Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Wilson Thomas
ALBANY — Wilson Thomas, 52, of 523 Johnny Williams Rd., who died Sunday, January 29, 2006 at his residence. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Poteat Funeral Home
Albany
Atlean Brinson
RICHLAND — Atlean Brinson of Lumpkin, died Thursday, January 26, 2006. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
T.V. Williams Funeral Home
Richland
Sadie Dyous
RICHLAND — Sadie Dyous, 70, of Preston, died Saturday, January 28, 2006. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
T.V. Williams Funeral Home
Richland
Shelia Jones Harris
CORDELE — Shelia Jones Harris of 1165 Hatley Rd., Cordele, died Sunday, January 29, 2006 at her residence. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
J.W. Williams Funeral Directors
Cordele
Hazel Juanita Leveretta McGrafth
PELHAM — Hazel Juanita Leveretta McGrafth, 84, of Seffner, FL, died Thursday, January 26, 2006. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. today (Monday) at Hinsonton Baptist Church, with burial to follow in Salem cemetery in Thomas County, GA. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. until service time at the church of service.
Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home
Pelham
Violet Carden Owen
CORDELE — Violet Carden Owen of Cordele, died Sunday, January 29, 2006. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel of Hughes & Wright Funeral Home, with burial to follow in Sunnyside cemetery in Cordele.
Visitation will be held today (Monday) from 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. at the family residence.
Hughes & Wright Funeral Home
Cordele
Mae Ola Thomas
PELHAM — Mae Ola Thomas, 72, of 463 Wilson St., Pelham, died Sunday, January 29, 2006 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Nathaniel Thomas & Son Home for Funerals
Pelham
Kenneth Courter
SYLVESTER — Kenneth (Ken) Courter, 73, of Sumner, died Saturday, February 4, 2006 at his residence.
Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday at Banks Funeral Home Chapel in Sylvester, with burial to follow in Crown Hill cemetery in Albany. The Rev. Anthony Deen officiating.
Born in Nebraska City, Nebraska, on November 17, 1932, Mr. Courter is the son of the late Kenneth Stanley Courter Sr. and Elsie Courter. He had lived in Worth County since 1982, moving here from Albany. He was a retired Tech Sgt. with the U.S. Air Force, serving 20 years. He served two tours in Korea and Vietnam. He was previously stationed at Turner Air Force Base in Albany and retired at Robins Air Force Base. He was previously employed with Bobcat of Albany and Ditch Witch of Albany. He was last employed with State Department of Corrections in Moultrie. He loved going to McDonald's and enjoying being with his friends enjoying their coffee and fellowship. He was a member of the First Freewill Baptist Church in Albany. He is the widow of Ollie Mae Coker Courter, who died September 20, 2001.
Survivors include two sons and two daughters-in-law, Joseph "Joe" Stanley Courter (Libby) of Brunswick, and Stan Courter (Elaine) of Sumner; three daughters, Martha Jo Boyd Brown of Dougherty County, Joyce Ann Means of Atlanta, and Kathy Merritt of Montgomery, AL; seven grandchildren, Joey Courter, Chris Starr, Kelly Courter, Kenneth S. Courter IV, Robert Alan Courter, Sherri Boyd, and Stacey Dugger; three great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Sue Shiver of Sylvester.
In addition to his parents and his wife, Mr. Courter was preceded in death by a daughter, Tammy Courter.
The family will receive friends today (Monday) from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. at Banks Funeral Home.
Banks Funeral Home
Sylvester
H. Lawton Finney Jr.
ALBANY — H. Lawton Finney Jr. of Albany, died Saturday, February 4, 2006 at Palmyra Medical Centers.
He grew up in Haddock, Jones County, Georgia, and was educated in Macon. He served as a control tower operator in the Air Force during World War II. He was a sales representatives for Peeler Hardware and Sporting Goods in Southwest Georgia for 28 years, retiring in 1984.
Mr. Finney was a member of Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church since 1958, a member of the Sojourners Sunday School Class, the Walter H. Burt American Legion Post No. 30, and the Albany Golden K Kiwanis Club.
He is survived by his wife, Frances Finney of Albany; two daughters and their spouses, Mary Jane Sharp (Stan) of Albany, and Carolyn White (Buddy) of Havana, FL; and five grandchildren and their spouses, Cristen Everett (Mike), Jackson Pennington (Meredith), Mary Elizabeth Sharp, all of Albany, Brooks Hosey (Jody) and Jacob Finney White, all of Tallahassee, FL. He was also the great-grandfather of four.
His funeral service will be at Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church on Tuesday, February 7, 2006 at 11 a.m. The Revs. Nathan Godley and Nancy Scarbrough will officiate. The interment will be private.
The family will receive friends in the parlor at Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church on Tuesday, from 10 a.m. until the funeral hour.
The family is at the residence, 3205 Wexford Rd.
Those desiring may send memorials to Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church, 2200 Dawson Rd., Albany, GA 31707, or to the Vashti Center, 1815 E. Clay St., Thomasville, GA 31792-4797.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany
Katrina Marie Hadley
ALBANY — Katrina Marie Hadley, 44, of Albany, died Saturday, February 4, 2006 at her residence.
Funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2006 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, with the Rev. Chris Hall officiating. Mrs. Hadley will be placed in state at the church at 1 p.m.
Mrs. Hadley was born November 17, 1961 in Bainbridge, GA, to Maxie Scott Palmer and Grace Earl Henderson Palmer. She was employed as a cashier at Harvey's at Five Points and was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Mitchell County.
Survivors include her husband, Terry Dean Hadley of Albany; mother and stepfather, Grace and Aubie Thurman of Albany; father, Maxie Scott Palmer of Camilla; son, Joshua Dean Hadley of Albany; daughter, Christina Marie Sanchez of Leesburg; brothers, Jeffery Scott Palmer of Leesburg, Ted Palmer of Lake Wells, FL, Bobby Thurman of Mulberry, FL, and Lance Palmer of Pavo; a sister, Audra Grace Fyock of Auburndale, FL; granddaughters, Camyrné Juliette Sanchez and Lilly Isabella Sanchez; and grandsons, Austin Skylar Belinc and Nathan Lee Hadley.
Family will receive friends at the funeral home today (Monday) from 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Hall & Hall Funeral Home
Albany
Rebecca Lynn Smothers
LEESBURG — The graveside funeral service of Rebecca Lynn Smothers, infant daughter of William (Will) Smothers and Bonnie Jean Kirby, both of Leesburg, who died Saturday, February 4, 2006 at Egleston Children's Hospital, Atlanta, will be conducted Tuesday, February 7, 2006 at 11 a.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery. Pastor Pete Daughtry will officiate.
Rebecca was born January 26, 2006 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany.
Other survivors include her sister, Dakota Kirby of Leesburg; maternal grandmother, Karen Perez of Albany; paternal grandmother, Lucille Smothers of Leesburg; and paternal great-grandparents, Charles and Gloria Renner of Albany.
The family will receive friends today (Monday) from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home.
Mathews Funeral Home
Albany
Herbert Thomas Wells
ALBANY — Herbert Thomas Wells, 54, of Albany, died Friday, February 3, 2006.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Hall & Hall Funeral Home. Family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday from 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Hall & Hall Funeral Home
Albany
SW GEORGIA
John R. Alderman Jr.
BAINBRIDGE — John R. Alderman Jr., 91, of Bainbridge, died Saturday, February 4, 2006 at his residence.
The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Bainbridge, with burial at Roselawn Memory Gardens in Bainbridge. Dr. Danny Shepard will officiate.
Mr. Alderman was born May 22, 1914 in Moultrie, GA, the son of John Richard Alderman and Minnie Manning Alderman. He graduated from Moultrie High School and was an U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He owned and operated the family retail clothing store, Alderman's in Bainbridge since 1956. He was a member of First Baptist Church, V.F.W. Post No. 4904, and Orion Lodge No. 8 F. & A.M..
Survivors include his wife, Una Mae Brooks Alderman of Bainbridge; a son, John R. Alderman III of Bainbridge; three daughters, Shirley D. Alderman, Sandra M. Alderman and Sharon J. Alderman, all of Bainbridge; a sister, Ellen Alderman Gunnels of Tallahassee, FL; and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. today (Monday) at Ivey Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church of Bainbridge, P.O. Box 155, Bainbridge, GA 39818.
Ivey Funeral Home
Bainbridge
Anthony Paul Brown
MOULTRIE — Anthony Paul Brown, 21, of 6637 Lower Meigs Rd., Meigs, died Friday, February 3, 2006 at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah.
Funeral services will be held 4 p.m. Tuesday at New Bethel Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery. The Revs. Ron Shiver and Harris Malcom officiating.
Anthony was born on April 23, 1984 in West Palm Beach, FL. He was the son of Jean Patricia Lovell Brown and the Rev. Dion Lyle Brown of Meigs. He was a student at Georgia Southern University, where he was majoring in Construction Management. Anthony was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity at Georgia Southern University. He was a 2002 graduate of Pelham High School, where he played for the Pelham Hornets Football Team, also a member of the baseball, basketball and track teams. He was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by two brothers, Aaron Thomas Brown and Stephen Matthew Brown, both of Meigs; grandparents, Jack and Donnis Brown of Tallahassee, FL, and Ronald and Ilse Lovell of Palm Beach, FL; uncles and aunts, Michael and Danielle Lovell of Boynton Beach, FL, Christopher and Donna Lovell of Lake Worth, FL, Scott and Danielle Simpson of Tallahassee, FL, Dain and Lisa Brown and Richard Ledson Jr., all of Jacksonville, FL; and cousins, Tres Ledson, Mackenzie Ledson, Kara Lovell, David Lovell, Sebastian Lovell, Walker Brown and Mason Brown.
Visitation will be held today (Monday) from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at New Bethel Baptist Church.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Billy Graham Evangelistic Crusade, P.O. Box 779, Minneapolis, MN, 55440-0779.
Cobb Funeral Chapel
Moultrie
Sammy Lee Epps
CORDELE — Sammy Lee Epps of Cordele, died Saturday, February 4, 2006 at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
J.W. Williams Funeral Home
Cordele
Johnnie M. Harris
RICHLAND — Johnnie M. Harris, 91, of Richland, died Saturday, February 4, 2006. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
T.V. Williams Funeral Home
Richland
