Jewell Bennett Sapp, age 70, of Jennings, FL. passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, Georgia following a brief illness. Jewell was born in Echols County, Georgia on June 3, 1942 to the late Clifford and Ida Deloach Bennett. She was a homemaker and was a member of Harvest Fellowship Church. Jewell had a tough exterior and gained the respect of those she came in contact with. She is remembered by those that knew her well as a loving and generous mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend that took care of her own. She had a larger than life personality and a heart to match it. Jewell was predeceased by her husband, George Billy Sapp and a son, George Billy Sapp, Jr.

Survivors include two daughters, Sylvia Rhames (Ronnie), Valdosta, GA. and Julie Sapp, Jennings, FL.; one son, Rodney Hudson, Jennings, FL.; one brother, Alfred Bennett, Barney, GA.; and one sister, Carolyn Gritz, Jennings, FL.; 12 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Saturday, September 15, 2012 in the chapel of Harry T. Reid Funeral Home, Jasper, FL.
Interment folowed in Staten Cemetery near Statenville, GA.