Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Rayford E. Prescott
SYLVESTER - Master Sergeant Rayford E. Prescott, 74, of Pinellas Park, Fla., died Friday, February 21, 2003, at Palms Gardens of Pinellas.
The graveside funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today in Hillcrest Cemetery.
Banks Funeral Home
Sylvester (229) 776-2055
Lavara Robinson Alday
DONALSONVILLE - Lavara Robinson Alday, 83, of Kathleen, formerly of Donalsonville, died Tuesday, February 25, 2003, at her residence.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Evans-Skipper Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Hebrew Church cemetery.
Flowers accepted or contributions to Wiregrass Hospice, 432 Shotwell St., Bainbridge, GA 39817.
Evans-Skipper Funeral Home
Donalsonville
Robert A. Autenrieth
BAINBRIDGE - Robert A. Autenrieth, 70, of Bainbridge died Monday, February 24, 2003, at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville.
No funeral service will be held.
Cox Funeral Home
Bainbridge
Margery N. Collins
CAMILLA - Margery N. Collins, 68, of Baconton died Tuesday, February 25, 2003, at Palmyra Nursing Home in Albany.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Baconton Baptist Church with burial in Mt. Enon Church cemetery. The Rev. Jeff Barker will officiate.
Active pallbearers include Robbie Suggs, Scottie Suggs, Richy Suggs, Wayne Wells, Kenny Wells and Jimmy Wells.
Honorary pallbearers include Len Shiver, Chris Smallwood, Larry Collins Jr., John Davis, Keeton Murphy and Charles Morman.
Born April 9, 1934, in Mitchell County, Mrs. Collins was retired from RCM Enterprises as a seamstress and a member of Baconton Baptist Church. She was married to the late Larabee "Sonny" Collins and was the daughter of the late Jessie and Lena Mae Redfern Pafford.
Survivors include three sons, Larry Gene Collins Sr. of Baconton, Jerry C. Collins of Albany and Donald Lee Collins of Sale City; two daughters, Beverly Collins of Baconton and Connie Collins of Baconton; 14 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. today at Parker-Bramlett Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Albany Albany Community Hospice, P.O. Box 1828, Albany, GA 31703.
Parker-Bramlett Funeral Home
Camilla
Frankie Davis
CAIRO - Frankie Davis died Tuesday, February 25, 2003, at his home in Whigham.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. today at Clark Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Greenwood Cemetery.
Clark Funeral Home
Cairo
Lucille Sanders Durham
AMERICUS - Lucille Sanders Durham, 78, of 911 Magnolia Street, Americus, died Sunday, February 23, 2003, at Sumter Regional Hospital.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Williams Road Church of Christ in Sumter County with interment in Bethlehem Baptist Church cemetery in Sumter County.
Barnum Funeral Home
Americus
Velma Ruth Hancock
CAIRO - Velma Ruth Hancock died Tuesday, February 25, 2003, in Grady General Hospital in Cairo.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Long Branch Baptist Church in Cairo with interment in Greenwood Cemetery in Cairo.
The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Clark Funeral Home
Cairo
Jacqueline Eunice Hill Hilley
MOULTRIE - Jacqueline "Jackie" Eunice Hill Hilley, 49, of Crown Hill Drive, South Bend, Ind., died Sunday, February 23, 2003, at her residence.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Hartsfield Baptist Church. The Rev. Richard O. Smith will officiate.
Born June 1, 1953, in Colquitt County, Ms. Hilley was an O R technician at St. Joe Medical Center. She was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include her sons, Ian Paul Hilley of Decatur and Daniel Grover Hilley and wife, Mary Kay of Leesburg; brothers, James Grover Hill Jr. of Snellville, Jess David Hill of Doerun and Strozer Rudolph Hill of Tifton; sisters, Jean E. Hill Delahanty of Falls Church, VA, Merle Hill Griswold of Doerun, Louella Hill Fishburne of Dawsonville and Christine Hill of Doerun; grandson, John Q. Dunlap; special friend, Dennis Moran of South Bend, Ind.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Eunice Elexor Waters Hill and James Grover Hill Sr.; a brother, Paul Franklin Hill and a sister, Mary Ann Hill.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. today at the home of Merle Griswold, 917 Rancho Taylor Road, Hartsfield Community.
Cobb Funeral Chapel
Moultrie
Louvenia C. McBryant
CORDELE - Louvenia C. McBryant, 92, of Pineview died Wednesday, February 26, 2003, at Pineview Healthcare.
The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Friday in the Chapel of Hughes & Wright Funeral Home with interment in New Bethel Primitive Baptist Church cemetery in Wilcox.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Hughes & Wright Funeral Home
Cordele
William Jerome Shiver
CAIRO - William Jerome Shiver died Tuesday, February 25, 2003, in Grady General Hospital in Cairo.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Friday at Clark Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery in Havana, Fla.
The family will receive friends 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Clark Funeral Home
Cairo
Alitha Shurley
CAIRO - Alitha Shurley, 84, of Glenmor Nursing Home, Thomasville, died Wednesday, February 26, 2003.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Word of Life Christian Center in Cairo with interment in Greenwood Cemetery in Cairo.
Mrs. Shurley had worked for the W.B. Roddenberry Company.
Survivors include numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Stephens W. Shurley.
Visitation will be 7 p.m.-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Heritage Funeral Home
Cairo (229) 377-2112
Olan F. Webb Jr.
SYCAMORE - Olan F. Webb Jr., 58, of 621 Denham Road, Sycamore, died Tuesday, February 25, 2003, at his residence.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Sycamore Baptist Church with burial in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Tifton.
Perry Funeral Chapel
Ashburn (229) 567-3366
Martha Marie Allman Williams
MOULTRIE - Martha Marie Allman Williams, 80, of 820 Third Street S.E., Moultrie, died Tuesday, February 25, 2003, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Calvary Baptist Church with interment in Pinecrest Memory Gardens.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
The family may be contacted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Williams, 816 Third Street S.E., Moultrie.
Cobb Funeral Chapel
Moultrie
Metty Register Wyatt
MOULTRIE - Metty Register Wyatt, 86, of 319 Lindale Avenue, Moultrie, died Tuesday, February 25, 2003, at her residence.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Interment will be in Cobb Suncrest Memorial Gardens.
The family may be contacted at the home of Grace Kelly, 309 Lindale Avenue, Moultrie.
Cobb Funeral Chapel
Moultrie
Lillie Bell Blue-Williams
ALBANY - Lillie Bell Blue-Williams, 54, of 604 Gaines Avenue, Albany, died Wednesday, February 19, 2003, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
The funeral was held at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Albany with interment in Mt. Airy Baptist Church cemetery in Baker County. The Rev. Gary Sanders, pastor and the Rev. James Blue officiated.
Born July 3, 1948, in Schley County, Ellaville, Mrs. Blue-Williams was a retired production worker for MacGregor Golf Company. She was a 1966 graduate of Monroe High School. She was a member of First Mt. Olive Baptist Church where she served as a Sunday school teacher, secretary of the Baptist Training Union, group leader of the Red Circle Young People Missionary Department, Kitchen Committee worker, One Hour Wednesday Prayer Group and member of the Women's Missionary Department.
Survivors include her husband, Johnny Williams Sr. of Albany; one daughter, Megan Williams of Valdosta; three sons, Sgt. Derrick Williams of Camp Lejeune, N.C., Johnny Williams Jr. and Johnathan Williams, both of Albany; six sisters, Laura Gilyard of Atlanta, Mary Ann Washington of Oglethorpe, Pearlie (Lonzra) Collins of Ellaville, Ella Blue Lucas of Cataula, Mavis Brooks of Atlanta and Victoria (James) Haynes of Albany; five brothers, Elzie (Clara) Blue Sr. of Daytona Beach, Fla., the Rev. James (Agnes) Blue Sr. of Albany, the Rev. William (Barbara) Blue of Ellaville, Raymond Blue and George Blue, both of Atlanta.
Meadows Funeral Home
Albany
Johnnie Bell Breedlove
ALBANY - Johnnie Bell Breedlove, 66, of 1811 Wetherbee Court, died Tuesday, February 25, 2003, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Shiloh Baptist Church at Pecan City with burial in the church cemetery. The Rev. Salis Jackson will officiate.
A native of Dougherty County, Mrs. Breedlove was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church and the widow of Hilliard Breedlove.
Survivors include three daughters, Dorothy Clyde Tift, Deborah Ann (Wayne) Davis and Consuelo Hunt, all of Albany; three sons, Tommy James Clyde and Joseph Lynwood (Meka) Hunt of Albany and Toney Lorenzo (Coretta) Jones of Stockbridge; seven sisters, Lena Mae (Walter) Carrington and Mattie Mae (Alonzo) Fuller, both of Fayetteville, N.C., Catherine Teemer of Absecon, N.J., Mary Elizabeth Brown, Willie Mae (Roy) Brazzley, Sharron Ann (Ronald) Griffin and Carolyn Roslyn (Donny) King, all of Albany; nine brothers, Robert Lee (Annie) Teemer, Eddie Will (Johnnie Mae) Teemer, Willie Love Teemer, John Henry (Louise) Teemer, Calvin Leon (Matilda) Teemer, Garry Lamar Teemer, Melvin Eugene Teemer, Leroy Hunt and Johnny Hunt, all of Albany; 14 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Poteat Funeral Home
Albany
G. Douglas Collins Jr.
ALBANY - G. Douglas Collins Jr., 96, of Camilla, died Wednesday, February 26, 2003, at his residence.
The memorial service will be held at First Baptist Church, Camilla, at 3 PM Saturday, March 8. The Rev. Joe Beauchamp will officiate.
A native of Mitchell County, Mr. Collins grew up in the Flint Community. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1929, and received a Master's Degree from the University of Tennessee in 1932. For over 30 years, he worked as an agricultural statistician for the Crop Reporting Bureau, U.S. Department of Agriculture, working in North Carolina, Washington, DC, and Tennessee. After his retirement, he returned to Camilla in 1964, with his wife and daughters. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Camilla. Along with managing his tree farm, Mr. Collins served as the church treasurer for 23 years, served as a deacon and was a member of the Fellowship Sunday School Class. He was preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Rebecca Swearingen, who died in February, 1999, his parents, George Douglas Collins Sr. and Addie Lee Martin Collins, a sister, Laurie Marion Collins and two brothers, Julian Walden Collins and William Martin Collins.
Survivors include two daughters, Linda C. Harp and her husband Seth Harp of Columbus, and Anne Douglas Collins and her husband Bruce Crauder of Stillwater, OK; a brother, Andrew Marion Collins and his wife Ann Smith Collins of Camilla; a sister-in-law, Maxine James Collins of DeSoto; four grandchildren, Mary Rebecca Harp of Houston, TX, Leslee Harp Shannon and her husband Stephen Shannon of Dallas, TX, Douglas Collins Crander and Robert "Robbie" Collins Crauder of Stillwater, OK; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends and family from 2 p.m.- 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 1 and March 2, at his residence, 226 Main Street, Camilla.
Those desiring, please make memorials to First Baptist Church, Camilla, P.O. Box 414, Camilla, GA 31730.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany
