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Mr. Alton Carver, age 82 of Douglas, passed away late Tuesday evening , January 31, 2023 following an extended illness. Mr. Carver was born June 27, 1940 to the late Ira Carver and the late Myrtle Hester Carver. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife: Joyce Hope Carver and 2 Brothers: Aulton Carver and Carroll Carver. Alton was an impressive man who dearly loved his family, friends and life in and around Coffee County. In his younger days, Alton was a large influence in the mobile home industry in Douglas. In 1982, he and…

Mr. Hollis McKinnon, Sr. age 76 of Douglas, passed away late Friday afternoon, January 27, 2023 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. McKinnon was born January 11, 1947 to the late Claudie McKinnon and the late Pearlie Ricketson McKinnon. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter: Jaime McKinnon. Mr. McKinnon, a native of Coffee County, GA, had retired from the Coca Cola Company for 27 years. He was a veteran of the United States Navy having served during the Vietnam War. He was of the Holiness Baptist faith. Survivors…

Mr. Hollis McKinnon, Sr. age 76 of Douglas, passed away late Friday afternoon, January 27, 2023 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. McKinnon was born January 11, 1947 to the late Claudie McKinnon and the late Pearlie Ricketson McKinnon. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter: Jaime McKinnon. Mr. McKinnon, a native of Coffee County, GA, had retired from the Coca Cola Company for 27 years. He was a veteran of the United States Navy having served during the Vietnam War. He was of the Holiness Baptist faith. Survivors…

Mr. James Elwood Merson, Jr., age 80 of Douglas, GA, passed away Friday morning, January 27, 2023 at his residence following a short illness. Mr. Merson was born May 31, 1942 to the late James Elwood Merson, Sr. and the late Dorothy May Mosebach Merson. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister and brother-in-law: Sharon Johnson and her husband Frank and a grandson: Cameron Spivey. Mr. Merson, a native of Baltimore, MD, had lived in Florida for a number of years. He had been employed in Orange County, FL as a heavy equipment…

Mr. James Elwood Merson, Jr., age 80 of Douglas, GA, passed away Friday morning, January 27, 2023 at his residence following a short illness. Mr. Merson was born May 31, 1942 to the late James Elwood Merson, Sr. and the late Dorothy May Mosebach Merson. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister and brother-in-law: Sharon Johnson and her husband Frank and a grandson: Cameron Spivey. Mr. Merson, a native of Baltimore, MD, had lived in Florida for a number of years. He had been employed in Orange County, FL as a heavy equipment…

Mrs. Jacqueline “Jackie” Betty Cauley Medders, age 79 of Douglas, GA passed away early Thursday morning, January 26, 2023 at Vista Park following an extended illness. Mrs. Medders was born March 19, 1943 to the late Leroy Cauley and the late Hattie Mae Swails Cauley. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by 6 Siblings: Jimmy Cauley, David Cauley, Ray Cauley, Johnny Cauley, Lydia Stockwell and Geneva Mansfield. Mrs. Medders, a native of Coffee County, had previously worked at Coffee Regional Medical Center and then later she worked and then retired as a LPN from Campbell’s…

Mrs. Jacqueline “Jackie” Betty Cauley Medders, age 79 of Douglas, GA passed away early Thursday morning, January 26, 2023 at Vista Park following an extended illness. Mrs. Medders was born March 19, 1943 to the late Leroy Cauley and the late Hattie Mae Swails Cauley. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by 6 Siblings: Jimmy Cauley, David Cauley, Ray Cauley, Johnny Cauley, Lydia Stockwell and Geneva Mansfield. Mrs. Medders, a native of Coffee County, had previously worked at Coffee Regional Medical Center and then later she worked and then retired as a LPN from Campbell’s…

Mrs. Judith Ann Cotney Hutcheson, age 79 of Douglas, passed away late Wednesday evening, January 25, 2023 at Pruitt Health Nursing Facility in Savannah following an extended illness. Mrs. Hutcheson was born July 17, 1943 to the late A. D. Cotney and the late Thea Dunn Cotney. Other than his parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Charles Hutcheson. Mrs. Hutcheson was born in Prattville, AL, but had lived in Roanoke, AL for a number of years. She had also lived in Coffee County for many years. Mrs. Hutcheson was employed by the Coffee County…

Mrs. Judith Ann Cotney Hutcheson, age 79 of Douglas, passed away late Wednesday evening, January 25, 2023 at Pruitt Health Nursing Facility in Savannah following an extended illness. Mrs. Hutcheson was born July 17, 1943 to the late A. D. Cotney and the late Thea Dunn Cotney. Other than his parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Charles Hutcheson. Mrs. Hutcheson was born in Prattville, AL, but had lived in Roanoke, AL for a number of years. She had also lived in Coffee County for many years. Mrs. Hutcheson was employed by the Coffee County…

Mrs. Debra Carver Meeks, age 67 of Pearson, GA passed away Friday, January 20, 2023 at Coffee Regional Medical Center following a short illness. Mrs. Meeks was born May 30, 1955 to the late Ben Carver, Jr. and Ann Walker Carver. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by 1 Brother: Dennis Michael Carver and 4 Grandchildren: Paisley Jewell, Carson Williams, Bella Perkins and Mattie Connaly. Mrs. Meeks, a native of Niagara Falls, NY, had lived most of her life in Douglas, GA. She had been a registered nurse for both Coffee Regional Medical Center and…