Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Opal Cravey McCard
ASHBURN - Funeral services for Opal Cravey McCard, 90, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 1, 2005, in Perry Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. An online registry is available at www.perryfuneralchapel.com. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mrs. McCard died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004, in Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany following a sudden illness.
Everett O. Ross
CORDELE - Everett O. Ross, age 86, of Cordele, Ga., died Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele.
He was the son of the late Luther Ross and Donna Cobb Ross and was the retired manager of Butler Supply Company in Cordele. He was a Army Medic in World War II, and a member of the Pinecrest Baptist Church where he taught the Everett Ross Sunday School Class for over thirty years.
He is survived by his wife Berdie H. Ross; three step-daughters Jackie (Craig) Daniels of Warwick, Sue (Walter) Burnett of Albany, and Rachel Beasley of Roswell; one brother Russell Ross of Eastman, also several nieces and nephews and grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be Saturday, Jan. 1, 2005 at 11 a.m. at the Pinecrest Baptist Church with interment at 2 p.m. at the cemetery in Eastman.
Visitation will be held today from 6 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home. He was preceded in death by his wife of 43 years Essie Norris Ross.
Arrangements are being handled by Rainey Family Funeral Services,Inc., P.O. Box 416, Cordele, Ga.
Ruby D. Clark
CORDELE - Funeral services Ruby D. Clark will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, 2005, in Beulahland Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Bethel Cemetery. Wake services will be held at 7 p.m. today in the chapel of Nance & Sons Mortuary, Cordele.
Mrs. Clark died Monday, Jan. 3, 2005.
Survivors include one son, Thomas Brown Jr.; a sister, Willie Bell Moore; a niece, Lula Bell Moore; nephews, John, Willie James, Samuel and Anthony Moore; three special cousins, Sandra Word, Lillie Corbin and John L. Holmes; three god-daughters, Patsy Jackson, Frankie Burnell and Nora Cross; an aunt, Evangelist Mildred (David) Everett of Miami, Fla.; a dedicated friend, Jean Niday; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Nance & Sons Mortuary of Cordele has charge of the arrangements.
Walter Paul Sr.
CORDELE - Funeral services for Walter Paul Sr. will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, 2005, in the A.S. Clark School Auditorium. Burial will follow in the Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery in the Drayton Community.
Mr. Paul died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005.
Survivors include his children, Dorothy (Walter Ross) Paul, Elizabeth (Ed) Buffington, Luella Walker, Martha (Sammie) McKenzie, Willie (Royce Stubbins) Bass, Mary Williams, John (Susie Cross) Paul, Mary (Governor) Arnold, Martha (Aaron) Williams and Annette (Carl Ward) Putnam; sons-in-law, Clemmie C. Gaston, Willie Frank Putnam and Joseph Towns; nieces, Nadine Davis, Ella Pearl Davis of Ormand, Fla., Nancy Bell of Cleveland, Ohio, and Nola Walker of New York, N.Y.; a very devoted niece, Easter Byrom of Cordele; nephews, Eddie Ruckin of Cordele, Lonnie Dennard of Long Island, N.Y., and Nathan Paul Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla.; 60 grandchildren; 111 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; a brother-in-law, Joe Chatman of Jacksonville, Fla.; one sister-in-law, Evelyn Allen of Cordele; devoted cousins, Geneva Carter, Terry Daniels and Gus Daniels of Buffalo, N.Y., Eddie (Sr.), Freddie, Damon and Charlie Daniels of Cordele; special friends, Mytis Dawson, Falah Muhammad, the Beal family, the McGill family, the Tolbert family, the Redding family and the Crawford family; and a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Rosetta Bias Paul. Nance & Sons Mortuary of Cordele has charge of the arrangements.
-- Mae Willie West of Vienna died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005, at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by J.W. Williams Funeral Home of Cordele.
Thomas Emory Clements
CORDELE - Funeral services for Thomas Emory Clements of Warner Robins were held on Friday, Dec. 31, 2004 in the chapel of Rainey Family Funeral Services. Rev. Wayne Poole conducted the services. Marcine Freeman, pianist,played soft music and accompanied Kevin Moore as he sang, “Amazing Grace” and “How Great Thou Art”.
Pallbearers were David Clements, Scotty Alexander, Derek Clements, Jason Clements, Mike Cook, Joey Clements, Jonathan Clements, and Bailey O. Carmichael. Burial followed the service at Zion Hope Cemetery in Crisp County.
Mr. Clements passed away Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004 following a brief illness. Emory was born in Crisp County, August 21, 1938 to Elizabeth Poole Clements and the late Thomas Jefferson Clements, Jr. He served in the United States Navy and worked at Robins Air Force Base for more than thirty years before retiring as a Logistician. Emory was an avid ham radio operator and a member of the Middle Georgia Radio Association (MGRA).
Clements father and brother Ray Dorsey Clements preceded him in death.
Suvivors include his beloved wife of 47 years, Gloria Ann Jacobs Clements; children, Thomas David Clements (Cheryl), Debra Carol Alexander and Elizabeth Ann Cook (Michael) all of Warner Robins; grandchildren, Thomas Jason Clements, Michael Scott Alexander, Jennifer Lynn Parks (Steven), Stacey Ann Alexander, Joshuah Michael Cook, Michala Ann Cook, and one great-granddaughter Alexis Jade Alexander all of Warner Robins; his mother Elizabeth Poole Clements of Cordele; brothers Lee Nelson Clements of Abbeville, Jerry William Clements, Walter Jefferson Clements and sister Mary Ann Rinehart all of Cordele.
The family received friends at McCollough Funeral Home in Warner Robins on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004 from 7 til 9 p.m.
Rainey Family Funeral Services was in charge of local arrangements.
Everett O. Ross
CORDELE - Funeral services for Everett O. Ross were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 1, 2005 at Pinecrest Baptist Church. Rev. Don Howell conducted the service and Rainey Family Funeral Service was in charge of the arrangements. Lee Hauesler, pianist, played soft music and accompanied Cindy Edalgo as she sang “Amazing Grace” and “It Is Well With My Soul”. The service was closed as Kathy Brinson played “Shall We Gather At The River” on the harmonica.
Pallbearers were Bill Ross, John Ross, Winifred Ross, Scott Forehand, Aubrey Alford and Steve Mitchell. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery in Eastman. Mr. Ross, 86, died Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004 at Crisp Regional Hospital.
He was the son of the late Luther Ross and Donna Cobb Ross and was the retired manager of Butler Supply Company in Cordele. He was an Army Medic during World War II and a member of Pinecrest Baptist Church where he taught the Everett Ross Sunday School Class for over thirty years.
He is survived by his wife, Berdie H. Ross; three step-daughters, Jackie (Craig) Daniels of Warwick, Sue (Walter) Burnett of Albany, and Rachel Beasley of Roswell; one brother, Russell Ross of Eastman; grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife of 43 years, Essie Norris Ross.
The family received friends at the funeral home from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31, 2004.
Irene Brown
JEFFERSONVILLE - Funeral services for Mrs. Irene Brown, 80, of 1264 Hill-Brown Rd. Jeffersonville will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4 2005 in the Faulk Chapel Baptist Church, Hwy 96, in Twiggs County. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Brown died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004 in the Houston Medical Center in Warner Robins.
She was the daughter of the late Lewis and Cornelia Hill Roberts and the widow of the late Marvin Brown, Sr. She attended Twiggs County Schools, a member of the Faulk Chapel Baptist Church where she served as a mother of the church, deaconess, usher, reporter, past president of the mission and past chairperson of the kitchen ministry. She also worked with the Twiggs County Summer Feeding Program. She was retired from the Twiggs County Board of Education after 29 years of service as lunchroom manager.
Survivors include five children; Susie Brown and James (Linda) Brown of Jeffersonville, Vivian (Kenneth) Jackson of Warner Robins, Marvin (Jean) Brown of Nashville, Tenn. and Carl (Angela) Brown of Macon; a sister, Mozell Roberts of Philadelphia, Pa.; 10 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; four sisters-in-law and two brothers-in-law.
The body will lie in state at Community Chapel Funeral Home in Jeffersonville on Monday, Jan. 3, 2005 from 1-8 p.m. The family will receive friends from 6-7 p.m.
Alvie Coes Funeral Home in Unadilla has charge of arrangements.
Gladys J. Hardegree
VIENNA - Graveside services for Gladys J. Hardegree, 88, will be held at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 4, 2005, at the Vienna City Cemetery.
Mrs. Hardegree died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005, in Sumter Regional Hospital in Americus.
Born in Crisp County, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie James Johnson and Elizabeth Richardson Johnson. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Vienna. She was the widow of the late D.L. Hardegree and was a loving mother and grandmother.
Survivors include two daughters, Loraine H. Dix of Genoa, Nev., and Charlotte H. Mixon of Vienna; a son, David Hardegree of Jacksonville, Fla.; sisters, Mae W. Elliott of Novi, Mich., and Evelyn Jones of Cordele; a brother, William E. Johnson of Cordele; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 351, Vienna, Ga., 31092 or to the Mattie Marshall Center at Magnolia Manor, 2001 S. Lee St., Americus, Ga., 31709.
An online registry is available at www.brannen-nesmith.com.
Brannen-NeSmith Funeral Home of Vienna has charge of the arrangements.
Willie Otis ‘Man’ Walker
PITTS - Funeral services for Willie Otis “Man” Walker were held at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 3, 2005, in the sanctuary of St. Paul Baptist Church. Burial followed in Bethel Cemetery. The Rev. Jesse Watts officiated the services.
Mr. Walker died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004.
Survivors include a special friend, Willie M. Watkins of Pitts; a daughter, Lisa Dawson of Cordele; a step-daughter, Shelia (Keith) Webster of Inverness, Fla.; sisters, Patricia (James) Dwight, Georgia (Joseph Lane) Bivins, Ruby Bryant, Virginia (Andrew) Everett, Denise (Silas Harmon) Coleman, Shirley (Clyde) Wood, Angelena (Sherry Wellons) Walker and Mattie Cross all of Cordele, and Martha Robinson of Sycamore; brothers, Eugene Walker and Albert (Eula) Middlebrooks Jr. both of Cordele; an aunt, Lula J. Griffin of West Palm Beach, Fla.; a close friend, Pricilla A. Fillmore of Pitts; 10 grandchildren, four of whom he reared, Eric, Derrick, Fredrick and Jasmine; and one great-grandchild.
J.W. Williams Funeral Home of Cordele has charge of the arrangements.
Margaret Ponder
ASHBURN - Funeral services for Margaret Ponder, 84, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005, in the Sycamore United Methodist Church. Burial followed in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. An online registry is available at www.perryfuneralchapel.com. Perry Funeral Chapel of Ashburn had charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Ponder died Friday, Dec. 31, 2004, in Montezuma following a lengthy illness.
Everett O. Ross
CORDELE - Everett O. Ross, 86, of Cordele died Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004, in Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele.
He was the son of the late Luther Ross and Donna Cobb Ross and was the retired manager of Butler Supply Company in Cordele. He was an Army Medic in World War II, and a member of the Pinecrest Baptist Church where he taught the Everett Ross Sunday School Class for more than 30 years.
He is survived by his wife, Berdie H. Ross; three step-daughters, Jackie (Craig) Daniels of Warwick, Sue (Walter) Burnett of Albany, and Rachel Beasley of Roswell; one brother, Russell Ross of Eastman; and several grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 43 years, Essie Norris Ross.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 1, 2005, at 11 a.m. at the Pinecrest Baptist Church with interment at 2 p.m. at the cemetery in Eastman. Arrangements were handled by Rainey Family Funeral Services Inc., Cordele.
-- Johnny Spivey of Atlanta died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Alvie Coes Funeral Home of Unadilla.
-- Walter Paul of Cordele died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Nance & Sons Mortuary of Cordele.
-- Junior Price Jackson of Cordele died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by J.W. Williams Funeral Home of Cordele.
-- Ruby Jean Clark of Cordele died Monday, Jan. 3, 2005. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Nance & Sons Mortuary in Cordele. The family may be contacted at 307 W. Fifth Ave.
Junior Price Jackson
CORDELE - Funeral services for Deacon Junior Price Jackson will be held at 12 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, 2005, in the sanctuary of the Cordele Church of God in Christ. Burial will follow in Westview Cemetery. His son, Supt. Ronald Jackson will officiate the services.
Mr. Jackson died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Pecola Jackson of Cordele; a son, Ronald (Gwendolyn) Jackson of Cordele; sisters, Minnie Pearl (Carl) McCray of Dothan, Ala., and Louveina Thomas of Philadelphia, Pa.; brothers, Calvin Jackson of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Robert Junior Jackson of Philadelphia, Pa., and Robert Earl Jackson of Saurdas, N.J.; a granddaughter, Tiffany Jackson (Dewayne) Sumler of Cordele; and four great-grandchildren, Joshua Sumler, Djenice A. Sumler, Jayda A. Sumler and Jordan A. Sumler all of Cordele.
J.W. Williams Funeral Home of Cordele has charge of the arrangements.
Johnny B. Spivey
ATLANTA - Funeral services for Johnny B. “Charlie” Spivey, 63, will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, 2005, in Bethlehem Baptist Church in Dooling. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. Tom Law will officiate the services.
Mr. Spivey died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005, at his residence.
A native of Dooly County, he was the son of the late Joe and Lucy Brown Spivey. He was educated in Dooly County public schools and worked as a machine operator.
Survivors include his wife, Georgie B. Spivey of Atlanta; a daughter, Michelle B. Spivey of Atlanta; three step-children, Sammie Bentley, Penny Wright and Tammy Harrison all of Atlanta; four sisters, Eugenia Smith of Miami, Fla., Beatrice Stewart of Atlanta, Bernice Clark of Dooling and Gladys (Wilbert) Hardrick of Byromville; one brother, Sampson Spivey of Byromville; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one aunt; six sisters-in-law and many other relatives and friends.
The family may be contacted at the home of Bernice Clark on Church Street, Dooling.
Alvie Coes Funeral Home of Unadilla has charge of the arrangements.
Mae Willie West
VIENNA - Funeral services for Mae Willie West will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, 2005, in the sanctuary of Bethel Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Bethlehem Cemetery, Dooling. The Rev. Arnell Wilburn will officiate the services.
Mrs. West died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005.
Survivors include her children, Jessie (Ocilla) West of Decatur, Willie Turner of Cordele, Bobbie Sutton of Atlanta, and Carrie (Harry) Wilson of Oglethorpe; a sister, Lizzie Leary of Atlanta; brothers, Willie (Pearl) Mann Jr. of South Bay, Fla., and James (Jeanette) Mann of Stafford, Va.; nine grandchildren, including one special grandchild, Jeffery West of Forrest Park.
J.W. Williams Funeral Home of Cordele has charge of the arrangements.
Lois Hurt Taylor
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Funeral services for Lois Hurt Taylor, 72, were held Monday, Jan. 3, 2005, in the chapel of Weaver Funeral Home in Knoxville. The Rev. Jim Stroud officiated the services. Burial was in Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery on Jan. 4, 2005.
Mrs. Taylor died Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004, in Fort Sanders Park West Hospital in Knoxville.
Stephanie Smith sang “There’ll Be Joy On the Other Side of Jordan” and “I Bowed On My Knees and Cried Holy.”
Born Feb. 4, 1932, in Crisp County, she was the daughter of the late William Alexander and Pearl Hurt. She was a member of Third Creek Baptist Church of Knoxville and was preceded in death by a brother, Winifred Hurt, and a sister, Inez Hurt Whittaker.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas Taylor Knoxville; sons, Thomas Glenn Taylor of Seymour, Tenn., and Steven Alexander Taylor of Silverdale, Wash.; a daughter, Brenda Bradfield of Raleigh, N.C.; brothers, William A. Hurt Jr. of Cordele, and John Hurt of Colorado Springs, Colo.; sisters, Lewellyn Porter, Wynell Howell and Linda Kennedy all of Cordele, Caronee Boyd of Warner Robins, and Katherine Smith of Plainville; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Hughes & Wright Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements.
-- Mr. Lossie Lee Parker, 64, of Cordele died Jan. 5, 2004, in Sumter County. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Bentley Carson Memorial Funeral Home.
Lucy Swearingen Noble
CORDELE - Graveside services for Lucy Swearingen Noble, 99, of Cordele will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 10, 2005, at the Vienna City Cemetery.
Mrs. Noble died Friday, Jan. 7, 2005, in Crisp Regional Hospital.
Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late William Everett Swearingen and Mary Conner Swearingen. She was retired from Western Union as an operator, was a member of Vienna United Methodist Church, the Woman’s Business Club and was the widow of the late Bennett A. Noble.
Survivors include a son, Bill Noble of Tinton Falls, N.J.; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
The family may be contacted at 724 E. 26th Ave.
An online registry is available at www.brannen-nesmith.com.
Brannen-NeSmith Funeral Home of Vienna has charge of the arrangements.
Janice M. Ray
VIENNA - Funeral services for Janice M. Ray, 47, will be held at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 9, 2005, in Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Ray died Friday, Jan. 7, 2005, in a local hospital.
Born in Cordele, she was the daughter of the late Robert Smith and Christine Newman Smith. She was a member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church and had worked as the assistant manager of Dollar Tree in Cordele.
Survivors include her husband, Winfred Ray of Vienna; sons, Walter Ray of Montezuma, and Richard Ray of Vienna; daughters, Crystal Ray and Lisa Ray both of Vienna; brothers, Robert Smith and Bruce Smith both of Vienna, Jerry Smith of Eatonton, Davis Smith of Pitts, Larry Smith of North Carolina, and Bobby Smith of Freeport, Fla.; and a grandchild, Somora Ray of Montezuma.
The family may be contacted at 1450 Lambtown Road.
Brannen-Nesmith Funeral Home of Vienna has charge of the arrangements.
