Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Margaret Cox Brown
Graveside services for Margaret Cox Brown, 82, of Thomasville are at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, 2007, at Laurel Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Weyman Cleveland and Dr. Robert Rivers officiating. Mrs. Brown died Dec. 19 at her residence. Born Oct. 12, 1925, in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late Fannie Lilly and J.E. Cox. She was a graduate of Georgia State College for Women and taught physical education in Plant City, Fla. On Aug. 9, 1952, she married Alexander Young Brown of Quitman who survives. In 1961, the family moved from Atlanta to Thomasville where she was a teaching assistant at Jerger Elementary School, a pink lady with Archbold Auxiliary, bloodmobile volunteer and a member of First Baptist Church. She will be remembered for her giving and caring nature that extended beyond her family to her many friends and loved-ones. Other survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Peggie Brown and Tony Abbott of Atlanta, Frances and Tom Wechsler of Decatur; son and daughter-in-law, Young and Barbara Brown Jr. of Statesboro; grandchildren Alex, Peter, Nick, and Krissy Wechsler, Alexander and Sarah Elizabeth Brown, Allie and Katie Abbott; nieces, Majel Rivers of Dyer, Ind., and Evelyn Strickland of Toccoa. She was preceded in death by sisters, Inez Spears, Evelyn Russell; and brother, J.E. Cox Jr. Donations may be made to the Epilepsy Foundation of Georgia, 6065 Roswell Rd. No. 515, Atlanta, Ga. 30328 or visit the Web site at www.epilepsyga.org. - Allen & Allen Funeral Home
Maggie Vera Johnson Brooks
Services for Mrs. Maggie Vera Johnson Brooks, 93, 1731 S. Pinetree Blvd., Thomasville, are 11 a.m. Saturday at Richland Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Henry L. Mathis will officiate and interment is in Boston Cemetery. Active pallbearers are Frank Ceasar, Alvin Ceasar, James Ceasar, John Choice, Gary Ceasar and Tim Jackson. Mrs. Brooks was born Aug. 29, 1914, in Brooks County to Job Johnson and Annie Stewart, both deceased. She married Walter Brooks Jr., also deceased. Mrs. Brooks was a member of Richland Missionary Baptist Church. She died Dec. 17, 2007, at John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Survivors include son and wife, Nathaniel Wells and Louise of Thomasville; son and wife, Cpl. Willie James Solomon and Evelyn of Fayetteville; daughter, Ethel Mae Brooks of Boca Raton, Fla.; daughter and husband, Arunita Christian and Leonard Sr. of Thomasville; son, Sgm. Wilbur Brooks of Tallahassee; sister, Sophia Bernard of Delray Beach, Fla.; aunt, Charlie Mae Stewart of Pavo; sister-in-law, Rochelle Brooks of Boston; brother-in-law, Bennie Jackson of Boston; 26 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; two god children, Delores Curry and Lou Stephens, both of Thomasville; and, a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by two children, Walter Brooks Jr. and Mary Brown. There will be no viewing after the eulogy. The family will receive friends after the services at Receptions For You, 1200 W. Jackson St. Relatives and friends are asked to meet at 1731 S. Pinetree Blvd. at 9:45 a.m. for the processional. Visitation is 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. - Grooms Funeral Home
Dennis Smart
Services for Dennis Smart, 75, of Smyrna, Tenn. and formerly of Cairo, are 1 p.m. Saturday at Bethlehem A.M.E. Church in Cairo. The Rev. W.F. Griffin will officiate and interment is at Cedar Spring A.M.E. Church Cemetery in Whigham. Active pallbearers are members of the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Smart was born June 30, 1932, in Cairo to Riley and Carrietta Smart, both deceased. He married Macey Louise Richardson. Mr. Smart was a member of Elders Chapel Methodist Church in Smyrna and retired from the US Air Force. Mr. Smart died Dec. 12, 2007, at V A Hospital in Nashville, Tenn. Survivors include his wife; daughters, Penelope Smart of Smyrna, Tenn., Carrietta Smart of LaVergne, Tenn. and Mechelle Smart of Smyrna; sons, Wendell Lloyd Newman Sr. of LaVergne and Dennis T. (Debra) Smart of Antioch, Tenn.; sisters, Claretha Vicks of Camilla and Bertha Dockett of Atlanta; grandchildren, Cortney Smart of Smyrna, Keiyanna (Naiah) Smart of LaVergne, Nicholas Smart of Smyrna and Wendell L. Newman Jr. of Nashville; and, other caring family members and friends. - Cloud & Son Funeral Home
Supt. Paul Elzie Hayes Sr.
Supt. Paul Elzie Hayes Sr., 73, died Monday, Dec. 17, 2007, at Woodlands Living Center in Moultrie. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 22, at the St. Paul’s Temple Church of God in Christ in Coolidge, Ga., with Bishop Jack Stephens officiating. Burial will follow in the Strong Memorial Gardens. Bobby Cherry, Freddie Sanford, Wesley Hancock, Jimmy Heflin, M.D. Wilson and Gregory Robinson will serve as active pallbearers. Nephews and Brothers-in-law will serve as honorary pallbearers. He was born on May 12, 1934 to the late Tony Hayes and the late Hanna Thomas Hayes in Colquitt County. He was a minister at the St. Paul’s Temple Church of God in Christ, served on the Colquitt County EMC advisory Board, was state treasurer for Church of God in Christ, was administrative assistant to Bishop Jack Stephens, served for 30 years as state statistician for Southern Georgia Church of God in Christ, and served as Presiding Superintendent for the Valdosta District since 1967. He was preceded in death by his parents; six brothers; and seven sisters. He is survived by his wife of many years, Eve Hayes of Moultrie; three sons, Randy Gene Hayes and wife Rosa of Fairburn, Ga., Elder Paul Hayes Jr. and wife Janice of Deltona, Fla., and Michael Maurice Hayes and wife Stacey of Charlotte, N.C.; a daughter, Vanessa H. Hatcher of Moultrie; three sisters, Easie Mae Heflin and husband Elder B.T. of Belleview, Fla., Irene Lewis and husband Elder J.W., and Sally Ford both of Moultrie; seven grandchildren, Terron Keith Hayes and wife Connie of Albany, Ga., Randall Todd Hayes of Newnan, Ga., Corey Jamal Hayes and Vanice Jarell Hayes both of Deltona, Fla., Rosalind Hayes of Atlanta, Ga., Vanae Briann Hatcher of Moultrie, Mikenzie Hattie Hayes of Charlotte, N.C.; two great-grandchildren, Kirsten Hayes and Carlie Hayes both of Albany, Ga.; a god-son, M. D. Wilson of Moultrie; two goddaughters, Gloria Smith of Atlanta, Ga. and Mary Wilson of Moultrie; and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, friends, and church members of St. Paul’s Temple Church of God in Christ and Holy Temple Church of God in Christ. Visitation will be Friday, Dec. 21, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Holy Temple Church of God in Christ on 3rd Street N.W. in Moultrie. The family will receive family and friends at 104 Lakewood Drive. - Luke Strong and Son Mortuary
Thomas Edward Clark
Funeral services for Thomas Edward Clark, 57, 107 Wilson Street, Thomasville, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007, at Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. James Redmond officiating. Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Boston. Friends of the family will serve as pallbearers. Mr. Clark died Wednesday at his residence. Born in Thomas County, he was the son of the late Hansell and Johnnie Pearl Clark. He was married to Angela L. Wilson. Survivors include his wife; a son, Don Cameron Clark of Coolidge; a daughter, Ursula Bell; sisters Josephine Tillman of Thomasville, Ruth Clark of Monticello, Fla., and Helen Jackson and husband Robert of Albany; brothers David Clark and wife Lucille of Boston; Robert Clark and wife Dee of Batavia, Ill;, Mack Clark of Tallahassee, Fla., and Horace Clark of Atlanta; two aunts, Eunice Johnson of Miami, Lillie Mae Clark of Thomasville; brothers-in-law Solomon Cooney, Willie Bob Jackson of Philadelphia; sisters-in-law Ruby Clark of Miami and Lorene Fason of Albany; a number of step children, grand and great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. - Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home
Florine Mallard
Funeral services for Florine Mallard, 80, of Cairo will be held at noon Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007, at Cedar Spring A.M.E. Church in Whigham with the Revs. Jimmie Hill and Levy Kelly officiating. Interment will be in Cedar Spring A.M.E. Church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Robert Thornton Jr., Victor Faulk, Don Mallard, Derrick Pope, Louis Herring, Freddrick Fann, Freddrick Hunter and Johnny McGriff. Mrs. Mallard died Dec. 7 at Grady General Hospital in Cairo following an extended illness. Born Oct. 1, 1927, in Whigham, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Roberta Wilson Everett. She was married to Frank Mallard. She was a member of Cedar Spring A.M.E. Church and attended Grady County public school. Survivors include her husband; a son, John Mallard of Cairo; four daughters, Cathrine Johnson and husband Jimmy, Louvenia Faulk and Dorothy Jones and husband Norris, all of Cairo, Louretha Cox and husband Bobby of Atlanta; six sisters, Betsy M. Bell of Pelham, Fannie Everett of Cairo, Hazel Pittman and husband Eugene, and Helen Johnson, all of Marianna, Fla., Betty Hall and husband Robert of Albany, Ga., Bettye McClendon and husband Lou of Valdosta; brothers John L. Everett and wife Claudie, Johnny B. Everett and wife Annette, all of Miami, Remarks Everette and wife Dot of New York City; three sisters-in-law, Annie D. Sanders and husband Theodies of Pelham, Glady Bray of Miami, U Dell Jackson of Grenta, Fla; 12 grandchildren, 97 great-grandchildren, several nieces, other relatives and friends. - The Cloud & Son Funeral Home
Evelyn Cosby
Funeral services for Evelyn Cosby, 59, of Cairo will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at St. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Calvary with the Rev. C.J. Henry officiating. Interment will be in Crestview Cemetery in Cairo. Active pallbearers will be Bruce Maynor, Tyrone Maynor, James Maynor, Fernando Maynor, Willie Maynor and Johnny Smith. Honorary pallbearers are Charlie Maynor, Fonda Williams, Charles Maynor and Terrell Peters. Mrs. Cosby died Sunday at Grady General Hospital in Cairo following a brief illness. Born May 14, 1948, in Calvary, she was the daughter of C.W. Sims and the late Annie B. Maynor. She was married to Early B. Cosby. She was a member of St. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church and attended Grady County public school. Survivors include a daughter, Varlesia Cosby of Cairo; a granddaughter, Aaliyah Moore of Cairo; father C.W. Sims of Bainbridge; a brother, Jerome Maynor and wife Grace of Cairo; three sisters, Ruth Johnson, Patricia McBride and husband James, all of Cairo, Amorette Brown of Bainbridge; an uncle, Albert Lee and wife Louise, three aunts, Jeanette Maynor of Houston, Texas, Jacquelyn Hill and husband Bubba, and Betty Baker, all of Cairo; a great aunt, Mary Sims of Cairo; friend Patricia Maynor of Calvary; cousins Margaret Peters and Willie Maynor, both of Cairo; a host of nephews, nieces, cousins and friends. - The Cloud & Son Funeral Home
Mary Etta Green Cooper
Graveside services for Mary Etta Green Cooper, 85, 2231 Cannon Road, Pavo, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007, at Pinecrest Memory Gardens with the Rev. Dick Turnipseed officiating. Cooper died Wednesday at Magnolia Manor in Americus. Born May 13, 1922, in Brooks County, she was the daughter of the late Calton Eunice Green and the late Bessie Odom Green. She taught elementary school for 37 years at Pavo Elementary School and was an active member of Ione United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday school and held other church offices. She was preceded in death in 2003 by her husband of 57 years, Herbert L. Cooper; a daughter, Melva Jean Glass Lanier; a brother, George Green; and a sister, Lula Green Herndon. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Cooper Michelli and husband Ken of Americus and several nieces and nephews. Memorial gifts may be made to the League of the Good Samaritan at Magnolia Manor, 2001 S. Lee St., Americus GA 31709. Visitation will be from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. today. - Harrell-Faircloth Funeral Home
Loney L. Lurry Jones
Funeral services for Loney L. Lurry Jones of Cairo will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007, at Friendship House of Prayer with Elder Ruben Addison officiating. Pallbearers will be Avery Lurry Sr., Zadderick Lurry Sr., Laderance Fuller, David Miller, Nae Brinson and Johnathan Griffin. Mrs. Jones died Nov. 30 at her residence. Born in Grady County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie W. and the late Lettie Kelly Lurry. Survivors include her husband, Patrick Jones of Tennessee; two daughters, Shanaria Lurry and Angel Lurry, both of California; four sisters, Beverly Griffin and husband John, Sandra Lurry, Barbara Lurry and Aubrea Lurry, all of Cairo; three brothers, Timmy Lee Lurry and Charlie Lurry, both of Cairo, and Tommy Lee Lurry and wife Carolyn of Bainbridge; two aunts, Cynthia miller of Cairo and Mollie Shannon of West Palm Beach, Fla.; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends. - Weston’s Funeral Home
Maxine Gloria Marshall
Funeral services for Maxine Gloria Marshall, 73, of Thomasville will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007, at Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home with the Rev. Tommy Walker officiating. Interment will be in Magnolia Cemetery. Friends of the family will serve as pallbearers. Mrs. Marshall died Monday at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Born Sept. 13, 1934, in Hammond, La., she was the daughter of the late Joe Walker Sr. and the late Martha Decosey Walker. She was a retired school teacher who taught 36 years in the West Covina School District in Los Angeles, Calif. She received a bachelor’s degree in education from Fort Valley State College. She was preceded in death by her husband, Silas Booker Marshall; and Charles Perry, Horace Perry Sr. and June Stephenson. Survivors include two brothers, Joe Walker Jr. and Bernard Walker; a stepson, Silas Rueben Marshall; two grandchildren, Shamere Marshall and Rashad Marshall; a nephew, Daryl Walker; two nieces, Sonia Walker and Phyllis Walker; a daughter-in-law, Sheila Marshall; sisters-in-law Jeanette Walker and Barbara Walker; several cousins, including Morrell Maurice Patterson, Willie Patterson Jr. Maude Mable Moore, Joyce Patterson, Hermadean Thomas, Helen Perry, Maxine Legard, the Rev. Tom Walker, Janet Jackson, Harold Moore Jr. Morris Moore, Marlene Hayes, Alicia Griffin, Ivory Dixon, Slarlet Velvin, Loyce Thomas, Gregory Thomas, Chimecia Patterson, Maxine Legard, Terri Legard, Nelle Walker, Tammy Legard, Tara Legard, Bruce Stephenson, Connie Taylor, Horace Perry Jr., Shirley Stevenson, Dorothy Jones, Tom Walker III, Xavier A. Walker, Kenneth L. Walker, Katrina Reynolds, Tauquitta Walker, Jennifer Tucker, Rosieland Walker and Bennie Walker; stepbrothers and stepsisters Elizabeth DeCosey, Johnnie Bell Morton, Carrie Edmond, Linda Cox and Jimmy DeCosey; special friends Annie Louise Moore, Dorothy Echols, Florine Reynolds, Pam Head and her close, lifelong friend Evelyn Coleman, and special thank you to Margie Hye for her kindness. - Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home
John Robert Hancock
Funeral services for John Robert Hancock, 53, of Ochlocknee will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007, at Whiddon-Shiver Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Neil Baggett officiating. Interment will be in Long Branch Baptist Church Cemetery in Cairo. He died Wednesday at Mitchell County Hospital in Camilla. Born Feb. 27, 1954, in Orlando, Fla., Mr. Hancock was the son of the late Wright Hancock and the late Frances Leona Ritter Hancock. He was a farmer and truck driver. He married Ann Simmons Hancock June 16, 1976, in Thomasville. He attended Pinehill Holiness Church. He was preceded in death by a brother, James Franklin Hancock. Survivors include his wife, Ann S. Hancock of Ochlocknee; two daughters, Shannon Phillips and Amber Larae Hancock, both of Baconton; a grandson, Calab Phillips of Baconton; a granddaughter, Kasey Leigh Phillips of Baconton; and a brother, Eugene Sellers of Pelham. Visitation will be held from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. tonight at the funeral home. - Whiddon-Shiver Funeral Home
Theodore Reid Prosser
Graveside services for Theodore Reid Prosser, Thomasville, are at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 3, 2007, at Laurel Hill Cemetery, 13th Street. Mr. Prosser died Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007, at Magnolia Manor South in Moultrie. A son of the late Samuel Theodore Prosser and Dora Mae Davidson Prosser, he was born July 16, 1928, in Thomasville. Mr. Prosser was self-employed in new home construction and worked on many area plantation homes. He was a lifelong resident of Thomasville and a former member of Thomasville Exchange Club. He is survived by three daughters, Linda Kitchens, Peachtree City, Cathy Prosser, Orlando, Fla., Peggy Richards, Peachtree City; grandchildren, James Kitchens Jr., Winter Springs, Fla., Sam Kennedy, Max Kennedy, both of Peachtree City; and sister, Francis Annis, Warner Robins. He was preceded in death by a brother, Phillip Prosser, and a stepbrother, John Plair. The family will receive friends from 4 to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. - Whiddon-Shiver Funeral Home
Henry Herbert Washington Jr.
Services for Henry Herbert Washington Jr., 62, Thomasville, are at 3 p.m., Nov. 24, 2007, at Shiloh M.B. Church where he was a member. The Rev. Curnell Henry will officiate. Mr. Washington died Nov. 19 in Thomasville. Born Dec. 16, 1944, in Thomasville, he was a son of Hattie Mae Smith and the late Henry H. Washington Sr. On Sept. 15, 1973, in Thomasville, he married Carolyn Moss. He was retired from the U.S. Army and retired from Autry State Prison. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn M. Washington of Thomasville; his mother, Hattie Mae Smith of Thomasville; son, Henry H. Washington III (Crystal) stationed in Stafford, Va. and serving in Iraq; daughters, Paula C. Washington of Charlotte, N.C., Angela Washington Jones (Elvis) of Covington; son, Gregory T. Washington of Thomasville; daughter, Michelle W. Curry (Mathis) of Powder Springs; sisters, Diane W. Virgil of Thomasville, Gloria (Richard) Coney of Tifton, Barbara Lane Washington of Tucker, Gwendolyn Armstrong of Albany, Delorise (Robert) Lewis of Norfolk, Va.; grandchildren, Camille Elise Jones, Tyson Jerrod Jones both of Covington, Cameron Ahmad Curry, Caleb Washington Curry both of Powder Springs; mother-in-law, Josephine Cromartie of Thomasville; and sister-in-law, Della Cromartie of Thomasville. The viewing is from noon to 8:30 p.m., today at the funeral home. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m., today at the funeral home chapel. - Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home
Annie Pearl Mitchell McCall
Services for Annie Pearl Mitchell McCall, Thomasville, are at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007, at First Unity M.B. Church, 1806 Fletcher St., Thomasville. The Rev. Charlie Ross will officiate and interment is in Peaceful Rest Cemetery. Activ pallbearers are family and friends. Honorary pallbearers are members of First Unity M.B. Church. Mrs. McCall died Nov. 18 at Archbold Hospital. Born Jan. 30, 1949, in Jefferson County, Fla., she was a daughter of John and Nellie Mae Mitchell of Monticello, Fla. On June 28, 1986, in Thomasville, she married Nathaniel McCall. She attended New Union School in Boston, a 1966 graduate of Howard Academy in Monticello, 1967 graduate of Walton Division of Thomas Technical School, 1975 graduate of Birdwood Junior College; and a 1977 graduate of Valdosta State College where she received her bachelor of science degree in nursing. She was a retired registered nurse. She was a member of Kelly Rose Temple No. 1005, Order of Eastern Star, American Legion Auxillary 519 and founder of the Socialite Club. She wore many hats in these organizations. In her church, she was church clerk and president of the Usher Board. Survivors include her husband, Nathaniel McCall of Thomasville; daughter, Philissa Marable of Virginia Beach, Va.; son, Luther James Marable III of Thomasville; daughter, Clarissa Mitchel of Americus; sisters, Gladys Roann, Margie Maxwell, Barbara Watkins; sister and brother-in-law, Gloria Glass (Paul); mother, Nellie Mae Mitchell; grandson, Curtis Crumity Jr.; granddaughters, Anneisha Crumity, Dejonee Burnett, Ciara Burnett; grandson, Myron Marable; granddaughter, Jada Marable; grandson, Luther James Marable; granddaughter, Jasmine Mitchell; sisters-in-law, Dorothy McKoy, Lucille Johnson (Eugene), Sadie McCall, Esther McCall, Katherine McCall; brother-in-law, Johnny McCall; friend, Joseph Donnell Carley; aunt, Camilla Mitchell of Jacksonville, Fla.; uncle, A.D. Mitchell of Miami, Fla.; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by a brother, Joe Louis Mitchell. The viewing is from noon to 8:30 p.m., today at the funeral home and from 9:30 a.m., until the funeral hour Saturday at the church. - Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home
