Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
O’marion Antwan Lamar Jones
CORDELE - Baby Boy O’marion Antwan Lamar Jones, the infant son of Latossia Jones, was born February 20, 2005. Baby Boy Jones passed February 22, 2005.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, February 27, 2005 in the Church of God of Prophecy in Cordele with interment in Bethel Cemetery. Rev. Andrew walker will be officiant.
Family may be contacted at 407 7th Avenue East in Cordele.
Nance and Sons Mortuary of Cordele has charge of these arrangements.
Kendrel Jones
CORDELE - Kendrel Jones, 65, of Cordele died Friday, Feb. 25, 2005, in Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany.
Graveside were held Saturday, Feb. 26, 2005, at 2 p.m. Burial followed in Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Fred Jones officiated the services.
Pallbearers were Matthew White, Eddie Canon, Tommy Hughes, Lee Bailey, Richard Bailey and Mike Brookard.
Mr. Jones was a native of Crisp County, a member of the Antique Big Wheelers Tractors and a retired maintenance worker for MoorMan's Feeds. He was the son of the late John Ken Jones and the late Zelma Mathis Jones.
Survivors include his sons, Ricky Jones of Cordele, and Todd Jones of Thomasville; a brother, Lee Jones of Cordele; his companion, Ruth Dobbs of Cordele; and five grandchildren, Clint Jones, Chad Jones, Will Jones, Hunter Jones and Emma Jones.
An online guestbook is available at www.hughesandwright.com.
Hughes & Wright Funeral Home was in charge of these arrangements.
Mary Frances Bembry Lawson
UNADILLA - Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Frances Bembry Lawson will be held Monday at 1 p.m. in the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Unadilla. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Rev. Don V. Moore will officiate.
Mrs. Lawson died Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005 at her residence.
She was born in Dooly County to the late Dave Bembry and Ethel Miller Bembry. She was a member of the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Miller Lawson of Unadilla; seven daughters, Odessa Sheffield of Vienna, Dora (Ray) Cannie and Virgie (Logie) Talley of Macon, Susie Henry, Viola Adams Mae D. (Franklin) Jordan, all of Unadilla, Mary (Robert) Bizzell of Linden, N.J.; two sons, Rev. Willie (Margaret) Lawson of Macon and Charlie (Edna) Lawson of Milwaukee, Wis; a brother, Julius Bembry of Unadilla; 22 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; two daughters-in-law; three sisters-in-law; one brother-in-law and other relatives.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday from 6-7 p.m.
Alvie Coes Funeral Home in Unadilla has charge of these arrangements.
Opal Bowen Odom
Opal B. Odom, 88, of Warwick died at her residence Friday, February 25, 2005.
Born Saturday, June 3, 1916, in Carrollton, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie L. Bowen and Martha Melissa Borders Bowen, and the widow of William Abe Odom. Mrs. Odom was a seamstress and a homemaker, and a member of Warwick First Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be held at Warwick First Baptist Church Sunday, February 27, 2005 at 2 p.m. Interment will follow at Warwick Methodist Cemetery.
She is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Raymond and Anna Odom of Warwick, Cecil and Mary Odom of Cordele and Lee and June Odom of Sylvester; four daughters and sons-in-law, Shelva Jean and Mack Wood of Riverdale, Lela and Stan Giddens of Poulan, Karen and Don Barnes of Cordele, and Karla and Jerry Collins of Albany; a brother and sister, Raymond Bowen and Ruby Stripling, both of Cordele; 16 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son, Charles Odom; brothers, Malvin Bowen and Jimmy Bowen and sisters, Clyde Moon, Jewel Bowen, Hazel Hairston and Gladys “Tiny” Cook.
The family will receive friends at Rainey Family Funeral Services Saturday, February 26, 2005 from 6 until 8 p.m.
Arrangements by Rainey Family Funeral Services, Inc.
Opal Bowen Odom
WARWICK - Funeral services for Opal B. Odom were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 27, 2005 at Warwick First Baptist Church. Rev. Roy Gibbs conducted the service and Rainey Family Funeral Service was in charge of the arrangements. Marilyn Bass, organist and Susie Pendley, pianist played soft music. Mrs. Pendley accompanied Carolyn Moore, Leon Moore, Tap Perry and Christine Holmes as they sang “I Want Us To Be Together In Heaven”. Trey Giddens, grandson of Mrs. Odom, sang “I Can Only Imagine”. Pallbearers were Leon Moore, Tap Perry, Donnie Watson, Jack Bass, Eldridge Bowen and Kim Barnes. Burial was in Warwick Methodist Cemetery.
Bessie Wellons Lane
CORDELE - Ms. Bessie Wellons Lane passed February 26, 2005. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later by Nance and Sons Mortuary.
Deacon Charlie McIntee
LILY - Funeral arrangements for Deacon Charlie McIntee, who passed on Sunday, Feb. 27 at Crisp Regional Hospital, are incomplete and will be announced later. J.W. Williams Funeral Home of Cordele has charge of these arrangements.
Mary Armstrong
UNADILLA - Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Armstrong will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. in Brown Chapel Baptist Church in Unadilla. Burial will follow in the Evergreen cemetery. Rev. J.T. Hill will officiate.
Mrs. Armstrong died Wednesday, Feb. 23 in the Pinehill Nursing Center in Byromville.
She was born in Crawford County to the late Mr. and Mrs. Tralor. She was the widow of the late Bubba Armstrong.
Survivors include her niece and nephew, Curtis Jones of Unadilla and Mattie Jones of Rochester,NY,; two great nieces Bernice Burrough and Ernestine Griffin of Rochester, NY; a host of great-great nieces,nephews and other relatives.
The family may be contacted at the home of Curtis Jones on Peavy Street in Unadilla.
Alvie Coes Funeral Home in Unadilla has charge of these arrangements.
Eddie L. Brown, Sr.
COBB - Funeral arrangements for Mr. Eddie L. Brown, Sr. , who passed on Monday, Feb. 28 at Sumter Regional Hospital, are incomplete and will be announced later. J.W. Williams Funeral Home of Cordele has charge of these arrangements.
Mildred Smith
CORDELE - Funeral services for Mildred Smith, 69, were held Tuesday, March 1 at 11 a.m. at the Chapel of Hughes and Wright Funeral Home. Rev. Jack Dowdy officiated. Music was provided by the Glorybound Singers. They sang “Heavenly Place”. Marcene Freeman played for the service. Burial followed in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers were Dan Golden, Steve McBryant, Derrell McBryant, Donnie McBryant, Ricky Murray, Michael Pollack and Roger Pollack.
Mrs. Smith died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2005 following a traffic accident.
She was a native of Wilcox County and a retired Crisp County Health Department nursing assistant. She was the daughter of the late Joe Buddy McBryant and the late Louvenia Gilliam McBryant. She is proceeded in death by a son, Danny Joe Penny.
Survivors include her daughter, Elaine P. Eggleton of Mars Hill,NC; brothers, Alton McBryant of Pitts, Bill McBryant of Pitts, Verlon McBryant of Rochelle and Dwayne McBryant of Rochelle; sisters, Nell Murray of Cordele and Louise Hall of Seville; grandchildren, Corey Penny, Kimberly Penny, Shannon White and Michelle Messer; and eight great-grandchildren.
Hughes and Wright Funeral Home was in charge of these arrangements.
Evelyn G. Webb
CORDELE - Graveside services for Evelyn G. Webb, 83, will be held today, March 2 at 3 p.m. at Waterloo Baptist Church Cemetery.
She died Monday, February 28, 2005 at Cordele Health and Rehab.
A native of Irwin County, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Tessie Layton Shifflett. She was a retired seamstress for Cordele Uniform and was a member of Omar Heights Baptist Church.
Survivors include her daughter, Marlene Harpe of Vienna; son, Jerry Heard of Vienna; sister, Maxine Adamson of Atlanta; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials can be made in lieu of flowers to the Waterloo Baptist Church in Chula or to the Parkinsons Foundation.
Deacon Charlie McIntee
LILLY - Funeral services for Deacon Charlie McIntee will be held on Thursday, March 3 at 2 p.m. in the sanctuary of the Forrest Chapel Baptist Church in Pinehurst. Rev. W.G. Grover will be officiating. Burial will follow in the Forrest Chapel Church Cemetery.
Mr. McIntee passed on February 27, 2005.
Survivors include children, Lillie M. (Otis) Duhart, Waymon McIntee, Charlie James (Linda) Rush, Jackielyn (Alexander) Lewis, Diane Whitfield, Willie Jr. Whitfield, Jerom Whitfield and Donna (Fabron) Robinson, all of Vienna, Arthur (Annie Ruth) McIntee of Lilly, Charlie Louise Williams of College Park, Sarah Moffard of Warner Robins, Billy Joe (Cheryl) Whitfield of Lithonia, Barbara Faye (Arthur) Goins and Telly Lamar (Joeanna) Whitfield, Sr., both of Pineview; sisters, Thelma (McKenzie) Harper of Cordele, Ethel (James) Staton of Maryland, and Mary (Ralph) Archibald of Jonesboro; brothers, Essex Coffen of Decatur and Robert Coffen of Atlanta; sister-in-law, Cora Mae McIntee of Lilly; 51 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren; and 3 great-great-grandchildren.
The J.W. Williams Funeral Directors of Cordele and Vienna will be in charge of these arrangements.
Annie Mae Mason Marlow
CORDELE - Funeral arrangements for Annie Mae Mason Marlow, 51, who passed on Wednesday March 2 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany are incomplete and will be announced later.
The family will receive friends at the home of 105 North Bass Street Apt. A in Cordele.
J.W. Williams Funeral Home has charge of these arrangements.
Johnny Lee Lewis, Jr.
VIENNA - Funeral arrangements for Johnny Lee Lewis, Jr. , 94, who passed on Tuesday, March 1 at the home of his daughter in Kingsland, are incomplete and will be announced later.
The family will receive friends at the home of North 5th Street in Vienna.
J.W. Williams Funeral Home has charge of these arrangements.
Tom Pitts
OAKFIELD - Tom Pitts, 58, died at his residence Wednesday, March 2, 2005.
He was born August 22, 1946 in Opa Locka, FL. He was the son of the late James Troy Pitts and Melba Loaine Gordon Pitts. Mr. Pitts, graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.S. in agriculture and was a self-employed farmer. He was a member of Hatley Baptist Church and is survived by one sister, Lynn Pitts of Cordele.
Graveside services will be held Sunday, March 6, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at Seville Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers please make contributions to the Baptist Childrens Home 2930 Flowers Road South Atlanta, GA 30341-5562 or the Methodist Childrens Home 500 South Columbia Drive Decatur, Georgia 30030.
The family may be contacted at the family home in Pitts, GA.
Arrangements by Rainey Family Funeral Services,Inc.Friends may register on-line at www.raineyfuneral.com
Charles Reynold Torres, Jr.
UNADILLA - Charles Reynold Torres, Jr., 56, of Unadilla died Thursday, February 24, 2005 at Carl Vinson VAMC in Dublin.
Born January 26, 1949 in Key West, Fla., he was the son of Mary Ruth Lindsey Ciecmierowski and the late Charles Torres. Mr. Torres was a veteran of the United States Army and a member of the Catholic faith. He was employed in the construction industry as a heavy equipment operator.
A Rosary will be said at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church at 7:00 p.m. Friday, February 4, 2005. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 5, 2005 at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church.
He is survived by his mother and step-father, Ruth and John Ciecmierowski of Cordele; his children, Jonathan Torres, Christopher Torres and Danielle Torres, all of Republic, Wash.; two brothers, Dennis Torres and his wife, Leslie of Sacramento, Calif. and Wayne Torres of Chewelah, Wash.; two uncles, Lawrence Stone of Cordele and Bernard Stone and his wife, Lucy of Stuart, Fl.; an aunt, Shirleen Marques and her husband, Fernando of Margate, Fl.
The family will receive friends, prior to the Rosary, at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church from 6:00 until 7:00 p.m. Friday, March 4, 2005.
Arrangements are being handled by Rainey Family Funeral Services, Inc., Cordele, Ga. Friends may register on line at www.raineyfuneral.com
Blake Edward Moore
CORDELE - Funeral services for Blake Edward Moore, 12, will be held Saturday March 5, 2005 at 2 p.m. at the Chapel of Hughes and Wright Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Double Run Cemetery in Wilcox County.
Mr. Moore died Wednesday, March 2, 2005 at his residence.
A native of Sumter County, he was a sixth grade student at Crisp County Middle School. He was a member of the Crisp County Middle School Band.
Survivors include his parents, Donald E. and Gena Crenshaw Moore of Cordele; his sister, Brandi Moore of Cordele; his brother, Scottie Lewis of Cordele; paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Moore of Pitts and maternal grandmother Clara Crenshaw of Pitts.
Visitation will held Friday from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
For those who wish to sign the online guestbook, please go to www. hughesandwright.com.
Eddie L. Brown, Sr.
COBB - Funeral services for Army Veteran Mr. Eddie L. Brown, Sr. will be held on Saturday, March 5 at 2:30 p.m. in the sanctuary of the Antioch Baptist Church, Desoto, with the Rev. Lorenzo Mullins officiating. Burial will follow in the Antioch Church Cemetery.
Mr. Brown died February 28, 2005.
Survivors include his wife, Ida Mae Ross Brown of Cobb; his children, Tony Brown and Shearline Fields, both of Cobb, Deborah (Calvin) Milledge of Americus, Vivan (James) Colbert of Roosevelt, NY; Beverly Brown of Cordele, Yvette Brown of Americus, Dennis Brown and Eddie (Faye) Brown, Jr. of Panama City, FL, Terry (Sondra) Brown of Concord, NC and David Brown of Pinehurst; sisters, Margaret Wright and Lilly Smith, both of Cobb; brothers, John L. Brown of Miami, FL and M.C. Brown of Cobb; brothers-in-law, Anderson Ross of Desoto and Cleveland Felton of Vienna; 17 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and special nephew, Will Ross of Desoto.
The J.W. Williams Funeral Directors of Cordele and Vienna will be in charge of these arrangements.
Claudia Mosley
NEW YORK, NY - Funeral services for Mrs. Claudia Mosley will be held Saturday, March 5 at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of the J.W. Williams Funeral Home with Brother James Wise officiating. Burial will follow at the Bethel Cemetery in Cordele.
Mrs. Mosley died Tuesday, February 22, 2005 in New York.
Survivors include six loving grandchildren, Cynthia Cobb, Audrey K. Poole, Josefean A. Turner, Shelia Jones Addo-Aikins, Cathy Jones Foye and Victoria Haywood; eight great-grandchildren, Brian P. Cobb, Juel A. Cobb, Benjamin Maurice Jones, Syretah Jones, Khalida Jones, Audrey C. Poole, Claudia Jones and James Jones; and five devoted cousins, Carl Lamar, Dorothy S. King, Peter Shorter, Eura Lee Lamar, and Dorothy Rose Jones, all of Cordele.
The J.W. Williams Funeral Directors of Cordele and Vienna will be in charge of these arrangements.
Mary J. Dunaway
UNADILLA - Funeral services for Mary J. Dunaway, 72, will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 5 in First Baptist Church of Unadilla. Interment will follow in Walnut Cemetery.
Mrs. Dunaway died Wednesday, March 2 at her residence.
The family will greet friends from 6-8 Friday at the funeral home.
Brannen-NeSmith Funeral Home of Unadilla has charge of these arrangements.
