Area Obituaries
Mr. Atris Ray Jr., 88
Mr. Atris Ray Jr., 88, of Denton, passed away March 2 at Jeff Davis Hospital in Hazlehurst. He was born Oct. 16, 1937, in Hazlehurst to the late Atris Ray Sr. and Carrie Ellis Ray. He was a native and lifelong resident of Denton and attended Denton Baptist Church. He was a carpenter by trade…
Read MoreMrs. Gina Smith Rozier, 56
Mrs. Gina Smith Rozier, 56, passed away March 4. She was born April 14, 1969, in Douglas to Alfred Smith and the late Jenny Smith. Since 2011, she fought a long and courageous battle with cancer, showing incredible strength and determination throughout the years. To know Gina was truly to love her. She had a…
Read MoreMrs. Eleanor O’Conner Campbell, 83
Mrs. Eleanor O’Conner Campbell, 83, of Hazlehurst, passed away Feb. 25 at her home surrounded by her family, under the care of Regency Southern Care Hospice. She was born April 4, 1942, in Montgomery County to the late Syders and Ethel Letitia Davis O’Conner. She was a resident of Jeff Davis County for the past…
Read MoreMrs. Feona Carter Edger, 80
Mrs. Feona Carter Edge, 80, of Hazlehurst passed away Feb. 25 at Vista Park Health in Douglas. Mrs. Edge was born April 2, 1945, to the late Doris Carter and the late Dorothy Yawn Carter. She worked on the assembly line at PCC AirFoils for many years. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, working in her garden…
Read MoreMrs. Ivalene Chitwood Elrod, 91
Mrs. Ivalene Chitwood Elrod, 91, of Vidalia, currently Atlanta, passed from this life to her heavenly home with Jesus Feb. 19 at The Fountainview Center for Alzheimer’s in Atlanta. Ivalene raised her five children in Hazlehurst. In the 1970s, she graduated from Valdosta State University with a degree in psychology She began a career in…
Read MoreMrs. Willene Hughes Lovett, 67
Mrs. Willene Hughes Lovett, 67, of Lumber City, passed away Feb. 22 at her residence under the care of Regency Southern Care Hospice. Willene was born Sept. 16, 1958, in Bacon County to the late Bonnie Hughes and the late Lenora Hand Hughes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her…
Read MoreMr. David Rozal Powell, 68
Mr. David Rozal Powell, 68, of Denton passed away Feb. 23 at his residence under the care of Regency Southern Care Hospice. Mr. Powell was born Nov. 4, 1957, in Jeff Davis County to the late Robert Rozal Powell and the late Othella Owens Powell. He was a member of Denton Baptist Church where he…
Read MoreMrs. Patricia ‘Patsy’ Brantley, 87
Mrs. Patricia “Patsy” Brantley, 87, of Hazlehurst, passed away Feb. 20 at her home under the care of Coastal Hospice, surrounded by her family. She was born Sept. 19, 1938, in Hazlehurst to the late Johnny Strickland and Ruby Hickox Strickland. She was a lifelong resident of Jeff Davis County and a member of Philadelphia…
Read MoreMr. Wayne Glenn, 76
Mr. Wayne Glenn, 76, of Hazlehurst, passed away Feb. 22 at HCA Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla. Mr. Glenn was born April02, 1949, in Sylacauga, Ala., to the late C.G. Glenn and Shelia Lennon Glenn. He had made Jeff Davis County his home for many years and was a faithful member of First Methodist Church…
Read MoreMrs. Mickie Lee Kersey Jenks, 58
Mrs. Mickie Lee Kersey Jenks, 58, of Hazlehurst, passed away Feb. 15 at her home. She was born June 22, 1967, in Baxley to Martin Lee Kersey and Kathleen Muncey Hicks. She was raised in Jeff Davis County and was a faithful member of Eureka Baptist Church. She was a strong and resilient woman who…
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