Area Obituaries
Mr. Calvin Wayne Harrison, 74
Calvin Wayne Harrison, 74, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 23, at Cedar Plantation Senior Living in Metter. He was born March 15, 1946 in Jesup. Calvin grew up in Hazlehurst and graduated from Jeff Davis High School in 1964. After high school, he attended Mississippi State University where he played football and earned a degree…
Read MoreMr. Sonny Hughes, 52
Mr. Sonny Hughes, 52, of Hazlehurst, died Jan. 21 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Mr. Hughes was born July 23, 1967, in Appling County. Sonny was a member of The Church of God at Hazlehurst, where he held several leadership positions, including being a Sunday school teacher. He was employed with Savannah Carpenters Local Union #256…
Read MoreMs. Janie Jackson Longino, 81
Ms. Janie Mae Jackson Longino, 81, of Hazlehurst, died Jan. 20 at Memorial Hospital in Savannah. Ms. Longino was born Jan. 9, 1940, in Tattnall County. She is preceded in death by her parents, Elton Jackson and Bessie Reddish. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse and a member of Southside Baptist Church where she loved…
Read MoreMs. Marilyn Cooper Trowell, 78
Ms. Marilyn Cooper Trowell, 78, of Hazlehurst died Jan.20 at Hazlehurst Court Care. Ms. Trowell was born Sept. 26, 1942, in Jeff Davis County. She is preceded in death by her parents, Charles Thomas Cooper and Nancy Dyal Cooper, husband Robert Trowell, and sisters, Mildred Williams, Patsy Smith, Ann Evans, Inez Graham and brother, Glenn…
Read MoreRev. Wayne C. Herrington, 65
The Rev. Wayne C. Herrington, 65, of Hazlehurst, died Jan. 12 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Rev. Herrington was born Oct. 1, 1955, in Bacon County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Cosby Benjamin Herrington and Roselle Rowell Brunner and brother, Gary Lott Herrington. He served various churches in the area for 18 years…
Read MoreMrs. Christine D. Shumans, 75
Mrs. Christine D. Shumans, 75, passed away Jan. 7 at her residence. Mrs. Shumans was born Sept. 7, 1945 in Bacon County. She was preceded in death by her parents, the late Tom Davis and Pearl Crowley Davis, brothers, Daniel Davis, Silas Davis, Jim Davis, Roy Davis, Russell Davis and Freddie Davis and sisters, Mary…
Read MoreDr. Theodore Pierce Dickens, 60
Dr. Theodore Pierce Dickens, DMA, 60, died Jan. 9 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center. Pierce grew up in Hazlehurst, attended Jeff Davis High School and graduated in 1978. He attended Brewton-Parker College and graduated with a BA in Music Education. He obtained a Masters of Music in Piano Performance in 1984 from Georgia State…
Read MoreMr. Marcos Suarez Ramirez, 54
Mr. Marcos Suárez Ramirez, 54, passed away Jan. 4. Mr. Ramirez was born Oct. 7, 1966, in Jalpan de Serra Querétar, Mexico but has made his home in Hazlehurst for the past 30 years. He was a member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and was employed by Telfair Forest Products as a…
Read MoreMrs. Sue Taylor Welch, 80
Mrs. Sue Taylor Lowery Welch, 80 of Georgia Highway 184, Toccoa, passed away Jan. 10 at Stephens County Hospital. A daughter of the late Clinton and Grace Taylor, she was born May 15, 1940, in Bacon County having lived most of her life in Hazlehurst and the last 13 years in Toccoa. She was employed…
Read MoreMr. Kenneth Harold Wilson Jr., 60
Mr. Kenneth Harold Wilson Jr., 60, passed away Dec. 15 in Hazlehurst. Mr. Wilson was born June 11, 1960, in Macon. He was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth Harold Wilson Sr., wife, Cynthia “Chubby” Wilson, son, Mann Joseph Wilson. He is survived by mother, Bunny Fritzler of Spanaway, Wash.; son, Carlton James Wilson…
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