Area Obituaries

Rev. Dewitt R. Corbin, 84, passed away Oct. 3 at Pineland Personal Care Home. Mr. Corbin was born in Glenwood. He is preceded in death by his parents, Cecil and Nora Annie Bell Corbin, wife, Marian Dyal Corbin, brother, Labay Corbin and sister, Mary Nell McNeal. Mr. Corbin was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, ordained…

Lewis Monroe Sellers, 77, of Hazlehurst, passed away Oct. 2 surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Sellers was born in Hazlehurst to the late Mr. Lewis Vernon Sellers and Mrs. Vera Yawn Sellers. Mr. Sellers was loved by many and will be missed by many. He and Mrs. Carolyn had been married for 55 years…

Bishop George Maxwell Thomas died Oct. 8 after a short illness. He was born in Jeff Davis County to the late Deacon George W. Thomas and Elder Ophelia McCoy Thomas. He graduated from Hazlehurst High School, Class of 1967. At an early age, he joined Bennett Tabernacle Holiness Church. He later became President of the…

Mrs. Frances Robbins Wright, 87, of Jacksonville, Fla., passed away peacefully Oct. 4 surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Wright was born Sept. 28, 1936, to the late Mr. Ebert Robbins and Mrs. Catherine Jackson Robbins. She retired as a Civil Service worker for the U.S. Government. She is preceded in death by her parents,…

Mrs. Beverly Diane Bohannon Bookhardt, 66, of Hazlehurst, passed away Sept. 27 at her residence under the care of Community Hospice of Vidalia. Mrs. Bookhardt was born April 8, 1957, to Hilton Bohannon and Geneva Newsome Horne. She was a retired clerk from the Jeff Davis County Tag Office and was a member of Lighthouse…

Mrs. Wanda Spell Dominy, 72, of Hazlehurst passed away Sept. 29 at her residence with her family by her side. Mrs. Dominy was born Nov. 17, 1950, in Jeff Davis County. She was preceded in death by her parents, Loyal and Inez Herrington Spell, brother Ricky Spell and nephew, Matthew Spell. She was retired from…

Mrs. Brenda Joyce Johnston Graham, 83, earned her well deserved angel wings early Saturday morning, Sept. 30. She was born to Howard and Kathryn Johnston June 30, 1940. Brenda enjoyed being with people and most of all serving others. She demonstrated this by devoting some 34 years to serving the citizens of Jeff Davis County,…

Mrs. Janice Conner Jump, 73, of Hazlehurst, passed away Sept. 24 at her residence. Mrs. Jump was born Jan. 7, 1950, in Jeff Davis County to the late Hershal Johnson Conner Sr. and the late Lula Mae Stafford Conner. She was a devoted Licensed Practitioner Nurse and was employed by Dr. Dan B. Elrod and…

Mrs. Laura Jean Treadaway Kauger, 51, of Hazlehurst, passed away Sept. 27 in Augusta. Mrs. Kauger was born Jan. 26, 1972, in Candler County to Charles William Treadaway and Dorothy Mae Woods Treadaway. Laura was employed at Precision Products, where she held many titles and was the heart of many operations. Laura was a devoted…

Blessed with a long and joyful life, Lorene Powell, 84, of Uvalda passed away Sept. 26 at her home, with her nieces and lifelong friend, Shelby Donaldson by her side. She was a daughter of the late Luther B. and Eunice Johnson Powell of Uvalda. She graduated from Montgomery County High School, Class of 1957…