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Julia Clyde Lee
COLEMAN - Julia Clyde Lee, 88, of Rt. 1, Coleman, died Monday, January 6, 2003, at Joe-Ann Burgin Nursing Home in Cuthbert.
The graveside funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday from Coleman Cemetery. The Rev. Wayne Thomas will officiate.
Mrs. Lee was born June 13, 1914, in Randolph County, daughter of the late Olin Credille Rogers and Roxie Jones Rogers. She was a Methodist and was married to the late Dallas Adrian Lee.
Survivors include a son, Oland Lee of Coleman; two brothers, Joe J. Rogers of Ft. Valley, and Robert Rogers of Coleman; a sister, Jeanette R. Hoover of Ashburn; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Lunsford Funeral Home
Nancy E. Merkison
BAINBRIDGE - Nancy E. Merkison, 77, of Bainbridge died Tuesday, January 7, 2003.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. EST Thursday at Cox Funeral Chapel with interment in Oak City Cemetery.
Visitation will be 7 p.m.-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Cox Funeral Home
Robert Carroll Montgomery
CAMILLA - Robert (Bobby) Carroll Montgomery, 55, of 3553 Stagecoach Road, Meigs, died Monday, January 6, 2003, at Archbold Hospital in Thomasville.
The graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Sunset Cemetery in Meigs.
Timmons Funeral Home
Bobbie C. Plowden
CUTHBERT - Bobbie C. Plowden, 70, of Rt. 1, Ft. Gaines, died Sunday, January 5, 2003, at Doctor's Hospital in Columbus.
The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. today at Shiloh Baptist Church in Clay County.
Mrs. Plowden was born November 14, 1932, in Henry County, AL, daughter of the late James Hubert Culpepper and Lucy Rebecca Whitehead Culpepper. She was a retired office receptionist and a member of Shiloh Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Charlie Plowden of Ft. Gaines; a sister, Ann C. Skipper of Abbeville, AL; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Lunsford Funeral Home
James Taylor
TIFTON - James Taylor, 51, of Tifton died Tuesday, January 7, 2003, at Tift Regional Hospital.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Southview Mortuary
Terry Lee Williams
TIFTON - Terry Lee Williams, 50, of Tifton, died Friday, January 3, 2003, at Tift Regional Medical Center.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. today at Great South Park New Life Ministries.
Melton Funeral Home
West Bell Barbary
ALBANY - West Bell Barbary, 66, of 3323 Sweetbrier Road died Tuesday, January 7, 2003, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Meadows Funeral Home
Reba Alligood Dyes
ALBANY - Reba Alligood Dyes, 72, of Leesburg, GA, died Tuesday, January 7, 2003, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
The funeral service will be at 2 P.M. Friday at Family Worship Center with interment to follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. Pastor Gilbert Harris will officiate.
A native of Camilla, GA, Mrs. Dyes had lived in Albany for the past 24 years and was a beloved wife and mother. She was a retired hairdresser and worked for the food service department in the Lee County School System for many years.
She is survived by her husband, James Franklin Dyes of Albany; daughter, Janice Marie Pollock and her husband Roger of Worth County; son, Gary James Dyes and his wife Benita of Albany; two sisters, Grace W. McGlamry and Sara Loveless, both of Albany; two grandchildren, Jason Aultman and Brandon Hilbourn. She was preceded in death by her parents, Aaron K. Alligood and Tabitha Lee Tucker; her sister, Virginia Belair and two brothers, Carl Alligood and Earl Alligood.
The family will receive friends at Kimbrell-Stern from 7 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. today.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Ola B. Etheredge
SYLVESTER - Ola B. Etheredge, 66, of Albany died Tuesday, January 7, 2003, at Palmyra Medical Centers.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Banks Funeral Chapel with interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Banks Funeral Home
Charles N. Farmer Jr.
SYLVESTER - Charles N. Farmer Jr., 74, of 538 Mt. Horeb Road, Oakfield, died Monday, January 6, 2003, at his daughter's residence in Cary, NC.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at New Bethel Freewill Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery. The Rev. Joe Owens will officiate.
A native of Worth County, Mr. Farmer was born January 28, 1928. He had lived in Worth County since 1978, and was a retired supervisor with Coats & Clark in Albany. He was a member of New Bethel Freewill Baptist Church. His parents were the late Charles Newton Farmer Sr. and Ruby Lee Culpepper Farmer. A daughter, Marion Gay Deese preceded him in death September 17, 1997.
Survivors include his wife, Ann Copeland Farmer of Oakfield; three sons and daughters-in-law, Charles K. and Sue Farmer of Oakfield, Ron J. and Teena Farmer of Ochlocknee, and John F. and Cindy Farmer of Oakfield; a daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Tom Pitman of Cary, NC; brother, Bobby Lee Farmer of Ochlocknee; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6:30 p.m.- 8 p.m. today at Banks Funeral Home.
Banks Funeral Home
Peyton Cook Greaves
ALBANY - The Episcopal funeral service of Peyton Cook Greaves, Ph.D., 74, of Albany who died Monday, January 6, 2003, will be conducted Friday at 11 a.m. at the family church, Chapel of the Cross, in Madison, MS. The Rev. David Christian will officiate.
Dr. Greaves was born and spent his formative years growing up in Jackson, MS. He graduated from Central High School, attended Ole Miss at Oxford, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Fraternity and received his doctorate from the University of Southern Mississippi. In later years, he taught both at Vanderbilt University and the University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Greaves served in the Air Force during the Korean War and was stationed at Turner Field. Dr. Greaves had resided in Albany for many years before moving to Franklin, TN, to practice. He practiced for over thirty years, part of that time in Albany. Dr. Greaves returned to the Albany area three years ago.
Survivors include six daughters, Julia Read Salter and Carlton Edwards, both of Albany, Mamie Gray Clark, Katie Douglas Rozell and Delia Williams Frazier, all of Cartersville and Bridget Peyton Wilson of Pensacola, FL; a brother, Elmore Douglas Greaves II of Madison, MS; a sister, Joyce Greaves Stewart of Jackson, MS; an uncle, Hartwell Cook of Jackson, MS; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; six nieces and three nephews.
The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. today at Wright-Ferguson at Parkway.
Those desiring may make contributions to the American Diabetes Association, 16 North Town Suite 100, Jackson, MS 39211 or to the Chapel of the Cross Episcopal Church, 674 Mannsdale Road, Madison, MS 39110.
Mathews Funeral Home
Bobby Lee Jackson
SYLVESTER - Bobby Lee Jackson, 55, of 431 Northwood Drive, Poulan, died Monday, January 6, 2003, at Phoebe Worth Medical Center in Sylvester.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Jones Chapel AME Church in Sylvester with interment in Shepard Memorial Garden in Sylvester. The Rev. Eddie Lee Allen will officiate.
A native of Worth County, Mr. Jackson was a sanitation worker. He was educated in the Worth County Public School System. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include two daughters, Kendra McCoy and Allison Harp, both of Sylvester; four sons, Kim Jackson of Tampa, Fla., Terrance Jackson of Jacksonville, Fla., Robert Lee Jackson Jr. of Albany and Brandon Jackson of Sylvester; six sisters, Ruby Allen, Annette Jackson, Debra Jackson, Marilyn Jackson, Lisa Jackson, all of Sylvester, and Joeann Jackson of New York; five brothers, Joseph Jackson Jr. of Albany, Calvin Jackson of Sylvester, Keyda Jackson of Tifton, and Thomas Jackson and Fredrick Jackson, both of Virginia; two aunts, Ossy Channy of Tifton and Mary Pearl Jackson of Sylvester; 16 grandchildren.
Shipp's Funeral Home
Elizabeth Ford Leary
SYLVESTER - Elizabeth "Sis" Ford Leary, 83, of Sylvester died Sunday, January 5, 2003, at her residence.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church with interment in Hillcrest Cemetery. Dr. Tom Jacobs and the Rev. Steve Williams will officiate.
Mrs. Leary was born September 13, 1919 in Sylvester. She had lived in Sylvester and Atlanta most of her life. She retired from Northside High School as a teacher after 23 years. She was a landowner and had served as Worth County Goodwill Ambassador. She purchased the Baconton Charter School to be used by the community and was named in her honor as the Laura Ford Leary Building. She was a Navy veteran of WW II. She was also a retired Lt. Cmdr. of the U.S. Naval Reserve. She was a member of First Baptist Church and Daughters of the American Revolution.
Survivors include her niece, Phoebe K. Ford of San Jose, CA; nephew, Gates Ford of Sylvester.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis (Frank) B. Leary, May 1, 1988 and parents, Dr. William Green Ford and Berta Lee Jenkins Ford.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O.B. #309, Sylvester, GA 31791.
The family will receive friends today from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Banks Funeral Home.
Banks Funeral Home
Idus Sapp Jr.
ALBANY - Idus Sapp Jr., 76, of 708 Burke Avenue died Monday, January 6, 2003, at Albany Health Care.
The funeral will be at 12 p.m. Friday at First Bethesda Baptist Church with interment in Second Bethesda Baptist Church cemetery. The Rev. Adren Bivins will officiate.
Mr. Sapp was born November 5, 1926, in Calhoun County. He was a painter.
Survivors include two brothers, Arther Sapp and McKinley Sapp of Albany; three sisters, Hazel Bivins of Plant City, Fla., Ella Mae Simmons of Tallahassee, Fla., and Dora Lee Sapp of Albany; a special niece, Corene Dawson of Albany.
Visitation will be 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Austin & Taylor Mortuary
Emmitt Bruce Watson
ALBANY - Funeral services for Elder Emmitt Bruce Watson, a native of Dougherty County, will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Stronger Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 2401 S. Galvez Street, New Orleans, LA. Services will be conducted by Ideal Missionary Baptist and Educational Association Inc. Interment will be at Providence Park Cemetery in New Orleans, LA.
A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, January 16, 2003. The service will be held at First Bethesda Baptist Church on Newton Road, Albany, GA, where the Rev. Felton Lamar is pastor. Members of the family and friends of Elder Watson are invited to share in this service.
Ruthie Mae Williams
ALBANY - Ruthie Mae Williams, 71, of 211 Pine Bluff Road, Lot 121, Albany, died Monday, January 6, 2003, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
J.L. Litman Memorial Funeral Service
