Decatur Co.,
Georgia Obituaries
Updated August 30, 2002
The Cairo Messenger, February 10, 1961:
John Morgan Glover Dies in Camilla, Services Feb. 2
Mr. John Morgan Glover, 84, died at the Mitchell County Hospital
on Feb. 1, and funeral services were held at the Mt. Pleasant
Baptist Church on Feb. 2 at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Ira Crump
officiating. Interment followed in the Mt. Pleasant
Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Josh Pollock, W. D. Harrell,
Norman Glover, E. M. Glover,
G. D. Harrell and Elzy Williams. Mr. Glover was born in Decatur
County on September 5, 1876. He was a farmer and a member
of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Eliza H. Harrell Glover of Pelham;
three sons, Lofton Glover of Pelham, Bill Glover of Leesburg,
Fla., and Edison Glover of Jacksonville, Fla.; one daughter, Mrs.
J. D. Williams, Los Angeles, Calif.; two brothers, C. C. Glover,
Pelham, and E. L. Glover of Tallahassee, Fla.; four sisters, Mrs.
Ivey Horn, Vada, Mrs. T. J. Gaddis, Attapulgus, Mrs. Nat Atkins,
Attapulgus, and Mrs. Tom Porter of Columbus.
The Cairo Messenger, October 6, 1961:
T. Leonard Harrell Passes at Home September 30
Mr. Thomas Leonard Harrell, 70, a long time resident of Whigham
and Grady County died at his home in Whigham following a long
illness at 4:40 p.m. September 30.
Funeral services were held at Springhill Methodist Church with
Rev. Allen Brooks and Rev. Leon Vanlandingham officiating.
Burial followed in the Springhill Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Maston Nazworth, Cleon and James Cox,
Jack Kennemur, H. D. Pyles, and Virgil Nazworth. Honorary
pallbearers were Turner Harrell, J. H. Pyles, Bob Brunson, John
Mobley, Charlie Jones, Ralph McBroom, A. L. Fowler and G. W.
Jordan. Mr. Harrell was born August 28, 1891 in Decatur County,
son of Homer and Eugenia Martin Harrell. He was married to
Carrie Forehand, and had lived all his life in this county.
He was a retired farmer and a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife and three sisters, Mrs. Ruth Logue,
Decatur County; Mrs. Ethel Ponder, Grady County and Mrs. Melvin
Logue of Clearwater, Fla.
Clark Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Cairo Messenger:
Kenneth M. Brock* Services Held at Prosperity Church
Kenneth Melvin Brock, 19, was found in his Atlanta room
dead from asphyxiation. He had lived in Atlanta 16 months
and was employed as a service station attendant. Mr. Brock was
born August 31, 1941 in Hillsboro County, Fla.,
the son of M. B. and Ethel Lee Faircloth Brock. He
graduated from Whigham High School in 1959.
Surviving are his parents of Cairo; one brother, Edgar of Cairo;
four sisters, Glenda, Sara Nell, Janet Elizabeth and Mrs. Joyce
Wynn, all of Cairo and his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
L. Brock of Plant City, Fla.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Prosperity
Primitive Baptist Church in Decatur County by Elder Earl F.
Childs and the Rev. Roy Thomas. Interment was in the Brock
family cemetery in Decatur County.
Active pallbearers were Larry Brinson, Irvin Brock, Benny Prince,
Billy Harrell, Joe Moore and Edwin Gibson. Honorary
pallbearers were Kenneth Butler, Spencer Duncan, Maynard Lodge,
and Lannis Harrell.
Clark Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
*Kenneth Melvin Brock was the son of Melvin Bennie Brock,
grandson of Abram Lonza Brock, great-grandson of Abram Brock,
great-great grandson of John P. Brock, great-great-great grandson
of Daniel D. Brock, all of Decatur County, GA.
The Cairo Messenger, August 25, 1961:
Gainous Rites Held at Mars Hill Church
Mr. Sam Gainous of Climax died following a heart attack at the
age of 65 years and funeral services were held at the Mars Hill
Christian Church on Tuesday, August 22, at 3 p.m.
Burial followed in the Mars Hill Cemetery. Rev. J. W.
McAdams was in charge of the services. Active pallbearers were
Elmer Swicord, C. M. Gee, J. M. Fletcher, J. M. Jeter, Willie
Hall and Olen Hester. Honorary pallbearers were Bonnie Brooks, T.
J. Thomas, Bill Fletcher, J. I. Heard, Paul Brock, Ben Hill
Strickland, Dave Jones, Louis Salter, Frank Thomas, Carroll
Hurst, and Lee Osborne.
Mr. Gainous was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Gainous
and has two surviving brothers, Henry Gainous and C. G. Gainous;
one sister, Mrs. Nellie Lucas of Lake City and several nieces and
nephews.
Bainbridge Post-Searchlight, May 31, 1945
Funeral Services For Riley Brock Held Friday Morning
Funeral services for Riley Brock, 35, who was drowned in Spring
Creek last Wednesday afternoon, May 23, were held Friday morning,
May 25, at 11 o'clock at the Prosperity Church near
Bainbridge. The Reverend E. J. Childs, pastor,
officiated at the services and burial was made in the Brock
Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Lucile Wooten Brock, three children,
Bobby Leaston, Riley Devon, and William Lee Brock; his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Lee Brock, all of Climax; nine sisters, Mrs.
Clyde Bentley of Selma, Ala.; Mrs. Lola Gann, Mrs. Ethel Martin,
Mrs. Adel Barber, Miss Vera Mae Brock and Miss Irene Brock of
Climax, Miss Lessie Brock of Macon, Ga., Mrs. Gussie Ray and Miss
Juanita Brock of Atlanta, Ga.
The following gentlemen served as active pallbearers: Rufus
Brock, Lynton Boutwll, Eldridge Brinson, Weldon Boutwell, Coy
Mills and DeWitt Bell.
Honorary pallbearers included: G. W. Howell, R. G. Pope, W. B.
Harrell, Boen Brock, J. T. Lashley, R. E. Wells, Clarence Martin,
R. A. Stephens, E. F. Vickers, Austin Phillips, Ben Kirbo, W. H.
Harrell, A. T. Snipes, C. A. Miller, Lee A. Parker, Andrew Avery,
Abe Conger, R. M. Reynolds, Herbert Miller, D. P. Humphrey, Paul
Watts, H. P. Townsend, J. E. Drake, M. E. O'Neal, W. B. Miller,
E. B. Harelson, Rufus Drinkwater and H. B. Spooner.
E. W. Cox Funeral Home in charge.
Bainbridge "Post-Searchlight" May 17, 1934:
Rev. Billie Brock Claimed By Death
Rev. Billie Brock, age 79 years, died at his home near Mt.
Pleasant Tuesday evening at 9:15. He is survived by his
wife Mrs. Lizzie Brock; three daughters, Mrs. Emma Ponder, Mrs.
Dollie Hester, of Cairo; Mrs. Martha Jane Adams; four sons, Will,
Simon, Dan and Lit Brock.
Funeral services were held at the residence at 3 p.m. Rev. E. A.
D. Sheffield conducting the services. Interment was at
Brock Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were: Jimmie Poitevint, C. V. Harrell, Paul
Harrell, Allen Mills, Boen Brock, and Johnnie Ponder.
J. J. Edge Funeral Home in charge.
Post-Searchlight, April 15, 1943:
Col. Leo Belcher Dies in Oregon
Services For Former Bainbridge Resident To Be Held In Athens Sat.
Lieutenant Colonel Leo W. Belcher, 39, former assistant
treasurer of the University of Georgia, died suddenly at Camp
Adair, Corvallis, Oregon, on Thursday, April 8.
The body was shipped from Oregon last Saturday and will arrive in
Athens, Georgia, the latter part of this week, where services are
to be held on Saturday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in the First
Baptist Church, with Dr. James Wilkerson officiating.
Interment will be in Oconee Hill Cemetery.
Colonel Belcher was a native of Bainbridge, son of A. E. Belcher
and Martha Jane Mobley Belcher. He graduated from the Bainbridge
public schools, where he was a brilliant, ambitious
student. He entered the University of Georgia, and in 1923
married Miss Dorothy Elizabeth Reed, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T.
W. Reed. The former is registrar of the University.
After graduation from the University in 1924, he was for two
years connected with a local bank before joining the University
staff as assistant treasurer, which post he held until he entered
the Army. He was interested also in civic affairs and the
religious life of his city. A past president of the Athens
Rotary Club, he was for a number of years a deacon in the First
Baptist Church and was active in Scout leadership
circles. At one time he was treasurer and recording
secretary of the University of Georgia Alumni Society.
Being a member of teh ORC he went into the armed forces
immediately when our country was drawn into the war. He was
promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1942, since which time he has
been stationed at Camp Adair, where he was Finance Officer for
the 104th Infantry Division.
Colonel Belcher is survived by his wife and two children, a
16-year-old son, Leo W. (Billy), Jr., and daughter, Dorothy; his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Byerly, of Virginia Beach, Va., and
four brothers, Elmer Belcher of Mobile, Alabama; Norwood, and
Bernard Belcher of Bainbaridge; and Major Russell Belcher of Camp
Chaffee, Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Members of his family and several friends from Bainbridge will
attend the services in Athens, Ga. Saturday.
The Post-Searchlight, August 6, 2002
George L. "Bill" Dollar
Sept. 21, 1919 - Aug. 2, 2002
Funeral services for George L. "Bill" Dollar, 82, of
Bainbridge, were held on Aug. 5, at the Ivey Funeral Home Chapel
in Bainbridge with the Reverends Ed Harrell and David Grubbs
officiating.
Interment was at the West Bainbridge Cemetery with Winston
Martin, Morrell Martin, Johnny Dollar, Jim Barwick, Leslie Busby
and Lee Busby serving as pallbearers.
Mr. Dollar died at his residence on Aug. 2, 2002. He graduated
from Mount Pleasant High School in 1937 and was a U.S. Army
veteran of World War II. He was a carpenter and a member of Pine
Forest Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife,
Iantha Barwick Dollar.
Survivors include two sons, Billy Dollar and Mike Dollar, both of
Bainbridge; a brother, William N. “John” Dollar of
Bainbridge; four sisters, Margaret Martin of Bainbridge, Ellen
Gill of Dawson, Ga., Dorothy Sherill of Conyers, Ga., and Erma
Alexander of Winston-Salem, N.C.; four grandchildren and one
great-grandson.
Ivey Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Bainbridge Post-Searchlight, Thursday,
November 10, 1949:
Funeral Services Are Held for Mrs. Brock
Funeral services were held last Tuesday afternoon at 3:00 from
Mars Hill Church for Mrs. Geanie Dollar Brock, who died at
Fidelis Nursing Home in Bainbridge last Monday morning. Dr.
A. I. Zeller was in charge of services.
Her only survivors are a number of nieces and nephews.
Active pallbearers were J. P. Martin, W. L. Boutwell, Roy
Boutwell, Coy Mills, Fred Mills, and Jesse Brock.
Interment was made in Brock Cemetery with E. W. Cox and Sons in
charge.
(Geanie Dollar was the wife of Daniel Brock)
Bainbridge Post-Searchlight, July 5, 1945:
Theodore D. Moore Dies June 27 After a Short Illness
Theodore Daffin Moore died at a local hospital Wednesday, June
27, after an illness of only two weeks.
He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. D. G. McLendon of this
city, Mrs. Joe Renfroe, and Miss Etta Moore of Tallahassee, Fla.,
two brothers, Mr. Ross Moore and Mr. Judson Moore of this city.
Mr. Moore was born January 11, 1884, the son of Callie Sutlive
Moore and Greenberry Moore. He made his home in this county
all of his life and at the time of his death was engaged in
farming five miles east of Bainbridge on the Thomasville Highway.
He was a devout Christian and a member of the First Baptist
Church.Funeral services were held Friday morning, June 29, at
11:00 o'clock from the residence of Mrs. D. G. McClendon with the
Rev. H. H. Shell and Rev. J. E. Ward officiating. Interment
was made in the Oak City Cemetery.
The following gentlemen served as active pallbearers: H. L. Hill,
Joe McDuffie, Frank Jones, Rufus Drinkwater, R. E. Rowan and L.
R. Livingston.
Honorary pallbearers were the members of the Barraca Class.
E. W. Cox Funeral Home was in charge.
Bainbridge Post-Searchlight, January 19, 1950:
Simon Brock Dies Saturday
The community was deeply saddened Saturday afternoon,
January 14, to learn of the death of Simon Brock, age 72, which
occurred at his home following a lengthy illness. Funeral
services were held Monday morning at 11 o'clock from Prosperity
Church with Reverend J. L. Hand, Reverend E. J. Childs and
Reverend B. T. Barksdale officiating.Mr. Brock is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Candice Wooten Brock, and nine children, Mrs. P. W.
Ward of Bainbridge; Mr. T. E. Hunter of West Bainbridge; Edward
Brock of Whigham; Augustus Brock of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Simon Brock,
Jr., of Columbus, Ga.; Bowen Brock, Charlie Wade Brock, and
Hansel Brock of Climax; Clarence Brock of Bainbridge; three
sisters, Mrs. Gordon Adams of Camilla; Mrs. Lee Hester of Cairo,
and Mrs. John Ponder also of Cairo; three brothers, William Brock
of Bainbridge; John D. Brock and Litt Brock, both of Climax.
Active pallbearers were: Carl Brock, Joe Brock, J. L. Brock, L.
P. Harrell, Earnest Bell, Andrew Avery, Roy Drinkwater, Ellis
Davis, Clarence Martin, Ernest Darley, Lawrence Dean, Otis Dean,
G. W. Dean, A. M. Ward, W. A. Pittman, Lee Parker, E. F. Vickers,
Frank Jones, John Drake, E. B. May, Ben Harrell, W. H. Harrell,
H. E. Grover, W. B. Harrell, B. B. Harrell, Lawson Brock, M. E.
O'Neal, R. A. Stephens, Sr., A. P. Phillips, Dr. R. F. Wheat, Dr.
Gordon Chason, E. T. Dean, Jason Brinson, T. C. Donalson, Thomas
Miller, Herbert Miller, G. E. Dollar, C. Z. Thomas, Johnnie
Powell, Joe E. Dollar, Sr., Harmon Taylor, G. F. Battles, Sr., C.
T. Norton, A. E. White, Sr., and Harry Legette. Interment was
made in Brock Cemetery with E. W. Cox and Sons in
charge.
Bainbridge Post-Searchlight, August 31, 1944:
S-Sgt. Rufus C. Davis Killed In Action Over Germany
Staff Sergeant Rufus C. Davis, 21, an aerial gunner, was killed
in action May 9 over Germany, according to a telegram received by
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Davis, of this city.
Previously news had been received that he was missing in action,
into the armed services in Atlanta and then stationed at Keesler
Field.
Staff Sergeant Davis was inducted in Mississippi, and Harlingen
Army Air Base, Texas, and received his overseas training at
Mountain Home, Idaho, and Wendover Field, Utah. He was
serving in England at the time his parents were notified that he
was missing in action. He is survived by his parents, two
sisters, Mrs. J. D. Kelly of Jacksonville, Florida,
and Miss Doris Davis of Atlanta and Bainbridge, and three
brothers, Pvt. Curtis L. Davis, U. S. Army, now serving in
Corsica, and Cecil and Bobby Davis of Bainbridge. Two
grandmothers, Mrs. R. W. Davis of Jacksonville and Mrs. Ella
Brock, of Bainbridge, also survive him.Before entering the Army
on January 9, 1943, Staff Sergeant Davis was employed with the
civil service at the Bainbrdge Army Air Field.
Bainbridge Post-Searchlight, August 31, 1944:
Dr. H. H. Brinson Dies Suddenly in Florida.In the passing of Dr.
Homer Hodges Brinson, prominent resident of Brinson, Decatur
County has lost one of its best citizens. Dr. Brinson died
suddenly last Friday, August 25, while on a visit with relatives
in Graceville, Fla.
Having lived in the county all his life, he had a host of friends
to whom he was always loyal and true. He was a devoted
husband and father, and to his family he gave all that he had of
affection and care. He was also a loyal member of the
Presbyterian Church. Every Sunday, unless providentially
hindered, he was in his place in the choir. He was a true
friend of his pastor and always stood with him in the work of the
church. Dr. Brinson was a man of firm convictions and never
afraid to stand by those convictions.
Born in Decatur Coutny, his father and mother were the late
Simeon and Hattie Russell Brinson. He was born in Brinson
on January 1, 1878, and had practiced medicine at Brinson for
many years. In addition to his wife, the former Miss Lena Jones,
Dr. Brinson is survived by four daughters and one son. His
daughters are Mrs. Winthrop M. Munro of Montgomery, Ala., Mrs. J.
J. Jones of Graceville, Florida, Mrs. C. C. Liddon of Graceville,
Florida, and Mrs. W. M. Turner of Pelham, Ga. His son is
Yeoman Homer Hodges Brinson, Jr. now stationed at Washington, D.
C. with the U. S. Navy.
Funeral services were held at his residence at Brinson, conducted
by his pastor, Rev. J. E. Ward, assisted by Rev. Mr. Vincent of
the Methodist Church. Interment was in Brinson
Cemetery.Active pallbearers were Paul Battle, Burson Bridges,
Carlton Thomas, Lloyd Palmer, W. H. Miller, O. P. Eagerton, and
F. E. Bridges.Honorary pallbearers included Dr. W. L. Wilkinson,
Dr. R. F. Wheat, Dr. Gordon Chason, M. E. O'Neal, Frank S. Jones,
A. B. Conger, L. A. Parker, D. K. Talbert, Leon Hodges, W. H.
Hodges and D. W. Hodges.
Bainbridge Post-Searchlight, October 19, 1944:
E. L. Harrell Dies in Climax Mr. E. Littleton Harrell, 84,
died at his home in Climax, Ga., Monday, October 9th at 2:00
o'clock after an illness of several weeks. He is survived by his
wife, four daughters, Mrs. Delia Sellers, San Diego, Calif.,.
Mrs. Eliza Barfield, Climax, Ga., Mrs. Alezy Long, Tallahassee,
Fla., Mrs. Roy Harrell, Jacksonville, Fla. Two sons, Leo J.
Harrell, Climax, Ga., and J. C. Harrell, U. S. Navy.
Funeral services were held at the Mars Hill Church Wednesday,
October 11th at 3:00 o'clock with the Rev. Stephen Milhfeld
officiating.
Friends of the deceased acted as active pallbearers.
Interment followed in the Mars Hill Cemetery.Player Funeral Home
in charge.
The Cairo Messenger, March 17, 1950
William Anderson Dollar, 86
Mr. William (Will) Anderson Dollar passed away at the Riverside
Hospital in Bainbridge at 2:10 p.m. Monday March 6, after being
confined to the hospital for three months; he had been in ill
health for several years.The funeral service was held at Mount
Pleasant Church with the Rev. Barksdale officiating. Interment
was in Old Mars Hill Cemetery.
The pallbearers were: Norwood Harrell, Martin Harrell, Ralph
Kelley, Gordon Dean, Clarence Brock and M. W. Martin.
The deceased was born in Decatur, now Grady County on Dec. 18,
1863, the son of the late James and Melinda Murphy Dollar.
His entire life was spent in that community where he was born,
seventeen miles northwest of Cairo in the Lime Sink
District. He was engaged as a farmer. His wife died
in July 1936. Mr. Dollar was a member of the Missionary
Baptist Church.There are many friends who learn with much
personal sorrow of the passing of this esteemed man.
Surviving are: one daughter, Mrs. Nancy Jane Faircloth, Decatur
County; seven sons, James E. Dollar, New Orleans, La., Willie B.
and Leslie W. Dollar, Detroit, Mich., Henry Grady and Hoke
Dollar, Eustis, Fla., Earl Dollar, Tallahassee, Fla., and Joe B.
Dollar, Rt. 1, Whigham; thirteen grandchildren and eleven great
grandchildren.
The Bainbridge Post-Searchlight, February 17, 1944:
Funeral Services Held For A. E. Belcher Friday
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at Salem Church for
Mr. Abner Elias Belcher, prominent Decatur County farmer.
Reverend J. L. Hand, pastor of the church, and Reverend H. H.
Shell of the First Baptist Church, Bainbridge, conducted the
services and interment was in the family plot in the church
cemetery.
Death came late Wednesday evening at his home a mile northeast of
this city, where he and his wife, Mrs. Martha Jane Mobley
Belcher, had lived.
Mr. Belcher, who would have celebrated his 78th birthday next
month, was born in the northeastern part of Decatur County of
March 14, 1866, the son of David and Anna Pullen Belcher, members
of prominent pioneer families who were identified with the
advancement of that part of the county.
Survivors are his wife and the following sons and
daughters: Elmer J. Belcher, of Mobile, Alabama, Major
Russell Belcher, of the U. S. Army, now in Texas, Norwood
Belcher, of Bainbridge, and Mrs. Joe Solano, of Savannah and Mrs.
Martha W. Byerly, Jr., of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Ten
grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive, and two
sisters, Mrs. George Swicord and Mrs. George Dollar.
The Bainbridge Post-Searchlight, February 17, 1944
Services Held Today for Mrs. Sarah (Dollie) Barfield
Funeral services were held at eleven o'clock this morning
from Mt. Pleasant Church for Mrs. Sarah (Dollie) Tucker Barfield,
age 70 years, who died at her home Tuesday night, February 15th,
after a few weeks illness.
Reverend H. H. Shell officiated at the services and interment was
in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
Mrs. Barfield is survived by her husband, William Riley Barfield,
and eleven children as follows: Mrs. Ruby Lodge, of Cairo
Ga., Mrs. Rose Singer, of Tampa, Fla., Mrs. Dollie Will Richards,
of Camilla, Ga., Mrs. Anna Matthews, Mrs. Anne Harrell, Miss Ara
Bell and Miss Lena Barfield, all of Bainbridge; Louis Barfield,
of Lakeland, Florida, Luther Barfield, of Camilla, Ga., Berry
Barfield, of Eustis, Fla., and Barney Barfield, of
Bainbridge. Her three surviving brothers are Reuben Tucker,
of Cottonwood, Ala., Mark Tucker, of Dothan, Ala., and Henry
Tucker, of Houston, Texas. She is also survived by
twenty-four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Serving as active pallbearers were Messrs. Ennis F. Williams,
Cleve Allen, Carl Sullivan, Floyd Taylor, Lucious Collins and
Charlie Will Harrell.
The Bainbridge Post-Searchlight, July 26, 1945:
Mrs. Susie Johnson Dies July 17th
Mrs. Susie Johnson died at her home on the Tallahassee Highway
Tuesday, July 17, following a long illness.
She is survived by her husband Emmett N. Johnson; two sons,
Charlie M. Johnson of this city and Pvt. Lucius W. Johnson of
Camp Croft, S. C.; three daughters, Mrs. Beatrice Virginia Rudd,
Quincy, Fla.; Mrs. Riley Dollar, Climax, Ga.; and Miss Myrtle
Johnson, Bainbridge, Ga. She is also survived by four
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon, July 19th at four
o'clock at the Mt. Pleasant Church with the Revs. T. W. Salter,
J. E. Bryan and L. E. Gilbert officiating. Interment was in
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were C. M. Johnson, Pvt. L. W. Johnson, Harvey
O. Day, J. H. Day, H. J. Martin and Paul Brock.
E. W. Cox Funeral Home was in charge.
Bainbridge Post-Searchlight, August 31, 1944:
Services Held for James Houston Strain
Funeral services were held at two o'clock Friday afternoon,
August 25th, in the chapel of E. W. Cox Funeral Home for Mr.
James Houston Strain, who died in Miami, Fla., August 22nd.
Reverend Earnest Quarterman officiated at the services and
interment was in Oak City Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers
were Gardy Farnell, H. L. Slocumb, Walter Strain, Fred Nordhaus,
Jr., N. A. Betts, W. W. Johnson, and A. P. Phillips. Mr. Strain
is survived by his wife, Mrs. Claudia Harrington Strain, and one
son, Pvt. John E. Strain, of Camp Chaffee, Ark., a brother, John
G. Strain, of Bainbridge, and three sisters, Mrs. Hattie
Fletcher, Plant City, Fla., Mrs. Bertie Nordhaus, of Mt.
Pleasant, Fla., and Mrs. Emma McFall, of Jamison, Florida. E. W.
Cox Funeral Home is in charge.
Post-Searchlight, November 19, 1942
Mrs. Mona Vernel Dollar Dies, Wednesday
Mrs. Mona Vernel Brunson Dollar, age 26, of Climax, Georgia, died
at a local hospital Wednesday, November 4, after a brief
illness. Mrs. Dollar had been ill for several weeks, but
her condition was not considered serious, and her sudden death
caused sincere sorrow to her many friends.Funeral services were
held from Antioch Church Friday, November 13, at three o'clock,
with the Rev. Stephen Milfeld officiating. Interment
was in the Cedar Grove Cemetery.
She is survived by her husband, George W. Dollar, of Climax;
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Brunson, of Climax; six sisters,
Mrs. Floyd Donalson, of Palm City, Ala.; Mrs. Wade Simpler,
Dothan, Ala.; Mrs. Jesse Busby, of Montgomery, Ala.; Mrs. Freeman
Archer, of Greenville, S. C.; Miss Laverne Brunson, and Miss
Bobby Brunson, both of Climax; and two brothers, Fallen Brunson,
of Perry, Florida, and Coron Brunson, of Climax. Active
pallbearers were: Messrs. Freeman Palmer, Dennis Phillips, Cliff
Bates, A. Hunt, Luther Howell, and George McNair.Honorary
pallbearers were; Messrs. Jessie Hanson, Norman Moore, Frank
Moore, C. J. Boyett, Marvin Byrd, Marvin Sellers, John Bryant, G.
B. Moore, Berry Griffin, C. R. Moore, Miles Harrison, and James
Dezerne.
Bainbridge Post-Searchlight, August 24, 1944:
Mrs. J. W. Brinson Dies in Climax
Funeral of Mrs. Martha Cennilla Brinson was conducted Sunday
afternoon at the home in Climax by the Rev. W. E. Snipes assisted
by the Rev. J. L. Hand. Interment was in Cedar Grove
Cemetery. Mrs. Brinson, who was 65 years of age, died at her
home in Climax Saturday afternoon. She was a member of the
Presbyterian Church. In addition to her husband, James William
Brinson, Mrs. Brinson is survived by one daughter and a
son-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Jordan, of Montgomery, Ala.,
and their five children, Martha Jane, Lonnie, Jr., James,
Charles, and George Jordan.Also surviving are one brother, Byron
Dixon, of Climax, and five sisters, Mrs. J. H. Wells and Mrs. J.
N. Allen,
of Climax, Mrs. Max Desvergers, of Bainbridge, Mrs. Reid Thomas,
of Whigham, and Mrs. John Sapp, of Cairo.Pallbearers were George
Morgan, Carlton Wells, Ralph Wells, A. D. Sapp, Leon Brinson, and
James Jordan. Player Funeral Home is in charge.
Bainbridge Post- Searchlight, May 4, 1944
John Oscar Harrell Dies Here
Funeral Services Held For Beloved Citizen Monday
John Oscar Harrell, long-time civic
leader of Whigham, died Sunday noon at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. C. A. Miller, Jr., on College Street, after an illness of
several weeks.
A native of Decatur County, Mrs. Harrell was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Harrell, pioneers in this section. His mother
was the former Miss Harriett Boyd of Virginia and his father
founded the town of Whigham. Mr. Harrell operated a
merchantile business in Whigham for many years, but since his
retirement had made his home here with his daughter and
son-in-law. Mayor of Whigham for years, Mr. Harrell was a
leader in civic and religious affairs there. He had served
the city as alderman, and was deacon in the Whigham Baptist
Church. He was 88 years old at the time of his deathFinal
rites were conducted Monday afternoon in the Whigham Baptist
Church by the Rev. N. J. Christopher, pastor. Assisting
ministers were Reverend Agee, Methodist minister of Whigham,
Reverend Lee Long, Rev. J. E. Ward, Rev. H. H. Heisler and Dr. H.
H. Shell, all of Bainbridge. Serving as active pallbearers were
W. L. Harrell, A. G. Harrell, Mayor C. A. Miller, Jr., W. W.
Duncan of Cairo, J. H. Collins, of Whigham, H. E. Stephens and
Major Emmett R. Culbreth of Camp Pickett, Va.Honorary pallbearers
included Lewis Harrell, Lloyd Collins, Aaron Collins, Raleigh
Rollins, Douglas Collins, Emmett Sims, Bub Brown, Thomas Bronson,
James G. Patterson, Stanley Davis, Vesta Widner, Raymond Boyett,
Murray Harrell, Roy Jester, A. E. White, Lewis Olivent, H. F.
Hart, Oscar Matthews, H. R. Duvall, W. W. Culbreth, W. I.
Sullivan, L. W. Salters, Alex Stephens, Dr. L. W. Willis, Dr. W.
L. Wilkinson, John Laing, Ben Kirbo, Elbert Jones, A. Q.
Strickland, Jack Harrell, Robert Cohen, Tom Mills, Frank Rogers,
Jim Brockett, C. B. Brockett, Raymond Powell, H. G. Bell, Lee A.
Parker, Mr. Gill, John R. Wilson, M. E. O'Neal, Paul Battles, Ben
Griffin, Gus Brooks, B. W. Harrell, B. F. Hardage, Roy
Livingston, Melvin Nussbaus, O. D. Williams, Roy Glover and C. M.
Sadler.Mr. Harrell is survived by two sons, W. L. Harrell of
Bainbridge, and Albert Harrell, of Whigham; five daughters, Mrs.
J. H. Collins, Whigham, Mrs. W. W. Duncan, Cairo, Mrs. H. E.
Stephens, Mrs. C. A. Miller, Jr., and Mrs. Emmett R. Culbreth,
all of Bainbridge; one brother, Judge Frank Harrell, Valdosta,
and one niece, Mrs. Russell Snow, Cocoa, Fla. Thirty-two
grandchildren and forty-eight great grandchildren also survive.
E. W. Cox Funeral Home in charge.
The Post-Search Light, January 4, 1951
Pioneer Citizen Dies January 1
Mrs. Fennie Brock Harrell, age 91, pioneer citizen of Decatur
County, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. L.
Martin, on Monday, January 1. The deceased is a member of a
prominent and well known family and has many family connections
in this and neighboring counties. She was a woman of simple
faith and it has been said that she lived only for her God, her
family and her country. She leaves behind many friends
throughout the country who are indeed sorry to learn of her
passing.
Mrs. Harrell is survived by three sons, Mallard Harrell of
Lithia, Fla., B. G. Harrell of Plant City, Fla., and E. J.
Harrell of Bainbridge; four daughters, Mr. C. R. Lord of Panama
City, Fla., Mrs. W. R. Lambert, Plant City, Florida, Mrs. C. J.
Martin of Fort Myers, Florida and Mr. C. L. Martin of
Bainbaridge. Sixty-five grandchildren, ninety-five
great-grandchildren and twenty-two great great grandchildren are
also among the survivors.Funeral services for the deceased were
held on Tuesday afternoon, January 2, from the Prosperity Church
with Rev. Roy Childs officiating. Grandsons of the deceased
served as pallbearers and are J. V. Lambert, J. P. Martin,
Haywood Martin, Edward Harrell, Carl Martin, and Howard Martin.
Honorary pallbearers were: Levi Harrell, Homer Brock, Jessie
Brock, Joe Brock, Carl Brock, Bob Dean, Johnnie Godwin, C. C.
Davis and Ruel Dollar. Interment was made in Prosperity Cemetery
with Cox and Sons in charge.
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