Mother Fannie Pearl Hamilton-Germany, age 81, 505 Peachtree Street, Americus, Georgia passed Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at home.
 
The funeral service will be conducted at 12:00 noon on Monday, July 3, 2017 at First United Holiness Church 324 Engram Street, Montezuma, Georgia, Elder Michael Coley, Pastor. Interment will follow in the Oglethorpe City Cemetery, Memorial Dr., Oglethorpe, Georgia. Bishop Arthur Fulton, Overseer of the United Holiness Headquarters of Americus, Georgia and Bishop Christine Germany Evans will deliver the eulogy.
 
Mother Fannie Pearl Hamilton-Germany was born in Marion County, Georgia February 22, 1936 to the late Mr. Cleave Hamilton, Sr. and Magalene Davis Hamilton.  She was preceded in death by four siblings, Willie Hamilton (and his wife, Willie Terry) Alton Hamilton, Ollie L. Minion, and Mildred Perry. She was educated in the public school system of Marion County. At an early age she accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Savior and joined the band of Christian believers at Quebec Missionary Baptist Church whereas she served in various compassities of the church ministries. Later in life she had a new awakening in Jesus Christ and joined the membership of the United Holiness Headquarters under the leadership of the late Overseer Aaron Snipes.  She served on Mother Board Ministry and Ushers Board Ministry. After thirty years of dedicated service she retired from Manhattan Shirt Company as a seamstress.
 
She was united in holy matrimony to Robert Germany and to this union they were blessed with four children, one daughter preceded her in death, Pearlene Germany Wells. Bishop Christine Germany-Evans (Henry), Fayetteville, GA, Flora Germany, College Park, GA, Dorothy Germany-Harvey (Eric), Americus, GA; Twelve Grandchildren, Chancellor Germany (Sharon), Paul Wright, Jamecia Wright, Nikki Germany, LaChrissa Andrews (James), Ray Germany, Porche’ Germany, Michael Germany (Kim), Christian A, Joshua Germany, Brandon Harvey, and Justin Wells; 30 great grandchildren; one great great grandchild; siblings, Vera Murray, Buena Vista, GA, Cleve Hamilton, Jr. (Annie Pearl), Nathaniel Hamilton, Ellaville, GA, Dorothy Thornton (James), Columbus, GA, Louise Baisden (Eddie), Ellaville, GA; A host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Martha Lee Edge Harris, age 89, 5047 State Route 26 West, Oglethorpe, Georgia passed Wednesday June 28, 2017 at the Montezuma Health and Rehabilitation  Montezuma, Georgia.

The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Monday, July 3, 2017 at the  Antioch Baptist Church, 4926 Highway 26 West, Oglethorpe, Georgia. Dr. George Porter, Pastor will officiate. Interment will follow in the Antioch Cemetery, McDonald Road, Oglethorpe, Georgia.

Sister Martha Lee Edge Harris was born January 14, 1928 in Macon County, Georgia to the late Nute Edge, Sr. and Artie Tookes Edge. She was preceded in death by her sisters Hattie, Ethel and Anna Bell. She was educated in the public school system of Macon County. She later obtained her high school diploma from the G.E.D. program under the instruction of the late Mr. Robert Ladd. She accepted Jesus Christ at an early age and joined the historic Spring Hill A.M.E. Church of Schley County. She later joined the Mount Calvary Primitive Baptist Church under the leadership of Elder Henry Terry, wheare she was a member of the committee and a great supporter and devoted member. She was united in holy wedlock to the late LeRoy Harris Sr. in August 27, 1950 and to this union they were blessed with five children one son Robert Harris preceded her in death. She was employed with Southern Frozen Food from 1966 and retired as a line technician in 1991.

She leaves to cherish her memories: four children, Willie James Harris (Murrell), Oglethorpe, Georgia, Nathaniel Harris (Doris), Montezuma, Georgia, Leroy Harris Jr. (Coliss), Atlanta, Georgia, Mary Stewart (Stanley), Oglethorpe, Georgia; twelve grandchildren; thirty great grandchildren; five great great grandchildren; siblings Eddie James Edge (Irene), Ellaville, Georgia, Katherine Aldridge, Americus, Georgia, Mary Crawford, Jersey City, New Jersey; Nute Edge Jr. (Mary),  Willie Albert Edge ( Mildred) Leo Edge Charlene, all of  New Jersey; one daughter in law Marquita Harris; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Willie Jones, New York, Annie Pearl Williamson, Myrtice Patterson, both of Spring Field, Mass T.J. McKenzie, Fort Valley, Georgia; other relatives and friends.​

Minister Joseph Wendell Fowler passed Monday, June 19, 2017 at Grady Memorial Hospital, 80 Jesse Hill, Jr., Drive, Atlanta, Georgia

The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, July 1, 2017 at the Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc., 607 Kaigler Street, Oglethorpe, Georgia. Reverend Bernard T. Fowler, Pastor of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, Hightstown, New Jersey will officiate.

​Joseph Wendell Fowler was a man of quiet words who let his heart speak for him.  His life provided abundant evidence of his giving spirit – a man who gave love freely to his family and community. Joseph departed this life Monday, June 19, 2017.
 
Joe, as he is affectionately called, was born to Rev. Edward. J. Fowler, Jr. and Lillian Benton Fowler, on March 29, 1959 in Albany, Georgia.  Joe was baptized at an early age at the Saco Missionary Baptist Church in Cotton, Georgia under the pastorate of Rev. Edward J. Fowler, Jr.
 
He was licensed into ministry in the early 1990’s under the pastorate of Rev. Edward J. Fowler, Jr.  In his later years, Joe was an active missionary for Christ who witnessed and shared his love for people through his support of the Hosea Williams Community Outreach Ministry, in Atlanta, which focused on feeding the hungry and homeless.
 
A tinkerer ever since he was a child, Joe displayed a high degree of mechanical aptitude that led him to develop a passion for electrical work.  He graduated from DeVry College and became a licensed electrician affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 613.  He was a very generous person who frequently provided his skills and expertise to friends and family at no charge at all.
 
Although Joe was a long-term resident of Atlanta, Georgia, he grew up and was educated in the Dougherty County School System in Albany; he graduated from Monroe High School in 1977. Joe loved football and enjoyed playing for the River Road Raiders and the Monroe High Tornadoes.  After high school, Joe attended Albany State College and Fort Valley State College before finding his passion for electrical work.
 
Joe was loved by his family, and he reflected that love back.  He was especially proud of his nieces and nephews.  He tracked their growth and development from birth and was known to spend many days tracking down the hottest gift of the season for each of them. He enjoyed entertaining his nieces and nephews with his remote-controlled airplanes and cars. Yes, Joe remained a kid at heart.
 
He is survived by his loving parents, Rev. Edward J. Fowler, Jr. and Lillian Benton Fowler.  He will be sadly missed by his siblings: Brenda Fowler-Berry (Andrew) of Bel Air, Maryland; Edward Fowler, III (Denise) of Palmetto, Georgia; Karen Fowler-Felton (A. Richmond) of Marshallville, Georgia; Rev. Bernard Fowler (Angela)
of Lumberton, New Jersey; Sheila Fowler-Davis of Macon, Georgia; and step-sisters Jacquelyn Pounds and Joyce F. Kellam, both of Atlanta, Georgia.
 
He was preceded in death by two brothers in law: Melvin C. Davis and Timothy Kellam, Sr.
 
Joe will be dearly missed by his seven nieces, four nephews, aunts (Naomia Mack, Rose Fowler, Dorothy James, Donnie Lizzmore and Mildred Hardy), uncles (Carlton Benton and Silas Benton), a host of cousins, friends, classmates, co-workers and other loved ones.

Curtis Haynes, age 64, 5491 Martin Court, Ellenwood, Georgia passed June 4, 2017.

The funeral service will be conducted 1:00 P.M., Saturday, June 10, 2017 at the New Corinth Baptist Church, 340 Spivey Street, Ellaville, Georgia. Burial will follow in the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, 1697 Mt. Zion Road, Ellaville, Georgia.

Curtis was born in Ellaville, Schley County, Georgia on June 3, 1953 to the parents of the late Mr. Bob Haynes and Mrs. Marie Griffin Haynes. He was preceded in death by three siblings, Marvin Haynes, General Lee Haynes and Edna Haynes.
 
He was educated in the public school system of Schley County and a 1973 graduate of John Lewis High School. He joined the band of Christians believers at New Corinth Baptist Church.
 
He was united in Holy Matrimony to Judith Byse Haynes.  To this union, they were blessed with three children. He was employed and retired from Costco, Atlanta, Georgia as a Fort Lift Driver/Maintenance. Being a concerned citizen of his community he served as a city councilman for several years.  He was also a Prince Hall Mason.

He leaves to cherish his precious memories: his loving and devoted wife, Judith Byse Haynes, Ellenwood, Georgia; three children, Tiffanie Nicole Haynes Gee (Jonathan), Ellenwood, Georgia, Derrick Williamson (Vanessa), Ellaville, Georgia and Christalin Murrell, Boston, Massachusetts; five grandchildren, Kirsten Gee, Kaitlin Gee, both of Ellenwood, Georgia, Turhan Scudder, Ellaville, Georgia, Denaria Maldonado, Dyandi Maldonado, both of Boston, Massachusetts; one great grand, Amari Foster, Boston, Massachusetts; siblings, Alice Haynes Tymes, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Rosa Haynes Cauley, Oglethorpe, Georgia, Margaree Haynes Maynard, Americus, Georgia, Georgia Ann Haynes Middlebrooks, Ellaville, Georgia, Darnell Haynes Booker (Ellwood), Cambridge, Massachusetts, Thelma Haynes (Pansy), Fortson, Georgia and Patricia Terry Haynes Hollis (Randy), Americus, Georgia; sisters-in-law Dorothy Haynes, Ellaville, Georgia, Debra Martin (Bennie), and Vanessa Chatman (Theron) all of Ellenwood, Georgia and Pamela Chestnut (Morris), Calabasas, California; brothers-in-law, Ricky Byse (Kathy), Savannah, Georgia, and Casey Byse (Patricia), Ellenwood, Georgia; and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, other relatives and beloved friends.​

Josephine Williams, age 52, 45 Jack Road, Oglethorpe, Georgia passed Tuesday, May 30, 2017.

The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at Mt. Pleasant/Travel Rest C.M.E. Church, 315 Norris Street, Montezuma, Georgia where the Reverend Sidney Kendrick is pastor. The Reverend Willie Taylor will officiate. Burial will follow at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery on Whiteline Street, Montezuma, Georgia.

Josephine Williams was born May 12, 1965 in Sumter County to the parents of the late Furlow Williams and the late Bertha Mae Harpe Williams. Josephine was educated in the Sumter County public school system. She was employed at Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company in Americus, Georgia for many years. She was preceded in death by two siblings, Furlow Lee Williams, Jr. and Shirlene Williams.

Survivors are three children, Brandon Allen Williams (Alanda), Columbus, Georgia, Cabrina Williams, Oglethorpe, Georgia, and Karenski Williams, Oglethorpe, Georgia; two grandchildren, Ja’Quaylen Daniel, and Ja’Quayvious Daniel; four step grandchildren, Charlton Porter, Dante Tobias, Danteza Tobias, and Justice Tobias, all of Columbus, Georgia; two sisters, Brenda Stanton, Montezuma, Georgia and Gloria Williams, Miami, Florida; one brother, Alfonzo Williams, Americus, Georgia; aunts and uncles, Ardean Clark, Oglethorpe, Georgia, Ernest Harpe, Jr. (Hazel), Andersonville, Georgia, Willie J. Harpe (Mary), Oglethorpe, Georgia, Virginia Harpe Whitehead (Phil), Oglethorpe, Georgia, Willie B. Harpe, Americus, Georgia, Eddie Harpe, Oglethorpe, Georgia; one niece, LaShaun Williams, Americus, Georgia; and a host of nephews, other relatives and friends.

ShaRhonda Renee Burton Darling, age 37, 907 Adderton Street, Americus, Georgia passed Wednesday May 31, 2017 at the Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, Georgia.

The funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M., Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at the Greater Cedar Spring Baptist Church, Georgia Highway 308, Plains, Georgia. Burial will follow in the Church cemetery.

ShaRhonda Renee Burton Darling was born July 3, 1979 to Mildred Bateman Burton and the late Perry Burton Sr. in Americus, Sumter County, Georgia.  She was a 1997 graduate of the Sumter County Comprehensive High School.  She received her Cosmetology Degree from South Georgia Technical College in 2001 and in 2003 she earned her Medical Assistance Degree.  She touched many lives working with various companies which includes nursing assistant at Montezuma Health Care, Magnolia Manor Nursing Home, Americus, Georgia, and Sumter County Regional Hospital.  Accepting Christ as her personal Savior, she joined the Greater Cedar Spring Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Bobby L. Robinson and later joined the Kingdom Of Heaven Church under the leadership of Courtney Moore.

In 2003, ShaRhonda was united in holy matrimony to Anthony Darling and to this union they were blessed with two sons, Anthony Ja’Markez Darling and LaMorris Anthony Darling.

ShaRhonda Renee Darling is survived by her husband, Anthony Darling, Sr., Americus, Georgia; two sons Anthony Ja’Markez Darling Jr., Americus, Georgia and LaMorris Anthony Darling, Montezuma, Georgia; her mother, Mildred B. Burton, Americus, Georgia; one sister, Andrea Nicole Burton (Bradley Bennett); two brothers, Perry F. Burton II (Minister LaShonda) and Dr. David J. Ndaayezwi (Miriam); mother-in-law Eula Kendrick, Oglethorpe, Georgia; two grandmothers, Mattie Pearl Burton, Sumter City and Mamie Lee Prater, Americus, Georgia; four brothers-in-law, Shannon Darling (Martha), Adrian Kendrick (Teneeshia), Cordell Willis, and Kenneth C. Williams, Sr., sister-in-law Tessia T. Phelps; six uncles, Douglas Bateman (Effie), Artis Bateman, Matthew Burton (Betty Jean), James Jones (Gloria) Jesse Bateman (Willie Pearl) and Eric Miller; nine aunts, Gwendolyn Williams (Travis), Carolyn Reddick (Joel), Mattie Pearl Lillard, Lizzie Carter (Edward) Khaleelah Shareef, Patricia Wise, Denise Danner, JoAne (Eddie) Smith and Mary H. Stroud; five great uncles, Robert Bateman, Robert Baker William Greene, James Wise and Paul Wise; six great aunts, Daisy Bateman, Marlene Green, Carolyn Bateman, Mary Green, and Louise Williams and Emma Kate Epps; also survived by many other relatives, friends and the Class of 1997, her church families the Kingdom of Heaven and the Greater Cedar Spring Baptist Church.

The family will meet at the home of her mother, Mildred Burton, 413 New Street, Americus, Georgia.