Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Martha Marie Allman Williams
MOULTRIE - Martha Marie Allman Williams, 80, of 820 Third Street S.E., Moultrie, died Tuesday, February 25, 2003, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Calvary Baptist Church with interment in Pinecrest Memory Gardens.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
The family may be contacted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Williams, 816 Third Street S.E., Moultrie.
Cobb Funeral Chapel
Moultrie
Metty Register Wyatt
MOULTRIE - Metty Register Wyatt, 86, of 319 Lindale Avenue, Moultrie, died Tuesday, February 25, 2003, at her residence.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Interment will be in Cobb Suncrest Memorial Gardens.
The family may be contacted at the home of Grace Kelly, 309 Lindale Avenue, Moultrie.
Cobb Funeral Chapel
Moultrie
Lillie Bell Blue-Williams
ALBANY - Lillie Bell Blue-Williams, 54, of 604 Gaines Avenue, Albany, died Wednesday, February 19, 2003, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
The funeral was held at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Albany with interment in Mt. Airy Baptist Church cemetery in Baker County. The Rev. Gary Sanders, pastor and the Rev. James Blue officiated.
Born July 3, 1948, in Schley County, Ellaville, Mrs. Blue-Williams was a retired production worker for MacGregor Golf Company. She was a 1966 graduate of Monroe High School. She was a member of First Mt. Olive Baptist Church where she served as a Sunday school teacher, secretary of the Baptist Training Union, group leader of the Red Circle Young People Missionary Department, Kitchen Committee worker, One Hour Wednesday Prayer Group and member of the Women's Missionary Department.
Survivors include her husband, Johnny Williams Sr. of Albany; one daughter, Megan Williams of Valdosta; three sons, Sgt. Derrick Williams of Camp Lejeune, N.C., Johnny Williams Jr. and Johnathan Williams, both of Albany; six sisters, Laura Gilyard of Atlanta, Mary Ann Washington of Oglethorpe, Pearlie (Lonzra) Collins of Ellaville, Ella Blue Lucas of Cataula, Mavis Brooks of Atlanta and Victoria (James) Haynes of Albany; five brothers, Elzie (Clara) Blue Sr. of Daytona Beach, Fla., the Rev. James (Agnes) Blue Sr. of Albany, the Rev. William (Barbara) Blue of Ellaville, Raymond Blue and George Blue, both of Atlanta.
Meadows Funeral Home
Albany
Johnnie Bell Breedlove
ALBANY - Johnnie Bell Breedlove, 66, of 1811 Wetherbee Court, died Tuesday, February 25, 2003, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Shiloh Baptist Church at Pecan City with burial in the church cemetery. The Rev. Salis Jackson will officiate.
A native of Dougherty County, Mrs. Breedlove was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church and the widow of Hilliard Breedlove.
Survivors include three daughters, Dorothy Clyde Tift, Deborah Ann (Wayne) Davis and Consuelo Hunt, all of Albany; three sons, Tommy James Clyde and Joseph Lynwood (Meka) Hunt of Albany and Toney Lorenzo (Coretta) Jones of Stockbridge; seven sisters, Lena Mae (Walter) Carrington and Mattie Mae (Alonzo) Fuller, both of Fayetteville, N.C., Catherine Teemer of Absecon, N.J., Mary Elizabeth Brown, Willie Mae (Roy) Brazzley, Sharron Ann (Ronald) Griffin and Carolyn Roslyn (Donny) King, all of Albany; nine brothers, Robert Lee (Annie) Teemer, Eddie Will (Johnnie Mae) Teemer, Willie Love Teemer, John Henry (Louise) Teemer, Calvin Leon (Matilda) Teemer, Garry Lamar Teemer, Melvin Eugene Teemer, Leroy Hunt and Johnny Hunt, all of Albany; 14 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Poteat Funeral Home
Albany 229/436-3615
G. Douglas Collins Jr.
ALBANY - G. Douglas Collins Jr., 96, of Camilla, died Wednesday, February 26, 2003, at his residence.
The memorial service will be held at First Baptist Church, Camilla, at 3 PM Saturday, March 8. The Rev. Joe Beauchamp will officiate.
A native of Mitchell County, Mr. Collins grew up in the Flint Community. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1929, and received a Master's Degree from the University of Tennessee in 1932. For over 30 years, he worked as an agricultural statistician for the Crop Reporting Bureau, U.S. Department of Agriculture, working in North Carolina, Washington, DC, and Tennessee. After his retirement, he returned to Camilla in 1964, with his wife and daughters. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Camilla. Along with managing his tree farm, Mr. Collins served as the church treasurer for 23 years, served as a deacon and was a member of the Fellowship Sunday School Class. He was preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Rebecca Swearingen, who died in February, 1999, his parents, George Douglas Collins Sr. and Addie Lee Martin Collins, a sister, Laurie Marion Collins and two brothers, Julian Walden Collins and William Martin Collins.
Survivors include two daughters, Linda C. Harp and her husband Seth Harp of Columbus, and Anne Douglas Collins and her husband Bruce Crauder of Stillwater, OK; a brother, Andrew Marion Collins and his wife Ann Smith Collins of Camilla; a sister-in-law, Maxine James Collins of DeSoto; four grandchildren, Mary Rebecca Harp of Houston, TX, Leslee Harp Shannon and her husband Stephen Shannon of Dallas, TX, Douglas Collins Crander and Robert "Robbie" Collins Crauder of Stillwater, OK; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends and family from 2 p.m.- 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 1 and March 2, at his residence, 226 Main Street, Camilla.
Those desiring, please make memorials to First Baptist Church, Camilla, P.O. Box 414, Camilla, GA 31730.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany
Emma Glenn Ramsey
ALBANY - Emma Glenn Ramsey, Capt., USMC retired, died Wednesday, February 26, 2003, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany
Lola F. Reynolds
SYLVESTER - Lola F. Reynolds, 98, of 507 Shepard Circle, Sylvester, died Monday, February 24, 2003, at Phoebe Worth Medical Center in Sylvester.
The funeral will be at noon Saturday at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Acree with interment in Shiloh Baptist Church cemetery in Pecan City. Bishop Frederick Williams Sr. will officiate.
Born April 5, 1904, in Worth County, Mrs. Reynolds was a retired housekeeper. She was educated in the Worth County Public School System and was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Acree.
Survivors include one son, Joseph Lee Williams of Sylvester; one brother, John Henry Ford of Belle Glade, Fla.; three grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Shipp's Funeral Home
Sylvester 229/776-1355
Laura Dent Rogers
SYLVESTER - Laura Dent Rogers, 84, of 6023 Birch Road, Albany, died Wednesday, February 26, 2003, at her residence.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Liberty Hill Baptist Church with interment in Liberty Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Ray Bittner and Jimmy Andrews will officiate.
A native of Taylor County, GA, Mrs. Rogers was born June 7, 1918. She had lived in Worth and Dougherty Counties most of her life. She was retired from Coats & Clark of Albany. She was a member of Liberty Hill Baptist Church. Mrs. Rogers was the widow of Alton Rogers who preceded her in death October 15, 1996, and she was the daughter of the late William Otis Dent and Daisy Towns Oliver Dent.
Survivors include four daughters and sons-in-law, Helen and J.C. Holt of Hawthorne, FL, Sara Camp of Valdosta, Mary Ann West of Sylvester, and Jan and Rodric Harris of Leesburg; and three sons and daughter-in-law, Billy and Christa Rogers and Ronnie Rogers, all of Albany, and Gary Rogers of North Hollywood, CA; 17 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m.- 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Banks Funeral Home
Sylvester
Cena Sutton-Walker
ALBANY - Cena Sutton-Walker, 64, of 719 South Westover Blvd. Apt. #3, Albany, died Saturday, February 22, 2003, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Zion Pure Life United Church of God in Christ in Albany with interment in Floral Memory Garden Cemetery. Bishop Mill Mannie Sr. will officiate.
Born September 28, 1938, in Albany, Mrs. Sutton-Walker was a homemaker. She was a graduate of Monroe High School and a member of Zion Pure Life United Church of God in Christ.
Survivors include six daughters, Vickie W. Butler, Kathy Brown, Audrey Graham and Phyllis Plummer, all of Albany, Beverly Francis of Virginia and Regina Walker of Warner Robins; one son, Gregory Walker of Buford; three sisters, Blanch Bronstroph of Long Island, New York, Connie Burke of Albany and Annette Sutton of East Orange, New Jersey; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
The family of Mrs. Sutton-Walker will receive friends and relatives at the home of her daughter, Phyllis Plummer, 2308 Druid Hill Court, Albany.
Meadows Funeral Home
Albany
Rudolph Tillery
ALBANY - The funeral service of Rudolph K. Tillery, 77, of 6408 Hedder Street, Albany, who died Wednesday, February 26, 2003, at Albany Health Care, will be conducted Saturday 3 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. The Rev. Russell Anglin will officiate. Interment will follow at Floral Memory Gardens.
A native of Worth County, Mr. Tillery had lived in Albany since 1947, moving from Colquitt. He was a paint body refinisher, a member of Mercedes Baptist Church and a Navy veteran serving in WW II and the Korean Conflict.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita Watson Tillery of Albany; three sons, Randy Tillery and Roger Tillery, both of Albany and Gerald Tillery of Barnesville; a daughter, Lequita Satten of Albany; a brother, Horace Tillery of Worth County; three sisters, Inez Ogletree of Radcliff, KY, Lanell Park of Houston, TX, and Linda Broome of Panama City, FL; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends today from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home.
Mathews Funeral Home
Albany
Jewel Perdue Usry
ALBANY - Jewel Perdue Usry, 98, of Albany, GA, died Thursday, February 27, 2003, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
The funeral service is at 10 AM today at Avalon United Methodist Church in Albany. The Rev. Dale Thornton will officiate. Interment will be at 4 PM today at Stapleton Baptist Church Cemetery in Stapleton, GA.
A native of Jefferson County, GA, Mrs. Usry lived in Albany for 11 years where she attended Avalon United Methodist Church, and was a member of the Ladies Bible Class. Mrs. Usry was a graduate of Wrens High School in Wrens, GA.
Survivors include a son, John K. Usry of Augusta, GA; granddaughter, Jill Usry-Boyd of Albany, GA; two great-grandchildren, Meghan Jewel Boyd of Albany, GA and Evan Michael Boyd of Albany, GA; and several nieces and nephews.
Those desiring, please make memorials to Avalon United Methodist Church, 3018 Gillionville Road, Albany, GA 31707, Albany Community Hospice, P.O. Box 1828, Albany, GA 31702, Stepleton Baptist Church, Stapleton, GA, or your local community hospice.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany
Magnolia West Beal
CORDELE - Magnolia West Beal of Cordele died Sunday, February 23, 2003.
The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Shady Grove C.M.E. Church in the Drayton Community with interment in Macedonia Church Cemetery.
J.W. Williams Funeral Directors
Cordele
Gene Autry Burton
AMERICUS - Gene Autry Burton, 62, of 146 Kaherine Lane, Americus, died Monday, February 24, 2003, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at New Corinth Baptist Church in Sumter County with interment in the church cemetery.
Barnum Funeral Home
Americus
Levenson Calhoun
CAMILLA - Levenson (Bubba) Calhoun, 88, of 2702 Greenough Road, Camilla, died Sunday, February 23, 2003, at Palmyra Nursing Home.
The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, Greenough Community, Camilla, with interment in New Salem Baptist Church cemetery.
Robert Jester Mortuary
Camilla
