Area Obituaries

Mrs. Betty Jean Rowell Brown, 85, of Hazlehurst, died June 29 at Navicent Healthcare in Macon. Ms. Brown was born Jan. 10, 1934, in Jeff Davis County to the late Odell Rowell and the late Bessie Selph Rowell. She was retired from Bank of Hazlehurst and a member of Southside Baptist Church. She is preceded…

Ms. Malissia Lynn Brown Dupree, 52, of Hazlehurst, died June 23 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Ms. Durpee was born Jan. 29, 1967, in Bacon County. She had lived most of her life in Jeff Davis County and was a photographer. She is preceded in death by her father, Raymond Brown and grandson, Alex Hinnant. Survivors…

Ms. Madelene Wigley Gray, 78, of Hazlehurst, died June 24 from injuries received in an automobile accident in Hazlehurst. Ms. Gray was born in Jeff Davis County to the late Clyde Daniel Wigley and the late Alba Chrystine Powell Wigley. She was a housewife and is preceded in death by her brothers, Dwight Wigley, Dewey…

Mrs. Angela Michelle “Angie” Hall, 55, of Baxley passed away June 24 at Appling Healthcare System. Mrs. Hall was born Oct. 25, 1963, in Griffin and was a correctional officer at Georgia Department of Correction in Bacon County. She was preceded in death by her step-father, A.J. Rowell, brother, Scott Mims and aunt, Mildred Miller.…

Mrs. Beatrice Ray Miller, 86, of Denton, died June 20 at Lumber City Nursing Home. Mrs. Miller was born Oct. 16, 1932, in Jeff Davis County to the late Ed Lee Ray and the late Joannah Currie Ray. She was a homemaker, retired school bus driver employed with Jeff Davis County Board of Education and…

Loving wife, mother, and best friend Deborah Reagin Bosworth, 57, joined her heavenly family June 5 after an unexpected short illness. A Georgia native, Debbie attended Valdosta State University where she began her life’s passion, teaching. She married Tim Bosworth in 1985. Life eventually brought them to Lexington, KY, in 1992 where she would raise…

Mrs. Avy Elizabeth Myers Willard, 38, passed away June 10. A memorial service was held June 15, 2019 at Hart’s at the Cupola. The family greeted friends June 14 at the Cupola. Avy was born in Hazlehurst to Dale and Susan Taylor Myers. At the age of 9, she moved to Macon where she attended…

Mrs. Theresa Kelley Clements, 78, of Hazlehurst, died May 29 in Richmond Hill. Ms. Clements was born Aug. 19, 1940, in Jeff Davis County to the late Rudolph Kelley and the late Christine Dawson Kelley. She was a child care provider for several years and a member of First Baptist Church of Hazlehurst. She is…