James W. “Jim” Loop of Douglas recently contributed a collection of approximately 86 books on World War II and other wars to the Satilla Regional Library. The collection was accumulated by Mr. Loop, a World War II combat veteran, over his lifetime after his service in the European theater during the war. The collection has particular emphasis on the Battle of the Bulge, in which Mr. Loop participated, and the various battles both before and after as America and its Allies retook Europe from Nazi Germany and crushed the German war machine. Jim Loop moved to Douglas in the 1950’s…
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Margaret Randolph, age 85 of Broxton, passed away Monday, July 14, 2014, at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton following an extended illness. Ms. Randolph was born March 27, 1929, in Punxstawney, PA, to the late Joseph Gillespie Brady and Frances Marie Kurtz Brady. Survivors include her daughter, Linda McSwain of Broxton; son, William Randolph of Jacksonville, FL; half brother, Frank Jones of Pittsburgh, PA; half sister, Barbara Natale of Loveland, OH, six grandchildren, nineteen great grandchildren, one great-great grandchild, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Horace Edward Randolph; son, James Randolph; and…
Paul Samuel Youngblood, age 78, of Douglas, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2014, at Shady Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Youngblood was born June 29, 1936, in Douglas. He is the son of Maude Carter Youngblood and the late Lunzie Paul Youngblood. Survivors include his mother, Maude Carter Youngblood of Waycross; three sons, David Lewis (Shirley) Youngblood, Samuel Paul (Misty) Youngblood, and Michael Eugene Youngblood all of Douglas; three daughters, Brenda (Rev. Lee) Moore of Douglas, Tina Rish of Rockmart, and Angela Youngblood of Douglas; eighteen grandchildren, numerous great grandchildren, numerous great great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. He…
Betty Sue Flanders Baker, age 74 of Pearson, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2014, at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Baker was born July 10, 1940, in Pearson to the late Colonel Washington Flanders and Viola Odessa Crozier Flanders. Survivors include her two sons, Randy (Terry) Hulsey of Ocilla and Al Wayne (Benita) Hulsey of Douglas; two stepdaughters, Debbie (Tim) Brown of Niceville, FL and Susie (Jim) Longman of Crestview, FL; brother-in-law, Archie Hodge; two sisters-in-law, Sue Pharr Flanders and Evelyn Caves Flanders; six grandchildren, Brandon (Kathy) Hulsey, Candice (Josh) Hood, Rebecca (Max) Bache, Jody Ray (Megan) Hulsey,…
Southwire’s Project GIFT, Giving Inspiration For Tomorrow, will be holding its fifth annual back to school giveaway this Friday, July 18. The Douglas manufacturing company will be giving away 2000 bags of school supplies to children in grades K-12 (three bag limit per family) from 7 a.m. until noon in downtown Douglas at the Central Square Complex. There will also be a “Favorite Teacher Contest,” and members of Covenant Church will be on hand to give away 2000 book bags for the students to carry their new supplies. Wiregrass Technical College cosmetology and criminal justice students will be on hand…
The City of Douglas is happy to welcome the Guiding Star Cinema production crew for the short film, “The Last Pedestrian.” City officials have worked with the film production team to develop plans to help with traffic in downtown and in other areas of Douglas/Coffee County during filming. The film crew will be in Douglas filming at Douglas National Bank, Coffee Regional Medical Center, the intersection of Ward and Madison Avenue and a portion of Herbert Batten Road, July 24–26. “We are asking that citizens be prepared for some road closures/detours and to be more cautious as they…
Mrs. Annelle Hester Bryan, age 78, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2014, at Millwood following an extended illness. Mrs. Bryan was born in Wray on April 21, 1936, to the late Joseph Hester and Myrtle Prescott Hester. She is survived by two sons, Bradley Bryan of Douglas and Frankie (Brenda) Bryan of Millwood; two daughters, Pamela Bagwell of McCleny, FL and Penny Powell of Bonaire; one brother, Robert Kenneth (Linda) Hester of Wrens; two sisters, Ellene (James) Echols of Fitzgerald and Fay (Sage) Strickland of Fitzgerald; five grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by…
Mr. Jerry Odell Surles, age 76, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2014, at Coffee Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Mr. Surles was born November 14,1937, in Dunn, NC to the late Menson Webb, Sr. and Mamie Alice Surles. Mr. Surles is survived by his wife, Kathy Carter Surles of Douglas; two daughters: Donna (Steve )McGowan of Albany and Jerrie (Ralph) Evans of Douglas; one granddaughter, Adrienne Evans of Douglas. The Surles family will receive friends and neighbors Tuesday, July 15, 2014, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Sims Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, July…
Mr. Donnie Lavoy Phillips, Sr., age 67, passed away at his residence Saturday, July 12, 2014, following an extended illness. Mr. Phillips was born in Douglas August 29, 1946, to the late Claude Wesley Phillips, Sr. and Myrtice Chaney Phillips. He is survived by his wife, Marion Partin Phillips of Douglas; one daughter, Donna Phillips Motamedi of Brunswick; three grandchildren, Isabella Ahra Motamedi and Phillip Keon Motamedi of Sugar Hill and Savannah Collins of Savannah; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a son, Donnie Lavoy Phillips, Jr.; two sisters, Betty Merritt and Murrell Story; two…
Lloyd George Newbern, Jr., age 55 of Douglas, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2014, at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Newbern was born April 13, 1959, in Homerville to Mary Edith Stewart Andrews and the late Lloyd George Newbern, Sr. Survivors include his mother, Mary Andrews of Douglas; three sisters, Lynda Newbern of Douglas, Lisa Strickland Faulkner of Douglas, and Gloria Hutzler of Jacksonville, FL; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Lloyd George Newbern, Sr. Visitation will be held Friday, July 11, 2014, from 6 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will…