Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Myrtle Harrell Newberry
Services for Myrtle Harrell Newberry, 95, Whigham, are at 3:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005 at Springhill United Methodist Church in Whigham. The Rev. Rodney Porter and the Rev. Wendell Hollingsworth will officiate and interment is in Woodlawn Cemetery in Whigham. Active pallbearers are Shaw Vickers, Ron Newberry, Ralph Mattone, Bobby Palmer, Cuy Harrell and Billy Harrell. Mrs. Newberry died Friday, Feb. 11 in Whigham. Born Jan. 5, 1910 in Grady County, she was a daughter of the late Jason Ira Harrell Sr. and Jenella Boutwell Harrell. She was married to P.H. Newberry who preceded her in death and was a member of Springhill United Methodist Church in Whigham. Survivors include a daughter, Dorothy Gainous and husband, Larry of Cairo; son, James Kelly Newberry and wife, Adelaide of Whigham; sister, Janie Harrell King of Cairo; grandchildren, Susan (Steven) Banks of Twin Bridges, Montana, Patty (Wayne) Wilcher of Guntersville, Ala., Angela (Ralph) Mattone of Coral Springs, Fla., Ron Newberry of Whigham; great--grandchildren, Kadee Austin of Charleston, S.C., Chase Wilcher of Guntersville, Ala., Paige (Ross) Craig of Huntersville, Ala., Ashlee Mattone, Christopher Mattone, Emily Mattone all of Coral Springs, Fla., Maddie Newberry and Kelly Newberry both of Atlanta. Memorials may be made to Springhill United Methodist Church, c/o Wayne Morrison, 344 Morrison Rd., Whigham, Ga. 39897 or Hospice of Southwest Georgia, 818 Gordon Ave., Thomasville, Ga. 31792. The family will receive friends from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. - Clark Funeral Home
Irene Ulmer Walden
Services for Irene Ulmer Walden, 93, are at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005 at Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Church in Cairo. Elder Bob Conner and Elder Brad Marshall will officiate and interment is in Godwin Cemetery in Cairo. Mrs. Walden died Friday, Feb. 11 at Grady General Hospital in Cairo. She was the daughter of the late Clayton and Anna Hudson Ulmer. She was married to Thomas Alton Walden who preceded her in death. She was a member of Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Church and a homemaker. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Peggy Walden of Cairo; daughter-in-law, Marcella (Walden) Akridge of Cairo; sister, Gladys Bennett of Whigham; brothers, Carroll Ulmer, Carl Ulmer, John Ulmer all of Whigham, J.T. Ulmer of Attapulgus; grandchildren, Gwinnette Hertz and husband, Joe of Crawfordville, Fla., Danny Ray Walden and wife, Becky of Marietta, Patti W. Long and husband, John of Houston, Texas, Tracy Walden and wife, Janet of Cairo; eight great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband; son, Gwin Walden; and parents. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Saturday at the funeral home. - Clark Funeral Home
Vidal Vashon ‘Buckeye’ Bogan
Services for Vidal Vashon (Buckeye) Bogan, Cairo, are at 1 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005 at Solid Rock M.B. Church. The Rev. Tommy Johnson will officiate and interment is in Crestview Cemetery. Active pallbearers are Bruce Kelly, Stevan Thornton, Rodriguz Thornton, Ronnie Huntley, Calvin Daniels and Reginald Huntley. Mr. Bogan died Feb. 6 at his residence. Born in Cairo, he was a son of Elnora Bogan and James Borden. He was a 1992 graduate of Cairo High School and received a degree in education from Alabama State University where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi. He was a school teacher. Survivors include his mother, Elnora Bogan (Johnie C. Green) of Cairo; father, James (Blondita) Borden of Whigham; three sisters, Kimberly L. Bogan, Karen G. Bogan, Avis Bogan all of Cairo; grandmother, Evelyn Hines of Whigham; a god son, Jamikal (JJ) Romain; two very special friends, Kim and Charleda; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. - Weston’s Funeral Home
Vivian Lucille Riley Davis
Services for Vivian Lucille Riley Davis, 81, Thomasville, are at 11 a.m., Feb. 12, 2005 at Olive Grove Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Lenorris Dixon will officiate and interment is in Peaceful Rest Cemetery in Thomasville. Active pallbearers are deacons of Olive Grove M.B. Church and friends of the family. Mrs. Davis died Feb. 3. Born in Enterprise, Ala., she was a daughter of William Riley and Katie Bell Thomas Riley. In 1939 in Thomasville, she was married to Jimmy Davis who preceded her in death in June 1984. She was a member of Olive Grove Missionary Baptist Church and a private duty nurse. Survivors include a daughter, Bettye Taylor of Thomasville; sons, Lester Davis, Leroy Davis both of Miami, Fla., James Alvin Davis of Albany; sister, Mildred Hayward of Cincinnati, Ohio; granddaughter, Gloria Henderson (Jessie) of Thomasville; grandsons, Kenneth Hayes (Angela), Ulysses Hayes all of Thomasville; granddaughter, Stephanie M. Davis of Thomasville; grandson, Charles Taylor Jr. of Thomasville; granddaughters, Aoriza Hamnett (Willie) of Miami, Nora Ewing (Freddie) of Ohio; grandson, Glen Davis (Natasha) of Virginia; granddaughters, Melanie Berrious (Danny) of Miami, Vivian Davis of Atlanta; grandsons, Calvin Davis of Thomasville, Kelvin Davis (Tina) of Jacksonville, Fla., Bruce Davis, Reggie Davis both of California; and a host of other great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; relatives; and friends. The viewing is from 9:30 a.m. until the funeral hour Saturday. Family hour is from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Friday at the funeral home. - Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home
Bessie Mae Hines
Services for Bessie Mae Hines, 86, Cairo, are at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 12, 2005 at Bethlehem AME Church, 412 2nd St., S.W. in Cairo. The Rev. W.F. Griffin will officiate and interment is in Fleetown Cemetery in Climax. Active pallbearers are Ronnie James, Ronald James, Wilbert Hines, Carl James, Joseph Bonner and LaQuintine James. Honorary pallbearers are Herbert Vandergriff Jr., Arlister Mock Jr., Patrick Weaver, Denzel Bonner, Stockton Sherman and Bruce Hemphill. Mrs. Hines Tuesday, Feb. 8 at Doctor’s Hospital in Augusta. Born April 5, 1918 in Decatur County, Ga., she was a daughter of Jim and Julian Mock. She was married to Frank Hines who preceded her in death. She attended Decatur County schools, was a homemaker and childcare provider. Survivors include daughter, Lillie Ruth Vandergriff of Cairo; son-in-law, Herbert Vandergriff of Cairo; granddaughters, Loretta Huie, Berlisa Vandergriff both of Tallahassee, Fla.; grandson, Herbert Vandergriff Jr. of Atlanta; great-grandsons, DeAndre Vandergriff of San Diego, Calif., Terence Huie II of Tallahassee; great-granddaughter, Tia Huie of Tallahassee; and sister-in-law, Beatrice Mock of Havana, Fla.; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives. - Cloud & Son Funeral Home
James Griffin Holloway
Graveside services for James Griffin Holloway, 77, Orlando, Fla., are at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005 at Little Flock Cemetery in Boston. The Rev. Dr. Milton Gardner will officiate. Mr. Holloway died Feb. 8. Born in Albany, after high school, he served in the U.S. Navy for four years and moved to Orlando, Fla., where he has resided for the past 45 years. He has successfully operated Holloway and Associates Insurance Company, was a manager with Pre-Paid Legal Services and a member of Aloma Methodist Church. Survivors include his three children, Rick Holloway of Colorado, Dawn Hodges of Florida, Brett Holloway of North Carolina; five stepchildren; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and one brother, Kenneth Holloway of Delray Beach, Fla. - Allen & Allen Funeral Home
Jefferson Trent Howell Jr.
Memorial services for Jefferson Trent Howell Jr. of Austell are at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 12, 2005 in the Village Center at The Presbyterian Village in Austell. The Rev. Debbie Dunlap Wells will officiate. Interment is in Oakwood Cemetery in Pulaski, Va. at a later date. Dr. Howell died Feb. 7. Born Aug. 2, 1926 in Roanoke, Ala., he was the son of the late Jefferson Trent Howell Sr. and Mary Virginia Struthers Howell. His family moved from Alabama to Clearwater, Fla. in the mid-1930’s. He attended school in Clearwater, the Florida Military Academy in St. Petersburg, Fla. and graduated from high school at Sewanee Military Academy, Sewanee, Tenn. During World War II, he was in the Navy V-12 program. Following the war, he was in the Navel ROTC program at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, and was commissioned an ensign in the Naval Reserve. He received the degrees of bachelor of science and bachelor of architecture from Georgia Tech in 1948 and 1949. Following graduation from Georgia Tech, he went to work with B.F. Goodrich Company in Akron, Ohio as a construction supervisor for warehouses and retail stores. In 1950, he entered Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur from which he graduated in 1953 with a bachelor of divinity degree. He later earned a master of theology of ministry from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur in 1981. Through more than 40 years of pastoral ministry he served congregations in Spartanburg, S.C., Grover, N.C., Quincy, Fla. and Hapeville, Waycross and Albany. He retired from First Presbyterian Church, Albany in 1991. In 1999, he and his wife moved to The Presbyterian Village in Austell where they have lived for the last five years. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Martha Ann Board Howell formerly of Pulaski, Va.; two sons, Jefferson Trent Howell III and his wife, Carole Dunaway Howell of Lexington, S.C., William Board Howell and his wife, Julia Elizabeth Horne Howell of Thomasville; a daughter, Susanne Howell Drew and her husband, Gary Alan Drew of Fort Myers, Fla.; three grandchildren, Jefferson Trent Howell IV and his wife, Kelli Dozier Howell of Lexington, S.C., Gary Bradford Drew and Ethan Howell Drew of Fort Myers; a great-grandson, Parker Trent Howell of Lexington, S.C.; two nephews; and three nieces. He was preceded in death by a sister, Jean Howell Irion Castor. Following the service, the family will receive friends at the Village Center. - The Cremation Society of the South
Inez A. Norwood
Services for Inez A. Norwood, Cairo, are at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 12, 2005 at St. Thomas P.B. Church. Elder Darrell Harrison will officiate and interment is in Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Cairo. Active pallbearers are Verneico Norwood, Barrez Norwood, Ronnie O’Neil, Gregory Norwood, Edward O’Neil, Phillip Haynes, Fred Wilder and Donnell Norwood. Mrs. Norwood died Feb. 6 at Grady General Hospital. Born in Grady County, she was a daughter of the late Owen and Irene Gibson Norwood. She attended Grady County schools and attended St. Thomas P.B. Church. Survivors include her sons, Alfred (Linda) Norwood of Cairo, Maurice Willis of Bronx, N.Y.; daughters, Glenda (Phillip) Haynes of Cairo, Wendy Hopkins of Cairo; sisters, Janie Corris (James) Lancaster of Oberlin, Ohio, Evelyn O’Neil of Flushing, N.Y., Elease Evans of Brooklyn, N.Y.; brothers, Sam Norwood of Bronx, N.Y., Waymon Norwood of Jesup; and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. - Weston’s Funeral Home
Stafford Thurman Jr.
Services for Stafford Thurman Jr., 69, Thomasville, are at 2 p.m., Feb. 12, 2005 at George Chapel CME Church, U.S. 319 North, Thomasville. The Rev. Joseph Davis will officiate and interment is in Peaceful Rest Cemetery in Thomasville. Active pallbearers are nephews. Mr. Thurman died Feb. 1 in Tallahassee, Fla. Born in Tallahassee, he was a son of the late Stafford and Ollie Thurman. He was married to Gosier of Barwick on March 21, 1980 in Thomasville. He was a laborer, a member of George Chapel CME Church and had lived in Thomasville for 50 years after moving from Tallahassee. Survivors include a sister, Deloris Minnifield of Thomasville; brother, Jimmy Thurman of Thomasville; sister, Isabella Boles of Thomasville; brothers, Parrish Thurman of Thomasville, Tommie Thurman of Rochester, N.Y.; sister, Annie B. Miller of Thomasville; daughters, Dorothy Thurman, Stephanie Thurman, Shirley Thurman all of Thomasville, Marcile Robinson of North Carolina; sons, Anthony Thurman, Carl Thurman both of Thomasville; and other relatives and friends. Family hour is from 6 to 7 p.m., Friday at the funeral home. The viewing is from noon until the funeral hour Saturday at the church. - Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home
Maxine Washington
Services for Maxine Washington, Pine Park, are at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 12, 2005 at Bethel M.B. Church. The Rev. Elex German Jr., pastor officiating, and interment is in Mount Nebo Cemetery. Active pallbearers are Billy Donald, Sam Frazier, Charlie Goar, Curtis Guyton, Barnell Thomas and John Willis. Mrs. Washington died Feb. 4. Born in Pine Park, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Lula Hadley Johnson. She attended Grady County schools and was a member of Bethel M.B. Church. Survivors include a son, Henry (Ernestine) Washington of Pfafftown, N.C.; daughter, Jean O. (Walter) Carter of Yardley, Pa.; brother, Ernest Johnson of Pine Park; sisters, Dorothy Johnson of Pine Park, Josie B. Shephard of Philadelphia, Pa.; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. - Weston’s Funeral Home
Jeff Williams Jr.
Services for Jeff Williams Jr., 81, of Pavo, are at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 12, 2005 at Bell Mission Church of God in Unity in Pavo with Elder Leroy James officiating. Interment is in Reedy Creek Cemetery in Pavo. Active pallbearers are Raymond Johnson, Bobby Williams, Benjamin Williams, Jimmy Williams, Perry Smith and Ronnie Smith. Honorary pallbearers are Kareem J. Williams, Cedric Williams, Crescens L. Williams, Jeffery J. Williams, Braden J. Williams, Milton J. Williams, Larry L. Williams, El-Reginald Williams, Samuel X. Williams, Cornelius J. Williams and Jamal R. Williams, grandsons of Williams. Mr. Williams died Friday, Feb. 4, at John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville. Born Jan. 3, 1924, in Brooks County, he was the son of the late Jeff Williams Sr. and the late Mammie Allen Williams. He was a retired farmer and a World War II veteran. He was a member of Bell Mission Church of God in Unity in Pavo. Survivors include seven sons, Samuel Williams and wife Elizabeth of Thomasville, Eddie Williams and wife Deloris of Pavo, Larry Williams of Atlanta, Remmer Williams and wife Patricia of Gainesville, Fla., Milton Williams and wife Jacqueline of Thomasville, Charles Williams and wife Rosa of Baconton and Kenneth Williams and wife Cynthia M. of Hinesville; three daughters, Mary J. Williams of Pavo, Sharon Y. Williams of Tampa, Fla., and Cynthia M. Williams of Pavo; 31 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and four sisters-in-law, Nellie Williams of Okeechobee, Fla., Helen Williams of Durham, N.C., Rose Lee Bell of Albany and Juanita Bell of Morrisville, Pa. He was preceded in death by his wife, Willie Mae Williams; a son, Freddie L. Williams; two sisters, Rosa Lee Gray and Carrie President; and three brothers, Morris Williams, E.J. Williams and Robert Williams. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m., Friday at the funeral home. - Strong Funeral Home
John (Jack) Putnam Clement
Services for John Putnam Clement (Jack) of Thomasville are at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 10, 2005 at First United Methodist Church in Thomasville. The Rev. Leigh Ann Raynor and the Rev. Bob Dixon will officiate and interment is in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mr. Clement died Feb. 6 at 72 years of age at Archbold Memorial Hospital. A native of western New York, he was born April 9, 1932 in Jamestown, N.Y., the son of the late John I. and Annette Clement. He graduated from Gowanda High School in Gowanda, N.Y. and was a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps, serving during the Korean War conflict. After his military service, he graduated from Alfred State S. U. N. Y. with a degree in horticulture. All his working life was spent in south Florida where he retired as Director of Public Works for the City of Lauderhill, Fla., he and his wife chose Thomasville for retirement in 1996. He loved his adopted city and the tall pine trees. He was a member and past member of the board of trustees of First United Methodist Church in Thomasville. He was a member of the American Legion and was a Mason. Survivors include his loving wife, Norma Clement; daughter, Julie Fredrickson; grandchildren, Lori and Jim of Alpharetta; son, John Stark Clement of Laguna Hills, Calif.; brother, Rod Clement of Thomasville; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Ray and Rosemary Stark of New Bern, N.C.; and many dear friends. Memorials may be made to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation and the Thomas County Food Bank. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home. - Allen & Allen Funeral Home
Rev. C.R. McCutcheon
Services for the Rev. Clyde Ray McCutcheon, 86, of Carrollton are at 4 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2005 at the chapel of Almon Funeral Home in Carrollton. The Rev. Dr. Steve Davis and the Rev. John Riley will officiate and interment is in Carroll Memory Gardens. Active pallbearers are Judson Bell, William Bell, Daniel Denney, Lee Campbell, Nat Shackelford, Don Smith, James Gordon and Dr. Lynn Holmes. Rev. McCutcheon died Sunday, Feb. 6 at his residence. Born Jan. 3, 1909 in Little Rock, Ark., he grew up and attended public schools in Atlanta and College Park. After working various jobs as a young man during the Depression, he married Ophelia Barrett in 1932 and later began selling life insurance for American National Life. He worked his way up to general sales manager and later deputy superintendent for the Atlanta region with American National. After years of serving as a deacon at Mercer Avenue Baptist in College Park and lay speaker in a few churches, he was ordained into the ministry in 1946 and called to serve as a bi-vocational pastor at Live Oak Gardens Baptist Church in College Park. In 1947, he quit his insurance business and began fulltime ministry. In 1948, he enrolled at Norman College, a Baptist college in Norman Park, and served as a student pastor at Big Creek Baptist in Thomas County. At Norman College, he was salutatorian of his class and president of the honor society and the ministerial association. He later served as a trustee of Norman College. He served as pastor of New Bethel Church in Colquitt County and Greenville Baptist, his longest pastorate from 1954 to 1971. He served for several terms as moderator of the Western Baptist Association, which included Meriwether and Coweta counties. In Carroll County, he served as regular and interim pastor of Roopville, Abilene, Antioch, Mars Hill and Midway Macedonia. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Carrollton since 1976. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Steve and Cynthia McCutcheon of Carrollton; a granddaughter and her husband, Stephanie and Sammy Dunlap of Barnesville; a brother, Roy L. McCutcheon of Apopka, Fla.; sisters-in-law, Mary Ann Parker of Fayetteville, Myrtice Teate of Starke, Fla.; and numerous nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his wife of 71 years, Ophelia McCutcheon; and a brother, Virgil O. McCutcheon. The family will receive friends from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to First Baptist Church Praise and Faith, 102 Dixie St., Carrollton, Ga. 30117 or Hospice Care, P.O. Box 1136, Carrollton, Ga. 30112. - Almon Funeral Home
