Mrs. Bertha Williams McDonald, age 94, passed on September 22, 2017.
 
The funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church,  201  Chatham Street, Oglethorpe, Georgia. Burial will follow at Oglethorpe City Cemetery, Oglethorpe, Georgia. 
 
Bertha Williams McDonald was born March 9, 1923 in Montezuma, Macon County, Georgia to the late James and Daisy Hayes Williams. She was preceded in death by all five of her siblings Fred Williams, Annie Katie Harvey, Iris Jenkins, Johnny Williams, and Mary Riggins. Bertha was known by many as “Mom, Mama Bert, Grandma Bert, Aunt, and cousin Bert”. She was educated through the local church school starting at New Phillip before attending Macon County Training School. At an early age she accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Savior and at the age of 12 she joined New Hope Baptist Church and as time passed by she continued to serve the Lord through  Jehovah Baptist Church, Pilgrim Rest Primitive Baptist Church where she served as Assistant Clerk and Mother of the Church, and in 2007  following in the footsteps of her mother she became a member of  New Phillip Primitive Baptist Church.
 
Bertha was joined in holy matrimony to the late Oscar McDonald and to this union one child was born Jeanette McDonald Feggins she also preceded her in death.   After marrying  the love of her life they moved to Ohio where  she gained employment with  Hoover  Company  for several  years. She also worked with the United Service Organization (USO), where she booked live entertainment such as musicians for members of the United States Armed Forces. This provided her with the once in a lifetime opportunity to meet many  great talents like Duke Ellington and Count Basie.  After moving back home she worked for over 30 years at Southern Frozen Food as a Grader, she retired in 1987.
 
She leaves behind a lifetime of memories and legacy to her  two grandchildren Bertha Clark (Douglas), Oglethorpe, Georgia, Ronald Hedgemen Brunswick, Georgia; great grandchildren Jermahl Clark, Ludowici, Georgia, Jametta  Nichols (Lorenza), Oglethorpe, Georgia,  China Brooks, Washington, D.C,  one great great grandchild Lauren Nichols; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Charles Harris, age 61, 407 Spaulding Road, Montezuma, Georgia passed on Saturday, September 2, 2017 at his home.
 
The funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, September 9, 2017 at First United Holiness Church, 324 Engram Street, Montezuma, Georgia where Elder Michael Coley is Pastor. Prophet Charlie C. Carr will deliver the eulogy. Interment will follow at Davis Chapel A.M.E. Church Cemetery, Ga Hwy 26 West, Oglethorpe, Georgia.
 
Charles was born October 30, 1955 in Jacksonville, Florida to the late Arlene Harris and Curtis McCullough. He was educated in the public school system of Macon County. He was a veteran of the U.S. National Guard whereas he was honorably discharged. After many years of dedicated services, he retired from Blue Bird Wanderlodge Division as a painter in 2005. He continued his painting career as an employee with W&R Paint & Body Company of Oglethorpe, Georgia. Charles also had a love and skillful talent as a musician. During his early years, he was a member and organizer of the formal ‘Soul Liberator Band’ in which he was the lead guitar player. After the band dissolved some years later, Charles continued to use his talent as a musician throughout the years, playing and serving as a music teacher, a church musician, and an ‘enjoyable’ entertainer.
 
He was united in holy matrimony to Martha Lee Carr in 1977. To this union they were blessed with three children. An infant son, Brian Deon Harris preceded him in death. He accepted Jesus Christ as his personal savior and joined Davis Chapel A.M.E. Church. Later he joined the Holy House of God under the leadership of Elder Bell Vinson. Then in 2015, he and his wife joined the First United Holiness Church under the leadership of Elder Michael Coley.
 
Charles leaves to cherish many fond and loving memories, a beloved wife of 40 years, Martha Lee Carr-Harris of Montezuma, Georgia; two children, Charlton LaNorris Harris (Ashley) of Leesburg, Georgia, and Marsha Latrelle Harris-Dantes of Savannah, Georgia; five grandchildren, Keyon Harris, Caperus Harris, Jazmyn Harris, Kevin Dantes, and Aria Randall; A sister, Mary Ann Smith (Edward) of Fort Valley, Georgia; mother-in-law & father-in-law, Bessie Carr-Tookes (John) of Montezuma, Georgia; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Doris Harris (Nathaniel) of Montezuma, Georgia, Calvin Carr (and his friend Mary Ann) of Perry, Georgia, Barbara Felton (Michael Sr.) of Montezuma, Georgia, and Prophet Charlie C. Carr of Leesburg, Georgia; Aunts, Odessa Harris of Fort Valley, Georgia, Ollie Harris of Oglethorpe, Georgia, and Gussie Mae Harris of Oglethorpe, Georgia; A devoted cousin, Velma Jean Thomas of Desoto, Georgia. A host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and sorrowing friends.