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Macon News, Dec. 9, 1980 Obituaries Mrs. Finsley Services Set MILLEDGEVILLE. Mrs. Florence Finsley, 280 Carter Place, died Saturday in a Macon hospital.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Oak Grove Baptist Church Number One in Milledgeville. Burial will be in Bone Cemetery. The Rev. E.L.

Lyons will officiate. Mrs. Finsley, a lifelong resident of Baldwin County, was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Miss Cynthia Williams of Milledgeville; a brother, Crawford Finney of Milledgeville. Slater's Funeral Home of Milledgeville has charge of arrangements.

Rev. Patterson LITHIA SPRINGS The Rev. J.A. Patterson, 68, died Tuesday, Dec. 2.

Services were held at 2 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church in Lithia Springs. Burial was in Sunrise Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Bob Whitmier and Dr.

Miriam Beader officiated. Rev. Patterson was a native of Fulton County. He was the organizer of First Baptist Church in Lithia Springs, Doss Memorial Baptist Church in Powder Springs, and Pinehurst Drive Baptist Church in Dublin. He served as pastor of Powder Springs First Baptist Church and Marie Baptist Church in Dublin.

He retired from preaching full time in 1974. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Jewell Patterson of Lithia Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Joyce Godfrey of Lithia Springs and Mrs. Linda Jones of Birmingham, a son, the Rev.

Max Patterson of Macon; a sister, Mrs. John Beverly of Lithia Springs; three brothers, Roy Patterson of Atlanta, the Rev. C. Edward Patterson of Lithia Springs and T.J. Patterson of Fargo; and 11 grandchildren.

G. Davis- White Collar Chapel of Lithia Springs has charge arrangements. Mr. Hall EASTMAN Hall, 86, died Sunday in a Dodge County, hospital. Services Tuesday in the chapel of Horne Funeral Home of Eastman.

Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery. The Rev. T.K. Carroll officiated. Mr.

Hall, a native of Alabama, had lived in Dodge County most of his life. He was a member of Eastman First United Methodist Church and was a retired farmer. Survivors include a son, Melvin Hall of Eastman; two sisters, Mrs. Vivian Saye of Keaau, Hawaii, and Mrs. N.L.

Joiner Jr. of Eastman; three brothers, Robert L. Hall of Eastman, Esmer Hall of West Palm Beach, and Roger Hall of Tho maston. Mr. Baldwin WAYNESBORO J.

Charles Baldwin, 76, died Saturday at his residence. Services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of DeLoach Funeral Home of Waynesboro. Burial was in Magnolia Cemetery. The Rev.

Forrest Ethridge officiated. Mr. Baldwin, a native of Fort Valley, was a retired farmer and mail carrier, and a member of St. Michaels Episcopal Church. Survivors include a sister, Mrs.

Margaret Virginia Lubeley of Vienna, Va. Mrs. Hartford HAWKINSVILLE Mrs. Lenora Freed Hartford, 67, died Monday in a local hospital. Services will be held at 11 a.m.

Wednesday in the chapel of Clark Funeral Home of Hawkinsville. Burial will be in Cedartown Cemetery. Dr. Tom Watson and the Rev. Harry Hight will officiate.

Mrs. Hartford, a native of East Palistine, Ohio, was a member of Hawkinsville United Methodist Church. She was past worthy matron and former grand choir director of the Order of the Eastern Star, and a retired teacher and organist. Survivors include her husband, Francis C. Hartford of Hawkinsville: four daughters, Mrs.

Lenora Clark of Elberton, Mrs. Carolyn Hight of Elizabethton, Mrs. Linda Cochran of Littleton, Colo. and Mrs. Charles Nelms of Grayson; and nine grandchildren.

Middle Georgia vices were held at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Cottondale Baptist Church in Eastman. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery. The Rev. Billy Floyd and the Rev.

Michael Fisher officiated. Mr. Walker, a native of Laurens County, had lived in County most of his Dodge. was a member and deacon of Cottondale Baptist Church, a veteran of World War Two, and a retired employee of Reeves Brothers Mills of Eastman. Survivors include his wife, Mrs.

Myrtice Walker of Eastman; three sisters, Mrs. Willie Conley and Mrs. Myrtie Lee Loyd of Eastman and Mrs. Vauneda Alvis of Griffin. Horne Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Mr. Walker EASTMAN Maynard Walker, 72, died Monday in a Dodge County hospital. Ser- Mrs. Snow Mrs. Snow Mrs.

Jewel Snow, 68, died Friday in a Vidalia hospital. Services were held at 2 p.m. Monday in First Church of Nazarene in Vidalia. Burial was in Pinecrest Cemetery. The Rev.

H.E. Davidson and the Rev. Harold Marsh officiated. Mrs. Snow, a native of Tatnall County, had lived in Vidalia for 16 years.

She attended Vidalia First Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Minnie Lee Horne of Gatesville, Mrs. Edna Snow Riggs and Mrs. Janet Snow Cowart of Reidsville; a son, Rev.

R.A. Snow of Newton; two sisters, Mrs. Louise Bell of Vidalia and Mrs. Hazel Rolls of Claxton; a brother, Hilbert Mosley of Old Orchard Beach, 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Ronnie L.

Stewart Funeral Home of Vidalia had charge of arrangements. Mrs. Price Mrs. Price FORSYTH Mrs. Mahalia Price of Forsyth died Dec.

5. Services were held at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Hanson Hickman A.M.E. Church. Burial was in Forsyth City Cemetery.

The Rev. Rufus Whatley officiated. Survivors include eight daughters, Mrs. Sadie Jackson, Mrs. Pinkie Crawley, Mrs.

Mary L. Hardy, Mrs. Maggie L. Jackson, Mrs. Justine Jackson, Mrs.

Elaine Jackson, Mrs. Kimberly Hughley and Mrs. Kanundra Jones of Forsyth; six sons, Jackson, William Rogers, Fred Rogers, William James Jones, Ralph King and William King of Forsyth; and five grandchildren. Willis Peoples Funeral Home has charge ofarrangements. Mrs.

Arthur FITZGERALD Mrs. Jewell D. Arthur, 82, died Monday in a Fitzgerald hospital. Services were held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in Westside Baptist Church in Fitzgerald.

Burial was in Salem Church Cemetery in Ben Hill County. The Rev. Robert McDarmid and the Rev. Payton Walker officiated. Mrs.

Arthur, a native of Henry County, had lived in Fitzgerald area for 64 years. She was a retired clerk in several variety stores in Fitzgerald and a member of Westside Baptist Church where she served as Sunday School teacher, Women's Missionary Union director, and Vacation Bible School director. Survivors include two sons. Hardy B. Johnson of Lovejoy and Homer C.

Johnson of Waycross; three daughters, Mrs. Maggie co*ker of Fitzgerald, Mrs. Flora Wilkerson of Rebecca, and Mrs. Floy Walker of Orlando, three brothers, Walter Driver of Rebecca, A.C. Driver of Swainsboro, and Herbert Driver of Millen: a sister, Mrs.

Lizzie Adkinson of Fitzgerald; 18 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and a -great-grandchild. The body was placed in the church at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. Paulk Funeral Home of Fitzgerald has charge of arrangements. Mr.

Durden ALAMO Dewitt Talmadge Durden 89, died Monday in a Telfair County hospital. Services were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Alamo United Methodist Church. Burial was in Pinecrest Cemetery in Vidalia. Mr.

Durden was a retired merchant. Survivors include his wife, Mrs Clara Bailey Durden of Alamo; a son, Dewitt T. Durden Jr. of Spanish Fort, a daughter, Mrs. Selena Dunn of Atlanta; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

Harrison-Smith Funeral Home of McRae has charge of arrangements. Mr. McCrary REYNOLDS Willie Frank McCrary, died Monday in a Atlanta hospital. Arrangements will be announced by Bentley's Funeral Home of Reynolds. Mr.

Butts MILLEDGEVILLE John Henry Butts, of Blackspring Road, died Monday in a Baldwin County hospital. Arrangements will be announced by Slater's Funeral Home of Milledgeville. Mrs. Massey AMERICUS Mrs. Nell Massey, 91, died Sunday in an Americus nursing home.

Graveside services were held 3 p.m. Tuesday in Crown Hill Cemetery in Albany. The Rev. Ed Cadle officiated. Mrs.

Massey, a native of Sumner, was an employee of Churchwell's Department Store of Albany, a member of Lee Street Methodist Church, a member of Philephea Sunday School Class, and a member of the order of the Eastern Star. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Robert Culpepper of Americus and Mrs. E.H. Driver of Thomasville; a son, George L.

Massey of Jesup; a brother, Joe F. Garrett of Macon; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the League of the Good Samaritan. Hanco*ck Funeral Home of Americus has charge of arrangements. Miss Williams HADDOCK Veronica L.

Williams, of Haddock, died Monday in a local hospital. Arrangements will be announced by Samuel's Funeral Home of Gray. Macon Bibb Mrs. Grier Mrs. Gertrude Grier, 80, of 409 Lilly died Sunday at her residence.

Arrange ments will be announced by Hutchings Funeral Home. Mr. Hill Willie Hill, 71, of 1036 Linden died Monday. Arrangements will be announced by Hutchings Funeral Home. Mr.

Dugger William Dugger, 60, of 948 Indian died Sunday in a local hospital. Arrangements will be announced by Thomas Memorial Funeral Home. Hart's Mortuary Noted for Experienced, Efficient Staff MEMORY OF VIOLA HARRIS To A CASHWORD $2,500 JOE PROFIT! If $100.00 there is will no be correct added to solution the award for any for the one week's following puzzle, week's that contest. week's For the prize exact of amount of prize money, see each Monday's and Tuesday's Macon News. The soluD tion and and News winner, following if there is publication one, will of the be puzzle published to in be the solved.

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