Area Obituaries
Miss Jessica Jasmin Andrade, 15
Miss Jessica Jasmin Andrade, 15, died Nov. 25 in Dublin. Ms. Andrade was born July 4, 2003, in Jeff Davis County. She was a student of Jeff Davis High School where she was very involved in her school activities and attended Southside Baptist Church. Survivors include her mother, Jessica Jasmin Calderon; father, Jesus Andrade; sister,…
Read MoreMrs. Patricia Ann Davis, 64
Mrs. Patricia Ann Davis, 64, of Hazlehurst, died Nov. 25 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Mrs. Davis was born Aug. 9, 1954, in Trion to the late Jessie James Wilson and the late Mamie Lee Taylor. She was retired from KFC. Survivors include daughters, Patsy Friedel of Hazlehurst and Paula Davis of Vidalia; son, Tohnny Davis…
Read MoreMrs. Fleta Quinn Farris, 83
Mrs. Fleta Quinn Farris, 83, passed away Nov. 30 in Alexandria, Va. Fleta was born June 7, 1935, the youngest child of the late Guerry and Nettie Mae (Hall) Quinn of Hazlehurst. After high school, she lived in Jackson, Miss.; New Orleans, La.; Barbados; and Virginia. She married the late Stanley Farris in 1955. She…
Read MoreMr. Mitchell Benjamin Gillis, 55
Mr. Mitchell Benjamin Gillis, 55, of Wheatland, Wyoming, passed away at his home after a life long battle with diabetes. Mr. Gillis, the son of the late Lester and Betty Jean Gillis, was a native of Jeff Davis County, and resided in Wheatland, Wyoming. Mitchell was preceded in death by brother, Lee Malcolm Gillis Sr.;…
Read MoreMr. Bennie Samuel (Sam) Griffin, 70
Miles Funeral Home in Hazlehurst announces the funeral for Bennie Samuel (Sam) Griffin, 70, of Hazlehurst, who passed away Nov. 28. Services were held at Dec. 2 in Hazlehurst Pentecostal Church. The Rev. Thomas Colter, the Rev. Ricky Lilliott and Allen Griffin officiated with burial in Hazlehurst Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Griffin was born in Bacon…
Read MoreMrs. Trellys Porterfield Hayes, 79
ob-hayes Mrs. Trellys Porterfield Hayes, 79, passed away Nov. 27 in Savannah where she resided for the past two years. She was born Oct. 4, 1939, to the late Willard Chavis and Fannie Chavis Mills in Hazlehurst, where she lived most of her life. She loved listening to gospel and country music, especially Conway Twitty,…
Read MoreMr. Willie Bratcher, 61
Mr. Willie Bratcher, 61, of Hazlehurst, died Nov. 25 in Jeff Davis Hospital. Mr. Bratcher was born Aug. 18, 1957, in Bacon County to the late Willie Haroldson Bratcher and the late Robbie Lee Waters Bratcher. He lived most of his life in Jeff Davis County and was employed with Atlantic Coast Carriers. Survivors include…
Read MoreMrs. Judy Edwards Courson, 70
Mrs. Judy Edwards Courson, 70, of Hazlehurst passed away Nov. 18 in Meadows Regional Hospital in Vidalia. Mrs. Courson, the daughter of the late Ralph Harris Edwards and Elyse McLean Edwards, was a native Laurens County, and resided in Jeff Davis County most of her life. She was retired from the Bank of Hazlehurst, and…
Read MoreMr. Taylor Dominy Sr., 81
Mr. Taylor Dominy Sr., 81, of Hazlehurst died Nov. 23 in Macon. Mr. Dominy was born June 27, 1937 in Dexter, GA to the late Alton W. and the late Viola Fellows Dominy. A graduate of University of Georgia, Mr. Dominy was the original owner and operator of Medical Arts Pharmacy. As a member of…
Read MoreMr. Rodney Marcellus Harleston, 59
Services for Mr. Rodney Marcellus Harleston, 59, who died Nov. 18, were held Nov. 16 at Saint Philip AME in Atlanta with the Rev. William D. Watley, senior Pastor, and Minister Larry Lee, Officiant. Burial was in Fairview Memorial Gardens, Stockbridge. Mr. Harleston was born March 19, 1959, to Vernon and Dorothy Harleston and raised…
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