Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
James Marvin Hart
Services for James Marvin Hart of Thomasville are at 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 7, 2003 at Allen & Allen Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Mike Keown and the Rev. Jimmy Odom will officiate and interment is in Pavo Lebanon Cemetery. Mr. Hart died Dec. 4 at his residence. Born July 12, 1930 in Pavo, he was the son of the late Edgar Howell Hart Sr. and Roselia Bryant Hart. On Dec. 27, 1951 in Pavo, he married Margaret Woods Hart who survives. Mr. Hart was a member of First Newark Church. He was a licensed minister, managed a grocery store in Pavo and a truck driver for Petroleum Products. He served in the Army Medical Corp in Korea where he was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. Other survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, James and Janice Hart of Pavo; daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and Rex Smith of Ochlocknee; son and daughter-in-law, Herbert and Melissa Hart of Pavo; brother, Charles Hart; sisters, Sara Repass, Shirley Gandy all of Pavo and Louise Fuchs of California; grandchildren, Rex Jr. and Michelle Smith, Tina Glenn, Jonathan Hart, Melita Lee Hart and Shawn Hart; and great-grandchildren, Mika Snipes, Trey Mashburn, Keyton Smith, Kaleb Smith and Aubrey Glenn. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Southwest Georgia, 818 Gordon Ave., Thomasville, Ga. 31792. The family will receive friends at the funeral chapel from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday. -- Allen & Allen Funeral Home
Loye Mae Bush Adams
Services for Loye Mae Bush Adams, 94, Pelham, are at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004 at Mizpah Primitive Baptist Church in Grady County. Elder Max Childs will officiate and interment is in Mizpah Cemetery. Active pallbearers are grandsons, Andy Harden, Eddie Harden, Sam Palmer, Hank Palmer, Tommy Bond, Willie Bond, Waylon Bush, Lee Bush and Jason Bush. Mrs. Adams died Friday, Jan. 9 in Pelham. Born Sept. 15, 1909 in Grady County, she was a daughter of the late James Ivey and Rena Coble Wilder. She was married to Willie Ander Bush who died in 1948 and then she married Ellis Adams who died in 1986. She was a homemaker and a member of Mizpah Primitive Baptist Church. Survivors include daughters, Verdie Mae Harden of Cairo, Louise Butler of Panacea, Fla., Elva Jane Crawford of Cairo, Sandra Langley of High Springs, Fla; a son, James Cleon Bush of Pelham; sisters, Lillian Maxwell of Pelham, Nell Pollock of Camilla, Waver Joiner of Pelham, Annie Blakely of Cairo, Lydia Morrison of Pelham; 16 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and 25 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by sons, Leon Wilder Bush, Willie Edward Bush; and brothers, James Wilder and Lynwood Wilder. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. -- Clark Funeral Home
Wilma Williamson Bond
Services for Mrs. Wilma Williamson Bond are Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004, at Pine Level Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim Weaver officiating. Interment will follow at Pine Level Cemetery. Active Pallbearers will be her grandsons and honorary pallbearers will be her nieces and nephews. Mrs. Bond died on Thursday Jan. 8, 2004, at Emory Hospital in Atlanta. Born in Grady County to the late Elbert and Maggie Barwick Williamson, she was a homemaker who lived her entire life in Grady County and was a member of Pine Level Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, the late George W. Bond in 1998. Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law Roger and Henrietta Bond, Cairo, Levaughn and Alice Bond, Whigham.; daughters and sons-in-laws Roberta and Johnny Williams and Beth and William Owens, all of Cairo; grandchildren Donna Graham, Cairo, Gena Bearden, Cairo, Ken Bond, Cairo, Lynn Carver, Blakely, John Wesley Williams, Cairo, Myra Lovett, Ochlocknee, Jamie Owens, Cairo, Teresa Bond, Cairo and Mike Bond, Cairo; great-grandchildren Hansel Bearden, Emily Bearden, Thomas Bearden, Kendyl Carver, Katie Carver, Karysn Carver, Jordan Bond, Scott and Cameron Bearden and Bo Williams. The family will receive friends today at Clark Funeral Home from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. -- Clark Funeral Home
William Berry Cochran III
Graveside services for William Berry Cochran III of Thomasville are at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004 at Laurel Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Joe Rehberg will officiate. Mr. Cochran died Dec. 30, 2003 in Siloam Springs, Ark. Born April 6, 1926 in Thomasville, he was the son of the late William Berry Cochran Jr. and Gwendolyn Jackson Copeland. Mr. Cochran was of the Baptist faith. He was a musician and a member of Golden K Kiwanis. Survivors include his daughter, Dr. Elizabeth Cochran of Siloam Springs, Ark. A son, William Gary Cochran, preceded him in death. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 1201, Albany, Ga. 31702. -- Allen & Allen Funeral Home
Inez Walden Crew
Services for Inez Walden Crew, 93, Cairo, are at 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004 at Clark Funeral Home Chapel in Cairo. Elder Robert Connor and Elder Thad Marshall will officiate and interment is in Godwin Cemetery in Cairo. Active pallbearers are Donald Walden, Tracy Walden, Tom Taylor Jr., Tom Taylor III, Jamie Ledo and Mitchell Frix. Mrs. Crew died Thursday, Jan. 8 in Cairo. Born July 29, 1910 in Cairo, she was a daughter of the late Charles Sylvester and Idella Godwin Walden. She was a descendent of Elder William Hawthorne who was the earliest settler in what is now known as Grady County. On Aug. 16, 1928, she married Leslie William Crew who preceded her in death on May 19, 1990. She was a devoted mother and grandmother. She enjoyed God's beautiful nature and got much pleasure from creating beautiful flower gardens in her yard. She was a member of Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Church, member of Moonlight Garden Club and volunteered as a Gray Lady at Grady Memorial Hospital. Survivors include daughters, Betty Sue Mitchell, Peggy Crew both of Cairo; grandchildren, Diane Mitchell Taylor of Cairo, Tammy Massey-Ledo of Tallahassee, Fla., Tina Massey Frix of Dalton, Teresa Massey Prince of Cairo; great-grandchildren, Tori Marrett of New Orleans, La., Tom Taylor of Sanford, Fla., Troy Taylor of Cairo, Rafella Ledo, Joseph Ledo both of Tallahassee, Tyler Frix, Trent Frix both of Dalton, Carrie Kesler and Georgia Kesler both of Cairo. She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; ; a daughter, Barbara Crew Massey; a grandson, Jimmie Leslie Mitchell; a sister, Susie Walden; brothers, Earl Walden, Alton Walden and Jack Walden. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Godwin Cemetery Fund, c/o Donald Walden, 1886 Ga. Hwy. 111 South, Cairo, Ga. 39828. -- Clark Funeral Home
Harriett Harris Summerford
Services for Harriett Harris Summerford, 80, Pelham, are at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004 at Braswell Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Don West will officiate and interment is in Pelham Cemetery. Mrs. Summerford died Jan. 9 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Active pallbearers are Lamon Morrell, Ricky Strickland, Gene Willis, Hal Marshall, Allen Creech and Rusty Davis. Born Jan. 21, 1923 in Pelham, Mitchell County, she was a daughter of the late Blanch Wilder Harris and James. J. Harris Sr. She was a member of Pelham Presbyterian Church, American Legion Auxiliary, Pelham Business Women's Club where she was treasurer for the Pelham Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund and operated the American Legion swimming pool for many years and was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, George W. Summerford, whom she married on Nov. 19, 1941, of Pelham; three sons, Robert Dean Summerford of Virginia Beach, Va., James Colin Summerford of Cliffton, Va., Rodney Harris Summerford of Baltimore, Maryland; two daughters, Georgia Pearce of Thomasville, Cathyrn Brinkley of Pelham; a brother, James J. Harris Jr. of Dawson; nine grandchildren, Stephen Summerford, Perry Summerford, Mitchell Pollock, Morris Pollock, Freddie Pollock, Virgil Pearce Jr., Timmy Pearce, Krista Brinkley, Suzanne Maguire, Sam Summerford; 11 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Nancy Tennyson of Quitman, Alice Swan of Quitman and Rita Harris of Jesup. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. -- Braswell Funeral Home
Ruth Joan Willis
Graveside services for Mrs. Ruth Joan Willis, 85, of Flowery Branch, formerly of Thomasville, are Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004, at 2:30 p.m. at Big Ochlocknee Cemetery with the Rev. Joel Trigg officiating. Mrs. Willis died on Friday, Jan. 9, 2004. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Thomasville. She was preceded in death by her husband Revis E. Willis. Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law Judy and Robert O. Jordan and Kathy and John Cruz of Cumming; grandchildren Marty Jordan, Robert Jordan, David Jordan and Jennifer Cruz; sister Henrietta Randall of Gallant, Ala.; brother-in-law and sisters-in-law Norwood Willis and Esther King, both of Monticello, Fla., and Lou Grantham of Pelham, Ala. Nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive. The family will receive friends at Ingram Funeral Home today from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. -- Ingram Funeral Home, Cumming
Loye Mae Bush Adams
Services for Loye Mae Bush Adams, 94, Pelham, are at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004 at Mizpah Primitive Baptist Church in Grady County. Elder Max Childs will officiate and interment is in Mizpah Cemetery. Active pallbearers are grandsons, Andy Harden, Eddie Harden, Sam Palmer, Hank Palmer, Tommy Bond, Willie Bond, Waylon Bush, Lee Bush and Jason Bush. Mrs. Adams died Friday, Jan. 9 in Pelham. Born Sept. 15, 1909 in Grady County, she was a daughter of the late James Ivey and Rena Coble Wilder. She was married to Willie Ander Bush who died in 1948 and then she married Ellis Adams who died in 1986. She was a homemaker and a member of Mizpah Primitive Baptist Church. Survivors include daughters, Verdie Mae Harden of Cairo, Louise Butler of Panacea, Fla., Elva Jane Crawford of Cairo, Sandra Langley of High Springs, Fla; a son, James Cleon Bush of Pelham; sisters, Lillian Maxwell of Pelham, Nell Pollock of Camilla, Waver Joiner of Pelham, Annie Blakely of Cairo, Lydia Morrison of Pelham; 16 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and 25 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by sons, Leon Wilder Bush, Willie Edward Bush; and brothers, James Wilder and Lynwood Wilder. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. -- Clark Funeral Home
Laura Jane Anderson Cooper
Services for Laura Jane Anderson Cooper, 80, of Pelham are at 3 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 22, 2004 at Braswell Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Andy Hall and the Rev. Kim Grueser will officiate and interment is in Mt. Olive Cemetery. Active pallbearers are Bobby Faircloth, Fred Johnson, Gene Williams, Malcolm Howell, Sidney Humphries, Durwood Bentley, Venson Bentley and Joey Johnson. Mrs. Cooper died Jan. 20 at Pelham Parkway Nursing Home. Born Feb. 28, 1923 in Mitchell County, she was a daughter of the late Henrietta Layton Anderson and Lawrence Anderson. On April 14, 1956, she married Charles "Dick" Cooper who preceded her in death. She was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church and retired from Wilk Shirt Co. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Elaine C. and Bill Cranford of Pelham; two grandchildren, Chris Cranford and Kimberly C. Nesmith and her husband, Jamie all of Pelham. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. -- Braswell Funeral Home
Juliette Smith Green
Services for Juliette Smith Green of Thomasville are at 2 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 22, 2004 at Metcalfe United Methodist Church in Metcalfe. Interment is in the Hicks family cemetery in Metcalfe. Mrs. Green died Sunday, Jan. 18. Pallbearers are Stephen Smith, J. Frank Smith, J. Frank Smith III, Nicholas Smith, Lee Jennings, Greg Jennings and George Franklin Hicks. She was born in Thomasville and was the daughter of the late J.E. Smith and the late Julia Hicks Smith. She attended Bowling Green University in Bowling Green, Ky. and was retired from Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Metcalfe United Methodist Church and former member of the Thomasville First United Methodist Church for many years. She is survived by her loving husband, David Green of Thomasville; three children, daughter, Julie Saunders and her husband, John of Chapin, S.C., daughter, Betsy Sawatzky and her husband, Rob of Vernon, British Columbia, a son, Lee Clore of Goose Creek, S.C.; dear brother, Frank Smith of Boston; four grandchildren, Stephen Smith of Spartanburg, S.C., Lindsey Smith of Greenville, S.C., Colin and Lauren Sawatzky of British Columbia; one great-grandson, Stephen Smith III; two stepsons, Lane Green and John Green of Tallahassee, Fla.; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Metcalfe United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends at the church after the service. -- Whiddon-Shiver Funeral Home
Hazel W. King
Graveside services for Hazel W. King, Thomasville, are at 10 a.m., Friday, Jan. 23, 2004 at Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery in Dade City, Fla. Mrs. King died Monday, Jan 19 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Born June 11, 1923 in Seminole County, Fla., she was a daughter of the late Tom Wiggins and Lena Clyde Peters Wiggins. She was married to Maurice King on Dec. 18, 1943 in Brinson and he preceded her in death on Aug. 18, 2003. She was a homemaker and of the Methodist faith. Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Dianne and George Gibbs of Thomasville; a daughter, Marsha Ann Hummerick of Zephyrhills, Fla.; grandchildren and spouses, Tommy and Vickie Gill of Zephyrhills, Michelle and Todd Stelly of Thomasville, Selena and Chris Darnell of Hilton Head, S.C.; five great-grandchildren, Dillon Gill of Zephyrhills, Sam and Ben Stelly of Thomasville and Edi and Beau Darnell of Hilton Head. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Southwest Georgia, 808 Gordon Ave., Thomasville, Ga. 31792. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday at the funeral home. -- Whiddon-Shiver Funeral Home
Laura Jane Anderson Cooper
Services for Laura Jane Anderson Cooper, 80, of Pelham are at 3 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 22, 2004 at Braswell Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Andy Hall and the Rev. Kim Grueser will officiate and interment is in Mt. Olive Cemetery. Active pallbearers are Bobby Faircloth, Fred Johnson, Gene Williams, Malcolm Howell, Sidney Humphries, Durwood Bentley, Venson Bentley and Joey Johnson. Mrs. Cooper died Jan. 20 at Pelham Parkway Nursing Home. Born Feb. 28, 1923 in Mitchell County, she was a daughter of the late Henrietta Layton Anderson and Lawrence Anderson. On April 14, 1956, she married Charles "Dick" Cooper who preceded her in death. She was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church and retired from Wilk Shirt Co. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Elaine C. and Bill Cranford of Pelham; two grandchildren, Chris Cranford and Kimberly C. Nesmith and her husband, Jamie all of Pelham. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. -- Braswell Funeral Home
Ollie Pittman King
Graveside services for Ollie Pittman King of Thomasville are at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004 at Boston Cemetery. The Rev. Bob Hall will officiate. Mrs. King died Jan. 22 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Born Aug. 21, 1905 in Colquitt County, Ga. she was the daughter of the late William B. and Georgia Tallauah Felder Pittman. On July 9, 1925 in Monticello, Fla., she married Clayborn King Sr. who preceded her in death in August 1961. Mrs. King was a member of Dawson Street Methodist Church and a homemaker. Survivors include a daughter, Dorothy King Collier Davis of Thomasville; daughter and son-in-law, Margaret K. and Frank Norton of Boston; sons and daughters-in-law, C. W. Jr. and Ellen King, George and Betty King; son, R. Michael King all of Thomasville; daughter-in-law, Peggy King of Peddle, Miss.; grandchildren, Glen and Beth Collier, Clay Collier, Irene and Frank Clark, Louise and Robert Parrish, Lisa and Jack Redfern, Darlene and Jim Rayburn, Linda and & Hank Stringer, Ron and Ralph Green, Edward Jr. and Connie King, Karen and Mac Farris, Gordon and Lynn King, Carlyle and Kristen King, Julianne King, Gregory and Wendy King, Eric King, Kimberly and Chris Hayes, Lori Jill and Dale Mims, Tommy and Kim King; 34 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. A son, Edward P. King, preceded her in death. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. -- Allen & Allen Funeral Home
James Hurshel Waldrep
Services for James Hurshel Waldrep, 86, Barwick, are at 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004 at Barwick Baptist Church. The Rev. Philip Hudson and the Rev. Arnold Medena will officiate and interment is in Rosewood Cemetery. Mr. Waldrep died Wednesday, Jan. 21 at Presbyterian Home. Born in Jasper County, Ga., he was the son of James Harrison and Maggie O'Dell Baxley Waldrep. He was a retired mechanic for Quitman Tractor Company and a member of Barwick Baptist Church. He is survived by a brother, Hurston Waldrep of Thomasville; two brothers-in-law, Jack and Annette Webb of Barwick, Doyle and Anne Webb of Gainesville; sister-in-law, Nell Sculley of Thomasville; nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews and great-great-nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ellie Christine Waldrep; a sister, Ethel Sanders; two brothers, Nelson W. Waldrep and Edwin Waldrep. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. -- Maxwell-Miller Funeral Home
Howard Walker Sr.
Services for Howard Walker Sr., 61, Thomasville, are at 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004 at Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church. Elder Jimmy Simmons will officiate and interment is in Peaceful Rest Cemetery. Active pallbearers are friends of the family. Mr. Walker died Jan. 18 at Archbold. Born in Cairo, he was the son of the late Elijah and Maple Walker. He was a graduate of Douglass High School and had lived most of his life in Thomasville. Survivors include a son, Howard Walker Jr. of Thomasville; grandson, Kendrick Dixon of Thomasville; granddaughters, India Walker, Kenya Walker both of Thomasville; sisters, Doris Walker Shivers of Thomasville, Flourine Culpepper of Columbus and Fannie Mickens (James) of St. Petersburg, Fla.; a loving stepson, Jarvis Johnson and a devoted friend, Winefred Johnson. He also leaves a host of loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends to cherish his memories. He was preceded in death by Joseph and Alice Stephens and Lewis and Jessie Walker. -- Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home
