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Bennie Will Gilley
ASHBURN Funeral services for Mr. Bennie Will Gilley, 74, were held at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 19, 2005 at Bethel Baptist Church with burial following in the church cemetery in Turner County.
Gilley died Thursday, March 17, 2005 at his residence.
Perry Funeral Chapel, Inc. of Ashburn was in charge of arrangements.
Sholandra Adams
CORDELE Funeral arrangements for Miss Sholandra Adams, 25, of Cordele who died Friday, March 18, 2005 at her residence are incomplete and will be announced later by J.W. Williams Funeral Home, Inc. of Cordele.
The family will receive friends at the home of Mrs. Evette Akins, 307 17th Ave. East.
Annie C. Hamilton
LILLY Miss Annie C. Hamilton of Lilly died Friday, March 18, 2005 at Flint River Community Hospital in Montezuma. The J.W. Williams Funeral Home has charge of this arrangement.
Mary Wood Gregory
VIENNA Funeral services for Mary Wood Gregory, 93, of Vienna will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, March 22, 2005 at Vienna United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Vienna city cemetery.
Mrs. Gregory died Saturday, March 19, 2005 in a local hospital.
Born in Covington, she was the daughter of the late William Hulbert Gaither and Leila Biggers Gaither. She was a homemaker, a member of Vienna United Methodist Church and the widow of Hardy Gregory, Sr.
Survivors include; sons, Alton Gregory (Peggy) of Milledgeville, Hardy Gregory, Jr. (Carolyn) of Vienna, Charlie Gregory (Jean Marie) of Vienna, and William Hulbert Hub Gregory (Betty Sue) of Orange Park, Fla.; six grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
The family will greet friends on Monday, March 21 from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Dooly Campground, c/o Kathie Peavy, 2410 Forehand Road, Vienna, Ga. 31092.
Brannen-NeSmith Funeral Home of Vienna has charge of arrangements.
Dr. Robert N. Venable
CORDELE Funeral services for Dr. Robert N. Venable will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 19, 2005, in the sanctuary of Beth-El CME Church. Burial will follow in Bethel Cemetery. Pastor Jane E. Thomas will officiate the services.
Dr. Venable died Friday, March 11, 2005, in Albany.
Born May 6, 1928, in Oxford, N.C., he was the son of the late Walter Harrison Venable and Dorothy Taylor Venable. He graduated from Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C., in 1949, with a bachelor of science degree in mathematics and chemistry and was a high school mathematics teacher. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in August of 1951, and was honorably discharged on Aug. 26, 1959, at the rank of corporal. He graduated from Meharry Medical College in June 1959 with a doctor of medicine degree and interned at the Kate Bitting Reynolds Memorial Hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C. Dr. Venable moved to Cordele in 1967, and practiced medicine until his retirement in 2002.
He held membership at Bethel CME Church where he was a former Steward and lay leader. He also volunteered in the kindergarten class of his daughter, Sheryl Venable, at the Lamarr Reese Elementary Fine Arts Magnet School in Albany.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 41 years, Florence Rebecca Daniel Venable; one sister, Dorothy Venable Turnbow; and one brother, Sandy Venable.
Survivors include three daughters, Sheryl F. Venable of Albany, Dr. Sheila Venable-Mustifa of Lithonia, and Lisa A. Venable of Cordele; two sons, Robert N. Venable Jr. of Decatur, and Michael L. Venable of College Park; one granddaughter, Yasmine F. Mustifa; two sisters, Dr. Joyce Venable Gould of Raleigh, N.C., and Mary Elizabeth Venable of Oxford, N.C.; one brother, Charles Venable of Oxford, N.C.; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
J.W. Williams Funeral Home of Cordele has charge of the arrangements.
Rev. Jim Hayes Jr.
CORDELE Funeral services for the Rev. Jim Hayes Jr. will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 19, 2005, in the sanctuary of Macedonia Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Macedonia Church Cemetery. The Rev. William Felton will officiate the services.
Rev. Hayes died Friday, March 11, 2005.
Survivors include his sons, LaCarlos (Loretta) Hayes of Warner Robins, LeCedric (Shakita) Hayes of Macon, Jim D. Hayes and LaTrince J. Hayes both of Rebecca, Alonzo Jenkins and Corey Patrick both of Cordele, Michael (Angela) Jenkins of Atlanta, Malcom Hayes of Albany, and Jimmy L. Hayes of Seattle, Wash.; sisters, Naomi (J.C.) Wallace of Vero Beach, Fla., Barbara (Eddie) Goldberg of Marion, S.C., Mary D. Fegins and Pastor Elizabeth (Harold) Henderson both of Atlanta, Irene Hernandez and Annie Hayes both of Cordele; brothers, Johnny June of Newark, N.J., Alonza (Lilly) Hayes and Richard (Felecia) Hayes both of Cordele, Alphonso (Jennifer) Hayes of Atlanta, and Willie Fred (Keysha) Hayes of Ocilla; a special nephew, Kasion T. Bennett of Cordele; and a special friend, Lynn Harris of Ashburn.
J.W. Williams Funeral Home of Cordele has charge of the arrangements.
Annie Ruth Walker
CORDELE Funeral services for Annie Ruth Walker, 71, will be held at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19, 2005, in Mt. Zion First African Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Westview Cemetery.
Mrs. Walker died Sunday, March 13, 2005.
A native of Wilcox County, she was the daughter of the late Joe Bailey and Ruth Bullard Bailey. She attended Gillespie-Seldon School in Cordele and joined Gethsemane Baptist Church and Church of God By Faith both in Cordele, and Americus Pentecostal Church in Americus.
Survivors include her husband, Eugene Walker Jr. of Cordele; her daughter, Patricia Miller of Durham, N.C.; a stepson, Frederick Patrick of Cordele; her sister, Christine B. Dent of Wilmington, Del.; her brother and sister-in-law, Amos J. (Ida Mae) Bailey of Ft. Pierce, Fla.; three grandchildren, Andralena Miller, Christopher Miller and Matthew Miller; and a host of other relatives and friends.
The family may be contacted at 305 S. 12th St.
Bentley Carson Memorial Funeral Home of Cordele has charge of the arrangements.
Myrtis Posey Culpepper
ARABI Funeral services for Myrtis Posey Culpepper, 83, will be held at Antioch Baptist Church on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2005, at 11 a.m. iIntermentwill follow at Zion Hope cemetery in Crisp County.
Mrs. Culpepper died at Cordele Health and Rehab in Cordele on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2005.
Born Thursday, Dec. 1, 1921, in Arabi, she was the daughter of the late Charles Dennis Posey and Annie Della Lewis Posey and the widow of Thomas Albert Culpepper. She was a retired seamstress at Cordele Uniform Company.
She is survived by two sons, David Culpepper of Cordele and Sammy Culpepper of Orange, Texas; two sisters, Katie Mae Odom of Cordele and Ruby Moore of Ashburn; and four granddaughters, Dana Culpepper Hardy of Albany, Dawn Culpepper Ward of Cordele, Susan Culpepper Cooper and Emily Culpepper, both of Orange, Texas.
The family will receive friends at Rainey Family Funeral Services, Inc. today, Feb. 9, 2005 from 7-8:30 p.m. They request that memorials be made to Antioch Baptist Church.
Arrangements are by Rainey Family Funeral Services, Inc.
Bruce C. Maddox
ALBANY Funeral services for Bruce C. Maddox, 49, will be held in the chapel of Rainey Family Funeral Services today, February 9, 2005 at 2 p.m. iIntermentwill follow at Bay Spring cemetery in Arabi.
Mr. Maddox died at his residence Monday, February 7, 2005.
He was born on Tuesday, August 23, 1955 in Cordele and was the son of Verna Maddox and the late Oliver H. Maddox. He was retired from the State of Georgia as a DNR Agent.
He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Babs and Matt Baldwin of Leesburg; his mother, Verna Faircloth Maddox of Arabi; a sister and brother-in-law, Sandra and Billy Downs of Arabi; three nieces, Karen Holmes, Lisa Downs and Billie Ann Grigg; two great-nieces, Jess Green and Nicole Howell and a great-nephew, Dylan Grigg. He was preceded in death by his brother, Larry Maddox.
The family may be contacted at the home of Verna Maddox at 254 Ditch Road, Arabi. Arrangements by Rainey Family Funeral Services, Inc.
George G. Cook
PITTS -- George Gregory Cook, 46, died Thursday, March 17, 2005, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at the chapel of Hughes & Wright Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Sunnyside Cemetery. The family received friends at the funeral home Saturday, March 19, 2005 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Mr. Cook was a anative of Peach County and a U. S. Army veteran. He was a production aid at Georgia Pacific Corp. He was the son of the late Ernest Daniel Cook and the late Gloria Petterson Cook.
Survivors include his son: Chris Cook, Ringgold; daughters: Amanda Langford, Benton, TN and Kayla Keech, Pitts; brothers: Danny (Chic) Cook, Zolfo Springs, FL, David Cook and Ernie Cook both of Benton, TN; fiancι: Carla Keech, Pitts; and step-mother: Brenda Tharpe, Cordele.
Hughes & Wright Funeral Home was in charge of these arrangements.
Glenda M. Powell
STOCKBRIDGE Funeral services for Glenda M. Powell, 60, of Stockbridge will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, March 21, 2005 at the Chapel of Cannon Cleveland Funeral Directors with Rev. Ralph Easterwood officiating. Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. at Sunnyside cemetery in Cordele with Clint Musselwhite officiating.
Powell died Saturday, March 19, 2005 at her residence.
She was born in Cordele, daughter to the late James Leon and Lou V Holmes Musselwhite. She was employed as a pharmacist technician and a member of Glen Haven Baptist Church.
Powell is survived by her husband, Larry Gordon Powell, Stockbridge; sons, Keith & Michelle Powell, Palmetto, GA, Kelly Powell, Stockbridge, GA; Grandchildren, Benjamin Powell, Adam Powell, Grace Powell.
The family will receive friends Sunday, March 20, 2005, from 6-8 p.m. at the Funeral Home.Cannon Cleveland Funeral Directors, 770-914-1414.
