Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Amanda Jill Morris
MOULTRIE - Amanda Jill Morris, 18, of Norman Park, died Saturday, January 25, 2003 in Colquitt County. Arrangements to be announced at a later date.
Cobb Funeral Chapel
Jewell Spillers Reeves
DAWSON - Jewell Spillers Reeves of Destin, FL, died at her resident on Wednesday, January 22, 2003. The funeral service will be held on Tuesday, at Harvey Funeral Chapel, with Father John O'Brien officiating with burial in Chickasawhatchee Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Spillers was born in Randolph County on February 11, 1928, daughter of the late James William Spillers and Jewel Vickery Spillers. She was a retired registered nurse and had worked in several area hospitals including Terrell County Hospital in Dawson and Sumter Regional in Americus. She also worked for a number of years at St. Joseph's Hospital in Augusta before joining the practice of Dr. Nathan Reeves her husband. They retired in 1984 and moved to Destin; Dr. Reeves died in 1991 and she continued to live there until her death.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Spillers Crawford.
Survivors include a brother, James A. Spillers of Crestview, FL; brother-in-law, James Crawford Sr. of Fort Gaines; five nieces and nephews, Mary Ellen Gibson, James H. Crawford Jr., James A. Spillers Jr., William J. Spillers and locally, Anita Orosz of Albany; and seven great nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the Terrell County Humane Society, c/o Lucie Beeley, P.O. Box 389, Dawson, GA 39842.
Harvey Funeral Home
Guy W. Robertson
CAIRO - Guy W. Robertson of Cairo, died Friday, January 24, 2003. Funeral services are to be held on Monday, 2 p.m. at Clark Funeral Home Chapel, with interment at Long Branch Cemetery in Cairo. The family will receive friends today (Sunday) from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Clark Funeral Home
Kimberly Keys Dickey
COLUMBUS, MS - Kimberly Keys Dickey, 41, of Columbus, Mississippi, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, January 24, 2003 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, Columbus, MS.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, 10 a.m. CST at Evangel Assembly, with interment at Friendship Cemetery in Columbus, MS. Pastor Ron Delgado officiating.
Born November 13, 1961 in Columbus, MS, Kim is the daughter of Bob N. and Beth V. Keys of Columbus. We will grieve our loss as we celebrate her life. Kim graduated from Heritage Academy and Mississippi University for Women. She and her family are active members of Evangel Assembly of God. Kim had just finished her active membership in the Junior Auxiliary of Columbus and was a member of Vine and Olive Garden Club. Kim was also the recipient for the prestigious Women Helping Women Award presented by the Soroptimist Club of Columbus.
In additions to her parents Kim is survived by her husband, Chris Dickey; and two sons, Matthew and Bradley Dickey, all of Columbus; brother and sister-in-law, Bobby and Kimberly Keys of Atlanta, GA; sister and brother-in-law, Kendyl Keys and David Reynolds of Albany; mother-in-law, Gloria Dickey, brother-in-law, John Dickey and sister-in-law, Diane Dickey, all of Santa Monica, CA; and grandmother, Nelrose Vail of Montpelier, MS.
Visitation will be held today (Monday) from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. CST at Evangel Assembly of God.
Memorials may be made to Matthew and Bradley Dickey Educational Fund.
Memorial Funeral Home
Columbus, MS
Michael Craig Steele
ALBANY - Michael Craig Steele, 33, of 2210 Nottingham Way, Albany, died Thursday, January 23, 2003, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany.
The funeral mass will be held today (Monday), 11 a.m., at St. Teresa's Catholic Church with interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. Father Finbarr Stanton and Father Herbert Wellmeier will officiate.
A native of Pullman, WA, Craig had lived in Albany most of his life. He attended St. Teresa's Schools, was a member of St. Teresa's Catholic Church, graduated from Albany High School in 1989, and also from Darton College. He was a corporal and school resource officer with the City of Leesburg Police Department where he had worked for the past five years.
Survivors include his parents, Jack and Carolyn Steele of Albany; a sister, Rebecca Long of Albany; a brother, Jeff Steele of Albany; a grandmother, Kathleen Botts of Albany and niece, Julia Long of Albany.
Those desiring may make memorials to Neighbors In Need c/o St. Teresa's Catholic Church, 421 Edgewood Lane, Albany, GA 31707 or Peace Officers Association of Georgia, P.O. Box 1040, Reidsville, GA 30453.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Mattie B. Carter
CAIRO - Mattie B. Carter, 83, of Thomasville, died Sunday, January 26, 2003. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, 3 p.m. from Pine Forest Baptist Church in Grady County. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Clark Funeral Home, today (Monday) from 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
Clark Funeral Home
Alvin H. Coleman
ASHBURN - Services for Alvin H. Coleman, 79, of 88 Coleman Lane, Ashburn, will be held today (Monday) at 2:30 p.m. at Perry Funeral Chapel, with burial to follow in Snowridge Cemetery. Mr. Coleman died Saturday, January 25, 2003.
Perry Funeral Chapel
Ozilla W. Grayer
RICHLAND - Ozilla W. Grayer, 51, of Columbus, died Friday, January 24, 2003. A graveside funeral service will be held today (Monday), noon at Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery.
T.V. Williams Funeral Home
Amzie L. Green
DONALSONVILLE - Amzie L. Green, 96, of Tallahassee, FL, and formerly of Donalsonville, died Saturday, January 25, 2003. Arrangements to be announced at a later date.
Evans-Skipper Funeral Home
Seybron Jett Jr.
DAWSON - Seybron Jett Jr. of Dawson, died at his residence Friday, January 24, 2003. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today (Monday) at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, with the Revs. Freeman G. Cross Jr., Fred Collins and Mavis Lark Moore officiating. Interment will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Jett was a native of Morgan Co., AL, born October 18, 1929, son of the late Seybron Jett and Criner Patterson Jett. He was a retired Chief M/Sgt. with the U.S. Air Force, a veteran of the Korean and Viet Nam conflicts and retired with 31 years of service. He had been a resident of Dawson since 1992 moving here from Birmingham, AL.
He was a member and past President of the Golden Kawanis Club and the Terrell Co. Historical Preservation Society; a member of the P.T. Schley Masonic Lodge No. 229, a member of the Scottish Rite and Hasan Shrine Temple of Albany. He was a volunteer driver for the Shriner's Hospital; a member of the Terrell Co. V.F.W. Post No. 5743, a member of the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Barfield Jett of Dawson; two sons, Terry and wife, Sandra Jett of Montgomery, AL, and Timothy and wife, Ondria Jett of Marietta; two sisters, Gail Bloomer of Fayetteville and Marie Dutcher of Huntsville, AL; brother, Jim Wigginton of Hartselle, AL; and three grandchildren, Nicholas Jett of Montgomery, Samantha Jett and Caroline Jett, both of Marietta.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Lorene Birdsong, 413 Pecan St.,SE, Dawson, GA 39842 or Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 645, Dawson, GA 39842.
The family will receive friends at the family residence, 4288 Graves Hwy., Dawson.
Harvey Funeral Home
Randolph William Morgan
OCILLA - Randolph William Morgan, 73, of Irwin County, died Saturday, January 25, 2003. Funeral services will be held today (Monday) at Bethel Baptist Church, with burial in Frank Cemetery in Irwin County.
Paulk Funeral Home
Amanda Jill Morris
MOULTRIE - Amanda Jill Morris, 19, of 980 R.L. Norman Road, Norman Park, died Saturday, January 25, 2003. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, 2 p.m. at Cobb Funeral Chapel, with burial in Oak Dale Cemetery. Visitation will be held today (Monday) from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Cobb Funeral Chapel
Theresa Powell
BAINBRIDGE - Theresa Powell of 872 Hannah Road, Jakin, died Saturday, January 25, 2003. Arrangements to be announced at a later date.
Bruton Mortuary
Jewell Spillers Reeves
DAWSON - Jewell Spillers Reeves of Destin, FL, died at her resident on Wednesday, January 22, 2003. The funeral service will be held on Tuesday, 11 a.m. at Harvey Funeral Chapel, with Father John O'Brien officiating. Burial following service in Chickasawhatchee Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Spillers was born in Randolph County on February 11, 1928, daughter of the late James William Spillers and Jewel Vickery Spillers. She was a retired registered nurse and had worked in several area hospitals including Terrell County Hospital in Dawson and Sumter Regional in Americus. She also worked for a number of years at St. Joseph's Hospital in Augusta before joining the practice of Dr. Nathan Reeves her husband. They retired in 1984 and moved to Destin; Dr. Reeves died in 1991 and she continued to live there until her death.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Spillers Crawford.
Survivors include a brother, James A. Spillers of Crestview, FL; brother-in-law, James Crawford Sr. of Fort Gaines; five nieces and nephews, Mary Ellen Gibson, James H. Crawford Jr., James A. Spillers Jr., William J. Spillers and locally, Anita Orosz of Albany; and seven great nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the Terrell County Humane Society, c/o Lucie Beeley, P.O. Box 389, Dawson, GA 39842.
Harvey Funeral Home
Gallie Jane Hinson Team
MOULTRIE - Gallie Jane Hinson Team, 95, of 1575 Funston-Sigsbee Road, Moultrie, died Saturday, January 25, 2003. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, 11 a.m. at Cobb Funeral Chapel, with burial in Zion Hope Cemetery, in Tift County. Visitation will be held today (Monday) from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Cobb Funeral Chapel
Henry Lee Fleming Jr.
ALBANY - Henry Lee Fleming Jr., 58, of 704-B West Highland Ave., Albany, died Sunday, January 26, 2003, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
The graveside funeral will be held at 11 a.m. today in Hopewell Baptist Church cemetery in Albany.
The family will be at 1100 South Van Buren Street.
Meadows Funeral Home
Deborah Lee Frederick
ALBANY - Deborah Lee Frederick, 58, died Thursday, January 23, 2003, in a Kansas City, MO hospital of lung complications.
Mrs. Frederick had been a longtime resident of Albany. She had lived in Weston, MO, for the past 10 years. She was a Jehovah's Witness.
Survivors include three sisters, Chloe Asbury of California, Joyce Warner of MO, and Sue Ann Reagin of North Georgia; and a brother, James Frederick of Albany.
A memorial service will be held Sunday, February 2, 2003, at 3 p.m. at Kingdom Hall in Platt City, MO.
Hall & Hall Funeral Home
Rachel Lee
ALBANY - Rachel Lee of 700 W. Society Ave., Albany, died Tuesday, January 28, 2003.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Austin & Taylor Mortuary
Willie Ben McCrary
SYLVESTER - Willie Ben McCrary, 90, of 1470 Evergreen Road, Sylvester, died Tuesday, January 28, 2003, at Phoebe-Worth Medical Center.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Banks Funeral Home with interment in Evergreen Cemetery with Masonic Rites. The Rev. Grady Morey will officiate.
A native and lifelong resident of Worth County, Mr. McCrary was born October 26, 1912. He was a retired farmer, former police officer with the city of Sylvester, formerly employed with Keenan's Auto Parts and served as a carrier with The Albany Herald. He was a member of F&AM #194 since August 3, 1954, and had received his 25 year pin. Mr. McCrary was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and was the son of the late Homer Clarence McCrary and Ettie McDonald McCrary. He was preceded in death June 14, 1973, by his wife, Eunnie Potts McCrary.
Survivors include a daughter, Wynell M. Black of Sylvester; son, David McCrary of Columbus; brother, Bartley McCrary of Columbus; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and four great-great grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m.- 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Banks Funeral Home
Lawrence Lee Reddick
ALBANY - Lawrence Lee Reddick, 82, of 3302 MLK Jr. Drive died Monday, January 27, 2003, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
J.L. Litman Memorial Funeral Service
Opal Dorminey Roberts
SYLVESTER - Opal Dorminey Roberts, 83, of Sylvester, died Tuesday, January 28, 2003, at Lee County Health Care.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Banks Funeral Home with interment in Providence Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 7 p.m.- 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Banks Funeral Home
Chloe Webb Shephard
COLUMBUS - Chloe Webb Shephard, 90, of Columbus, died Monday, January 27, 2003, at Oak Manor Nursing Facility in Columbus.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Parkhill Cemetery. The family will receive friends after the service at the cemetery.
Mrs. Shephard was born October 2, 1912, in Ozark, AL, the daughter of the late Walter W. Webb and Bessie Judah Webb. She had lived in Columbus most of her life and was a charter member of Wynnton Baptist Church (Wynnbrook) and was a member of the Fellowship Sunday School Class. Mrs. Shephard was retired from Sears Roebuck as a department manager, and was a member of ABWA (American Business Women's Association). She was preceded in death by her husband, E.C. (Shep) Shephard Jr.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Gay Shephard of Albany; a granddaughter, Stephanie Shephard of Atlanta; and two sisters-in-law, Gladys Shephard Singleton of Tacoma, WA, and Elizabeth P. Webb of Columbus; two nieces, Beth (Luther) Stanton and Debbie (Butch) Beatty of Columbus; several great nieces and nephews.
Striffler-Hamby Mortuary
Columbus
Billy Gordon Summerford Jr.
ALBANY - The graveside service of Billy Gordon Summerford Jr., 49, of 101 Pelham Drive, Leesburg, GA, who died Tuesday, January 28, 2003, at his residence will be held 3 p.m. Thursday at Floral Memory Gardens. The Rev. Ken Chancellor will officiate.
A lifelong resident of Albany and Leesburg, Mr. Summerford was a welder supervisor with the Water Gas and Light Commission of Albany. He was of the Baptist faith and was a member of the N.R.A.
Survivors include his wife, Regina Harrison Summerford of Leesburg; two sons, Randall Summerford of Leesburg and Clint Summerford of Albany; two daughters, Nikki Summerford of Leesburg and Rachel Oliver of Leary; one stepdaughter, April McConnell of Leesburg; stepmother, Hellen Summerford of Greenville; stepbrother, Tim Hodges of Bowie, Texas; stepsister, Bonnie Winfrey of LaGrange; seven grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Mathews Funeral Home.
Mathews Funeral Home
