Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Auzley M. Williams Goodman
DONALSONVILLE - Auzley M. Williams Goodman, 80, of Prattville, Ala., formerly of Jackson County, Fla., passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2002.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Evans-Skipper Funeral Home with burial in Hickory Grove Cemetery in Bascom, Fla.
Visitation will be 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Evans-Skipper Funeral Home
Donalsonville (229) 524-2789
Jesse Forehand Johnson
CORDELE - Jesse Forehand Johnson, 88, of Cordele died Monday, December 2, 2002, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today in Sunnyside Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Rainey Family Funeral Services
Cordele (229) 273-2231
Kathleen Fitzgerald Ludington
FITZGERALD - Kathleen Fitzgerald Ludington, 87, of Abbeville, died Monday, December 2, 2002, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Paulk Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Evergreen Cemetery. The Rev. Chuck Taylor will officiate.
A native of Fitzgerald, Mrs. Ludington was born March 18, 1915. She was the daughter of the late Mattie Leona (Harrell) Fitzgerald and John Adam Fitzgerald. She moved to Abbeville in 1983. She was a former resident of Kissimmee, FL, and Southbury, Conn., where she retired from the State of Connecticut, Southbury Training School, after 16 years, and was a former employee of Jitney Jungle Grocery Store in Fitzgerald. Mrs. Ludington was former co-owner/operator of Jolley's Grocery in Fitzgerald. Mrs. Ludington was a member of Lebanon Baptist Church in Wilcox County. She had been living at Blackshear Villa in Cordele for the past five years. She was a former member of The Nazarene Church in Fitzgerald. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Cash Ludington, and her first husband, J.C. Jolley.
Survivors include one son, Bobby B. Jolley of Titusville, FL; two stepsons, William J. Ludington of Bethlehem, Conn., and Charles L. Ludington of Bayonet Point, FL; and two sisters, Polly Holden of Fitzgerald and Mary Fitzgerald of Abbeville; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be 7 p.m.- 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Lebanon Baptist Church, c/o Peggy Rhodes, 155 Palm Drive, Abbeville, GA 31001 or to Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, P.O. Box 779, Minneapolis, MN 55440-0779.
Paulk Funeral Home
Fitzgerald (229) 423-2033
Arlethea Moss
BAINBRIDGE - Arlethea Moss, 83, of 519 Pine Street, Bainbridge, died Sunday, December 1, 2002.
The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at First A.B. Church in Bainbridge.
Guyton Brothers Funeral Home
Bainbridge (229) 246-2468
Gene Paulk
OCILLA - Gene "Reggie" Paulk, 70, of Ocilla, died Monday, December 2, 2002, at Irwin county Hospital.
The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Riverbend Baptist Church in Irwin County with interment in Riverbend Cemetery.
Visitation will be 7 p.m.- 9 p.m. today at the funeral home in Ocilla.
Paulk Funeral Home
Ocilla (229) 423-2033
Amos Smith
TIFTON - Amos Smith, 78, of Tifton died Friday, November 29, 2002, at Tift Regional Hospital.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Southview Chapel with interment in Oakridge Cemetery.
Southview Mortuary
Tifton (229) 387-7046
Isaac Willis Watson
COLQUITT - Isaac Willis Watson, 82, of Colquitt died Monday, December 2, 2002, in Bainbridge Memorial Hospital.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Colquitt Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Colquitt City Cemetery. The Rev. Kent Barwick and the Rev. Rollin Rathel will officiate.
The active pallbearers will be Colquitt City Police Department and Miller County Sheriff's Department will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Mr. Watson was a retired police officer from the Colquitt City Police Department. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his daughter, Betty Sue Redding of Tallahassee, Fla.; three sisters, Ann Wade of Colquitt, Helen Cosson of Polk City, Fla., and Evelyn Smith of Tampa, Fla.; five grandchildren, Lee Barwick, Sandy Bowen, the Rev. Kent Barwick, David Barwick and Suzianne Humphrey; seven great-grandchildren; one niece, Rita Greene of Arlington; one great-niece, Laura Ethridge of Valdosta; several other nieces and nephews also survive.
Visitation will be 6 p.m.-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Colquitt Funeral Home
Colquitt (229) 758-3571
Samantha Sue Collins
AMERICUS - Samantha Sue Collins, 32, of 510 Rosenburg Street, Albany, died Sunday, December 1, 2002.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday from the chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services with Lisa Brock officiating. Interment will follow in the Crown Hill Cemetery in Albany at 2 p.m. A visitation will be held Friday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mrs. Collins was born July 25, 1970, daughter Larry Eugene Collins and Sarah Janice Cox of Albany.
She is survived by her grandmother, Mildred Harris of Albany; one daughter, Angel Danielle Patton of Albany; one son, Johnny Dalton Eugene Kenner of Zephyrhills, Fla.; four sisters, Renee Wentworth of Zephyrhills, Fla., Shawna McGee of Albany, Tanya Karppe of Albany and Misty Collins of Albany. A special friend, Lisa Turk of Americus and Samantha's one and only "Hippie." A number of nieces and nephews also survive.
Aldridge Funeral Services
Americus (229) 928-8683
Mabeth F. Grant
ALBANY - Mabeth F. Grant of Albany died Wednesday, December 4, 2002, at her residence.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany
Betty Lee Jenkins-Polite
ALBANY - Betty Lee Jenkins-Polite, 69, of 941 Cherry Avenue died Tuesday, December 3, 2002, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Meadows Funeral Home
Albany
Willie Mae Weston
ALBANY - Willie Mae Weston, 89, of Albany died Tuesday, December 3, 2002, at her residence.
Funeral arrangements will be held in Eufaula, Ala., at a later date.
Hall & Hall Funeral Home
Albany (229) 883-3864
Lela Mae Whitehead-Boone
ALBANY - Lela Mae Whitehead-Boone, 77, of 1705 McArthur Street died Monday, December 2, 2002, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Second Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Sasser with interment in the church cemetery. The Rev. Henry Mathis, pastor, and the Rev. Jack Johnson will officiate.
A native of Terrell County, Mrs. Whitehead-Boone was a homemaker. She attended Terrell County public schools. She was a member of Second Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Sasser where she served on the usher board and deaconess board. She was also a member of the Eastern Stars.
Survivors include her husband, L.B. Boone of Albany; one sister, Mary Coleman of Moultrie.
Meadows Funeral Home
Albany
James Melvin Black Sr.
AMERICUS - James Melvin Black Sr., 76, of 708 Oglethorpe Ave., Americus, died Monday, December 2, 2002, at Sumter Regional Hospital.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Bethesda Baptist Church in Sumter County with interment in Eastview Cemetery.
Barnum Funeral Home
Americus (229) 924-2958
Mary Perkins Bostwick
CUTHBERT - Mary Perkins Bostwick, 87, of Cuthbert, died Tuesday, December 3, 2002, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany.
The graveside funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at East View Cemetery. The Rev. David Murphy and the Rev. Sandy Monroe will officiate.
Mrs. Bostwick was born December 24, 1914, in Quitman County, daughter of the late William Henry Perkins and Leila Warren Perkins. She was a member of Cuthbert Presbyterian Church and was married to the late A.J. Bostwick.
Survivors include two daughters, Carolyn B. Canninton of Cuthbert and Mary Alice Gay of Dawson; two brothers, Clifford Perkins of Cuthbert and W.H. Perkins of Albany; a sister, Cleo Melton of Dawson; four grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Lunsford Funeral Home
Cuthbert (229) 732-2148
Emma Jean Lisenby Brooks
BLAKELY - Emma Jean Lisenby Brooks, 76, of 91 Angus Drive, Blakely, died Wednesday, December 4, 2002, at her residence.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today in the chapel of Manry-Jordan-Hodges Funeral Home with interment in Blakely Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church or Wiregrass Hospice.
Manry-Jordan-Hodges Funeral Home
Blakely (229) 723-3421
Benjamin Ealey
BLAKELY - Benjamin Ealey, 76, of Blakely died Monday, December 2, 2002, at Early Memorial Nursing Home in Blakely.
The funeral will be at noon Saturday at Friendship Baptist Church in Blakely with burial in the church cemetery.
Peoples Funeral Home
Blakely (229) 723-3646
Georgia Gibson
BAINBRIDGE - Georgia Gibson, 45, of Attapulgus died Tuesday, December 3, 2002.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Bruton Mortuary
Bainbridge (229) 246-6042
K.P. Johnson
DAWSON - K.P. Johnson, 61, of Leary died Wednesday, December 4, 2002, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Ward Funeral Home
Dawson (229) 995-5853
Mary Ruth Best Kelly
CUTHBERT - Mary Ruth Best Kelly, 93, of Edison died Tuesday, December 3, 2002, at Calhoun Memorial Hospital in Arlington.
The funeral service will be conducted Friday at 11 a.m. from Mars Hill Primitive Baptist Church near Edison. Elders Ken Bradley and Robert Torrance will officiate and interment will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Kelly was born May 11, 1909, in Hartford, Ala., daughter of the late Marion A. and Martha Ann Woodman Best. She was a retired school bus driver and lunch room worker for the Clay County School System. Mrs. Kelly as a member of Mars Hill Primitive Baptist Church and was married to the late Junious O. Kelly.
Survivors include six sons, Dr. Perry Kelly of Cullowhee, N.C., Clifton Kelly of Thomaston, Ross Kelly of Coleman, James Kelly of Forsyth, Edd Kelly of Arlington and J.C. Kelly of Chester, S.C.; three daughters, Mary Trease Crews of Folkston, Margaret Ann Money of Shorterville, Ala., and Florence Beckum of Edison; 25 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren, three step grandchildren and 12 step-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends today from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Lunsford Funeral Home
Cuthbert (229) 732-2148
