Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
CECIL CLAY
April 17, 1916 - Oct. 9, 2002
Mr. Cecil Clay, husband of Opal Carter Clay, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2002. Mr. Clay resided in Santee, S.C.
Mr. Clay was born in Cairo, Ga., on April 17, 1916, the son of the late Green M. Clay and Essie Virgina Jordan Clay. He was a member of Summerton Presbyterian Church. He was a retired business manager and member of Sheetmetal Workers #399. He was a graduate of Berry High School, Rome, Ga., and a life member of Harmony Masonic Lodge, Barnwell, S.C., Omar Temple Shrine, a retired secretary and treasurer of Sheetmetal International in Washington, D.C., and was a retired chairman of North Charleston Public Service Commission.
Services were held graveside at Carolina Memorial Park, on Friday, Oct. 11, 2002, at 11:30 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Summerton Presbyterian Church, Summerton, S.C. or to Agape Hospice, 226 State St., West Columbia, S.C. 29169.
Survivors include his wife, Open Carter Clay, Santee; a daughter, Maxine Clay, Edisto Beach, S.C.; a brother, James Clay, Cairo, Ga.; a sister, Emily Maxwell, Cairo; grandsons, Clay Ouzts, Simpsonville, S.C., and Carter Cutts, Rockhill, S.C.; and a great-grandson.
J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., Greenridge Rd. Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
DAVID JOHNSON
Aug. 4, 1930 - Oct. 13, 2002
Mr. David Johnson, 72, passed away Oct. 13, 2002, in East Orange, N.J.
Mr. Johnson was born Aug. 4, 1930, in Eastman, Ga., Mrs. Lottie H. Johnson, and the late Mr. Earl Johnson Sr. He attended Grady County public schools and was a member of the New Faith Baptist Church, Chester, Pa.
Services were held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2002, at Beulah M.B. Church with the Rev. Dellise Cox officiating. iIntermentfollowed at Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, Ga.
Active pallbearers were Aldon Johnson, James E. Johnson, Norman Johnson Jr., Willard Johnson, Charles Hardeman and J.D. Stephens.
David was such a joy to his family and was the source of much wholesome humor and mischief. He leaves to mourn his passing, his mother, Mrs. Lottie Johnson, whom he loved dearly; Mildred H. Johnson, estranged wife; seven brothers, Artis Johnson (Dorothy), Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Earl Johnson Jr. (Gwen), East Orange, Melvin Johnson, Newark, N.J., Norman Johnson (Ophie), Cairo, Nathaniel Johnson (Eva), Cairo, Tommy L. Johnson, Cairo, and Aldon Johnson, Atlanta, Ga.; one beloved sister, Lela P. Johnson, Atlanta; other survivors include, one aunt, Mrs. Laura Johnson Pringle, Atlanta; Juanita L. Johnson, Ft. Lauderdale; several cousins; nieces and nephews; two Godsons, Ralph Moore Jr., Claymont, Del., and Rev. Eugene Thomas Jr., North Carolina; a very special and devoted niece, Linda R. Nichols, Bethel Township, Pa.; sisters and brothers in Christ at New Faith Baptist Church, Chester, Pa.; and other close friends in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Cairo.
Weston’s Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
HENRY MASH
Dec. 3, 1930 - Oct. 16, 2002
Mr. Henry Shelley Mash, 71, of 528 Wade Rd., Pelham, Ga., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2002, at Phoebe Putney Hospital, Albany, Ga.
Mr. Mash was born in Mitchell County, Ga., on Dec. 3, 1930, tot he late Pearl Ivey Johnson and Arthur May Mash. He was married
to Murel Wilkes on March 2, 1957. Mr. Mash was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church, Smith-Spence American Legion Post #144 and was an Army veteran of the Korean War and a retired brick mason.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2002, at Braswell Funeral Home Chapel, with the Revs. Nathan Fowler and Paul Wilkes officiating. iIntermentfollowed at Pinecrest Memory Gardens.
Active pallbearers included Greg Yoder, Billy Braswell, Randall Pollock, James Mash, William Harrell and Bobby Mash.
Honorary pallbearers were Freedy Lasseter, Boria Condrey Sr., George Summerford, George Cox, Billy Lasseter and Doc Pollock.
Survivors include his wife, Murel W. Mash, Pelham; two sons, Richard Henry Mash and Johnny Mash, both of Pelham; four daughters, Mrs. Yvonne Davis, Meigs, Ga., Mrs. Peggy McCarthy, Jasper, Fla., Mrs. Jackie Whigham, Austell, Ga., and Mrs. Nancy Dillard, Pelham; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brothers, Arthur Mash Jr., Cairo, Ga., Talmadge Mash, Houston, Texas, and Braxton Mash, Whigham, Ga.; and sisters, Mrs. Ruby Roberts and Mrs. Roselyn Senn, both of Albany.
Braswell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
LILLIAN SMITH
April 28, 1911 - Oct. 13, 2002
Lillian Norton Smith, age 91, of Columbus, Ga., died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2002 at Pine Manor Nursing Home, Columbus.
Graveside services will be held 11 a.m., Oct. 15, 2002, at Evergreen Memory Gardens, Columbus, according to Smith-Steele-Meadows Funeral Home, Manchester, Ga.
Mrs. Smith was born April 28, 1911, in Grady County, Ga., a daughter of Zaddock E. Norton and Clara G. Palmer Norton. She retired from Kirven’s downtown department store, where she was employed for 27 years as a sales clerk and had worked in the credit office there. She was a member of Hilton Terrace Baptist Church, and for several years, had taught Sunday School at Calvary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Carey Wayne Smith.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Roberta and Jack Smith of Manchester; two granddaughters, Debbie S. Gibson of Maryville, Tenn., and Becky S. Probus of Manchester; three great-grandsons, Bradley Probus and Robert Probus, both of Manchester, and Jonathan Gibson of Maryville; and several nieces and nephews.
Flowers will be most graciously accepted, or those who desire may make donations to Vistacare Hospice, 850 Brookstone Pkwy, Suite 200, Columbus, Ga. 31904 or to First Baptist Church P.O. Box 528 Manchester, GA 31816.
TOLLIE BARRETT
Sept. 23, 1925 - Feb. 2, 2003
Mrs. Tollie Hurst Barrett, 77, passed away at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, Tallahassee, Fla., on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003.
Mrs. Barrett was born in Grady County, Ga., Sept. 23, 1925, to the late Ed and Lula Tuggle Barrett. She was a lifetime resident of Grady County. She was a dedicated homemaker and a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Cairo, Ga.
Services were held Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2003, at Capel Baptist Church, Cairo, at 2 p.m. with the Revs. Ronald Barrett, Mike Nichols and Robert Crapps officiating. iIntermentfollowed at Capel Cemetery, Cairo.
Active pallbearers were David Harrison, Lee Harrison, Tommy Bond, Morris Anderson, Jerry Prince and Larry Prince.
Survivors include her husband, J.M. Barrett, Cairo; daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca and Dan Walden of Marietta, Ga.; sons and daughter-in-law, Dennis Barrett of Atlanta, Ga., and Jackie and Debra Barrett, Cairo; brother, James Hurst, Cairo; sister, Sadie H. Maxwell, Cairo; five grandchildren, Dawn Knight, Whigham, Ga., and Josh Barrett and Justin Barrett, both of Cairo; and Vataloa Walden and Danica Fowler, both of Acworth, Ga.; and two great-grandchildren, Lindsey Knight, Whigham, and Luke Barrett Fowler, Acworth.
Clark Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
FRANK CORKER
March 1, 1917 - Jan. 27, 2003
Mr. Frank Corker, 85, of Cairo, Ga., passed away Jan. 27, 2003, at John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital, Thomasville, Ga.
Mr. Corker was born in Whigham, Ga., March 1, 1917, to the late Hiram and Mary Corker. He was married
to Elizabeth Bostick in September 1946. Mr. Corker was a lifetime resident of Grady County.
Services were held at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church, Cairo, on Feb. 1, 2003, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. W.L. Henry officiating. iIntermentfollowed at Crestview Cemetery, Cairo.
Active pallbearers were Chris Williams, Quinton Gurley, Brian Donaldson, Alan Hudson, Patrick Mitchell and Shelly Lee.
Honorary pallbearers were Eddie Deyounks, Lonnie Deyounks, Jerry Deyounks, Joseph Deyounks, Frank Deyounks and Daniel Bostick.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Corker, Cairo; daughters, Dorothy Spence and Barbara Corker, both of Cairo and Linda Brown, Miami, Fla.; sons, Kenneth Corker and Larry Corker, both of Cairo; six brothers-in-law; two sisters-in-law; grandchildren, Quindale Corker, Joyce Corker, LaTasha Corker, Tara Thompson, Danny Thompson and Kenneth Corker Jr., all of Miami, Donald Corker, Shawn Corker and NeKeisha Corker, all of Cairo; great-grandchildren, Donovan Thompson, Danielle Thompson, Donesha Thompson, Quinesha Corker, Quindale Corker II and De’Andre Binder, all of Miami, and Brittany Corker and Akia Corker, both of Cairo; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Cloud and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
JOHN CREAMER
January 30, 2003
Miles Funeral Home of Hazlehurst, Ga., announces the funeral service for Mr. John Elijah Creamer, age 80, of Hazlehurst, who passed away Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003, in the Jeff Davis Hospital. Services were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003, in the New Beulah Primitive Baptist Church.
Elder J.E. Griffis, Elder Spencer Fussell, Elder Tommy Roundtree and Elder Manning Temples officiated with burial in the Satilla cemetery in Jeff Davis County.
Mr. Creamer was a native and lifelong resident of Jeff Davis County. He was the son of the late Henry Daniel Creamer and Vinnie Ussery Creamer. He was a construction worker and a member of the New Beulah Primitive Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, E. Juanita Creamer, Lumber City, Ga.; six daughters, Mary J. Harper, Chrystal Pandorf and Mary A. Simmons, all of Clearwater, Fla., Ann M. Cordes and Bonnie S. Bernard, both of Valdosta, Ga., and Katherine R. Creamer, Hazlehurst; a son, John I. Creamer, Largo, Fla.; a sister, Mamie L. Hewett, Cairo, Ga.; 17 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Active pallbearers were Rick Bernard, Chris Harper, A.J. Cordes, Jay Cordes, Eric Pandorf, B.J. McLaughlin and James Bernard.
Honorary pallbearers were New Beulah members, Brian Center Nursing Home employees, Dr. David Shumans, Dr. David Turfler and B. John Norris.
Miles Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
NELL HATCHER
Dec. 2, 1921 - Feb. 2, 2003
Mrs. Nell Bishop Hatcher, 81, of Baconton, Ga., passed away Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003, at the Brian Center in Thomasville, Ga.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2003, at Springhill Freewill Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. Bruce Gordon and Rev. Ronnie Ross officiated.
Born Dec. 2, 1921, in Grady County, Ga., Mrs. Hatcher was a homemaker and a member of Springhill Freewill Baptist Church. She was married
to the late Noah J. Hatcher and was the daughter of the late Will H. and Armelia Knight Bishop.
Survivors include two sons, W.J. “Dub” Hatcher, Baconton and Jimmy Hatcher, and wife, Vonnie, of Camilla, Ga.; three sisters, Frances B. Hatcher, Baconton, Inez B. Thomas, Cairo, Ga., and Sara Vonceil Palmer, Bainbridge, Ga.; a brother, J.E. Bishop, and wife, Virginia, Bainbridge; three grandchildren, Jennifer Hatcher Budden, and husband, Brian, Westampton, N.J., Jeffery Hatcher, Westampton, and Noah Brock Hatcher and wife, Lorie, Albany, Ga.; two great-grandchildren; former daughters-in-law, June Hatcher Parker of New Jersey and Clara Brock Hatcher, Albany; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the Springhill Freewill Baptist Church cemetery Fund, c/o James Silvers, 659 Pinetree Lane, Albany, Ga. 31705.
Parker-Bramlett Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
ROLLIE JOHNSON
Feb. 14, 1948 - Jan. 30, 2003
Mr. Rollie James Johnson, 54, of Perrine, Fla., passed away Jan. 30, 2003, in Miami, Fla.
Mr. Johnson was born in Decatur County, Ga., Feb. 14, 1948, to Tommie Johnson and the late Elizabeth Johnson. He attended the school system of Perrine.
Services were held at the Chapel of Cloud and Son Funeral Home, Cairo, Ga., on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2003, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Dr. Simon Simmons officiating. iIntermentfollowed at Conyers Cemetery, Climax, Ga.
Active pallbearers included Willip Swain, Daryl Hines, Earnest Hines, Clarence Johnson, Travis Hines and Larry Swain.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma Johnson, Perrine; father, Tommie Johnson, Perrine; sons, Darrell Johnson, San Bernardino, Calif., and Preston Johnson and Tommie Johnson, both of Perrine; daughter, Sarah Johnson, Perrine; aunts, Elouise Jones, Havana, Fla., Julia Hines, McRaeville, Ga., Mae Ola Swain, Villa Rica, Ga., Corine Potts, Havana, and Hazel Swain, Havana; uncles, Willip Swain, Villa Rica, Johnny Johnson, Miami, and Nolan Swain, Havana; niece, Voncille McCray, Perrine; grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Cloud and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
