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Frederick Benton 
 

EATONTON - Services for Frederick Benton will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Springfield Baptist Church, Madison, with burial in East Eatonton Cemetery. Benton, 54, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001, at Eatonton Nursing Home.

Survivors include his brother James Moreland of Decatur; aunts Sarah Benton and Eva Harvey, both of Atlanta, and Mary Browning of Rutledge.

Hurt & Redd Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. 
 

Don Brewer 
 

LUMBER CITY - Services for Don Brewer will be at 11 a.m. today in the chapel of Miles Funeral Home, Hazlehurst., with burial in Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery, Wheeler County. Brewer, 64, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, after a short illness. A native of Telfair County, he had lived most of his life in Lumber City. Brewer was a retired carpenter and a member of the Carpenter Local Union No. 865. He was a member of Sardis Baptist Church.

Survivors include his daughter Carol Brewer Lewis of Ashburn; sons David Brewer and Dan Brewer, both of Sycamore; sisters Wilma Behalter of Matawan, N.J., and Olgia Brewer Stinson of Statesboro; brothers Henry J. Brewer Sr. of Okeechobee, Fla., Rod Brewer and Pierce Brewer, both of Lumber City.

The family may be contacted at the home of Pierce Brewer, Route 1, Bell's Ferry Road, Wheeler County. 
 

Myron Bryant 
 

FORSYTH - Services for Myron Douglas "Doug" Bryant will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Forsyth First Assembly of God with burial in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens. Bryant, 85, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, at Monroe County Hospital. Born in Rains County, Texas, he was the son of the late Marvin Bryant and the late Winnie Vaughn Bryant. He was a retired horticulturist and a World War II Army veteran. Bryant was a member of Forsyth First Assembly of God, the Gideons International and AARP. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Texas A&M.

Survivors include his wife, Llelwyn Bryant of Forsyth; children Judy Star of Smarr, Rebecca Thornton of Forsyth, David Bryant and Rachael Phillips, both of Albuquerque, N.M.; brother Maurice Bryant of Emory, Texas; eight grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. today at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Gideons International, Monroe 1010 Gideon Camp, P.O. Box 613, Forsyth 31029, or to Forsyth First Assembly of God, 962 Juliette Road, Forsyth 31029. 
 

Florine Collier 
 

COCHRAN - Memorial services for Florine Collier will be at 2 p.m. today in Fisher Funeral Home. Collier, 79, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2001. She was retired from the Bleckley County A.S.C.S. office. She attended Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Hawkinsville.

Survivors include her sisters Frances C. Perkins and Inez C. Ware, both of Cochran.

The family will receive friends today following services and may be contacted at the Perkins residence on Macon Highway, Cochran.

Memorials may be made to PANCAN, P.O. Box 4809, Palos Verdes, Calif. 90274. 
 

Marie H. Corbitt 
 

DOUGLAS - Services for Marie H. Corbitt will be at 2 p.m. today at West Ward Street Church of God with burial in Satilla Memorial Gardens. Corbitt, 75, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, at Coffee Regional Medical Center. A native of Atkinson County, she lived in Coffee County most of her life. She was a sales manager with Avon for many years. Corbitt was a member of West Ward Street Church of God.

Survivors include her husband, E.L. Corbitt of Douglas; daughters Winona Daniel of Douglas and Patsy Wooten of Broxton; son Jesse G. Corbitt of Thomasville; brothers Norman Adams, Fred Adams and Charles Adams, all of Bushnell, Fla.; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Ricketson Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. 
 

Julia Evans 
 

BARTOW - Services for Julia Bryant Evans will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at her home with burial in Bartow City Cemetery. Evans, 90, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, after a brief illness. Born in Bartow, she was the daughter of the late Charlton S. and Mamie Speir Bryant. She was a 1931 graduate of Wesleyan Conservatory majoring in music. She taught school in Pelham and Bartow. The widow of Fred C. Evans Sr., she was a member of Bartow Baptist Church, where she served as pianist, Sunday School teacher and president of the Women's Missionary Union. Evans was a member of the Eastern Star, serving as Worthy Matron. She was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, John Franklin Wren Chapter; Colonial Dames XVII Century, Thomas Johnson Chapter; and the National Society Magna Charta Dames.

Survivors include her children Fred C. Evans Jr. of Bartow and Mary Charlton Evans Brantley of Atlanta; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wesleyan College, 4760 Forsyth Road, Macon 31210-4462, or to Bartow Baptist Church, Bartow 30413. Smith Funeral Home, Wadley, has charge of arrangements. 
 

Bill Frady 
 

MOUNT AIRY - Services for William Lee "Bill" Frady will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church in Clarkesville with burial in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery. Frady, 78, died Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, at his home after an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Habersham County, he was the son of the late Zeb Vance and the late Myrtle Garrett Frady. He was a Navy veteran, having served in World War II and the Korean conflict, he was also a civilian employee at the Atomic Energy Commission's nuclear weapons facility in Aiken, S.C. Frady later worked as a vocational technical instructor for the Georgia Department of Corrections at the Alto Educational Center. He was a member, Sunday School teacher and deacon at the First Baptist Church in Clarksville. He and his wife served as foster parents for more than 30 years. Frady was a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, the Jasper Irish Greens and a Civil War re-enactor.

Survivors include his wife, Jessie Mae Hudson Frady of Mount Airy; sons Dr. Robert Lee "Bob" Frady of Alto and Richard Allen Frady of Milledgeville; daughter Deborah Brown of Toccoa; and four grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today and Sunday at Acree-Davis Funeral Home. 
 

Eva Frost 
 

SOPERTON - Services for Eva Faye Pruitt Frost will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Sammons Funeral Home with burial in Red Bluff Cemetery, Treutlen County. Frost died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, in Meadows Nursing Center, Vidalia. Born in Toombs County, she was employed with Easter Seals and was of the Holiness faith.

Survivors include her son Waylon Pruitt of Soperton; daughter Jessica Walker of Wrightsville; parents, Lee and Eva Mae Pruitt of Soperton; brothers Michael Pruitt of Soperton and Mark Pruitt of Jackson.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. The family may be contacted at the home of Christine and Michael Pruitt, Route 2, Soperton. 
 

Ned Gilmore 
 

COCHRAN - Services for Ned Gilmore will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Longstreet Baptist Church, Bleckley County, with burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Gilmore, 44, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2001, at The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon. Born in Pulaski County, he was the son of the late Willie Lee Gilmore Sr. and had lived in Bleckley County most of his life. A farmer, he was also a member of Longstreet Baptist Church.

Survivors include his son Brian Gilmore of Cochran; mother, Sara Mae Hobes of Cochran; sisters Lena Mae Powell and Ruby Mae White, both of Atlanta, Colette Gilmore of Newark, N.J., and Grace Green of Cochran; brothers Willie Lee Gilmore Jr., Jessie Gilmore and Willie Lee Gilmore Jr., Jessie Gilmore and Willie Lee Gilmore III, all of Cochran.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Jerry Howard Funeral Home. The family may be contacted at the residence, 1018 Johnson St., Cochran. 
 

Rose Hamrick 
 

VIDALIA - Services for Rose Mixon Hamrick will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church of Vidalia with burial in Pinecrest Cemetery. Hamrick died Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, at Bethany Home Nursing Center. Born in Johnson County, she was a retired florist. Hamrick was a member of First Baptist Church of Vidalia for more than 60 years; was a den mother; was a member of the Woman's Club, serving as chairman of education; and a member of the Baptist Women.

Survivors include her daughters Margie M. Graefenecker and Florence Avalon Dalrymple, both of Hilton Head, S.C.; sons Jack Russell Hamrick Sr. of Savannah and Wendell Hamrick of Lyons; brother Woodrow Mixon of Douglas; 17 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight at Murchison Funeral Home. The family may be contacted at the home of Wendel Hamrick, 909 Aimwell Extension, Lyons 30436.
 

Dale Hawk 
 

WARNER ROBINS - Services for Dale Frederick Hawk will be held today at Springfield Church of the Brothen in Akron, Ohio. Hawk, 83, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, at The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon. Born in Akron, Ohio, he was the son of the late Earl Hawk and the late Linnie Hawk. He was employed with Mason Dixion as a truck driver.

Survivors include his wife Gwendolyn Hawk of Warner Robins; daughters Cathy Dix of Akron, Ohio, and Carol Hooks of Byron; son Gary Hawk of Akron, Ohio; brother Glenn Hawk of Akron, Ohio; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

McCullough Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. 
 

Jennie Hodges 
 

TENNILLE - Services for Jennie Frances Everett Hodges will be at 2 p.m. today at Bethany Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Hodges, 74, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, at Washington Regional Medical Center, Sandersville, after a brief illness. A native of Washington County, she was the daughter of the late Josh McCoy and the late Fannie Mae Lovett McCoy. Hodges was a homemaker, a former store owner and a retired employee of the Washington County Department of Family and Children Services. She was a member of Bethany Baptist Church.

Survivors include her daughters Patricia Everett Sweat of Swainsboro and Lynn Ellen Everett Monk of Tennille; brother J.J. McCoy of Macon; 10 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

The family may be contacted at the residence, 1722 Hurst Road. Memorials may be made to Bethany Baptist Church. May & Smith Funeral Directors has charge of arrangements. 
 

Cora Howard 
 

EATONTON - Services for Cora Simmons Howard will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Eatonton, with burial in East Eatonton Cemetery. Howard, 80, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001, at Nursecare, Atlanta. A native and lifelong resident of Putnam County, she was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses of Eatonton.

Survivors include her daughters Patricia Hood, Priscilla Scott, Gloria Lee, Wilma Pennamon and Annie Butts, all of Atlanta, Carolyn Van Beek of Bloomington, Mont., and Gwendolyn Turner of Roanoke, Va.; brother Paul Simmons of Willard, N.C.; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the resience, 760 Sparta Highway, Eatonton. Hurt & Redd Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. 

Inez Mincey 
 

MILAN - Services for Inez Mincey will be at 2 p.m. today at Moore's Chapel Holiness Church with burial in Milan Cemetery. Mincey, 81, died Friday, Feb. 2, 2001, at Dodge County Hospital. Born in Telfair County, she was the daughter of the late Chester McDuffie and the late Bessie Fletcher McDuffie. Mincey was a member of Moore's Chapel Holiness Church.

Survivors include her husband, Wilbert Mincey of Milan; brothers Forest McDuffie of Brunswick and Morris McDuffie of Atlanta.

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

Betty Jones 
 

WARNER ROBINS - Services for Betty Jean Jones will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Central Baptist Church with burial in Oaklawn Cemetery, Fort Valley. Jones, 66, died Friday, Feb. 9, 2001. She was employed by Kingsford Nursing Home as a caretaker and had been an Avon representative for many years. Jones was a member of Singles III. The widow of Lee Edward Jones, she was the daughter of the late James A. Davis Sr. and the late Pearl Davis.

Survivors include her son Jeff Jones of Warner Robins; daughter Diane Reid of Warner Robins; sister Maggie Ruth Bloodsworth of Fort Valley; brothers James A. Davis Jr. of Byron and William Davis of Macon; and four grandchildren.

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

Willie C. Jones 
 

CORDELE - Services for Willie C. Jones will be at 1 p.m. Monday at J.W. Williams Funeral Home with burial in Bethel Cemetery. Jones, 65, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001.

Survivors include his children Jimmie L. Jones of Ashburn, Shirley Jones of Pitts, Juanita Jones of Cordele and Pauline Johnson of Rebecca; sister Lula J. Griffin of West Palm Beach, Fla.; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. 
 

Jeremy Miller 
 

MONTICELLO - Services for Jeremy Carlos Miller will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Holy Nation Church, Hillsboro, with burial in Campbell Crossroad Cemetery, Jasper County. Miller, 11, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001. A sixth-grader at Jasper County Middle School, he played recreational football.

Survivors include his parents, Carolyn Willis Miller and Clarence Miller Jr. of Monticello; brothers Aakeem Miller, Rahshad Miller and Montel Miller, all of Monticello; sisters Bridgette Miller and Brittany Miller, both of Monticello; grandparents, Alma Willis, Brenda Miller and Clarence Miller Sr., all of Monticello, and Charlie Willis of Covington.

Catchings Memorial Mortuary has charge of arrangements. 
 

Helen Moody 
 

VIDALIA - Services for Helen Day Moody will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Murchison Funeral Home. A private burial will be held at a later date. Moody, 82, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, at Meadows Nursing Center. Born in Coffee County, she was a retired bookkeeper and a member of Vidalia First Baptist Church.

Survivors include her son Joe Moody of Macon; grandchildren Joshua Moody and Lauren Moody, both of Macon.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Debbie Helms, 707 Miracle Lane, Vidalia 30474.

Murchison Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. 
 

James Morris Sr. 
 

CORDELE - Graveside services for James Allen Morris Sr. will be at 11 a.m. today at Arabi Cemetery. Morris, 67, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001. He was born in Cordele.

Survivors include his sons Lester Morris, James A. Morris Jr. of West Palm Beach, Fla., Vernon Morris of Newton and Donnie Owen of Hampton, La.; daughters Ann Owen of Hampton, La., and Michelle Mixon of Cordele; brothers Bobby Ray Morris and Leroy Morris, both of Cordele; sisters Inez Nasworth of Rebecca and Annette Barfield of Tifton; and three grandchildren.

Dekle Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. 
 

Helen Moss 
 

SPARTA - Services for Helen Moss will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Hickory Grove Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Moss, 61, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2001, at Coliseum Medical Center, Macon. 

Survivors include her son Troy Moss of Sparta; daughters Toy L. Mortamore of Fort Wainwright, Alaska and Lisa Moss of Sparta; and sister Geraldine Brooks of Sparta.

Ingram Brothers Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. 
 

Frank Murdock 
 

COCHRAN - Services for Frank Murdock will be at 11 a.m. today in Macedonia Baptist Church, Dodge County, with burial at 3 p.m. in Greenwood Cemetery, Barnesville. Murdock, 68, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001. Born in Laurens County, he was the son of the late John Wilbur and Eula Mae Bryant Murdock. He had lived in Cochran for the past 30 years, moving from Warner Robins. An Air Force veteran, Murdock was retired from Robins Air Force Base. He was a farmer and former owner of Red Dog Farm. Murdock was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Patricia Murdock; daughter Cynthia Barnett of Roanoke, Va.; brother Delon Murdock of Raeford, N.C.; stepchildren Ann Watson, Kim Hvizdzak and Pam Durham, all of Kathleen, Bill Woodard of Brunswick and Cindy Gollomp of Loveland, Ohio; two grandchildren; and 16 stepgrandchildren.

The family may be contacted at the residence on Red Dog Farm Road. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Macedonia Baptist Church, 1100 Macedonia Church Road, Cochran 31014. Fisher Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. 
 

Mary Odom 
 

SOPERTON - Services for Mary Florence Thompson Odom will be at 3 p.m. today in the chapel of Sammons Funeral Home with burial in Westview Cemetery. Odom, 94, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, in Treutlen Nursing Home. Born in Tattnall County, she was the daughter of the late A.P. Thompson and the late Lula Galbreath Thompson. She was the widow of James Eddie Odom Sr. She was a member of Lothair United Methodist Church and the Lothair United Methodist Women.

Survivors include her son Dwight Odom of Suwanee; daughters Gail Willis and Lillie Powell, both of Soperton, Eloise Pronko of Maynard, Mass., and Anne Hutcheson of Vidalia; sister Mildred Wilkes of Valdosta; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.

The family may be contacted at the home of Gail and Freddie Willis, Route 2, Soperton. 
 

David Perdue 
 

WARNER ROBINS - Graveside services for David Wayne Perdue will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Fort Valley City Cemetery, Fort Valley. Perdue, 24, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, at his home. Born in Bibb County, he then moved to Houston County. Perdue was a graduate of Houston County High School. He attended Green Acres Baptist Church.

Survivors include his sister Linda Ann Perdue of Macon; several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Crest Lawn Funeral Home. 
 

Patricia Perdue 
 

WARNER ROBINS - Graveside services for Patricia Juanita Perdue will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Fort Valley City Cemetery, Fort Valley. Perdue, 61, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, at her home. Born in Peach County, she had lived in Warner Robins for the past 19 years. Perdue was a homemaker and attended the Church of God.

Survivors include her daughter Linda Ann Perdue of Macon; brother Joe Whittington of Gainesville, Fla.; sisters Jean Walton of Macon and Louise Larkin of Texas; and five grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Crest Lawn Funeral Home. 
 

Lois W. Smith 
 

EASTMAN - Services for Lois W. Smith will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Smith, 83, died Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, in Dodge County Hospital. Born in Telfair County, she was the daughter of the late Freeman Wylie and the late Gertrude Chesnut Wylie. The widow of Eugene Smith, she was a member of Eastman First Baptist Church and the Fidelis-Ruth Sunday School Class. Smith was a homemaker, past president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, past president of the Eastman Garden Club and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.

Survivors include her daughters Dianne S. McElheney of Athens and Karen S. Clements of Eastman; sons Jerry T. Smith, Ray E. Smith and Gregory P. Smith, all of Eastman; sisters Mildred Wright of Scotland, Ga., and Gladys Mills of McRae; 16 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. The family may be contacted at the residence, 5450 Pine Drive, Eastman. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Fidelis-Ruth Sunday School Class of First Baptist Church, 5107 Oak St., Eastman 31023. 
 

Myrtle Stripling 
 

Services for Myrtle Kitchens Stripling will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Snow's Memorial Chapel, Pio Nono Avenue, with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Stripling, 86, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, in a local hospital. A native of Jones County, she had lived in Macon most of her life. She was retired from Bibb Mill and was a member of Northridge Baptist Church.

Survivors include her sister Lois Hogge of Tucson, Ariz.; and eight nephews.

The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the funeral home. 
 

Dorothy J. Taylor 
 

SPARTA - Services for Dorothy J. Taylor will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Sandy Run Baptist Church with burial in Powell Grove Cemetery. Taylor, 45, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001, at Vancor Hospital, Atlanta.

Survivors include her husband, Curtis Taylor of Sparta; sons Cedric Taylor, Veldrek Taylor and Kurtrell Taylor, all of Sparta; brothers Willie Grable and Jessie Grable, both of Sparta; sisters Willie M. Scott, Anna B. Grable and Rosa M. Scott, all of Sparta; and one grandchild.

Ingram Brothers Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. 
 

William H. Weaver Sr. 
 

HOWARD - Graveside services for William H. Weaver Sr. will be at 3 p.m. today at Hickory Hollow Cemetery. Weaver, 72, died Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, at his home. Born in Florahome, Fla., he was the son of the late Clinton and Ida Price Weaver. He had lived in Taylor County for the past 20 years. Weaver was the owner of Crackerland Country Store and was a contractor. He was an Army veteran and a Baptist. Weaver retired as a school bus driver in Taylor County.

Survivors include his wife, Joanne Grace Weaver of Howard; sons Clinton Jay Weaver and William Haden Weaver Jr., both of Tavernier, Fla.; daughter Pamela Jo Weldon of Howard; and 10 grandchildren.

Tante Funeral Home, Buena Vista, has charge of arrangements. 
 

Homer Wilson 
 

BREWTON, Ala. - Services for Homer Lee Wilson will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Old Bethel Baptist Church, Bartow, with burial in Wadley City Cemetery, Wadley. Wilson, 33, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001, at his home. A native of Wadley, he had lived in Brewton for the past six years. Wilson was a welder with Fulghum Industries before moving to Alabama. He was a member of Central Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Ramona Burkett Wilson of Brewton; sons Christopher Shane Wilson of Pembroke and Phillip Lee Wilson of Brewton; stepchildren Jake Dinkins and Cassie Dinkins, both of Brewton; father, Henry Thomas Wilson Sr. of Wadley; mother, Shirley Stavely Wilson of Wadley; brother Henry Thomas Wilson Jr. of Wadley; sisters Pamela Walden of Bartow and Tracy Woods of Swainsboro.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Smith Funeral Home, Wadley.
 

Jackie Wood 
 

DUBLIN - Services for Jackie Wood will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Pine Hill United Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Wood, 36, died Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, in a local hospital. Born in Okeechobee, Fla., she was a member of Pine Hill United Methodist Church and was a manager at Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Survivors include her children Michael Alan Wood of Lewistown, Pa., Adam Scott Wood and Crystal Leigh Wood, both of Dublin; father, Joseph A. Hagans of Lewistown, Pa.; mother and stepfather, Juan Jose and Billy Raley of Danville; brothers James Gary Fountain of Rentz, Joseph Andrew Hagans III of East Dublin, John Michael Hagans of Lewistown, Pa., Jeffrey Allen Hagans of Sandersville, Jerel Lee Hagans of Adrian and Jason Rogers of Dublin; sisters Julie Annette Goodhue of Allentown and April Tucker of Dublin. 

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Stanley Funeral Home. The family may be contacted at the home of Julie Goodhue, Allentown. 
 

Rev. Kevin Wright Sr. 
 

TAMPA, Fla. - Services for the Rev. Kevin F. Wright Sr. will be at noon today in St. Mark Baptist Church, Vienna, with burial in Mount Lawn Memorial Park, Raleigh, N.C. Wright, 41, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001. An Army veteran, he worked at Planning Technologies. He was a member of Revealing Truth Ministries of Tampa.

Survivors include his children Jillian Wright, La'Qunadra Hardrick and LaTravis Cobb, all of Tampa; mother, Peggy Wright of Raleigh; grandmother, Frances Lewis of Raleigh; and three grandchildren.

Alvie Coes Funeral Home in Unadilla has charge of arrangements. 
 

Kevin F. Wright Jr. 
 

TAMPA, Fla. - Services for Kevin F. Wright Jr. will be at noon today at St. Mark Baptist Church, Vienna, with burial in Mount Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C. Wright, 12, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001. Born in Albany, he was the son of Phyllis Gordeon Wright and the late Rev. Kevin F. Wright Sr. He was a student at Adams Junior High School, Tampa, and a member of Revealing Truth Ministries, Tampa.

Survivors include his grandparents, Peggy Wright of Raleigh, N.C., and Willie Mae Cobb of Vienna; brothers Michael Duckworth of Fayetteville and LaTravis M. Cobb of Tampa, Fla.; sisters Jillian A. Wright and La'Quandra M. Hardrick, both of Tampa; great-grandmother, Frances Lewis of North Carolina.

Alvie Coes Funeral Home, Unadilla, has charge of arrangements. 
 

Vivian Wright 
 

TAMPA, Fla. - Services for Vivian D. "Tib-bit" Wright will be at noon today in St. Mark Baptist Church, Vienna, with burial in Vienna City Cemetery. Wright, 43, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001. She was born in Dooly County, daughter of the late Willie Cobb Sr. She was a Navy veteran. She was a member of Revealing Truth Ministries of Tampa, where she was a teacher for the youth ministry.

Survivors include her children L'Quandra Hardrick, Jillian Wright and LaTravis Cobb, all of Tampa; mother, Willie Mae Cobb of Vienna; brothers and sisters Willie Cobb Jr. and Juliette Howard, both of Miami, Gary Cobb of Basharon, Texas, Josephine Hopkins of Opa-Locka, Fla., Rudene Woolfork of Unadilla, Faye Ross of Augusta, Lilly Cobb of Cordele, Gale Anderson and Irma Cobb, both of Vienna; and three grandchildren.

Alvie Coes Funeral Home in Unadilla has charge of arrangements.

BEDINGFIELD, The Rev. Warren: 80, of 5720 Wayne Drive, Lizella, died Wednesday in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held today at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Crest Lawn Funeral Home with burial in Macon Memorial Park. The Rev. Andy Oxford and the Rev. Aubry Estes will officiate. The Rev. Bedingfield was born in Laurens County and was educated in the theology field. He was a graduate of Mercer University and the New Orleans Theological Seminary. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and retired as lieutenant colonel with 20 years of service. Rev. Bedingfield served as pastor of several churches in Griffin to include Oak Hill Baptist Church and Highland Baptist Church. He was a member of Tattnall Square Baptist Church where he served for several years as associate pastor. Survivors include his wife, Mary Frances Bedingfield of Lizella; sons, Randall Bedingfield of Macon, Barry Bedingfield of Twiggs County; daughter and son-in-law, Kim Marie and Stephen Cox of Stone Mountain; five grandchildren, Amanda, Cherie, Adam, Benjamin and Matteus; brother and sister-in-law, James Walter and Mikel Bedingfield of Columbus; two sisters-in-law, Ruth Bedingfield of Moultrie and Mary Al Bedingfield of Cadwell. The family will be at the residence, 5720 Wayne Drive, Lizella, and receive friends at Crest Lawn Funeral Home Friday from 6-8. Contributions may be made to the Building Fund of Tattnall Square Baptist Church, 4925 Zebulon Road, Macon 31201. Crest Lawn Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

CASTEEL, Eula D.: 97, of Macon, died Thursday at his residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Crest Lawn Funeral Home with burial in Forsyth City Cemetery. The Rev. Bill Casteel will officiate. Mrs. Casteel was born in Johnson County and lived in Macon for the past 20 years. She was a member of Servants Baptist Church and an avid cook and seamstress. She was the widow of Arthor Casteel. Survivors: son, the Rev. Bill Casteel of Macon daughters, Ophelia Coleman of Macon and Ruth Bullard of Cumming; sister Grace Cox of Milledgeville; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Visitation: Friday from 6-8 in the funeral home. Family will be at 2833 Skyline Drive. Crest Lawn Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. 

GOINS, Wilber P.: 76, of Macon, died Feb. 9, 2001. Arrangements will be announced later by Crest Lawn Funeral Home. Crest Lawn Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

MONROE, William Edwin Jr.: 72, of Eatonton, died Feb. 6, 2001. Services were held at 2 p.m. Friday in Crest Lawn Funeral Home with burial in Macon Memorial Park. The Rev. Robert M. Hicks officiated. Mr. Monroe was born in Morgan Co. Georgia. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was a member of First Assembly of God Church. He was a pneumatic gunsmith with Paslode Corp. in the service of Horton Homes Inc. He owned and operated Monroe Garage in Macon for several years before moving to Eatonton, Georgia. He was preceded in death by a son, William E. Monroe III. Survivors: wife, Vivian H. Monroe of Eatonton; son, Mark D. Monroe of Woodstock, Ga., and Michael A. Monroe of Edenton, N.C.; daughter, Elizabeth Monroe Hodorowski of Kennesaw; five grandchildren; brother M. Doyle Monroe of Franklin, N.C.; and sisters Mary Lois Osborne and Earline Hicks, both of Macon, and Joyce Pierce of Laurenberg, N.C. Memorials may be made to the First Assembly of God Building Fund, 1534 Tucker Road, Macon, Ga. 31220. Crest Lawn Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

PERDUE, David Wayne: 24, of Warner Robins, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, at his home. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday, graveside, at Fort Valley City Cemetery. The Rev. Herbert Williams will officiate. Mr. Perdue was born in Bibb County, Ga., then moved to Houston County, where he graduated from Houston County High School. He attended Green Acres Baptist Church. Survivors: his sister Linda Ann Perdue of Macon; several nieces and nephews. Visitation: 7-9 tonight at Crest Lawn Funeral Home. Crest Lawn Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

PERDUE, Patricia Juanita: 61, of Warner Robins, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, at her home. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday, graveside, at Fort Valley City Cemetery. The Rev. Herbert Williams will officiate. Mrs. Perdue was born in Peach County, Ga., and had lived in Warner Robins for the past 19 years. She was a homemaker and she attended the Church of God. Survivors: her daughter Linda Ann Perdue of Macon; brother Joe Whittington of Gainesville, Fla.; sisters Jean Walton of Macon and Louise Larkin of Texas; and five grandchildren. Visitation: 7-9 tonight at Crest Lawn Funeral Home. Crest Lawn Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

WALLACE, Harold H.: 70, of Macon, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, at his residence. Services will be at 4 p.m. today in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Herbert Williams and the Rev. Paul Lavender will officiate. Mr. Wallace was born in Hall County and had lived in Macon for the past 42 years. He was retired from Robins Air Force Base as a supervisor with computers. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, serving in Korean and received the bronze star. He was Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Imogene Anderson Wallace of Macon; children Rebecca Register of Byron, Roberta Leggett of Macon and Paul Wallace of Macon; four grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Central Georgia, P.O. Box 6533, Macon 31208. The family will be at 1321 Allen Way North. Crest Lawn Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

CARSON, Martha Jeanette: formerly of Ridge Road, Twiggs County, died Tuesday, February 6, 2001. Graveside services will be held Saturday, February 10, 2001, at 3 p.m. at Macon Memorial Park with the Reverend Mark Johnson officiating. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to Alzheimer's Association, Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Macon, GA 31201.

Mrs. Carson attended Avondale Baptist Church.

Survivors: sons, A. L. Carson, Jr. of Eatonton, Jonathan W. Carson of Macon, and W. D. Carson of Gray; daughters, Jeanne Sheffield of Marietta and Karen Harper of Carnesville; sisters, Margaret Hatcher of Macon and Marianne Callaway of Memphis, TN; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements.

JONES, Alice H.: 74, of Dry Branch, Ga., died Thursday, February 8, 2001. Services will be held Monday, February 12, 2001, at 3 p.m. at Southside Congregational Church with the Reverend Georgia Bridgers officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation: today from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Hart's Mortuary. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements.

MADDOX, Hubert "Leonard": 72, of 4182 Worsham Avenue, died Wednesday, February 7, 2001 at his residence. Services will be held today, February 10, 2001, at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary. Burial will be in Baker Cemetery, Twiggs County. The family may be contacted at the residence. 
Mr. Maddox was a veteran of the U. S. Army. He was retired from Robins Air Force Base. He was a Baptist.
Survivors: children, Deborah Maddox and Patricia Huckaby, both of Warner Robins, Martha Crosby of Macon, Hubert L. Maddox Jr. of Shadydale, Ga., David James Maddox of Macon, Linda Chavez of Warner Robins, Elaine Chastain of Sautee, Ga., Connie Sickle of Kathleen, Ga., Mary Clements of Eufala, Ala., Emma Floyd of Albertville, Ala., Charles Maddox and Lovie Maddox, both of Warner Robins; 18 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; brother, Claude M. Maddox of Macon.
Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements.

HOFFMAN, David Houston: 51, of 3127 O'Hara Drive, Macon, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001, in Tupelo, Miss. Services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, graveside, in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Bryan Gerstel officiated. The family will be at the residence, 3127 O'Hara Drive, Macon, GA 31206. Snow's Memorial Chapel, Pio Nono Avenue, had charge of arrangements. 

STRIPLING, Myrtle Kitchens: 86, of 271 Clinton St., Macon, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, in a local hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Snow's Memorial Chapel, Pio Nono Avenue. The Rev. Steve Golden will officiate. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Ms. Stripling, a native of Jones County, had lived in Macon most of her life. She was retired from Bibb Mill and was a member of Northridge Baptist Church. Survivors include her sister Lois Hogge of Tucson, Ariz.; nephews Bobby Leaptrot of Bonaire, Jim Clance, Royce Clance and W.L. Kitchens, all of Warner Robins, Gene Clance, Walter Stripling and Earl Stripling, all of Macon, and Ronnie Woodard of Gordon. The family will meet friends from 10 a.m. to service time on Monday at Snow's Memorial Chapel, Pio Nono Avenue. Snow's Memorial Chapel, Pio Nono Avenue, has charge of arrangements.


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