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Susan Elizabeth Kersey
Jesup—Susan Elizabeth “Betty” Westberry Kersey, 76, of Jesup died on Oct. 24, 2026, surrounded by her children and grandchildren.
The Wayne County native and resident attended Jesup Christian Fellowship. She could be found working as a food service worker in nursing homes, in the hospital or at Wayne County High School. She enjoyed reading, playing games on her tablet, working out word searches and reading newspapers, collecting lighthouses and cardinal figurines, and enjoying evenings outside with her “neighbor ladies.”
She was preceded in death by her parents, McGlohon and Minnie Westberry; her spouse, Pete Kersey; and a brother, McGlohon “Dick” Westberry Jr.
Survivors include her two daughters, Ealaine (Ray) Harper of Jesup and Leona (John) Fox of Jesup; four grandchildren, Calieb Harper, Rebekah Fox, Nathaniel Jones, and Alyssah Fox and her fiance, Tyler Shadron; a great-grandson, Owen Harper; a sister, Juanita Westberry (Buster) West, and their son, Lee West; a brother, Robert L. “Pee Wee” (Phyllis) Westberry; and numerous other nephews and nieces.
Funeral services were held Oct. 27 at Rinehart Chapel with the Rev. Harold Hand officiating. Interment followed in Lake Chapel Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Calieb Harper, Nathaniel Jones, Tyler Shadron, Hovis Surrency, Dylan Poppell, John Dean and Ricky Palmer. Honorary pallbearers were her apartment evening ladies and her Helping Hands caregivers.
Rinehart and Sons Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Charles Box Jones II
Macon—Charles Box Jones II, 76, of Macon died Oct. 21, 2026.
He was born on Dec. 10, 1949, in Jesup to the late Charles Thagard and Martha Lillian Strickland Jones. He graduated from Jeff Davis County High School, where he was STAR student of his class. He enrolled in the premed program at Mercer University, but he interrupted his education to volunteer for service in the United States Marine Corps. After completing Officer Candidate School at Quantico, Virginia, he was commissioned and served as the youngest Marine lieutenant in Vietnam.
He married the love of his life, the late Candace Hatton, before going to Quantico.
He had a successful career in sales. He won national awards as an agent for Mutual of New York Life Insurance, and he later transitioned to commercial real estate in Florida, where he was a top producer. In his later years, he worked in the automobile industry as a finance manager and sales agent.
He excelled at whatever endeavor he undertook. He had a zest for life and lived it to the full, his family said. His friends and family called him “Buddy” or “Charlie Box.” Some of his favorite hobbies included reading history, playing Scrabble and chess, rooting on the University of Georgia Bulldogs, and spending time with his dogs, which were all German shepherds that he named Bruno.
He is survived by his son, Charles Box “Clay” (Lee) Jones III of Athens; his sisters, Sharon Falls (Roy) Smith of Macon and Joannah Dickerson of Warwick; his brother, Jon Marc (Rhonda) Jones of Athens; his grandson, Duncan Jones; his nieces and nephews, Lauren Lance, Alison (David) Hartley, Katie (Alex) Furches, Christopher Falls, Robbie Pope, Anthony (Cheryl) Dickerson Ashley (Craig “Doc”) Dockery, Jessica Leigh and Jon Cade Jones; and his great-nieces and great-nephews, Mary Katherine Lance, Annagayle Lance, Walker Lance, Cameron Hartley, Ashton Hartley, Chloe Hartley, Eli Furches, Tripp Pope, Gabriel “Gabe” Dickerson, Tyler Peacock, Chandler Dockery, Ava Lillian Dockery, Landon Rozier, Brynlee Rozier and Dillon Rozier.
Visitation will be held on Friday, Oct. 30, at from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Rinehart and Sons Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Jesup City Cemetery with military honors.
Rinehart and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.