Area Obituaries
Mrs. Juanita Winge Branch, 83
Mrs. Juanita Winge Branch, 83, of Hazlehurst, passed away July 31 at South Georgia Health System in Brunswick. Mrs. Branch was born Jan. 29, 1936, in Bacon County to the late Thomas Winge and the late Eula Mims Winge. She was a retired office manager from Ferrell Gas, active member and President of the Pilot…
Read MoreMr. Marvin Osburn, 79
Mr. Marvin Osburn, 79, of Hazlehurst, passed away Aug. 3 at Community Hospice in Vidalia. Mr. Osburn was born March 31, 1940, in Jeff Davis County to the late Horace Osburn and the late Lois Shell Osburn. He was a retired veteran of the United States Air Force and a member of Oak View Baptist…
Read MoreMs. Geneva Dyal Spires, 72
Ms. Geneva Dyal Spires, 72, of Milan, died July 30. A funeral service was held Aug. 2 in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Midway Church Cemetery. A native of Jeff Davis County, Ms. Spires was the daughter of the late Bennie and Jewel Turner Dyal and was the wife of…
Read MoreMr. Paul Michael Creech, 37
Mr. Paul Michael Creech, 37, of Hazlehurst, died July 21 in Milledgeville. Paul was born Nov. 7, 1981, in Jeff Davis County. He graduated from Jeff Davis High School in 2000, he attended Georgia Military College in Milledgeville earning an associate degree, joining National Guard, serving for 12 years. Then he attended Georgia State College…
Read MoreMrs. Dorine Hutcheson, 82
Mrs. Dorine Hutcheson, 82, of Soperton passed away on July 25 at Memorial Hospital in Savannah. Born in Montgomery County, she was the eldest of seven children born to the late Lessie Mae Johnson. She and her siblings lived in Montgomery and Tatnall counties before moving to Soperton in the early 1960s. Mrs. Hutcheson had…
Read MoreMr. Allen Luther Lane Jr., 80
Miles Funeral Home in Hazlehurst announces the funeral for Mr. Allen Luther Lane Jr., 80, of Hazlehurst, who passed away July 19. Services were held at July 22, 2019 at Miles Funeral Home. The Rev. J. E. Griffin officiated. Mr. Lane was born in Atkinson County.He was the son of the late Allen Luther Lane…
Read MoreMrs. Jacquelyn Mathis, 74
Mrs. Jacquelyn Mathis, 74, of Hazlehurst, died July 24 at Bacon County Hospital in Alma. Mrs. Mathis was born June 12, 1945, in Florida to the late Larry Thrasher and the late Anna Lois Robinson Wiltse. She was a retired secretary and a member of Grace Community Church of God. She is preceded in death…
Read MoreMr. Troy Tapley, 70
Mr. Troy Tapley, 70, died July 27 at his residence on Graham/Zoar Hwy., Baxley. Mr. Tapley was born Dec. 2, 1948, in Jeff Davis County to the late John Tapley and the late Juanita Riner Tapley. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving during Viet Nam, he was a painter and member…
Read MoreMr. Albert Clemons, 78
Services for Mr. Albert Clemons, 78, who died July 20, were held July 27 at Bennett Tabernacle Holiness Church in Hazlehurst where Pastor Terrell Paulk, and Charles Tober officiated. Mr. Clemons, born in Wheeler County, was the son of the late Albert Benjamin Clemons Sr. and the late Mattie Whitehead Clemons. He was one of…
Read MoreMrs. Rebecca Painter Edmonson, 77
Mrs. Rebecca Painter Edmonson, 77, of Hazlehurst passed away July 159 at her residence after an extended illness. Mrs. Edmonson, the daughter of the late Raymond and Frances Guss Painter, was a native of Zanesville, Ohio, and had resided in Jeff Davis County for several years She was a homemaker, and was a member of…
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