Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Clarence Minor
UNADILLA - Clarence Minor, 89, died Tuesday, December 10, 2002, in a local hospital.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at New Bethel Baptist Church in Unadilla with burial in Shiloh Cemetery in Houston County. The Rev E.L. Clark will officiate.
Mr. Minor was the son of the late Houston and Laura Ford Minor and was a native of Dooly County. He was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church and was the widower of Annie M. Minor. He was a retired farmer.
Survivors include five daughters, Juanita Higdon and Dorothy Williams, both of Tampa, FL, Almas (Gerald) Johnson of Rochester, NY, Betty (James) McGhee and Ruby Minor, both of Henderson; three sons, John Henry (Betty) Minor of Elko, Freddie (Fannie) Minor of Unadilla, and Charlie (Sherry) Minor of Perry; 29 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; six great-great grandchildren.
The family may be contacted at 109 Hodge Rd., Henderson.
Alvie Coes Funeral Home
Unadilla 478/627-9382
Betty W. Doherty
WARNER ROBINS - Betty W. Doherty passed away Thursday, December 12, 2002, at Hospice Atlanta.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Fred Nijem officiating. Interment will follow in Magnolia Park Cemetery. A Rosary was said Friday at 6 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Building Fund, 250 S. Davis Drive, Warner Robins, GA 31088.
Mrs. Doherty was born in Abbeville, GA. She was retired from Civil Service at Robins Air Force Base where she served as a contract negotiator. A longtime resident of Warner Robins, Mrs. Doherty was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Her husband, Richard A. Doherty, and her mother, Josephine Warnock, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her son, Rick Doherty (Pam) of Albany, GA; daughter, Janice Whitcomb (David) of Lilburn, GA; brothers, George West, E.C. Warnock and Larry Warnock, all of Warner Robins; and five grandchildren, Brendan and Kelly Whitcomb of Lilburn, and Ricky, Cameron and Shannon Doherty of Albany.
McCullough Funeral Home
Warner Robins 478/953-1478
Charles Hurst
SYLVESTER - Charles Hurst, 84, of Sylvester died Friday, December 13, 2002, at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Banks Funeral Home
Syvlester (229) 776-2055
Dora Peak
ALBANY - Dora Peak, died Thursday, December 12, 2002, at Albany Health Care.
The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Kimbrell-Stern with interment in Floral Memory Gardens. The Rev. Dan Harris will officiate.
Born in Randolph County, Mrs. Peak had lived in Lee County since 1966. She was a member of Philema Road Baptist Church and was a homemaker.
Survivors include two daughters, Carolyn P. Smith of Goosecreek, SC, and Emily P. Edwards of Lee County; son, James M. Peak of Chipley, FL; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 3 p.m.- 5 p.m. Sunday at Kimbrell-Stern and will be at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Edwards, 166 David Road, Leesburg.
Those desiring please make memorials to Albany Community Hospice, P.O. Box 1828, Albany, GA 31707, or to Philema Road Baptist Church, 114 Stocks Dairy Road, Leesburg, GA 31763.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany
Frank Spivey
ALBANY - Frank Spivey, 80, died Thursday, December 12, 2002.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Fields Funeral Home
Albany
Aggie Elna Todd
ALBANY - The funeral service of Aggie Elna Todd, 71, of 2418 E. Alberson Drive, who died Friday, December 13, 2002, at Palmyra Nursing Home, will be conducted Monday 11 a.m. at Faith Baptist Church. The Rev. Paul Wilkes will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
A native of Clay Co., AL, Mrs. Todd had resided in Albany since 1956. She was the widow of Leonard Eugene Todd. She was a retired lab technician retiring from Turner Field, a member of the Lydia Sunday School class and a member of Faith Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Anita Todd Reed of Albany, GA; a brother, H.S. Bence Jr. of Opelika, AL; two sisters, Shirley Hamil and Gail Carroll, both of Lanette, AL; and three grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, please make memorials to Faith Baptist Church Van Fund, 1824 W. Oakridge Drive, Albany, GA 31707.
The family will receive friends Sunday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mathews Funeral Home
Albany
Holiday Tucker
ALBANY - Holiday Tucker, 91, of 443 Gator Pond Road, Smithville, died Friday, December 13, 2002, at Sumter Regional Hospital in Americus.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Meadows Funeral Home
Albany
Ouida Cleveland Allen
BLAKELY - Ouida Cleveland Allen, 76, of Blakely, died Friday, December 13, 2002, at Early Memorial Hospital.
The funeral will be at 3 p.m. today in the chapel of Manry-Jordan-Hodges Funeral Home with interment in George Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the residence.
Manry-Jordan-Hodges Funeral Home
Blakely (229) 723-3421
Thomas Mark Gaines
MOULTRIE - Thomas Mark Gaines, 45, of 1957 Sylvester Highway, Lot #21 died Friday, December 13, 2002, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. today in Pineview Baptist Church cemetery.
Visitation will be 1 p.m.-1:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Cobb Funeral Chapel
Moultrie (229) 985-3704
Wyvonnia Law
CORDELE - Wyvonnia Law of St. Petersburg, FL, formerly of Pinehurst, died Thursday, December 12, 2002, in St. Petersburg.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
J.W. Williams Funeral Directors
Cordele (229) 273-2683
Annie Bell Wiggins Oxford
DAWSON - Annie Bell Wiggins Oxford, 50, of 447 Brick Street, NE, Dawson, died Friday, December 13, 2002.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Albritten's Funeral Service
Dawson (229) 995-5895
Harriette Jeanette Rogers
CAMILLA - Harriette Jeanette Rogers, 86, of Camilla died Thursday, December 12, 2002, at the Camilla Retirement Village.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. today at Camilla United Methodist Church with burial in Oakview Cemetery. The Rev. Gene Yelverton will officiate.
Pallbearers include James Knox Hilliard Jr., Martin W. Hilliard, Edward N. Hilliard, Tommy L. Hilliard Sr., John E. Hilliard and Tommy L. Hilliard Jr.
Born June 25, 1916, in Ben Hill County, Miss Rogers was owner of Hawthorne Jewelers of Camilla. She was a graduate of the University of Georgia in 1939 with a B.S. degree in Home Economics. She was the daughter of the late Albert S. and Anna M. Powell Rogers. She was a member of Camilla United Methodist Church. Miss Rogers was preceded in death by her lifelong friend, Helen Hilliard.
Survivors include four cousins, Hugh Powell of Jacksonville, FL, Dottie Pruitt of Montgomery, AL, Elizabeth Tabor of Perry, GA, and Min Bowers of Milton, FL; her special caretaker, Louise Hayes of Camilla; her honorary family, four generations of the E.L. Hilliard family of Camilla.
Visitation will be 10 a.m.-11 a.m. today at Camilla United Methodist Church.
Memorials may be made to Camilla United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 192, Camilla, GA 31730 or Albany Community Hospice, P.O. Box 1828, Albany, GA 31703.
Parker-Bramlett Funeral Home
Camilla (229) 336-5111
Charles J. Hurst
SYLVESTER - Charles J. Hurst, 84, of Anderson City, died Friday, December 13, 2002 at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton.
Funeral services will be held today (Sunday), 2 p.m. at Kimball United Methodist Church, with burial in Tempy Cemetery, both in Worth County. The Rev. Gene Sheffield will officiate.
Born in Worth County, on April 17, 1918 to the late Rev. Jesse Joyce Hurst and Martha Ada Jones Hurst. He was retired after 30 years traveling and working overseas with the United States Agency of International Development as a project director. He was a member of Kimball United Methodist Church, where he taught the Adult Sunday School Class.
Survivors include his wife, Jean B. Hurst of Anderson City; four sons, Charles W. Hurst of Fayetteville, Terre G. Hurst of Duluth, Steven Pham and his wife, Nancy of Anderson City, and James Hurst of Atlanta; a daughter, Carmen Hurst Meyer of San Diego, CA; a brother, Millard Hurst of Sylvester; a sister, Alyce H. Whiddon of Sylvester; a sister-in-law, Kim Lien Hurst of Pompano Beach, FL; seven grandchildren, Johnny, Elizabeth and Tiffany Pham, Christion and Shaun Meyer and Sara and Chuck Hurst; and two great-grandchildren.
Banks Funeral Home
Sylvester (229) 776-2055
Charles C. Pavy
ALBANY - Charles C. "Chuck" Pavy, 71, of 2706 Pine Valley Road in Albany died Saturday, December 14, 2002 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
The funeral services will be Monday, 2 p.m. at Kimbrell-Stern. The Rev. Tony Haefs officiating. Entombment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
A native of New Orleans, LA, Mr. Pavy has lived in Albany most of his life where he was of the Catholic faith and retired from the U.S. Marine Corp., where he was the youngest Buck Sgt. to serve in the military.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Pavy of Albany; three daughter, Debbie Phelps and husband, David of Camilla, Debbie Dorn and husband, James Jr. of Jacksonville, NC, Cathy Bowers of Hookstown, PA; son, Joey Pavy and wife, Janice, of Madison, NC; four grandchildren, Jennifer Rigsby and husband, Brent of Albany, Caroline Glenn and husband, Sonny of Moultrie, Rebecca Phelps and David Phelps, both of Camilla; and nine additional grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends today (Sunday) from 2 p.m.-4 p.m. at the funeral home, and will be at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Brent Rigsby, 1200 River Pointe Drive, Albany, 31701.
Those desiring please make memorials to Gillionville Baptist Church, 4614 Gillionville Road, Albany, GA 31707.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany
Robert Lee Saunders
ALBANY - Robert Lee "Bob" Saunders, 69, of 1103 Augusta Drive, died Friday, December 13, 2002 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Arrangements to be announced at a later date.
J.L. Litman Memorial Funeral Service
Albany
Aggie Elna Todd
ALBANY - The funeral service of Aggie Elna Todd, 71, of 2418 E. Alberson Drive, who died Friday, December 13, 2002, at Palmyra Nursing Home, will be conducted Monday 11 a.m. at Faith Baptist Church. The Rev. Paul Wilkes will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
A native of Clay Co., AL, Mrs. Todd had resided in Albany since 1956. She was the widow of Leonard Eugene Todd. She was a retired lab technician retiring from Turner Field, a member of the Lydia Sunday School class and a member of Faith Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Anita Todd Reed of Albany, GA; a brother, H.S. Bence Jr. of Opelika, AL; two sisters, Shirley Hamil and Gail Carroll, both of Lanett, AL; and three grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, please make memorials to Faith Baptist Church Van Fund, 1824 W. Oakridge Drive, Albany, GA 31721.
The family will receive friends today (Sunday) from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mathews Funeral Home
Albany
Paul Wingfield
ALBANY - Paul Wingfield, 76, of 223 3rd Ave., died Wednesday, December 11, 2002 at Albany Health Care, Inc.
Funeral services will be held Monday, 11 a.m. at Elliott Funeral Home, with burial in Floral Memory Gardens.
Born on April 17, 1926 in Mitchell County, Mr. Wingfield was retired from the Marine Corps Logistic Base in Albany.
Survivors include his wife, Florence Wingfield of Albany; four daughters, Pauline Jenkins, Flora Perry and Patricia Montgomery, all of Albany, and Faith Beasley of Atlanta; five sons, James Wingfield, Joseph Wingfield, Randolph Wingfield, Leonard Wingfield and Robert Beasley, all of Albany; a sister, Doris Hadley; and a brother, William James Wingfield of Albany.
Elliott Funeral Home
Albany
