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Obituaries 10.20.22

Rinehart & Sons   Lem Colvin “Sam” Aspinwall Jr. Odum—Lem Colvin “Sam” Aspinwall Jr., 63, of Odum died Oct. 10, 2022. The Wayne County native and 1977 Wayne County High School graduate was a dedicated forestry technician with International Forestry Company.

Obituaries 10.13.22

Rinehart & Sons   David M. Harper Jesup—David M. “Grand Dude” Harper, 71, of Jesup died Oct. 4, 2022, at his residence. The Wayne County native was a retired fraud investigator for the Georgia Department of Labor. He was a member of St.

Obituaries 10.6.22

Howard   Lance E. Lanier Ludowici—Lance E. Lanier, 61, died Sept. 29, 2022. He was born in Jesup and lived in Long County for the past 22 years. He retired from the Georgia Department of Transportation and worked several years in signal maintenance for the city of Hinesville.

Obituaries 9.29.22

Robert W. Waters Jesup—Robert “Bobby” W. Waters, 79, of Jesup died on Sept. 24, 2022.  The Illinois native had lived in Wayne County most of his life and attended St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.

Obituaries 9.22.22

Howard-Jones   Brynslet Araya Sellers Screven—Brynslet Araya Sellers, 10, died Sept. 14, 2022, at Wayne Memorial Hospital after a courageous eight-year battle with heart disease, earning herself the title of “Heart Warrior.

obituaries 9.8.22

Rinehart & Sons   Carl Osten Ellis Jesup—Carl Osten Ellis, 99, of Jesup died Sept. 1, 2022. He was born in Horry County, South Carolina, to Benjamin Franklin Ellis and Lettie Oliver Thompson Ellis. His family moved to Wayne County in 1927. He was a member of Bethlehem Wesleyan Church and a U.S.

obituaries 8.25.22

Howard-Jones   Wade Moody Hinesville—Wade Moody, 65, died peacefully on Aug. 19, 2022, at home under the care of Hospice of South Georgia. A resident of Liberty County for the past six years and former lifelong resident of Odum, he was born on Aug. 13, 1957, in Jesup.

Obituaries 8.18.22

Howard-Ludowici   Joy Ann Sullivan Screven—Joy Ann Sullivan, 68, died Aug. 13, 2022, at Southeast Georgia Health System in Bruns-wick. She was a native and lifelong resident of Wayne County and was a retired CNA from Wayne Memorial Hospital.

Search for city manager nears end

The Jesup City Council interviewed the four top applicants for the city manager position on Tuesday in closed sessions lasting most of the day, but no action was taken following that process.

Firing of former Police Chief Lane is official

Jesup Police Chief Mike Lane has been officially fired as of today (Thursday), according to the city of Jesup. The city announced on its website (jesupga.gov) that the termination process as outlined in the city’s employee handbook has been completed for the firing of the former chief.