Area Obituaries

Mr. Don Wilkes, 83, of Hazlehurst, died April 5 at Bacon County Hospital in Alma. Mr. Wilkes was born Dec. 19, 1937, in Telfair County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Fred Paul Wilkes and Sarah Pittman Wilkes and his beloved wife, Geraldine Carter Wilkes. He was retired from Hazlehurst Mills and a…

Mrs. Grace Evelyn Anderson, 77, passed away March 26 at her home following an extended illness. Mrs. Anderson was born March 16, 1944, in Baxley. She was preceded in death by her parents, the late Hilton Lee Hesters and Mary Rentz Hesters, her husband, Homer Lamar Anderson, sisters, Dollie Mae Dyal and Dorothy Carter, brothers,…

Mrs. Patricia Ann Farmer, 77, of Hazlehurst, died March 25 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas. Mrs. Farmer was born April 28, 1943, in Rutland, Vt., and had resided in Hazlehurst since 1982. She is preceded in death by her parents, Raymond Joseph Ryan and Blanche Elizabeth Julius, beloved step-father, Gordon Charles Burke, and…

Mrs. Nora Margaret Spivey Hughes Lewis, 81, of Hazlehurst, died March 26 at Community Hospice in Vidalia. Mrs. Lewis was born Dec. 15, 1939, in Jeff Davis County. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Willard Valdice Hughes, Joel W. Spivey and Cora Turner Spivey, brothers and sisters, Joel Wendell Spivey, Velma Spivey…

Services for Mrs. Donna Lynette Russell, 52, who died Feb. 28, were held March 6 at Saint James A.M.E. Church in Hazlehurst The Rev. Ruben Bennett Jr. officiated with burial in Wilcox and Hall Cemetery in Hazlehurst. Mrs. Russell, born in Hazlehurst, was the daughter of Larry Williams and Catherine Burke. She graduated from Jeff…

Mrs. Edna Ann Newham Johnson, 83, of Hazlehurst, died March 19 at her residence. Mrs. Johnson was born Jan. 3, 1938, in Jeff Davis County. She is preceded in death by her parents, Wallace Newham and Ocie McEachin Newham, father of her children, Earl Johnson, husband, Richard Taylor and sisters, Kathryn Waters and Jo White.…

Mr. David Earl Floyd, 77, of Hazlehurst, passed away March 9 at Jeff Davis Hospital under the care of Community Hospice. Mr. Floyd was born April 11, 1943, in Wayne County. He is preceded in death by his parents, DeRoy Floyd and Mamie Nalley Floyd, siblings, Frances Dyal, Irene Williams, JoAnn Cribbs, Poss Floyd, Robbie…

Mrs. Mary Carolyn Lowery, 80, passed away March 7 under the care of GHC Hospice after an extended illness. Mrs. Lowery was born Aug. 9, 1940 in Patterson and lived most of her life in Jeff Davis County. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Clarence Creech Sr. and Lois McCall Creech, husband,…

Mr. Brandon Keith Rowell, 34, of Hazlehurst, died March 3 at his residence. Brandon was born Sept. 19, 1986, in Coffee County. He is preceded in death by his father Stanley Keith Rowell, his paternal grandparents, Raymond and Elene Rowell and his maternal grandfather, Preston Crawford and uncle, Gary Crawford. He was a millwright welder…

A celebration of love for Ms. Chaceman Monite Wells, who died Feb. 27 at Lumber City Nursing Home, was held on the grounds of King Brothers Funeral Home & Cremation Chapel in Hazlehurst with the Rev. Earl Smith bring words of comfort. Burial was private. Ms. Wells was born March 23, 1982, to the late…