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Erna Alford 
 

MILLEDGEVILLE - Services for Erna Zank Alford will be at 1 p.m. Sunday in Williams White Columns Funeral Home with burial in Baldwin Memorial Gardens. Alford, 77, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001. She was born in Germany, daughter of the late Franz and Olga Reichow Zank. She was a physical therapist and was retired from Central State Hospital. She was Protestant.

Survivors include her sisters and brother Gisela Graham of Milledgeville, and Gertrude Draeger and Herbert Zank, both of Germany.

The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 7:30 tonight in the funeral home. 
 

Goldie Bailey 
 

VIDALIA - Services for Goldie Davidson Bailey were Friday in Sherah Israel Cemetery. Bailey, 78, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001. She was a member of Sha Arey Synagogue in Macon and was an honorary member of the Ladies Hospital Auxiliary.

Survivors include her husband, Herman Bailey; son Jerry Bailey; sisters Lillian Galler and Fannie Garber; and three grandchildren.

Hart's Mortuary had charge of arrangements. 
 

Lottie Butler 
 

MONTEZUMA - Services for Lottie Breazeale Butler will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Wesminister, S.C., with burial in the church cemetery. Butler, 65, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2001. She was a retired nurse's aide.

Survivors include her children Terry Butler and Annette Butler, both of Wesminister, Sandra Jackson, Anthony Butler, Tammy Hawkins, both of Cleveland, Ohio, and Joseph Wheeler of Toccoa; brothers and sisters Albert Breazeale of Seneca, S.C., Grady Breazeale of Cleveland, Mary Jolly and Josephine Miller, both of Montezuma, Edith Wheeler of Toccoa, Ethel Grant, Virginia Grant and Nellie Claussen, all of Westminister; and 10 grandchildren.

The family will be at 404 Walnut St., Montezuma 31063.

Hunter's Community Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. 
 

Leavie Cornegay 
 

Services for Leavie Cornegay will be at 2 p.m. today in Union Baptist Church with burial in Macon Memorial Park Cemetery, with military honors. Cornegay, 76, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2001. An Army veteran of World War II, he was retired from Central of Georgia Railroad and worked at Macon Memorial Park Cemetery for over 30 years. 

Survivors include his companion Marie Grimes; children Joe Lewis Grimes of Atlanta, Levi Grimes, Michael Cornegay, Vanessa Hodge, Hattie Cornegay, Joann Golden, Cora Smelter, Vivian Thomas, Richard Cornegay, William Cornegay, Leavie Cornegay Jr., all of Macon, Rosa Mary Height, Annie Cernogg Grimes, Gloria Grimes and Ruby Mack; wife, Hattie Cornegay; 64 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.

Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. 
 

Carrie Daniel 
 

RENTZ - Services for Carrie Melba Gordy Daniel will be at noon today in Rocky Creek Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Daniel, 74, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2001. She was a retired payroll clerk from Lovett and Tharpe of Dublin. She was a member of Rocky Creek Baptist Church near Lyons.

Survivors include her children Carrie Mosley of Rentz and Doris Hicks of Lenoir City, Tenn.; grandchildren Melanie Cox, Dan Mosley, Joey Mosley, Matt Hicks, Joella Payne and Shannon Hicks; and five great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. The body will be at the church at 11 a.m. Jones-Stewart Funeral Home in Lyons has charge of arrangements. 
 

William Darity 
 

STOCKBRIDGE - Services for William H. "Bill" Darity will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Ward's Fairview Chapel with burial in Fairview Memorial Gardens. Darity, 79, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001. An Army veteran of World War II, he was retired from Colonial Bakery after 40 years. He was a member of Ole Country Church.

Survivors include his wife, Blanche Landers Darity; children Mike Darity of Stockbridge and Shirley Sikes of Pleasanton, Texas; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home.
 

Michael Dixon 
 

BUTLER - Services for Michael Anthoney Dixon will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Freerun Baptist Church, Reynolds, with burial in the church cemetery. Dixon, 41, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001. 

Survivors include his wife, Della Dixon; children Michelle Dixon and Michael Dixon Jr., both of Butler; mother Helen Dixon of Roberta; brothers and sisters Rickey Dixon, Helen Floyd and Detta Harvey, all of Butler, Joyce Dixon and Ernest Dixon, both of Reynolds, Leonard Carson of Fort Myers, Fla., Geraldine Carson and Joann Farley, both of Atlanta, and Maxine Adams of Junction City; and grandparents James and Helen Mathis.

Hicks and Sons Funeral Home, Reynolds, has charge of arrangements. 
 

H. Martin Gay 
 

PERRY - Services for H. Martin Gay will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church of Perry with burial in Andersonville National Cemetery. Gay, 77, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001. An Air Force veteran, he graduated from South Western Baptist Theological Seminary and minister of education at Eglin Air Force Base. He also served many Baptist churches as minister of education worked for five years with Campus Crusade of Christ. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Perry.

Survivors include his wife, Wilma Gay; daughter Marsha Bilbo of Lumberton, Miss.; and sister Jeanne Loso of Fort Myers, Fla.

The family will receive friends at noon in the church Tuesday. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association, 301 Mulberry St., Suite 201, Macon 31201. 

Watson-Hunt Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. 
 

Joseph Grizzard 
 

ADRIAN - Services for Joseph Leon Grizzard will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary with burial in Lamb Cemetery, near Swainsboro. Grizzard, 67, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2001. He was a retired taxi cab driver and member of Scott Baptist Church.

Survivors include his children Pam Yawn of Pooler and Joey Grizzard of Indiana; brother Robert Grizzard of Adrian; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight in the funeral home. 
 

Patsy Guyton 
 

Services for Patsy Lucille Kinney Guyton will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home with entombment in the mausoleum of Macon Memorial Park. Guyton, 71, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001. A homemaker, she worked at Rogers Upholstery Shop for many years, where she was a seamstress. She was a member of Macon First Evangelical Methodist Church. She was the widow of Armon Guyton.

Survivors include her children Donna Burney, Michelle Burney, Evelyn Salter, Debbie Rousey; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight in the funeral home and may be contacted at the Rousey residence on Pineworth Road. Memorials may be made to Macon First Evangelical Methodist Church Youth Ministry Fund, 3601 Fulton Mill Road, Macon 31206. 
 

Sam Haynes 
 

LUMBER CITY - Services for Sam Ella Haynes will be at 2 p.m. today in St. James CME Church with burial in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Haynes, 83, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2001. Born in Telfair County, she was an educator in Appling County and member of St. James CME Church.

Survivors include her children Samuel Haynes Jr. of Kathleen, Barbara Clark and John Haynes Sr. of Lumber City, Willie Haynes of Mobile, Ala., and Edward Haynes of Forestville, Md.; brother and sister David Studstill and Sophia Berry, both of McRae; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

A.L. Spaulding Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. 
 

Odessa Helms 
 

ABBEVILLE - Services for Odessa Statham Helms will be at 2 p.m. today in Cedar Creek Baptist Church with burial in Cedar Creek Cemetery. Helms, 84, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001. She was a seamstress, retired from Wilcox Garment Co. and member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church.

Survivors include his children Statham Helms and Dallas Helms, both of Abbeville; sisters Della Cohen of Abbeville and Christine Price of McDonough; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

The family may be contacted at the residence, Route 1, Highway 233, Abbeville.

Frazier and Son Funeral Home in Rochelle has charge of arrangements. 
 

Bettie Humphrey 
 

ATLANTA - Services for Bettie J. Humphrey will be at 3:30 p.m. today in Church of God by Faith with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Humphrey, 55, died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2001. She was a member of World Changes Ministry in College Park.

Survivors include her husband James Humphrey; children Deanna Baliem, James Humphrey II, Darrell Humphrey, Anthony Humphrey and Keith Humphrey, all of Atlanta; parents Bennie and Florine Harris; brothers and sister Bennie Harris, Fred Harris and Denise Harris; and 10 grandchildren.

Hall's Funeral Home in Fitzgerald has charge of arrangements. 
 

Elizabeth James 
 

Services for Elizabeth Coates James will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in St. Paul's Episcopal Church with burial in Liberty United Methodist Church Cemetery. James died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001. She graduated from Wesleyan College, where she received a degree in English, and from Mercer University, where she received a master's in history. She taught English in Atlanta, Macon and St. Petersburg, Fla. She also was a newspaper columnist for The Boston Globe and for The Macon Telegraph during the 1980s. 

Survivors include her children Harriette James Simmons of Macon and Martha Elliott of Baltimore; grandchildren David Simmons, Laura Pattison, Betsy Chesney, Mary Catherine Simmons, Laura Lagomarsina, Katherine Milam, Susan Miller, Edward Warfield III and David Elliott; and 13 great-grandchildren.

The family may be contacted at 110 Wolf Creek Drive North. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Episcopal Church. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. 
 

Valerie Johnson 
 

ATHENS - Services for Valerie W. Johnson will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in First Baptist Church of Athens with burial in Evergreen Memorial Park. Johnson died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001. She attended Wesleyan Conservatory in Macon. She was the co-founder of Bridal Gallery in 1977. She was a member of First Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School for many years.

Survivors include her husband, Cecil Johnson Jr.; children Valerie Franklin of Athens, Regina Taylor of Columbia, S.C., and Cecil Johnson of Atlanta; sisters Elaine Bloodworth of Haddock and Gloria Neal of Macon; and seven grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight at the residence, 130 Tillman Lane. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Athens, 355 Pulaski St., Athens 30601. 
 

James Lewis 
 

CHICAGO - Services for James "Frog" Lewis will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Brown Chapel Baptist Churchyard Cemetery, Montezuma. Lewis died Thursday, Jan. 4, 2001. He taught music art at Marshall High School after attending Fort Valley State University, majoring in music. He was a member of Brown Chapel Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Debra C. Lewis; children Darren Lewis, Randy Lewis and Miranda Lewis, all of Chicago, Derrick Lewis of Atlanta and Tonya Shotwell and Antonio Lewis, both of Westpoint, Miss.; brother and sisters Willie Lewis of England, Mary Daniel of Atlanta, Elois Hunter and Annie Gore, both of Fort Valley; 10 grandchildren.

The family will be at 208 Benjamin St. C.J. Edwards Funeral Home in Fort Valley has charge of arrangements. 
 

Joseph Mathews 
 

FORSYTH - Services for Joseph A. Mathews will be at 2 p.m. today in Ebenezer United Methodist Church with burial in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens. Mathews, 78, died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2001. A Navy veteran of World War II, he was a stock broker with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter.

Survivors include his wife, Janet S. Mathews; children Nancy E. Mathews and Kathy Barfield, both of Forsyth; grandchildren Leight Fowler, Jody Barfield, Matt Barfield and Curt Barfield; and two great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Ebenezer United Methodist Church Building Fund, 1681 Dames Ferry Road, Forsyth 31029. Monroe County Memorial Chapel has charge of arrangements. 
 

Myrtice Moore 
 

WARNER ROBINS - Services for Myrtice Moore will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Southside Baptist Church with burial in Magnolia Park Cemetery. Moore, 87, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2001. She was retired from Robins Air Force Base and was a lifelong member of Southside Baptist Church.

Survivors include her children Nelda Carroll of Griffin, John Moore Jr. and Barbara Willeby, both of Waldorf, Md.; sister Viola Clark of Thomaston; nine grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight in McCullough Funeral Home.
 

Ralph Mosley 
 

DAVISBORO - Services for Ralph Lewis Mosley will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Davisboro City Cemetery. Mosley, 79, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001. He was the retired chief of police for the city of Davisboro. The widower of Marjorie T. Mosley, he was a member of Davisboro Baptist Church.

Survivors include his children Ralph Mosley, Sara Josey and Kathy Cobb, all of Davisboro, and Ransom Mosley of North Augusta, S.C.; sisters Bernice Rollins and Ruby Mosley, both of Louisville, and Ruth Warren of Milledgeville; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight in May and Smith Funeral Home, Tennille, and may be contacted at 643 S. Main St. Memorials may be made to Broken Shackel Youth Home, 1542 Francis Bridge Road, Davisboro 31018. 
 

Mary Newell 
 

WARNER ROBINS - Services for Mary M. Newell will be at 4 p.m. today in Magnolia Park Cemetery. Newell, 96, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001. She was a homemaker and a member of Church of Nazarene.

Survivors include her daughter-in-law Joan Newell of Warner Robins; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Falcon Park Group House, c/o Happy Hour, and Hospice of Houston County. McCullough Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. 
 

Boling Poole Jr. 
 

WARNER ROBINS - Services for Boling Blakey Poole Jr. will be at 2 p.m. today in Magnolia Park Mausoleum. Poole, 88, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2001. He was born in Washington, Ga., son of the late Boling Blakey Poole Sr. and Annie McCracken Poole. He was a machinist, retired from Robins Air Force Base. He was affiliated with Second Baptist Church and attended Trinity United Methodist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Margaret Poole; children Doc Poole of Warner Robins and Mike Poole of Macon; sister Julie Brown of Atlanta; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church Building Fund, 129 S. Houston Road, Warner Robins 31088. McCullough Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. 
 

Norman Rosseau 
 

WARNER ROBINS - Services for Norman M. Rosseau will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in First Baptist Church in Centerville with burial in Centerville Church Cemetery. Rosseau, 78, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2001. He was involved for eight years with the American Missions for opening churches. He also worked for 37 years with the Missionary Gospel Fellowship. He was a member of First Baptist Church. 

Survivors include his wife, Carol W. Rosseau; children Jim Rosseau of Warner Robins, Jerry Rosseau of Jacksonville, Fla., and Cindy Grubbe of Elkheard, Ind.; sisters Hazel Mead and Doris Mead, both of Lockport, N.Y.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight in Christopher-Smith Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 108 E. Church St., Centerville 31047, Missionary Gospel Fellowship, P.O. Box 1535, Turlock, Calif. 93581 or Source of Light Ministries, Madison 30650. 
 

Dr. Clark H. Shingler 
 

ASHBURN - Services for Dr. Clark H. Shingler will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Ashburn First United Methodist Church with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Shingler, 77, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2001. A 1956 graduate of the University of Georgia School of Veterinary Medicine, he was the retired owner and operator of Animal Health Center in Ashburn. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a charter member of Ashburn Rotary Club and received the Paul Harris Fellowship Award in 2000. He was a member of Sycamore Masonic Lodge No. 210 F&AM, Navy League of the United States. American Legion, Georgia Veterinary Association and Southwest Georgia Veterinary Association. He was an honorary member of the American Veterinary Association and FFA. He was a member of Ashburn First United Methodist Church.

Survivors include his daughter Louise Shingler Davis; and grandson Jerry Shingler Davis of Ashburn.

The family may be contacted at 1701 Ga. 112 East. Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn has charge of arrangements. 
 

Elizabeth Smith 
 

MILLEDGEVILLE - Services for Elizabeth Chambers Smith will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Williams White Columns Funeral Home with burial in Baldwin Memorial Gardens. Smith, 74, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2001. She was an L.P.N., retired from Central State Hospital. The widow of Carl V. Smith Sr., she was a member of Hardwick United Methodist Church.

Survivors include her children Carl Smith Jr. of Appling and Phil Smith of Milledgeville; grandchildren Phillip Smith, Angel McCook, Brittany Smith and Terri Smith; and companion Warren Crooms.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight in the funeral home. 
 

Waunee Spillers 
 

ALMA - Services for Waunee Stone Spillers will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in First Community Church with burial in Campground Cemetery. Spillers, 81, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2001. She was a homemaker and member of Campground United Methodist Church and attended First Community Church. She was the widow of Danny Stone.

Survivors include her husband William Spillers; children Buddy Stone of Hazlehurst, Audrey Turner of Athens, Carolyn Ryles, Sherry Streat and Judy Brigman, all of Alma; brother and sister O.K. Tanner and Eloise Williamson of Alma; 12 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends at 5 tonight in Crosby-McLeighton Funeral Home. 
 

Eva Stokes 
 

WILCOX COUNTY - Services for Eva M. Stokes will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Allen Chapel AME Church, Abbeville, with burial in Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Stokes, 41, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2001. She was a member of Allen Chapel AME Church and usher board.

Survivors include her son Fred Morgan III of Hills Air Force Base, Utah; and sisters and brothers Martha Gamble of Cordele, Minnie Clark, Herman Stokes and Marion Tisdol, all of Abbeville, Rosamond Stokes-Davis of New Jersey.

Hall's Funeral Home in Fitzgerald has charge of arrangements. 
 

Edna Warner 
 

KATHLEEN - Services for Edna Nell Warner will be at 4 p.m. Sunday in McCullough Funeral Home, Warner Robins, with burial in Parkway Memorial Gardens. Warner, 73, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2001. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include her children Diana Hall, Jackie Warner and Robert Warner, all of Kathleen; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight in the funeral home. 
 

Annie Zellner 
 

FORSYTH - Services for Annie Kate Zellner will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Freeman Funeral Home with burial in Rest Haven Cemetery. Zellner, 63, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2001. She was a homemaker and member of Hanson-Hickman AME Church.

Survivors include her children Walter Zellner of Macon, Elaine Zellner, Mamie Zellner, Sandy Zellner, James Zellner and John Zellner, all of Forsyth; brother and sisters Melvin Dumas, Carrie Walton, Minnie Smith, all of Forsyth, and Mary Chambliss of Juliette; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. 

The family will be at 348 Brookwood Drive.

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