Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Lallie Haley Williams
ALBANY - Lallie Haley Williams, 61, of 2415 Brierwood Drive Apt. #187 died Sunday, December 14, 2003, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Meadows Funeral Home
Berdell Day Avery
BLAKELY - Berdell Day Avery, 69, of 7605 Hwy. 27 S, Blakely, died Sunday, December 14, 2003, at Early Memorial Hospital.
The graveside funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. today in Roberts Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to be sent to Hospice of Southwest Georgia.
Manry-Jordan-Hodges Funeral Home
James P. Craft
GAINESVILLE - Dr. James P. Craft passed away Friday, December 12, 2003. Dr. Craft and his wife, Carolyn Martin, moved to Lanier Village Estates in Gainesville April 11, 2001.
Dr. Craft celebrated his 90th birthday on November 1. He and Carolyn have been married for 66 years. They were wed in La Rochelle, France in 1937.
James Craft had a distinguished 34 year naval career. During World War II he earned the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, and the Purple Heart while Captain of the USS Roe in the Pacific. Other assignments included a tour of duty on the Joint Staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Commodore of destroyers assigned to the U.S. Navy Sixth Fleet.
A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Dr. Craft also received a masters degree in Marine Engineering from MIT and a PhD in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania. He later served as Dean of Men at the University of Pennsylvania and Vice-President of Ursinus College.
For the last 20 years before retirement in 1998, Dr. Craft served as a professional financial advisor in Austin Texas.
In addition to his wife, Dr. Craft is survived by three children, the Rev. Dr. Carolyn M. Craft of Farmville Va., James P. Craft III of Irvine Ca., and Frederick G. Craft of Salt Lake City Utah. They had one grandson, Christopher Craft of Salt Lake City.
A memorial service will be held at Lanier Village Estates today at 2 P.M. today. Burial service will be held graveside in Shellman at 11 A.M. Thursday in the Eastview Cemetery.
Donations in lieu of flowers should be sent to the Good Samaritan Fund at Lanier Village Estates, 4000 Village View Dr. Gainesville, Ga. 30506.
Little-Davenport Funeral Home
Alexander Green Sr.
CORDELE - Alexander Green Sr. of Cordele passed away Sunday, December 14, 2003, at Crisp Regional Hospital.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
J.W. Williams Funeral Directors
Lillie Mae Green
TIFTON - Lillie Mae Green, 84, of Tifton died Sunday, December 14, 2003, at Tift Health Care Nursing Home.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Southview Mortuary
Otis Hawk Sr.
BAINBRIDGE - Otis Hawk "Mandoo" Sr., 81, of 221 Breedlove Road died Tuesday, December 2, 2003, at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital.
The funeral was held at 11 a.m. Monday, December 8, 2003, at New Salem Freewill Baptist Church with interment in Breedlove Cemetery.
Bruton Mortuary
Rosa M. Hines
CAMILLA - Rosa M. Hines, 93, of 201 Thomas St., Camilla, passed away Thursday, December 11, 2003, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Antioch Baptist Church in Mitchell County with interment in Green Grove Cemetery in Mitchell County.
Kelson and Jones Funeral Home
Barbara Jean Jackson
BAINBRIDGE - Barbara Jean Jackson, 72, of Whigham died Sunday, December 7, 2003, at her residence.
The funeral was held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Popular Springs MBC with interment in Crestview Cemetery in Cairo.
Bruton Mortuary
Daisy Lee Benton Norwood
BAINBRIDGE - Daisy Lee Benton Norwood, 67, of Atlanta died Wednesday, December 3, 2003.
The funeral was held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness with interment in Mt. Olive Cemetery.
Bruton Mortuary
Randall E. Sadler
CAIRO - Randall E. Sadler, 55, died Friday, December 12, 2003, at Hospice House of the Upstate in Anderson, SC.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Pine Forest Baptist Church in Cairo. The Rev. A.C. Gilliard will officiate.
Survivors include his wife, Ellen Resnik Sadler of Hartwell; mother, Joyce Ansley Sadler Buckner of Pelham; brother, Ronald M. Sadler of Marietta; sister, Carolyn S. Foreman of Roswell; half sister, Amanda H. Jennings of Buchanan.
Born November 15, 1948, in Grady County, to Edward Sadler and Joyce Ansley Sadler Buckner, Mr. Sadler was a graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology (BSIE 1975) and Georgia State University (MBA 1978). He trained as a Military Policeman in the US Army (MOS:95B4P). He was a Certified Public Accountant and had taken myriad computer and consulting training courses. Randy spent the early years of his career as an Information Systems Consultant for the large national consulting firms. He started with Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting) and ended as a principal with Kurt Salmon Associates where he headed their information Systems Consulting Practice. In 1991, Randy founded Technology Advantage, a small software company that provided sophisticated forecasting and replenishment systems to large distributors along with custom business software. He sold Technology Advantage to Exe Technologies of Dallas, TX, in November 2001, and is now "technically" retired. He was also an Eagle Scout, and a member of the Pine Forest Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Army veteran in the 82nd Airborne.
He was preceded in death by his father, Edward Sadler and half-brother, Bobby Joe Haynes.
Visitation will be from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. today at Clark Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, SC 29621.
Clark Funeral Home
Mary Louise Bell Smith
BAINBRIDGE - Mary Louise Bell Smith, 55, of Decatur County died Thursday, December 4, 2003, at Memorial Hospital.
The funeral was held at 11 a.m. Friday at Union MBC with interment in Bethel Cemetery.
Bruton Mortuary
Shannon Marie Bowden
ALBANY - The funeral service of Shannon Marie Bowden, 19, of 100 Kelly Ct., Leesburg who died Sunday at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital will be conducted Thursday at 11 a.m. at First Free Will Baptist Church. The Rev. Billy Hanna will officiate. Interment will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
A native of Dougherty Co. Miss Bowden had resided in Albany and Leesburg all of her life. She attended Dougherty County and Lee County Schools and attended Albany Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather Jimmy Bowden.
Survivors include her father, Ronnie Bowden of Albany; mother, Yvette Gavin of Leesburg; stepfather, Mark Gavin of Leesburg; two brothers, Jason Bowden and Hunter Bowden both of Leesburg; three sisters, Ashley Gavin, Paige Gavin, and Brandi Gavin all of Leesburg; paternal grandmother, Sandra Bowden of Lee Co.; maternal grandparents, Richard and Pat Adams of Albany; maternal great-grandparents, Billy and Hazel Hughes of Albany; two uncles, Scott Bowden of Pensacola, Fla. and Richard Adams of Leesburg; several other aunts and uncles.
The family will receive friends today from 7 until 9 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home.
The families may be contacted at either of the two addresses, 2018 N. Harding Street, Albany, GA. or 100 Kelly Ct., Leesburg, GA.
Mathews Funeral Home
Charles Norris Davis
LARGO, Fla. - Charles Norris Davis, 84, died Sunday, February 1, 2004, in Clearwater, FL.
He was born March 29, 1919, in Baker County, GA, and was raised in Albany, GA. He attended the University of Georgia where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity, serving as its commander his senior year. He graduated in 1941 with a B.S. degree in Commerce. Following graduation, he worked for the C&S Bank in Savannah, GA, until enlisting in the Army in June 1942. He married the former Harriett H. Etheredge of Albany, GA, in December 1942. After extensive training at Wake Forest and Duke Universities, he was selected for assignment to the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and sent to Kunming, China in 1943. He became the finance officer for the China theater and recieved a bronze star for his service. After the war, he remained with the OSS' successor organizations which became the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). While with the CIA, he served two foreign tours and traveled extensively throughout the world. He rose to the highest ranks in the CIA before retiring in December 1971, receiving the Intelligence Medal of Merit.
Following retirement, he and his wife moved to Seminole, FL, and spent summers in their cabin near Hedgesville, WV. He was one of the charter members of the Tides Golf Club where he was the Men's Club Champion for 11 years and also held the long-standing course record score of 63. He greatly enjoyed his summers in WV, where he made toys for children and took nature walks. He was an active member of the Christ Presbyterian Church of Largo, FL. He lived a long and happy life, enjoying a successful career, skill in many games and sports and the during love of his family and many friends.
Survivors include his wife, Harriett E. Davis; two sons, Brian C. Davis of Hampton, VA, and John E. Davis and his wife, Cathryn of Herndon, VA; one daughter, Laura Pinno-Benigni and her husband, Jack of Aberdeen, MD; three grandchildren, Krisna D. Becker and her husband, Chuck of Clarksburg, MD, Kara L. Davis of Washington, D.C., and Brycen C. Davis of Brisbane, Australia; and a sister, Marcia Doty and her husband, Donald of St. Petersburg, FL.
Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. today in Christ Presbyterian Church, 3115 Dryer Ave., Largo, FL 33770.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial donations to the Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, 300 East Bay Dr., Largo, FL 33770.
Moss-Feaster Funeral Home Serenity Gardens Chapel
Grady Lee Hicks
ALBANY - MGSGT Grady Lee Hicks, USMC (Ret.), 81, of 2701 Brittany Rd., died Monday, February 2, 2004, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital following an illness.
The funeral service Thursday, 4 PM, at Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors with interment in Crown Hill Cemetery with full military honors. The Rev. Tony Haefs will officiate.
A native of Floyd County, GA, Mr. Hicks had lived in Albany since 1960 and retired on November 1, 1974, from the US Marine Corps and served during WW II, Korean Conflict and Viet Nam War. He later retired from Civil Service at MCLB. Mr. Hicks was a member of Sherwood Baptist Church, a life Deacon, Doug Flowers Sunday School Class and also attended Gillionville Baptist Church. He was a member and past president of the Albany Civitan Club, a member of American Legion Post #30 and was vice-president of Camera America. Mr. Hicks is preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Payne Hicks who died September 29, 1990, a son, Donald Hicks and 2 brothers.
Survivors include a son, David A. Hicks and his wife, Barbara of Albany; daughter, Debbie H. Arnold and husband, Tom of Hawkinsville; sister, Ellazine Parks of Fort Wayne, IN; 5 grandchildren, Katie Arnold of Macon, Lina Arnold of Athens, Andrew Arnold of Hawkinsville, Laurel Hicks and Ashley Hicks, both of Albany; nephew, Greg Hicks and wife, Nita and their children, Zachery and Mariah Hicks of North Vernon, IN, and also several other nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends at Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors today from 7 PM until 8:30 PM and you may sign the online guest book and share your own special thoughts and memories with the family of Mr. Hicks by visiting Kimbrell-Stern's website at www.kimbrellstern.com.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Luke Holsey
ATLANTA - Luke Holsey, 102, of 3325 Mae Avenue NE, Atlanta, died Saturday, January 31, 2004.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
J.L. Litman Memorial Funeral Home
Willie A. Watkins Funeral Home
