Ruby Duncan Robinson, age 99, Poplar Street, Ideal, Georgia passed Friday Morning, January 24, 2014 at the Miona Geriatric and Dementia Center, Ideal, Georgia.

The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, February 1, 2014 at the Faith Memorial C.M.E. Church, Brooks Road, Ideal, Georgia, where Reverend Zechariah Terry is pastor.  The Reverend Rodney Duncan and Reverend Willie Green will officiate.  Interment will follow in the Hopewell Cemetery, Brooks Mill Road, Rupert, Macon County, Georgia.

Mrs. Ruby Duncan Robinson was born September 23, 1914 to the late Lawrence Duncan and Lillie Mae Brooks Duncan in Ideal, Macon County, Georgia.  She was educated in the public school system of Macon County.  She was preceded in death by four siblings, Baby Duncan, Ola Mae Harpe, Nellie Lee Mahone and Homer Lester Duncan.  At an early age she moved to New York City, New York, where she was employed as a domestic worker.  Later she moved to Atlanta Georgia where she was employed with Central of Georgia Railroad Company as a cook for a number of years.  After retiring from the Railroad, she moved back to her native land and cared for her mother, Mrs. Lillie Duncan, who preceded her in death.  Mrs. Robinson followed the steps of her parents and joined the Faith Memorial C.M.E. Church, where she served faithfully on every facet of the church she loved so well.

She was united in holy matrimony to the late Dave Walker and to this union they were blessed with one daughter, Lillie Lou Walker Sheppard, who preceded her in death.  Later she met and married the late Ed Robinson.

Survivors are two loving and devoted grandchildren, Ruby Sheppard, Crestview, Florida, and Reginald (Penny) Sheppard, Estoria, New York; two great grandchildren, Regina Sheppard and Brandon Sheppard, Crestview, Florida and one great great grandchild, Zariah Sheppard, Crestview, Florida; sister-in-law, Alice Duncan, Ideal, Georgia; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Mr. Carlos Ceasar Renez, age 61, 831 West Mount Airy Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania passed Thursday, January 23, 2014.

The funeral service will be conducted at 12:00 P.M., Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Magnolia Baptist Church, 415 Hosie Waters Street, Montezuma, Georgia. The Reverend Hosie Waters, pastor, will officiate.  Interment will follow in Champ Waters Cemetery, 191 Twin Church Road, Montezuma, Georgia.

He was born March 28, 1952 to the late Charlie Lee Riley, Sr., and Anginette Hannor Riley in Montezuma, Macon Co., Georgia.   He was a 1970 graduate of D.F. Douglass High School and attended the University of Salt Lake City, Utah and Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts. He was self-employed as a computer Programmer.

Ceasar was an adventurous man who sought to know as much as possible about life, living, and all God's creation. He studied, traveled and made many friends along the way.  Many of those he met remained in his life through the years.

Ceasar loved music. He played piano, guitar and drums. At one time, he was a part of the band that played for pop singer Patti LaBelle. He also possessed a beautiful singing voice that was a delight for anyone who heard him. His personality was magnetic. Having conversation with him revealed he was knowledgeable on many subjects.

Ceasar became ill 14 years ago. There were several times when doctors did not expect him to live. Each incident seem to make him more determined to win the battle. His struggle was epic. Attending doctors told his story to other doctors who would stop in his room to talk.  They treated him with special care. He was assured that they would struggle with him to gain his health again.  His struggle to survive and God's intervention kept him overcoming the odds. His death has left a vacuum in many hearts. God has granted him peace - an observable peace.

Survivors include Edwina Rebecca Stone; three children, Arienne M. Stone Renez, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Matthew Renez, California and Elisa Riley, Salt Lake City, Utah; grandchildren, Mia E. Stone Renez, Nyah Stone Renez, Kayla Stone Hinnes, Sakai Stone Renez and Lena Listne, a devoted friend, Marilyn Rivers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; siblings, Shirley Stephens (Augustus) Lisa Green (John) both of Cordele, Georgia, Marvin Riley, Richard Felton, Freddie Hannor (Sarah), Christopher G. Riley (Tarshea), Jerry Riley (Pearlie), Corine Cochran (Frobell Jr.), Linda Merrell (Wilbert), Terry W. Riley, Andra Kendrick, Jessie Canady and Martha Collier, all of Montezuma, Georgia; Juanita Zachery, Atlanta, Georgia; one uncle, Frank Hannor, Fort Lauderdale,  Florida; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Mrs. Sallie Mae Williams Fobbs, age 94, 130 2nd Ave West, Buena Vista, Georgia passed Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at Columbus Hospice Center, in Columbus, Georgia.

Funeral service will be conducted 1:00 P.M., Friday, January 17, 2014 at St. James A.M.E. Church, 1002 6th Street, Columbus, Georgia. Pastor Joseph Baker will officiate. Interment will follow at 2:30 P.M., Fort Mitchell National Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell, Alabama.

Sallie was born September 14, 1919 in Buena Vista, Marion County, Georgia to the late A.W. Williams and Rosa Bell Newberry Williams. Her brother, Rollin Williams, preceded her in death.  She was first married to the late Frank Boggans, and to their union, two children were born.  Both children, Rosetta Boggans Noble and Rosa Lee Boggans, preceded her in death. She later married the late Jim Fobbs, and their union welcomed two children.

Sallie was educated in the public school system of Marion County. She acquired her high school education from Buena Vista High School in Buena Vista, Georgia and Washington High School in Atlanta, Georgia. She earned her Cosmetology Certificate from Poro Cosmetology College of Atlanta, Georgia and matriculated at Albany State College in Albany, Georgia.

At an early age she accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Savior and joined the Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church of Buena Vista, Georgia. She moved to Detroit, Michigan and joined Ebenezer A.M.E Church. After retiring in 1985 from the Detroit Board of Education as a Paraprofessional Educator, Sallie moved back to Buena Vista, Georgia in 1988 and reconnected with Mt. Zion A.M.E Church. She later moved to St. James A.M.E Church, under the leadership of Pastor Sweeny. She served on the Missionary Board, Willing Workers Board, and Birthday Committee. She also worked part-time as a Public Services Radio Announcer for WAOK Radio Station in Atlanta, Georgia.

She leaves a legacy of love and memories to her beloved family, which include two loving and devoted children, Sylvia Moore (Tommie Davis) and Triandos Fobbs (Cynthia Brown), all of Buena Vista, Georgia; grandchildren, Ronald Richardson Sr. (Melissa), Woodbridge, Virginia, Nicole Fobbs, Detroit, Michigan, Aisha Fobbs, Diamond Robinson, Emerald Robinson, Shawndricka Shelton (James), Jason Moore, and Samantha Davis, all of Buena Vista, Georgia; a host of great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.

Mrs. Mattie Louise Barron Hannor, age 82, 113 Whiteline Street, Montezuma, Georgia passed Tuesday, January 14, 2014.

The funeral service will be conducted at 10:30 a.m., Friday, January 17, 2014 at Magnolia Baptist Church, 415 Hosie Waters Street, Montezuma, Georgia.  Reverend Hosie Waters, pastor, will officiate. Interment will follow at 12:45 p.m. at Andersonville National Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Andersonville, Georgia.

Mrs. Mattie Louise Barron Hannor was born February 11, 1931 in Marshallville, Macon County, Georgia to the late Horace Barron and Carrie Lue Baldwin.  She was educated in the public school system of Macon County.  Mattie received her Christian training at Spring Hill Primitive Baptist Church, Fort Valley, Georgia.   She joined the historical Travelers Rest C.M.E. Church.  She was a member of the Choir, Usher Board Ministry, and President of the Stewardess Board.  Later on Travelers Rest C.M.E. Church and Mt. Pleasant C.M.E. Church combined.  She continued to serve faithfully.   On September 25, 2005, she joined Magnolia Baptist Church whereas she served as Mother of the Church, Choir, Missionary Ministry and Pastor Support Ministry.  Her community affiliation included the AARP and a dedicated worker with the Southwest Georgia Missionary Baptist Association.  After many dedicated years of service, she retired from Southern Frozen Foods, Inc.

She was united in Holy matrimony to the late Deacon S. T. Hannor in August 1978.After thirty years of loving and devotion, Deacon S. T.  Hannor departed his life on January 8, 2009.  Her daughter, Carrie Miller Antione, and grandson, Lenorris Miller, also preceded her in death. 

Left to cherish her memories, one daughter, Myrtis Louise Jordan (Bobby), Atlanta, Georgia; one daughter-in-law, Sonya Miller, Montezuma, Georgia; 3 grandchildren, Yunita M. Herndon (Michael), Atlanta, Georgia, Dury Miller, Atlanta, Georgia, and Korrie Antione, Del Ray Beach, Florida; 5 great grandchildren, Bailey, Michael, Sidney, Ajin’e and Drakeo; two brothers, Mr. Sammie James Barron (Lue), Magnolia, Texas and Rev. Horace Barron (Cynthia), Houston, Texas; two aunts, Mary L. Johnson, Macon, Georgia and Mildred Carter, Montezuma, Georgia; a devoted nephew, Deacon Freddie Lee Hannor, Sr., Montezuma, Georgia; a devoted and supportive pastor and first lady, Rev. Hosie Waters and Mary Louise Waters, Montezuma, Georgia; a host of loving nieces and nephews; a beloved Christian friend and caretaker, Mary H. Jackson and family, Montezuma, Georgia; The Magnolia Baptist Church, Mt. Pleasant/Travelers Rest C.M.E. Church families; a loving and devoted friend, W. L Walters and family, Montezuma, Georgia.

Sharon Denise Harris Brown, age 56, 116 Camp Road, Oglethorpe, Georgia passed Sunday, January 12, 2014 at Phoebe Sumter Hospital, Americus, Georgia. 

A wake will be held from 6:00-8:00 P.M., Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at the Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc., 607 Kaigler Street, Oglethorpe, Georgia.

The funeral service will be conducted at 3:00 P.M. Thursday, January 16, 2014 at the Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc., 607 Kaigler Street, Oglethorpe, Georgia.  Interment will follow in the Oglethorpe City Cemetery.  Brother Ralph Price, pastor, of Christian Heritage Worship Center, Oglethorpe, Georgia, and Brother Johnny Cromer, pastor of Gospel Light House of Panama City, Florida, will officiate.

Mrs. Brown was born April 18, 1957 in Perry, Houston County, Georgia to the late J. R. Harris and Hazel Cromer Harris.   She was married to Charles Brown and to this union they were blessed with three children.  She was a homemaker, a member of the Christian Heritage Worship Center and sang with the Living By Grace Gospel Singers.   She was preceded in death by two siblings, Billy Joe Harris and Wally Harris and by one grandson, Treyvarrious Christian Brown.

Survivors include a beloved sister, Brenda Brown, Oglethorpe, Georgia; three children and one son-in-law and one daughter-in-law, Gwen Lake (Chris), Melissa Brown and Robert “Kojack” Brown (Michele) all of Oglethorpe, Georgia; eight grandchildren,  Christopher Lake, Jr., Aliyah Lake, Aniah Lake, Robin Cromer, Denise Harris, C.J. Brown, Isaiah Brown and Jacob Brown; two great grandchildren, Camron Cromer and Garrett Brown; sister-in-law, Paula Brown Kelly (Jimmy) Ellaville, Georgia;  lifelong friends, Wanda Layfield,  Carla Lund, Judy Short all of Oglethorpe, Georgia and Martin Larson, Americus, Georgia; a number of nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and Christian friends.

Mr. George Walker, Jr., age 80, 520 Tarrer Street, Ideal, Georgia passed Thursday, January 9, 2014.

The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Monday January 13, 2014 at Faith Memorial C.M.E. Church, Brooks Road, Ideal, Georgia, where the Reverend Zechariah Terry is pastor.  Reverend Rodney Duncan will officiate.  Interment will follow in the Hope Well Independent Church Cemetery, Brooks Mill Road, Rupert, Macon County, Georgia.

George was born November 1, 1933 in Preston, Webster County, Georgia to the late George Walker, Sr. and Rosa Bell Walker.  He was educated in the public school system of Stewart County, whereas he attended the old historic Randall Crossing Rural School.  At an early age, he accepted Christ as his personal Savior and joined the band of Christian believers at Sardis Baptist Church.  At Sardis, he served faithfully on the Deacon Board Ministry.

Being reared in a Christian family, he learned early in life his path of duty.  He had strong work ethics and became very knowledgeable in heavy equipment operation.  He became employed with the Georgia Department of Transportation and moved up the ladder of success very quickly.  After many years of dedicated services he retired as a Foreman.

He leaves a legacy of love and many loving memories to his beloved family which include six children, Gloria Netterville (Andre), Riverdale, Georgia, Marcus Respert (Terri), Riverdale, Georgia, George Marion Walker, Atlanta, Georgia, Leonard Walker (Andrea), Ideal, Georgia, Cathy Green (Jerry), Ideal, Georgia, and Robert Walker (Alicia), Folsom, California; five grandchildren, Lucas, Reginald, Shandrea, Rossi, and Chloe; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Timothy Shepard, Atlanta, Georgia, Monroe Byse, Alfore Byse (Shirley), all of Ideal, Georgia, and Leonard Byse, Oglethorpe, Georgia; a host of beloved nieces and nephews, including one devoted Betty Ruth Walker, Lumpkin, Georgia; a very special first cousin, Edna Hodge, Lumpkin, Georgia; and a host of friends, including devoted friend, Joe Duncan, Ervin Collins, Bobby Fulks, Sr., and Fannie Bailey, all of Ideal, Georgia.

Betty Jean Joiner Tookes, age 59, of 1556 Taylor Mill Road, Fort Valley, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2014 at the Medical Center of Central Georgia, in Macon, Georgia.

A wake is scheduled for Friday, January 11, 2014 from 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at the Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc., 607 Kaigler Street, Oglethorpe, Georgia.

The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 11, 2014 at New Hope Baptist Church, Georgia Hwy 26 East, Montezuma, Georgia. Interment will follow in the Church cemetery.  

Mrs. Betty Jean Joiner Tookes was born March 8, 1954 in Montezuma, Macon County, Georgia to the late A.W. Joiner, Sr. and Mildred Journey Joiner. She was a 1972 graduate of D.F. Douglass High School. She was married to Willie E. Tookes on March 10, 1979.   To this union, 6 children were born.  She retired as a Certified Trainer at Red Lobster, Perry, Georgia in 1998, after her health began to decline. She accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Savior at First Albany Deliverance Cathedral Church in 1979, under the late Apostle Isaiah Revills.  After moving to Fort Valley, Georgia, she joined Liberty Praise Ministries, under the leadership of Bishop Lucy Torres where she served as Temple Keeper.

Left to celebrate the joy of her precious memories are her beloved husband, Willie E. Tookes, Fort Valley, Georgia; children, Pamela Joiner, Fort Valley, Georgia, Catina Williams (Alphonso), Atlanta, Georgia, Edref Tookes, Marietta, Georgia, Priscilla Tookes and Brad Tookes, both of Fort Valley, Georgia and  Cortney Tookes, Warner Robins, Georgia;  grandchildren,  Destiny, Dezaray,  Alphonso Jr., Alicia, Ayayla, Ajaran, Allston and Alayna; siblings, Charlie Journey (Martha), Americus, Georgia, Kenneth Joiner (Angela), Shirley Lockhart all of Perry, Georgia. Ruth Ann Aldridge (Eric), A.W. Joiner, Jr., all of Montezuma, Georgia, John Joiner, Fort Valley, Georgia, Patricia Joiner, Montezuma, Georgia and Clarence Joiner (Ruth Ann), Warner Robins, Georgia; stepdaughter, Calandra Tookes, Atlanta, Georgia; aunts and uncles Betty Collier, Betty Solomon (John Lee),  Susie Butler, and  Bertha Joiner, all of  Montezuma, Georgia, Ruthie Mae Howard, Ideal, Georgia, Mae Chambers, Miami, Florida, Ella West (Bennie), Florida City, Florida and  Eddie Joiner (Betty), Montezuma, Georgia;  brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Henry L. Tookes (Naomi), Jacksonville, Florida, Mary Ann Edward, Montezuma, Georgia and  Queen Minter (Colvin), Ellaville, Georgia, Dottie Tookes, and Erma Tookes, both of  Oglethorpe, Georgia, and Gloria Dean Tookes Thomas (Rev. James), Buena Vista, Georgia, a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Mrs. Doris Shelley McKenzie, age 82, 407 Travelers Rest Road, Montezuma, Georgia passed January 1, 2014.

The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 6, 2014 at Magnolia Baptist Church, Hosie Waters Street, Montezuma, Georgia.  Rev. Hosie Waters, pastor, will officiate.  Interment will follow in Champ Waters Cemetery, Twin Church Road, Montezuma, Georgia.

Mrs. Doris Shelley McKenzie was born October 10, 1931 to the late T. J. Shelley and Gertrude Woolfork Shelley in Macon County, Georgia.   She was educated in the public school in Macon County.  At an early age, she joined Magnolia Baptist Church.  After many dedicated years of service, she retired from Southern Frozen Foods, Inc.

She was united in Holy Matrimony to the late John McKenzie.  To this union, twelve children were born.  Three children, Eddie Junior Smith and two babies, preceded her in death.  Seven siblings, Frances Kate Shelley, Rose Shelley Wilson, Estell Shelley, Lizzie Mae Shelley Jackson, Thelma Johnson, Lewis Shelley and Johnny Shelley, also preceded her in death.

She leaves to cherish her memories nine children, Billy Shelley (Ruthie), Montezuma, Emma Shelley, Montezuma, Georgia, Jerome McKenzie (Angela), Zebulon, Georgia, Mary McKenzie, Montezuma, Georgia, Dorothy McKenzie, Montezuma, Georgia, Annette McKenzie, Montezuma, Georgia, Rickey McKenzie (Victoria), Dooly County, Georgia, Shirley McKenzie, Montezuma, Georgia and Keith Bernard McKenzie (Shalietha), Dooly County, Georgia; one grandson, whom she reared as her own, Rickey McKenzie, Jr., Savannah, Georgia; one devoted niece, whom she reared as her own, Angela Shelley, Montezuma, Georgia; thirty grandchildren; twenty-seven great grandchildren; three siblings, Grady Shelley (Juanita), Cleveland, Ohio, Mildred Shelley Porter, Montezuma, Georgia and Clara Gail Shelley, Montezuma, Georgia; brother-in-law, Charlie Wilson, Montezuma, Georgia; a host of beloved nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.