Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Janice Loretta Hilburn
COLQUITT - Janice Loretta Hilburn, 49, of Colquitt died Sunday, December 8, 2002, at Miller County Hospital.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Colquitt Funeral Home
Colquitt (229) 758-3571
Estelle Jackson
PELHAM - Estelle Jackson of 345 Wilson Street, Pelham, died Monday, December 9, 2002, at Kortneys Personal Care Home in Thomasville.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Thomas and Son Home for Funerals
Pelham (229) 294-4869
Wallace L. Johnson
FORT GAINES - Funeral services for Wallace L. Johnson, 37, will be held today at 2 p.m. at Springfield Missionary Baptist Church in Fort Gaines with burial in Greater Friendship AME Church cemetery in Shorterville, Ala.
Lewis Mortuary
Fort Gaines (229) 768-2014
William Keaton Sr.
BAINBRIDGE - William Keaton Sr., 58, of 581 Old Pelham Road died Sunday, December 8, 2002.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Bruton Mortuary
Bainbridge (229) 246-6042
Frankie D. Reaves
FITZGERALD - Frankie D. "Beachnut" Reaves, 42, of Fitzgerald died Saturday, December 7, 2002, at his residence.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Paulk Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Evergreen Cemetery in Fitzgerald.
Visitation will be 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Paulk Funeral Home
Fitzgerald (229) 423-2033
Robert J. Sheffield Sr.
BAINBRIDGE - Robert J. Sheffield Sr., 60, of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, formerly of Miller County, died Saturday, November 30, 2002, in Ft. Lauderdale.
The funeral was Saturday at Cypress Pond Freewill Baptist Church with interment in White Bridge Cemetery.
Bruton Mortuary
Bainbridge (229) 246-6042
Mary Elizabeth Harris Sherrick
COLUMBUS - Mary Elizabeth Harris Sherrick, 82, of Columbus died Monday, December 9, 2002, at her residence.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Manry-Jordan-Hodges Funeral Home with interment in Grier Cemetery.
Visitation will be 10 a.m.-11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Manry-Jordan-Hodges Funeral Home
Blakely (229) 723-3421
Nick Weaver
BAINBRIDGE - Nick Weaver, 88, of Katy, Texas, formerly of Albany and Bainbridge, died Sunday, December 8, 2002, in Houston, Texas.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Roselawn Memory Gardens.
Visitation will be 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Ivey Funeral HOme
Bainbridge (229) 246-3232
Curtis J. Wilson
BAINBRIDGE - Curtis J. Wilson, 57, of 3027 Cooktown Road, died Friday, November 29, 2002, at Memorial Hospital.
The funeral was Thursday at Branchville M.B.C. with interment in Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery.
Bruton Mortuary
Bainbridge (229) 246-6042
Jacob D. Edwards
ALBANY - The funeral service of Jacob D. Edwards, 59, of 1724 Nelms Road, Albany, who died Monday, December 9, 2002, at his residence, will be conducted 11 a.m. Thursday at Mathews Funeral Home. The Rev. Jimmy Hagadorn will officiate. Interment will follow at Mt. Enon Cemetery in Baconton, GA.
A native of Mitchell County, Mr. Edwards had lived in Albany since 1957. He was a mechanic with Coats and Clark for twenty one years and was a Pentecostal.
Survivors include a son, Jade Edwards of Albany; a daughter, Kathy Alley of Albany; a brother, Talmadge Edwards of Baconton; a sister, Peggie Gordon of Baconton; two grandchildren, Clayton Edwards and Jared Edwards; a step-grandson, Shawn Alley and a special friend, Carol Rice of Albany.
The family will receive friends today from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
The family is at the residence of Jade and Wendy Edwards, 2931 Moultrie Road, Albany, GA 31707.
Mathews Funeral Home
Albany
Travis Ceasar Harris
ALBANY - Travis Ceasar Harris, 34, of 1012 Crawford Drive died Sunday, December 8, 2002, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Shingler with interment in the church cemetery. The Rev. Dexter Taylor, pastor, officiating.
A native of Worth County, Mr. Harris was a production worker for Flint River Cotton Mill in Albany. He was a 1987 graduate of Worth County High School and was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Shingler.
Survivors include his mother, Deloris James-Harris of Sylvester; a fiancee, Kathy Gervin-Burns of Albany; four children, Travis C. Harris Jr. of Moultrie, DeAndria Harris of Moultrie, Antonio Harris and Monique Proctor, both of Sylvester; two sisters, Veronica Shelton of Albany and Carolyn McCaster of Stone Mountain; five brothers, Melvin Harris of Macon, Felton Vernon Harris Jr. of Albany, Carlton Harris Sr. and Reginald Harris, both of Sylvester, and Darrell Harris of Tifton.
The remains of Mr. Harris will lie-in-state at the church Thursday from noon until the funeral hour.
The family of Mr. Harris will receive friends and relatives at the residence of his mother, Deloris James-Harris, 803 Railroad Street, Sylvester.
Meadows Funeral Home
Albany
Frances Tucker McDonald
TIFTON - Frances Tucker McDonald, 84, of Tifton died Monday, December 9, 2002, at Tift Health Care.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with interment in Oakridge Cemetery. Dr. Charles T. Parker Sr. will officiate.
A native of Dougherty County, Mrs. McDonald had lived in Tift County over 60 years. She was a homemaker and attended Albany schools. She had been a member of Northside Baptist Church in Tifton since 1959.
Survivors include her daughters, Martha M. (Troy) Hobbs of Ashburn, Jewell M. (Carlton) Jackson of Albany, Sandra M. Cone of Quitman and Laverne Willis of Tifton; brother, Mayo M. Tucker of Tifton; sister, Sarah T. Brookshire of Seal Beach, Calif.; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, O.E. and Fannie Mayo Tucker; husband, Earl McDonald, 1982; one sister, Hermine T. Thompson; one brother, B.F. Tucker and one son-in-law, Charles O. (Bud) Willis.
The family is staying at the residence of Laverne Willis, 3902 Coventry Way.
Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals
Tifton (229) 382-4255
Katybel Hall Prisant
ALBANY - Katybel Hall Prisant, 85, of Leesburg, died Tuesday, December 10, 2002, at Lee County Health Care.
The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Crown Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Darwin Bullock will officiate.
A native of Early County, Mrs. Prisant had lived in Leesburg since 1934. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Leesburg, the Women's Missionary Union and the Lee County Home Demonstration Club. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Henry Goodwin Hall in 1974, and Bennie Harry Prisant in 1990.
Survivors include a son, James M. Hall and his wife Ann of Lake Blackshear; two daughters, Joyce H. Letts and her husband W. Jackson of Kansas City, KS, Marinel H. Rhodes of Leesburg; a brother, Terry Moore of Albany; six grandchildren, J. Hall, Matt Hall, Charles Letts, Jackson Letts and his wife Lissa, Tom Rhodes and his wife Joyce, and Tracy Sills, and five great-grandchildren, Jackson and Nicholas Letts, Heather Drury, Gray Rhodes and Jacob Sills.
Those desiring may make memorials to Albany Community Hospice, P.O. Box 1828, Albany, GA 31702.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m..- 8:30 p.m. today at Kimbrell-Stern.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany
Ella Louise Puiszis
ALBANY - Ella Louise Puiszis, 71, of Albany died Tuesday, December 10, 2002.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Hall & Hall Funeral Home
Albany
Josephine Scott
ALBANY - Josephine Scott, 58, of 301 Hollis Drive died Tuesday, December 10, 2002, at her residence.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
J.L. Litman Memorial Funeral Service
Albany
J.O. Stephens
SYLVESTER - J.O. (Osie) Stephens, 86, of Doerun died Tuesday, December 10, 2002, at Phoebe Worth Medical Center.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Evergreen Baptist Church with interment in Evergreen Cemetery. The Rev. Danny Moree and the Rev. Grady Morey will officiate.
A native and lifelong resident of of Worth County, Mr. Stephens was born September 28, 1916. He was the son of the late William Marcus Jasper Stephens and Zenomie Brown Stephens. Mr. Stephens was a farmer and a member and deacon of Evergreen Baptist Church and the Adult Mens Sunday School Class.
Survivors include his wife, Myra Hollingsworth Stephens, of Doerun; son, Marcus Stephens of Sylvester; daughter, Venescia S. Knight of Albany; sister, Ellender Lightfoot of Doerun; four granddaughters, Wendy Kennedy of Albany, Marsha S. Kimbrel of Doerun, and Melanie S. Potts and Monica S. Brooks, both of Sylvester; and seven great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, those desiring may make memorials to Evergreen Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o Bob Potts, 2442 Evergreen Rd., Doerun, GA 31744.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m.- 8 p.m. today at Banks Funeral Home.
Banks Funeral Home
Sylvester (229) 776-2055
Fred W. Wenzel
ALBANY - Fred W. Wenzel, 86, of Sarasota Bay Club, 1301 N. Tamiami Trail #108, Sarasota, FL 34236, died Friday, December 6, 2002, in Sarasota, FL.
A memorial service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Sarasota Bay Club.
A native of St. Louis, MO, Mr. Wenzel attended the University of Wisconsin and in 1937 returned to St. Louis to join the family business, H. Wenzel Tent and Duck Co. In 1952, he founded Hawthorn Company, which was one of 15 soft goods manufacturers that merged in 1961 to form Kellwood. Mr. Wenzel was elected as the company's first chairman in 1964, serving in that capacity until May 1, 1991.
Mr. Wenzel served as a director on numerous corporate and charitable boards including Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., Seven-Up Company, Missouri Portland Cement Co., Mercantile Bancorporation Inc., Mercantile Trust Company, N.A., United Energy Resources, Inc., United Gas Pipe Line Co., Greater St. Louis Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, Central Institute for the Deaf, St. Louis; and the United Fund of Greater St. Louis.
In 1975, he received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award for 25 years of exemplary service in his business and public life. He was also a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, the national business administration honor society.
An avid outdoorsman, Mr. Wenzel's special interests included farming, fly fishing, quail hunting and training bird dogs. In 1973, Mr. Wenzel accompanied Sir Edmond Hillary in a climb to the base camp of Mount Everest in the Himalayas. In the later years he enjoyed an annual trip to Arctic Russia fly fishing for Atlantic salmon.
He established Kolomoki Plantation, a 5,500 acre farm in Bluffton, GA, and was part owner of Edison Gin and Southwest Georgia Peanut Warehouse.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Mary Edna Wenzel of Sarasota; a son, Robert Wenzel of Port Charlotte, FL; two grandchildren and one brother.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Greater St. Louis Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, St. Louis, MO.
Hall & Hall Funeral Home
Albany
Lucious Barthell Jr.
AMERICUS - Lucious Barthell Jr., 79, of 143 Middle River Road, Americus, died Saturday, December 7, 2002, at Sumter Regional Hospital.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Mt. Creek A.M.E. Church in Sumter County with interment in Staley Memorial Garden in Sumter County.
Barnum Funeral Home
Americus (229) 924-2958
