Area Obituaries
Mrs. Martha Rentz Lynch, 72
Mrs. Martha Rentz Lynch, 72, of Hazlehurst, died March 20 at Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale. Mrs. Lynch was born May 1, 1947, in Appling County to the late Harvey Howard and the late Gladys Cravey Howard. She was a homemaker and member of Mt Zion Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by…
Read MoreMr. Michael G. Rea, 57
Mr. Michael G. Rea, 57, of Hazlehurst, died March 17 in Community Hospice House in Vidalia, after an extended illness. He was a lifelong resident of Jeff Davis County and worked 35 years with Hazlehurst Mills. He was a member of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Graham. Michael was a “picker” and collected knives,…
Read MoreMrs. Betty Cumbee Sellers, 90
Mrs. Betty Cumbee Sellers, 90, of Hazlehurst died March 18 at Autumn Lane Health and Rehab in Gray. Mrs. Sellers was born Feb. 27, 1930, in Chatham County to the late David Cumbee and the late Edith Johnston Cumbee. She was the former owner and operator of Colonial Florist and was a charter member of…
Read MoreMr. Dustin Wade Thompson, 29
Mr. Dustin Wade Thompson, 29, of Hazlehurst died March 18. Mr. Thompson was born April 28, 1990, in Coffee County, resided most of his life in Jeff Davis County and was a welder. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Brenda Thompson. Survivors include his wife Casey Lynn Thompson of Hazlehurst; daughter, Laklynn…
Read MoreMs. Linda Hinnant, 76
Ms. Linda Hinnant, 76, of Waycross died March 9 at her residence after an extended illness. She was born in Hazlehurst to the late Eschol Riner and Colleen Anderson Riner. She moved to Waycross early in her adult life, where she worked for seven years at the US 1 Drive-In. The majority of her life…
Read MoreMr. L.W. Brantley Jr., 89
Mr. L.W. Brantley Jr., 89, of Hazlehurst, died March 8 at his residence. Mr. Brantley was born Aug. 23, 1930, in Jeff Davis County to the late Lott Warren Brantley Sr. and Alice Lee Herrington Brantley. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, retired farmer and a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church. He…
Read MoreMr. Jimmy LonA Ray, 78
Mr. Jimmy LonA Ray, 78, passed away at his home March 13 following an extended illness. Mr. Ray was born Jan. 27, 1942, in Hazlehurst. He was preceded in death by his parents, the late LonA Ray and Nina Mae Branch Ray and a daughter, Marcia Ray Hayes. He was a member of First Alliance…
Read MoreMs. Mattie Jo Kirby Collins, 77
Services for Ms. Mattie Jo Kirby Collins, 77, who died March 9, were held March 14 at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. Dr. James Minor officiated with burial in Philadelphia Cemetery in Hazlehurst. Ms. Collins, born in Hazlehurst, was the daughter of the late James and Doshia Kirby. She attended Jeff Davis High School. She married…
Read MoreMrs. Alice Crawford Faulkner, 85
Mrs. Alice Crawford Faulkner, 85, of Hazlehurst, died March 12 in Winter Haven Hospital in Florida. Mrs. Faulkner was born April 23, 1934, in Jeff Davis County to the late Daniel David Crawford and the late Bernice Marie Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Oakland Baptist Church. She was preceded in death…
Read MoreMs. Georgia Mae McDaniel Sharpe, 80
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…
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