Obituaries for April 12
Published 10:13 pm Wednesday, April 11, 2007
William Doc Daniels
MOULTRIE — William Doc Daniels, 84, of 912 Sixth St. N.W. in Moultrie, died Saturday, April 7, 2007 at Colquitt Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at Grant Chapel A.M.E. Church with burial at Strong Memorial Gardens. The Rev. John W. Green will officiate, assisted by the Rev. C.L. Ponder III. Casketbearers will be James McBride, Ray Godfrey, Henry Godfrey, Willie Godfrey, Lawrence Wood and Shawn Henry.
Mr. Daniels was born Nov. 18, 1922, in Colquitt County, son of Willie Daniels and Pinkie McClendon Daniels. He was of the Baptist faith and retired form Atlantic Processing Company. He was preceded in death by five brothers and four sisters.
Survivors include his wife, Annie Daniels; two sons and daughters-in-law, Lawrence and Lillie Daniels and William and Mae Daniels; two daughters, Gloria Daniels and Dorothy Daniels Reynolds, all of Moultrie; and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be held Thursday evening and Friday.
Strong Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Terry “Fish” Tyrone Adams
DOERUN — Terry “Fish” Tyrone Adams, 38, died Friday, April 6, 2007, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at Beulah Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Michael Hill Jr. officiating and the Rev. Morris Pittman assisting. Burial will follow in the Dunk Smith Cemetery in Doerun. Stacy Lambright, Willie Alford, Floyd Thomas, Kenneth Copeland, Jonathan Shelton and Johnny Marshall will serve as active pallbearers. Randolph Williams and Victor Williams will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Mr. Adams was born Jan. 6, 1969, in Colquitt County to Wiley Harper and Juanita Adams.
He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Maude Shelton; and one aunt, Vernita King.
Survivors include his parents, Wiley Harper of Doerun and Juanita Adams (Marshall Aldridge) of Doerun; three sisters, Pamela Adams (Ellis) of Moultrie and Wylene Adams (Tony) and Paula Adams (Eddie), both of Doerun; three brothers, Tracey Reeves, Johnathan Shelton (Erica) and Glen Banks (Deloise), all of Doerun; his grandmother, Margie Stephenson of Doerun; his grandfather, Walter Stephenson of Doerun; seven aunts, Barbara Adams of Birmingham, Ala., Carolyn Shelton, Nellie Lambright, Carolyn Stephenson, all of Moultrie, Christine Gamble of Atlanta, and Marjorie Stephenson (James) and Estelle Sweet, both of Doerun; seven uncles, James Adams of Moultrie, Jack Stephenson, Walter Stephenson and Joe King, all of Doerun, Charlie Robie and Frank Stephenson, both of Atlanta, and Eddie Harper of Miami, Fla.; a father-figure, Andrew Banks of South Carolina; three special friends, Elaine Lambert and Issac Robie, both of Doerun, and Thelma Banks of Moultrie; and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews and other relatives.
The family may be contacted at 709 W. Robinson St. in Doerun, the home of Juanita Adams.
Luke Strong and Son Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Orphia Hortomell Murdoch
TIFTON — Orphia Hortomell Murdoch, 82, died Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at Tift Healthcare.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 14, 2007, at Harrell-Faircloth Funeral Home in Moultrie with burial at Pinecrest Memory Gardens. The Rev. Ricky Griner will officiate.
Mrs. Murdoch was born Aug. 12, 1924, in Marion County, Ala., to the late John Franklin Ashmore and Georgia Ann Ashmore. She was a retired registered nurse at Colquitt Regional Medical Center.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Loyal Edward Murdoch; a son, Gregory Murdoch; a brother, Lowell Ashmore; and a sister, Lauree Gilleland.
Survivors include one son, Edward Paul “Eddie” Murdoch of Tifton; two brothers, Buford Ashmore of Brookville, Fla., and Theldred Ashmore of Eatonton, Ga.; five sisters, Beulah Graham of Moline, Ill., Nelma Peacock and Delora Hall, both of Tifton, Nelta Bozeman of Moultrie and Onzell Rhodes of Moreno Valley, Calif.; two grandchildren, Melissa and Nathaniel Murdoch; and several nieces and nephews.
The family asks that donations be made to a favorite charity.
Harrell-Faircloth Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Helen Campbell
MOULTRIE — Helen Campbell, 88, of Moultrie died Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at her residence.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Harrell-Faircloth Funeral Home.
Robert David Schell
LIZELLA, Ga. — Robert David Schell, 66, died Tuesday, April 10, 2007. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, April 13, in the chapel of Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Bowman and the Rev. Max Patterson officiating.
Mr. Schell is the son of the late Charles P. and Emma Cason Schell. He served in the U.S. Army and was a member of the Local 72 Pipefitters Union. He was a member of Reedy Creek Baptist Church in Moultrie and attended Lizella Baptist Church. He was employed by Bibb County as a school bus driver.
He is survived by his wife, Juanita Shell of Lizella; daughters, Lisa Turner (Carl) of Fort Valley and Connie Dawson (John) of Savannah; a son, Robert D. Schell (Belinda) of Fort Valley; stepsons, Russ Murphy (Ansley) of Moultrie and Will Murphy (Memory) and Chad Murphy, both of Macon; brothers, Charles P. Schell Jr. of Harlem, Ga., Edward Cason Schell (Ce-Anne) of Norman Park; grandchildren, Trenton Schell and Cory Schell of Fort Valley, Christopher Hill, Lance Cpl. Matthew Hill of the U.S. Marine Corps, and Michael J. Schell; and stepgrandchildren, Victoria Murphy, Sarah Turner, Laura McDade and Celeste Morant; and one stepgreat-grandchild, Kaden Morant.
The family will greet friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home.
Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to the V.A. Hospital, Highway 80 East, Dublin, GA 31021.
Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.