Area Obituaries

Mrs. Mildred Williams Tompkins, 82, of Lumber City, died Sept. 22 at her daughter’s residence. Mrs. Tompkins was born March 19, 1936, in Telfair County to the late Corda Williams and the late Bonnell Rewis Williams. She was a retired lunchroom worker with Telfair County Board of Education and a member of Lumber City Church…

Mrs. Evelyn Ware Varnadoe, 81, of Hazlehurst, died Sept. 9 in Honduras. Mrs. Varnadoe was born June 2, 1937, in Honduras. Survivors include her husband, Mitchell Varnadoe of Nichols; daughter, Cindy Cabral of Clear Water, Fla.; son, Mitchell Varnadoe Jr. of Nichols; sister, Melida Terry of Hazlehurst; brother, Robert Ware of Honduras; four grandchildren; two…

The Rev. Curtis Lee Selph, 58, of Hazlehurst, died Sept. 23 at Community Hospice House in Vidalia. Mr. Selph was born July 11, 1960, in Appling County. He was a retired school bus driver employed with Jeff Davis County Board of Education and a member of House of Praying Church. He is preceded in death…

Services for Ms. Elnora Harris Curry, 56, who died Sept. 5 at her residence in Atlanta under the care of Homem Nurse Home Care, were held Sept. 22 at Big Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. C.D. Johnson officiating. Ms. Curry was born Dec. 24, 1961, to the late Lola Mae Harris and Mark Harris.…

Mrs. Martha Faye Smith Rentz, 76, of Hazlehurst, died Sept. 12 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Mrs. Rentz was born Dec. 27, 1941, in Coffee County to the late Lewis Smith and the late Selma Merritt Smith. She was a homemaker and member of Heritage Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Dan…

Dr. Pete Sharber, 79, of Leesburg, died Sept. 12 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Services were conducted Sept. 15 at Chapel of Sherwood Baptist Church. Interment followed in Oak City Cemetery in Bainbridge,. Military honors, including a 21 gun salute, were provided by the United States Army Honor Guard. Pallbearers included Darrell Beasley, Jim Bouchard,…

Mr. Linton “Buddy” “Slim” Taylor, 81, of Hazlehurst, died Sept. 12 at his residence. Mr. Taylor was born May 31, 1937, in Jeff Davis County to the late Emery Taylor and the late Idell Herrington Taylor. He was a retired farmer, also was retired from Hazlehurst Mills and a member of Hazlehurst Pentecostal Church. He…