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Dea. Anthony Lott, the husband of Connie Lott, passed away on May 11, 2018. Funeral Service was held 2 P.M. Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Young’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Douglas, Georgia. Burial followed in the Vickers Rural Cemetery in Ambrose, Georgia. Dea. Anthony Lott was born May 2, 1955 to the late Mr. Willa Lott and Mrs. Rosa Lee Lott. He was proceeded by Monica Lott. Dea. Anthony Lott graduated from Coffee High School in 1973. Deacon Anthony Lott joined Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church at an early age and later joined Young’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in…

Pamela Renee Simpson passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2018. Funeral service was held at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 12, 2018, at Move of God Deliverance Center at 121 Pinecrest Dr. Douglas, Georgia. Burial followed immediately after the funeral service at the Broxton City Cemetery in Broxton, Georgia.

Mr. Joel Dewayne Nipper, age 64 of Nicholls, GA passed away early Wednesday morning, June 6, 2018, at Coffee Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Mr. Nipper was born October 3, 1953, to the late Jesse Nipper and the late Oleph Kirkland Nipper. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by: brothers: Wayne Nipper, David Nipper and Jesse Calvin Nipper; and sisters: Sarah Lou Nipper Crudo, Linda Nipper Lunn and Rebecca Nipper Bowman. Mr. Nipper had worked as a paramedic for many years. He later worked as an over the road truck driver from which he had…

Mr. James Gehu Stodghill, age 73 of Douglas, GA passed away Tuesday afternoon, June 5, 2018 at St. Josephs/Chandler Hospital in Savannah following a short illness. Mr. Stodghill was born March 6, 1945 to the late James Crowder Stodghill and the late Clyde Daniels Stodghill. Other than his parents he was preceded in death by: a step-son, Christopher Stevens; and a step-grandson, Alexander Stevens. Mr. Stodghill had been a Pepsi Merchandiser for 15 years and he had also operated the Singer Sewing Machine Company in Douglas for a number of years. Survivors include: his wife, Sherry Ann Stevens of Douglas,…

Sharon Ann Stevens, age 66, of Douglas, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at HCA Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida. Mrs. Stevens was born on September 20, 1951 in Douglas, GA the daughter to the late Dorsey Tarrant and Virue Molly Spivey Tarrant. She worked as a secretary/ bookkeeper with several local banks. Mrs. Stevens was preceded in death by: her husband, Johnny Stevens. Survivors include: her son, Jarred Stevens and wife Kristin of Douglas, GA; sister, Jean Carol Bray of Blackshear, GA; brother, Hugh Glenn Tarrant of Biloxi, MS; granddaughter, Rylee Grace Stevens of Douglas, GA; several nieces…

Nellie Estelle Harden, age 96, of Douglas, GA passed away on Tuesday June 5, 2018 at The Landings of Douglas following an extended illness. Mrs. Harden was born on November 7, 1921 in Ambrose, GA the daughter to the late Marvin Lee Day and Nellie Rachel Minix Day. She worked as a seamstress and was a member of West Green Methodist Church. Mrs. Harden was preceded in death by: her husband, Carswell Harden. Survivors include: her son, Glenn Harden of St. Simons Island, GA; Funeral services will be held on Friday June 8, 2018 at 11 a.m. at Sims Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplin…

Maryrae Lott Buckner, age 90, of Broxton, Georgia passed away on Friday, June 1, 2018, at Coffee Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Mrs. Buckner was born on February 18, 1928, in Broxton, Georgia the daughter of the late Johnnie Lott and Mary Olive Duke Lott. She worked as a secretary and sales person with Gibson McDonald Furniture Store for many years, was a homemaker, a member of Eastside Baptist Church and attended West Green Baptist Church. Mrs. Buckner was preceded in death by: her husband, Tom Buckner; sister, Floyce Day; brothers: Johnnie Lott, Elisha Lott, Jerry Lott, George…

Yvonne Ann Touchton, age 83, of Douglas, GA passed away on Monday June 4, 2018 at The Landings of Douglas following an extended illness. Mrs. Touchton was born on March 14, 1935 in Atlanta, GA the daughter of the late Virgil DuPree and Lula Cooper DuPree. She worked as a procurement director for South Georgia College for years. She was preceded in death by; her husband, John Howard Touchton. Survivors include: daughters: Yvonne Arnsdorff and husband Dan of Springfield, GA and Letitia O’Brien of Deland, FL; son, Howard Touchton of Douglas, GA; grandchildren: Michael O’Brien, Daniel O’Brien, David Touchton, Amber…

The City of Douglas Wastewater Treatment Plant has reported a major spill of wastewater that occurred into an unnamed tributary of the Seventeen Mile River at the effluent outfall. The spill date was from 5/30/2018 at 7 a.m. until 5/31/2018 7 a.m. The spill occurred at the effluent outfall of the WWTP at 622 Iron Road Douglas, GA 31533. Approximately 6.2 million gallons were reported. As a precaution, it is recommended that the public has no contact with the affected stream water until after 6/13/2018. The City of Douglas and ESG Operations will be sampling the waterway, both upstream and…

Officials with the Douglas-Coffee Drug Unit (DCDU) arrested four individuals on various charges following a surveillance operation at a Douglas residence earlier this week. Agents were conducting the operation near a home on E. Jackson St., Douglas, Ga., Monday, June 4, 2018, as part of an ongoing investigation. Officers observed a white male, identified as 26-year-old David Anthony Salyers, exit the home and attempted to make contact with him as a person of interest in a theft case. Salyers became combative with officers and, during the altercation, managed to swallow approximately 3.5 grams of suspected methamphetamine which he had concealed…