Derrick Lashawn Vann

Derrick Lashawn Vann entered eternal rest on Monday, July 29, 2024,

at his home in Hazlehurst, GA. He was born on September 11, 1970,

to the late Aaron Vann and Phelicia Ann Howell Chatman in Lumber

City, Georgia.

His educational experience included the Telfair County School

System and the Job Corps in Brunswick, where he received CDL

training in 1989. He was a member of the St. Paul Missionary Baptist

Church in Lumber City, GA.

He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He has worked at Amercord,

Hazlehurst Mills, and as a truck driver in his employment history.

Preceding him in death were his son, Darrien Bryson, his

grandparents, Author and Roxie Howell and Horace and Laura Ann

Vann. He leaves to cherish many fond memories to: his wife, Cathy

Vann of Alamo, GA; two loving sons, Brandon Vann of Tallahassee,

FL and Marcus Vann of Virginia; two brothers: Turner Chatman, Jr. of

Douglas, GA and Levon Chatman, Sr. of Lumber City, GA; two

uncles, Emory Howell of Orange, NJ and Finley Vann of Graham,

GA; one aunt, Wardean Carter of Hazlehurst, GA; like an aunt, Ava

Bess of Glenwood, GA; one nephew, Levon Chatman, Jr. of Lumber

City, GA; a dear friend, Jimmy Hunt of Hazlehurst, GA; and a host of

cousins and friends.