Descendants of
David Fleming
thru his son John of
Pulaski County, Georgia
Fifth of eight parts
Generation No. 5
J140. JULIA FLETCHER7 CONEY (James Franklin6, Ezekiel5, Ann D.4 Fleming, John3, David2, John1) was born either on May 6, 1887 or May 6, 1888 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia. Robert K. Nobles’s book, Orange Hill Cemetery, Hawkinsville, Georgia, 1833-1992, Central Georgia Genealogical Society, Warner Robins, Georgia, p. 55, gives her birth date as May 6, 1888 but her obituary, in The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, March 23, 1944, p. 1, says she was born on May 6, 1887. Julia died on March 19, 1944 in Taylor Memorial Hospital, Hawkinsville; and was buried in the Hawkinsville’s Orange Hill Cemetery. She married Robert Oscar Pate, Jr. on November 22, 1911 at her parents’ home in Hawkinsville. Bob was a son of Robert Oscar Pate and Minnie Estelle Brown. He was born on May 18, 1880, in Hawkinsville. Another source, Historical Collections of the Georgia Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution, v. 4, Old Bible Records and Land Lotteries, compiled and edited by Mrs. Lelia Thornton Gentry, State Chairman, 1932, p. 216, gives his birth date as May 13, 1880. Bob died in Hawkinsville, Georgia on August 15, 1963; and was buried at Orange Hill Cemetery in that place. Bob was graduated from Hawkinsville High School in Pulaski County, Georgia.
Marriage of Julia Fletcher Coney and Robert Oscar Pate, Jr.
Excerpts from The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Friday, November 24, 1911, p. 8:
CONEY-PATE
wedding of exceptional beauty and brilliancy was solemnized Wednesday evening at the home of the bride’s parents when Miss Julia Fletcher Coney was united in marriage to Mr. Robert Oscar Pate, Jr. ...
The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. J. F. Coney and is a graduate of Wesleyan college. Dainty, refined and of cordial manners, she is beloved alike by young and old.
Mr. Pate is the eldest son of Mr. R. O. Pate, and is one of Hawkinsville’s most popular young men.
The bridal party accompanied the bride and groom to Cochran where they took the train for points of interest in Florida ...
Notes
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, September 25, 1901, p 13:
R. O. PATE’S SHOPS.
Where Fine Buggies, Wagons
and Harness Are Made.Hawkinsville has long been the manufacturing and supply point for many of the buggies and wagons of Georgia.
Almost the sole credit for Hawkinsville’s pre-eminence in this industry is due to the large establishment of R. O. Pate, where are manufactured buggies, wagons, carriages and harness, beside the carrying on of a large repair business.
This shop and factory is well equipped for its work by a large, well-arranged plant, skilled workmen and capped by a business man of capacity at its head.
Although a very busy man, Mr. Pate gives his personal attention to the buggy factory. He is ably assisted by his son, R. O. Pate, Jr., who is an alumnus of the Georgia School of Technology.
Mr. Pate, the proprietor, is a man of experience in business affairs as well as one of the most public spirited citizens of the city. He is extensively engaged in farming and in saw milling and is president of the Hawkinsville Heading and Stave Company. He took an active interest in the organization of the cotton factory and is a large share holder. Mr. Pate is a member of the Board of Aldermen of the town and is Mayor Pro Tem. He belongs to one of the oldest and most respectable families of this section, being a son of the late lamented Maj. J.H. Pate, and a brother of Messrs. J.H. Pate and R.A. Pate, all of whom are well known.
The mechanical department of the establishment is in charge of Foreman S.A. Ivey, under whose management the work has prospered and grown for years.
Mr. H.F. Rainey has in charge the forges and his experience and skill well qualifies him for the work.
The harness shop has at its head Mr. J.C. Bean, who is an expert in his line. The establishment has the services of Mr. J.H. Wallace, who is known all over the country as a scientific horseshoers.
Excerpt from The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Tuesday, June 19, 1906, p. 3:
APPLICATION FOR CHARTER.
Georgia –– Pulaski County.
o the superior court of said county: The petition of R. O. Pate, Sr., W. H. Davis, R. O. Pate, Jr., G. B. Pate and Marion Turner, all of said state and county, respectively shows:
First, that they desire for themselves, their associates, successors and assigns to be incorporated under the name and style of Hartford Lumber company ...
Fourth ... Petitioners show that said corporation proposes to manufacture lumber of every kind, both rough and dressed, shingles, laths, barrel heads, staves and hoops, sash, doors, blinds, newels, columns and everything generally manufactured by a lumber company. Petitioners further show that they propose to manufacture artificial stone, filing and brick of sand and cement and clay, to buy and sell lime and cement and to run a general store for the purpose of buying and selling merchandise of all kinds and doing a general mercantile business, to run a public gin, to buy and sell cotton, cotton seed and the products thereof.
Fifth, Petitioners desire to buy and sell both real and personal property and to build and maintain tram roads and railroads in connection with its other business.
Sixth, the principal offices of said proposed corporation will be in the town of old Hartford ...
Petitioner’s Attorney’s
Pate & Turner.Georgia –– Pulaski County.
I, J.W. Lancaster, clerk of the superior court of said county, do certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original now on file in my office. Witness my hand and seal of office, this May 21st, 1906.
J.W. Lancaster
C(lerk), S(uperior) C(ourt)
Obituary of Robert Oscar Pate, Jr.
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, August 21, 1963, p. 1:
R. O. (BOB) PATE
TAKEN BY DEATHRobert Oscar (Bob) Pate, 83, widely known Hawkinsville resident, died Thursday night after a long illness.
Mr. Pate was a native of Pulaski County. For many years he was a agricultural broker.
He was a member of the First Methodist Church of Hawkinsville.
Funeral services were held Saturday at Clark Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. A. Ray Adams officiating. Burial was in Orange Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Pate is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Ben H. Porter, Hawkinsville, Mrs. Leon Lanier, Atlanta, and Mrs. James Baldau, Lewiston, N. Y.; a son, Frank C. Pate, Tampa; a sister, Mrs. Minnie Pate Carey, New York City, and 12 grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Franklin Lee, Bailey Heard, Sam Pettey, Graham Coley, Roger Lawson, Andrew Hill, D. T. Clark and C. L. Coney.
Obituary of Julia Fletcher Coney
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, March 23, 1944, p. 1:
FUNERAL OF MRS. R. O. PATE IS HELD
Member of Prominent
Family Passes After
Long Illness
Mrs. Pate was before her marriage Miss Julia Coney. She was born in Hawkinsville, May 6, 1887, the daughter of the late Franklin Coney and Mrs. Lee Wimberly Coney.
She graduated from the Hawkinsville High School in 1903 with honor and entered Wesleyan College, graduating from that institution with the class of 1907.
She was married to R. O. Pate, member of one of Hawkinsville’s oldest and most prominent families, on November 22, 1911.
Mrs. Pate was a member of the Methodist church and lived a beautiful and useful Christian life, loved and admired by all. She was a loyal member of the W.S.C.S. of the Methodist Church and served officially in the society for a number of years. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was active in all social, civic and religious affairs of the city.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at four o’clock from the residence on McCormick Ave., with Rev. J. E. Barnhill assisted by Rev. E. B. Collins officiating followed by interment at Orange Hill Cemetery.
Besides her husband, she is survived by one son, Frank C. Pate, of Tampa, Fla., three daughters, Mrs. James Baldau, of Temple, Texas, Misses Mary Ann and Caryn Pate, of Hawkinsville; three brothers, E. W. Coney, of Savannah, Frank and Charlton Coney of Hawkinsville; two sisters, Mrs. Duncan H. Brown, of Augusta and Mrs. Earl W. McMurria, of Atlanta; stepmother, Mrs. Mary Lou Coney, of Hawkinsville; one aunt, Mrs. Charlton Adams, Sr. of Macon; one grandchild, Claudia Everett Pate, of Tampa, Fla.
Pallbearers were John Pate, of Atlanta, C. B. Adams, A. L. Adams, W. N. Pate, Need J. Goode, H. S. Fountain, D. P. McGriff and R. F. Watson.
Clark Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Issue:
J299––– i.––– (Unnamed)8 Pate, born February 20, 1913; died February 20, 1913; and was buried in the Orange Hill Cemetery, Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia.
J300––– ii.––– Robert Oscar Pate III was born on April 14, 1914; died on June 17, 1916 near Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia; and was buried in Orange Hill Cemetery, Hawkinsville.
Obituary of Robert Oscar Pate III
, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, June 21, 1916, p. 1:The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News
DEATH OF A LITTLE BOY.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Pate, Jr. sympathize with them in the death of their little three-year-old son, Robert, which occurred Saturday morning at 10:30 o’clock at their home three miles southwest of Hawkinsville after an illness of about three weeks. The funeral was held from their home Sunday morning at 9 o’clock and the remains were brought to the city and interred in Orange Hill cemetery, Rev. T. H. Thomson, pastor of the Methodist church, officiating.
J301––– iii.––– Frank Coney Pate was born on September 22, 1915, according to Historical Collections of the Georgia Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution, v. 4, Old Bible Records and Land Lotteries, compiled and edited by Mrs. Lelia Thornton Gentry, State Chairman, published in 1932, p. 217; died in February of 1987, possibly in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida. Frank married Caroline Lowe in September of 1939. He was a graduate of Hawkinsville High School, Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia, and of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. They had a daughter, Claudia Everett Pate, who was born in July of 1943.
J302––– iv.––– Julia Coney Pate, of whom below, born December 26, 1921.
J303––– v.––– Mary Ann Pate, of whom below, born August 14, 1924 in Pulaski County, Georgia; died June 9, 1990 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia.
J304––– vi.––– Caryn Estelle Pate, of whom below, born October 8, 1927.
J141. LUCY ELIZABETH7 CONEY (James Franklin6, Ezekiel5, Ann D.4 Fleming, John3, David2, John1) was born on December 29, 1889 in Pulaski County, Georgia; died January 30, 1977 in Warrenton, Warren County, Georgia; and was buried in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia at the Orange Hill Cemetery. Lucy was married to Duncan Hancock Brown on May 2, 1916 in Pulaski County, Georgia. He was a son of Robert Duncan Brown and Adelia T. (Ada) Anderson, and was born on February 11, 1889 in Hawkinsville, Georgia; died on September 9, 1939 in Warrenton, Georgia; and was buried in Orange Hill Cemetery, Hawkinsville.
Marriage of Lucy Elizabeth Coney and Duncan Hancock Brown
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, May 3, 1916, p. 8:
CONEY-BROWN
The bride wore a tailored suit of navy blue, with large black hat and corsage of pink roses.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Coney and is admired by a large circle of friends.
Mr. Brown is a very prominent young business man and is well known in the business and social world.
Immediately after the ceremony the couple left for Atlanta. On their return they will be at home to their friends in Dublin, where they will reside in the future.
Obituaries of Duncan Hancock Brown
The Warrenton Clipper, Warrenton, Georgia, Friday, September 15, 1939:
MR. D. H. BROWN DIED HERE SATURDAY
He was 50 years old and came to Warrenton from Hawkinsville in 1925 and entered the automobile business here as an officer in the Warren County Motor Co. During his residence here, he was prominent in advancing all public interests and had served as city councilman and took an active interest in all civic affairs. He was a Baptist and while his health permitted took part in the activities of the church and of the Kiwanis club. Mr. Brown was possessed of a friendly disposition and made hundreds of friends in this section who were saddened at his passing away.
Duncan Brown’s uncle, James Pope Brown, was at one time Treasurer of the state of Georgia, a member of and chairman of the state railroad commission, and a candidate for governor in 1911.
Funeral services were conducted at the home here Monday morning Rev. R. C. Brown and Rev. W. C. Budd, Baptist and Methodist pastors officiating.
Following the services here the remains were carried to Hawkinsville where final services were held conducted by Rev. E. B. Collins of that city. Many relatives and friends from Hawkinsville and other cities came to Warrenton for the funeral and a large number of Warrenton friends attended the final services and burial in Orange Hill Cemetery in Hawkinsville Monday afternoon.
Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Lucy Coney Brown; a daughter Miss Frances Brown; two sons, Mr. Lee W. Brown, of Warrenton and Mr. D. H. Brown, Jr. of Aiken, S. C.; his father, Mr. R. D. Brown; a sister, Mrs. Brady Hogg, of Hawkinsville; three brothers, Messrs. R. D. Brown, Jr. of Hawkinsville, Frank Brown, of Seminole, Okla., and Pope Brown, of Memphis, Tenn.
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, September 14, 1939, p. 8:
FORMER RESIDENT LAID TO REST HERE
Duncan H. Brown, For Some
Years of Warrenton, PassesFinal services were held here Monday for Duncan Hancock Brown, 50, former resident of this city, who died at his home at Warrenton after an extended illness.
ROBERT DUNCAN BROWN,
Father of
Duncan Hancock BrownExcerpts from The History of Pulaski County, Georgia, 1808 - 1935, The Hawkinsville Chapter, Daughters of The American Revolution, Walter W. Brown Publishing Company, Atlanta, Georgia, 1935, p. 320:
Robert Duncan Brown was born February 16, 1861, and first went to school in Perry, Georgia, later attending Governor Northern’s Preparatory School at Kirkwood, Georgia. He graduated from Mercer University in 1880, and while there was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
He came home to farm at the old home place, “Browndale,” and later moved to Hawkinsville, where he was postmaster for a good many years. He is a Democrat, having served as a member of the State Democratic Executive Committee, a Mason, and a faithful member of the First Baptist Church, where he was a teacher, assistant superintendent and superintendent and secretary of the Sunday school. He also was clerk of the church and clerk of the Baptist Association, and deacon.
He was married to Miss Ada Anderson, of Hawkinsville, Georgia, on April 25, 1888... (s)he was a devoted wife and mother, always faithful to her Lord, and a great lover of flowers and folks ...
Mr. Brown was born in Hawkinsville and spent his early life here. He was the son of R. D. Brown and the late Mrs. Ada Anderson Brown. He was the grandson of Capt. Ruel Anderson, of Confederate fame. In 1912, he married Miss Lucy Coney, of this city. Fifteen years ago he moved to Warrenton, where he became engaged in the automobile business. He was a member of the Baptist Church, City Council and Kiwanis Club.
Services were held from the residence at Warrenton, with final rites and burial in Orange Hill Cemetery in Hawkinsville, the Rev. E. B. Collins officiating.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Duncan H. and Lee Wimberly Brown; one daughter, Miss Frances Brown; his father, R. D. Brown, Hawkinsville; one sister, Mrs. Bradley Hogg, Hawkinsville; three brothers, R. D., Jr., Frank and Pope Brown.
Attendants at the funeral included Mrs. Annie Laurie Rivers, Mr. Alton Davis, Mr. John Ricketson, Mr. Ed Kitchens, Mr. J. W. Whiteley, all of Warrenton, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Alex Nipper, Greensboro, Ga.; Mrs. R. L. Cater, Perry, Ga.; Mrs. R. O. Pate, Atlanta; Mr. Tom Cater, Perry; Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Miss Jen Anderson, Mrs. Eva Adams, Mrs. Warren Timmerman, Macon; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brown, Fitzgerald; Mr. E. H. Conner, Unadilla, Ga.; Mr. E. W. Coney, Macon; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coleman, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Todd, Mrs. W. T. Pilcher, Mrs. Emmie English, Mr. Bill Porter, all of Warrenton.
Active pallbearers were Dr. A. W. Davis, Dwight McConnell, John Ricketson, Alex Nipper, E. D. Hopson, and Dougherty Ricketson.
Honorary pallbearers were R. F. Fowler, Jim Todd, Hugh Cason, W. T. Pilcher, Morgan Thompson, D. F. Jones, R. O. Pate, S. A. Way at Warrenton.
Active pallbearers at Hawkinsville were: R. O. Pate, D. F. Jones, Morgan Thompson, Alex Nipper, E. W. Coney and S. A. Way.
Obituary of Lucy Elizabeth Coney
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, February 2, 1977, p. 15:
MRS. DUNCAN H. BROWN
Mrs. Duncan H. Brown, 87, of Warrenton, Georgia, formerly of Hawkinsville, died Sunday.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of M. W. Callaway Funeral Home, Warrenton, with interment in Orange Hill Cemetery at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Mrs. Brown was a native of Pulaski County, a member of the United Methodist Church of Warrenton, and a resident of Warrenton for some 50 years.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Alton W. Davis, Warrenton; one brother, Charlton L. Coney, Hawkinsville; several grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
M. W. Callaway Funeral Home of Warrenton was in charge of arrangements.
Issue:
J305––– i.––– Duncan Hancock8 Brown, Jr., of whom below, born November 30, 1916 in Pulaski County, Georgia; died April 9, 1974 in Thomason, McDuffie County, Georgia.
J306––– ii.––– Frances Brown, of whom below, born about 1918 in Pulaski County, Georgia; died June 16, 1999 in Warrenton, Warren County, Georgia.
J307––– iii.––– Lee Wimberly Brown, of whom below, born April 25, 1919 in Pulaski County, Georgia; died August 13, 1966 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.
J152. MARIE7 ADAMS (Eva Riley6 Coney, Ezekiel5, Ann D.4 Fleming, John3, David2, John1) was born on October 31, 1891 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia; died May 29, 1968 at her home at 331 College Street, Macon, Georgia; and was buried at Riverside Cemetery in Macon. She was the wife of Jesse Warren Timmerman, Jr., who was born on January 16, 1885 in Webster County, Georgia, son of Jesse Warren Timmerman and Emma Woodard; died February 10, 1964 in Houston County, Georgia; and was also buried at Macon’s Riverside Cemetery. They were married in Macon, Georgia.
Obituary of Marie Adams
The Macon Telegraph, Macon, Georgia, Thursday, May 30, 1968, p. 6:
MRS. TIMMERMAN SERVICES FRIDAY
Mrs. Jesse Warren Timmerman, 76, died yesterday at her residence, 331 College St. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the Mulberry Street Methodist Church. The Rev. A. W. Ray will officiate and burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery. Pallbearers will be William Geeslin, Jr., Warren Geeslin, John R. Adams, William A. Johnson, William E. Mathews and Hubert Sullins.
Mrs. Timmerman, the former Miss Marie Adams, was a lifelong resident of Macon. She was a graduate of Wesleyan College and a member of the Mulberry Street Methodist Church, the Daughters of the American Revolution and the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Charles H. Fairbanks of Washington, D.C. and Mrs. William F. Geeslin of Gainesville, Fla.; one sister, Mrs. Persons Heath of Macon; two brothers, Charlton B. Adams and Adiel L. Adams, both of Hawkinsville.
The family request that flowers be omitted but those who wish may contribute to the Bibb County Heart Fund.
Hart’s Mortuary is in charge.
Obituaries of Jesse Warren Timmerman, Jr.
The Macon Telegraph, Macon, Georgia, Tuesday, February 11, 1964, p. 1:
J. W. TIMMERMAN, 79, DIES; MERCER TRUSTEE
J. Warren Timmerman, 79, former chairman of the board of trustees of Mercer University, died yesterday while visiting a farm in Houston County.
Dr. Dan Callahan, Houston County physician, attributed death to a heart attack.
uneral plans will be announced by Hart’s Mortuary.
Mr. Timmerman, of 781 College St., was associated with Mutual of New York Life Insurance Co. for the past 35 years and was a former district manager. He had resided here 60 years.
Mr. Timmerman was born Jan. 16, 1885 in Webster County, the son of the late J. W. and Emma Woodard Timmerman. He attended public schools at Plains and studied for three years at Mercer University where he was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
In 1915, he entered the wholesale grocery business and later the field of life insurance.
Mercer University awarded him the Algernon Sullivan Citizenship Award in 1961.
He was a member of the Macon Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce and Red Cross and a past chairman, past Sunday School superintendent and a life deacon of the First Baptist Church.
During his career with Mutual of New York, he qualified 29 times for annual company sales honors and won the insurance industry’s National Quality Award 15 times.
He was a member and past president of the Macon Life Underwriters Association and a life member and past chairman of the Georgia Leaders Round Table Association.
Survivors include his widow, the former Marie Adams; two daughters, Mrs. Charles H. Fairbanks, Gainesville, Fla. and Mrs. William F. Geeslin of Bradenton, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. M. E. Davidson, Columbia, S.C., and Mrs. Rees Andrews of Plains; and five grandchildren.
The Macon Telegraph, Macon, Georgia, Wednesday, February 12, 1964, p. 2:
TIMMERMAN LAST RITES SLATED TODAY
Funeral services for J. W. Timmerman, 79, a former chairman of the board of trustees of Mercer University, who died Monday while visiting a Houston County farm, will be held at noon today in the chapel of Hart’s Mortuary.
Pallbearers will include William T. Haygood, Dr. Thomas J. Holmes, Morgan Arden, James B. Ezell, George Hadaway, L. M. Soloman, Jr., Dr. Henry Tift and Fred Hill.
Forming an honorary escort will be Dr. Ernest Corn, Baldwin Martin, Dr. J. D. Applewhite, Thurston Futch, John McKay, Dr. Rufus Harris, Dr. Frampton Farmer, Dr. J. C. Anderson, C. Baxter Jones, Dana Adams, Guyton Abney, Ed Burke, Nelson Mallary, Fred Carson and members of the Board of Trustees of Mercer University, the Board of Deacons of First Baptist Church and members of the Edwin S. Davis Bible Class and Rotary Club.
Mr. Timmerman was a native of Webster County and has resided in Macon for 60 years. He served for 35 years as Macon district manager and agent for Mutual of New York Life Insurance Co., during which time he qualified 29 times for the annual company sales honors and won the insurance industry’s National Quality Award 15 times.
He was a member of the Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce and was past chairman of the Macon Red Cross Chapter.
Survivors include his widow, the former Marie Adams; two daughters, Mrs. Charles H. Fairbanks, Gainesville, Fla. and Mrs. William F. Geeslin, Bradenton, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. M. E. Davidson, Columbia, S.C. and Mrs. Rees Andrews of Plains; and five grandchildren.
Issue:
J308––– i.––– Evelyn8 Timmerman was born July 29, 1918; died on September 18, 1989; and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Macon, Georgia. She married Charles H. Fairbanks in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia. He was born on June 3, 1913; died on July 17, 1984; and is also buried at Riverside, Macon.
J309––– ii.––– Mary Elizabeth Timmerman married William Fleming Geeslin on May 18, 1946 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia. He was born on June 19, 1919 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia; died on November 2, 1995 in Longboat Key, Florida. They had three children: (a) William Fleming Geeslin, Jr.; (b) John Warren Geeslin; and (c) Christopher Lee Geeslin.
Notes
http://www.jenforum.org/geeslin/messages/96.html by Christopher Lee Geeslin <geeslin@webtv.com>, June 8, 2000, in reply to a message entitled “More Georgia Geeslin Roots” by William Cary Geeslin <wcgeeslin@mindspring.com>:
“Dear William,
My great grandfather was William Fleming Geeslin from Macon, Georgia, who was a conductor on the Central of Georgia railroad. My grandfather William Fleming married a Wynn, and they had Louise, Mildred and my father William Fleming who married Mary Timmerman and had William Fleming, John Warren and myself, Christopher Lee. My oldest brother has a son William Fleming.”
Marriage of
Mary Elizabeth Timmerman
and William Fleming GeeslinExcerpt from The Macon Telegraph and News, Macon, Georgia, Sunday, May 12, 1946, p. 14:
TIMMERMAN-GEESLIN
RITES ARE PLANNED
FOR SATURDAYPlans are announced today for the marriage of Miss Mary Timmerman and William Fleming Geeslin of New York City, formerly of Macon, which is to be solemnized at 5 o’clock Saturday afternoon, May 18, at the home of Miss Timmerman’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Warren Timmerman, at 657 College Street ...
Excerpts from The Macon Telegraph and News, Macon, Georgia, Sunday, May 19, 1946, p. 15:
MISS TIMMERMAN MARRIES
WILLIAM FLEMING GEESLINIn the room in which her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Warren Timmerman, were married, Miss Mary Elizabeth Timmerman became the bride of William Fleming Geeslin of New York, formerly of Macon, at 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon. The ceremony took place in one of the double parlors of the Timmerman home at 657 College Street, the home of Mrs. Timmerman’s parents, Mrs. C. B. Adams and the late Mr. Adams.
Dr. Silas Johnson, pastor of Mulberry Street Methodist Church, performed the ceremony, and Herbert Herrington, pianist, played the wedding music.
Miss Timmerman was given in marriage by her father and had as her only attendant her sister, Mrs. Charles Fairbanks of St. Simons Island, the former Miss Evelyn Timmerman, who was also married in the same room. An aunt of yesterday’s bride, Mrs. Persons Heath of Washington, D.C., was also married there.
Mr. Geeslin had as his best man his brother-in-law, D. W. Brosnan of Cincinnati, Ohio, formerly of Macon, and ushers were Charlton Adams of Augusta, cousin of the bride, and Charles Lines of Vidalia, brother-in-law of the groom ...
The bride wore the wedding gown worn by her sister, Mrs. Fairbanks ...
Late in the afternoon the couple left for a wedding trip and after two weeks will go to New York City to live, the groom being stationed there with the FBI ...
Obituary of
William Fleming GeeslinThe Macon Telegraph, Macon, Georgia, Saturday, November 4, 1995, p. E-8:
WILLIAM F. GEESLIN
LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. –– Services for William F. Geeslin will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Christ Episcopal Church, Macon. Geeslin died Thursday. He was born in Macon. He was a graduate of Mercer University and was a former reporter for The Macon Telegraph. He joined the FBI in 1942 and later became an account executive for Young and Rubicam public relations and advertising firm in New York. He was an advertising and public relations special representative for Southern Railway System in Washington. He was active in the Southern Railway and Norfolk and Western Railway merger in 1982 and served as vice president of public relations until his retirement in 1984. After retiring, he was a member of a public relations consulting group and was a freelance writer.
Survivors include his wife, Mary T. Geeslin; sons, William F. Geeslin, Jr. of Sterling, Va., John W. Geeslin of Miami and the Rev. Christopher Geeslin of Fredrick, Md.; sister, Mildred G. Lines of Bradenton, Fla.; and six grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to St. Andrews-on-the Mount, Route 2, Box 453, Harpers Ferry, W. Va. 25425 or the All Angels-by-the-Sea, 563 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key, Fla. 34228. Snow’s Memorial Chapel, Cherry Street, has charge of arrangements.
J154. CHARLTON BERRIEN7 ADAMS, JR. (Eva Riley6 Coney, Ezekiel5, Ann D.4 Fleming, John3, David2, John1) was born August 22, 1897 in Bibb County, Georgia; died September 27, 1993 in Pulaski County, Georgia; and was buried in Orange Hill Cemetery, Hawkinsville, Georgia. He was a founding member of the Hawkinsville Rotary Club, which was chartered on March 1, 1939. Charlton married first Caroline Everett Ross on March 22, 1922, in Pulaski County, Georgia, daughter of John Peterson Ross and Claudia Everett. She was born January 17, 1900; died on March 4, 1969 in Taylor Memorial Hospital, Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia; and was Orange Hill Cemetery, Hawkinsville, Georgia. He married second? Sara ? on July 10, 1970 in Pulaski County, Georgia, according to Georgia Marriage License Number 048582, issued in Pulaski County, Georgia, for the marriage of Charlton B. Adams (age 72) and Sara K. McCallum (age 60). Was there a third? marriage to a “Kathryn M.,” who is identified as his wife and named as a survivor in his obituary in The Macon Telegraph, Macon, Georgia, Tuesday, September 28, 1993, p. C-5, which appears below, or is this the same as Sara K(athryn?) McCallum?
Marriage of Charlton Berrien Adams, Jr. and Caroline Everett Ross
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, April 12, 1922, p. 8:
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Adams, a recent bride and groom of Macon, have taken up their residence here and are making their home with Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Lawson. Our people gladly welcome these new citizens to our community.
Notes
Excerpts from The History of Pulaski and Bleckley Counties, Georgia, 1808-1956, v. 1, Hawkinsville Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1957, J.W. Burke Company, Macon, Georgia, p. 417:
CHARLTON BERRIEN ADAMS AND ADIEL LEVIN ADAMS
Charlton Berrien Adams, Junior, born August 22, 1897, and Adiel Levin Adams, born August 25, 1902, are sons of Eva Coney Adams and the late Charlton B. Adams of Macon, formerly of Hawkinsville. They were educated in the Macon Public Schools and Emory University, both being members of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Adiel was graduated with an A.B. degree from Mercer University.
On March 22, 1922 Charlton, Junior, married Caroline Ross, born January 17, 1900, of Macon, daughter of Claudia Everett and John Peterson Ross, solicitor general of the Bibb Circuit. Caroline attended Wesleyan Academy, Macon, and Ward-Belmont College, Nashville, Tennessee. She was a member of the Mary Hammond Washington Chapter D.A.R. in Macon. Charlton and Caroline moved to Hawkinsville soon after their marriage.
Charlton B. Adams III was born January 13, 1923. He is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, receiving degrees of Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering and also Bachelor of Architecture. He is a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Having had polio at the age of ten, he was unable to serve in the armed forces.
John Ross Adams, born October 30, 1930, attended Emory Junior College, Oxford, and the University of Georgia, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. His education was interrupted by serving four years in the United States Navy. He was a quartermaster, second class, on the U.S.S. Hollister, in the Korean theater of operations, and later on the U.S.S. Juneau in the Atlantic Fleet. He is now a student at the Georgia Institute of Technology ...
... Since moving to Hawkinsville, Adiel and Charlton, Junior, have served on the Official Board of the Methodist Church, the Hawkinsville City Board of Education, and were charter members of the Hawkinsville Rotary Club, Charlton having previously belonged to the Macon Rotary Club. Charlton is serving on the Welfare Board and the Taylor Hospital Board of Trustees. They own and operate Adams Brothers Company, an International Harvester dealership. They also have large farming interests in the county.
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, August 5, 1937, p. 1:
ADAMS BROTHERS IN BUSINESS HERE
Operating Warehouse,
Cotton Business
and Fire InsuranceAdams Brothers is the name of the new firm which commenced business in Hawkinsville this week. It is composed of Charlton B. Adams, of this city, and Adiel L. Adams, formerly of Macon.
The company will conduct a cotton business, operate the Farmers Union Warehouse and handle fire insurance.
Mr. Charlton B. Adams operated the Farmers Union Warehouse last year. He, before entering the cotton business here, had extensive farming interest in the county. He is one (of) the county’s best known citizens.
Mr. Adiel L. Adams comes here from the Bibb Manufacturing Company, where he was cashier. He was with the company 14 years, going with it after being graduated from Mercer University in 1923. He has resided in Macon all of his life, except for two years off at school.
Interesting is the fact that approximately 53 years ago, Mr. C. B. Adams and Mr. A. L. Adams were partners in Hawkinsville. They were the father and uncle of the two members of the new firm. They conducted a wholesale grocery business here before going to Macon, where for a number of years, they were in business together.
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, August 5, 1937, p. 1:
RAMBLING ABOUT TOWN
Yesterday we dropped by to see Charlton Adams at the Farmer Union Warehouse. There we met his brother, Adiel, who lived in Macon practically all his life, but who is now coming to Hawkinsville to make his home. He, like Mr. C. B. Adams, is a man of much personality and we predict he will make a success here. Interesting, too, is the fact that he and his brother, bearing the same names as their father and uncle respectively, are entering business together as Adams Brothers. About 53 years ago Messrs. C. B. and A. L. Adams were in business here together. Now the sons of Mr. C. B. Adams again put the name of Adams Brothers before the business world.
Obituary of Chalton Berrien Adams, Jr.
The Macon Telegraph, Macon, Georgia, Tuesday, September 28, 1993, p. C-5:
CHARLTON B. ADAMS
HAWKINSVILLE –– Charlton B. Adams, 96, died Monday. Born in Bibb County, he attended Emory University and was a member of Phi Delta Theta. He was a member and steward of First United Methodist Church. He was a retired farm equipment dealer and a charter member of Hawkinsville Rotary Club. He was the first chairman of the Pulaski County Department of Family and Children Services, was a former member and president of R. J. Taylor Memorial Hospital board and a former member of Hawkinsville school board.
Survivors: wife, Kathryn M. Adams of Hawkinsville; children, John R. Adams of Macon, and Mrs. Leon Newman of Thomaston; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services: 3 p.m. today in Hawkinsville First United Methodist Church. Burial: Orange Hill Cemetery. Drs. Glen Martin and Marcus Tripp will officiate. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Hawkinsville First United Methodist or to the donor’s favorite charity. Clark Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Obituary of Caroline Everett Ross
The Macon News, Macon, Georgia, Wednesday, March 5, 1969, p. 19:
MRS. CHARLTON ADAMS
HAWKINSVILLE –– Funeral services for Mrs. Charlton B. Adams, who died Tuesday night in Taylor Memorial Hospital after a long illness, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the First Methodist Church of Hawkinsville.
Mrs. Adams was born in Macon, daughter of the late Claudia Everett and John T. Ross. She had lived in Hawkinsville since her marriage in 1922. She was a member of the First Methodist Church of Hawkinsville, a member of the Women’s Society of Christian Service, a former member of the Macon Town Committee of Colonial Dames and a former member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Survivors include her husband, Charlton B. Adams, Sr.; two sons, Charlton B. Adams, Jr. of Hawkinsville and John R. Adams of Macon; two grandchildren, Ross Adams and Charles Adams, both of Macon; one sister, Mrs. Claudia R. Lowe of Tampa, Fla.
The family requests that flowers be omitted. Clark Funeral Home of Hawkinsville has charge.
The Macon News, Macon, Georgia, Thursday, March 6, 1969, p. 20:
MRS. CHARLTON ADAMS
Funeral services for Mrs. Charlton B. Adams of Hawkinsville, the former Miss Carolyn Ross of Macon, were held at 2 p.m. today in First Methodist Church in Hawkinsville. Mrs. Adams died Tuesday night in a Hawkinsville hospital after a long illness.
The Rev. James W. Chester officiated with burial in Orange Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Adams was born in Macon, but had lived in Hawkinsville since her marriage in 1922. She was a member of Hawkinsville First Methodist Church and its Women’s Society of Christian Service and a former member of the Macon Town Committee of the Colonial Dames and Daughters of the American Revolution.
She is survived by her husband, Charlton B. Adams; two sons, Charlton B. Adams, Jr. of Hawkinsville and John R. Adams of Macon; two grandsons, Ross and Charles Adams of Macon; and a sister, Mrs. Claudia R. Lowe of Tampa, Fla.
Issue:
Of Charlton Berrien Adams, Jr. and Caroline Everett
Ross
J310––– i.––– Charlton Berrien8 Adams III, born January 13, 1923 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia; died September 9, 1974 at his home on Rawls Street, Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia; and was buried in Orange Hill Cemetery, Hawkinsville, Georgia.
Biographical Notes on Charlton Berrien Adams III
According to The History of Pulaski and Bleckley Counties, Georgia, 1808-1956, v. 1, Hawkinsville Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1957, J.W. Burke Company, Macon, Georgia, p. 417:
“Charlton B. Adams III, was born January 13, 1923. He is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, receiving degrees of Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering and also Bachelor of Architecture. He is a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Having had polio at the age of ten, he was unable to serve in the armed forces.”
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, July 8, 1937, p. 5:
“Mr. Charlton Adams, Jr., returned this week from Warm Springs and is spending ten days with his parents after which he will return to Atlanta for treatment at Piedmont hospital.”
Obituary of Charlton Berrien Adams III
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, September 11, 1974, p. 16:
DEATH TAKES MR. ADAMS
Charlton Berrien Adams III, 51, of Rawls Street, Hawkinsville, died Monday morning at his residence.
Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Clark Funeral Home with the Rev. R. E. Dorsey officiating. Burial in Orange Hill Cemetery followed.
Mr. Adams was born in Macon and lived most of his life in Hawkinsville. He was a member of the Hawkinsville First United Methodist Church where he served as a member of the Administrative Board. He was a graduate of Georgia Tech and a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. An architect, Mr. Adams was employed by Robert and Co. of Atlanta, and was later a teacher and vocational director at Hawkinsville High School.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlton B. Adams, Jr., one brother, John Ross Adams of Macon, and three nephews, Ross, Chuck and Michael Adams of Macon.
Pallbearers were Hugh Lawson, Lamkin Smith, I. S. Duggan, Ben Porter, Warren Alexander and Bobby Gentry.
J311––– ii.––– John Ross Adams, of whom below, born in 1930.
J155. ADIEL LEVIN7 ADAMS (Eva Riley6 Coney, Ezekiel5, Ann D.4 Fleming, John3, David2, John1) was born August 25, 1902 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia; died January 6, 1983 in Taylor Memorial Hospital, Hawkinsville, Georgia; and was buried in the Orange Hill Cemetery in Hawkinsville. He married Lucile Harris Little on October 12, 1938 in Fort Valley, Peach County, Georgia, daughter of Forester Bailey Little and Lucile Harris. She was born on March 19, 1912 in Putnam County, Georgia; died on June 28, 1973 in Hawkinsville, Georgia; and also was buried in Orange Hill Cemetery.
Marriage of Adiel Levin Adams and Lucile Harris Little
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, September 8, 1938, p. 5:
Mr. and Mrs. Forrester Bailey Little, of Fort Valley, announce the engagement of their daughter, Lucile Harris, to Adiel L. Adams, of Hawkinsville, formerly of Macon, the marriage to be solemnized in October.
Excerpt from The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, October 20, 1938, p. 7:
MISS LUCILE LITTLE MARRIED MR. ADIEL L. ADAMS
IN BEAUTIFUL CEREMONY AT FORT VALLEY
According to History of Pulaski and Bleckley Counties, Georgia, 1808-1956, v. 1, Hawkinsville Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1957, J.W. Burke Company, Macon, Georgia, p. 418:
Adiel Levin Adams ... “moved to Hawkinsville in 1937 and a year later married Lucile Harris Little, daughter of Lucile Harris and Forester Bailey Little, Senior, of Fort Valley. Lucile’s brother, Forester Bailey Little, Junior, served three years in the Pacific during World War II. She attended Fort Valley Public Schools and was graduated from G. S. C. W. and also attended Peabody College in Nashville, Tennessee.”
Miss Lucile Harris Little, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Forrester Bailey Little of Fort Valley, became the bride of Adiel Levin Adams of Hawkinsville in a home ceremony Wednesday afternoon at four o’clock ...
Mrs. Clyde C. Smith, of Brunswick, sister of the bride, was pianist and gave a program of nuptial music ...
Mrs. J. Frank Coney of Hawkinsville sang “O Promise Me” before the ceremony and the Lohengrin Bridal chorus was used for the entrance of the bridal pair ... the Rev. J. Alton Davis, Methodist minister of Hawkinsville, pronounced the nuptial ...
The bride is a graduate of Georgia State College for Women and attended the Peabody School at Nashville, Tenn. She taught in Lyons before going to Hawkinsville where she was a teacher in the public schools. Her mother was the former Miss Lucile Harris of Fort Valley. Her father is one of the leading planters of this section.
The bridegroom is the son of Mrs. Eva Coney Adams and the late Charlton Berrien Adams. He is a graduate of Mercer University and studied at Emory University before going to Mercer. He is a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity and at present is associated in business with the Adams Brothers warehouse in Hawkinsville.
The couple will reside in Hawkinsville.
Notes
Excerpts from The History of Pulaski and Bleckley Counties, Georgia, 1808-1956, v. 1, Hawkinsville Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1957, J.W. Burke Company, Macon, Georgia, p. 417:
CHARLTON BERRIEN ADAMS AND ADIEL LEVIN ADAMS
Charlton Berrien Adams, Junior, born August 22, 1897, and Adiel Levin Adams, born August 25, 1902, are sons of Eva Coney Adams and the late Charlton B. Adams of Macon, formerly of Hawkinsville. They were educated in the Macon Public Schools and Emory University, both being members of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Adiel was graduated with an A.B. degree from Mercer University ...
... Adiel moved to Hawkinsville in 1937 and a year later married Lucile Little, daughter of Lucile Harris and Forester Bailey Little, Senior, of Fort Valley. Lucile’s brother, Forester Bailey Little, Junior, served three years in the Pacific during World War II. She attended Fort Valley Public Schools and was graduated from G.S.C.W. and also attended Peabody College.
Adiel Levin Adams, Junior, born September 9, 1939, and Lucile Little Adams, born July 16, 1944, are both students at the Hawkinsville Public Schools.
Since moving to Hawkinsville, Adiel and Charlton, Junior, have served on the Official Board of the Methodist Church, the Hawkinsville City Board of Education, and were charter members of the Hawkinsville Rotary Club, Charlton having previously belonged to the Macon Rotary Club. Charlton is serving on the Welfare Board and the Taylor Hospital Board of Trustees. They own and operate Adams Brothers Company, an International Harvester dealership. They also have large farming interests in the county.
Excerpt from The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, August 4, 1938, p. 1:
COTTON SEASON OPENS AS FIRST BALE IS RECEIVED
Local Gin Handles
The Influx
Of Fleecy StapleColored Farmer Near
Finleyson Brings It
In ––– Weight Is 485
Despite frequent rains this season, which have discouraged the farmers, the initial bale came in practically on time and local ginners feel confident more will follow in rapid order. The season’s total, however, will be even less than last week’s forecast in the opinion of A. L. Adams, local warehouseman.
Mr. Adams, whose firm Adams Brothers, operates the Farmers Mutual Warehouse, and who is making repairs on his building, raising the roof and reconditioning it so as to give more storage space, said yesterday he didn’t believe the number of bales would reach three-quarters total of 1937 ...
Obituary of Lucile Harris Little
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, July 4, 1973, p. 1:
MRS. ADAMS DIES HERE
Mrs. Lucile Little Adams, 61, of Pine Level Drive, Hawkinsville, died at her residence Thursday.
Mrs. Adams, a native of Putnam County, was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Hawkinsville, a member of the U.M.W., a member of the Chancel Choir, Sunday School teacher of the Lucile Adams Sunday School Class and a retired teacher of Hawkinsville High and the Pulaski County school system.
She is survived by her husband, Adiel L. Adams, Hawkinsville; one son, A. L. Adams, Jr., Augusta; one daughter, Mrs. W. Ed Mathews, Knoxville, Tenn.; two sisters, Mrs. Clyde C. Smith, Brunswick, and Mrs. R. J. Hodges, Andersonville; one brother, F. B. Little, Fort Valley, and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers were John Adams, Hugh Lawson, Collins Sullivan, Sam Scarboro, Forrester Hodges and Robert Hodges.
Clark Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Obituary of Adiel Levin Adams
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, January 12, 1983, p. 13:
ADIEL ADAMS
Adiel Levin Adams, 80, of Pine Level Drive in Hawkinsville died Thursday at Taylor Memorial Hospital in Hawkinsville.
Services were held at 3 p.m., Friday at First United Methodist Church of Hawkinsville with Dr. Tom Watson officiating.
nterment was in Orange Hill Cemetery in Hawkinsville.
A native of Macon, he was a member of First United Methodist Church of Hawkinsville, chairman of the Board of Trustees of First United Methodist Church, member of Town Creek Country Club, a charter member of the Hawkinsville Rotary Club, former member of the Hawkinsville Board of Education, retired warehouseman, farm implement dealer and farmer.
He is survived by one son, Adiel L. Adams, Jr., of Augusta; one daughter, Lucile Adams Mathews of Knoxville, Tenn.; three grandchildren, Forester Bailey Adams and Franklin Field Adams, both of Augusta, and William Edgar Mathews III of Knoxville, Tenn.; one nephew, John R. Adams of Macon; and five nieces, Evelyn Fairbanks of Gainesville, Fla., Mary Geeslin of Norfolk, Va., Ann Dodson of Greer, S. C., Emily Smith of Columbia, S.C. and Eva Sullins of Griffin.
Issue:
J312––– i.––– Adiel Levin8 Adams, Jr., of whom below, born in 1939.
J313––– ii.––– Lucile Little Adams, of whom below, born in 1944.
J156. CHARLES RANDOLPH7 CONEY (William Crawford6, Jeremiah5, Ann D.4 Fleming, John3, David2, John1) was born December 23, 1870 in Brenham, Washington County, Texas, died November 4, 1956 in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas; and was buried in Cleburne Cemetery, Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas. He married Stella Harmon on April 27, 1892. She was born in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas on April 24, 1873; and died in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas on June 12, 1945. According to Of A People and A Creek, compiled by Raymond Elliott and Mildred Padon, published in 1979, he was in the grocery business with David R. Myres, his uncle. Later he owned a confectionery in Cleburne and a bakery in Weatherford and Abilene.
Obituary of Charles Randolph Coney
The Cleburne Times-Review, Cleburne, Texas, Monday, November 5, 1956, p. 8:
C. R. CONEY, 85, resident of Weatherford for 18 years, died there Monday (Sunday?) and funeral services will be conducted there at 2 p. m. Interment will be in Cleburne cemetery after graveside services at 4 p.m. Dillon funeral home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Coney was a former resident of Georges Creek and Cleburne, having moved to Cleburne from Brenham when he was three years old. He moved to Weatherford in 1928, and was a member of First Christian church.
Surviving him are three sons, Mason and Harold Coney of Weatherford, and Harmon Coney of Stockholm, Sweden; (a daughter) Mrs. Ruby Lareau, Weatherford; a sister, Mrs. H. C. Stoffers, Abilene.
Obituary of Stella Harmon
The Cleburne Times-Review, Cleburne, Texas, Tuesday, June 12, 1945, p. 1:
RITES TO BE HELD HERE WEDNESDAY FOR MRS. CONEY
Mrs. Stella Coney, 72, former resident of Cleburne, died this morning at her home in Weatherford. A native of Cleburne, she made her home here until about 20 years ago.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the Anglin Street Presbyterian Church with Rev. Carter McKemy of Cleburne officiating. Burial will be in the Cleburne cemetery with Dillon’s Funeral Home in charge of the local arrangements. The body will be at the church an hour before the service.
Survivors include her husband, C. R. Coney, Weatherford; three sons, Mason C. Coney, Weatherford; Harmon Coney, Bombay, Indiana; and Harold Coney, Hawaii; a daughter, Mrs. La Rue, Vernon; a brother, Basil Harmon, Ranger; and a sister, Mrs. J. A. Sanderlin, Cleburne.
Issue:
J314––– i.––– Mason Cleveland8 Coney, born June 5, 1894 in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas. According to Of A People and A Creek, compiled by Raymond Elliott and Mildred Padon, 1979, he was a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and a “landscape architect in Houston, mainly with the River Oaks Corp., developing some of the finest subdivisions in the country.” He died in December 9, 1981 in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas and was buried in the Cleburne Cemetery, Cleburne, Texas.
Obituary of
Mason Cleveland ConeyThe Cleburne Times-Review, Cleburne, Texas, Thursday, December 10, 1981, p. A-2:
MASON C. CONEY
WEATHERDORD –– Funeral services for Mason Cleveland Coney of Weatherford will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the Cotton-Bratton Funeral Home in Weatherford.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. at the Cleburne Memorial Cemetery.
Coney was born June 5, 1894 and was a native of Cleburne. He had lived in Weatherford for 44 years.
He was a veteran of WW I and was wounded in the Argonne Forest Battle in France two days before the armistice in 1918.
Coney was a graduate of the University of California with a degree in landscape architecture.
He was associated with the development of River Oaks in Houston as the landscape architect.
Coney served for many years on the Texas Park Board.
He is survived by two brothers, Harold and Harmon Coney, both of Weatherford; and a sister, Ruby LaReau of Texas.
J315––– ii.––– Harmon Crawford Coney was born July 12, 1897 in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas. According to Of A People and A Creek, he served with the United States State Department in Washington, D. C., during World War I, and “went to Paris with President Woodrow Wilson.” He was a graduate of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and later spent 30 years with an international oil company overseas. He died in April 17, 1985 in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas and was buried in Cleburne Cemetery, Cleburne, Texas.
Obituary of
Harmon Crawford ConeyThe Cleburne Times-Review, Cleburne, Texas, Friday, April 19, 1985, p. 2:
HARMON CONEY
WEATHERFORD –– Graveside funeral services for Harmon Coney, of 197 N. Alamo St., Weatherford, will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Cleburne Memorial Cemetery.
Coney died Wednesday in Weatherford. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie R. Coney, and he had lived in Cleburne for many years.
He was a graduate of George Washington University School of Foreign Affairs and served with the U.S. State Department during WW I. He traveled to Paris with President Wilson and his Peace Commission as a code clerk. He also spent 30 years with an international oil company assigned to various overseas countries.
He is survived by a brother, Harold Coney of Weatherford, and a sister, Ruby Lareau of Vernon.
Cotton Bratton Funeral Chapel in Weatherford has charge of arrangements.
J316––– iv.––– Charles Randolph Coney, Jr. was born in Cleburne, Texas on May 16, 1899; died there on August 12, 1920; and was buried in Cleburne Cemetery, Cleburne, Texas.
Obituaries of
Charles Randolph Coney, Jr.The Cleburne Morning Review, Cleburne, Texas, Tuesday, August 3, 1920, p. 1:
RANDOLPH CONEY AGAIN
IN SERIOUS CONDITIONA specialist was called from Fort Worth Monday to consult with local physicians concerning the condition of Randolph Coney, who is reported to be in a serious condition.
Mr. Coney was recently submitted to two operations for abscess behind the eye, and for a time he seemed to improve, but a few days ago the affection began to progress toward the back of the head. It was reported yesterday that meningitis had set up.
Mr. Coney’s friends would be greatly pleased to hear more encouraging news concerning his condition.
The Cleburne Morning Review, Cleburne, Texas, Wednesday, August 4, 1920, p. 1:
RANDOLPH CONEY IN
A SERIOUS CONDITION;
M. CONEY ARRIVES HOMERandolph Coney was in a serious condition at a late hour last night. A phone message from the parental home brought the information that his recovery was problematical. Everything possible is being done to restore, and his many friends are wishing for a turn for the better in his condition.
Mason Coney, a brother of the patient, arrived from California Tuesday, where he is attending the University of California by direction of the United States Government. He was greatly shocked to learn of Randolph’s serious condition. He had heard of the early operation, but did not know of the serious turn in his condition.
The Cleburne Morning Review, Cleburne, Texas, Thursday, August 5, 1920, p. 1:
RANDOLPH CONEY WAS IN
SERIOUS CONDITION AT
EARLY HOUR THIS A.M.Randolph Coney was in a serious condition last night. Relatives have been notified of his condition by wire, which also includes a cable to his brother in Europe.
While the patient is thought to be holding his own, it is not known what minute there will be a turn for the worse. He is having the very best of attention and if science and hard work can save him, he will soon be restored.
At 1 o’clock this morning it was said that he was resting quietly under opiates. He is battling strongly for life and it is hoped the victory will be in favor of science, good treatment and the patient’s will power.
The Cleburne Morning Review, Cleburne, Texas, Thursday, August 12, 1920, p. 1:
RANDOLPH CONEY
VERY LOW; NOT EXPECTED
TO LIVE; DOCTORS CONSULTThe phone service at the C. R. Coney residence, 309 North Granbury street, was discontinued Wednesday on account of the serious illness of Randolph Coney. He has had a backset and has been growing worse for the past several days and the local and out-of-town doctors held a consultation over his case yesterday. At one o’clock this morning one of the attending physicians stated that the patient was barely alive and the end was expected at any time, unless there was a rally in his condition.
Young Coney was operated on for the removal of pus bank of the eyes, and this was followed by another operation. After that he seemed to show rapid improvement. But for the past several days, he has been on the decline.
Harmon Coney, of the American Embassy at Paris, France, is expected to arrive in New York on Aug. 22nd. He is on the way home to attend a family reunion. Of course, should his brother Randolph pass away, he would be greatly shocked on reaching New York to get a message bearing this sad intelligence.
The Cleburne Morning Review, Cleburne, Texas, Friday, August 13, 1920, p. 1:
RANDOLPH CONEY
PASSES AWAY,
FUNERAL THIS A.M.Randolph Coney, 21 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Coney, 309 North Granbury street, after battling for several days between life and death, yielded up his spirit at 9:10 Thursday morning. His death brought a general expression of regret throughout the city that he should be sent off, just as he had entered the threshold of young manhood, with bright prospects for a successful life.
The funeral will take place from the family residence at 10 o’clock this morning, and the funeral service will be conducted by Rev. George N. Thomas, pastor of the Anglin Street Presbyterian church. Following is a list of the active pallbearers:
Robert Harris, William Ramsey, Robert Joplin, Tom Johnson, Homer Wicker, Talmage Peyton. Honorary pallbearers: J. A. Coursey, J. C. Blakeney, Emmett Brown, James Kilpatrick, W. F. McCandless, Judge O. O. Chrisman, J. E. Bratcher, A. A. Shipley.
Chas. Randolph Coney, Jr. was born May 16, 1899 and united with the Presbyterian church in 1913 and was active in the church and Sunday school work. He graduated from the Cleburne High in 1918 and took training at Austin in the S.A.T.C. until the armistice was signed. He accepted employment with the Texas Power & Light Company of this city and later accepted a place under County Clerk Coursey as deputy county clerk and was holding the place at the time of his death. For a man of his age he mastered the duties of the county clerk’s office very quickly and was of great assistance to those who had business transactions with the office.
He was stricken with a severe headache several weeks ago and continued to grow worse until he was operated on twice and recovered sufficiently to permit of his coming to the city and casting his ballot on July 24th, but after this date, he seemed not to do so well and three or four days ago began to grow worse. On Thursday morning this paper printed an item to the effect that practically all hope of his recovery had been abandoned and that the end would shortly come, unless there was a rally in his condition very soon.
The rally did not come. His spirit was passed out quietly at 9:10 Thursday morning, while surrounded by friends and loved ones.
In the death of Randolph Coney, the city has been deprived of a very valuable young man, a citizen whose ability and integrity gave promise of bringing honor to himself as well as his place of residence. It will be with universal regret that his friends learn of his death but they, with the relatives, may take consolation in the fact that God in his wisdom has purpose back of all his actions, and his removal from earthly activities of this young man presages grander duties “in the house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.”
Randolph leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Coney, and three brothers, Mason, Harmon and Harold, and a sister, Ruby. Mason, who is attending the University of California at Berkeley, reached home a few days ago. Harmon, who has been with the American Embassy in Paris, is now en route home and will reach New York Aug. 22.
Since the beginning of the war, the family has been separated and for some time had been planning a family reunion and now it will be with saddened hearts that the members of the family and the number of near relatives meet.
The Review joins the many friends of the young man in extending sympathy to the parents and other relatives during this hour of sorrow.
Relatives To Be Here
A number of relatives have already arrived or will arrive this morning to attend the funeral. Among those who will attend the funeral will be as follows:
William E. Myres, a cousin, Fort Worth; H. C. Stoffers, an uncle, Graham; Bazle Harmon, an uncle, Ranger; Mrs. Curry, a cousin, Midlothian; Mrs. Pat Wilson, a cousin, Waxahachie; Mrs. Joe Witherspoon, a cousin, Midlothian; Mrs. Jake Sewell, a cousin, Midlothian; and several others to arrive this morning.
J317––– iii.––– Ruby Eugenia Coney, of whom below, born October 30, 1903 in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas.
J318––– v.––– Basil Coney, born June 28, 1908 in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas; died July 12, 1909.
J319––– vi.––– Hubert Harold Coney, of whom below, was born on July 28, 1910 in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas.
J164. PERRY C.7 CONEY (Samuel Whitsett6, Charles5, Ann D.4 Fleming, John3, David2, John1) married Sallie May Wheeler, daughter of John J. Wheeler.
Issue:
J320––– i.––– Lydia8 Coney.
J180. D. EUGENE7 SCARBOROUGH (Mary Louise6 Fleming, David Green5, Duncan Lemmon4, John3, David2, John1) was born February 6, 1906 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia; died June 13, 1951 in Fruitland Park, near Leesburg, in Lake County, Florida. He married Ella May ?.
Obituary of D. Eugene Scarborough
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, June 27, 1951, p. 6:
FORMER PULASKIAN KILLED IN BOAT WRECK IN FLORIDA
By Emma Caldwell
D. E. (Gene) Scarborough, of Fruitland Park, Fla., formerly of Pulaski County, son of Mrs. Dave Scarborough of this city, met death, Wednesday afternoon, June 13, when the boat in which he was sitting was struck by another boat.
Scarborough and a friend were seated in a boat in front of the beach of Yacht Basin, in the Venetian Gardens at Fruitland Park, near Leesburg, Fla. Charles Sawyer, 14, driver of the other boat with his mother seated in the prow, was reportedly coming at full speed across the water, looking in another direction, not seeing the parked boats until they struck.
Mrs. Sawyer was thrown 20 feet before striking the water. Scarborough’s companion, seeing the oncoming boat, dove into the water.
The speeding boat struck Scarborough, knocking him into the water. He sustained a broken pelvis, head injuries and was immediately carried to a hospital, where he died the following day. The crash occurred June 13, at five o’clock. His mother, Mrs. Dave Scarborough, of Hawkinsville, was visiting him at the time.
Scarborough was a member of a well known Pulaski county family. He was born in Macon, Feb. 6, 1906, the son of the late Dave Scarborough and Mrs. Mary Lou Fleming Scarborough, of Hawkinsville and Pulaski county. He spent most of his life in the Pulaski High district of this county. For more than twenty years, he had resided in Florida.
At the time of his death, he was associated with the Independent Life and Accident Insurance Company.
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon, June 15 at the Community Methodist church, at Fruitland Park, with interment at the city cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ella May Scarborough, one daughter, Miss Joyce Scarborough, and one son, David Scarborough, all of Fruitland Park; mother, Mrs. Dave Scarborough of Hawkinsville; two brothers, John Scarborough of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Ted Scarborough of Hawkinsville.
Those from Hawkinsville who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Ted Scarborough and family, Mrs. Paul Scarborough, Mrs. Frank Scarborough, Mrs. Wilbur Slade, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Scarborough.
Issue:
J321––– i.––– Joyce8 Scarborough.
J322––– ii.––– David Scarborough.
J183. JAMES THOMAS7 FLEMING, JR. (James Thomas6,
David Green5, Duncan Lemmon4, John3, David2, John1)
–– my grandfather –– was born on March 29, 1903 in Albany,
Dougherty County, 
Georgia;
died on January 6, 1970 in St Patrick’s Hospital, Jacksonville, Duval County,
Florida, when I was not quite seven years old; and was buried in Oakview Cemetery, in
Albany, Georgia. Tom was a graduate of Atlanta’s Boys High, and a 1927 graduate
of the Georgia Institute of Technology.
According to my father, Walter Saunders Fleming, my grandfather’s family was
planning to buy a textile mill, which led him to study textiles at Georgia Tech.
However, the Depression delayed (permanently) the family’s plan. While at
Tech, Tom also played football.
Because of diabetes and a liver problem (possibly caused by malaria contracted as a child), doctors told him to move to either Arizona or Florida. Because his wife’s brother was already living in Jacksonville, Florida, they moved there.
Tom married Ruby Alleen Hart on January 31, 1929 at the home of her mother, in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia.
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Ruby was a graduate of The University of Georgia, in Athens, Georgia, and was for many years an elementary school teacher in Jacksonville. She was a daughter of John Samuel Hart and Annie Rebecca Johnson, of Warren County, Georgia, and granddaughter of Absalom Hart and Malissa Juvernia Johnson, and of Columbus Fountain Johnson and Mary Elizabeth Thompson.
Ruby was born on March 5, 1905 near Warrenton, Warren County, Georgia; died on March 27, 1992 in Metropolis, Massac County, Illinois; and was buried in the cemetery of the Johnson Methodist Church, outside of Warrenton.
Obituaries of James Thomas Fleming, Jr.
The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida, Wednesday, January 7, 1970, p. B-24:
FLEMING –– James Thomas Fleming, Jr., 66, of 1330 Hollywood Ave., died Tuesday after a long illness. Mr. Fleming was born in Albany, Ga., and had resided in Jacksonville for the past 25 years, moving here from Miami. He was a member of the Avondale Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ruby H. Fleming, Jacksonville; a son, Walter S. Fleming, of Atlanta; and two grandchildren. The body will be forwarded to Albany, Ga. for services and interment. Local arrangements by Hardage and Sons Riverside Funeral Home, 517 Park St.
The Albany Herald, Albany, Georgia, Wednesday, January 7, 1970, p. C-5:
J. T. FLEMING, JR. FUNERAL THURSDAY
ames Thomas Fleming, Jr., 66, of Jacksonville, Fla., died Tuesday afternoon in St. Patrick’s Hospital, Jacksonville, Fla. He had been a resident of Jacksonville for the past 25 years and was a retired draftsman.
Mr. Fleming was born March 29, 1903, in Albany, and was the son of the late James Thomas and Josie Beall Jones Fleming.
He was a graduate of Georgia Tech and was a member of the Avondale Baptist Church in Jacksonville.
Survivors include his wife, the former Miss Ruby Hart Fleming of Milledgeville; a son, Walter S. Fleming, of Atlanta; and two grandchildren, Joe and Carol Fleming of Atlanta.
The funeral will be held Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at the graveside in Oakview Cemetery with the Rev. Perry F. Webb, Jr., pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating.
The family will be at the home of Mrs. W. A. Newsome, 705 Park Place.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.
The family asked that in lieu of flowers contributions be made to charity.
The Albany Herald, Albany, Georgia, Thursday, January 8, 1970, p. B-9:
FLEMING RITES IN CITY TODAY
Mr. Fleming, 66, of 1330 Hollywood Ave., Jacksonville, Fla., died Tuesday morning in Jacksonville following a brief illness.
A native Albanian, Mr. Fleming had been a resident of Jacksonville for the past 25 years and was a retired draftsman. He was a member of the Avondale Baptist Church of Jacksonville.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ruby Hart Fleming of Jacksonville; a son, Walter S. Fleming of Atlanta; two grandchildren.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.
Issue:
J323––– i.––– Walter Saunders8 Fleming, only child, of whom below, born in 1935 in Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia.
J184. CAROLYN7 FLEMING (Anthony Pate6, David Green5, Duncan Lemmon4, John3, David2, John1). The story of her marriage in The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, October 18, 1922, p. 8 calls her “Carolyn Staten Fleming.” She was born October 30, 1903 in Moultrie, Colquitt County, Georgia; died April 25, 1991 in Monroe County, Georgia; and was buried on April 30, 1991 in Long Pond Cemetery, Montgomery County, Georgia. Carolyn married John Richard Staley on October 7, 1922 in the Dempsey Hotel, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia.
Marriage of Carolyn (Staten?) Fleming and John Richard Staley
, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, October 18, 1922, p. 8:The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News
FLEMING-STALEY
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Fleming, of Hawkinsville, Ga., announce the marriage of their daughter, Carolyn Staten to Mr. John Richard Staley, of St. Louis, Mo., and Jacksonville, Fla., at the Dempsey Hotel, Macon, Ga., Saturday, October 7.
Reverend Father Wilkinson, of St. Joseph Cathedral, officiated. The bride’s mother was the only attendant.
Miss Fleming has a host of friends who will be delightfully surprised to learn of this event. – Macon Telegraph.
Obituary of Carolyn (Staten) Fleming
The Monroe County Reporter, Forsyth, Georgia, Wednesday, May 1, 1991, p. 2:
MRS. STALEY
Mrs. John Richard Staley, 87, of Forsyth, died April 25.
A Colquitt County native, Mrs. Staley was the daughter of the late Anthony Pate Fleming and Carolyn Johnson Fleming, of Hawkinsville, and the widow of John Richard Staley. She was the former Carolyn Fleming.
Survivors include her children, John Richard Staley, Jr., of Jackson, Miss., and Carolyn S. Dean, of Jacksonville, Fla.; sisters, Mrs. John L. Hoffman, of Forsyth, and Mrs. W. A. Leaptrot, of Pinehurst; seven grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.
Services were held April 30 in Long Pond Cemetery in Montgomery County. The Rev. Joel Dent officiated. Adams Funeral Home in Dublin had charge of arrangements.
Issue:
J324––– i.––– John Richard8 Staley, Jr.
J325––– ii.––– Carolyn Staley, of whom below.
J185. EVELYN7 FLEMING (Anthony Pate6, David Green5, Duncan Lemmon4, John3, David2, John1) was born on May 23, 1910 in Ashburn, Turner County, Georgia; died on July 4, 2003 in Forsyth, Monroe County, Georgia; buried in Orange Hill Cemetery, Hawkinsville, Georgia.
 She married John Leon Hoffman on February 7, 1932 in Houston, Harris
County, Texas, son of Paul Mark Hoffman and Lulu Pearl Maddox. This was his second
marriage.John Leon Hoffman was born on October 6, 1889 in Waverly, Chambers County, Alabama; died January 29, 1982 in Monroe County, Georgia. He was a landscape architect and construction director for Callaway Gardens, a 14,000-acre resort and gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia. According to an e-mail from her son, Peter Hoffman, on September 11, 2001: “Mother wasn’t christened with a middle name. As girls, the four sisters had monogrammed items, and the middle initial became an issue. She and her parents settled on the name Beacham.” (I wonder if instead it could be “Beauchamp,” the maiden name of Evelyn’s maternal grandmother –– JTF.) Cousin Evelyn is one of the researchers of the Fleming family of Pulaski County, Georgia, upon whose earlier work this current genealogy is built. I last saw her on October 20, 2002, at her home in Forsyth, Georgia. She graduated from Hawkinsville High School in 1927.
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EXCURSUS
Carrie Dell (Mayberry) Hoffman was born on January 23, 1891 in Waverly, Alabama; died on March 13, 1989 in Reno, Nevada? |
Notes
From Monroe County, Georgia: A History, by the Monroe County Historical Society, Forsyth, Georgia, 1979, p. 325:
NAPIER-HOFFMAN HOME
On the old Indian Springs trail (now Indian Springs Drive) is a majestic plantation Colonial home with balconied pink front, white columns and floor-length windows. On January 10, 1826, Thomas T. Napier purchased Land Lot 170. Here he built this spacious house on the choice eminence of this and several hundred surrounding acres he owned in adjacent land lots. Two-foot sills are hand-hewn, mortised and tenoned. The original stairways and eight fireplaces are intact.
Among subsequent owners were H. H. Lampkin, Andrew Zellner, Joseph R. Banks, and J. H. Stuart. During the War Between the States it served as a Confederate hospital. Later another Napier owned it for nearly half a century.
When restoring it some forty years ago, present owners Mr. and Mrs. John Leon Hoffman used great care to preserve the original design. Its exquisite simplicity is echoed in heirlooms. Gardens of the period were designed by Mr. Hoffman, as were many beautiful gardens and structures in Forsyth. He studied under the renowned Fredrick Law Olmsted, and was consultant to leading corporate and cultural institutions over the world.
According to the book Cason Callaway of Blue Springs by Paul Schubert, published in 1964 by Mrs. Cason J. Callaway, Blue Springs, Georgia, printed by Foote & Davis, Atlanta, Georgia, p. 133:
Landscape architect John Hoffman, of Forsyth, Georgia, was construction director, with landscape architect Gilmore Clark, of New York, as consultant. A permanent staff was engaged, Fred Galle became Director of Horticulture.
From the Blue Springs nurseries, as time went along, one hundred thousand plants were set out in the new Gardens. Thirty-five hundred white fragrant arborescens azaleas, seven feet tall, were transplanted. Hundreds of late-flowering prunifolia azaleas, descendents of those discoveries Cason had made in the Blue Springs woods twenty years earlier, were moved to new homes on Gardens hillsides. Holly arboretums and magnolia arboretums went in. There were paths lined with hybrid rhododendron and hybrid azalea. There were rose gardens and chrysanthemum gardens. Slopes were planted with banks of myrtle and bay, with ferns and gentians, wild hydrangeas, mountain laurel, lost gordonia and sweet shrub, wild roses, grancy graybeard, crabapple and plum and dogwood and redbud, and with masses of the smaller wildflowers, the violets and trilliums, the trout lilies, the grass-of-Parnassus and dainty bluet ...
Opening day was scheduled for May 21, 1952.
Obituary of John Leon Hoffman
The Monroe County Reporter, Forsyth, Georgia, Wednesday, February 10, 1982, p. 13:
SERVICES FOR MR. HOFFMAN
Private services were held for John Hoffman January 31, 1982.
A pioneer in environmental design, Mr. Hoffman was educated at Auburn and MIT. He continued his study with the renowned Frederick Law Olmstead, and his first work was with Mr. Olmstead on the Biltmore Estate at Asheville. Well known as a metropolitan and regional planner, Mr. Hoffman held credentials as a licensed professional in the areas of civil engineering, architecture and landscape architecture. His projects stretch across the world and include, in the southeast, Callaway Gardens and the city of Hollywood, Florida.
Mr. Hoffman is survived by his wife, two daughters, three sons, and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. A brother, Culver Hoffman, lives in the old place of their great grandfather in Alabama.
Issue:
J326––– i.––– Johnina Leone8 Hoffman, of whom below, born in 1933 in Waverly, Alabama.
J327––– ii.––– Jerry Maddox Hoffman, of whom below.
J328––– iii.––– Peter Fleming Hoffman married Anne van Leeuwen. No children.
J186. MARY WESTER7 FLEMING (Anthony Pate6, David Green5, Duncan Lemmon4, John3, David2, John1) was born January 24, 1916 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia; died December 16, 1979 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia; and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Cochran, Bleckley County, Georgia. In 1935, Mary graduated from Hawkinsville High School, in Hawkinsville, Georgia. She married William Bush English on June 9, 1935 in Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia. He was a son of William Gilbert English and Minnie Bush, and was born on May 22, 1906 in that part of Pulaski County that was annexted to create Bleckley County, Georgia in 1912; died on July 8, 1970 in Bleckley Memorial Hospital, Cochran, Bleckley County, Georgia; and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Cochran, Georgia.
Marriage of Mary Wester Fleming and William Bush English
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, June 13, 1935, p. 5:
MISS FLEMING WED TO MR. ENGLISH
A marriage of much interest to a large number of friends in this section of the state is that of Miss Mary Wester Fleming of this city and Mr. William Bush English of Cochran, which was quietly solemnized Sunday afternoon, June 10th (sic - Sunday would be June 9th), in Dublin. The bride was beautifully gowned in an ensemble suit of blue and brown printed crepe, with hat and accessories of brown.
The bride is the third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Fleming. She is a graduate of the 1935 class Hawkinsville High School, and is a young lady of charming personality. She is admired by a wide circle of friends. Mr. English is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. English of Cochran. He is well known in this section, and is associated in business with his father, who has extensive farming interests.
Obituary of Mary Wester Fleming
, Cochran, Georgia, Wednesday, December 19, 1979, p. D-8:The Cochran Journal
MRS. W. B. (JACK) ENGLISH
uneral services for Mrs. Mary English, 63, of Cochran, who died
Sunday, December 16, 1979, in a Macon hospital following a short illness, were held at
3:30 p.m. Tuesday in the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Allen Johnson, Elder
Willie Hatfield and Dr. Clarence Knight officiating. Burial was in the Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
Mrs. English, the former Mary Webster (sic) Fleming, was born in Hawkinsville, the daughter of the late Anthony Pate Fleming and Caroline (sic) Johnson Fleming. She was the wife of the late W. B. (Jack) English and has lived in Cochran for the past forty-five years.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, serving on the official board of the church, and was a member of the United Methodist Women. Mrs. English was a retired L. P. N. and was a Pink Lady at the Bleckley County Hospital, a member of the Hawkinsville Chapter DAR, the Cochran Garden Club and the Thirty-Niners Club.
Survivors include three sons: W. B. English, Jr., of New Orleans, La.; Paul English and Clyde English, both of Cochran; a daughter, Mrs. Gerald Smith, of Cochran; three sisters, Mrs. J. R. Staley, of Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Leon Hoffman, of Forsyth; and Mrs. W. A. Leaptrot, of Pinehurst; a sister-in-law, Mrs. I. C. English, of Warner Robins; and thirteen grandchildren.
Active pallbearers were Raj Ambardeker, Jerry Collins, Herbert Cooler, John Giddens, Marion Porter, and Jimmy Padgett.
Fisher Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Obituary of William Bush English
The Cochran Journal, Cochran, Georgia, Thursday, July 16, 1970, p. 10:
W. B. (JACK) ENGLISH
Funeral services for W. B. (Jack) English, 64, of Ann Street in Cochran, who died unexpectedly Wednesday afternoon in the Bleckley Memorial Hospital, were held Friday afternoon at the Cochran United Methodist Church. The services were conducted by Rev. Ted Griner and Rev. Emmett Davis. Burial was in the Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mr. English was born in Bleckley County, the son of the late Will G. and Minnie Bush English and has lived here all of his life. He was a prominent farmer and landowner, member of the Official Board of the Cochran United Methodist Church, the Cochran Rotary Club, the Cochran Masonic Lodge #217, and the Al Shirah Temple of Macon. He was employed by the State Department of Agriculture.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Flemming (sic) English of Cochran; three sons, William B. English, Jr., U.S. Navy on Groton, Conn., Paul F. English and A. Clyde English, both of Cochran; one daughter, Mrs. Ranz Horne of Conyers; eleven grandchildren.
The active pallbearers were: Cecil Attaway, Jimmy Perry, Ivy Smith, Willett Reeves, Gene Newman, J. D. Coley, Marion Porter, and A. C. Miller.
Members of the Cochran Rotary Club, the Official Board of the Cochran United Methodist Church and the Cochran Masonic Lodge formed an honorary escort.
Fisher Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Issue:
J329––– i.––– William Bush8 English, Jr., of whom below, born in 1936 in Bleckley County, Georgia.
J330––– ii.––– Paul Fleming English, of whom below, born in 1937.
J331––– iii.––– Anthony Clyde English, of whom below, born in 1940 in Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia.
J332––– iv.––– Mary Dianne English, of whom below, born in September 23, 1943.
J187. ANNE PATE7 FLEMING (Anthony Pate6, David Green5, Duncan Lemmon4, John3, David2, John1) was born November 17, 1918 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia; died on October 6, 2003 in Byromville, Dooly County, Georgia; and was buried in Pinehurst Cemetery, Pinehurst, Dooly County, Georgia. She married William Alonza Leaptrot, Jr. on June 25, 1950 in Bleckley County, Georgia. He was born circa 1915 in Dooly County, Georgia; died September 11, 1990 in Pinehill Nursing Home, Byromville, Dooly County, Georgia; and was buried on September 14, 1990, in Pinehurst Cemetery, Pinehurst, Georgia.
Marriage of Anne Pate Fleming and William Alonza Leaptrot
Excerpt from The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, June 29, 1950, p. 5:
MISS FLEMING WEDS WILLIAM LEAPTROT, JR.
The ante-bellum theme prevailed throughout the home in decoration and the gowns worn by the bridal party. The colonial stairway was entwined with smilax. Throughout the wide hall and spacious rooms, suggestive of this period, quantities of smilax and magnolias were used in profusion. The high hand-carved mantel held white cathedral candelabra, alternating with clusters of magnolias. At the old-fashioned double doors, Mrs. Needham J. Goode greeted the guests as they arrived.
Before the ceremony a program of nuptial music was presented with Mrs. M. R. Thompson as pianist, and Mrs. Frank Coney soloist, the music including “Angel’s Serenade” and “O Perfect Love.” Descending the road stairway, the bridal party entered the living room which was the scene of the ceremony. The bride preceded by her sister, Mrs. William Bush English, who served as matron of honor, and her niece, Dianne English, as flower girl. The bride entered with her brother, William Bush English, who gave her in marriage. The groom entered with his best man, Asa Charles Daniels, of Pinehurst, and met the bride at the improvised altar in front of the mantel where the ceremony was performed and where brides and grooms have exchanged vows for generations. The Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin was played for the bridal party to enter, and during the ceremony Schubert’s Serenade was played softly. At the close of the ceremony, the hymn, “May the Grace of God Our Father,” was sung ...
Obituary of Anne Pate Fleming
The Macon Telegraph, Macon, Georgia, Tuesday, October 7, 2003:
ANNE F. LEAPTROT
BYROMVILLE –– Graveside services for Anne F. Leaptrot, age 84, of Byromville, will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, October 8 in the Pinehurst City Cemetery.
Mrs. Leaptrot passed Monday, October 6, 2003 in a Byromville nursing home. A native of Hawkinsville, she was the daughter of the late Anthony Pate Fleming and Carolyn Johnson Fleming.
She was a former ballet and tap dancing instructor, the widow of William A. Leaptrot and was of the Episcopal faith.
Survivors include her daughter, Mary Anne Batchelor (Charles) of Midlothian, VA.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pinehurst Baptist Church, c/o Betty Maples, P. O. Box 72, Pinehurst, GA 31070 or to Pinehurst United Methodist Church, c/o Jeanelle Dupree, P.O. Box 162, Pinehurst, GA 31070.
The family will greet friends from 1:00 until 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 8 at the funeral home.
Those who wish may sign the online registry atwww.brannen-nesmith.com.
Brannen-NeSmith Funeral Home of Vienna has charge of arrangements.
Obituary of William Alonza Leaptrot, Jr.
The Vienna News Observer, Vienna, Georgia, Thursday, September 20, 1990, p. 7:
MR. LEAPTROT
William Alonza Leaptrot, Jr., 75, of Pinehurst died Tuesday, Sept. 11, 1990, in Pinehill Nursing Home in Byromville. Funeral services were conducted Friday, Sept. 14 from the graveside in Pinehurst City Cemetery with the Rev. Doug Fullington officiating.
A native of Dooly County, Mr. Leaptrot was a lifelong resident. He was a retired farm machinery repairman and an Army veteran of World War II.
Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Anne Pate Fleming Leaptrot, Pinehurst; one daughter, Mary Anne L. Batchelor, Midlothian, Va.; one brother, Jewett A. Leaptrot, Ocala, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Bessie L. Tiraboschi, Ocala, Fla. and Mrs. Trudy L. McDonald, Springvale and several nieces and nephews.
Bowen-NeSmith Funeral Home of Vienna had charge of arrangements.
Issue:
J333––– i.––– Mary Anne8 Leaptrot was born in 1952. At the age of 22, on June 15, 1974, she married Charles I. Batchelor in Clarke County, Georgia, also 22 at the time of the marriage. He was born in Atwood, Kansas in 1952.
Biographical Notes on Charles I. Batchelor
The Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, Tuesday, July 20, 1999, p. C-1:
EDITOR WILL PLOW NEW ROW;
MAGAZINE SHUTDOWN SHUTS
CHAPTER IN CAREERBy Greg Edwards
Times-Dispatch Staff Writer“They told me on May 13 they were killing my magazine,” said Charles I. Batchelor, editor and publisher of Cooperative Farmer.
That decision by Southern States Cooperative’s senior management tolled the end of not only the cooperative’s 54-year-old publication but also of Batchelor’s 25-year career with the Richmond-based farm supply cooperative.
Losing the magazine wasn’t quite like losing a child, Batchelor said. “I wouldn’t go that far, but it was like some sort of death.”
Batchelor had spent his entire journalistic career since graduating from the University of Georgia in 1974 at Cooperative Farmer.
“I was no good for more than a few days,” he recalled.
CHARLES I. BATCHELOR
Born: ... 1952, in Atwood, Kan.;
Education: University of Georgia, bachelor’s degree in journalism, 1974;
Job Description: Editor and publisher of Cooperative Farmer Magazine and publisher of other publications of the Southern States Cooperative;
Family: Married for 25 years to the former Mary Anne Leaptrot, a senior systems analyst with Philip Morris;
Pastimes: Snow skiing and auto cross, a type of car racing;
Reads: Nonfiction. Just finished “A Wanderer in the Perfect City” by Lawrence Weschler.
From The Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, Tuesday, July 20, 1999, p. C-1.
Recently, Batchelor has been busy supervising the magazine’s final issue, which will land in farmers’ mailboxes around Aug. 1. He also has been making plans for the future, which include an ongoing relationship with agriculture and with Southern States, but not as an employee.
Cooperative Farmer fell victim to the economics of publishing and the growth and expansion that Southern States –– which was founded in 1923 as the Virginia Seed Service –– has undergone in the past couple of years.
In 1998, the co-op bought the Michigan Livestock Exchange, a marketing business in the Midwest and the farm supply and marketing business of Gold Kist, the nation’s second-largest poultry producer, based in Atlanta. The acquisitions have expanded Southern States’ territory from Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia into Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas.
Southern States faced the problem of how to reach farmers in those new states quickly. It found it could do that for $2.02 per farmer cheaper each year by striking a deal with Progressive Farmer magazine than by expanding the circulation of Cooperative Farmer.
Progressive Farmer is a well-known name, while Southern States means nothing to farmers in Georgia and Alabama, Batchelor said.
The agreement with Progressive Farmer, the South’s leading farm publication, calls for Southern States to sponsor a special eight- or 16-page advertising and informational insert that will run inside the magazine 13 times a year. The first insert will appear in September.
The deal also gives Southern States access to Progressive Farmer’s massive database on farmers throughout the Southeast, which will help the cooperative better target its marketing efforts. “Southern States and Progressive Farmer are going to work together to build a second-to-none agricultural database,” Batchelor said.
Although he will leave the cooperative’s employ, six other members of the magazine’s staff will stay on. Bill Walsh, Cooperative Farmer’s managing editor, will edit the cooperative’s other publications, which are aimed mostly at employees or specialty audiences such as horse owners.
Batchelor has formed a consulting business called Triquest Alliance Inc. He will work with Progressive Farmer to develop editorial content for Southern States’ inserts and hopes to work on agricultural education and other projects.
He traces his interest in journalism to an early fascination with magazines and to a neighbor, John Pennington, who was a writer and columnist for the Atlanta Journal. Pennington was sort of an exotic character who later wrote for National Geographic and drove the first Volkswagen Beetle that Batchelor ever saw.
At the University of Georgia, Batchelor wrote features and fillers for the Cooperative Extension Service in his spare time from his journalism studies. A three-part feature he wrote on the effect of real estate taxes on farmers ran on the front page of the Atlanta Constitution.
When the feature was picked up by a U.S. Department of Agriculture publication, it was accompanied by a note that its author would soon be graduating from the University of Georgia and looking for a job. Several job offers followed, and he accepted one from Southern States in Richmond because it was the farthest from Atlanta.
The first article Batchelor wrote for the cooperative magazine was about wheat. His last issue will include a lot of information about wheat, too.
Wheat, a crop not generally associated with Virginia, was also the subject of Batchelor’s favorite story for the magazine. He wrote it after stumbling across a couple of Virginia Tech professors, Dan Brann and Marc Alley, doing research on new methods of growing wheat on a farm near Tappahannock.
“Wheat before that was pretty much a cover crop in Virginia,” he said. Now it’s a cash crop.
Another favorite story is a feature he wrote about the pest-management work of some University of Kentucky insect specialists. He accompanied the researchers as they raced from farm to farm around the Bluegrass State in a surplus police car equipped with shotgun rack.
For most of his career at Cooperative Farmer, Batchelor was the magazine’s primary writer. He became editor and publisher five years ago upon the retirement of Don Tindall, who had been at the magazine 43 years.
Since taking the editor’s job, Batchelor has been developing the magazine’s advertising and marketing.
Batchelor has overseen the publication’s art direction and its editorial budget. He’s also the “lightning rod” for complaints.
An Alabama strawberry grower recently called to complain about a feature in the May-June issue that showed a potential for sales of up to $70,000 an acre growing strawberries. The grower complained that he didn’t need any competition.
One of the great things about working at the magazine was that Southern States managers left him alone, Batchelor said. He has never had an editorial review board, and Southern States’ senior management, he said, has shown a great deal of trust in him.
Jerry H. Gass, director of corporate communications and government affairs for Southern States and Batchelor’s immediate supervisor, said one of Batchelor’s strengths is that he really wanted what he wrote to be valuable to readers.
“Charles has been a student of agriculture and, in recent years, of the efficiency of publishing,” Gass said. He strengthened Cooperative Farmer’s effectiveness both as a management tool for farmers and as an advertising medium for Southern States, he said.
Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture J. Carlton Courter III described Batchelor as aggressive and willing to take on what were sometimes controversial issues. He would get the full measure of the issue on the table, Courter said.
For the immediate future, Batchelor said he’s interested in seeing what he can do with the Progressive Farmer project.
He’s getting over the loss of the magazine, he said. “But I still have flashbacks about that.”
J188. DAVID FLEMING7 RICE (Janie Elda6 Fleming, David Green5, Duncan Lemmon4, John3, David2, John1) was born on August 30, 1907 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia, died January 9, 1990 in West Paces Ferry Hospital, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia; and was buried at Arlington Memorial Park, in Atlanta. He graduated on June 3, 1925 from Hawkinsville High School, Hawkinsville, Georgia, and later the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta. In addition to being a developer and a member of the State Board of Education and the State Board of Regents for the University System of Georgia, David Rice owned the old Ellen Rice Tea Room, once at 63½ Popular and forerunner of today’s Mary Mac’s Tea Room, and later the Town House Restaurant, at 110 Forsyth and then at 1600 Piedmont. David married Irma Erlyne Lanier on November 5, 1936 in Pulaski County, Georgia. She was born on December 6, 1909; died July 25, 1983; and was buried in Arlington Memorial Park, Atlanta, Georgia. She was a daughter of Jesse E. Lanier and Vassie May Edwards.
Obituary of David Fleming Rice
The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, January 11, 1990, p. D-10:
MR. DAVID F. RICE, 82,
SERVED ON STATE BOARDS
OF EDUCATION, REGENTSMr. David F. Rice of Atlanta, a retired developer and former member of the state Board of Regents and the Board of Education, died Tuesday at West Paces Ferry Hospital of complications following a stroke. He was 82.
The graveside service will be at 3 p.m. today at Arlington Memorial Park.
DAVID FLEMING RICE
Courtesy of his son,
David Lanier RiceMr. Rice was a member of the Georgia Board of Education from 1961 to 1970 and a former vice chairman. He was on the Board of Regents of the University System from 1954 to 1961.
David Fleming Rice was born Aug. 30, 1907, in Hawkinsville, the son of Alexander John Rice and Janie Fleming Rice. He studied civil engineering at Georgia Tech.
He was a department head at Sears Roebuck and Co. in Atlanta for eight years. He operated the Ellen Rice Tea Room and Restaurant from 1937 to 1948 and the Town House Restaurant in downtown Atlanta from 1948 to 1954.
Mr. Rice was a developer of apartment complexes in metro Atlanta for about 25 years.
He was a member of national and Georgia education associations, a former president of the Atlanta Restaurant Association and member of Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church.
Surviving are a son, David L. Rice, of Powder Springs, and two grandchildren.
Obituary of Irma Erlyne Lanier
The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday, July 27, 1983, C-11:
RICE
Mrs. Erlyne of Atlanta, Ga., died Monday. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at Arlington Cemetery with Rev. Thomas J. Rogers officiating. Family and friends please assemble at the cemetery gate. Survivors include son, David L. Rice, Powder Springs; sister, Mrs. Coral Ferguson, Dawson, Ga.; two grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to American Heart Assoc. J. Randy Carmichael Funeral Home, Smyrna.
Issue:
J334––– i.––– David Lanier8 Rice, born in 1937. He married first Astrid Lindstrom on September 3, 1958 in Peachtree Road Lutheran Church, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia; they divorced in 1965. David (called Lanny when he was younger?) married second Charlotte Temple Washer on August 13, 1966 in Fulton County, Georgia. She was born in 1940 in Butler County, Kentucky. David graduated from Northside High School, Atlanta, Georgia.
Marriage of
David Lanier Rice
and Astrid LindstromThe Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, September 4, 1958, p. 43:
RICE-LINDSTROM VOWS
SPOKEN AT CHURCH
The ceremony was solemnized Wednesday afternoon, at the Peachtree Road Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Paul J. Renz officiating in the presence of the family and a few intimate friends.
Robert Fleming Rice was his brother’s best man and Bob Rader seated the guests. Mrs. Edward E. Rader was the matron of honor and the bride’s only attendant.
The bride, who was given in marriage by the bridegroom’s father, wore a dress of ivory lace over polished cotton. A short veil fell from a satin bow which she wore on her head. She carried a cluster of orchids on a prayer book. The dress was designed and made by the bridegroom’s mother.
After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Rice entertained at a small reception at their home on W. Conway road, following which the newlywed couple left for a trip to Florida. They will live temporarily in the Darlington Apartments upon their return.
J335––– ii.––– Robert Fleming Rice, of whom below, born September 15, 1940; died December 1, 1982.
J192. PEARL7 HASKINS (William Bunyon6, Nancy Jane5 Fleming, William Green4, John3, David2, John1) was born November 9, 1896 in Pulaski County, Georgia; died December 27, 1986 in Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia; and was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, in Fitzgerald, Georgia. She married Clarence Herman Sherrill.
Obituary of Pearl Haskins
The Fitzgerald Herald and Leader, Fitzgerald, Georgia, Wednesday, December 31, 1986, p. A-2:
SERVICES ARE MONDAY FOR MRS. SHERRILL
Mrs. Pearl Sherrill, who was 90, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 1986, in the Life Care Center.
Mrs. Sherrill, whose residence was 510½ W. Alapaha St., was born November 9, 1896, in Pulaski County. The former Pearl Haskins, she was the daughter of William B. and Hattie English Haskins. A resident of Fitzgerald for 71 years, she was a member of Arbor Baptist Church.
The retired telephone operator was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Herman Sherrill.
Mrs. Sherrill is survived by two sons, Robert Wayne Sherrill of Jacksonville Beach, Fla. and Clarence Eugene Sherrill of Albany; two daughters, Mrs. Juanita Deese and Mrs. Clifford Pickens1, both of Fitzgerald; two sisters, Mrs. Ruby McCuller of Fitzgerald and Mrs. Nina Edwards of Thomasville; nine grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services were held in Paulk Funeral Home Chapel at 12:30 p.m. Monday, with the Rev. Bill Braziel officiating. Marty Smith was the organist.
Clay Sidwell, Carlton Sidwell, Monroe Reeves, Lanier McEwen, J. C. Campbell and J. B. McCuller served as pallbearers.
Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery.
Issue:
1Mrs. Clifford Alexander Pickens (née Thelma Sarah
Sherrill)
was a daugher of Clarence Herman Sherrill and
his wife of an earlier marriage, Flossie Fern Benge
J336––– i.––– Robert Wayne8 Sherrill.
J337––– ii.––– Clarence Eugene Sherrill.
J338––– iii.––– Juanita Sherrill married a Mr. Deese.
J195. EMMETT H.7 HASKINS (William Bunyon6, Nancy Jane5 Fleming, William Green4, John3, David2, John1) was born October 9, 1913 in Abbeville, Wilcox County, Georgia; died March 23, 1965 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia; and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia. Emmett married Evelyn Alexander, daughter of John Alexander and Eva Flanders. She was born February 18, 1921 in Berrien County, Georgia; died August 11, 1965 in Ben Hill County Hospital, Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia; and was also buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Obituary of Emmett H. Haskins
The Fitzgerald Herald and Leader, Fitzgerald, Georgia, Thursday, April 1, 1965, p. 1:
EMMETT HASKINS, RETIRED POLICE, BURIED THURSDAY
Emmett H. Haskins, 51, died in the Veterans Hospital in Augusta Tuesday, March 23, 1965. He lived at 404 W. Oconee street.
He was a retired policeman and a veteran of the Navy.
Funeral services were from Paulk Funeral Home Chapel at 3:30 p.m. Thursday.
Rev. Robert H. McDearmid officiated. Interment was in Evergreen cemetery.
Pallbearers were J. E. Williams, Cody Gaff, Wayne Sherrill, Harris Taylor, Elmer Archer and Ellis Graydon.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Evelyn Alexander Haskins of Fitzgerald; his mother, Mrs. Hattie E. Haskins of Fitzgerald; a daughter, Miss Linda Fay Haskins; a brother, William Elliott Haskins of Jacksonville Beach, Fla.; and three sisters, Mrs. Pearl H. Sherrill and Mrs. Ruby H. Walker of Fitzgerald, and Mrs. Nina H. Edwards of Thomasville.
Paulk Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Obituary of Evelyn Alexander
The Fitzgerald Herald and Leader, Fitzgerald, Georgia, Thursday, October 19, 1965, p. 2:
CHAPEL RITES FOR MRS. E. HASKINS
Mrs. Emmett Haskins, 44, of 404 W. Oconee street, died Wednesday afternoon, August 11, 1965, in Ben Hill County Hospital.
The former Evelyn Alexander, daughter of John Alexander and Eva Flanders Alexander of Engima who survive, she was born February 18, 1921, in Berrien County. She had lived here since 1948.
Her husband is deceased.
Funeral services were from Paulk Funeral Home Chapel at 11 a.m. Friday.
Rev. Robert McDearmid officiated. Interment was in Evergreen cemetery.
Pallbearers were Frank Deese, Wayne Sherrill, Lester Faulk, Ellis Graydon, Wade Malcolm and Irwin Faulk.
Other than her parents, she is survived by a daughter, Miss Linda Faye Haskins of Fitzgerald; a brother, Johnny Alexander of Engima, and a sister, Mrs. Paul Smith of Tazewell, Va.
Issue:
J340––– i.––– Linda Faye8 Haskins was 19 years old when she married Reese Harvey Seabrooke, age 20, on October 10, 1969 in Dorminy Chapel, Central Methodist Church, Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia.
Marriage of
Linda Faye Haskins
and Reese Harvey Seabrooke
Excerpts from The Fitzgerald Herald and Leader, Fitzgerald, Georgia, Thursday, October 23, 1969, p. B-3:
WEDDING OF MISS LINDA HASKINS AND
CPL. SEABROOKE SOLEMNIZED FRIDAYMiss Linda Faye Haskins and Corporal Reese H. Seabrooke were married Friday evening, October 10, at a candlelight ceremony at Dorminy Chapel of Central Methodist Church. A small group of friends and relatives witnessed the double ring ceremony solemnized at half-after seven o’clock by the pastor, Rev. Carlton Anderson.
The bride is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Emmett H. Haskins, and the groom’s parents are the late Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Seabrooke ...
Miss Mary Smith was organist.
The maid of honor (was) Miss Bonnie Goff ...
The bride entered the chapel with her uncle, Johnny Alexander of Enigma, who gave her in marriage. Best man for the groom was his brother, Lt. J. W. Seabrooke, Jr., of Camp Lejeune, N.C., and Donnie Reeves served as usher ...
... her jewelry as an antique pearl wishbone broach belonging to the grandmother of the groom.
The bride’s grandmother, Mrs. J. L. Alexander of Enigma ... (and) her aunt, Mrs. Ruby H. Walker ...
After a short wedding trip, Cpl. and Mrs. Seabrooke will leave for California where he is stationed with the Marine Corps at Santa Ana ...
J198. MANNIE LEWIS7 HOLMES (Carrie Leah6 Haskins, Nancy Jane5 Fleming, William Green4, John3, David2, John1) was born on March 4, 1894 in Pulaski County, Georgia; died on January 8, 1961 at his home in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida; and was buried in the Winter Beach Cemetery, Winter Beach, Indian River County, Florida. He married Callie Mae Fletcher on July 13, 1913 in Fort Pierce, daughter of John Thomas Fletcher and Ida Buford Brooks. She was born on September 6, 1894 at Shady Grove, Taylor County, Florida; died on October 1, 1966 in Fort Pierce Memorial Hospital, Fort Pierce, Florida; and was buried in the Winter Beach Cemetery.
Biographical Notes on Mannie Lewis
Holmes
Written by Jeanne Ann (Townsend) Holmes,
daughter-in-law of Mannie Lewis Holmes:
“On March 4, 1894, Mannie Lewis Holmes was born to John Joseph and Carey Leah Haskins Holmes of Pulaski County (now Bleckley Co.) Georgia. They lived on a 200-acre farm adjoining the old Holmes farm, which was about five miles east of Cochran. John Joseph’s father was James E. Holmes and his mother was Martha Willie Bembry. John Joseph and Carey Leah raised five children on the farm: Mannie Lewis, Alice Viola, Joseph Stiles, Janarl Joseph and Hoke Smith Holmes.
Obituary of MANNIE LEWIS HOLMES
The News Tribune, Fort Pierce, Florida, Monday, January 9, 1961, p. 1:
Death Takes Pioneer
Mannie Lewis Holmes, 66, who came to Florida from Cochran, Ga., by horse-drawn covered wagon in 1913 with M. A. Turner of 3307 Delaware Avenue, died at his residence Sunday morning.
Holmes and Turner, his cousin, brought the family’s belongings in the wagon. The trip took two weeks and at the end of each day the young men wrote their families of their progress.
They stopped first at Quay, near Winter Beach. So well had the messages reached the family that young Holmes’ parents and their other children arrived in Quay by train on the same day that the two young men arrived with the furniture and a cow. They were able to set up housekeeping immediately.
A few months later Holmes married the former Callie Fletcher of Quay. Later, both Holmes and Turner came to Fort Pierce, where they engaged in commercial fishing for a time. Holmes, working for Sam Law, a contractor, helped build the first bridge to span Indian River here in about 1923. He became the first bridge tender and continued until about 30 years ago, when he began working for the city maintenance department. He retired from this position in 1959.
He was a member of Parkview Baptist Church and Fort Pierce Lodge 87, F. and A. M.
Surviving are his wife, Callie Mae Holmes; two sons, J. Byron Holmes of West Palm Beach and Mannie Lawrence (Larry) Holmes of Fort Pierce; two daughters, Mrs. Charles E. Heacock of Opalocka, and Mrs. Ed Finley of Sarasota. Also surviving are 10 grandchildren and three brothers, Stiles, Janarl and Hoke Holmes, all of Wabasso.
Funeral services will be conducted from the Yates Funeral Home Chapel at 10 a.m. Tuesday with the Rev. Adrian Rogers, pastor of Parkview Baptist Church, officiating.
Masonic graveside services will be conducted by the Masonic lodge in the Winter Beach cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Clint McInnis, Frank Dodd, J. D. Todd, O. C. Cain, Raymond Padgett and Tod Addison.
The farm was doing well until 1912 when John Joseph came down with a bad case of pneumonia and almost died. About that time, a minister from Wabasso, Florida, visited Bleckley County. His name was S. L. Loudermilk. He talked John Joseph into selling the farm and moving the family to Winter Beach, Florida (Quay) and raise vegetables and ship them north and “get rich.” John Joseph believed the Rev. Loudermilk and sold his farm and moved to Florida.
In 1913, Mannie and his cousin, Marion Turner, left for Florida driving a horse named Eula and a spring wagon that was canvas covered. The family would later leave on the train and the furniture, dogs, chickens, and milk cow were shipped by freight. They put a mattress on the floor of the wagon and took a few dishes and pots and pans to cook with. They would stop along the road and cook by building a fire. Their groceries consisted of ham, bacon and grits. They did not stop at any grocery stores except to buy a bag of horse feed south of Jacksonville. Their traveling expense money was limited to five dollars for the four hundred and fifty mile trip. They took along a pack of one cent postal cards, and they would write back home from where they spent the nights. Then the family back home would figure out about when they would reach Quay. With the railroads help, they figured out when to have the freight car parked on the side track in Winter Beach (Quay). The freight car arrived about 3:00 and they were there at about 4:00 and the family arrived around 7:00 all the same day.
Leaving on a clear January morning in 1913 would have seemed to be the wrong time of year but the trip was without rain or cold. They spent the first night with a cousin, Lennie Brown, in Fitzgerald, Georgia. The rest of the trip was to be spent in the covered wagon. When they arrived at the St. Mary’s River, that is the Georgia-Florida border, there was no bridge across the river. They had to detour four miles up river where there was a barge to cross on. The barge was on the other side of the river and sunk under water. They had to wait for the attendant to bail the water out and come over for them. The bottom of the barge was covered in green scum as it had not been used for several days. The old horse almost fell down in the scum. They arrived safely across the river and had to pay the attendant 50 cents for the toll.
Arriving in Jacksonville, the horse had to have a new pair of shoes, they found a place on Beaver Street and had them replaced for a dollar. Across the St. John’s River, they bought another bag of horse feed costing $1.50. They bought nothing else until they arrived in Winter Beach. They camped in Jacksonville that night and the next day on the way to St. Augustine they crossed a creek that had dried up and in the holes where the water was it was alive with moccasins. They had a .22 rifle and they started killing the snakes. They arrived in St. Augustine around sunset and pulled in the first wooded area they came to and pitched camp. They got a good nights rest and woke up early to find that they had camped in an old cemetery with sunken graves all around them. They threw everything in the wagon and got out of there as quick as they could.
The trip to Cocoa Beach was uneventful and they camped there and the river was full of wild ducks and for supper they had fried duck which was a great change from grits and bacon. Next they camped at a rock ledge and when they got up the next morning they heard a lot of gunfire, they left there in a hurry also. They found later they were near a rifle range. The roads from there to Winter Beach were two streaks of oyster shells for each wheel to roll on. It was a very winding road and went around pine trees. This is what is now called US 1. They didn’t remember meeting anyone along the road.
When they arrived in Winter Beach, there was the freight car sitting on a side track with all the household goods, two dogs, a crate of chickens, and a milk cow. When they opened the door the dogs jumped out and had to got to the bathroom immediately. The chickens got out of the coup and they had a time rounding them all up. The old cow was in one end of the car and what a mess they had to clean up.
There was no one to meet them so they looked up Preacher Loudermilk to find out where the house was. They got the information and started unloading and moving in the bare necessities as the rest of the family were coming in at 7:00 p.m. After the family arrived, everyone was exhausted and all went to bed early.
About a week later, Mannie and Marion went duck hunting and killed 17 ducks and brought them home and everyone went to picking and cleaning ducks. They saved all the feathers and the gizzards. About three days later the whole house started smelling “ducky” and they all said no more ducks for a while.
John Joseph started farming, growing beans and planting citrus trees. Bought a grove and tended that until he died. Mannie soon met Callie Fletcher whose family came to Winter Beach before 1910. They were married in July of 1913.”
Obituary of Callie Mae Fletcher
The Vero Beach Press-Journal, Vero Beach, Florida, Thursday, October 4, 1966, p. A-2:
CALLIE HOLMES
Mrs. Callie Mae Holmes, a former resident of Vero Beach, died October 1, at Ft. Pierce Memorial Hospital. A native of Shady Grove, Florida, Mrs. Holmes moved to Ft. Pierce from Vero Beach 43 years ago. She lived in Vero for 15 years. She was a member of Parkview Baptist Church, Ft. Pierce.
Survivors include two sons, two daughters, 10 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, a brother, Luther Dukes of Winter Beach, and three sisters, Mrs. Thetis DeLawter of Vero Beach, Mrs. Feddie Stacey of Winter Beach and Mrs. Mary Cruse of Fellsmere.
Funeral services were held October 2 from Yates Funeral Chapel, Ft. Pierce, with Rev. Gideon Long officiating. Burial was at Winter Beach Cemetery.
Issue:
J341––– i.––– John Byron8 Holmes, of whom below, was born on May 19, 1914 in Winter Beach, Indian River County, Florida; died August 28, 1975 in Fort Pierce Memorial Hospital, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida.
J342––– ii.––– Ida Leah Holmes, born April 20, 1916 in Winter Beach, Indian River County, Florida; died there on December 2, 1918; and was buried in Winter Beach Cemetery, Winter Beach, Florida.
J343––– iii.––– Myrtle Elnora Holmes, of whom below, born September 17, 1918 in Winter Beach, Indian River County, Florida; died June 14, 1989 in Ocala, Marion County, Florida.
J344––– iv.––– Eula Mae Holmes, of whom below, born March 19, 1921 in Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida.
J345––– v.––– Mannie Lawrence Holmes, of whom below, born August 29, 1923 in Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida.
J346––– vi.––– Luther Dame Holmes was born on July 9, 1926 in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida. “Pete” died on February 20, 1940 in Fort Pierce and was buried in Winter Beach Cemetery, Winter Beach, Indian River County, Florida.
Obituary of Luther Dame Holmes
The Vero Beach Press-Journal, Vero Beach, Florida, Friday, February 23, 1940, p. 5:
LAST RITES HELD
FOR LUTHER DAME
HOLMES THURSDAYFuneral services for Luther Dame Holmes, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Manie Louis (sic) Holmes of Fort Pierce, who died Tuesday afternoon, were held Thursday afternoon at the First Baptist church in that city. Interment followed in the Winter Beach cemetery. The Yates funeral home was in charge of arrangements.
J347––– vii.––– Beauford Osweld Holmes, born May 8, 1928 in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida; died August 5, 1928 in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida; and was buried in Winter Beach Cemetery, Winter Beach, Indian River County, Florida.
J199. ALICE VIOLA7 HOLMES (Carrie Leah6 Haskins, Nancy Jane5 Fleming, William Green4, John3, David2, John1) was born March 15, 1897 in Pulaski County, Georgia; died in 1937 in Indian River County, Florida; and was buried in Winter Beach Cemetery, Winter Beach, Indian River County, Florida. She married Joseph Deland Jenkins, who was born on March 23, 1892; died on April 13, 1957 at Winter Beach, Florida; and was buried there in the Winter Beach Cemetery.
Obituary of Joseph Deland Jenkins
The Vero Beach Press-Journal, Vero Beach, Florida, Thursday, April 18, 1957, p. C-3:
J. D. JENKINS OF WINTER BEACH PASSES AWAY
Joseph D. Jenkins, 64, a resident of Winter Beach for 33 years, died early last Saturday morning.
He was a retired groveman and a World War I veteran.
He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Nancy Steed and Mrs. Claretha Martin, Jacksonville, Mrs. Ophelia Jenkins and Mrs. Jane Smith, Vero Beach; two sons, Joseph DeWitt Jenkins and Andrew L. Jenkins, Vero Beach; three sisters, Mrs. Florence Hamilton, Winter Beach, Miss Edith Jenkins, and Mrs. Pearl Hamilton, Vero Beach; three brothers, Kit Jenkins, Vero Beach, F. L. Jenkins, Blountstown, Fla. and John Jenkins, Orlando; and seven grandchildren.
Graveside funeral services were held at 3:30 p.m. Monday from the Winter Beach Cemetery, with Elder Johnny Blanton officiating. Floyd Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Issue:
J348––– i.––– Nancy Viola8 Jenkins was born in December of 1926 in Florida. She married first Edd Ralph Steed on December 16, 1944; they were divorced on September 4, 1974 in Duval County, Florida. According to the record, they had two children. She married second Gerald David Burton, a widower, on August 9, 1975 in Duval County, Florida, his fourth marriage. He was born in September 9, 1928 in Ohio.
J349––– ii.––– Joseph DeWitt Jenkins is named as a survivor of his sister, Jane Smith, in the latter’s obituary in The Press Journal, Vero Beach, Florida, Wednesday, September 22, 1999, A-5. Dewitt married Margaret Horton.
J350––– iii.––– Andrew L. Jenkins.
J351––– iv.––– Ophelia Jenkins, of whom below, born January 25, 1930 in Winter Beach, Indian River County, Florida; died September 18, 1971 in Indian River County, Florida.
J352––– v.––– Claretha Jenkins, born on June 14, 1931 in Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida; died on December 30, 2000 in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida; and was buried at MeadowWood Memorial Park in Tallahassee. She was a resident of Wakulla County, Florida at the time of her death. Claretha married Samuel G. Martin.
Obituary of Claretha Jenkins
The Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee, Florida, Monday, January 1, 2001, p. B-5:
CLARETHA JENKINS MARTIN
Claretha Jenkins “Gommie” Martin, 69, of Crawfordville, died Saturday in Tallahassee.
The service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Saint Theresa’s Episcopal Church in Crawfordville, with burial at Culley’s MeadowWood Memorial Park in Tallahassee. Family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Culley’s MeadowWood Funeral Home, Riggins Road Chapel (877-8191). Memorial contributions may be made to Leukemia Society of America, 10550 Old St. Augustine Road, Suite 28, Jacksonville, FL 32257.
A native of Vero Beach, she had lived in Crawfordville since 1972. She worked for the Florida Department of Highway Safety for 10 years. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star and Saint Theresa’s Episcopal Church.
She is survived by a son, Samuel G. Martin Jr. of Tallahassee; two daughters, Cam Show and Alice Touchton of Crawfordville; and five grandchildren.
J353––– vi.––– Sequesta Jane Jenkins, of whom below, born October 19, 1935 in Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida; died September 20, 1999 in Indian River County, Florida.
J354––– vii.––– William E. “Bud” Jenkins is named as a survivor of his sister, Jane Smith, in the latter’s obituary in The Press Journal, Vero Beach, Florida, Wednesday, September 22, 1999, A-5.
J200. JOSEPH STYLES7 HOLMES (Carrie Leah6 Haskins, Nancy Jane5 Fleming, William Green4, John3, David2, John1) was born 1904 in Pulaski County, Georgia; died July 12, 1963 in Indian River County, Florida; and was buried at Winter Beach Cemetery, Winter Beach, Indian River County, Florida. He was was a manager of a fruit packing house in Wabasso. Styles married Mary Lee Waters who was born August 11, 1902 in Oconee County, Georgia; died December 12, 1992 in Indian River Village Care Center, Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida; and was also buried at Winter Beach Cemetery.
Obituary of Mary Lee Waters
The Press Journal, Vero Beach, Florida, Monday, December 14, 1992, p. A-4:
MARY HOLMES
Mary Lee Holmes, 90, of 6965 W. 81st St., Wabasso, died Dec. 12, 1992, at Indian River Village Care Center, Vero Beach, after a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Holmes was born Aug. 11, 1902, in Oconee, Ga., and moved to this place in 1924 from her birthplace.
She was a homemaker.
Mrs. Holmes was a founder and charter member of the First Baptist Church, Wabasso, and was active in all functions of the church.
Survivors include a son, Harrell Joseph Holmes, Wabasso; two daughters, Rachel Ryall, Wabasso, and Gladys Earman, Vero Beach; two sisters, Mildred Stinson, Vero Beach, and Orca Howell, Sandersville, Ga.; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Friends may call from 2-3 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Wabasso.
Services will be 3 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Wabasso with Rev. Richard Williams and Rev. Troy Warner officiating.
Burial will follow in Winter Beach Cemetery.
Strunk Funeral Home, Sebastian, is handling the arrangements.
Issue
J355––– i.––– Harrell Joseph8 Holmes.
J356––– ii.––– Rachel Holmes married a Mr. Ryall, possibly Nesbitt B. Ryall, Jr.
J357––– iii.––– Gladys Holmes married a Mr. Earman, possibly Joseph H. Earman Sr.
J201. JANARL JOSEPH7 HOLMES (Carrie Leah6 Haskins, Nancy Jane5 Fleming, William Green4, John3, David2, John1) was born June 12, 1908 in Pulaski County, Georgia; died June 12, 1977 in Wabasso, Indian River County, Florida; and was buried in Winter Beach Cemetery, Winter Beach, Indian River County, Florida. Janarl married Elise Roddenberry, who was born July 26, 1912 in Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia; died January 10, 1990 in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida; and was buried in Winter Beach Cemetery, Winter Beach, Florida.
Obituary of Elise Roddenberry
The Vero Beach Press-Journal, Vero Beach, Florida, Friday, January 12, 1990, p. A-4:
ELISE HOLMES
Elise Roddenberry Holmes, 77, died Jan. 10, 1990, in Jacksonville after a prolonged illness.
She was born July 26, 1912, in Thomasville, Ga., and had moved to Wabasso 60 years ago. She was a charter member of the Wabasso First Baptist Church and the Women’s Club.
Survivors include one son, William Earl Holmes, Lake Wales; three daughters, Dorothy Tolar of Fripp Island, S.C., Helen Hiers of Jacksonville and Reba Hiers, St. Augustine; one brother, Walter Roddenberry, Fort Pierce; and one sister, Frances Green, Apopka; 13 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 2-3 p.m. Saturday at Strunk Funeral Home, Sebastian, with funeral services at 3 p.m., the Rev. Gary McCoach, officiating. Interment will be in Winter Beach Cemetery, Winter Beach.
Issue:
J358––– i.––– Dorothy8 Holmes married a Mr. Tolar.
J359––– ii.––– Helen Holmes married a Mr. Hiers, twin brother to the husband of Helen’s sister Reba.
J360––– iii.––– William Earl Holmes.
J361––– iv.––– Reba Holmes married a Mr. Hiers, twin brother of Reba’s sister Helen.
J202. HOKE SMITH7 HOLMES (Carrie Leah6 Haskins, Nancy Jane5 Fleming, William Green4, John3, David2, John1) was born May 4, 1911 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia; died on November 19, 2000 in Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida; and was buried at Winter Beach Cemetery, Winter Beach, Indian River County, Florida. He was named for the Governor of Georgia at the time of his birth, Hoke Smith, who later in 1911 resigned the Governor’s office to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. Hoke Smith Holmes married Hazel Janet Armstrong on July 13, 1935 in Vero Beach, Florida.
Marriage of Hoke Smith Holmes and Hazel Janet Armstrong
The Vero Beach Press-Journal, Vero Beach, Florida, Friday, July 19, 1935, p. 5:
Miss Hazel Armstrong, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Armstrong, and Hoke Holmes were quietly married at the home of Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Johnson Saturday night in Vero Beach.
Obituary of Hoke Smith Holmes
The Vero Beach Press Journal, Vero Beach, Florida, November 21, 2000, p. A-6:
HOKE HOLMES
Hoke Smith Holmes, 89, of Winter Beach, died Nov. 19, 2000, at VNA Hospice House, Vero Beach, after a lengthy illness.
He was born May 4, 1911, in Hawkinsville, Ga., and was a life-long resident of Winter Beach.
Prior to retirement, he worked for the City of Vero Beach and drove a citrus truck for the Graves Brothers Co. in Wabasso.
Mr. Holmes was a member of the First Baptist Church of Winter Beach.
Surviving are his wife of 65 years, Hazel; two daughters, Nellie Leah Coleman, of Vero Lake Estates, and Frances D. Smith, of Winter Beach; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at the Strunk Funeral Home, Vero Beach.
A funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church of Winter Beach, with the Rev. Jim Kepler officiating.
Interment will follow in Winter Beach Cemetery.
Friends may make contributions to VNA Hospice of Indian River County, 1111 36th St., Vero Beach, Fla. 32960, in memory of Mr. Holmes.
Issue:
J362––– i.––– Nellie Leah8 Holmes, born in 1944 in Winter Beach, Indian River County, Florida, married Charles Carpenter Coleman on February 19, 1971 in Indian River County, Florida. He was born in Tennessee in February 1935. This was the first marriage for each.
J363––– ii.––– Frances Diane Holmes, born in 1946 in Wabasso, Indian River County, Florida, married Walter Thomas Smith on September 27, 1975 in Indian River County, Florida. He was born in March of 1931 in Pennsylvania. This was a first marriage for each.
J203. MARION AUGUSTUS7 TURNER (Frances Bertha6 Haskins, Nancy Jane5 Fleming, William Green4, John3, David2, John1) was born January 20, 1895 in Pulaski County, Georgia; died July 28, 1987 in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida; and was buried there in the Fort Pierce Cemetery. He married Lecy Orene Brantley on October 21, 1920 in Pulaski County, Georgia. She was born January 15, 1903; died November 26, 1984 in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida; and was buried at Fort Pierce Cemetery.
Obituary of Marion Augustus Turner
The Fort Pierce News Tribune, Fort Pierce, Florida, Friday, July 31, 1987, p. B-4:
MARION TURNER
Marion Augustus Turner, 92, of 3307 Delaware Ave., Fort Pierce, died Tuesday. A native of Georgia, he came here from Hawkinsville, Ga., in 1913. Mr. Turner was a retired rural mail carrier and the founder and former owner of White Way Dairy. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I, was the last charter member of Parkview Baptist Church, and a member of Fort Pierce Lodge 87, F. and A. M.
Survivors include two daughters, Opal E. Moore of Slidell, La., and Ina Kees of Miami; three sisters, Lola Mae Couch, Lottie Turner Benson and Audine Turner Albert of Fort Pierce; and a brother, Carlis Turner of Columbus, Ga.; and four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Yates Funeral Home chapel in Fort Pierce, with the Rev. Nevi Townsend officiating. Burial will be in Fort Pierce Cemetery.
Friends may call 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Yates Funeral Home.
Obituary of Lecy Orene Brantley
The Fort Pierce News Tribune, Fort Pierce, Florida, Wednesday, November 28, 1984, p. B-4:
LECY O. TURNER
Lecy Orene Turner, 81, of 3307 Delaware Ave., died Monday at a local nursing home. She was a native of Georgia and came to Fort Pierce from there in 1923. Mrs. Turner was a homemaker. She was a charter member of Parkview Baptist Church and a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Ruth Chapter No. 7.
Survivors include her husband, Marion A. Turner of Fort Pierce; two daughters, Opal Moore of Slidell, La., and Mrs. Ina Kees of Miami; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Baird Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Nevi Townsend officiating. Burial will be in Fort Pierce Cemetery. An Eastern Star service will be held today at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Friends may call today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Issue:
J364––– i.––– Opal8 Turner married a Mr. Moore.
J365––– ii.––– Ina Turner married a Mr. Kees.
J204. LOTTIE7 TURNER (Frances Bertha6 Haskins, Nancy Jane5 Fleming, William Green4, John3, David2, John1) was born June 22, 1900 in Pulaski County, Georgia; died on February 14, 1991 in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida; and was buried in the Buchan (Old Powers) Cemetery, near Hartford, Pulaski County, Georgia. On November 14, 1926, in Cochran, Bleckley County, Georgia, she married Luther H. Benson. He was born on July 9, 1897 in Montgomery County, Georgia; died on April 29, 1966 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia; and was also laid to rest in the Buchan Cemetery.
Marriage of Lottie Turner and Luther H. Benson
, Cochran, Georgia, Thursday, November 18, 1926, p. 3:The Cochran Journal
TURNER-BENSON
Miss Lottie Turner and Mr. L. H. Benson, both of Limestone community, this county, were united in marriage last Sunday morning at ten o’clock at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Cochran. He performed the ceremony in the presence of a few witnesses, one of whom was brother to the groom.
May their lives be filled with sunshine and happiness, is the wish expressed by many interested friends.
Obituary of Lottie Turner
The Fort Pierce Tribune, Fort Pierce, Florida, Saturday, February 16, 1991, p. B-4:
LOTTIE T. BENSON
Survivors include two sisters, Audine Albert and Lola Couch of Fort Pierce; a grandson, Steve Benson, of Riverside, Calif.; a granddaughter, Donna Hehmann of Lake Mary, Fla.; a daughter-in-law, Jean Meyer of Lake Mary; and four great-grandchildren.
Private funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Roger L. Byrd, Port St. Lucie Funeral Home.
Obituary of Luther H. Benson
, Cochran, Georgia, Thursday, May 5, 1966, p. 8:The Cochran Journal
LUTHER H. BENSON
Funeral services for Luther H. Benson, 68, of Rte. 2, Hawkinsville in Bleckley County, who died Friday morning in the Hawkinsville hospital, were held Saturday afternoon at the Limestone Baptist Church. The services were conducted by Rev. Vernon Vaughn and Rev. Chalmas Holmes with burial in the Powell (Powers?) Cemetery.
The Cochran Journal, Cochran, Georgia, Thursday, May 5, 1966, p. 7: Card of Thanks We wish to express our gratitude for the kindness of the people here, for the food and flowers, and to the blood donors and to all of you who gave us comfort during the illness and at the time of the death of our loved one. The knowledge of your friendship makes our burden lighter. May God bless and keep each of you. The Family of Luther H. Benson |
Mr. Benson was born in Montgomery County and had lived in Bleckley County most of his life.
He was a farmer and land owner, a member of the Limestone Baptist Church.
He was chairman of the Bleckley Co. Democratic Executive Committee and former chairman of the Bleckley County ASCS Commission.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lottie Turner Benson; daughter-in-law, Mrs. Jean Wynne Benson and two grandchildren, Donna Lynn Benson and Steven Hall Benson, of Jacksonville, Fla. Also a number of nieces and nephews.
The active pallbearers were Ivy Smith, Gus Giddens, J. T. Smith, Carlton Lawson, Frank Richardson and Ernest Lucas.
The honorary pallbearers were:
Albert Grimsley, Willett Reeves, Ernest Mashburn, Basil Barber, W. R. Scarborough, Lee Dykes, Morgan Floyd, Hoke Smith, Ray Perkins, S. S. Stinson, Jim Stokes, J. S. Dykes, Mrs. Gynelle Stokes, Mrs. Sara Ann Roth, Miss Mary Wimberly, W. J. Harris, J. E. Smith, James Berryhill, W. R. Rozier, Carl Skipper, R. G. Smith, and B. F. Meadows.
Fisher Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Issue:
J366––– i.––– Franklin Hall8 Benson, of whom below, born September 13, 1933 in Bleckley County, Georgia; died February 1, 1966 in Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia.
J205. LOLA MAE7 TURNER (Frances Bertha6 Haskins, Nancy Jane5 Fleming, William Green4, John3, David2, John1) was born July 17, 1903 in Pulaski County, Georgia; was named as a survivor of her sister, Audine (Turner) Albert in The Stuart News/Port St. Lucie News, Stuart, Florida, Tuesday, May 23, 2000, p. C-4 and The Palm Beach Post, Palm Beach, Florida, Tuesday, May 23, 2000, p. B-3. She married Emory G. Couch on November 1, 1926 in Pulaski County, Georgia, according to The History of Pulaski and Bleckley Counties, Georgia, 1808-1956, v. 2, Hawkinsville Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1958, J.W. Burke Company, Macon, Georgia, p. 719. Searched, but could not find, a story announcing their marriage in The Cochran Journal, Cochran, Georgia.
Issue:
J367––– i.––– Emory G.8 Couch, Jr.
J210. JULIAN TILDEN7 HASKINS (Lawrence Fleming6, Nancy Jane5 Fleming, William Green4, John3, David2, John1) was born on November 12, 1904 in Pulaski County, Georgia; died on June 23, 1972 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia; and was buried in Orange Hill Cemetery, Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia. He married Esther Pauline Holland on July 24, 1932 at her parents’ home, in Hawkinsville. She was the only daughter of John Raymond Holland and Elizabeth Reynolds, and was born on April 4, 1907; died in Atlanta, Georgia on March 6, 1994; and also was buried in Orange Hill Cemetery in Hawkinsville, Georgia. She was a teacher in the Atlanta public schools.
Marriage of Julian Tilden Haskins and Esther Pauline Holland
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, July 28, 1932, p. 5:
MISS HOLLAND WEDS MR. HASKINS
The home was beautifully decorated. The marriage vows, using the impressive ring ceremony, were read in the living room before an improvised altar of ferns that reached almost to the ceiling. Gladioli in a delicate shade of pink filled tall baskets. Preceding the ceremony nuptial music was played by Miss Pauline Reynolds. Mrs. J. L. Baggott sang “At Dawning.” The wedding march from Mendelsohn heralded the approach of the bride and groom who entered together. The bride wore a new fall model of blue crepe with blouse of a lighter shade of blue. Hat, shoes and all accessories matched. A corsage of pink rosebuds completed her costume and enhanced her blonde beauty.
Following the ceremony a small informal reception was held. The dining room was decorated with ferns and summer flowers in shades of yellow and orange. The table was covered with a lace cloth and was centered with a silver vase of yellow marigold. Mrs. Norwood Anderson, Mrs. Jim DuPree and Mrs. Pearl Reynolds served.
The bride possesses rare qualities of personality. She is a graduate of the Hawkinsville High School and of the Georgia State Teachers College, Valdosta. Since graduation she has taught in the Public Schools of Midville.
The groom is a young man of sterling qualities. He is active in the civic and religious life of the city and holds a responsible position with Planters Bank.
After their ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Haskins left for a motor trip thru South Carolina. After their return they will be at home with the bride’s parents.
Obituary of Esther Pauline Holland
The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Monday, March 7, 1994, C-4:
HASKINS
Mrs. Esther Holland Haskins, of Atlanta, died March 6, 1994. Mrs. Haskins was preceded in death by her husband, Julian T. Haskins. She was retired school teacher with the Atlanta School System. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Atlanta, and the volunteer Sunday School Class. Surviving are her daughters, Mrs. Marvin M. Kilgo, Jr., Mrs. Betty Callaway; grandchildren, Mr. Marvin M. Kilgo III, Mrs. Henry W. Grady III, Mrs. H. Jeff Lanier, Mrs. Timothy M. Gibbons; ten great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 8, at 11:30 a.m., at Spring Hill, Rev. Varon Crosby officiating. Interment services will follow at 4:00 p.m. at Orange Hill Cemetery, Hawkinsville, Ga. The family will receive friends Monday from 2: 00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Spring Hill. H. M. Patterson & Son.
Obituaries of Julian Tilden Haskins
The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, June 24, 1972, p. B-7:
J. T. HASKINS
Services for Julian T. Haskins, 684 Yorkshire Road, N. E., will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Spring Hill, burial in Orange Hill Cemetery in Hawkinsville, Ga. Mr. Haskins, retired from the U. S. Internal Revenue Service, where he worked 29 years, died Friday. He was associated with Planters Bank in Hawkinsville. He was a member of the 20th Century Bible Class at the First Baptist Church. Survivors include his widow, the former Esther Holland; daughters, Mrs. Grady C. Stell, Decatur, and Mrs. Marvin H. Kilgo, Atlanta, and sister, Mrs. Louise H. Adams, Atlanta.
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, June 28, 1972, p. 16:
JULIAN T. HASKINS TAKEN BY DEATH
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Atlanta and a member of the Twentieth Century Men’s Bible Class.
After working for the Internal Revenue Service for 29 years, he retired in 1966. He was a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. While he resided in Hawkinsville he was associated with Planters Bank.
Funeral services were held Sunday, June 25, at Patterson’s Spring Hill in Atlanta, The Rev. Arnold Smith and Dr. Charles Stanley officiated. Graveside services were held in Orange Hill Cemetery with the Rev. R. E. Dorsey officiating. Clark Funeral Home was in charge of local arrangements.
Survivors include his widow, the former Esther Holland; daughters, Mrs. Grady J. Stell and Mrs. Marvin M. Kilgo, Jr.; a sister, Mrs. Louise H. Adams; and four grandchildren, Julie and Joy Stell, Kimberly and Marvin Kilgo III, all of Atlanta.
Issue:
J368––– i.––– Betty Jane8 Haskins, of whom below, was born in 1935.
J369––– ii.––– Judith Ann Haskins, of whom below, born in 1938.
J214. THELMA7 DYKES (Bianca Etta6 Haskins, Nancy Jane5 Fleming, William Green4, John3, David2, John1) was born on February 13, 1904 in Pulaski County, Georgia; and died on May 1, 1992 in Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado. She married first Robert Herman Hardwick of Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama on August 8, 1920 in Gordon, Houston County, Alabama. Herman died on June 26, 1934 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. After Herman’s death, she married second Julius Brackett. The Social Security Administration Master Death Index names a Julius Brackett who was born on February 23, 1896 and who died in September 1961, card issued in Colorado. Could this be him?
Issue:
J370––– i.––– Robert Herman8 Hardwick, Jr., an airline pilot, was born December 20, 1922 in Dothan, Houston County, Alabama; died January 22, 1985 in Honduras.
J216. JOE HASKINS7 DYKES (Bianca Etta6 Haskins, Nancy Jane5 Fleming, William Green4, John3, David2, John1) was born on June 30, 1908 in Gordon, Houston County, Alabama; died on June 8, 1978 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama; and was buried in Memory Hill Gardens Cemetery, Tuscaloosa. He married Mary Alma Lee on June 1, 1929 in Ashland, Clay County, Alabama, daughter of William Henry Lee and Cora Ann Barton. She was born in Clay County, Alabama, on February 1, 1899; and died on October 15, 1992 in Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama.
Issue:
J371––– i.––– Hazel Christine8 Dykes, of whom below, only child, born in 1930 in Gordon, Houston County, Alabama.
J218. MARTHA FRANCES7 BUCHAN (Eulalie6 Haskins, Nancy Jane5 Fleming, William Green4, John3, David2, John1) was born May 29, 1911 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia; died August 6, 1995 at her home, 110 Edgewood Drive, Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia; and Laurel Hill Cemetery in Thomasville. A member of Chi Omega, she graduated from The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, in 1931. Three years later, Frances married William Sanders Stewart on October 20, 1934 at her mother’s home in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia, son of James Turner Stewart and Pearl Singletary. He was also a 1931 graduate of The University of Georgia, where he was a member of Pi Kappa Phi. He was born December 14, 1907 in Ochlocknee, Thomas County, Georgia; died September 7, 1994 in Archbold Memorial Hospital, Thomasville; and was buried in that city at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Marriage of Martha Frances Buchan and William Sanders Stewart
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, October 25, 1934, p. 5:
MISS BUCHAN WEDS MRS. W. S. STEWART
The lower floor of the home, which was thrown open to the guests, was artistically decorated with chrysanthemums in autumnal shades. In the living room the marriage was solemnized before an altar of palms and ferns, with cathedral candelabra holding burning tapers at each side and completed with floor baskets filled with white chrysanthemums. The nuptial music was rendered by Mrs. H. A. Haskins, aunt of the bride. She was becomingly gowned in soft blue crepe trimmed with small rhinestone clips, completed with a corsage of pink roses.
To the strains of Mendelsohn’s wedding march the bride descended the stairway with her uncle, Judge H. A. Haskins, who gave her in marriage. They were met at the altar by the bridegroom and his only brother, Mr. James Auvel Stewart, who served as best man. The bride, a striking titan blonde, was beautiful in her wedding gown of sapphire blue uncut velvet, made floor length and ornamented only by three circular buckles of sapphires and rhinestones. Her corsage was of orchids and valley lilies. “Liebstraum,” by Liszt, was rendered softly as the vows were spoken.
Following the ceremony the guests were entertained at an informal reception. A feature of the decoration in the dining room was the bride’s table, centered with a three-tier cake which was beautifully embossed and topped with a miniature bride and groom. Silver candelabra holding burning white tapers and silver compotes of dainty mints completed the decoration.
Mrs. W. G. Buchan, mother of the bride, was gowned in black crepe trimmed with corded satin and rhinestone buttons. Her corsage was of gardenias.
Mrs. J. T. Stewart, the bridegroom’s mother, wore black crepe trimmed in white with a shoulder corsage of gardenias.
Later in the afternoon the young couple left for a short motor trip, after which they will be at home in Bainbridge. The bride chose for traveling a modish two-piece suit in brown crepe, the coat collar being trimmed in a narrow band of fur. Her accessories were in matching shades.
Mrs. Stewart is the only child of Mrs. Buchan and the late Warren Gainer Buchan. After graduating from Fitzgerald High School, she received her B. S. degree from the University of Georgia in 1931, where she was a member of the Chi Omega sorority. Mr. Stewart is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Stewart of Ochlocknee, Georgia. He graduated at the University of Georgia in 1931, popular in campus activities and a receiving a B. S. degree. He was a member of the Pi Kappa Phi social fraternity.
Obituary of Martha Frances Buchan
The Thomasville Times-Enterprise, Thomasville, Georgia, Monday, August 7, 1995, p. 2:
STEWART
Services for Frances B. Stewart, 84, 110 Edgewood Drive, Thomasville, are at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8, 1995, at Kirkland-Croy-Hughes Home for Funerals. Elders Varn Marshall and Thad Marshall will officiate, with interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Stewart died Sunday, Aug. 6, 1995, at her residence. Born May 29, 1911, in Hawkinsville, she was a daughter of the late Warren Gainer Buchan and Eula Haskins Buchan. A homemaker, she was a graduate of the University of Georgia Class of 1931 and was a member of Chi Omega Society and Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Church. She was married to the late W. S. Stewart. Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley and Jack Strickland, Thomasville, Martha and John Harries, Scottsboro, Ala.; grandchildren, Melanie Blitch, Huntsville, Ala; Michael Harries, Auburn, Ala., Katie Harries, Scottsboro, James Strickland and Scott Strickland, both of Thomasville. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Church or Hospice of Southwest Georgia. – Kirkland-Croy-Hughes Home for Funerals.
Obituary of William Sanders Stewart
The Times-Enterprise, Thomasville, Georgia, Wednesday, September 7, 1994:
W. S. STEWART CALLED “MASTER POLITICIAN,”
DECORATED DURING WORLD WAR IIBy Conrad Engel
Former Thomas County Tax Collector W. S. Stewart died today at Archbold Memorial Hospital.
He was 86.
Stewart, who died of pneumonia, became Thomas County tax collector in 1948 and held the position until his retirement in 1972. Shortly thereafter, the tax collector’s office was changed to that of a tax commissioner.
Stewart was married to Frances Buchan Stewart, who survives.
A WWII veteran, Stewart served as a colonel with the 17th Airborne, 194th Glider Infantry Division, during several campaigns, including the Battle of the Bulge.
He received the Silver Star, Bronze Star, along with the Purple Heart, after being wounded while commanding a group of paratroopers in an attack on a bridge of Germany’s Rhine River.
The movie “A Bridge Too Far” was an account of the attack. Stewart also received many campaign medals in Belgium and France.
Lawson Neel, a longtime friend of Stewart’s, has great respect for the former solider.
“I believe he was one of the most decorated veterans of WWII in the area,” said Neel. “He was a remarkable and enthusiastic man.”
Thomas County Sheriff Carlton Powell remembers Stewart as a master politician.
“I worked with (W. S.) Stewart for eight to 10 years. He was a master politician and knew how to effectively run the tax collector’s office,” said Powell. “There was never a question about his credibility and fairness.”
A 1931 graduate of the University of Georgia, where he was vice president of his graduating class, Stewart was past president of Thomasville Kiwanis Club and a member of the board of directors of Commercial Bank.
Issue:
J372––– i.––– Martha Frances8 Stewart, of whom below.
J373––– ii.––– Shirley Stewart, of whom below.
J219. MARTHA ANN7 WATSON (Elia6 Fleming, Elam Green5, William Green4, John3, David2, John1) was born January 5, 1925 in Dooly County, Georgia; died on July 29, 2003 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia; and was buried in Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Pulaski County, Georgia. She married John Henry Slade II on November 2, 1946 in Pulaski County, Georgia. He was born October 15, 1918 in Pulaski County, Georgia; died December 5, 1998 in Pineview, Wilcox County, Georgia; and was buried in Mount Pleasant Church Cemetery, Pulaski County, Georgia.
Marriage of Martha Ann Watson and John Henry Slade II
Excerpt from The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, November 21, 1946, p. 4:
MRS. WILBUR SLADE HOSTESS
Mrs. Wilbur Slade was hostess to a number of friends Thursday afternoon with a kitchen shower at her home on McCormick Ave., honoring Mrs. John H. Slade, a recent bride, the former Miss Martha Watson ...
Obituary of Martha Ann Watson
The Macon Telegraph, Macon, Georgia, Thursday, July 31, 2003:
MARTHA WATSON SLADE
PINEVIEW –– Mrs. Martha Slade, age 78, of Pineview, GA, died Tuesday, July 29, 2003 in Macon, GA. Funeral services will be held at 11A.M., Friday, August 1, 2003 at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church with the Revs. Thurmond Collins, Jim Criswell and Don Woodall officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
Mrs. Slade was a native of Dooly County, GA, and a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, WMU President and Sunday School Teacher. She was a member of the Pineview Garden Club. She was preceded in death by her husband, John H. Slade.
Survivors include five daughters, Ann Lancaster (Rudy) of Cordele, GA, Lynn Dunaway (Larry) of Hawkinsville, GA, Colding Brady (Kelsie) of Cleveland, GA, Merry John Mooring (Robert) of Keystone Heights, FL, Julie Bloodworth (Wayne) of Pineview, GA; fourteen grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and special friend, Geneva Melvin of Pineview, GA.
Visitation will be Thursday night, from 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. at Clark Funeral Home.
Contributions may be made to Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and the Georgia Baptist Children’s Home.
Clark Funeral Home of Hawkinsville, GA, is in charge of the arrangements.
Issue:
J374––– i.––– Brenda Ann8 Slade, of whom below, born in 1949 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia.
J375––– ii.––– Mary Lynn Slade, of whom below, born in 1951 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia.
J376––– iii.––– Sarah Colding Slade, of whom below, born in 1954 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia.
J377––– iv.––– Merry John Slade, of whom below, was born in August 11, 1956 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia.
J378––– v.––– Julie Von Slade, of whom below, born in 1963 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia.
J223. WALTER F.7 ATKINSON, JR. (Ethel6 Fleming, Elam Green5, William Green4, John3, David2, John1) was born August 31, 1914 in Pulaski County, Georgia; died January 30, 1961 in Macon Hospital, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia of a gunshot wound; and was buried in Orange Hill Cemetery, in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia. His widow was Lorine Mullis, to whom he was married on May 16, 1940 in Abbeville, Wilcox County, Georgia.
Marriage of Walter F. Atkinson, Jr. and Lorine Mullis
The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, July 5, 1940, p. 18:
ATKINSON-MULLIS
Mrs. Elsie Mullis announces the marriage of her daughter, Lorine, to W. F. Atkinson, son of Mrs. Ethel Atkinson, both of Hawkinsville. The marriage took place May 16 in Abbeville, Georgia.
Obituaries of Walter F. Atkinson, Jr.
The Macon Telegraph, Macon, Georgia, Tuesday, January 31, 1961, p. 5:
WALTER ATKINSON DIES IN PULASKI
HAWKINSVILLE –– Funeral services for Walter F. Atkinson, 46, of Rt. 2, Hawkinsville, will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. in Corinth Baptist Church, with Rev. Albert Webb officiating. Burial will be in Orange Hill Cemetery.
A veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion, Atkinson was a native of Pulaski County. He died Monday in a Macon hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lorine Mullis Atkinson; a son, Walter Henry; mother, Mrs. Ethel Atkinson, Hawkinsville; a sister, Mrs. W. G. Collins, Hawkinsville; a brother, E. T. Atkinson, Brunswick, and two aunts, Mrs. Cook Watson and Mrs. Bertie Wynne of Hawkinsville.
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, February 1, 1961, p. 1:
W. F. ATKINSON DEATH IS HELD
ACCIDENTAL AT CORONER’s REQUESTAt an inquest held this morning by Pulaski County Coroner Pat Nelson, a coroner’s jury found that Walter F. Atkinson, 46-year-old contractor, in its opinion, had met a self-inflicted but accidental death.
Mr. Atkinson died Monday at Macon Hospital after suffering a gunshot wound of the head at his home the night of Jan. 21 in the Corinth Baptist Church area of the county.
Sheriff Andy Hill told the jurors that he and the coroner had talked to Mrs. Atkinson this morning before the inquest and that she had told them that her husband did not appear to her to be either mad or despondent.
The sheriff said she declared that she did not see the gun go off but her nine-year-old son said he saw the death weapon –– a .22 caliber pump rifle –– hit a chest of drawers and go off to inflict the head wound.
After arriving at the Atkinson home the night of Jan. 21, Sheriff Hill said the rifle had gone off with him unintentionally and the bullet had gone out through a window.
James Garrett, who had been hunting with Mr. Atkinson on Jan. 21, said Mr. Atkinson had been “just as full of life as I have ever seen him.”
Joe Simmons, a neighbor, said Mr. Atkinson had not been depressed the afternoon Jan. 21.
Dr. M. F. Arnold, the attending physician said he asked Mrs. Atkinson how it happened shortly after the incident occurred and she replied that:
“He got mad and just got up and shot himself.”
Dr. Arnold said she did not amplify this statement. Malcolm Nelson, a member of the jury, said this did not rule out an accident even though he had been angry.
Dr. Arnold said he found powder burns about the size of a nickel.
Sheriff Hill told the jury that he had tried to get a statement that night from Mrs. Atkinson but that she was too upset to give him one.
Jury foreman was J. C. Hadden.
Mr. Atkinson was a veteran of the Second World War, a member of the Corinth Baptist Church, the American Legion and the VFW.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at Corinth Baptist, the Rev. Albert Webb officiating. Burial was in Orange Hill Cemetery, Clark Funeral Home in charge.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lorine Mullis Atkinson; a son, Walter Henry Atkinson; mother, Mrs. Ethel Atkinson, Hawkinsville; sister, Mrs. W. P. Collins, Hawkinsville; brother, E. T. Atkinson, Brunswick, and two aunts, Mrs. Cook Watson and Mrs. Bertie Wynne, Hawkinsville.
Pallbearers were James Garrett, Charles Killebrew, Robert Slade, Bob Lancaster, Joe Simmons, Howard Martin, Jr., Thomas Bembry and James Wilcox.
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, March 3, 1962:
IN MEMORY OF W. F. ATKINSON
All you did meant so much to us during our dark hours.
May God richly bless each of you is my humble, sincere prayer.
Birdie Fleming Wynne
Issue:
J379––– i.––– Walter Henry8 Atkinson.
J226. ETHEL MAY7 KELLAM (Eldridge Pulaski6, Mary Frances5 Fleming, Count Pulaski4, John3, David2, John1) was born on March 20, 1880 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia; died January 24, 1966 in Fulton County, Georgia; and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia. She married John Clifford Fife in 1900. He was born on October 9, 1878; died on January 1, 1940 at College Park, Fulton County, Georgia; and was likewise buried at Greenwood.
Obituaries of Ethel May Kellam
The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, January 25, 1966, p. 17:
FIFE –– Mrs. Ethel Kellam of Atlanta died Jan. 24, 1966. Surviving are her daughter, Mrs. W. T. Bandy, Richmond, Va.; brother, Mr. Count Kellam, Chamblee; grandchildren, Mrs. C. R. Perkins, Richmond; Mrs. C. R. Perkins, Richmond; Mrs. W. S. Webb, Mr. Charles Sewell, Kremmling, Col.; Mr. John C. Fife III, Marietta; 10 great-grandchildren; niece, Mrs. R. A. Hawkins, New Orleans. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Jan 26., at 2 o’clock at Spring Hill, Dr. Louie D. Newton officiating. Interment, Greenwood. The pallbearers will be Mr. Burton Acree, Mr. Vernon Manning, Mr. Alton Baxter, Mr. O. E. Stewart, Mr. George Brown and Mr. Parks R. Warnack.
The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday, January 26, 1966, p. 24:
MRS. ETHEL FIFE
Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel Kellan (sic) Fife of Atlanta will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Spring Hill. Dr. Louie D. Newton will officiate and burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Fife was the widow of John C. Fife and was a native of Atlanta. She died Monday in a private hospital.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. W. T. Bandy, Richmond, Va., and a brother, Count Kellan (sic), Chamblee.
Obituaries of John Clifford Fife
The Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, January 2, 1940, p. 9:
FIFE, Mr. John C., Sr. –– The friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Fife, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Willard T. Bandy, Richmond, Va., Mrs. Martha S. Sewell, Betty and John Fife III, Charles Sewell and Martha Bandy, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Fife, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Fife and family, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Fife and family, and Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hawkins of New Orleans, La., are invited to attend the funeral of Mr. John C. Fife, Sr., 11 o’clock Wednesday, from the chapel of Awtry & Lowndes. Rev. Dave Kellam will officiate. Pallbearers selected will please assemble at the chapel. Interment, Greenwood cemetery.
The Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, January 2, 1940, p. 4:
JOHN C. FIFE
John C. Fife, 61, of 306 East Princeton avenue, College Park, died yesterday morning at his home. Surviving are his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Willard P. Bandy and Mrs. Martha F. Sewell; three brothers, W. W., W. B. and H. A. Fife; and four grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Awtry & Lowndes.
Issue:
J380––– i.––– (A daughter)8 Fife who married Willard T. Bandy. Had a daughter, Martha Bandy?
J000––– ii.––– John Clifford Fife, Jr. was born on March 15, 1901; died on July 24, 1939 in Atlanta, Georgia; and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. Married Betty ? and had a son, John Clifford Fife III.
Obituaries of John Clifford Fife, Jr.
The Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, July 25, 1939, p. 22:
FIFE, Mr. John Clifford, Jr. –– Passed away at a local hospital in his 38th year. Survived by daughter, Miss Betty Fife; one son, John Fife III; father and mother, Mr. and and Mrs. John C. FIfe, Sr.; two sisters, Mrs. Willard T. Bandy, Richmond, Va., and Mrs. Martha F. Sewell. Funeral arrangements announced later. Awtry & Lowndes.
The Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday, July 26, 1939, p. 20:
JOHN CLIFFORD FIFE, JR.
Funeral services for John Clifford Fife, Jr., retired employe of the Sinclair Refining Company, who died Monday night at a private hospital, will be conducted at 11 o’clock tomorrow morning at the chapel of Awtry & Lowndes by the Rev. Jesse Hendley. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery.
The Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday, July 26, 1939, p. 20:
FIFE, Mr. John Clifford, Jr. –– The friends and relatives of Mr. John Clifford Fife, Jr., Miss Betty Fife, John Fife III, Mr. and Mrs. Willard T. Bandy, Richmond, Va., Mrs. Martha F. Sewell, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hawkins, New Orleans, Miss Martha Bandy and Charles Sewell are invited to attend the funeral of Mr. John Clifford Fife, Jr. tomorrow (Thursday) morning at 11 o’clock from the chapel of Awtry & Lowndes. Rev. D. S. Kellam and Rev. J. M. Hendley will officiate. Interment, Greenwood cemetery.
J000––– iii.––– Martha Fife married Charles Sewell. Had a son, Charles Sewell?
J229. IRA FEM7 KELLAM (Eldridge Pulaski6, Mary Frances5 Fleming, Count Pulaski4, John3, David2, John1) was born in February of 1886, and died in 1960. He married Clara B. Johnson 1909. Ira was living in Hillside, New Jersey at the time of the death of his father, Eldridge Pulaski Kellam, according to the latter’s obituary in The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, June 15, 1935, p. 2.
Issue:
J381––– i.––– Jack Otto8 Kellam.
J382––– ii.––– Fred Kellam.
J383––– iii.––– William Johnson Kellam, of whom below, born about 1913; died April 6, 1995 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.
J231. ELDRIDGE PULASKI7 KELLAM, JR. (Eldridge Pulaski6, Mary Frances5 Fleming, Count Pulaski4, John3, David2, John1) was born September 11, 1899 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia; died June 11, 1943 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia; and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia located at 1173 Cascade Avenue, S.W. He married Esther Bernice Smith, daughter of Drewry Washington Smith. She was born on March 10, 1902; died on July 31, 1999 in St. Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia; and was buried on August 2, 1999 in Crestlawn Memorial Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia.
Obituaries of Eldridge Pulaski Kellam, Jr.
The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Sunday, June 13, 1943, p. D-12:
KELLAM – The friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Kellam Jr., Eldridge Kellam III, Drew Kellam, Mrs. E. P. Kellam Sr., Mrs. J. C. Fife Sr., Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Kellam, U.S.N.; Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Kellam, Chamblee, Ga.; Mr. F. P. Kellam, U.S.A.; Rev. and Mrs. D. S. Kellam, Decatur, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Ira F. Kellam, Newark, N.J.; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Kellam, Monroe, La.; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kellam, Jacksonville, Fla., are invited to attend the funeral of Mr. E. P. Kellam Jr., Monday, June 14, 1943, at 11:30 o’clock at Spring Hill, Dr. James W. Middleton officiating. Interment, Greenwood. The pallbearers will be Mr. W. F. Barton Jr., Mr. John D. Malone, Mr. R. L. Jeffords, Mr. Armine Kellam, Mr. James G. Carter, Mr. A. P. Fellows. H. M. Patterson & Sons.
The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Sunday, June 13, 1943, p. B-4:
E. P. KELLAM JR.’S LAST RITES MONDAY
Mr. Kellam, who died Friday at a local hospital after a long illness, was employed by the Post Office Department. He was a Shriner and a member of First Baptist Church.
He was born in Atlanta and was graduated from Boys’ High School.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Eldridge and Drew Kellam; his mother, Mrs. E. P. Kellam Sr.; a sister, Mrs. J. E. Fife, all of Atlanta; and six brothers, A. L. Kellam, of the Navy; F. P. Kellam, of the Army; C. F. Kellam, of Newark, N. J.; Wallace Kellam, of Monroe, La.; Ernest Kellam, of Jacksonville, Fla.
Obituary of Esther Bernice Smith
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Sunday, August 1, 1999, p. C-12:
ESTHER KELLAM, 97, of St. Simons Island, formerly of Atlanta, died Saturday. Graveside service, 2 p.m. Monday, Crestlawn Memorial Cemetery; Huey Funeral Home.
Issue:
J384––– i.––– Eldridge Pulaski8 Kellam III, born in 1930. He married Joan Elder in 1953. She was born 1935.
J385––– ii.––– Drewry Page Kellam, of whom below, born in 1933 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.
J233. COUNT FLEMING7 KELLAM (Eldridge Pulaski6, Mary Frances5 Fleming, Count Pulaski4, John3, David2, John1) was born December 5, 1906; died June 9, 1974 near Atlanta, Georgia; and was buried June 11, 1974 at Arlington Memorial Park, Atlanta, Georgia. He married Callie McLean in 1930 possibly in Chamblee, DeKalb County, Georgia, daughter of A. F. and Betty Lynn McLean. Callie was born 1906. He was at one time mayor of Chamblee, Georgia.
Obituaries of Count Fleming Kellam
The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Monday, June 10, 1974, p. C-15:
C. F. KELLAM, 67, CHAMBLEE EX-MAYOR
Funeral for C. F. Kellam, 67, of 4739 Pounds Court, Tucker, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Oglethorpe Hill. The Rev. Tom C. Lawler will officiate, with burial in Arlington Memorial Park.
Kellam, former mayor of Chamblee, died Sunday after an extended illness.
He was a member of the Chamblee First Baptist Church and was supervisor for AT&T.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Callie McLean Kellam; sons, David Kellam of Atlanta and James Kellam of Tucker; a brother, W. L. Kellam of Thomasville; and three grandchildren.
The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, June 11, 1974, p. C-5:
C. F. KELLAM, EX-CHAMBLEE MAYOR, DIES
Services for Count F. Kellam, 67, of 4739 Pounds Court, Tucker, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Oglethorpe Hill, burial in Arlington Memorial Park.
Mr. Kellam, a supervisor with American Telephone & Telegraph Co., died Sunday apparently from leukemia.
He was a former mayor of Chamblee.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Callie McLean Kellam, and sons, David Kellam of Atlanta, James Kellam of Tucker, and W. L. Kellam of Thomasville.
The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, June 11, 1974, p. C-6:
KELLAM –– Mr. Count F., of 4738 Pounds Ct., Tucker, died June 9, 1974. Surviving are his wife, the former Callie McLean; sons, Mr. David Kellam, Atlanta, Mr. James Kellam, Tucker, Mr. W. L. Kellam, Thomasville, Ga.; grandchildren Molly, Randy and Chris Kellam. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 11, at 2 o’clock at Oglethorpe Hill, Rev. Tom C. Lawler officiating. Interment, Arlington. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Cancer Society, Leukemia Div. H. M. Patterson & Son, 4450 Peachtree Road.
Issue:
J386––– i.––– David Fleming8 Kellam, of whom below, born circa 1940.
J387––– ii.––– James McLean Kellam, born 1944.
J388––– iii.––– W. L. Kellam.
J237. ARMINE RAYMOND7 KELLAM (John Fleming6, Mary Frances5 Fleming, Count Pulaski4, John3, David2, John1) was born July 25, 1889 on Mills Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia; died May 18, 1944 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; and was buried at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia. He was a salesman for The Coca-Cola Company. He married Rebecca Winifred Warner on May 4, 1918 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, daughter of Charles Wiley Warner and Lillie White. She was born March 26, 1896 in West Point, Troup County, Georgia; died December 13, 1994 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia; and was also buried in Atlanta’s Westview Cemetery. Rebecca graduated in 1914 from Emory Nursing School, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Marriage of Armine Raymond Kellam and Rebecca Winifred Warner
The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Sunday, May 5, 1918, p. 10:
KELLAM-WARNER
Mrs. W. R. Warner, of Lanett, Ala., announces the marriage of her daughter, Rebecca Winifred, to Lieutenant A. R. Kellam, which was solemnized Saturday evening at 8:30 o’clock at the home of the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kellam, on Cleburne Terrace.
Obituaries of Armine Raymond Kellam
The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, May 19, 1944, p. 12:
A. R. KELLAM TAKEN BY DEATH
A. R. Kellam, 55, of 869 Adair Avenue, N. E., died suddenly Thursday in Chicago while on a business trip. He was connected with the sales division of The Coca-Cola Company.
Born and reared in Atlanta, he had been connected with The Coca-Cola Company since World War I.
Mr. Kellam was a member of the Druid Hills Presbyterian Church, the American Legion, Joseph C. Greenfield Lodge, F. and A. M., Scottish Rite and the Shrine.
Surviving are his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Hobart M. Conway, Jr., of Washington, D.C., and Misses Coley and Jane Elizabeth Kellam, Atlanta; a step-mother, Mrs. J. F. Kellam Sr.; two sisters, Mrs. W. H. Mahone, Atlanta, and Mrs. E. W. Sartain, Monroe, La.; and two brothers, John F. Kellam, Jr., Charlotte, N. C., and Robert J. Kellam, Atlanta.
Funeral plans will be announced by H. M. Patterson and Son.
The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, May 20, 1944, p. 3:
KELLAM: The friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Armine Raymond Kellam, Mrs. Hobart M. Conway Jr., Washington, D. C.; Miss Coley Kellam, Miss Jane Elizabeth Kellam, Mrs. John Fleming Kellam Sr., Mrs. W. H. Mahone, Atlanta; Mrs. E. W. Sartain, Monroe, La.; Mr. John Fleming Kellam Jr., Charlotte, N. C.; Mr. Robert J. Kellam, Mrs. Luther B. Coley, Daytona Beach, Fla., are invited to attend the funeral of Mr. Armine Raymond Kellam Sunday, May 21, 1933, at 3 o’clock at Spring Hill, Rev. James G. Patton officiating. Interment, West View. The pallbearers will be: Mr. Russell E. Dale, Mrs. Charles F. Stewart Jr., Mr. Harry L. Baker, Mr. Courtland S. Winn Jr., Mr. Leaver Richardson, Mrs. W. G. Fowler, Mr. W. R. Heston, Mr. Ralph A. Huie. H. M. Patterson & Son.
The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, May 20, 1944, p. 5:
A. R. KELLAM
Funeral rites for A. R. Kellam, 55, of 869 Adair Avenue, N. E., will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Spring Hill. The Rev. James G. Patton will officiate, and burial will be in West View Cemetery. Mr. Kellam, connected with the sales division of The Coca-Cola Company, died Thursday in Chicago while on a business trip.
The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Sunday, May 21, 1944, D-18:
KELLAM –– Funeral services for Mr. Armine Raymond Kellam will be held Sunday, May 21, 1944, at 3 o’clock at Spring Hill, Rev. James G. Patton, officiating. Interment, West View. H. M. Patterson & Son.
Obituary of Rebecca Winfred Warner
The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday, December 14, 1994, p. C-7:
KELLAM
Mrs. Armine R. Kellam of Atlanta, the former Rebecca Warner, died December 13, 1994. Surviving are her daughters, Mrs. Rebecca Conway, Duluth; Mrs. Coley Elder, Cambridge, Mass.; Mrs. Jane Freeman, Merritt Island, Fl.; 9 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, sisters, Mrs. Lillian Scales, Mrs. Alice Hussey. Interment services will be held Wednesday, December 14, at 2:30 o’clock, at Westview Cemetery. Mrs. Kellam was born and raised in the West Point, Ga. area and had eight brothers and sisters. She was graduated from Emory Nursing School in 1914 and served many years with the Nursing Registry. Mrs. Kellam was a life-long member of Druid Hills Presbyterian Church. H. M. Patterson and Son, 4550 Peachtree Road, Oglethorpe Hill.
Issue:
J389––– i.––– Rebecca Warner8 Kellam, of whom below, born August 23, 1922 in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.
J390––– ii.––– Louise Coley Kellam, of whom below, was born on December 9, 1925 in Emory University Hospital, DeKalb County, Georgia.
J391––– iii.––– Jane Elizabeth Kellam, of whom below, born June 29, 1928 in Emory University Hospital, DeKalb County, Georgia.
J238. JOHN FLEMING7 KELLAM, JR. (John Fleming6, Mary Frances5 Fleming, Count Pulaski4, John3, David2, John1) was born August 15, 1899 at 80 Hill Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia; died April 25, 1956 in Atlanta, Georgia; and was buried in Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta. He was a student at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta, where he joined Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity.
He married first Mary Ellen Parks on October 15, 1929 on Springdale Road, in Atlanta. Papers in the Roberts Jenkins Kellam Collection at the Atlanta History Center identify her as a daughter of Holmes Hicks Parks and Janie Arnold; the story of her marriage to John Fleming Kellam, Jr. (below) states that her parents were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Caldwell Lewis. Perhaps Mary Ellen’s father died and her mother re-married Mr. Lewis??? Mary Ellen was born February 6, 1910 in Atlanta, Georgia; died in February 1974. Reportedly she and John Kellam Fleming were divorced.
John Kellam married second Elsa Marks [widow of Herbert Fo(u)ntain Kennon] on June 30, 1940 in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama. She was born June 2, 1901 in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.
Marriage of John Fleming Kellam, Jr.
and Mary Ellen Parks
Excerpts from The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday, October 16, 1929, p. 19:
MISS PARKS WEDS MR. KELLAM
AT BEAUTIFUL HOME CEREMONYA marriage of exquisite beauty and dignity was that of Miss Mary Ellen Parks to John Fleming Kellam, Jr., which was solemnized last evening at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Caldwell Lewis, on Springdale road, at 8:30 o’clock, by Rev. Harold Shields in the presence of a large assemblage of relatives and friends ...
As the guests assembled a program of pre-nuptial music was rendered, Mrs. Edward White, aunt of the groom, played the accompaniment while Mrs. William Owens, cousin of the groom, sang ...
First to descend the stairs were the six ribbon bearers, Miss Carolyn Arnold, cousin of the bride, and Mrs. Howison Mahone, sister of the groom, came first ... Next came Miss Anne Oakes and Mrs. E. J. Harris ... Mrs. T. E. Clyatt and Mrs. S. T. Killcrease entered together ... F. B. Bruce, of Greenville, S.C., and Howison Mahone acted as groomsmen. Miss Jane Lewis, younger sister of the bride, acted as junior bridesmaid ... The matron of honor, Mrs. Joseph Caldwell Lewis, mother of the bride, wore a fingernail pink, pamie velvet with satin slippers to match. Miss Frances Parks, another sister of the bride, acted as maid of honor ... The two little flower girls were Miss Rebecca Warner Kellam and Miss Coley Kellam, nieces of the groom ... Master Edwards McCrory, Jr. was the ringbearer ...
The lovely bride descended the steps alone, meeting her father, Joseph Caldwell Lewis, at the foot of the stairs, who gave her in marriage ...
After the ceremony an informal reception was held ... Mr. Kellam and his bride left immediately for a motor trip through North Carolina, stopping at Grove Park Inn at Asheville and other points of interest in the state.
Obituaries of John Fleming Kellam, Jr.
The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, April 26, 1956, p. 19:
J. F. KELLAM, OFFICE SUPPLY AGENT, DIES
John Fleming Kellam Jr., 56, an office supply representative, died Wednesday while calling on a customer at 741 Boulevard, NE, police said. He lived at 365 Springdale Dr., NE.
He collapsed and a physician pronounced him dead a few minutes later.
Mr. Kellam, a native Atlantan, had been employed several years by Alan W. Sommerfield, office supplies.
He attended Georgia Tech and was graduated from old Tech Evening School, where he was a member of the Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity.
Mr. Kellam was a member of Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Spring Hill. Dr. Monroe F. Swilley Jr. will officiate. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery.
Survivors include his mother, Mrs. John F. Kellam Sr.; two sons, John F. Kellam III and Joseph Lewis Kellam; two sisters, Mrs. William Howison Mahone and Mrs. Ezra W. Sartain; and a brother, Robert Jenkins Kellam, all of Atlanta.
The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, April 26, 1956, p. 31:
KELLAM –– Mr. John Fleming Jr. of 365 Springdale Dr., NE, died April 25, 1956. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. John Fleming Kellam Sr.; sons, Mr. John Fleming Kellam III, Mr. Joseph Lewis Kellam; sisters, Mrs. William Howison Mahone, Mrs. Ezra W. Sartain; brother, Mr. Robert Jenkins Kellam, and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 27 at 11:30 o’clock at Spring Hill, Dr. Monroe F. Swilley Jr. officiating. Interment, Oakland. The pallbearers will be: Mr. Allen W. Sommerfield, Mr. Count F. Kellam, Mr. James Nolan Jenkins, Mr. Robert Jenkins, Mr. Walter Jenkins, Mr. Jack S. Moore, Mr. Jake Harris, Mr. F. S. Jenkins Jr.
Issue:
Of John Fleming Kellam, Jr. and Mary Ellen Parks
J392––– i.––– John Fleming8 Kellam III, of whom below, born October 8, 1930 in Emory University Hospital, DeKalb County, Georgia; died April 29, 1990 in DeKalb County, Georgia.
J393––– ii.––– Joseph Lewis Kellam, of whom below, born in 1933 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.
J239. KATHERINE DOROTHY7 KELLAM (John Fleming6, Mary Frances5 Fleming, Count Pulaski4, John3, David2, John1) was born May 12, 1901 at 80 Hill Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. She married Ezra Wilson Sartain on April 20, 1929 at her parents’ home on St. Charles Avenue, in Atlanta. He was a son of Isaac Lee Sartain and Elmetta Frances Sumner and was born on September 17, 1898 in Walker County, Alabama; died in Louisiana on February 5, 1988.
Marriage of Katherine Dorothy Kellam and Ezra Wilson Sartain
Excerpts from The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Sunday, April 21, 1929, p. M-2:
MISS KELLAM WEDS MR. SARTAIN
AT QUIET HOME CEREMONY
A fitting program of nuptial music was rendered before the ceremony on the piano by Mrs. Edward White, Jr., cousin of the bride.
Miss Mary Ellen Parks, maid of honor, entered first and was followed by the matron of honor, Mrs. William Howison Mahone, sister of the bride ...
The little flower girl, Miss Coley Kellam, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Armine R. Kellam, and a niece of the bride-elect, was dainty in a pink taffeta frock and carried a miniature basket of pink sweet peas.
The groom’s only groomsman was John F. Kellam, Jr., brother of the bride. Auxford Sartain of Troy, Ala., brother of the groom, was the best man. Auxford Sartain, Jr., acted as junior groomsman ...
Mrs. I. L. Sartain, the groom’s mother, wore blue chiffon with pale pink roses ... Mrs. Ann E. Jenkins, of New York, grandmother of the bride, was attractive in green beaded georgette ...
Immediately following the ceremony, Mr. Sartain and his bride left on their honeymoon by motor. They will spend a month in Orlando and Miami each, after which they will make their home in Jacksonville, Fla. ...
Issue:
J394––– i.––– Ann8 Sartain, of whom below, born in 1930 in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida.
J241. ROBERT JENKINS7 KELLAM (John Fleming6, Mary Frances5 Fleming, Count Pulaski4, John3, David2, John1) was born November 6, 1905 at 80 Hill Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia; died February 19, 1993 in DeKalb County, Georgia; and was buried in Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia. Robert was educated at Atlanta’s Tech High, after which he attended the Atlanta Law School, where he was a member of the Delta Theta Phi fraternity. He married Eula Mae Brooks on July 12, 1932 in the Second Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, daughter of Arthur Brooks and Elizabeth Trout. She was born April 6, 1905 in Douglas, Coffee County, Georgia; died April 10, 2000 in Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi; and was buried at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Marriage of Robert Jenkins Kellam and Eula Mae Brooks
Excerpts from The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday, July 13, 1932, p. 11:
MISS BROOKS AND MR. KELLAM WED
AT 2ND BAPTIST CHURCH CEREMONYMiss Eula Mae Brooks, lovely young daughter of Arthur Brooks, became the bride of Robert Kellam at a brilliant ceremony solemnized last evening at 8:30 o’clock at Second Baptist church. Dr. Ryland Knight, pastor of the church, read the nuptial service in the presence of a large gathering of friends and relatives ...
The ushers were Howison Mahone and Arthur McDonald. The bridesmaids and groomsmen entered singly down the aisle of the church. They were Mrs. J. F. Slater and Mrs. Howison Mahone and Armine R. Kellam and John Fleming Kellam ...
The maid of honor, Miss Annette Brooks, and the junior bridesmaid, Miss Rebecca Kellam, entered separately ...
Turner Leathers acted as best man. The lovely bride was given in marriage by her father, Arthur Brooks ...
During the evening Mr. Kellam and his bride left for an extended wedding trip and will return to Atlanta to make their home.
Obituary of Robert Jenkins Kellam
The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, February 20, 1993, p. B-11 and The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Sunday, February 21, 1993, p. C-11:
KELLAM
Mr. Robert J. Kellam of Atlanta, died February 19, 1993. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Eula B. Kellam, Atlanta; daughter, Charlton McGee, Jackson, Miss.; son, Armine Kellam, Farfield, Conn.; sister, Mrs. W. H. Mahone, Atlanta; five grandchildren, several great-grandchildren. Interment services will be held Monday, February 22 at 2 o’clock at Westview. H. M. Patterson Son, Spring Hill.
Obituaries of Eula Mae Brooks
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Sunday, April 16, 2000:
KELLAM
Mrs. Eula Brooks Kellam, 95, of Lawrence Road, Jackson, Mississippi, died Monday, April 10, 2000 of heart failure at her daughter’s home. She was a homemaker. Graveside services will be 4:00 p.m., Monday, April 17, 2000, at Westview Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia. Mrs. Kellam, a native of Douglas County (I believe this should be Douglas, Georgia, which is the county seat of Coffee County, Georgia - JTF), Georgia, lived in Atlanta for 20 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Robert Jenkins (Kellam). Survivors include her daughter, Charlton Magee of Jackson, Mississippi; son, Armine Brooks of Milford, Connecticut; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, sister, Virginia Spahl of Centerville, Ohio; sister-in-law, Mattie White Mahhome (sic) of Atlanta, Georgia. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Jackson, Mississippi, in charge of funeral arrangements.
The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi, Monday, April 17, 2000:
EULA BROOKS KELLAM, HOMEMAKER
Eula Brooks Kellam, 95, of Lawrence Road, died April 10 of heart failure at her daughter’s home.
Graveside services are 4 p.m. today at Westview Cemetery in Atlanta. Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home is handling local arrangements.
Mrs. Kellam was a native of Coffee County, Ga. She lived most of her life in Atlanta. She moved to Jackson in 1993. Mrs. Kellam was a member of Morningside Baptist Church. She was the widow of Robert Jenkins Kellam.
Survivors include: daughter, Charlton Magee of Jackson; son, Armine Brooks of Milford, Conn.; sister, Virginia Spahl of Centerville, Ohio; brother, Sidney Brooks of Summerville, S.C.; and six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Issue:
J395––– i.––– Charlton8 Kellam was born in 1933 at Crawford Long Hospital, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. She married first James Harold Patrick on January 27, 1951 in Inman Park Baptist Church, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. She married second a Mr. Magee.
J396––– ii.––– Armine Brooks Kellam, born in 1935 at Crawford Long Hospital, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. He married Patricia A. McBride. On September 19, 1968, a divorce decree was issued in Fulton County, Georgia.
J243. MARY ELIZABETH7 COMER (May Rose6 Kellam, Mary Frances5 Fleming, Count Pulaski4, John3, David2, John1) was born June 23, 1893 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia; died February 28, 1983 in Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia; and was buried on March 2, 1983 at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia. She married Ernest Kennon Thomason in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. He was born circa 1891 (he was 98 when he died in 1989); died April 19, 1989 in DeKalb County, Georgia; and was also buried at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated in 1913 from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) Atlanta, Georgia, where he played college football for the legendary coach, John Heisman.
Obituary of Mary Elizabeth Comer
The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday, March 2, 1983, p. C-10:
THOMASON
Mrs. Mary C., of Decatur, died Feb. 28, 1983. Surviving are her husband, Mr. Ernest K. Thomason, daughter, Mrs. Betty T. Mulkey, Decatur, sister, Mrs. Katherine Burdett, Clearwater, Fl., three granddaughters, several nieces and nephews. Entombment services will be held Wednesday, Mar. 2 at 3 o’clock at Westview Abbey. Mr. J. T. Holleman, Past First Reader, First Church of Christ, Scientist, officiating. H. M. Patterson & Son, Spring Hill.
Obituary of Ernest Kennon Thomason
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, April 21, 1989, p. D-7:
THOMASON
Mr. Ernest K. Thomason, 98, of Decatur, died on April 19, 1989. Surviving are daughter, Mrs. Donald R. (Betty) Mulkey, of Decatur; grandchildren, Kay A. Ozsvath, Hunnington Beach, Calif.; Susan McDaniel, of Acworth, Ga.; Sandra DeLoach, St. Petersburg Beach, Fla.; brother, John G. Thomason, of Thomasville, N.C.; nieces and nephews.
Ernest Kennon Thomason graduated in 1913 from Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia, where he played college football for the legendary coach, John Heisman from 1910 until 1913.
Cryptside service will be held Saturday, April 22 at 11 o’clock at Westview Abbey, Rev. J. D. Smith officiating. Entombment, Westview Abbey. The family will receive friends on Friday evening from 7 until 8:30 o’clock at Spring Hill.
Mr. Thomason graduated from Georgia Tech, Class of 1913. He played football at Tech from 1910 until 1913. He played for John Heisman; his brother, Stumpy Thomason, the only Georgia Tech team that went to the Rose Bowl, in 1929.
He was a member of The W. D. Lucky Masonic Lodge No. 51 F & AM, a member of the East Point Rotary Club, also a John Harris Fellow with the Rotary Club. He worked for Atlanta Utilities since 1912.
H. M. Patterson & Son, Spring Hill.
Issue:
J397––– i.––– Elizabeth May8 Thomason, of whom below, born June 9, 1925 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.
J244. MIRIAM POWELL7 COMER (May Rose6 Kellam, Mary Frances5 Fleming, Count Pulaski4, John3, David2, John1) was born May 14, 1896 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia; died June 13, 1952 at 1485 Pollard Drive, her oldest sister’s home, in Atlanta; and was buried at Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta. She married Clarence Hiram Beers in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, son of Benjamin Franklin Beers. He was born May 20, 1895; died July 26, 1935 at 93 Tenth Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia; and was also buried at Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia.
Obituary of Miriam Powell Comer
The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, June 14, 1952, p. 15:
MRS. MIRIAM C. BEERS
Funeral services for Mrs. Miriam C. Beers will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Spring Hill, with Mr. Dudley Sansbury officiating.
Clarence Hiram Beers
and Miriam Powell Comer, courtesy of Lee (Smith) Parsons.
Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery.
Mrs. Beers, a retired school teacher, died Friday at the home of her sister, Mrs. E. K. Thomason, 1485 Pollard Dr., S.W.
A lifelong Atlantan, Mrs. Beers was the widow of the late C. H. Beers.
She taught school for 23 years before retiring. Her last position was at the Morningside Elementary School.
She was a member of the First Church of Christ, Scientist.
Also surviving are:
A daughter, Mrs. William Lee Smith, Spruce Pines, N. C.; another sister, Mrs. L. A. Burdette, Clearwater, Fla.; a grandchild, Katherine Lee Smith, and a niece, Mrs. B. L. DeLoach, both of Atlanta.
Obituaries of Clarence Hiram Beers
The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, July 27, 1935, p. 16:
FUNERAL NOTICE.
BEERS –– Died, Mr. C. H. Beers, of 93 Tenth street, N. W., July 25, 1935. He is survived by his wife; daughter, Mary Katherine Beers; father, Mr. B. F. Beers, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; sisters, Mrs. Raymond E. Saul, Norristown, Pa.; Miss Ruth Beers, and brother, Mr. Yale Beers, New York city. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by H. M. Patterson & Son.
The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Sunday, July 28, 1938, p. C-6:
BEERS –– The friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Beers, Miss Mary Katherine Beers, Mr. B. F. Beers, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Mrs. Raymond E. Saul, Norristown, Pa., Miss Ruth Beers, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. Yale Beers, New York city, are invited to attend the funeral of Mr. C. H. Beers this (Sunday) afternoon, July 28, 1935, at 4 o’clock at Spring Hill. Mr. Dudley Sansbury, former First Reader of First Church of Christ, Scientist, will officiate. Interment, Oakland cemetery. The following gentlemen will serve as pallbearers and please meet at Spring Hill at 3:45 o’clock: Mr. Forrest C. Osgood, Mr. Emerson Holleman, Mr. Carlyle Holleman, Mr. William E. Owens, Mr. John Owens, Mr. Lawrence Burdett, Mr. Ernest Thomason, and Mr. Henry W. Van Natta. H. M. Patterson & Son.
The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia, Sunday, July 28, 1935:
FUNREAL OF MR. C. H. BEERS
Mr. C. H. Beers, 40, died Friday night at the residence, 93 Tenth Street. He is survived by his wife; a daughter, Miss Mary Katherine Beers; his father, B. F. Beers, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; two sisters, Mrs. Raymond E. Saul, of Norristown, Pa., and Miss Ruth Beers, of Atlanta; and a brother, Yale Beers, of New York. Funeral services will be held at the Spring Hill Chapel of H. M. Patterson & Son at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon, Dudley Sansbury officiating. Interment will be in Oakland Cemetery.
Issue:
J398––– i.––– Mary Katherine8 Beers, of whom below, born July 2, 1925 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.
J246. RANDOLPH MATHEWSON7 ROSE, JR. (Randolph Mathewson6, Katherine5 Fleming, Count Pulaski4, John3, David2, John1) was born in January 1896; died and was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia
Issue:
J399––– i.––– Helen8 Rose.
J247. (A DAUGHTER)7 ROSE (Randolph Mathewson6, Katherine5 Fleming, Count Pulaski4, John3, David2, John1) whose first name is unknown to me who was the wife of John I. Hale. There is a Georgia Death Certificate, #052943, issued in Troup County, Georgia, for the death of a John I. Hale, who died on December 1, 1992. His relation, if any, to John I. Hale, son-in-law of Randolph Mathewson Rose, is not known.
Issue:
J400––– i.––– John I.8 Hale, Jr.
J401––– ii.––– Robert Hale.
J402––– iii.––– Randolph Hale.
J249. HULEN7 HARWELL (David Jackson6, Julia Emma5 Fleming, Count Pulaski4, John3, David2, John1) was born December 8, 1919. She married Robert M. Ragsdale, who was born born March 24, 1918; died July 5, 1984 in Clayton County, Georgia; and was buried at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia.
Obituaries of Robert M. Ragsdale
The Clayton News Daily, Jonesboro, Georgia, Friday, July 6, 1984, p. A-2:
ROBERT M. RAGSDALE
Graveside services for S.C. (retired) Robert M. Ragsdale of Morrow will be held Saturday, July 7, 11 a.m., at West View Cemetery, with military honors. Chaplain Marlin H. Day will officiate.
Ragsdale, a retired troop trainer, died Thursday.
Survivors include his wife, Hulen Ragsdale; daughter, Mrs. Claudia Spady, of Marysville, Wash.; son, Robert Ragsdale of Travis Air Force Base, Calif.; sisters, Mrs. Zelma Hitchcock of Atlanta, Mrs. Louise Bone of Atlanta, Mrs. Lorraine Burns of Decatur, Mrs. Lucy Wilbanks of Dallas, Ga., Mrs. Evelyn Owens of Dallas, Ga., Mrs. Nora Jones of Franklin, Tenn., and Mrs. Cora Cooper of Memphis, Tenn.; brothers, Lester Ragsdale of Dallas, Ga., and Curtis Ragsdale of Austell, Ga.; and 4 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, July 7, 1984, p. C-9:
RAGSDALE
Graveside services for SFC Ret. Robert M. Ragsdale, Morrow, will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. from Westview Cemetery with full military honors. Chaplain Marlin H. Day officiating. Thomas L. Scroggs, Parkway Garden Chapel, Forest Park, 366-3522.
Issue:
J403––– i.––– Claudia8 Ragsdale married a Mr. Spady. She is named as a survivor of her father, Robert M. Ragsdale, in the latter’s obituary in The Clayton News Daily, Jonesboro, Georgia, Friday, July 6, 1984, p. A-2.
J404––– ii.––– Robert Ragsdale named as a survivor of his father in The Clayton News Daily, Jonesboro, Georgia, Friday, July 6, 1984, p. A-2.
J255. MARTHA GEORGIA7 JELKS (Catherine E.6 Pate, Martha Jane5 Williamson, Catherine4 Fleming, John3, David2, John1) was born February 7, 1899 in Pulaski County, Georgia; died May 6, 1997 in Pinewood Manor Nursing Home, Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia; and was buried at Orange Hill Cemetery, Hawkinsville, Georgia. Georgia married David Patrick McGriff on July 10, 1921 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia, son of James Patrick McGriff and Annie Colding McCormick. He was born March 11, 1898 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia; died June 16, 1969 in Hawkinsville; and was buried at Orange Hill Cemetery there.
Marriage of Georgia Jelks and David Patrick McGriff
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, July 13, 1921, p. 4:
JELKS-McGRIFF
The marriage of Miss Georgia Jelks to Mr. David P. McGriff last Sunday evening was a happy surprise to their many friends. While it was generally understood the marriage was to be at an early date, no one except themselves knew the exact time.
After the preaching hour Sunday evening they went to the Baptist pastorium where they were married by Dr. A. Chamlee.
Miss Jelks is one of Hawkinsville’s most popular young women and numbers her friends by her acquaintances. She is the daughter of Mrs. Kate E. Jelks and ... the late Dr. N. P. Jelks.
Mr. McGriff is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. McGriff and a grandson of the late Judge P. T. McGriff. He is one of the leading young business men of the city having been connected for several years with the Planters Bank and is now the Assistant Cashier of the bank.
The happy couple left Monday morning at 7:30 o’clock over the W. and T. Railroad for Savannah and other points of interest. After the 20th they will be at home to their friends at the Jelks home on the corner of Merritt and Jackson sts.
Obituary of Martha Georgia Jelks
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, May 14, 1997, p. 12:
GEORGIA J. McGRIFF
Mrs. Georgia Jelks McGriff, 98, of Hawkinsville, died Tuesday, May 6, 1997, in Pinewood Manor Nursing Home.
Graveside funeral services were held Wednesday, May 7, in Orange Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Ricky Allen and the Rev. Ralph Norman officiating.
A native of Pulaski County, Mrs. McGriff lived her entire life in Hawkinsville. She was the daughter of the late Dr. Nathaniel P. Jelks and the late Mrs. Katie Pate Jelks. She was a homemaker and a member of Hawkinsville First Baptist Church. She was also a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Survivors include one daughter, Kathryn M. Fussell of Hawkinsville; one son, David P. McGriff, Jr.; two grandsons, Julian R. Fussell III, Hawkinsville, and Pat McGriff, Perry, Fla; two granddaughters, Georgia F. Murphy, Mt. Pleasant, S.C., and Jan M. Huchterman, Atlanta; and four great-grandchildren.
Biographical Notes on David Patrick McGriff
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, April 8, 1937, p. 1:
ANDERSON RESIGNS, McGRIFF IS NAMED
Bank Cashier Named As
Trustee of R. J. Taylor
Memorial HospitalMr. Robert S. Anderson, elected at a mass meeting of the citizens of Hawkinsville and Pulaski County, to serve as a Trustee of the R. J. Taylor Memorial Hospital, has tendered his resignation as a Trustee because of his physical inability to act as Trustee ... The Trustees accepted his resignation with regret, and elected as his successor Mr. D. P. McGriff. Mr. McGriff is one of Hawkinsville’s younger business men and is well known, highly respected and trusted. He will prove a valuable addition to the Board of Trustees ...
Obituary of David Patrick McGriff
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, June 18, 1969, p. 1:
DEATH TAKES DAVID McGRIFF
David Patrick McGriff, executive vice-president of Planters Bank before his retirement at the beginning of the present decade, died Monday in Pinewood Nursing Home after a long illness. He was 71.
He had served as executive vice-president for 17 years and had started his banking career with Planters 45 years before his retirement. He also was a director of the bank.
His friends said he was interested principally in his family, his church, and the bank.
He was a native of Pulaski and a member of the Hawkinsville First Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in the chapel of Clark Funeral Home, Dr. E. B. Collins officiating.
Burial was in Orange Hill Cemetery.
Mr. McGriff is survived by his wife, Mrs. Georgia Jelks McGriff; a son, David P. McGriff, Jr., of Columbus; a daughter, Mrs. Rufus Fussell, Jr.; four grandchildren, Rufus Fussell III and Georgia Jelks Fussell, all of Hawkinsville, Pat McGriff and Miss Jan McGriff, of Columbus; a brother, James P. McGriff, Hawkinsville; five sisters, Mrs. H. A. Haskins, Mrs. R. P. Watson, Mrs. H. S. Cochran, all of Hawkinsville; Mrs. F. R. Talbird and Mrs. F. R. O’Neal, both of Macon.
Pallbearers were Frank Talbird, Jr., Rivers Jackson, Lamkin Smith, Dr. R. B. Smith, Jr., Rufus Fussell III and Frank Dortch, Jr.
Issue:
J405––– i.––– Kathryn8 McGriff, of whom below, born August 24, 1922.
J406––– ii.––– David Patrick McGriff, Jr., of whom below, was born on November 22, 1927.
J256. MATTIE7 LEWIS (Georgia6 Pate, Martha Jane5 Williamson, Catherine4 Fleming, John3, David2, John1) was born September 9, 1884 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia; died November 24, 1937 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia; and was buried in Orange Hill Cemetery, Hawkinsville, Georgia. She married James Harry Ellis (source: June Ellis Carter), son of Matthew Edward Ellis and Neomi Josephine Phillips. He is buried in buried in the Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Oklahoma.
Obituary of Mattie Lewis
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, November 25, 1937, p. 1 (the same text also appeared in The Macon Telegraph, Macon, Georgia, Thursday, November 25, 1937, p. 5):
MRS. MATTIE ELLIS TO BE BURIED TODAY
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Lewis Ellis, 53, who died in a Macon hospital yesterday, will be held at her residence here Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock with the Rev. E. B. Collins officiating. Interment will take place in the city cemetery.
Mrs. Ellis was born in Hawkinsville and spent her life here. She was active in the affairs of the Baptist church.
Survivors include two sons, Thomas and George; two sisters, Mrs. (sic) Katie Lewis and Miss Elizabeth Watson, all of Hawkinsville; and two brothers, R. P. Watson, Atlanta, and J. P. Watson, Birmingham, Alabama.
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, December 2, 1937, p. 1:
MRS. MATTIE ELLIS IS LAID TO REST
Beloved Lady and Life-Long
Citizen of This County PassesMrs. Mattie Ellis, a life-long citizen of Hawkinsville and a member of two of the oldest and most prominent families in this section of the state died Wednesday morning, November 24, in a Macon hospital.
Mrs. Ellis was a daughter of the late Thomas S. Lewis and Mrs. Georgia Pate Lewis Watson and a granddaughter of the late Judge Antony C. Pate and Jasper F. Lewis. Although quiet and reserved, Mrs. Ellis was endowed by nature with a dynamic personality and was a sincere friend, loyal daughter and devoted mother. She was a member of the First Baptist church of this city.
The funeral services were held from the residence of the family on Dooly street with Mr. E. B. Collins officiating, followed by interment at Orange Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Ellis is survived by two sons, Thomas Ellis, Soperton, and George Ellis, Thomaston; one sister, Miss Kate Lewis and one half-sister, Miss Elizabeth Watson, Hawkinsville; two half-brothers, R. P. Watson in Atlanta and J. P. Watson, Birmingham, Ala; three aunts, Mrs. Katie Jelks, Hawkinsville, Miss Minnie Lewis, Vienna, and Mrs. W. C. Hamilton, Cordele; and four (five?) uncles: G. W. Lewis, Pinehurst, W. B., S. J, E. E. and R. E. Lewis, of Vienna; and several nieces and nephews.
Issue:
J407––– i.––– Thomas Lewis8 Ellis, of whom below, born February 21, 1908; died January 16, 1956 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia.
J408––– ii.––– George Franklin Ellis, born October 28, 1909; died October 4, 1971, according to June Ellis Carter.
J261. WILLIAM MOBLEY7 WATSON (Georgia6 Pate, Martha Jane5 Williamson, Catherine4 Fleming, John3, David2, John1) was born October 1, 1895; died August 3, 1925 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia; and was buried in the Orange Hill Cemetery, Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia. William Mobley Watson was a 1916 graduate of The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. During World War I, Lieutenant Watson served in Company L, 326th Regiment of the 82d Division, A. E. F. serving in France. At the time of his death, he was captain of Company M, 121st Infantry of the Pulaski Unit of National Guard. He married Grace Beaty on May 10, 1917 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia, daughter of William Jackson Zolliekaufer Beaty and Mary Ella Collins. Grace was born April 12, 1898 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia; died August 3, 1987; and was buried in Woodbury Cemetery, Woodbury, Meriwether County, Georgia. After the death of William Mobley Watson, Grace married Henry H. Furlow on November 20, 1943, in Madison, Morgan County, Georgia. She graduated from Hawkinsville High School, in Hawkinsville, and Wesleyan College, in Macon, Georgia.
Marriage of William Mobley Watson and Grace Beaty
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, May 9, 1917:
BEATY-WATSON
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Beaty, of Hawkinsville, announce the engagement of their daughter, Grace, to Mr. William Mobley Watson, the marriage to be solemnized at the home of the bride’s parents in May.
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, May 16, 1917, p. 8:
IN THE SOCIAL REALM ...
By Miss Emma CaldwellBEATY-WATSON
The wedding of Miss Grace Beaty and Mr. W. M. Watson was an interesting event of last week, which took place Thursday at noon at the home of the bride’s parents on Progress avenue. The home was beautiful with decorations of smilax, white lilies and American flags. In the parlor, which was the scene of the ceremony, an altar was improvised of ferns, smilax and white lilies with two large American flags draped above. On either side white tapers burned in silver candelabrae.
The bride wore her traveling suit of dark green over a blouse of flesh-colored georgette crepe, with large black hat. She carried a shower bouquet of brides’ roses and valley lilies.
Miss Christine Poole’s gown was of blue and white silk with large white hat.
The ceremony was followed by a reception. A delicious salad course was served by Misses Elizabeth Watson and Margaret Mangham.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Z. Beaty and is a young lady of unusual charm and beauty.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Watson, is a recent graduate of the University of Georgia, and a very prominent young business man.
After the reception the bride and groom left for Atlanta where Mr. Watson will enter the officers’ reserve corps at Fort McPherson.
Biographical Notes on Grace Beaty
The History of Pulaski and Bleckley Counties, Georgia, 1808-1956, v. 1, Hawkinsville Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1957, J.W. Burke Company, Macon, Georgia, p. 456: “Mrs. Watson taught in the Pulaski County school system from 1926-1933, and was appointed Welfare Worker in Pulaski in 1933, and served as County Administrator 1933 through 1935. She served as Pulaski County Director of Public Welfare 1936-1940, and of Morgan County from 1941 to the present.”
Excerpt from The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, July 1, 1937, p. 1:
MISS GRACE WATSON IS PULASKI DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Named By State Department To Important Post Wednesday
Mrs. Grace Watson was named yesterday by the State Department of Public Welfare as Director for Pulaski County. Twenty-one other directors were also appointed.
Grace (Beaty) Watson Furlow was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), #268459.
Mrs. Watson has had much experience in similar lines of work. In 1933 and 1934 she was head of the C.W.A. in Pulaski County and while she handled the work, which was up to the time the C.W.A. discontinued, a number of important projects including drainage, rodent and phoney peach control were completed.
During the G.E.R.A., with Miss Wilson in charge of District No. 2 headquarters in Hawkinsville, Mrs. Watson was in charge of social work and made a fine record along this line. Mrs. Watson served as Supervising Aide with the FERA. Later, the FERA became the WPA.
In January 1936 Mrs. Watson was named Executive Director of the Public Welfare Board. She also served as Commissioner of the Poor and investigated cases applying for relief.
Mrs. Watson is thoroughly equipped for her work and the choice of the Department is very pleasing to the citizens of this county. In her duties she will administer the county pensions for the aged, blind and dependent children after the social security set-up has been completed and pension payments being on July 15.
Lamar Murdaugh, director of the Welfare Department, said that the entire state list cannot be completed until county boards certify the qualifications of those they nominate.
Obituary of William Mobley Watson
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, August 6, 1925, p. 1:
WILLIAM WATSON TAKEN BY DEATH
Unexpected Death of This Young Man
Casts Sorrow Over CommunitySeldom has the hand of sorrow rested so heavily upon our community as it has in the sudden and unexpected death of William Watson. Seized with what at first was considered an attack of appendicitis, he was rushed to the Macon Hospital Thursday afternoon where it was later discovered he was suffering from an intestinal trouble of an acute nature. An immediate operation was performed, but he seemed to rally slowly, and soon the indications of the last ebbing of life began to make themselves ardent. His loved ones were called to his bedside and surrounded by the comfort of their love and presence he passed out into the realm of the eternal with the faith and assurance of one “who wrappeth the mantle of his cloak about him and lieth down to pleasant dreams.”
WILLIAM MOBLEY WATSON
Photo courtesy of Lissa (Watson) Reeves
Called in the prime of his manhood, the city loses not only one of its foremost merchants but a young man who meant much to the civic and religious life of the community. Mr. Watson graduated with honor from the University of Georgia in 1916. He later enlisted in the service of his country and served overseas as a first lieutenant. He was well known in Georgia military circles, having organized the local Company M Machine Gun unit of the 121st Infantry, of which he was captain. He was a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity and of the Fifteen Club of the University of Georgia. In the civic affairs of our community he took an active part being a member of the Kiwanis Club and the Country Club. He was a deacon in the First Baptist church and assistant Sunday School superintendent.
Mr. Watson was twenty-nine years of age and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Watson and a grandson of the late Judge A. C. Pate, who served many years as the judge of the superior court of the Hawkinsville Circuit.
He is survived by his wife and three small children, his father and mother, two brothers, Pate and Pope, and a sister, Miss Elizabeth Watson, also three half sisters, Mrs. J. H. Ellis and Miss Kate and Ruth Lewis.
Mr. Watson was every inch a Christian gentleman whose manhood and excellent characteristics together with his gentle manner and even disposition won for him a host of friends throughout this entire section who join with his immediate family in the deep grief over his untimely death.
The funeral services were held from his home on Tuesday afternoon and were conducted by the Rev. Dr. Ogletree, the pastor of the First Baptist church. The service was of a very touching nature and was attended by a host of friends who came to pay homage to their deceased friend and brother. The military company, of which Mr. Watson was Captain, attended the service in uniform and escorted the body to the grave. The pallbearers were: E. C. Sparrow, R. B. Smith, M. A. Goette, W. N. Pate, H. A. Haskins and Frank Way.
Obituary of Grace Beaty
The Madisonian, Madison, Georgia, Thursday, August 13, 1987, p. 15:
MRS. HENRY FURLOW DIES AUGUST 3 FROM ILLNESS
Mrs. Henry Furlow, the former Grace Beaty Watson, died August 3, 1987, at Warm Springs Nursing Home. Mrs. Furlow resided in Madison before she became ill and moved to Wesley Wood in Atlanta.
GRACE BEATY IN 1914
Photo courtesy of Lissa (Watson) Reeves
Grace Beaty was born April 12, 1898, in Hawkinsville, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William James Beaty. She attended schools there and Wesleyan College. Following her graduation she taught school in Hawkinsville and married William Mobley Watson.
After Mr. Watson’s death she moved to Madison where she headed the Welfare Department. Prior to coming to Morgan County she was the first director of the Department of Public Welfare in Pulaski County.
During her years in Madison she was active in the First Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for many years. She was also active in the Daughters of the American Revolution and other social and charitable societies. She was instrumental in the publishing of the history of Pulaski County.
She was married to Mr. Henry Furlow and resided with him in the Furlow house on North Second Street. After his death she continued to live in Madison until she became ill.
She moved from Wesley Wood to Warm Springs to be near her older daughter, Mrs. Randolph Chunn of Woodbury.
Mrs. Furlow is survived by a son, Dr. William Mobley Watson of McLean, Virginia; two daughters, Mrs. Randolph Chunn, Woodbury, and Mrs. Joe R. Cunningham, Madison; ten grandchildren, Mrs. Robert Reeves, Alexandria, Virginia, William Robert Watson, Atlanta, William Joseph Cunningham, Madison, James Furlow Cunningham, Madison, John Beaty Cunningham, St. Simons Island, Mrs. Jack Lindsey, Madison, Mrs. Robert Prior, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mrs. John Whatley, Ringgold, Randolph Edward Chunn, Jr., Atlanta, and Lawrence Chunn, Columbus; eleven great-grandchildren, Emily Elizabeth Cunningham, Elizabeth Anne Cunningham, Melisa Christy Cunningham, William Joseph Cunningham, Jr., all of Madison; Amanda Grace Cunningham, St. Simons Island, Jacob Paul Lindsey, Madison, Alexander, Carol and Philip Reeves, Alexandria, and David and Mark Whatley, Ringgold.
The funeral was held at the First Baptist Church in Woodbury. The Reverend John Tally, minister, officiated, assisted by the Reverend Ray Colly. Interment was in Woodbury Cemetery.
Issue:
Of William Mobley Watson and Grace Beaty
J409––– i.––– William Mobley8 Watson, Jr., of whom below, born June 27, 1918; died March 2, 1991.
J410––– ii.––– Pope Brown Watson, born December 1, 1920; died June 11, 1922 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia; and was buried in the Orange Hill Cemetery, Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia.
Obituary of Pope Brown Watson
, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, June 14, 1922, p. 8:The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News
DEATH OF A LITTLE CHILD.
Pope Brown Watson, the 18 months old little son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Watson, of Pineview, died in a Macon hospital Sunday morning at 3 o’clock after an illness of four weeks of colitis. All was done that medical skill and nursing could possibly do for his recovery. He was a very bright little fellow and his passing cast a shadow in the home.
His remains were brought here over the Southern Sunday and carried to the home of Mr. J. P. Watson on Dooly street where the funeral was held Monday morning at 11 o’clock conducted by Dr. A. Chamlee. The interment followed in Orange Hill cemetery. The pallbearers were: David McGriff, Frank Way, Pate Jelks, Pipkin Anderson.
J411––– iii.––– Grace Beaty Watson, of whom below, born April 17, 1923.
J412––– iv.––– Mary Elizabeth Watson, of whom below, born January 20, 1925.
J262. REDDING PATE7 WATSON (Georgia6 Pate, Martha Jane5 Williamson, Catherine4 Fleming, John3, David2, John1) was born June 18, 1897 in Pulaski County, Georgia; died May 12, 1973 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia; and was buried in Orange Hill Cemetery, in Hawkinsville. Pate married Ann McCormick McGriff on February 10, 1923, at Tift College, in Forsyth, Monroe County, Georgia. She was a daughter of James Patrick McGriff and Annie Colding McCormick, and was a brother to David Patrick McGriff, husband of Georgia Jelks, #J255 above, and also a sister to Emmie Frances McGriff, wife of Hillary Algernon Haskins, #J93 above. Ann McCormick (McGriff) Watson was born on February 20, 1902 in Pulaski County, Georgia; died on January 11, 1985 at Taylor Memorial Hospital, Hawkinsville, Georgia; and was buried in Orange Hill Cemetery.
Marriage of Redding Pate Watson and Ann McCormick McGriff
Excerpt from The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, February 21, 1973, p. 11:
50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED
Mr. and Mrs. Redding Pate Watson were honored by their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. D. Rivers Jackson, Jr., on their Golden Wedding Anniversary, on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 18.
The affair was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Watson on Academy Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Watson were married Feb. 10, 1923 in the parlour of Bessie Tift College. Dr. Aquilla Chamblee, president of Tift College at that time, performed the ceremony.
Mrs. Watson is the former Ann McGriff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Patrick McGriff, Sr., of Hawkinsville.
Mr. Watson’s parents were Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Watson, Sr., of Hawkinsville ...
... Two hundred guests called between the hours of 2:30 and 5 o’clock.
Obituary of Redding Pate Watson
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, May 16, 1973, p. 1:
LAST RITES ARE HELD
FOR R. PATE WATSONLast rites were held Sunday for R. Pate Watson, Hawkinsville civic and business leader.
Mr. Watson died Saturday at the age of 75 after being stricken with severe head pains at his home early Friday evening.
Pate Watson was commissioned Postmaster of Hawkinsville, Georgia, on June 24, 1944, and began his duties on October 1, 1944, serving until 1962.
He was in his yard with Mrs. Watson when he was stricken.
The Pulaski County native served as postmaster here from 1944-1962. He was a public accountant and veteran of the First World War. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and was an ordained deacon. He had been Sunday School secretary since 1940.
He was appointed to the Altamaha River Basin Commission for Pulaski County in 1970.
He strongly advocated for many years the improvement of the river basin and hoped for the day when the Ocmulgee and the rest of the Altamaha could be used for freight shipments by boat and barge.
He attended the University of Georgia and there were few, if any, more ardent supporters of the University’s football teams. He was also a big booster of the Hawkinsville High Red Devils.
Survivors include his wife, the former Miss Ann McCormick McGriff, of Hawkinsville; a daughter, Mrs. D. R. Jackson, Jr., of Hawkinsville; and a half-sister, Mrs. Kate Lewis, of Hawkinsville.
Active pallbearers were Dr. W. R. Baker, J. Pope Watson III, Freeman R. O’Neal, Jr., David P. McGriff, Jr., Pat McGriff and Graham Coley.
The ordained deacons of the First Baptist Church served as honorary pallbearers.
Obituary of Ann McCormick McGriff
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, January 16, 1985, p. 12:
ANN M. WATSON
Ann McGriff Watson, 82, died Friday in a local hospital.
Services were held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in First Baptist Church in Hawkinsville. Burial was in Orange Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Dr. H. William Perry, the Rev. Don Wheless and the Rev. Dr. Gary Abbott officiated.
Mrs. Watson, a native of Pulaski Co., lived in Hawkinsville all of her life. She was a member of the Pulaski Historical Commission, the Opera House Players, the Ida L. Moore Sunday School class, the W. M. U., and First Baptist Church in Hawkinsville. She was a homemaker and the wife of the late Redding Pate Watson.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. D. Rivers Jackson, of Hawkinsville; three sisters, Mrs. Harold Cochran of Hawkinsville, Mrs. F. R. Talbird and Mrs. Freeman O’Neal, both of Macon; and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers included James Pope Watson III, Freeman R. O’Neal, Jr., David P. McGriff, Jr., Marvin B. Mashburn, Jr., Barry Bloodworth and Donald Bloodworth.
NeSmith Funeral Home of Hawkinsville was in charge of arrangements.
Issue:
J413––– i.––– Emily Ann8 Watson was born on September 5, 1928 in Pulaski County, Georgia; died September 26, 1997 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia; and was buried on September 28, 1997 in Orange Hill Cemetery, Hawkinsville, Georgia. She married Dallam Rivers Jackson, Jr. on September 8, 1951 in First Baptist Church, Hawkinsville, Georgia. Rivers predeceased his wife. Rivers was likely the son of Dallam Rivers Jackson, Sr., who was born on March 3, 1894, near Cadwell, Laurens County, Georgia, and Alice L. McGlohon, who were married on July 22, 1919. Dallas Rivers Jackson, Sr. was a son of Braxton Bragg Jackson, of Samson County, North Carolina, according to The History of Pulaski and Bleckley Counties, Georgia, 1808-1956, v. 1, Hawkinsville Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1957, J.W. Burke Company, Macon, Georgia, p. 511.
Excerpts from The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, March 25, 1953, p. 2:
HAWKINSVILLE
AND PULASKI
50 YEARS AGOBy W. W. Poole, Sr.
First of Series of Stories of Hawkinsville and Pulaski County
When D. R. Jackson of Hawkinsville, R. T. Ragan of Eastman, and W. H. Griffin of Cochran erected and put on the airwaves WCEH our very, very popular local broadcasting station with Paul Reid and Jim Popwell holding forth, they did not know that they had brought to fruit the nearly fifty-year ago wishes that we have a broadcasting station here. With only a few of us at first buying and trying out the new fangled things in the attempt to pick up some kind of program from somewhere with discouraging success, it was wish, wish, wish, and while the name of friend Jackson is on my mind, I want to toss him a bouquet of real orchids for his enterprising success in turning the old homesite of the late Judge Ryan on Pine Level into one of the most beautiful residence sections. Fifty years ago it was a farm with hundreds of bearing pear trees, then the pines came up and began to reach for the sky, then a nine hole golf course and now you ride thru and admire the modern homes of Dr. S. C. Morgan, D. R. Jackson, Willie Pate, Willie Law Goode, J. C. Jennings, W. W. Weddington, Bailey Heard, Adiel Adams, Jake Doolittle, Delmar Clark and John Lee and more to follow ...
Marriage of Emily Anne Watson and Dallam River Jackson, Jr.
Excerpts from The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, September 12, 1951, p. 4:
MISS EMILY ANN WATSON BECOMES BRIDE
OF DALLAM RIVERS JACKSON, JR. SATURDAYBy Emma Caldwell
The marriage of Miss Emily Ann Watson of this city and Mr. Dallam Rivers Jackson, Jr., of Hawkinsville, Ga. and Dallas, Texas, was a beautiful and interesting event of Saturday evening, taking place with a candle lit ceremony at the First Baptist Church in this city, in the presence of a large assembly of relatives and friends ...
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, October 4, 1945, p. 5:
Mr. and Mrs. Pate Watson visited their daughter, Miss Emily Ann Watson, at GSCW, during the weekend.
Before the ceremony, as the guests were assembling, Mrs. Pope Watson, aunt of the bride, presented an organ program of nuptial music ... Candles were lighted by Pope Watson, Jr. and David McGriff, Jr., cousins of the bride ...
Usher groomsmen were Sam Way, Jr., of Hawkinsville, William C. Holt of Tallahassee, Fla., Debrelle Davis of Yale University, Alton Mayo of Memphis, Tennessee, Pope Watson, Jr., of Macon. Bridesmaids were Miss Joyce Coleman of Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs. Harold Rowley of Miami, Fla., Mrs. Joe Cunningham of Madison, Ga., Mrs. Randolph Chunn of Atlanta, and Mrs. Rufus Fussell of Hawkinsville. Miss Margaret Vaughn of College Park and Mrs. Hiram Jackson of Hawkinsville served as maid and matron of honor ...
The bride entered with her father, R. P. Watson, who gave her in marriage. The groom entered with his best man, Mr. Harry D. Trulove of Macon, and met the bride at the improvised altar, where the impressive double ring ceremony was performed by Rev. Byron Kennerly, pastor of the church ...
Obituary of Emily Ann Watson
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, October 1, 1997, p. 16:
EMILY ANN W. JACKSON
Mrs. Emily Ann Watson Jackson, 69, of Hawkinsville, died Friday, September 26, 1997, at her residence.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, in the chapel of Clark Funeral Home with the Rev. Don McClung officiating. Burial was in the Orange Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Jackson was a native of Pulaski County and a member of the Hawkinsville First Baptist Church. She was a retired nurse. She was the widow of Rivers Jackson of Hawkinsville.
Survivors include her aunt, Madge O’Neal, Columbus; and three cousins, Kathryn Fussell, Hawkinsville, David McGriff and Freeman O’Neal, both of Columbus.
Pallbearers were John Turner, Marvin Mashburn, Clifton Pritchett, Woodson Daniel, Frank Dortch, Emmett Daniel and Donald Bloodworth.
J263. JAMES POPE7 WATSON, JR. (Georgia6 Pate, Martha Jane5 Williamson, Catherine4 Fleming, John3, David2, John1) was born October 11, 1899 in Pulaski County, Georgia; died February 24, 1961 in Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia; and was buried in Orange Hill Cemetery, Hawkinsville. Pope’s wife was Jamie Eugenia McDonald to whom he was married on April 18, 1922 in Pulaski County, Georgia. Jamie was a daughter of James Edwin McDonald and Eugenia Pate McCormick. A daughter of David Gray McCormick and Emeline Matilda Pollock, Eugenia Pate McCormick was a sister of Annie Colding McCormick, who was the mother of Emmie Frances McGriff, wife of #J93 Hillary Algernon Haskins, of David Patrick McGriff, husband of #J255 Georgia Jelks, and of Anne McCormick McGriff, wife of #J262 Redding Pate Watson.
Jamie McDonald was was born March 18, 1903 in Pulaski County, Georgia. The obituary of her father, James Edwin McDonald, in The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, March 25, 1903, p. 5, states that he was survived by “ ... a little babe only a few days old ...” confirming the month and year of birth. She died November 21, 1997 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia; and was buried in Orange Hill Cemetery, Hawkinsville, Georgia.
Marriage of James Pope Watson, Jr. and Jamie Eugenia McDonald
, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, March 22, 1922, p. 14:The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News
McDONALD-WATSON
Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Doster, of Hawkinsville, announce the engagement of their daughter, Janie Eugenia McDonald, to Mr. James Pope Watson, Jr., the wedding to take place in April. No card. – Macon News.
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, April 12, 1922, p. 8:
McDONALD-WATSON
he marriage of Miss Jamie McDonald and Mr. J. P. Watson, Jr.,
will take place Tuesday evening, April 18th, at 7:30 o’clock at the home of the
bride’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Doster.
The bridal party will include Mrs. H. A. Haskins, Mrs. Russell Dortch, Miss Annie Katherine Polhill, Miss Martha McGriff, Miss Elizabeth Watson, Pattie and Madge McGriff, and Mr. Pate Watson.
A number of interesting parties will be given in honor of the bride-elect.
Mrs. L. C. Ryan will entertain with a miscellaneous shower.
Miss Elizabeth Watson will be hostess on Thursday at an interesting bridge party.
On Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Beulah Beverly and Mrs. Russell Dortch will entertain a large number of friends with an afternoon tea, at the home of Mrs. Beverly.
On Monday evening, Mrs. C. B. Ryan will entertain the members of the bridal party.
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, May 3, 1922, p. 8:
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Watson, Jr., have returned from their bridal trip and are now at home to their friends at the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Doster.
Obituary of James Pope Watson, Jr.
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, March 1, 1961, p. 1:
POPE WATSON DIES UNEXPECTEDLY
Mr. Watson, a state employee, died at Griffin.
Mr. and Mrs. Watson were driving to Hawkinsville with Mrs. Watson at the wheel when he was stricken fatally with a heart attack.
Mr. Watson was a Mason and a Shriner. He was a former president of Hawkinsville Rotary and a former chairman of the Board of Deacons of the First Baptist Church.
He was a member of the board at the time of his death.
He was a native of Pulaski County and during much of his business career had been a salesman.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the First Baptist, the Rev. B. A. Winburn and the Rev. Andy Miles officiating. Burial was in Orange Hill Cemetery, Clark Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Watson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jamie McDonald Watson; a son, James Pope Watson III; and three granddaughters of Marietta; a brother, R. Pate Watson, Hawkinsville; a sister, Miss Kate Lewis, Hawkinsville.
Pallbearers were J. H. Herrington, Virlin McKinney, D. P. McGriff, Jr., Rufus Fussell, Rivers Jackson, Graham Coley, S. A. Way III, F. E. Dortch, Jr.
Obituary of Jamie Eugenia McDonald
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, November 26, 1997, p. B-1:
JAMIE M. WATSON
Mrs. Jamie M. Watson, 94, of Hawkinsville, died Friday, Nov. 21, 1997, in Hawkinsville.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, in the chapel of Clark Funeral Home with the Revs. Don McClung and Ricky Allen officiating. Burial was in Orange Hill Cemetery in Hawkinsville.
Mrs. Watson was a native of Pulaski County, a homemaker and a seamstress. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hawkinsville, where she served as pianist for many years.
She was a daughter of the late James E. and Eugenia McCormick McDonald of Hawkinsville and the widow of James Pope Watson. She was a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Survivors include one son, James Pope Watson III of Decatur; three grandchildren, Jane E. Raines, Hawkinsville, Mary K. Trumble, Fayetteville, N.C., and Susan E. Dekle, Marietta; and five great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Wallace Wiley, Clifton McDonald, Tommy Dawson, Ivey Austin, Thomas Herrington, Bobby McAnally, Pete Dortch and Wayne West.
Issue:
J414––– i.––– James Pope8 Watson III, of whom below, born January 6, 1928.
J265. PINCKNEY KIBBIE7 RIDLEY, JR. (Mary Eva6 Lewis, Mary Margaret5 Fleming, James4, John3, David2, John1) died circa 1952 according to obituary of his mother, Mary Eva (Lewis) Ridley, in The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, March 11, 1953, p. 14, which states: “She was the mother of one son, P. K. Ridley, Jr., who died during the past year.” He married Malovene Danzey on September 1, 1936 in Thomson, McDuffie County, Georgia, daughter of A. C. Danzey. They graduated in 1933 from Hawkinsville High School, Hawkinsville, Georgia.
Biographical Notes on Pinckney Kibbie Ridley, Jr.
Is he the same as the subject of the following story in The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, May 3, 1916, p. 5:
KIBBEE RIDLEY SECURES STAR ROUTE CONTRACT
Will Succeed Aaron Mannheim
As Mail Carrier on Star Route.Mr. Kibbee Ridley has been awarded the contract for carrying the mail on the star route from Cochran to Hawkinsville at $600 a year.
The contract is for four years’ service and Mr. Ridley will go on duty July first, succeeding Aaron Mannheim, the present carrier.
There were three applicants for the job with bids as follows:
Kibbee Ridley, $600; W.A. Edwards, $745; F.M. Etheredge, $900.
The contract calls for only one trip each day, the carrier to bring the mail over from Cochran early every morning.
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, December 9, 1943, p. 1:
DeLAMAR ELECTED COMMISSIONER
Ridley Defeated By One
Vote Margin in Close RacePerhaps the closest political race ever witnessed in city politics was held last Tuesday when J. B. DeLamar defeated P. K. Ridley for City Commissioner, by the margin of one vote. Four hundred and forty-one votes were cast while the qualified registration list showed about eight hundred. DeLamar received 221 and Ridley 220.
In order to give Wellston workers a chance to vote the polls were by agreement opened at 6:30 and closed at 3:00. Much interest was manifested throughout the voting hours as everyone sensed a close race.
Mr. DeLamar was elected for a three year term and for the past year has been Chairman of the Board of City Commissioners.
The 1944 Board will be composed of J. B. DeLamar, J. F. Saunders and M. R. Thompson. DeLamar is engaged in the real estate business, Saunders is a druggist, and Thompson is manager of a local bottling company.
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, January 14, 1946, p. 1:
RIDLEY OFFERS FOR CITY COMMISSION
Election To Be Held
In Hawkinsville on
Tuesday, December 3P. K. Ridley this week announced his candidacy for the City Commission in the election to be held here on December 3.
Mr. Ridley is a life long resident of this city, being the only son of Mrs. P. K. Ridley, Sr., and the late Mr. Ridley, a former sheriff of Pulaski County. He is prominent in business and civic circles, as proprietor of Superior Cleaners, and treasurer of Hawkinsville Lions Club.
His entry this week makes the second one for this post. R. L. (Bob) Ingram having announced his candidacy last week. One commissioner is elected each year for a period of three years.
Marriage of Pinckney Kibbie Ridley, Jr. and Malovene Danzey
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, September 3, 1936, p. 5:
MISS DANZEY WED TO MR. RIDLEY
A marriage of much interest to a large number of friends was that of Miss Malovene Danzey and Mr. Kibbee Ridley, both of this city, which took place Monday, September 1st, at Thomson, Ga., with Rev. J. D. Matheson, pastor of the Baptist church, officiating.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. A. C. Danzey, of Anderson, S. C. She is a graduate of the 1933 class Hawkinsville High School, later completing her education at Bessie Tift college at Forsyth. Mr. Ridley is the son of Mrs. P. K. Ridley and the late Mr. P. K. Ridley, a prominent citizen, and for many years sheriff of Pulaski county. He is engaged in farming and other interests. He is also a graduate of the 1933 class of Hawkinsville High School.
The bride and groom arrived Tuesday and will make their home with the groom’s mother on North Dooly street.
Issue:
J415––– i.––– Kima8 Ridley married Hurschel L. Hammack on June 13, 1964 in Houston County, Georgia when she was 22 and he 30.
J416––– ii.––– Albert D. Ridley married first Heide M. Baensch on May 2, 1967 in Bibb County, Georgia. At the time of their marriage, he was 24 years old and she 19. He married second Michelle Black on February 20, 1971 in Houston County, Georgia.
J417––– iii.––– Pinckney Kibbie Ridley III.
J266. KATE7 PETERS (Kate Frederic6 Lewis, Mary Margaret5 Fleming, James4, John3, David2, John1) married Charles Johnson in 1914, according to The Official History of Laurens County, Georgia, 1807-1941, by Bertha Sheppard Hart, M.A., copyright by the John Laurens Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1941, p. 443.
Issue:
J418––– i.––– Charles8 Johnson.
J419––– ii.––– Kate Johnson.
J267. JOHN LEWIS7 PETERS (Kate Frederic6 Lewis, Mary Margaret5 Fleming, James4, John3, David2, John1) was born circa 1904 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia; died May 25, 1994 in Bibb County, Georgia; and was buried on May 27, 1994 in Cedar Ridge Cemetery, Gray, Jones County, Georgia. He married first Helen Elizabeth DeLamar on September 6, 1930 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia, according to The History of Pulaski and Bleckley Counties, 1808-1956, v. 2, 1958, Hawkinsville Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, The J. W. Burke Company, Macon, Georgia, p. 785, and June 16, 1931, according to The Official History of Laurens County, Georgia, 1807-1941, by Bertha Sheppard Hart, M.A., copyright by the John Laurens Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1941, p. 443. She was a daughter of daughter of Richard Francis DeLamar and Emmie Swann Burch and was born on February 11, 1908 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia; died March 2, 1971 in Gray, Jones County, Georgia; and was buried on March 4, 1971 in Orange Hill Cemetery, Hawkinsville, Georgia. Her brother, John Burch DeLamar, was married to #J125 Edith Josephine Fleming. She was graduated on June 3, 1925 from Hawkinsville High School, Hawkinsville, Georgia, and later from Wesleyan Conservatory of Music in Macon. John Lewis Peters married second Mildred S.
Obituary of John Lewis Peters
The Macon Telegraph, Macon, Georgia, Thursday, May 26, 1994, p. C-9:
JOHN LEWIS PETERS
GRAY –– John Lewis Peters, 90, of 431 Lee Drive, died Wednesday in a local hospital.
Born in Hawkinsville, he had lived in Gray the past four years and was the son of the late Thomas and Kate Lewis Peters. He was a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree in civil engineering. He was a retired sales engineer for Corn Brothers in Atlanta. He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta and the National Association of Civil Engineers. He was also a member of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association, receiving a 50-year membership award.
He was a personal friend of former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and had visited him in Warm Springs. He was given an unfinished portrait of President Roosevelt, which now hangs in Gray City Hall.
Survivors: wife, Mildred S. Peters of Atlanta; children, Emilie P. Roberts and Helen Poe, both of Gray, and John L. Peters, Jr., of Valencia, Calif.; brother, retired Col. Wilmer M. Peters of Chesapeake Bay, Va.; seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. Friday in Cedar Ridge Cemetery, Gray. The Rev. Lamar Harper will officiate.
Visitation: The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 tonight in Bridges Funeral Home, Gray. The family may be contacted at the residence of Carla Pryor, 222 Stone Gables Drive, Gray.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Gray United Methodist Church Building Fund, P. O. Box 416, Gray 31032 or to the Cannonball House, 856 Mulberry St., Macon 31201 or to the donor’s favorite charity.
Obituaries of Helen Elizabeth DeLamar
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, March 3, 1971, p. 6:
PULASKI NATIVE TAKEN BY DEATH
Mrs. Helen Elizabeth DeLamar Peters died Tuesday in Gray.
Funeral services for Mrs. Peters, who had lived in Macon most of her life, will be held at the graveside in Orange Hill Cemetery at 4 p.m. Thursday, with the Rev. John E. Horton, of Gray, officiating.
Mrs. Peters was a native of Hawkinsville. She was a member of the Methodist Church and a graduate of the Hawkinsville (High School?) and Wesleyan Conservatory of Music in Macon. She was in the music profession most of her life.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Carl Roberts of Gray, and Mrs. W. R. Poe, Jr., of Macon; a son, John L. Peters, Jr., of Granada Hills, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. A. R. Rozar of Macon, and Mrs. J. M. Wynne of Jacksonville, Fla.; eleven grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be John DeLamar, Bob DeLamar, Leonard DeLamar, Frank DeLamar, Sidney Hall and Charlie Moore.
Clark Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Macon Telegraph, Macon, Georgia, Wednesday, March 3, 1971, p. C-7:
FORMER MACON WOMAN MRS. HELEN PETERS DIES
HAWKINSVILLE –– Graveside services for Mrs. Helen DeLamar Peters, 63, of Gray, formerly of Macon, who died Tuesday, will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday in Orange Hill Cemetery in Hawkinsville.
Mrs. Peters, a native of Pulaski County, was a member of the Methodist Church and was a graduate of the Wesleyan Conservatory of Music in Macon. She had taught the piano and organ in Macon.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Carl Roberts of Gray and Mrs. W. R. Poe, Jr. of Macon; a son, John L. Peters, Jr. of Granada Hills, Calif.; and two sisters, Mrs. A. R. Rozar of Macon and Mrs. J. M. Wynne of Jacksonville, Fla.
Clark Funeral Home is in charge.
The Macon Telegraph, Macon, Georgia, Thursday, March 4, 1971, p. A-10:
MRS. HELEN D. PETERS
HAWKINSVILLE –– Graveside services for Mrs. Helen DeLamar Peters, 63, of Gray, formerly of Macon, who died Tuesday, will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday in Orange Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Peters, a native of Pulaski County, was a member of the Methodist Church and was a graduate of Wesleyan Conservatory of Music in Macon. She had taught the piano and organ in Macon.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Carl Roberts of Gray and Mrs. W. R. Poe, Jr. of Macon; a son, John L. Peters, Jr. of Granada Hills, Calif.; and two sisters, Mrs. A. R. Rozar of Macon and Mrs. J. M. Wynne of Jacksonville, Fla.
Clark Funeral Home is in charge.
Issue:
Of John Lewis Peters and Helen Elizabeth DeLamar
J420––– i.––– John Lewis8 Peters, Jr. married Jacqueline Ann Mullins on June 21, 1952 in the Mulberry Street Methodist Church, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia. She is a daughter of Broughton Mullins.
Marriage of
John Lewis Peters, Jr.
and Jacqueline Ann MullinsThe Macon Telegraph and News, Macon, Georgia, Sunday, June 15, 1952, p. 17:
MISS MULLINS,
MR. PETERS,
REVEAL PLANSMiss Jacqueline Ann Mullins and John Lewis Peters, Jr. have completed plans for their wedding to take place at 3 p.m. Saturday in the parlors of Mulberry Street Methodist Church.
The ceremony will be conducted by the Rev. Anthony Hearn, pastor of the church. Mrs. Kathleen Pape will be organist and Miss Peggy Smith will sing.
Serving as best man for the groom-elect will be Jimmy Gibson, Asheville, N.C., and ushers will be Carl Roberts, brother-in-law of the groom, and Lamar Mullins.
The bride will be given in marriage by her father, B. C. Mullins. She will have Miss Dixie Cutter as maid of honor.
Broughton Mullins, Jr., brother of the bride and Helen Mullins, the bride’s sister, will light the candles.
A reception will follow in the church parlors following the ceremony with Mr. and Mrs. Mullins as hosts.
The couple will spend their honeymoon in Florida and make their home at Miami, where the groom-elect is stationed with the United States Coast Guard.
In honor of Miss Mullins, Miss Dixie Cutter has planned a miscellaneous shower for 8 p.m. Tuesday at the hostess’ home, 951 Summit Avenue.
J421––– ii.––– Emily Frances Peters married Carl Roberts.
J422––– iii.––– Helen Peters, born circa 1943, and married William R. Poe, Jr. on March 16, 1967 in Jones County, Georgia.
J268. MARGARET7 PETERS (Kate Frederic6 Lewis, Mary Margaret5 Fleming, James4, John3, David2, John1) married first George Powell on March 27, 1926. She married second Robert Dudley West. He was born about 1909 in Sandersville, Washington County, Georgia; died July 1, 1984 in Bulloch Memorial Hospital, Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia; and was buried in Northview Cemetery, Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia.
Obituary of Robert Dudley West
The Statesboro Herald, Statesboro, Georgia, Monday, July 2, 1984, p. 2:
ROBERT D. WEST
Robert D. West, age 75, known affectionately for many years as “Dr. Bob,” died early Sunday morning in Bulloch Memorial Hospital after a short illness.
He was a native of Sandersville but had lived in Statesboro for the past 40 years. He was a pharmacist in Dublin before moving here and prior to his retirement, he had been associated with the College Pharmacy and Bulloch Memorial Hospital.
He was a member of Statesboro First Baptist Church and a member of the Ogeechee Lodge F. and A.M.
“Dr. Bob” is survived by his wife, Mrs. Margaret Peters West, Statesboro; two stepsons, George E. Powell, Memphis, Tenn., and Dr. Thomas E. Powell, Watkinsville; one brother, Henry T. West, Albany; one sister, Mrs. C. H. Roberts, Atlanta; five step-grandsons and two step-granddaughters.
A graveside funeral service will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Northview Cemetery in Dublin with the Rev. Dr. J. Robert Smith officiating.
The body will remain in the chapel of Smith-Tillman Mortuary until the funeral hour.
The family requests that remembrances be sent to the American Cancer Society.
Smith-Tillman Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Issue:
Of Margaret Peters and George Powell
J423––– i.––– George E.8 Powell.
J424––– ii.––– Thomas E. Powell.
J269. THOMAS7 PETERS V (Kate Frederic6 Lewis, Mary Margaret5 Fleming, James4, John3, David2, John1) married Gladys Hodges on June 4, 1933, according to The Official History of Laurens County, Georgia, 1807-1941, by Bertha Sheppard Hart, M.A., copyright by the John Laurens Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1941, p. 443.
Issue:
J425––– i.––– Thomas Hodges8 Peters.
J272. MARY WELDON7 SEALS (Sadie6 Lewis, Mary Margaret5 Fleming, James4, John3, David2, John1) was born about 1917. She married John C. Calhoun on November 20, 1943 in Hamburg, Ashley County, Arkansas.
Marriage of Mary Weldon Seals and John C. Calhoun
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, December 9, 1943, p. 8:
LT. SEALS WED TO LT. CALHOUN
The bride and groom are both from Georgia. Lt. Seals is the daughter of Mrs. Sadie Lewis Seals of Hawkinsville, and the late Mr. Seals. She is a descendant of the Lewis and Fleming families, pioneer families of this section. After her graduation with honor from the Hawkinsville High School, she completed her education at Bessie Tift College and Georgia Southwestern College. She has served several years as teacher in the schools of Georgia and South Carolina.
Lt. Calhoun is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Calhoun of Tarrytown, Ga. A graduate of Mercer University, he was Director of Physical Education in Macon county and athletic coach at Byron, Ga., before entering the Army. He is now connected with the Physical Training Department. Earlier in the week, they were honored guests at a luncheon given by WAC.
Issue:
J426––– i.––– John C.8 Calhoun, Jr.
Biographical Notes on
John C. Calhoun, Jr.The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, February 15, 1945, p. 5:
Mrs. John Calhoun and little son John Jr. have returned after a two week visit with relatives at Tarrytown.
J427––– ii.––– Elizabeth Calhoun.
J273. MARY LEWIS7 LAYTON (Annie Laurie6 Lewis, Mary Margaret5 Fleming, James4, John3, David2, John1) (née Roselle Parrish) was three years old when she was adopted in 1920 by Thomas Wesley Layton and Annie Laurie (Lewis) Layton. Mary married first Frederick Ronald McColl on October 24, 1934 in St. James Episcopal Church, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia. He was born on May 21, 1909; died on April 8, 1984. She married second Robert L. Catlin.
Biographical Notes on Mary Lewis Layton
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, March 25, 1937, p. 1:
SISTER AND BROTHER MEET HERE
AFTER MANY YEARS OF SEPARATIONA happy reunion took place here Sunday, between a brother and sister who had been separated by adoption since early childhood.
Seventeen years ago, a little girl three years old was adopted by Mrs. T. W. Layton, of this city, who at that time was living in Atlanta. The child’s name was Roselle Parrish, but upon adoption was given the name of Mary Layton. The Laytons returned to Hawkinsville, and the child was reared here. She is now the wife of Fred McColl.
A few days ago a letter appeared in one of the Atlanta papers from Mr. Earl Parrish, of Greensboro, asking help in locating his long-lost sister, giving her name and age at the time of her adoption. He thought the Laytons were in Chattanooga but could find no trace of them there. He stated in his letter that his parents were dead and that he was alone in the world with the exception of his sister, whom he had not seen since she was three years old. His letter was an appeal for help in finding the Laytons, in order that he might find his sister.
When the paper reached Hawkinsville, a neighbor and close friend of Mrs. Layton saw the article and immediately recognized Mrs. Layton’s daughter as the long-lost sister, and notified Mrs. Layton at once. Mrs. McColl wired her brother, and he came at once to Hawkinsville. It is said that the brother and sister bear a resemblance to each other. They were very happy at finding each other, after almost a lifetime separation. ––– Emma Caldwell.
Marriage of Mary Lewis Layton and Frederick Ronald McColl
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Monday, November 1, 1934:
MISS LAYTON TO WED MR. McCOLL
Mrs. Annie Laurie Layton announces the marriage of her daughter, Mary Lewis, to Frederick Ronald McColl, Sunday, October 24, 1934.
This announcement is of much interest to a large number of friends as both the bride and groom are well known here. The wedding took place with a quiet ceremony at St. James Episcopal church in Macon with Dr. Memminger, Rector of All Saints Episcopal church, Atlanta, officiating. The bride is one of Hawkinsville’s most attractive young ladies.
Mr. McColl is from the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, and is a graduate of Regina College. Before coming to Hawkinsville, he attended the Atlanta Business College, and now holds a position with the All Amusements, Inc.
More About Frederick McColl and Mary Layton:
Issue:
Of Mary Lewis Layton and Frederick Ronald McColl
J428––– i.––– Frederick Ronald8 McColl, Jr., born in 1936.
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, September 3, 1936, p. 5:
Mr. and Mrs. F. R. McColl announce the birth of a son, Frederick Ronald McColl, Jr., Saturday morning. The youngster weighs nine pounds. Mother and son are doing well (and the father is recovering.)
JJ275. LEONARD GIBSON7 DELAMAR (Edith Josephine6 Fleming, James Ferdinand5, James4, John3, David2, John1) was born October 12, 1921 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia; died December 2, 1999 in Palmyra Medical Centers, Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia; and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Albany, Georgia. He had been sick for five or six years prior to his death, finally being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. Len attended The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. While in high school, at 17, he received his pilot’s license, later joining the United States Air Force as a pilot and retiring as Lieutenant Colonel. Lenny married Marie Baker Derry on October 12, 1946 in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia. Marie is a daughter of Henry Prentiss Derry, Jr. and Minnie Marie Baker. She was born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia and is a distinguished genealogist, founder of the Southwest Georgia Genealogical Society of Albany, Georgia, and author of several genealogy resource books.
Marriage of Leonard Gibson DeLamar and Marie Baker Derry
Excerpts from The Macon Telegraph and News, Macon, Georgia, Sunday, October 13, 1946:
MARRIAGE OF MISS DERRY, LEONARD DeLAMAR IS HELD
Miss Marie Derry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Prentiss Derry, became the bride of Leonard DeLamar, son of Mr. and Mrs. John B. DeLamar of Hawkinsville, in a ceremony at 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
… the ceremony was performed by the rector, the Rev. Stewart Matthews.
A program of nuptial music was given by Herbert Herrington. Ushers were Berkley Cheney, Ellis P. Toot of Annapolis, Md., John L. Evans, John DeLamar, brother of the groom. Another brother, Robert DeLamar, was best man.
The bridesmaids were Miss Ernestine Tomlin, Mrs. John L. Evans, cousin of the bride, Mrs. Sidney L. Davis of Atlanta, the bride’s godmother who served as Mrs. Derry’s maid of honor at her wedding; and Mrs. Ellis Root …
Miss Valeria Rudasill of Atlanta (was) maid of honor … The little flower girl (was) Susan Lester ….
Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a traditional white satin wedding dress trimmed with a yoke of Rosepoint lace that had belonged to her paternal great-grandmother, Mrs. George McLaughlin of Augusta …
Mrs. Henry P. Derry, grandmother of the bride, wore black crepe with a corsage of white carnations …
… the couple left on a trip, after which they will have an apartment on Vineville Avenue …
Biographical Notes on Leonard Gibson DeLamar
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, March 23, 1939:
LEONARD DeLAMAR, 17, LICENSED PILOT
Leonard DeLamar, 17, has been licensed as an aeroplane pilot. The young man, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jno. B. DeLamar, made a solo fight Sunday and has eight hours of flying to his credit. He has been training in Macon.
Mr. DeLamar is President of the Senior Class of Hawkinsville High school as well as an enthusiastic devotee of aviation. His ambition to become a licensed pilot before his graduation from high school has been realized.
Obituary of Leonard Gibson DeLamar
The Albany Herald, Albany, Georgia, Friday, December 3, 1999, p. A-6:
LEONARD G. DeLAMAR SR., VETERAN
Leonard G. DeLamar Sr., 78, of 1006 6th Ave., died Thursday at Palmyra Medical Centers.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Crown Hill Cemetery.
A native of Hawkinsville, Mr. DeLamar had lived in Albany since 1960 and was a member of Hawkinsville United Methodist Church. He was a graduate of Hawkinsville High School and attended the University of Georgia. He was a pilot during World War II, retiring as lieutenant colonel. He was a flight instructor with Southern Airways in Bainbridge. He owned and operated DeLamar TV Service in Albany.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Derry DeLamar of Albany; three sons, Leonard G. DeLamar Jr., Jimmy DeLamar, both of Albany, and Bobby DeLamar of Dawson; and six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends at the residence. Memorials may be made to a favorite charity. Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors in charge of arrangements.
Issue:
J429––– i.––– Leonard Gibson8 DeLamar, Jr., of whom below, born in 1947 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia.
J430––– ii.––– John Robert DeLamar, of whom below, was born in 1950 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia.
J431––– iii.––– James Prentiss DeLamar, of whom below, born in 1960 in Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia.
J276. ROBERT EDWARD7 DELAMAR (Edith Josephine6 Fleming, James Ferdinand5, James4, John3, David2, John1) was born March 25, 1925 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia; died August 14, 1999 in Hawkinsville, Georgia; and was buried there in the Orange Hill Cemetery. Bob married Mary McKinney on December 13, 1948 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. They divorced about four years later.
Obituary of Robert Edward DeLamar
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, August 18, 1999, p. 12:
ROBERT EDWARD “BOB” DeLAMAR
Mr. Robert Edward “Bob” DeLamar, 74, of Hawkinsville, died Aug. 14, 1999, in Hawkinsville. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18, in the chapel of Clark Funeral home in Hawkinsville with the Rev. Larry Bird officiating. Burial will be in the Orange Hill Cemetery.
Mr. DeLamar was a native of Pulaski County and a member of the First United Methodist Church. He was a Navy veteran of World War II having served on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Franklin off the coast of Okinawa. He was a retired data collection technician from the Georgia Department of Transportation.
Survivors include one daughter, Danielle D. Duncan of Morganfield, Ky.; one son, Robert E. “Mike” DeLamar Jr. of Henderson, Ky.; one brother, Leonard DeLamar of Albany; and eight grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the First United Methodist Church of Hawkinsville or the charity of your choice.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the Clark Funeral home.
Clark Funeral Home in Hawkinsville is in charge of arrangements.
Issue:
J432––– i.––– Danielle8 DeLamar, of whom below, born in 1949 in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia.
J433––– ii.––– Robert Edward DeLamar, Jr. was born in 1951 in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, he married first Marsha Hatfield on October 12, 1969 in Morganfield, Kentucky. They had five children. After the death of his first wife in 1993, he married second Lisa Hatfield, his first wife’s sister.
J277. AGNES LAVERNE7 BRAGG (Myrta Ione6, Emma Jane5 Fleming, James4, John3, David2, John1) was born on April 20, 1917 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia, according to The History of Twiggs County, Georgia, compiled by J. Lanette O’Neal Faulk (Mrs. Hugh Lawson) and Billy Walker Jones, published by the Major General John Twiggs Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Jeffersonville, Georgia, Columbus Office Supply Company, Columbus, Georgia, p. 461. She died on December 3, 1995 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia; and was buried in Macon Memorial Park. Agnes married Joshua Rhodes Wimberly IV on November 20, 1938 in Druid Hills Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia. A son of Joshua Rhodes Wimberly III and Winifred Locke, Josh was born on November 29, 1912 in Jeffersonville, Twiggs County, Georgia; died in Macon, Georgia, on October 22, 1993 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia; and was buried in Macon Memorial Park, in Macon.
Marriage of Agnes Laverne Bragg and Joshua Rhodes Wimberly IV
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, November 24, 1938, p. 5:
MISS BRAGG WED TO MR. WIMBERLY
A wedding of much interest to a large number of friends in this section was that of Miss Agnes Bragg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Bragg of this city, and Mr. Joshua Rhodes Wimberly, of Atlanta and Jeffersonville, which took place Sunday evening, November 20th, in Atlanta.
The ceremony took place at Druid Hills Baptist church, with Rev. Louis D. Newton officiating, in the presence of a few relatives and friends.
The wedding gown of the bride was a late model in teal blue, with wine (?) and brown accessories. Both the bride and groom are members of prominent families of this section. They will make their home in Atlanta, at 838 Ponce de Leon Avenue.
Obituary of Joshua Rhodes Wimberly IV
The Macon Telegraph, Macon, Georgia, Monday, October 25, 1993, p. A-6:
JOSHUA R. WIMBERLY
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday in Snow’s Memorial Chapel, Pio Nono Avenue. Burial: Macon Memorial Park. The Rev. Len Strozier and Dr. Alton Ellis will officiate. Visitation: The family may be contacted at the residence.
Obituary of Agnes Laverne Bragg
The Macon Telegraph, Macon, Georgia, Monday, December 4, 1995, B-5:
AGNES B. WIMBERLY
Services for Agnes B. Wimberly will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Cherokee Heights Baptist Church with burial in Macon Memorial Park. Wimberly, 78, died Sunday. Born in Pulaski County, she was the daughter of the late Freeman and Myrta Bragg. She was the widow of Joshua R. Wimberly. She was a retired bookkeeper and was a member of Cherokee Heights Baptist Church.
Survivors include her daughter, Harriett W. Goldwire of Macon; sister Joyce B. Cain of Macon; and a grandchild.
The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 tonight in Snow’s Memorial Chapel, Pio Nono Avenue.
Issue:
J434––– i.––– Harriett Evelyn8 Wimberly, of whom below, born in 1944.
J278. EMMA JOYCE7 BRAGG (Myrta Ione6, Emma Jane5 Fleming, James4, John3, David2, John1) was born February 7, 1926 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia. She married first William Joseph Jones on July 24, 1949 in First Baptist Church, Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia, son of John L. Jones and Mary Methvin. She married second William Bradley Cain on July 18, 1954 in Hawkinsville. He was born January 5, 1927 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia.
Marriage of Emma Joyce Bragg and William Joseph Jones
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, July 7, 1949:
MISS BRAGG TO BE WED TO MR. JONES
Written for Last Week
Announcement is made today by Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Napier Bragg of the engagement of their daughter Emma Joyce to Mr. William Joseph Jones of Jeffersonville, Georgia, the wedding to be an event of July 24, at the First Baptist Church, Hawkinsville.
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, November 21, 1946, p. 4:
Miss Joyce Bragg of Atlanta spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Bragg.
The bride-elect is a graduate of the Hawkinsville High School, and until recently, was employed by the Planters Bank, Hawkinsville. Her mother is the former Miss Myrta Iona Bragg. Her sister is Mrs. J. R. Wemberly (sic), Jr., of Jeffersonville. Her maternal grandparents are Mrs. Emma Freeman Bragg and the late James H. Bragg. Her paternal grandparents were the late William Franklin Bragg and Mrs. Ellen Brannen Bragg, all of Hawkinsville. She is a descendant of the Rivers and Leonard families of this section.
Mr. Jones is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Jones of Jeffersonville. His mother is the former Miss Mary Methvin. His brothers are Claud Methvin Jones and John Clifton Jones. His maternal grandparents are Mrs. Mary Jane Griffin Methvin and the late Willie Joseph Methvin. His paternal grandparents were the late J. Walker Jones and Mrs. Claud Jones, all of Jeffersonville. Mr. Jones is a graduate of the Jeffersonville High School, and during the late World War, served four years in the U. S. Navy. He was one of the survivors of the USS Franklin.
After a short wedding trip, the bride and groom will reside in Jeffersonville, where Mr. Jones is engaged in business.
Excerpt from The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, July 28, 1949:
MISS BRAGG WED TO MR. JONES SUNDAY
By Emma Caldwell
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, July 6, 1950, p. 8:
Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Bragg had as their guests during the weekend their daughters and granddaughter, Mrs. Josh Wimberly of Jeffersonville, Mrs. Joyce B. Jones of Macon and little Harriet Wimberly of Jeffersonville.
Simplicity and dignity featured the wedding of Miss Emma Joyce Bragg of this city and Mr. Willie Joseph Jones of Jeffersonville, which was solemnized at four o’clock, at the First Baptist church in this city in the presence of a large assembly of relatives and friends.
Decorations of the church, followed the traditional bridal tones of green and white. The improvised altar, covered with white satin and smilax, was surmounted with a white container, featuring madonna, and filled with white lillies and white gladioli ...
Ushers were Needham Goode, Jr., Robert Culpepper, David McGriff, Jr., and Lampkin Smith. Mrs. J. R. Wimberly of Jefferson, sister of the bride, proceeded the bride as matron of honor. Little Harriet Wimberly, niece of the bride, was flower girl.
The bride entered with her father, Freeman N. Bragg, who gave her in marriage. They were met at the altar by the bridegroom and his brother, Cliff Jones, who served as best man. Rev. Jean Greer, pastor of the church, performed the beautiful and impressive ring ceremony ...
Mrs. (Joshua Rhodes) Wimberly (IV), matron of honor ...
Later in the afternoon, the bride and groom left for a wedding trip to the mountains of North Georgia and Tennessee ... On their return, they will reside in Hawkinsville ...
Marriage of
Emma Joyce Bragg and
William Bradley CainThe Macon Telegraph, Macon, Georgia, Tuesday, July 20, 1954, p. 9:
MRS. JONES, W. B. CAIN, ARE MARRIED
Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Napier Bragg of Hawkinsville announce the marriage of their daughter Mrs. Joyce Bragg Jones of Macon to William Bradley Cain of Macon, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Cain.
The wedding was performed Sunday at the home of the bride’s parents in the presence of the immediate families.
The Rev. Byron Kennerly, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Hawkinsville, officiated.
Mrs. Cain is employed by the F. S. Royster Guana Company of Macon and is the sister of Mrs. Joshua Rhodes Wimberly, Jr., of Jeffersonville.
Mr. Cain is employed at the Warner Robins Air Force Base. He is the brother of Mrs. James Milton Keyster and Miss Martha Cain of Macon.
Mr. and Mrs. Cain will make their home in Macon.
Issue:
Of Emma Joyce Bragg and William Bradley Cain
J435––– i.––– Bradley Freeman8 Cain was born in 1961.
J280. DOROTHY LUCY7 BRAGG (Lowell Fleming6, Emma Jane5 Fleming, James4, John3, David2, John1) was born on December 8, 1919 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia. Dot married first Harmon Clay Headden on October 21, 1945 in the Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, son of Henry Heedham Headden. He was born on July 13, 1906 in Trimble, Dyer County, Tennessee; and died on September 17, 1976 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.
According to The Passing of the Pines: A History of Wilcox County, Georgia, v. 2, p. 21, he was at one time director of schoolhouse construction for the Tennessee Department of Education. Later he was founder and president of the Tennessee Equipment and Supply Co. He attended Memphis State University where he was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame. He obtained a masters from Columbia University and a Ph.D. from Peabody College, at Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Marriage of Dorothy Lucy Bragg and Harmon Clay Headden
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, October 11, 1945, p. 5:
MISS DOROTHY BRAGG TO WED MR. HEADDEN
Announcement is made by Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Fleming Bragg of Hawkinsville of the engagement of their daughter, Miss Dorothy Bragg of Atlanta and Hawkinsville, to Harmon Clay Headden of Nashville, Tenn., the wedding to take place in the chapel of Glenn Memorial church in Atlanta, on Sunday, October 21, at four o’clock, with Dr. James L. Baggott of College Park, formerly of Hawkinsville, officiating.
The bride-elect’s mother is the former Miss Augusta McLeod, daughter of the late Augusta Watkins McLeod and the late John Stephens McLeod of Pineview. Her paternal grandparents are Mrs. Emma Fleming Bragg and the late James H. Bragg of Hawkinsville. Miss Bragg’s only sister is Mrs. Derry L. Stockbridge, Jr., of Atlanta and her only brother is Lowell Bragg, Jr., of Los Angeles, Calif.
Miss Bragg graduated from the Hawkinsville High School and continued her studies at the Georgia State College for Women and the University of Georgia Evening College.
Mr. Headden is the son of Henry Heedham Headden and the late Mrs. Headden. His only sister is Mrs. W. J. Field of Columbia, Tenn., and his brother is Capt. W. R. Headden of Ridgely, Tenn. He graduated from the Trimble High school, Trimble, Tenn., and received his A. B. degree from Memphis State College. His education was completed at Columbia University and George Peabody College. He is now director of schoolhouse planning and school transportation, with the State Department of Education, Nashville.
After the death of her first husband, Dot married second Linson Allen White on November 24, 1978 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. He was born about 1914; and died on January 22, 1991 in Nashville.
Issue:
Of Dorothy Lucy Bragg and Harmon Clay Headden
J436––– i.––– Cheri Jane8 Headden, of whom below, born in 1946 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.
J437––– ii.––– Henry Harmon Headden, of whom below, born in 1948 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.
J438––– iii.––– Dorothy Virginia Headden, of whom below, born in 1954 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.
J281. JANE McLEOD7 BRAGG (Lowell Fleming6, Emma Jane5 Fleming, James4, John3, David2, John1) was born on December 2, 1921 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia; died on July 6, 1990 in Waycross, Ware County, Georgia; and was buried in Elmhurst Cemetery, Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia. She was valedictorian of the Hawkinsville High School Class of 1939. Jane married Derry Lamar Stockbridge, Jr. on September 23, 1945 in Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, a son of Derry Lamar Stockbridge and Fanolive Mattox. He was born on April 16, 1921 in Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia. Derry was a 1948 graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). He later married Mrs. Dorothy (Bailey) Everette.
Marriage of Jane McLeod Bragg and Derry Lamar Stockbridge, Jr.
Excerpts from The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, September 20, 1945, p. 5:
PARTIES ARE GIVEN FOR MISS JANE BRAGG
From The Atlanta Constitution.
Preceding the marriage of Miss Jane Bragg to Derry L. Stockbridge, Jr., USNR, the bride-elect is being feted at a series of social affairs. The ceremony will take place on September 23, at 5:30 o’clock at the Glenn Memorial Chapel.
Miss Joyce Barksdale will entertain at a tea at Rich’s on Friday for Miss Bragg.
Miss Dorothy Bragg, sister of the bride-elect, and Miss Betsy Stockbridge, sister of the bridegroom-elect, will be co-hostesses on Saturday, September 22, at a luncheon at Davison’s. Mr. and Mrs. Derry L. Stockbridge, Sr., parents of the bridegroom-elect, will be hosts at a party following the wedding rehearsal at their home on Ponce de Leon Avenue ...
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, October 4, 1945, p. 5:
MISS JANE BRAGG WED TO MR. STOCKBRIDGE
Usher-groomsmen were H. C. Headden of Nashville, Tenn., J. S. Weaver and J. A. Mann. Pharmacist’s Mate First Class W. L. Jackson, of Sparta, served as best man. Miss Dorothy Bragg, sister of the bride, served as maid of honor. She was gowned in pale blue satin and carried a bouquet of pink and white asters and roses. The bridesmaids were Miss Betty Stockbridge, Miss Katherine McGriff and Miss Bebe Moor. Their gowns were pale blue satin, and their flowers similar to those of the maid of honor.
The bride entered with her father, Lowell Bragg of Hawkinsville. Her gown was of white satin. Her fingertip veil of illusion was fastened to a coronet of orange blossoms, and she carried a bouquet of white tube roses and orchids. Her only ornament was a string of pearls, a gift of the groom.
Following the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Bragg entertained at a reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chandler W. Butler on Ponce de Leon avenue. Assisting were Mesdames C. W. Butler, Leslie Bushfield of Atlanta; J. G. Evans, J. H. McLeod and L. E. Hickman of Pineview; Misses Virginia Way and Lula Martin, Atlanta, Anne McLeod and Angela Evans of Pineview. The bride’s books was kept by Mrs. Robert Fuller.
Out of town guests included: Mrs. J. G. Evans, Miss Angela Evans, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McLeod, Miss Anne McLeod, Mrs. L. E. Hickman and Mrs. Philetus Doster of Pineview; Mr. and Mrs. Dan Carmack and Miss Cleonell Carmack of Jonesboro; Mrs. and Mrs. D. R. Jackson of Hawkinsville; Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Hargrove and Miss Jane Hargrove of Rome.
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, October 11, 1945, p. 3:
MRS. LOWELL BRAGG HOLDS
OPEN HOUSE FOR BRIDE, GROOMMrs. Lowell Bragg held open house Saturday evening complimenting her daughter, a recent bride, Mrs. Derry L. Stockbridge, Jr., and Mr. Stockbridge, USNR, of Atlanta. Miss Dorothy Bragg, also of Atlanta, shared honors with her sister.
Attractive arrangements of summer flowers were used in the living room and dining room. Punch and little cakes were served throughout the evening.
The hostess was assisted in the entertaining by Mrs. T. J. Dennard, Mrs. Edwin Dennard and Mrs. J. H. McLeod.
Others entertaining for the bride and groom were Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher McLeod, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McLeod, and Mrs. and Mrs. J. G. Evans.
Obituary of Jane McLeod Bragg
The Waycross Journal-Herald, Waycross, Georgia, Saturday, July 7, 1990, p. 15:
JANE B. STOCKBRIDGE
Mrs. Jane Bragg Stockbridge, 68, died Friday afternoon at Baptist Village.
She was a native of Hawkinsville and had lived in Savannah for many years before moving to Waycross. She was a member of First Baptist Church and the Harvester Class. She had been a Sunday School teacher and superintendent at Bull Street Baptist Church, Savannah, and was also a member of the Woman’s Missionary Union and a former member of Savannah First Baptist Church.
Jane McLeod Bragg was Valedictorian of the Class of 1939 of Hawkinsville High School, Hawkinsville, Georgia
An alumnus of Georgia State College for Women at Milledgeville, she received her laboratory technician certification from Emory University. She had been a registered medical lab technician with the Oglethorpe Sanitarium. Her parents were Lowell Fleming Bragg Sr. and Gussie McLeod Bragg.
She is survived by her husband, Derry Lamar Stockbridge, Waycross; a daughter, Dorothy G. Stockbridge, Valdosta; two sons, D. L. Stockbridge III, Woodstock, and John M. Stockbridge, Sumter, S. C.; a sister, Dorothy White, Nashville, Tenn.; a brother, Lowell F. Bragg, Macon; two grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 - 9 at Miles-Odum Funeral Home. A memorial service will take place at 2:30 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church in Savannah.
Remembrances may be sent to the American Diabetes Association, the Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Association, or a favorite charity.
Issue:
Of Jane McLeod Bragg and Derry Lamar Stockbridge, Jr.
J439––– i.––– Derry Lamar8 Stockbridge III, born in 1948 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. He married first Darcia Ann Miller on September 6, 1969 in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia. A daughter of LeOrr James Miller, Darcy was born about 1951, being 18 at the time of their marriage. They divorced on September 28, 1979 in Fulton County, Georgia. Derry married second Cheryl Ann Jones on December 20, 1986 in Cherokee County, Georgia, also her second marriage; they divorced on December 21, 1995 in Cobb County, Georgia.
Marriage of
Derry Lamar Stockbridge III
and Darcia Ann MillerThe Savannah Morning News, Savannah, Georgia, Wednesday, September 10, 1969, A-9:
STOCKBRIDGE-MILLER
The marriage of Miss Darcia Ann Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. LeOrr James Miller, to Derry Lamar Stockbridge III, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stockbridge, Jr., took place September 6 at 3 p.m. in the First Baptist Church. The Rev. Forrest Lanier officiated.
The bride, given in marriage by her brother-in-law, Kenneth D. Bonnette, had Miss Carolyn Joyce Saussy as maid of honor. Mrs. Kenneth D. Bonnette was her sister’s matron of honor and bridesmaids were Miss Marilee Miller of East Lansing, Mich. and Miss Collette Jean Miller, both sisters of the bride, Mrs. James Alfred Thigpen, Athens, and Miss Mary Elizabeth Everette.
John McLeod Stockbridge was his brother’s best man and ushers were Paul Francis Biron, Rome, James Alfred Thigpen, Athens, Edward Garison, Wilmington, Del., Henry Harmon Headden, Nashville, Tenn., and Randall Durell Hall.
After a reception in the church fellowship hall, Mr. and Mrs. Stockbridge left on a wedding trip to Florida. They will make their home at 111 Milledge Circle in Athens.
J440––– ii.––– John McLeod Stockbridge, of whom below, born July 12, 1950 in New Orleans, Louisiana; died February 18, 2001 in Palmetto Baptist Hospital, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.
J441––– iii.––– Dorothy Gail Stockbridge, born in 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland.
J283. MARJORIE7 NICHOLSON (Emma Edna6 Bragg, Emma Jane5 Fleming, James4, John3, David, John1) was born November 17, 1922. She married Morris E. Thompson about 1949. He was born on October 3, 1920; died on May 2, 1992 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
Issue:
J442––– i.––– Carol8 Thompson married a Mr. Harris.
J443––– ii.––– Kenneth Thompson.
J444––– iii.––– Kathy Thompson married a Mr. Lind.
J284. NANCY LOU7 BRAGG (Emory Lawton6, Emma Jane5 Fleming, James4, John3, David2, John1) was born on July 9, 1926. Nancy married William E. Witmer on January 6, 1960. He was born on September 13, 1930. She was inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 1997 and was among eight inductees into the National Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1999.
Biographical Notes on Nancy Lou Bragg
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, October 21, 1943, p. 1:
MISS BRAGG TO BE A FEATURE IN NY RODEO
Her mother accompanied her to New York City and Nancy will attend classes either at New York University or Columbia University in order to carry on her work as a high school senior. She will also appear in the Boston Gardens rodeo the first week in November.
For years Miss Bragg has been giving trick riding exhibitions and before going to New York she spent several weeks on the ranch of Gene Autry in intensive training.
Nancy is a granddaughter of Mrs. J. H. Bragg of this city.
The Associated Press, Friday, October 15, 1999:
WINFIELD, Kan. (AP) –– It’s been 60 years since Nancy Bragg Witmer first rode into the rodeo arena to dazzle fans with her talents in trick roping and riding.
Nancy Bragg Witmer
performing his famous
“falling tower” stuntPhoto from the
collections of the
National Cowgirl Museum
and Hall of Fame
Fort Worth, TexasNow Witmer, of Winfield, is gearing up for her induction into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City on Sunday.
“This is a really big honor,” said Witmer, who two years ago was inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Hereford, Texas.
She was introduced to rodeo as a youngster in Oklahoma in the late 1930s and early ‘40s.
“My father was a lawyer in Tulsa, and he always liked dogs and horses. He got me involved with a group called the Tulsa Mounted Troops, which was mostly for kids,” Witmer said.
As a member of the Tulsa Mounted Troops, she roped calves and participated in events such as pole bending. Years later, she learned the arts of trick roping and trick riding.
Her instructors were Hank Linton, who was famous for his work in circuses and wild west shows, and Florence Randolph, of Ardmore, Okla.
Under their instruction, Witmer became one of the nation’s premier trick riders by the age of 16. She also created her own signature maneuver she dubbed the backbend. Essentially, the trick was to stand in the saddle and do a backbend while the horse was running at full speed. The trick was also known to many as “the falling tower.”
She began thrilling thousands of New York fans at the famed Madison Square Garden Rodeo in 1943, where she rode for the next seven years.
She also performed at some of the nation’s biggest rodeos in Boston, Denver, Fort Worth, Tulsa, and Chicago.
Excerpt from The Daily Ardmoreite, Ardmore, Oklahoma, Monday, October 18, 1999:
EIGHT INDUCTED INTO RODEO HALL OF FAME
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ––– ... (E)ight people ... have been inducted into the Rodeo Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame.
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, April 18, 1951, p. 1:
Nancy Bragg Takes
Two Honors in RodeoNancy Bragg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawton Bragg, 447 S. Zurich ave., northeastern Oklahoma trick rider, placed in two events in the all-girls’ rodeo recently at Corpus Christi, Tex. ...
Nancy won first in the calf-roping event and second in the cutting-horse competition. Contestants included some of the outstanding girl riders of the nation. Her father is the United States Commissioner there.
Inducted during ceremonies on Sunday were Eddy Akridge, Clint Johnson, J. W. Stoker, Nancy Bragg Witmer, Ethel “Ma” Hopkins, Pauline Nesbitt, Charley Shultz and Ikua Purdy. Hopkins, Nesbitt, Shultz and Purdy were honored posthumously ...
Ms. Witmer, who is from Winfield, Kan., first rode into the rodeo arena 60 years ago and dazzled fans with trick roping and riding.
She was introduced to rodeo as a youngster in Oklahoma in the late 1930s and early ’40s where her father was a Tulsa attorney.
She got involved with the Tulsa Mounted Troops, where she learned to rope calves and participated in events such as pole bending.
She created her own signature maneuver dubbed the backbend in which she would stand in the saddle and do a backbend while the horse ran at full speed. She could do vaults, cartwheels, front and back shoulder stands as well.
She was inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 1997 ...
Excerpt from The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, November 1, 1997:
SIX HONORED FOR WESTERN SPIRIT;
CROWD WELCOMES INDUCTEES
INTO COWGIRL HALL OF FAMEBy Karen Rouse
Star-Telegram Writer
Dazzling with a black, sequined Stetson atop her curly white mane and wearing a studded, western shirt, Reeves soaked up all the attention she was getting as one of six women being inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame.
“I feel like a Christmas tree,” said Reeves, who since 1936 has taught an estimated 20,000 girls to ride horses. “I’m so used to being in my blue jeans.”
A feisty woman who still teaches riding at summer camp and rides six hours daily during the summer, she said she’s “almost blind and hard of hearing, but I still love riding.”
In a sold-out ceremony at The Worthington hotel, more than 600 guests decked out in suede, denim and leather outfits decorated with fringe and studs honored the six women for their pioneering spirit and contribution to American Western heritage.
The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas, Thursday, November 11, 1999, p. B-17:
J.W. Stoker, a world class trick roper from Weatherford, Texas, led a field of eight rodeo personnel who were recently inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City.
Other inductees included three-time world champion saddle bronc rider Clint Johnson, bareback rider Eddy Akridge and trick rider Nancy Bragg Witmer.
The Hall also added four posthumously: Hawaiian cowboy Ikua Purdy, rodeo clown Charley Schultz, trick rider Pauline Nesbitt and rodeo journalist Ethel Hopkins ...
The other inductees were Nita Brooks-Lewallen of Stephenville, a rodeo competitor and racehorse breeder; the late Clara Brown of Denver, Colo., a black pioneer and activist; cutting horse champion Linda Jo “Lindy” Burch of Weatherford; trick rider Marie “Mary” Keen Gress of Golden, Colo., and rodeo performer Nancy Bragg Witmer of Winfield, Kan.
They will join 133 women previously named to the Hall of Fame, which awaits a new home in the Cultural District. So far, museum officials said yesterday, $7 million has been raised for the new museum, nearly half of the $15 million needed.
Each inductee yesterday received a sterling silver medal with the words “National Cowgirl Hall of Fame 1997 Honoree” and her name on its face. Their lives were depicted in a slide show that included photographs of the women riding horses, snuggling with their children and performing stunts.
Black and white slides of Witmer performing her trademark “falling tower” rodeo stunt – a frightful-looking feat that involved standing on her horse’s back and arching backward to touch the animal – awed not only the audience, but Witmer too.
“I can’t believe that was me,” Witmer said in disbelief as she accepted a medal. “I must have been crazy,” she said, drawing laughter from the amused crowd.
Witmer remembered wearing wool bell-bottomed pants and satin shirts as she performed during the 1930s through 1950s in rodeos and Wild West shows in Madison Square Garden and Boston Gardens.
In the mid-1950s, she said, an ankle injury when she was knocked down by a horse and a foot injury when her horse slipped during a barrel race forced her to quit rodeos and riding ...
... The cowgirl museum, which was founded in 1975, moved from Hereford to Fort Worth in 1993. The collection of saddles, clothing, scrapbooks and rare photographs is awaiting its new home to be built in the Cultural District, near the Will Rogers Memorial complex in 2000.
Meanwhile, part of the collection is in storage and part can be seen at trade shows, rodeos and the museum’s headquarters and gift shop at 111 W. Fourth St. in downtown Fort Worth.
Issue:
J445––– i.––– Carolyn8 Witmer, born circa 1965, married a Mr. Helstern about 1988.
J446––– ii.––– Kathleen Witmer, born circa 1970.
J447––– iii.––– Clay Bragg Witmer, of whom below.
J285. CHARLES DUDLEY7 BRAGG (Emory Lawton6, Emma Jane5 Fleming, James4, John3, David2, John1) was born April 12, 1928; died February 7, 1981 in California. He married Jean ? circa 1952.
Issue:
J448––– i.––– Rick8 Bragg, born circa 1955.
J286. LINDA7 BRAGG (Emory Lawton6, Emma Jane5 Fleming, James4, John3, David2, John1) was born January 28, 1940 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She married Harold Logan about 1965.
Issue:
J449––– i.––– Kelly8 Logan was born on circa 1967.
J450––– ii.––– Andrew Logan, born circa 1970.
J287. PEGGY JEAN7 JACKSON (Mary Jelks6 Bragg, Emma Jane5 Fleming, James4, John3, David2, John1) was born October 20, 1926. Jean married C. Patrick Massey in 1955. Pat was born 1930. She was living in Birmingham, Alabama at the time of the death of his mother, Mary Jelks (Bragg) Jackson, in The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, April 19, 1973, p. 12.
Biographical Notes for Peggy Jean Jackson
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, February 25, 1937, p. ?:
Little Jean Jackson, of Soperton, is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bragg.
Issue:
J451––– i.––– Clay8 Massey, born circa 1964.
J452––– ii.––– Charles Massey, of whom below.
J288. PRENTICE ROBERTSON7 JACKSON, JR. (Mary Jelks6 Bragg, Emma Jane5 Fleming, James4, John3, David2, John1) was born February 25, 1929. He married Dot ? about 1955. He was living in Tampa, Florida, at the time of the death of his mother, Mary Jelks (Bragg) Jackson, in The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, April 19, 1973, p. 12.
Issue:
J453––– i.––– Bob8 Jackson, born about 1958.
J454––– ii.––– Juleigh Jackson was born about 1964.
J289. BEVERLY ANNE7 BRAGG (James Thomas6, Emma Jane5 Fleming, James4, John3, David2, John1) was born in 1930, in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia. She married first Jack Walton Wise on July 2, 1950, in the First Baptist Church of Hawkinsville, Georgia. Beverly married second Frede Samuell in May of 1982 and was living in Memphis, Tennessee at the time of the death of her brother, James Thomas Bragg, Jr., in April 2002.
Marriage of Beverly Anne Bragg and Jack Walton Wise
Excerpt from The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Thursday, July 6, 1950, p. 8:
MISS BEVERLY ANNE BRAGG WED
TO JACK WALTON WISE AT CHURCH
CEREMONY SUNDAY, JULY 2NDA marriage of quiet dignity and beautiful simplicity was that of Miss Beverly Anne Bragg of this city and Mr. Jack Walton Wise of Thomaston, which was an event of Sunday afternoon, July 2nd, taking place at the First Baptist Church in this city at four o’clock in the presence of a large assembly of relatives and friends ...
Ushers were Fred Kitchens, Charles Tidwell and Mack Raines, all of Thomaston. Bridesmaids were Miss Jacquelin Butler, of this city, and Mrs. Donna Saltonay of Atlanta. Miss Margaret Jones served as maid of honor and little Tommy Bragg, five-year-old brother of the bride, served as flower boy.
The bride entered with her father, James Thomas Bragg, who gave her in marriage. The groom entered with his best man, Nash Faulkner, of Thomaston, and met the bride at the altar, where the double ring ceremony was performed by Dr. Aquilla Chamlee, of Fort Valley, former pastor of the local Baptist Church ...
After the reception the bride and groom left for a wedding trip to the Florida Gulf coast ... On their return, the bride and groom will reside at Thomaston.
Issue:
Of Beverly Anne Bragg and Jack Walton Wise
J455––– i.––– Valerie8 Wise, born circa 1960.
J456––– ii.––– Jack Walton Wise, Jr., of whom below.
J290. JAMES THOMAS7 BRAGG, JR. (James Thomas6, Emma Jane5 Fleming, James4, John3, David2, John1) was born on November 25, 1944 in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia; died on April 11, 2002; and was buried in the Orange Hill Cemetery in Hawkinsville, Georgia. Tommy married Rita Carol Dimsdale on May 3, 1970 in the Oxford Baptist Church, Oxford, Newton County, Georgia, daughter of S. W. Dimsdale. She was born about 1950. At the time of this marriage, he was employed by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and she by the State Crime Laboratory, in Atlanta, Georgia. At the time of his death, he was a senior parole officer with the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in Walton and Newton counties and a substance abuse counselor. Tom was a graduate of Hawkinsville High School, Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia. She was a graduate of Newton County High School, Covington, Newton County, Georgia.
Marriage of James Thomas Bragg, Jr. and Rita Carol Dimsdale
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News, Hawkinsville, Georgia, Wednesday, April 8, 1970, p. 9:
DIMSDALE-BRAGG TROTH TOLD
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Dimsdale, of Covington, announce the engagement of their daughter, Rita Carol, to James Thomas Bragg, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas Bragg, Sr., of Hawkinsville.
Miss Dimsdale graduated from Newton County High School, attended Truitt McConnell and DeKalb Colleges, and is currently employed at the State Crime Laboratory in Atlanta.
Mr. Bragg graduated from Hawkinsville High School, attended Middle Georgia College, served in the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division, and is currently employed with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation in Atlanta.
The wedding will be held at the Oxford Baptist Church in Oxford, May 3, at 3 p.m.
Obituary of James Thomas Bragg, Jr.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, April 13, 2002, Gwinnett section, p. JJ-6:
JAMES BRAGG JR., SENIOR PAROLE OFFICER
James Thomas “Tom” Bragg Jr., 57, of Loganville died Thursday.
A memorial service will be held at 8 p.m. Monday at Tim Stewart Funeral Home in Loganville. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Orange Hill Cemetery in Hawkinsville. The family will receive friends at 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Mr. Bragg was a senior parole officer with the state Board of Pardons and Paroles in Walton and Newton counties. He also was a substance abuse counselor.
He is survived by his daughter, Aimee Bragg Knowles of Conyers; sister, Beverly Samuell of Memphis; and two grandchildren.
Memorial gifts may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 6500 Sugarloaf Parkway, Suite 260, Duluth, GA 30097 or to Portsbridge Hospice, 1374 Manchester Drive, Conyers, GA 30012.
Issue:
J457––– i.––– Aimee8 C. Bragg, born January 1971, married Dennis R. Knowles on September 9, 1993 in Gwinnett County, Georgia.
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