Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Mersadis Baxter Long Shaw, 79
Mersadis Baxter Long Shaw, 79, died Saturday, March 29, 2003, at Glenvue Nursing Home under the care of Pearls of Life Hospice. She was born in Long County, living in Long County and Glennville most of her life. She was a seamstress, homemaker, and a member of Pigott Branch Baptist Church where she was the Church Pianist for many years, and a Sunday School Teacher. She was preceded in death by a son, Hoyt Long, and husbands, Marvin C. Long and Emmitt Shaw.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Jodonne and Royce Folsom of Glennville; sons and daughters-in-law, Cecil and Willene Long of Glennville and Richard and Fredia Long of Perry; daughter-in-law, Cindy Long of Duncan, OK; sister, Avis Smiley of Jesup; brothers, Myrl and Mitchell Baxter both of Ludowici; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Monday, March 31, 2003, at 2:00 p.m. at Pigott Branch Baptist Church with Rev. Jake Howard and Rev. James Young officiating. Burial was in the Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Jason Long, Gene Reddish, Nathan Long, David Baxter, Keith Long, and Eric Moody.
Honorary pallbearers were nephews and employees of Glennvue Nursing Home.
Carter Funeral Chapel of Glennville was in charge of the arrangements.
Arnold F. Siler, 78
Arnold F. Siler, 78, died Monday, April 21, 2003, at Tattnall Memorial Hospital. The Kentucky native had lived in Reidsville since 1980. He was a WWII Veteran and a Purple Heart recipient. He was a retired carpenter and a member of the Reidsville Church of God.
He is survived by his wife, Vondell M. Siler of Reidsville; sons and daughters-in-law, Gary and Pam Siler of Palatka, FL, and Don and Michelle Siler of St. Augustine, FL; stepchildren and spouse, Regan and Patricia Bradham, Debbie Willis, and Randy Bradham all of Reidsville; sisters, Clara Yator of Albany, Mary Scott of Winter Haven, FL, and Mae Branson of Glennville; brother, Scott Siler of Homestead, FL; three grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, April 23, 2003, at 3:00 p.m. at Cobb Funeral Home, Reidsville Chapel, with Rev. Burnon Jarriel and Rev. William Prince officiating. Burial followed in Mt. Carmel Cemetery with Military Honors.
Pallbearers were Howard Willis, Mike King, Dick Talbot, Louis Eason, Gene Edwards, and Stoy Martin.
Cobb Funeral Home, Reidsville Chapel, was in charge of the arrangements.
Roy Todd, 93
Roy Todd, 93, died Monday, April 21, 2003, at Pulaski Nursing Home. Mr. Todd was a Tattnall County native and a farmer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Solomon and Emma Todd; sisters, Alma Todd and Leona Hart; brothers, Clisby Todd, Lester Todd, Melton Todd, and Shelton Todd and a host of nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held on Thursday, April 24, 2003, at 11:00 a.m. at Reidsville City Cemetery.
Cobb Funeral Home, Reidsville Chapel, is in charge of the arrangements.
Edward E. Anderson, 80
Mr. Edward E. Anderson, 80, died Wednesday, April 23, 2003 a,t his residence under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. The Evans County native had lived in Tattnall County all of his life. He was a US Navy Veteran and a retired farmer.
He is survived by sister, Winsor A. Smith of Lyons; brother, Robert H. Anderson of Savannah; friend, Jack Heddreck of Collins; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, April 26, 2003, at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel. Interment followed in the Reidsville City Cemetery.
Memorial may be made to Ogeechee Area Hospice at P.O. Box 531, Statesboro, GA 30459.
Bradley B. Anderson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Juanita “Neat” Norman Collins, 87
Juanita “Neat” Norman Collins, 87, died Sunday, April 27, 2003, at Candler County Hospital. The Tattnall County native was a lifelong resident of Candler County. She was a homemaker, a member of Mt. Olive Primitive Baptist Church, an avid cook and seamstress. She was the widow of TJ Collins.
She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Joey and Hilda Collins; daughter and son-in-law, Lora and Ralph Williford; grandson, Peyton Collins; granddaughters, Amy McGlamery all of Cobbtown and April Cameron of Lawrenceville; great-grandchildren, TJ Michael Collins, Jackson McGlamery and Avery Cameron.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at 11:00 a.m. at Kennedy-Morgan Funeral Homes, Hooks Chapel, with Elder Terry Lynn and Elder John Sheldon Mikell officiating. Burial was in the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Jim Reid, Gary Allen, Malcolm Coleman, Elliott Lanier, Tommy Jarriel and Weston Jarriel.
Remembrances can be made to your favorite charity.
Kennedy-Morgan Funeral Homes, Hooks Chapel was in charge of the arrangements.
Gerald W. Dasher, 62
Gerald W. Dasher, 62, died Monday, April 28, 2003, at his residence after a lengthy illness. The Tattnall County native was a member of the Glennville United Methodist Church and former chairman of the Tattnall County Board of Commissioners. He was co-owner of G and R Farms, specializing in growing and marketing Vidalia Sweet onions, tobacco, peanuts, row crops, timber and livestock; chairman of the United Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Association; former member of Governor Zell Miller’s International Board of Industry and Trade; member of the National Onion Association and GA Forestry Association and a former member of the Board of Directors of First Citizens Bank. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter L. and Winnie Fennel Dasher and a brother, Ronald Dasher.
He is survived by his wife, Pam Durrence Dasher of Glennville; daughter and son-in-law, Paige and Mike Mulligan of Glennville; son and daughter-in-law, Walt and Anita Dasher of Glennville; sister and brother-in-law, Lauree and Eugene Kicklighter of Glennville; bothers and sisters-in-law, Robert and Debbie Dasher of Glennville and Jackie and Barbara Dasher of Glennville; four grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, April 30, 2003, at 11:00 a.m. at Glennville United Methodist Church with Rev. Steve Posey officiating. Burial followed in the Glennville City Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Clinton Dasher, Jr., Merriell Durrence, Robert Collins, G.W. Thompson, Derrell Bland, Wayne Durrence, Greg Dasher, Heath Dasher, and Blake Dasher.
Honorary pallbearers: Buster Miles, David Skinner, Pat Calhoun, Lindsay Thomas, Earl Bass, Jack Kingston, John O. Parker, Tommy Irvin, Johnny Kicklighter, Cecil Nobles, Ronald Giddens, James Dasher, Eugene Dasher, Dr. Glen Dasher, Norman Schwartzkof, Bill Thornberry, Homer Durrence, Max Cleland, Dennis Strickland, Julian Dasher.
Remembrances can be made to the American Cancer Society.
Cobb Funeral Home, Glennville Chapel, was in charge of the arrangements.
Elder Marvin Lewis Jarrell, 75
Elder Marvin Lewis Jarrell, 75, died Tuesday, April 22, 2003, at Candler Hospital. Born in Toombs County, Elder Jarrell had lived in Garden City for many years. He was the Pastor of the Rome Primitive Baptist Church in Reidsville for the past eleven years and had retired from the Savannah Sugar Refinery. He served his country in the US Navy during World War II.
He is survived by his wife of twenty-five years, Leona M. Jarrell of Garden City; four daughters and sons-in-law, Pam and Kerwin Kilgore of Guyton, Robin and Randy H. Wilson of Garden City, Pat and Roger Gollihue of Garden City, and Jennifer and Jimmy Davis of Savannah; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Lew and Shirley Jarrell of Warner Robins, Bennie Miller of Savannah, and Mark and JoAnn Miller of Ladson, SC; sister, Grace Brown of Guyton; fifteen grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Friday, April 25, 2003, at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of the funeral home. Interment followed in Hillcrest Abbey West Cemetery.
Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, West Chatham Chapel, was in charge of the arrangements.
Sara Rush Mosley, 61
Sara Rush Mosley, 61, died Friday, April 25, 2003, at Claxton Nursing Home under the care of Ogeechee Hospice. The Appling County native had lived in Bloomington, MN, for eight years prior to returning to Tattnall County. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ada Bell and Will Rush of Mendes.
She is survived by her husband, John Mosley of Mendes; three sisters; and two brothers.
Funeral services were held on Sunday, April 27, 2003, at 3:00 p.m. at Cobb Funeral Home, Glennville Chapel, with Rev. Harris Nix officiating. Burial followed in Mendes Baptist Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Shane Hendrix, Dean Pearson, Russell Pearson, Danny Prudence, Mark Hendrix, and Bill Smith.
Cobb Funeral Home, Glennville Chapel, was in charge of the arrangements.
Clarence Earl Ryan, 57
Clarence Earl Ryan, 57, died Saturday, April 19, 2003, at Liberty Regional Medical Center in Hinesville from injuries in a motorcycle-auto accident. He was born in Buffalo, NY, living in Maryland and Hinesville for many years moving to Glennville in 1981. He retired from the US Army with the rank of Sergeant First Class, also serving two tours in Vietnam. He was employed with Economic Exterminators and was preceded in death by a brother Donald Moon.
He is survived by his wife, Katherine W. Ryan of Glennville; children, Tim Ryan and Kim Smith of Glennville; sisters, Melissa Thompkins, Clara Lynn Aebi, and Jacqueline Irene Nauton all of Glen Burnie, MD; brothers, James Wesley Ryan of Winter Park, FL, and Frank Louis Ryan of Westminster, MD; grandson, Dylan Ryan Smith; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at 10:30 a.m. at Barranco & Sons Funeral Home in Severna Park, MD. Burial was in Crownsville Veterans Cemetery in Crownsville, MD, with full Military Honors.
Carter Funeral Chapel was in charge of the local arrangements.
Dewey H. Ulmer III, 45
Dewey H. Ulmer III, 45, died Sunday, April 27, 2003, at Tattnall Community Hospital. The Chatham County native had lived in Tattnall County most of his life. He was employed with Ulmer Drywall and attended the Reidsville Church of God.
He is survived by his son, Chris Ulmer of Reidsville; daughter, Tiffany Rogers of Statesboro; step-daughter, Chrell Johnson of Montgomery County; mother and step-father, Grace and John Tidwell of Reidsville; seven brothers, James Ulmer, Johnny Ulmer, Richard Ulmer, and Wayne Ulmer all of Reidsville, Joey Ulmer of Cobbtown, Michael Tidwell of Guyton, and Billy Tidwell of Reidsville; two sisters, Betty Willis and Peggy Ulmer both of Reidsville; and numerous nephews and nieces.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 1, 2003, at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Bradley B. Anderson Funeral Home with the Reverends William and Linda Prince officiating. Interment will follow in Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah.
Pallbearers will be Keith Ulmer, Ronnie Willis, Scott Ulmer, Billy Stanfield, Lee Willis, Joey Ray, Justin Stanfield, and Mathew Ulmer.
Bradley B. Anderson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Elliott McGee Cobb, 68
Elliott McGee Cobb, 68, of Cordele, died Sunday, May 4, 2003. The Tattnall County native was a resident of Glennville for a number of years. He was a retired Engineer with the State of Georgia Department of Transportation.
He is survived by his wife, Joy Brannen Cobb of Cordele; three sons, Stephen Cobb, David Cobb and Brian Cobb, all of Cordele; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 6, 2003, at 2 p.m. at Lakeshore Baptist Church in Cordele with burial at Evergreen Memorial Gardens.
Hughes and Wright Funeral Home of Cordele was in charge of the arrangements.
