Area Obituaries

Mr. Simon Eugene Dawson, 65, of Hazlehurst, died Sept. 1 at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla. Simon Eugene Dawson was the youngest son of the late Will and Mae Dawson. He was a dedicated and faithful member of Oakland Baptist Church. He dearly loved his children. His greatest joy in life was being a “Pa”…

Mr. Charles Hubert Hubbard, 88, of Baxley, died Sept. 11 at his residence. Mr. Hubbard was born Sept. 6, 1934, in Atlanta to the late Homer H. Hubbard and the late Frances Trawick Hubbard. He was a timber cruiser and owner of Hubbard Timber Company. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved fishing and hunting.…

Mother Elizabeth Alderman Knox was born in Baxley July 27, 1919, to the late Ellis Alderman Sr. and the late Martha Croon Alderman. She passed into eternal rest Aug. 30 at home. Mother Knox was educated in the local schools in Georgia. She worked for Norfolk Southern Railroad where she retired after many years. She…

Mr. Grady Willard Simpson, 64, of Hazlehurst died Sept. 5 at his residence. Mr. Simpson was born Sept. 7, 1957, in Toombs County and was a retired electrician. He was a devoted grandfather to his grandchildren. He loved catching white perch and watching his grandchildren play ball. He is preceded in death by his parents…

Ms. Marjorie Mullis Smith, 91, of Hazlehurst, died Sept. 8 at her residence. Ms. Smith was born Nov. 17, 1930, in Rentz. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry Wendell Mullis and Amie Register Mullis, husband, Odis Carroll Smith, daughter, Marlene Smith Strickland, and granddaughter, Pam (ChaCha) Brown. She was a faithful member…

Mrs. Patsy Brewer White, 72, of Hazlehurst, died Sept. 8 in St Joseph Hospital in Savannah. Mrs. White was born Feb. 22, 1950, in Jeff Davis County. She was preceded in death by her parents Mr. Ivey Brewer Sr. and Hazel Brewer, brothers, Paul Brewer and Danny Brewer, and sister, Carolyn Rentz. She was retired…

Services for Mr. Christopher Wayne Atkinson, 43, who died Aug. 26 in Hazlehurst, were held Sept. 10 at Macedonia Church of God where the Bishop Van McCall officiated. Mr. Atkinson, born in Douglas, was the son of Johnny Wayne Atkinson and the late Lisa Renee Ricketson. Survivors include his fiance, Natasha Strickland; two sons, Tyler…

Miles Funeral Home in Hazlehurst announces the funeral for Ms. Marlene Traviezo-Hernandez, 52, who passed away Aug. 29 from injuries received in an automobile accident. Ms. Marlene was born in San Pedro Sula, Cortes, Honduras. She came to the United States in 1994. She was a strong, independent, and hardworking person, and the most caring,…

Mrs. Betty LaNell Rowell, 75, of Hazlehurst, died Aug. 31 at her residence. Mrs. Rowell was born Dec. 1, 1946, in Jeff Davis County. She is preceded in death by her parents, Edsil Darwin Barlow, Vera Mae Faircloth Barlow, and a grandchild Stacia Lee Flood. She was a homemaker, and a devoted grandmother to her…

Miles Funeral Home in Hazlehurst announces the funeral for Mrs. Judy Powell Sellers, 72, who passed away Sept. 2. She Was born in McRae to the late Carl Powell and Virginia Powell. She is also preceded in death by her loving husband Homer Sellers, and brother;= Mike Powell. Ms. Sellers retired from the Jeff Davis…