- Date Of Birth: May 11, 1935
- Date Of Death: August 31, 2017
- State: Georgia
Jean Hursey , age 82, of Douglas, Ga. passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2017, following a brief illness. Mrs. Hursey was born on May 11, 1935 in Douglas, Ga. to the late Cliff Merritt and Myrtice Moon Merritt Williams.
Survivors include: her two daughters, Judy (Allen) Vickers of Broxton, Ga. and Patsy Moore and the late Keith Moore of Broxton, Ga.; ten grandchildren, Wendy (Jim) Jowers, Becky (Mark) Elliott, Carrie (Allen) Hull, Holly (Shane) Jordan, Amy (Brian) Vining, Kelly (Kevin) Gilliard, Jay (Ashley) Vickers, Kady (Jake) Stewart, Nathan (Emily) Moore, and Jason (Selena) Vickers; sixteen great-grandchildren, Madison Jowers, Collins Jowers, Luke Elliott, Anna Elliott, Chloe Hull, Ellie Hull, Andrew Jordan, Kate Jordan, Gant Vining, Gabe Vining, Kylee Brooke Gilliard, David Allen Vickers, Landon Stewart, Megan Vickers, Amber Vickers, and Kathrine Vickers; four sisters, June Waldron, Phyllis (Troy) Burch, Connie McNeese, and LaDonna (Kenneth) Foshee; three brothers, Ted (Elaine) Sills, Fritz Merritt, and Glenn Merritt; friend, Joe Rowan; several nieces, nephews, and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry “Hank” Hursey; father, J.T. Sills; son-in-law, Keith Moore; sister, Mary Annis Peterson; and three brothers, Rev. Earl Merritt, Timothy Sills, and Thad Sills.
