Area Obituaries

Services for Mrs. Betty Jean Knox, 76, who died July 29 at Vidalia Community Hospice, were held Aug. 4 at Bennett Tabernacle Holiness Church in Hazlehurst. Pastor Joseph McLeod and the Rev. Andrew Mincey officiated with burial in Hazlehurst Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Knox, a native of Telfair County, was the daughter of the late Lacy…

Services for Mrs. Hattie Mae Smith, 72, who died July 29 at Bethany Oaks Nursing Home in Vidalia, were held Aug. 4, at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. Minister Joyce Cowan and Pastor James Hayes, who gave the eulogy, officiated with burial in Morgan Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Smith, a native of Wheeler County, was…

After a protracted battle with cancer, Richard Jeff Ursrey died on July 21, 2018 in Pensacola, FL at the age of 55. His Celebration of Life was held July 26. Pastor Randy Hamil and Tammy Disney Kunze, who gave the eulogy, officiated. Songs included “I Can Only Imagine” and “It is Well with My Soul.”…

Mrs. Genia Sammons Clark, 90, of Alamo, died July 16 at her residence. Mrs. Clark was born Feb. 10, 1928, in Wheeler County to the late Johnny Lawton Sammons and the late Viola Clark Sammons. She was a homemaker and member of Springhill United Methodist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Eschol…

Mrs. Alvalene Williamson Stone, 76, of Hazlehurst, died July 17 in Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia. Mrs. Stone was born April 22, 1942, in Appling County to the late Emmett Williamson and the late Minnie Aycock Williamson. She was retired from Douglas and Harper Industries and a member of Bible Baptist Church. Survivors include…

Mrs. Jimmie Ross White, 95, of Appling County, died July 17 at her residence. Mrs. White was born Jan. 17, 1923, in Willacoochee to the late James Elmer Ross and the late Ella Matthews Ross. She was a homemaker and member of Liberty Community Church. She is preceded in death by her husbands, Jesse G.…