Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
DR. EDWARD H. LONG
When Little Harold picked up the trumpet at age 7, and played a tune without the first lesson, Bessie and Claude Long knew they had a "special" child. Coming from a family that was musically gifted, it was no surprise that Harold turned to music. After music lessons, and many music competitions later (many of which he won), Harold set out for the United States Navy School of Music.
After graduation he was assigned to the Admiral's Band in the Panama Canal Zone, where he served for three and a half years in World War II. Music was always a love of his life. With his talent to help finance his way through school, "Doc" graduated from the Palmer School of Chiropractic in 1950. With an additional degree from the Texas School of Chiropractic, "Doc" set out on a wonderful career, healing and helping people for the next 50 years.
As one of the "pioneers" of Chiropractic at Life University, "Doc" loved teaching aspiring young chiropractors at the school and in the student clinic. He loved to share his immense knowledge of chiropractic with his students and instill in them the love he held for the profession. As a long time clinician in private practice and distinguished professor of Chiropractic at Life University, "Doc" loved teaching aspiring young chiropractors at the school and in the student clinic. Often sought out by students on difficult cases, "Doc" never failed to assist, often guiding his students gently to the correct diagnosis and treatment without stepping into the spotlight. It was due to his actions and the love of his profession that he was honored several times as a "Distinguished Doctor of Chiropractic" by his peers and the University.
His greatest love of all was his family. A loving husband to his wife Nancy and an excellent role model to his sons, Stan, Richard, and Greg, "Doc" was the epitome of what a husband and father should be. Never harsh nor judgemental, "Doc" was always the example of unconditional love. This love also extended to his daughters-in-law, Karla and Carol. His grandchildren were a source of great joy for him. The way he doted on them and always cared for them was the greatest example of his love and warmth. A long-time Doraville resident, Dr. Long died on April 11, 2003, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Colquitt in Miller County on February 17, 1925.
A celebration of life for Dr. Edwin H. Long was held on Sunday, April 13, at 6:00 PM at the Marriott Gwinnett Place in Duluth.
Bill Head Funeral Home and Crematory in Tucker was in charge of arrangements.
EUNICE WHITE WARD
Mrs. Eunice White Ward, age 88, of Donalsonville, died Wednesday evening, May 7, 2003, at her residence.
A celebration of life service was held Friday, May 9, at 2:00 p.m. at the Jakin Baptist Church in Jakin Cemetery.
Mrs. Ward was born in Houston County, AL, on November 6, 1914, to the late Oscar D. White, Sr. and Eva Mae Anglin White. She had resided in this area for the past 55 years. She was a member of the Jakin Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School for many years, was a participant in the Senior Adult Bible Study Group at the First Baptist Church of Donalsonville, and was also a member of the Jubilees.
Mrs. Ward leaves to cherish her memory a son, Ted Ward of Tallahassee, FL; a daughter, Sandra (R.G.) Heard of Brinson,; a granddaughter, Teri Ward of Donalsonville; two brothers, O.D. White, Jr. and Richard White, both of Dothan, AL; two sisters, Bernice Greene of Albany, and Lois Leverett of Birmingham, AL.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Oscar D. White Sr. and Eva Mae Anglin White; her husband, Egbert T. Ward; three brothers, Harold White, Rufus White, and Leonard White; and one sister, Esther Knight.
Pallbearers were Johnny Miller, Jerry Miller, Eric Gaulden, Sammy Reese, Buddy Reese, and Marshall Singletary. An honorary escort was formed by the Jubilees.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Hospice of Southwest Georgia at 1323 East Shotwell Street, Bainbridge, GA 39817, or to the charity of your choice.
Evans-Skipper Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
LEANDREW MILLER
Mr. Leandrew Miller died Monday, May 5, 2003, in Miami, FL.
Mr. Miller was born January 20, 1932, to Leroy and the late Queen E. Miller. He was joined in holy matrimony on January 19, 1954, to the late Cleo Roberts Miller.
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 10 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. William Morris officiating. Interment followed at Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery in Baker County.
Survivors include two daughters, Eldora Jackson, Colquitt, Harriet Miller, Miami, FL; five sons, Lenoris, Curtis, Stan and Derrick Miller, all of Miami, FL; eight sisters, Lizzie Mae Walker, Kennesaw, Leola Roberts, Newark, NJ, Frances Walker, Colquitt, Thelma Bland, Burgnaw, NC, Grace Ann Miller, Brooklyn, NY, Elizabeth Miller, Atlanta, Esther Ruth Powell, Gloria Jean Anderson, Atlanta; three brothers, Leroy Miller Jr., Jacksonville, Cornelious Miller, Miami, FL, Samuel Miller, Colquitt; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Horace Williams’ Mortuary of Colquitt was in charge of arrangements.
FLORA LEE GEORGE
Mrs. Flora Lee George, age 95 died Friday, May 2, 2003, at Miller Nursing Home.
She was born September 26, 1907 to the late Henretta Scott Jenkins and the late John Jenkins.
She was married to the late Henry George. She was also a member of Mt. Hosea Free Will Baptist Church until her failing health.
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 10 at 2:00 p.m. at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Edward Williams and the Rev. Jim Williams officiating. Interment followed at Green Cemetery in Blakely.
Survivors include two daughters, Annie Mae Price, Cocoa, FL, Louisa Miller, Colquitt; two sons, Henry George, Harrisburg, PA, Johnny B. George, Cocoa, FL; 38 grandchildren, 94 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-great-grandchildren.
Peoples Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
DONALD F. MELTON
Mr. Donald F. Melton, age 52, of Havana, FL, died Thursday, May 15, 2003, in Quincy, FL.
Mr. Melton was born October 21, 1950, in Bainbridge to Albert Cecil Melton and Lorene Newberry Melton. He graduated from Miller County High School in 1968 and married Emma Jean Harden on August 13, 1971. He was employed by the United States Postal Service as postmaster in Midway, FL. He was a member of Attapulgus Church of God.
Funeral services were held Sunday, May 18, at 2:00 p.m. at Attapulgus Church of God with the Rev. Billy Dawson and the Rev. Dennis Johnson officiating.
Pallbearers were Wayne Melton, Charles Ingram, C.W. Harden, Winford Harden, Jimmy Stephens, and Jimmy Beavers.
Survivors include his wife, Emma Jean Harden, Havana, FL; two daughters, Donna J. Melton, Tallahassee, FL, and Wendy Melton, Quincy, FL; a granddaughter, Jordan Allen, Quincy, FL; one brother, Terry Melton, Bainbridge; one sister, Rachel Screws, Woodville, FL; and several nieces and nephews.
Ivey Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
WAYNE PROFITT JR.
Wayne Profitt Jr., age 40, of Arlington died Tuesday, May 13, 2003, at his residence.
Mr. Profitt was born April 21, 1963, in Blakely. He had lived in Arlington for the past three years. He was a teacher and a coach at Southwest Georgia Academy. He was of the Baptist faith.
Funeral services for Mr. Profitt were held Thursday, May 15, at 2 p.m. in the gymnasium at Southwest Georgia Academy with the Rev. Eric Gleaton officiating. Interment followed in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Bill Murdock, David Bell, Max Evans, Kevin Petroski, Charles Sealy, Jay Sealy, David McMinn, Shawn Smith, Scott Black, Whit Jones and Jeff Burger.
Honorary pallbearers were the SGA Varsity Basketball Team: Chris Sheffield, Curt Mosely, Coty Middleton, Bryan Grebel, Hunter Durham, Jack Hattaway, Dee Miller, Ward Mills, Cody Tabb, Kevin White, Spinks Holman, Patrick Andrews, Assistant Coach Matthew Burch, and former members of the varsity boys basketball team.
Survivors include his wife, Amye Thompson Profitt, Arlington; two daughters, Kelly Profitt and Kathryn Profitt, Arlington; parents, Donna Gail Sherrell Profitt, and Wayne Profitt Sr., Gadsden, AL; one sister, Kim Taylor, Auburn, AL.
Many-Jordan Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
MICHAEL RAY RENTZ JR.
Michael Ray Rentz Jr., age 33, of Defuniak Springs, FL, died Friday, May 16, 2003, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan, AL.
Mr. Rentz was born January 11, 1970, in Quincy, FL. He was a carpenter and was of the Baptist faith.
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 17, at 3:00 p.m. at Notchaway Baptist Church with the Rev. Lindsay Gay officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers were Byron Hewster, Luke Cook, Dennis Jones, Guy Heard, and Mark Griffin.
Survivors include his wife, Darby Rentz, Defuniak Springs, FL; two sons, Michael Rentz III, Colquitt, Bailey Rentz, Bainbridge; two sisters, Hope Heard, Colquitt, and Dawn Hester, Buna, TX; mother, Jan Mason, Orange, TX; paternal grandmother, Earlene Rentz, Colquitt; two uncles, Johnny Rentz, Colquitt, Guy Edison, Faceville. He was preceded in death by his father, Michael Ray Rentz Sr.
Colquitt Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
PEARL WILLIAMS
Mrs. Pearl Williams aged 99, of Colquitt died Monday, May 26, 2003, at Miller County Hospital. Mrs. Williams had been a resident of Miller Nursing Home for the past two years.
Born Ida Pearl Chambers, she was the third of ten children born to George and Iona Chambers of Miller County. She married Byron B. Williams, also of Miller County, in 1919 and the couple along with their two eldest children, Lucile and Byron, moved to Panama City, FL in 1926. She bore her youngest child, Nan in Panama City. Following the death of her husband in1966, she moved back to Colquitt.
Ms. Pearl was loved by all who knew her, especially the children. She was a selfless, generous, and caring person with a tireless determination when it came to helping those in need. She was a member of Colquitt United Methodist Church. She will be sorely missed.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 28, at 11 a.m. at the chapel of the Colquitt Funeral Home with the Rev. Floyd Mitchell and the Rev. Matt Stuart officiating. Interment followed in Colquitt City Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Daniel Rodgers, Ray Carrion, Alan Rodgers, Glen Rodgers, Randy Williams and Ben Williams.
She was preceded in death by Byron Williams Jr., her husband of 47 years, her nine brothers and sisters Ed, Fred, Wyatt, Lena, Kate, George, Dess, Bill (Chambers) and her half brother John Newberry, her daughter Lucile Rodgers and her son Byron Williams.
She is survived by her daughter Nan DeFoor, her grand children, Ben Williams, Donna Carrion, Randy Williams, Alan Rodgers, and Glen Rodgers, her great-grandchildren Daniel Rodgers, Kristie Carrion, Brian Rodgers, Nancy Carrion, Luke Williams and Morgan Williams, and her great-great-grand child, Daniel Rodgers Jr.
Colquitt Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
DONALD TRACY OZMORE
A memorial service was held Monday, June 2, 2003, at White's Funeral Home in Azle, TX, for Donald Tracy Ozmore. Mr. Ozmore died in the Ft. Worth Hospital in Ft. Worth, TX, on Thursday, May 29, 2003.
Donald was born in Miller County on November 10, 1938, to Raymond Leon and Freddie Lou Carter Haire Ozmore. He joined the United States Navy in 1956 and retired in 1976. He worked with American Airlines in Ft. Worth, TX, until he retired again in 1995 for health reasons.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Ozmore; three brothers, Keith, Raymond, and Leon Ozmore; a son, Donald Ozmore, Jr. and wife, Kia, of Virginia Beach, VA; three dauhters, Deborah Davis, Norfolk, VA, Lecia Moxley and husband, David, Hinesville, Gina Overman and husband, Andrew, Lexington, VA; three step-children, Linda Flynt Jogray and husband, Wayne, Hurst, TX, Searle Flynt and wife, Patti, North Richland Hills, TX, Charlie Flynt and wife, Jeanette, Kingsville, TX; sixteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Reid Haire of Colquitt.
JUAQUINA SELENA PEREZ
Juaquina Selena Perez, the infant daughter of Manuel and Cristy R. Perez of Iron City, passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2003, at the Donalsonville Hospital.
Funeral services were held at the chapel of Evans-Skipper Funeral Home Saturday, May 31, at 3:00 p.m.
Survivors also include the maternal grandparents, Sandra and Juventino Ramirez, Iron City; paternal grandparents, Miquel Perez, Mexico, and Silbia Onate Perez, Mexico; and several aunts and uncles. Evans-Skipper Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
ROBERT DESJARDINS
Mr. Robert Desjardins, age 59, of Donalsonville, formerly of Sanford, Maine, died Tuesday, May 27, 2003, at Bainbridge Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Desjardins was born September 20, 1943, in York County, ME. He was a general contractor and served in the U.S. Air Force. He was also a member of the American Legion and Lions Club.
A memorial service was held Monday, June 2, at 2:00 p.m. at the chapel of Evans-Skipper Funeral Home.
Survivors include one daughter, Robin Desjardins, Biddeford, Maine; three sons, Robert Desjardins, Great Falls, MO, Richard Desjardins, Sanford, MN, and Ralph Desjardins, Biddeford, MN; two brothers, Don Desjardins, Donalsonville, and Orel Desjardins, TX; one sister, Debbie Carmel, Wells, MN; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Evans-Skipper Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
CHARLES L. BLOW
A memorial service celebrating the life of Charles L. Blow, Sr. of Thomasville was held at 3:00PM on Saturday, May 31, 2003 at Allen & Allen Funeral Chapel.
Mr. Blow died May 29, 2003 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. He was born December 24, 1924 in Thomasville he was the son of the late George W., Sr. and Susie Sangster Blow. On June 8, 1943 in Thomasville he married Thelma Dekle Blow who survives. Mr. Blow was a clerk for Seaboard Coastline. He was a member of Dawson St. Baptist Church, Big Bend Air Stream Club, Glen Arven County Club and Thomasville Lions Club. Other survivors include children, Charles L., Jr. and Judy Blow of Abbeville, Al., Brenda B. & John Meacham, Jr. of Thomasville; grandchildren, Ranes Egan Carter of Lehi, Utah, Blace Renora Carter of Key West, Fl., Wendy Michelle Blow of Cairo, GA.; great-grandchildren, Blue Sky Neely of Thomasville, Braydon Paul Carter of Lehi, Utah, Christopher Shawn Smith of Cairo, Lacey Suzanne O'Neal of Donalsonville, and Tyson Ranes Carter of Lehi, Utah; brother, Robert Blow of Monticello, Fl.; sisters Kathryn Foytack of Thomasville and Terri Cheney of Jacksonville, Fl. In Leiu of flowers memorials may be made to Georgia Sheriffs Youth Homes, Inc., P.O. Box 1000, Stockbridge, GA. 30281-9878.
