Area Obituaries

Ms. Hiawatha Chanell “Nell” Briggs was born Sept. 23, 1977 ,in Jeff Davis County to Sharon Briggs and Melvin Knox Sr. She was raised by her maternal great-grandparents, the late Charlie and Mattie Bennett. Hiawatha (Nell) died March 25 at her home in Metter. Hiawatha (Nell) was educated in Jeff Davis County Schools and graduated from Jeff…

Mr. Sammie Carson, 62, of Moultrie, who resided in Hazlehurst, passed away March 25 at his residence. Mr. Carson was born Aug. 14, 1959, in Sumter County to the late Ella Bell and Roy Lee. He was a welder, an active church member, loving husband, devoted father and proud grandfather. He was preceded in death…

Mrs. Glenda Sellers Christian, age 66, of Baxley passed away April 12 at her residence under the care of Hospice of South Georgia. Mrs. Christian was born Sept. 29, 1955, in Jeff Davis County to the late George Dewitt Sellers and the late Opal Howard Sellers. She was a member of Altamaha Baptist Church and…

Miles Funeral Home in Hazlehurst announces the funeral for Mrs. Barbara Nell Holmes Crews, 77, of Alma, who passed away Easter Sunday, April 17. Mrs. Crews was born in Pahokee, Fla. She was the daughter of the late Robert Holmes Sr. and Zell Marie Moseley Holmes. Mrs. Crews was a homemaker. The Rev. Jimmy Howard…

Mr. AnTuan Dino Jordan was born to Mr. Harvey Conaway and Ms. Lajuana Jordan, both of Lumber City, Sept. 29, 1977, in Glenwood. He attended Telfair County Schools Class of 1998. He departed this life March 28 at his residence. Survivors include mother LaJuana Jordan of Lumber City; father, Harvey Conaway of Lumber City; brothers…

Mr. Marion Parker Purvis, 61, of Lumber City, died peacefully April 17 surrounded by his family. The funeral will be held at 4 p.m., April 21, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial at Central Grove Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, at Vaughn Funeral Home. A native of…

Ms. Louise Creamer Sellers, 82, of Hazlehurst, died April 11 at Navicent Atrium Health Medical Center in Macon. Ms. Sellers was born Aug. 1, 1939, in Jeff Davis County. She is preceded in death by her parents, George Washington Creamer Sr. and Mary Winnie Bryant Creamer, husband, John Low Sellers, daughter and son-in-law, Brenda Kay…

Mr. Tony Harper, 57, of Hazlehurst, died April 9 in an automobile accident. Mr. Harper was born May 19, 1964, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Johnny Harper and Betty Bush Harper, sister, Jackie Harper Jacobs, brother, Fred Harper, and grandson, Grady Hayes. He was retired from Lumber City…