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Sallie Ann Williams Little

2/27/2019

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Mrs. Sallie Ann Williams Little, age 91, passed on February 26, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia.

The funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M., Sunday, March 3, 2019 at the Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, 607 Kaigler Street, Oglethorpe, Georgia. Burial will follow at the Oglethorpe City Cemetery, Memorial Drive, Oglethorpe, Georgia.

Sallie was born on April 2, 1927 to the late Willie Williams Sr. and the late Idella Huff Williams in Ideal, Georgia. She was preceded in death by one grandson, Timothy Martin, and siblings Hattie Bell Williams Hankerson, twins Lessie, Jessie Williams, Little Willie Henry Williams, Eloise Williams West, Elizabeth “Liz” Hicks, Homer Lee Williams, Willie H. Williams, Josie Williams Meadows, and Betty Williams Duncan.

Sallie, who was known by many as “Anna,” was educated through Shadydale School in Ideal, Georgia and the historic Lumpkin Academy. At an early age she accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Savior and joined the band of Christian Believers at Shady Grove Baptist Church in Ideal, Georgia where she attended faithfully until she moved to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York. While there she attended the Greater Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church. While living in New York she was employed with the Jewish Council where she worked as a Home Attendant to the Elderly. Upon returning home to her native land of Ideal, Georgia she was employed with the Macon County Board of Education as a Cook at the Macon County Primary School and as a Bus Driver.

She was joined in holy matrimony to the late Jamie Lee Little and to this union they were blessed with three children; two daughters, Sherley Ann Thomas and Sallie Mae Barnes, also preceded her death.

She leaves to cherish her memories: a loving son, Jerome Little (Monica), Byron, Georgia; grandchildren Octavia McBean, Texas, Joshua Little, Atlanta, Georgia, Shameeka Martin-Brown, Sean Martin, both of Newport News, Virginia, Nicole Logan Brooklyn, New York, Trishawna Fleming, Maryland, Shatonda Barnes, Olivia Barnes, Jerome Barnes, and Shamel Barnes; three sisters, Beulah Griffin, Ideal, Georgia, Odessie Taylor, Atlanta, Georgia, and Ola Turner, Oglethorpe, Georgia; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

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Willie Lee Raines

2/25/2019

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Willie Lee Raines, age 76, passed Friday, February 22, 2019 at the Phoebe Sumter Hospital, Americus, Georgia.
 
The funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 P.M., Friday, March 1, 2019 at Travelers’ Home Baptist Church, Travelers Home Church Rd., Ideal, Georgia, where Reverend Carl Munns is pastor. Reverend David Thomas, pastor of Shady Grove Baptist Church, Ideal, Georgia, will officiate. Interment will follow  at  Lebanon Cemetery, Ideal, Georgia 
 
Willie Lee Raines was born November 24, 1941 in Roberta, Crawford County, Georgia to the late Charlie Raines and the late Nellie Williams Raines.  He was educated in the public school system of Crawford County and Macon County.  He was preceded in death by eight siblings, Nancy Raines Bivins, Remus Raines, Sr., Thomas Raines, Roosevelt Raines,  James Raines, Leona Raines, and Lucille Raines.  Willie Lee lived in various communities including Florida and Mauk, Georgia where he was employed as a vegetable farmer. Willie Lee enjoyed singing with the Crown of Heaven whereas he played the guitar.
 
He married the former Joyce Tookes Raines of Montezuma, Georgia and to this union they were blessed with two daughters, Willie Mae Raines Holt of Macon, Georgia and Ella Mae Raines who preceded him in death.  Other survivors include one brother,  Deacon Bennie Raines, Montezuma, Georgia three sisters-in-law, Juliette Hosley Raines and Mary Nell Tookes of Ideal, Georgia and Bessie McCant Raines, Oglethorpe, Georgia. And a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
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Lillie Mae Brown Smith

2/21/2019

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Mrs. Lillie Mae Brown Smith, age 84, passed Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at her home.
 
The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, March 2, 2019 at Antioch Baptist Church, 1298 Chokee Road, DeSoto, Georgia, Lee County. Pastor Lorenz Mullins, Pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
 
Lillie was born in Lee County, Georgia on July 25, 1934 to the late Deb Brown and the late Mary Dean Brown.  She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church where she was a choir member for many years and she served as president of the missions board for many years.  She loved the church dearly and supported every facet of the church she loved so well. She worked at Williams Dry Cleaners and as a cook at the Sanderson Farm Hunting Lodge in Lee County. She was also a homemaker.
 
She was married to the late Lester Smith. She was the beloved mother of five children; two, Alfonso Swain and Bobbie Brown Preston, preceded her in death.  She was also preceded in death by eight siblings: Mary Walker, Charlie Brown, John L. Brown, M.C. Brown, Willie C. Brown, Eddie Lee Brown, and Walker Lee Brown.
 
She is survived by three children Doreen Swain, Cynthia Denise Everett, and Carl Swain, all of DeSoto, Georgia; She has three custodial children, Shieda Brown, Dontavious Brown and Jakisha Brown, eighteen (18) grandchildren, twenty (20) great grandchildren and six (6) great great children; one sister, Margaret Brown Wright DeSoto, Georgia; one daughter-in-law, LaSondra Swain, Americus, Georgia; a host of nieces and nephews, other relatives, and friends.

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Marie English Meadows

2/15/2019

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Mrs. Marie “Ree” English Meadows, age 78, passed away peacefully on February, 14, 2019 at her residence in Atlanta, Georgia.

Visitation will be held from 4:00-6:00 P.M. on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc., 607 Kaigler Street, Oglethorpe, Georgia.

The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Monday, February 18, 2019 at St. Paul A.M.E. Church, 114 Johnson Street, Oglethorpe, Georgia. Burial will follow at the Oglethorpe City Cemetery, Memorial Drive, Oglethorpe, Georgia.

Marie “Ree” peacefully passed away early Thursday morning, February 14th – Valentine’s Day, the day of love when the LORD called His angel home. Marie was born May 20, 1940 in Oglethorpe, Georgia to the late John Thomas English and the late Minnie Louise English. At an early age Marie dedicated her life to Christ and became a devoted member of St. Paul A.M.E. Church until moving to Peachtree City, Georgia to be closer to her daughters. As a faithful member of St. Paul, Marie sang in the choir, served on the Communion and Financial committees.

As a young girl Marie and her sisters (Carrie and Evelyn) competed in singing competitions at Fort Valley State College. Marie was educated in the Macon County school system and was a star basketball player at Macon County Training Center. After graduating high school, Marie attended secretarial school in Macon, Georgia.

On April 15, 1961 Marie married the love of her life, the late C.L. Meadows, and their union was blessed with four wonderful children – Carla, Anita, Pamela and Marcus. Marie and C.L. moved their family to the big city of Atlanta, GA where she began a career as an assistant to a buyer at Rich’s department store. After some time, they decided to return to Oglethorpe. While living in Oglethorpe, Marie worked in positions that allowed her to touch those in the community through the Macon County Extension Agency, D.F. Douglass High School, and Macon County Library (retired 2000).

Marie lived a full life and shared many experiences with her family – weddings, births of grandchildren, graduations and trips to San Destin, Florida; Miami, Florida; Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Bowie, Maryland; and Toronto, Canada. She was an amazing cook and an even better baker. Marie loved the LORD, her church and her family, and faithfully served them all.

Marie leaves a lifetime of memories to her children: Carla Mendes, College Park, Georgia; Anita Mitchell, College Park, Georgia; Pamela (Neal) Taylor, Ellenwood, Georgia; Dr. Marcus (Dr. Nikki) Meadows; grandchildren: Nicholas Lea, Briana Mendes, Morgann Mitchell, Maya Mitchell, Rhana Mitchell, Rhegan Mitchell, Jalen Taylor, Ryan Taylor, Carter Meadows and Mason Meadows; sister Evelyn Bailey Smith, Miami, Florida; brother-in-law Willie Ree Harmon, Chicago, Illinois; sisters-in-law Gretha Meadows and Tammy Meadows; brothers-and-sisters-in-law, A.C & Doris Meadows, Albany, Georgia; Neal & Joanne Meadows, Atlanta, Georgia; Morris & Norma Meadows, Albany, Georgia; Thomas & Lutherine Meadows, Oglethorpe, Georgia; Lee Willie Meadows; aunts Clara English, Odessa Taylor, Beulah Griffin, Anna Little; Ola Williams; cousins Eula Kendrick, Madison Porter, Rev. Freddie Johnson, Mary Jean Callier, plus many cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.


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New Ray Wallace, Sr.

2/11/2019

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New Ray Wallace, Sr., age 82, 484 Old VFW Road, Oglethorpe, Georgia passed Friday, February 8, 2019 at the Heart of Georgia Hospice Inpatient Care., a division of Houston Medical Center, Perry, Georgia.
 
The funeral service will be conducted 11:00 A.M., Saturday, February 16, 2019 at the Bethel AME Church, 406 River Road, Montezuma, Georgia, where the Reverend Monica Spencer is pastor. The Reverend Allen Hudson will officiate.  Interment will follow in the Davis Chapel A.M.E. Church Cemetery, 5827 GA Highway 26 West, Oglethorpe, Georgia.
 
New Ray was born October 9, 1936 in Oglethorpe, Macon County, Georgia to the late Prince Wallace and Sarah Ford Wallace.  He was educated in the public school system of Macon County.  He was united in holy matrimony to the late Mary Emma Hudson and to this union they were blessed with eight children. Mrs. Mary Emma and two children preceded him in death, Patricia Wallace Law and New Ray Wallace, Jr. After many years of dedicated service, he retired as a Farmer.
 
Survivors are his loving and devoted children, including Agnes Wallace, Jeffery Wallace, Sherri Williams (Ronnie), Deborah Mathis, (J.D.), Phillip Wallace and Tanya Wallace; daughter-in-law, Frances Wallace; twenty-one grandchildren, Raymond Wallace, Jacqueline Wallace, Latadra Wallace, Ravik Williams, Javian Williams, Winter Williams, Rayburn Wallace, Shanterika Wallace, Keyanna Davis, Lakeisha Hall, Brittany Wallace, Jacqueline Wallace, Jeffrey Wallace, Jr., Jet Wallace, Jaxon Wallace, Jada Mathis, Quay Wallace, Devin Wallace, Amber Wallace, Miriah Wallace and Javlen Wallace;  ten great grandchildren; three brothers, Jessie Ford, Jr., Atlanta, GA, Todd Wallace, West Palm Beach, Florida and Johnny Stradley, Germany; sisters, Joyce Gadson, West Palm, Florida, Clara Mae Zanders (George), New York, Martha Stewart, Andersonville, Georgia, and Betty Ford, Jacksonville, Florida; two devoted aunts, Dorothy Haynes and Lula Pearl Hudson; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Rev. Allen Hudson (Patricia), Maxine Hudson Range (Melvin), Gloria Hudson Meadows (Roosevelt) and Earnestine Livingston; and a host of beloved nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

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Helen Denise McMurray

2/7/2019

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​Helen Denise McMurray, age 69, passed on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at the Columbus Hospice House, 7020 Moon Road, Columbus, Georgia.
 
The funeral service will be conducted at 3:00 P.M., Sunday, February 10, 2019 at the Josh B. Gibson Center, 20 Gibson Way, Buena Vista, Georgia. Her body will lay in state from 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. prior to the service. Reverend George Monts will officiate.
 
As written by her daughter
A Time to be Born_ Ecclesiastes 3:34
Helen D. McMurray was born July 30, 1949 in Buena Vista, Georgia. She was the 3rd born child to Rev. Robert Crumbley and Maxie Crumbley.
 
A Time to Live- Amos 3:4
Helen McMurray can best be remembered as a devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother to Yolanda, Yuri, Megan and Ariane. She was an honest woman and a committed friend to everyone she encountered. Helen was raised with her 13 siblings in a house built by her father. She fought with them, nurtured them and loved them her entire life. Helen was a trailblazer, a “boss”, who broke through barriers and hardship early in life. She endured the loss of a child, Taronda Denise McMurray and her beloved husband, Odie C. McMurray.
 
Her life was an example of virtue, hard work and respect. Helen was an excellent cook and enjoyed hosting her friends and family with collards, cakes, pies, and southern goodness. She was employed as a cook at Marion County Nursing Home, influencing her daughter’s career as a Registered Nurse in long term healthcare and Schley County High School, in Ellaville, Georgia. She enjoyed traveling with friends and family throughout her life. Travel destinations included, Schweinfurt, Germany, Bahamas, Las Vegas, New York, Mexico, etc. Her favorite place was Destin, Florida where she spent quality family time.  She was an unapologetically strong woman. Helen usually meant what she said, except when it came to her children who she found pleasure in spoiling. She was gifted to chastise you and make you feel loved. She spoiled her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her firm “no”, usually ended with an actionable “yes”. 

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Dana Cartrell Johnson

2/6/2019

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Dana Cartrell Johnson, age 48, passed February 2, 2019 Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, Marietta, Georgia.
 
The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, February 9, 2019 at the Lebanon Baptist Church, 403 Bottsford Road, Plains, Georgia. Burial will follow in Israel Cemetery, Americus, Georgia. Reverend George Monts will officiate.
 
Dana Cartrell Johnson was born in Sumter County, Georgia August 6, 1970 to Jacquelyn Johnson Walton and Henry Myrick.  He was a graduate of Lee County High School of Leesburg, Georgia.  He pursued a degree in maintenance engineering from South Georgia Technical College of Americus, Georgia.  He later continued his studies at Albany Area Technical College of Albany, Georgia where he acquired his second degree in Maintenance Engineering. He was employed with the NYPRO Atlanta Inc. as a maintenance engineer of the Crystal Spring Water Plant. His spiritual growth begins in his youthful life at Zion Hope Baptist Church, Sumter City Community.
 
He leaves a legacy of love and many fond memories to his beloved family which include his loving parents: Jacquelyn Johnson Walton, Smithville, Georgia and Henry (Panella) Myrick, Hephzibah, Georgia; his siblings, Tyler Walton, Smithville, Georgia, Keven Myrick, Hephizabah, Georgia, Juana Chante’ Myrick, and Karen Myrick all of Augusta, Georgia, Troy Walton (Doris), and Shantae (Coby) Richardson all of  Atlanta, Georgia and NaTasha Mosley, Washington, D.C.; aunts, Regenia (Albert) Wright, Miami, Florida, Jacqueline (Larry) Myrick-Lane, Albany, Georgia, Linda Thompson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Brenda Johnson, Mary Johnson and Alice Ruth Johnson, all of Smithville, Georgia; uncles, Thomas (Benita) Myrick, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Ernest Solomon, Americus, Georgia; two great aunts, Bobbie Balkcom, Americus, Georgia and Evelyn Smothers, North Carolina; a host of nieces and nephews; a host of beloved cousins including one devoted, Casandra “Missy” Barnes, Albany, Georgia; and a host of devoted friends.

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Darrow Hubbard

2/6/2019

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​Mr. Darrow Hubbard, age 59, passed on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at the Medical Center Navicent Health, Macon, Georgia.

The funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 P.M., on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Drayton Road, Byromville, Dooly County, Georgia. The Rev. Governor Gibson, Pastor, will officiate. Interment will follow in the Champ Waters Cemetery, 191 Twin Church Road, Montezuma, Georgia.

Darrow better known as Jack, Gus and Bat Might, was born April 25, 1959 in Montezuma, Macon County, Georgia to the late Anias Hubbard Sr. and the late Helen Louise Beal Hubbard. Two brothers, Willie B. Hubbard and John Thomas Hubbard, and one sister-in-law, Joann C. Hubbard and a great niece, Ta’Mya R. Collier, preceded him in death.

He was educated in the public school system of Macon County where he was a 1977 graduate of the historic D.F. Douglass High School. In 1977 he enlisted into the United States Army. He continued to serve his country as a soldier in the National Guard Armory and was honorably discharged. His time of service was from 1977-1981 and was called for active duty May 1, 1992.

He joined Travelers Rest C.M.E. Church as a young boy and later moved his membership to Pleasant Hill Baptist Church of Byromville, Georgia under the leadership of Rev. Governor Gibson where he served faithfully as a Deacon.

Left to cherish his memories are a beloved grandmother, Beatrice Roberts; brother Anais (Laura) Hubbard, Jr. and reared together like a sister Brenda Ellis; aunts and uncles, Myra Oliver, Mary Louise Collier, Annie (SJ) Thomas, Vera Solomon, Linda Johnson, Frank (Hattie) Hubbard, Millard (Jannie) Beal, Robert (Vera) Beal, Annie Lou Smith, Obbie Beal, Tommie (Cynthia) Beal, Raymond Beal, Beverly (Hayward) Harper, Willie Sanders, Ernestine Sanders and Harriett Sanders; nieces/nephews, Tammi (Marcus) Lumpkin, Janet (Jermaine) Johnson, Jacinta, Demarcus, Jamila, Jalil, Evita (Kelvin) Glover, Kyndall (Marqist) Baisden, Berneka, Anquilitus, Deon, Jermaine Jr., Ja’Kayla, Roderick Jr, Ta’Rige, Joi, Jameica, George, Jr. and Skyy; devoted cousins and friends, Anthony (Jackie) Brown, Clarence (Joann) Witchard, Gary (Jackie) Roberts, Willie (Angela) Roberts, Marvin Joiner, Bobby Joiner, Ronnie Standifer, James Fudge, James Tookes, Robert C. Hillmon, Eugene Hubbard and Melvin Griffin; and a host of other relatives and sorrowing friends.

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Bettye Jean Morgan

2/5/2019

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​Bettye Jean Morgan, age 68, passed on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, Americus, Georgia.
 
The funeral service will be conducted at 3:00 P.M., on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 415 Cotton Avenue, Americus, Georgia. Bishop Melvin McCluster, Pastor, will officiate. Interment will follow in the Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, 260 W Allen Street, Leslie, Georgia.
 
Bettye Jean Wilson-Morgan was born August 1, 1950 in Leslie, Sumter County, Georgia to the late Gertrude Girven-Wilson and the late Willie Wilson, Sr.  She was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles Wilson and David Wilson (and his wife, Chermon).  She was educated in the public school system of Sumter County where she was a graduate of Union High School of Leslie, Georgia.  She accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Savior and joined the fellowship of Zion Hill Baptist Church during her youthful life.  In later years she has a new awakening in her Christian life and joined the band of Christian believers at Friendship Baptist Church of Americus, Georgia.
 
She was united in holy matrimony to the late Mathew Morgan, and they moved to Tampa, Florida.   After many years as a domestic worker, she retired and moved back home where she resided until her demise. To know her was to love her.  She was a very sweet person and full of laughter.  She will be truly missed by her family and friends.  She will always be remembered for her warm sense of humor and precious smile.
 
Survivors include her loving and devoted family: two siblings, Willlie Wilson, Jr. (Cowanda), and Rosa Elaine McClary (Oliver),  both of Leslie, Georgia; aunts and uncles, Annie Maude Daniels, James L. Wilson, Minnie Estella Howard, Henry Howard, and Reba Wilson; nieces and nephews, Shankeia Wilson, Atlanta,Georgia, Earnest Floyd (Jessica), Kimberly Wilson, both of Americus, Georgia, Michael Floyd, New York, City, Steven Floyd, Valdosta, Georgia, Shantressa Wilson,  Amercus, Georgia, Tharon McClary, Keywata McClary, both of Leslie, Georgia, and Quanterious Wilson, Albany, Georgia; a host of great nieces, nephews, cousins, other relative and friends.

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Ulysses Franklin

2/4/2019

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​Mr. Ulysses Franklin,  age 66 of Buena Vista, Georgia passed on January 30, 2019.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 8, 2019, Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel Inc, 607 Kaigler Steet, Oglethorpe, Georgia.
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