Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Alonzo L. Davidson
Graveside services for Alonzo L. Davidson of Thomasville are at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004 at Laurel Hill Cemetery on Georgia Street. The Rev. Kevin Odom will officiate. Mr. Davidson died on Feb. 15 at the Brian Center. Born June 15, 1907 in Cherokee County, N.C., he was the son of the late John Palmer and Rosa Lee Lovingwood Davidson. He was married to Estell Brannon Davidson who preceded him in death. He was employed at Flowers Baking for 45 years. He was the owner of Miccosukee Boat Landing and was an avid fisherman and loved the outdoors. Survivors include a son, Doug Davidson and daughter, Ann Davidson both of Thomasville; nephew, Reid Prosser of Thomasville; and niece, Frances Annis of Warner Robins. A sister, Dora Prosser, preceded him in death. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home. -- Allen & Allen Funeral Home
Henry Everett Gandy
Services for Bobby Austin Gandy, 77, of Cairo are at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004 at First United Methodist Church in Cairo. The Rev. Richard Soper and Mr. Mike Mobley will officiate and interment is in Greenwood Cemetery in Cairo. Active pallbearers are Scott Griner, Phillip Ponder, Bill Furrow, Kenneth Butler, Jack Drew, Fred Stringer, Ben Gandy and Dr. David Hensley. Honorary pallbearers are members of the Golden K Kiwanis, the Investment Club and the Birthday Club. Mr. Gandy died Sunday, Feb. 15 at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville. Born Oct. 13, 1926 in Cairo, he was a son of the late Early and Lillie Ponder Gandy. He was married to Jeanette Perry Gandy of Cairo on July 25, 1948. He was an executive with a moving and storage company in Miami, Fla. prior to moving back to Cairo after retiring. A member of the Traffic Club of Dade County, Southeast Movers/Warehouse Men's Association, served as president of Dade County Movers Association and the National Moving/Storage Association, vice president of Santini Brothers Moving and Storage Company, board of directors of Florida Trucking Association, past president of Golden K Kiwanis Club, the Investment Club, the Birthday Club and served as a volunteer in the Literacy Program. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946 and was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Cairo. Survivors include his wife, Jeanette Perry Gandy of Cairo; daughters, Jackie Livingston and husband, Gary, of Tallahassee, Fla., Janet Gandy and husband, Brian Rich of Jupiter, Fla.; a grandson, Alex Torelli serving with the U.S. Army in Iraq; granddaughters, Kathryn Torelli of Jupiter and Amanda Livingston of Tallahassee; brothers, Irwin Gandy and wife, Marion of Cairo, Earl Gandy and wife, Judy of Cumming; a special sister-in-law, Susie Moretti of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; special friends, Jim and Betty Rittmeyer and Bill and Joyce Vanlandingham. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a granddaughter, Mary Frances Torelli. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 318 S. Broad St., Cairo, Ga. 39828 or the Lewis Hall Singletary Oncology Center, 116 Mimosa Drive, Thomasville, Ga. 31792. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. -- Clark Funeral Home
Susie Groves Hayes
Services for Susie Groves Hayes of Monticello, Fla. are at 3 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004 at Allen & Allen Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Bob Norman will officiate and interment is in Salem Cemetery. Mrs. Hayes died Feb. 16 at Jefferson County Nursing Home in Monticello, Fla. Born Dec. 23, 1928 in Thomas County, she was the daughter of the late John and Osteen Jordan Hayes. Mrs. Hayes was a homemaker. Survivors include sons, Alan Hayes, Johnny Hayes; a daughter, Joan Hayes; several nephews, nieces and cousins. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m., Wednesday at the funeral chapel. -- Allen & Allen Funeral Home
McChesney Hill Jeffries
Memorial services for McChesney Hill Jeffries were held at 2 p.m., Monday, Feb. 16, 2004 at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta. A private interment at Westview Cemetery preceded the memorial service. Mr. Jeffries died Feb. 14. Born Jan. 3, 1922 in Norfolk, Va., he was the son of Jessie Watt and McChesney Hill Jeffries. At an early age he moved with his parents to Thomasville and was educated in the public schools there. After he entered Davidson College, his education was interrupted when he was called into World War II service as an infantry lieutenant in the European Theater. After the war, he returned to Davidson where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order, president of the Interfraternity Council, a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a cum laude graduate. He then attended Harvard Law School and graduated cum laude. Mr. Jeffries moved to Atlanta and began a legal career with Moise, Post and Gardner. Following a merger, the firm became Hansell, Post, Brandon and Dorsey and subsequently, Hansell and Post, which later merged with Jones, Day, Reavis and Pogue. During his years of law practice, he was intensely interested in the continuing legal education of the bar, which in early years was purely voluntary. He was asked by the Georgia Supreme County to develop a mandatory continuing legal education program for all Georgia lawyers, which was implemented in 1984. He then chaired the Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency. For this effort he received the Amicus Curiae Award from the Supreme Court of Georgia. This program has since been used a model by several other states. Mr. Jeffries was a member of the American and Atlanta Bar Associations, the State Bar of Georgia and the Lawyers Club of Atlanta, of which he served as president. He was also a member of the American and Georgia Bar Foundations and the American Law Institute. Active in civic and religious affairs, he served as chairman of the board of trustees of the Atlanta Speech School and the Presbyterian Homes. He also was a member of the advisory board of the Atlanta Foundation. Mr. Jeffries was honored by being the recipient of the Alumni Service Award at his 50th Davidson College reunion. He was a member of the Piedmont Driving Club and the Capital City Club, where he served on the board of directors. As a member of First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta, he served as a deacon, an elder and clerk of the session. Survivors include his wife, Alice Mitchell Jeffries; son and daughter-in-law, McChesney Hill Jeffries Jr. and Virginia Hartley Jeffries; son, Lewis Mitchell Jeffries; and grandchildren, Virginia Hartley, Jeffries and McChesney Hill Jeffries III all of Atlanta; sister, Marianne Jeffries Williams of Thomasville; and brother and sister-in-law, James Watt Jeffries and Blake Mack Jeffries of Oleath, Kan. Mr. Jeffries was preceded in death by a daughter, Helen Elizabeth Jeffries. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Presbyterian Village, 2000 East-West Connector, Austell, Ga. 30106 or the Alzheimer's Association, 1025 Century Boulevard, Atlanta, Ga. 30305. -- H.M. Patterson and Son
Alisa Ellen Mills
Services for Alisa Ellen Mills, 45, of Cairo were at 2:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 16, 2004 at Heritage Funeral Home Chapel in Cairo. Pastor Gordon Cloud officiated. Mrs. Mills died Sunday, Feb. 15 at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville. Survivors include children, Marissa Mills of Norfolk, Va., Dylan Nuce of Cairo; parents, Howell and Bert Ouzts of Cairo; brothers and sisters-in-law, Bill and Beverly Cox of Cairo, Steve and Trina Ouzts of Warm Springs, Cecil and Jean Ouzts of Cairo; grandchild, Dakota Mills of Norfolk; nieces and nephews, Sarah and Mallory Ouzts, Felicia Harvey and Cary Cox. She was preceded in death by her sister, Sherry Harvey. -- Heritage Funeral Home
Norman Milous Rogers
Services for Norman Milous Rogers, 79, of Douglas were at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 15, 2004 at the Saint Mark United Methodist Church. The Rev. Harry Loyd officiated and interment was in Camp Ground Cemetery in Morven. Mr. Rogers died Friday, Feb. 13 in Valdosta. Mr. Rogers, a native of Brooks County, was born Feb. 1, 1925 a son of the late Quinton Milous and Clara Hendry Rogers. He was the widower of the late Juanita Elaine Simpson Rogers and a retired USDA inspector with the U.S. government. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy and he was a member of Saint Mark United Methodist Church. Survivors include daughters, June Allen of Moultrie, Karen Smith of Sandersville; sons, David Rogers of Thomasville, Mark Rogers of Valdosta; a sister, Frances Zellers of Weathford Texas; a brother, Tolly Rogers of Sylvester; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A daughter, Lynn Rogers Johnson preceded him in death. -- Sims Funeral Home
Joyce Mills Whitfield
Services for Joyce Mills Whitfield, 59, of Cairo, are at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004 at First Baptist Church in Cairo. The Rev. Dr. Ron McCaskill, the Rev. Dr. Joe A. Allen and the Rev. Steve Wooten will officiate and interment is in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Cairo. Active pallbearers are Marcus Whitfield, Bryan Whitfield, John Whitfield, Jason Mills, Archie Mills and Adam Mills. Honorary pallbearers are school teachers, Regional Community Center board, Helen and Lumis Brown, Dr. Freida Hill, Lou and Barry Strickland, Ken Slater, Kelli Brown, Betty Jean Bell, Pat Tillery and Deb Phillips. Mrs. Whitfield died Sunday, Feb. 15 at Archbold Memoria Hospital. Born Jan. 30, 1945 in Bainbridge, she was daughter of the late Edwin and Roma Perkins Mills. On June 26 1945 in Cairo, she married Ronald Jay Whitfield. She was an active member of First Baptist Church in Cairo, Teacher's Association and served as a volunteer with Regional Community Center and taught in the adult literacy program for Grady County. She taught second grade at Eastside Elementary School in Cairo. Survivors include her husband, Ronald Jay Whitfield of Cairo; daughters, Andrea Whitfield Gandy and husband, Bernie III, of Tallahassee, Fla., Shannan Jay Whitfield of Cumming; brothers, Herman Mills, Archie Mills both of Climax; sisters, Patsy Mills Edison of Bainbridge, Diane Mills Bishop of Cairo and Cathy Mills Burch of Cairo. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. -- Clark Funeral Home
Winton Arvin Craven
Services for Winton Arvin Craven of Thomasville are at 4 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 12, 2004 at McKibben Funeral Home in Hogansville. Interment is in Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Hogansville. Mr. Craven died Feb. 9 at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville. Born Aug. 2, 1931 in Troup County, he was the son of the late Ernest Jackson Craven and Ethel Butherum Long. He was married to Lillie Merle Stone, who preceded him in death. Mr. Craven was a United States Air Force veteran and a retired pressman for the Atlanta Journal. He was a member of the Cotton Boll Express of Pelham. Survivors include daughters, Judy Shaw of Douglasville, Jeannie Atkinson of Ochlocknee, Vickie Jordan of Lumber Bridge, N.C.; son, Dale Arvin Craven of Georgia; daughters, Beverly Clark of Thomasville, Melissa McGill of Douglasville; 22 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Pelham Country Jamboree. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m., Wesdnday at Allen & Allen Funeral Home in Thomasville and from 2 to 4 p.m., Thursday at McKibben Funeral Home in Hogansville. -- Allen & Allen Funeral Home
Bernice S. Glenn
Services for Bernice S. Glenn, 74, of Boston are at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 12, 2004 at Mt. Moriah M.B. Church. The Rev. Harvey Virgil will officiate and interment is in Carroll Hill Cemetery on B. Green Rd. in Boston. Active pallbearers are Eddie Cooney Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla., Timothy Hogans Jr. of Miami, Fla., Anthony Clark of Boston, Antoine Brooks of Thomasville, Randall Williams Jr. of Atlanta, Frank Carr Jr., Lucious Carr Sr., Clifford Williams and James Graham. Honorary pallbearers are deacons of Mt. Moriah M.B. Church. Mrs. Glenn died Feb. 6 in Thomasville. Born Dec. 13, 1929 in Thomas County, she was a daughter of the late Dennis and Georgia Smith. She was married in December 1946 in Thomas County to Sylvester Glenn Jr. who preceded her in death on March 26, 1984. She attended Mt. Moriah School and was a member of Mt. Moriah M.B. Church where she was a member of Home Mission and secretary of the Deaconesses board. Survivors include her daughter, Georgia G. Brooks of Thomasville; a son, James E. Glenn of Boston; daughters, Kathleen G. Russ of Valencia, Calif., Shirley G. Hogans of Ocala, Fla., Sandra G. Johnson of Atlanta, Joyce G. Fuller of Atlanta, Janet G. Clark of Boston; six sisters, Helen Garland, Ethel Grogans, Brenda Canady, JoAnn Smith, Dorothy Parson, Geraldine Thompson; two brothers, Dennis Smith, John Smith; a special step-mother, Harriet Smith; sisters-in-law, Gussie B. Vaughn, Marie O'Neal, Alma Glenn, Lizzie Lenon, Marilyn Jordan; two brothers-in-law, Solomon Glenn, Ezekiel Glenn; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by Jessie Simmons and Mattie Hewitt. Viewing will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the family receiving friends from 6 to 7 p.m. at the funeral chapel. A public viewing is from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Another viewing will be held from 11 a.m. until the funeral hour at the church with no viewing before and after the eulogy. -- Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home
Bobby Austin Gandy
Services for Bobby Austin Gandy, 77, of Cairo are at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004 at First United Methodist Church in Cairo. The Rev. Richard Soper and Mr. Mike Mobley will officiate and interment is in Greenwood Cemetery in Cairo. Active pallbearers are Scott Griner, Phillip Ponder, Bill Furrow, Kenneth Butler, Jack Drew, Fred Stringer, Ben Gandy and Dr. David Hensley. Honorary pallbearers are members of the Golden K Kiwanis, the Investment Club and the Birthday Club. Mr. Gandy died Sunday, Feb. 15 at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville. Born Oct. 13, 1926 in Cairo, he was a son of the late Early and Lillie Ponder Gandy. He was married to Jeanette Perry Gandy of Cairo on July 25, 1948. He was an executive with a moving and storage company in Miami, Fla. prior to moving back to Cairo after retiring. A member of the Traffic Club of Dade County, Southeast Movers/Warehouse Men's Association, served as president of Dade County Movers Association and the National Moving/Storage Association, vice president of Santini Brothers Moving and Storage Company, board of directors of Florida Trucking Association, past president of Golden K Kiwanis Club, the Investment Club, the Birthday Club and served as a volunteer in the Literacy Program. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946 and was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Cairo. Survivors include his wife, Jeanette Perry Gandy of Cairo; daughters, Jackie Livingston and husband, Gary, of Tallahassee, Fla., Janet Gandy and husband, Brian Rich of Jupiter, Fla.; a grandson, Alex Torelli serving with the U.S. Army in Iraq; granddaughters, Kathryn Torelli of Jupiter and Amanda Livingston of Tallahassee; brothers, Irwin Gandy and wife, Marion of Cairo, Earl Gandy and wife, Judy of Cumming; a special sister-in-law, Susie Moretti of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; special friends, Jim and Betty Rittmeyer and Bill and Joyce Vanlandingham. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a granddaughter, Mary Frances Torelli. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 318 S. Broad St., Cairo, Ga. 39828 or the Lewis Hall Singletary Oncology Center, 116 Mimosa Drive, Thomasville, Ga. 31792. -- Clark Funeral Home
Eula Davis Williams
Services for Eula Davis Williams, 87, of Thomasville are at 2 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004 at First Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Dr. I.L. Mullins, pastor of First Missionary Baptist Church, will officiate and interment is in Magnolia Cemetery. Active pallbearers are deacons of First Missionary Baptist Church. Honorary pallbearers are trustees of First Missionary Baptist Church. Mrs. Williams died Feb. 12 at her residence. Born Sept. 14,1916 in Waynesboro, Burke County, she was a daughter of the late George and Georgia Queen Davis. She was married to Ernest Castalo Williams who preceded her in death in 1961. She attended Waynesboro High School, Savannah State University where she earned bachelor and master's degrees, earned a bachelor's degree from Florida A&M University and earned a master's degree in education and speech pathology from Wayne State University. Mrs. Williams was a retired educator and had lived in Thomasville for 67 years. She was a member of First Missionary Baptist Church and Retired Teacher Association. Survivors include a sister, Laura D. Gregory (James) of Detroit, Mich.; brother, George Davis Jr. of Ft. Washington, Maryland; sister-in-law, Evelean Lancaster of Thomasville; nieces, Bettye Davis McCain (Franklin) of Charlotte, N.C., Gwendolyn Davis Kettles (Sylvester), Joan Davis Washington both of Ft. Washington, Joyce Davis Bennett (Hyland) of Colorado Springs, Colo., Shirley Davis Peek (Robert) of Marietta, Willie Dorothy Davis, Pamela Davis Daniels (Sylvester) both of Ft. Washington, Ocielean Lancaster of Thomasville; first cousin, Laney Evans of Waynesboro; and a host of other relatives and friends. The viewing is from noon to 8 p.m., Wednesday at the funeral home and from noon until the funeral hour Thursday at the church with no viewing after the eulogy. -- Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home
Ella B. Ansley
Services for Ella B. Ansley, 9020 Ozell Road, Boston, Georgia will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Friday, February 20, 2004 at Pine Forest Baptist Church in Grady County, Georgia. Rev. Zack Worsham will officiate and interment will be in the church cemetery. Active Pallbearers will be Mike Barwick, Bobby Brown, Rodney Hickey, Lee Hicks, Eddie Peterman and Jeff Worsham. Mrs. Ansley died February 17, 2004 at home after a lengthy illness with cancer. Born February 20, 1935 in Colbert, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Shelby and Lillian Gertrude Peterman. She was a homemaker and a devoted Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother. Survivors include her Husband, Hershel P. Ansley of Boston, Georgia; Son, Mark T. (Tim) Ansley, Sr. and wife, Linda, of Thomasville, Georgia; Son, Richard S. Ansley of Boston, Georgia; Daughter, Jill A. Baggett and husband, Donnie, of Boston, Georgia; Daughter, Jody A. Folsom and husband, Arthur (Shorty), of Cairo, Georgia; Grandchildren: Jessica Brooks, Chance Ansley, Mark T. Ansley, Jr., Chasity Imhoff, Bethany Ansley, Kala Ansley, Brook Ansley, Joseph Baggett, Chris Baggett, Justin Dees, Josh Dees, Preston Folsom and Ella Folsom; Great-Grandchildren: Gavin Brooks, Reid Ansley, Dillon Imhoff and Wade Imhoff; Sisters: Eva Mae Burnham of Moultrie, GA., Gladys Murray of Lakeland, Florida, Maude Sue Hickey of Meigs, GA., Frances Hicks of Ochlocknee, Ga., Ann Brown of Thomasville, Ga., Hazel Barwick of Cairo, Ga., Dorothy Worsham of Whigham, GA., and Jean Loyd of Thomasville, Ga.; Brothers: Wallace Peterman of Lakeland, Florida, and Jerry Peterman of Albany, GA., and special friends: Teresa, Cody and Corey Brinson of Boston, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her parents and 4 brothers; Ralph Peterman, Harvey Peterman, Bill Peterman and Howard Peterman. Memorials may be made to the "Ella B. Ansley Preaching Scholarship Fund", c/o Johnson Bible College, 7900 Johnson Drive, Knoxville, TN 37998-1001. The family will receive friends at the funeral home, Thursday evening from 6-8 PM. -- Allen & Allen Funeral Home
Lester Ralph Fort
Services for Lester Ralph Fort, 84, of Thomasville are at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2004 at First Baptist Church Chapel. The Rev. Dr. Milton Gardner and the Rev. Dr. Dan Spencer will officiate. A private interment is in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Mr. Fort died Feb. 22 of heart failure. Born Oct. 13, 1919 in Bearden, Ark. to the late Charles Young Fort and Lorena Burke Fort, he was preceded in death by his three sisters; five brothers; first wife, Lois C. Fort; and son, Gary Ralph Fort. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie Fisher Fort; his daughter, Bonnie Spann and her husband Charles all of Thomasville; his daughter-in-law Nancy C. Fort of Jacksonville, Fla.; and five grandchildren. A veteran of World War II, he lived in Little Rock, Ark. from 1947 to 1982 where he was employed as the building engineer first at Pfeifer's of Arkansas, which later became Dillard's Department Store and later at Worthen Bank and Trust Company of Little Rock where he retired at age 62. Upon retirement, he moved to Thomasville to be near his daughter and her family enjoying tennis, bridge and his woodworking shop. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 2790, Thomasville, Ga. 31799 or to the charity of your choice. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. -- Allen & Allen Funeral Home
Sarah Everett Mardre Bell
Services for Sarah Everett Mardre Bell are at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2004 at Memorial Baptist Church in Waynesboro, Va. The Rev. Temple Myers will officiate and friends may greet the family from 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. and immediately following the service. Burial will be in the family plot at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Thomasville at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 28. A resident of Baldwin Park until recently, Mrs. Bell died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2004 at King's Daughters' Community Health & Rehabilitation Center after a brief illness. She was born Nov. 16, 1904 in Boston, Ga. to William Thomas and Cassie Haddock (Groover) Mardre, the oldest of four daughters. She was a 1926 graduate of Valdosta State College for Women and worked for Fenner and Bean Brokerage in Atlanta. She also was secretary and bookkeeper at Greenwood Plantation in Thomasville where, on May 12, 1931, she was married to the late Dr. Rudolph Bell in a garden wedding. She and her husband made their home in Thomasville until his death June 15, 1987. In 1990 she moved to Staunton. While a resident of Baldwin Park, she led an aerobics class, organized the Men's Chorus, now the Baldwin Park Chorus, and until last year, scheduled the programs for the weekly Hymn Sing held every Sunday evening. She was a long time member of First Baptist Church, Thomasville, and was active as an associate member of Memorial Baptist Church, Staunton. Mrs. Bell was an active volunteer in the community of Thomasville. She was the first Cub Scouts den mother in the city, working with the Rev. Shirley. She initiated the first Cub Scouts Banquet. She was proud of the fact that of the 10 members of the original den, three boys ultimately attained the rank of Eagle Scout. She enjoyed working with young people and taught nine-year-old Juniors in the Sunday school at First Baptist Church. During World War II, she was a Red Cross volunteer and recalled meeting every troop train that came through and distributing box lunches to the soldiers. Mrs. Bell served as president of the Medical Auxiliary of Archbold Memorial Hospital for 12 years. She accumulated over 2,000 hours of service as a Pink Lady volunteer in the hospital's Emergency Department. As president of the Tallyho Garden Club, she helped to implement the Old Fashioned Supper as an annual fundraiser for the club. She was also a member of and consultant for the American Rose Society. She tested newly developed hybrid roses in her garden for Jackson and Perkins. She was president of the Thomasville Rose Society and gave a perpetual trophy for the annual Rose Show. She was a member and served as historian of the John B. Gordon Chapter, UDC. She enjoyed traveling in the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii; Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and South America, most frequently with her husband of 56 years. Survivors include a son, Dr. Rudolph Mardre Bell and his wife, Caroline; four grandsons, Rudolph Mardre Bell Jr. and wife, Tamme of Greenville, S.C.; Dr. Alfred Dudley Bell and wife, Julia of Winston-Salem, N.C., Andrew McIlwaine Bell of Arlington, David Beverley Bell of Boulder, Colo.; two granddaughters, Mary Katharine Bell Kammer and husband, William of Stafford, Sarah Virginia Bell Meekhof and husband, John of Dumfries; four great-grandsons: Thomis Gregory Kammer, Philip Mardre Meekhof, Rudolph Benjamin Bell and Daniel Amadeo Bell; nine great-granddaughters: Elaine Victoria Kammer, Elizabeth Marie Bell, Emily Caroline Bell, Erin Katherine Meekhof, Stacey Christina Meekhof, Rebecca Sarah Meekhof, Caroline Frazer Bell, Katherine Julia Bell, and Susannah Everett Bell; two sisters, Anne Mardre Searcy of Thomasville and Virginia Mardre Krech of Mt. Dora, Fla.; a nephew, William Krech of Mt. Dora; and five nieces, Cassie Krech and Mary Ann Krech, also of Mt. Dora, Caroline Krech Balisteries of San Diego, Calif., Gail Goodwin Stringer and Sarah Virginia Goodwin, both of Albany. She was predeceased by her husband, Dr. Rudolph Bell; by a sister, Mary Mardre Goodwin; and by a nephew, Thomas Goodwin. Memorials may be made to Memorial Baptist Church, Staunton, or to First Baptist Church, Thomasville. -- Allen & Allen Funeral Home
