Obituary Listing

Obituaries

William ''Bubba'' Howard Pearce

William ''Bubba'' Howard Pearce

Mar 2, 2003

William ''Bubba'' Howard Pearce, age 64, of Okeechobee, Florida, died Sunday, March 2, 2003 in Stuart, Florida. Born April 5, 1938 in Carbon Hill, Alabama, Mr. Pearce had been a resident of Okeechobee since 1980. He was the plantation manager and dog trainer for Rollins Blue Cypress Ranch-Yeehaw Plantation. Bubba was a member of the National Rifle Association; Georgia/Florida Field...

Bettie P. Mckibben

Bettie P. Mckibben

Mar 1, 2003

Funeral services for Bettie P. McKibben will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, March 3, 2003, at Salem Baptist Church with the Rev. Joe Dunn and Rev. W.J. Plymel officiating. Interment will be in Salem Cemetery. Pallbearers are Donnie Owens, Zack Clark, Edward Vonier, Bill Gunnels, Randy Newberry, Payton Redfearn, Bill Pafford, and Steve Clark. Mrs. McKibben died on...

Margaret Matilla Willis

Margaret Matilla Willis

Mar 1, 2003

Graveside services for Margaret Matilla Willis will be held at 4:00 PM on Monday, March 3, 2003 in Laurel Hill Cemetery on 3rd St. The Rev. Bob Hall and Rev. Virgil Lee will officiate. Mrs. Willis died on March 1, 2003 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. She was born on May 30, 1918 in Thomasville to the late Edward Leon Joiner...

Margaret May Phelps

Margaret May Phelps

Feb 28, 2003

Services for Margaret May Phelps of Thomasville are 2:00PM on Sunday, March 2, 2003 at Allen & Allen Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Phelps died February 28, 2003 at her residence. Born December 28, 1927 in Thomas Co., Ga. she was the daughter of the late Arthur L. & Pearlie Brinson Stephens. She was a...

Laconie Lucile Billingsley Strickland

Laconie Lucile Billingsley Strickland

Feb 28, 2003

Laconie Lucile Billingsley Strickland, 82, went to be with the Lord on February 28, 2003 in Jacksonville, Fl., where sher resided. A native of Thomasville, where she was born on November 6, 1920 to Albert Lee Billingsley and Lora Elizabeth Courtney Billingsley who resided at 115 Kern St. in Thomasville. She was a graduate of Thomasville High School class of...

James John Janssen

James John Janssen

Feb 27, 2003

James John Janssen of Ochlocknee died on February 27, 2003 at his residence. Funeral services will be held in Canyon, Tx.

Margaret Stokes Tedder

Margaret Stokes Tedder

Feb 27, 2003

Graveside, services for Margaret Stokes Tedder, age 49, are 1:00PM on Monday, March 3, 2003 at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Stokes died Thursday, February 27, 2003 at Effingham Hospital. The Thomasville, Georgia native was of the Methodist faith, an Associate Broker with Coldwell Banker of Greater Savannah, and she eared the following designations: GRI, CRS, ABR, and e-pro. She was...

John L. Bud King, Jr.

John L. Bud King, Jr.

Feb 25, 2003

Services for John L. Bud King, Jr. of Thomasville are 11:00AM on Friday, February 28, 2003 at Allen & Allen Funeral Chapel. Rev. Dr. Milton C. Gardner, Rev. Robert Young and Rev. Kenneth Burgess will officiate and interment is in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers are Jimmy Searcy, Jr., Henry Williams, Jimmy Clanton, Harold Knight, Billy Brown and Andy Brown. Honorary...

Wilbur Vernis Brogdon

Wilbur Vernis Brogdon

Feb 24, 2003

Services for Wilbur Vernis Brogdon of Thomasville are 2:00PM on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 at Allen & Allen Funeral Chapel. Rev. Bob Hall & Rev. Robert Smith will officiate with interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Mr. Brogdon died February 24, 2003 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Born January 5, 1916 in Alapha, GA., he was the son of the late Ed...

Opal L. Knight

Opal L. Knight

Feb 23, 2003

Services for Opal L. Knight of Thomasville are 11:00AM on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 at Allen & Allen Funeral Chapel. Rev. Bob Hall will officiate and interment is in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Born May 13, 1917 in Jackson Co., Fl., she was the daughter of the late Oscar & Lucy Watson Tipton. She was married to John Thomas Knight who...

Marie Williams Murray

Marie Williams Murray

Feb 23, 2003

Mary Marie Williams Murray, aged 89, Pavo, Georgia, died on February 23, 2003 in Burlington, North Carolina. She was born in Ozell, Georgia, on March 13, 1913, daughter of Andrew Jackson Williams and Nena Elizabeth Holloway Williams. Her mother died when Marie was four years old; her stepmother was Mozelle Hobbs Williams. She attended Valdosta State College now Valdosta State...

Judith Christine Walter

Judith Christine Walter

Feb 20, 2003

Services for Judith Christine Johnson Walter of Thomasville will be held Monday, Febuary 24, 2003 at the First United Methodist Church at 4:00PM. Rev. Leigh Ann Raynor, Rev. Bob Dixon and Rev. David Grantham will officiate and interment will follow the service in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Walter died Feb. 20, 2003 at her residence. Born Feb. 13, 1940 in...

Louise C. Passmore

Louise C. Passmore

Feb 18, 2003

Services for Louise C. Passmore of Thomasville are 3:00PM, Thursday, February 20, 2003 at Allen & Allen Funeral Chapel. Rev. Gene Vinson will officiate and interment is in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Passmore died Feb. 18, at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Born Sept. 6, 1924 in Pierce Co., Ga., she was the daughter of the late Arthur William and Flossie Crawford...

Gladys Louise Sanders

Gladys Louise Sanders

Feb 17, 2003

Graveside services for Gladys Louise Sanders of Thomasville are 3:00PM on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Rev. Dr. Milton C. Gardner will officiate. Mrs. Sanders died February 17, 2003 at Camellia Gardens. Born December 29, 1914 in Eastman, GA., she was the daughter of the late Luther Fielding & Alice Williams Fordham. On May 5, 1939 in...

Sophia Letchas Shea

Sophia Letchas Shea

Feb 16, 2003

Services for Sophia Letchas Shea of Tampa, Fl., are 1:00PM on Thursday, February 20, 2003 at Allen & Allen Funeral Chapel. Father Dennis Listermann will officiate and interment will be at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Shea died Feb. 16, at Town and Country Hospital in Tampa, Fl. Born August 20, 1920 in Garditsa, Greece, she was the daughter of the...

Robert Allen Sherrod

Robert Allen Sherrod

Feb 15, 2003

Services for Robert Allen Sherrod, 74, of Coolidge are at 11:00a.m. Monday at Big Creek Baptist Church. The Revs. Dewitt Rehberg and Tommy Kinchen will officiate. Interment is at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers are H.L. Sherrod, Sam Sherrod, Irvan NeSmith, Dayne Parramore, Neel Parramore, Louis Rehberg, Jerry Salter, and Craig Smith. Honorary Pallbearers are the Deacons of Big Creek Baptist...

Dan Singletary Jr.

Dan Singletary Jr.

Feb 14, 2003

Services for Dan Singletary Jr., 65, of Ochlocknee are at 11:00a.m. Monday February 17, 2003 at Victory Baptist Church. The Rev. Gary Holland and Rev. Randy Blow will officiate. Interment is at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Mr. Singletary was an Army veteran and was a supervisor at U.S. Filter. He was also an instructor at Southwest Georgia Area Technical College. He...

Hope Murphy Baker

Hope Murphy Baker

Feb 12, 2003

Services for Hope Murphy Baker of Coolidge are 2:00PM on Sunday, February 16, 2003 at Coolidge Memorial Baptist Church where she was a member. Rev. Mike Keown and Rev. Harold Pullen will officiate and interment is in Murphy Cemetery. Ms. Baker died February 12, 2003 in Andalusia, AL. Born August 13, 1921 in Thomas Co., Ga., she was the daughter...

David George Hutchings

David George Hutchings

Feb 9, 2003

Services for David George Hutchings, 87, of Thomasville, GA, are at 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 12, 2003 at the First Baptist Church of Thomasville with interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Dr. Milton C. Gardner and Rev. Dan Spencer will officiate. Born September 19, 1915 in Sandersville, GA, Mr. Hutchings was the son of the late James Key and...

Harold V. Bill Gaston

Harold V. Bill Gaston

Feb 8, 2003

Services for Harold V. Bill Gaston, 82, of Thomasville are at 11:00 a.m. Monday Feb. 10, 2003 at the Allen and Allen Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Robert Smith will officiate and interment will be at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Born on September 26, 1921 in Douglas, Ga. he was the son of the late O.B. Gaston and C.L. Gaston. On December...