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Joyce Marie Peterson Brown, age 80, of West Green, passed away on Friday February 1, 2019. Mrs. Brown was born on December 22, 1938 in Coffee County, the daughter of the late Eddie Peterson and Ruth Courson Peterson. She was a homemaker and a member of Lone Hill United Methodist Church and was preceded in death by her husband, E.D. Brown. Survivors include two brothers, Eddie Peterson of West Green and Wayne Peterson (Shirley) of Baxley; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Graveside services were held on Sunday February 3, 2019 at Lone Hill Church Cemetery with Rev.…

Annie Laura Spicer, 91, of Winter Haven, Fla., passed away on Monday, January 28, 2019 at the Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center. Born May 26, 1927 to Judge and Nancy Carver Harper in Georgia she moved to Winter Haven in 1957. She and her late husband, James owned Reed’s Grocery and Annie’s Country Kitchen (later known as Nell’s Diner), as well as owning several rental properties in the southwest Winter Haven area. Annie was not the retiring kind. She was a 91 year old woman with a work truck. She carried more tools in that truck than…

Quillian Hall Ward Jr., age 83 of Broxton, passed away on Monday January 28, 2019. Mr. Ward was born on August 22, 1935 in West Green, the son of the late Quillian Hall Ward Sr. and Lourine McConnell Ward. He was a retired boilermaker and was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Ward and brother, Gene Ward. Survivors include two daughters, Janet Davis (Don) of Broxton and Joy Ward of Broxton; son Jimmy Ward (Sue) of Hazlehurst; brother, Johnny Ward of Douglas; eight grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Graveside services were held on…

Marilyn Harper, age 75, of Douglas, Georgia passed away on Monday, January 28, 2019 at Dorminey Medical Center following an extended illness. Mrs. Harper was born on November 29, 1943 in Coffee County, Georgia, the daughter of the late Jim and Mattie Lou Spires Burke. She was a cafeteria worker at Indian Creek Elementary School in the Coffee County School System for the past ten years and attended Harvest Time Church of God. Mrs. Harper was preceded in death by four brothers, Charles Burke, Felton Burke, Curtis Burke and Pete Burke. Survivors include her husband, Clifford Harper…

Sandra Kicklighter, age 76, of Douglas, passed away on Monday January 28, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Kicklighter was born on July 12, 1942 in Covington, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Earnest and Naomi Ridley Ross. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Kenneth Kicklighter. Survivors include her son, Jeff Ross of Douglas; daughter, Jackie Rice of Douglas; four grandchildren, Jessica Robinson (Brooks), Joel Ross, Jennifer Rice and Charles Morris; several great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Memorialization is by cremation. Sims Funeral is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Walter Darrell Stubbs, age 50, passed away suddenly on January 29, 2019 following a motor vehicle accident. Mr. Stubbs was employed at Fletcher’s Oil Company for many years. Mr. Stubbs was born in Jacksonville, Florida to the late Clarence and Estelle Stubbs. Also preceding Mr. Stubbs in death are Becky Jones, Clarence Stubbs, and Mary Stubbs. Mr. Stubbs is survived by his wife Mrs. Jill Stubbs; one son Mr. Matthew Stubbs; daughter Sarah Stubbs Taylor; one son-in-law Wesley Taylor; siblings Julie (Donnie) Norton, Shirley Cobb, Sharon (Johnny) Nobles, Clara (Robert) Weber, Linda Stubbs, Harvey Stubbs, Glen (Brenda) Stubbs, and…

If you’ve ever wondered if the various online sweepstakes out there on the web or legit or not, now you know that at least one is. Ken and Tamma Nadler of Douglas didn’t think they’d win anything when they signed up for the Allstate Drivewise app through Hennesy Insurance. A nation-wide promotion, the sweepstakes promised 10 winners. And 10 people took home $10,000 each. Winners were from as far away as Wisconsin and Texas. The Nadlers were one of two winners from Georgia. The Drivewise app monitors speed, braking, and hours driven; that information can result in significant…

The South Georgia State College Hawks took advantage of a strong performance at the free throw line Wednesday night to defeat the Gordon State Highlanders 74-69 in Waycross. As a team, the Hawks only missed two free throws the entire game (16-for-18, 89 percent). Leading 72-69 with five seconds remaining in regulation, Antonio Vendola capped off the night by knocking down two free throws to ice the game. The Highlanders attempted a total of eight free throws, shooting 50 percent from the line. The Hawks trailed by as many as ten points in the first half before putting…

A suspected cocaine dealer faces drug-related and other multiple charges after briefly evading officers during a vehicle and foot chase earlier this week. The Coffee County Drug Unit attempted to initiate a stop for a traffic violation on Jan. 28 on a vehicle occupied by an individual who had fled from agents during a drug investigation that occurred in 2018. The vehicle failed to yield to officers and led them on a high speed chase in the area of South Pearl and South Gaskin Avenues. During the chase, the subject, identified as Quanta Tydon Taylor (also known as James…

The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division announces the following recent arrests for the month of January. Jan. 11 – The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a possible child abuse case involving a four-month old. The child was taken to Jacksonville, Fla., due to its injuries. As a result of the investigation, Kenneth Kirkland was charged with first degree cruelty to children. The child is expected to make a full recovery. Jan. 18 – Sheriff’s officials received a report regarding the thefts of two zero turn lawn mowers. The Criminal Investigations Division began an investigation into the incident. Subsequently,…