Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
LORELLE SHIVER PHILLIPS DAVIS
Mrs. Lorelle C. Davis, 78, of Colquitt passed away Friday, December 26, 2003 at her residence. The funeral was held at 3:00 PM Sunday, December 28, 2003, at Sheffield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Kent Barwick and Rev. Floyd Mitchell officiating. Interment followed at County Line Baptist Church Cemetery with Billy Joe Newberry, Charles Bracken, Ray Dean Heard, Chance Cook, Luke Cook and Roger Everett serving as pall bearers.
Mrs. Davis was born March, 25, 1925 in Baker County. She was a retired dietician at Miller County Hospital and was a member of Colquitt Free Will Baptist Church.
Her survivors include her husband, Cecil Davis of Colquitt; three daughters, Faustine Cook of Colquitt, Faye (Elaine) and son-in-law Harold Hallett of Colquitt, and Lucy and son-in-law Aubrey Cook of Colquitt; two sons, James J. Shiver of Unadilla, and Jerry Ronald Shiver of Samson; 11 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Colquitt Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
WILLIE LORENE MIDDLETON
Mrs. Willie Lorene Middleton, 92, of Colquitt passed away Friday, December 26, 2003 at Miller County Nursing Home. The funeral was held at 1:00 P.M. Sunday, December 28, 2003 at New Home Freewill Baptist Church with Rev. Bobby Whitaker officiating and Clark Melton, Steve Middleton, Thomas Chambless, Brandon Chambless, Carol Middleton and Bobby Roberts serving as active pallbearers. Interment followed at New Home Freewill Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Middleton was born November 14, 1911 in Marion County. She was a homemaker and a member of New Home Freewill Baptist Church.
Her survivors include one son, Ellis Middleton of Colquitt; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Ellis Middleton in 1999.
Colquitt Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
CARRIE NORMAN
We regret to announce the passing of Carrie Norman, age 85, who passed away December 28, 2003 in Miller County Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at the Sheffield Funeral Chapel Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. with the Rev. Radford Jones officiating. Interment followed at South Mt. Zion Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Norman was born January 26, 1918 in Miller County. She retired from Williamson-Dickie in Bainbridge and was of the Baptist faith.
She leaves to cherish her memory, one daughter, Bonnie Chambers of Colquitt; one grandson, Chris Chambers of Colquitt; one great-grandson, Ben Chambers of Colquitt; one great-granddaughter, Dara Chambers of Thomasville and one sister, Quince Austin of Wauchula, FL. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Norman, and two grandsons, Hal Chambers and Mitch Chambers.
Colquitt Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
GLADYS JUANITA WOODS
Gladys Juanita Woods, age 84, of Colquitt died Tuesday, January 6, 2004 in Miller County Hospital.
Mrs. Woods was born August 7, 1919 in Glynn County. She was a homemaker and a member of the Advent Christian Church in Brunswick.
Pallbearers will be William Music, James Music, Robert Newman, James Taylor, Edwin Mock and W.S. Newman.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 8, 2004, 2:00 p.m., at the Advent Christian Church in Brunswick with Rev. Floyd Mitchell, Rev. Roger Browher, Jr. and Homer Wilson officiating.
Survivors include two daughters, Elizabeth Woods Mitchell and son-in-law Floyd of Colquitt, and Mary Lou Woods Moore of Brunswick; two sons, Robert H. Woods, Jr. of Abbeville and Allen Wayne Woods and daughter-in-law Delores of Brunswick; 22 grandchildren and a large number of great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Colquitt Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
WILLIE ETHEL HOBBY
Willie Ethel Hobby, age 96, of Colquitt died Wednesday, January 7, 2004 in Miller County Hospital.
Miss Hobby was born November 13, 1907 in Worth County and was a retired nurse and was a member of the Damascus Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be held Friday, January 9, 2004; 11:00 am; at Sheffield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. William D. Wood officiating. Interment will follow in Colquitt City Cemetery.
Survivors include two nephews, Bo Everson of Colquitt and Ruel Everson of Edison; three nieces, Ann and Frank Taylor, Doris and Burt Nesbitt, both of Leesburg, and Eleanor and Bill Wood of Lake City, FL; and several great nieces and nephews.
Colquitt Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
ANN SHEFFIELD
Ann Sheffield, age 84, of Colquitt died January 6, 2004 at her residence.
Mrs. Ann was of the church of God faith but attended faithfully Harmony Methodist Church until it merged with Colquitt United Methodist Church where she continued to worship until her death. She was a charter member of the Miller County Chapter of the American Heart Association, a member of the Harmony ladies bible club, and also returned from the Mayhaw Tree in Colquitt. She was a retired food service Manager from Miller County High School.
Funeral services will be held Friday, January 9, 2004 at 2:30 p.m. at Sheffield Funeral Chapel with Rev. Billy Dawson and Rev. Matt Stewart officiating. Interment will follow at Harmony Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Gerald Garland, Anthony Cobb, Matthew Sheffield, Dan Allen, Broc Chambers, Tim Smith, Steven Warren, Brooks Garland and Matt Joyner.
Survivors include three daughters, Veryl Garland Cockey and son-in-law John and Alice Cobb and son-in-law Allen, both of Colquitt, and Peggy Chambers and son-in-law Carlton of Centerville; one son, Bill Sheffield and daughter-in-law Angie of Winter Haven, FL; one brother, Ike Smith and sister-in-law Alice of Chattanooga, TN; one sister, Alma Hartzog of Brinson; eight grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Brooks Sheffield, in 1995.
Colquitt Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
ELVA WHITE GROW CLARK
Elva White Grow Clark, 94, died in Tallahassee Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004, after a brief illness. A memorial service was held Saturday, Jan. 10, at 1 p.m. at Culley's MeadowWood Funeral Home, Riggins Road Chapel, Tallahassee.
She was born Elva Geneva White on Dec. 3, 1909 in Pearson, Ga., to James Owen White, Sr., and Lila Corbitt White. Her near-death from the flu of 1918 made her into someone who was hardly sick another day in her long and active life. She attended Norman Park Junior College, began teaching high school in Atkinson County, at age 17, then graduated from Tift College. She began a long career of teaching high school at Colquitt, where she married William Alton Grow, Sr., in 1931. She earned a Master's Degree in Education from Florida State University.
In 1948, Elva W. Grow became the first woman to be elected county school superintendent in the state of Georgia, where she worked especially to improve rural and black schools. In 1955, she and her family moved to Tallahassee, Fla., where she taught English and history at Leon High School. After earning a second Master's Degree from FSU, in Library Science, she became librarian at Leon High, and later at Tallahassee Community College. In the years before retirement, she traveled throughout Florida as a consultant for improving school libraries. When what is now Envision Credit Union was founded by her fellow teachers, its funds and records were kept in a locked file cabinet in her library office.
She is remembered and loved by many who felt privileged to experience her polite perfectionism as a teacher, and who learned from her that a respectful command of language is the doorway to success in many fields.
She was an active member of Trinity Methodist Church, Delta Kappa Gamma honorary society, and a devoted wife, mother, sister, daughter, colleague, and friend. Seven years after Bill's death in 1981, she married Elton Clark of Norman Park, Ga., who had first proposed to her when she was 16. Elton died in 1991. Another childhood friend, Leo Smith, named the Elva White Grow variety of daylily after her.
Until all names slipped away in her last two years, she remembered everyone she ever met, and in most cases, the names of their relations and the names and ages of their children. She retained the basic sweetness of her nature to the end.
Survivors include stepdaughter Sherrie Grow Flynn of Atlanta, sons William A. Grow Jr. and Gerald Owen Grow of Tallahassee, sisters Eula Kirkland of Rome, Ga., Edwina Corbett and Evadelle White of Pearson, Ga., 12 grandchildren,16 great-grandchildren, and many cousins. She was preceded in death by her son John David Grow of Atlanta.
MeadowWood Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
EVA NELL ANDERSON
Mrs. Eva Nell Anderson, 63, of Colquitt passed away Friday, January 2, 2004, at Miller County Hospital. The funeral was held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, January 5, at Sheffield Funeral Chapel. Interment was held at the Salem-Seminole Cemetery in Donalsonville.
Mrs. Anderson was born September 14, 1940, in Seminole Co. She was a homemaker and a member of Flat Creek Baptist Church.
Pallbearers were Jay Holmes, Mathew Holmes, Jason Horace, Jody Day, Scott Wayne Horace and Clay Brock.
Her survivors include two sisters, Sadie Adkins and Lois R. Myers, both of Colquitt; two brothers, Harry H. Carter of Colquitt and Harold Carter of Joanna, South Carolina, and 17 nieces and nephews.
Colquitt Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
CLEO RICHARD DEPRIEST
Cleo Richard DePriest, age 80, of Colquitt died Wednesday, December 31, 2003, at Miller County Hospital.
Mr. DePriest was born July 5, 1923 in Steel, MO. He was a heavy equipment mechanic and was an Army Veteran of WWII.
Funeral services were held Saturday, January 3 at 2:00 p.m. at Sheffield Funeral Chapel. Interment followed at Cooks Union Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Christopher Mathis, Dustin Mathis, Buford Goff, Randy Gene Mathis, Matthew Dale Mathis and Ronnie Seabolt.
Survivors include his wife, Mayme DePriest, Colquitt; three sons, Donald DePriest, Scotty DePriest, Colquitt, Jerry DePriest, Inverness, FL; two daughters, Debbie Mathis, Kokomo, IN, Glenda Brooks, Bonifay, FL; four brothers, Lonnie DePriest, Billy DePriest, Fort Pierce, FL,Hillard DePriest, Abbeville, MS, Wayne DePriest, Elkhart, IN; three sisters, Frances Lovelady, Batesville, MS, Bonnie Jean McPherson, Lakeland, FL, Joyce Woodard, Jacksonville, FL; 16 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Colquitt Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
BERNARD MILLER
Bernard Miller, age 72, of Iron City passed away Thursday, January 8, 2004 at the Donalsonville Hospital.
Funeral services was held Sunday, January 11, 2004 at 2:30 PM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Bainbridge with Dr. Stan Webb and Henry Covington officiating. Burial followed at Friendship Cemetery in Donalsonville.
Mr. Miller was born in Seminole County December 9, 1931 to the late Bernard I.A. and Ola Brockett Miller. He was a farmer and married to Delores Knight Miller. He served his country in the United States Army, a member of the Senior Citizens Center and attended the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Bainbridge.
He leaves to cherish his memory his wife Delores Miller; two sons Bernard (Randy) and Tracey Miller of Iron City; Jeffrey Brent Miller and Linda Blackwell of Bainbridge. Two brothers; Woodrow McDaniel of Donalsonville; Lamar Lane of Atlanta; two sisters Verla Berry of Jacksonville, FL and Willie Dee Austin of Donalsonville. Also surviving are six grandchildren Lee Miller, Randi Kaye Miller, Breanna Miller, Jenny Miller, Megan Miller and Jessica Wheeler.
Members of the American Legion will serve as pallbearers and the United States Army Honor Guard will render military honors.
Evans-Skipper Funeral Hone was in charge of the arrangements.
REVIDEE PERRY
Mr. Revidee Perry, age 87, of Donalsonville, GA, passed away Friday morning at the Donalsonville Hospital.
The funeral service was held at 4:00 PM on Sunday, January 11, 2004 at Spring Creek Baptist Church in Donalsonville with Rev. Curtis Earnest and Rev. Preston Wilson officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
Mr. Perry was born May 19, 1916 in Seminole County to the late William Thomas and Elizabeth Thursby Perry. He served in the US Army during World War II in Japan. He was a carpenter, retired truck driver and a member of Spring Creek Baptist Church.
He leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 55 years Bobbie Jo Johnson Perry. Two daughter Martha Anne Johns, and Berry Lavario; six sons Robert and Jean Perry, Garry and Terri Perry, Larry and Ester Perry, Kevin and Jennie Perry, Mike and Jeanette Perry, Charles L. and Roxie Perry. One brother Gordon Perry and one sister Ozelma Furrow. Also surviving are 19 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.
Pallbeareers will be Robbie Perry, Kyle Perry, Brett Perry, Charlie Perry, Dustin Perry, Chase Perry, Adam Perry, David Perry, Brian Perry and Austyn Johns. The United Stated Army Honor Guard will render military honors. Evans-Skipper Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
ELLA MAE GLASS MOCK
Mrs. Ella Mae Glass Mock, 79, of 1704 W. Broad Ave., passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2004, at her home.
Funeral services will be Thursday, January 29 at 3:00 p.m. at Raleigh White Baptist Church with the Rev. Tom Newman and Rev. Bobby Moye officiating. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Mock was born October 29, 1924 in Miller County to B.A. Glass and Eddie Easom Glass. Mrs. Mock moved to Albany in 1950 and was a member of Raleigh White Baptist Church. Mrs. Mock was cashier and co-owner of Magnolia Street Grocery for twenty-two years. She was always a homemaker, best mother and the World's Best Memaw. Mrs. Mock was a loving wife and mother of three children.
Survivors include her husband of fifty-eight years, John Lofton Mock of Albany, two sons and their wives, Walter Ray and Carol Mock and George Hiram and Janet Mock all of Albany and a daughter, Darlene Mock Wallace and her husband Timothy J. Wallace of Albany, one sister, Betty Glass Adams, one brother and his wife, Lester and Decimer Glass all of Donalsonville, eight grandchildren, one great-grandchild and a number of nieces and nephews.
Mathews Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
IRIS PEARL BUSH SHEFFIELD
Mrs. Iris Pearl Bush Sheffield, 84, of Blakely, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2004 at Donalsonville Hospital. Funeral services were Saturday, January 17, 2004, at 2:00 p.m. at Colquitt First Baptist Church with the Rev. Don Bazal, Rev. James Miller, and Rev. Buren Womble officiating. Interment followed at Flat Creek Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Matt Harper, Jason Lockart, Eddie George, Herman George, Bud Mock and Thomas Earl Davis.
Mrs. Sheffield was born February 11, 1919 in Miller County, to Alvis Clifton "Little Ding" and China Bush. She was valedictorian of the Miller County High School Class of 1936 and was employed for more than 40 years with Wilkin's Department Store of Colquitt. She was also an active partner in Sheffield Farms until her retirement in 1997 and remained the family matriarch until her death.
Mrs. Sheffield was an active member of Colquitt First Baptist Church where whe was a member of the Dorcas Sunday School Class, the Keenagers, and a former member of the Jolly Elders Choir. She was an avid bridge player and a member of the Donalsonville Senior Citizens Bridge Club. She enjoyed all types of sports, especially the Atlanta Braves.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 33 years, Joe Sterling Sheffield; five brothers, Cliff Bush, Joe Petti Bush, Alie Bush, Jim Bush, Douglas Bush; and three sisters, Christine Bush, Myrl Dupree, and Charlie Rowe.
Mrs. Sheffield is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Jo & Roger Wayne Davis of Blakely; two granddaughters and grandsons-in-law, Jodi & Matt Harper of Blakely, Jacki and Jason Lockart of Bainbridge; three great- grandchildren, Collier Sheffield Harper and Caroline Sterling Harper of Blakely, Anna Lee Lockart of Bainbridge; several nieces and nephews; and a special care taker, Freddie Mae Freeman of Blakely.
Colquitt Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
