Willie Frank Wilborn, Sr., age 71, 131 Dogwood Drive, Montezuma, Georgia passed Monday, June 22, 2015. 

The funeral service will be conducted 11:00 A.M., Friday, July 3, 2015 at the First Salem Baptist Church, 191 Twin Church Road, Montezuma, Georgia.  The Reverend Jeffrey Randle, pastor, will officiate.  Interment will follow in the Champ Waters Cemetery, Twin Church Road, Montezuma, Georgia. 

Mr. Willie Frank Wilborn, Sr. was born June 16, 1944 in Orange County, Florida to the late Charlie Frank Wilborn and Ethel Bullard Jackson.  He was educated in the public school system of Orange County, Florida.  He was married to the former Leslie Rackley Thornton.  He was blessed to be the father of four children and two stepchildren.  Two brothers, William Jackson and Ulysses Ivory, preceded him in death.  He was a member of First Salem Baptist Church.  After twenty-five dedicated years of service, he retired from Georgia Forest in 1999 as a large machine operator. 

He leaves a legacy of many fond memories to his beloved wife of twenty-five years, Leslie Rackley Wilborn, Montezuma, Georgia; six children, Edgar Burris, Florida, Samuel McKenzie (Gwen), South Bay, Florida, Willie Frank Wilborn, Jr. (Ann), Warner Robins, Georgia, Wachovia Wilborn Thornton (Mack), Killeen, Texas, Celicia Thornton (David), Union City, Georgia, and Rickey Thornton, Jr. (Jade), College Park, Georgia; two brothers, Franklin Wilborn, Ohio and A. B. Burch, South Bay, Florida; two sisters, Charlie Mae Wilborn, Ohio and Arlessa Wilborn, West Palm Beach, Florida; mother-in-law, Carrie Rackley, Montezuma, Georgia; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Elizabeth Turner, Atlanta Georgia, Leonard Rackley (Lounell), Montezuma, Georgia, Cecelia Marshall (Emmitt), Stockbridge, Georgia, Lula Rackley (Chris), Atlanta, Georgia, J.B. Rackley, Montezuma, Georgia, Zebbie Dell Rackley, Union City, Georgia, Curtis Rackley and Donald Harris, both of Montezuma, Georgia, Judy Gable, Oglethorpe, Georgia, and Philistine Gardner, Marietta, Georgia; a host of beloved grandchildren and great grandchildren; a host of beloved nieces, nephews, including two devoted nieces, Yvonne Terry and Charlene Moore, and two devoted nephews, Jerome Wilborn and Terry Moore; a host of other relative and friends, including devoted friends, K.C. Cochran, Tommy Taylor, Hubert West, John Moore, and Peter.

Nathaniel Ashmon, Sr., age 71, 7045 Moseley Road, Fort Valley, Georgia passed Wednesday, June 17, 2015.

The funeral service will be conducted at 12:00 P.M., Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Liberty Praise Ministries, 217 Davidson Drive, Fort Valley, Georgia. Interment will follow in Willow Lake Memorial Gardens, 1854 Willow Lake Road, Fort Valley, Georgia. Bishop Jamie J. Johnson, pastor of James Temple Miracle Center will officiate.

On this beautiful day, Nathaniel, better known to his loved ones and friends as “PI” or “Little Sudie,” was born April 18, 1944 to the late Willie “Sudie, Sr.” Ashmon and Florence Haugabook Ashmon in Montezuma, Macon County, Georgia.  He was preceded in death by six siblings: Willie H. Ashmon, Wylene Ashmon Amadi, Bertha Mae Ashmon, and Barbita Ashmon Hopkin, and one uncle Sam Felder.

Nathaniel acquired his education in the public school system of Macon County where he attended the old historic Flint River Farm School and was a 1965 graduate of D. F. Douglass High School. After his completion of high school, Nathaniel served two years in the United States Marine Corp.

Life is not measured by the breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.  On the 3rd of May 1970, Nathaniel was united in holy matrimony to the former Anna Marie Watson, and to this union they were blessed with six children and nine grandchildren.

Nathaniel and Anna shared 45 glorious years of marriage. From the beginning, their relationship was built on the foundation of God's word. The two met at Robins Air Force Base. In an attempt to impress her, Nathaniel would speed past her on his forklift and even jump off the equipment while it was still running. Anna thought he was crazy because after jumping off the forklift, he asked her, “Can a man change from bad to good?” This impressed Anna and they exchanged phone numbers. On their first date for ice cream, Nathaniel arrived to her house and quickly realized that Anna and her mother, Mrs. Parker, were joined at the hip. Every future date was also a third wheel event, but PI didn't mind because he was instantly in love. Needless to say, he won the heart of Anna as well. Their marriage demonstrated the sacred covenant of a husband and a wife through love, laughter and Christ. They loved each other so dearly that they had admirable nicknames for each other which were honey, sweetheart, baby, sugar, and doll baby.  The children were so engulfed in the nicknames that they even thought their mother's name were such. When Naiwatha was an adolescent, his father asked for some honey out of the kitchen cabinet but instead of honey he brought his mother. As you can tell, the children thought that their mothers name was honey because he called her that so much. The legacy of Nathaniel continues to live on. Nathaniel loved his wife and children dearly and even made sure that their lives were blessed by God in Christian love.

Nathaniel’s career was spent as a Logistics Inspector dedicating twenty-five years with Robins Air Force Base (RAFB). He retired on July 31, 1993.  After retiring from RAFB, he was a bus driver for Macon County school system and the Boys & Girls Club in Peach County. He was also employed with Southern Frozen Food, Inc. for several years and was a self-employed building contractor. Nathaniel’s work never stopped, he dedicated countless hours to his community which was memorized by the city of Tifton, Georgia dedicating the road he resided, “Ashmon Road,” in his honor.

Nathaniel had a new awakening in his Christian life.  He was ordained as a minister and later as an Elder. He was a minister for Deliverance Revival of Newnan, Georgia, Jackson Temple of Macon, Georgia, and First Deliverance Holiness Church of Tifton, Georgia.  He served as an elder at Light of the World Holiness Church, Macon, Georgia, House of God Miracle Temple, Ideal, Georgia and James Temple Miracle Center, Fort Valley, Georgia.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-3, says:  “For behold, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. The flowers have already appeared in the land.”  On the seventeenth day of June two thousand and fifteen, Elder Nathaniel Ashmon, Sr. was called from labor to reward to a land of beauty, where the fig tree leaves was good for the healing of the body, where the streets are paved with gold and the gates are made of pearl.  “Servant of God, Well done.”   He leaves a legacy of love and golden memories to his beloved wife of forty-five years, Mrs. Anna Marie Watson Ashmon, Ft. Valley, Georgia; six loving and devoted children and their spouses, LeKashia D. Ashmon, Ft. Valley, Georgia, T’umbia H. Ashmon, Warner Robins, Georgia, Nathaniel Ashmon, Jr. (Zelda), Byron, Georgia, Technical Sergeant Naiwatha A. Ashmon (Shauna), Anchorage, Alaska, Nathaddeus D. Ashmon, Ft. Valley, Georgia, and Natheodore A. Ashmon, Sr. (Crystal), Memphis, Tennessee; nine grandchildren, Ahkanyala J. Jordan, T’Anna J. Jordan, Natiya J. Ashmon, Savion N. Ashmon, Zariyah L. Ashmon, Nathaniel Ashmon, III, Natheodore Ashmon, Jr., Noah Z. Ashmon, and Naiden C. Ashmon; ten siblings and their spouses,  Willie James Larry (Elizabeth), Montezuma, Georgia, Alberta Ashmon Harris, Perry, Georgia, and Freddie Ashmon (Bertha), Montezuma, Georgia, Shade Ashmon (Hattie), Augusta, Georgia, Willie C. Ashmon (Marie), Orrville, Alabama, Evangelist Lillie Ruth Ashmon Ambles (Eddie), Snellville, Georgia, Mamie Ashmon Mills, Kennesaw, Georgia, Deloise Ashmon Peterson (Elizah) Stone Mountain, Georgia, Carolyn Ashmon Thorpe (Elder Richard), Lilburn, Georgia, Calvin Ashmon (Geraldine), Montezuma, Georgia, and Victoria Ashmon Rice, Lilburn, Georgia; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Nettie Ruth Ashmon, Montezuma, Georgia, Thomas Watson, Jr. (Mary), James Watson (Mattie), Fred Parker, Jr (Jennifer), Emma Favors (Eddie), Betty Hayes, Curtis Parker (Janice), Diane Favors (Terri), Dr. Anthony Parker (Dr. Lauren), Rebertha Thomas, Susie Mathis, Oscar Williams, Jr., Doris Marshall (Marvin), and Samuel Williams; uncle and aunt, Joseph Haugabook (Joanne), Rockmart; a host of devoted nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Wallace Lee Williams, Jr., age 54, 3896 Tree Bark Lane, Snellville, Georgia passed Wednesday morning, June 10, 2015 at Northside Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia. 

The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Monday, June 15, 2015 at St. Paul A.M.E. Church, 110 Johnson Street, Oglethorpe, Georgia, where Reverend Norris Harris is pastor. Rev. Jarvis Hart, pastor of New Wine Lighthouse Church, Perry, Georgia will officiate. Interment will follow in the Oglethorpe City Cemetery, Memorial Drive, Oglethorpe, Georgia.

Mr. Wallace Lee Williams, Jr. was born on January 5, 1961 to the late Mr. Wallace Lee Williams, Sr. and Mrs. Clara Maude McKenzie Williams. He attended the public school system of Houston County and was a 1979 graduate of Perry High School. He received his Associates Degree from Atlanta Technical College in Computer Networking & Repair in May 2013. He was most recently enrolled at Atlanta Technical College pursuing an Associates Degree in Accounting. He received his Christian training in the local churches. In July 2014, he joined the New Hope World Outreach Church, under the leadership of Apostle Elizabeth Gibson, College Park, Georgia.

Wallace was a dedicated, hard worker who enjoyed working with his hands. He was the co-owner of J&W Unlimited Servicing of Duluth, Georgia. He was a Masonry Contractor and owner of Precision Affordable Flooring of Stockbridge, Georgia.  He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents, Mr. Daniel C. and Mrs. Ceola T. Williams, Mr. Manuel and Mrs. Maude Dean Miller McKenzie.

Wallace’s courage, giving spirit, humbleness, inspiration, strength, and love will live on in the hearts of those who loved him. His survivors are his daughter whom he reared as his own, Carmel Tye (Charles, Sr.); three grandchildren, Charles Tye, Jr., Ellis Tye, and Tristan Alexander-Lee Tye, all of Katy, Texas; four loving and devoted siblings, David L. Williams (Teresa), Henderson, Georgia,  Clara D. Williams, Oglethorpe, Georgia, Douglas Williams, Snellville, Georgia, and Marcus Turner (Stefanie), Oglethorpe, Georgia; aunts and uncles, Edward Pryor Atlanta, Georgia, Elton Pryor, Marietta, Georgia, Lula Pryor Stokes (Thomas), Oglethorpe, Georgia, Gloria Pryor Green, Oglethorpe, Georgia, Linda Pryor Woodard, Warner Robins, Georgia, Willie Ruth McKenzie, Atlanta, Georgia, Manuel Little (Beverly), Macon, Georgia, Lizzie McKenzie King, Macon, Georgia, Lillian Williams Rochester, New York; Rev. Lawrence Williams (Luna), Perry, Georgia, Rev. Adam L. Williams (Irene), Decatur, Georgia, Carrie W. Childs (Rev. Edward), Atlanta, Georgia, and Sara P. Scott, Miami, Florida; a host of beloved nieces and nephews: Latasha, Leon, Shaneka, Neisha, Jasmine, Doug Jr., Monica, Ta’Niya;  great nieces, great nephews, other relatives and friends.    

Korrey Bernard Harris, age 35, 122 Belinda Circle, Americus, Georgia passed June 2, 2015 at the Lillian Carter Nursing Home, Plains, Georgia. 

The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, June 6, 2015 at the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 411 Cotton Avenue, Americus, Georgia, where Bishop Melvin McCluster is pastor.  The Reverend Roy Thomas, pastor of Nazareth Missionary Baptist Church of Washington, DC will officiate.  Interment will follow in the Staley Memorial Garden, corner of Mayo Street and Souther Field Road, Americus, Georgia. 

Korrey Bernard Harris was born July 2, 1979 to Annie R. Thomas Williamson and the late Leon Harris in Americus, Sumter County, Georgia.  He was a 1997 graduate of Americus High School.  He acquired his degree in Recording Arts from Full Sail World Education, Winter Park, Florida.  He further studied toward a degree in Business Management until his health failed.
 
At an early age, Korrey confessed Jesus as his Lord and Savior and joined the band of Christian belivers  at Mt. Zion Webster Missionary Baptist Church of Webster County under the Leadership of Reverend G.W. Nealy.   Korrey was a faithful and dedicated member with the Youth Department where he supported every facet of the church he loved so well.
 
Korrey was preceded in death by his father, Leon, and his paternal grandparents, Ulysses and Edith Harris.
 
Korrey leaves a legacy of love and many fond memories to his beloved parents, Paul and Annie Ruth Thomas Williamson, Americus, Georgia; a loving brother, Christopher Williamson, Americus, Georgia; god-sisters, Jennifer Williamson–Virgin (Taybrn), Virginia Beach, Virginia, Deandrea Edmonds-Jackson, Savannah, Georgia, Natalie Henderson, Warner Robins, Georgia; maternal grandparents, Bennie and Naomi Thomas, Sr., Americus, Georgia;  aunts and uncles, Arrena L. Solomon, Plains, Georgia, Eula Coates, Brenda Brown, Americus, Georgia, Mary Laster, Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania, Ezekiel Thomas (Carolyn), Jacksonville, Florida, Bennie Thomas, Jr. (Clara), Landover, Maryland, Nathaniel Thomas (Vyrtis), Mitchellville, Maryland, Reverend Roy Thomas (Minister Jackie), Burke, Virginia, Michael Harris (Christy), Horace Harris, Edvuado Harris, all of Americus, Georgia, Johnny B Williamson (Annie Kate), Ellaville, Georgia, Minnie Willilamson Williams (Deacon Moses), Decatur, Georgia, Willie Pearl Price, Toledo, Ohio Pauline Williamson Smith (Thomas), Americus, Georgia;  a host of beloved cousins other relatives and friends.