Friday, April 16, 1999 The Macon Telegraph Obituaries on page More OBITUARIES 11B Index to obituaries Area funeral homes reported these deaths Thursday. Deaths listed may not be accompanied with full obituary notices in every edition of the newspaper unless the deceased had relatives in areas in which those editions circulate. Obituary notices are listed in alphabetical order below: Middle Georgia Lillie Brice, Gray Robert Bridges Soperton Ray Burton, Americus Roosevelt Caruthers, Fitzgerald Benjamin Clifford Round Oak Cline Crapps, Sandersville, Charles Evans, Haddock Billie Greenway, Sandersville Everette Hammock, Oglethorpe Tillman Jones, Dublin Willie Kitchen, Smithville Richard Phillips Thomaston Eddie Roberts Hanco*ck County Bobby Sims, Gray Estella Torrance, Milledgeville James Whirl, Dexter Ananias Williams Buena Vista Mattie Johnson, Macon A.C. Lee, Macon Jeanette Lockhart, Macon Ceola Bell, Perry Richard Francis Perry Dulce Gonzalez, Centerville Sherry Lincoln, Warner Robins Elsewhere Henry Dyce, New York City Marcus McCullough, Stockbridge Arrangements incomplete Not all details were completed by press time. Please contact the funeral home listed for more information.
Amos Arnold Collins Funeral Home, Gray. Frank Davis, Macon, Randall Memorial Mortuary, Macon. James Gordon, Macon, Bentley Sons Funeral Home, Macon. Joseph Johnson Slater's Funeral Home, Milledgeville. William Kovask, Byron, McCullough Funeral Home, Warner Robins.
Carl Sapp, Macon, Bentley Sons Funeral Home, Macon. Velma Sears, Chester, Powell Funeral Home, Hawkinsville. Ceola Bell PERRY Services for Ceola Holmes Bell will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Richardson Funeral Home with burial in King Chapel Church Cemetery. Born in Houston County, she was the daughter of the late Batch and Liza Holmes.
She was a member of King Chapel CME Church and the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Survivors include her son, Harold Tharpe; grandchildren, Harriett Tharpe and Rosiland Tharpe, both of Philadelphia; and a great -grandchild. The family may be contacted at 1113 Oakdale Ave. Lillie Brice GRAY Services for Lillie Mae Brice will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in Evergreen Cemetery, Macon.
Brice, 88, died Thursday, April 15, 1999. The widow of Ernest Brice, she was a member of Cross Keys Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughter, Ruby Lillie Brice J. Johnson of Wayside; half sister and half brother, Dorotha Mixon of Macon and Malloy Adkins of Empire; three grandchildren; and a great grandchild. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight in Hart's Mortuary and may be contacted at 114 Williamson Road, Gray.
Robert Bridges Sr. SOPERTON Services for Robert Paul Bridges Sr. will be at 2 p.m. today in Sammons Funeral Home with burial in Wheeler Cemetery. Bridges, 79, died Wednesday, April 14, 1999.
Born in Washington County, he was the son of the late Lawson and Hattie Mae Bridges. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a retired carpenter. He was a member of Harmony Masonic Lodge No. 405, where he was past master, and was a member of the VFW. He was a member of Soperton United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his children, Robert Bridges of Mount Vernon, Beth Smith of Dublin and Sue Phillips of Vidalia; sisters and brother, Nola Mae Reynolds and Jeanette Rogers, both of Soperton, Joyce Smith of Adrian and Roy Bridges of Glennville; eight grandchildren; and five great grandchildren. Ray Burton AMERICUS Services for Ray Charles Burton will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Barnum Funeral Home with burial in Eastview Cemetery. Burton, 41, died Monday, April 12, 1999. Survivors include his wife, Hazel Frederick; brothers and sisters, Franklin Angry, Curtis Angry, Bessie Angry and Angry, all of Americus, and Lee Burton of Riverdale.
Barnum Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Roosevelt Caruthers FITZGERALD Services for Roosevelt Caruthers will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in Bethel AME Church with burial in Westwood Cemetery. Caruthers, 82, died Sunday, April 11, 1999. He was a World War II veteran and a retired railroad worker.
He was a member of American Legion Post 0.536. Survivors include his children, Theodore Caruthers Jr. of Fitzgerald, Vera Caruthers, Lloyd Caruthers Sr. of Philadelphia, and Larry Caruthers, Ronnie Caruthers Reggin Caruthers and Andrea Livingston, all of Fitzgerald; brother, Julius Caruthers of San Francisco; 13 grandchildren; and 14 great grandchildren. Hall's Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Benjamin Clifford Sr. ROUND OAK Services for Benjamin Brown Clifford Sr. will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in East Juliette Baptist Church with burial in Mount Zion Camp Ground Cemetery. Clifford, 66, died Thursday, April 15, 1999.
Born in Griffin, he had lived in Round Oak the past 19 years. He was the son of the late Paul and Mary Connally Clifford. An Air Force veteran he was retired from Frostman Company in Milledgeville. He was a member of East Juliette Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Martha Clifford; children, Buddy Smith and Benjie Clifford, both of Round Oak, Peggy Jackson of Hephzibah and Nancy Hobbs of Lake Sinclair; sisters and brother, Rachel Hasler of Harrisonburg, Claudette Shockley of Columbus and Willis Clifford of Griffin; eight grandchildren; and 12 great grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight in Bridges Funeral Home, Gray, and may be contacted at 177 Shoal Creek Road, Round Oak. Cline Crapps SANDERSVILLE Services for Cline Edsel Crapps will be at 3 p.m. today in Washington Memorial Park Cemetery. Crapps, 82, died Wednesday, April 14, 1999. Born in Lexington, S.C., he was the son of the late Lonnie and Cora Swygert Crapps.
He was an Army veteran of World War I and was a retired cabinet maker. He was a member of Ridgeland Heights Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Lois Crapps; children, Vernon Crapps of Sandersville, Norman Crapps of Mims, and Mary Dobbs of Cornelia; sister, Murice Boatright of Leesville, S.C.; four grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. E.K. May Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Henry Dyce NEW YORK CITY Services for Henry Lee Matthews Dyce will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Bentley Sons Funeral Home, Macon, with burial in Middle Georgia Memory Gardens. Dyce died Saturday, April 10, 1999. Born in Henry County, he was the son of the late Johnnie Dyce. He was formerly employed at Packing Stockyard.
Survivors include his children, Velma Sparks of Macon, and Diane Brown and David Dyce, both of Jacksonville, mother, Carrie Dyce of Macon; sisters, Gladys Finney and Katherine Linder, both of Macon; 10 grandchildren; and four great -grandchildren. The family may be contacted 1167 Haywood Road, Macon. Charles Evans HADDOCK Services for Charles Evans will be at 2 p.m. today in Adams Tabernacle CME Church with burial in the church cemetery. Evans, 88, died Saturday, April 10, 1999.
Survivors include his son, Johnny White of Macon; sisters, Geneva Turk, Leila Evans, Lula Tuft and Doris White, all of Gray, and Juanita Floyd of Florida; two grandchildren; and two great -grandchildren. Collins Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Richard Francis Jr. PERRY Memorial services for Richard Francis Jr. will be at 11 a.m.
Saturday in McCullough Funeral Home, Warner Robins. Burial will be private. Francis, 66, died Thursday, April 15, 1999. An Army veteran of the Korean War, he was a self employed carpenter and former employee of Bone Maintenance Survivors include his wife, Barbara Francis; children, Debra Francis and Mike Francis, both of Perry, Donna Lambert of Warner Robins and Ricky Francis of Grovania; several brothers and sisters; and three grandchildren. The family will receive friends following services in the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Hospice of Houston County, 2066 Watson Warner Robins 31093. Dulce Gonzalez CENTERVILLE Memorial services for Dulce Maria Gonzalez will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Heritage Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will be private. Gonzalez, 92, died March 29, 1999.
Born in Tampa, she was a homemaker and a Catholic. Survivors include her children, Antonia Gonzalez of West Palm Beach, Martha Myers and Ralph Gonzalez, both of Kissimee, Maria Lintz of Centerville, Virginia Anderson, Nestor Gonzalez and Delores Gonzalez, all of Warner Robins, David Gonzalez of Maryland and Richard Gonzalez of Miami; brother and sister, Pedro Lemus and Virginia Cardoso, both of Tampa, Fla. Billie Greenway SANDERSVILLE Services for Billie Abney Greenway will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Sisters Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Greenway, 67, died Thursday, April 18, 1999.
Born in Emanuel County, she was the daughter of the late Joe Pickens and Zannie Black Abney. The widow of Cecil Edward Greenway, she was a retired payroll clerk for Washington Electric Membership Corp. and was a homemaker. She was a member of Sisters Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughter, Jackie Jones of Sandersville; sisters, Mildred McCullough and Eudell Williams, both of Swainsboro; and two grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight in E.K. May Funeral Home and may be contacted at 727 East McCarty St. Everette Hammock MONTEZUMA Services for Everette Dudley "Gooch" Ham- mock will be at 11 a.m. today in Simpson-Childs FUNERAL HOME Gray, GA. 986-0203 409011 SIMS, Bobby: of Gray, died Wednesday, April 14, 1999, at a local hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 17, in the chapel of Simpson-Childs Funeral Home, Gray. The Rev. John Haney and the Rev. James Doyle Owens will officiate.
Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, entering through the main gate. Mr. Sims was bom in Macon, and had lived in Gray since 1969. He was the son of the late Ralph L. Sims Sr.
and Gladys Ethel Stokes Sims. He was a graduate of Lanier High School in Macon and was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, having received the award of the commendation ribbon with metal pendant. He was a member of the NRA and a member of Gray United Methodist Church. He was retired from Robins Air Force Base. Survivors include his wife, Martha B.
Sims of Gray; daughter and son-in-law, Susan S. and Stewart L. Gordon Sr. of Gray; sons and daughter-in-law, Stephen and Dorothy S. Sims of Savannah, Clint Sims of Macon and Matthew Sims of Gray; grandchildren, Chris Allen of Macon, Leslie Gordon Jr.
of Gray, Derek Sims of Savannah, Andrew Sims of Savannah, Bob Gordon of Gray, Nelson Gordon of Gray, and Dorothy E. Sims of Savannah; sister, Geraldine Dunivin of Atlanta; brother, Frank E. Sims of California; several nieces and nephews; mother-in-law, Jeanie F. Brown of Gray. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Simpson-Childs Funeral Home, Gray, and they may also be contacted at the residence, 3932 Upper River Road, Gray 31032.
The family requests that those who wish may make contributions to the American Heart Association, 363 Pierce Macon 31204. Simpson-Childs Funeral Home in Gray has charge of arrangements. INGLESIDE MEMORIAL CHAPEL Quality Service You Can Trust Directors Steve Daniels and Mark Goolsby 2410 Ingleside Avenue 912-750-7173 424598 LEE, A.C. 66, of Macon, died Thursday, April 15, 1999, at his residence. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m.
Saturday in Ingleside Memorial Chapel with burial in Middle Georgia Memory Gardens. Rev. Randy Dudley will officiate. Visitation: tonight from 5 to 7 in the funeral home and may be contacted at the residence. Ingleside Memorial Chapel has charge of arrangements Mount Zion-St.
Luke Lutheran Church with burial in Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens. Hammock died Wednesday, April 14, 1999. Born in Macon County, he was the son of the late John Wycliff Hammock and Minnie Lou Williams. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a retired chicken farmer. He was a member of Rawls-Hogg Post 6442 of the VFW in Oglethorpe.
He was a member of Mount Zion-St. Luke Lutheran Church. Survivors include his wife, Norma Hammock; children, Johnny Hammock of Oglethorpe, Dudley Hammock of Cordele, Peggie Williams of Perry, and Gail Alligood of Nashville, brother and sister, George Hammock and Emily Harvil, both of Oglethorpe; nine grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Mount Zion-St. Luke Lutheran Church, Randolph Street, Oglethorpe 31068.
WatsonMathews Funeral Home in Montezuma has charge of arrangements. Mattie Johnson Services for Mattie Sue Johnson will be at 3 p.m. today in New Hope Baptist Church with burial in Linwood Cemetery. Johnson, 80, died Thursday, April 8, 1999. Survivors include her children, John Davis Sr.
of Passaic, N.J., and Jewel Hudson; sister, Ollie Hudson of Macon; three grandchildren; eight greatgrandchildren; and three stepgrandchildren. The family may be contacted at 1563 First Ave. Hutchings Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Tillman Jones DUBLIN Services for Tillman Jones will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Graham Memorial Cemetery.
Jones, 81, died Thursday, April 15, 1999. Born in Laurens County, he was the son of the late Harmon and Nannie Durden Jones. An Army veteran of World War II, he was the former police chief of the city of Dublin. He was retired from Laurens County Public Works. Survivors include several nieces, nephews and cousins.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight in Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Willie Kitchen SMITHVILLE Services for Willie Frank Kitchen will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Green Grove Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Kitchen, 94, died Sunday, April 11, 1999. He was a registered nurse.
Survivors include his children, Willie Kitchen of Philadelphia, Charles Kitchen of Detroit and Crest Lawn FUNERAL HOME PROCTOR, Russell Harold: 42, of 808 Crestwood Terrace, Wamer Robins, died Monday in Houston Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Friday 11 a.m, in the chapel of Crest Lawn Funeral Home with burial in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. Rev. Gary Berrier will officiate. The family will be at the residence of Mrs.
Margie H. Proctor, 3545 Kenneth Drive. Crest Lawn Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. TANNER, Nettie Morris: 105, of Byron, died April 14, 1999, in a local nursing home. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m.
Friday in Crest Lawn with burial in Dublin Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Rev. Herbert Williams will officiate. She was a member of Church of God of Prophecy and was owner and operator of Tanner's Grocery. Survivors: daughter, Saralyn Thompson of Byron; son, Edgar L.
Tanner Jr. of Oglethorpe; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and nine greatFamily will be at 165 Kewanee Drive, Byron. Crest Lawn Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Curtis Kitchen of Florida; and brother, Will Woodward of Smithville. Barnum Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
A.C. Lee Services for A.C. "Pat" Lee will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Ingleside Memorial Chapel with burial in Middle Georgia Memory Gardens. Lee, 66, died Thursday, April 15, 1999, at his residence.
He was a salesman, retired from Macon Cigar and Tobacco Wholesalers. He served in the National Guard and was a member of Liberty Hill Masonic Lodge. He was a member of Wheeler Heights Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Lee; children, Patricia Smith of Beulah, Vickie Flowers, Sherry Storey, Barbara Holmes and Teresa Butler, all of Jones County; Louise Powell Musella and Marie Smith of Twiggs County; and 11 grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 tonight in the funeral home.
Sherry Lincoln WARNER ROBINS Services for Sherry Louise Lincoln will be p.m. Saturday in Parkway Memorial Gardens. Lincoln, 38, died Sunday, April 11, 1999. Born in Orange County, she was a member of New Hope Church of God. Survivors include her husband, Neal E.
Lincoln; children, Emily Lincoln, Kristopher Lincoln, John Lincoln and Sarah Lincoln, all of Warner Robins; parents, John Homan Sr. and Mary Homan, both of Orange, brothers and sisters, Cindy Homan and Mary Glidewell, both of Warner Robins, Larry Homan of Orange, and John Homan of West Corona, and grandfather, John Homan of Rapid City, S.D. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight in Heritage Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Church of God, 2440 Highway 127, Kathleen 31047. Jeanette Lockhart Services for Jeanette Lockhart will be at 2 p.m.
Saturday in Rocky Mount Baptist Church, BRIDGES FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY GRAY, GEORGIA BANDY, Iva: 68, of Gray, died Tuesday, April 13, 1999, in a local hospital after an extended illness. Survivors: husband, E.J. Bandy of Gray; daughter, Jacqueline Dwyer of Orlando, granddaughter, Crystal Inez Dwyer of Orlando, great-granddaughter, Jasmin Dwyer of Orlando, Fla. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday in Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Fort Myers, Fla.
Dr. Greg Huffman, Rev. Don Strange and Rev. Richard Riley will officiate. Family will be at residence at 236 Plantation Road, Gray.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the Leukemia Society of America, 6201 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 380, Atlanta 30339 or United Hospice of Macon, 2484 Ingleside Building Macon 31204. Bridges Funeral Home in Gray has charge of arrangements. CLIFFORD, Benjamin Brown 66, of Round Oak, died Thursday in a Macon hospital. Mr. Clifford was bom in Griffin and lived in Round Oak for the past 19 years.
the son of the late Paul and Mary Connally Clifford. He was retired from the Frostman Company in Milledgeville and was a member of East Juliette Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He was preceded in death by a son, Paul Clifford; two sisters, Frances Harris and Annie Kinasz.
Survivors: wife, Martha Clifford, Round Oak; sons, Buddy Smith, Round Oak, Benjie Clifford, Round Oak; daughters, Peggy Jackson, Hephzibah and Nancy Hobbs of Lake Sinclair, sisters, Rachel Hasler of Harrisonburg, and Claudette Shockley of Columbus; brother, Willis Clifford of Griffin; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday in East Juliette Baptist Church with burial in Mount Zion Camp Ground Cemetery. Rev. Henry Brooks will officiate.
Pallbearers: Ray Smith, Harry Hobbs, Chuck Smith, Tony Jackson, Andy Jackson and Mike Clemons. Family will be at residence of Buddy Smith, 177 Shoal Creek Road, Round Oak. Visitation: 7 to 9 tonight in the funeral home. Bridges Funeral Home in Gray has charge of arrangements. WOOD, Rowena 81, of Gray, died April 15, 1999, at her residence.
Family will be at 255 Old Clinton Road, Gray. Services will be announced by Bridges Funeral Home in Gray. Bridges Funeral Home in Gray has charge of arrangements. Reynolds, with burial in the church cemetery. Lockhart died Sunday, April 11, 1999.
Survivors include her children, Sheila Lockhart, Denise Lockhart, Albert Lockhart Jr. of Louisville, King Davis of Key West, Alma Davis, Janice Davis, Willie Davis Jr. and Jeffery Talton of Macon; mother and stepfather, Annie and Willie Troutman; brothers and sisters, F.T. Davis of Atlanta, Helen Harp of Reynolds, Noretha Troutman of Thomaston, Martha Etheridge and Chester Davis of Macon; 13 grandchildren; several great grandchildren. The family may be contacted at 3867 Log Cabin Drive, Apartment 27.
Bentley and Sons Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Our obituary policy The obituaries in larger type on this page are provided without charge by The Macon Telegraph as a service for our readers. They are subject to newspaper guidelines concerning length and content. The notices at the bottom, right-hand side of the page in smaller type are advertising and may contain information not normally included in other obituaries. We can accept obituaries from funeral homes only.
HART'S Joe Childs, www.hartsmort.com Pres. 433212 BRICE, Lillie Mae: 88, of 747 Monticello Highway, died Thursday, April 15, 1999. Graveside services will be held Saturday, April 17, 1999, at at Evergreen Cemetery with the Reverend Ray Bridgers officiating. The family may be contacted at the residence of Ruby Johnson, 114 Williamson Road, Gray, GA. Visitation: Friday from until at Hart's Mortuary.
Mrs. Brice was a member of Cross Keys Baptist Church. She was the wife of the late Emest Brice. Survivors: Daughter, Ruby J. Johnson of Wayside, GA; Son-in-law, James Johnson of Wayside, GA; Half Sister, Dorotha Macon; Half Brother, Malloy Adkins of Empire; 3 Grandchildren; 1 Great-Grandchild; Several Nieces and Nephews.
Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. CLEMENS, Evelyn Baggett: died April 12 at Macon Northside Hospital. Graveside services were held Thursday, April 15, 1999, at at Northview Cemetery, Dublin, GA. The Reverend Ronnie Culpepper officiated. The family may be contacted at the residence of Jay and Carol Adams, 415 Plantation Drive, Macon, GA, Hart's Mortuary had charge of are arrangements.
CONNALLY, James 84, of 3616 Napier Avenue, died Tuesday, April in a local hospital. Graveside services were held Thursday, April 15, 1999, at at Evergreen Cemetery with the Reverend Rex Odom officiating. The family may be contacted at the residence. Hart's Mortuary had charge of arrangements. OLIVER, C.
of 3932 George Street, died Wednesday, April 14, 1999. Services will be held Friday, April 16, 1999 at in the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary with the Reverend Ashley Cox officiating. Burial will be private. The family may be contacted at the residence. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to the donor's favorite charity.
Mr. Oliver was a former resident of Royston, GA. He was an employee at Flavor Rich Dairies for 30 years. Survivors: Wife, Gennelle Oliver of Macon; Daughter, Debra Oliver of Macon; Sons, Charles Boyd Oliver of Macon, Bob Leland Oliver of Stockbridge, and John Edward Oliver of Byron; Grandchildren, Holly Oliver, Melissa Oliver, Kelly Oliver, and Amber Joyner, all of Macon; GreatGrandchild, Brandon Crapps of Macon. Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements.
TYNDALL, Ken of 110 Regal Court died Thursday, April 15, 1999, in a local hospital. Services have been entrusted to Hart's Mortuary and will be announced later. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to East Macon United Methodist Church, 424 Church Street, Macon, GA 31217, or to Stone Creek Baptist Church, Sgoda Road and Riggins Mill Road, Macon, GA. In Loving Memory Of Our Dear Mother October 18, 1927 April 16, 1993 433399 NETTIE MAE BALDWIN "MA You Are Forever In Our Hearts! AI Magnolia Park Cemetery Mausoleum SEE Warner Robins Crown Jewel Offers For A Limited Time CLOSE Mausoleum Garden Crypt Selection OUT SPECIAL! Complete Arrangement TERMS AVAILABLE Up'10 Significant discounts on Garden Crypts, Private Estates Private Mausoleums $2,263 Savings on Two Full Entombments Lots, Vaults, Bronze and Traditional Memorials also available Don't wait Don't let this pass you by! Offer expires May 14th at 922-5845 205 S. Pleasant Hill Rd.
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