Ware County GA Obits July 2001
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Monday, July 2, 2001:
Mrs. Hazel Thomas Walker, 84 (7-1-2001) Pierce Co. native
(Smith Funeral Home, Blackshear) HAZEL THOMAS WALKER
BLACKSHEAR-Mrs. Hazel Thomas Walker, 84, died early
Sunday morning (July 1, 2001) at the Pierce County
Nursing Home, following an extended illness. She was
honored in 1986 as Pierce County Citizen of the Year and
she received a Distinguished Service Award from the
Georgia Farm Bureau in 1976. She was a homemaker and a
Baptist, and she was active for many years in the
Homemakers Club. A native and lifelong resident of Pierce
County, she was a daughter of the Rev. Ben Thomas and
Louise Howard Thomas. Her husband, Fleming Lloyd Walker,
died in Dec. 12, 1996 after they had been married for 58
years. Also preceding her in death were three sisters,
Bonnie Sweat, Modell Brantley and Delilah Thomas, and
four brothers, Arvie Lee Thomas, Estill Thomas, Benjamin
F. Thomas Jr. and Noel Thomas. She is survived by two
sons, Ray Walker (wife Feldeen) and Mike Walker, both of
Blackshear; three daughters, Carol Strickland (husband
Jimmy) of Blackshear, Vicki Anderson (husband Carroll) of
Claxton and Debbie Ledford (husband Duane) of
Thomasville; a brother, Arlen Thomas of Merritt Island,
Fla.; 11 grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and
several nieces, nephews, and other relatives. A funeral
service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the
chapel at Smith Funeral Home in Blackshear. Burial will
be in the Blackshear City Cemetery. Visitation is taking
place tonight from 7 until 9 o'clock at the funeral home.
Members of the Pierce County Nursing Home Auxiliary will
be honorary pallbearers and are asked to gather at the
funeral home at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday.
Mrs. Edna Evelina Lamb, 88 (7-1-2001) Jeff Davis Co.
native (Music Funeral Home, Waycross) Mrs. Edna Evelina
Lamb, 88, died suddenly Sunday (July 1, 2001) in Satilla
Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Jeff Davis
County and resided in Jeff Davis County most of her life
before moving to Baptist Village in 1995. She was married
to the late Jimmie C. Lamb, Sr. and was daughter of the
late Austin E. Hand and Annie Jane Blanton Hand. She was
a member of Union Springs Baptist Church in Jeff Davis
County for many years, taught Sunday School for 30 years
and was a former member of the WMU. The survivors include
a daughter, Jacquelina Lamb Martin (husband Bill) of
Milledgeville; two sons, Jimmy C. Lamb, Jr. (wife
Virginia Jo) and Austin E. Lamb both of Waycross; a
sister, Ina Lou Fussell of Axson; a brother, Vernon Hand
of Mabelton; 7 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; 2
great great grandchildren. A funeral service will be held
at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday in the Union Springs Baptist
Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family
will be receiving friends at Music Funeral Home Monday
from 7 until 9 o clock.
Elizabeth Anne Stickland, infant (6-30-2001) (Pearson-
Treadwell Funeral Home, Blackshear) ELIZABETH ANNE
STRICKLAND MERSHON-Elizabeth Anne Strickland, infant
daughter of Lonnie and Jennifer Anne Courson Strickland,
died Saturday evening (June 30, 2001) at the Satilla
Regional Medical Center in Waycross. The infant's
paternal grandfather was the late Wiley Shelton
Shtrickland. The survivors, in addition to othe parents,
include her maternal grandpaarents, Judy and Revis
Courson of Blackshear; her paternal grandparents, L. Dora
and B.W. Crump of Mershon; great grandmothers Angie
Courson of Blackshear and Flora B. Crump of Mershon; and
many other relatives. Funeral arrangements are incomplete
and will be announced later by Pearson Treadwell Funeral
Home of Blackshear.
Additional: Friday, July 6, 2001: Graveside service for
Elizabeth Anne Strickland, infant daughter of Lonnie and
Jennifer Anne Courson Strickland, will be held Saturday
at 10 a.m. at the Bristol Cemetery. The Rev. R.C. James
will officiate. Elizabeth passed away Saturday, June 30,
2001, at Satilla Regional Medical Center. In addition to
her parents, she is survived by her maternal
grandpaarents, Judy and Revis Courson of Blackshear; her
paternal grandparents, L. Dora and B.W. Crump of Mershon;
great grandmothers Angie Courson of Blackshear and Flora
B. Crump of Mershon; and several other relatives.
Elizabeth was preceded in death by her grandfather, Wiley
Shelton Strickland. Funeral arrangements are with Pearson
Treadwell Funeral Home.
Mrs. Mary Ann Harris Johns, 47 (6-29-2001) Duval Co., FL
native (Chambless Funeral Home, Nahunta)
Mr. Eugene Coffie, 67 (6-29-2001) Waycross native (Welch
& Brinkley Mortuary, Waycross)
Mrs. Theresa Burke Davis, 80 (6-28-2001) Waycross native
(Welch & Brinkley Mortuary, Waycross)
Mr. Ralph J. Conner Sr. 36 (Fluker Funeral Home,
Waycross)
Tuesday, July 3, 2001:
Mr. Gene Tunney Bryan, 74 (7-1-2001) Hortense native
(Music Funeral Home, Waycross) Mr. Gene Tunney Bryan, 74,
died Sunday (July 1, 2001) at Satilla Regional Medical
Center. He is a native of Hortense, but he has lived most
of his life in Waycross. He is retired as a mechanic from
CSX Railroad. He also served in the merchant marines
during World War II. His parents were the late William
Benjamin Bryan and Rosa Bennett Bryan. He is preceded in
death by his brother, Mack Dempsey. He is survived by his
two sons, Damon Bryan and William Bryan both of Waycross;
eight grandchildren; four great grandchildren; one
sister, Ruby Oglesby (husband Bill) of Waycross; two
nephews, Dale Oglesby of Atlanta, and Gene Oglesby of
Hortense; and one niece, Kathryn Oglesby of Waycross. A
graveside service will be conducted 3 p.m. Tuesday (July
3, 2001) at Hortense Cemetery. The family will receive
friends 12 noon until 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Music Funeral
Home.
Mr. Charles Gray, (7-1-2001) funeral in Columbus, GA
Mr. Willard P. Davis, 85 (7-2-2001) Pierce Co. native
(Smith Funeral Home, Blackshear)
Mr. Johnnie J. Faison, 75 (7-2-2001) Waycross native
(Fluker Funeral Home, Waycross)
Thursday, July 5, 2001:
Mrs. Nancy E. Overstreet, 85 (7-3-2001) Appling Co.
native (Music Funeral Home, Waycross) Mrs. Nancy E.
Overstreet, 85, died Tuesday morning (July 3, 2001) at
Satilla Care Center after a short illness. She is a
native of Appling County. She lived most of her life in
Appling County before moving to Waycross ten years ago.
She was a homemaker and affiliated with the Baptist
faith. Her parents were the late Robert Bryant Dykes and
Annie Elizabeth Pridgen Dykes. Her husband was the late
James E. Overstreet. She is survived by her two
daughters, Refreda (Nell) Lewis of Waycross, and Nadine
Prescott (husband Teddy S) of Henderson, TX; two sons,
John E. Murray of Waycross, and Jan E. Overstreet of
Tyler, TX; twelve grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren,
and thirteen great great grandchildren; and numerous
nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held 11
a.m. Thursday (July 5, 2001) at Music Funeral Home
Chapel. Burial will follow in Millikan Cemetery in
Appling County. The family will receive friends 7 until 9
p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Mr. William Lonnie ‘Billy’ Thomas, 69 (7-2-2001) Pierce
Co. native (Pearson-Treadwell Funeral Home, Blackshear)
Mr. Toye Jackie Dubose, 69 (6-30-2001) Brantley Co.
native (Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home, Brunswick) MR.
TOYE JACKIE DUBOSE BRUNSWICK-Mr. Toye Jackie Dubose, 69,
died Saturday (June 30, 2001) at the Southeast Georgia
Regional Medical Center. The funeral took place Tuesday
afternoon in the chapel at Edo Miller and Sons Funeral
Home and was followed by burial in the Palmetto Cemetery.
The Rev. Earl Dorminey and the Rev. Jack Dell officiated.
The pallbearers were Donnie Howell, Richard Howell,
Durwood Dubose, Thomas Edwards, Josh Trask and Mark
Evanoff. He is survived by a daughter, Audrey Dubose, and
two sons, Gary and Richy Dubose, all of Brunswick; four
brothers, J.M. Dubose and Fred Dubose, both of
Blackshear, and Joe Dubose and Sylvester Dubose, both of
Waycross; three sisters, Vannie Cady and Betty Lou Howell
of Waycross and Mertle King of Fernandina Beach, Fla.; 13
grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was a
Brantley County native but had lived in Glynn County for
the past 35 years. He was an electrician and had served
in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member
of Winokur Baptist Church in Brantley County and attended
Fellowship Methodist Church after moving to Glynn County.
"He was a faithful supporter of charities, especially
those involving children," said a family spokesman.
Memorial donations may be sent to St. Jude's Hospital
Memorial Fund, 501 St. Jude's Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
From: Cathye Griffin Betzel <cbetzel@vt.edu>Toye was the
son of Loanie Dowling (dau.of John Randol Dowling and
Vandelia Hickox) and Jasper H. Dubose. Mr. Hal Gregory
Tyre, 45 (7-4-2001) Pierce Co. native (Smith Funeral
Home, Blackshear)
Rev. Elzie G. Carter, 79 (7-3-2001) Appling Co. native
(Swain Funeral Home, Baxley)
Mr. Howard W. Lowd (6-29-2001) Waycross native (Swanson
Funeral Home, Detroit, MI)
Mr. Freddie H. Wallace, 91 (7-3-2001) Waycross resident
(Perry Brothers Funeral Home, Waycross)
Friday, July 6, 2001:
Merton Allen Sellers, 38 (July 4, 2001) Brantley Co.
native (Miles-Odum Funeral Home, Waycross)
Arthie McCranie Carver Leavens, 68 (7-4-2001) Clinch Co.
native (Roundtree Funeral Home, Homerville)
Mr. Allen Beale, 82 (7-3-2001) (Perry Brothers Funeral
Home, Waycross)
Mr. Freddie H. Wallace, 91 (7-3-2001) Anguilla, Miss.
native (Perry Brothers Funeral Home, Waycross)
Aubrey Lavell Hyers, 65 (7-4-2001) Bacon Co. native Edo
Miller and Sons Funeral Home)
Mr. Johnnie J. Faison, 75 Waycross native (Fluker Funeral
Home, Waycross)
Mrs. Theresa B. Davis (6-28-2001) Waycross native (Welch
and Brinkley Mortuary, Waycross)
Mr. Eugene Coffie, 67 ((6-29-2001) (Welch and Brinkley
Mortuary, Waycross)
Saturday, July 7, 2001:
Linda Mae Hickox Neely, 81 (7-6-2001) Folkston (Shepard
Funeral Home, Folkston)
Hal G. Tyre (Smith Funeral Home, Blackshear)
Mr. John Lewis Branson, 81 (7-6-2001) Blues Creek, NC
native (Music Funeral Home, Waycross) Mr. John Lewis
Branson, 81, died suddenly Friday (July 6, 2001) in
Satilla Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Blues
Creek, North Carolina but had resided most of his life in
Waycross. He was married to the late Mary McClelland
Branson and was son of the late Aver L. Branson and Cora
Pigram Branson. He was retired from the Waycross Board of
Education and was a former employee of Walker McDonald
Chevrolet for 27 years. Mr. Branson was a member of
Williams Chapel Baptist Church. The survivors include a
daughter, Wanda Jackson James (husband Tommy) of
Waycross; a grandson, Rusty Jackson (wife Carmel) of
Waycross; three great grandchildren; four sisters, Virlie
Long, Ursel Byrd, Ruby Tilley all of Waycross, Blanche
King of Madray Springs; and several nieces and nephews. A
funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday (July 8,
2001)in Music Funeral Home Chapel. Entombment will be in
Greenlawn Mausoleum. The family will be receiving friends
at the funeral home Saturday from 6 until 8 oclock.
Monday, July 9, 2001:
Mr. Herbert West, 88 (7-5-2001) (Huey Funeral Home,
Canton)
Virginia J. "Ginny" McCollough, 76 (7-8-2001) Banks
Co.native (Edo Miller-Dekle-Wainwright Funeral Home,
Kingsland)
William Robert "Bob" Wilson, 61 (7-5-2001) Nahunta native
(Johnson-Overturf Funeral Home & Crematory, Palatka)
Mrs. Ruby C. King, 83 (7-7-2001) Ware Co. native (Music
Funeral Home, Waycross) Mrs. Ruby C. King,83, died
Saturday (7 7 01) at Southeast Georgia Regional Medical
Center in Brunswick after a extended illness. She was a
native of Ware County where she had lived most of her
life and was the daughter of the late Oscar Cox and Rosa
Mercer Cox and the widow of the late Samuel Ross King.
She attended the Swuannee Chapel Church of God of
Prophecy. She is survived by a brother J.C. Cox of
Waycross, one step daughter; Doris Kofer of
Okeechobee,FL., seven step grandchildren, several great
grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews. A service is
planned for 11:00 am Tuesday in the Music Funeral Home
Chapel with burial in Suwanee Chapel Cemetery. The family
will receive friends from 7 to 9 oclock Monday evening at
the funeral home.
Mrs. Betty Tinsley Raby, 74 (7-7-2001) (Music Funeral
Home, Waycross) Mrs. Betty Tinsley Raby,74, died Saturday
morning (7-7-01) at her residence after a sudden illness.
She was a native of Cape Girardeau,MO but had lived in
Waycross since 1999. She was the daughter of the late
Earl Tinsley. She was a cadet nurse during WWII, and a
retired Registered Nurse. She was a member of St. Josephs
Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband Richard
Raby of Waycross, two sons; Steven Whitecloud of Delta,
CO., Donald Raby of OrangePpark, FL.,a daughter; Patricia
Raby of St. Simons Island, mother; Leona Hitt of Cape
Girardeau,MO., a brother Joseph Rouse of Gulf Shore, AL.,
three grandchildren Leona Spiker of Delta,CO., Glynn Raby
, Justin Wright both of Brunswick, seven great
grandchildren. A memorial service is planned for 10:00 am
Tuesday at St.Josephs Catholic Church.
Tuesday, July 10, 2001:
Mr. Richard F. Wainright Jr., 32 (7-8-2001) Waycross
native (Miles-Odum Funeral Home, Waycross)
Mrs. Pauline McDonald, 75 (7-9-2001) Bacon Co. resident
(Crosby Funeral Home, Alma)
Wednesday, July 11, 2001:
Stanley Dennis McAlum, 57 (7-8-2001) Glennville native
(Miles-Odum Funeral Home, Waycross)
Gregory Michael "Greg" Yarbrough, 36 (7-9-2001) Waycross
native (Pearson-Treadwell Funeral Home, Blackshear)
Thursday, July 12, 2001:
Mr. James R. Russ, 81 Offerman native (Smith Funeral
Home, Blackshear)
William Robert "Bob" Wilson, 61 (7-5-2001) Nahunta native
(Chambless Funeral Home, Nahunta)
Mr. Joel "Rusty" Martin, 71 (7-6-2001) Albany, Ga native
(Richard Pierce Funeral Service)
Friday, July 13, 2001:
Mr. Frankie Lee Moore Sr., 57 (7-12-2001) Millwood native
((Fluker Funeral Home, Waycross)
Ms. Marilyn Ann McCaskey, 46 (7-6-2001) Greensboro, Ala.
native (Fluker Funeral Home, Homerville)
Mr. Lewis Allen Peeler, 75 (7-3-2001) (Moores Funeral
Home, Milledgeville)
Saturday, July 14, 2001:
Frankie Lee Moore Sr.
Mrs. Nina Ruth Shields, 82 (June 3, 2001) Laurens Co.
native (Gentry-Morrison Funeral Home, Lakeland)
Monday, July 16, 2001:
Mrs. Carrie E. Thrift, 83 (7-14-2001) Waycross native
(Music Funeral Home, Waycross) Mrs. Carrie E. Thrift, 83,
died Saturday (July 14, 2001) at her residence after a
long illness. She is a native and lifelong resident of
Waycross. She was a homemaker. She is the daughter of the
late Lonnie and Melissa Strickland Guy. She is survived
by two daughters, Carol Cox (husband J. C) of Waycross
and Elaine Hall of Atlanta; one son, Charles Thrift (wife
Dot) of Waycross; three brothers, Lyman Guy, Edward Guy,
and Troy Guy all of Waycross; four grandchildren and one
great grandchild. A funeral service will be held 2 p.m.
Tuesday (July 17, 2001) at Music Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial will follow in Thomas Cemetery. The family will
receive friends 7 until 9 p.m Monday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Mary E. Davis, 86 (7-13-2001) Atkinson Co. native
(Music Funeral Home, Waycross) Mrs. Mary E. Davis, 86,
died Friday (July 13, 2001) in the Satilla Care Center
following a short illness. She was a native of Atkinson
County but had resided in Waycross most of her life. She
was married to the late Jasper Davis and was the daughter
of the late Eliza Ann Corbitt McKinnon. She was a member
of the Jordan New Congregational Methodist Church. She
had worked for McKranie Meat Packing Company for
twenty Three years. The survivors include her son, Huey
Davis of Callahan, FL; three sisters, Emma Crawley of
Jacksonville, FL, Faye Carver of Callahan, FL and
Kathleen Sawyer of Yulee, FL; two brothers, James
McKinnon of Waycross and Joe McKinnon of Jacksonville,
FL; four grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and five
great great grandchildren. A funeral service will be held
1 p.m. Monday (July 16, 2001) in the Music Funeral Home
Chapel. The burial will in the Kettle Creek Cemetery. The
family will be receiving friends 6 until 8 p.m. Sunday at
the funeral home.
Mr. Kenneth Duane Spivey, 45 (7-14-2001) Pierce Co.native
(Pearson-Treadwell Funeral Home, Blackshear)
Mr.Henry Theron Haselden, 67 (7-14-2001) Bacon Co. native
(Crosby Funeral Home, Alma)
Mrs. Margie Blocker Rowell, 81 (7-14-2001) Brantley Co.
native (Chambless Funeral Home, Nahunta) MARGIE BLOCKER
ROWELL NAHUNTA-Mrs. Margie Blocker Rowell, 81, died
Saturday (July 14, 2001) at the Southeast Georgia
Regional Medical Center in Brunswick. She was retired as
chief voter registrar for Brantley County after serving
in that office for 20 years. She was a Brantley County
native and a member of Hickox Baptist Church. She was the
widow of Lyman Rowell and daughter of Patrick Henry
Blocker and Anna Elizabeth Wainright Blocker. Also
preceding her in death were a brother, Fred Blocker, and
two sisters, Doris Abrams and Lula Mae Herrin. She is
survived by three sons and daughters in law, Bobby and
Joann Rowell, Billy and Wanda Rowell, and Pat and Patsy
Rowell, all of Nahunta; six grandchildren, Robert Rowell,
Sanya Baker, Anita Crews, Dean Rowell, Patrick Rowell and
Phillip Rowell; three sisters, Ruby Batten and Thelma
Harley, both of Nahunta, and Winnie Wainright of White
Oak, Ga.; and eight great grandchildren. There will be
visitation at Chambless Funeral Home tonight starting at
7 o'clock. The funeral is at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hickox
Baptist Church. Dr. W. Derrell Rentz and the Rev. Marvin
Smith will officiate. The church service will be followed
by burial at the New Hope Cemetery in the Hickox
community. The Hickox Baptist deacons will be honorary
pallbearers. The pallbearers will be Robert Rowell,
Patrick Rowell, Phillip Rowell, Wyatt Blount, Dean
Rowell, Chris Crews, Wiley Crews and Terry Lee.
Mrs. Lawana Walker Brown, 82 (7-15-2001) Pierce Co.native
(Pearson-Treadwell Funeral Home, Blackshear)
Mr. Joe J. Bass, 71 (7-15-2001) St. Cloud, Fla. native
(Chambless Funeral Home, Nahunta)
Tuesday, July 15, 2001:
Mr. David Morgan, 57 (7-15-2001) Brantley Co. native
(Chambless Funeral Home, Nahunta) MR. DAVID MORGAN
NAHUNTA-Mr. David Morgan, 57, of Nahunta, died Sunday
evening (July 15, 2001) at the St. Vincent Medical Center
in Jacksonville, Fla., following a brief illness. A
lifelong resident of Brantley County, he was a son of the
late Donald Alton Morgan and Thea Dowling Morgan. He was
employed at Babcock & Wilcox in Brunswick for 13 years
and with Georgia Pacific for 13 years. For the past
several years he worked as a carpenter with his uncles
Kenny and Arnie Morgan. He is survived by a son and
daughter in law, Wayne and Bonnie Morgan, and a daughter
and son in law, Anita and Jeff Johns, all of Nahunta;
four grandchildren, Kristen and Kyle Morgan, and Jay and
Jeremy Johns; and a very special friend, Jane Strickland.
There will be visitation tonight at Chambless Funeral
Home. The funeral is at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral
home chapel. The Rev. Leon Wilson and the Rev. Raymond
Willis will officiate. The chapel service will be
followed by burial at the Rob Lewis Cemetery in the
Raybon community. The pallbearers will include Wain
Brooker, Cleve Herrin, Julian Willis, Jackie Tumlin and
Vance Wilson.
Mr. James Harold Smith, 65 (7-16-2001) Pierce Co. native
(Crosby Funeral Home, Alma) MR. JAMES HAROLD SMITH
BRISTOL-Mr. James Harold Smith, 65, of Bristol, died
Monday morning (July 16, 2001) at the Satilla Regional
Medical Center, Waycross, after a long illness. A native
and lifelong resident of Pierce County, he was a farmer
and a member of Martha Memorial United Methodist Church.
His parents were the late Harry Allen Smith and Jewel
Loper Smith. He is survived by two daughters, Barbara
Clemons (husband L.C.) of Macclenny, Fla. and Felicia
Hodges (husband Ray) of Glen St. Mary, Fla.; a brother,
John Smith (wife Sue) of Bristol; a sister, Edna
Boatright (husband Alton Jr.) of Bristol; four
grandchildren, Tonya Williams and Jeremy Clemons, both of
Macclenny, and Justin and Joshua Hodges of Glen St. Mary;
a great grandson, Dawson Williams, Macclenny; and three
nieces and three nephews. The funeral will take place at
3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Martha Memorial Church. The Rev.
L.H. Wester, the Rev. Irvin Rozier and the Rev. Robert
Hendrix will officiate. Burial will be in the church
cemetery. The body will be taken to the residence at 5
p.m. today and will remain there until it is taken to the
church for viewing starting at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. The
pallbearers will be Mark Boatright, Anthony Smith, Timmy
Smith, Marty Boatright, Jeremy Clemons, Justin Hodges and
Tom Smith. Everyone attending the service will be
honorary escort as will Dr. Perry Street and Home Health
Care personnel. Arrangements are with Crosby Funeral Home
of Alma.
Mrs. Inez Johns Griffin, 65 (7-16-2001) Brantley Co.
native (Chambless Funeral Home, Nahunta)
Wednesday, July 18, 2001:
Mr. George Eugene Watkins (7-16-2001) (Haisten Woodlawn
Funeral Home, Griffin)
Thursday, July 19, 2001:
Mrs. Estelle P. Hyers, 87, (7-18-2001) Bacon Co. native
(Crosby Funeral Home, Alma) MRS. ESTELLE P. HYERS Mrs.
Estelle P. Hyers, 87, died here late Wednesday night
following a short illness. A Waycross resident since
1984, she was a Bacon County native and had worked at the
Peterson Cloth Shop in Alma for many years. She was a
member of the Alma Tenth Street Church of God. The
funeral is at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Tenth Street Church,
with burial in the Damascus Cemetery. The Rev. Huelet
Smith, the Rev. Frank Gupton and the Rev. Earl Merritt
will officiate. She was the widow of Christopher C.
"Chris" Hyers. She was the daughter of James A. and
Zettie Steedley Peterson and stepdaughter of Cindy Watson
Peterson. Also preceding her in death were a son, LaVell
Hyers, and a brother, Arthur Peterson. She is survived by
two sons, LaMorris Hyers (wife Vydell) of Waycross and
Roswell Hyers (wife Joanne) of Mulberry, Fla.; two
daughters, Deloris Sowell (husband Henry) of Waycross and
Delane Bagwell (husband Forest) of Virginia Beach; a
brother, James A. Peterson Jr. of Carrollton; a
daughter in law, Joyce Hyers of Hortense; a special
friend, Doris Davis of Waycross; and 10 grandchildren and
20 great grandchildren. The family will receive friends
at Crosby Funeral Home in Alma from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m.
Sunday. The family will meet at the residence of LaMorris
and Vydell Hyers in Waycross. The pallbearers will be
Donny Hyers, Devone Bagwell, Jay Milton, Donny Peterson,
Larry Stokes and Craig Smart. Everyone attending the
funeral will be considered honorary escort.
Mr. Ronald Lloyd Sapp, 57 (7-18-2001) Waycross native
(Miles-Odum Funeral Home, Waycross)
Mr. Frank William Trusdell Jr., 53, (7-17-2001)
Philadelphia, Pa. native (Miles-Odum Funeral Home,
Waycross)
Friday, July 20, 2001:
Mr. William H. Conner, 74 (7-17-2001) native of
Blackshear (Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home, Jacksonville,
FL)
Frank William Trusdell Jr., 53 (7-17-2001) Ware County
resident, native of Philadelphia (Miles-Odum Funeral
Home, Waycross)
Saturday, July 21, 2001:
Mrs. Mary E. Rhem Nix (7-11-2001) native of Patterson
(Fluker Funeral Home, Waycross)
Mr. Wesley Harrell Corbett, 77 (7-19-2001) Clinch Co.
native (Music Funeral Home, Waycross) Mr. Wesley Harrell
Corbett, 77, died Thursday (July 19, 2001) at Halifax
Hospital in Daytona Beach, FL after a short illness. He
is a native of Clinch County, but he has lived most of
his life in Ohio and Florida. He was employeed by Galance
Meat Packing Company in Akron, OH. His parents are the
late Jackson W. Corbett and Ella Lyons Corbett. He is
survived by his three daughters, Jonie Rhodenberry of
Daytona Beach, FL, Georgia Waldron of Manor, and Denise
DeForest of Douglas; one sister, Sarah Nell Trawick of
Homerville; one brother, Alex Corbett of Waycross; four
grandchildren and four great grandchildren. A graveside
service will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday (July 21,
2001) at Camp Branch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Walter J. Brown, 56 (7-19-2001) Berrien Co. native
(Roundtree Funeral Home, Homerville)
Mr. Bennie Smith, 84 (7-20-2001) (Shepard Funeral Home,
Folkston)
Mr. Sidney Vernon Brock, 85 (7-20-2001) (Shepard Funeral
Home, Folkston)
Mrs. Janice Kiser Johnson 41 (7-20-2001) Lowndes Co.
native (Chambless Funeral Home, Nahunta)
Mr. Frederick Hugh Price 52 (7-19-2001) (Platt’s Funeral
Home, Evans)
Mrs. Dura Davis Washington (7-18-2001) Waycross native
(Arthur Mack Funeral Home, Deland, FL)
Monday, July 23, 2001:
Mrs. Julia Reeves Nimmer, 87 (7-22-2001) Ridgeland, SC
native (Pearson-Treadwell Funeral Home, Blackshear) JULIA
REEVES NIMMER BLACKSHEAR-Mrs. Julia Reeves Nimmer, 87,
died Sunday morning (July 22, 2001) at her residence,
following a long illness. She was a Ridgeland, SC native
but resided in Pierce County most of her adult life. Her
parents were Dr. Hubert Reeves and Rosa Berg Reeves. She
was a member of the Ridgeland High School Class of 1930.
She and her late husband, Steve Nimmer Sr., established
and operated Nimmer Chevrolet & John Deere Tractor Co.
for many years. She was the bookkeeper until her
retirement. Her husband represented Pierce County in the
Georgia General Assembly, and she and he were
instrumental in organizing the first monthly supper club
in Blackshear in 1958, a group that remains active today.
She was also a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph's
Catholic Church, Waycross, and active in its Altar
Society. She was a founding member of the Still Lake
Fishing Club in Brantley County and "grandmother" of the
Steve Nimmer Sportsmans Club. Two sons, Stephen Dow
Nimmer Jr. and Joseph Nimmer, preceded her in death. She
is survived by two daughters and sons in law, Rosemarie
and Thomas Harris of Brandon, Miss. and Ginger and Evan
DeLoach of Blackshear; a son and daughter in law, Tommy
and Ruth Nimmer of Homerville; six sisters, Irene Belle
of Norwalk, Ohio, Viola Dean and Sally Saxon, both of
Ridgeland, Betty Atkins and Trudy Lyons, both of Hilton
Head, SC and Barbara Mills of Bluffton, SC; and several
grandchildren, great grandchildren, and other relatives.
A funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday in
the chapel of Pearson Treadwell Funeral Home, with burial
in the Blackshear Cemetery. The family will receive
friends at the funeral home this evening from 7 until 9
o'clock. Memorial donations may be made to the youth
groups of St. Joseph Catholic Church and Blackshear First
Baptist Church.
Mr. William Robert Cooper Sr., 67 (7-21-2001) Jesup
native (Green Pine Funeral Home, Yulee, FL)
Tuesday, July 24, 2001:
Mr. J. W. Pittman, 77 (7-23-2001) Manor native (Music
Funeral Home, Waycross) Mr. J. W. Pittman, 77, died
Monday (July 23, 2001) at his residence following a long
illness. He was a native of Manor but had resided in Ware
County most of his life. He was son of the late Clayton
Pittman and was preceded in death by a son, Gary Lamar
Pittman. He was a member of Suwannee Chapel Church of
God of Prophecy. The survivors include two daughters,
Anita Music (husband Allen) of Waycross, Sherry Griggs
(husband Tim) of Douglas; two sons, Robert Earl Pittman
and Jesse E. Pittman both of Waycross; his mother, Eva
Pittman of Waycross; two sisters, Nadene Lee and Mary
Magelene Driggers both of Waycross; five brothers, Dewey
Pittman of Manor, Cecil Pittman, Jimmy Pittman and Donnie
Pittman all of Waycross, Jerry Pittman of Douglas; 13
grandchildren and two great grandchildren. A funeral
service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday (July 25,
2001)in Suwannee Chapel Church of God of Prophecy. Burial
will be in Kettle Creek Cemetery. The family will be
receiving friends at Music Funeral Home tonight from 7
until 9 oclock.
Mrs. Lafane H. Davis, 79 (7-23-2001) Brantley Co. native
(Chambless Funeral Home, Nahunta)
Wednesday, July 25, 2001:
Mr. Brent Justin Thomas, 21 (7-23-2001) Coffee Co. native
(Crosby Funeral Home, Alma)
Mr. David Russell Walter, 72 (7-23-2001) Shreveport. LA
native (Roundtree Funeral Home, Homerville)
Mr. John Russell Raulerson, 77 (7-23-2001) Pierce Co.
native (Pearson-Treadwell Funeral Home, Blackshear) JOHN
RUSSELL RAULERSON BLACKSHEAR-A funeral service for Mr.
John Russell Raulerson, 77, will take place at 11 a.m.
Thursday in the chapel at Pearson Treadwell Funeral Home.
The Rev. Monroe Gill will officiate. Memorialization will
be by cremation. There will be visitation at the funeral
home this evening from 7 until 9 o'clock. He died late
Monday evening (July 23, 2001) at his residence,
following a long illness. He was a Pierce County native
but resided in Brantley County most of his life. He was a
retired sheet rock laborer and printer, and a member of
the Little Buffalo Primitive Baptist Church in the Hickox
community. His parents were James Leslie and Minnie Dyal
Raulerson. Also preceding him in death was a daughter,
Brenda Tapley, who died in 1973. He is survived by his
wife, Josephine Hendrix Yarbrough Raulerson of
Blackshear, two daughters, Pam Bagley of Hoboken and
Barbara Usher (husband Sidney W.) of Hortense; a son and
daughter in law, Dennis and Anne Raulerson of Nahunta;
two stepdaughters, Linda Tuten (husband Dale) and Margie
Clark (husband Mike) both of Blackshear; two stepsons,
Jeffery Yarbrough (wife Theresa) of Hoboken and Wesley
Yarbrough (wife Debbie) of Blackshear; five sisters,
Betty Rowland of Waycross, Jeanette Mitchell and Elmira
McNeil, both of Jacksonville, Vonice Barnes of
Thomasville and Melvinne Collins, in Texas; four
brothers, James Raulerson of Blackshear, Eugene Raulerson
of Hoboken, and Robert Raulerson and Vernon Raulerson,
both of Jacksonville; his first wife, Betty Jo Davis of
Nahunta, 17 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, and
several nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
Thursday, July 26, 2001:
Mrs. Joan (Wood) Phillips, 68 (7-25-2001) Waycross native
(Music Funeral Home, Waycross) Mrs. Joan Phillips, 68,
died early Wednesday (July 25, 2001) morning in Satilla
Regional Medical Center following a long illness. She was
a native of Waycross and resided most of her life in
Waycross. She was daughter of the late John Edgar Wood
and Vivian Spence Wood. She was a member of Central
Baptist Church. The survivors include her husband,
Cleveland W. Phillips, Sr. of Waycross; three sons,
Cleveland W. Phillips, Jr. of Blackshear, Phillip Wayne
Phillips (wife Mary) of Green Cove Springs, Fla., Paul
Raymond Phillips (wife Nita) of Patterson; 3
grandchildren, Derrick Phillips (wife Mary Teresa),
Brandon Phillips and Shea Phillips. A funeral service
will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday (July 27, 2001) in the
Music Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Greenlawn
Cemetery. The Shoneys Coffee Club are requested to meet
at the funeral home Friday at 10:40 a.m. to serve as
honorary pallbearers. The family will be receiving
friends at the funeral home Thursday night from 6 until 8
oclock.
Mr. William Henry "Bill" Hendren Jr., 48 (7-24-2001)
Shelby Co. TN native (Chambless Funeral Home, Nahunta)
Mr. Earl M. Crews, 65, (7-25-2001) Brantley Co. native
(Music Funeral Home, Waycross) Mr. Earl M. Crews, 65,
died Wednesday (July 25, 2001) in Satilla Regional
Medical Center following a long illness. He was native of
Brantley County but had resided in Ware County most of
his life. He was son of the late Claude Crews and Gladys
Hagin Crews. Mr.Crews retired from Swisher International
in Jacksonville, Fla. after working there for 44 years
and was a member of Kettle Creek Southern Congregational
Methodist Church. The survivors include his wife, Pansy
Lloyd Crews of Waycross; a daughter, Tabitha Thomas
(husband Troy) of Waycross; two sons, Morris Crews (wife
Lolita) of Waycross, Marcus Crews (wife Barbara) of Fort
Bragg, North Carolina; four grandchildren, Amy Crews,
Jennifer Crews, Sara Crews, Baileigh Thomas; four step
grandchildren; five sisters, Louise Hilliard, Ellen
Pingrin, Barbara Jernigan and Bertie Dubberly all of
Brunswick, Donnie Jo Burch of Thallman; two brothers,
Jerry Crews of Brunswick, W. C. Crews of Corpus Christi,
Texas; a special nephew, David Lloyd of Waycross. A
funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday (July
27, 2001) in Kettle Creek Southern Congregational
Methodist Church. Burial will be in Kettle Creek
Cemetery. The family will be receiving friends at Music
Funeral Home Thursday night from 7 until 9 oclock.
Mr. Lewis D. Guthrie Jr., 49 (7-20-2001) Ware Co. native
(Rinehart & Sons Funeral Home)
Mr. Coy Ephriam Youmans, 83 (7-24-2001) Wesley, GA native
(Tomlinson Funeral Home, Swainsboro) COY EPHRIAM YOUMANS
SWAINSBORO-Mr. Coy Ephriam Youmans, 83, a resident of
Oak Park, died Tuesday evening (July 24, 2001) at
Chandler County Hospital. He was the father of Coy Bryant
Youmans of Waycross and is also survived by a grandson,
Coy Bryan Youmans, and several nieces and nephews. Mr.
Youmans was employed by the Emanuel County Board of
Education for 32 years. He was also a farmer and a member
of a masonic lodge. He was born in Wesley,Ga. and lived
in the Swainsboro area all his life. The funeral is at 5
p.m. today at Olney Primitive Baptist Church in Oak Park
with Elder Mickey Durden officiating. Burial will be in
New Hope Cemetery. Arrangements are with Tomlinson
Funeral Home.
Friday, July 27, 2001:
Mr. Terry Paul Smith, 46 (7-25-2001) Waycross native
(Arlington Park Funeral Home, Jacksonville)
Saturday, July 28, 2001:
Mr. Jacob Worster, 92 (7-26-2001) Lincoln, Neb. native
(Music Funeral Home, Waycross) Mr. Jacob Worster, 92,
died suddenly Thursday (July 26, 2001) night at his sons
residence in Morrow. He was a native of Linclon, Nebraska
but had resided most of his life in Waycross and had been
living with his son in Morrow for the past five years. He
was son of the late Pete Worster and Catherine Worster.
He was a retired general foreman with CSX Railroad. Mr.
Worster was a member of the First United Methodist
Church, the Frank C. Folks Masonic Lodge 192 F&AM, the
Hasan Temple and the Waycross Shrine club. The survivors
include a son, David G. Worster of Morrow; a daughter,
Jeanette Thornton of Tampa, Fla.; a sister, Leah
Greenwalt of Fresno, Calif.; a brother, Ruben Worster of
Lincoln, Nebraska; five grandchildren and five great
grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at 2:00
p.m. Sunday (July 29, 2001)in the Music Funeral Home
Chapel. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery. The family
will be receiving friends at the funeral home tonight
from 6 until 8 oclock.
Mrs. Ruth McClendon, 82 (7-26-2001) Waycross native
(Fluker Funeral Home, Waycross)
Mrs. Sadie Anderson, 90 (7-26-2001) Sycamore native
(Fluker Funeral Home, Waycross)
Monday, July 30, 2001:
Mrs. Edrie E.(Gaddy) Coleman, 93 (7-27-2001) Fulton,
Miss. native (Miles-Odum Funeral Home, Waycross) Edrie E.
Coleman, 93, widow of C.C. Coleman, died Friday night on
her 72nd wedding anniversary at the Bayview Nursing Home
in Nahunta, GA after an extended illness. She was a
native of Fulton, Mississippi, daughter of the late Jeff
Gaddy and Elmina Moore Gaddy. She had been making her
home in Waycross since 1958 where she was a member of the
Crawford Street Baptist Church and had served as
President of the W.M.U. for four years and nursery
teacher for many years. She was preceded in death by two
brothers Burl Gaddy and Jasper Gaddy. She is survived by
three daughters Barbara Kirkland and her husband W.C. of
Tampa,FL; Faye Skiff of Bartow, FL and Julie Miller and
her friend D.L. Taylor of Waycross. One sister Mildred
Watkins of Plant City, FL. Five grandchildren W.C.
Kirkland,Jr. and Wayne Kirkland both of Tampa,FL; Jack
Skiff, Jr. of St. Petersburg, FL; Karen Skiff of Eustis,
FL and Bill Miller of Waycross. Also 8 great
grandchildren, one great great grandson and other
relatives. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning
(7 31 01) at eleven o’clock in the chapel of Miles Odum
Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. The
Ruth Sunday School Class and the Deacons of the Crawford
Street Baptist Church will serve as honorary pallbearers
and they are requested to gather at the funeral home at
10:30 Tuesday morning. The family will receive friends at
the funeral home from seven until nine o’clock Monday
night. Miles Odum Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Connie Duvall Carter, 41 (7-28-2001) Duval Co., FL
native (Chambless Funeral Home, Nahunta)
Mr. Allen Franklin Clark Sr., 71 (7-29-2001) Pierce
Co.native (Pearson-Treadwell Funeral Home, Blackshear)
Mr. Andrew Jackson Bowen, 91 (7-29-2001) Blackshear
native (Pearson-Treadwell Funeral Home, Blackshear)
Mrs. Sarah Giddens Postell, 65 (7-27-2001) Atkinson Co.
native (Relihan Funeral Home, Pearson)
Mr. Mack Crews, 64 (7-27-2001) Charlton Co. native
(Chambless Funeral Home, Nahunta)
Tuesday, July 31, 2001:
Mrs. Mary Margarett Hursey Arnette, 74, (7-26-2001)
Coffee Co. native (Sims Funeral Home, Douglas) Mrs. Ruth
McClendon, 82 Waycross native (Fluker Funeral Home,
Waycross)
Mr. Edward Earl "Buck" Jordan Sr., (7-30-2001) Blackshear
native (Macon Funeral Home, Franklin)
Mr. Allen Renn Dupree (7-19-2001) (Funeral in North
Charlston)
Wednesday, August 1, 2001:
Mr. Robert Nymrod Jackson, 90 (7-30-2001) Fulton Co.
native (Chambless Funeral Home, Nahunta)
Mrs. Thelma Blocker Harley, 83 (7-30-2001) Born in
section of Wayne Co., that is now in Brantley Co.
(Chambless Funeral Home, Nahunta)
Mr. G. Gordon Prince, Jr., 74 (7-27-2001) Sanford, FL
native (Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Home, Albany)
Thursday, August 2, 2001:
Mr. Pete J. Gibson, 87 (8-1-2001) Born in a section of
Wayne Co. that is now in Brantley Co. (Chambless Funeral
Home, Nahunta)
Mr. Bruce H. Davis, 87 (7-29-2001) Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
native (Pearson-Treadwell Funeral Home, Blackshear)
Friday, August 3, 2001:
Mrs. Shelia Kay (Hendrix) Crews, 41 (8-2-2001) Waycross
native (Miles-Odum Funeral Home, Waycross) Sheila Kay
Crews Sheila Kay Crews, 41, died in a fire at her
residence Thursday morning (8 02). She was a life long
resident of Waycross, widow of the late Lawrence Crews
and daughter of the late Larry F. Hendrix, Sr. She was a
server at Ryans Steakhouse and a member of the Shekinah
Glory Church. She is survived by one son Randy Dickey of
Waycross, GA; her mother Martha Todd Hendrix of Waycross,
GA; one sister Carla Lynn Cannon and her husband Tommy of
Waycross, GA; two brothers Larry Hendrix, Jr. and his
wife Joann of Patterson, GA and Alexander M. Hendrix and
his wife Donna of Waycross, GA; a number of nieces,
nephews and other relatives. Funeral services will be
held Saturday morning (8 04 01) at eleven o’clock in the
chapel of Miles Odum Funeral Home. Burial will be at
Kettle Creek Cementery. The family will receive friends
at the funeral home from seven to nine o’clock Friday
night. Miles Odum Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Mildred Groshesky Brown, 90 (8-1-2001) Wilkes-Barre,
Pa. native (Music Funeral Home, Waycross) Mrs. Mildred
Groshesky Brown, 90, died Wednesday (July 1, 2001) in
the Burke County Medical Center following a long
illness. She was a native of Wilkes Barre, Penn.(born
October 04, 1910) but had resided in Melbourne, Fla.
most of her life and had lived in Waycross for 15 years.
She was married to the late Herbert Brown and was
daughter of the late John Groshesky and Eva Palonis
Groshesky. She was a retired hair dresser and was a
member of the Jamestown Baptist Church. The survivors
include a son, Robert Allen Brown (wife Delaine) of
Augusta; a grandson, Troy Allen Brown of Statesboro; two
great grandchildren, Cameron and Morgan Brown. A memorial
service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday in the Music
Funeral Home Chapel. The family will be receiving
friends Saturday morning from 10 until 11 o'clock at the
funeral home. Memorialization will be by cremation.
Memorial donations may be made to Gideons International.
Mr. Derrell Lyle Miller, 82 (8-1-2001) Farragut, Iowa
native (Chambless Funeral Home, Nahunta)
Mrs. Beatrice Meeks Wade, 92 (8-2-2001) Coffee Co. native
(Crosby Funeral Home, Alma)
Mr. Melvin Eugene Crosby, 67 (7-31-2001) (Funeral in
McDonough)
Mrs. Dora Hayes. Smith, 100, (7-30-2001) Coffee Co.
native (Fluker Funeral Home, Waycross) MRS. DORA H. SMITH
A funeral service for Mrs. Dora H. Smith, 100, will be
conducted at noon Saturday at Greater St. Paul Baptist
Church with the Rev. Johnny Arnold officiating. She was
born in Coffee County and attended public school there.
She moved to Waycross in the 1920s and was a member of
Greater St. Paul Baptist for many years. Her husband was
the late Ferdinand Smith and her parents were Lucious and
Elizabeth Hayes. Also preceding her in death were 13
brothers and sisters, and a godchild, Franklin D. Hill.
She is survived by seven godchildren, Minnie Deloris
Myles (husband George) of Sanford, Fla., Bonnie Jean
Henderson, Maude Elizabeth Leonard and Larry D. Hill, all
of Waycross, Joe Nathan Hill Jr. (wife Gertrud) and
William R. Hill (wife Frances, both of Columbia, SC, and
Noel Alphonso Hill (wife Bernice) of Atlanta; a
sister in law, Lettie Wright of Sanford, Fla.; 23
god grandchildren, 22 god great grandchildren. The body
will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Burial will be in
Oakland Cemetery. Friends are being received at Mrs.
Smith's home, 1118 Oak St. Funeral arrangements are with
Fluker Funeral Home.
Saturday, August 4, 2001:
Mr. Adam Houston Holley (8-2-2001) Phelman, Ga. native
(Miles-Odum Funeral Home, Waycross) Adam Houston Holley
died early Thursday evening, August 2, 2001 at Satilla
Regional Medical Center in Waycross, Georgia after an
extended illness. He was born in Phelman, Georgia to the
late Joe Holley and Mrs. Rema Dollar Holley Cason, on
July 16, 1926. He had made his home in Fitzgerald,
Georgia for several years, he had been a resident of
Waycross, Georgia making his home in the Jamestown
Community for the last thirty four years. He served in
the United States Navy for two terms. He retired from the
State of Georgia as a State Revenue Agent in 1982. He
received an Associate Degree in Law from South Georgia
College, Douglas, Georgia. He was preceded in death by
his father, Joe Holley and three brothers; Howard Holley,
Calvin Holley, and Carol Holley. Remembered by his
friends as "Holley" he is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Rema Cason of Fitzgerald, Georgia. His loving wife of
fifty two years, Mrs. Merle Holley, of Waycross, Georgia.
He was a faithful father of four children. Two daughters,
Ms. Diane H. Boatwright of Sarasota, Florida and Mrs.
Cindy (husband, Greg) Walker of Waycross, Georgia. Two
sons, Mitch Holley and Travis Holley both of Waycross.
One sister, Mrs. Juanita McLamb of
Fitzgerald, Georgia. Also a sister in law, Ms. Peggy King
of Fitzgerald, Georgia. A brother in law Jack (wife,
Shirley)Melton of Lakeland, Georgia. He was a proud "Pa"
to six grand children. Mrs. Holley B. (husband Evan)
Nelson, of Miami, Florida, Lindsay Boatwright of
Sarasota, Florida, Brent and Paige Walker of Waycross,
Georgia, Georgia Ann Holley and Chelsea Hyers of
Valdosta, Georgia. One Great Grandson, Cal "Chief" Nelson
of Miami, Florida. Services will be held Sunday
afternoon, August 5, 2001 at 2:00 in the Miles Odum
Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Evergreen
Cemetery, Fitzgerald Georgia at 5:00 PM. Family receiving
friends Saturday night August 4, 2001 at Miles Odum
Funeral Home from 6:00 8:00 PM. Family has requested that
memorials be sent to SouthEast Cancer Unit. Arrangements
with Miles Odum Funeral Home.
Mr. Joseph Neal Pamplin, 80 (7-30-2001) Waycross native
(Funeral in Phoenix, Ariz.)
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