Area Obituaries
Mrs. Betty Dyal Wommack, 83
Mrs. Betty Dyal Wommack, 83, of Hazlehurst, died May 8 at Cypress Pond Assisted Living Facility in Tifton. Mrs. Wommack was born Sept. 1, 1935, in Jeff Davis County to the late Judge Dyal and the late Mozelle Morris Dyal. She was a retired school teacher with Coffee County Board of Education and member of…
Read MoreMrs. Linda Walker Hayes, 71
Mrs. Linda Walker Hayes, 71, of Hazlehurst, died May 4 at her residence. Mrs. Hayes was born Nov. 19, 1947, in Jeff Davis County to the late Clifford Walker and the late Loudine Partin Walker. She was a retired U.S. Postal Carrier and a member of Union Springs Baptist Church where she served as Sunday…
Read MoreMr. Bill Nobles, 97
Mr. Bill Nobles, 97, of Hazlehurst, died May 2 at Hazlehurst Court Care. Mr. Nobles was born April 18, 1922, in Fair Bluff, N.C., but had resided most of his life in Hazlehurst. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving during World War II, a retired business owner and a member of…
Read MoreMr. Russell (Rusty) Henderson East, 33
Mr. Russell (Rusty) Henderson East, 33, of Hazlehurst, died April 26. Mr. East was born July 31, 1985, in Coffee County. He was an electrician employed with C.A.B. Enterprises and a member of Southside Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his mother, Regina Brown East. Survivors include his son, Tiran Henderson East; father…
Read MoreMrs. Carroll Ann Edwards, 42
Mrs. Carroll Ann Edwards, 42, of Hazlehurst, died April 23 at Community Hospice in Vidalia. Mrs. Edwards was born Oct. 2, 1975, in Glenwood. She was the manager of Subway in Hazlehurst, and is preceded in death by her father, Carroll Randall McLoon and her sister, Cynthia Wilson. Survivors include daughters, Tiffany Groover of Ludowici,…
Read MoreMrs. Gertrude Newman McLoon, 90
Mrs. Gertrude Newman McLoon, 90, of Hazlehurst, died April 16 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Mrs. McLoon was born Dec. 24, 1928, in Plant City, Fla., to the late Eddie Dalton Newman and the late Myrtice Shoemake Newman. She was a retired beautician and a member of Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church. She is preceded in death…
Read MoreMr. Homer Lee Hall, 75
Services for Mr. Homer Lee Hall, 75, were held April 20 at Tallahassee Missionary Baptist Church where Pastor James Earl Cray officiated with burial at Hall-Wilcox Cemetery. Mr. Hall, a native of Jeff Davis County, was the son of the late Robert Hall and the late Ozie McDew Hall. His siblings, Grace, Juanita, Dora, and…
Read MoreMr. R.D. Farmer, 76
Mr. R.D. Farmer, 76, of Hazlehurst, died April 16 at Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia. Mr. Farmer was born Jan. 30, 1943, in Bibb County to the late Roe Dallas Farmer and the late Christine Laura Newham Farmer. He was a veteran of the United States Navy serving during Vietnam Conflict and retired from…
Read MoreMrs. Gene Wood McDowell, 82
Mrs. Gene Wood McDowell, 82, of Hazlehurst, died April 17 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Mrs. McDowell was born Sept. 15, 1936, in Jeff Davis County to the late Glenn Wood and the late Ola B. Williams Wood. She was a retired nurse and member of Mt Zion Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by…
Read MoreWilliam Alton Hays Jr., M.D., 77
William Alton Hays Jr., M.D., 77, husband of Dr. Sylvia Knight Hays, died April 9 in Athens. Born in Hazlehurst, Bill was the son of the late William Alton Hays Sr. and Mary Nell Adams Hays and brother of the late Anne Hays Dennard. Dr. Hays attended Emory University School of Medicine and practiced psychiatry…
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