Margaret T. Williams
TAMPA, FLA. — Margaret T. Williams, 78, died Saturday, March 11, 2006 in Tampa, Fla.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 15 at Temple Baptist Church with the Rev. Terry Webb officiating. Burial will follow at Pinecrest Memory Gardens.
Born April 24, 1927 in Colquitt County, she was retired from the Georgia Department of Labor.
She was preceded in death by a son, James M. Williams III and a brother, Carroll Murphy.
Survivors include sons, James M. Williams of Atlanta, Jerry Paul Williams of Moultrie and Jeffrey Carroll Williams of Inverness, Fla.; daughter, Janet Elizabeth Williams of Inverness, Fla. and grandchildren, Bayly Miley, Ashley Williams and Victoria Williams.
Visitation will be tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. at Harrell-Faircloth Funeral Home.
Harrell-Faircloth Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Walt “W.T.” Knox
MOULTRIE — Walt “W.T.” Knox, 86, died Sunday, March 12, 2006 at his residence.
Funeral services will be 4 p.m., Wednesday, March 15 at Cobb Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Stanley Norman officiating. Burial will follow at Cobb Suncrest Memorial Gardens with Mike Coley, Robert Taylor, Donald Simmons, Ken Snipes, Art Harvin and Don Gay serving as pallbearers.
Born June 28, 1919 in Murray County, he was the son of the late Nellie Mae Carroll Knox and the late John Elbert Knox. He was a farmer during his life.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Carrie Belle Shirah Knox.
Survivors include his sons, Steve Wayne Knox of Moultrie, W.T. Knox Jr. of Moultrie and Bobby Knox and wife Reather of Moultrie; daughters, Betty Faye Coley and husband Gary of Panama City Beach, Fla., Jeanette Rowe of Tifton and Linda Dale Taylor and husband Robert K. of Albany; sister, Ruby Simmons of Thomasville; eight grandchildren, Mike Coley, Pamela Horne, Kimberly Gay, Sandy Naylor, Schrea Taylor, Mary Anne Knox, Rhett Knox and Barry Knox; and eight great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be tonight from 6 to 8 at Cobb Funeral Chapel.
The family may be contacted at 472 Sauls Road in Moultrie.
Cobb Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Charlie Milton Rhodes
MOULTRIE — Charlie Milton Rhodes, 62, died Sunday, March 12, 2006 at Colquitt Regional Medical Center.
Cobb Funeral Chapel will announce arrangements.
Marvin Edward Harrison
MOULTRIE — Marvin Edward Harrison, 78, died Monday, March 13, 2006 at his residence.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 15 at Cobb Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Stanley Norman officiating.
Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Born Feb. 29, 1928 in Tift County, he was the son of the late Annie Bell Gore Harrison and the late Buren Harrison. He was retired from Swift and Company and was a United States Navy and Air Force veteran.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Bennett Harrison.
Survivors include his wife Opal Ellis Harrison of Moultrie; sons, Mark Ellis Harrison of Berlin and Kyle Devon Harrison of Moultrie; sister, Betty Ruth Suber of Hartsfield; three grandchildren, Catherine Strickland, Toni Strickland and Roman Harrison; three great-grandchildren, Kameron Cooper, Matthew Strickland and Celeste Arce.
Visitation will be tonight from 6 to 8 at Cobb Funeral Chapel.
The family may be contacted at the residence.
Cobb Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Carl Mason
BERLIN — Carl Mason, 67, died Saturday, March 11, 2006 at his residence.
A graveside service will be held today 11 a.m. at Pleasant Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Jim Osborn officiating.
Born March 13, 1938 in Colquitt County, he was the son of the late Lum Mason and the late Vallie Lea Piles Mason. He was a farmer during his lifetime.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Thoman Mason; sons, Carl Lum Mason and Stacey of Milan, Ill., Doyle Eugene Mason and wife Wilma of Montana; daughters, Prema Ann Ditzenberger, Mary Elizabeth Ditzenberger and husband Chris of Ft. Pierce, Fla., Debbie Dianna Smith and husband Patrick of Alabama and Fanny May Moloeski and husband Dale Holweger of Tifton; brothers, Timmie Dale Mason and wife Ann of Fla. and Hugh Larry Mason of Moultrie; sisters, Cathrine Lane of Berlin and Nora Gandy of Adel; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Baker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Ruby Lee Bruce
MOULTRIE — Ruby Lee Bruce, 85, died Monday, March 13, 2006 at her residence.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 15 at Baker Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James Sellers officiating. Burial will follow at Hopewell Church Cemetery with Alvin Carlton, Tommy Cox, Tim Bozeman, Bubba Newton, Kevin McGee and Owen Bruce serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Roger Sellers, Warren Bozeman, Dennis Bruce, Donnie Sellers, Randall Carlton, Billy Sellers, Gene Sellers and David Norman.
Born Nov. 15, 1920 in Toombs County, Ga., she was the daughter of the late D.P. Sellers and the late Nolia Sellers. She worked at Swift and Company, Reedy Creek School lunchroom and was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband Harley Herman Bruce; a son, Charles F. Bruce; brothers, D. P. Sellers, Jr., Raymond Sellers, Howell Sellers and Russell Sellers; and sisters, Josie Sellers and Audrey Bozeman.
Survivors include, sons, Dewey Bruce and wife Margaret of Moultrie, Wayne Bruce of Jacksonville, Fla. and Tony Bruce of Moultrie; daughter, Mary Bruce Burnette and husband Dewitt of Norman Park; daughter-in-law, Mary Ann Bruce of Moultrie; brothers, Ernest Sellers and wife Evielee of Moultrie, D.Q. Sellers and wife Josie of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Max Sellers and wife Doloris of Doerun; sisters, Floella Cox of Ken. and Mary Alice Carlton of Moultrie; 16 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be tonight from 6 to 8 at Baker Funeral Home.
The family requests that donations be made to Colquitt Regional Hospice.
Baker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Harley Davidson Hall, III
HAHIRA — Harley Davidson Hall, III, 25, of Hahira died Monday, March 13, 2006 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Graveside services will be held at 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 15 at Shiloh Cemetery with Dr. Rick Stevens officiating.
He was born in Thomasville on November 22, 1980 to Rusty and Teresa Bannister Hall and had lived in Hahira most of his life. He was a graduate of Valdosta State University with a degree in sociology and was planning to return to Valdosta State University in May to obtain his master’s degree with an interest in counseling. He was a Baptist, enjoyed music and loved being with friends. Harley was currently employed with Covington’s Dining and Catering.
Survivors include his parents, Rusty and Teresa Hall of Hahira, his sister, Charley Hall, his maternal grandparents, Ray and Margaret Bannister of Coolidge, his aunts and uncles, Cle Bannister of Coolidge, Danny and Jane Hall of Adel, Jody and Lana Hall of Hahira, Pat and Tom Drennen of Pennsylvania, his cousins, Cleburn, Heather, Carrie, Harley T., Megan and Amanda, his great uncles and aunts, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Martin of Tallahassee, Fla. and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pettijohn of Valdosta. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Harley, Sr. and Juanita Hall.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanefuneralservices.com
Martin/McLane Funeral Home of Hahira is in charge of arrangements.
Richard Erwin Funderburk
THOMASVILLE — Richard Erwin Funderburk, 80, died Monday, March 13, 2006 at his residence.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 15 at Allen & Allen Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Dennis Norman officiating. Burial will follow at Laurel Cemetery with Philip Adams, Greg Hegwood, Ben Hegwood, Edwin Hines, Bobby Goff and Jim Thompson serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be B.J. Grovenstein, Albert Johnson, Harris Adams, Larry Funderburke, Walter Aldridge, Carl Edwards and Willie Coston.
Born Oct. 8, 1928 in Thomasville, he was the son of the late Frank and Addie Richardson Funderburk. In 1952, he graduated from Middle Georgia Junior College and Southern Technical Institute. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Thomasville and for 35 years, owned and operated Funderburk’s Seed Cleaners and Dryers, until his retirement in 1987. He will be remembered as a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather.
Survivors include, his wife of 46 years, Jean Sloan Funderburk; son, Frank Eugene Funderburk and wife Ginger of Thomasville; grandchildren, Jacob Paul Funderburk and Emma Riley Funderburk; sister-in-law, June Hegwood; nephews, Ben and Montiea Hegwood, Greg and Miriam Hegwood, all of Moultrie, John and Tonia Granger of Tallahassee, Fla. and other nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home.
Visitors may sign the online guest register at www.allenfh.com.
Allen & Allen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Winfred Franklin Dell
MOULTRIE — Winfred Franklin Dell, 73, died Monday, March 13, 2006 at Colquitt Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 15 at Emerald Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Roy Hicks officiating assisted by the Rev. Ed Godwin and Charlie Allen. Burial will follow at Emerald Hill Cemetery with Bo Jenkins, Alan Dell, Buck Dell, Rick Weathers, Damon Hall, and Kim Allen Jr. serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Gary Weathers, Arnold Dell and Ben Allen.
Born June 17, 1932 in Brooks County, he was the son of the late Mattie Mae Asbell Dell and the late Ellis Franklin Dell. He was a retired farmer.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Stephen Dell; sisters, Christine Dell and Ernestine Beach; and a grandchild, Casey Allen.
Survivors include his wife Mary S. Dell; sons, Roger Dell and wife Gina of Moultrie, Shane Dell and wife Tenille, Keith Dell and friend Melissa and Ricky Dell and friend Brenda, all of Moultrie; daughters, Sue Jarvis and husband Jimmy, Sherry Weathers and husband Rick and Gwyn Hall and husband Damon; brother, Richard Dell and wife Maxine; sisters, Edna Bryant and husband Wallace, Maxine Dell Watson, Patricia Roland and husband Donald, and Theresa Dell; 19 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; a special family friend, Karen Evans; and several nieces and nephews.
Donations may be made to Winfred Dell Memorial at Harrell-Faircloth.
Harrell-Faircloth is in charge of arrangements.
Franklin Felton Allman
MOULTRIE — Franklin Felton Allman, 73, died Monday, March 13, 2006 at Colquitt Regional Medical Center.
Harrell-Faircloth is in charge of arrangements.
Catherine Romanz Cook Fokes
CARROLLTON, GA. — Catherine Romanz Cook Fokes, 88, of Newnan and Moultrie died Sunday, March 5, 2006 in Carrollton, Ga.
A graveside service was held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Newnan, Ga. led by Father James Callahan. The family received friends at McKoon’s Funeral Home for two hours before the service.
Beloved wife of Dr. Robert Engram Fokes Jr., who preceded her in death, she was born Nov. 11, 1917 in Newnan. She was the daughter of the late Mary Louise Peniston Cook of Newnan and the late Ellison Richards Cook, Jr. of West Point.
She was a graduate of the University of Georgia, where she was a member of Kappa Delta sorority. She and her husband moved to Moultrie in 1947, where he practiced medicine for 40 years. She was a long-time member of the Moultrie Service League. She was a member of the National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the state of Georgia and served several terms as chair of the Moultrie Town Committee and on the State Board of Governors. She was a member of the Magna Charta Dames and a charter member of Trinity Baptist Church in Moultrie.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Sally Cook Andersen of Newark, Del.; and her brother, Dr. Ellison Richards Cook, III of Savannah.
Survivors include three daughters, Mildred “Bunny” Peniston Fokes Godard (Dr. John Ellington Godard), Sally Cook Fokes Jones (Richard Tillman Jones) of Carrollton and Lucy Lewis Fokes Link (Frederick Erskine Link) of Gainsville; eight grandchildren, John Ellington “Ellis” Godard Jr. (Kristen), Robert Randolph “Bob” Aderhold, M.D. (Shanna), Robert Fokes “Bob” Godard (Robin), Catherine Grace “Kate” Aderhold Willis (Cary), Frederick Fokes Link, Mary Louise Godard, Catherine Cason Link and Lewis Brough Link; one step-granddaughter, Devereaux Jones Cousins (Byron); five great-grandchildren, Lauren Suzanne Godard, Noah Francis Godard, Lindsay Allison Godard, Walker Engram Willis and Maya Ruby Godard; two step-grandchildren, Carianne Peyton Willis and Jonathan Robert Willis; her brother, Paul Peniston Cook of San Antonio, Tex.; several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews; and special extended family, Mary Merritt Dupree Camp and Robert Calvin Camp of Tallahassee, Fla.
Those desiring to do so may make contributions to the Robert Engram Fokes Jr., M.D. room at Colquitt County Regional Medical Center (Colquitt Regional Medical Foundation, P.O. Box 40, Moultrie, 31776); to the Presidential Challenge Fund in memory of Robert Engram Fokes Jr., M.D. at the Georgia Society of Ophthalmology, 487 Winn Way, Suite 100, Decatur, Ga. 30030; to Trinity Baptist Church, 201 12th Ave. SE, Moultrie, 31768; or to the charity of choice.
McKoon Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
