Hines Martin Jr.
    
KITE -- Hines Martin Jr., 68, died April 19 at 
    
The native of 
member
of 
    
SURVIVORS: his wife, Christine Kight Martin of Kite; a daughter and
son-in-law,
Patricia and Grayson Webb of Kite; a son and daughter-in-law,
David and Denise Martin
of Kite; two sisters, Loretta Meeks and Ruth
Faircloth, both of
Swainsboro; a brother, Joby Martin of Kite; a number of
grandchildren
and great-grandchildren.
    
VISITATION: 
Swainsboro.
    
FUNERAL: 
Information from 
    
Hines was born 
(Horton) Martin, Sr.
MILLEN (GA) Edna
Spells Newton Kennedy died on Tuesday (
accredited
Rose, Camellia and Hermerocallis judge. She was a member of the Magnolia Garden
Club in Millen and the Spade and Trowel Garden Club in Statesboro. She was a
member of the National Society of Colonial Dames XVII 
Century,
the National Society of Daughters of the American Colonists and the National
Society of Daughters of the American Revolution.
Mrs. Kennedy was named a Paul Harris Fellow in the Rotary Foundation of Rotary
International 
and
was honored as one of 
Survivors include her
husband, Raymond J. Kennedy Jr. of Statesboro; her daughters, Mrs. William
Downey III of St. Simons Island and Mrs. Roland S. Summers of Savannah; a son,
John Cleve Newton II of Millen; eight granddaughters, Amelia Matthews Newton
and Sidney Newton Summers of Atlanta, Mrs. R. Fredrick Stroud of St. Simons
Island, Sara Sloane Newton and Lane Newton Summers of Memphis, Sarah Alexander
Patterson Summers of Savannah, Julia Chelsea Newton and Carrie Taylor Newton of
Millen; five grandsons, William Clarke Downey and Albert Preston Downey of St.
Simons Island, Albert Sidney Newton II of Millen, Roland Steven Summers Jr. of
New York City and Phillip Towle Summers of Princeton, N.J.; and four
great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Albert
Sidney Newton. 
Visitation will be held
on Thursday from 4-6 p.m. at the Kennedy family home in Statesboro and from 7-9
p.m. at the Crowe-             Fields
Funeral Home in Millen.The funeral will be held on Friday at 2 p.m. at the
Millen United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jim Snell and Harry Brazell
officiating.  Burial will follow in the 
Remembrances may be made
to the Jenkins County Memorial Library in Millen; to the 
BRITTANY COLEMAN PUPIL
December 23, 2000
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Brittany L. Coleman, 11, of 
The funeral will be at 
Brittany, a native of Swainsboro, was a pupil
in 
Survivors include her mother, Celia Coleman,
Swainsboro; three sisters, Brianna Coleman, Alliyah Coleman and Toni Coleman,
all of Swainsboro; her paternal grandparents, Waitus and Gladys Coleman,
Swainsboro; and her maternal grandmother, Rose Riddles, Swainsboro.
Reno Tapley Mortuary is in charge of
arrangements.
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KRISTEN KIRBY
December 30, 2000
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Kristen Nicole Kirby, infant daughter, of
Joey Howard Mason, Wrightsville, and Melonie Kirby, Kite, died 
The funeral will be at 
Additional survivors include a brother,
Joseph Tyler Kirby, Kite; her paternal grandfather, Paul Mason, Kite; her
paternal grandmother, Wanda Wilkerson, Kite; her maternal grandparents, Ronald
and Brenda Kirby, Kite; her maternal great-grandfather, Willard Kersey, Kite;
her maternal great-grandmother, Hazel Kirby, Nunez; and her maternal
great-great-grandmother, Gladys Smith, Rincon.
The family will receive friends from 
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MARCUS VINSON 
STUDENT
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Marcus
Allen Vinson, 15, died 
The funeral will be at 
Marcus was a student at 
Survivors include his father, Alvin Lloyd, Swainsboro;
his mother, Maria Mathews, Swainsboro; his stepfather, Willie L. Mathews Sr.,
Swainsboro; a brother, Eric Worthen, Swainsboro; seven sisters, Melissa Vinson,
LaShonda Vinson, LaTresa Vinson, Meoyshia Worthen, Kenosha Worthen, LaTonta
Worthen and Erica Worthen, all of Swainsboro; and his grandparents, Bernice
Vincent, Swainsboro, and Mr. and Mrs. T. Lloyd, Swainsboro.
Jones-Habersham Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
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MISS GLADYS WALLER 
RETIRED
TEACHER
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Miss
Gladys Waller, 84, died 
The funeral will be at 
Miss Waller, a native of 
She was past president of Retired Teachers
Association and was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, Eta Chapter. She was a
member of 
Survivors include two sisters, Mildred
Cowart, Swainsboro, and Nell Sheppard, 
Pallbearers will be George Sheppard, Joe
Sheppard, George Jukes, Johnny Cowart, Chris Jukes, Trey Cowart, Ashley Riner
and Rob Sheppard.
The family will receive friends from 
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MISS JOSIE AARON 
RETIRED
SCHOOLTEACHER
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Miss
Josie Aaron, 94, died 
The funeral will be at 
Miss Aaron, a native of 
Survivors include two nephews, Britt Aaron,
Millen, and Nick Herrington, Swainsboro; and three nieces, Corlis Van Burean,
Macon, Imogene Hammonds, 
The family will receive friends from 
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MISS MABEL SCREWS 
HOMEMAKER
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Miss Mabel Screws, 94, died 
The funeral will be at 
Miss Screws, a native of 
Survivors include many nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Friends may call at the residence of Harry
and Billy Scott, 
MISS MARY HENDRIX 
J.B.
MARTIN EMPLOYEE
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Miss
Mary Lois Hendrix, 53, of 
22, 1998
The funeral will be at 
Miss Hendrix, a native of 
Martin. She was a member of 
Survivors include her mother, Mable Emanuel
Hamilton, Aiken; and her brother, Robert Hendrix, 
The family will receive friends from 
MISS RUTH MARLOWE
September 27, 2000
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Miss Ruth G. Marlowe, 90, of 
2000
Graveside services will be at 
Miss Marlowe was Baptist.
Crowe-Fields Funeral Home, Millen, is in
charge of arrangements.
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MR. ABURN STEPTOE
RETIRED
FARMER
The 
 
Mr. Aburn "Bill" Steptoe, 67, died 
Graveside services will be at 
Mr. Steptoe, a native of 
Survivors include a sister, Luanne Miller, 
The family will receive friends from 
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MR.
BILLY BARBER 
NAVY
VETERAN
September 14, 2000
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Mr. Billy E. Barber, 58, of 
13, 2000
Graveside services will be at 
Mr. Barber, a native of 
Survivors include a daughter, Melinda Lou Barber,
Huntington Park, Calif.; three brothers, Jerry Barber and Greg Barber, both of
Dublin, and James Barber, Gainesville; four sisters, Gail Wright, Americus, and
Gloria Bowen, Jo Ann Josey and Margie Shepherd, all of Dublin; and a
grandchild.
Friends may call at the residence of Pamela
Stapleton, 
The family will receive friends from 
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MR.
BILLY HALL SR.
HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
November 17, 2000
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Mr. Billy Edward Hall Sr., 69, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Hall, a native of 
Survivors include four sons, Larry Hall,
Midville, Henry Gene Hall and Blaine Burrell, both of Swainsboro, and Billy
Hall Jr., Summertown; two daughters, Dianne Partridge, 
Pallbearers will be Carl Hood, Donald Hooks,
Olin Mercer, Franklin Archer, Jerry Archer and Larry Archer.
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KAOLIN
CO. RETIREE
August 11, 2000
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Mr. Bobby Loren Jenkins, 63, of Linton Road,
died Wednesday, Aug.
9, 2000, at University Hospital, Augusta.
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Jenkins, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Gwen M. Jenkins;
three sons, Bill Jenkins and Terrie Jenkins, both of Sandersville, and Bruce
Jenkins, Daytona Beach, Fla., a daughter, Barbara Jones, Cumming; two sisters,
Martha Banner, Lawrenceville, and Betty Jo Martin, Lilburn; and five
grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Lyman Yates, George
Garbutt, Harold Channell, Clayton Sheppard, Frank Moye, Henry Bussell, Malcolm
Sheppard and Bill Murphy.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of
Wendy's breakfast club.
Memorials may be made to Sunshine House.
Friends may call at the residence.
May & Smith Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
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MR.
C.L. STRANGE SR. 
RETIRED
PAINTER
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Mr.
C.L. "Doc" Strange Sr., 77, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Strange, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Pat Hudson
Strange; two sons, C.L.
"Chan" Strange Jr., Summertown, and
Raymond Strange, Swainsboro; two daughters, Mary Williford and Billie Johnson,
both of 
Pallbearers will be J. Byrd Flanders, James
Edwards Jr., Tyson Stephens, Bill Kirkland, Morris Brantley and Robert Brown.
The family will receive friends from 
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SENIOR
COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST
January 04, 2001
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Mr. Calvin J. Canady, 59, of 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Canady, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Annell Canady; a
son, Kevin Canady, Martinez; a daughter, Karen Canady-Stanford, Martinez; his
mother, Zannie R. Canady, Swainsboro; three brothers, Robert Canady, Savannah,
Donald Canady, Dothan, Ala., and Marty Canady, Warner Robins, Ga.; a sister,
Nancy Jukes, Swainsboro; and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Bobby Rogers, Loyd
Gulledge, Wayne Gulledge, Derick Jukes, Darin Jukes, Evan Canady, Greg Canady
and Tony Coleman.
Honorary pallbearers will be employees of
Morris Communications.
Memorials may be made to: 
Belair Road
The family will receive friends from 
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MR. CARL LAWSON 
RETIRED
FARMER
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Mr. Carl Lawson, 88, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Lawson, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Ida Pearl Lawson,
Swainsboro; two sons, Jay Lawson, Swainsboro, and Jim Lawson, Forsyth; five
sisters, Bertha Riner, Ethlyn Harrison and Tina Welch, all of Kite, and Lucille
Smith and Georgia Flanders, Swainsboro; and six grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Al Lawson, Wessie
Flanders, Dicky Harrison, Harry Martin, Lawson Smith, Alfred Riner, Don
Flanders and Ricky Henry.
Honorary pallbearers will be directors of the
Washington Electric Membership Corp.
Memorials may be made to Sardis Primitive
Baptist Church Cemetery Perpetual Fund, c/o Thetus Douglas, Rt. 1, 
The family will receive friends from 
MR. CARL SCOTT 
RETIRED
FARMER
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Mr.
Carl Scott, 89, of 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Scott, a native of 
Survivors include his daughter, Tanya Lamb,
Swainsboro; two brothers, Grady Scott and Alton Scott, both of Savannah; one
sister, Julia Holder, Swainsboro; and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Charles Stroud, Lloyd
Sherrod, Larry Underwood, William Roberson, J.T. Knight and Jimmy Bramlet.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the
Gordon Fountain Sunday School Class.
The family will receive friends from 
MR. CHARLES SHEPPARD 
BRASWELL
BROTHERS HOUSEMOVERS EMPLOYEE
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Mr. Charles A. Sheppard, 25, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Sheppard, a native of 
Survivors include his father, Louis Sheppard
Sr., Harrison; his mother, Gail Parker Sheppard, Wrightsville; two brothers,
Louis Sheppard Jr., Meeks, and Michael Dan Evans, 
The family will receive friends from 
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MR.
CHARLES HOWELL JR.
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Mr.
Charles Howell Jr., 56, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Howell, a native of 
Phillip Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Christine Howell;
a son, Christopher Howell, Twin City; three daughters, Brenda Scott, Brooklyn,
N.Y., Angela Williams, Philadelphia, and Doreen Bright, Swainsboro; his mother,
Dora Howell, Swainsboro; and three sisters, Willie Ruth Jones, Patterson, N.J.,
Tommie Hickson, Augusta, and Dorothy Graves, Brunswick.
Mosley's Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
MR. CHARLIE HORTON 
OMARK INDUSTRIES RETIREE
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 Mr.
Charlie R. Horton, 83, died 
The funeral was at 
Mr. Horton, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Marcia Horton;
two daughters, Julia Impink, Evans, and Anita McCoy, Bellville; three stepsons,
Dennis King and David King, both of 
Pallbearers were Danny Sowell, Stephen Bell,
Al Hagin Jr., Erney Bell, Mike Todd and Ken Pyler.
Memorials may be made to: Ogeechee Hospice, 
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MR. CHARLIE FREEMAN SR.
January 23, 1999
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Mr. Charlie Rogers "C.R." Freeman Sr.,
91, died 
20, 1999
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Freeman, a native of 
Survivors include four sons, Elijah L.
Freeman, Jackson, Charlie Freeman, Daytona Beach, Fla., Rufas Freeman,
Titusville, Fla., and Willie Freeman, Swainsboro; nine daughters, Ella Mae
Dillard, Lou Ann Pinkney, Bertha Mincey, Betty Kea and Wilma Young, all of
Jacksonville, Fla., Josephine Eady, Mae Bell Wadley and Mary Allen, both of
Swainsboro, and Annie L. Coleman, Temple Hills, Md.; and 59 grandchildren and
many great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be his nephews and
grandsons.
Mosley's Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
MR. CHARLIE SCOTT 
RETIRED
ROOFER
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Mr. Charlie Scott, 86, of 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Scott, a native of 
He was a member of 
Survivors include his wife, Jimmie L. Scott;
two sons, Eddie L.
Drisdon, Macon, and Homer Scott, 
Pallbearers will be Jesse Doyle, L.C. Scott,
Rodney Scott, John Doyle, Cleveland Doyle and Larry Scott.
Friends may call at the residence.
Reno Tapley Mortuary is in charge of
arrangements.
MR. CLARENCE BROWN JR.
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Mr. Clarence A. Brown Jr., 55, of 
8, 2000
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Brown was a native of 
Survivors include three brothers, Donny Lee
Brown, Midville, and Franklin Brown and Tommy Keith Brown, both of Swainsboro;
and two sisters, Jean Chavis and Janice Mosley, both of Swainsboro.
Friends may call at the residence.
The family will receive friends from 
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MR. CLARENCE COLEMAN 
AIR
FORCE RETIREE
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Mr. Clarence Coleman, 64, of 
The funeral will be at 
Burial will be in 
Mr. Coleman, a native of 
Survivors include a son, Armon Coleman,
Gulfport; two stepsons, Greg Jackson and Walter Jackson, both of Gulfport; his
mother, Lucille Coleman, Swainsboro; five brothers, John Coleman, Watus
Coleman, Arthur Coleman and Paul Coleman, all of Swainsboro, and Robert
Coleman, Trenton, N.J.; and two sisters, Geraldine Durden and Alice Foots, both
of Swainsboro.
Pallbearers will be Archie Dukes, Paul
Weaver, Moses Archie, Rodney Cheeks, Homer Walden and Bob McMillin.
Honorary pallbearers will be his nephews.
Friends may call at the residence of Armon
Coleman.
Reno Tapley Mortuary, Swainsboro, is in
charge of arrangements.
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MR. CLARENCE FLEMING
RETIRED
CAR SALESMAN
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Mr. Clarence G. Fleming, 73, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Fleming, a native of 
Survivors include two sons, Ronnie Stephens,
Canoochee, and John Fleming, Kite; seven daughters, Brenda Fleming, Crossville,
Tenn., Jackie Smith and Lisa Harrison, both of Spring City, Tenn., and Brenda
Henry, Barbara Rowland, Helen Bell and Sabrina Fleming, all of Kite; and 17
grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Roger McKenzie, Rick Lay,
Mike Rowland, Tony Mason, Melvin Cooper and John Allen Cooper.
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MR. DANNY BEDGOOD CARPENTER
The 
Mr. Danny Edward Bedgood, 41, died 
Graveside services will be at 
Mr. Bedgood, a native of 
Survivors include two daughters, April Juarez
and Jessica Bedgood, both of Douglas; a brother, William Bedgood, Axson; three
sisters, Karen Thames, 
The family will receive friends beginning at 
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MR. DOBSON GAY SR. FARMER
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Mr. Dobson M. Gay Sr., 91, of 
1999
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Gay, a native of 
Survivors include a son, Dobson M. Gay Jr.,
Garfield; a daughter, Cynthia G. Snider, 
Pallbearers will be Chris Landing, Jeff
Brantley, Jerry Lawson Jr., Terry Thompson, Dobson Gay III, Lamar Black, Thomas
Black and Roger Black.
Honorary pallbearers will be past and present
directors and officers of the Ogeechee Valley Bank, the Men's Bible Class of
Elam Baptist Church and Sunday school officers.
Memorials may be made to 
The family will receive friends from 
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ARMY
VETERAN
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Mr. Donald Stewart Meeks, 47, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Meeks, a native of 
Survivors include one daughter, Angel Moretz,
Taylorville, N.C; his mother, Virginia Meeks Earnest, Swainsboro; and one
sister, Carlene Stokes, 
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer
Society.
MR. EARNEST KITCHENS 
RETIRED
MACHINIST
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Mr.
Earnest Lamar Kitchens, 74, died 
The funeral will be at 
Burial will be in 
Mr. Kitchens, a native of 
Survivors include a son, A. Louie Kitchens, 
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MR.
ALBERT CAVE 
RETIRED
STEELWORKER
The 
Mr. Albert Cave, 68, of 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Cave, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, 
Cave Funeral Service is in charge of the
arrangements.
MR. ALTON 
LAW
ENFORCEMENT RETIREE
The 
Mr. Alton E. "Pee Wee" 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Jackson, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Judy Nunn
Jackson; two sons, Olin Jackson, Swainsboro, and James Jackson, Savannah; five
daughters, Shelia Powell, Nunez, Lisa McGee, Amanda Miller and Tracy Bedgood,
all of Swainsboro, and Jenny Kersey, Wrightsville; two brothers, Alvin Jackson,
Swainsboro, and Irvin Jackson, Jacksonville, Fla.; three sisters, Ann Steptoe
and Elizabeth Jackson, both of Swainsboro, and Lois Williams, Augusta; and 12
grandchildren and a great- grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Ricky Newsome, Allen
Newsome, Mitch Jackson, Gary Coleman, Jonathan Shirey and Richard Newsome.
Friends may call at the residence.
The family will receive friends from 
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MR. ALTON SCOTT 
RETIRED
CIVIL SERVANT
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Mr. Alton Scott, 85, died Monday, April 24,
2000, at Effingham County Hospital, Springfield.
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Scott, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Canady
Scott; two sons, David A. Scott, Faulkville, and Joseph Mitchell Scott, 
Pallbearers will be Charles Stroud, Lloyd
Sherrod, William Roberson, J.T. Kight, Wayne Scott and Larry Canady.
Memorials may be made to 
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MR. ANTHONY WADLEY
September 16, 2000
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Mr. Anthony Wadley, 61, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Wadley, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Ossie Ola Wadley;
two sons, Bobby Windell Wadley, Swainsboro, and Anthony C. Wadley Jr., Augusta;
a daughter, Lawanda Givens, Augusta; three brothers, Arthur Lee Wadley, B.C.
Wadley Jr. and Donald Wadley, all of Brooklyn; and six sisters, Hazel Newsome,
Augusta, Ann Smith and Eula Kate Barnes, both of Atlanta, Diane Garner, Savannah,
Betty Williams, Brooklyn, and Dorothy Culbreth, Swainsboro.
Pallbearers will be Rosie Young, Alvin W.
Mosley, Michael Boston, Archie Dukes, Joe Lewis Jones, Charles Daniels and Joe
Morrison.
Mosley's Funeral Home, Swainsboro, is in
charge of arrangements.
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MR. ASHLEY ROWLAND JR. 
RETIRED
WELDER
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Mr. Ashley "Asa" Rowland Jr., 75,
died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Rowland, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Page
Rowland; three daughters, Shirley Edenfield, Adrian, Elaine Hutcheson,
Swainsboro, and Patricia Edenfield, Sandersville; three sisters, Ruby Kersey,
Adrian, Judy Neal, Thomson, and Margie Shappert, 
Pallbearers will be Ray Hutcheson, Tony
Hutcheson, Cheney Hutcheson, Charles Radford, Ben Radford and James Edenfield.
Friends may call at the residence of Ruby
Kersey, 
The family will receive friends from 
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MR. AUBY WOMACK 
BUSINESS
OWNER
February 03, 2000
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Mr. Auby Lester Womack, 84, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Womack, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Peebles
Womack; a son, Aubry J. Womack, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; two daughters, Kay W. Davis
and Judy W.
Mincey, both of Statesboro; two brothers,
Robbie Womack, Millen, and Buck Womack, Twin City; two sisters, Bridie Black
and Blonnie Johnson, both of Statesboro; and a grandchild and a great-
grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Joe Peebles, Donnie
Garrett, Craig Peebles, G.W. Johnson, Ray Womack, Tim Peebles and Cale Womack.
Honorary pallbearers will be deacons of 
The family will receive friends from 
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MR. AVROM WARREN 
KEMIRA
CORP. RETIREE
September 29, 2000
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Mr. Avrom Alvin Warren, 80, of 
Graveside services will be at 
Fred Pfier officiating.
Mr. Warren, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Edith Johnson
Warren; a daughter, Nellie Norris, Port Wentworth; two sisters, Nell
Kicklighter, 
Friends may call at the residence of Billy
Johnson, Highway 23, 
Hendley, Rountree & Powell Funeral Home,
Swainsboro, is in charge of arrangements.
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MR. BENNIE COLVARD 
RETIRED
CARPENTER
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Mr. Bennie "Bubba" Colvard, 78,
died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Colvard, a native of 
Survivors include two daughters, Debra
Colvard Knowles, 
Pallbearers will be Donnie Ray, Shane
McElhaney, Terry Galloway, Matt Cooper, Bob McNeil and Clay Spires.
Friends may call at the residence of Debra
Knowles, 
The family will receive friends from 
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MR. BENNIE MASON 
RETIRED
WELDER
September 03, 2000
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Mr. Bennie G. Mason, 65, of 
2, 2000
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Mason, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Judy McBride Mason;
two sons, Bennie Keith Mason, 
Pallbearers will be Gene Bennett, Bill
Bennett, Steven Mason, Emmitt Wilcox and Richard Nash.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Savannah,
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MR.
BILLIE WARREN
The 
Mr. Billie Warren, 56, died 
The funeral will be at 
Burial will be in 
Mr. Warren, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Irene Warren;
four daughters, Chandra W. Warren and Jenevieve Warren, both of New Haven,
Farrah Warren and Sandra Brown, both of Swainsboro; two godchildren, Silvester
Brantley and Shanekin Brantley, both of New Haven; three brothers, James
Warren, Honolulu, Tommy Warren, Atlanta, and Bobby Warren, Swainsboro; four
sisters, Betty Zeigler, Weymouth, Mass., Marilyn Norman, Springfield, Mass., JoAnn
Jackson, Hamden, Conn., and Janell Wray, Suffield, Conn.; and two
grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 
MR. EDDIE JONES SR.
The 
 
Mr. Eddie Lee Jones Sr., 52, died 
The funeral will be at 
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Jones was a native of 
Survivors include three sons, Antoine Remon
Jones and Eddie Lee Jones Jr., both of Swainsboro, and Recardo Phillips,
Hinesville; a daughter, Dermitrus Phillips, Swainsboro; two brothers, Jerry
Jones, Hephse, and Murray Jones, Adrian; two sisters, Marlene Jenkins and
Lillie Jones, both of Swainsboro; and seven grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Robert Stanford, Archie
Dukes, Leroy Riddles, Willie McCloud and Roger Richards.
Mosley's Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
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MR. EDGAR HOOD RETIRED 
FARMER
December 29, 1999
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 Mr.
Edgar Herman Hood, 80, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Hood, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Bernice Jones
Hood; four sons, Larry Hood and Cecil "Buddy" Hood, both of Kite,
Johnny Hood, 
Pallbearers will be Brian Usry, Ronnie
Peszynski, Brian Peszynski, Chris Rahn, Randy McGowan, Danny McGowan and David
Hood.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of 
The family will receive friends from 
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MR. EDGAR WIGGINS 
ELROY
TURPENTINE CO. RETIREE
June 03, 2000
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Mr. Edgar Wiggins, 88, of U.S. Highway 1 South,
died Thursday, June 1, 2000, at Swainsboro Nursing Home.
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Wiggins, a native of 
Survivors include two sons, Solomon Edger
Wiggins, Swainsboro, and Joseph W. Wiggins, Reidsville; a brother, Sam Wiggins,
Columbus; and
12 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and
eight great-great- grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Glenn Grimes, Shannon
Braddy, Jack Martin and Carl Faircloth.
Friends may call at the residence of Solomon
Edger Wiggins, 
The family will receive friends from 
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MR. EDWARD FIELDS
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Mr.
Edward J. Fields, 75, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Fields, a native of 
He was a member of Eastwood Church of God.
Survivors include four sisters, Betty Scott
and Martha Horton, both of Swainsboro, Ladelle Canady, Nunez, and Lenora
Johnson, 
The family will receive friends from 
MR. EDWARD WILKERSON 
RETIRED
AUTO MECHANIC
February 18, 1999
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Mr. Edward Kenneth Wilkerson, 53, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Wilkerson, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Mary Sally
Wilkerson; a son, Brian Wilkerson, Kite; two daughters, Lisa Keyton,
Wrightsville, and Deidre Wilkerson, Kite; his mother, Pearl P. Wilkerson, Kite;
a sister, Ollie Mae Thompson, Wrightsville; and three grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Ellis Stapleton, Elzie
Stapleton, Ellie Stapleton, Junior Wilson, Tommy Scarboro and Joseph Leach.
Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary, Swainsboro, is
in charge of arrangements.
MR. ELLIE DAVIS COCA-COLA CO. RETIREE
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Mr.
Ellie R. Davis, 72, of 
2000
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Davis, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Hazel P. Davis;
two sons, Donnie Davis, Statesboro, and Wayne Davis, Mineral Bluff; two
daughters, Cheryl Donaldson, Metter, and Patricia Horton, 
Pallbearers will be Larry Morrison, Ricky
Collins, Mike Gunn, Ronnie Newsome, Wendell Bishop, Danny West, Phil Wilson,
Joe David Taylor and Craig Tillman.
Honorary pallbearers will be trustees of 
The family will receive friends from 
The Augusta Chronicle 
MR. ELMER CLIFTON 
FARMER
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Mr. Elmer Gene Clifton, 56, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Clifton, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Jackie Denton
Clifton; two sons, Brent Clifton and Keith Clifton, both of Twin City; a
daughter, Allison Overstreet, Dellwood; two brothers, J.D. Clifton, Twin City,
and Carroll Clifton, Dublin; two sisters, Nell Oglesby, Twin City, and Bobbie
Smith, Swainsboro; and six grandchildren and two great- grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Jason McBride, Jeffery
McBride, Grey Oglesby, Troy Oglesby, Dennis Johnson and Derwin Johnson.
Honorary pallbearers will be mechanics of Ithaca
Manufacturing.
MR. ELMER JONES
The
Augusta Chronicle
Mr. Elmer Jones, 68, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Jones, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Janell Holton
Jones; a daughter, Linda Harless, Jesup; three brothers, Cecil Jones, Lester
Jones and T.L.
Jones, all of Swainsboro; two sisters, Edril
Howell, Waynesville, N.C., and Clava Joe Hunt, Waxfax, N.C.; and two
grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Jerrell Canady, Johnny
Ray Stafford, Wayne Fennell, George Steel, Carlton Jones and Raymond Riner.
The Augusta Chronicle 
RETIRED
TECHNICAL INSTRUCTOR
The 
Mr. Elmer Lee Moore, 81, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Moore, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Peebles
Moore; a son, Lee Moore, Swainsboro; and one grandchild.
Pallbearers will be members of a military
honor guard.
The family will receive friends from 
MR. ELMORE ALCOTT JR.
Augusta
Chronicle
 
 Mr.
Elmore Alcott Jr., 70, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Alcott, a native of 
Survivors include two brothers, Earl Alcott,
Metter, and Talmadge Alcott, Savannah; and two sisters, Susie Stover and Ollie
Brown, both of Herndon.
Pallbearers will be his nephews.
The family will receive friends from 
The Augusta Chronicle 
EMANUEL 
101,
CONSTRUCTION WORKER
The 
 
 Mr.
Emanuel Washington Sr., retired construction worker, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Washington, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Helen Ruth Myers
Washington; two sons, Emanuel Washington Jr., Fairfax, and Curtis Lee
Washington, Canton, Ohio; three daughters, Zay Sanders, Diane Dunbar and Betty
Williams, all of Fairfax; a brother, Georg Washington, Allendale; and 20
grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
The Cave Funeral Service, Allendale, is in charge
of arrangements.
The Augusta Chronicle 
Headline:
MR. EMMITT SCONYERS SR. RETIRED FARMER, CARPENTER
Publication Date: August 29, 2000
Source:
The Augusta Chronicle
Page:
C12
Subjects:
 
Region:
North America; Southeast United States; Georgia
Obituary:
Mr. Emmitt Harold Sconyers Sr., 71, died Friday, Aug. 25, 2000, at Hillcrest
Medical Center.
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Sconyers, a native of 
Survivors include four sons, Emmitt Sconyers
Jr. and Wayne Sconyers, both of Bristow, Dana Sconyers, Claremore, and Carl
Sconyers, 
Pallbearers will be Emmitt Sconyers Jr.,
Wayne Sconyers, Carl Sconyers, Dana Sconyers, James Allen Rountree and David
Rountree.
Friends may call at the residence of Louise
Rountree, Clearview Apartments, 
The family will receive friends from 
The Augusta Chronicle 
RETIRED
FARMER
January 10, 1999
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Mr. Fed Levin Greenway, 91, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Greenway, a native of 
He was a founding member of 
Survivors include two sons, Thomas Eugene
Greenway and Emory Lloyd Greenway, both of Augusta; two daughters, Marjorie
Driscoll, Augusta, and Martha Saul, Midville; three brothers, Edward Greenway,
Twin City, Troy Greenway, Midville, and Walter Greenway, Swainsboro; three
sisters, Louise Bishop and Norma Hooks, both of Swainsboro, and Marie Coglin,
Midville; and 11 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and seven
great-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 
MR. FELTON WILLIAMS 
RETIRED
PAINT AND BODY WORKER
The Augusta Chronicle
Mr.
Felton Willis Williams, 77, died 
The funeral will be at 
Burial will be in 
Mr. Williams, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Geneva Newsome
Williams; one son, Larry Williams, Kite; one daughter, Carolyn Boatright,
Swainsboro; two sisters, Bessie Alice Hall, Kite, and Flora Mae Drake, 
Pallbearers will be Shon Williams, Randall
Edge, Asa Garrett, Greg Newsome, Jeff Newsome, Larry Hood, John Peavy, Jerry
Akridge and Johnny Newsome.
MR. FRANK SMITH
The 
 
North 
Mr. Frank Carl Smith, 55, of 
25, 2000
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Smith, a native of 
Survivors include a son, Jermaine Smith,
Swainsboro; a daughter, Carla Smith, Augusta; seven brothers, Charles Smith,
David Smith and Lee Smith, all of Vidalia, Frank Smith, New Jersey, Ronald
Smith and Donald Smith, both of Augusta, and Sonny Smith Jr., Philadelphia;
nine sisters, Rosa Mae Johnson, New Jersey, Jeanette McCloud, Beech Island,
Mary Alice Bennett, Maryland, Gones Jones, Houston, Mona Turner, Williamstown,
N.J., Geneva Powell, Soperton, Alzernina Johnson and Lula Mae Brown, Jersey
City, N.J., and Ruby Lee Cunningham, Augusta.
Williams Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
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MR. FRANK COPELAND 
LUMBER
CO. RETIREE
The Augusta Chronicle
Mr.
Frank Copeland, 53, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Copeland, a native of 
Survivors include five brothers, Carlton
Copeland, Kite, Jimmy Copeland, 
Pallbearers will be Aurthur Copeland, Randy
Fordham, Jim Padgett, Richard Copeland and Robert Copeland.
Friends may call at the residence of Carlton
Copeland, Route 1, Kite.
The family will receive friends from 
The Augusta Chronicle 
MR.
FRANK HERRINGTON 
FARMER
AND BUSINESSMAN
The Augusta Chronicle
 Mr.
Frank Hinson Herrington, 89, of 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Herrington, a native of Nunez, was a
lifelong resident of 
He was an honorary life member of Georgia
Sheriffs Association and a member of 
Survivors include two sisters, Nina
Herrington and Ruby Herrington Drew, both of Swainsboro.
Pallbearers will be Mack Griffin, Alex
Grindler, Jack Hall, Richard Brown, Walter Hall, Vince Denison, Jimmy Flanders,
Josh Lewis, J.E. Moore and Leonard Bennett.
Memorials may be made to Georgia Sheriffs
Association, Herrington Homestead, Nunez.
Friends may call at the residence.
The family will receive friends from 
The Augusta Chronicle 
MR. FRANK WRIGHT 
SUBSTITUTE
TEACHER
October 14, 1999
The Augusta Chronicle
 
 Mr.
Frank Lester Wright, 61, of Love Road, died Tuesday, Oct. 12,
1999, in Emanuel County.
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Wright, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Love
Wright; a son, Paul Wright, 
Pallbearers will be Jeremy Love, Ricardo
Phillips, Jerry McNure, Dwight Love, Leon Love, Newburn Hutcheson, Brandon
Jones and Allen Meeks.
Memorials may be made to 
Friends may call at the residence.
The family will receive friends from 
The Augusta Chronicle 
MR. FRANK CALHOUN JR. RETIRED OFFICE MANAGER
TheAugusta
Chronicle
Mr.
Frank Louis Calhoun Jr., 74, of 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Calhoun, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy R.
Calhoun; two daughters, Sharon K. Calhoun, 
Pallbearers will be Royce Stevens, Mike
Stevens, George Stevens and Gene Riner.
The family will receive friends from 
The Augusta Chronicle 
MR. FRED MASON SR. 
RETIRED
CIVIL SERVICE
April 10, 1996
Augusta Chronicle
 
Mr. Fred G. Mason Sr., 75, of 
8, 1996
The funeral will be at 
Burial will be in 
Mr. Mason, a native of 
Survivors include a son, Fred G. Mason Jr.,
Swainsboro; two daughters, Frances Bender and Tammy Watkins, both of
Swainsboro; a foster son, Herman Wilkes, Surrency; his mother, Myrtle S. Mason,
Swainsboro; four brothers, James B. Mason and Charles Mason, both of
Swainsboro, Joe L. Mason, Savannah, and Jack D. Mason, Beech Island; two
sisters, Ann Mason Sumner and Peggy M. Price, both of Swainsboro; and seven
grandchildren and a step-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Dess Smith III, Al
Lawson, Wade Bedingfield, Sonny Pittman, Hollis Riner, John I. Bell, Tommy
Davis and Terry Brown.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude's
Children's Hospitals, or to Shriner's Hospitals, c/o 
Friends may call at the Bender residence, 
Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
MR.
GARY SPENCE 
RETIRED
PARAMEDIC, CARPENTER
The 
 
 Mr.
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Spence, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Buckley Spence;
a son, Charles Spence, 
The family will receive friends from 
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MR. GENE STAVELY
April 07, 2000
The Augusta Chronicle
Mr. Gene Allen Stavely, 52, of 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Stavely, a native of 
Survivors include a son, Shannon Stavely,
Hephzibah; a brother, Milton Brown, Midville; and three grandchildren.
Friends may call at the residence of Milton
Brown, 
The family will receive friends from 
The Augusta Chronicle 
GEORGE
CARTER AT&T RETIREE
Augusta
Chronicle
 
Mr. George L. Carter, 65, of 
11 1996
The funeral will be at 
Burial will be in 
Mr. Carter, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Lenore Henry
Carter; two sons, Edward H. Carter and George Allen, both of Swainsboro; five
daughters, Pamella Stevens, Midville, Andrea Brown, Evans, Jennifer Carter and
Jacinnda Carter, both of Adrian, and Gwendolyn Carter, Dublin; and eight
grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Kenneth Henry, Jimbo
Hutcheson, Gerald Woodell, Jack Overstreet, Ira Hall and Lee Webb.
Honorary pallbearers will be deacons of the
church.
Memorials may be made to Bethesda Home for
Boys, 
Friends may call at 
The family will receive friends from 
MR. GEORGE MOORE SR.
RETIRED
CITY EMPLOYEE
The Augusta Chronicle
Mr. George L. Moore Sr., 79, of 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Moore, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Oakie Moore; a
son, George L. Moore Jr., Midville; a daughter, Carolyn Copeland, 
Pallbearers will be Henry Curl, Theron Moore,
Jerry Odum, Jimmy Copeland Jr., E.T. Willis and Jim Padgett.
Friends may call at the residence.
The family will receive friends from 
The Augusta Chronicle 
MR. GEORGE DUDLEY 
RETIRED
FARMER
The
Augusta Chronicle
 
 
Mr. George Tick 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Dudley, a native of 
He was a member of Ogeechee River Hunting
Club and was a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Shirline P.
Dudley; two sons, George Robert Dudley and Andy Dudley, both of Millen; four
daughters, Susan D. Godbee, Margaret D. Clifton and Donna D. Boynton, all of
Millen, and Jackie D. Glisson, Sylvania; and 14 grandchildren and seven great-
grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be his grandsons.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the
Ogeechee River Hunting Club.
The family will receive friends from 
The Augusta Chronicle 
MR. GLENN ASHLEY 
BUSINESS
OWNER
The 
 
 
North 
Mr. Glenn E. Ashley, 51, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Ashley, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Elease Roberts
Ashley; a son, Anthony Glenn Ashley, Jackson; two daughters, Marie Ashley,
Augusta, and Nicki Williams, Aiken; a stepson, Jay Roswech, Augusta; a
stepdaughter, Dawn Roswech, Grovetown; three brothers, Carlton E.
Ashley, Langley, James E. Ashley, Harlem, and
Vernon D. Ashley, Martinez; a sister, Blanche McCorkle, Dearing; and five
grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Allen Lowe, Billy Jack
Myers, Danny Roderiques, Billy Hambrick, Jeff Ashley and Bobby Lopez.
MR. GORDON LATTIMORE JR. 
RETIRED
TRUCK DRIVER
The
Augusta Chronicle
 
 Mr.
Gordon Lattimore Jr., 60, of 
30, 1998
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Lattimore, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth
Washington Lattimore; three daughters, Mary Ann Fields and Lucy Mack, both of
Wadley, Sherry Smith, 
Friends may call at his daughter's residence
on 
MR. GRADY ALTMAN 
RETIRED
GROUNDSKEEPER
May 09, 2000
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Mr. Grady Lanier "Rabbit" Altman,
54, of South Green Street, died Sunday, May 7, 2000, at Emanuel Medical Center.
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Altman, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Lena Altman; a
son, Tony Altman, Swainsboro; two daughters, Marie Altman Begood, Rincon, and
Wendy Altman Sirmons, Adrian; four brothers, Alvie Altman, Millen, Danny
Altman, Swainsboro, Roger Altman, Savannah, and Kenneth Altman, Athens; a
sister, Betty Rodriguez, Wadley; and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Wayne Lamb, Steve Hodges,
Machawn Dice, Tim Hodges, Mark Altman, Danny Vaughn and Glenn Chalker.
MR. HARRY SCOTT RETIRED 
L&S
CAR CARE OWNER
March 05, 2000
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Mr. Harry W. Scott, 74, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Scott, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Billie L. Scott;
a daughter, Harriett S. Lawson, Swainsboro; a sister, Sarah S. Lamb,
Swainsboro; and two brothers, Robert W. Scott and Wayne S. Scott, both of
Swainsboro.
Pallbearers will be Jack Edenfield, Greg
Newson, Gene Ragsdale, Ronnie Spence, Joe Ware, Eddie Lewis, Billy Boulineau
and Henry Terwilliger.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of
Swainsboro High School Class of 1946.
The family will receive friends from 
MRS.
NINA HOLDER 
RETIRED
NURSE
Augusta Chronicle
Mrs.
Nina Shaw Holder, 76, of 
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Holder, a lifelong resident of 
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Ann
Garner, Swainsboro; a brother, Roger Shaw, Swainsboro; and a sister, Mary
Proctor, Swainsboro.
The family will receive friends from 
MRS. NORA TURNER 
HOMEMAKER
The Augusta Chronicle
Nora
Mae Turner, 96, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Turner, a native of 
Survivors include a son, Robert Turner,
Augusta; three daughters, Ellen Pitts, Swainsboro, and Vonelle Joyner and Lula
Adams, both of Vidalia; a sister, 
MRS. NORMA JOINER 
HOMEMAKER
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Mrs.
Norma L. Joiner, 76, of 
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Joiner, a native of 
Survivors include two daughters, Peggy
Spaulding, 
Pallbearers will be Terry Sams, Todd Hammett,
Marvin Gardner, Jamie Singleton, Tommy Roach and John Finley.
Memorials may be made to St. Joseph Hospice, 
Friends may call at the funeral home.
The family will receive friends from 
MRS.
OLLIE THOMPSON 
HOMEMAKER
April 03, 1999
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Mrs. Ollie Hudson Thompson, 84, of 
The funeral will be at 
Burial will be in 
Mrs. Thompson, a native of 
Survivors include three sons, William Marsh, Wrens,
Jimmy Marsh, 
The family will receive friends from 
MRS.
OLLIE MCGOWAN 
HOMEMAKER
 
North 
Mrs. Ollie Sutton McGowan, 84, of 
The funeral was at 
Mrs. McGowan, a native of 
Survivors include three sons, William McGowan and
Remer McGowan, both of Metter, and Charles McGowan, Hephzibah; six daughters,
Harriett Kight, Audrey Kight, Geneva Douglas and Brenda Collins, all of Metter,
Alva Jean Harden, Columbia, and Ann Jacobs, Statesboro; and 22 grandchildren
and 21 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were her grandsons.
MRS. ONNIE GILES 
HOMEMAKER
The Augusta Chronicle
Mrs. Onnie Lee Webb Giles, 72, of 
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Giles, a native of 
Survivors include a son, Michael Giles, 
Pallbearers will be Bobby Simmons, Andy Webb,
Jack Webb, Steve Peebles, Dale Renfroe and Cliff Dixon.
The family will receive friends from 
MRS. PATRICIA HODGES 
HOMEMAKER
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Mrs. Patricia Arlene Hodges, 58, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Hodges, a native of 
Survivors include a son, Ronnie Newsome,
Swainsboro; a daughter, Lynette Missildine, Swainsboro; two sisters, Gretel
Meachem, 
Pallbearers will be Danny Wayne Faircloth,
David Faircloth, Don Faircloth, Darrell Hall, Dennis Hall and Ben Faircloth.
The family will receive friends today at the
residence of Lynette Missildine, 
MRS. PAULINE WRIGHT 
RETIRED
SCHOOLTEACHER
December 09, 2000
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Mrs. Pauline Wright, 83, of 
2000
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Wright, a native of 
Survivors include three daughters, Willa
Juanita Hills, Johnye W.
Gillan, Savannah, and Brenda Johnson,
Atlanta; a stepson, John Wright Jr., Pineland, S.C.; three sisters, Ellen
Mosley, Eloisa Graham and Gladys Anderson, all of Swainsboro; and nine
grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Friends may call at the residence of Sarah
Hopkins.
Reno Tapley Mortuary is in charge of
arrangements.
MRS. PEARLINE WYRICK 
HOMEMAKER
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Mrs. Pearline Wallace Wyrick, 73, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Wyrick, a native of 
Survivors include two sons, Dewey Fortescue,
Swainsboro, and Larry Fortescue, 
24 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Pearline Wyrick
Funeral Fund.
The family will receive friends from 
 
MRS. REBA CARROLL
March 05, 2000
Augusta Chronicle
 
Mrs. Reba F. Carroll, 73, of 
Services will be private.
Mrs. Carroll was a native of 
Survivors include her husband, Charles
Quentin Carroll Sr.; a son, Charles Q. Carroll Jr., 
Jesse Carroll Memorial Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
MRS. REBA STEVENS 
HOMEMAKER
The Augusta Chronicle
Mrs. Reba R. Stevens, 82, of 
1, 1999
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Stevens, a native of 
Survivors include two sons, Royce Stevens,
Midville, and Mike Stevens, 
Pallbearers will be Bobby Gross, Michael
Oglesby, Tommy Lamb, Edward Ashley, George Corbin and Keith Ross.
Tomlinson Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
MRS. REBA BISHOP 
HOMEMAKER
The 
 
Mrs. Reba Robinson Bishop, 95, died 
The funeral will be at 
Entombment will be at a later date in
Bishop's Chapel Baptist Church Mausoleum.
Mrs. Bishop, a native of 
Survivors include three sons, Cecil Bishop,
Adrian, Robert Bishop, Aiken, and Billy Bishop, 
Pallbearers will be David Moore, Ken Scott,
Van Richardson, Tommy Robinson, Edwin Crosby and Frank Canady.
The family will receive friends from 
MRS. RENTHA SMITH 
HOMEMAKER
October 30, 1999
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Mrs. Rentha Bell Hopkins Smith, 88, of
Rainbow Ridge, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Smith, a native of 
Survivors include a son, Johnny Ray Smith,
Dellwood; five daughters, Ella P. Thompson, Mary Johnson and Sarah Overstreet,
all of Swainsboro, Grace Muns, 
Pallbearers will be Allen Johnson, Wendy
Farrow, Kenneth Smith, Tim Smith, Dale Smith and J.E. Derriso.
Friends may call at the residence of Mary
Johnson, 
The family will receive friends from 
MRS.
ROSA BENNETT 
RETIRED
SEAMSTRESS
 
The Augusta Chronicle
Mrs. Rosa Lucille Durden Bennett, 79, of 
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Bennett, a native of 
Survivors include four daughters, Mildred B.
Williams and Dorothy B. Boone, both of Millen, and Rosa B. Hall and Della B.
Lovett, both of 
Pallbearers will be Jack Burke, Wayne Bennett,
Michael Hooks, James Burke, James Lanier and Ronald Lovett.
Friends may call until 
MRS. RUBY BYNES 
PERSONNEL
CARE HOME MANAGER
September 22, 2000
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Mrs. Ruby Bynes died Thursday, Sept. 14,
2000, at Emanuel County Hospital, Swainsboro.
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Bynes, a native of 
The family said: "Ruby will be missed by
her family and friends.
We were blessed to have her in our lives and
we will always treasure moments that we shared."
Survivors include her husband, Lynwood Bynes;
two sons, Edward Bynes, Savannah, and Bobby Bynes, Hephzibah; four daughters,
Charlie Jones, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Bernice Allen, Augusta, Mary Brown,
Midville, and Dorothy Roberson, Keysville; a sister, Gladys Scott, Savannah;
and 25 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Arthur Jones, Derak
Bynes, Tony Bynes, Eric Davis, Freeman Rountree and Eugene Hughes.
Honorary pallbearers will be deacons of
Gray's 
Friends may call at the residence of Mary
Brown, 
The family will receive friends at 
MRS. RUBY LOVE 
RETIRED
NURSE
The Augusta Chronicle
 Mrs. Ruby
Garrett Love, 74, of Route 2, Metter, and Route 2, Soperton, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Love, a native of 
Survivors include her husband, Marshall J.
Love; a son, Jimmy M.
Love, Soperton; a daughter, Lynda Donaldson,
Metter; three sisters, Edna McNeely, Swainsboro, Nell Love, 
Memorials may be made to Muscular Dystrophy
Association, 
The family will receive friends from 
MRS.
RUTH DAVIS
Augusta Chronicle
Mrs. Ruth Bryan Davis, 83, of 
2, 2000
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Davis, a native of 
Survivors include three sons, Bryan Davis,
Hampton, James Davis, Aiken, and Carl Davis, Olar; two daughters, Lucy Hutson
and Margaret Croft, both of Blackville; a sister, Annie Miller, Neeses; and 29
grandchildren, 59 great-grandchildren and 14 great-great- grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 
MRS. RUTH HALL 
FORMER
COSMETOLOGIST
The Augusta Chronicle
Mrs. Ruth Chalker Hall, 78, of 
2000
Graveside services will be at 
Mrs. Hall, a native of 
Survivors include a sister, Dorothy Hathcox,
Langley.
Pallbearers will be John Youmans, Ronnie
Youmans, David Merritts, David Miles, Jeff Richardson and Eddie Chalker.
Memorials may be made to American Cancer
Society, 
The family will receive friends from 
MRS. RUTH MARTIN 
HOMEMAKER
The Augusta Chronicle
Mrs. Ruth Lee Davis Martin, 99, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Martin, a native of 
Survivors include two daughters, Annie Ruth
Cartee, Portal, and Meredith Robinson, 
Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers will be
great-grandsons.
Memorials may be made to Brooklet United
Methodist Church Building Fund, 
The family will receive friends at 
MRS. RUTH MOORE 
HOMEMAKER
The Augusta Chronicle
Mrs. Ruth Peebles Moore, 86, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Moore, a native of 
Survivors include a son, Lee Moore, Swainsboro;
and a grandchild and a great-grandchild.
The family will receive friend from 
MRS. RUTH BAILEY 
RETIRED
SCHOOLTEACHER
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Mrs.
Ruth Pound Bailey, 83, of 
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Bailey, a native of 
Survivors include her husband, David Bailey;
a son, John David Bailey, 
Pallbearers will be J. David Bailey, Donald
Henry, Bailey Henry, Michael Thigpen, Gene Allen and Edwin Allen.
The family will receive friends from 
MRS. RUTH SCOTT 
RETIREE
The Augusta Chronicle
Mrs. Ruth Scott, 80, of 
The funeral will be at 
Galilee Church Cemetery, Summertown.
Mrs. Scott, a native of 
Survivors include a son, Paka Kahn, East
Orange, N.J.; two daughters, Milreasie Carswell, Swainsboro, and Barbara
Taylor, Kearney, N.J.; five stepsons, Arthur Scott Jr., Maryland, William
Scott, Walter Scott, Donald Scott and Randy Scott, all of New Jersey; four
stepdaughters, Francine Pope, and Joann Freeman, both of Maryland, and Martha
Reynolds and Emma Sweeney, both of California; and 11 grandchildren, 26
great-grandchildren and nine great-great- grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be deacons of the church.
Friends may call Milressie Carswell.
The family will receive friends from 
MRS.
RUTH HOOKS 
HOMEMAKER
September 07, 1998
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Mrs. Ruth Vivian Hooks, 82, of Route 2, died Sunday,
Sept. 6,
1998, at Swainsboro Nursing Home.
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Hooks, a native of 
Survivors include two daughters, Sophronia Crosby,
Tucker, and Vivian Mae Fennell, Midville; and six grandchildren and six great-
grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be grandsons and grandsons-in-law.
Memorials may be made to 
Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary is in charge of
arrangements.
MRS. RUTH CROSBY 
INSPECTOR
The Augusta Chronicle
 
 Mrs.
Ruth Williams Crosby, 88, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Crosby, a native of 
Survivors include two sons, C.R. Crosby,
Tucker, and Edward Peace, Hazelhurst; a stepson, Louis Crosby, 
Pallbearers will be Calvin Peace, Robert
Crosby, Stephen Johnson, Joe Kehoe, Bill Lewis and Roscoe Lewis.
The family will receive friends from 
MRS.
SARA OGLESBY 
HOMEMAKER 
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Mrs. Sara Bishop Oglesby, 87, of 
24, 1998
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Oglesby, a native of 
231. She was a former lunch room worker at
Emanuel County Institute.
Survivors include three sons, Jamie Oglesby
and Bernard Oglesby, both of 
MRS. SARA LAMB 
SALES
CLERK
March 03, 2000
Augusta Chronicle
 
Mrs. Sara Meeks Lamb, 85, died 
Graveside services will be at 
Mrs. Lamb, a native of 
Survivors include a daughter, Ann L. Youmans,
Lexsy; a brother, Roger A. Meeks, Pooler; and several grandchildren and great-
grandchildren.
Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary is in charge of
arrangements.
MRS. SARAH MAY 
RETIRED
SCHOOLTEACHER
February 12, 2000
 
Mrs. Sarah Jewell Youmans May, 96, of 
The funeral will be at 
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. May, a native of 
Survivors include a sister, Sypper
Youngblood, Swainsboro.
Pallbearers will be Skip Youmans, Win
Youmans, Russell Webb, J.A.
Youngblood Jr., Tony Sammons and Bob Thomas.
Memorials may be made to 
The family will receive friends from 
MRS.
SHIRLEY EDENFIELD 
The 
 
Mrs. Shirley Rowland Endenfield, 50, of 
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Edenfield, a native of 
Survivors include two sons, Ben Radford and
John Radford, both of Adrian; her mother, Ruth Rowland, Adrian; two sisters,
Pat Edenfield, Sandersville, and Elaine Muns, 
Pallbearers will be Thomas Sconyers, Jamie
Henry, Wayne Hutcheson, Stan Radford and Sammy Mills II.
Tomlinson Funeral Home, Swainsboro, is in
charge of arrangements.
MRS. SHIRLEY SANDERS 
NURSE'S
ASSISTANT
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Mrs. Shirley Sanders, 52, of 
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Sanders, a native of 
Survivors include her husband, Wayne Sanders,
Swainsboro; a son, DeWayne Sanders, Metter; three daughters, Salina Sanders and
Felecia Sanders, both of Swainsboro, and Debbie Dixon, Louisville; six
brothers, L.C. Phillips and Ivey Phillips, both of Nunez, Ozell Phillips, Oak
Park, Major Phillips, Soperton, and Cleve Phillips and Meadie Phillips, both of
Swainsboro; a sister, Ruby Hilbert, Miami Beach, Fla.; and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Larry Phillips, Cleveland
Phillips Jr., Michael Moses, Calvin Lockett, Jonathan Moses, Ervin Moore and
Thurston Badie.
Reno Tapley Mortuary is in charge of
arrangements.
MRS. SUSIE HAYES 
RETIRED
MACHINIST
November 29, 1999
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Mrs. Susie Hayes, 86, of North Green Street,
died Wednesday, Nov. 
24, 1999, at
Emanuel Medical Center.
The funeral will be at 
Burial will be in 
Mrs. Hayes, a native of 
Survivors include her husband, Floyd Hayes;
and five brothers-in- law; and eight sisters-in-law.
Friends may call at the residence of Floyd
Hayes.
Reno Tapley Mortuary is in charge of
arrangements.
MRS. SYPPER YOUNGBLOOD 
RETIRED
SCHOOLTEACHER
The Augusta Chronicle
Mrs.
Sypper Youmans Youngblood, 93, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Youngblood, a native of 
Survivors include a son, Jay Youngblood Sr.,
Swainsboro; a daughter, Sarah Youngblood, Statesboro; and five grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Jay Youngblood Jr., Garry
Pittman, Bob Youmans, Garland Thompson, Bill Youngblood III and John Claxton.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of TEL-Joy
Sunday School Class and Sypper Youngblood Women's 
Memorials may be made to 
The family will receive friends from 
MRS.
SYPPER YOUNGBLOOD 
RETIRED
SCHOOLTEACHER
November 01, 2000
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Mrs. Sypper Youmans Youngblood, 93, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Youngblood, a native of 
She was awarded Exchange Club Golden Deeds Award in
1978 and Georgia College & State University Heritage Award in 1999. Beta
Sigma Phi Sorority named her Lady of the Year in 1982, Emanuel County Heart
Association named her Queen of Hearts in 1992, and she was Grand Marshall of
Pinetree Festival Parade in 1994. She was a charter member of Swainsboro Garden
Club, an honorary member of Kiwanis Club and a member of Governor David Emanuel
Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution and 
Survivors include a son, Jay Youngblood Sr.,
Swainsboro; a daughter, Sarah Youngblood Hines, Statesboro; and five
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Jay Youngblood Jr., Garry
Pittman, Bob Youmans, Garland Thompson, Bill Youngblood III and John Claxton.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of TEL-Joy
Sunday School Class and Sypper Youngblood Women's 
Memorials may be made to 
Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary is in charge of
arrangements.
MRS. THEA-DOSHIA DENSON
RETIRED
HOTEL WORKER
The Augusta Chronicle
Mrs. Thea-Doshia L. Denson, 76, died 
The funeral will be at 
Burial will be in St. Mary's 
Mrs. Denson, a native of 
Survivors include a daughter, Doris Curry, 
Reno Tapley Mortuary, Swainsboro, is in
charge of arrangements.
HOMEMAKER
September 21, 1998
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Mrs. Thelma Louise Drake, 80, of Route 2,
died 
The funeral will be at 
Price officiating. Burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Mrs. Drake, a native of 
Survivors include her husband, M.A. Drake;
one daughter, Joan Ogelsby, Midville; one brother, George I. Parrish, Midville;
one sister, Sara Nell Moore, 
Pallbearers will be Joe Hatcher, Carson
Cross, Jerry Salter, Johnny Hurst, Junior Oglesby and Chesley Flanders.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the
official board of 
Peebles Curry Durden Mortuary is in charge of
arrangements.
MRS. THEREASA DIXON
April 10, 2000
The Augusta Chronicle
 
North America; Southeast United States;
Georgia
Mrs. Thereasa Dixon, 86, of West Roundtree
Road, died Thursday, April 6, 2000, at Emanuel Medical Center.
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Dixon, a native of 
Survivors include a brother, Daniel Chain, 
Friends may call at the residence of Mary
Wadley.
MRS. THERESA GRIMES
The 
 
Mrs. Theresa Parker Grimes, 94, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Grimes, a native of 
Survivors include a son, Billy Grimes, 
Pallbearers will be her grandsons.
The family will receive friends from 
MRS. TRACY SHORT 
BUSINESS
OWNER
The
Augusta Chronicle
Mrs.
Tracy Morris Short, 34, of 
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Short, a native of 
Survivors include her husband, William F.
"Bill" Short; two daughters, Jessica L. Brinson and Harli C. Short,
both of Twin City; her father, Raymond S. Morris Sr., Statesboro; her mother,
JoAnn Pollett, Norristown; three brothers, Raymond S. Morris Jr. and Ashley
Pollett, both of Norristown, and Darrell Morris, Statesboro; and two sisters,
Carla Newsome, Vidalia, and Dawna Olsen, Phoenix.
Pallbearers will be Derek Hartmeyer, Bill
Snooks, Hugh Wren, Greg Edwards, Gene Hall and Mike Scholer.
Friends may call at the Pollett residence, 
The family will receive friends from 
MRS. TRUDY JENKINS
The
Augusta Chronicle
 
Mrs.
Trudy S. Jenkins, 89, died 
Graveside services will be at 
Survivors include two nephews, Tom Whitfield,
Harlem, and Bill Whitfield, Shorter, Ala.; and four nieces, Virginia Smith,
Warner Robins, Iris Woods, Kite, and Lottie Frost and Jeanette Dixon, both of
Wrightsville.
The family will receive friends from 
MRS. VICTORIA BUDACZ 
RETIRED
NURSE
October 01, 1999
The Augusta Chronicle
  
Mrs. Victoria Johnson Budacz, 83, of 
MRS. VIRGINIA FURLONG 
RETIRED
SECRETARY
The 
 
North 
Mrs. Virginia Braddy Furlong, 66, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Furlong, a native of 
Survivors include her husband, Lawrence B.
Furlong; two sons, Gary Furlong and Kelly Furlong, both of 
Pendleton, 
The family will receive friends from 
A vigil service will be at 
HOMEMAKER
February 07, 2000
Augusta Chronicle
Mrs. Vondell "Bonnie" Grimes Boyd,
73, of 
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Boyd, a native of 
Survivors include two sons, Furman Hixon Boyd
III, 
Pallbearers will be Charles Grimes, Morgan
Hall, Todd Barnes, Eddie Chalker, George Rutkowski, Buck Cleckley and Ronnie
Smolowsky.
Friends may call at the residence of Danny
Lee Boyd, 
The family will receive friends from 
HOMEMAKER
 March 17,
2000
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Mrs. Voneta Moore Lane, 81, died Wednesday, March
15, 2000, at Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah.
The funeral will be at 
Survivors include her husband, 
Pallbearers will be 
Memorials may be made to Sabbath School Mission, 
MRS. WILLIE THOMPSON 
HOMEMAKER
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Mrs. Willie T. Thompson, 76, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Thompson, a native of 
Survivors include five sons, Robert Thompson,
Danny Thompson, Mike Thompson and Elmer Thompson, all of Swainsboro, and Bill
Thompson, 
Pallbearers will be Matt Smith, Eric Smith,
Ben Thompson, Clint Thompson, Bragg Thompson and Ashley Colston.
The family will receive friends from 
MRS. WINNIE COLEMAN 
RETIRED
TEACHER
The 
 
North 
Mrs. Winnie Smith Coleman died 
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Coleman, a native of 
Survivors include a son, Hobson G. Coleman, 
Pallbearers will be Dickson Durden, Jimmy
Morgan, Grayson Trapnell, Robert Overstreet, Bill Rountree and Jay Lawson.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the
TEL Sunday School Class.
The family will receive friends from 
MRS. WYNELLE CHAPMAN 
HOMEMAKER
The Augusta Chronicle
Mrs.
Wynelle Hall Chapman, 72, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mrs. Chapman, a native of 
Survivors include a daughter, Nell Leaptrott,
Swainsboro; two brothers, Bennett Hall, Jesup, and Allen Hall Jr., Swainsboro;
five sisters, Mae Kelly, Virginia Willis and Martha Beasley, all of Swainsboro,
Betty Rose Black, Millen, and Mary Scott, Metter; and four grandchildren and a
great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Jerry Hall, Gene Hall,
Aaron Hall, Howard Black, Joey Webb, Lannie Purcell, Donny Riner, Pat Schofill
and Don Wilkes.
The family will receive friends from 
MRS. ZOIE MOORE 
HOMEMAKER
The 
Mrs.
Zoie Lee Moore, 85, died 
The funeral will be at 
Burial will be in 
Mrs. Moore, a native of 
Survivors include four sons, Jimmy Moore,
Lamar Moore, Russell Moore and Steelie Moore, all of Swainsboro; a daughter,
Mary Ann Alewine, Duluth; two brothers, Sam Coleman, Uvalda, and Marsh Coleman,
Sandersville; three sisters, Unice Hopkins and Mary Phillips, both of Soperton,
and Lucille Holder, Livingston, Tenn.; and 15 grandchildren, 20
great-grandchildren and several great-great- grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons.
MS. ALEATHIA YOUNG 
RETIRED
TEACHER
The
Augusta Chronicle
Ms.
Aleathia Young, 84, of 
21, 1999
The funeral will be at 
Ms. Young, a native of 
She was a member of St. James Baptist Church.
Survivors include four sisters, Ellen Mosely,
Pauline Wright, Eloise Graham, and Gladys Anderson, all of Swainsboro.
Pallbearers will be Leon Ricks, Furman
Daniels, Walter Worthen, Lastarga Lewis, Charles Lee and Roger Richards.
Friends may call at the residence of Beverly
Hopkins.
The family will receive friends from 
MS. BESSIE HALL 
RETIRED
CUSTODIAN
December 09, 1998
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Ms. Bessie Lee Harmon Hall, 90, of 
The funeral will be at 
Ms. Hall, a native of 
Survivors include nieces and nephews, Eva Mae
Darisaw, William Johnson, Vester Lee Jones and Daisy Flaker, all of 
Pallbearers will be friends of the family.
Friends may call at the residence of Viola
Butler, 
MS. BESSIE MOXLEY 
RETIRED
BOOKKEEPER
The
Augusta Chronicle
 
Ms. Bessie Lee Moxley, 82, died 
Graveside services will be at 
Ms. Moxley, a native of 
Survivors include a brother, J. Claude
Moxley, Statesboro.
Joiner-Shepard Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
MS. ETHA STROBRIDGE
The 
 
Ms. Etha Strobridge, 55, of 
4, 1999
The funeral will be at 
Ms. Strobridge was a native of 
Survivors include a brother, Cleveland
Strobridge, Swainsboro.
Pallbearers will be George Anthony, Jimmy Lee
Anthony, Rudolph Anthony Jr., Archie Dukes, David Smith and Vernon Turner.
Friends may call Lillie Dukes.
The family will receive friends from 
MS. JUDY TUCKER
The 
Ms. Judy Tucker, 40, died 
The funeral will be at 
Burial will be in 
Ms. Tucker, a native of 
Survivors include two sons, Corey James Turner and
Craig Lamar Turner, both of Swainsboro; a daughter, NaTasha Rena Tucker,
Swainsboro; her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs Tom May, both of Swainsboro; a
brother, Clarence Kelvin Bradford, Swainsboro; and three stepbrothers, Carl
Harmon, Midville, and Tom May III and Alfred May, both of Swainsboro.
Jones-Habersham Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
MS.
LOLALE FOUNTAIN 
RETIRED
TEACHER
The Augusta Chronicle
Ms. Lolale C. Fountain, 88, died 
Graveside services will be at 
Ms. Fountain, a native of Morgan County, Ga.,
was a graduate of 
Survivors include a niece, Dianne DeMasso,
Valle Crucis.
The family will receive friends at the
cemetery after the service.
Johnson Funeral Home, 
MS. MARGARET PEEBLES 
RETIRED
DIETARY WORKER
The 
 
Ms. Margaret Ann Peebles, 64, died 
The funeral will be at 
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Peebles, a native of 
Survivors include a sister, Lynette P.
Matteson, 
Friends may call from 
MS. MARY WOOD 
MAXWELL
DEPARTMENT STORE RETIRE
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Ms. Mary Lee Anderson Wood, 92, died 
The funeral will be at 
Ms. Wood, a native of 
Survivors include a brother, F.C. Anderson, 
Pallbearers will be Alton Reynolds, Davy
Reynolds, Matthew Reynolds, Brian Aegar, Andy Jones, Ronnie Waters and Ralph
Reynolds.
The family will receive friends from 
MS. MAXIE ALLEN
The Augusta Chronicle
Ms.
Maxie Allen, 50, died 
The funeral will be at 
Ms. Allen, a native of 
Survivors include five stepbrothers, Luther
Woods and Billy Woods, both of Stillmore, Cecil Woods, Metter, Floyd Woods,
Orlando, Fla., and Johnny Woods, Miami; three stepsisters, Mattie Burton,
Canton, Ohio, and Sallie Durden and Luetichie Ramgoolam, both of Miami; her
mother, Annie M. Woods, Stillmore; a brother, Tommy Allen, Stillmore; and four
sisters, Marie Allen, Eddie Dean Allen and Inez Allen, all of Stillmore, and
Nannie Glover, Lynn Haven, Fla.
Pallbearers will be Willie James Buie, L.J.
Hughes, Calvin Bethea, Alphonso Durden, David Glover Jr. and Charles Baldwin.
Friends may call at the residence of Annie
Woods.
Reno Tapley Mortuary is in charge of
arrangements.
RICARDO GROSS 
STUDENT
The 
 
Ricardo Santze Gross, 17, of 
The funeral will be at 
Burial will be in 
Ricardo, a native of 
He was a member of 
The family said: "We want to thank all
of you for the many ways in which you comforted and consoled us during these
very difficult times we are experiencing. May God bless all of us."
Survivors include his father, Willie Lowery, 
Pallbearers will be Franklin Lewis, Thomas
Bates, Robert Stokes, Jermaine Graham, Tommie Terrell and Forace Burns.
Friends may call at the residence or at
Phinazee and Son Funeral Home.
SGT. TRAVIS MADISON 
AUGUSTA-RICHMOND
COUNTY FIREFIGHTER
February 12, 1999
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Sgt. Travis Madison, 31, of 
1999
The funeral will be at 
Sgt. Madison, a native of 
Survivors include three sons, Travis L.
Madison Jr., Cameron Jamal Madison and Tylon Demontre' Madison, all of Augusta;
his father, Willie Henry Madison, Swainsboro; two brothers, Tony Washington,
Newark, N.J., and Stevie Madison, Newport News, Va.; and four sisters, Lillian
Edwards, Newport News, Patricia Gunn, Nunez, Janice Westmoreland, Augusta, and
Cynthia Madison, Fayetteville, N.C.; and maternal grandmother, Daisy Sims,
Jersey City, N.J.
Pallbearers will be John Reynolds, Will Ivey,
Terry Riley, Herbert Smith, Alonzo Forrest and Sylvester Abrahms.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the
Augusta-Richmond County Fire Department.
Friends may call at the residence or at W.H.
Mays Mortuary.
The family will receive friends from 
The Rev. Cora Lee Pittillo Hughes, 94,
formerly of 
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at
Anders-Rice Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ralph Sexton Sr. and Lanny Emanuel
officiating.
Burial will be in 
The Rev. Hughes, a native of 
Survivors include a son, David R. Hughes,
Augusta; a daughter, Charlotte Brown, Baltimore; and 11 grandchildren and
several great- grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Randy Hughes, Jason
Hughes, Brandon Hughes, John Kirk, John Kirk Jr., Dwight Burch and Lanny
Emanuel.
The family will receive friends from 
REV. JESSE BREWER JR. 
MINISTER
The
Augusta Chronicle
 
The Rev. Jesse Edwin "Buck" Brewer
Jr., 79, died 
15, 2000
The funeral will be at 
The Rev. Brewer, a native of Patterson, was
an Army veteran of World War II and had retired as a minister from Oak Chapel
Baptist Church, Emanuel County, having served in Lee's Chapel Baptist Church,
Bacon County; Pineview Baptist Church, Waresboro; Cherry Creek Baptist Church,
Valdosta; Bay Springs Baptist Church, Rehoboth; Faith Baptist Church, Johnson
County; and Canoochee Baptist Church, Emanuel County. He was a former
television repairman at Wammock's Furniture Store and a member of Woodmen of
the World, Gideons International Waycross Chapter and 
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Barnard
Brewer; a son, Jeffrey L. Brewer, Swainsboro; three daughters, Annette B.
Canady, Swainsboro, Teresa King, LaGrange, and Mary Ann Hunsicker, 
Pallbearers will be Billy Walden, Carlton
Johnson, Tim Garrett, David Blount and Johnson Turner.
The family will receive friends from 
ZACHARY
GROSS 
PUPIL
The 
 
Zachary Ozell Gross, 11, of 
1999
The funeral will be at 
Burial will be in 
Zachary, a native of 
The family said, "We wish to express our
sincere appreciation to our many friends and family members for your prayers
and kindness shown during our time of bereavement."
Survivors include his father, Willie Lowery, 
Pallbearers will be Paul Kilgore, Robert Allen,
George Lewis, Corey Dent, Darrell Smith and Roderick "Rocky" Sams.
Friends may call at the residence or at Phinazee
and Son Funeral Home.
MR. HENRY JONES JR. 
WAREHOUSE
MANAGER
May 19, 2000
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Mr. Henry Jones Jr., of 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Jones, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Imogene Tindal
Jones; a son, Jeremy H.
Jones, Waynesboro; a daughter, Anissa L.
Jones, Waynesboro; his mother, Addie Seymore, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., seven
brothers, Johnny Lee Carter, New York, and Milton Seymore, John Seymore, Leroy
Seymore, Sammy Smith, Fred Smith and Thomas Smith, all of Florida; and three
sisters, Mae Dorothy Seymore and Johnnie Seymore, both of Florida, and Doreatha
Peay, Hephzibah.
Honorary pallbearers will be the Ceremonial
Detachment of Fort Gordon.
Friends may call at the residence or at
Phinazee and Son Funeral Home.
MR. HERBERT BENNETT JR.
August 04, 2000
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Mr. Herbert Leon "Bear" Bennett
Jr., 48, died 
2000
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Bennett, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Linda Reese
Bennett; two sons, Adam Bennett and Albert Bennett, both of Swainsboro; a
daughter, Angel Bennett, Swainsboro; his mother, Mildred Wiggins, Waycross; and
a brother, Walter Bennett, Waycross.
Friends may call at the residence of Albert
Johns, 
The family will receive friends from 
MR. HERMAN WILLIAMS 
RETIRED
SHEETMETAL MECHANIC
The Augusta Chronicle
Mr.
Herman Lamar Williams, 73, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Williams, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Hooks
Williams; two sons, Larry Thomas Williams, Cochran, and Danny Lamar Williams
Sr., Gray; two daughters, Sylvia Williams, Gray, and Virginia Williams,
Cochran; six brothers, Sherrill Williams, Jerome Williams and Glen Williams,
all of Kite, Elton Williams, Millen, Woodrow Williams, Bolingbroke, and Roland
Williams, Milledgeville; two sisters, Lynette Watson, Jeffersonville, and Edith
Pundt, Wadley; and six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 
MR. HOSEA WYNN
The Augusta Chronicle
Mr. Hosea Wynn, 61, died 
A memorial service will be at 
Mr. Wynn was a native of Barnwell, S.C.
Survivors include a brother, Henry Wynn,
Augusta; and four sisters, Bertha Jorgensen, Augusta; Katherine Warner, Vero
Beach, Fla., and Lula Wynn and Jessie Warner, both of Mulberry, Fla.
MR. HOWARD WILSON
FARMER,
RETIRED PAINTER
The Augusta Chronicle
Mr. Howard Wilson, 77, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Wilson, a native of 
Survivors include two sons, Hal Wilson Sr.
and Phil Wilson, both of Swainsboro; a daughter, Sandra McNeely, Swainsboro;
two brothers, W.J. Wilson, 
Pallbearers will be Bobby McNeely III, Hal
Wilson Jr., David Wilson, Donald Stafford, Von Brown and Pete Bailey.
Memorials may be made to Mount Zion Church
Cemetery Fund, c/o Melvie Stephens, 257 Highway 221, 
HUEY COPELAND 
RETIRED
FARMER
The Augusta Chronicle
Mr. Huey Copeland, 81, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Copeland, a native of 
He was Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Claudie Belle
Copeland; a son, Kenneth Copeland, 
Pallbearers will be George Hostilo, Jerry
Sumner, Wain Sweat, Grayson Wilson, Willie Wilson and Dan Kimball.
MR. IRA WILLIAMS
The
Augusta Chronicle
 
Mr. Ira Lee Williams, 61, of 
31, 1999
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Williams, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Minnie S.
Williams; three sons, Ira Williams Jr. and Clifford Williams, both of
Swainsboro, and Darriel Williams, Jacksonville, Fla.; two daughters, Gail
Jenkins, Atlanta, and Karen Henry, Jacksonville; a brother, Coleman C.
Williams, Trenton, N.J.; and three sisters, Rilia Gibbons, Willie Mae Coleman
and Lucille Coleman, all of Swainsboro.
Pallbearers will be Bobby Eady, Elijah Jones
Jr., Johnny Jackson, James Mincey, Frank Coleman Jr., Jim Brown, Leroy Jones
and John E.
Murphy.
Friends may call at the residence of his
wife.
The family will receive friends from 
MR. IRA BRADDY
The 
Mr. Ira M. Braddy, 71, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Braddy, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Joann Braddy; a
son, Steven Braddy, Girard; two daughters, Teresa Overstreet, Swainsboro, and
Lisa Williamson, Thomson; a brother, Henry Braddy, Milledgeville; four sisters,
Grace Blackwell and Ruth Napier, both of Milledgeville, Barbara Jean Hendley, 
Memorials may be made to Hines Baptist Church
Memorial Fund, Midville.
Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary, Swainsboro, is
in charge of arrangements.
MR. IVY JOHNSON 
RETIRED
SHIPPING CLERK
The
Augusta Chronicle
Mr. Ivy "Monk" Johnson, 85, of 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Johnson, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Janie J. Johnson;
two sons, Billy Johnson, Millen, and William Batt Johnson, Columbia; three
daughters, Catherine J. Burke and Mary J. Troisi, both of Millen, and Syble J.
Gay, Dublin; his stepmother, Sara Bell
Johnson, Wrens; a brother, John Harry Johnson, Savannah; four sisters, Madge
Canady, Garfield, Mildred Canady, Savannah, Pearl Canady, Twin City, and Bell
Harper, Metter; a stepsister, Annie Mauney, Wrens; and 10 grandchildren and
11 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be deacons of the church.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of
Screven Masonic Lodge 248 and officers of Woodmen Lodge No. 1186.
Friends may call until 
The family will receive friends from 
MR. J.C. BAXTER 
RESTAURANT
OWNER
Augusta Chronicle
Mr. J.C. "Took" Baxter, 71, of 
The funeral will be at 
Burial will be in 
Mr. Baxter, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Nell Byington
Baxter; a daughter, Melany B. Jones, 
Pallbearers will be John Whetsell, Greg
Johnson, Mark Brown, Shawn Gillikin, 
Honorary pallbearers will be Calvary Men's
Sunday School Class and the board of directors of Durden Banking Co.
Friends may call at Johnson Funeral Home,
Swainsboro.
MR. J.C COOPER 
GROCERY
STORE OWNER
Augusta
Chronicle
 
Mr. J.C. Cooper, 82, died 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Cooper, a native of 
Survivors include three sons, James Cooper,
Jerry Cooper and Jackie Cooper, all of Kite; two daughters, Jean Flanders,
Dellwood, and Johnnie Mae Taylor, Macon; a brother, Jimmy Cooper, Kite; three
sisters, Thelma Cooper, Evie Dell Pernell and Doris Williams, all of Kite; and
six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Kenneth Henry, Jimmy
Wilson, Alton Hooks, Forest Davis, Harry Martin and Jay Lawson.
The family will receive friends from 
MR.
JACK LYONS 
PAINTING
CONTRACTOR
The 
North 
Mr. Jack O. Lyons, 71, of 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Lyons, a native of 
He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and a
member of St. Philip Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Bessie Lyons; two sons,
Jody P.
Jenkins, 
Pallbearers will be James Watson, Shawn Watson,
Ronnie Watson, Jeffery Watson, Jerry Armstrong and Gary Bynum.
Reno Tapley Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
MR. JAKE CURL 
RETIRED
CARPENTER
May 10, 1999
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Mr. Jake Curl, 63, died Saturday, May 8,
1999, at Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Augusta.
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Curl, a native of 
He was a member of Emanuel Assembly of God.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Curl; two
sons, John Curl, Pembroke, and Johnny Curl, Wrightsville; three daughters,
Marsha Greenway, Wrightsville, Ruthie Logue, Tennille, and Sharron Witherspoon,
Tiftonville, Tenn.; his mother, Ollie Bell Curl, Wrightsville; a brother,
Franklin R. Curl, Wrightsville; a sister, Bessie Murphy, Dublin; and 11
grandchildren and several great- grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Charles McCoy, Winfred
Reese, Carlton Campbell, Scott Price, Danny Howell and Allen Campbell.
The family will receive friends from 
& Joyce Stanley Funeral Home.
MR. JAMES RICH 
RETIRED
BARBER
The
Augusta Chronicle
 
Mr. James "Jimmy" Rich, 73, of 
2000
Graveside services will be at 
Mr. Rich, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Willie Pearl
Cowart Rich; 10 sons, W.L. Rich, Twin City, David Rich, Macon, Kenny Rich and
Timothy Rich, both of Roberta, Donnie Rich, Dublin, Jimmy Rich, Ronnie Rich, James
Rich and Ricky Rich, all of Perry, and Charles Rich, Jeffersonville; five
daughters, Sharon Rich, Frankie McCard and Julie Reyes, all of Perry, and
Evelyn Marsh and Smantha Rich, both of Swainsboro; two brothers, Johnny Rich,
Macon, and Louis Rich, East Dublin; three sisters, Peggy Waffle, Lancaster,
Pa., Sara Rich, Swainsboro, and Floss Holder, Warrenton; and 40 grandchildren
and five great- grandchildren.
Tomlinson Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
MR. JAMES HARPER
The Augusta Chronicle
Mr. James Arthur Harper, 53, died 
The funeral will be at 
Burial will be in 
Mr. Harper, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Helen Harper;
three sons, Willie Harper, Frank Harper and Chauncey Harper, all of Swainsboro;
two daughters, Altermease Harper and Shanice Harper, both of Swainsboro; a
brother, Artis Harper, West Palm Beach, Fla.; two sisters, Delois Whitehead,
St. Petersburg, Fla., and Juanita Jones, Swainsboro; and two grandchildren.
Mosley's Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
MR. JAMES BRYANT SR. 
RETIRED
TRUCK DRIVER
Augusta Chronicle 
Mr. James Edward Bryant Sr., 78, of 
The funeral will be at 
Mr. Bryant, a native of 
Survivors include his wife, Katy Jayne
Bryant, Guyton; a son, James E. Bryant Jr., Metter; four daughters, Dot
Williams, Guyton, Louise Motes, Millen, Jody Leggett, Bloomingdale, and Shirley
Nettles, Metter; a stepson, Robert Eugene Browning, Metter; three sisters, Ruby
Sego, Twin City, Mary Willen, Guyton, and Marilyn Barber, Christmas, Fla.; and
28 grandchildren, 48 great- grandchildren and a great-great- grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Gene Williams, Verdell
Carroll, Dock Leggett, Stacy Bryant, Steve Bryant and B.J. Sasser.
Friends may call at the residence of Louise
Motes, 
The family will receive friends from 
Crowe-Fields Funeral Home, Millen, is in
charge of arrangements.
DEATH AND OBITUARY NOTICES
FROM THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE 1867-1878
Issue of March 15, 1867
Mrs. Rachel Smith, wife of Mr. W. R. Smith and daughter of Rev.
Jordan Flanders, died in Emanuel county, Georgia, February 18th 1867. She left a
husband and a large family of children.... S. S. Bouchelle.
 
Sister Martha Barwick, wife of William Barwick, was born in Emanuel county, Georgia, 
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