Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Emma Dudley-Tinson
ALBANY - Emma Dudley-Tinson, 71, of 707-B West Lincoln Avenue died Thursday, November 21, 2002, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
The family of Mrs. Dudley-Tinson will receive friends and relatives at the residence of her daughter, Helen Clemmons of 1606 Waddell Avenue, Albany.
Meadows Funeral Home
Albany
Findley Bartow Edge
ORLANDO, FL - Word has been received in Albany of the death of the Rev. Dr. Findley Bartow Edge, Albany native and longtime professor of religious education at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
Dr. Edge died in Orlando, Florida, on October 28, 2002, at age 86. Born in Albany in September of 1916, Dr. Edge was educated in the Albany schools and was graduated from Albany High School in 1933. In the senior year, he was the recipient of the McIntosh Award. He was given a basketball scholarship to attend Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, and there earned the Bachelor of Arts degree. The Master of Theology and Doctor of Theology degrees were earned at Southern Seminary and the Master of Arts degree at Yale University. A Doctor of Divinity degree was conferred upon him by Stetson.
Dr. Edge's first church affiliation was with the First Baptist Church of Albany where he was baptized into the Christian faith. It was from this church that he went forth into the Baptist ministry, and in the early years of his career held pastorates in Kentucky and in Florida prior to joining the faculty at the seminary.
Dr. Edge held the Basil Manley Chair of Religious Education at Southern. In great demand as a lecturer and teacher, both in this country and abroad, his numerous writings on Christian life were translated into a number of languages for use in colleges and seminaries worldwide. During his long career, Dr. Edge was the author of more than 80 published works. His books included, "Teaching For Results," a standard text in seminaries for more than 40 years; "Helping the Teacher," which was dedicated to his mother; "A Quest for Vitality in Religion," a work the Rev. Dr. Billy Graham once termed indispensable; "The Greening of the Church," dedicated to his brother; and "The Doctrine of the Laity."
Under the seminary's auspices, he founded the Vineyard, an interdenominational conference center for study and spiritual renewal which was an innovative move in the Protestant church. As the conservatives gained control of the Baptist denomination in the 1970s and 1980s, Dr. Edge's ecumenical views proved too liberal for the new establishment. Not surprisingly, he remained faithful to his personal beliefs and convictions, formulated over a lifetime of study and prayer, continuing to write and teach and lecture without undue regard for current trends of the day. Most observers of the Christian church in America during that time agreed that, as a result, his stature only increased. By the time of his death, he was hailed by his eulogist, the Rev. Dr. Edward Hammett, as "a giant in Baptist Life - friend and critic of the institutional church."
Dr. Edge was a past member of the board of directors of the National Religious Education Association. Long included in "The Directory of American Scholars," he was also listed in "Who's Who in America," as well as various other publications, scholarly and otherwise, too numerous to mention. At the time of his retirement from the seminary, Edge Court on the seminary grounds was dedicated in his honor.
Dr. Edge's love of basketball was rivalled only by a passion for golf. He is buried in the Palm Cemetery at Winter Park just off the sixth fairway of the local golf course. That way, he told his older son, he could come out at night to look for balls he had lost in years past.
Dr. Edge was preceded in death by his father, John Andrew Edge, and his mother, Daisy Findley Edge, whom he always called his first and best teacher, and a brother, Hoyt D. Edge Sr., longtime Albany banker and civic leader.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 63 years, Louvenia Littleton Edge of Orlando, herself a published author in the field of early childhood religious education; two sons, Larry Findley Edge of Claremont, Florida, and Dr. Hoyt Littleton Edge of Winter Park; a granddaughter, Shannon Elizabeth Edge of Utrecht, The Netherlands; and locally, a sister-in-law, Mrs. Hoyt D. Edge Sr., and nephew, Hoyt D. Edge Jr.; and in Macon, a first cousin, Mrs. Grady L. Rockett Sr.; and her children and grandchildren.
An Albany cousin, Mrs. Albert Cates, passed away November 5, 2002, a week after Dr. Edge.
Rosetta Hudson Stubbs
ALBANY - Rosetta Hudson Stubbs, 80, of 600 Water Street, Newton, died Thursday, November 21, 2002, at her residence.
The remains have been cremated.
A memorial service will be announced at a later date.
Poteat Funeral Home
Albany
Ada Newton Sumner
SYLVESTER - Ada Newton Sumner, 93, of 405 N. McPhaul Street, Sylvester, died Thursday, November 21, 2002, at her residence.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Pinson Memorial United Methodist Church with interment in Deep Bottom Cemetery in Norman Park. Dr. Dan Williamson and the Rev. Jeffrey Sumner will officiate.
A native of Colquitt County, Mrs. Sumner had lived in Worth County since 1935. She owned and managed a drug store several years. She also taught elementary school followed by employment with the Worth County Department of Family and Children Services until her retirement. She was a member of Pinson Memorial United Methodist Church and the Mary & Martha Circle (formerly the Warren Circle. She was also a member of Sylvester Garden Club.
Survivors include two sons, Harry M. and (Carolyn) Sumner of Chesterfield, MO; and Roy L. and (Jean) Sumner of Simsbury, CT; one sister, Alyse J. Newton of Sylvester; seven grandchildren, the Rev. Jeffrey Sumner, Susan Barrowclough, Maj. Mark Sumner, Cynthia Sullivan, James Sumner, Stephen Sumner and Laura Sumner; 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Leroy Sumner on January 9, 1935; and parents, John Brown Gordon Newton and Alberta Davidson Newton.
The family will receive friends Sunday from 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
In lieu of flowers those desiring may send memorials to Pinson Memorial United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 118, Sylvester, GA 31791 or a favorite charity.
Banks Funeral Home
Sylvester (229) 776-2055
Wardel Williams
ALBANY - Wardel Williams, 77, of 1904 Palmyra Road died Friday, November 22, 2002, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Poteat Funeral Home
Albany
William Brian Boyd
CAIRO - William Brian Boyd, 32, died in Oshkosh, Wisc., Thursday, November 21, 2002.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Pine Level Baptist Church in Cairo with interment in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Clark Funeral Home
Cairo (229) 377-1414
Juanita Rawlings Geer
COLQUITT - Juanita Rawlings Geer, 96, of Colquitt died Friday, November 22, 2002, at Miller Nursing Home.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Colquitt United Methodist Church with interment in Colquitt City Cemetery. The Rev. Matt Stewart will officiate.
A native of Miller County, Mrs. Geer was a member of Colquitt United Methodist Church. She was a former merchant in Colquitt, having owned and operated the first women's clothing store in the 1940s. In later years, Mrs. Geer was a housemother at Florida State, The University of Alabama and at Emory University.
Survivors include her daughter, Ada Geer of Colquitt and Marietta; two sisters, Flora Grace Roberts of Colquitt and Laura Knight of Charlottsville, VA; three grandchildren, Carol Geer Freitas of Hawaii, Garrett Geer of Madison and Zack Geer III of Albany; one great-grandchild, Melanie Freitas of San Francisco, Calif. She is also survived by several beloved nieces and nephews. Mrs. Geer was preceded in death by her husband, Peter Zack Geer Sr. and a son, Peter Zack Geer Jr.
Visitation will be 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Colquitt Funeral Home
Colquitt (229) 758-3571
Mary G. Harrell
CUTHBERT - Mary G. Harrell, 88, of Cuthbert, died Friday, November 22, 2002, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany.
Funeral arrangement to be announced.
Lunsford Funeral Home
Cuthbert (229) 732-2148
Walter Jones
THOMASVILLE - Walter Jones, 65, of 616 Wolfe Street died Friday, November 22, 2002, at Archbold Medical Center.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Hadley's Funeral Home
Thomasville (229) 226-5322
Frances McDonald Peavy
FITZGERALD - Frances McDonald Peavy, 87, of Fitzgerald died Thursday morning, November 21, 2002, in Murrietta, Calif.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Paulk Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Visitation will be 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Paulk Funeral Home
Fitzgerald (229) 423-2033
Matilda Ray
CORDELE - Matilda Ray of Cordele died Thursday, November 21, 2002, at Crisp Regional Hospital.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
J.W. Williams Funeral Home
Cordele (229) 273-2683
Willie Roy Walden
THOMASVILLE - Willie Roy Walden, 61, of 215 Dewey Street, Boston, died Thursday, November 14, 2002, at his residence.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Paradise Missionary Baptist Church in Thomasville with interment in Peaceful Rest Cemetery.
Hadley's Funeral Home
Thomasville (229) 226-5322
Mary G. Harrell
CUTHBERT - Mary Gamble Harrell, 88, of Cuthbert, died Friday, November 22, 2002 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. The funeral service will be conducted today (Sunday) at 2 p.m. from the Brooksville Baptist Church in Randolph County. The Revs. Floyd Hipp and Ron Doss will officiate and interment will be in the Sardis Cemetery in Terrell County.
Mrs. Harrell was born June 26, 1914 in Terrell County, daughter of the late William H. and Birdie and Gamble. She was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church in Terrell County and was a poll worker in the Brooksville district for many years. Mrs. Harrell was married to the late Lucious Gordon Harrell.
Survivors include a son, William J. "Bill" Harrell of Dawson; two daughters, Brenda H. Harman of Aiken, SC, and Callye H. Pearson of Sylvester; a brother, John T. Gamble of Panama City, FL; a sister, Birdie Lee Banks of Columbus and eight grandchildren.
Lunsford Funeral Home
Cuthbert (229) 732-2148
Glenn Ogilvie
BAINBRIDGE - Glenn Ogilvie, 88, of Bainbridge, died Saturday, November 23, 2002. Funeral services will be held Monday, 7:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Bainbridge, with burial at a later date in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Cox Funeral Home
Bainbridge (229) 246-4411
Gladys Bishop Powe
CAIRO - Gladys Bishop Powe of Cairo, died Saturday, November 23, 2002. Funeral services are to be held today (Sunday) at 2 p.m. at Pine Level Baptist Church in Cairo, with burial at the church cemetery.
Clark Funeral Home
Cairo (229) 377-1414
Danny Ray Pyles
CAIRO - Danny Ray Pyles, 50, of Cairo, died Friday, November 22, 2002 at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville.
Funeral services will be held today (Sunday), 2 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
Mr. Pyles was a roofer.
Survivors include two sisters, Betty McGuire of Cairo and Jewell Baker of Tunnel Hill, GA; and a brother, David Pyles of Cairo.
Preceded in death by his parents, James Arthur and Gladys Mathis Pyles.
Heritage Funeral Home
Cairo (229) 377-2112
Matilda Ray
CORDELE - Matilda Ray of Cordele, died Thursday, November 21, 2002. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, 11 a.m. in the sanctuary of the Little Rock Baptist Church, Arabi, with burial follow in the church cemetery.
J.W. Williams Funeral Directors
Cordele (229) 273-2683
George Clyde Wall Jr.
DAWSON - George Clyde Wall Jr., 85, of Dawson, died Friday, November 22, 2002 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. The funeral will be held today (Sunday), at 2 p.m. at the graveside in Cedar Hill Cemetery, with the Rev. Claud Cook officiating.
Mr. Wall was a native and lifelong resident of Dawson. He was born on January 28,1917 son of the late George Clyde Wall Sr. and Bennie Watkins Wall. He was educated in the Terrell County Public Schools and attended North Georgia College and the University of Georgia. He worked for many years in the wholesale grocery business, and was married to the late Mamie Carolyn Mandeville Wall for 58 years.
He was a member of the Dawson United Methodist Church and a charter member of the Berean's Sunday School Class; a member of the Golden Kawanis Club and Sigma Chi Fraternity.
In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, William Ezekiel "Zeke" Wall.
Survivors include two daughters, Sally W. Clark of Marietta and Daphne Moody and her husband, Floyd of Ball Ground; four grandchildren, Len Liggin and his wife, Dawn of Andersonville, Lance Liggin and his wife, Nancy of Dacula, Tristan Moody and Sarabeth Moody, both of Ball Ground; two great-grandchildren, Shelby Len Liggin and Jessica Rigsby, both of Andersonville.
Memorials may be made to the Dawson United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 167, Dawson, GA 39842; to the Dawson Senior Citizens Center, 741 Forrester Drive, Unit No. 12, Dawson, GA 39842; or to a favorite charity.
Harvey Funeral Home
Dawson (229) 995-2104
