Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Robert Shephard ‘Sandy’ Davis
Services for Robert Shephard “Sandy” Davis, 47, are 1 p.m. Thursday at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Metcalf. The Rev. Estell Arrington will officiate and interment is at Mitchell Cemetery in Metcalf. Active pallbearers are friends of the family. A native of Thomas County, Mr. Davis was born July 3, 1957, to Pearlie Mae Guyton Davis and the late Herman Davis, Sr. He was a 1975 graduate of Central High School, attended Antioch Missionary Baptist Church and served as a cook in the food service industry. Mr. Davis died Dec. 23, 2004 at his residence, 320 N. Hansell St., in Thomasville. Survivors include mother, Pearlie M. Davis of Thomasville; sister and brother-in-law, Mary & Albert McCoy, Sr. of Thomasville; sisters, Ethel Davis, Dorothy Clark and Juanita Davis, all of Thomasville; sister and brother-in-law, Matria & Willie Morris, Sr. of Thomasville; brother, Herman “Bubba” Davis, Jr. of Thomasville; brother and sister-in-law, Bernard Davis, Sr. and Shelia Davis of Thomasville; God sister and her husband, Gloria and LeRoy Chatmon of Tampa, Fla.; uncle, Hubert Davis of Cleveland, Ohio; aunt, Juanita Davis of Cleveland, Ohio; aunt and her husband, Ruth and Marvin Sanders of Thomasville; aunt and her husband, Catherine and Tom Jones of Thomasville; and several nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. The family will receive their friends after the services at the residence. Relatives and friends are asked to meet at noon at the residence, for the processional. - Grooms Funeral Home
Walter Edward Johnson
Services for Walter Edward Johnson, 58, of 135 Old Boston Rd. in Thomasville, are 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004, at Baker Funeral Home Chapel in Moultrie. Pastor Gerri Simpson will officiate and interment is at Liberty Hill Cemetery in Mitchell County. Pallbearers are Freddrick Johnson, Dennis Johnson, Michael Fletcher, Arthur Fletcher, Ronald Lamb and Clyde Barnes. Mr. Johnson was born in Colquitt County on Oct. 1, 1946 to Lewis M. Johnson, Sr. and Cecil Lee Causey Johnson. He was self-employed and of the Holiness religion. Mr. Johnson died Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, at his residence. Survivors include wife, Patricia Barnes Johnson; son, Eugene Crews of Thomasville; daughters, Jessica Fletcher and husband Michael, Karen Luce and Tammy Long, all of Thomasville, and Judie Sandavol of Dublin, Ga.; brothers, Freddie Johnson and wife Marie, Clyde Johnson, all of Thomasville, James Johnson and wife Delayne of Moultrie; sisters, Prezzie Poole and husband Dewitt of Norman Park, Carolyn Rowe and husband Donnie of Norman Park, and Mary Lamb Singleton and husband Hollys of Cairo; and grandchildren, Justin Youmans, Joshua Crews and Michael Fletcher, all of Thomasville. Brothers Lewis Johnson, Joseph Johnson and William Johnson and sisters, Barbara Johnson, Alice Smith and Zella Mae Johnson preceded him in death. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004 at the funeral home. The family may be contacted at 135 Old Boston Rd. Lot 20, Thomasville. - Baker Funeral Home
Martha Jane Taylor
Services for Martha Jane Taylor are 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, at Allen & Allen Funeral Chapel with interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Bob Norman and Rev. Lee Waller will officiate. Pallbearers are Bob Taylor, Keith Mudge, Clyde Hospital, Rickie Croy, Mark Henley, and Ronald Ramsey. Mrs. Taylor died Dec. 26, 2004 at the Presbyterian Home in Quitman. Born on July 8, 1922 in Colquitt Co., Ga., she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Emma Deen. She was married to Duncan Taylor, who preceded her in death in August 1995. Mrs. Taylor was a homemaker and a member of Gateway Baptist Church. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Bobby & Mary Evelyn Taylor of Pace, Fla.; daughter, Marie Croy of Thomasville; brother, Luther Deen of Dade City, Fla.; grandchildren, Lisha Hospital of Jacksonville, Fla., Sandy Mudge of Pensacola, Fla., Bob Taylor of Pensacola, Fla., Rickie Croy of Kingsland, Ga., Tammy Henley of Thomasville; and 11 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends on Monday evening from 6 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home. - Allen & Allen Funeral Home
J.F. ‘Fondren’ Wilson
Services for J.F. (Fondren) Wilson, 95, of 1904 Palmyra Road, Albany, are 3 p.m. Tuesday at Mathews Funeral Home in Albany. The Rev. Chip Gresham will officiate and interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens. A native of Thomas County, Mr. Wilson lived in Albany since 1958. He was a retired contractor and was a member of Raleigh White Baptist Church. Mr. Wilson was a loving father and grandfather. He died Saturday, Dec. 25, 2004. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ellen Elizabeth Wilson, a granddaughter, Karen Ryan of Boston, Ga. and a great-grandson, Jimmy Chavis, Jr. of Warner Robins, Ga. Survivors include daughters, Dorothy Poole of Leesburg, Ga., Barbara Hobbs and her husband, Irving Hobbs of Hopeful, Ga., and Nona Sawyer and her husband, John Sawyer of Warner Robins, Ga.; a brother, Ansel Wilson of Arcadia, Fla.; a sister, Annie Lou Duncan of Thomasville; eleven grandchildren, twenty great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. The family will be at the residence of his granddaughter and her husband, Pam and Bill Allen, 2323 12th Ave., Albany, Ga. 31707. The family received friends from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. Monday at Mathews Funeral Home. - Matthews Funeral Home
Simon Lee (L.) Gilbert
Services for Simon Lee (L.) Gilbert are 11 a.m. Monday at Little Bethel AME Church, located at 151 12th St. SW, in Cairo. The Revs. Willie F. Griffin and R. J. Brown will officiate and interment is at Crestview Cemetery in Cairo. Active pallbearers are Deacon Eldrin Washington, Deacon Mitchell Glenn, Deacon Gordie Simmons, Deacon Ernest Williams, Brother Herbert McBride and Brother Willie Johnson. Born to Samuel Boyzie Gilbert and Mary Bridges Gilbert on Dec. 16, 1921, in Cuthbert, Ga., Mr. Gilbert worked as a gas station attendant. A lifetime resident of Cairo, he attended school in the Randolph County School System. Mr. Gilbert married Rosa Nell Jenkins and attended Little Bethel AME Church. He died Dec. 21, 2004, at Archbold Medical Center after an extended illness. Survivors include his wife, Rosa Nell Gilbert of Cairo; son, Dorsey Gilbert of Cairo; daughter, Frankie (Robert) Fields of Albany; daughters, Fannie Gilbert, Ethel Corker and Josphene (Elbert) Thompson, all of Cairo; stepson, Willie Jenkins of Atlanta; stepdaughter, Loddie (Joe) Walmack of Vailejo, Cali.; stepdaughters, Louretha Frazier and Melinda Hunter, both of Cairo; stepdaughter, Deborah Jenkins of Atlanta; brother, Arthur (Earlieb) Gilbert of Cairo; brother-in-law, Alton (Lillian) Powell of Cairo; brother-in-law, Otis Powell of Bainbridge; sister-in-laws, Mary Jones, Alma L. Mond, Rosa Lee Powell and Lillie Tise, all of Cairo; sister-in-law, Emma Gilbert of Springdale; devoted nephew, Willie H. (Stella) Williams of Cairo; twenty-three grandchildren, thirty-nine great-grandchildren, a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Five brothers, two sisters and five sister-in-laws preceded him in death. - Cloud & Son Funeral Home
Narvella S. Hadley
Services for Narvella S. Hadley, 90, of Thomasville, are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Evergreen United Church of Christ, located on Meredian Road in Beachton, Ga. The Rev. Dr. Artis Johnson will officiate and interment is at Evergreen Cemetery in Beachton. Active pallbearers are Brother Bryan Metcalf, Sr., Elder Marvin Johnson, Elder Jerry Metcalf Sr., Elder Alfred Hill, Deacon Charlie Ward, Sr. and Elder Tommy C. Hill. Born to the late Adell and Fleta Spearman in Bexar, Ala. on July 13, 1914, Mrs. Hadley married Dock Hadley who preceded her in death on Nov. 26, 2004. She was a cook at Fair Oaks Plantation in Thomasville and attended Evergreen United Church of Christ where she held the office of elder and clerk. She was also a member of Rebecca Chapter #32 O.E.S. Mrs. Hadley died Dec. 22, 2004, at Grady General Hospital in Cairo. Survivors include son, Robert (Jean) Hadley of Beaumont, Texas; granddaughter, Nicole (Lloyd) Antoine of Baton Rouge, La.; granddaughter, Krystal A. Hadley of Beaumont, Texas; sisters, Rosa L. Miller, Romona S. Hill and Adell S. Clark, all of Thomasville; sister, Arnie B. Gabriel of Atlanta; brother, Alfred Spearman of Opa-Locka, Fla.; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins. A public viewing will be held Monday at the funeral home from 2-8:30 p.m. and Tuesday at Evergreen United Church of Christ from 10 a.m. until the service. The procession will assemble at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday at 152 Walden Road in Beachton. - Hadley’s Funeral Home
Bertha James Roberson
Services for Bertha James Roberson, 78, of Newark N.J., and formerly of Thomasville, are 2 p.m. Monday at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, located at 16686 Hwy. 319 North in Thomasville. The Revs. Andrew Anderson and James Herbert will officiate and interment is at St. Paul M.B. Cemetery. Active pallbearers are Keith Seabrooks, Oliver Blount, J. P. Smith, Tyrone White, Heath Smith and Richard Lawyer. Born in Thomasville to the late Willie and Chancey Jackson on June 25, 1926, she married Thomas Roberson who preceded her in death. Mrs. Roberson was a retired beautician. She died Dec. 19, 2004, at East Orange General Hospital. Survivors include sisters, Marie Thurman and Evelene Thurman, both of Thomasville; niece, Gloria McCall of Newark, N.J.; granddaughter, Lisa Miller of Newark, N.J.; son, Montez Montaque of Newark, N.J.; grandson, Anthony (Tony) Miller of Newark, H.J.; great-grandsons, Shawn Miller and Keith Miller of Newark, N.J.; and a host of other relatives. A public viewing will be Sunday at the funeral home from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. and at the church on Monday from 12:30 p.m. until the service. The procession will assemble at 316 Merrill Street in Thomasville at 1 p.m. on Monday. - Hadley’s Funeral Home
Frances Mitchell Walden
Services for Frances Mitchell Walden, 71, of Detroit, Mich., are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Metcalf. The Rev. Estelle Arrington will officiate and interment is at Evergreen Cemetery in Beachton. Active pallbearers are Harry Jefferson, Willie Jefferson, Dwayne Jefferson, David Jefferson, Charles Seigers, Adrian Jefferson and Daniel Craig Jefferson. Born in Metcalf to the late William and Essie Mae Mitchell, she attended Ross Hill Elementary School and was a resident of Thomas County before moving to Detroit. She married Roosevelt Walden in Detroit on March 7, 1955. Mrs. Walden died Dec. 20, 2004, in Detroit. Survivors include daughter, Cheryl Walden (Reginald) Maxwell of Detroit, Mich.; husband, Roosevelt Walden of Detroit, Mich.; sisters, Ethel Lee Davis and Willie Mae Seigers of Thomasville; son-in-law, Reginald Maxwell of Detroit, Mich.; nephews, Harry Jefferson, Willie Jefferson and Charles Seigers, all of Thomasville; nephew, David Jefferson of Valdosta; nephew, Curtis Mitchell of Yuma, Ariz.; niece, Cathy Brown of Orlando, Fla.; sister-in-law, Doris Rice of Fort Valley, Ga.; sister-in-law, Melissa Robinson of Jacksonville, Fla.; sister-in-law, Lillian Walden of Philadelphia, Pa.; sister-in-law, Annie Walden of Cairo; brother-in-law, Brownlee Walden of Philadelphia, Pa.; brother-in-law, Melrose Walden of Cairo; brother-in-law, Olan Faulk of Richland, Ga.; brother-in-law, Robbie Robinson of Jacksonville, Fla.; and a host of relatives and friends. The family will receive friends at family hour on Monday from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the funeral home. - Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home
Rhoda Lindsey
Services for Rhoda Lindsey of Thomasville are at 11 a.m., Monday, Dec. 27, 2004 at Allen & Allen Funeral Chapel. Interment is in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Miss Lindsey died December 24 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Born Sept. 28, 1922 in Cairo, she was the daughter of the late James Irvin and Sarah Elizabeth Lindsey. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a brother and sister-in-law, Lesley and Ann Lindsey of Jacksonville, Fla.; sister, Estelle Winkler of Morgenton, N.C.; niece, Charlotte Barthel of Coolidge; nephews, Charles Lindsey of Moultrie, Larry Lindsey of Quincy, Fla., Timothy Lindsey of Thomasville, Louie Lindsey of Albany; great-great-niece, Jamie Bowman of Crawfordville, Fla.; and great-nephew and wife, James and Ninfa Ezell of Crawfordville. The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday at the funeral home. - Allen & Allen Funeral Home
Oscar ‘O.D.’ Ellis
Services for Oscar (O.D.) Ellis, 82, Pelham, are at 2 p.m., Monday, Dec. 27, 2004 at Morningstar Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Estelle Arrington will officiate and interment is in Meigs Sunset Cemetery. Mr. Ellis died Dec. 21 at his residence. Born April 11, 1922 in Mitchell County, Ga., he was a member of Morningstar Missionary Baptist Church where he was a deacon. Survivors include his wife, Lillie West Ellis of Pelham; two sons, Bobby Ellis of Palatka, Fla., Carl Ellis of Palatka; a daughter, Carol Ann Mercado of Palatka; a sister, Ethel Clark of Vada; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. - Nathaniel Thomas and Son Home for Funerals
Linda Clark Larkins
Services for Linda Clark Larkins, 47, Meigs, are at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004 at Morningstar Missionary Baptist Church where she was a member. The Rev. Estelle Arrington will officiate and interment is in Meigs Sunset Cemetery. Mrs. Larkins died Dec. 20 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Born Dec. 12, 1957 in Thomas County, Ga., she was a dispatcher for the Thomas County Sheriff’s Department for 20 years. Survivors include her husband, Andrew Larkins of Meigs; two children, Brittany Celeste Larkins, A.J. Larkins of Meigs; mother, Laura S. Clark of Meigs; two sisters, Verna Hill of Meigs, Annie Smith of Tallahassee, Fla.; three brothers, Samuel Clark of Atlanta, Edward Clark of Sacramento, Calif., Wayne Clark of Meigs; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. The viewing is from 2 to 8:30 p.m., Saturday. - Nathaniel Thomas and Son Home for Funerals
Lois Simpson Loyd
Services for Lois Simpson Loyd, 88, of Ochlocknee, are at 2 p.m., Monday, Dec. 27, 2004 at Zion Grove Assembly of God. The Rev. David Loyd and the Rev. Weldon Alligood will officiate and interment is in Zion Grove Cemetery. Active pallbearers are Jamie Loyd, Jody Loyd, Travis Hardigree, Nathan Ireland, Jason Scites and Craig Ireland. Mrs. Loyd died Dec. 22 at Mitchell County Hospital in Camilla. Born Nov. 16, 1916 in Colquitt County, she was a daughter of the late Bytha Smith Simpson and Morris Simpson. She was a homemaker and a member of Zion Grove Assembly of God. Survivors include son, Carlton Loyd and wife, Jean of Ochlocknee; daughters, Nellie Kifer and husband, Charles of Cairo, Cherie Avery and husband, Phillip of Ochlocknee; grandchildren, Jamie Loyd, Amy Hardigree, Joni Rice, Joseph Loyd, Sean Buxton, Miranda Kifer, Jason Scites; great-grandchildren, Leah Loyd, Skylar Loyd, Parker Hardigree, Kari Lyn Hardigree, Unicka Rice, J.T. Rice, Alexa Buxton, Ian Buxton, Gavin Buxton, Katelyn Scites and Logan Scites. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Loyd. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m., Sunday at the funeral home. The family will be staying at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Loyd, 2002 Willingham Rd., Ochlocknee. Memorials may be made to Zion Grove Assembly of God building fund. - Cobb Funeral Chapel
Samuel Cook Jr.
Services for Samuel Cook Jr., 86, 110 Persimmon St., Thomasville, are at noon, Friday, Dec. 24, 2004 at Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church, 323 McKinley St., Thomasville. Elder Jimy Simmons, pastor officiating, and interment is in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Active pallbearers are deacons of Mt. Zion P.B. Church and friends. Mr. Cook died Dec. 18 at Pinewood Nursing Center in Whigham. Born Feb. 2, 1918 in Tallahassee, Fla., he was a son of the late Samuel and Julia Cook. He was married to Lorene Hampton Cook. He attended the public schools in Leon County, Fla., was a member of Mt. Zion P. B. Church and was a retired porter for Greyhound Bus Lines. Survivors include his wife, Lorene Cook of Thomasville; daughter-in-law, Norma J. Cook of Cambria Heights, N.Y.; granddaughter of Cambria Heights, N.Y.; grandsons, Warren S. Cook of Baltimore, Md., Randell Taylor of Kings Mountain, N.C., Evan Taylor of London, England; godchildren, Markescia Conyers of Valdosta, Barbara Glenn of Thomasville, Christine Glenn of Thomasville, Fred Glenn of Miami, Fla., Brenda Smiley of Thomasville, Carla Ward of Macon; special friends, Sam Brown, Thomas Glenn both of Thomasville; a sister, Julia Burns; nine great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and loving friends. A son, Willie J. Cook preceded him in death. The viewing is from 2 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home and from 11 a.m. until the services Friday at the church. The processional will assemble at 11:15 a.m., Friday at 110 Persimmon St. - Hadley’s Funeral Home
