Obituaries for Sept. 15

Published 11:30 pm Friday, September 14, 2007

Charles Rumley

VERONA, Pa. — Charles Rumley, 81, of Verona, Pa., died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007, at Woodhaven Care Center in Monroeville, Pa.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Sept. 8, at Maranatha Bible Baptist Church in Wilkinsburg, Pa.

Born and raised in Sterling, Ill., he was one of three sons of the late Charles and Opal Miles Rumley. He was an ordained Baptist minister, graduating from Columbia Bible College in South Carolina. He also graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in mathematics. He and his wife did two five-year stints in the Philippines in the 1950s as missionaries for International Missions. After completing their mission, they joined the Maranatha Baptist Church in Wilkinsburg. He was employed by the W.T. Grant Co. and managed the Grant store in Penn Hills, Pa., prior to joining Primerica as a financial planner. He was also a veteran of World War II serving in the Army Air Corps as a rear turret gunner on B-25s in the Pacific.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Alan Rumley.

Survivors include his wife, Margaret Reyburn Rumley of Verona, Pa.; five children, Charles Rumley of Verona, Pa., Margaret Porter of Greenville, S.C., Rebecca Critzer and David Rumley, both of Michigan, and Elizabeth Simonaire of Pasadena, Md.; 18 grandchildren; a great-grandson; and a brother, Stanton Rumley and wife Norma of Moultrie.



Louise Priest Branch

MOULTRIE — Louise Priest Branch, 85, of Moultrie, died Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007, at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at Cobb Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Andy Cashwell officiating. Interment will follow in Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery in Tift County. Bo Sweat, Gerald Bledsoe, Keith Plymel and Dan Priest will serve as pallbearers.

Born Sept. 17, 1921, in Tift County to the late James Henry and Martha Jane Walker Priest, she was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith.

She was the widow of Hoke Smith Branch and was preceded in death by three sons, Hoke Smith Branch Jr., Eugene Hendrix Branch and William Franklin Branch.

Survivors include two daughters, Linda Bentley and husband John and Carolyn Wishum and husband Gene, all of Moultrie; a daughter-in-law, Frances Branch of Monroe, N.C.; five grandchildren, Darren Wishum, Melanie Kirksey, David Branch, Laura Sweat and Brad Bentley; and five great grandchildren.

The family will receive friends Sunday from 1 p.m. until the funeral hour and may be contacted at 504 Revills Road in Moultrie.

Cobb Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.



James Robert Hancock Jr.

CAMILLA, Ga. — James Robert Hancock Jr., 85, of Camilla, Ga., died Friday, Sept. 14, 2007, at his residence.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 17, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert Lewis and the Rev. Tom Newman officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery with military honors. The pallbearers will be Randal Hancock, Vince Hancock, Matt Ethridge, Will McGuire, Trey Ragan and Geoff Gonzalez. Honorary pallbearers will be American Legion Post 141 and deacons of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.

Born Jan. 30, 1922, in Mitchell County, Ga., he was a World War II veteran of the United States Army. He earned many medals including the American Defense Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, American Theater Ribbon, World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart and European African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with three Bronze Battle Stars. He was retired from the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany, Ga. He was also a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon. He was the son of the late James Robert “Sonny” Hancock Sr. and Ocie R. Harrell Hancock.

He was also preceded in death by a grandson, Mark McGuire.

Survivors include his wife, Margaret Ethell Hancock of Camilla, Ga.; two daughters, Joyce Ethridge and husband Gary of Doerun and Charlotte Uselding of Albany, Ga.; two sons, Travis Hancock and wife Nina of Bath, S.C., and Randal Hancock and wife Sandi of Leesburg, Ga.; 17 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be Sunday, Sept. 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Parker-Bramlett Funeral Home in Camilla, Ga.

Memorials may be made to Southern Care Hospice, 412 First St. S.E., Moultrie, Ga. 31768.

Parker-Bramlett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.