Area Obituaries
Mr. Roudolph Myles, 80
Services for Mr. Roudolph Myles, 80, who died Aug. 14, were held Aug. 24, at Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Hazlehurst. Pastor Christopher D. Johnson, Pastor Reuben Bennett and Pastor Bobbie Loursey officiated with burial in Northview Cemetery. Mr. Myles was the son of the late John and Elvira Myles. At an early age…
Read MoreMrs. Emily Wilda Powell, 78
Mrs. Emily Wilda Powell, 78, of Lumber City, died Aug. 13 following a lengthy illness. graveside service was held Aug. 17 at Dodges Chapel Cemetery. A native and lifelong resident of Lumber City, Mrs. Powell was the daughter of the late Homer and Bessie Strickland Sandiford. A homemaker, she was a member of Fishing Creek…
Read MoreMr. Glen Solomon, 52
Mr. Glen Solomon, 52, of Hazlehurst, died Aug. 16 at Appling Health Care in Baxley. Mr. Solomon was born Dec. 19, 1966, in Coffee County. He was a carpenter with the local 256 Carpenters Union and a member of Lighthouse Christian Fellowship. He is preceded in death by his grandmother, “Ma” Jurell Solomon, mother, Patsy…
Read MoreMr. Bennie Lamar Bennett, 63
Services for Mr. Bennie Lamar Bennett, 63, who died Aug. 4, were held Aug. 17 at Bennett Tabernacle Holiness Church. Pastor Reuben Bennett Jr. and Pastor Henry Josey officiated with burial in Francis Chapel Cemetery in McRae. Mr. Bennett (Frog), born in Hazlehurst, was the son of the late Walter and Barbara Ann Bennett. He…
Read MoreMr. Claude Wayne Deas, 76
Mr. Claude Wayne Deas, 76, of Douglas passed away July 23 at his residence. Mr. Deas was born Nov. 1, 1942, in Hazlehurst, the son of the late Wesley Sikes Deas and Harriet Julia King Deas. Mr. Deas was a retired general manager with Esco Industries and was a member of St. Andrews Anglican Church,…
Read MoreMrs. Paula Anne Hall Hayes, 51
Mrs. Paula Anne Hall Hayes, 51, of Hazlehurst, passed away Aug. 10 at her residence. Mrs. Hayes was born Oct. 25, 1967, in Aiken, S.C., to the late Arnold Hall and the late Linda Farmer Hall. She was a homemaker and a member of Lumber City Church of God. She is preceded in death by…
Read MoreMr. Rodney Mosley, 49
Mr. Rodney Mosley, 49, of Hazlehurst died Aug. 7. He was born July 5, 1970, in Bacon County to the late Danny Mosley and the late Judy Tanner Hall. He was a millwright. Survivors include his daughters, Hallie Hayes and Harley Mosley; siblings, Rhonda Mosley Johnson (Jamie), Jennifer Walls Britten and Josh Taylor; grandmother, Rosa…
Read MoreMrs. 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…
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