Crawford County Obituaries
August 2003
Helen Dickey -ROBERTA - Mrs. Helen Annette Dickey died August 25. Services will be 2P.M., Saturday at St. James Baptist Church with burial in Hicks Cemetery. Wake services will be held Friday, August 29 from 7:00 until 8:00P.M. at Bentley and Sons Funeral Home, Roberta.
John Calvin Hicks -ROBERTA - John C. Hicks, 65, died Tuesday, August 19, 2003. Services will be held 3P.M., Saturday, August 23, 2003 at Bethel Baptist Church, Roberta with burial in church cemetery. Bentley and Sons Funeral Home, Roberta in charge of arrangements.
George Raines, Jr. -ROBERTA - Services for Mr. George Raines, Jr., who died on Sunday, August 17, 2003, will be at 1P.M., Saturday, August 23, 2003 at Salem Baptist Church with burial in Prater Family Cemetery. Bentley and Sons.
Charlene A. Reeves -ROBERTA - Charlene A. Reeves, 32, died August 20, 2003. Services will be 2P.M., Monday, in Olive Grove Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Bentley and Sons Funeral Home, Roberta.
Leonard Frank Smisson, Jr. -FORT VALLEY - Leonard Frank "Lon" Smisson left us Tuesday morning, August 5, 2003 to fly the friendly skies with his brother, Chris. Lon was an amazing man who graced the world with his presence for 56 years. He was an author, a sailor, a poet, a pilot, a lobbyist and advocate for the rights of handicapped individuals everywhere, an inspiration, a friend to all who know him, a strong Christian and a member of Andrews United Methodist Church. -Services will be held at 11A.M., Friday, August 8, 2003 at Fort Valley United Methodist Church with burial following in Oaklawn Cemetery. Rev. Gene Bates will officiate. He is preceded in death by his brother, Christofer Bernard Smisson. Lon came into the world with a brilliant mind that was trapped in a body that refused to cooperate. However, he did not let his body hinder his life. He worked diligently to achieve academic success on his own and was instrumental in the creation, lobbying and implementation of several laws benefiting those who are handicapped. The first of these laws, The Wheelchair Lemon Law, breezed through both the Georgia House and Senate at a record pace. Lon loved his family, his friends, and his life. Though he is gone, his life is not lost. His life will be remembered and celebrated for generations to come. The family requests donations be made to Andrew United Methodist Church Building Fund, 2430 Hwy 127, Kathleen, Georgia 31047. Rooks Funeral Home in Fort Valley has charge of arrangements.
Wallace Tennison, Jr. -ROBERTA - Wallace Tennison, Jr., 29, died Saturday, August 2, 2003. Services will be 3P.M., Saturday in Bethel Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Bentley and Sons Funeral Home, Roberta.
Gloria Raines Tennyson -ROBERTA - Services for Gloria Tennyson are 3P.M., Wednesday, at New Lebanon Baptist Church with interment in Pine Grove Cemetery. Tennyson, 51, passed Saturday. A native of Crawford County, she was a New Lebanon member. Hicks and Sons Funeral Home, Roberta, entrusted with services.
Linnon Willis, Sr. -ROBERTA - Services for Linnon Willis, Sr. are 3P.M., Friday at Crawford County Middle School Auditorium with interment in Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Willis, 64, died Sunday. Son of Oller Gray Willis, he was a Crawford County native, a Mt. Carmel member and a Blue Bird employee for 37 years. Hicks and Sons Funeral Home, Roberta.
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