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Area Obituaries

Mr. Jerry Eugene Clark, 83

Mr. Jerry Eugene Clark was born Nov. 7, 1935. He passed from this life Sept. 27 surrounded by loving family members. Jerry was the son of Philip James Clark and Wilma Elizabeth Cleveland Clark Commander. He was preceded in death by brothers, Philip James Clark Jr. and Thad Cleveland Clark. He is survived by his…

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Mr. Billy Walls, 72

Mr. Billy Walls, 72, of Hazlehurst, died Sept. 28 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas. Mr. Walls was born Dec. 6, 1946, in Jeff Davis County to the late Charlie Walls and the late Florence Haire Walls. He was a retired self-employed truck driver and member of Union Springs Baptist Church. He is preceded…

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Mother Louise Barney Williams

Services for Mother Louise Barney Williams will be held Oct. 3 at 1 p.m. at Tallahassee Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Robert McArthur, the Rev. Christopher D. Johnson and the Rev. Henry Josey will officiate with burial in Hall/Wilcox Cemeter. Mother Williams was born in Jeff Davis County Sept. 6, 1922, to the late Mr.…

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Mr. Holland Reynolds, 69

Mr. Holland Reynolds, 69, of Hazlehurst, died Sept. 19 at Meadows Regional Hospital in Vidalia. Mr. Reynolds was born April 30, 1950 in Toombs County to the late L. G. Reynolds and the late Jewell Graham Hall. He was employed with Woody Folsom Chevrolet in Baxley and was of the Christian faith. Survivors include close…

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Mr. Glenn Edward ‘Bud’ Wooten, 70

Funeral services for Mr. Glenn Edward “Bud” Wooten, 70, were conducted Sept. 19 in Williams Funeral Home Chapel in Milledgeville with the Rev. Larry Glover officiating with military honors. Burial was at Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Wooten passed away Sept. 14. He was a native of Telfair County and had lived in Baldwin County…

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Mrs. Carol Turner Powell, 74

Mrs. Carol Turner Powell, 74, of Lumber City, passed away Sept. 2 at her residence. Mrs. Powell was born Jan. 20, 1945, in Telfair County to Mrs. Erma B. Turner and Thomas P. Turner. She was a homemaker, loving mother, loving grandmother, and member of Lumber City Baptist Church, where she served as Children’s Church…

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Mrs. Myrtice Brewer Coley, 92

Mrs. Myrtice Brewer Coley, 92, of Lumber City, went home to be with her Lord Sept. 01 at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross. Mrs. Coley was born Aug. 13, 1927, in Lumber City to the late Claud Brewer and the late Bessie Powell Brewer. She was a homemaker and a member of Shelton’s Chapel United…

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Mr. Stacey Edward Colter, 45

Mr. Stacey Edward Colter, 45, of Flomaton, Ala., passed away Aug. 23 at his home. Mr. Colter was born in McRae and had resided in Flomaton since 2008 coming from Tifton. During his working years he worked as a carpenter in the home building industry. He loved to garden, Alabama and Georgia football, and hanging…

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Mrs. Mary Ann Hollis Allen, 71

Funeral service for Mrs. Mary Ann Hollis Allen, who died Aug. 19 at Hazlehurst Court Care, was held Aug. 24 at Full Gospel Church of God, Lumber City, with Bishop William Hollis, Elect Lady Estella Hollis, Pastor Naomi Conaway, Evangelist Felecia Wilcox, and Minister Mary Hollis. Interment was in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Lumber City.…

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Mr. Dewey Erskine Black, 65

Funeral service for Mr. Dewey Erskine Black, who died Aug. 18 at Jeff Davis Hospital after a brief illness, was held Aug. 24 at theSt. James CME Church in Lumber City with the Rev. Robert Haywood Sr., the Rev. Joseph McLeod Sr. and the Rev. Joyce Batten. Interment was in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Lumber…

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