Sarah: Graduate, Barrett School of Nursing, Augusta, GA. o. Director of Nursing Services, Bethany Home; homemaker. Lester: o. Carpenter (retired); farmer (soybeans, corn, peanuts, hogs). In addition to small construction projects, he worked on the construction of the Savannah River Plant (aka "bomb plant"); Plant Vogtle, a nuclear-powered generation plant; and several projects at Ft. Gordon. r. Millen, GA.

110. Ellie Lester, Jr. b. 06-18-1955

111. Andrew Joseph b. 12-22-1960

d. 12-22-1960
Millen, GA

i. Bennett Cemetery
Jenkins Co., GA

112. Vera Elizabeth b. 03-19-1966

 

 

44.	Betty Ann Becton	Warren Howell Bargeron
	b. March 11, 1933	b. January 22, 1928
	Jenkins County, GA	Burke County, GA
	m. March 12, 1954, Allendale, SC.

Betty: Attended Andrew Junior College; Bachelor of Science (elementary education) and associate degree (library media specialist), Georgia Southern University. o. Retired after 31 years as an elementary teacher and librarian for the Sardis, Millen, Girard and Burke and Richmond County school systems. Warren: Attended Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College. o. Farmer (soybeans, corn, peanuts, hogs and cattle). r. Sardis, GA.

 

113. Karon Marie b. 01-29-1955

114. Warren Howell, Jr. b. 07-26-1956

This family had the harrowing experience of surviving a tornado. According to Betty, September 28, 1963 started as a routine Saturday of cleaning and cooking. Then, as an omen of things to come, the electric power went off. Cleaning, cooking and TV cartoons came to a sudden halt. Kay (Karon) then went up the road to her grandma's (Marie Bargeron) to play wither her cousin, Cindy Johnson. Cindy's brother, Bill, went to Betty's house to play with Howell. Late in the afternoon, just before supper, Grandma Bargeron and Cindy came to Betty's house to get a cup of grits (Kay had stayed at her Grandma's with her aunt and uncle, Joyce and Jim Johnson). Betty and Warren were visiting with Grandma and Cindy in the living room when all of a sudden, the wind began to blow with tremendous force, creating a terrible and indescribable noise. Stepping outside, Betty looked skyward, only to have most of the view cut off by the huge oak trees that surrounded the house. She could, however, see that the smoke-black clouds were "boiling" rapidly. The wind was accompanied by heavy rain, so Betty proceeded to close up the house. Almost immediately, the house began to spin very rapidly--so rapidly that no one could move. Without warning, the whole house exploded. Betty found herself in the yard in a somewhat dazed state. She looked around and saw that everyone was moving about. While only a few seconds had passed, at first no one knew where they were. They just knew that they were happy and thankful to be alive. In Betty's words, "Right then we didn't care that the house, trees and cars were in a huge pile of wreckage. We knew someone had taken care of us. God had made a door for us and had place us in the yard only a few feet from each other. We were lucky to have all of our family alive. We were very, very thankful." [The only injuries suffered by anyone were a few cuts and scratches. Within a few days, an Augusta newspaper published a photograph of what had been the Bargeron's home and there in the middle of the former living room, stood the TV set with a bud vase containing a rose atop it. Neither had been moved and both were intact].

 

 

45.	Dorothy Jean Becton	Loren Lester Ketchum
	b. April 14, 1935	b. September 25, 1934
	Jenkins County, GA	Baraboo, WI
	m. June 12, 1959, Ft. Gordon, GA.

Dotty: Graduate, Augusta Business College. o. Secretary; homemaker; medical receptionist (retired). Member and past treasurer, Suburbanite Homemakers of Marquette County. Larry: Bachelor of Science (sociology), University of Wisconsin-Madison. o. Correctional Institution Administrator (retired). Commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the U. S. Army Military Police Corps, he was assigned to Ft. Gordon, GA for training. He was then assigned to the Provost Marshal's Office at Ft. Ord, CA. Released from active duty in 1961, he was recalled to active duty in 1966 as a Captain, and served two years with the Provost Marshal's Office at Ft. Gordon, GA. He was employed by the U. S. Bureau of Prisons initially in the civilian personnel field and served at Terre Haute, IN; Petersburg, VA; Springfield, MO; Danbury, CT; the central office in Washington, D. C.; McNeil Island, WA and Oxford, WI where he retired in 1984 as Associate Warden. He is a former volunteer fireman for the Village of Westfield and he served 4� years as a Trustee and two years as President of the Westfield Village Board. Current member of the Westfield Plan Commission. Former member, Commonwealth Lodge No. 325, F&AM, Madison Chapter No. 4, RAM, and Acacia Fraternity. r. Westfield, WI.

115. Pamela Lynn b. 06-19-1960

116. Geoffrey Alan b. 11-05-1961

117. Andrew William b. 04-23-1963

118. Kimberly Rene b. 04-23-1971

 

 

46.	Jacqueline (NMN) Becton	Brian Fuller
	b. January 23, 1938	b. April 13, 1945
	Jenkins County, GA	Prittlewell, England
	F d. July 3, 1995
	i. cremated
	m. March 26, 1971, San Francisco, CA (divorced).

Jacci: High school valedictorian; Bachelor of Arts (psychology and chemistry), Georgia State University. o. Senior Systems Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank (retired). r. Atlanta, GA. University honors and activities: included in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, 1961; Secretary, Evening Government Association, 1961; bronze and silver key awards from Student Council for meritorious participation; Treasurer, Senior Class, 1961; member, Psi Chi, National Psychology Honorary Society; founding member and Executive Committee member, Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority chapter; Vice-President and Treasurer, Delta Lambda Sigma social sorority. Work history: Chief Financial Officer and member of the Board of Directors, Grant Park - SAND Community Federal Credit Union. Worked in research and systems departments for Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and San Francisco, designing and programming computer systems. In atlanta, was a member of the team that designed and implemented banking deregulation. In San Francisco, worked on one of the nation's first econometric models with the Chair of Economics from the University of California at Berkeley, who at the time was a consultant to the Japanese government on economics. Worked at a variety of jobs for two years in Australia. Community honors and activities: Election Poll Manager; first recipient of the Rachel Award from the Justine Players of Grant Park, 1991. As editor of the "Porch Press", a community newspaper, received special award from the Atlanta Clean City Commission, 1989. As committee chairperson for the Woodland Garden Park, received a special award from Atlanta Park Pride. Volunteer work for the in-town south Atlanta area: past editor and current business manager, "Porch Press"; past board member, Atlanta Writers Resource Center; voting member, Atlanta Neighborhood Planning Unit W, zoning and review board; treasurer, South Atlantans for Neighborhood Development, a neighborhood association; founding member, Rakes and Hoes Garden Club; member of a special task force responsible for overseeing the Atlanta Parks Department design and creation of Woodland Garden Park, a "pocket" park. Currently (1992 )serving on a task force to help organize a merchants association for the south side of Atlanta. Travel history: traveled extensively throughout Australia, taking a notable 12,500-mile camping trip around the entire continent, spending one night sleeping in the new and empty (except for tourists) Canberra jail, as there was no space available to rent in the city. Also journeyed to New Zealand, Tasmania, Noumea, American Samoa, Western Samoa, Bali, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia. Also traveled to England and Scotland and has traveled in all 50 states of the USA. Brian: o. designed and manufactured Fuller's Fine Furniture; currently manager, Grant Park Community Credit Union. Native of Prittlewell, South-End-On-Sea, Essex, England, United Kingdom. r. Atlanta, GA

 

 

47.	William Arthur Youngblood, Jr.	Doris Spell
	b. June 9, 1927	b. July 6, 1927
	Emanuel County, GA	Wrightsville, GA
	m. December 2, 1948, Lyons, GA.
	Bill: o. Owner, True Value hardware store.	Doris: o. Homemaker.
	r. Swainsboro, GA.

119. William Arthur III b. 06-30-1951

120. Infant daughter b. 12-29-1955

d. 12-29-1955
i. Swainsboro City Cemetery

121. Infant daughter b. 09-12-1959

d. 09-12-1959
i. Swainsboro City Cemetery

48.	Jimmy Bramlitt Youngblood	Mirta Garcia Marquez
	b. May 8, 1933	b. January 13, 1931
	Emanuel County, GA	Havana, Cuba
		d. January 25, 1987
		i. Warren Smith Cemetery Jacksonville Beach, FL
	m. May 30, 1958.

Jimmy: o. Retired in 1978 from the U. S. Navy. r. Jacksonville Beach, FL.

122. Jimmy Bramlitt, Jr. b. 04-20-1960

123. Armand Andrew b. 09-15-1961

124. Eloisa Lee b. 02-01-1963

 

49.	John Ashley Youngblood	Julia Deene Spivey
	b. May 15, 1936	b. March 28, 1936
	Swainsboro, GA	Swainsboro, GA
	m. July 19, 1958, Swainsboro, GA.

John: Oil distributor.

125. John Ashley, Jr. b. 04-14-1961

126. Julie Ann b. 01-31-1964

 

50. Sarah Naomi Youngblood

b. July 8, 1939

Swainsboro, GA

o. Remedial instructor, Georgia Southern University. r. Statesboro, GA.

127. Nancy Naomi b. 06-06-1964

128. Sarah Catherine b. 04-23-1968

129. Ashley Deene b. 05-09-1970

 

 

51.	Sarah Jean Strange	Johnny Thomas Martin
	b. September 3, 1934	b. October 6, 1934
		Tampa, FL Tampa, FL
		d. July 22, 1981
		i. Ebenezer Church Cemetery
	m. February 25, 1956, Tampa, FL.

Jean: Bachelor of Science (Eng. and home econ.), Univ. of Tampa (Feb. 1956). Member, Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. o. Retired voc. home economics teacher, Hillsborough County School Board (32 years). r. Tampa, FL. Johnny: o. Clerk, U. S. Postal Service.

130. John Talva b. 09-08-1964

 

53.	James Ezra Thompson	Marthaleen Jones
	b. October 18, 1928	b. March 26, 1940
	Emanuel County, GA
	m. ? (divorced)

131. Larry Wayne b. 11-06-1956

132. Gerald Dale b. 10-20-1957

133. Jacqueline Yvonne b. 03-04-1961

134. Tonya Dawn b. 11-08-1965

135. Infant son b.

136. Infant son b.

 

54.	Garland Edgar Thompson	Betty Jean Lawson
	b. February 9, 1931	b. February 27, 1932
	Emanuel County, GA
	m. September 29, 1951.

Garland: o. Westinghouse, Savannah River Nuclear Plant. Betty: o. teacher.

137. Terry Eugene b. 03-14-1956

 

 

55.	Clarence Ashley Thompson, Sr.	Mildred F. Usry
	b. November 22, 1932	b. December 20, 1932
	Swainsboro, GA	Bath, SC
	m. October 17, 1953.

Clarence: o. Attorney. Retired in 1969 as a U. S. Army infantry Captain. Mildred: o. Homemaker. r. Norcross, GA.

138. Angela Barbara b. 02-28-1955

139. Clay Robert b. 09-28-1960

140. Eleanor Ofelia b. 07-14-1963

141. Clarence Ashley, Jr b. 08-07-1969

 

 

56.	Robert W. Thompson	m.1 Brenda Alberson
	b. December 30, 1933	b.
	Emanuel County, GA	d.
	142. Meredith b.
	143. Jody b.
	144. Melanie b.
		m.2 Wilma ?
		b.

64.	William Lamar Hall, Jr.	Lynda Faye Ellis
	b. July 4, 1939	b. April 25, 1941
	Norristown, GA	Metter, GA
	m. February 3, 1963.

William: Associate in Arts, Brewton-Parker Junior College; Bachelor of Science (education), University of Georgia. o. Sports Director, Outdoor Recreation Director and Deputy Director, Community Recreation Division, Ft. Stewart, Georgia; former pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers farm system. Member, U. S. Army Reserve, 1961-66. During his high school years (Bradwell Institute), William (known as "Nig"), won 14 letters in four sports. He was known throughout the state as an outstanding prep athlete, competing on several championship basketball, baseball and track teams, in addition to receiving all-state honorable mention honors as a football fullback (he also handled the punting duties, averaging 42 yards). In 1957, he co-captained the South's All-Star baseball team, which defeated the North, 2-1, in Cracker Park in Atlanta. In between his sports activities, he served as president of his class the last three years, sports editor and business manager of the school yearbook and was a member of the National Beta Club, a high school honor society. At Brewton-Parker he was named "Mr. Brewton-Parker College" by his fellow students, was on the Dean's List and was a starter in basketball and baseball. He next enrolled at the University of Georgia on a combination baseball-basketball scholarship. Upon college graduation, he was signed to a $20,000 bonus contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. During his pro career, he was assigned to the Spokane, WA, Grand Forks, ND, Albuquerque, NM, Atlanta, GA and Salisbury, NC teams. At various times his teammates included Sandy Koufax, Jim Palmer and Tommy Lasorda. In 1963 he was 14-9 with a 2.80 ERA with Salisbury; in 1964 he was 14-6 at Grand Forks with a 1.65 ERA, second only within the Dodgers' organization to Sandy Koufax who had a 1.61 ERA. After the 1964 season, in which he had 190+ strikeouts, William was named Class A Pitcher of the Year by "The Sporting News". According to a newspaper article, he quit baseball "because I felt I wouldn't be a superstar. The Dodgers already had Koufax, [Don] Drysdale and [Claude] Osteen and some pretty good minor league pitchers--with Sutton heading the list." Lynda: Bachelor of Science (business education), Georgia Southern University. o. Educational guidance counselor and education program manager, Ft. Stewart, GA. r. Hinesville, GA.

145. Kimberly (NMN) b. 04-11-1964

146. Lynward Allan b. 11-09-1965

 

 

65.	Joe Bennett Hall	Margaret Ann Branch
	b. August 26, 1943	b. November 21, 1943
	Swainsboro, GA	Hunter A.A., Savannah, GA
	m. March 17, 1962.