Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Kathleen Henry Tidwell
TAMPA, Fla. - Kathleen Henry Tidwell passed away Monday, January 20, 2003, at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla. She fought a courageous battle with cancer for over the last six years.
Kathleen was born May 22, 1962, in Marysville, Ohio, to Phillip and Corine Lorance Henry. She was a 1980 graduate of Urbana High School and a 1984 graduate of the University of South Florida in Tampa. In 1985, Kathleen married Daniel Tidwell with whom she shared her life and home. She was employed at Hydro Agri for 12 years before starting work with her husband. She was a member of Lake Magdalene United Methodist Church.
Kathleen is survived by her beloved husband of 17 years, Danny; her pride and joy sons, Cameron and Andrew; her parents, Phillip and Corine Henry of Sarasota, Fla., and her sister, Yvonne Henry of Tampa. In addition, she is survived by her father and mother-in-law, Bill and Hilde Tidwell of Albany; her sisters-in-law, Kim (Larry) LaPlante of Atlanta, and Debbie (Bill) Holtzscheiter of Aiken, SC; a special loving friend, Kim Walsh; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
The family would like to express a special thanks for the great care by Dr. Susan Minton and staff at Moffit Cancer Center.
A memorial service will take place at Lake Magdalene United Methodist Church, 2902 West Fletcher Ave., Tampa, at 2 p.m. Friday, January 24, 2003.
In lieu of flowers, the family request contributions be made to one of the following charities: Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Lake Magdalene UMC or Hospice.
Gonzalez Funeral Home
Tampa, Fla.
Ron Aycock
FITZGERALD - Ron Aycock, 25, of Fitzgerald, died Tuesday, January 21, 2003, at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Paulk Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Paulk Funeral Home
Lott Infant
TIFTON - Khalil Lott of Thomasville died Wednesday, January 22, 2003, at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Southview Mortuary
Helen Munroe
BAINBRIDGE - Helen Munroe, 77, of Brinson, died Sunday, January 19, 2003, at her residence.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Cox Chapel in Bainbridge.
Visitation will be 7 p.m.-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Cox Funeral Home
Willie Patrick Sells
MOULTRIE - Willie (Bill) Patrick Sells, 94, formerly of Moultrie, died Tuesday, January 21, 2003, at Perry Hospital.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Trinity Baptist Church with interment in Westview Cemetery. Dr. Michael Helms will officiate.
Casket bearers will be Mark Mobley, Mike Mobley, Patrick Mobley, Candler Pritchett, Levin Pritchett, Jarrod Sells, Will Sells, Mark Cross and Fred McBride.
A native of Tift County, Mrs. Sells was a homemaker. She was a charter member of Trinity Baptist Church, where she served as a Sunday School teacher in the Preschool Department, church hostess and Plus 55 Club. She was also a member of the Federated Guild and Cherokee Garden Club.
Survivors include her daughter, Anna Sells Pritchett and husband, Allen of Perry; daughters-in-law, Connie Mobley and Marcia Sells of Moultrie; sisters, Ruth Patrick Smith of Tifton and Edith Patrick Keith of Omega; nine grandchildren, Mark Mobley and wife Judy, Mike Mobley and wife Torina, Patrick Mobley and wife Farolyn, Susie Mobley Cross and husband Mark, Janna Pritchett McBride and husband Fred, Candler Pritchett and wife Kim, Jarrod Sells and wife Andrea, Will Sells and wife Paige and Levin Pritchett; 22 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Sam Sells; sons, John Mark Mobley Sr. and Sam Sells Jr.; parents, Edith Collier Patrick and Ernest Lenward Patrick and sisters, Maude Patrick Westbrook, Cleo Patrick Baker, Vines Patrick Pendley, Ernestine Patrick Hornbuckle and Vivian Patrick Garrett.
Donations may be made to Trinity Baptist Church, 210 Twelfth Ave., S.E., Moultrie 31768 or your favorite charity.
Cobb Funeral Chapel
Sol Edward Stapleton
BLAKELY - Sol Edward Stapleton, 42, died Monday, January 20, 2003, at the Medical Center in Dothan, AL.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Community Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be in Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery.
Community Funeral Home
John T. Thornton
CAMILLA - John T. Thornton, 87, of Camilla died Tuesday, January 21, 2003, at Mitchell Convalescent Center.
Graveside funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today in Hopeful Baptist Church cemetery.
Timmons Funeral Home
Minnie L. Willcox
CORDELE - Minnie L. "Ms. Sweetie" Willcox of 706 N. Tenth Street, Cordele, died Tuesday, January 21, 2003, at her residence.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
The family will receive friends at the residence.
J.W. Williams Funeral Home
Clarence Douglas
ALBANY - Clarence Douglas, 95, of 1121 Sweetwater Drive died Sunday, January 19, 2003, at his residence.
The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at New Salem C.M.E. Church in Elmodel. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery. The Rev. Anthony Henderson will officiate.
A native of Baker County, Mr. Douglas was a member of New Salem Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Elmodel where he served on the steward board.
Mr. Douglas received his education from Baker County School System and Fort Valley State College. He was a farmer, a carpenter and married to Juanita Payton Douglas for 51 years.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita Payton Douglas of Albany; a granddaughter, Marva Jean Douglas of Covington; nieces, Eloise Moore and Judy Thomas of Albany; nephews, Daniel Douglas of Albany and Robert Douglas Jr. of Ocala, Fla.
Poteat Funeral Home
Hattie Newkirk
ALBANY - Hattie Newkirk, 102, of 358 South Warren Street, Mobile, Ala., died Saturday, January 18, 2003, at her residence.
The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at New Zion Hill Baptist Church in Albany with burial in Roselawn Garden of Memory Cemetery in Albany.
Meadows Funeral Home
MacCarthur Robinson
ALBANY - MacCarthur Robinson, 57, of 1313 Gillespie Ave., Apt. A, died Tuesday, January 21, 2003, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Church of Leesburg, 896 Lovers Lane Rd., with interment in Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery.
Martin Luther King Funeral Directors
Leonard Shealy
ALBANY - Leonard Shealy, 64, of 620 Camp Street, Harrisburg, Pa., died Saturday, January 18, 2003.
The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church with interment in Riverside Cemetery.
J.L. Litman Memorial Funeral Service
Jackie Lee Shorts
ALBANY - Jackie Lee Shorts, 53, of 714 S. Harding died Monday, January 20, 2003, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at J.L. Litman Memorial Funeral Chapel.
J.L. Litman Memorial Funeral Service
Ruth Smith
ALBANY - Ruth Smith, 69, of 701 Wheeler Ave., died Sunday, January 12, 2003 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at J.L. Litman Memorial Funeral Chapel.
J.L. Litman Memorial Funeral Service
Michael Steele
ALBANY - Michael "Craig" Steele died Thursday, January 23, 2003.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Nina Sue Taylor-Williams
ALBANY - Nina Sue Taylor-Williams, 59, of 3220 Staton Drive died Sunday, January 19, 2003, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at River Road Church of Christ in Albany with interment in Floral Memory Garden Cemetery. Brother Robert Clemmons will officiate.
Mrs. Taylor-Williams was born December 14, 2003, in Dale County, Ozark, Alabama. She was a residential advisor at Turner Job Corps Center. She attended Dale County Alabama public schools, Alabama State College and Albany State University. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church in Dothan, Ala.
Survivors include her husband, Ulysee Williams of Albany; one daughter, Malissa Williams of Albany; one son, Alan Williams of Albany; seven sisters, Gussie Brooks, Hatty Mae Smith, Bonnie Bennett, Dezzie Hart and Katie Taylor, all of Midland City, Ala., and Mary Alice Baxter and Luella Kennedy, both of Albany; two brothers, J.C. (Leretha) Curry of Midland City, Ala., and Albert (Doris) Taylor of Albany; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Meadows Funeral Home
Vearl J. Thompson
ALBANY - Vearl J. Thompson, 57, of 307 Timber Lane, died Thursday, January 23, 2003, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
The funeral will be held at 2 P.M. Saturday at Kimbrell-Stern. The Rev. Hilton Gillespie will officiate.
A native of Donalsonville, GA, Mr. Thompson had lived in Albany most of his life. He worked many years with U.S. Express as a truck driver and also as an automotive mechanic with Firestone and Aultman Cadillac.
He is survived by his wife, Marion Knowles Thompson of Albany; two sons, Brian Thompson and his wife Bebe of Whigam, GA and Michael T. Thompson and his wife Malaya of Asheville, NC; two stepsons, Anthony James Knowles and his wife Vanessa of Blue Springs, MO, and Michael Leon Knowles and his wife Valerie of Albany; two brothers, Cecil Thompson and Roger Thompson, both of Leesburg; mother, Mildred Grayson of Leesburg; six grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 7 P.M.- 8:30 P.M. today at Kimbrell-Stern.
Those desiring may send memorials to Phoebe Foundation, P.O. Box 1828, Albany, GA 31702.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Juanita Waters
ALBANY - Juanita Waters, 70, of 101 Ford Street, died Thursday, January 23, 2003, at her residence.
The funeral service will be at 4 P.M. Saturday at Kimbrell-Stern with interment to follow at Floral Memory Gardens. Pastor Bill Suggs will officiate.
A native of Troy, Ala., Mrs. Waters had lived in Albany for the past 15 years and was of the Baptist faith. She was a loving wife and mother.
Survivors include her husband, Murry Waters of Albany; three daughters, Linda Diane Rucker and her husband Bobby of La Follette, Tenn., Donna Kay Replogle and her husband Michael of Sorrento, Fla., and Teresa Ann Franks of Hendersonville, N.C.; one son, John R. "Butch" Lahr Jr. of Orlando, Fla.; two sisters, Murl Ashberry of Putney and Hazel Beverly of Ocoee, Fla.; 11 grandchildren, Michelle Feddon of Lawrenceville, GA, Mark Bowermaster of Apopka, Fla., Jaime Lynn George of Apopka, Fla., Shannon Kemp of Panama City, Fla., Bryan Kemp of Byron, GA, Robert Kemp of Macon, GA, Jeanne Ayala of New York, Michael Replogle of Sorrento, Fla., John Michael Lahr of Apopka, Fla., Jeffrey Wayne Lahr of Sorrento, Fla., Dustin Lahr of Orlando, Fla., LaShay Franks of Hendersonville, NC; 17 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. today at Kimbrell-Stern.
Those desiring may send memorials to Albany Community Hospice, P.O. Box 1828, Albany, GA 31702.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
John W. Blackshear
SHELLMAN - John Willie "JW" Blackshear, 79, of Shellman died Thursday, January 23, 2003, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. from Shellman United Methodist Church. The Revs. Hal Lasseter and Jackie Williams will officiate and interment will be in East View Cemetery in Shellman.
Mr. Blackshear was born December 11, 1923, in Bibb County, GA, son of the late John W. Blackshear and Mae Barber Johns. He was a retired farmer, an Army veteran of World War Two and was a member of Shellman United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Joan Mason Blackshear of Shellman; a son, Jim Blackshear and friend, Tara Nordman of Shellman; two daughters, Mary Ann Rosenholm and her husband, Rosy of St. Simmons Island, Tammy Merritt and her husband Charles "Rooster" of Cuthbert; a daughter-in-law, Merry Lynn Blackshear of Shellman; nine grandchildren, Jason Swindall, Jake Swindall, Marlene Blackshear, Abby Blackshear, John Wyatt Blackshear, Rachel Blackshear, Carrie Ann Merritt, Drake Merritt and Jordan Nordman.
Memorials may be made to Shellman United Methodist Church, Shellman, GA 39886.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Curry Funeral Home.
Curry Funeral Home
Esther Hutchinson Brunton
BAINBRIDGE - Esther Hutchinson Brunton, 94, of Bainbridge, died Tuesday, January 7, 2003, in Bainbridge.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service.
Memorials may be made to St. John's Episcopal Church, 516 E. Broughton St., Bainbridge, GA 39817, or to the Salvation Army, 600 S. Scott St., Bainbridge, GA 39819.
Ivey Funeral Home
