Area Obituaries

Mr. Tony Morris Edwards, 74, of Hazlehurst, passed away March 14 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Tony was born Nov. 11, 1951, in Douglas to the late Mervin Edwards and Maxine Minix Edwards. Tony was preceded in death by his sisters Loretta Edenfield and Paula Connor and brother Glenn Edwards. Survivors include sister Vonda…

Mrs. Eunice Burns Faulkner, 89, of Hazlehurst, passed away March 15 at the Pavilion in Baxley. Mrs. Faulkner was born Aug. 7, 1936, in Jeff Davis County to the late David Burns and Pairlee Ellis Burns. She was a faithful wife, a loving mother and a wonderful homemaker who devoted her life to caring for…

Mrs. Ada Lee Smith Hill was born May 24, 1949, in Hazlehurst to the late James Smith and Ada Lee Smith. She was a proud member of Hazlehurst High School graduating class of 1967. Ada was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister and aunt. After many years of faithful employment at Wheeler…

Mr. Jeffery Leland Bohannon, 59, of Hazlehurst, passed away March 3 at his home. Jeff was born Oct. 4, 1966, in Hazlehurst, to Faye Rewis Crews and the late Leland Albert Bohannon. He graduated from Jeff Davis High School in 1985 and went on to build a life defined by hard work and determination. He…

Mr. Larry Marlon Butler, 82, of Hazlehurst, passed away March 9 at his home under the gentle care of Coastal Hospice, surrounded by his small family. Larry was born July 31, 1943, during the tumultuous period of WWII in the home of his late parents who were sharecroppers, Fred and Lola Butler in Bacon County.…

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…

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…

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…