Saturday, December 7, 2002 Index to obituaries Area funeral homes reported these deaths Friday. Middle Georgia Arthur Burnette, Barnesville Thomas Brown, Roberta Rev. Eugene Forehand, Cordele Mary Hartley, Milledgeville Alice Rowland, Dudley Donnell Tootle, Vidalia Justin Ward, Cordele Maud Wilson, Sparta Alice Wrye, Eastman Joyce Baldwin, Macon Lloyd Obenauf, Macon Clyde Ragan, Macon Sam Stovall, Macon Reginald Trice, Macon Margie Willingham, Macon Marjorie Anthoine, Fort Valley MSgt. Jack R. Endicott, Warner Robins Marie Tucker, Warner Robins Elsewhere George Davis, New York Gloria Goolsby, Kingsland Michael Johnson, Jacksonville Linda Loving, Spokane, WA Incomplete arrangements Mrs.
Delois R. Cross, Cordele, J.W. Williams Funeral Directors, Cordele and Vienna Lakeshia Eubanks, Perry, Bobby E. Glover Mortuary, Perry Lessie Franklin, Macon, Bentley and Sons Funeral Home, Macon Sam Holt, Gordon, Wilkinson County Mortuary, Gordon Mrs. Bertie B.
Jones, Cochran, Fisher Funeral Home, Cochran Mrs. Mary Stubbs, Augusta, Bentley Carson Memorial Funeral Home, Cordele Mrs. Mattie Bell Lawrence, Cordele, Bentley Carson Memorial Funeral Home, Cordele Marjorie Brisco Anthoine FORT VALLEY Marjorie Brisco Anthoine, 78. died December 6, 2002. Services will be 3P.M.
Sunday, December 8, 2002 at Fort Valley United Methodist Church with burial following in Oaklawn Cemetery. Rev. Dennis Stalvey will officiate. Born in Covington, GA, she was a retired teacher from Peach County High School and a member of Fort Valley United Methodist Church. Survivors include husband, Bob Anthoine of Fort Valley; daughter and son-in-law: Lynne and Mike Hueglin of Roanoke, VA; grandchildren: Bill Hueglin and Wendy Hueglin of Roanoke, VA: brother: Otto W.
Briscoe, Clinton TN. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Fort Valley United Methodist Church, 301 W. Church Street, Fort Valley 31030. The family will receive friends from 7:00 until Saturday at Rooks Funeral Home in Fort Valley. Rooks Funeral Home in Fort Valley has charge arrangements.
of Rooks Joyce M. Baldwin MACON Joyce M. Baldwin, 71, of 1212 Gray Highway, died Friday, December 6, 2002, in a local nursing home. The family will greet friends from 4:00 until Saturday at Bridges Funeral Home in Gray. Funeral services will be held at 2P.M., Sunday, December 08, 2002, in the Chapel of Bridges Funeral Home, with burial at Cedar Ridge Cemetery in Gray.
Mrs. Baldwin was born in Ringgold, Georgia, and had lived in Macon for the past six years. She was the daughter of the late Jessie James Ward and Letha Buckner Ward. Mrs. Baldwin was retired as a cook and waitress with Huddle House in Atlanta.
She was a member of Jackson Memorial Baptist Church in Jones County. Mrs. Baldwin is survived by her daughter and son-in-law: Juanita and Bill Ayers of Jones County; her grandchildren: Eric Ayers of Jones County, Mike Ayers of Nashville, Tennessee, and Faith Meeks of Dublin; eleven great -grandchildren and one great great-great-granddaughter. The family may be contacted at the residence of Bill and Juanita Ayers at 129 Cheehaw Drive in Gray. Bridges Funeral Home charge in of Gray has Bridges arrangements.
Thomas L. Brown ROBERTA Thomas L. Brown, 58, of Roberta, GA died December 5, 2002 at his residence. Services will be private. Tom served in the United States Navy in Vietnam.
He is survived by his wife, Deborah Brown; children Angel Maddux of Adrian, GA, Chance Brown and Amanda Hope Brown of Roberta, GA; brothers Red Brown of Roberta, Lamar Brown of Perry and Wayne, Brown of Macon; sister Linda Sue Coulter of Gibsonton, FL; granddaughter Brittiny Hutchins of Adrian, GA; and grandson David Earl Maddux Jr. of Adrian, GA. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Tom's memory to Hospice of Central Georgia, PO Box 6533, Macon, GA 31208. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. 478-744-4391 Obituary 478-744-4430 Fax: (478) 744-4647 Fax: (478) 744-4647 (478) 744-4391 (478) 744-4430 Katy Miller Cassondra Leisenring Obituary Clerk Obituary Clerk Arthur Burnette, Jr.
BARNESVILLE Funeral services for Mr. Arthur Oveta Burnette, who died December 6, will be 3P.M. Sunday in First Baptist Church, Barnesville. Survivors include wife, Mildred Louise Barnett; daughters: Cheryl Burnette and Sandra Hack. Visitation will be Saturday from 6:00 until Williams White Columns Funeral Home.
George "Juent" Davis, Sr. NEW YORK -Services for George "Juent" Davis, formerly of Marshallville will be Sunday, December 8 at Friendship Baptist Church with burial in Willow Lake. Survivors: son, Frankie; a step siblings, Ida Lowe, Mattie Field, Laura Plant, Pauline Ezell, Betty and Willie Davis; eight grandchildren. C.J. Edwards Funeral Home.
MSgt. Jack R. Endicott, USAF Ret. WARNER ROBINS Jack R. Endicott passed away Friday, December 6, 2002.
Graveside services will be held at on Sunday, December 8, 2002 in the Magnolia Park Mausoleum with Father Fred Nijem officiating. Visitation will be Saturday from 7:00 until at McCullough Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to Hospice of Houston County, 2066 Watson Boulevard, Warner I Robins, GA, 31093. Mr. Endicott was born in Minnesota.
He was retired from the United States Air Force after 23 years of service and was a veteran the Vietnam War. He was employed for ten years with Saudi Arabia and Petronin Airlines. He was preceded in death by his parents, Glen and Vera Endicott; brother, Glenwood Endicott, sister, Lois Scott. Survivors include his wife, Pierrette Endicott, Warner Robins; and sisters, Darlene Thoreson, Duluth, MN, and Pat Fuantus, Fargo, ND. Go to www.mcculloughth.com to sign Online Registry for the family.
McCullough has charge of Funeral Home arrangements. Rev. Eugene T. Forehand CORDELE Rev. Eugene T.
Forehand, 70, of 161 Harper Road, Cordele, died Friday, December 6 at the Medical Center of Central Georgia. Funeral services will be 2P.M., Sunday, December 8 at the Chapel of Hughes and Wright Funeral Home with interment in Sunnyside Cemetery, Cordele. A native of Dooly County, Rev. Freehand was retired from Harris Press and a retired Minister and Minister of Music. He a member of Penia Baptist Church.
Survivors include wife, Betty Forehand, Cordele; two sons: Mike Forehand, Cordele and Mark Forehand, Unadilla; daughter, Lisa F. Adkins, Americus; three brothers: M. Forehand, Pinehurst, Dwayne Forehand. Vienna and Carl Forehand, Bartlett, TN; three sisters: Annette Kinard, Macon, Edith Cole, Cades, SC and Helen Greer, Cordele; five grandchildren: Hollie, Jon and Hannah Adkins, Americus and Jennifer and Jeremy Forehand, Hawkinsville. Visitation will be Saturday, December 7 from 6:00 until M.
at the funeral home. Hughes and Wright Funeral Home, has charge of arrangements. Sign a Guest Book Visit the obituary section at macon.com/obituaries The Telegraph Guest Book is not available for some notices Marie Tucker Gloria Hays Goolsby KINGSLAND Mrs. Gloria Hays Goolsby 77, formerly of Winterville, died after an extended illness on December 6, 2002. She was a native of Bainbridge, GA, attended Tift College in Forsyth and Mercer University in Macon.
Mrs. Goolsby was formerly employed by the University of Georgia Library and the University System of Georgia for several years. Her husband, the late Rev. James Hugh Goolsby, served as pastor of Winterville First Baptist for 16 years, Mt. Olive Baptist in Commerce and Midway Baptist near Macon.
Her father, the late Rev. J. S. Hays, Sr. was pastor of Watkinsville First Baptist and numerous other churches throughout Georgia.
Survivors include her children, Carole Goolsby Nunn of Kingsland, James H. Goolsby, Jr. of Augusta and Richard Hays Goolsby of Augusta; a sister, Jewell Hays Correll of Duluth; a brother. Dr. J.
S. Hays. Jr. of Griffin; 16 grandchildren; five great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews The family will receive friends at Bridges Funeral Home Saturday, December 7 from 3:00 until The funeral service will be held Sunday, December 8 at 2P.M. in the First Baptist Church in Winterville with Dr.
J. S. Hays, Dr. Don Nunn and Dr. Stan Annandale officiating.
The grandsons will be serving as pall-bearers. Interment will be in Winterville Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to Hospice of the Golden Isles, 1692 Glynco Parkway, Brunswick, GA 31525. Bridges Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Mary Hartley MILLEDGEVILLE Services for Mary Tharpe Hartley, age 85, will be 2P.M., Sunday, December 8 graveside in Macon Memorial Park, Macon with Dr.
Harold Lawrence officiating. Mrs. Hartley passed away Thursday, December 5, 2002 at her residence. Mrs. Hartley was a native of Bibb County, she had made her home in Macon for most of her life.
She had lived in Milledgeville for the past two years. She was the daughter of the late William Homer Tharpe and the late Daisye Chambliss Tharpe. She was the widow of the late Leon G. Hartley, Jr. was predeceased by two brothers, Lawrence Andrew Tharpe of Macon and Rev.
Homer Lynwood Tharpe of Hawkinsville. Mrs. Hartley was retired employee of the Warner Robins Air Force Base and was a member the West End Baptist Church in Macon. Survivors include her daughter, Beth H. Doles of Monticello; two sons, William L.
"Bill" Hartley of Milledgeville Larry Hartley of Atlanta; sister, Jane T. Sparks of Angleton, TX; eight grandchildren; seven greatgrandchildren. For those who wish to please make memorial contributions to Alzheimers Association. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday from 4:00 until Williams Funeral Home of Milledgeville in charge of arrangements. Michael Johnson JACKSONVILLE Michael Johnson, 45, died Thursday, December 5.
Funeral services will be 2P.M., Sunday, December 8 at the Chapel of Lowe's Funeral Home with burial in Sim Roberson Family Cemetery. Visitation will be at the funeral home Saturday from 7:00 until Lowe's Funeral Home of Helena has charge of arrangements. Linda Loving SPOKANE, WA- Services for Linda Loving, 51, who died November 27, will be 3P.M. Saturday, December 7 at Union Chapel Baptist Church with burial in Union Cemetery, Hawkinsville. The family will receive friends at the home of Mable Loving, 232 S.
Jackson Street, Hawkinsville. Tharpe Funeral Home. OBITUARY POLICY All obituary notices include 50 words at no charge for the primary notice. Additional information may be included at the request of the family at a charge of 50 cents per word plus $10.00 online fee. Charges for Photographs will be $15.00 and artwork or logos will add an additional $5.00 charge.
All notices are placed by the funeral home in charge. Call 478-744-4391 or your funeral home of choice for additional information. Lloyd E. Obenauf MACON Lloyd E. Obenauf, 66, of 3224 South Lizella Road, died Thursday in a local hospital.
Funeral services will held Saturday at 2P.M. at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Mark Addington will officiate. The family may be contacted at the residence.
Mr. Obenauf was born in Holton, Michigan but had lived most of his life in Macon. He was a graduate of Lanier High School and was retired from Inland Container after 37 years of service and was also retired from Milspec having worked there for 5 years. Mr. Obenauf was a member of Lizella United Methodist Church and was the first president of Western Little League Association and was a former coach for Western Little League.
Mr. Obenauf is survived by his wife: Mrs. Carol Keen Obenauf of Lizella, 3 sons and daughters in law, Lloyd Debra) Obenauf, Mark Obenauf of McDonough, and Neil Obenauf of Macon, 9 grandchildren, Brian Obenauf, Linsey O. McCrannie, Blake Obernauf, Michael Obenauf, Dusty Pope, Steven, Obenauf, Lainee Obenauf, Jonathan Obenauf, Benjamin Obenauf, and two great grandchildren. Snow's Memorial Chapel, Pio Nono Avenue has charge of arrangements.
SMC Clyde "Gene" Ragan MACON Clyde "Gene" Ragan, age 47, died December 4, 2002 at his residence. Graveside services will be Sunday, December 8. 2002 at 3P.M. in Evergreen Cemetery. Rev.
Charles Carter will officiate. Mr. Ragan was born in Hamilton County, TN and had lived in Macon most of his life. He was a mechanic on heavy equipment and he was preceded in death by his mother, Thelma Still and sister, Shirley Brazier. Survivors include his wife, Maxine Ragan of Macon; children: Ashley Ragan of Macon, Dallas Ragan of Macon, Kristi Jordan and Melissa Henriquez, both of Jacksonville, FL; stepchildren: Michael Holcombe of Macon, Kenneth Holcombe of Kentucky Kemrey Holcombe of Jacksonville, FL; father: James Still of Macon; brothers: Pete C.
Ragan, Jr. of Macon, Bill Ragan of Greenville, SC and Charles Ragan of Macon; sisters: Betty Slatton of Macon and Patsy Camp of Chattanooga, TN: half sister: Pat Sexton of Alabama; half-brother: Charles Drew of Lumpkin, GA; several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Visitation will be December 7, 2002 at Crest Lawn Funeral Home from 4:00 until and may be contacted at 5600 Hawkinsville Road lot and 823 N. Confederate Drive, Macon. Memorials may be made in honor of Mr.
Ragan's name to Crest Lawn Funeral Home, 3275 Pio Nono Avenue, Macon, GA 31206. Crest Lawn has Funeral arrangements. charge Home of CL Alice Bush Rowland DUDLEY Services for Alice Bush Rowland, 93, who died Friday, will be held 2P.M. Sunday at Townsend Funeral Home with burial in Dublin Memorial Gardens. Survivors include children, Doris Hester, Syble Garrett, Christine Hobbs, Carol Rowland; others.
Visitation will be Saturday from 6:00 until 8P.M. at Townsend Funeral Home Sam P. Stovall MACON Sam P. Stovall, age 93, of 5705 Swymer Drive, died Thursday. Funeral services will be held 1P.M., Sunday in the Chapel of Crest Lawn Funeral Home with burial at in Bethlehem Baptist Church, Ben Hill County.
Mr. Stovall was a member of Central Fellowship Baptist Church ch and a retired farmer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie Stovall. Survivors include daughters: Vivian Miles of Aiken, SC and Sara Davis of Macon; sons: Clark Stovall of Keystone Heights, FL, Bobby Stovall of Macon, Mark Stovall and Jerry Stovall, both of Warner Robins; 18 grandchildren; 14 greatgrandchildren; two stepdaughters: Ruth Campbell and Joyce Lord, both of Macon: several step brother: Don Stovall of Tallahassee. The family will be at the residence and receive friends at Crest Lawn Funeral Home Saturday from 6:00 until Contributions may be made to Hospice Care Options, 151 College Street, Macon, GA 31201.
Crest Lawn has charge of Funeral Home CL, arrangements. VIDALIA- Funeral services for Mr. Donnell Tootle, will be 2P.M., Sunday, December 8 at Ronnie L. Stewart Funeral Service Chapel. Survivors include wife, Patricia Tootle; son: Tony Campbell; daughters: Tiffany Mincey and Sherry Beckworth; seven siblings; seven grandchildren.
Visitation will be Saturday from 6:00 until at Ronnie L. Stewart Family Funeral Service. Reginald Trice MACON- -Reginald Trice, of Macon, died Wednesday, December 4, 2002. Funeral services will be held at Saturday, December 7, 2002 at Mulberry Street United Methodist Church. The Reverends Creede Hinshaw and Chip Strickland will be officiating.
Burial will be private at Riverside Cemetery. The family may be contacted at 2118 Carlyle Reginald Trice Place. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Wesleyan College 4760 Forsyth Road, Macon Mulberry Street United Methodist Church, PO Box 149, Macon 31202 or the MedCen Foundation, 858 High Street, Macon 31201. Mr. Trice was a member of Mulberry Street United Methodist Church where he was past superintendent of the Church School and past chairman of the Board of Stewards.
Born in Thomaston, Georgia, Mr. Trice attended Robert E. Lee Institute in Thomaston, Mercer University, Harvard Business School, and Southern Methodist institute of Insurance Marketing. He received the Honorary Doctor of Commercial Sciences Degree from Wesleyan College. Mr.
Trice began his career at Trice Oil Company from 1926 to 1954. In 1954, he became district sales manager for Sinclair Oil and Independent Consultant on Marketing and Personnel. In 1947, He served as president of the Georgia Oil Mens Association. Following his career in the oil business, Mr. Trice served as president and Chairman of the executive committee of Southern Life, and later as Chairman of the Board Piedmont Southern Life Insurance Company (1948 -1961).
Mr. Trice served on many boards including SunTrust Bank, Southern Bell Telephone Company, and Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Company. Mr. Trice was a member of the Board of Trustees at Wesleyan College. He served in the Georgia General Assembly (1950- 1951) and served as Chairman of the Georgia State Highway Board (1962-1970).
Mr. Trice was a member of Idle Hour Country Club and the Capital City Club in Atlanta. He was past president of the Macon Kiwanis Club and served as Lieutenant Governor of Kiwanis International. He received many honors, including the Kiwanis International "Legions of Honor" award for 65 years membership. June 3rd 1994 was declared "Reginald Trice Day" in Macon and Bibb County.
Members of the Bibb Legislative elegation and the Macon Chamber of Commerce named I-75 from the Monroe County line to the I-16 Interchange in Macon the "Reginald Trice Parkway." In 2000 the Medical Center of Central Georgia named the auditorium of Peyton Anderson Health Education Center the "Reginald Trice Auditorium." Mr. Trice is survived by his wife, Frankie Raines Trice of Macon; two daughters, Fabia T. Rogers of Macon, and Regina T. Hawkins of Thomaston; 6 grandchildren, Reginald Trice Rogers, Fabia Rogers Butler, John F. Rogers III, Frankie Hawkins Hobbs, Jack Milton Hawkins Jr.
and Mark Abbott Hawkins; 11 great grandchildren, John F. Rogers IV, Lindsey Henderson Rogers, Natalie Raines Butler, Reese Charlton Butler, Bradford Elliott Butler, Haven Hobbs, Ashley Hobbs, Caroline Hawkins, Anna Gibson Hawkins, Kate Abbott Hawkins and Julia Hawkins; sister Christine Starling of Thomaston. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. MEMORIAL AD RATES 1-20 Words Without Photo With Photo I $24.39 $63.98 $25.80 $67.50 Sunday $34.40 $89.00 Price increases with additional words All Ads are Prepaid Deadline two business days in advance at noon, except on holidays. WARNER ROBINS Marie Tucker, 87, a native and long time resident of Marion County, FL has died in Warner Robins where she was with family for the last seven years.
Funeral services were held at 11A.M. Friday, December 6, 2002 in the St. Johns United Methodist Church in Cotton Plant. FL. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Tucker was one of the oldest surviving members of St. John's United Methodist Church joining in 1926 where she gave many loving years of service to St. Johns Church and Cemetery. She was retired from the Ocala Winn Dixie stores.
She was preceded in death by her husband Lloyd A. Tucker, two sisters and two brothers. Survivors include her daughters. Mittie T. Jones and Carolyn Marie Steele; son-in-law, Raymond Steele; sister, Agnes Ratliff, seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren, all of Warner Heritage Memorial Funeral Home had charge of local arrangements.
Justin M. Ward CORDELE Justin M. Ward, 19, died Thursday, December 5, 2002 in Atlanta due to a congenital heart valve defect. Funeral services will be 3P.M., Saturday, December 7 graveside in Sunnyside Cemetery. Mr.
Ward was a native of Dougherty County, he was a student. Survivors include his parents: Merrill and Brenda Ward, Cordele; sister, Lauren Ward, Cordele; brother: Scott Ward, Cordele; paternal grandmother: Virlyn Ward, Cordele: maternal grandmother: Sarah Harpe, Cordele. Hughes and Wright Funeral Home, Inc. Margie Christine Willingham MACON Margie Christine Willingham, age 71, died December 5, 2002 in a local hospital. Funeral services will be Monday, December 9, 2002 at 11A.M.
in the chapel of Crest Lawn Funeral Home with burial in Macon Memorial Park. Rev. Jimmy Woods will officiate. Mrs. Willingham was born in Taylor County, Georgia and has lived here for the past 60 years.
She was retired from Coleman, Meadows and Pate Drug Company and was a Baptist. Survivors 1 include her children, I Peggy and Lane Smith, Carolyn and Graylyn Davis and Ray Willingham, all of Macon; five grandchildren, Cherr and Shane Stewart, April Davis, Jessica Willingham and Timothy Willingham; three greatgrandchildren: Coty Collins, Kayla Stewart and Kaytlyn Fincher; several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be Sunday, December 8, 2002 from 3:00 until at Crest Lawn Funeral Home and may be contacted at 1115 Triple Hill Drive. Crest Lawn Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Maud Wilson SPARTA Mrs.
Maud Wilson, 89, died in St. Petersburg, FL. Survivors include daughters, Alice Wilson, Doris Ferguson, Shirley Wilson, all of St. Petersburg, FL; son, Jamie Wilson, Randolph Wilson, all of St. Petersburg, FL; one brother: James D.
Heath, St. Petersburg, FL. Ingram Brothers Funeral Home. Alice W. Wrye EASTMAN Mrs.
Alice Whittington Wrye, age 85, of Eastman, died Thursday, December 5, 2002. Funeral services will be held at 2P.M. Sunday, December 8 in Southerland Funeral Chapel, Eastman with Rev. Daniel Cook officiating with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. Mrs.
Wrye was born in Telfair County and had lived in Dodge County most of her life. She was a member of San Grove Baptist Church, a Retired Nurse, daughter of the late Joseph Whittington and Sally Coney Whittington and widow of the late A.J. Wrye, Jr. Survivors include two daughters: Carolyn W. McCaslan of Augusta Andrea W.
Sheffield of Cochran; two grandsons, Dan Sheffield (Kelly G. Sheffield) and Andrew McCaslan; one great -grandson, Daython Sheffield; son-in-law, David McCaslan; several nieces and nephews also survive. The family may be contacted at the Wrye residence, 5321 Park Street, Eastman, GA and will receive friends in StokesSoutherland Funeral Home from 7:00 until Saturday December 7. Stokes Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman has arrangements. charge of SSH DEADLINES Hours for submitting any obituary notice will be from 8:30 a.m.
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