Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Joseph Paul "Joe" Bray
Mr. Bray died Friday, April 3, 2009. Born in Yadkinville, N.C. Funeral services for Joseph Paul “Joe” Bray, 83, of Bethune were held Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 2 p.m. at Timrod Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
Roberts
Effie Ann Roberts, 38, of Barnesville-Lamar County, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009. Services will be held Saturday, April 4 at East Mt. Sinai Baptist Church.
Van Houten
Gracie Kate Smith Van Houten, 90, of Barnesville, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009 in Eatonton. Services will be held Friday, April 3, in First Baptist Church of Barnesville.
Dawson
Linda Jane Ivey Dawson, 67, of Barnesville, died Saturday, March 28, 2009. Services will be held Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of High Falls.
Crump
Marriett Edward Crump Jr., 63, of Barnesville died Friday, March 27, 2009. Services will be held Tuesday, March 31, at 3 p.m. at Fellowship Restoration Church.
Hess
Vergn Caroline Davis Hess, 81, of Barnesville died Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Services will be held Saturday, March 28, at 1 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home. Visitation will be Friday, March 27, from 6-8 p.m.
Kelly
David Richard Kelly Sr., 65, of Culloden, died Thursday, March 26, 2009. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, at Williams Funeral Home. Visitation will be Sunday from 5-7 p.m.
Annie Lee Bentley Blackmon
Mrs. Annie Lee Bentley Blackmon, age 81, of The Rock passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at her residence. Those who wish may view the memorial page and sign the guestbook online at www.williams.net. Williams Funeral Home in Barnesville had charge of arrangements.
Langford
Billie Daryl Langford, 53, of Barnesville, died Tuesday, March 17, 2009. Services will be held Friday, March 20 at Williams Funeral Home.
Mrs. Myra Elaine Trice Quinn
Mrs. Myra Elaine Trice Quinn, age 69, a resident of Suwanee, Georgia was born November 8, 1939 in Barnesville, Georgia and died Monday, March 16, 2009 in Atlanta, Ga. following a year long battle with cancer. In lieu of flowers, donations may be provided to Our Lady of Perpetual Health Home, 404-688-9515, in memory of Myra Elaine Trice Quinn. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA,
Joe Harris Sweat
Mr. Joe Harris Sweat, age 68 of Barnesville, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2009 in Lamar County. Anyone wishing to do so may view the memorial page and sign the guestbook at www.williamsfh.net. Williams Funeral Home, 513 Rose Ave., Barnesville had charge of arrangements.
Stokes
Richard B. Stokes, 58, of Barnesville died Thursday, March 12, 2009. Services will be held Saturday, March 14, at Pine View Baptist Church at 11 a.m. The family will receive friends at the Williams Funeral Home Friday from 6-8 p.m.
DeLoach
Alvah Leonard "Len" DeLoach Jr., 61, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., died Sunday, March 1, 2009. Services will be held Saturday, March 14, at 2 p.m. at Glenwood cemetery in Thomaston.
Brown
Edna Darden Brown died Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Services were held Saturday, March 7.
Mrs. Anna Adams
Retiree
AIKEN -- Mrs. Anna Fridolina ``Frieda'' Weisshaupt Adams, 97, of 212 Green Tree Lane, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998, at her residence.
The funeral was at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, at Napier Funeral Home, Graniteville, with the Rev. Derald Adams officiating. A service will be at noon Saturday at Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home, Harvard, Ill. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Sharon, Wis.
Mrs. Adams, a native of Gullivies, St. Gallen, Switzerland, had retired. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Harvard.
Her family said she was proud of her heritage and often said, ``Ich bin eine Switzer.''
Survivors include three sons, Walter Adams and Samuel E. Adams, both of South Carolina, and Derald Adams, North Carolina; eight daughters, Julie A. Kee, Anna Edens and Donna Daniels, all of South Carolina, Edith Koerner, Dorothy Wiedenhoeft and Daisy Smith, all of Wisconsin, and Violet Johnson and Cecilia Dittman, both of Illinois; a brother, Walter Weisshaupt, New York; three sisters, Marie Johnson and Martha Rood, both of New York, and Anna Rosa Zanitsch, Missouri; and 58 grandchildren, 108 great-grandchildren and 17 great-great-grandchildren.
Mr. Troy Baker Sr.
Retired superintendent
EDGEFIELD, S.C. -- Mr. Troy R. Baker Sr., 67, of 750 Lanham Road, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998, at University Hospital.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Victory Baptist Church, North Augusta, with the Rev. Steve Hurte officiating. Burial will be in Republican Baptist Church Cemetery, Edgefield County.
Mr. Baker, a native of Lutz, Fla., had retired from Beam's Pavement Maintenance Co. as a superintendent. He was an Army veteran and a member of the National Rifle Association. He was a member of Victory Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Sandra K. Baker; four sons, Troy Baker Jr., North Augusta, Greg Baker, Lawrenceville, Ga., Dennis Baker, Sanford, Fla., and Bruce Baker, Orlando, Fla.; two stepsons, Corey Lockler, Memphis, Tenn., and Shane Lockler, North Augusta; two stepdaughters, Michelle Riels and Tammy Byrd, both of Cross City, Fla.; his mother, Ellen Baker, North Augusta; and 13 grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Ron Connelly, Shane Lockler, Allen Baker, Scott Baker, Billy Joe Jones and Bill Hixon.
Memorials may be made to Victory Baptist Church Building Fund, 620 W. Martintown Road, North Augusta, SC 29841.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Rowland Funeral Home.
Mr. Fred Campbell
Grocer
Mr. Fred W. Campbell, 71, of 301 Barrow Drive, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Elliott Sons Funeral Home, Lumpkin Road, with the Rev. George Holcombe officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Mr. Campbell, a native of Augusta, was storekeeper of Campbell's Grocery Store. He was a Merchant Marine veteran of the Korean conflict, and he was a Protestant.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Phillips Campbell; four sons, Richard Campbell and Randall Campbell, both of Augusta, John A. Campbell, Hephzibah, and Fred C. Campbell Jr., Chapel Hill, N.C.; a daughter, Charlene F. Briele, Hephzibah; and seven grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Detroit Spires, Larry Vinson, Bubba Campbell, Tommy Phillips, Bruce Wheatley and Brian Campbell.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Margarete Farrar
Retired inspector
SPRINGFIELD, Ga. -- Mrs. Margarete Mock Farrar, 81, of 459 Highway 119 S., died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998, at Effingham County Nursing Home.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Thompson-Strickland-Waters Funeral Home, Sylvania, with the Rev. Don Scarborough officiating. Burial will be in Black Creek United Methodist Church Cemetery, Sylvania.
Mrs. Farrar, a native of Screven County, had retired from the White Stag Co. as an inspector. She was a member of Black Creek United Methodist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Tommy L. Farrar, Sylvania, and Lavon C. Farrar, Springfield; three daughters, Becky Morgan and Patricia Edwards, both of Springfield, and Joyce Warren, Bloomingdale; and 15 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Ricky Edwards, Reagan Edwards, Ronnie Warren, Jim Farrar, David Farrar and Glenn Farrar.
Memorials may be made to Black Creek United Methodist Church, c/o Charles D. Lee, 1006 Maple Branch Road, Sylvania, GA 30467.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mr. Gregory Gee
Nurseryman
WRENS, Ga. -- Mr. Gregory Andrew Gee, 31, died Sunday, Dec. 27, 1998, in LaQuinta, Calif.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church, Blytheville, Ark., with the Rev. Thad Grimstead officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Blytheville.
Mr. Gee, a native of Blytheville, had lived in Georgia since 1995 and was a former Missouri resident. He was manager of Arthur A. ``Buck'' Jones & Associates Production Nursery and was a former supervisor of Heartland Nursery, New Madrid, Mo.
He had invented two labor-saving devices for the nursery industry. He was a member of the American Nurserymen's Association, Southern Nurserymen's Association, Georgia Green Industry Association, South Carolina Nursery Association and the North Carolina Nursery Association.
He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Blytheville, and attended First Baptist Church, Wrens.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Kay Turner; two sons, Greg Gee Jr. and Dustin Gee, both of Wrens; his parents, E.B. Gee Jr. and Rosemary Monaghan Gee; a brother, E.B. Gee III, New Madrid; and two sisters, Gail Gee Newcomb, Blytheville, and Ginger Gee Mascia, Columbia.
Memorials may be made to The Haven, Blytheville.
The family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today at Cobb Funeral Home, Blytheville.
Mrs. Cynthia Gray
Homemaker
BRUNSON, S.C. -- Mrs. Cynthia Donehue Gray, 82, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998, at Colleton Regional Hospital.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Peebles-Rhoden Funeral Home, Hampton. Burial will be in Rock Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Gray, a native of Hampton County, was a homemaker and a member of Brunson Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Wilbur Gray, Fairfax; six daughters, Eda Louise Smith and Ruth Elkins, both of Allendale, Beatrice Godley, Islandton, Mary Lee Armstrong, Brunson, Agnes Hadden, Avera, Ga., and Elsie Elkins, Martin; a brother, Tom Donehue, Brunson; two sisters, Bridie Fennell, Walterboro, and Iva Mae Horseman, Florida; and 22 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Friends may call after 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mrs. Eunice Richards Houser
Homemaker
SYLVANIA, Ga. -- Mrs. Eunice Richards Houser, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998, at Bulloch Memorial Hospital. She was 100.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church of Sylvania with the Rev. B. Sonny Mason officiating. Burial will be in Screven County Memorial Cemetery.
Mrs. Houser, a native of Fayette, Ala., had lived in Sylvania since 1928. She was a homemaker and a member of Sylvania Woman Club and Screven County Garden Club.
She was a 70-year member of First United Methodist Church, where she arranged flowers for the altar, served on and chaired the Altar Committee and served on the Administrative Board. She also had taught primary and intermediate Sunday school for 20 years. The church named its library and a circle in her honor.
Her family said, ``Her love of God was reflected in her love of family, friends and all with whom she came into contact. God surely smiled on this faithful member of church and community.''
Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Don Hutson, Englewood, Colo.
Pallbearers will be Robert Cobb, Jeff Cobb, Harlan Prater, Perry Yawn, Bill Smith, Robert S. Stubbs III, Richard Liebhart, Banks Robertson and Steve Clark.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Eunice Houser Circle, the Suzanna Wesley Friendship Sunday School Class, the Chance Hill Circle and the Altar Committee of First United Mehodist Church.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church of Sylvania, P.O. Box 256, Sylvania, GA 30467.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Thompson-Strickland-Waters Funeral Home.
