Area Obituaries

Mr. James Earl Miller, 57, of Snipesville, passed away Aug. 8 in Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas. Mr. Miller was born June 29, 1967, in Coffee County. He is preceded in death by his father, James Hubert Miller and his sister, Kathy Lynn Miller Crawford. He was a farmer and attended Macedonia Church of…

Mrs. Alice Katherine Ripper Johnson, 79, of Hazlehurst, died Aug. 11 at her residence. She was born on Jan. 20, 1945, in Chicora, Penn. She is preceded in death by her parents, Dale Ripper and Leeta Katherine Kelly Ripper and her brother, Ross Ripper. Mrs. Alice always loved working in her yards. She loved pretty…

Mr. Derrick Lashawn Vann, 53, entered eternal rest July 29 at his home in Hazlehurst. A graveside service was held Aug. 4 at Dillard’s Cemetery in Alamo with Minister Reginald King officiating. Mr. Vann was born Sept. 11, 1970, to the late Aaron Vann and Phelicia Ann Howell Chatman in Lumber City. His educational experience…

Mr. Leighton Dewayne Walsh, 23, of Brunswick, died July 31 at his residence. He was born July 16, 2001, in Mayfield, Ohio. He moved to Lumber City in middle school and settled in Brunswick after graduating from Jeff Davis High School in 2019. He was a member of Spring Hill Baptist Church. He was the…

Mrs. Tina Hayslip O’Conner,  53, of Hazlehurst, died July 22 at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital in Vidalia after a brief illness. She was born Nov. 30, 1970 in Savannah. She was Baptist by faith and a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, Carolyn Sorber and James E. Hayslip,…

Mr. Ronald Estus “Randy” Thompson, 72, of Hazlehurst passed away July 28 at his residence. Mr. Thompson was born Oct. 15, 1951, in Jeff Davis County to the late George Thompson Jr. and the late Allene Herrin Thompson. He was a member of Hazlehurst Church of God and was owner of South Georgia Machine Shop…

Mr. Thomas Franklin Ivey, 48, of Lumber City, passed away July 12 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Jesup. Mr. Ivey was born Aug. 28, 1975, in Telfair County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Franklin Woodrow Ivey and Barbara Ann Kersey Ivey. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially if it included fishing and hunting.…

Ms. Willie Pearl Altman Brewer, 87, Jeff Davis County, left this earth July 10 to be with our Heavenly Father and loved ones gone before. She was born Dec. 12, 1936, in Coffee County. She is preceded in death by her parents, Willie B and Maggie Pearl Wright Long, husbands Marvin Altman and Randy Brewer.…