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On a tragic day in Appling, Georgia, 85-year-old Rheba Mae Dent's life was cut short in a violent rampage that claimed the lives of four others. The peaceful life of the matriarch, who was born in Appling on August 5, 1928, ended on April 22, 2016, a victim of gun violence stemming from a domestic dispute.

The perpetrator was 50-year-old Wayne Anthony Hawes, the common-law husband of one of Dent's daughters. Hawes embarked on a shooting spree at two different locations, his anger apparent ...Read More

Victim Details

Rheba Mae Dent

Female

Black / African American

Appling

GA

2016-04-22

85

Rheba

Mae Dent

05/11/2026