Area Obituaries

Mr. Byrom Hilton Hall Jr., 76, of Baxley, went to his heavenly home March 18. Mr. Hall was born in Hazlehurst to the late Mr. Byrom Hilton Hall Sr. and Ruth Graham Hall. He was known to be a “straight-up fellow.” He loved to fish and garden and tend to his goats and chickens. He…

Mr. Joshua Eugene Jones, 43, of Uvalda, passed away at his residence March 8. Mr. Jones was born June 26, 1979, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his mother, Debra Ann Bass Jones, maternal grandfather Robert Bass Sr., maternal great-grandparents S.M. and Wilma Shrouder, Edmond and Amanda Jane Bass, and paternal…

Mrs. Ellen Louise Turner “Nana Ma”, 89, of Glenwood, died March 19 at Community Hospice House in Vidalia after an extended illness. She was a native of Toombs County living most of her life in Hazlehurst. She graduated Glynn Academy in 1951 and worked with the United States Postal Service as a rural carrier in…

Mrs. Jeanette Sandifer Graham, 85, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away March 7. Born in 1937 in Brookfield to Ben and Georgia Mae Sandifer, Jeanette attended South Georgia College in Douglas. There she met her husband of 66 years, Charles Graham of Hazlehurst. Jeanette pursued a 35-year career with the City of Atlanta, working…

Mrs. Geneva Williams Lloyd went to be with the Lord at the age of 92 March 1. She was born April 24, 1930, in Jacksonville, Fla., to Frank Robert Williams and Effie Osteen Williams. She and Noel Nolan Lloyd were married in Jacksonville, Fla. They moved to Brunswick in 1962 and worked for Seapak until…

Mrs. Tammie Lashawn Smith was born Oct. 24, 1975, in Augusta to the late Mary Frances Smith and the late David Crawford. She attended the Jeff Davis School System. She worked as a cook with several businesses. On Dec. 4, 2015, she married Eddie James Jones Sr. She departed this life Feb. 21. She was…

Mr. Larry Carter, 78, of Hazlehurst, passed away Feb. 28. Mr. Carter was an engineer for Hazlehurst Mills and served in the Korean War in the Army. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and loved to tinker with everything. He is preceded in death by his parents, Clinton and Doris Carter. He is survived by his…

Mr. Carol (Sponge) Taylor, 75, of Hazlehurst, died March 3 at Community Hospice in Vidalia. Mr. Taylor was born in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Council Taylor and Bertie Herrington Taylor, sister, Cleo Hayes, and brothers, Earl Taylor, Roy Taylor, and Elmer Taylor. Carol was a simple man, he…

Leroy Sanders was born March 15, 1949, to the late Wilbert and Bertha Mae Sanders. He went home to be with the Lord Jan. 31. Leroy was a member of Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church in Hazlehurst where he served as a Deacon and enjoyed singing in the choir. He was an active participant at Bible…

Mrs. Virginia Gladys Davis, 89, of Douglas, passed away Jan. 23. Mrs. Davis was born Feb. 4, 1933, in Tennessee to Thomas Sherman Gourley Sr. and Pearl Emmaline Roark Gourley. Virginia and her husband Coley owned and operated Davis Radiator and Welding for 60 years in Douglas. Survivors include grandsons Dusty Hampton Davis (Candace) of…