May 9, 2023

Mrs. Sandra "Denise" Vaughn, age 49 of Hazlehurst passed away peacefully on May 9, 2023. She was born on June 3, 1973, in Augusta, GA.

Denise was a homemaker and loved spending time with her family. She loved her fur babies, Girl, and Boot Boot.

Mrs. Vaughn is survived by her husband, Anthony...

May 8, 2023

Ms. Dorothy Elizabeth Purvis, age 90, of Hazlehurst, died Monday, May 08, 2023, in Memorial Hospital in Savannah.

Ms. Purvis was born July 21, 1932, in Appling County.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Evan C. Yawn and Ava Sapp Yawn, and her husband, Lamar Purvis.

Ms. Dorothy was...

May 8, 2023

David Randall Thigpen

March 4, 1960 — May 8, 2023

Anderson, SC

David R. Thigpen, 63, of Anderson, died at his residence on Monday, May 8, 2023. He was born in Jacksonville, FL to Winifred Elton Thigpen and the late Russell Thigpen.

David retired from Michelin Tire Company after...

May 5, 2023

Rev. Gary Eugene Robert, age 70, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior on May 5, 2023. Rev. Roberts was born in Hazlehurst on December 5, 1952, to the late William Austin Roberts and Vera Hand Roberts. He is preceded in death by his parents, brother, Dr. Don Roberts, and sister-in-law, Lorna Roberts. Words...

May 1, 2023

David R. Thigpen, 63, of Anderson, died Monday, May 8, 2023, at his residence. He was born in Jacksonville, FL to Winifred Elton Thigpen and the late Russell Thigpen.

David retired from Michelin Tire Company after many years of dedicated service. He was an avid musician who enjoyed playing his guitar and spending time with...

Apr 28, 2023

Sherrie Herrington Davis, age 60 of Hazlehurst passed away peacefully on April 28, 2023.

Mrs. Davis was born to the late Mr. Cosby Herrington and Mrs. Margaret Dykes Herrington. She loved life and enjoyed many hobbies such as photography and decorating. She was very quiet, intelligent, and talented. She was a giving person, who loved...

Apr 28, 2023

Mrs. Elizabeth Betty Cain, age 93, of Hazlehurst, died Friday, April 28th, 2023 at the Bacon County Hospital.

Mrs. Cain was born March 15th, 1930 in Jeff Davis County to the late Lott Herrington and the late Willie Lee Spell. She served as the Deputy Clerk of Superior Court for Jeff Davis County from 1964...

Apr 23, 2023

Mrs. Erma Youngblood Turner, 98, of Lumber City, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at her residence surrounded by her family.

Mrs. Turner was born on March 1, 1925, in Lumber City, Georgia. She is the daughter of the late Ed and     Gertrude Burkett and adopted parents, the late Robert and Sallie Youngblood....

Apr 22, 2023

Bobby Gene Floyd was born on July 14, 1940, in Alamo Georgia. To Deroy and Mammie Floyd. Mr. Bobby passed away on April 22, 2023.

Bobby is preceded in death by his parents Deroy and Mammie Floyd, brothers: W.D., Robby, James (Poss), Billy and David Floyd.  sisters: Irene Williams, Frances Dyal, Joyce and...

Apr 18, 2023

Mrs. Patricia Colson Chaney (Judy), 79, of Hazlehurst, passed away on April 18th, 2023.

Mrs. Chaney was born on May 6th, 1943, in Jeff Davis County to the late Lemuel Earl Colson and the late Bernice Fern Livingston Colson. She was a homemaker and loved being a mother to her five children. She...

Apr 18, 2023

Mr. Don Walter Cullen, Jr., age 53, of Hazlehurst, died Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at his residence.

Mr. Cullen was born on August 08, 1969, in Orlando FL.

He is preceded in death by his father, Don Walter Cullen Sr., and attended Satilla Free Will Baptist Church.

He was a Stay-at-Home...

Apr 14, 2023

Bryson "Atlas" Taylor Dyal, age 19, of Hazlehurst, died Friday, April 14, 2023.

Mr. Dyal was born on December 12, 2003, in Sylvester Georgia.

Bryson is preceded in death by his brother Tanner White, maternal grandfather, Eddie Dyal, and paternal grandmother, Ida Mathis.

Bryson was an intelligent young man, an avid...

Apr 4, 2023

Mrs. Alberta Lynn Shipley, age 46, of Hazlehurst, formerly, of New Jersey, died Tuesday, April 04, 2023, at her residence.

Mrs. Shipley was born on October 13, 1976, in Brownmill New Jersey.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Lawton David Sims and Alberta Mae Burney Sims, sister, Lisa Sims, and her...

Mar 31, 2023

Ms. Patricia "Danky" Sellers Burkett, age 65, of Hazlehurst passed away Friday, March 31, 2023, at Community Hospice in VIdaia.

Ms. Burkett was born in Jeff Davis County on January 27, 1958.

She is preceded in death by her parents, A.J. and Kressie Long Sellers, brother, Jimmy Sellers, and daughter-in-law, Buffy Burkett.

Mar 30, 2023

Shelba Joy Jernigan Stone, age 86, of North Augusta, South Carolina, formerly of Hazlehurst, went to her heavenly home on Thursday, March 30, 2023.

She was a member of Sweetwater Baptist Church in North Augusta. Shelba was born in Appling County on December 26, 1936, to the late Roby H. and Marie N. Jernigan. She...

Mar 18, 2023

Byrom Hilton Hall Jr., age 76 of Baxley, went to his heavenly home on March 18, 2023.

Mr. Hall was born in Hazlehurst to the late Mr. Byrom Hilton Hall Sr. and Ruth Graham Hall. He was known to be a "straight-up fellow". He loved to fish and garden and tend to his goats and...

Mar 14, 2023

Charles Cox, beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed peacefully on March 14, 2023. He was born on December 24, 1946, to the late Charlie and Maggie Lee Smith Cox. Charles was a member of the Air National Guard from September 1965 to September 1971. He was a retired Air Traffic Controller working at the FAA Center in...

Mar 11, 2023

Mr. Jackie "Turtle" Fleming, age 71, of Hazlehurst passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Atrium Health Navicent Hospital in Macon.

Mr. Fleming was born June 29, 1951, in Jeff Davis County.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Jack Fleming and Inez Brantley Fleming.

He enjoyed life...

Mar 8, 2023

Mr. Joshua Eugene Jones, age 43, of Uvalda, passed away at his residence, on March 08, 2023.

Mr. Jones was born June 26, 1979, in Jeff Davis County.

He is preceded in death by his mother, Debra Ann Bass Jones.

His family called him a Simple Man, he was...

Mar 7, 2023

On Tuesday, March 7, Jeanette Sandifer Graham, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away.

She was eighty-five years old. Born in 1937 in Brookfield, Georgia to Ben and Georgia Mae Sandifer, Jeanette attended South Georgia College in Douglas, Georgia. There she met her husband of sixty-six years, Charles Graham, of Hazlehurst,...