Area Obituaries

Mr. Robert Keith Wilcox, 79, of Hazlehurst passed away Jan. 10 at his residence. Mr. Wilcox was born April 17, 1944, in Jeff Davis County to the late Robert Wilcox Jr. and the late Sarah Louise Harbin Wilcox. He was a member of Southside Baptist Church and was a retired maintenance superintendent with IMC Corporation.…

Miss Haley Elizabeth Ray, 17, of Hazlehurst passed away Jan. 5 in Telfair County from injuries sustained in an accident. Haley was born April 14, 2006, in Ocilla. She was a member of the Jeff Davis County High School Class of 2024 and was number three in her class. She was in the FBLA, Beta…

Mr. Douglas Carlos Dale (Doug) Pickren, 30, of Hazlehurst, passed away Jan. 6 at the Augusta Burn Center. Mr. Pickren was born April 24, 1993, in Coffee County. He is preceded in death by his brothers, Thomas Anthony Hattaway and Trinity Lemnuel Pickren, maternal grandparents, Margaret and Ubron Foskey, paternal grandfather, Harry Truman Rowland, paternal…

Ms. Joyce Thigpen Roberts, 78, of Hazlehurst passed away Jan. 6. She was born July 15, 1945, in Wheeler County. She is preceded in death by her husband, Alfred (Freddy) Roberts Jr, parents William Walter Thigpen and Laura Lawrence Thigpen, and brother, William (Gary) Thigpen. Joyce practiced as a dental hygienist for over 50 years.…

Mr. Oscar Owen Hulett, 77, of Hazlehurst died Dec. 28, following an illness. The funeral was held Dec. 31 at First Baptist Church of Hazlehurst, with burial at Palms Memorial Gardens. A native of Telfair County, Mr. Hulett was the son of the late Oscar Mark Hulett and the late Austella Davis Hulett. He was…

Mrs. Winifred Snipes Houston, 94, of Lumber City passed away peacefully in her sleep at her residence Dec. 25. Mrs. Winifred was born in Ellaville to Mr. Alvin P. Snipes and Jennie Tondee Snipes. She was a member of Lumber City United Methodist Church. She had been an active member of the Methodist Women and…

Samuel Wright (S.W.) Herndon, 83, of Hazlehurst passed away Dec. 30 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Herndon was born Feb. 29, 1940, to the late Warren (Bud) Herndon and the late Vera Mae Long Herndon. He worked as a supervisor in the forestry industry for Continental Can and was a member…

Mr. Roy Gene Ray, 81, of Baxley passed away peacefully Dec. 26 surrounded by his family. Mr. Ray was born in Appling County to the late Mr. Charlie Joe Ray and Chleo Woodard Ray. He is preceded in death by his parents, brothers Charlie (CJ) Ray, Nolan Ray, Johnny Ray, Franklin Ray, sister Chleo Whitehurst,…

Mrs. Charlie Mae Williams, 84, of Lumber City, passed away peacefully Dec. 24 surrounded by her family. Mrs. Williams was born to the late Mr. Charlie Linwood Googe and Mrs. Evelyn Farmer Googe. She worked for Suwanee Swifty for over 30 years and babysat on the side. She liked to cook, and she loved her…