Mrs. Dorothretta McDonald BarrsJoiner-Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory BROOKLET, Ga. -- Mrs. Dorothretta McDonald Barrs, age 83, died Tuesday at her home under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. Mr. Ralph ColsonJoiner-Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory STATESBORO, Ga. -- Mr. Ralph Colson, age 76, died Tuesday morning at the East Georgia Regional Medical Center following a sudden illness. Vera Clarice Franklin HitchcockRidout's Valley Chapel Vera Clarice Franklin Hitchcock died at the age of 88 on January 23, 2017, after a long illness.