Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Dorothy Mae Jackson
Services for Dorothy Mae Jackson, 71, Ochlocknee, are 11 a.m., Thursday, April 27, 2006, at First Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Dr. I.L. Mullins and the Rev. David Thomas will officiate and interment is in Peaceful Rest Cemetery. Active pallbearers are friends of the family. Mrs. Jackson died April 20 at her residence. Born Oct. 11, 1934, in Thomas County, she was a daughter of the late Hattie and Willie Sr. Mickens. She was married to Amos Lee Jackson, who survives, of Ochlocknee. She was a member of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church and Upper Room Church of Christ in Paterson, N.J. She had lived in Ochlocknee for six years prior to moving from Paterson. She was a retired certified nurse aide at St. Joseph Hospital. Other survivors include a daughter, Cynthia Ladson of Somerset, N.J.; son, Andrew L. Jackson of Ochlocknee; daughters, Cheryl Bacote, Chenease Jackson, Janice M. Jackson all of Paterson; son, Jeffery Jackson of Ochlocknee; sons-in-law, Allen Bullock, James Bacote, Michael Ladson all of New Jersey; daughter-in-law, Rhonda Jackson of Georgia; 22 grandchildren, Inaisha (Mujahid) Abdallah, Marsone, Tishell, Keisha, Shanata, Omar, Rashee, Naomi, Riheem Lakeisha, Hikeem, Latoya, Jabari, Jimaira, Kuashema and Shakeya Bullock, Andrea Coley, Shadaisha Bacote, Antonie Jackson, Lakenya Boatwright; 24 great-grandchildren, Genease, Shawn, Jamir, Aniyah, Ethan, Evan, Marsone Jr., Oneal, Jaylin, Lyris, Rishee Jr., Jaheim, Deshonette, Deshawn, De-Ante, Nazir, Justin, Das-Zire, Jeneasie, Derrick, Zamaihra, Vernisha, Javon, Kadaisha; two sisters, Mattie Hollis, Bennie Mae (Columbus) Taylor; two brothers, John (Mary) Mickents, James Lewis Mickens; sister-in-law, Dorothy Mickens; two aunts, Sadie and Victoria; an uncle, Henry Mickens; five sisters-in-law, Juanita Pearson Angeline Scott, Vera (David) Thomas, Luvenia Smalls, Annette (John) Mansfield; brother-in-law, John Jackson; special family, James (Darlene) Rollins, Jacqueline Rollins; numerous nieces, nephews, other loving relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Genease Jackson; a son, Willie Jackson; and two brothers, Willie Sr. and Freddie Mickens. The viewing is from noon to 8 p.m., today at the funeral home and from 9:30 a.m. until the funeral hour Thursday at the church. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m., today at the funeral home. - Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home
Bertie Greene McEnroe
Services for Bertie Greene McEnroe, 85, Arabi, are at 4 p.m., Thursday, April 27, 2006, at Clark Funeral Home Chapel in Cairo. The Rev. Jim Weaver and the Rev. Ronald Barrett will officiate and interment is in Providence Cemetery in Whigham. Active pallbearers are Bobby Grimes, Mickey Greene, Dennis Greene, Randy Greene, David Coley and Jerry Dinkins. Mrs. McEnroe died Tuesday, April 25 at Crisp County Regional Hospital in Cordele. Born Sept. 18, 1920, in Whigham she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Jesse Heald Greene. She was married to Joseph Francis McEnroe who preceded her in death. She was a member of El Bethel Baptist Church in Whigham and a caretaker for the elderly. Survivors include daughters, Mary Ann Manley and husband, W.L. of Pavo, Betty Jo O’Steen and husband, Richard of Woodville, Fla., Frances T. Clark of Cordele; son, Joseph Timothy McEnroe-Thomas of Cairo; sister, Laura Coley of Cairo; grandchildren, Julieanna Johnson of Marianna, Fla., Jeffrey L. Johnson of Whigham, Ronald (Ward) Johnson and wife, Kim of Whigham, Ashley May and husband, Brian of Tifton, Corey Clark of Cordele; great-grandchildren, Mason and Kaelie Johnson of Cross City, Fla., Kaitlynn and Bailey Johnson of Whigham and Jacob May of Tifton. She was preceded in death by her husband; a daughter, Lillian McEnroe; brothers, Emory Greene, Linwood Greene, Herbert Greene, W.R. (Bud) Greene; sisters, Edna Grimes, Eunice Harris, Frances Dinkins and Myrtice Thomas. - Clark Funeral Home
Brinson Adam Terrell Jr.
Services for Brinson Adam Terrell Jr. are at 11 a.m., Thursday, April 27, 2006, at Boston Baptist Church where he was a member. The Rev. Tim Phillips will officiate and interment is in Boston City Cemetery. Mr. Terrell died Monday, April 24 at Pelham Parkway Nursing Home. Born May 30, 1935, he was the son of the late Brinson Adam Terrell Sr. and Maude Mobley Terrell. Mr. Terrell was a retired businessman and farmer. He was a veteran of the United States Army and Reserves and a former city councilman. On Nov 30, 1963, he married Ellen Peeples Terrell who survives. Other survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Lori and Thomas Choate of Boston, Barbara Anne and Al Garrett of Gadsden, Ala.; sister and brother-in-law, Louise and Bruce McKinley of Houston, Texas; sister, Virginia Murphy of Boston; sister and brother-in-law, Marian and Frank Bruce of Boston; grandchildren, Kevin Butler, Faythe Land, Abigail Garrett, Julianna Garrett; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., today at the funeral home. - Allen & Allen 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
Dr. Louis P. Clark
Dr. Louis P. Clark, Thomasville, died Friday, April 20, 2007, at Golden Living Nursing Home. Survivors include a nephew, William A. Clark of Thomasville; and cousins Annie Walden of Beachton, Ga., Virginia Glenn and CaSandra Fredrick, both of Thomasville; David Clark of Boston and Josephine Tillman of Thomasville. - Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home
Calvin Black
Services for Deacon Calvin Black, Ochlocknee, are at 2 p.m., April 22, 2006, at Eagles Nest Deliverance Tabernacle in Thomasville. Pastor Vinnie Peterson will officiate and interment is in Peaceful Rest Cemetery in Thomasville. Active pallbearers are Ernest Young, John Lee, Lamar Young, Walter Walden, Chris Brooks, John Young, Steve Robinson and Richard Cooney. Honorary pallbearers are the Rev. J.B. Allen, Michael Nixon and Bill Gloster. Mr. Black died April 14 in Augusta. Born May 8, 1950, in Tifton, he was a son of the late Charlie and Everylean Lane Black. On Oct. 1, 1971, in Thomas County, he married Annie Lee Young. He graduated from Wilson High School in Tifton and was a 1971 graduate of Walton Division Tech in Thomasville. He had lived here for 35 years after moving from Tifton. He majored in auto body. He was a member of Eagles Nest Deliverance Tabernacle Church where he was a deacon. Survivors include his wife, Annie Lee Young Black of Thomasville; son, John Young and his wife, Louvenia of Thomasville; daughters, Deborah Young Pines and her husband, Charles of Americus, Sarah Black of Thomasville; sister, Elizabeth Foster of Tifton; sisters-in-law, Ida Pew, Leola Robinson, Ernestine Cotton, Willie Lee Thomas, Dorothy Young, Inell Young, Maeola Black, Rose Black; brothers-in-law, Remer Young III, Johnny Young, Hayward Young; grandchildren, Jarriel Pines, Ynessa Pines, Ciara Young, Samalia Lee; great-grandchild, Amya Reese; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by brothers, Clyde Black and Donnie Black. The viewing is from noon until the funeral hour at the church. - Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home
Jacqueline Lorraine Jackson Crumby
Services for Jacqueline Lorraine Jackson Crumby, 53, Thomasville, are at 1 p.m., April 22, 2006, at Disciples of Jesus Ministries, 228 Augusta Ave., Thomasville. Elder Israel Blake will officiate and interment is in Peaceful Rest Cemetery. Active pallbearers are friends and relatives of the family from the Georgia and Florida area. Mrs. Crumby died April 14 at Archbold Hospital. Born June 15, 1952, in Thomas County, she was a daughter of Frank and Mary Hadley Jackson. On Dec. 19, 1991, she married Sandy Crumby. She attended Dade County schools and graduated from Washington High School in Miami, Fla. She was a member of Providence Missionary Baptist Church and was a housekeeper. Survivors include her husband, Sandy Crumby of Thomasville; son, Melvin J. Jackson of Thomasville; mother, Mary Lee Hadley Jackson of Thomasville; brothers, Willie Jackson and wife, Linda of Douglas, Morrell Jackson and wife, Dorothy, Alonzo Jackson all of Thomas County; sisters, Lynette Hardy, Linda Gail Walden both of Thomas County; grandsons, Torianto M. Jackson, CorDarrius Washington both of Douglas County; adopted daughter, Monique Walden of Thomasville; adopted son, Adrienne Walden of Thomasville; and numerous family members and friends. She was preceded in death by her father; brother, Caesar Jackson; and a sister, Gloria Jackson. The viewing is from noon to 8:30 p.m., today at the funeral home and from 11 a.m., Saturday until the funeral service at the church. - Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home
Otis Davis
Services for Otis Davis, 41, Thomasville, are at 11 a.m., April 22, 2006, at Healing Temple. Apostle Darlene Brinson of New Life Praise and Deliverance Center will officiate and interment is in Peaceful Rest Cemetery in Thomasville. Active pallbearers are New Life Men of Valour. Mr. Davis died April 15 at his residence. Born Feb. 10, 1965, in Santee, S.C., he was a son of Gene Davis and the late Rudine Preasy Davis. He was married to Sabrina Williams. Mr. Davis was a member of New Life Praise and Deliverance Center and a store clerk at Southwestern State Hospital. Survivors include his wife, Sabrina Williams-Davis of Thomasville; daughter, Marquita Davis of Tifton; son, Marcus Davis of Tifton; daughters, Martia Davis of Tifton, Miracle Davis of Thomasville; stepdaughter, Deryelle Murray of Thomasville; brothers, Harry Preasy of Santee, S.C., Curtis Davis of New Mexico; dear cousin, Rose Ann Glover of Santee, S.C.; father, Gene Davis of Newark, N.J.; and numerous family and friends. - Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home
