Area Obituaries
Mrs. Mary Cothern Lee, 78
Mrs. Mary Cothern Lee, 78, of Lumber City died Feb. 7 at St. Vincent-Riverside in Jacksonville, Fla. She was a native of Bacon County but had lived in Lumber City the past 44 years. She was the daughter of the late Cecil Cothern and Cleo Newman Cothern and was also preceded in death by her…
Read MoreMr. Michael Ottis Tanner, 59
Mr. Michael Ottis Tanner, 59, of Denton, died Feb. 9 at Vista Park Nursing Home in Douglas. Mr. Tanner was born Sept. 15, 1961, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his father, Ottis Tanner and maternal grandparents, Martin and Eula Mae McLoon. Mr. Tanner lived an impactful life, always lighting up…
Read MoreMs. Myrle Creamer Brown, 82
Ms. Myrle Creamer Brown, 82, of Hazlehurst passed away Feb. 5 at Phoebe Hospital in Albany. Ms. Brown was born Aug. 12, 1938, in Jeff Davis County. She is preceded in death by her parents, Reuben Creamer and Clyde Herndon Creamer, husband, Raymond Brown, daughter, Malissa Dupree, brother, James Creamer and great-grandson, Alex Leon Hinnant.…
Read MoreMr. James Martin Hall, 75
Mr. James Martin Hall, 75, of Hazlehurst died Feb. 1 at his residence. Mr. Hall was born Jan. 3, 1946, in Dodge County. He is preceded in death by his parents, L.A. Hall and Elizabeth Bohannon Hall, his wife Matilda Downing Hall, daughter, Gwendolyn Davis, daughter-in-law, Dottie Hall and brothers, Arnold Hall, Ronnie Hall and…
Read MoreMrs. Mary Beth McClements, 49
Mrs. Mary Beth McClements, 49, passed away Feb. 7 following a brief illness. Mary was born July 16, 1971, in Washington, Pa. She was the daughter of the late Richard and Carol A. McClements of Hazlehurst. Mary was a 1989 Jeff Davis High School graduate and received an associate degree in nursing from South Georgia…
Read MoreMr. William V. ‘Bill’ Prince, 75
Mr. William V. “Bill” Prince, 75, passed away Feb. 2. Mr. Prince was born Oct. 20, 1945, in Valdosta. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jack Maurice Prince Sr. and Doris Townsend Ranew and a brother, Jack Maurice Prince Jr. He has made his home in Hazlehurst for the past eight years, having…
Read MoreMs. Thelma ‘Bunny’ Gay Minton Scott, 69
Ms. Thelma “Bunny” Gay Minton Scott, 69, of Hazlehurst, died Jan. 29 at Jeff Davis Hospital. Ms. Minton was born May 10, 1951. She was a lifelong residence of Jeff Davis County and was born to the late Robert Edward Gay and Audrey Inez Stewart Gay. She was retired from Coats and Clark, loved flowers…
Read MoreMs. Barbara Hawkins Sikes, 67
Ms. Barbara Hawkins Sikes, 67, of Hazlehurst, died Feb. 5 at Dorminy Medical Center in Fitzgerald. Ms. Sikes was born Oct. 23, 1953, in Evans County but lived most of her life in Jeff Davis. She is preceded in death by her parents, Charlie Roscoe Hawkins and Dollie Turner Hawkins, sister, Mary Helen Gay. She…
Read MoreMr. Christopher Lee Walls, 47
Mr. Christopher Lee Walls, 47, died Feb. 7, 2021 at a Macon area hospital. The family will greet friends from 1-2 p.m., Feb. 11 at First Baptist Church of Gray. Services will follow at 2 p.m. in the church sanctuary. Mr. Walls was born Nov. 21, 1973, in Telfair County and was a member of…
Read MoreMr. Paul Wayne Brewer, 67
Mr. Paul Wayne Brewer, 67, of Graham, died Jan. 24 at Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia. Mr. Brewer was born Nov. 30, 1953, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Ivy Jackson Brewer Sr. and Hazel Opal Crosby Brewer, sister, Carolyn Rentz and brother, Danny “Bugs” Brewer. He was…
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