Shirley Harris Thomas, age 62, 147 Mitchell Street, DeSoto, Georgia passed Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at the Houston Medical Center, Warner Robins, Georgia.
 
The funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 P.M., Sunday, July 30, 2017 at Zion Hill Baptist Church, 260 West Allen Street, Leslie, Georgia. The Reverend Willie James Hill, pastor, will officiate.  Interment will follow in the Davis Chapel A.M.E. Church Cemetery, GA Highway 26 West, Oglethorpe, Georgia.
 
Shirley, lovingly known as “Sook,” was born September 26, 1955 in Macon County, Georgia to the late Annie Will Harris and the late Willie Lewis Hollis.  She was educated in the public school system of Macon County. She was preceded in death by her uncle, Eugene Harris and aunt, Lucille Maddox. 
 
Shirley, along with other family members, joined the Davis Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church under the leadership of the late Reverend Hudson, and she later moved her membership to Zion Hill Baptist Church of Leslie Georgia. “Sook” exemplified her work on every facet of the church she loved so well. She had an open ear to everyone, as well as being very outspoken.  If she was “happy” or “unhappy” …you knew it. She enjoyed cooking and loved sharing her delicious meals with her community. She truly loved caring for her children, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.  She was employed with Davidson Rubber Company for 30 years, a very hard worker and made everybody around her work just as hard.
 
On Wednesday, July 26, 2017, “Sook” peaceably took her last breath.  A dear and precious wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, friend and neighbor is gone from us; a voice we love is silent, and a place in our hearts is vacant – that can never be filled. 
 
Shirley was united in holy matrimony to Willis Thomas, Sr. and to this union they were blessed with four children, Pamela Harris, Warner Robins, Georgia, Jonathan Thomas (Sonya) Americus, Georgia, Kenneth Thomas (Antria), DeSoto, Georgia and Willis Thomas, Jr. Warner Robins, Georgia; eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild; six sibling, Gerald Harris Sr. (Tamica), Velma Harris Thomas (Eddie)  all of DeSoto, Georgia, Shelman Cotton,  Kansas City, Kansas, Chester Cook, Ideal, Georgia and Timothy Hollis (Stephanie), and Tina Woods (Adrian) and Eddie Holt all of  Buena Vista, Georgia; mother-in-law, Clara Bell Thomas, Leslie, Georgia; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Alice Reddick (Ned), Ethel Franklin (Berlin) and Carolyn Whitehead all of Leslie, Georgia, Leroy Thomas (Debra), Vidalia, Georgia, Joann Green (Willie C.), Miami, Florida, Betty Joe Day (Roger), Albany, Georgia; aunts and uncles, Odessa Harris, Ft. Valley, Georgia, Ollie Harris, and Nellie Kate Range Collin, both of Oglethorpe, Georgia, and Thomas Denmark, Ellaville, Georgia; and a host of nieces, nephews, devoted cousins, other relatives and friends.

Daisy L. Westbrook, age 91, of 207 Byrd Street passed on Monday, July 24, 2017 at 167 Harper Sub Road, Americus, GA, in the home of her devoted grand-daughter and caregiver, Tammy Williams.
 
The funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, July 29, 2017 at Friendship Baptist Church, 411 Cotton Avenue, Americus, Georgia.  The pastor, Bishop Melvin McCluster, will officiate.  Interment will follow in the Eastview Cemetery, Ashby Street, Americus, Georgia.  The remains will be laid in state from 12:00 p.m. until the hour of service.
 
Daisy Lee Westbrook was born March 29, 1926 to the late Annanias Westbrook and the late Minnie Martin Westbrook in Leslie, Sumter County, Georgia. She was preceded in death by two sons, Alphonso Westbrook and Johnny L. Westbrook.  Born in a family of eight, she was preceded in death by seven siblings: Carrie Westbrook-Harvey, Ethel Westbrook, Willie Westbrook, Bessie Westbrook-Sutton, Rosa Westbrook-Jackson, Lonnie Westbrook and Leroy Westbrook.  She was educated in the public school system of Sumter County.  She accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Savior and joined the membership of Welcome Baptist Church and later joined the Friendship Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Reverend Daniel Thomas.  She exemplified her worth on every facet of the church she loved so well.  After thirty years of dedicated services, she retired as a Custodian of the formerly known as Americus High School, wherein she was more than a custodian but stood strong as a “guardian angel” to the African-American students during the time of desegregation.  She retired from the Americus City Board of Education.
 
She leaves to cherish her memories her beloved family and the community at large which include her two surviving children, Minnie R. Westbrook and Dan W. Westbrook both of Americus, Georgia; nineteen grandchildren three of whom she reared as her own, Tammy Williams and Dwandelyn-Hall (Elder Shelby) and Dawn Westbrook all of Americus, Georgia; Angela Foster, Valerie Porter (Eric), Corene Westbrook-Milledge, Andre Westbrook, Lorenzo Walters, Allison Carter, Joyce Carter, George Carter, Jr. (Sandra);  Kelsey Westbrook, Shonda Phelphs (Robert),  Johnny Westbrooks, Jr., Ananias Westbrook (Sharon), Simone Westbrook, Amber Westbrook, Christian Westbrook, Brandon Ellis, Miay Westbrook; thirty-eight great grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren; a host of beloved nieces and nephews including two devoted nieces, Bessie Jackson and Bennie Jackson;  a host of loving cousins including Virgirie Thomas and Philaphine Logan, Gloria Lewis- Franklyn, and James Martin; four daughters-in-law Berdia Winn, Ora D. Westbrook, Nancy Westbrook and Veronica Arline; a devoted grandson GeoVante Carter; a devoted god-son, Robert Dudley, (Ernestine); god-daughter Kennedy Johnson; a host of beloved friends including Lillie Smith, Margaret Mathis, Alberta Rowell and Selma Smith; two devoted caregivers,  Alice Muff and Cornelia Sims. 

Mrs. Gwendolyn McMillian McKenzie, age 51, South Dooly Street, Apt. #10, Montezuma, Georgia passed Saturday morning, July 8, 2017 at the home.

The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Thursday, July 13, 2017 at Shady Grove Baptist Church, White Water Road, Ideal, Georgia. Reverend David Thomas, pastor, will officiate.  Interment will follow in the Oglethorpe City Cemetery, Memorial Drive, Oglethorpe, Georgia.
 
Gwen, as she was affectionately called, was born June 25, 1966 to Mary Frances Harris McMillian and the late Edward McMIllian. She was preceded in death by one sister, Sonya McMillian Miller.  She was educated in public school system of Macon County where she was a 1984 graduate of Macon County High School of Montezuma, Georgia.  She was a 1986 graduate of South Georgia Technical College of Americus, Georgia with a degree in Cosmetology.  Gwen went on to be a Cook Supervisor with Macon State Prison and after several years of dedicated service, she retired due to declining health.   She was a member of the Shady Grove Baptist Church and the wife of the late Lawrence McKenzie.
 
She leaves a legacy of love and many fond memories to her beloved son, grandchildren, mother, siblings and other beloved family members.  Survivors are one son and daughter-in-law, Jeremy (Andreika) Westberry, Montezuma, Georgia; two grandchildren, Jewun Westberry and Janiya Westberry both of Montezuma, Georgia; three stepchildren, Derrick McKenzie, Danna McKenzie and Breann McKenzie; mother, Mary Frances Harris McMillian, Oglethorpe, Georgia; sisters and brothers, Kimberly McMillian Paster, Montezuma, Georgia, Wylonda Jones (Alfred) Lithonia, Georgia, Michael Harp, Warner Robins, Georgia and Michael McMillian, North Carolina; aunts and uncles, Laura Ann Harris, Oglethorpe, Georgia, Earl Gene  (Aurora) Harris, Augusta, Georgia, Ernest Gaddy and Lorice Washington both of Tar Heel, North Carolina; five loving nieces and nephews, Julius (Lauren) Paster, San Antonio, Texas, Jada (Carl) Winchester, Charlotte, North Carolina, Jeremiah Walker and Kyler Phelps both of Montezuma, Georgia and Nicholas Phelps of Augusta, Georgia; brother-in-laws and sisters-in-laws, Shirley McKenzie, James McKenzie, Linda Diann Robinson (Ellie), Blanche Rocquemore (Clarence), John McKenzie, and Mamie Hudson (Kenneth); and a host of other relatives and friends.
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