Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Frances Pauline Stephens
ALBANY — Frances Pauline Stephens, 83, of 1242 Nixon Road, Albany, who died Monday, April 24, 2006, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, will be conducted Thursday at 11 A.M. at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Moye will officiate. iIntermentwill follow at Crown Hill Cemetery
A native of Early county, Mrs. Stephens had resided in Albany for the past fifty years moving from Blakely. She was a homemaker and of the Methodist faith. Mrs. Stephens was preceded in death by her husband, Horace Stephens, Sr. and two brothers, Henry Driver and Tommy Driver.
Survivors include two daughters and their husbands, Gail and Ben Peterman and Jane and Gary Astolos all of Albany, a son and his wife, Horace and Reba Stephens, Jr. of Mitchell County, a stepdaughter, Lois Ridley of Albany, two sisters, Mary Butler of Dunellen, FL, and Doris Temples of Blakely, two brothers, Winston Driver of Atlanta and Gene Driver of Marietta, nine grandchildren, Lisa Boyd, Mike Earnest, Angela Sauls, Marc Earnest, Sandy Dawson, Wendy McConnell, Scott Pettis, Marlena Stephens and Amanda Stephens and eighteen great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. at Mathews Funeral Home.
The family will be at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Astolos, 6600 Newton Road, Albany, GA 31721.
Mathews Funeral Home
Albany
William Jordan Whiddon
ALBANY — Mr. William Jordan (Billy) Whiddon, 67 of 413 Persimmon Dr. in Albany died April 24, 2006 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
The funeral service will be Wednesday 3 PM at Acree Baptist Church. Rev. Mark Sickling and Rev. Eddie Allen officiating. iIntermentwill follow in Oakridge cemetery in Tifton, GA.
A native of Tift Co., GA Mr. Whiddon was a member of Zion Hope Baptist Church in Tifton and has lived in Albany 29 years where he was retired from Proctor and Gamble Co. after 26 years of service, and was co-owner of The Chain Co. for 6 years. Mr. Whiddon was also a member of the Antique Car Club.
Survivors include his wife, Bobbie Whiddon of Albany, daughters, Cheri Whitmire and her husband Mike of Albany, Terri Polis and her husband Barry of Atlanta, son, Marty Whiddon and his wife Andrea of Albany, six grandchildren, Niki Heard and her husband Jeremy, Taylor, Trent, Katie, and Chloe Whitmire, and a special grandson Connor Hall Whiddon, brother, Johnny Whiddon of Tifton, sister, Delores Spearman of Wildwood, FL.
The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6:00 PM till 8:00 PM at Kimbrell-Stern.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany
Drendell B. Willis
ALBANY — Drendell B .Willis, 38, of 2104 Princeton Drive died Thursday, April 20, 2006, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Rev. Alphonso Thomas Chapel at M.L. King Funeral Home with interment in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Martin Luther King Funeral Directors
Albany
Lila Lee Benjamin Wooden
ALBANY — Lila Lee Benjamin Wooden, 77, of 604 West 1st Ave. died Saturday, April 22, 2006, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Meadows Funeral Home
Albany
SW GEORGIA
Cecil Benson
OCILLA — Cecil Benson, 77, of Ocilla died Sunday, April 23, 2006, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Irwin County with interment in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Paulk Funeral Home
Ocilla
Newell Glenn Bulloch
PELHAM — Newell Glenn Bulloch, 72, of Pelham died Monday, April 24, 2006 at his residence.
Funeral services will be 2 P.M. Wednesday, April 26 at Parker-Bramlett Funeral Home with burial in Macedonia Baptist Church cemetery Rev. Fred B. Bulloch will officiate. Visitation will be 1 P.M., one hour prior to services.
Born December 20, 1933 in Grady County, Mr. Bulloch was a retired farmer and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. Mr. Bulloch was the son of the late Willie G. and Lillie Mae Spence Bulloch.
Survivors include his wife, Becky Golden Bulloch of Pelham; four daughters, Pamela Sims of Oakfield, Victoria Freeman of Valdosta, Sharri Bulloch Myers of Virginia Beach, Va., and Sharmon Zammit of Valdosta; one brother, Rev. Fred B.Bulloch of Pelham; two sisters, Doris Knight of Thomasville and Lula Morrell of Thomasville; and five grandchildren
Memorials may be made to Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery.
Parker-Bramlett Funeral Home
Camilla
John L. Holmes Sr.
CORDELE — John L. Holmes Sr. of Cordele passed away Monday, April 24, 2006, at Crisp Regional Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral arrangements to be announced. The family may be contacted at 506 18th Ave. West, Cordele.
J.W. Williams Funeral Director
Cordele
Roy William Hopkins
DAWSON — Roy William Hopkins of Dawson died on April 23, 2006, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Hopkins was born in Chicoh County in Arkansas on February 28, 1935, son of the late Sydney F. Hopkins and Bertha Keeley Hopkins Barfield. He lived in Dawson most of his life and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.
He was retired from General Telephone Company with 33 years of service and later was owner of Hopkins Heating & Air Conditioning from 1983 until his retirement in 2000.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Ernest Barfield and J.W. Barfield and two sisters, Nannelle Dent and Helen Bassett.
Survivors include his wife, Syble Etherton Hopkins of Dawson; two daughters, Cheryl Montgomery and her husband, Roger of Talbotton, Pam White and her husband, Robin of Lumpkin; five grandchildren, Craig, Layne and Lynne Montgomery of Talbotton, Caleb and Cody White of Lumpkin; four brothers, Will Barfield and Bobby Barfield, both of Leesburg, Floyd Griffin of Plymouth, Mass., and George Barfield of Ft. Gaines; five sisters, Ethel Mae Barfield, Becky Nickerson and Felicia Raybon, all of Dawson, Jewelene Hamlin of Albany and Dot Brent of Taylor, S.C.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Terrell County Unit, P.O. Box 503, Dawson, GA 39842 or to a favorite charity of choice.
Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Harvey Funeral Home.
Harvey Funeral Home
Dawson
Annie B. Marshall Johnson
DAWSON — Annie B. Marshall Johnson, 46, of Route 1 Box 214 D6, Cuthbert, died Friday, April 21, 2006, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The remains of Mrs. Johnson have been cremated. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Ward Funeral Home
Dawson
Cecil Lango
CORDELE — Cecil Lango of Vienna passed away Monday, April 24, 2006, at Crisp Regional Hospital. Funeral arrangements to be announced. The family may be contacted at the residence of 415 cemetery St., Vienna.
J.W. Williams Funeral Directors
Cordele
Beulah Mitchell
BAINBRIDGE — Beulah Mitchell, 92, of Bainbridge died Saturday, April 22, 2006. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. EST Friday at First Baptist Church of Bainbridge with interment in Roselawn Memory Gardens. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Cox Funeral Home
Bainbridge
Philander Robinson
CAMILLA — Philander Robinson, 79, of 334 Washington Street, Camilla, died Thursday, April 20, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Union Missionary Baptist Church in Camilla with interment in Oakview Cemetery.
Robert Jester Mortuary
Camilla
Renaldo Thomas
DAWSON — Renaldo Thomas of New Orleans, La., formerly of Lumpkin, Ga., died Friday, April 21, 2006, at New Orleans Medical Center in New Orleans, La. The remains of Mr. Thomas have been cremated. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Ward Funeral Home
Dawson
Michael Alan Trullinger
BAINBRIDGE — Michael Alan Trullinger, 50, of Chattahoochee, Fla., formerly of Fernandina Beach, Fla., passed away Sunday, April 23, 2006, at his residence. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Sylvania cemetery in Bainbridge. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Ivey Funeral Home
Bainbridge
Carlton Cater
ALBANY — The funeral service of Carlton Cater, 80, of 146-A Cypress Point Circle, Leesburg, who died Wednesday, May 24, 2006, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, will be conducted Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. The Rev. Al Wilbourn will officiate. iIntermentwill follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
A native of Early County, GA, Mr. Cater had resided in Leesburg for the past forty years moving from Ft. Myers, FL. He retired as the service manager of Ryder Corporation in 1978 after twenty years. Mr. Cater was a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose, Keenan's Old Timers and Faith Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Geneva Smith Cater.
Survivors include his daughter, Carolyn Letlow and two sons and their wives, Jerry and Marie Cater and Daryl and Robin Cater, all of Leesburg; sister, Mildred Bryant of Ft. Myers, FL; seven grandchildren, Andy Letlow, Joshua Love, J.C. Cater, Kristi Cater, Mandi Cater, Jill Morris and Stephen Daryl Cater Jr.; six great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends Friday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home.
Mathews Funeral Home
Albany
Ida Belle Ellis
ALBANY — Ida Belle Ellis, 88, of 1530 Oakridge Drive Apt. 24 died Sunday, May 21, 2006, at her residence.
The funeral service will be held at noon Saturday at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with interment in Floral Memory Gardens. The Rev. Walter C. Sibley will officiate.
Mrs. Ellis was born August 28, 1917 to the late Kit Smith and Serena Smith in Baker County.
Survivors include three daughters, Lucille (Willie) Powell of Albany, Martha (Johnny) Ellis and Ruby (Jessie) Hudson, both of Rochester, NY; six sons, Raymond (Liz) Neal and Andrew (Gina) Ellis, both of Albany, David (Bobbie) Ellis, Russell (Lucille) Ellis and Kit Ellis Jr., all of Rochester, NY, and Nathaniel (Eva) Cole of Tampa, Fla.; one sister, Henrietta Hollis of Albany; 22 grandchildren; and a number of great-grandchildren; a special nephew, Joseph Jackson.
Poteat Funeral Home
Albany
Flora M. Gill
SYLVESTER — Flora M. Gill, 95, of Baconton died Wednesday, May 24, 2006, at Sylvester Health Care.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Banks Funeral Chapel with interment in Union cemetery in Doerun. The Rev. Herbert Waid will officiate.
Born July 12, 1910, in Randolph County, Ala., to Joseph and Cindy Lou Lipham Allen, Mrs. Gill had lived in Dougherty and Mitchell County for the past 24 years after living in Colquitt County most of her life. She was a homemaker and a member of Congregational Christian Church at Poplar Arbor.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Sara Faye and Marvin Byrum of Baconton; two daughters-in-law, Jean Gill of Bushnell, Fla., and Betty Hackel of Tuscon, Ariz.; eight grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Gill was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin Wesley Gill, December 19, 1962; also preceded in death by four children, Millard W. Gill, Marion Clyde Gill, Horace C. Gill and Judy Ann Gill Willis.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. today at Banks Funeral Home.
Banks Funeral Home
Sylvester
Rueben Dale Jackson Jr.
ALBANY — Rueben Dale Jackson Jr., 28, of Alpharetta died May 22, 2006, in that city.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Shiloh Baptist Church with interment in Macedonia Baptist Church cemetery in Ludowici.
Poteat Funeral Home
Albany
