Area Obituaries
Rev. Grady Selph, 85
Miles Funeral Home in Hazlehurst announces the funeral for the Rev. Grady Selph, 85, of Brooklet formerly of Hazlehurst, who passed away Jan. 15. Services were held Jan. 18 in North Gate Baptist Church. The Rev. Kenneth Harrellson officiated with burial in Hazlehurst City Cemetery. Rev. Selph was born in Milan. He was the son…
Read MoreMr. James Dockery Tate, 90
Mr. James Dockery Tate, 90, died Jan. 13 at his residence. Mr. Tate was born Nov. 22, 1928, in Lumpkin County to the late Emory Tate and the late Lula Dockery Tate. He was a farmer and served as a long-term member of Jeff Davis County Commissioners and chairman and board member of ASCS (FSA).…
Read MoreMrs. Edna Ussery Jones, 77
Mrs. Edna Ussery Jones, 77, of Hazlehurst, died Jan. 9 at Community Hospice in Vidalia. Mrs. Jones was born Nov. 30, 1941, in Telfair County to the late William Ussery and the late Mamie Jewell Ussery. She was a retired seamstress with Hazlehurst Manufacturing and member of Lumber City Methodist Church. She is preceded in…
Read MoreMr. Dave Smith, 66
Mr. Dave Smith, 66, of Hazlehurst, died Jan. 9 at Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin. Mr. Smith was born June 14, 1952, in Jeff Davis County to the late Lowell Davis Smith Sr. and the late Tommie Ruth Harrell Simmons. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and the former owner and operator…
Read MoreMs. Patricia Ann Williams, 59
Ms. Patricia Ann Williams, 59, of Hazlehurst died Jan. 9 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Ms. Williams was born Aug. 23, 1959, in Jacksonville, Fla., to the late William Horne and the late Mary Jane Fremat Horne. She was a homemaker and is preceded in death by a sister, Shirley Courson. Survivors include daughters, Melissa (Jason)…
Read MoreMr. Jessie Lee Brant Jr., 47
Bradley Anderson Funeral Home announces the passing of Mr. Jessie Lee Brant Jr., 47, of Hazlehurst. Mr. Brant passed away at home surrounded by his family Dec. 31 after a brief illness. He was a lifelong resident of Jeff Davis County. He was employed by Wooten Contracting as a truck driver. He was preceded in…
Read MoreMrs. Teresa Dal Porto, 81
Mrs. Teresa Dal Porto passed peacefully Dec. 28 at Marysville Acute Care Center with her husband of 64 years, Angelo, at her side. The family thanks and acknowledges Marysville Acute Care Center for the excellent care they provided. Teresa was a loving wife and mother and touched the lives of everyone she met. She was…
Read MoreMr. James Keith Hughes, 56
Mr. James Keith Hughes, 56, of Hazlehurst, died Jan. 5 at his residence. Mr. Hughes was born Feb. 19, 1962, in Jeff Davis County to the late James Russell Hughes and the late Genelle Hughes. He was a self-employed painter and is preceded in death by a step-daughter, Jessica Yuchnitz and siblings, Russell Hughes, Kenny…
Read MoreMrs. Georgie Nelle Ray, 81
Mrs. Georgie Nelle Ray, 81, of LaGrange, passed away Dec. 11 at her residence. Mrs. Ray was born on Nov. 14, 1937, in Jeff Davis County to the late John Tapley and Juanita Riner Tapley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Richard Ray Sr.; daughter, Barbara Ray…
Read MoreMrs. Betty Catherine Rentz Selph, 89
Miles Funeral Home in Hazlehurst announces the funeral for Mrs. Betty Catherine Rentz Selph, 89, of Brooklet, formerly of Hazlehurst. After a long and full life on Jan. 4 she passed peacefully into heaven at Ogeechee Hospice in Statesboro. Services were held Jan. 9 in North Gate Baptist Church. The Rev. Kenneth Harrellson officiated with…
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