Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Charles Reynold Torres
UNADILLA - Charles Reynold Torres, Jr., 56 died Thursday, February 24, 2005 at Carl Vinson VAMC in Dublin. Born January 26,1949 in Key West, Fla. A Rosary was held at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church at 7 p.m. Friday, February 4, 2005. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 5, 2005 at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church.
Omah Johnson Maddox
CORDELE - A graveside service for Omah J. Maddox was held at Sunnyside Cemetery at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, March 6, 2005. Rev. Ray Burnette conducted the service and Rainey Family Funeral Service was in charge of the arrangements. Shearer Turton, soloist, sang “It Is Well With My Soul”.
Pallbearers were Jon Posey, Mitchell Posey, Tina Orrick, Alex Easom, Billy Hughes and Dwayne Orrick.
Thomas Victor Pitts
OAKFIELD - A graveside service for Thomas Victor “Tom” Pitts was held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 6, 2005 at Seville Cemetery. Rev. James Spires conducted the service. The congregation sang “Amazing Grace”.
Rainey Family Funeral Service was in charge of the arrangements.
Alleen J. Rouse
PANAMA CITY, FLA. - Alleen J. Rouse, 74, formerly of Rochelle, passed away Sunday in Brooks County from injuries substained in an automobile accident.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced late by Frazier and Son Funeral Home in Rochelle.
Arthur Westbrooks
HATLEY - Funeral arrangements for Arthur Westbrooks,65, who passed on Saturday , March 5, 2005 from the Florida Medical Center are incomplete and will be announced later.
J.W. Williams Funeral Directors of Cordele and Vienna have charge of these arrangements.
Blake Edward Moore
CORDELE - Funeral services for Blake Edward Moore were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 5, 2005 at the chapel of Hughes and Wright Funeral Home. Rev. Ray Burnette officiated the services with Blake’s 5th grade teacher, Reba Atkins, giving a Eulogy. Burial followed in the Double Run Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Royce Freeman officiating.
Billy White, pianist, provided soft music for the service and accompanied himself as he sang “Amazing Grace.” Corey Moore and Krisi Moore sang, “New Again” and Lexi Moore sang “Amazing Grace” at the cemetery site. The service began with the playing of “Old Time Rock and Roll” and “I Can’t Even Walk Without Holding your Hand” played during the service.
Pallbearers were: Derek Bailey, Evan Bailey, Josh Clark, Clint Crenshaw, Craig Crenshaw, Jeremy Crenshaw, and Hunter Moore. Honorary pallbearers were: Corey Moore, Seth Moore and Tyler Moore.
An online guestbook is available at www.hughesandwright.com.
Hughes and Wright Funeral Home was in charge of these arrangements.
Cecelia D. Martin
CORDELE - Cecelia D. Martin, 68, died at her residence Tuesday, March 8, 2005.
She was born Friday, September 11, 1936 in Cordele and was the daughter of the late Henry Carl Dockweiler and Ruth Lillian Dockweiler. She was a homemaker and a member of Penia Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Rainey Family Funeral Services Thursday, March 10, 2005 at 4 p.m. Interment will follow at Penia Baptist Church Cemetery.
She is survived by her husband, Billy Martin of Cordele; her daughter and son-in-law, Debra and Richard Burnette of Cordele; grandsons, Matthew Burnette and Michael Burnette and his wife, Ashley, all of Cordele; granddaughter, Megan Burnette of Cordele; and her sister and brother-in-law, Patsy and Dwain Crumley. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Junior Dockweiler and Peter Dockweiler.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, March 9, 2005 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Arrangements by Rainey Family Funeral Services, Inc. Friends may register on-line at www.raineyfuneral.com.
Nita Williams Rice
AMERICUS - Funeral arrangements for Nita Williams Rice will be held Thursday, March 10, 2005 at 2 p.m. at the Chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services in Americus. Interment will follow in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
She died Tuesday, March 8, 2005 at Magnolia Manor.
A native of Sumter County, she was the daughter of the late Eugene E. and Annie Mae Perry Williams. She was a retired inspector with Manhattan Shirt Company and she worked for Jason’s and Cohen’s. She was a member of Americus First Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Helen Price Coleman of Dublin and Margaret Price (Don) Smith of Americus; two grandsons, Jimmy (Tracy) Black of Cordele and Scott Barry of Americus; two granddaughters, Jan Black (Bubba) East of Dublin and Laura Barry (Gil) Pittman of Americus; a sister, Ima W. Chappell of Americus; brother, Calvin Williams of Americus; seven great-grandchildren, Jake and Klyie Pittman of Leslie; Rob, Ben and Matt East of Dublin and Lauren Black of Cordele and Eric Meadows of Cordele; and two step granddaughters, Tami (Scott) Colter and Cheri (Dewey) Paradise, both of Americus.
Visitation will be Wednesday from 5-7p.m. at Aldridge Funeral Services.
Hughes and Wright Funeral Home is in charge of these arrangements.
Irene Harris Evans
CORDELE - Funeral services for Irene Harris Evans, 59, will be held 3 p.m., Friday, March 11, 2005 in the sanctuary of the Beulahland Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Bethel City Cemetery. The Rev. Hosie Waters of Montezuma will officiate.
Ms. Evans passed away March 4, 2005 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
She leaves to mourn her passing: two daughers, Cynthia (Lonnie) Coleman and Deshontaviya Mercer; three sons, Corbett Evans, James (Laverne) evans, and Kenneth Evans; a loving mother, Mrs. Julia Turner; four sisters, Pastor Kathy Griffin, Eula Little, Elizabeth Harris, and Lula (Arthur) Gunter; two uncles, Ashley (Annie) Felton and Walter Felton; and two aunts, Ossie Wynn and Frennie Woods. She also leaves a host of other relatives and sorrowing friends.
Family may be contacted at 502 7th Avenue East in Cordele.
Nance and Son Mortuary of Cordele has charge of these arrangements.
Lillie Kate Snyder
CORDELE - Lillie Kate Snyder,95, died at Crisp Regional Hospital Sunday, March 6, 2005.
She was born Wednesday, June 2, 1909 in Arabi and was the daughter of the late Williams Nilas Bagwell and Edna Lewis Bagwell. She was a homemaker and retired seamstress from Cordele Uniform Company. Mrs. Snyder was the oldest member of Hatley Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be held at Rainey Family Funeral Services on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at Zion Hope Methodist Cemetery in Crisp County.
She is survived by her children, Kathryn L. Meados of Hampton, VA., Jack O. Snyder and Carolyn Spencer, both of Phenix City, AL., Lowell (Betty) Snyder and Eloise S. (Gene) Bodrey, both of Cordele; grandchildren, Brenda (Mike) McCoy, Mike (Leslie) Bodrey, Tim Snyder, Shannon Spencer, Angela (Scott) Williford, Lyndie hayslip, Bryan (Sonya) Mayo, Christy (Paul) Butterworth; and great-grandchildren, Amber, Deena, Logan, Dakota Scott, Aubrey and Caleb. She was preceded in death by brothers, John Lee Bagwell, jess Bagwell and Pate bagwell.
The family may be contacted at the home of Eloise and Gene Bodrey at 220 South Dockweiler Road.
Arrangements by Rainey family Funeral Services, Inc.
Catherine Warren ‘Kitty’ Morgan
CORDELE - Funeral services for Catherine Warren “Kitty” Morgan, 74, will be held at 2 p.m. today, March 13, 2005, at Seville Cemetery in Wilcox County. Rev. Sonny Dorminey will officiate.
Mrs. Morgan died Friday, March 11, 2005, at Crisp Regional Hospital.
A native of Wilcox County, she was the daughter of the late Williams David and Mattie Yawn Warren and the widow of the late Forrest Morgan. She was a member of Seville Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Robin Pitts of Cordele and Becky M. Dorminey and her husband Rev. Sonny Dorminey of Swainsboro; two sons, David Morgan of Flowery Branch and Dennis Morgan of Clinton, Tenn.; two sisters, Jean Kelley of Seffner, Fla., and Linda Gilliam of Cordele; five grandchildren, 2 step-grandchildren; 2 step-great-grandchildren.
For those who wish to sign the online guest book, please go to www.hughesandwright.com.
Nita Williams Price
AMERICUS - Funeral services for Nita Williams Price were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 10, 2005, at the chapel of Aldridge Funeral Services. The Rev. Sam Maves and the Rev. Williams Hall officiated. Burial followed in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Sumter County.
Cheri Paradise, pianist, played soft music and Tracey Black sang “Amazing Grace” and “Beulah Land.”
Pallbearers were Don Smith, Scott Barry, Jimmy Black, Bubba East, Gil Pittman and Claude Williams, JR.
Hughes and Wright Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements.
Mae Bell Frost
CORDELE - Funeral services for Mae Bell Frost were held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 11, 2005, at the Sonrise Cathedral Church of God. Rev. Joe McCoy officiated the services. Burial followed in the Sunnyside Cemetery.
Sheryl McCoy provided soft music for the service and accompanied herself as she sang “In Times Like These,” “Safe In the Arms of Jesus” and “I Won’t Have to Cross Jordan Alone.”
Pallbearers were Rodney Raper, Benny Harpe, Leonard Mason, Charles Adams, Hank Raper and Daniel Starnes.
An online guest book is available at www.hughesandwright.com.
Hughes & Wright Funeral Home is in charge of these arrangements.
Rev. J. Hubert Blanton
CORDELE - The Rev. J. Hubert Blanton, 89, died at Crisp Regional Hospital Friday, March 11, 2005.
He was born Saturday, June 5, 1915, in Early County and was the son of the late Joseph Henry Blanton and Missouri Lula Rosetta Paul Blanton and the widower of Frances Glass Blanton. Rev. Blanton was a retired minister and the founder of the Cordele First Assembly of God in 1965.
Funeral services will be held Monday, March 14, 2005, at the Cordele First Assembly of God at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at 3 p.m. in East View Cemetery in Shellman, Ga.
He is survived by two sons, Carl E. Blanton of Brunswick and Larry Blanton (Lois) of Cordele; three daughters, Barbara B. Collins, Pat B. Fox (Larry) and Sherrie B. Adams (Daniel) all of Cordele; brother-in-law, the Rev. A.J. Glass (Inez) of Blakely; sister-in-law, Ruth Johnson Glass of Cuthbert; 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Marvin E. Blanton and a grandson, Byron K. Blanton.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 until 8 p.m. Sunday evening.
Arrangements are by Rainey Family Funeral Services, Inc. Friends may register online at www.raineyfuneral.com.
Lillie Mae Zackery
CORDELE - Funeral services for Lillie Mae Zackery will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 12, 2005, in the sanctuary of Fort Early Baptist Church. The Rev. E.B. Monford will officiate the services. Burial will follow in the Fort Early Cemetery.
Mrs. Zackery died Friday, March 4, 2005.
Survivors include her brother, Gentle (Gloria) Lee of Philadelphia, Pa.; three nieces, Emma Louise Washington and Carol Johnson both of Cordele, and Mattie El of Philadelphia, Pa.; special nieces and nephews whom she helped rear, Larosstin Johnson and Lee Ray both of Atlanta, Marquis (Bernetta) Johnson of Fontana, Calif., Reginald Washington, Catherlena Washington and Carmenta Washington all of Philadelphia, Pa., and Jaden Johnson of Cordele; a devoted cousin, the Rev. Nathaniel (Mary) Jackson of Cordele; and special friends, Eva Morgan and Emma Everett both of Cordele.
J.W. Williams Funeral Home of Cordele has charge of the arrangements.
Leegola F. Lucas
CORDELE - Funeral services for Leegola Forehand Lucas will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 12, 2005, in the sanctuary of Beulahland Baptist Church. The Rev. Wade McCray will officiate the services. Burial will follow in the Forest Chapel Cemetery in Pinehurst.
Mrs. Lucas died Friday, March 4, 2005.
Survivors include her children, Walter (Dorothy) Leonard of Baltimore, Md., Celetha (Roosevelt) Harris and Carl Leonard both of Valdosta, Curtis (Sandra) Lucas and Zilmer (Betty) Lucas both of Cordele; a sister, Mary Lizzie (Hudie) Atkins of Cordele; grandchildren, Tassa (Earnest) Sharp of South Carolina, Charles (Briggette) Harris, Twanna Leonard, Walter Leonard, Yolonda (Sam) Childes, Carl (Iris) Redding, Tyrone Lucas, Jeffery Lucas, Trey Lucas, Jasmine Lucas and Darryl Lucas all of Cordele, Greg (Malisa) Harris and Arletha Harris both of Valdosta, Carol Leonard, Deangelo Lucas, Donte’ Lucas and Curtis Lucas all of Atlanta, Erika Leonard, Tonya Leonard and Kecha Leonard all of Baltimore, Md.; nieces, Shirley (Robert Sr.) Cornelious of Jeffersonville, and Debra (Min. Choice) Cobb of Cordele; nephews, James (Rosale) Crane Sr. and Roy (Betty) Crane; her god-daughter, Janice Thomas of Valdosta; 29 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
J.W. Williams Funeral Home of Cordele has charge of the arrangements.
Ruther Lean Taylor
ROCHELLE - Funeral services for Ruther Lean Taylor will be held at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, 2005, in the sanctuary of Hosley Temple CME Church. The Rev. Melvin Everson will officiate the services. Burial will follow in Evergreen Church Cemetery in Rochelle.
Mrs. Taylor died Friday, March 4, 2005.
Survivors include a daughter, Bernita (David McFarlane) Taylor of Columbus; brothers and sisters, James Edward (Lena) Reeves of Abbeville, Willie Clarence (Annette) Thomas, Dolly (Riley) Thrower, Ronald (Mary) Thrower and Lenora McCormick all of Rochelle, Deborah (Melvin) Barlow of Fayetteville, Louvon (John) Wright of Riverdale, Margaret (Alvin) Smith of Locust Grove, Vivian Tolbert of Jonesboro, and Gracie (Melvin) of Cleveland, Ohio; aunts and uncles, James (Maggie) Hunt of Abbeville, Mathis (Fannie) Hunt of Delray Beach, Fla., Oscar (Katie) Hunt of West Palm Beach, Fla., Walter (Thelma) Hunt of Rivera Beach, Fla., and Lola B. Hunt of Detroit, Mich.; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Ernest Taylor of Vero Beach, Fla., Frank (Wylene) Taylor of Chicago, Ill., and Lenamae Taylor of Brooklyn, N.Y.; two grandsons, Sekou Kenyatte of Columbus, and Kamau Kenyatte of Washington, D.C.; and her god-mother, Bettie Reid Simmons of Washington, D.C.
J.W. Williams Funeral Home of Cordele has charge of the arrangements.
Carl McKenzie III
WARNER ROBINS - Funeral services for Carl McKenzie III, 21, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 12, 2005, in the Evergreen Baptist Church in Pinehurst. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Valley Church Cemetery in Pinehurst. The Rev. David Thomas will officiate the services.
Mr. McKenzie died Saturday, March 5, 2005, in the Houston Medical Center in Warner Robins.
A native of Dooly County, he was educated in the Dooly County schools and was a member of the New Poplar Springs Baptist Church in Byromville.
Survivors include his wife, Sharonica McKenzie of Warner Robins; a son, Xavious J. Black of Vienna; three daughters, Carlisha A. McKenzie of Cordele, Joyclyn C. McKenzie and Carla A. McKenzie of Warner Robins; step-children, Zebedee Wade III and Jermaine Taylor of Unadilla; his parents, Joy and Carl McKenzie Jr. of Vienna; two brothers, Jamal M. McKenzie and Nicholas (Kentrella) McKenzie of Byromville; his grandparents, Mary Ruth Daniels of Pinehurst, Alfaye and Clarence Williams of Byromville; his great-grandmother, Elnora Hamilton of Warner Robins; and several aunts, uncles and other relatives.
The family may be contacted at the home of Mary Ruth Daniels, Calhoun and Lonesome Pine Road in Pinehurst.
Alvie Coes Funeral Home of Unadilla has charge of the arrangements.
Lillie Kate Snyder
CORDELE - Funeral services for Lillie Kate Snyder were held in the chapel of Rainey Family Funeral Services at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 9, 2005. The Revs. James Spires and Charles Cobb officiated.
Barry Coffee played soft music and accompanied himself as he sang “Sweet Beulah Land” and “Amazing Grace.”
Pallbearers were Charles Bagwell, Owen Bagwell, Terry Bagwell, Billy Green, Randy Coffee and Floyd Johnson.
Gene McBryant, Harold Bodrey and Johnny Bodrey served as honorary pallbearers.
Burial was in Zion Hope Methodist Cemetery in Crisp County.
Rainey Family Funeral Service of Cordele had charge of the arrangements.
Charles Reynold Torres Jr.
CORDELE - A memorial service for Charles Reynold Torres Jr. was held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 5, 2005, in St. Theresa’s Catholic Church. Father Lawrence A. Lucree conducted the rites and Rainey Family Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Joe and Sara Lee sang “Song Of Farewell,” “Precious Lord, Take My Hand”, “Amazing Grace” and “How Great Thou Art.” Mr. Lee accompanied on the guitar.
The Committal Service was in Sunnyside Cemetery.
A Rosary was said Friday at 7 p.m. at the church.
