Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
The homegoing celebration for Mr. Douglas Roberts
was noon Saturday, July 10, 2004 at Pleasant Grove A.M.E. Zion Church with the Rev. Calvin Gunn Jr. officiating.
Interment was at Lovett Cemetery in Girard. Mr. Roberts’ memories will be cherished by his loving daughters, grandchildren, brothers, sisters and other loving and devoted family members.
Mr. Thomas Walton Chance, 50,
entered peacefully into rest Thursday Oct. 21, 2004 at his residence in Warner Robins.
Graveside services were held 3 p.m. Sunday Oct. 24, at Magnolia Baptist Church Cemetery in Perkins with Dr. G. Al Wright Jr. officiating. Mr. Chance was a native of Burke County and was a Baptist. He was the owner and operator of Classic Home Mortgage. He was preceded in death by his father, John Thomas Chance ,in 2002.
He survived by his wife, Deborah Chance, and son, Brandon Chance, both of Warner Robins; his mother, Jonnie Mae Chance of Waynesboro; and a sister, Catherine Fouche (Tom) of Waynesboro. Mr. Chance is also survived by two nieces and a nephew; and two great-great nieces and a great-nephew. Pallbearers were Tony Green, Russ Cample, Edward Sessions, Andrew VonPlinsky, Keith Nelms and Danny Glover.
Honorary pallbearers were Tommy Fouche, Gary Beall, Jimmy Woodard, Wayne Wright, Glen Kalber and Jerry Simpson. Friends may call at the residence of his mother at 582 Highway 25 North, Waynesboro, Ga. Those desiring may make memorials, in the name of Thomas Walton Chance, to the Boy Scouts of America, Central Georgia Council 4335 Confederate Way, Macon, GA 31217. Donations may also be mad to the American Heart Association in Mr. Chance's name. Arrangements were handled by DeLoach-Kennedy Funeral Home 842 Liberty St. Waynesboro, Ga., (706) 554-3531.
Mrs. Betty Ruth Johnson entered into rest peacefully
at the University Hospital in Augusta on Wednesday Oct. 20, 2004. Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Saturday Oct. 23, at First Baptist Church with Dr. G. Al Wright Jr. and Rev. Matthew Shryock officiating. Burial followed in Burke Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Johnson was a homemaker and lived most of her life in Waynesboro.
She was a very active member of the First Baptist Church of Waynesboro.
Mrs. Johnson is survived by her husband, Ernest C. Johnson Sr.; a daughter, Cheryl Dixon and her husband, Rudolph, of Augusta; and a son, Ernest C. (Ernie) Johnson Jr. and his wife, Joyce, of Waynesboro. She is also survived by six grandchildren; Calvin Johnson, Rob Johnson, Melissa Stafford and her husband, Larry, Allison Dixon, Ashley Dixon and Whitney Dixon; and two great-grandchildren, Madalyn White and Josh Stafford.
Pallbearers were Frank Griffin, Marvin Saxon, Tommy Quick, Tommy Powell, Joe Daniel, Bill Evans and Emory Walden. Donations may be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund or the American Heart Association. Funeral arrangements were conducted by DeLoach-Kennedy Funeral Home, 842 Liberty St., Waynesboro, Ga., (706) 554-3531.
Theodoshia Phylicia Bessent Jones, 89, died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004.
Her funeral was 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18, at the Portersville Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Willie J. Evans Jr. officiating. Internment followed in the church cemetery.
The fifth child born to William A. and Hattie Sills Bessent, Theodoshia Phylicia will be remembered by family members and friends as a studious person, set on making her surroundings and others better than she found them and devoted to her family and her God. As written in her own words, which are recorded in the first edition of the publication, “Bessent Family and Kin, Byrd and Reed (1989),” she recounts her past.
“ I began school in the Davisville Community when I convinced my parents that I could walk the five miles plus along with my siblings. After completing the seventh grade there, I, along with a sister and two brothers, commuted seven miles to the Waynesboro High and Industrial School by private transportation. At the end of four years, I graduated valedictorian of my class in 1935.
“ After earning a B.S. degree in Education from Fort Valley State College, I began my career as a junior high school teacher and later transferred to the elementary classroom. I completed teaching assignments at Davisville School, Keysville Elementary School and Waynesboro High and Industrial School. I retired after 37 years of rewarding, interesting and enjoyable years.
“ My dream always was and still is to travel, yet, in reality, I’ve visited approximately half of my own country, Canada, Great Britain, Italy and Hawaii. My most extensive, exciting, educational, enjoyable travel was my trip to East Africa – Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania in 1972. My hobbies include traveling, flower gardening, shopping, wearing pretty clothes and listening to music.
“ My first marriage to (the late) Eddie Garner ended in divorce in 1965. Some time later, my attention was aroused by an old spark from the past in the person of Lindsey P. Jones. This caused a complete revolution in my life; leaving home, family, all activities, friends and acquaintances and moving “West” to Los Angeles, Ca. Lindsey is a native Burke County man whose early life paralleled mine in many aspects. After a short, long-distance courtship, we were married, September 13, 1985 in Waynesboro, Burke County, Georgia, and life together has been ecstatic since!”
This Christian soldier joined Portesville Baptist Church and was baptized by the Rev. O.S. Scott in 1924 at the age of nine. This rite of passage started her on her path of Christian service at Portersville, where she served on the mission society as a Sunday School teacher and superintendent, sang in the choir, was advisor of the youth department and was the first woman at Portersville to hold the office of church secretary.
In the community, she was active in the Order of the Eastern Star (OES), the Golden Circle and the Retired Teachers Association.
Her memory will be cherished by her loving and devoted husband, Lindsey P. Jones; brother, William E. Bessent; sister, Hattie Bessent Carpenter; all her nieces and nephews who called her “Aunt Thea” but revered her as “mom;” and many friends and acquaintances. Active pallbearers were members of Masonic Lodge Aurora #54 of Waynesboro. Honorary pallbearers were nephews of the Bessent family, deacons of Portersville Missionary Baptist Church and members of the Retired Teachers Association.
Flower bearers were members of OES new Aurora Chapter #60, members of Portersville Missionary Baptist Church and members of the Retired Teachers Association.
Mr. John Perry (Johnny) Weeks, 52,
Passed away Monday Oct. 25, 2004 at the Brentwood Terrace Nursing Home in Waynesboro. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 27, at the Corinth Christian Church in Girard with the Revs. Wayne Dixon and Yonce Lively officiating.
Mr. Weeks will lie in state from 2 to 3 p.m. on the day of the service. Burial will in the church cemetery. Mr. Weeks was a self-employed painter and a former Burke County employee. He spent his entire life in Burke County. He was a member of Corinth Christian Church. Mr. Weeks was preceded in death by his parents, Jim and Estelle Weeks, and his brother, Aaron (Stoney) Weeks. He is survived by his wife, Crystal Weeks of Waynesboro; eight children, Johnny Weeks Jr., Jeremy R. Weeks, Krystal B. Weeks, Kayla D. Weeks, Kolton P. Weeks, Kevin J. Weeks and Kyle E. Weeks, all of Waynesboro, and Talisha A. Weeks of Augusta; two sisters, Ruth W. Flakes and Ruby Beasley, and two brothers, James Thomas Weeks Jr. and Joe E. Weeks, all of Girard; six grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Pallbearers will be Robert Sanders, Henry Moss, Ernest Johnson, Rob Morris, Judson Mobley and Alex Brigham. The pallbearers are kindly asked to meet at the church at 1:45 p.m. on the day of the service. Honorary pallbearers will be H. B. Odom, Clarence Swint, Lewis Dixon, Sammy Lynch, Gene Sanders and R. L. Flakes. The honorary pallbearers are kindly asked to meet at the church at 2:45 p.m. on the day of the service.
Funeral arrangements conducted by DeLoach-Kennedy Funeral Home, 842 Liberty St., Waynesboro, Ga. (706) 554-3531.
Mrs. Annelle Kight Chance, 69,
of the Alexander Community, Waynesboro, passed away peacefully at her residence on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2004 after a courageous battle with cancer. A graveside memorial service was held 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18, in the Magnolia Cemetery with the Rev. Wayne Dixon officiating.
Mrs. Chance was born on Oct. 3, 1935 in Metter and was the daughter of the late Robert Edward Kight and Hattie Mae Leverett Kight. She had lived most of her life in the Alexander Community and was of the Methodist faith. She was preceded in death by a son, James Anthony Chance, in 1977. Mrs. Chance was a loving and caring mother and grandmother.
Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Bill Chance Jr. and Renee and Ken Chance and Deborah, all of Alexander; a daughter, Kathy C. Williams of Jackson, Tenn.; two brothers, James Kight of Pensacola, Fla., and Bobby Kight of Atlanta; a sister, Sandra Reeves of Atlanta; and seven grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to the American Cancer Society in loving memory of Mrs. Annelle Kight Chance. Arrangements are being respectfully conducted by the DeLoach-Kennedy Funeral Home of Waynesboro
Mrs. Eva Perkins, 87,
Passed away Sunday, Oct. 17, 2004 in the Brentwood Nursing Facility in Waynesboro.
Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, at the Rosemont Heights Baptist Church with the Revs. Bill Turner and Richard Daniel officiating.
Interment followed in the Magnolia Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Perkins was born in Wilkes County and lived in Waynesboro before moving to Perkins in 1987. She was preceded in death by her husbands, George M. Perkins who passed away in 1972, and John H. Perkins who passed away in 1999. Mrs. Perkins was the retired owner and operator of Sinclair Oil Company in Waynesboro. She was a member of Magnolia Baptist Church and a former member of Rosemont Heights Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Joe and June Jones of Waynesboro; a stepson, Donald E. Perkins of Perkins; a stepdaughter, Patricia Perkins of St. Simon Island; two grandsons and their wives,Tom and Stacy Jones of Waynesboro and George and Melissa Jones of Evans; five great-grandchildren; two nieces,Roxanne Browning and Charlotte Hathaway; and a nephew, Toxey Smith. Pallbearers were Richard O’Quinn, Bobby Glisson, Richard Jenkins, Jerry Richardson, J. L. Glisson, Kenneth English, and Edward Thomas.
Visitation was held Monday, Oct. 18, from 7-9 p.m. at DeLoach-Kennedy Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of one’s choice in loving memory of Mrs. Perkins. Arrangements were respectfully conducted by the DeLoach-Kennedy Funeral Home of Waynesboro, 842 Liberty St. For further information please contact the funeral home at (706) 554-3531.
Theodoshia Phylicia Bessent Jones, 89,
died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004. Her funeral was 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18, at Portersville Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Willie J. Evans Jr. officiating.
Internment followed in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Jones was born the fifth child to William A. and Hattie Sills Bessent. She was a studious person, partial to her own opinion, set on making her surroundings and others better than she found them and was devoted to her family and God.
This Christian soldier joined Portersville Baptist Church and was baptized by the Rev. O.S. Scott in 1942 at the age of 9. This rite of passage started her on her path of Christian service at Portersville where she served on the mission society, was Sunday School teacher and superintendent, sang in the choir, was an advisor of the youth department and was the first woman at Portersville to hold the office of church secretary.
She earned a bachelor of science degree in education from Fort Valley State College and retired after 37 years of rewarding, interesting and enjoyable years of teaching.
In the community, she was active in the Order of the Eastern Star, the Golden Circle and the Retired Teachers Association.
Survivors include her husband, Lindsey P. Jones; a brother, William E. Bessent; a sister, Hattie Bessent Carpenter; and nieces and nephews who called her “Aunt Thea” but revered her as a mom.
Active pallbearers were members of Masonic Lodge Aurora #54 of Waynesboro.
Honorary pallbearers were nephews of the Bessent family, deacons of Portersville Missionary Baptist Church and members of the Retired Teachers Association.
Flower bearers were members of OES new Aurora Chapter #60, members of Portersville Missionary Baptist Church and members of the Retired Teachers Association.
