Area Obituaries

Mrs. Mary Ruth Foskey Beckner, 62, of Hazlehurst, passed away at her residence Sept. 26. Mrs. Beckner was born May 6, 1960, in Jeff Davis County. Mary is preceded in death by her parents, Ervin Frank Foskey and Annie Lee Horne Foskey, and siblings, Betty Taylor, Caroll Foskey, Walter Foskey/Sam, Brenda Sue Hewett, and Randell…

Mr. James Howard Brantley, 90, of Hazlehurst, died Sept. 26 at his residence. Mr. Brantley was born April 10, 1932, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Lott Warren Brantley and Alice Herrington Brantley, and sisters, Gertrude Collins, Ruby Lee Bland, Inez Flemming, Opal Ray, and Lilly Maude Newham, and…

Mr. Wilton Lee Creamer, 42, passed Sept. 28 after complications following surgery. Lee began working in law enforcement in 2001, was a Sargent with the Glennville Police Department where he worked for the past five years. Lee was born March 3, 1980, in Hazlehurst. Mr. Creamer was preceded in death by his father Jimmy Creamer…

Help us celebrate the life of Mary Etta Pearson, lover of all things nature and science, music and art, and self proclaimed amateur ornithologist. Mary Etta Pearson, 81, of Hazlehurst, passed away Oct. 2. Mary Etta was born May 28, 1941, in St. Augustine, Fla., to Ruby Rhodes McSwain Doby and Haywood McSwain who both…

Mrs. Helen Dixon, 78, of Vidalia, died Sept. 19 at Community Hospice House in Vidalia after a brief illness. She was a native of Blackshear and was a 1962 graduate of Blackshear High School. She lived in Baxley for several years before moving to Toombs County in 1986. She worked at Ship & Shore in…

Mrs. Kelly Miller Story, 41, of Hazlehurst, passed away Sept. 20 after a sudden illness. Kelly, the daughter of Percy and Gail Miller, was born June 23, 1981, in Glynn County, but lived in Hazlehurst all her life. After she graduated from Jeff Davis High School in 1999, she went on to study education at…

Mrs. Jeannie Wynn Wood, 62, of Hazlehurst, died Sept. 24 in her home. Jeannie was born Aug. 16, 1960, in McRae to the late Homer and Mildred Tompkins. Mrs. Wood was a member of Hazlehurst Church of Christ. She loved her family and friends. People who knew her loved her and appreciated her friendly personality.…

Mrs. Wilma L. Cauley, 72, of Hazlehurst passed away Sept. 15 at Community Hospice in Vidalia. Mrs. Cauley was born March 22, 1950, in Enterprise, Ala., to the late Curtis Alcus Lowery and the late Winnie Lee Lowery. She loved Jesus Christ, loved reading her bible;and was devoted to her family. Survivors include her best…

Ms. Eunice Stone Clements, 90, of Hazlehurst, passed away Sept. 13 at the Pavillon. Ms. Clements was born Aug. 4, 1932, in McRae. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lamar Stone, and Ossie Ray Stone, husband Julian Clements, brothers Douglas (Duck) Stone, Richard Stone, and sisters Ramal Short and Sue Hullette. During her…