Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Wilma Horton King
Graveside services for Wilma Horton King are 10 a.m. Monday, May 16, 2005 at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Carolina Street, Thomasville. The Rev. Keith Hill will officiate. Born Oct. 25, 1909 in Thomas County to the late Ruben Milton Horton and the late Mary Emma Pfister, she was a life-long resident and a homemaker. She was married April 8, 1927 in Monticello, Fla. and was preceded in death by her husband, Oscar Edward King, on Oct. 21, 1991. Mrs. King was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Thomasville. She died Friday, May 13, 2005 at Hospitality Care Center in Thomasville. Survivors include daughter, Barbara Watts of Ashville, N.C.; daughter and son-in-law, Mary Carolyn Strobel and husband John C. of Havana, Fla.; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. - Whiddon-Shiver Funeral Home
Jannie Mae Tillman
Services for Jannie Mae Tillman, 85, Thomasville, are at 11 a.m., Monday, May 16, 2005 at St. Luke CME Church, Chatham Drive, Thomasville. The Rev. James Greene Jr. will officiate and interment is in Peaceful Rest Cemetery in Thomasville. Active pallbearers are Men in Unity of Thomasville. Mrs. Tillman died May 11 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Born April 27, 1920 in Brooks County, she was a daughter of the late Clearance and Eva Lee Grant. She was married to Guss Tillman Sr. She was attended Thomas County School System, member of St. Luke CME Church in Thomasville and member of Aucilla Order of Eastern Star Lodge No. 1. She was a housewife. Survivors include sons, Willie Lee Tillman of Valdosta, Benjamin Tillman Sr. of Thomasville, Guss Tillman Jr. of Lenoca, Kan.; daughters, Elizabeth Sirmons, Eva Mae Jones, Grace Dubose, all of Thomasville; sister, Pauline Kerbo of Thomasville; and other family and friends. The family will receive friends from 5 to 6 p.m., Sunday at the funeral home. Family will also receive friends at 1924 Fletcher St. - Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home
Katie Louise Craven
Graveside services for Katie Louise Craven of Thomasville are at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, 2004, at Big Creek Cemetery. The Rev. Mack Luke will officiate. Mrs. Craven died Nov. 30, 2004, at her residence. Born Aug. 26, 1938, in Red Level, Ala., she was a daughter of the late James Elbert and Katie Margaret Fowler Austin. She was the loving mother of eight children, daughters and sons-in-law, Brenda and Robert Lambert of Fayetteville, Ark., Carol and Bob Brettel of Thomasville, Marty and Jerry Creel of Coolidge, Machelle and Danny Luke of Thomasville, sons and daughters-in-law, Rick and Lindi Craven of Dothan, Ala., Eddie Craven and Danny Riggs, sons, David Craven and Derek Craven all of Thomasville, 14 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and sister, Jean Stanland Myers and husband, Julius Myers. A sister, Ruby Nutt and brothers, Howard Austin and Hugh Austin, preceded her in death. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. today. - Allen & Allen Funeral Home
Tommy Lee Johnson
Services for Tommy Lee Johnson, Cairo, are at 1 p.m. today, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004, at Beulah Missionary Baptist Church in Cairo, with the Rev. Dellise Cox, pastor, officiating. Interment is at Greenwood Cemetery. Active pallbearers are Aldon Johnson, Nathaniel Johnson, Joe White, Ricky Copeland, J.D. Stephens, William Bradshaw and Ernest J. Johnson. Mr. Johnson died Thursday, Nov. 25, 2004, at his residence. An Eastman native, he was a son of the late Deacon Earl and Mother Lottie H. Johnson. He was a member of Beulah Missionary Baptist Church and a 1957 graduate of Washington Consolidated High School. Survivors include five brothers, Artis (Dorothy) Johnson, Fort Lauderdale Fla., Earl (Gwen) Johnson, East Orange, N.J., Melvin Johnson, Newark, N.J., Norman (Ophie Lee) Johnson, Cairo, Nathaniel (Eva) Johnson, Cairo; sister, Lela P. Johnson, Lithonia; aunt, Laura Johnson Pringle, Atlanta; and several devoted nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and neighbors. - Weston’s Funeral Home
Hazel (Peggy) Irene DeTrempe
Services for Hazel (Peggy) Irene DeTrempe of Thomasville are at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004, at Allen & Allen Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Bob Mobley will officiate. Mrs. DeTrempe died Nov. 28, 2004, at the Brian Center. Born July 17, 1922, in Peoria, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Oscar Franklin and Edith Platt Lewis. On May 13, 1940, in Illinois she married Richard LeRoy DeTrempe. Mrs. DeTrempe was a retired bookkeeper. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Joyce and Don Parrott of Thomasville, son and daughter-in-law, Rick and Mary DeTrempe of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., grandchildren, James Parrott, Jeff Parrott, Cynthia DeTrempe and Mark DeTrempe and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. - Allen & Allen Funeral Home
Col. Samuel E. Dyke
Services for Col. Samuel E. Dyke, 83, formerly of Cairo, are at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004, at the First United Methodist Church in Cairo. The Rev. Richard Soper and the Rev. Paul Dupree will officiate and interment will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Cairo, with full military honors. Col. Dyke died Saturday, Nov. 27 in Atlanta. Born Oct. 3, 1921, in Moultrie, he was the son of the late Wardell and Thelma Posey Dyke. A member of First United Methodist Church, Dyke served for 33 years in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as colonel. On Jan. 29, 1949, he married Betty S. Dyke, who survives. Other survivors include sons Gene Dyke and wife Gwyn of Dacula, Samuel E. Dyke, Jr. and wife Christine of Atlanta, William H. Dyke and wife Paula of Norman, Okla., David Dyke and wife Patsy of Greenwood, S.C.; sister Marian Manry of Albany; grandchildren Kelli Satnes, Moore, Okla., William S. Dyke, Norman, Okla., Scott Edwards, Del City, Okla., Matthew Dyke, Philip Dyke and Rayna Dyke, all of Dacula, Jeremy Edwards and Brooke Edwards, both of Del City, Okla., Michael Shannon Adams, Ninety Six, S.C., Charlie Mack Adams, Rock Hill, S.C.; great-grandchildren Dylan Crawford Scott, Ninety Six, S.C., Logan Michael Adams, Ninety Six, S.C. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Clark Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Cairo First United Methodist Church Building Fund, 318 S. Broad St., Cairo, Ga., 39828. - Clark Funeral Home
R. Donald Newton
Services for R. Donald Newton of Boston are at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004, at Whiddon-Shiver Funeral Home. The Rev. Tim Phillips will officiate. Newton died Saturday, Nov. 27, at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Born in Thomasville Dec. 31, 1933, he was the son of the late Ralph Newton and the late Ruth Edwards Newton. Newton was a retired machinist with United Airlines for 34 years, served in the U. S. Air Force, and was a member of Boston United Methodist Church. On Dec. 28, 1991, in Cartersville, he married Elsie Mercer Newton who survives. Other survivors include a son, Michael Newton; a daughter, Tracy Newton; stepchildren Terrie Peeples, Tim Mercer and wife Lyndell, Connie Mercer, Bruce Mercer and wife Debby; nine step-grandchildren and six step-great-grandchildren; brother Arnold Newton and wife Marion of Wakulla County, Fla. He was preceded in death by a brother, Joe Newton. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until the funeral hour Tuesday at Whiddon-Shiver Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Boston Baptist Church Building Fund, or a charity of your choice. - Whiddon-Shiver Funeral Home
Nelda Harrell Strickland
Services for Nelda Harrell Strickland, 87, are at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004, at Springhill United Methodist Church in Whigham. The Rev. Rodney Porter, the Rev. A.C. Gilliard, and the Rev. Steve Poppell will officiate, and interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Whigham. Active pallbearers include Kelly Newberry, Dwight Lodge, Jet Cox, John Gainous, Dempsey Cain, and Spencer Duncan. Honorary pallbearers include Emory McBroom, Larry Harrell, Larry Gainous, Paul Ponder, Danny Ponder and the men of Springhill United Methodist Church. Mrs. Strickland died Sunday, Nov. 28, at Bainbridge Memorial Hospital. Born Jan. 21, 1917, in Whigham, she was a lifetime resident of Grady County and the daughter of the late Albert and Romelle Barrineau Harrell. Mrs. Strickland was a homemaker, a member of Springhill United Methodist Church, a member of the Golden Glow Club and the Wayside Community Club. She was married to A.Q. Strickland who preceeded her in death in 1972. Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law Harrell Lee and Edwina Strickland, Warner Robbins, Roger and Sylvia Strickland, Harriman, Tenn.; daughters and sons-in-law Jean Hancock, Cairo, Mary Jo and Billy Gowan, Climax; sisters Oleta Giddens, Lakeland, Roma Harrell, Lakeland, Fla.; grandchildren Tammy Mims, Jimmy Strickland, both of Warner Robins, Sheri Odum, Cairo, Carla Shannon, Atlanta, Carol Gowan, Bainbridge, Rachelle Hester, Rod Strickland, both of Thomasville; great-grandchildren Brandon Mims, Casie Mims, both of Warner Robins, Drew Berry, Justin Berry, Reed Odum, all of Cairo, Riley Shannon, Atlanta, Claire Shannon, Atlanta, Tyler Hester, Jadyn Hester, both of Thomasville. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sister Martha Spells, brother Murray Harrell, and a son in law, James Perry Hancock, Sr. - Clark Funeral Home
Leon O. ‘L.O.’ Wright
Services for Leon O. “L.O.” Wright will be held at 4 p.m. on Monday, April 24, 2006, at the First Presbyterian Church in Thomasville, with the Rev. Daniel Smoak and Dr. Stephen Murray officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens in Savannah on Tuesday. Mr. Wright died April 21, 2006, at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Born on July 4, 1929, in Canton, Miss., he was a son of the late Leon Ollie and Ruth Wright. He graduated from Louisiana State University with a degree in forestry and worked for more than 35 years with Union Camp Corp. as Manager of Harvesting Operations. Mr. Wright was an avid gardner and enjoyed cultivating a wide variety of plants. He also had a strong interest in land conservation and management. While living in Savannah, he was a member of the Rotary Club and White Bluff Presbyterian Church, where he was an elder. He currently was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Thomasville. On July 25, 1968, in Brunswick, he married Francine Farrer Wright, who survives. Other survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Evelyn Rose Wright and Cameron Fogle of Washington, D.C.; and daughter, Krista Gayle Wright of Atlanta. The family will receive friends today from 4 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 225 E. Jackson St., Thomasville, Ga. 31792 or to the American Cancer Society in his name. - Allen & Allen Funeral Home
Cleatus Joe Satterfield
Services for Cleatus Joe Satterfield of Boston will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2006, at Allen & Allen Funeral Chapel, with interment at Sunset Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Lee Waller will officiate. Mr. Satterfield died April 20, 2006, at his residence. Born on Nov. 8, 1940, in Oklahoma, he was a son of the late John Thomas and Irene Whitney Satterfield. Mr. Satterfield was a retired restaurant owner and was married on December 16, 1962, in Carson City, Nev., to Patricia Powers Satterfield, who survives. Other survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Ronnie and Debbie Satterfield of Colfax, Calif., daughter and son-in-law, Janet and Scott Bradford of Boston, son and daughter-in-law, Allen and Debbie Satterfield of Medford, Ore.; brothers, Gus Satterfield of Texas, Allen Satterfield of Florida, Glen Satterfield of California; sisters, Lenore Godwin of Georgia and Gail Kelley of California; and 11 grandchildren. He was loved by many and will be greatly missed. The family will receive friends on Monday, April 24, 2006, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. - Allen & Allen Funeral Home
Thomas E. McRae Sr.
Graveside services for Thomas E. McRae Sr., 90, Cairo, were Saturday, April 22, 2006, at Greenwood Cemetery in Cairo, with The Rev. Charles M. Bennett officiating. Mr. McRae died Thursday, April 20, 2006, after an extended illness. He retired after 24 years working as a high school principal in several Florida counties. After moving to Georgia, he worked as a purchasing agent for the Grady County School System for 14 years. A member of the Georgia Retired Teachers Association, Mr. McRae also helped organize and was a past president of the Cairo Golden K Kiwanis Club. A veteran of World War II, he was a member of the VFW. Mr. McRae is survived by his wife of 22 years, Alice Louise McRae, Cairo; children, Thomas E. McRae Jr., Tallahassee, Fla., Mary Ann Evans, Leander, Texas; grandchildren, Mary Jane Macaluso, Senoia, Byron Evans, Tampa, Fla.; and seven great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to The Humane Society, 413 Timberlane Road, Tallahassee, Fla. 32312. - Heritage Funeral Home
Talbot Graham Jones
Services for Talbot Graham Jones, 92, Cairo, are at 2 p.m. Monday April 24, 2006, at Clark Funeral Home chapel, with interment at Cairo Cemetery. Mr. Jones, a retired educator, died Saturday, April 22, 2006, at Grady General Hospital in Cairo. He was born April 3, 1914, in Cairo, a son of the late Robert Henry Jones and Pency Jane Stanaland. Mr. Jones owned Jones Dairy in Cairo for 32 years and was an appliance technician. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Cairo. Mr. Jones is survived by sisters, Angie Leah Jones, Cairo, Raenell Jones, Cairo; a brother, Stanaland Jones, Columbia, S.C.; niece, Jane Alice Bader and husband, Mike, Lexington, S.C.; great-niece, Carolyn Burton and husband, Jimmy, Anderson, S.C.; and a great-great-niece, Joyce Burton. Visitation is from 5 to 6:30 p.m. today at Clark Funeral Home. - Clark Funeral Home
Marjorie Sealy Baird
Marjorie Sealy Baird, 82, of Mimosa Avenue in Moultrie, formerly of Huber Heights, Ohio, died Saturday, April 22, 2006, at Sunrise Nursing Home in Moultrie. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 24, at Harrell Faircloth Funeral Home, with burial at Meigs Sunset Cemetery in Meigs. The Rev. Dennis Norman will officiate. Her nephews will serve as casketbearers. Mrs. Baird was born Aug. 31, 1923, in Mitchell County, Ga., a daughter of the late Joe and Alma Sealy. She served in the Women’s Army Corps during World War II. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Fairborn, Ohio. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Baird was preceded in death by her husband, Sheldon Baird; and two brothers, Buddy and Burney Sealy. Survivors include her sister-in-law, Louise Sealy of Meigs; her niece, Susan S. Gay of Moultrie; her nephews, Edwin Sealy Jr. and Whit Sealy, both of Meigs, Burney Sealy Jr. of Camilla and Joey Sealy of Augusta; and several great-nieces and -nephews. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today, April 23, at the funeral home. - Harrell Faircloth Funeral Home
Troy Wilson Jr.
Services for Troy Wilson Jr., 77, Thomasville, are at 4 p.m., April 22, 2006, at Mount Olive Primitive Baptist Church, Fletcher Street, Thomasville. Elder Dr. Jeffery Griggs will officiate and interment is in Peaceful Rest Cemetery in Thomasville. Active pallbearers are Ledeldrick Smith, Albert Jones Jr., Preston N. Smith, Johnny L. Jones, Denorris L. Wilson, Demetris Wilson, Pernell Bussey, Jonothan Bussey, Adrian S. Mitchell, Ricky Hayes and Melvin Thompson. Mr. Wilson died April 16 at Archbold Hospital. Born March 19, 1929, in Thomasville, he was a son of the late Troy Wilson and Lilia Wilson. On April 19, 1950, in Thomasville, he was married to Katie Garland. He was a member of Mount Pilgrim M.B. Church and a mechanic at Alligood Tire Service. Survivors include his wife, Katie L. Wilson of Thomasville; daughter, Rosetta Wilson of Hollywood, Fla.; son, Everett Wilson of Thomasville; daughter, Gloria Goings of Boston; son, Troy L. Wilson of Thomasville; daughters, Pelinda Jones of Tallahassee, Fla., Freda D. Wilson of Thomasville, Arline Hampton of Hollywood, Fla., Mary Ellen Bussey of Thomasville, Findella Moore of Houston, Texas; daughter-in-law, Edna Pearl Wilson of Thomasville; son-in-law, Raymond T. Goings of Boston; daughter-in-law, Lillie Wilson of Thomasville; sons-in-law, Albert L. Jones of Tallahassee, Fla., Donnie Hampton of Hollywood, Fla., William Monroe of Thomasville, Brian Barn of Thomasville; brother, Cecil Wilson of Thomasville; sister-in-law, Mary Alice Wilson of Thomasville; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m., today at the funeral home. The viewing is from 2 p.m., until the funeral service today at the church. - Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home
