Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Josephus Cole Sr.
ALBANY - Josephus Cole Sr., 74, of 909 S. Madison St., Albany, died Tuesday, October 22, 2002, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Meadows Funeral Home
Albany
Richard Davis
ALBANY - Richard Davis, 76, of 2306 Newton Road, died Thursday, October 17, 2002, at his residence.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Martin Luther King Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Roselawn Gardens.
Martin Luther King Funeral Directors
Albany (229) 435-4813
Muzette Virginia Fennell
ALBANY - Muzette Virginia Fennell, 64, of Trafford, AL, formerly of Albany, died Monday, October 21, 2002, at Medical Center East in Birmingham, AL.
Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Andersonville National Cemetery in Andersonville, GA.
Mrs. Fennell was born November 25, 1937, in Pavo, GA, to the late Ben David and Bronie Virginia Cone Brooks. She was a retired medical assistant. She was of the Baptist faith.
Mrs. Fennell was preceded in death by her husband, Huey Woodrow Fennell, and two sisters, Larue Chastain and Laverne Bush, and a brother, Ben David Brooks Jr.
Survivors include three sons and two daughters, David Mercer of Albany, Ken Mercer of Loveland, CO, Kenneth Fennell of Long Beach, NC, Carolyn Jones of Albany, and Patricia Diane Burke of Birmingham, AL; brother, Dale Brooks of Americus; two sisters, Vicky Glover of Americus and Judy Lunsford of Sylvester; 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m.- 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Hall & Hall Funeral Home
Albany
Maidee Johnson Grubbs
SYLVESTER - Maidee Johnson Grubbs, 97, of 1451 Ga. Hwy. 33 S., Sylvester, died Wednesday, October 23, 2002, at her residence.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Pinson Memorial United Methodist Church with interment in Hillcrest Cemetery. Dr. Dan Williamson will officiate.
A native of Troup County, Mrs. Grubbs was born April 1, 1905. She had lived in Worth County since 1966, moving from Decatur, GA. She was a homemaker and a member of Sylvester Garden Club. She was formerly named Mother of the Year by the Sylvester Junior Woman's Club. She was a member of Pinson United Methodist Church where she was a member of the Maude O'Sheal Sunday School Class and the Pinson Circle. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Rayburn Johnson and Overton Hearn Johnson. Her husband, Joseph M. Grubbs, preceded her in death January 7, 1990, and a daughter, Betty Jo Lowrimore in June, 2000.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Mae G. and Joe K. Shiver of Sylvester; son-in-law, the Rev. Ralph T. Lowrimore of Casey, SC; and a special friend, Margaret Lodge of Sylvester; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 p.m.- 9 p.m. today at Banks Funeral Home.
Those desiring may send memorials to Pinson United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 118, Sylvester, GA 31791, or Albany Community Hospice, 2332 Lake Park Dr., Albany, GA 31707.
Banks Funeral Home
Sylvester (229) 776-2055
Mamie Lee Johnson
ASHBURN - Mamie Lee Johnson, 71, of 112 Southside Drive, Tifton, died Sunday, October 20, 2002, at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Graveside funeral services will be held at noon Friday in Oakridge Cemetery in Tifton.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Shipp's Funeral Home
Ashburn (229) 567-3101
Dawsie Ann Milner-Jones
ALBANY - Dawsie Ann Milner-Jones, 71, of Arlington died Friday, October 18, 2002, at Calhoun Memorial Hospital in Arlington.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Paul Methodist Church in Arlington with interment in the church cemetery. The Rev. L.C. Alexander will officiate.
A native of Baker County, Mrs. Milner-Jones was a homemaker. She graduated from Milleton High School in Tampa, Fla. She was a member of the Golden Key Club and St. Paul Methodist Church in Arlington.
Survivors include two sons, Arthur Jones Jr. and Augustus Jones, both of Detroit, Mich.; three daughters, Yvonne Jones, Yvette Burton and Aminike Jaleel, all of Detroit, Mich.; her mother, Jossie Redden of Tampa, Fla.; one sister, Juanita Milner-Bailey of Albany; 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The family of Mrs. Milner-Jones will receive friends at the residence of her sister, Juanita Bailey of 1414 Lily Pond Road, Albany.
Meadows Funeral Home
Albany
James Robert O'Hare Sr.
ALBANY - James Robert O'Hare Sr., of 2235 Duitman Road, died Wednesday, October 23, 2002, at his residence.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany
Alan Shaw
SYLVESTER - Alan Shaw, 63, of 114 Houston Street, Sylvester, died Wednesday, October 23, 2002, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Banks Funeral Home
Sylvester (229) 776-2055
Jackie Floyd Woods
ALBANY - The graveside funeral service of Jackie (Jack) Floyd Woods, 70, of 155 Stocks Dairy Road, Leesburg, who died Wednesday, October 23, 2002, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Crown Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Neil Brown will officiate.
A native of Abbeville, GA, Mr. Woods had resided in Lee County for the past 37 years, moving from Albany. Mr. Woods was a retired trim carpenter and cabinet maker and was employed with Lambert Suess for many years. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Albany, VFW Post #2785 and was past master of Chehaw Lodge #701 and was presently a member of Dougherty Lodge #591.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Woods of Lee County; a daughter, Jackie Woods Holmes and her husband Perry of Lee County; a son-in-law, John Aldredge of Lee County; a sister, Janice Quinn of Southport, NC; four grandchildren, John Aldredge Jr., Amber Aldredge, Meaghan Holmes and Landon Holmes. Mr. Woods was preceded in death by a daughter, Valerie Aldredge.
The family will receive friends from 7 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mathews Funeral Home
Albany (229) 435-5657
J.E. Autry
CAIRO - The Rev. J.E. Autry died Tuesday, October 22, 2002, in Thomasville.
The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church in Grady County. Interment will be at Mizpah Cemetery in Grady County.
Clark Funeral Home
Cairo (229) 377-1414
Fain Denney
OCILLA - Fain Denney, 64, of Ocilla died Tuesday, October 22, 2002, at his residence.
The funeral will be at 4 p.m. today at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Irwin County with interment in the church cemetery. The Rev. John Gibbs will officiate.
A native of Irwin County, Mr. Denney was a 1957 graduate of Irwin County High School. He was the service manager for Irwin County Tractor Co. and was a farmer. He was also a former well driller with Henry Woodrum and a former employee of Ocilla Milling Company. Mr. Denney was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church where he was a member of the Adult Sunday School Class. He was a former vice-president and reporter for the Irwin Young Farmer's and past governor of the Ocilla-Fitzgerald Moose Lodge.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Harrison Denney of Ocilla; daughters and sons-in-law, Denise and Steve Hamby of Ocilla, Wanda and Gary Watson of Fitzgerald and DeAnn and Michael Adkison of Ocilla; son and daughter-in-law, Marcus and Mandy Denney of Ocilla; grandchildren, Hillary and Hayden Hamby, Kaylan and Kristen Watson, Nic, Mac and Anna Denney, Lee Bridges, Jennifer Farley, Ethan Adkison, Jake Jones and Casey Jones; sisters and brothers-in-law, Nita and J.W. Hudson of Ocilla, Elaine and Chuck Goodson of Social Circle, Floreece and Kenneth Ross of Ocilla and Loretta and Harold Mai of Palm Coast, Fla. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry A. and Rebecca Clyde Handley Denney; a sister, Eunice Bryant and two brothers.
Memorials may be sent to Bethlehem Baptist Church in Irwin County.
Paulk Funeral Home
Ocilla (229) 423-2033
Marcus Knight
BAINBRIDGE - Marcus Knight of Bainbridge died Wednesday, October 23, 2002.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Cox Funeral Home
Bainbridge (229) 246-4411
Richmond W. Robinson
DAWSON - Richmond W. Robinson, 77, of 206 Lehman St., Cuthbert, died Tuesday, October 22, 2002, at Ft. Gaines Nursing Home in Ft. Gaines.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Ward Funeral Home
Dawson (229) 995-5853
Bernice Irene Walker
AMERICUS - Bernice Irene Walker, 90, of 242 Leslie Highway of Leesburg, died Tuesday evening, October 22, 2002, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. today from the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home with the Rev. Houston Berry and the Rev. Raymond Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
A native of Laurens County, Mrs. Walker was born July 6, 1912, a daughter of the late Shely Dixion and Ida Carr Dixion. She was preceded in death by her husband, G.A. Walker. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Americus.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. today, prior to the funeral service.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, George and Peggy Walker of Leesburg; a grandson and granddaughter-in-law, Norman and Laura Walker of Doerun; and two great-granddaughters, Mallori Walker and Emily Walker, both of Doerun.
Hancock Funeral Home
Americus (229) 924-3645
Ruth M. Williams
BAINBRIDGE - Ruth M. Williams, 87, of Los Angeles, CA, formerly of Bainbridge, died Sunday, October 20, 2002, in Los Angeles.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Bruton Mortuary
Bainbridge (229) 246-6042
Doris Wimbush
BLAKELY - Doris Wimbush, 69, of Blakely died Sunday, October 20, 2002, at 411-B Baptist Branch, Blakely.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Maryland Baptist Church in Blakely with burial in the church cemetery.
Peoples Funeral Home
Blakely (229) 723-3646
