Lazell Chastain Vinson

Lazell Chastain Vinson of Dillard, Georgia, passed away on Friday, November 21, 2025. Lazell was a strong woman, dedicated to her family. She was a homemaker for many years, worked in manufacturing, and cooked at John & Earl's before being a cook at the Dillard House. She was known for being able to feed a multitude with little to nothing in the house. Determined, persistent, and steadfast in her belief in God and herself, there was nothing she couldn't do if she set her mind to it.

Lazell was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Vinson. Additionally, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Melissa Vinson Crain, parents Claude and Bernice Chastain, a brother James Chastain, and three sisters, Evelyn Nix, Hazel Ortega, and Judy Long.

Lazell is survived by her four sons, Terry Vinson of Dillard, Georgia, Tony (Shelley) Vinson of Gray, Georgia, Troy Vinson of Covington, Georgia, and Trent (Tracy) Vinson of Dillard, Georgia. She is also survived by two daughters, Sheila (Jerry) Shook and Joy (Charles) Phillips, both of Clayton, Georgia, as well as one sister, Joanne (Jack) Baldwin of Franklin, North Carolina. Lazell is survived by 12 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandson.

The family will receive friends at Beck Funeral Home on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 from 12:00 p.m.until 1:00 p.m. The funeral service will begin at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel at Beck Funeral Home with the Reverend George Moore officiating. Burial will follow at Newman Chapel Baptist Church in Otto, North Carolina.

Beck Funeral Home in Clayton, Georgia is in charge of the arrangements and is honored to serve the family of Lazell Vinson. An online Memorial Registry is available at www.beckfuneralhome.com.