Yetteria BreAnna McCants, age 8, 222 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, Ideal, Georgia passed Thursday morning, May 28, 2015.

The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday morning, June 3, 2015 at Travelers Home Baptist Church, Travelers Home Church, Ideal, Georgia.  The Reverend Carl Munns, pastor, will officiate. Interment will follow in the New Home Baptist Church Cemetery, Reynolds, Georgia.

Yetteria BreAnna McCants was born July 18, 2006 to Curtis Orlando McCants, Jr. and SeBrenia Renee Cato in Sumter Regional Hospital, Americus, Georgia.

BreAnna was better known to family and friends as “Lady Bug”. She was the beloved granddaughter of Annette Williamson Daniels and Willie Joe Daniels, Michael Preston Cato, Mary McCants, and the late Reverend Curtis McCants, Sr.  She was the great granddaughter of Julia Jeter.

Survivors other than parents and grandparents include two brothers, Curtis Micah McCants, Albany, Georgia and Kevion McCants; aunts and uncles, including one devoted aunt and uncle Jeanette Clayton, Montezuma, Georgia, Gene Eric Town, Oglethorpe, Georgia, Rena Major, Atlanta, Georgia, Tamika L Hankins (Joel), Senoia, Georgia, Orianna Taylor, Dublin, Georgia, CeToria Bennette (Elisha), Norcross, Georgia, Micheal Cedarius Cato, Memphis, Tennessee, Michah Pilar Lejae’ Cato, Rex, Georgia, Curtis Manuel Dilworth, Dominican Republic, Micheal Mattias Cato, Douglasville, Gerogia,  Monica Jones (Donterrio), Oglethorpe, Georgia and Erica Fulmore (Kevin), Albany, Georgia; great aunts and great uncles, Veverlyn Cleaves, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Henry Williamson, Jr., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Barbara Jenkins (Sammie), Ideal, Georgia, Hattie D. Battle (Harold), Valeria Small (Jimmie), all of Oglethorpe, Georgia,  Sammie Harris, Jr., Mark Timothy Harris (Jenifer), all of Augusta, Georgia, Betty Mae Harris, Oglethorpe, Georgia, Daine Williams (Prince), Ethel Russell, all of Atlanta, Georgia, Queen Quinney, Toledo, Ohio, Hazel Wiggins, Macon, Georgia, Essie B. Brown, Jessie McDowell (Robert), Delois Brown, Reynolds, Marilyn Wilcher, all of Reynolds, Georgia and Name Daniels, Fort Valley, Georgia; great great aunts, Ella Francis, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Ann Floyd Harris, Oglethorpe, Georgia; a host of other relatives and friends.

Elzie Mitchell, Jr., age 50, 1503 South Federal Highway, Lake Worth, Florida passed on May 18, 2015 at his residence.
 
The funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 P.M., Monday, May 25, 2015 at Galilee Primitive Baptist Church, 101 Buena Vista Street, Ellaville, Georgia, where Elder James Grier is pastor.  The Reverend Coley Clark, Jr. will officiate. Interment will follow in Galilee Cemetery, Highway 19 North, Ellaville, Schley County, Georgia.
 
Mr. Elzie Mitchell, Jr. was born June 22, 1964 in Ellaville, Schley County, Georgia to Christine Mitchell and the late Elzie Mitchell, Sr. He was educated in the public school system of Schley County. Elzie was employed as a farm worker and was a tractor driver for many of years   
 
He leaves a legacy of love and many fond memories to his beloved son, Elzie Isaiah Mitchell, West Palm Beach, Florida; mother, Christine Mitchell, Ellaville, Georgia; five siblings, Patricia Ann Williamson (Ray Dean), Ellaville, Georgia, Virginia Brown (Emmitt), Charlene Mitchell, Ellaville, Georgia, Kenneth Mitchell (Mattie), Columbus, Georgia, Eddie Mitchell (Lillian), Americus, Georgia; aunts and uncles, Mary Alice Miller, Ellaville, Georgia, Verdie Fulks, Ellaville, Georgia, Bobby Fulks (Arretta), Ideal, Georgia, Willie James Fulks, Ellaville, Georgia, Milton Mitchell (Helen), Buena Vista, Georgia; great uncle, Artie Lewis Brown, Buena Vista, Georgia; a host of nieces, nephews  other relatives, and friends, including three devoted friends, Neal Murray, Joann Murray, and Eugene King III. 

Zelma Mahone Williamson, age 70, 105 Gene Wilbur Road, Ideal, Georgia passed Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, Americus, Georgia.
 
The funeral service will be conducted at 2:30 P.M. Sunday, May 17, 2015 at the Faith Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Brooks Road, Ideal, Georgia, where Reverend E. Terry is pastor.  The Reverend Rodney Duncan will officiate.  Interment will follow in the Hopewell Independent Church Cemetery, Brook Mill Road, Rupert, Macon County, Georgia.
 
Mrs. Williamson was born September 5, 1944 in Ideal, Macon County, Georgia to the late Eddie Mahone and Nellie Duncan Mahone.  She was educated in the public school of Macon County where she was a 1962 graduate of D. F. Douglass High School.  After her completion of high school, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia where she was employed as a salesperson with J. P. Allen Department Store. 
 
At an early age, she joined the Pine Hill C.M.E. Church, which later converged with Felton Chapel C.M.E. Church under the name Faith Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.  She was a choir member and supported every facet of the church she loved so well. She was affiliated with the Esther Chapter OES No. 6.
 
She met and married the love of her life, George Williamson, Sr.  on the eighth of October 1965 and their union was blessed with three sons.
 
She leaves a legacy of love and many fond memories to her beloved husband of forty-nine years, George Willliamson, Sr., Ideal, Georgia; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Eddie Lawrence (Kimberly) Williamson, Macon, Georgia, George (Sharon) Williamson, Jr., Montezuma, Georgia, and Kirby Williamson, Macon, Georgia; four siblings and their spouses,  Mary Nell Ferguson, Ideal, Georgia, Lester (Regina) Mahone, Atlanta, Georgia, Carey (Easter) Mahone, Oglethorpe, Georgia, and Kenneth Mahone, Ideal, Georgia; seven grandchildren, Shamon Williamson, Nia Williamson, Beverly Duncan, Ashley Walker, Danisha Walker, Samuel Westberry and Morranda Westberry; one aunt, Alice Duncan, Ideal, Georgia; and a host of beloved nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Mrs. Fannie Clara Patterson, age 84, 409 River Road, Montezuma, Georgia passed Friday, May 8, 2015 at the Montezuma Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 506 Sumter Street, Montezuma, Georgia.

The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Thursday morning, May 14, 2015 at Bethel A.M.E. Church, 406 River Road, Montezuma, Georgia.  Interment will follow at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, 321 Whiteline Street, Montezuma, Georgia.
 
Mrs. Fannie Clara Patterson was born July 17, 1930 in Montezuma, Macon County, Georgia to the late Mary Lucas and reared by her maternal grandparents, Grant and Annie Lucas. Her husband, John Willie Patterson; one son, Grant William Patterson; and five siblings, W.C. Walton, Walter Barron, Tommy Lewis Lucas, Eunita Jackson, and Dorothy Ann Timpson, preceded her in death.
 
Fannie was united in holy matrimony to the late John Willie Patterson, and to this union, six children was born. Fannie accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Savior and joined the membership of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Fannie worked for Forest Mills Company for numerous years and she also worked for Procter & Gamble Company as a construction worker.  Fannie helped build the new bridge in Oglethorpe, Georgia.
 
She leaves to cherish her memories: five loving children, Rev. Jelverlyn Cole (Rev. Gerald), North Carolina, Annie Hannor (John), East Point, Georgia, John Willie Patterson, Jr., Fort Valley, Georgia, Emily Patterson, and Frances Ellis, both of Montezuma, Georgia; she helped reared three of her grandchildren as her own, Willie Joe Mathis, Jr., Stephia Jacobs and Lolita McAuley; 13 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren; brother, Mack Arthur Walton (Lorene), Ocala, Florida;  a host of beloved nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Marshall Fobbs, age 73, 483 Bob Vinson Road, Montezuma, Georgia, passed on Friday, May 8, 2015 at The Medical Center of Navicent Health, Macon, Georgia. 

The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday May 13, 2015 at the Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, 607 Kaigler Street, Oglethorpe, Georgia. Interment will follow at the Champ Waters Cemetery, 191 Twin Church Road, Montezuma, Georgia.

Marshall Fobbs was born on March 16, 1942 in Montezuma, Macon County, Georgia, to Nannie Mae Fobbs Tooke and was reared by the late George Washington Tooke, Sr. He was educated in the public School System of Macon County and  attended the Historic D. F. Douglass High School in Montezuma, Georgia.
 
Marshall worked as a construction worker at Bacchus Concrete Construction Company for many years. He was joined in holy matrimony to the late Veraldine McDonald Fobbs. He was preceded in death by his wife; brother George Washington Tooke, Jr.; and grandson, Darrin “Nook” Lowe.

He leaves a legacy of love and many wonderful memories to his beloved family, which include the following: four children, Wynette Collier, Montezuma, Georgia, Milton Collier (Beverly), Atlanta, Georgia, Edward McDonald (Tabitha), Atlanta, Georgia, Jerry Lynn (Ava), Atlanta, Georgia; 20 grandchildren; a devoted mother, Nannie Mae Tooke, Montezuma, Georgia; siblings, Patsy Carter, Vienna, Georgia, Arthur Mae Paster (Willie James), Montezuma, Georgia, Wyonnie Tooke, Perry, Georgia, Georgia Boyd, Americus, Georgia, Bertha Lee Tooke, Chicago, Illinois, Mary Alice McCleod, Phoenix, Arizona, Thomas Fobbs, Atlanta, Georgia, Samuel Fobbs, Montezuma, Georgia; aunts, Mary Liza Harrison, Montezuma, Georgia, Janie Smith, Midway, Georgia, Bertha Fobbs, Montezuma, Georgia; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives  and friends, including two devoted friends, Earl and Mattie Mae Woolfork.

Willie Lewis Ballard, Sr., age 44, 102 Argo Street, Americus, Georgia passed Monday, May 4, 2015 at Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia.
 
The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday morning, May 13, 2015 at Perry Grove Baptist Church, Georgia Highway 280, Leslie, Georgia, where Reverend David Ham is pastor. Reverend Dr. Robert Morgan will officiate. Interment will follow in the Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, 118 Allen Street, Leslie, Georgia.
 
Willie Lewis Ballard, Sr. was born July 17, 1970 to Virgil Lee Morgan and the late Minnie Ruth Ballard in Americus, Sumter County, Georgia.   He was educated in the public school system of Sumter County.  He was employed with the Townsend Tree Surgery in Americus, Georgia. Willie was known by family and friends as “Mr. 1000.”
 
He leaves to cherish his memories: seven loving and devoted children, Korviez Ballard, South Korea, Chelsey and Kelsey Dice, Antwan Wright, Willie Ballard, Jr. Nykerriah Ballard and Nikaylen Ballard, all of Americus, Georgia; a devoted son, whom he reared as his own, Marquis Hall, Americus, Georgia; a loving pet, Coco; five loving grandchildren, Dior Janae Wilburn, Kailyn Chanelle Wilburn, Kelsey Dice, Jr., JeKayden Dice, and Diamond Dice; his father, Virgil Morgan, Americus, Georgia; sister, Shanda Ballard, Americus, Georgia; brother, Jeffery Ballard, Americus, Georgia; aunts and uncles, Ella Morgan, Americus, Georgia, Dr. Mary Nell Morgan Brown (Bill), Greenwich, New York,  Sarah Pride, Americus, Georgia,  Linda Morgan Smith (Eddie), Atlanta, Georgia,  Deirdra Morgan Smith, Americus, Georgia, Jesse West (Betty), Haynes City, Florida and Rev. Dr. Robert Morgan (Chandra), Americus, Georgia; nieces & nephews, Alicia Ballard, Jacolby Ballard, Torris Mann, Jr., and Jakory Wise, all of Americus, Georgia; a host of cousins including four devoted, Mattye Morgan, Albany, Georgia, Torrance Morgan, Albany, Georgia, Ashley Ballard and Darius Ballard (Jessica), all of Americus, Georgia; a fiancée, LaQuilla Tatum, Americus, Georgia;  a host of friends, including three devoted, Corey Carter, Tommy Robinson and Nikita Griffin, all of Americus, Georgia.