Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
W.B. White
BAINBRIDGE - W.B. "Bill" White, 73, of Bainbridge died Monday, December 23, 2002, in Tallahassee, Fla.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel in Bainbridge with interment in Cool Springs Cemetery in Bainbridge.
Visitation will be 4 p.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Ivey Funeral Home
Bainbridge (229) 246-3232
Renetta Woods
TIFTON - Renetta Woods, 39, of Tifton died Saturday, December 21, 2002, in Albany.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Southview Mortuary
Tifton (229) 387-7046
Travis Chatman
ALBANY - Travis "Kip" Chatman, 81, of Oakfield, GA, died Tuesday, December 24, 2002, at Crisp Regional Hospital.
His funeral service will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Kimbrell-Stern with interment to follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Dale Thornton will officiate.
A native of Colquitt County, Mr. Chatman had lived in Albany since 1926. He attended local schools and graduated from Albany High School in the class of 1939. He enlisted in the US Air Force and served as a ground crew mechanic for bombers in Italy. His first aircraft was a B-17 Flying Fortress. That plane flew and returned from 83 bombing missions before the plane was retired. He was honorably discharged in October of 1945. Mr. Chatman began work with Southern Bell on October 22, 1945, and worked there for 37 years until his retirement. Mr. Chatman was a member of the Methodist faith and attended the Avalon Men's Bible Class.
Survivors include his wife, Leona Carroll Chatman of Oakfield, GA; two sons, Dan Chatman of Oakfield and Dixon Chatman and his wife Denise of Leesburg; two grandchildren, Chris Chatman and Ashley Chatman; a sister, Wilma Adams and her husband Lee of Albany; a brother, Max Chatman and his wife Bobbie of Worth County; a daughter-in-law, Faye Chatman of Athens; and a number of nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends at Kimbrell-Stern on Thursday from 1 p.m. until the funeral hour.
Those desiring may send memorials to the Avalon Building Fund, 3018 Gillionville Rd., Albany, GA 31707.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany
Jack Childs
ALBANY - Jack Childs of 127-B Turnkey Circle, Leesburg, died Tuesday, December 17, 2002, was held Saturday at Wooden Grove Baptist Church in Lee County with interment in Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Clay County.
Poteat Funeral Home
Albany
Doris McClelland
ALBANY - Doris McClelland of Albany died Monday, December 23, 2002, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany
Lucille McFarland
ALBANY - Lucille McFarland of 309 Wells Ave., Albany, died Thursday, December 19, 2002, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
The funeral was Monday at Jordan Grove Baptist Church in Lee County with interment in Riverside Cemetery.
Poteat Funeral Home
Albany
John H. Mercer
ALBANY - John H. Mercer, 82, of 607 16th Ave., died Monday, December 23, 2002, at the residence following an illness.
The funeral service will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors with interment in Crown Hill Cemetery.
A native and lifelong resident of Albany, Mr. Mercer was retired from Flint River Cotton Mills after 41 years of service. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Army Air Corps.
Survivors include his wife, Bernice Mercer of Albany; daughter, Diane DenHoed and husband John of Putney; son, Johnny T. Mercer and wife Mandy of Leesburg; grandchildren, Fay Roberts, Jeff Davis, Steven Davis, Clay Mercer, and Mallary Mercer; great-grandchildren, Dana, Shayla and Abigail (Abby).
The family will receive friends at Kimbrell Stern from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Thursday.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany
Walter James Parrish
ALBANY - The graveside funeral service of Walter James (Rat) Parrish, 62, of 106 Gatewood Drive, Albany, who died Monday, December 23, 2002, will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at Thundering Springs Cemetery. The Rev. Jimmy Hagadorn will officiate.
A native and lifelong resident of Albany, GA, Mr. Parrish was a truck driver and was of the Holiness faith.
Survivors include his wife, Irene Parrish of Albany; two sons, Frank Parrish and Cody Parrish, both of Albany; two stepsons, Curtis Toole of Chipley, FL, and Rusty Toole of Bonifay, FL; a stepdaughter, Barbara Tharp of Bonifay, FL; two brothers, Paul Parrish of Metter and Billy Parrish of Albany; and three sisters, Mary Lee Peters of Sylvester, Lillie May Aycock of Dearing, GA, and Minnie Smith of Poulan.
Mr. Parrish will lie-in-state at his residence from Wednesday at noon until Thursday at noon.
Mathews Funeral Home
Albany
Robert Sutherland
ALBANY - Robert "Bob" Sutherland, 60, of Albany, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2002, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Funeral service will be held Friday, December 27, 2002, at 11 a.m. at Putney United Methodist church with the Rev. Don Woeltjen officiating.
Mr. Sutherland was a native of Petoskey, Michigan, and had lived in Albany for the past 44 years. He was retired from the Marine Corps Logistics Base.
He is survived by his wife, Peggy Sutherland, of Albany; mother, Esther Sutherland of Holly Hill, FL; sons, Bobby and James Sutherland, both of Albany; son and daughter-in-law, David and Tammie Clark of Albany; daughters and sons-in-law, Beverly and Bill Carson of Albany and Sandra and Mike Usrey of Albany; sister and brother-in-law, Ronnie and Johnnie Casey of South Port, FL; and three grandchildren.
Visitation will be 6 p.m.- 8 p.m. Thursday at Hall & Hall Funeral Home.
Hall & Hall Funeral Home
Albany
Louis Watkins Jr.
ALBANY - Louis (Lem) Watkins Jr., 79, of 2406 Temple Lane in Albany died December 22, 2002, at his residence.
A memorial service will be Saturday, 2 PM at First United Methodist Church Walden Chapel. The Rev. Robert Beckum officiating.
A native of Dallas, TX, Mr. Watkins was a member of First United Methodist Church, and was retired from Cleve Wester's Tire Mart after 19 years of service. He was a member of the Exchange Club of Albany, the Sportsman Club, and the Flint River Power Squadron. Mr. Watkins served in the United States Army Air Corp during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Ada Watkins of Albany, GA; two sons, David Watkins of Albany, GA, Jim Watkins and his wife Sarah of Allen, TX; two granddaughters, Allison and Ealnor Watkins, both of Allen, TX.
The family will receive friends following the memorial service.
Those desiring, please make memorials to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 448, Albany, GA 31702 or American Heart Association, Dougherty County Division, P.O. Box 1923, Albany, GA 31702.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany
Minnie Lee Williams
ALBANY - Minnie Lee Williams of 307 Southwood Drive, Albany, died Sunday, December 15, 2002, at Kindred Hospital in Atlanta.
The funeral was Friday at Riverside Cemetery.
Poteat Funeral Home
Albany
Della Lawrence Wright
ALBANY - Della Lawrence Wright, 104, of 507 Shadowlawn Dr., Albany, died Tuesday, December 24, 2002, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Martin Luther King Funeral Directors
Albany
Willie M. Heard Sr.
FORT GAINES - Funeral and burial services for Willie M. Heard Sr., 88, who died Thursday, December 19, 2002, at Fort Gaines Nursing Home, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Beachum Chapel Baptist Church in Morris.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Lewis Mortuary
Fort Gaines (229) 768-2014
Kavas Ketcham Ivey
BLAKELY - Kavas Ketcham Ivey, 93, of 20197 U.S. Highway 27 N., Blakely, died Monday, December 23, 2002, at Early Memorial Nursing Home.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Chapel of Manry-Jordan-Hodges Funeral Home with interment in Blakely Cemetery. The Rev. Fred Odom will officiate.
A native of Clio, Alabama, (Barbour County), Mrs. Ivey had lived most of her life in Early County. She was a retired registered nurse and was a member of Bluffton United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her son, Hugh Ivey of Camilla; one daughter, Ann I. Hardy of Blakely; one brother, B.F. Ketcham of Ozark, Ala.; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wallace Hugh Ivey Sr.; parents, R.E. Ketcham and Maggie Ann Lewis Ketcham.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Thursday.
Manry-Jordan-Hodges Funeral Home
Albany (229) 723-3421
James Francis Johnston
HIRAM - James Francis Johnston, 54, of Dallas, died Sunday, December 22, 2002.
He was born December 3, 1948, in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, to the late Robert and Rita Johnston. He was a member of Sharon Baptist Church in Smyrna.
Surviving are his wife, Pamela Johnston; a son, Robert Johnston of Dallas; daughters and sons-in-law, Jayme and Jeremy Wallin of Hiram and Jenee and John Gibson of Dallas; grandchildren, Cooper Gibson, Grant and Parker Wallin.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday from Clark Funeral Home in Hiram with the Rev. Scotty Davis officiating. Interment will follow on Friday at 1 p.m. in Floral Memory Gardens in Albany.
Clark Funeral Home
Hiram 770/445-7133
Miriam McGrady
AMERICUS - Miriam McGrady, 65, of Roney Street, Americus, died Sunday, December 22, 2002, at Flint River Community Hospital in Montezuma.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the chapel of Barnum Funeral Home with interment in Charleston, SC.
Barnum Funeral Home
Americus (229) 924-2958
Robert William Moore
COLEMAN - Robert William "Bob" Moore, 79, of Coleman, died Tuesday, December 24, 2002, at Patterson Hospital in Cuthbert. The funeral service will be conducted Thursday, December 26, 2002, at 2 p.m. from the graveside in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery in Clay County according to Lunsford Funeral Home.
Mr. Moore was born March 20, 1923, in Clay County, son of the late James Coran Moore and Ola Boyett Moore. He was a retired farmer, a member and deacon of Coleman Baptist Church, a member of the Randolph County Commissioners from 1973-1993, and a former member of the Randolph County School Board. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, James B. Moore and George C. Moore.
Survivors include his wife, Annette Morgan Moore of Coleman; a daughter, Kathy Moore Gillespie of Covington; a son, Billy Moore of Coleman; a sister, Merle Moore Ware of Carnegie; and one granddaughter, Mikki Moore of Coleman.
Lunsford Funeral Home
Cuthbert (229) 732-2148
