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Constance “Connie” Johns, age 62, of Millwood, GA passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2016, at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Johns was born on July 29, 1953, in Waycross, GA to the late Nelson Bennett, Jr and Dorothy Jean Cook Bennett. Survivors include: her husband, Charles Johns of Millwood, GA; son, Mark Davis of Millwood, GA; three stepdaughters, Brenda (Frankie) Bryan of Millwood, GA, Denise (Raymond) Crosby of Axson, GA and Cindy (Jimmy) Lee of Blackshear, GA; brother, Ronald (Sharon) Bennett of Boynton Beach, FL; six grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death…

Pauline Boggs Edens, age 76, of Douglas, GA passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at her residence. Mrs. Edens was born on November 26, 1939, in Oven Fork, KY to the late Charlie Boggs and Lora Maggard Boggs. Survivors include: her four sons, Leland (Robin) Edens of Douglas, GA, Robert (Mary) Edens of Mississippi, Charles (Becky) Edens of Douglas, GA and Mitchell (Shelly) Edens of Douglas, GA; daughter, Melissa (Dawn) Murray of Douglas, GA; brother, Charles Boggs of Indiana; two sisters, Loretta Coats of Indiana and Mary Poleno of Michigan; special friend, W.P. Chaney of Douglas, GA; multiple grandchildren;…

The Southern Elite 13U baseball team traveled to Dallas, GA June 10-12 to participate in Georgia’s USSSA Open/Major State Championship tournament. The young men of Southern Elite won the tournament and are now Georgia’s USSSA State Champions. For the weekend, SE went 5-1 in the double elimination tournament with notable wins against two highly ranked Major teams. Southern Elite beat the East Cobb Braves (ranked #5) in the Quarter-Finals by a score of 9-7 and then in the Championship Game, run ruled the #1 ranked Major team, the West Georgia Warriors-Meigs, by a final score of 10-2. For the tournament,…

Satilla Regional Library System welcomed Mr. Steve Hein, Director and Founder of The Center for Wildlife Education at Georgia Southern University, to the Douglas-Coffee County Public Library on Wednesday, June 15. Mr. Hein presented a wildlife show with birds of prey, raptors, reptiles and more. The animals he included were a grey eyed screech owl, harris hawk, possum, red rat snake, eastern banded king snake, and Madagascar hissing cockroaches. He educated the children and audience about these animals while encouraging them to read about these various animals. Mr. Hein also talked about safety around reptiles and the misconceptions many have about…

Mrs. Cindy Marie Moncus Stewart, age 58, of Broxton passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at her residence, following a short illness. She was born January 15, 1958 to the late William Fred Moncus and the late Mary Charlotte Prickett Moncus. Survivors include:Her Husband, Keith Sidney Stewart of Broxton, Ga. 2 Sons: Brian Keith (Miranda) Stewart of Alabaster, Alabama, and Matthew Wade (Raime) Stewart of Pembroke, Ga. 1 Brother: Jerry Lamar Moncus of Ashville, North Carolina. 1 Sister: Linda Dianne M. (Michael) Hunter of Alexander City, Alabama. 4 Grandchildren: Ashton Steward of Roanoke, Alabama. Tyler Stewart and Aubrianna Stewart, both…

Paul V. McGlynn, III, age 37, of Douglas, GA passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at Coffee Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Mr. McGlynn was born on September 1, 1978, in Philippi, WV to Paul Vincent McGlynn, Jr., and Regina Bigowsky McGlynn. Survivors include: his daughter, Isabella Faith McGlynn of Louisiana; father, Dr. Paul McGlynn of Douglas, GA; mother, Regina McGlynn of Douglas, GA; brother, Patrick McGlynn of Douglas, GA. Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Paul Catholic Church with Father Paul O’Connell officiating. Sims Funeral Home is…

Johnny James Dale, age 28, of Nicholls, GA passed away on Monday, June 13, 2016, following an auto accident. Mr. Dale was born on May 20, 1988, in Gainesville, FL to Johnny R. Dale and Marilyn McFarland. Survivors include: his wife, Nichole Hersey Dale of Nicholls, GA; daughter, Braylee Hersey of Nicholls, GA; father, Johnny R. Dale of Douglas, GA; mother, Marilyn McFarland of Lake City, FL; brother, Jesse Dale of Douglas, GA; two sisters, Alyssa Dale of Douglas, GA and Taylor Mills of Lake City, FL; maternal grandparents, James and Donna McFarland of Lake City, FL; several nieces, nephews,…

Kayla Tatum was recognized as this year’s CHS recipient of the Christian Leadership Award during the Douglas Kiwanis Club meeting Tuesday at the Flyin’ Cowboy restaurant. A check for the 4-H summer camp scholarships was also presented to Kevin Tatum. Steve Young, Director of the Douglas Parks and Recreation Department, was the speaker for the night. He spoke about the youth sports programs and new initiatives to include special needs kids and seniors. It was an enjoyable evening for all those in attendance. Steve Young and Duane Carr – Submitted

Mr. James Earl Strickland, age 75, of Douglas passed away Saturday morning, June 11, 2016, at the Shady Acres Health & Rehabilitation Center, following an extended illness. He was born February 12, 1941 to the late Carlton Edward Strickland and the late Sarah Jane Kight Strickland. Mr. Strickland, a native of Waycross, Ga., worked as a Sewing Machine Mechanic with Spectrum Industries for many years until it closed. At that time he was a Truck Driver for some few years. Mr. Strickland was a Baptist by Faith. Survivors include, His Wife, Rena Harris Strickland of Douglas, Ga., 2 Sons, Tony…