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Savannah Morning News
7 March 2000
Daniel L.
Jarriel
CENTERVILLE,Ga. -- Daniel
L. "D.L." Jarriel, 61, died March 3, 2000. He was born in
Tattnall County and was retired from Federal Aviation
Administration. He was an avid cattle farmer.
SURVIVORS: his wife, June M. Jarriel of
Centerville; a daughter, Marie Jarriel Barecky of Centerville; a
son, Rex Jarriel of Perry; his mother, Dollie B. Jarriel of
Collins; a brother, Kinyard Jarriel of Collins; sisters, Nancy
Doyle of Lyons, Charlotte Akins of Brooklet and Janice Edenfield
of Collins; and two grandchildren.
FUNERAL: was held at 2 p.m. Monday at Heritage Memorial Funeral
Home, Warner Robins, burial in Parkway Memorial Gardens.
Notes: Daniel L. Jarriel was the son of Harry Jarriel and Dollie Boyette.
Savannah Morning News 30 Oct. 2000
Maxie S. Jarriel
COLLINS (Ga) - Mrs. Maxie
Sikes Jarriel, 81, died Oct. 20 (2000) at
home. The lifelong resident of Tattnall County worked for the
Tattnall County Board of Education Food Services Department for
more than 20 years. She was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church
for more than 55 years and a former Sunday school teacher and
choir member. She was a member of the Willing Worker Sunday
School Class, the WMU and the Reidsville Sunshine Senior Citizens
Group. She was the widow of Stephen Jarriel.
SURVIVORS: two
sons, Billy Jarriel of Reidsville and Jimmy Jarriel of Collins;
three daughters, Glenda J. Hicks and Martha J. Blair, both of
Lizella, and Margie J. Williams of Reidsville; a brother, W.L.
Sikes of Cobbtown; a sister, Tera Collins of Savannah; two
daughters-in-law, three sons-in-law, eight grandchildren, nine
great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
VISITATION: 6-9 p.m. today at Kennedy-Morgan Funeral Homes,
Cobbtown Chapel.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Kennedy-Morgan Funeral Homes,
Cobbtown Chapel, burial in Cedar Creek Cemetery.
Notes:Margaret "Maxie" Sikes was born 31 Oct 1918. She was the wife of Stephen Jarriel. He was born 12 Nov 1916 and died 25 Nov 1995. Stephen was the son of John Dempsey Jarriel and Elizabeth "Bessie" Collins.
The Tattnall
Journal 3 Feb 2003
Mrs. Vera Jarriel, 90
Mrs. Vera
Jarriel, 90, died Sunday,
February 2, 2003, at the University Medical Center in Augusta.
The Toombs County native had lived in Lyons most of her life. She
was retired from Lyons Manufacturing and was a member of East
Gordon Street Baptist Church in Lyons. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Jarriel and three children, Hilda Faye
Jarriel, Charlene Sikes, and Metalis Williford.
She is
survived by her son,
Arthur Wayne Jarriel of Jackson, SC; two daughters, Latrelle J.
New of Fayettville, GA, and Evola Corley of Fayettville, TN;
fourteen grandchildren; and twelve great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 4, at
the East Gordon Street Baptist Church with Dr. Charlie G. Cooper
officiating. Interment followed in the Connors Baptist Church
Cemetery in Cobbtown.
Pallbearers were Eddie Corley, Stephen Corley, Mark Corley, Britt
New, Randall B. Corley, and Marshall Wayne Jarriel.
Bradley B. Anderson Funeral Home was in charge of the
arrangements.
Notes:Vera Margaret Cooper was the daughter of Charles Fulton Cooper and Vennie Viola Crapps. She was born on 25 Sept 1912.
Savannah Morning News 27 Nov. 1998
A. Sidney Johnson (Albert)
MILLEN,Ga. --A. Sidney
Johnson, 59, died Nov. 25,1998 at home.
He was born in Jenkins County and was a contractor. He was a
member of Rosemary Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS:
his wife, Glynda Price Johnson of Millen; a son, Robert Johnson
Hicks of McMinnville, Tenn.; five daughters, Katie Johnson of
Millen, Leah Geoffroy of Statesboro, Arlene Horstman of
Springdale, Ark.,Wanda Tippens of Austell and Cindy Kropff of
McMinnville; five sisters, Carolyn Farrow, Betty Saxon and Martha
Ransom, all of Millen, Barbara Pinkston of Martinez and Juanita
Martin of Hawkinsville; and 12 grandchildren.
VISITATION: until noon today at Crowe-Fields Funeral Home,
Millen. FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today at Rosemary Baptist Church, burial
in Kent family cemetery, Millen.
Notes: Albert Sidney Johnson was the son of Glen A. Johnson and Ola Pauline Kent.
Savannah Morning News, April 4, 2003
Amanda Gay Johnson
Augusta (Ga)- Amanda
Gay Johnson, 22, died
Thursday, April 3, 2003 from injuries received in an auto
accident. She was born in Richmond County and was an employee of
Fresh Market and a Baptist.
Survivors
include her mother, Gail
Gay Johnson of Augusta; her sister, Jessica Johnson of Augusta;
her paternal grandmother, Miriam Johnson of Tybee Island;
paternal grandfather, Winton L. Johnson of Millen; and her
maternal grandmother, Shirley Gay of Millen.
Visitation: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., Friday, April 4 at Crowe-Fields
Funeral Home in Millen. Funeral services: 1:00 p.m. Saturday,
April 5 at the Elam Baptist Church. Burial to follow in the
church cemetery. Crowe-Fields Funeral Home
Savannah Morning News 13 Jan. 1999
Ivy Johnson
MILLEN -- Ivy
"Monk" Johnson, 85, died Jan.
11,1999 at University Hospital in Augusta.
He was a native of Emanuel County and a retired shipping clerk.
He was a deacon of Mount Olivet Baptist Church. He was a member
of Screven Masonic Lodge No. 248 and Woodmen of The World Lodge
No. 1186.
SURVIVORS:
his wife, Janie J. Johnson of Millen; two sons, Billy Johnson of
Millen and William Batt Johnson of Columbia; three daughters,
Catherine J. Burke and Mary J. Troisi, both of Millen, and Syble
J. Gay of Dublin; his stepmother, Sara Bell Johnson of Wrens; a
brother, John Harry Johnson of Savannah; four sisters, Madge
Canady of Garfield, Mildred Canady of Savannah, Pearl Canady of
Twin City and Bell Harper of Metter; a stepsister, Annie Mauney
of Wrens; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. today at Crowe-Fields Funeral Home in
Millen.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday at Mount Olivet Baptist Church in
Garfield, burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Notes: Ivy "Monk" Johnson was the son of Batt Johnson and Lenora Johnson (her maiden name).
Savannah Morning News 8 April 1999
John H. (Harry) Johnson
John H. Johnson,
69, died April 6,1999 at St. Joseph's Hospital.
He was a native of Emanuel County and a resident of Savannah
since 1968. He was a Navy veteran of three wars and was on the
recovery team for the return of first astronaut in 1961. He
attended South Newington Baptist Church and Fort Argyle Full
Gospel Church. He managed Nassau Woods Mobile Home Park for 10
years and was self-employed in the construction business.
SURVIVORS:
his wife, Eva Johnson of Savannah; two sons, John Johnson and
Michael Johnson, both of Savannah; three daughters, Rebecca
Swinford of Richmond Hill, Wanda O'Neal of Meldrim and Sharon
Batayias of Pooler; four sisters, Mildred Cannady of Savannah,
Bell Harper of Metter, Pearl Cannady of Twin City and Madge
Cannady of Garfield; 10 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews.
VISITATION: 6-9 p.m. today at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors,
Massey Chapel, Garden City.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors,
Massey Chapel, burial in Hillcrest Abbey West.
Notes: John Harry Johnson was the son of Batt Johnson and Lenora Johnson (her maiden name).
Savannah Morning News 9 Sept 2000
John T. Johnson
GARFIELD (GA)-- John T.
Johnson, 90, died Sept. 8 (2000) at
Jenkins County Hospital. He was born in Emanuel County. He was a
retired farmer, a member of Mount Olivet Baptist Church and a
member of the Georgia Farm Bureau and Woodmen of the World.
SURVIVORS:
two sons, James M. Johnson of Barnwell, S.C., and Roger Johnson
of Garfield; four daughters, Winnie Ruth Stoddard of Chapel Hill,
N.C., Juanita Sikes of Garfield, Martha Peacock of Twin City and
Linda Nash of Memphis, Tenn.; a sister, Liza McBride of Portal;
eight grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and a
great-great-grandchild.
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. today at Crowe-Fields Funeral Home, Millen.
SERVICES: 2 p.m. Sunday at Mount Olivet Baptist Church in
Garfield, burial in Hebron Cemetery.
Notes:John Timmons Johnson, Jr. was the son of John Timmons Johnson, Sr. and Mary Virginia Pierce. He was born on 22 Jan 1910 and married Pearl Almond.
Savannah (Ga) Morning News 17 Aug 2002
Pearl Wilson Johnson
Garfield (Ga) - Pearl
Wilson Johnson, 94, died on Friday,
August 16 (2002), at the Tattnall Community Hospital in
Reidsville after an extended illness. Mrs. Johnson was a native
of Johnson Co. and lived in Garfield before moving to Reidsville
to live with her son, Winton, for a number of years. She worked
for Oxford Industries in Millen, Swainsboro Sportswear and was a
homemaker. She was the oldest living member of Hebron Primitive
Baptist Church and was wife
of the late Otis L. Johnson, Sr.
Survivors:
sons, Otis L. Johnson, Jr. of Good Hope, Winton L. Johnson of
Reidsville, and Billy Edward Johnson of Swainsboro; sister,
Gladys Lamb of Twin City; seven grandchildren and 13
great-grandchildren.
Visitation: 6:00-9:00 p. m. Saturday at Peebles-Curry-Durden
Mortuary. Funeral Services: 2:00 p. m. Sunday, August 18, in the
Hebron Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Tommy Rountree
officiating. Burial: church cemetery. The body will lie in state
at the church one hour prior to the service.
Pallbearers are Ronnie Womack, Jerry Johnson, Bobby Riner , Larry
Wilson, Lawrence Perkins, Ricky Williams. Honorary Escorts will
be the Deacons of Hebron Primitive Baptist Church.
Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary.
Notes:Pearl Wilson was the daughter of Isaac B. Wilson and Mary Ruby Womack. She was born on 8 May 1908.
Savannah Morning News 17 August 1998
Rubene H. Johnson
TWIN CITY,Ga. -- Rubene Hendrix Johnson,
85, died Aug. 15, 1998 at home.
She was born in Brooklet. She was a homemaker and a member of
Calvary Baptist Temple in Savannah.
SURVIVORS:
a daughter, Jenene Donaldson of Twin City; a sister, Thetis
Waters of Brooklet; six grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today at Wood Funeral Home in Metter, burial in
Brooklet City Cemetery.
Notes: Rubene Hendrix was the wife of Bothwell Alexander "Snag" Johnson (son of Furney Johnson and Josephine Hendricks). He was born 24 Nov 1905 and died 21 July 1985. He was buried in Hebron Church Cemetery in Emanuel Co., Ga.
Savannah Morning News 2 Sept. 2000
Mamie F. Kent
ROCKY FORD -- Mrs. Mamie
Frawley Kent, 96, died Aug. 31, 2000 at
East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro.
The Screven County native was a homemaker and a member of Bay
Branch Baptist Church in Sylvania. She was the widow of Horace D. Kent.
SURVIVORS:
six grandchildren, Barbara Whitten of Roswell, Bob Berry of
Alpharetta, David Berry of Cairo, Benji Kent of Kansas City, Mo.,
and Brad Kent and Kelley K. Bazemore, both of Sylvania; two
sisters, Ruth F. Cochran and Alma F. Thompson, both of Savannah;
10 great-grandchildren and two nieces and a nephew.
SERVICES: 2 p.m. today at Thompson-Strickland-Waters Funeral
Home, Sylvania, burial in Bay Branch Baptist Church Cemetery.
Notes:Mamie Frawley's husband was the son of Devigor Kent and Eleanor Hillis.
Savannah Morning News 6 Oct. 2000
Irene B. (Boyette) Knight
CLAXTON,GA. -- Irene B.
Knight, 75, died Oct. 5, 2000 at Savannah
Specialty Care Center. The Tattnall County native was a homemaker
and a member of Old Anderson Primitive Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS:
her husband, Eugene Knight of Collins; a son, Wayne Knight of
Rosenberg, Texas; four daughters, Sherry K. Ward of Pooler,
Marsha F. Mosley and Cathy Jeffers of Lyons and Peggy Padgett of
Guyton; a brother, Leighton Boyette of Claxton; three sisters,
Mildred Calloway of Pembroke, Oleta Hicks of Reidsville and
Eunice Tippins of Claxton; 16 grandchildren, 12
great-grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
VISITATION: will begin at 6 p.m. today at J. Mellie NeSmith
Funeral Home.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday at J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home,
burial in Anderson Cemetery.
Notes: Irene Boyette was born on 3 Dec 1924. She was the daughter of James Quinton Boyette and Lottie Mae Sheffield.
The Augusta Chronicle 5 February 1999
Mrs. Eleanor Lamb
WADLEY, Ga. -- Mrs. Eleanor Moore Lamb,
80, of 1306 Meadows Road, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 1999, at
Emanuel Medical Center.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Johnson Funeral Home,
Swainsboro, with the Revs. Tim Lamb and Marcus Price officiating.
Burial will be in Lamb's Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Lamb, a native of Emanuel County, was a homemaker and a
Methodist.
Survivors
include a son, Gary Lamb, Wadley; a daughter, Diane Peebles,
Wadley; and a sister, Louise Horne, Milledgeville.
Pallbearers will be Steven Lamb, George Durden Meadows, George
Meadows, Raymond Meadows, Ray Meadows and Bryan Kilgore.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
Notes: Eleanor Moore was the daughter of George Thomas Moore and Wilma Josephine Phinazee. She was the wife of Louis Leonard Lamb.
Statesboro (Ga.) Herald,
April 2, 2002
Harvey O.
Lane
Mr. Harvey
O. Lane,
age 87, died on Sunday at East Georgia Regional Medical Center.
The
Screven County native had lived in Bulloch County for most of his
life and was a member of Pittman Park United Methodist Church
where he attended the Henderson Sunday School Class. He was a
veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army and
Marine Corps. He was also retired from the Civil Service at Fort
Stewart and Bulloch Memorial Hospital. He was a mason and a
member of the Ogeechee Lodge Number 213 for more than fifty years
and was a member of the Eastern Star Blue Ray Chapter. He was a
Shriner and a member of the National Association of Retired
Federal Employees. He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha
S. Lane in 1999.
Survivors include his daughter and
son-in-law, Ruth and Hobson Robinson of Statesboro; one sister,
Marjorie Lovin of Macon; four grandchildren, Jennifer Jenkins,
Susan Williams, Sam Robinson, and Carl Woodard, all of
Statesboro; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Pittman
Park United Methodist Church. The body will lie in state one hour
prior to the service on Tuesday. Burial will be in the Bulloch
Memorial Gardens.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Pittman Park
Henderson Sunday School Class and members of the Eastern Star.
Notes: Harvey O. Lane was the son of Walter Franklin Lane, Sr. and Lena J. Howard.
The Augusta Chronicle 30 Apr 1998
Mr. Ollie Lane
MILLEN, Ga. -- Mr. Ollie
Lane, 75, of 442 U.S. Highway 25 S., died
Tuesday, April 28, 1998, at Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center, Augusta. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at
Elam Baptist Church with the Revs. Newman Samples, D.R. Parker
and Bill Brown officiating. Burial will be in Elam Cemetery.
Mr. Lane, a native of Jenkins County, was a Ford tractor dealer
and had served as a Jenkins County commissioner. He was an Army
veteran of World War II and a member of Rosemary Baptist Church,
where he served as a deacon. He had been a member of Jenkins
County Development Authority and was a member of Southeastern
Dealers Equipment Association.
Survivors
include his wife, Betty Lewis Lane; one son, Richard McNeely,
Millen; one brother, Glover Lane, Millen; two sisters, Alma
Fields and Ivelyn Burke, both of Millen; and three grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Steve Burke, Don Burke, Wayne Fields, Lewis
Lane, Emory Lane Jr., Randy Lane and Anthony Cowart.
Honorary pallbearers will be deacons of Rosemary Baptist Church
and present and former Jenkins County commissioners. Friends may
call until noon Friday at Crowe-Fields Funeral Home. The family
will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Notes:Ollie Lane was the son of Ivey Simmons Lane and Amy Lou Kent.
The Augusta Chronicle 11 June 1999
Mr. Gibson Lanier Jr.
MILLEN, Ga. -- Mr. Gibson
S. Gip Lanier Jr., 87, of 4562 Gip Road,
died Thursday, June 10, 1999, at University Hospital, Augusta.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Elam Baptist Church
with the Rev. Bill Brown officiating. Burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Mr. Lanier, a native of Jenkins County, had retired as a farmer.
He was a member of Elam Baptist Church, where he was a member of
the men's Bible class.
Survivors
include his wife, Kate Gay Lanier.
Pallbearers will be Daniel Smith, Rodney Chance, Walter Grimes,
Ralph Brown, Lester Hastings, Mike Rountree, David Rountree and
Michael Rountree.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at
Crowe-Fields Funeral Home.
Notes: Gibson S. Lanier, Jr. was the son of Gibson S. Lanier, Sr. and Carrie Davis.
The Forest Blade Swainsboro,Ga. 3 July 2002
Mildred Lanier, 69
EMANUEL COUNTY(GA)- Funeral for Mildred
"Millie" Lanier, 69, was held
Wednesday, June 26, 2002, at 5 p.m. from Garfield Methodist
Church in Garfield. The Rev. D.R. Parker and the Rev. Mira
Barrett officiated. Burial followed in Lewis Church Cemetery near
Millen.
She died Monday, June 24 (2002). A native of Emanuel County, Mrs.
Lanier was a retired bookkeeper and member of Garfield Methodist
Church.
Survivors include
her daughter, Susie Lanier of Statesboro; two sons, Grady E.
Lanier of Nashville, Tenn., and Jim O. Lanier of Millen; and two
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Scott Phillips, Bart Hall, Ronnie Bazemore,
Billy Joe Portwood, James Slater, Madison Durden and Chris
Ellison.
Honorary pallbearers were Larry Hall, Bunny Johnson, Tommy
Proctor and William Larisey.
Crowe-Fields Funeral Home, Inc. had charge of arrangements.
Savannah Morning News 26 June 2002
Mildred Lanier
Millen (GA)- Mrs. Mildred
"Millie" Portwood Lanier, 69,
retired bookkeeper, died June 24 (2002).
Survivors:
daughter, Susie Lanier; sons, Grady E. Lanier and Jim O. Lanier;
and two grandchildren.
Funeral: 5:00 p. m. Wednesday, June 26 (2002), at Garfield
Methodist Church in Garfield. Burial: Lewis Church Cemetery near
Millen. Crowe-Fields Funeral Home
Notes:Mildred Portwood was the wife of Henry Grady Lanier, Jr.
Savannah Morning News, July 2, 2002
Ruby Brinson Lanier
Ruby Brinson Lanier,
90, died Monday (1 Jul 2002) at Metter Nursing Home. The Bulloch
County native lived in Metter for the past 71 years. She was a
homemaker and a member of Rosemary Primitive Baptist Church. She
was predeceased by her
husband, Wallace Lanier; a son, Glynn E.
Lanier; a son-in-law, John Roger Akins; a daughter-in-law, Tina
Lanier; and a grandson, Mike Lanier.
Survivors: sons
and daughters-in-law, Burton W. and Joyce Lanier of Columbia, SC,
and L. Brinson and Henrietta Lanier of Metter; daughter, Theresa
L. Akins of Statesboro; sister, Luree Fields of Portal; eight
grandchildren; and sixteen great-grandchildren.
Visitation: 6:00-9:00 p. m., Tuesday, at Kennedy-Morgan Huneral
Home. Funeral: 11:00 a. m., Wednesday, at Rosemary Primitive
Baptist Church. Burial: Church Cemetery. Kennedy-Morgan Funeral
Homes Hooks Chapel, Metter
Notes:Ruby Brinson was born on 11 Aug. 1911.
Statesboro (Ga.) Herald, October 23,
2002
Thomas Zebedee Lanier Jr.
ATHENS (GA) — Thomas
Zebedee Lanier Jr. died
Monday, October 21, 2002.
Born in
Candler County on January 23, 1925, to the late Audrie Lanier
Lanier and T. Z. “Zeb” Lanier Sr., he spent most of his life in Chatham, Bulloch
and Clarke counties. He was married for 53 years to the former Edna
Rebecca Fulmer of Metter.
After graduation from Metter High School, he served in the U.S.
Marine Corps from 1943 to 1946. He attended Middle Georgia
College, University of North Carolina Officer’s Candidate
School and the University of Georgia. He was a member of the
Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity. After graduation in 1949 with a
degree in agricultural engineering, he taught veterans in Screven
County and worked with Farmers Home Administration in Millen.
After moving to Savannah in 1951, he was president of Bride and
Groom Furniture Co., Inc., on East Victory Drive. In 1966, he
joined the UGA Cooperative Extension Service in Athens where he
was associated with the community and resource development
department.
After moving to Statesboro in 1973, he served as district agent
for community development for Southeast Georgia and retired in
1986 as district director for Southeast Georgia’s 37
counties. He was a member of the Forest Heights Country Club
where he was a tennis enthusiast.
During his tenure with extension, he received numerous honors
including the Leadership Award for Georgia Agri-Business
Development, National Award for Youth and 4-H for his
contribution to programs for Youth Development, and the Georgia
Adult Educational Award for his development of programs for
Senior Citizens of Georgia.
Mr. Lanier held active membership in the Lions Club of Millen and
Savannah and the Kiwanis Club of Statesboro where he served on
the board of directors. Since moving back to Athens in 1989, he
actively participated and held memberships in various
organizations. He served as president of the Middle Georgia
College Alumni Association and was on the MGC College Foundation
Board. He was a member of the Athens First United Methodist
Church, having served on its administrative board, and was
sunshine chairman for the Fellowship Sunday School Class.
As a longtime Georgia Bulldog fan, he held memberships in
Touchdown Club, Quarterback Club, Coliseum Club and was a
supporter of the Diamond Dawgs. He was a past member of the Ag
Alumni Association, Jennings Mill Country Club and most recently,
the Athens Country Club where he supported the tennis program.
Survivors
include his wife, Edna
Lanier; and three sons, Tom Lanier and Jim Lanier, Athens, and
Scott Lanier, Charlotte, N.C.; daughters-in-law, Jan Shuford
Lanier and Lydia Farill Lanier; six grandchildren, Mary Kathryn
Lanier, Bo Lanier, Stan Lanier, Kelly Lanier, Alan Lanier and
Beth Lanier West; grandson-in-law, Adam West; one brother,
William L. Lanier, Metter; six sisters, Mattie Lanier Lanier and
Maggie Lanier Spivey, Metter, Margie Lanier Brown, Baxley, Mary
Lanier, Athens, Myrtice Lanier Lanier, Alma, and Marie Lanier
Kemp, Savannah.
Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at Bernstein’s.
The funeral service will be held at First United Methodist Church
in Athens at 2 p.m. Thursday with the Reverends Dr. Bill Britt,
Grady Wigley and Carolyn Moore officiating. Burial will be in
Evergreen Memorial Park.
Active pallbearers include nephews, J. Bryan Brown, William L.
Brown, George Z. Spivey, Dr. Kenneth Kemp, Lynn Lanier, Dr.
William L. Lanier Jr., John Allen Lanier and John Thomas Kemp;
and nephews-in-law, Robert Collins and Jimmy Jett.
The family suggests that memorials be directed to FUMC, P.O. Box
1109, Athens 30603; American Cancer Society, 1060 Gaines School
Road, Suite B2, Athens 30605; or to a charity of one’s
choice.
Forest Blade (Swainsboro,Ga) 21 Nov. 2001
Martha Canady Lee,
57
Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary announces the death of Martha Ann
Canady Lee, age 57, of Swainsboro, on Monday, November 19 (2001)
at the Memorial Medical Center in Savannah after a brief illness.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, November 21, at 2:00 p.m. in
the Chapel of Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary with the reverend
Wilmer Hall officiating. Interment will be in the Mt. Olive
Baptist Church Cemetery near Garfield, Georgia.
Pallbearers are Frank Canady, Andy Edenfield, Shane Hooks, Ronnie
Newsome, Mike Wiggins, Jeff Wiggins, Jason Wiggins and Joey
Newsome.
The family will receive friends at Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary
Tuesday evening from 6-8 p.m.
Mrs. Lee was a native of Jenkins County, a homemaker and retired
textile worker. She was a member of the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
and daughter of the late
James B. and Faeria Proctor Canady.
Survivors include
one daughter, Deborah E. Hooks of Swainsboro, two sons, Tim
Edenfield and Joey Edenfield of Swainsboro, two sisters, Jerri
Walker of Joyce Wiggins of Millen. One brother, Pete Canady of
Swainsboro, two grandchildren Ashley Hooks and Ariel Edenfield of
Swainsboro.
Savannah Morning News 19 Dec. 2000
Mary Ellen D. Lee
BLACKSHEAR,Ga. - Mrs. Mary
Ellen Dixon Lee, 81, died Dec. 18, 2000
at Satilla Regional Medical Center. The native of Pierce County
had lived in Brantley and Coffee counties, but resided in Pierce
County most of her life. She worked with the Pierce Trading Co.
for several years before opening Mary's Sewing Basket, which she
owned and operated for many years. She was a member of Enon
Primitive Baptist Church and the widow
of Joe T. Lee Sr.
SURVIVORS:
a daughter and son-in-law, Zoie and Alton Thornton of Blackshear;
a son and daughter-in-law, Joe T. Lee Jr. and Pat Lee of
Folkston; a sister, Annie Maude Pafford of Blackshear; four
grandchildren, Tony Thornton, Joey Thornton, Joe T. Lee III and
Chad Brent Lee; five great-grandchildren and several nieces,
nephews and other relatives.
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. today at Pearson-Treadwell Funeral Home.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Enon Primitive Baptist Church,
burial in Shiloh Cemetery.
Notes: Mary Ellen Dixon was the daughter of John Jasper Dixon and Eliza Ann Boyette. She was born on 30 April 1919.
The Augusta Chronicle Oct. 6, 2000
Mr. Leon Lewis
TWIN CITY, Ga. - Mr. Leon
W. Lewis, 93, of Mount Olivet Road, died
Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2000, at Metter Nursing Home, Metter.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at Garfield Baptist Church,
Garfield, with the Revs. Bob Conley and Bill Coggins officiating.
Burial will be in Hebron Cemetery, Garfield.
Mr. Lewis, a lifelong resident of Emanuel County, had retired as
a director from Pineland Telephone Corp. and as a farmer. He was
a member of Garfield Baptist Church.
Survivors
include a son, Cecil Lewis, Twin City; a daughter, Sarah Margaret
Lewis Kyle, Marietta; and eight grandchildren, 10
great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be his grandsons.
Memorials may be made to Garfield Baptist Church.
Tomlinson Funeral Home, Swainsboro, is in charge of arrangements.
Notes: Leon W. Lewis was the son of Malachi "Mallie" Sample Lewis and Sallie Clark. He was born on 17 Dec 1907 and married Frankee Ellington (daughter of Frank Ellington and Maggie Davis).
Savannah Morning News, September 26,
2002
Fannie Mae Collins Lynn
Lyons - Mrs.
Fannie Mae Collins Lynn,
80, died Tuesday afternoon, September 24 (2002), at the Meadows
Regional Medical Center of Vidalia after a brief illness. Mrs.
Lynn was a native of Emanuel County residing in Lyons for the
past 41 years. She was a retired Federal Employee and a member of
Oak Park Church of God.
Survivors: daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Jerry Green
of Kennesaw; daughter, Carol Sue Lynn Faircloth of Lyons; two
granddaughters, Dana Lynn Faircloth of Lyons and Susan Lynn Green
of Birmingham, AL; four sisters, Nell Anderson of Lyons, Jo
Harrell of Hepizah, Dot Joyner and Janis LaBelle both of
Milledgeville; two brothers, Albert Jarahn Collins, Sr. of Lyons
and Marvin O. Collins of Swainsboro; four Godchildren, Justin,
Jordan, Lauren, and Logan Powell, all of Lyons; and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services: 4:30 p. m. Thursday, September 26 (2002), from
the Oak Park Church of God with Rev. Brian Powell and Rev. Kelmer
Durden officiating. Burial: Collins Baptist Church Cemetery. The
body will remain in the funeral until one hour prior to services.
Ronnie L. Stewart Family Funeral Service of Vidalia.
Notes:Fannie Mae Collins was the wife of Hugh Elwin
Lynn.
Savannah Morning News
10 July 1999
Gordon Lynn
LYONS,Ga. -- Gordon
Lynn, 73, died July 6,
1999. He was a native of Toombs County, a retired farmer and a
Mason. He was a disabled Marine Corps veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Margaret Lynn of Lyons; a son, Mickey
Lynn of Lyons; his mother, Mrs. Walter Lynn Sr. of Lyons; a
brother, William H. Lynn of Lyons; two sisters, Sara Lynn Sapp of
Lyons and Rose Lynn McAlum of Savannah and a grandson, Tony
Michael Lynn of Lyons.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today at Providence Baptist Church near Lyons,
burial in the church cemetery. Jones-Stewart Funeral Home, Lyons.
Notes: Gordon Lynn was the son of Walter Lynn and Marie Boyett.