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Ronald L. Beadle
Services for Ronald L. Beadle of Cairo, are at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 6, 2005, at Allen & Allen Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Alan McNabb will officiate. Mr. Beadle died Friday, March 4, 2005, at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Born June 14, 1935, in Kingston, N.Y., he was the son of Lee Beadle who survives in Lake Katrine, N.Y., and the late Addie Lane Beadle. He was married to Eunice Gracia Beadle who survives. Mr. Beadle was an oil service technician at Garrghan Oil Co. in New York. Other survivors include a daughter, Rhonda Beadle of Cairo; sons, Ron Beadle Jr., of Vandenburg Air Force Base, Calif., Joseph Beadle of Williamsport, Pa., Lee Beadle of Highland, N.Y.; brother, Robert Beadle of Longs, S.C.; sister, Pat Douglass of Kingston, N.Y.; grandchildren, Alexandra Kearney, Bryan Beadle, Joshua Beadle, Jaron Beadle, Daniel Beadle, Erin Beadle and Johnathan Beadle. - Allen & Allen Funeral Home
Henry Wesley Davis
Services for Henry Wesley Davis, 92, are at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 5, 2005, at First United Methodist Church in Cairo. The Rev. Richard Soper, the Rev. Barry Giddens, and the Rev. Tegler Greer will officiate, and interment is in Cairo City Cemetery. Pallbearers are Jimmy Davis, Everett Allen, Mike Brock, David Brock, Jerry Joiner and Stan Cross. Davis died Thursday, March 3, 2005, at Grady General Hospital. Born May 8, 1912, in Leesburg, Davis was the son of the late Mary Lue Smith Davis and James Bradley Davis, Sr. He worked as parts manager for R.R. VanLandingham and was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific Theater of the war. Davis was a member of First United Methodist Church of Cairo, and active in community service. He is survived by his wife, Kathryn Allen Davis of Cairo, whom he married July 8, 1945. Other survivors include daughters, Kay Hazlehurst and her husband Rogers of Islamorada, Fla., Mary Evelyn Wells and husband David of Sylvania, Susan Engram and husband Brian of Blackshear; grandchildren Rob and Amanda Hazlehurst, Ft. Wachua, Ariz., Kit Rossi and husband Tom of Jacksonville, Fla., Talmadge Davis Hazelhurst, Islamorada, Fla., Charles and Kathryn Wells, Sylvania, Lindsay Engram, Blackshear; great-grandchild Thomas Henry Rossi, Jacksonville, Fla.; brother J.B. Davis and wife Ruth, Cairo. The family will receive friends at the home. - Clark Funeral Home
Rubye Evelyn Peacock
Services for Rubye Evelyn Peacock, 83, of Quitman, are at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 6, at the Maxwell-Miller Funeral Home Chapel in Quitman. The Rev. Jeri Pruette and the Rev. Larry Hauser will officiate, and the burial will be in Cairo City Cemetery. Peacock died Thursday, March 3, at her residence following a brief illness. Born in Grady County, she was the daughter of Leslie Hugh and Annie John Aldredge Peacock. She was a retired school teacher for the Brooks County Public School System, and a member of the Morven United Methodist Church. She is survived by a brother and sister-in-law, Dr. Hugh Anthony and Helen Peacock of Milton, Fla.; nieces and nephews, and a special friend, Dr. Jeri Pruette of Quitman. The family will receive friend at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Maxwell-Miller Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. - Maxwell-Miller Funeral Home
Sim “Jake” Mirick
Services for Sim “Jake” Mirick, 77, are at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 6, 2005, at the Cairo Church of God. The Rev. Dewayne Atkinson, the Rev. Gary Walker, and the Rev. Jesse Roland will officiate, and interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Cairo. Active pallbearers are Randall Mirick, Garrett Roland, Joshua Roland, Justin Joiner, Robbie Mulkey and Javan Anderson. Honorary pallbearers include Dexter Harrison, Pete Horton, Leavy Horton, Marty Thomas, Lester Mill and Andy Millerschoen. Mirick died Friday, March 4, 2005, at Grady General Hospital. Born Oct. 14, 1927, in Faceville, he was the son of the late Sim and Maggie Aycock Mirick, and was married to Linnie Belle Horton, who preceded him in death in 1996. He remarried Frances D. Mirick, who survives. Mirick was a veteran or World War II, and a member of the Cairo Church of God. Survivors include his wife, Frances of Cairo; sons and daughters in law Eddie and Judy Mirick of Albany, Rex and Kathy Mirick of Cristobel, Texas, Zane and Beverly Mirick of Cairo; daughters and sons in law Rhonda and Tommy Brown of Dalton, Kathy and Jesse Roland of Barberville, Fla.; sister Irene Thomas of Cairo; grandchildren Randall Mirick, Michele Mirick, both of Cairo, Jennifer Mirick Joiner, Gina Mirick, both of Valdosta, Brandy Millerschoen, Wichita Falls, Texas, Lindsey Brown, Allison Brown, both of Dalton, Garrett Roland, Joshua Roland, both of Barbersville, Fla., Ashley Roland Pearson, Palm Coast, Fla.; great-grandchildren Logan Smith, Tyler Mirick, Parker Madison Mirick, all of Cairo, Bryce Millershoen, Kate Millershoen, both of Wichita Falls, Texas, Joylene Pearson, Abigail Pearson, both of Palm Coast, Fla. He was preceded in death by his wife, Linnie Belle, his parents, and sisters Alice Hinton and Inez Miller. Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. at Clark Funeral Home. - Clark Funeral Home
Georgia Cleo Worsham Stewart
Services for Georgia Cleo Worsham Stewart, formerly of Thomasville, are today, March 5, 2005, at 11 a.m. at Whiddon-Shiver Funeral Home with the Rev. Tim Robson officiating. Interment will follow at Beulah Cemetery. Mrs. Stewart died Wednesday, March 2, 2005, in Rome. Born in Camilla on Nov. 25, 1918, to the late George W. and Essie Davis Worsham, she married the late John Cecil Stewart on Aug. 21, 1943. She was a hairdresser and a member of Eastside Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband on June 21, 1988. Survivors include two daughters, Dean Joiner and Jean Johnson and husband Wayne, all of Thomasville; a son, George Stewart and wife Gale of Thomasville; six grandchildren, Jonathon Gandy, Ashley Gandy, Chris Stewart, Brian Stewart, Dee Hayes and Jamie Joiner; five great-grandchildren, Skylar Gandy, Michaela Gandy, Trevor Hayes, Kyle Hayes and Zachery Joiner; half-brother Larry Worsham of Vada and half-sister Marianne Rumker of Hopeful. The family will receive friends following the service at Whiddon-Shiver Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to First Newark Baptist Church Building Fund. - Whiddon-Shiver Funeral Home
Henry Garland
Services for Henry Garland of Cairo are at 2 p.m., Thursday, March 17, 2005, at St. Luke Primitive Baptist Church in Reno. Elder Larry Brown will officiate and interment is in the church cemetery in Reno. Mr. Garland died March 11 at his residence. Born May 23, 1943, in Cairo, he was the son of the late Theo and Rosebelle Garland. He attended the Grady County school system. He was a loving brother and father. Survivors include Lisa Edmond (Chris), Judy Garland, Tammy, Retha Garland and six other children in Florida; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; nine sisters and five brothers, Herman Garland (Joyce) of Cairo, Pinkie Phillips (Tommie) of New Jersey, Etta Davis, Christine James, Willie Joe Garland (Helen), Judy Hyrick (Mance), Thedore Garland all of Cairo, Fannie Bowden, Lou Etta Jones, Chaty Garland, Cynthia Johnson (Raymond), Bernard Garland (Vanessa), Lizzie McCree, Joseph McCree (Lois); special friend, Gloria Jean Tillman; and a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and friends. - Williford’s Funeral Home
Dennis Lamar Hall Sr.
Dennis Lamar Hall Sr., 56 of Thomasville died March 9, 2005 in Bartow, Fla. Born March 14, 1948, he came to Thomasville eight months ago from Wauchula, Fla. where he had lived for eight years. He was a Baptist and a retired truck driver. Survivors include his wife, Florence Hall of Thomasville; sons, Dennis Hall Jr. of Zolfo Springs, Fla., Jason Hall of Valdosta; stepchildren, Matthew Bailey and wife, Angela, Zachary Bailey, Shaunna Bailey, Sharalynne Bailey all of Thomasville; brothers, Mike Hall of Clermont, Fla., Donald Hall of Thomasville, Ronald Hall of Douglas; sister, Melba Jean Johnson of Virginia Beach, Va.; and several nieces and nephews. - Robarts Family Funeral Home, Wauchula, Fla.
Isaac Elmer (Buster) Lloyd
Services for Isaac Elmer (Buster) Lloyd of Tallahassee, Fla. are at 1 p.m., Thursday, March 17, 2005, at Allen & Allen Funeral Chapel. Lem Joiner will officiate and interment is in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mr. Lloyd died March 15, 2005 in Tallahassee. Born Jan. 10, 1926, in Frisco City, Ala., he was the son of the late Arthur O. and Annie Ruth Lambeth Lloyd. He was married to Iris Lloyd who preceded him in death. Mr. Lloyd was a mechanic for Ford Motor Company in Michigan. Survivors include sisters, Minnie Lee Parramore of Cairo, Evie Mae Myers of Dothan, Ala.; brothers, Robert Earl Lloyd of Repton, Ala.; sisters, Bertie Lee of Stockton, Calif., Mary Ann Nettles of Repton, Ala., Elizabeth Marsden of California; and many nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Attn: Memorial/Honor Program FH, P.O. Box 1000 Dept. 300, Memphis, Tenn. 38148-0552. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m., Wednesday. - Allen & Allen Funeral Home
Jeannette Wilson Roberts
Memorial services for Jeannette Wilson Roberts of Thomasville are at 11 a.m., Thursday, March 17, 2005, at Allen & Allen Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Dr. Dan Spencer will officiate and interment is in Friendship Cemetery in Donalsonville. Mrs. Roberts died March 14 at her residence. Born Dec. 18, 1922, in Thomasville, she was the daughter of the late Orrie Wilson and Alma Johnston Wilson. She married Dorris Randall Roberts in 1942 of Donalsonville, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Roberts was a cosmetologist employed at Sue Rogers Beauty Shop and was a member of First Baptist Church in Thomasville. She taught Sunday school in Thomasville, Ga. and Chattahoochee, Fla., was a Girl Scott Leader in Chattahoochee, Fla., taught Bible school in Chattahoochee, Fla., and was in the Woman's Club in Chattahoochee, Fla. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Forrest and Alan Massey of Boston, Ga.; sister, Doris Thornton of Thomasville; and several nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Southwest Georgia, 818 Gordon Ave., Thomasville, Ga. 31792 or to the Sixth Day Animal Rescue, P.O. Box 100, Boston, Ga. 31626. - Allen & Allen Funeral Home
Glenn Abrams
Glenn Abrams, 75, Boston, died Monday at Archbold Medical Center. Local survivors include his wife, Ethel Lee Abrams of Boston; son, Glenn Rudolphus Abrams Jr. of Thomasville; mother-in-law, Chaney Hodges of Thomasville; sisters-in-law, Johnnie Mae Abrams and Mattie Carr both of Thomasville. - Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home
Charles F. Jones
Charles F. Jones, 38, Thomasville, died Tuesday at Archbold Medical Center. Local survivors include his wife, Rokelle B. Jones; mother, Clara Jones; sons, Charles F. Jones Jr., Charles E. Hayes; daughter, Ashley R. Hayes; brothers, Bishop Ira Campbell, Ulysess Jones Jr., John Wayne Jones all of Thomasville; sisters, Selena Campbell of Thomasville and Mary Garland of Cairo. - Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home
Emma Lorene Bynum Mobley Ansley
Services for Emma Lorene Bynum Mobley Ansley, 87, of 608 Dogwood Dr., Pelham, are 3 p.m. Saturday, March 5, 2005, at Macedonia Baptist Church. Elder Max Childs and Rev. David Pickering will officiate and interment is in Macedonia Cemetery. Active pallbearers are grandsons and great-grandsons. Mrs. Ansley was born in Colquitt County on Sept. 10, 1917, to the late James Lee Bynum and Ellie Barwick Bynum. She married the late Willie Ansley. A homemaker, Mrs. Ansley attended Union Hill Primitive Baptist Church. She died on March 2, 2005 at Pelham Parkway Nursing Home. Survivors include son, Winford and Jackie Mobley of Cairo; daughters, Lanell (Nell) M. Edwards of Thomasville, Lois M. and Morris Lodge of Pelham and Ava M. and John Mathis of Monticello, Fla.; sisters, Flossie Maxwell of Albany and Becky Rose of Selma, N.C.; brother, James L. Bynum of Cairo; 12 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and, 14 great-great grandchildren. Mrs. Ansley was preceded in death by two grandsons, Tommy Edwards and Barry Mobley; two husbands, Henry F. Mobley and Willie Ansley; and one son, Danny Mobley. Visitation is Friday, March 4, 2005, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. - Braswell Funeral Home
LaFreda Redmond Murphy Carroll
Services for LaFreda Redmond Murphy Carroll, 48, of 122 Riverwind Trail, Meigs, are 11 a.m. Saturday at Cobb Funeral Chapel. The rev. Larry Nunnally will officiate and interment is in Cobb-Suncrest Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers are Curt Hec Redmond, Matthew Murphy, Aaron McKaughan, Brent Stewart, Chris Hall and Jeff Gillis. Born to the late Bud Curtis Redmond and Elizabeth Harnage Redmond on Jan. 14, 1957, she was a Baptist and a homemaker. Mrs. Carroll died March 2, 2005, at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville. Survivors include husband, Randy Carroll of Meigs; sons, Chuck Murphy of Tallahassee, Kevin Murphy of Atlanta and Dr. Richard Murphy of Thomasville; daughter, Layne Murphy of Meigs; brother, Lee Redmond of Moultrie; and, sisters, LaMerle Uttley of Moultrie and Londa Goode of Albany. She was preceded in death by brothers, Lyndle Redmond and LaBron Redmond. Visitation is 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Cobb Funeral Home. - Cobb Funeral Home
Bernice L. Gilbert
Services for Bernice L. Gilbert, 73, of Thomasville, are 2 p.m. March 5, 2005, at Providence Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Emory Virgil, pastor of Providence M. B. Church, will officiate and interment is at Peaceful Rest Cemetery in Thomasville. Active pallbearers are Kenny Williams, Albert Williams Jr., Frank Matthews, Lorenzo Meeks, Fred Williams and Jimmy Herbert. Born in Metcalfe, Ga., Mrs. Gilbert lived in Thomasville for 58 years. At a young age, she married Robert Gilbert Jr. A retired sterilization technician, she attended Providence M.B. Church. Mrs. Gilbert died Feb. 26, 2005 at her residence. Survivors include daughters, Mattie Stokes of Atlanta, Ga., Barbara (Willie) Walden of Thomasville and Diane (Michael) Peterson of Thomasville; sons, Arthur Livingston of Tallahassee, Fla., Ronnie Gilbert of Atlanta, Ga. and Bernard Gilbert of Thomasville; first cousin, Carolyn Adams of Metcalfe; cousin, Celia Woody of Thomasville; cousin, Willie Forrest of Virginia; 18 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and other family and friends. The remains will lie instate at the church on Saturday from 12 noon until the funeral hour. There will be no viewing after the eulogy. - Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home