Mr. Albert White, Sr., age 70, of Montezuma, Georgia passed Wednesday, February 25, 2009.

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at New Hope Baptist Church, Georgia Highway 26 East, Montezuma, Georgia.  Interment will follow in the Church cemetery.

Mrs. White was born August 12, 1938 in Montezuma, Macon County, Georgia to the late A.C. White and Annie Freeman White.  He was preceded in death by two siblings, Mary Ola Bound and Carolyn Lewis.  He was educated in the public school system of Macon County, where he was a graduate of Flint River Farms High School.  At an early age, he joined New Hope Baptist Church.  For several years, he was employed with the Montezuma Ford Company, under the management of Jackie Kiff, as a mechanic.  After several years of road construction, he retired after his health began to decline.

He was united in holy matrimony to the former Willie Bell Ladd, and, to this union, three children were born.  One daughter, Debra White Quinn, and one granddaughter, Shanika Walker, preceded him in death.

Survivors include his wife, Willie Bell Ladd White, Miami, Florida; children, Albert White, Jr., Pamela Fippio (Angelo), all of Miami, Florida, Trent Smith (Sheuronda), Atlanta, Georgia, Randy White, Oglethorpe, Georgia, Consandra Turner, Orlando, Florida, Larry Ogburne, NeQueva Harp (Charles), Nicole White, all of Montezuma, Georgia, Calandra Walker, Perry, Georgia, Reginald Collier, California, Jeffery White, Rochester, New York, Judy Woolfork, Montezuma, Georgia, and DeAngelo Hamilton, Warner Robins, Georgia; siblings, Norma Odom (Willie), Montezuma, Georgia and J.W. McKenzie, New Jersey; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Deacon Robert Ladd (Mildred), Montezuma, Georgia, Mattie Smith, Miami, Florida, Costell Ladd, Jr., Auburn, New York, and Willie Tom Flowers, Miami, Florida; a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Mr. Albert James Barron, age 71, of Montezuma, Georgia passed Monday morning, February 23, 2009.

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, February 27, 2009 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Walnut Street, Montezuma, Georgia.  Interment will follow in Champ Waters Cemetery, Twin Church Road, Montezuma, Georgia.

Albert James Barron, the son the late Emma Lou Barron, was born August 8, 1937 in Byromville, Dooly County, Georgia.  He was educated in the public school system of Dooly County.   He dedicated himself to to Jehovah God by water baptism in 1967.  He was affectionately known as "Unc", "Mr. Albert" and "Uncle Bae."  Albert was an electrician by trade and was known in Montezuma as the "handy man."

He was united in holy matrimony to Willie Mae McDonald on August 19, 1961 who preceded him in death on June 22, 1974.  To this union, they were blessed with four children.  On August 13, 1977, he was united in holy matrimony to Helen McClendon Barron and to this union, they were blessed with two children.  He was preceded in death by one sister and three brothers.

He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, Helen M. Barron; five daughters, Retha Ballestracci (Myles), Christene Gary,  Lesa Bodine, Debbie Johnson (Johnnie), and Cyndria Barron; one son, Vernon McClendon; five grandchildren, Cornelius Ballestracci, Demetrius Ballestracci, Clarissa Gary-Tinker (Matthew), Andronicus Ballestracci and Charles Gary, Jr.; two sisters, Mary Reed (Leon), Nancy Kaigler; two brothers, Edward Barron (Marlene), Ernest Hardwick (Ada Mae), as well as sisters-in-law, Hattie Hubbard (Frank), Louise Baldwin and Emogene McDonald; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.