Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
George H. Holt
TIFTON - George H. Holt of 614 E. Golden Rd. died Saturday, June 3, 2006. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Springfield Baptist Church in Tifton with interment in Ty Ty Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends today from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Ty Ty.
Frank and Solomon Nixon Funeral Home
Booker T. Jefferson Sr.
THOMASVILLE - Booker T. Jefferson Sr., 86, of 101 Lewis Street, Thomasville, died Sunday, June 4, 2006, at his residence. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Thomas A.M.E. Church with interment in Magnolia Cemetery, both of Thomasville.
Hadley's Funeral Home
Lee Leanard Jr.
BLAKELY - Lee Leanard Jr. of Port St. Lucie, Fla., passed away June 2, 2006. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Maryland Baptist Church in Blakely with interment in the church cemetery.
Peoples Funeral Home
Johnnie Lee Sewell
TIFTON - Johnnie Lee Sewell, 76, of Tifton died Friday, June 2, 2006, at Tift Regional Hospital. The funeral will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Harrell Chapel Baptist Church in Lenox with interment in Lenox Cemetery.
Southview Mortuary
Sarah Jane Jones Strawter
TIFTON - Sarah Jane Jones Strawter of 111 Ware St., Ty Ty, died Sunday, June 4, 2006. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Solomon Chapel A.M.E. Church in Ty Ty with interment in Ty Ty Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church today from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Frank and Solomon Nixon Funeral Home
Elizabeth Victoria Todd
THOMASVILLE - Elizabeth Victoria Todd, 87, of Abbey Lake Apartments D-6, Thomasville, died Sunday, June 4, 2006, at Archbold Medical Center. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Rivers of Life Evangelist Center in Thomasville with interment in Peaceful Rest Cemetery, both in Thomasville.
Hadley's Funeral Home
Anna Tebeau Jones Bruton
ALBANY - Mrs. Anna Tebeau Jones Bruton, 80, of 2010 W. Broad Ave. in Albany died October 2, 2006, at her residence.
The funeral service will be Thursday 2 PM at Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Thad Haygood officiating.
A native of Albany, Mrs. Bruton was a member of First United Methodist Church, a 1943 graduate of Albany High and attended Valdosta State College. Mrs. Bruton worked for a number of years at Albany Floral Co. and Gillespie Interiors. She was a member of the Albany Garden Club, Junior League and Doublegate Country Club. Mrs. Bruton was also an avid Atlanta Brave's fan.
Survivors include her sons, John Page Nelson (Nick) Bruton III of Albany, Joseph Carlton of Albany; daughter, Claire Page Baynard of Albany; grandchildren, John Page Nelson Bruton IV, Ashley Page Bruton, and Lindsay Page Baynard; sisters, Hulda Vallotton of Atlanta and Helen P. Jones of North Carolina.
The family will receive friends Wednesday from 5:30 PM until 7 PM at Kimbrell-Stern.
Those desiring please make memorials to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 448, Albany, GA 31702 or favorite charity.
You may sign the online guest book and share your own special thoughts with the family of Mrs. Bruton by visiting Kimbrell-Stern's website at www.kimbrellstern.com.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Willie Crump
ALBANY - Willie Crump, 62, of 654 W. Society Ave. died Sunday, October 1, 2006, at his residence. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday in Riverside Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the home of his sister, Betty Armstrong, 211 Frost Street.
M.L. King Funeral Directors
Chester William Green
DALLAS, Texas - Chester William Green (Willy Boy, Ba) was born in Albany, GA, on January 31, 1943 and passed away suddenly of an aneurysm in Dallas, Texas on September 19, 2006.
Bill had a huge heart and loved being surrounded by family and friends. He was a friend to the friendless and a care taker to those he dearly loved. "Bigger than life" was spoken at his memorial service to describe Bill. He enjoyed a rare steak, good conversation and practical jokes. His family settled on the North Shore of Chicago when he was eleven. He graduated from the New Trier High School in 1961 where he lettered in baseball, basketball and football. He attended Southern Methodist University and later graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington. Dallas became his home where he was a successful businessman in sales and marketing. He has many friends from all over and emailed daily, keeping in touch with his buddies.
He leaves behind his wife, Sheila; daughters, Terry Ewton and Michelle Michelle Nicely (Daniel); stepson, Brian Gallia; step-granddaughter, Allie Gallia; father, Chester Green; sister,
Susan Findley Baten (Greg); nephew, Ryan Findley; aunts, Mrs. T.B. Hambrick and Mrs. James Knox of Albany, GA; uncle; Hugh Moore of Brunswick, GA. He was preceded in death by his mother, Doris Green and niece, Katie Findley.
A memorial service was held in Dallas on September 23, 2006. His earlier commitment to Jesus Christ reassures us that we will see him in Heaven.
Sparkman Dickey Funeral Home
Dallas, TX
James R. McDonald
ALBANY - Col. James R. "Jim" McDonald, USAF Retired, 68, of Lee County, died Monday, October 2, 2006 at his residence.
The memorial service will be held at 11 AM Saturday at Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors with full military honors.
A native of Poulan, Mr. McDonald was born to James Andrew McDonald and Clifford Thompson McDonald. Jim was an ordained Methodist Minister when he left the clergy and went into service with the United States Air Force. He was assigned to McConnell AFB, KS and attended the Missile Launch Officer's course at Vandenberg. He was then assigned as a Deputy Missile Commander at a Titan II missile site. Mr. McDonald became the first First Lieutenant to command a combat missile crew in the Strategic Air Command (SAC). Later, he was assigned to the First Strategic Air Division, Vandenberg AFB, CA as the Executive Assistant to the commanding general. He was then assigned to Squadron Officers' School at Maxwell AFB, AL as the wing commander of a group. After attending the Air Command and Staff College, he was assigned to the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA where he received a Masters' Degree in national Security Affairs. Mr. McDonald then attended the Foreign Language institute to learn Hebrew and Arabic.
After graduate school, he was posted to Headquarters Strategic Air Command as the Special Advisor to the Commander In Chief Strategic Air Command where he negotiated with Israel and Egypt on the terms for military separation as a member of the Camp David Accords team. He was also the SAC negotiator for the SALT II talks in Switzerland where he helped set the guidelines for cruise missiles to be carried on heavy bombers. Mr. McDonald was then assigned as the Military Air Attache to the United States Embassy, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Mr. McDonald was later assigned as the Director for Middle Eastern Affairs, Office of the Secretary of Defense. He later formed a business with a partner, specializing in sales to the Department of Defense of audio visual information systems to the U.S. government as well as foreign governments with U.S. approval.
Mr. McDonald is survived by his son, James F. McDonald of Sterling, VA; a brother, Russell C. McDonald and his wife Barbara Ann of Lee County; several nieces and nephews; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.
The family will receive friends at Kimbrell-Stern following the memorial service. You may sign the online guestbook and share your own special thoughts and memories with the family of Mr. McDonald by visiting Kimbrell-Stern website at www.kimbrellstern.com.
Those desiring may make memorial contributions to Albany Community Hospice, P.O. Box 1828, Albany, GA 31702.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Dorothy Reid
SYLVESTER - Dorothy Reid of Philadelphia, PA, died Friday, September 29, 2006, in Philadelphia. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Shipp's Funeral Home
Cay Guyton Stokes Jr.
SWAINSBORO - Cay Guyton Stokes Jr., 71, of Swainsboro died Monday, October 2, 2006, at Emanuel Medical Center.
Memorial services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church with interment in Bishop's Chapel Cemetery in Summertown, GA.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home or at the cemetery following the service.
Memorials may be made to the Bishop Chapel Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 130, Twin City, GA 30471 established to preserve the above named 200 year old county cemetery.
Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary
Swainsboro
David Lee Trent Jr.
MARIANNA, Fla. - David Lee Trent Jr., 24, of Marianna died Friday, September 29, 2006. He was born in Albany, GA, where he lived before moving to Marianna in 1989.
Survivors include his son, Camren Nelson Trent-Ramos of Marianna; his mother, Elaine Myers and husband, Don of Marianna; his father, David Lee Trent Sr. and wife, Sarah of Panama City Beach; three sisters, Jennifer Kramer, Holly Myers and Audrey Trent; maternal grandmother, Carlene Hammock of Albany; paternal grandparents, Otis and Mary Trent of Albany, Clayton Myers of Springhill, FL.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, October 6, 2006, at 10 a.m. at Eastside Baptist Church with the Rev. Dean McCoury and Dr. Steve Canada officiating. Burial will follow at Pinecrest Memorial Gardens with James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel directing.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, October 5, 2006, at James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel directing.
James & Sikes Funeral Home
Marianna, FL
Lynelle K. Whittlesey
ALBANY - Lynelle K. Whittlesey, 79, of Albany died Monday, October 2, 2006.
Her memorial service will be Thursday 11 AM at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. The Rev. James R. Bullion will officiate. Her remains will be cremated.
A native of Albany, she attended schools in Albany, and graduated from Albany High School in the Class of 1943. Along with her husband, they were one of the Founding Families of St. Patrick's
Episcopal Church, and she remained a Communicant until her death. Mrs. Whittlesey was chairman of the Altar Guild for over 25 years, and she helped make many of the vestments of St. Patrick's. She also sang in the choir, taught Sunday School Class, was a member of the Daughters of the King, the Episcopal Church Women, and served as a Delegate to the Diocesan Convention. After her graduation from High School, she attended Young Harris College, the University of Georgia, and graduated from Temple University. She earned a degree in dental hygiene in 1948. Mrs. Whittlesey was the first registered dental hygienist in Albany. She worked first for Dr. Mooney, then with Dr. Cotton. She also served on the fluoridation program in the Dougherty County School System. Mrs. Whittlesey was a member and an officer in the Albany Junior League, was a member of the Town and Country Garden Club, and of Theatre Albany. She was a partner in G & L Consultants. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Lynwood Knighton and Elton Averitt Knighton.
She is survived by her husband: George S. Whittlesey Jr. of Albany; her children: George S. Whittlesey, III and his wife, Karol Simmons Whittlesey of Orange County, CA, Rawls Whittlesey of Tyrone, GA, and Jane Whittlesey of Boulder, CO; her grandchildren: George S. Whittlesey IV, Robert Whittlesey Groves, Alden Woford Groves.
The family will receive friends at Kimbrell-Stern on Wednesday from 5:30-7 PM.
Those desiring may send memorials to St. Patrick's Episcopal Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 70698, Albany, GA 31708, or you may contribute online at www.stpatricksdonations.org.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Lelia Mae Moore Bell
DAWSON - Lelia Mae Moore Bell, 85, of Sasser, GA, died Friday, September 29, 2006, at Dawson Manor Nursing Home, Dawson, GA.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, October 5, 2006, at Countyline Missionary Baptist Church, Sasser, GA. Rev. Jack Johnson, pastor will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
She attended the public schools of Terrell County, GA.
Lelia Mae was united in Holy Matrimony to the late Deacon John Allen Bell Sr. to this union, one child was born.
She was employed as a cook for the Terrell County Public School System until retirement.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Deacon John Allen Bell Jr.; her parents; father, Cleveland Moore and mother, Bessie Massey Moore; two brothers, Solomon Sloan and Buddy Moore; three sisters, Elizabeth Dotson, Iola Sanders and Bobbie Jean Sloan and one grandchild, Carolyn Bell.
Lelia Mae Bell leaves to cherish her memories, one son, John Allen (Katie) Bell Jr. of Sasser, GA; one stepdaughter, Henrietta (Willie) Davis of Putney, GA; two sisters, Andrew Lean Robinson of Albany, GA, and Addie Grier of Dawson, GA; fourteen grandchildren, James (Wanda) Bell, Robert Bell, Elizabeth Bell Curry, Randy (Shelettia) Bell, Coretha (Sheldon) Hammond, Tangela (Tyron) Campbell, Stanley (Sonya) McClain, Stacy (Trinette) McClain, Sterlin (Benita) McClain, Tamala Davis, Brenda (Richard) Leonard, Ulyses (Lena) Thomas, Marion (Lena) Thomas and Larry (Paulette) Thomas and a host of great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, an aunt, Lula Mae Massey of Atlanta, GA, several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Albritten's Funeral Service
Frances B. Burdett
FITZGERALD - Frances B. Burdett, 68, of Fitzgerald died Sunday in a Fitzgerald Nursing Home. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. today in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn.
Perry Funeral Chapel
