Area Obituaries

Services for Mrs. Dorris Elizabeth Jackson, 60, who died Nov. 18 at Hazlehurst Court and Rehabilitation Center, were held Nov. 23 at Bennett Tabernacle Holiness Church in Hazlehurst. Pastor Christopher D. Johnson and Pastor Reuben Bennett Jr. officiated with burial in Francis Chapel Cemetery in McRae. Mrs. Jackson, born in Jeff Davis County, was the…

Tochia Danielle McLoon, age 33, of Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of Hazlehurst, died Nov. 20 at Park West Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla. Tochia was born Sept. 12, 1986, in Jeff Davis County and had resided in Jacksonville for about a year and was employed with Burger King as a shift manager. She is preceded in death…

Services for Ms. Phyllis Kim Bennett Bryant, 60, who died Nov. 7 at Jeff Davis Hospital, were held Nov. 16 at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. The Rev. Ericka Dunbar, Pastor H.L. McRoy, and Pastor Reuben Bennett Jr. officiated with burial in Francis Chapel Cemetery in McRae. Mrs. Bryant was the daughter of the late Walter…

Services for Ms. Karen Day, 52, who died Oct. 31, were held Nov. 9 at Bennett Tabernacle Holiness Church.Pastor Reuben Bennett Jr., Pastor Reginald Cordy and Bishop Williams Hollis officiated with burial in Northview Cemetery. Ms. Day was the daughter of Leroy Carter Sr. and Mollie Wiley. She was a 1985 graduate of Jeff Davis…

Graveside services for Ms. Jennifer Dotson, 57, who died Nov. 7, were held Nov. 16 at Philadelphia Cemetery in Hazlehurst where Dr. James Minor of True Christ Outreach Ministries of Norcross and the Rev. Joe McCloud officiated. Ms. Dotson was the daughter of Mattie Jo Kirby Collins and the late Roland McKinnely Dotson Sr. She…

Mrs. Shirley Pennington, formerly of Hazlehurst, went to be with the Lord Oct. 17. She was a native of Charleston, W.Va., but had resided in Hazlehurst for a number of years. She was an active member of Southside Baptist Church where she served in many areas of the church. She had 23 years of service…

Services for Mrs. Artha Jane Reeves Evans, 98, were held Nov. 10 at Northgate Baptist Church with burial at Hazlehurst City Cemetery. The Rev. Prentice Herndon officiated. Mrs. Evans was born Oct. 18, 1921, in Lumber City. She was preceded in death by her parents, the late William Allen Reeves and Verna Lee Powell, her…

Mrs. Jerricene Ricketson Tate, 80, formerly of Hazlehurst, died Nov. 4 in Jacksonville, Fla., at her son’s home. Mrs. Tate was born July 12, 1939, in Jeff Davis County to the late Jim Vinson Ricketson and the late Lorena Trowell Ricketson. She was a retired secretary with Bell South and a member of Mt. Pleasant…

Services for Ms. Twyla Simone Kirby, 41, who died Nov. 1 at Jeff Davis Hospital, were held Nov. 9 at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. Moderator E. Neal Dixon and Pastor Cyprus O’Neal officiated with burial in Hill Memorial Gardens. Ms Kirby, daughter of Rueben and Gloria Eloise Mitchell Kirby, was born in Hazlehurst. At…