Five local citizens were honored for devoting their lives to serving others during the Deen Day Smith Service to Mankind Awards banquet held Tuesday night at Georgia Southern University's Nessmith-Lane Conference Center. The recipients - Nan Rushing, Charles Sikes, Nancy Stubbs Waters, Lannie Denmark Lee and Edith Hutchison - have been known for years by their generosity toward others, making sure life is better for them and performing random acts of kindness wherever they saw a need. The gala honored 19 others for service to the community as well as a man recognized for his humanitarian efforts.Bruce Yawn introduced the Deen Day Smith Lifetime Achievement Award winners, detailing reasons each deserves the award.