Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Ann Flowers Price
Graveside services for Ann Flowers Price, 83, Charlotte, N.C., are at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2004 at Sharon Memorial Park, 5400 Monroe Rd., Charlotte. Mrs. Price died Nov. 8 at Southminster. She was the daughter of the late Robert Flowers and Nettie Winn Flowers of Thomasville. Mrs. Price was a graduate of Agnes Scott College and Western Reserve University. Following graduation, she worked for several years in social work. She was a longtime member of Myers Park Baptist Church and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She and her husband, Porter, spent most of their retirement years at Sunset Beach, N.C. Survivors include her son, William Porter Price III and daughter-in-law, Ann Moorman Price of Columbia, S.C.; a daughter, Winn Price Sams of Columbus, N.C.; six granddaughters; a sister, Claire Flowers Morgan of Jacksonville, Fla.; and special friend, Walter “Buck” Kennedy of Charlotte. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Pamela Mitchell Price; and husband of 51 years, W. Porter Price Jr. Memorials may be made to Hospice at Charlotte, 1420 E. 7th St., Charlotte, N.C. 28204 or to Southminster, 8919 Park Rd, Charlotte, N.C. 28210. - Harry and Bryant
Hattie Mae Adams
Services for Hattie Mae Adams, 68, Thomasville, are at 2 p.m., Nov. 20, 2004 at Tower Street Church of Christ, 121 Tower St., Thomasville. Brother Clay Phillips will officiate and interment is in Aucilla Cemetery. Active pallbearers are friends of the family. Mrs. Adams died Nov. 16. Born May 3, 1936 in Thomas County, Ga., she was a daughter of Wesley Leaks and Addie Leaks. She was a member of Tower Street Church of Christ and was a homemaker. Survivors include her mother, Addie Leaks of Thomasville; four sons, Windell Newkirk (Barbara), Johnny Newkirk (Lula Mae), Ernest Newkirk, Robert Newkirk all of Thomasville; a daughter, Alice Newkirk of Lakeland, Fla.; six stepchildren, Ethel Lee Parks and Joseph Adams of Thomasville, Hattie Wilcox (Bill) of St. Petersburg, Fla., Mildred Hightower (Willie) of Plant City, Fla., Willie Jean Watts of Miami, Fla., Elbert Newkirk of Bainbridge; two sisters, Addie Andrews of Thomasville, Bernice Robinson of St. Petersburg, Fla.; three brothers, Elbert Leaks (Annie) of Thomasville, West Leaks (Helen) of St. Petersburg, David Leaks of Jacksonville, Fla.; sister-in-law, Quessie Batchlor; 13 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; a very special niece, Willie Pearl Wilson of Thomasville; special nephew, Willie James Andrews; special friends, James Borders, Sister Erdine Wilson; and a host of other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Adams; sons, David Newkirk, Leroy Wiggs; and father, West Leaks. The viewing is from noon to 9 p.m., Friday. The family will receive friends from 8 to 9 p.m., Friday at the funeral chapel. - Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home
Benny F. Grant Jr.
Services for Benny F. Grant Jr. of Cairo are at 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004 at St. Mary AME Church, 205 McNair-Moor Rd., Climax. The Rev. Ronald Williams, pastor, and the Rev. Willie F. Griffin will officiate. Interment is in Conyer’s Cemetery in Climax. Active pallbearers are Charles Jones Sr., Wesley Higdon Sr., Fontabian Donaldson Sr., Marcus Holton, Freddie Cunningham and Douglas Richardson. Mr. Grant died Nov. 17 at his residence. He was born Dec. 8, 1948 to the late Benny F. Grant Sr. and Mother Ruby Gibson Grant. He attended the Decatur County Public Schools and graduated from Mt. Moriah High School in Attapulgus. He also attended a school in New York, majoring in accounting. He served in the United States Army where he received a Purple Heart and an honorable discharge. At an early age, he joined St. Mary AME Church. Survivors include two sons, Ronald and Elijah Grant; loving and devoted sisters, Betty (Arthur Lee) Gurley, Ella (Hubert) Metcalf, Jackquelyn (Charles) Jones all of Cairo, Teresa Lowery of Atlanta; three brothers, Jessie Grant, Ezekiel Grant of Cairo, Gary (Verna) Grant of Climax; four aunts; two uncles; a host of loving nieces; nephews; cousins; and sorrowing friends. He was preceded in death by three brothers. - Williford’s Funeral Home
John Larry Jackson
Services for John Larry Jackson, Cairo, are at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004 at Bethlehem AME Church. The Rev. Willie F. Griffin, pastor officiating, and interment is in Crestview Cemetery. Active pallbearers are family members and friends of the family. Mr. Jackson died Nov. 15 at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville. Born in Cairo, he was a son of the late Oscar “Dock” and Juanita Jackson. He was a 1968 graduate of Washington Consolidated High School and attended Madison Junior College. He was a member of Bethlehem AME Church and operated the family owned business, Jackson’s Grocery and Diner. Survivors include a sister, Annette (Johnnie B.) Everett of Miami, Fla.; two nephews, Johnnie B. Everett Jr. and Oscar Everett both of Miami, Fla.; a niece, Vernetta Everett; four loving aunts, Mary McFadden, Wilhemina Hicks, Pearly (Charlie) Garland all of Cairo, Lois Bush of Whigham; two thoughtful and caring cousins, Louise Riles and Timothy Metcalf; and a host of other cousins, relatives and friends. - Weston’s Funeral Home
Addie Masten
Services for Addie Masten, Cairo, are at 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004, at Friendship House of Prayer. Elder Ruben Addison will officiate and interment is in Crestview Cemetery. Active pallbearers are Michael Jenkins, Kelvin Donaldson, Robert Donaldson, Jerry Jones, Duke Donaldson, Derrick Masten, Stacy Masten, Jerry Grissom and Vick Wimberly. Mrs. Masten died Nov. 16 at her residence. Born in Mitchell County, she was a daughter of the late William Henry and Rosa Masten. Survivors include a son, Charles (Bonnie) Masten of Cairo; four sisters, Mary Donaldson, Katie Masten, Jessie Chandler all of Cairo, Minnie Lee Hall of Miami, Fla.; three sisters-in-law, Ophelia Masten Addison, Myrtyce Masten, Love Cheevers; two brothers-in-law, Robert Donaldson of Dothan, Ala., Early Williams of Cairo; five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren; two very special nieces, Lakethia Addison, Angela Masten; special grandson-in-law, Ricky Guyton; a special godsister, Bessie Wilder; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. - Weston’s Funeral Home
Timmie Lee Spence
Services for Timmie Lee Spence, 40, Thomasville, are at 2 p.m., Nov. 21, 2004 at Life, Power and Praise Apostolic Faith Church, Short Broad Street, Thomasville. District Elder Kevin M. Harrison Sr. will officiate and interment is in Sunset Cemetery in Meigs. Active pallbearers Cephas Wade, Earl Brown, Eddie Samuel, Frank Spicer, Isiah Sheffield, James Asher and Willie Anderson. Honorary pallbearers are family and friends. Mr. Spence died Nov. 9 at his residence. Born Dec. 11, 1963 in Mitchell County, Ga., he was a son of the late Vinnie Mae Carter and U.M. Spence. He is a 1983 graduate of Thomas County Central High School and a member of Life, Power and Praise Apostolic Faith Church. He had lived in Thomasville for 30 years after moving from Mitchell County. Survivors include his stepfather, Charlie Carter of Meigs; sister, Brenda Thomas-Smith of Thomasville; nephew, Randell Simpson of Thomasville; niece, Charlisa (Keshia) Smith of Thomasville; great-niece, Ranijah Simpson of Tallahassee, Fla.; brother-in-law, Charles Edward Smith of Thomasville; aunts, Pastor Carrie Lee Abson (Roosevelt) of Philadelphia, Pa., Odell Burkes-Pickett (Lucious, deceased) of Miami, Fla., Vera Phillips (George, deceased) of Thomasville; special friend, Vivian Reddick of Thomasville; and a host of loving cousins and many loving friends. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday at the funeral home. - Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home
Carl G. Williams
Carl G. Williams, 67, of Forest Park died Nov. 17. Survivors include a son, Michael Williams of Tallahassee, Fla.; and a daughter, Cynthia Thompson of Forest Park; and two granddaughters. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 4 at the funeral home in Morrow. - Pope Dickson & Son Funeral Directors and Cremation Services Morrow Chapel
Lena Mildred Walker Davis
Services for Lena Mildred Walker Davis, 72, of Thomasville, are at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8, 2004, at Clifford Temple CME Church, 510 Lester St. , Thomasville. The Rev. U.A. Hammonds will officiate and interment is in Midway CME Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Xavier Walker, the Rev. Leon Walker, Clyford Brown, Ralph Ross Jr., Hubert Davis and Ben Brown. Mrs. Davis died Wednesday, Nov. 3, at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Born in March 5, 1932, in Thomas County, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Daisy Walker, and a lifelong resident of Thomasville. She served as a dietitian for Garrison-Pilcher Elementary school, was a member of Midway CME Church, and attended the Midway School. In 1980, she married husband Jack Davis, who preceded her in death. Left to cherish her memory are her children Barbara Jean Johnson (John) of Atlanta, Nathaniel Walker (Marilyn) of Augusta; four grandchildren, Christopher, Marcus and Shanel Walker of Augusta, and Apryl Johnson of Atlanta; brothers, the Rev. Tom Walker Sr. (Estella) of Thomasville and Anthony Walker of Columbus; step-children, Robert Davis (Inell), Dan Davis (Lucille) Jack Davis, Jr., Amelia Henry and Isabell Shuler of Miami, Fla., Teresa Wilson of Tallahassee, Fla. and Clara Ross of Thomasville; daughters and sons-in-law Flossie Davis and Waymond Alexander, Miami, and Ralph Ross, Sr., Thomasville; aunts Rosetta Wells, Miami, and Martha Walker, Thomasville; sisters-in-law Mary Peterson, Tallahassee, Clara Young, Ft. Pierce, Fla.; brothers-in-law Alvin Davis (Mildred), Winter Haven, Fla.; special niece and caregiver TauQuitta Walker; grand and great-grandchildren from the Davis Family, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. - Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home
Anton Maurice Shaw
Services for Anton Maurice Shaw, 35, Dallas, Texas, are at 2 p.m., Nov. 5, 2004 at Westside Church of Christ, 316 Raleigh Ave., Thomasville. The Rev. Walter Marria Jr. will officiate and interment is in Peaceful Rest Cemetery in Thomasville. Active pallbearers are friends of the family. Mr. Shaw died Oct. 29 in Dallas. Born Sept. 16, 1969 in Des Moines, Iowa, he was a son of Mary Thompson Shaw of Thomasville. He earned an associate of arts degree from Brookhaven College in 1995 and a degree from North Texas State in 1995. He was a member of Dallas Family and Friends Church in Dallas and was customer service coordinator at Enterprise Rent-A-Car. He had lived in Dallas for 21 years after moving from Miami, Fla. Survivors include his mother, Mary Thompson Shaw of Thomasville; grandmother, Martha Thompson of Thomasville; uncles, Willie James (Altamease) Thompson of Indianapolis, Ind., Arthur (Jerrie) Thompson Jr. of Washington, D.C.; cousins, Erica Renee Thompson of Washington, D.C., Alton Wilson of Indianapolis, Ind.; godmothers, Ardith Buchanan of Dallas, Texas, Andre Marria of Thomasville; lifelong friend, Rudy Herrera; special companion, Pilar Cortes; other relatives and numerous Dallas friends and colleagues that were and far too many to forget. His father, Charles Shaw preceded him in death. - Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home
Joseph T. Sumrall Sr.
Services for Joseph T. Sumrall Sr., 79, Bonaire, are at 11 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004 at Central Baptist Church in Warner Robins with interment following in Magnolia Park Cemetery. Mr. Sumrall died Monday, Nov. 1. He was born in Jones County, Mississippi on Oct. 12, 1925. He retired from the United States Army Air Force, having served during World War II. He received his undergraduate and master’s in education from the University of Alabama and a specialists degree in education from the University of Georgia. He started his career as a coach and educator at Thomasville High School in 1951. From 1966 to 1987 he was employed by the Houston County Board of Education as a coach, educator and administrator. In Thomasville and Thomas County, Ga. he was inducted in the Sports Hall of Fame. He was a founder of the Houston County Drug Action Council (HODAC) and served on the H.E.A. Federal Credit Union Board of Directors. In his retirement, he served as a PGA official and also worked part-time at the Houston Lake Country Club. He was ordained as a deacon at First Baptist Church in Thomasville, where he taught a boys Sunday School Class. He was a member of Central Baptist Church, where he taught a Young Men’s Sunday School Class and coached men’s softball. He was currently in Pete Joyner’s 8:30 Sunday School Class. His hobbies included, besides his family and friends, he loved golf, gardening, sports and his dog “Bo”. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. His parents, Thomas Clinton and Erma Mae Sumrall preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Jean N. Sumrall of Bonaire; children, Krista Joyner (Ronnie) of Grand Rapids, Mich., Dr. Joe Sumrall, Jr. (Jeffre) of Bonaire, June Eberhart (Richard) of Fayetteville, Kaye Latham (Hal) of Peachtree City, Joy Crawford (Johnny) of Macon; sister, Bernice Hurst, Ellisville, Miss.; 20 grandchildren; and twin great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Houston County, 103 Westridge Drive, Warner Robins, Ga. 31088 or Central Baptist Church, Joy in the Journey, 1647 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins, Ga. 31093. - McCullough Funeral Home
William H. Braswell
Services for William H. Braswell, 57, Pelham, are at 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004 at Braswell Funeral Home chapel. The Rev. Kim Grueser and the Rev. Mack Luke will officiate and interment is in Pelham City Cemetery. Active pallbearers are Larry Adams, Merrill Rackley, Mike Harris, Ansel Gandy, Mike Magelund, Rodney Bennett, Mark Bryant, Donald Robinson and Spencer Gandy. Mr. Braswell died Nov. 3 at Mitchell County Hospital. Born Nov. 17, 1946 in Mitchell County, Ga., he was a son of the late Elise Johnstone Braswell and C.B. Braswell Sr. He was married to Tina Joiner Braswell of Pelham. He was a graduate of Lyman Ward Military Academy and Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science and the owner of Braswell Funeral Home. He was a member of Pelham First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Tina Joiner Braswell of Pelham; children, a son, Will Braswell of Statesboro; two daughters, Melanie B. Fletcher and Shannon Williams both of Chattanooga, Tenn.; two grandchildren, Tyler York, Lindsey Williams; and sister, Betty Davis of Pelham. He was preceded in death by a brother, Charlie Bob Braswell. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday at the funeral home. - Braswell Funeral Home
Bobby Gene Williams
Services for Bobby Gene Williams, 76, Cairo, are at 3 p.m., Friday, Nov. 5, 2004 at First United Methodist Church in Cairo. The Rev. Richard Soper and the Rev. Tegler Greer will officiate and interment is in Cairo Cemetery in Cairo. Active pallbearers are Gene Smith, Roy Butler, Kenneth Gale, Emmett Brock, Harry Young and Phillip Shelfer. Honorary pallbearers are Golden K and Fellowship Sunday School Class. Mr. Williams died Wednesday, Nov. 3 at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville. Born Dec. 30, 1927 in Gowan, Okla., he was a son of the late W.J. and Kate Kines Williams. On July 2, 1949, he was married to Helen G. Williams of Cairo. He was a retired lieutenant with the Georgia State Patrol Department, member of First United Methodist Church, past president of the Optimist Club in Newnan, Newnan High School Booster Club, First United Methodist Church Men’s Club and Masonic Lodge 60 in Newnan. He was active in civic and community service during his career. After moving to Cairo in 1997, he became a member of the First United Methodist Church in Cairo and a member of the Fellowship Sunday School Class and active in the Methodist Men’s Club and a member of Golden K. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Survivors include his wife, Helen G. Williams of Cairo; daughter, Kay David and husband, T.D. of Cairo; grandchildren, Katie Minter of Athens, John Minter of Athens; sister, Myrtle Lockeridge of Cedartown, Beulah Gilliam of Cedartown; and a brother, Don Williams of Cedartown. He was preceded in death by sisters, Agnes W. White and Ruby W. Lockeridge; and a brother, Jack Williams. Memorials may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, P.O. Box 4261, Pittsburg, MA 01202 or First United Methodist Church, 318 S. Broad St., Cairo, Ga. 39828. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Friday at the funeral home. - Clark Funeral Home
Robert Lee Willis Sr.
Services for Robert Lee Willis Sr., 79, Pelham, are at 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 5, 2004 at Braswell Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Donnie Wilkes will officiate and interment is in Mt. Olive Cemetery. Mr. Willis died Nov. 2 at Pelham Parkway Nursing Home. He was born Jan. 16, 1925 in Mitchell County, Ga. He was married to Mary Jones Willis of Pelham on Jan. 22, 1966. He was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Smith-Spence American Legion Post 144 and was a drawing operator for the textile industry. Survivors include his wife, Mary Jones Willis of Pelham; six daughters, Lynn Flanagan of Pine Island, Fla., Diane Watson of Pine Island, Jan Williams of Canton, Tonya Slocum of Pelham, Dee Sadler of Meigs, Brenda Philbrick of Sefner, Fla.; four sons, Mike Willis of Pelham, Wayne Barrett of Meigs, Clint Brooks of Pelham, Jeff Brooks of Meigs; 26 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home. - Braswell Funeral Home
