Area Obituaries
Mr. Vernon Marlton Treat, 73
Miles Funeral Home in Hazlehurst announces the funeral for Mr. Vernon Marlton Treat, 73, who passed away Sept. 18 at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla. Mr. Treat was born in Sanford, Fla. He was the son of the late Pearl and Clayton Treat. He was also preceded in death by his wife Dorothy from…
Read MoreMr. Arther Herbert Walters Sr., 88
Mr. Arther Herbert Walters Sr., 88, of Ozark, Ala., formerly of Hazlehurst, passed away Sept. 6 at Southeast Health Medical Center in Dothan, Ala. Mr. Walters was born April 22, 1935. He is preceded in death by his parents, Arley Kermit Walters and Myrtle Schell Walters Wildes, sister, Ruth Walters McNeal and brother, Alton…
Read MoreMs. Cornelia Annette Jackson, 58
Ms. Cornelia Annette Jackson, 58, died Sept. 12 surrounded by her children, siblings, and extended family. Ms. Jackson was born Aug. 9, 1965, to the late Waymon and Josie Jackson in Miami, Fla. In the early 1980’s, she joined Bennett Tabernacle Holiness Church. Cornelia used her gift of exhortation, teaching, and coaching to witness to…
Read MoreMr. Rikki Gustavo Zuniga, 30
Mr. Rikki Gustavo Zuniga, 30, of Hazlehurst, died Sept. 9. Mr. Zuniga was born Nov. 1, 1992 in Chicago, Ill. He is preceded in death by his father, Sandro Gustavo Zuniga and his best friend, Elijah Poma. He was a construction worker. Survivors include his mother, Hilda Araceli Delamora of Hazlehurst; maternal grandmother, Hilda Valencia…
Read MoreMs. Johnnie Mae Conaway Tobler
Ms. Johnnie Mae Conaway Tobler was a resident of Jeff Davis County, born July 16, 1938, to the late John and Lola Conaway. She attended school at Wheeler County Training School. She was united in marriage to the late George Tobler. Ms. Johnnie Mae was blessed with seven boys and two girls. In 1964 she…
Read MoreMr. Jeffery Davis Jump, 61
Jeffery David Jump May 19, 1962 – Sept. 3, 2023 Mr. Jeffery David Jump, 61, of Montgomery County, passed away Sept. 3 in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Jump was born May 19, 1962, to Herman Lonnie Jump Sr. and Mary Smith Jump in Macon. He was a Jeff Davis County native but…
Read MoreMr. Clifford Larry McDaniel, 78
Mr. Clifford Larry McDaniel, 78, of Hazlehurst, passed away Sept. 02, 2023 at Memorial Hospital in Savannah. Mr. McDaniel was born Sept. 19, 1944, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his parents, James Clifford “Pete” McDaniel and Waynez Ussery McDaniel and sister, Laverne McDaniel. He was retired from Southern Nuclear Company,…
Read MoreMrs. Shardabahen Shashikant Patel, 67
Mrs. Shardabahen Shashikant Patel, 67, of Hazlehurst passed away peacefully at her residence surrounded by loved ones. Mrs. Patel was born in Kotha, India, to the late Mr. Bapudas Somdas Patel and Mrs. Maniben Bapudas Patel. She was also predeceased by a brother, Natverlal Patel, and sister, Kokilaben Patel. She was a homemaker and loved…
Read MoreMr. Ronald Lee Powell, 76
Mr. Ronald Lee Powell, 76, of Hazlehurst, passed away Aug. 28 at his granddaughter’s residence. Mr. Powell was born July 13, 1947, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Hammond Leon Powell and Estelle Douglas Powell, wife, Shirley Ann Johnson Powell, sister, Marie Murray and brother, Herman Powell. Mr. Powell…
Read MoreMrs. Betty Ruth Wilson Simmons, 91
Mrs. Betty Ruth Wilson Simmons, 91, of Hazlehurst, passed away Aug. 31 after an extended illness. Mrs. Simmons was a homemaker and owner/director of Jack and Jill Kindergarten from the mid-1960s until the late 1990s, wherein she taught countless Jeff Davis County children. If a child ever passed through her doors, they were always considered…
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