Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Litmon Fountain Swearingen
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Memorial services for Litmon Fountain Swearingen, 87, a native of Dooly County, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 21, 2003, at Forehand cemetery near Lilly. The Rev. Eddie Braswell will officiate the services, directed by Brannen-NeSmith Funeral Home of Vienna. To sign the online registry go to www.brannen-nesmith.com.
Mr. Swearingen died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2003.
Eugene 'Bill' Raines
CORDELE -- Funeral services for Eugene "Bill" Raines of Cordele will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003, in the sanctuary of Beulah Land Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Hardshell Cemetery. The Rev. D.L. Brown will officiate the services.
Mr. Raines died Saturday, Nov. 15, 2003.
The processional will be led by Rev. Brown who will also give the prayer and scripture. Music will be rendered by Norris Mathis. A poem will be read by Sharon Raines and words of reflection will be given by family members and friends. The funeral home staff will present the family with a family heirloom bible as a keepsake.
Survivors include his mother, Betty W. Raines of Cordele; sisters, Shellie (Calvin) Smith, Malicia (Anthony Green) Raines and Jacquline (Marco Wood) Raines all of Cordele, and Regina Kearse of Albany; brothers, Larry (Dorothy) Raines and Isreal (Andrena) Raines both of Cordele; his grandmother, Jannie M. Williams of Cordele; aunts and uncles, David (Dorothy) Williams, Deacon A.J. (Mary) Nance, George (Nadine) Ford and Willie J. (Mary) Johnson of Cordele, and Herbert (Freddie Mae) Williams of Albany, Ethel Mae Adkins of Arabi, and Margaret Edwards of Jacksonville, Fla.
J.W. Williams Funeral Home of Cordele has charge of the arrangements.
Ruth Porter
WARWICK -- Funeral services for Ruth Porter of Warwick will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003, in the sanctuary of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Fort Early Cemetery. The Ivory J. Corbin will officiate the services.
Mrs. Porter died Sunday, Nov. 16, 2003.
Pastor Corbin will lead the processional and the Mt. Moriah Church choir will sing a selection. Deacon Sammie McGill will offer prayer and the Rev. Donnie R. Hall Sr. will read scripture. Sister Ella Mae Walker and others desiring will give words of reflection and Pastor Corbin will give the eulogy. The family will be presented with an heirloom bible as a keepsake on behalf of the funeral home staff.
Survivors include four children, Yvette Porter of Cordele, Ellis J. Porter Jr., Santana Porter and Latonya Peacock all of Warwick; three step-children, Demetrius Morris, Jason Morris and Rodrick Adams; two sisters, Lela Westbrook of Cordele, and Lavern (Rufus) Tellis of Warwick; six brothers, Willie C. (Marie) Mitchell Jr. of Florida, Leroy (Allene) Mitchell of Cordele, Willie J. Mitchell and Troy Mitchell both of Albany, Coley (Gwen) Mitchell and Eddie B. Carter both of Warwick; seven grandchildren, Marquarien, Chamilia, Cartice and Cartez all of Warwick, Monique and Martarian both of Cordele, and Christine of Atlanta; two aunts, Eloise Butts of Cordele, and Eva (Milton) Williamson of New York; one uncle, Jerry Butts of Cordele; and two brothers-in-law, Eddie J. Porter of Florida, and Lieutenant Harris of Oakfield.
J.W. Williams Funeral Home of Cordele has charge of the arrangements.
J.D. Arnold
SYCAMORE -- Funeral services for J.D. Arnold, 75, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003, in New Prospect Freewill Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Perry Funeral Chapel of Ashburn has charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Arnold died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2003, in Archbold Medical Center following a brief illness.
John 'Johnny' Harrison Cape
CORDELE -- Funeral services for Johnny H. Cape, 62, were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2003, at Morningside Baptist Church. Burial was in Penia Baptist Cemetery. Rainey Family Funeral Services was in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Cape died Nov. 17, 2003, at his residence.
The Rev. Joey Boney, Rev. Eve Tomberlin and Rev. Jan Conner conducted the services. Music was provided by Imogene Gilliam, pianist. Billy White sang "Sweet Beulah Land." The service was closed with the congregation singing "Victory in Jesus." Pallbearers were Mikel Sewell, Carl Sewell, Rob Whitehead, Johnny Rickerson, Wade Cape and Mitch Mitchell.
Almetia Johnson Anderson
ATLANTA --Funeral services for Almetia Johnson Anderson, 65, formerly of Vienna, will be held at 12 p.m. today, Nov. 30, 2003, in the Free Providence Baptist Church in Vienna. Burial will follow in the Vienna City Cemetery. The Rev. W.G. Carter will officiate the services.
Mrs. Anderson died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2003, in the South Atlanta Medical Center in East Point.
She was born in Seville to the late Willie and Trudie Cross Johnson. She was a homemaker and had worked as a seamstress and cook. She was educated in the local area schools and attended the Free Providence Church before moving to Pennsylvania where she joined the Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Pete Anderson of Vienna; four children, Jerome Anderson of Atlanta, Almetia Anderson Jr., Tommy J. (Thelma) Anderson and Terry (Elois) Anderson all of Vienna; four sisters, Willie M. (Johnnie) Colter, Ethel Westbrook and Dorothy D. Butts all of Lancaster, Pa., and Edige M. Butts of Brooklyn, N.Y.; three brothers, Sammy (Nellie) Johnson and Willie L. Johnson of Lancaster, Pa., and Haywood Johnson of Greenville, S.C.; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one aunt, Lena B. Jones of Albany.
The family may be contacted at 415 Whitehall St., Vienna.
Alvie Coes Funeral Home of Unadilla has charge of the arrangements.
James Troy Pitts
PITTS -- Funeral services for James Troy Pitts, 90, will be held at 2 p.m. today, Nov. 30, 2003, in the chapel of Rainey Family Funeral Services. Burial will follow in Seville Cemetery.
Mr. Pitts died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2003, in Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany.
Born Sept. 29, 1913, in Telfair County, he was the son of the late Styles Victor Pitts and May Wilson Pitts, and was the widower of the late Loaine Gordon Pits. He was a 1936 graduate of Pitts High School and attended Middle Georgia College. Mr. Pitts entered the U.S. Navy in 1937, and served during World War II and the Korean Conflict. He was a Pearl Harbor survivor, stationed aboard the USS Honolulu. He retired as a Master Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force in 1958. He was a retired farmer and a retired bus driver for the Crisp County School System.
Survivors include a daughter, Lynn Pitts of Cordele; and a son, Tom Pitts of Oakfield.
He was preceded in death by his brothers, Jack Pitts and Glenn Pitts; and a sister, Edna Pitts Mason.
Friends may register online at www.raineyfuneral.com.
Rainey Family Funeral Services Inc., 273-2231, has charge of the arrangements.
Loron L. Wiley
CORDELE -- Funeral services for Loron L. Wiley were held at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 28, 2003, in the chapel of Hughes & Wright Funeral Home. Burial followed in Sunnyside Cemetery. Dr. John Smith and Rosebud McMurray gave the eulogy.
Eula Jo Sheffield, pianist, accompanied Charles Clark who led the congregation in singing "Blessed Assurance" and "Count Your Blessings."
Pallbearers were Hal Carter, Pete Peebles, Bub Denham, Charles Clark, Harry Hurt and Wesley Turton.
Honorary pallbearers were members of the Men's Sunday School Class.
Hughes & Wright Funeral Home of Cordele had charge of the arrangements.
Curtis L. Lawson
UNADILLA -- Funeral services for Curtis Lamar Lawson, 40, of Houston County, formerly of Unadilla, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, in the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church near Unadilla. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military honors. Pastor Don V. Moore will officiate the services.
Mr. Lawson died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003, in Peach County.
He was the son of the late Ethel Mae and Arthur Lawson Sr. of Dooly County. He was a member of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church and was educated in the Dooly County Public Schools. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps earning the rank of sergeant, worked with the U.S. Postal Service and was a #1 car salesman.
Survivors include three sons, Corey, Craig and Christopher Lawson all of Warner Robins, his mother, Rosa L. Lawson of Unadilla; a brother, Arthur (Chanel) Lawson Jr. of Tampa, Fla.; three sisters, Eloise (Andre) Spivey, Patricia (Keith) Brown both of Warner Robins, and Josephine Lawson of Cordele; and his grandparents, Miller and Mary Frances Lawson of Unadilla.
The family may be contacted at 186 Lawson Road, Unadilla.
Alvie Coes Funeral Home of Unadilla has charge of the arrangements.
Chakeeria L. Bouza
LILLY -- Funeral services for Chakeeria Lamari Bouza, 4, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, in Turkey Creek Baptist Church in Lilly. Burial will follow in the Bethlehem Church cemetery in Dooling. The Rev. Coley Clark Jr. will officiate the services.
Miss Bouza died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2003, in a house fire in Dooly County.
She attended Ft. Valley Headstart in Vienna.
Survivors include her parents, Tasha S. Bouza of Lilly, and Clifford McGhee of Byromville; two brothers, Clifford L. Bouza and Tahleal S. Coleman both of Lilly; her grandparents, Marvin and Rosie McGhee of Byromville, and Bernice Hooks of Unadilla; her step-father, Darren Coleman of Lilly; and a host of aunts, uncles and cousins.
The family may be contacted at 714 Steele Homes Road, Lilly.
Alvie Coes Funeral Home of Unadilla has charge of the arrangements.
George Taylor
CORDELE -- Funeral services for George Taylor will be held at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, in the sanctuary of Beulahland Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Bethel Cemetery. The Rev. James Lewis will officiate the services.
Mr. Taylor died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003.
The processional will be led by Pastor Chester Askins and the Rev. James Lewis. Prayer and scripture will be given by Rev. Lewis. Music will be rendered by the church choir and words of reflections will be given by family members and friends. A solo will be sung by Bro. Jack King and the family will be presented with an African-American heirloom bible as a keepsake on behalf of the funeral home staff.
Survivors include his children, George Taylor Jr. and Joyce Ann Taylor both of Bassfield, Miss., Michael (Natasha) Morgan and Cora Smith both of Cordele, and Tamika Taylor of Atlanta; a devoted companion, Easter Mae Henderson of Cordele; sisters, Christine (Nathaniel) Pounds, Sammie Lee Taylor and Allene (Ruby Lee) Barrett all of Cordele, and Sarah Dexter of Tampa, Fla.; brothers, Oscar (Leila) Taylor of Tampa, Fla., John Lee (Ruth) Taylor and Ben (Ann) Taylor both of Orlando, Fla.; aunts and uncles, Mattie Ruth Bembridge and Earnestine Mathis both of Vienna, Gurtrude McCoy and Lindsey Lee Marshall both of Tampa, Fla.; a brother-in-law, Eddie Williams of Tampa, Fla.; 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
J.W. Williams Funeral Home of Cordele has charge of the arrangements.
Retha Mae Worthy
CORDELE -- Funeral services for Retha Mae Worthy will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, in the sanctuary of New Oak Grove Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Bethel Cemetery. The Rev. W.W. Wilson will officiate the services.
Mrs. Worthy died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003.
The processional will be led by Rev. Wilson and prayer will be given by the Rev. Bernard Dean. Music will be rendered by the New Oak Grove Gospel Ensemble Choir and reflections will be given by family members and friends. The family will be presented with an African-American heirloom bible as a keepsake on behalf of the funeral home staff.
Survivors include her mother, Mamie Ella Jones Mapp of Cordele; sisters, Mary Telfair of Cordele, and Annie Jones of Newark, N.J.; brothers, William Lee Mapp of Cordele, and Mr. Worthy of Douglas; cousins, Dorothy Brooks and Geraldine Jones both of Albany, Mamie R. Mapp, Annie B. Dixon and Della Mae Rouse all of Cordele, Barbara Stephens of Phoenix, Ala., and Millie Lee Dean of Orlando, Fla.; devoted nieces, Pamela Telfair of Cordele, Shawanda Hughley of Orlando, Fla.; and special friends, Geneva Carter and Mary Lois Williams both of Cordele.
J.W. Williams Funeral Home of Cordele has charge of the arrangements.
