Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
VERNON LESLIE
May 2, 1937 - Jan. 9, 2005
Mr. Vernon Lee Leslie, 67, of Thomasville, Ga., passed away in Thomasville on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2005.
Mr. Leslie was born May 2, 1937, in Whigham, Ga., to the late Frank and Lessie Gilbert Leslie. He was a building contractor.
Services were held at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2005, at Clark Funeral Home Chapel, Cairo, Ga., with the Rev. Harold Thomaston officiating. iIntermentfollowed at Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo.
Active pallbearers included Leon Harrison, Lyn Arline, Charles Champion, Johnny Keyton, D.B. Morris and Rodney Willis.
Survivors include sons, Michael Leslie and wife, Stephanie, Pearson, Ga., Vernon Lee Leslie Jr., and wife, Dianne, Indiana, and Steven Craig Leslie and friend, Tasha, Pearson; daughter, Maurica Kay Day and husband, William, Selma, Ind., sisters, Mildred Davis, Panama City, Fla., and Doris Wright, Anderson, Ind.; grandchildren, Savannah and Bridgett Leslie, Tara Leslie, Candice Day, Jessica Petty, Natasha Strange and Brittany Leslie; great-grandchildren, Austin Petty and Jordan and Konnor Strange; uncles, Herbert Gilbert, Tampa, Fla., and Robert Gilbert, Oviedo, Fla.; aunts, Elizabeth Champion and Hazel Keyton, both of Thomasville; great-aunt, Cora Harrison, Cairo; and several cousins. Mr. Leslie was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Clarence Leslie.
Clark Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
MICHAEL SHEFFIELD
Feb. 1, 1983 - Jan. 16, 2005
Mr. Michael Todd Sheffield, 21, of Cairo, Ga., passed away Sunday, Jan. 16, 2005, at his place residence.
Mr. Sheffield was born Feb. 1, 1983, in Lakeland, Fla., to Daniel S. and Teresa Faye Hudson Sheffield. He was a carpenter (cabinet building) and a member of Midway Baptist Church, Cairo.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005, at Midway Baptist Church with Dr. Kenneth Cloud officiating. iIntermentfollowed at Midway Cemetery, Cairo.
Active pallbearers were Josh Gainous, Cody Cannon, Jason Coker, Tate Taylor, Blake Stanaland, Eric Cady, Brad Sheffield and Jeffery Crosson.
Survivors include his parents, Daniel and Teresa Sheffield, Cairo; brothers and sister-in-law, Daniel “Dusty” and Amanda Sheffield, Cairo and Chad Thomas Sheffield, Cairo; sisters and brothers-in-law, Denise Sheffield and Todd Maddox, Ochlocknee, Ga., and Danelle and Mike Holder, Bartow, Fla; daughter, Alexis Grace Maxwell Sheffield, Cairo; grandmother, Geneva Baxter, Cairo; loving girlfriend, Natalie Wade, Cairo; and several nieces and a host of loving family and friends.
Clark Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
OZELL SINGLETARY
Aug. 4, 1912 - Jan. 14, 2005
Mrs. Ozell Williams Singletary, 92, of Cairo, Ga., passed away at Grady General Hospital, Cairo, on Friday, Jan. 14, 2005.
Mrs. Singletary was born in Cairo on Aug. 4, 1912, to the late Nathan H. and Callie Johnson Williams. She was a lifetime resident of Cairo and a dedicated homemaker. Mrs. Singletary was a member of Midway Baptist Church, Cairo.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 16, 2005, at Midway Baptist Church, Cairo, with Dr. Kenneth Cloud officiating. iIntermentfollowed at Greenwood Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Frank Allen, Glenn Allen, Jack Williams, Terry Williams, Phil Carlson and Charles Chason.
Honorary pallbearers were members of the Sr. Ladies Sunday School Class.
Survivors include her husband, Harry A. Singletary, (they would have been married
for 75 years on Jan. 26 of this year), Cairo; daughters, Lynette Carlson, Dalton, Ga., and Betty Bradley, Cairo; brother, Willard Williams, Cairo; a sister, Candice Sparks, Charlotte, N.C.; grandchildren, Nancy and Dennis Sloman, Rome, Ga., Phil and Cynthia Carlson, Rocky Face, Ga., Melissa and Zack McDonald, Sidney, Ne., Michael Carlson, Dalton, Robert Carlson, Dalton, Frank and Peggy Allen, Tallahassee, Fla., Bobbie and Mike Bingham, Temple, Ga., and Kim and Charles Chason, Whigham, Ga.; 14 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Singletary was preceded in death by her parents, a granddaughter, Deborah Carlson White, brothers, Ernest Williams, Hubert Williams, Jack Williams and Zora Miller, sisters, Kate Beckham, Isabel Durham and Myrtle Merritt and sons-in-law, Phil Carlson and James (Pete) Bradley.
Clark Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
VIOLET WILLIAMS
Sept. 18, 1955 - Jan. 9, 2005
Ms. Violet Williams, 49, passed away Jan. 9, 2005, at her place of residence.
Ms. Williams was born Sept. 18, 1955, in Cairo, Ga., to Mrs. Ruthie Lester and the late Mr. Albert Williams Sr. She attended Grady County public schools and was a member of the House of God Church.
Services were held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2005, at Bethlehem A.M.E. Church with Rev. Nathaniel Williams officiating. iIntermentfollowed at Crestview Cemetery, Cairo.
Active pallbearers were friends of the family.
Survivors include her mother, Mrs. Ruthie M. Lester; Mr. Jeremiah Williams, Ms. Dorothy Simmons, Mr. Marvin L. Williams, Mr. Kenneth (Debra) Williams, all of Cairo, Mr. Albert Williams Jr., Mrs. Carolyn (David) Doe, Rev. Nathaniel (Joyce) Williams and Mr. Jonathan Williams, all of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; stepbrothers - sisters, Mr. Ronald (Lisa) Lester, Cairo, Mr. Hanson (Doris) Lester, Mrs. Brenda (Willie) Downey, Mr. James (Carrie) Lester, all of Richmond, Va., Mrs. Gwendolyn (Samuel) Bates, North Carolina, Mr. Larry (Rita) Lester, Jacksonville, Fla. and Mr. Noah (Shirley) Lester, Barstow, Calif.; uncles and aunts, Mr. Johnnie C. Thomas, Detroit, Mich., Mr. Edward (Minnie) Thomas, Ft. Pierce, Fla., Mr. Clinton (Margie) Harris, Mrs. Mae L. Burton, Mrs. Lannie Harris and Mrs. Le Dell Harris, all of Ft. Lauderdale; sisters-in-law, Mrs. Mary Curtis and Mrs. Shirley Williams, Ft. Lauderdale; Godmother, Mrs. Geneva Evans; three Godsisters, Mrs. Margurie Mathis, Mrs. Kathy Jones and Mrs. Jhynell Wilson; Goddaughter, Eisusa Wilson; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and sorrowing friends.
Weston’s Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
JIMMY ALBRITTON
March 9, 1932 - Jan. 20, 2005
Mr. Jimmy Albritton, passed away unexpectedly in Graceville, Fla., Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005.
Mr. Albritton was born in Cairo, Ga., March 9, 1932, to the late Matthew and Alice Long Albritton. He was a resident of Campbellton, Fla., was self employed and a member of the First Baptist Church, Campbellton.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 24, 2005, at Clark Funeral Home Chapel, Cairo, with Rev. Jamie Archeir and Rev. Luther Pumphreys officiating. iIntermentfollowed at Long Branch Cemetery, Cairo.
Active pallbearers included Jerry Wayne Collett Jr., Charles Collett, Jerry Collett Sr., Quint McCoy, Gary Harrison Jr., Travis Harrison, Pat Wooley and Virgil Petty.
Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Jimmy Gene and Sheila Albritton, Benton, Kansas, Bill and Deanna Albritton and Jimbo and Linda Albritton, all of Graceville; a daughter and son-in-law, Arlene and Ross Chappell, Dothan, Ala.; grandchildren, Keefer, Gunner, Adam and Jeremy Albritton, all of Graceville, Michael Wayne Jeter, Dothan, Robert Chappell, Dothan, and Crystal Emmitt, Crawfordville, Fla.; and two great-grandchildren, Madison and Tyler Jeter, both of Dothan.
Clark Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
CHARLES BRASWELL
March 24, 1938 - Jan. 19, 2005
Mr. Charles H. Braswell, 66, of 3016 Hadley Ferry Rd., Cairo, Ga., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005, at Grady General Hospital, Cairo, after an brief illness.
Mr. Braswell was born March 24, 1938, in Baxley, Ga., son of Rev. Hoke and Ella M. Shaw Braswell. He was married
to Lizzie Warren. He was retired from the New Jersey Transit Co. Mr. Braswell has lived in Grady County 11 years, moving here from Plainfield, N.J. Mr. Braswell attended Central High School, Waycross, Ga. He was a former member of the Shiloh Baptist Church, Plainfield, and a current member of First Baptist Church in Thomasville, Ga. He was affiliated with the Elks Mohawk Lodge #307, Plainfield, American Legion, Newark, N.J., Gospel Choir and Voices of Hope, a mentor of the Laymen’s Ministry, 21st Century Club, Deacon Board and Edith Hill Mission Circle.
Services were held at First Missionary Baptist Church, 110 W. Calhoun St., Thomasville, Ga., on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2005, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Dr. I.L. Mullins Sr. officiating. iIntermentfollowed at Crestview Cemetery, Cairo.
Active pallbearers were Deacons of First Missionary Baptist Church. Honorary pallbearers were Deacon Leroy Smith Jr. and Deacon Franklin Pinckney of Waycross.
Survivors include his wife, Lizzie Braswell, Cairo; sons, James Bellamy (Deivra Sears) Braswell, New Brunswick, N.J., Charles (Sherry) Braswell Jr., Baltimore, Md., and Demetrius Braswell, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; brother, William H. Braswell, Atlanta, Ga.; aunt, Mary E. Warren, Cairo; sister-in-law, Ethel Phillips, Greenwood, S.C.; brother-in-law, Bennie (Effie) Mersier, Newark, N.J.; cousin, Bennie Bell Williams, Waycross, friend, Lillia M. Smith, Waycross; Goddaughters, Cheryl Smith, Dallas, Texas and Amora McSwain, Italy; six grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Cloud and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
ARLETHA EVANS
April 12, 1918 - Jan. 11, 2005
Mrs. Arletha Evans, 86, passed away Jan. 11, 2005, at her place of residence.
Mrs. Evans was born April 12, 1918, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Willis. She was a member of China Hill M.B. Church.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005, at China Hill M.B. Church, Havana, Fla., with the Rev. James Sailor officiating. iIntermentfollowed at Tallahassee Memory Gardens, Tallahassee, Fla.
Active pallbearers were grandsons.
Survivors include a devoted husband of 68 years, Steward Monroe Evans Sr.; seven sons, Monroe Evans Jr. (Diane), Miami, Fla., Willie Evans (Hattie), Havana, Henry Douglas Evans (Cheryl), Douglas, Ga., Jimmy Evans, Ft. Pierce, Fla., Bobby Evans, Havana, Otis Evans, Tallahassee, and Arthur Lee Evans (Voncil), Tallahassee; four daughters, Carolyn Harris (Bobby), Havana, Doris Enzor (Lee), Havana, Shirley Williams, Havana, and Gloria Mickens (Ronnie), Lakeland, Fla.; one sister, Louise Bryant, Miami; 35 grandchildren; 70 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Weston’s Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
PRUNELLA FRAZIER
May 8, 1971 - Jan. 14, 2005
Mrs. Prunella Frazier, 33, passed away Jan. 14, 2005, at her place of residence.
Mrs. Frazier was born May 5, 1971, in Thomas County, Ga., to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Lamb. She was a graduate of Central High School, Valdosta State University and Thomas College. Mrs. Frazier was a Garrison-Pilcher school teacher. She was a member of Bethel M.B. Church.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005, at Bethel M.B. Church with the Rev. Elex German officiating. iIntermentfollowed at Mt. Nebo Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Gary Ceasar, Frank Ceasar, James Adams, John Ceasar, Darin Billingsley, Issiah Lurry, Demetri Myers and Robert Ceasar.
Survivors include her husband, Timothy Frazier, Cairo; son, Timothy (T.J.) Frazier Jr., Cairo; a daughter, Tia Frazier, Statesboro, Ga.; Goddaughter, Indya S. Bivens, Miccosukee, Fla.; mother, Queen E. Lamb, Metcalfe, Ga.; father, Charlie L. Lamb, Metcalfe; sisters, Charlene Lamb, Metcalfe, Trinita (Steven) Hall, Fort Hood, Texas; Godsister, Delete Sober, Orlando, Fla.; mother-in-law, Fannie M. Frazier, Cairo; father-in-law, Orlando Frazier; sisters-in-law, Janice (Darin) Billingsley, Conyers, Ga., Clara Brown, Atlanta, Ga., Rhodenia (Carlton) Edwards, Orlando, and Leslie (Demetri) Myers, Brunswick, Ga.; brother-in-law, Ronnie (Pearl) Frazier, Thomasville; aunts, Annie Shannon, Flora Jean Henderson, Rebecca Patmon, Lorene (Frank) Ingram, all of Thomasville, Earnestine Hampton, Miccosukee, and Annie Mae Woody, Altamonte Springs, Fla.; uncles, Frank Ceasar, John Ceasar, Robert Ceasar, James (Jeanette) Ceasar, and Gary Ceasar, all of Thomasville, Floyd Ceasar Jr., Maples, Fla., Tommy (Lillie) Lamb, Miccosukee, Henry (Inez) Lamb, Tallahassee, Fla., and Roosevelt Lamb, Miccosukee; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends; along with friends and special cousins, Cheyenne Lamb, Melissa Lamb-Bivins and Vanessa Lamb-Mitchell.
Weston’s Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
EFFIE GRIFFIN
April 11, 1924 - Jan. 21, 2005
Mrs. Effie M. Griffin, 80, passed away Friday, Jan. 21, 2005, at Grady General Hospital, Cairo, Ga.
Mrs. Griffin was born April 11, 1924, in Edison, Ga., to the late Jack and Sara Webb Melton. She was married
to Ellie Frank Griffin, who preceded her in death in 1973. Mrs. Griffin was a dedicated homemaker.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2005, at Word of Life Christian Center, Cairo, with the Rev. Paul Womack officiating. iIntermentfollowed at Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo.
Active pallbearers were grandchildren, Darrell Griffin, Keith Griffin, Jerry Griffin, Chuck Howell, Brent Howell and Murry Davis Jr.
Survivors include daughters, Mary Pace, Dawson, Ga., Shirley Davis and Patsy Sellars, both of Cairo; sons and daughters-in-law, Frank and Kay Griffin, William Griffin and Jimmy and Tracy Griffin, all of Cairo; grandchildren, Tommy Lawhorne, Tammy Lawhorne, Jerry E. Griffin, Joe Ann Griffin, Tammy Wilson, Tim Griffin, Chuck Howell, Brent Howell, Brenda Howell, Murray Davis Jr., Darrell Griffin, Jennifer Davis, Keith Griffin, Ronald Sellars Jr., Adam Sheperd, Gary Hurst, Crystal Griffin, Tammy Griffin, Ashlyn Griffin, Nicholas Griffin and Leslie Thomas Griffin; and 22 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Griffin was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and a son, Jerry Griffin in 1966.
Clark Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
