Rachel Valeria Dyal Dyson, 82, of Blackshear and Waycross, passed away Wednesday night, May 27, 2026, at the Hospice Satilla Hospice House in Waycross, following a long, arduous journey home.
She loved the Lord Jesus Christ, and her testimony will live on, as demonstrated by the life that she lived before those who knew her. The following scripture speaks of her and the way she lived out her life.
Matthew 25:37-40:
Then shall the righteous answer him, saying Lord, when saw we thee and hungered, and fed thee? Or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
She was born in Waycross to the late Daniel Clarence Dyal and Mary Sallie Hamilton Dyal. She was a graduate of Okefenokee Technical College with a Licensed Practical Nursing Degree. During her life she worked with Satilla Community Service as a Social Services Aid/Advocate for individuals with special needs. She had also been employed as a nonunion employee of King Edward Cigar Factory and assistant manager of Renee Fashions.
