Area Obituaries
Mr. Thomas Hall, 65
Mr. Thomas Hall, 65, of Hazlehurst, died Dec. 2 at his residence. Mr. Hall was born Dec. 22, 1953, in Jeff Davis County to the late Forest Hall and the late Elvalee Overstreet Hall. He was a retired stone cutter with Jeff Davis Monument Company and a member of Zoar Baptist Church. He is preceded…
Read MoreMrs. Ann Lowery Harris (Bunk), 90
Mrs. Ann Lowery Harris (Bunk), 90, of Lumber City, died Dec. 6 at Lumber City Nursing Home. Mrs. Harris was born Jan. 28, 1929, in Bibb County to the late Vasco Lowery and the late Annie Minton Rawlins Lowery. She was formerly employed with Bank of Lumber City and was a member of the Lumber…
Read MoreMr. William Luther Lambert, 82
Mr. William Luther Lambert, 82, of Hazlehurst passed away Dec. 1 in Sarasota, Fla. He was born April 21, 1937, in Douglas. William was married for 51 years to Glennise “Glennie” Lambert née Hick, who predeceased him. William is survived by his second wife, Paula Jeanette Bloodworth-Lambert née McDonald of Hazlehurst; sister and brother-in-law Lucy…
Read MoreMs. Shannon Renee Frederick, 45
Services for Ms. Shannon Renee Frederick, 45, who died Nov. 27, were held Dec. 7 at Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. Pastor Cyprus O’Neal and Pastor Reuben Bennett Jr. officiated with burial in St. Matthews Baptist Church Cemetery. Ms. Frederick, who was born in Fulton County, died at her residence in Hazlehurst after an extended…
Read MoreMr. Johnnie Lee Hansley, 63
Services for Mr. Johnnie Lee Hansley, 63, who died Nov. 21, were held Dec. 7 at Bennett Tabernacle Holiness Church. Pastor Eddie Harmon, Elder Dorothy Dotson, Minister Rudine Blackshear and Evangelist Carrie Lee Thomas officiated with burial in Hall/Wilcox Cemetery. Mr. Hansley, born in Hazlehurst, was the son of the late John Robert Hansley and…
Read MoreMr. Andrew ‘Andy’ Talmadge Darley, 63
Services for Mr. Andrew “Andy” Talmadge Darley, 63, will be at 2 p.m. Dec. 4 at Shelton’s Chapel, 239 Shelton Chapel Road, Lumber City, with burial at Fishing Creek Cemetery. The Rev. Robert Wigley and the Rev. Eric Sizemore will officiate. Mr. Darley was born April 23, 1956, in Bradenton, Fla. He was preceded in…
Read MoreMr. James Madison Simpson Sr., 69
Mr. James Madison Simpson Sr., 69, of Thomasville, passed away Nov. 29. Mr. Simpson, the son of the late Joseph Benjamin Simpson and Dorothy Towns Simpson was a native of Cairo. He was a truck driver, and was preceded in death by his wife, Brenda Copeland Simpson, and brother, Jimmy Atkins. Survivors include a special…
Read MoreMs. Doris Jordan, 84
Services for Ms. Doris Jordan, 84, who died Nov. 24, were held Dec. 2 at St. John Baptist Church in Lumber City. The Rev. Joseph McLeod Sr., Evangelist Willie Cray, and Bishop Williams Hollis officiated with burial in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Ms. Jordan, born in Lumber City, was the daughter of Vollie B. Garrett and…
Read MoreMr. Johnny Grace, 71
Mr. Johnny Grace, 71, of Lumber City, died Nov. 18 at Community Hospice in Vidalia. Mr. Grace was born April 10, 1948 in Telfair County to the late Horace John Grace and the late Eunice Davis Grace. He was a master craftsman and a member of Lumber City United Methodist Church. He is preceded in…
Read MoreMrs. Patricia Harper Guess, 75
Mrs. Patricia Harper Guess, 75, of Hazlehurst, died Nov. 18 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Ms. Guess was born March 12, 1944 in Coffee County to the late Leon Nipper and the late Willie Mae McQuaig Nipper. She was a retired sales lady with Mr. B. Market. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Jimmy and Sharon…
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