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Mr. James Adrian Deen, age 74, of Douglas passed away Sunday, June 5, 2016, at his residence, following an extended illness. He was born November 5, 1941 to the late George Deen and the late Clara Stone Deen. Survivors include: His Wife, Lera Mixon Deen of Douglas, GA; Children, Dewayne (Sandra) Deen, Debra Deen, Johnny Hester, Patricia (Jimmy) Hester, Bobby Hester, Becky Hester, Patricia Arnold, Stephanie Davis (Tracey Wimberly) all of Douglas, GA, Tammy (Scott) Merritt of Broxton, GA and Vickie (Billy) Benefield of West Green; Siblings, Johnny Deen of West Green, GA, James Deen and Clayton Deen, both of…

Elizabeth “Libba” Dockery Burch, age 82, of Douglas, GA passed away on Friday, June 3, 2016, at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Burch was born on August 22, 1933, in Douglas, GA to the late George Washington Dockery and Phoebe Lott Dockery. Survivors include: her daughter, Peggy Burch (Mike) Greene of Thomaston, GA; granddaughter, Marie Elizabeth Greene (Karl) Broder of Brooks, GA; grandson, Anthony Michael (Heather) Green of Anderson, SC; great granddaughter, Margrit Caroline Broder of Brooks, GA; great grandson, Daniel Anthony Greene of Brooks, GA; brother, Benny (Waunell) Dockery of Broxton, GA; and several nieces and nephews.…

4-H SHOTGUN TEAM WINS STATE The Coffee County 4-H Shotgun Team traveled to Savannah for the weekend of May 28th-29th to compete in the Georgia 4-H Trap and Skeet Match. The match was held at the Forest City Gun Club. Coffee 4-H had two Senior 4-H Teams (grade 9-12) and two Junior 4-H Teams (7th & 8th graders) to compete. Team members included Timmy Rewis, Huntington Smith, and Barron Thomas on one team and Jordan Davis, Brice Grantham, Lance Ricketson, and Blakely Tanner on the other. Teams can be composed of three to four members. The Junior 4-H Teams included…

Jimmie Ray Wooten, age 63, of Broxton, GA passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Mr. Wooten was born on July 1, 1952, in Broxton, Georgia to the late Knivelton Brinson Wooten and Ida Lucille Stapleton Wooten. Survivors include: Wife, Shirley Salter of Broxton, GA; Daughter, Shannon Kirkland of Douglas, GA; Granddaughter, Jasmine Kirkland of Douglas, GA; Brother, Carlos Wooten of Litha Springs, GA; Brother, K Wooten, Jr of Locusr Grove, GA; Brother, Jerry Wooten of Denton, GA; Brother, Quitman Wooten of Broxton, GA; Brother, Richard Wooten of Broxton, GA; Sister, Pricilla Harrison of Sparks, GA; Sister, June Davis of…

The annual Douglas Kiwanis Club Honors Night was held at the Flyin’ Cowboy Restaurant May 31, during which several local students were recognized and given awards. Tiffany Lynn Morgan received the Kiwanis Club of Douglas SGSC Foundation Endowed Scholarship for outstanding scholastic achievement. Loryn Brown, CCA, received the Carroll A. Burch Award for her leadership at CCA this past year. Brown was also presented a Key Club President’s Gavel as outgoing President of the CCA Key Club. Kade Moore was sworn in as incoming President of the CCA Key Club. Mario Nunez, CHS, was presented the Youth Volunteer Service Award…

Mr. Aquileo Altamirano, age 82, of Douglas passed away Tuesday evening, May 31, 2016, at his residence following an extended illness. He was born May 12, 1934 to the late Fernando Altamirano and the late Amanda Sanchez. Survivors include: His Wife: Sofia Montiel Altamirano of Douglas, Ga.; His Children: Dolores Altamirano, Fidel Altamirano, both of Douglas, Ga.; Sofia C. Gallegos of Indiana , Jose Arturo Altamirano of Florida, Lucia Cerda of Mexico, Juana Altamirano of Texas. Sisters: Cecila Villasana, Margarita Zuniga, both of Texas. Brothers: Vicente Zuniga of Texas. 19 Grandchildren and 9 Great Grandchildren. Several Nieces, Nephews, Friends, and…

A member of South Georgia State College’s (SGSC) men’s basketball team has been named a 2016 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar by the magazine Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. Momodu Senghore, a 6’9″ redshirt freshman from Jonesboro, Ga., was a second team selection for the honor, which includes players from various NCAA Division I schools. “This is a signal achievement for Momodu Senghore,” said SGSC President Dr. Virginia Carson. “It reflects great credit on him and also on our head basketball coach Cory Baldwin.” During his time as head basketball coach, Baldwin has made academics a top priority among his…

South Georgia State College (SGSC) will honor retiring President Dr. Virginia Carson at two separate celebrations during the month of June. Carson will retire from SGSC June 30 after leading the institution for eight years. The first celebration is scheduled for Tuesday, June 7 from 5-7 p.m. in the Administrative Building on the Waycross Campus. The second celebration will take place Thursday, June 9 beginning at 5 p.m. in Engram Hall on the Douglas Campus. The public is invited to attend one or both of the events. – Submitted