Area Obituaries
Mr. Bobby Taylor, 56
Mr. Bobby Taylor, 56, of Hazlehurst, died Aug. 18 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Bobby was born May 4, 1967, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his father, Bobby Taylor, maternal grandparents, John Wiley (Dub) and Jewel Starling, maternal great-grandparents, Estes W. and Verlie R. Curl. Bobby was employed with H and…
Read MoreMs. Valiree McDaniel Elton, 91
Ms. Valiree McDaniel Elton, 91, of Hazlehurst, died Aug. 12 at her residence. Ms. Valiree was born June 24, 1932, in Jeff Davis County. She is preceded in death by her parents, Carey Monroe McDaniel (Mr. K) and Mary Elizabeth Dixon McDaniel (Ms. Lizzie), husband, Cecil Clarence Elton, sister, Gertrude McDaniel Waldron, brothers, Herbert Edgar…
Read MoreMs. Brenda Ray Anderson Kirkland, 80
Ms. Brenda Ray Anderson Kirkland, 80, of Hazlehurst died Aug. 11 in Jeff Davis Hospital. Ms. Kirkland was born Sept. 26, 1942, in Jacksonville, Fla. She is preceded in death by her parents, Leonard Anderson and Jane Elizabeth Wingate Anderson, husband, Eddis Jack Kirkland, brothers, Keith Anderson and Casper Anderson, sisters, Norma Weakley, Sonja Smith,…
Read MoreMs. April Shandre Shumans, 47
Ms. April Shandre Shumans, 47, of Hazlehurst, died Aug. 8. April was born Dec. 20, 1975, in Metter. She is preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Preston and Luna Mae Sellers and paternal grandparents, J.B. and Viola Shumans, and uncle, Randall Shumans. April was a free-spirit. She loved to bake and shop. She enjoyed…
Read MoreMs. Hazel Ragan Taylor, 91
Ms. Hazel Ragan Taylor, 91, of Hazlehurst, passed away at home Aug. 1. Ms. Taylor was born Oct. 5, 1931, in Mitchell County to the late Charlie W. Ragan and Runa Jones Ragan. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Hazlehurst. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy G. Taylor;…
Read MoreMs. Sonjia Lafay Eason, 78
Ms. Sonjia Lafay Eason, 78, of Hazlehurst, died July 31 at her residence. Ms. Eason was born July 7, 1945, in Hinesville. She is preceded in death by her father, Dennis Smith, and her mother and step-father, Homer Hutchinson and Lillie Mae Hesters Hutchinson, husband, John Allen Eason, son, Don Allen Eason and brothers, George…
Read MoreMr. Martin Ricketson, 78
Mr. Martin Ricketson, 78, of Hazlehurst, died Aug. 7 at Community Hospice in Vidalia. Mr. Ricketson was born March 22, 1945, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Joseph J. Ricketson and Mamie Holton Ricketson, son, Harry Martin Ricketson Jr., three brothers and one sister. He was a retired truck…
Read MoreMrs. Lucille Creamer Flowers, 80
Mrs. Lucille Creamer Flowers, 80, of Wilson, N.C., a native of Hazlehurst, died July 10. Her funeral will be Friday at 6 p.m. at Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Mrs. Flowers was preceded in death by her parents, George Washington Creamer Sr. and Mary Winnie Bryant Creamer; sisters, Edna Moody, Myrtice Tucker, and Louise…
Read MoreMorrison ‘Jib’ Bennett
Morrison “Jib” Bennett, born Gemma Mazelle Morrison, passed away in her home May 30. Jib was born in Manhattan to Jualice (Bennett) and Alfred Morrison but some time later moved back to her mother’s home state of Georgia where she was raised, specifically in Hazlehurst with a short but memorable time on St. Simons Island.…
Read MoreMs. Joann Hughes McNeal, 64
Ms. Joann Hughes McNeal, 64, of Hazlehurst, died June 29 at Lumber City Nursing Home under the care of Regency Southern Care Hospice. Ms. McNeal was born Oct. 6, 1958, in Jeff Davis County. She is preceded in death by her parents Joseph Onis Hughes and Vera Mae Sellers Hughes, husband, Julius McNeal, brothers, Carlton…
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