Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Edith Cowart
ALBANY - Edith (Davis) Cowart, 92, of North Little Road, AR, died Wednesday, November 6, 2002, at St. Vincent's Hospital.
A graveside funeral service will be held at Floral Memory Gardens, Saturday at 1 P.M. The Rev. Walter Flint will officiate.
A native of Newnan, GA, Mrs. Cowart had lived in Albany for a number of years before moving to North Little Rock, AR. She was the widow of Charles Russell Cowart Sr. and is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Charles Russell and Ann Marie Cowart Jr. of North Little Rock, AR; one grandson, Kevin Cowart of Auburn, AL.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany
Willie James Gipson
ALBANY - Willie James Gipson, 32, of 2517 Brierwood Drive, Albany, died Wednesday, November 6, 2002, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Meadows Funeral Home
Albany
Fred Lee Harris
ALBANY - Fred Lee Harris, 36, of 818 Corn Ave., Albany, died Saturday, November 2, 2002, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
The graveside funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at New Saint James Baptist Church Cemetery.
J.L. Litman Memorial Funeral Service
Matthew Harris
ALBANY - Matthew Harris, 41, of 453 West Monroe Street, Ashburn, died Wednesday, November 6, 2002, at his residence.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Church of Gob By Faith in Ashburn with interment in Red Oak Cemetery in Doles.
Visitation will be 1 p.m.-7 p.m. today at the church.
Fields Funeral Home
Albany
Christine Johnson-Gulley
ALBANY - Christine Johnson-Gulley, 67, of 1836 Antioch Road, Albany, died Wednesday, October 30, 2002, at John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at New Salem Baptist Church in Baconton with interment in the church cemetery. The Rev. James Edwards, pastor, and the Rev. Jessie Frazier officiating.
A native of Mitchell County, Mrs. Johnson-Gulley was a homemaker and a member of Antioch Baptist Church. She attended Mitchell County public schools.
Survivors include six daughters, Christine Daniels, Earlene Daniels and Pauline McIntyre, all of Albany, Laura Jean Nash of Bellport, NY, Emma Jean Hampton of Bayshore, NY, and Hattie Lee Brown of Coram, NY; six sons, Bobby Johnson, Terry Daniels and Connie Lee Gulley, all of Albany, Cal Daniels, Lewis Daniels and David Johnson, all of Long Island, NY; three sisters, Mary Stewart of Center Moriches, NY, Flora Langs of Deer Park, NY, and Willie Bell Parks of Moultrie; one brother, M.J. Johnson of Baconton; 41 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
The remains or Mrs. Gulley will lie-in-state at the church on Saturday morning from 10 a.m. until the funeral hour.
Meadows Funeral Home
Albany
Sidney Oxford
SYLVESTER - Sidney Oxford, 72, of 180 McCarty Road, Sylvester, died Wednesday, November 6, 2002, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
The remains have been cremated. No service is scheduled.
Banks Funeral Home
Sylvester (229) 776-2055
Harriett Azie Riggins-McGee
ALBANY - Harriett Azie Riggins-McGee, 118, of 1326 East Residence Ave., Albany, died Wednesday, November 6, 2002, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Meadows Funeral Home
Albany
Carl Harold Schmidt
ALBANY - Carl Harold Schmidt, 55, of Indianapolis, Indiana, died Sunday, November 3, 2002.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Sunnyside Baptist Church with the Rev. Lamar Ledford officiating.
Mr. Schmidt lived in Albany since 1973 after being stationed at the Albany Naval Air Station until he moved to Indiana in 1998. While living in Indiana he supervised the Handleman and Indianapolis Motor Speedway and in Albany he served as a law enforcement officer for the Albany Police Department and the Dougherty Co. Sheriff Dept. Also had been employed by Miller Brewing Company for 14 years. He was owner and operated of Horses of Color and member of The Worth County Saddle Club and The Tifton County Saddle Club. A member of New Life Tabernacle Church located in Worth County.
He is survived by his wife, Denise Hamblen Schmidt of Indianapolis, Ind.; mother, Edith Bartlett Schmidt of Melbourne, Fla.; sister, Nancy Terry of Melbourne, Fla.; sons, Matthew Schmidt and Carl Schmidt, both of Albany, Hayden Schmidt of Norman Park and Joshua Hamblen of Indianapolis, Ind.; daughters, Colleen Vann and Angela Hopper, both of Albany, Mary Ann Schmidt of Greenville, Miss., Misty Schmidt of Norman Park, Mandy Hamblen of Indianapolis, Ind.; nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis, 1685 Branham Ln. Suite 227, San Jose, CA 95118 or Saint Vincent Foundation, Att. Toni Ketner, Rendu Group Home, 8450 North Payne Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268.
Hall & Hall Funeral Home
Albany
W.C. Spence
ALBANY - W.C. Spence, 65, of 6469 Bagge Ferry Road, Camilla, died Wednesday, November 6, 2002, at Mitchell County Hospital.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Eastside Mortuary
Albany (229) 432-9826
Myrtice Hooks Sumner
SYLVESTER - Myrtice Hooks Sumner, 80, of Anderson City, GA, died Wednesday, November 6, 2002, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Kimball United Methodist Church with interment in Kimball Cemetery. The Rev. Gene Sheffield will officiate.
A native and lifelong resident of Worth County, Mrs. Sumner was born October 27, 1922. She was a homemaker and a member of Kimball United Methodist Church where she was a member of the Ed Jackson Sunday School Class. She was preceded in death by her parents, Horace Greeley Hooks and Ada Arkansas Kennedy Hooks.
Survivors include her husband, Jack Hubert Sumner of Anderson City; three daughters, Wanda (Weldon) Bowen of Anderson City, Sharon (Al) Sherling of Monroe, and Midge (Clay) Walker of Rayle; a son, Ronald (Julie) Sumner of Sylvester; eight grandchildren, Brian Bowen, Brad Bowen, Wade Bowen, Adam Sherling, Matthew Sherling, Brett Walker, Chase Walker, and Scott Sumner; two great grandchildren, Daylon Bowen and Dakotah Kunselman.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m.- 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Banks Funeral Home
Sylvester (229) 776-2055
George Woods Jr.
ALBANY - George Woods Jr., 76, of 910 Cherry Ave., died Monday, November 4, 2002, at his residence.
The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Kiokee Baptist Church in Terrell County. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. Leon Pace will officiate.
A native of Worth County, Mr. Woods was a member of First Kiokee Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mable Morris Woods of Albany; two daughters, Thelma Davis of Newark, NJ, and Mildred James of Albany; three sisters, Nancy Dawson of Albany, and Ellen Jenkins and Rosa Lee Coley, both of Miami, FL; one brother, Tommie Lee Woods of Albany; two brothers-in-law, Lonzo Morris of Daytona Beach, FL, and Edker T. Jenkins of Miami, FL; three sisters-in-law, Betsy Morris of Daytona Beach, FL, Christine Woods and Lorine Stubbs, both of Albany; eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Poteat Funeral Home
Albany
Valerie Jo Brown Yanke
ALBANY - Valerie Jo Brown Yanke, 42, of Albany, died Thursday, November 7, 2002, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Hall & Hall Funeral Home
Albany
William A. Bailey
FITZGERALD - William A. "Billy" Bailey, 73, of Arcadia, Fla., formerly of Fitzgerald, Ga., died Thursday, October 24, 2002, at the V.A. Hospital in Tampa, Fla.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Evergreen Cemetery in Fitzgerald.
Paulk Funeral Home
Fitzgerald (229) 423-2033
Edna Cochran
BAINBRIDGE - Edna Cochran, 87, of Bainbridge died Thursday, November 7, 2002.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Cox Chapel with interment in Oak City Cemetery in Bainbridge.
Visitation will be 6 p.m.-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Cox Funeral Home
Bainbridge (229) 246-4411
Fannie Mae Kimbrough Coleman
DAWSON - Fannie Mae Kimbrough Coleman, 77, of Route 1 Box 1000, Shellman, GA, died Tuesday, November 5, 2002, at Joe-Anne Burgin Nursing Home in Cuthbert, GA.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 9, 2002, at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Highway 41 where the Rev. Walker is pastor and the Rev. Turkesisa Hill will officiate. Burial will follow at Turner Chapel Cemetery (Red Hill) Parrott, GA.
Mrs. Coleman attended the public schools of Webster County, GA. She was a domestic worker.
Left to cherish her memories are two daughters, Helen R. Bryant of Albany, GA, and Elizabeth C. Jackson (Jimmie) of Mayo, FL; two sons, Larnzie Jerome (Thelma) Coleman and Lucious Coleman, both of Shellman, GA; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a host of cousins. One special cousin, Mae Thelma Benton of Dawson, GA, and a host of close friends.
Albritten's Funeral Service
Dawson (229) 995-5895
Leon Collier
TIFTON - Leon (Jimmy) Collier, 60, of Tifton died Monday, November 4, 2002, at his residence.
The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Allen Temple A.M.E. Church in Tifton with interment in Tift Memorial Gardens.
Southview Mortuary
Tifton (229) 387-7046
Addye Story Cranman
ASHBURN - Addye Story Cranman, 84, of 712 Ashton Place, Ashburn, died Wednesday, November 6, 2002, at Flowers Hospital in Dothan, AL.
The funeral will be at 4 p.m. today at Perry Funeral Chapel with interment in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be 2 p.m.- 4 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Perry Funeral Chapel
Ashburn (229) 567-3366
Gene S. Crawford
REBECCA - Services for Gene S. Crawford, age 74, of 56 S. Academy Street, Rebecca, GA, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday morning at the Rebecca United Methodist Church with burial to follow in Rose Hill Cemetery, Ashburn, GA. Mr. Crawford died Thurday, November 7, 2002, at his residence after a long illness.
Mr. Crawford was a native and lifelong resident of Turner County, GA., the son of the late Hollis Arnold and Polly Marjorie Stallings Crawford. He was a member of the Rebecca United Methodist Church and was a cattleman. He was founding director of Community National Bank, and a member of the Ocmulgee Cattleman's Association.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley I. Crawford of Rebecca; two children, Scott Crawford and Phillip and Melissa Crawford, all of Rebecca; brother, Arnold Crawford Jr. of Rochelle; three grandchildren, Erica Crawford, Tanner Crawford, and Chandler Crawford, all of Rebecca.
Visitation will be 6 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Perry Funeral Chapel
Ashburn (229) 567-3366
