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TOMMIE BALL
June 1, 2004
Mr. Tommie Ball, 86, formerly of Cairo, Ga., passed away June 1, 2004 in Moultrie, Ga.
Mr. Ball was a World War II Army veteran. Before retirement, Mr. Ball and his wife ran a restaurant. He loved to cook and read.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on June 4, 2004, at Heritage Funeral Home Chapel, Cairo, Ga. with the Rev. Jim Weaver officiating. iIntermentfollowed at Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo.
Acting as pallbearers were nephews.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Inez Fender Ball, Thomasville, Ga.; daughter, Connie Ball Godwin and husband, Fred, Thomasville; sisters, Corine Haire and husband, Buddy, Pelham, Ga., and Opal Taylor, Moultrie; grandchildren, Melinda Godwin, Tampa, Fla. and Teresa Zabik and husband, Matt, St. Michael, Minn.; and great-grandchildren, Cassidy Godwin-Pinchbeck, Tampa and Joseph Zabik, St. Michael. Mr. Ball was preceded in death by his parents, John William and Lena Webb Ball, children, Richard Lee and Linda Joyce Ball, a sister, Marie Shelton, and brothers, John H., Roy, Carl, Frank and Willie Ball.
Heritage Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
MARVIN BARRINEAU
Feb. 14, 1917 - June 8, 2004
Mr. Marvin Cecil Barrineau, 87, passed away at his place of residence in Cairo, Ga., on Tuesday, June 8, 2004.
Mr. Barrineau was born in Grady County, Feb. 14, 1917, to the late Hardy K. and Virgie Bowen Barrineau. He lived his lifetime in the Grady County area. He was retired from Bates and Associates and was a member of Providence Baptist Church, Whigham, Ga.
Visitation will be held for Wednesday evening, June 9, 2004, at Clark Funeral Home from 7 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.
Services are scheduled for Thursday, June 10, 2004, at 3 p.m. at Providence Baptist Church with the Rev. Douglas Halstead and Rev. Robert Crapps officiating. iIntermentwill follow at Providence Cemetery, Whigham, Ga.
Active pallbearers are Matt Miller, Shawn Faircloth, Stacey Faircloth, Ricky Cooper, Andy Barrineau and David Williams.
Honorary pallbearers will be the Men of Providence Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Anderson Barrineau, whom he married
March 13, 1937, Cairo; daughters, Claudia B. Johnson, Cairo, Sarah B. Barwick, Cairo and Diane B. Faircloth, Panama City, Fla.; a son, Leland Barrineau, Cairo; sister, Emma Lou Bruce, Tallahassee, Fla.; and seven grandchildren. Mr. Barrineau was preceded in death by a son, Cecil Barrineau; grandchildren, Timmy Cooper and James Glenn Barwick; a great-grandchild, Tyler Glenn Davis; parents; sisters, Ernestine Ulmer and Rena Barrineau; and brothers, James Barrineau, Elmer Barrineau and Emory Barrineau.
Clark Funeral Home is charge of arrangements.
MARY BRYAN
April 25, 1905 - June 1, 2004
Mrs. Mary Cheney Bryan of Atlanta, Ga., passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2004.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Bradford Bryan Sr., her daughter, Sally Bryan Minter and her son, William Bradford Bryan Jr.
Born in Shellman, Ga., on April 25, 1905, she was the life long resident of Georgia, spending the last 46 years in Atlanta where she was a member of Peachtree Road United Methodist Church. Genealogy was a passion that included memberships in the Daughters of the American Revolution and Daughters of the Confederacy.
Surviving are her son, Cheney N. Bryan, Hunt, Texas; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday, June 4, 2004, at 1 o’clock at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church with Dr. Don Harp officiating. iIntermentfollowed at Cairo City Cemetery, Cairo, Ga., on Saturday, June 5, 2004, at 1 p.m.
H.M. Patterson and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
MARY KEMP
Dec. 19, 1954 - May 29, 2004
Mrs. Mary Yvonne Kemp, 49, passed away May 29, 2004, at her place of residence.
Mrs. Kemp was born Dec. 19, 1954, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kemp.
Services were held at 1 p.m. on June 5, 2004, at Greater New Corinth M.B. Church with the Rev. Dellise Cox officiating. iIntermentfollowed at Crestview Cemetery, Cairo, Ga.
Active pallbearers were Nathaniel Jolly, James Baker, Jimmy Tise, Van Williams and Earnest Swain.
Honorary pallbearers included Charles Hardeman and Elliott “Dog” Smith.
Survivors include her loving husband, Joe D. White Sr, Cairo; a son, Gregory M. Thompson, wife, Tina, Tampa, Fla.; a daughter, Phan N. White, Cairo; one stepdaughter, Master Sgt. Tamie Pate of the U.S. Air Force, Valdosta, Ga.; one stepson, Joe D. White Sr., wife Stephanie, Cairo; two brothers, Master Gunnery Sgt. Henry L. Kemp of the U.S. Marine Corps and wife Christine, Jacksonville, Fla., and Frank Kemp, Tampa; three nieces, Shanitra, Contina and Crystal Kemp, all of Tampa; one nephew, Frank Kemp Jr., Tampa; eight grandchildren; and a host of relatives and her closest friend, Mrs. Gussie Chatmon.
Weston’s Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
THOMAS MITCHELL
Jan. 31, 1986 - June 5, 2004
Mr. Thomas M. Mitchell, 18, of Bainbridge, Ga., passed away Saturday, June 5, 2004, at Memorial Hospital, Bainbridge.
Thomas was born Jan. 31, 1986, in Grady County, Ga., the son of Mark L. Mitchell and April Dawn Mitchell. He was an auto body technician for Precision Auto Services and a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Cairo, Ga.
Services were held Tuesday, June 8, 2004, at 11 a.m. at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel, Bainbridge, with the Rev. Wayne Whiddon officiating. iIntermentfollowed at Oak City Cemetery, Bainbridge.
Active pallbearers were Chad Whiddon, Michael Connell, Stephen Eakin, Tommy Bramblet, Willie Bunch, Dale Baxter, Billy Lavoie and Preston Bowen.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriner’s Hospitals for Children, 12502 N. Pine Dr., Tampa, Fla. 33612-9949.
Survivors include his parents, Mark L. and Gina H. Mitchell, Bainbridge, and April D. and Brian Hufstetler, Bronwood, Ga.; three brothers Ryan Mitchell and wife, Stephanie, Clifton Jones and Daniel Jones, all of Bainbridge; two sisters, Christian Mitchell, Bronwood and Kalen Jones, Bainbridge; paternal grandparents, Preston and Nell Mitchell, Cairo; maternal grandparents, Glenda and Jerry Frazier, Cairo; step grandparents, Patricia Gray, Tampa, Fla. and Annette D. Harrell, Bainbridge; Harold and Janice Hufstetler, Bronwood; and a nephew, Brenden Mitchell, Bainbridge.
Ivey Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
JOSEPH SHIVELY
July 22, 1925 - June 7, 2004
Mr. Joseph H. Shively (Peanut Joe), 78, passed away Monday, June 7, 2004, at Pinewood Nursing Center, Whigham, Ga., following a lengthy illness.
Mr. Shively was born July 22, 1925, in Jonesboro, La., to the late Hardy and Leiki Crowssen Shively. He moved from Sarasota, Fla., to Cairo, Ga., in April 1993. He enlisted in the Navy Feb. 11, 1943, advancing to the rating of aviation ordnanceman second class and served as a gunner on a TBF plane aboard the USS Nehent Bay in the Pacific. He was discharged Jan. 10, 1946. Mr. Shively was self-employed, owned Joe’s Handi Stop (Peanut Joe’s), Fruitville, Fla. He was of the Baptist faith and a member of the VFW and American Legion.
A private family memorial service will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Southwest Georgia, 808 Gordon Ave., Thomasville, Ga. 31792.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Ruth Fetterly Shively, Cairo; sons, Jeff Shively, Sarasota, Glenn Shively and wife, Jeri, Sarasota, and Mike Shively, Charlotte, N.C.; grandchildren, Michael and Ashley Shively, Charlotte, and Tayler Shively, Sarasota; sisters, Lodi Hamilton, Tampa, Fla., and Helene Randa, Titusville, Fla.; and brothers, Louie Shively and Theo Shively, both of Jonesboro, La.
Clark Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
CHARLES ALEXANDER SR.
Oct. 23, 1937 - July 25, 2004
Mr. Charles Edwin Alexander Sr., 66, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2004, at Grady General Hospital, Cairo, Ga.
Mr. Alexander was born in Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 23, 1937, to the late Lowell Dewey and Willie Mamie Pickett Alexander. He was a field coordinator for Cabinet Woodworking Company. Mr. Alexander was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Cairo.
Services were held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 28, 2004, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with Pastor Mike Nichols officiating. iIntermentfollowed at Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo.
Active pallbearers were Charlie Bailey, Stephen Bailey, Michael Bailey, Randal Alexander, Ralph Griffith and Jim Griffith.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Griffith Alexander, whom he married
June 18, 1937, Ochlocknee, Ga.; four children, Randal Gregory Alexander, Albany, Ga., Lorna Denise Alexander Brock, Sylvester, Ga., Charles Edwin Alexander Jr. Bailey, Pensacola, Fla. and Stephen Patrick Alexander Bailey, Monroe, La.; six grandchildren, Chad Everett Brock, Sylvester, Kristen Mara Bailey and Christopher Michael Bailey, both of Pensacola, Stephanie Marie Bailey and Joshua Bailey, both of Monroe and Brian Daniel Bailey, Destin, Fla.
Clark Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
PRESTON BUTLER
March 29, 1936 - July 19, 2004
Mr. Preston Butler, 68, passed away July 19, 2004, at Grady General Hospital.
Mr. Butler was born March 29, 1936, in Mitchell County, Ga., to Mrs. Mandy Butler and the late Mr. Jessie Butler. He attended Grady County public schools and served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Butler was a member of the Greater New Corinth M.B. Church.
Services were held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 24, 2004, at Greater New Corinth M.B. Church with the Rev. Dellise Cox officiating. iIntermentfollowed at Crestview Cemetery, Cairo, Ga.
Active pallbearers were members of the American Legion Post No. 544.
Survivors include his wife, Geraldine Butler, Philadelphia, Pa.; two daughters, Devoyer Cannon (Richard) and Ratasha Johnson (Richard), both of Philadelphia; two sons, Korman Butler (Maxine) of Virginia and Preston Butler Jr., (Caren), Philadelphia; mother, Mandy Butler, Cairo; grandchildren, Antonia McLean, Korrine Cannon, Korman Butler Jr., Kendra Butler, Carolyn Smith (Abu). Two great-grandchildren Amaya and Caya. a host of cousins, relatives and friends. Grandson Preston Butler III, preceded him in death;
Weston’s Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
CAROLYN CRAWFORD
June 3, 1932 - July 26, 2004
Mrs. Carolyn Shelton Crawford, 72, passed away Monday, July 26, 2004, at Archbold Memorial Hospital, Thomasville, Ga.
Mrs. Crawford was born June 3, 1932, to the late James William (Riley) and Louise Harte Wheeler Shelton. She was married
to Homer Everett Crawford, who preceded her in death June 24, 1982. Mrs. Crawford was retired from the school nutrition program and a member of Midway Baptist Church, Cairo, Ga.
Visitation will be held Wednesday evening, July 28, 2004, at Clark Funeral Home from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 29, 2004, at Midway Baptist Church, Cairo, with the Rev. Kenneth Cloud officiating. iIntermentwill follow at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Thomasville.
Active pallbearers will include Elton Crawford, Quinnon Crawford, Ronald Crawford, Rex Halstead, Harry Harrison and Willard Hinton.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Adult Ladies Sunday School Class at Midway Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Southwest Georgia, 808 Gordon Avenue, Thomasville, GA 31792.
Survivors include children, Howard and Jeri Crawford, Cairo, Evelyn and Jake Bailey, Cairo, Kenneth Crawford, Calvary, Ga., Beverly Crawford, Cairo, and Dennis and Vickie Crawford, Clewiston, Fla.; sister and brother-in-law, Helen and Mitch Layton, Meigs, Ga.; grandchildren, Nicky Crawford, Columbus, Ga., Susan Davis, Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., Keith Crawford, Navarre Beach, Fla., Cynthia Valentyne, Navarre Beach, Jody Schultz, Albany, Ga., Donna Dame, Nashville, Tenn., Jason Bailey, Royal Palm Beach, Fla., Dale Waters, Columbus, Jason Crawford, Kendra Crawford and Zondra Crawford, all of Clewiston; and great-grandchildren, April Sarver, Navarre Beach, David Davis, Navarre Beach, Kimberly and Angela Crawford, Columbus, Kyle Crawford, Navarre Beach, Megan Crawford, Navarre Beach, Trey Pippin, Navarre Beach, Christy Valentyne, Navarre Beach, Sara Valentyne, Navarre Beach, Cameron Schultz, Albany, Gage Schultz, Albany, Landen Schultz, Albany, and Rachel Dame, Nashville; and great-great-grandchildren, Dalton Sarver, Navarre Beach, and Devin Sarver, Navarre Beach.
Clark Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
ELLEN MADDOX
July 1, 1917 - July 23, 2004
Mrs. Ellen Lyndal Dixon Maddox, 87, passed away Friday, July 23, 2004, at Crestwood Nursing Home, Valdosta, Ga.
Mrs. Maddox was born July 1, 1917, in Grady County, Ga., to the late David Guy and Lonia Vashti Jordan Dixon. She was married
to O’Neal Maddox, who preceded her in death Aug. 19, 1992. Mrs. Maddox was a dedicated homemaker and a member of Friendship United Methodist Church, Cairo.
Services were held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 25, 2004, at Clark Funeral Home Chapel, Cairo with the Rev. Allen Hartsfield officiating. iIntermentfollowed at Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo.
Active pallbearers were W.L. Maddox, Tommy Singletary, Lamar Strickland and Kenneth Dixon.
Survivors include brothers and sisters-in-law, James Thomas Dixon and wife, Barbara, Canton, Ga. and William (Billy) Allen Dixon, and wife, Edna, Swainsboro, Ga.; several nieces and nephews; and great-nieces and nephews.
Clark Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
