Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Mrs. Louise Wallis
Mrs. Louise Wallis died in Florida on Sept. 10. She was 94 years old. She was born in Buckhead on Oct. 18, 1911, but lived most of her life on Harmony Road, Eatonton. She was a member of Harmony Baptist Church, where she played the piano for 65 years. She was a musician, artist and songwriter. She made the best pecan pies and grew the best tomatoes anywhere, according to members of her family She was preceded in death by her husband, W. P. Wallis. Survivors include her son, W. P. Wallis, Jr. and daughter-in-law, Joyce Wallis of Ormond Beach, Fla., granddaughters, Paula Threadgill and Tracy Robertson, four great-grandchildren, a sister, Grace Resseau of Eatonton, and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at Harmony Baptist Church. Memorials may be made to Harmony Baptist.
Bobby Joe Harris
Bobby Joe Harris, age 73, of Eatonton, Georgia, died on Thursday, August 24, 2006 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Son of the late Arline Harris and Myrtle Williams Harris, Bobby was born on October 26, 1932, in Ben Hill County, Georgia. He graduated from Fitzgerald High School in 1952 and attended the University of Georgia Extension in Atlanta which is now Georgia State University. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict from 1954 until 1956. He was a Production Supervisor with Nabisco in Atlanta, Chicago and St. Louis for thirty-eight years. After retiring in 1989 he continued as a consultant for five more years. They have lived in Eatonton since July of 1991.
Bobby is survived by his wife, Sudie Hall Harris, of Eatonton, GA; three sons, Stanley Harris and wife Carole of Memphis, TN, Mercer Harris of Bethlehem, GA and Douglas Harris and wife Donna of Suwanee, GA; three sisters, Sue East of Dublin, GA, Faye Burns of Lithonia, GA and Joyce Williams of Conyers, GA; two brothers, James Harris of Fitzgerald, GA and Don Harris of Marietta, GA; six grandchildren, Elizabeth Harris, Brendon Harris, Evelyn Harris, Patricia Harris, Sarah Harris and Chandler Harris; and a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his brother, Johnny Harris.
Funeral Services will be held Monday, August 28, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at McCommons Chapel with Rev. Bill Kitchen and Hugh Harris officiating. Graveside Services will be at 1:30 p.m. at the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Milledgeville, GA. Serving as pallbearers are Douglas Harris, Mercer Harris, Stanley Harris, Eric Harris, Robert “Bubba” East Jr. and Brendon Harris. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday night and from 10:00 a.m. until time for the service on Monday at the funeral home. The family requests that any memorials be made to The American Heart Association, P. O. Box 672648, Marietta, GA 30006. McCommons Funeral Home, 109 W. Broad St., Greensboro, GA, (706) 453-2626, is in charge of arrangements. Visit us at www.mccommonsfuneralhome.com to sign the online guest register.
Ann Aikens Mathis
Funeral services for Ann Aikens Mathis were Saturday, Sept. 2 at Mt. Gilead Baptist Church in Eatonton. She was born on Dec. 26, 1955 to the late John and Ollies Aikens. She received her education in the Putnam County School System, and accepted Christ at the Mt. Gilead Baptist Church. She was united in holy matrimony to Eugene Mathis. She will always be remembered for the strong love she had for her children, and for the love of her family and friends. She was employed at Rock Eagle 4-H Center for eight years until her health began to fail. She was preceded in death by three sisters, Pauline Burke, Sarah Aikens, and Mary Aikens, and three brothers, Jim Mashall and Tommy Lee Aikens. Survivors include her children, Frank Mathis, John (Patrick) Mathis, Linda Andrews, Shellany (Daphne) Denham and Cheryl Collins, and seven grandchildren; three sisters: Mattie Humphries, Leola Denham, and Anna Aikens; and brothers: Johnny Aikens, Curtis Aikens, and Arthur Lee Aikens; Aunt, Bessie Burston; A very special and devoted companion, Frank Bridges, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Roland Hassel Anderson
Roland Hassel Anderson, 76, 883 Oconee Springs Road in Eatonton, died Thursday, Sept. 4, at Eatonton Health Care. He was born in Putnam County on April 26, 1930, the son of the late Roland and Lena Mae Weems Anderson. He had served in the U.S. Army in Korea, and worked as a retail salesman in Lakeland, Fla. Survivors include cousins Ralph Carson, George Weems and Pat Weems of Eatonton, Theresa Dormony of Valdosta, Holder Mahoney of Memphis, Tenn., Freeman Weems, and Bill Zellar of Dallas, Texas. Services were Wednesday at Wesley Chapel Church with Tom Compton and George Weems officiating. Vining Ivy Hill Chapel in Eatonton was in charge of arrangements.
Jackie Louise Goss
6/14/43 – 8/27/06
A memorial service for Jackie Louise Goss was held Aug. 31 at Kingdom Hall in Eatonton. Putnam Memorial Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Majorie Welch
Majorie Welch died Aug. 27 in Decatur. She was born in Eatonton on Nov. 2, 1951 to Julia Riley and the late Albert (Buddy) Welch. She graduated from Butler Baker High School in 1969 and shortly after moved to Atlanta, where she made a life for her and her children. Funeral services were Friday, Sept. 1, at the Union Baptist Church, 240 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Eatonton, with the pastor Jessie Porter officiating. Burial was in East Eatonton Cemetery, She is survived by two children, Kenneth and Tiffany Welch; mother, Julia Welch; two grandchildren, Terrence Furlow, Jr. and Zamiri Adams; five brothers, Albert Jr., Joseph, Theodore, Luther and Willie Frank; five sisters, Mary Scott, Lorene Yarbrough, Delphia Woodruff, Lillian Bryant and Bernice Paul; a host of loving nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Bernard’s Family Funeral Care, LLC, Eatonton.
Roselyn Marie Capelle Hesse
Roselyn “Ro” Marie Capelle Hesse, age 58, of Eatonton, Georgia, died on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 at her residence. Funeral Services will be held Friday, September 1, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. at Lake Oconee Presbyterian Church with Dr. Joe King officiating. The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday night at Lake Oconee Presbyterian Church and from 2 p.m. until time for the service on Friday at Lake Oconee Presbyterian Church.
Ro loved the Lord with all her heart; she lived her life to worship and glorify God daily. Her sweet spirit served as an inspiration to all who knew her.
In spite of failing health, Ro’s spirit remained strong and she was faithful to God, her family, and friends. Her focus was always on others and never on herself. Her warm smile, twinkling eyes, and friendly voice reached out to others even when she was the one with needs.
She and her husband Doug were active participants and supporters of Campus Crusade for Christ International, an interdenominational ministry helping take the gospel of Jesus Christ to all nations. Ro and Doug traveled to various parts of the nation and world supporting Campus Crusade ministries.
Ro was a member of Lake Oconee Presbyterian Church. Even when she returned to Lake Oconee following months of extensive debilitating medical treatments at M. D. Anderson Cancer Clinic in Texas, she regularly attended the Sunday morning Worship Celebration. Also, she was a faithful participant of a 7:30 a.m. Tuesday women’s Bible study group where she studied, worshiped and prayed with her sisters-in-Christ.
There are many words to describe Ro: “loving, thoughtful, kind, compassionate, generous, giving, fun, and missed.” Yes, she will be greatly missed by her family, neighbors, and many, many dear friends from near and far whose lives were blessed by knowing her.
Born on October 3, 1947 in Elmhurst, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Fred Capelle and Elise Morose Capelle. She graduated from York High School and attended the University of Illinois. She was a bookkeeper for Hesse Financial Advisors.
She is survived by her husband, Douglas Gerald Hesse, of Eatonton, GA; a daughter Megan Marie Hesse Linn and husband Mark of Athens, GA; a son Ryan Douglas Hesse of Washington, D.C.; a granddaughter, Rosemary Linn; two sisters, Judy Mattioli of Itasca, IL. and Karen Capelle of Green Valley, AZ, and a host of other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Fred Capelle, Mike Capelle, and Tom Capelle.
The family requests that any memorials be made to Campus Crusade for Christ, 100 Lake Hart Drive, Orlando, FL 32832.
McCommons Funeral Home, 109 W. Broad Street, Greensboro, GA. (706-453-2626) is in charge of arrangements. Visit us at www.mccommonsfuneralhome.com to sign the online guest register.
Mr. J.W. (Jim) Morgan
Mr. J.W. (Jim) Morgan passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Monday, August 28, 2006. He is survived by his wife, Brenda W. Morgan, of Milledgeville. Mr. Morgan was born in Columbus, Georgia and was the son of J. Nathan Morgan and Grace Burrell Wilson Morgan. His surviving family includes son, James Michael Morgan and daughter-in-law Emily Morgan of Apopka, Florida, daughter Cynthia M. Mahan and son-in-law Wayne F. Mahan, of Cornelia, daughter Judy M. Nelson and son-in-law Mike Nelson, Jr., of Monticello, daughter Virginia Lee M. Saxton and son-in-law Tim Saxton of Snellville, son Scott Tolleson and daughter-in-law Kristi Tolleson, of Oxford, son Monte. B. Tolleson and daughter-in-law Gail Tolleson of Gray, and daughter Jaime Ruth Morgan of Milledgeville, sister Mickey M. Burrus of Milledgeville and sister-in-law Marie H. Morgan of Milledgeville. He was preceded in death by one brother J. Nathan Morgan Jr., and sister Betty M. Lloyd. Mr. Morgan is survived by 10 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter, and nieces and nephews. Mr. Morgan spent most of his life in Covington, Georgia and returned to Milledgeville in 1982 to establish his law practice. He was a graduate of Georgia Military College and Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University. He served in the United States Navy, a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and investigator for the Georgia Underwriters Association, Juvenile Court Judge for Newton and Rockdale Counties, District Attorney for Newton and Walton Counties, and a practicing attorney for 54 years in Covington and Milledgeville. He recently retired after 13 years as City Attorney for the City of Milledgeville. He also served as past president of Golden Fleece Masonic Lodge in Covington, and the Milledgeville Rotary Club. He was a brother of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity, former member of the Covington Elks Club Lodge, the Georgia General Assembly House of Representatives, the former Attorney for the Exchange Bank, and a member of the Exchange Bank Board of Directors. Mr. Morgan was a member of the First Baptist Church of Milledgeville. Funeral Arrangements have been made through Williams White Columns Funeral Home in Milledgeville and burial at Memory Hill Cemetery in Milledgeville. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 29 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. The funeral will be on Wednesday at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Reverend Jerry Bradley and Reverend Jeff Wilder officiating followed by a graveside service. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations to be made to the Georgia Cancer Center of Milledgeville or Heartland Hospice, formerly Postbridge Hospice of Macon.
Kelsee Rose Goldsby
Kelsee Rose Goldsby, the infant daughter of Ryan and Anslee Fuller Goldsby, died Saturday, August 19, 2006. Graveside services were 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Eatonton Memorial Park Cemetery. The Rev. Tim Collis officiated. She was preceded in death by maternal grandfather William F. Fuller, Sr., great-grandparents Neil B. and Lillie Carnes Hewitt, Sr., and Buron V. Ward and Boykin W. Goldsby. Survivors other than her parents are her maternal grandmother Patricia Fuller of Eatonton, paternal grandparents, Ronny and Rosemary Goldsby of Warner Robins, paternal great-grandmothers Gladys Ward and Maude Goldsby both of Macon, aunts and uncles Taucia Morrison, Jana Goldsby, Bryan Fuller, Bo Fuller and Kinsee Fuller. Moores Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Mary Lou Cikovic
Mary Lou Cikovic, 76, of Monticello, died unexpectedly on August 22, 2006 at Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale. Born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania on March 1, 1930, Mrs. Cikovic is survived by two sons; Robert Cikovic and Michael Cikovic, two daughters; Patricia Cikovic and Sharon Willis, four brothers; Elmer (Betty) Fricke, Robert (Barbara) Fricke, William (Carol) Fricke and Ronald (Elizabeth) Fricke, two sisters; Lorraine (James) Lynch and Geraldine Crabill. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Cikovic, father Elmer Fricke, mother Marion Voight and brother Richard Fricke. Vining Ivy Hill Chapel of Eatonton had charge of arrangements. Visitation was held Friday, August 25, 2006 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. The funeral was held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Milledgeville on Saturday, August 26, at 11 a.m. Graveside services were held on Monday, August 28, at 2 p.m. at Hopewell Cemetery in Florida.
Bobby Joe Harris
Bobby Joe Harris, 73, of Eatonton, died Thursday Aug. 24 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Son of the late Arline Harris and Myrtle Williams Harris, he was born Oct. 26, 1932, in Ben Hill County. He graduated from Fitzgerald High School in 1952 and attended the University of Georgia Extension in Atlanta, which is now Georgia State University. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict from 1954 until 1956. He was a production supervisor with Nabisco in Atlanta, Chicago and St. Louis for 38 years. After retiring in 1989, he continued as a consultant for five more years. He had lived in Eatonton since July of 1991. Bobby is survived by his wife, Sudie Hall Harris, of Eatonton; three sons, Stanley Harris and wife Carole of Memphis, Tenn., Mercer Harris of Bethlehem, and Douglas Harris and wife Donna of Suwanee; three sisters, Sue East of Dublin, Faye Burns of Lithonia, and Joyce Williams of Conyers; two brothers, James Harris of Fitzgerald and Don Harris of Marietta; six grandchildren, Elizabeth Harris, Brendon Harris, Evelyn Harris, Patricia Harris, Sarah Harris and Chandler Harris; and a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by a brother, Johnny Harris. Funeral Services were Monday at McCommons Chapel with Rev. Bill Kitchen and Hugh Harris officiating. Graveside services were at the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Milledgeville. Serving as pallbearers were Douglas Harris, Mercer Harris, Stanley Harris, Eric Harris, Robert “Bubba” East Jr. and Brendon Harris. The family requests that any memorials be made to The American Heart Association, P. O. Box 672648, Marietta, 30006. McCommons Funeral Home, 109 W. Broad St., Greensboro.
David Lee Ashworth
David Lee Ashworth, 28, of 114 Bobcat Trail in Eatonton, died on Aug. 5, 2006. The funeral was held at Vining Ivy Hill Chapel at 3 p.m. Aug. 10. Ashworth was born on Aug. 15, 1977 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to John and Angela Ashworth of Eatonton. He is survived by his parents, a brother, Chad Ashworth of Whitakers; a sister, Tori Ashworth of Eatonton; paternal grandmother, Mildred Walls Ashworth of Athens; maternal grandmother Betty Norman of Spartanburg, S.C.; and step-grandfather J.W. Norman of Spartanburg, S.C. Vining Ivy Hill Chapel of Eatonton was in charge of the arrangements.
Marcus Adair Roberts
Marcus Adair Roberts, 80, of 136 DeJarnette Road in Eatonton, died on Aug. 7, 2006 at Abbey Hospice in Social Circle. The funeral was held at 1 p.m. Aug. 11 at Manley Memorial Baptist Church. Dr. Harry Michaels officiated. Roberts was buried at the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Roberts was born on Feb. 5, 1926 to Herschell T. Roberts and Exie Robitesch in Fitzgerald. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and in the National Guard. He retired in 1988 from quality control at Robbins Air Force Base in Warner Robbins. He was a member and deacon at Manley Memorial Baptist Church. He was also a member of VFW Post 6686 and Maranatha Sunday School. He is survived by his wife, Mary Frances Ellerbee of Eatonton; a son, Roy Michael Roberts and daughter-in-law, Brenda Roberts of Lake Sinclair; three brothers, Jack Roberts, Johnny Roberts, both of Warner Robbins, and Don Roberts of Abbeville; one sister, Delores Roberts of Fitzgerald; two granddaughters and two great-grandchildren. Visitation was held on Aug. 11 at Manley Memorial Baptist Church. The family asks that memorials be sent to the building fund of Manley Memorial Baptist Church or Abbey Hospice, 215 Azalea Court, Social Circle, Ga. 30025. Vining Ivy Hill Chapel of Eatonton was in charge of the arrangements.
Kathleen Keiter Knowles
Kathleen Keiter Knowles, 89, died Aug. 11, at Boswell Parker Nursing Center.
She was born June 30, 1917, in Lycoming County, Pa. She was the wife of the late Capt. Robert Gordon Knowles, Sr., of Wisconsin, and the only sister of the late William George Keiter, M.D., of Greensboro. Her family relocated to Augusta following her graduation from school. As a young woman, she worked as a secretary for the Boy Scouts of America, and later for the American Red Cross at Fort Gordon. There she met and married her husband, a young soldier on his way to World War II in China. They enjoyed a 39-year marriage; touring the world with the United States Army, stopping in Atlanta in the early 1960s..
Kathleen Knowles was a lifelong Christian; serving her Lord through the Episcopal Church, and The Daughters of the King. A Daughter pledges herself to a life-long program of prayer, silent service, and evangelism, dedicated to the spread of Christ’’s kingdom and the strengthening of the spiritual life of her parish. She was a member of the Altar Guild and the Episcopal Church Women for more than 50 years. She was an active member of St. Timothy’’s Parish in East Atlanta, and Holy Cross Parish, in Decatur. She was instrumental in the birth of Emmaus House, an Episcopal outreach mission now on Hank Aaron Drive, in Atlanta. She began by delivering government food surpluses and hot meals to young families and elderly citizens in the mid-1960s. In 1992, along with other community charities, Emmaus House was incorporated into what is now Peoplestown Revitalization Corporation, Inc.
She retired to Lake Sinclair in 1975, joining the congregation of St. Stephen’’s Church in Milledgeville. She continued her life of service by delivering Meals on Wheels from the Central State kitchens to neighborhood shut- ins, and devoting herself to a 20-year ministry in the form of a Wednesday evening healing service at the Women’s Prison there. She possessed a true artistic gift - the ability to capture God’’s world through her own eyes onto canvas. She pleased her family and friends with many beautiful landscapes and portraits throughout her life. Her only public work is a mural she created in 1982; after the sudden death of her husband. It has welcomed children to St. Stephen’s Sunday school for more than 20 years.
She was a true American matriarch, a descendant of Revolutionary War and Civil War soldiers, and survived by four generations of her own offspring. She leaves behind the nine children raised in her home, five of her own, and four of her brother’s: Robert Gordon Knowles Jr., of Stone Mountain, Michael William Knowles of Milledgeville,, Timothy Cecil Knowles of Gwinnett County, Julie Knowles Watkins of Eatonton, Kathleen McGee-Davall of Milledgeville, William George Keiter Jr., of Augusta, Susan Keiter Reddick and Virginia Keiter Pomazal, both living in Milledgeville, and Donald Arthur Keiter of Eatonton; 15 grandchildren, two adopted grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren (with three on the way), and one great-great-grandchild. Mary Louise and Frank Beihl of Owego, N.Y., are the only surviving members of Kathleen’’s childhood family. Mary was a first cousin and both were her true “best friends,” and lifelong supporters.
Funeral services were Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006 at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Greensboro with the Rev. D. Geoffrey Taylor officiating. Burial was in Greenview Cemetery. Pallbearers were her grandsons. Memorials may be made to the Church of the Redeemer Episcopal School, 303 N. Main St., Greensboro, 30642. McCommons Funeral Home, Greensboro.
Victor Lamar Scoggins
Victor Lamar Scoggins, 54, of Eatonton, died Aug. 11 at his residence on North Jefferson St. He was born in Clarke County, the son of the late Floyd Scoggins and Jennie B. Arthur. He served in the National Guard, and worked with the City of Eatonton. He attended Grace Independent Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Bales Scoggins; three sons, Shane and Neal Scoggins of South Carolina, and Charlie Bales of Eatonton; two daughters, Victoria Bales and Jagger Hill, both of Eatonton. Services were Aug. 13 at Vining Ivy Hill Chapel with Steve Carter officiating. Lenwood Pickens was honorary pallbearer. Vininv Ivy Hill was in charge of arrangements.
Erwin Perry Walker Jr.,
Erwin Perry Walker Jr., 46, died Sunday, July 30. A native of Baldwin County, he graduated from Gatewood School and attended Georgia College and State University. He earned a degree in respiratory therapy and worked in the audio-visual department of the Ritz-Carlton. He had a great love of music and loved people. He was a Baptist. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. E.Y. Walker, and Mr. and Mrs. Parnell McMullen. Survivors include his parents, Perry and Patricia M. Walker of Eatonton; a brother, Ashley Walker and wife Dana of Macon; a devoted friend, Jane Fallin of Milledgeville; nephew Cal Walker and a niece, Ava Walker, both of Macon; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Services were at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 4 at the chapel of Moores Funeral Home, with the Rev. David Toler officiating. Burial followed in Baldwin Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Pallbearers were uncles Ronald and Jerry McMullen of Milledgeville; cousins Marc McMullin, Jody McMullen and Horace Chambers, all of Milledgeville , Jeffrey McMullen, of Atlanta and Paul Walker of Toombsboro, Ret. Col. Yancey Walker III of San Antonio, Tex., Yancey Walker IV of North Carolina, Christopher Walker of San Antonio, Tex., Ian and Jason McMullen of Milledgeville.
