn, 69, of Ft. Gaines, passed away May 2 at his residence. Private family graveside services will be conducted on Wednesday in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery near Ft. Gaines with Dr. Phil Thomas officiating. Mr. Osburn was born March 30, 1951, in Hazlehurst, the son of the late Curtis Joseph and Ozelle…
Read MoreMr. Phillip White, 40
Graveside services for Mr. Phillip White, 40, were held April 30 with Ken Garrett officiating. Mr. White was born April 23, 1980, in Bibb County to Jerry and Susan White. He was employed by Appling County Wood Pellets. Survivors include his parents, Jerry and Susan White of Hazlehurst; sons, Hogan White and Hagan White and…
Read MoreMrs. Marilyn Spell Yawn, 84
Mrs. Marilyn Spell Yawn, 84, of Graham, died May 1 at The Pavilion in Baxley. Mrs. Yawn was born May 13, 1935, in Appling County to the late J.C. (Son) Spell and the late Bertha Ricord Spell. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and was retired from Walmart. She was a member of Graham United…
Read MoreMr. James Wesley Moore Sr. (J.W./Jap), 78
Graveside services for Mr. James Wesley Moore Sr. (J.W./Jap), 78, a resident of McRae, who died May 4 at Navicent Health in Macon, will be Saturday, May 9, at 1:30 p.m. at Davis Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Towns, Ga. Visitation will be Friday, May 8, from 4-6 p.m. at Kings Brothers Funeral Home…
Read MoreMrs. Linnie Sue Bohannon, 77
Miles Funeral Home in Hazlehurst announces the graveside service for Mrs. Linnie Sue Bohannon, 77, of Hazlehurst, who passed away April 26. Services were held April 28 in Liberty Community Church Cemetery with the Rev. Royce Hulett officiating. Mrs. Bohannon was born in North Carolina but, lived most of her life in Jeff Davis County. …
Read MoreMr. Randall Verlon Branch, 59
Miles Funeral Home in Hazlehurst announces the graveside service for Mr. Randall Verlon Branch, 59, of Denton, who passed away April 26. Services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Oakview Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Joey Andrews and the Rev. Brian Brazzell officiating. Mr. Branch was born in Hazlehurst. He was the son…
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