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Mrs. Norma Jean Letchworth Rowland, age 73, of Douglas, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, September 28, 2019. Mrs. Rowland was born on December 29, 1945, in Tampa, Florida, to the late Rufus Raymond Letchworth and Rosalee Hutchinson Letchworth. Survivors include: Husband Bobby Rowland of Douglas; daughter Shelia Davis of Covington; sons Robert (wife, Cynthia) Williams of Dudley, George (wife, Linda) Williams of Douglas, John (wife, Lori) Williams of Columbia, S.C., Carl (wife, Angela) Williams of Brooklet; sisters Rosa Ann Martin of Nicholls, Linda Keller of Wauchula, Fa., and Ruby Nichols of Riverview, Fla.; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She…

William “Bill” McCune Everett, age 80, of Douglas, passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2019, at his residence. Bill Everett was born on March 26, 1939, in Indiana, Penn., to the late Harold McCune Everett and Edna Nolph Everett. Survivors include: Daughters Amy Everett of Douglas, Rhonda (Richard) Everett Darby of Murrysville, Penn.; sons Jerry (Gabriele) Everett of Clarksville, Tenn., Michael (AnnMarie) Everett of Indiana, Penn.; sisters Theresa Crawford of Concord, N.C., Patty Ciocco of Latrobe, Penn., Ruthie Styers of , Creekside, Penn., Terri Chiesa of Indiana, Penn., Wendy Everett of Indiana, Penn., Bobby Ryan of Indiana, Penn., Alice Reed of Hephzibah;…

Robert “Bobby” Edwin Dowling Sr., age 81, of Douglas, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2019, at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Dowling was born on June 5, 1938, in Waycross to the late Primrose Palmer Dowling and the late Wiley E. Dowling. Survivors include: Wife Norma Louise Sayer Dowling of Douglas; daughter Heather (Troy) Cliett of Pridgen; sons Patrick (Chasity) Dowling of Douglas, Shawn (Lisa) Dowling of Douglas, Robert (Charity) Dowling of Waycross; brother Kenneth Dowling of McRae; grandchildren Tyler Cliett, Sarah Cliett, Mathew Cliett, Landon Cliett, Ashley Dowling, Kaitlin Dowling, Logan Dowling, Gavin Dowling, Ryder Dowling, Zachary…

Rev. Evelyn Brigmond Roberts Cox, age 86 of Carrollton, Texas, formerly of Douglas, passed away early Saturday morning at Autumn Leaves Nursing Facility in Carrollton, Texas, following an extended illness. Rev. Cox was born January 9, 1933 to the late Lawrence Brigmond and the late Maude Sapp Brigmond. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lebern Cox, a brother, Johnny Brigmond and a son-in-law Paul Lavigne. Rev. Cox ,a native of Coffee County, was a retired minister with the Church of God. She was a former pastor of Pineview Church of God in West Green.Survivors include: Children Terry…

Nicholas Anthony Bruno, age 76, of Nicholls, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2019, at Coffee Regional Medical Center. Mr. Bruno was born on December 31, 1942, to the late Samuel Salvador Bruno and Loretta Colickio Bruno. Survivors include: Wife Catherine Berry Bruno of Nicholls; daughter Katrina (Nicholas) Ficca of Nicholls; son Samuel Bruno of Kulpmont, Penn.; grandchildren Tesha Kelly, Ronald Kelly, Aubrey Heise, Anthony Heise; great-grandchildren Lily Ana Curry, and Roman Curry. He was preceded in death by his father, Samuel Bruno; and his mother, Loretta Colickio Bruno. Memorial services will be at a later date. Sims Funeral Home…

Mindy Taylor Spires, age 39, formerly of Alma, passed away suddenly due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born in Bacon County on January 24, 1980 to the late Milton Delmus Taylor. Survivors include her husband Greg Spires of Douglas; mother and stepfather, Harriett Moore Taylor and Dale Carter of Alma; three daughters Cheyenne Taylor, Shelby Hutto of Alma and Haley Spires of Douglas; brother Shane Taylor (Allana) of Alma; sisters Kim Davis of Waycross and Amanda Williams of Alma; god-daughters Amber and Marley Hilton of Alma; niece and nephew, Madison and Parker Lingenfelter of Alma;…

Mrs. Rosalee “Rose” Martin Davis, age 89 of Pearson, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019 at Vista Park Health and Rehabilitation in Douglas following an extended illness. Survivors include: Her husband, Foster Davis of Pearson; and several nieces, nephews, and other relatives. Funeral services for Mrs. Davis will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 11:00 A.M. at Relihan Funeral Home in Pearson with Rev. Jerry Worzella officiating. The interment will follow in Satilla Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation for Mrs. Davis will be held on Friday, September 27, 2019 from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. at Relihan Funeral Home in…

Satilla Riverkeeper cleans up 11 sites over 200 miles of river Satilla Riverkeeper is proud to report that our river wide cleanup effort on Saturday, September 21 was a success. Volunteers came out to 11 sites stretched across over 200 miles of river, from the headwaters in Douglas (Coffee County) to the estuaries in Camden and Glynn Counties. About 130 volunteers came out at 9AM on Saturday morning. Volunteers picked up trash along the riverbanks for two hours before heading to Twin Oaks Bluegrass Park for a complimentary lunch provided by Chick-fil-a of Waycross and a celebration of all the…

Local Farm Bureau receives district awards Coffee County Farm Bureau received three awards for its volunteer programs during the Georgia Farm Bureau 10th District annual meeting, held Sept. 12 in Waycross. Derek Pridgen is the CCFB president. The CCFB Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) Committee, chaired by Walt Pridgen and co-chaired by Spencer Highsmith, received the GFB 10th District Outstanding Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee Award. Among its activities over the past year, the committee celebrated Ag Awareness Week in March. The project resulted in six gardens planted at three elementary schools, reading ag-themed books and giving farm-related presentations…

Ms. Joyce Jowers Carter, age 68 of Douglas, passed away early Monday morning, September 23, 2019, at Pruitt Healthcare in Fitzgerald following a short illness. Ms. Carter was born June 17, 1951 to the late J. D. Jowers and the late Annie Vickers Jowers. Ms. Carter, a native of Coffee County, was a member of the graduating Class of 1969. She had worked in the medical billing services department at Coffee Regional Medical Center for many years. She attended Harrell Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include: Brothers Johnny Jowers of Waycross and Jimmy Jowers and wife Carrol of Douglas; and several nieces, nephews,…