Jimmy Edsel Hiers, 81, of Mershon, passed away Thursday evening, March 9, 2023, at the Bacon County Hospital in Alma.
Born in Waycross October 1, 1941, he had lived in Pierce County all his life. He was retired from Douglas Asphalt where he had been a construction supervisor. An avid outdoorsman, he loved hunting and was a long-time member of the Pierce County Fox Hunters Association. He enjoyed fishing, planting a garden every year and cooking. He loved to read his Bible and attending church – Walkerville Baptist Church. His family and friends meant the world to him and he enjoyed spending time with them all.
He was a son of the late Alton Clyde and Ella Mae Davis Hiers. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Vivian Lee Andrew Hiers; a great-grandson, Hunter Starling and four brothers, Arlon Hiers, Kenneth Hiers, Billy Hiers and Alton “JR” Worton.
