Officer Jerome Little, age 56, passed on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at Peach County Navicent Health Center in Byron, Georgia.

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, November 2, 2019, New Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, 4388 Robinson Road, Macon, Georgia. A public viewing will take place one hour prior to the service.

Officer Jerome Little was born September 28, 1963 in Bronx, New York to the parentage of the late Jamie Lee Little and the late Sallie Ann Williams Little. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Shirley Little McBeam Thomas, Sallie Mae Little Martin Barnes; a nephew, Timothy Martin; maternal grandparents, Willie Williams and Idella Huff Williams; aunts and uncles, Hattie Bell Williams Hankerson, Elizabeth Williams Hicks, Elouise Williams West, Willie Williams, Jr., Homer Williams, Lessie and Jessie Williams, Willie Henry Williams, Jossie Mae Williams Meadows, Betty Odell Williams Duncan, Delia (Webb), Darlene Hicks (Junior), and Odessa Williams Taylor; and uncles, Edward Little, Herman Little, Keary Mathews.

Growing up in the city of New York, Jerome graduated from Seward Park High School in 1981. He later went on to Columbia University of New York. While living in New York he obtained a job with New York Police Department and Belview Hospital. After his parents moved back to Georgia, he also made up his mind to move to Georgia. He obtained work as a Correctional Officer with Macon State Prison of Oglethorpe, Georgia. He was later employed as a police officer with Ft. Valley State Campus Police Department and also worked as a security officer with Wesleyan College Campus Police of Macon, Georgia. As a young man after moving to Georgia he joined the Shady Grove Baptist Church where he served on the Deacon Ministry Board and taught Sunday School. After moving to Byron, Georgia, he joined the New Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church along with his wife, Monica, to whom he was joined in holy matrimony in 2014.

He leaves to cherish his memories to his devoted wife, Monica Little, Byron, Georgia; son, Joshua Little, Atlanta, Georgia; stepdaughter, Letriece Peaco, Atlanta, Georgia, his beloved pet puppy, Oreo Sherlock Little, Byron, Georgia; a niece, Octavia McBean, Texas; great nieces/nephews, Shameeka Martin-Brown, Sean Martin both of Newport News, Virginia, Nicole Logan, Brooklyn, New York, Trishawna Fleming, Maryland, Shatonda Barnes, Montezuma, Georgia, Olivia Barnes, Jerome Barnes, Shamel Barnes, Amber Brown, Clinton, North Carolina, Anthony Brown, Jr., Columbus, Georgia; aunts/uncle, Beulah Williams Griffin, Ideal, Georgia, Ola Williams Turner, Oglethorpe, Georgia, Mozell Mathews, Rollen Webb, both of New Jersey; father and mother–in-law, Edward Cromartie Sr., and Emma Cromartie of Thomasville, Georgia; brothers/sisters-in- law, Anthony Brown (Barbara), Macon, Georgia, Edward Cromatie Jr., Thomasville, Georgia; stepsister and brother-in-law, Sandi Brown and Rodney Brown of Atlanta, Georgia; and a host of cousins and friends. ​

​Loretha Smith Mitchell, age 70, 201 A Creekview Side Drive, Americus, Georgia, passed on October 20, 2019 at the Navicent Health Medical Center, Macon, Georgia.
 
The funeral service will be held at 2:30 P.M., Sunday, October 27, 2019 at Friendship Baptist Church, 411 Cotton Avenue, Americus, Georgia. Burial will follow at the Eastview Cemetery, Ashby Street, Americus, Georgia.
 
Loretha was born August 27, 1949 in Americus, Georgia to the late Cordelia Smith Pinder and Eugene Gant.  She was reared by her grandmother the late Ethel J. Smith.  Loretha was also preceded in death by her brother, Joseph Roberts and stepfather, the late Percy Pinder. She was educated in the public school system of Sumter County where she attended A. S. Staley High School.  Over the years she was employed with Davidson Textron, Tri-Wood Industries, Phillips Industries and Sterling Casino Ship in Cocoa, Florida where she worked as a Supervisor of Housekeeping. She accepted the Lord as her personal Savior and was baptized under the leadership of Rev. Daniel Thomas at Friendship Baptist Church in Americus. She also enjoyed attending services at local churches.
 
Loretha was family oriented and has been blessed to care for all three generations of her family.  She enjoyed cooking, crosswords puzzle and sitting on her front porch enjoying the breeze.
 
She leaves to cherish her memories: three children, Rachelle Daniels (David), Angela Gardner (Lawarrior), all of Americus, Georgia, Carlous Mitchell (Deundra), Warner Robins, Georgia; grandchildren Dontae, Chacley, Da’Quarius, Shad, O-Linitis, Shominique, David, Ka-licia, Travion, Carlos, Jaslyn, Jakovie, and Javaris; a host of great grandchildren; siblings, Patricia Phillips, Cocoa, Florida, Forest Hill and Horace Hill both of Americus, Georgia; aunt Beanetha Merritt, Cocoa, Florida; sisters-in-law, Janie Roberts; godchildren, Rachel Carter Blackmon, Rodriquez Thomas; a host of other relatives in Cocoa, Florida; devoted niece, Wanda Biggins, friends Ann Lyles, Sonja Solomon, Tarsha Hudson, Mary Dennis; her extended family Barber – Mitchell and  Creek view Common Family. 

Mrs. Lessie Mae Rackley Wilborn, age 62, 131 Dogwood Drive, Montezuma, Georgia passed Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia.

The funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M., Friday, October 25, 2019 at Union Baptist Church, Norris Street, Montezuma, Georgia. Burial will follow in the Champ Waters Cemetery, Twin Church Road, Montezuma, Georgia.

Mrs. Lessie Mae “Les” Wilborn was born July 13, 1957 in Montezuma, GA to Carrie Rackley and the late J.D. Rackley.  She attended the historic D.F. Douglass High School and graduated in 1975. She was married to the late Willie Frank Wilborn. She was blessed to be the mother of three wonderful children and three stepchildren.  She was preceded in death by two siblings, Betty Green and Burnette White; nephews, Tyrone Green, Jr., Adrian Gatewood, Maurice Turner; and great nephew, Omar McDonald.

Mrs. Mae “Les” Wilborn leaves a legacy of many fond memories to her beloved children, Celicia Thornton (James), and Rickey Thornton (Jade), Atlanta, Georgia, Wachovia Thornton (Mack), Macon, Georgia; two grandson, Kamari Thornton, Fairburn, Georgia, and Tyson Jackson, Atlanta, Georgia; six sisters, Elizabeth Turner, Atlanta, Georgia, Cecilia Marshall (Emmitt), Stockbridge, Georgia, Lula Rackley (Chris), Atlanta, Georgia, Zebbie Dell Rackley, Riverdale, Georgia, Judy Gable, Montezuma, Georgia, and Phyllistine Gardner (David) Marietta, Georgia; four brothers, Leonard Rackley (Lounell), J.B. Rackley, Curtis Rackley, and Donald Harris, Montezuma, Georgia; and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews and other relatives, including devoted nieces, The’Kelia McGhee, Lakeshia Rackley, Zakiya Rackley, LaShundra Rackley, and Zikiyah Williams; devoted nephews, Kendrick White, and Arrion Rackley.

James Crawford Wilson, age 48, passed on October 20, 2019 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, Americus, Georgia.

The funeral service will be held 11:00 A.M., Saturday, October 26, 2019, at St. John A.M.E. Church, 218 M.L. Hudson Street, Plains, Georgia. Burial will follow at Lebanon Cemetery, Plains, Georgia.

James was born on April 14, 1971 in Plains, Georgia, to Lena Pearl Glover Wilson and the late Governor Wilson Jr. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Lillie Mae Wilson Governor Wilson, Sr., Tiney Glover, Viola Glover; great niece, Hailey Nicole Gorman; aunts and uncles, James Wilson, Viola Glover, Bobby L. Wilson Sr., Tommy L. Bridges, Leslie Reese, Jake Reese, C.J. Biggins, David Glover, and Eddie Ree Glover. He was educated in the public school system of Sumter County and was a 1991 graduate of Sumter County Comprehensive High School. He also attended South Georgia Tech majoring in automotive. James worked as a Truck Driver with Glover Foods Distributions and PPI as a forklift driver. At an early age he accept Jesus as her personal Savior and joined the band of Christian believers at St. John A.M.E. Church. James loved fast cars, F150 trucks, action movies, football, farming equipment. He was a lover of fast food and sweet tea. He was very intelligent and loved by all who knew him.

He leaves to cherish his memories: a caring mother, Lena Pearl Wilson, Plains, Georgia; siblings, Sarah Wilson, Carolyn Wilson, both of Plains, Georgia, Wanda Sutton (Troy), Fort Lee, Virginia; nephews, John Merritt, Jr., Columbus, Georgia, Joshua Sutton, Fort Lee, Virginia; nieces, Tacora Jackson, Atlanta, Georgia, Mercedees Merritt, Plains, Georgia and Ashlyn Sutton, Fort Lee, Virginia; a great niece, Ja’Kailynn Merritt, Columbus, Georgia; aunts, Lizzie Harper, Diane Wilson (John), Mary Hunt (Marvin), Sandra Stevens, Beatrice Laster; a host of cousins and friends including devoted friends Rodney Polk, Gracie Hayes, Eve Roberts (Melvin), Mary Ann Hayes, Valarie Westbrook, Henry Polk, Todd Muff (Brenda) and Jackie Franklin (Rose) was like a father figure and Johnnie M Hayes who was like a mother figure.

​Sandra Joseph Turner, age 55, 605 Virginia Circle, Montezuma, Georgia,  passed on October 20, 2019.

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M., October 26, 2019 at New Hope Baptist Church, Georgia Highway 26, Montezuma, Georgia. Burial will follow in the Church cemetery.

Mrs. Sandra Joseph Turner was born May 29, 1964 in Macon County, Georgia to parents of the Pearlie Joseph and the late Roy Joseph Jr. She accepted Christ as her personal Savior and joined the band of Christian believers at Shady Grove Baptist Church in Ideal, Georgia. She was joined in holy matrimony to Eugene Turner. Sandra was a homemaker. On the Sunday evening of October 20, 2019 Sandra was embraced in the arms of our Heavenly Father.
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She leaves to cherish her memories her husband Eugene Turner; two sons Talos Pearson (Lisa Searcy), Antonio Dugger (Diaqisha Hubbard); two grandchildren Jerimiah Hubbard, Kemarion Pearson, Antoriana Hubbard; a mother Pearlie Joseph; a brother Demorris Clark; aunts and uncles Ollie Harris, Gwen Hill, Mary Cochran, Shirley Outler (Clarence), Larry Hill, Douglas Hill (Linda), JD Hill (Lula), Melvin Hill, Lemuel Hill, Dennis Hill (Tammy Fitzhugh; nephew and nieces Jayden Clark , Arthur A. Witchard, Devon Carter, Quantavious Jones, Darius Jones , Donald Jones, Terrance Collier, Shamira Clark, De’Mairya Clark , Kairelle Harris; sisters-in- law Mary Ibrahim ( Anyars), Leisa Williams ( Joseph), Connie Perkins, (Larry); auntie in law Bobbie Sutton special cousins and friends including best friends Mary Everett, Laverne Snipes, and Wanda Binder.

Rubie Lee Moore, age 70, passed on October 18, 2019 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, Americus, Georgia.

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Thursday, October 24, 2019 at Rocky Hill Primitive Baptist Church, 3498 Concord Church Road, Ellaville, Georgia. Burial will follow in the Church cemetery.

Rubie Lee Moore was born in Ellaville, Georgia to parentage of the late Ananias Moore and Elizabeth Kemp Moore on August 16, 1949. Rubie was the fifth of eleven children; two brothers, Donald Moore and Ronnie Moore, preceded her in death.

Rubie attended the public school system of Schley County and was a 1968 graduate of John Lewis High School. After graduating from high school she attended Job Corps in Oklahoma. She then moved to  Hartford, Connecticut. While living in Hartford for over 40 years, she held several positions starting her career at Aetna Insurance and ending her career as a manager of the Hartford Police Department. 

While in Connecticut, she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Capital Community College. She also was a foster mother to many children and enjoyed traveling, going to Broadways shows, and attending concerts. Rubie loved the Lord and she enjoyed attending services at various Primitive Baptist Churches.

Rubie was very supportive to her family and friends. After several years of living in Connecticut she came back home to Ellaville to care for her mother.

She leaves to cherish  her memories to siblings, Mary J. Moore Howard (Bennie Smith), Cleveland, Ohio, George Moore (Josie), Eatonton, Georgia, Obie Moore (Louise), Decatur, Georgia, Clara P. Harvey, (Joe), Atlanta, Georgia, Dennis Moore (Albena), I John Moore (Sandra), Myra Moore and Virga L. Moore, all of Ellaville, Georgia; two sisters-in-law, Ethelene Moore, Atlanta, Georgia, and Maude Williams Moore, Anchorage, Alaska; she also leaves to cherish two goddaughters, Lakisha Thompson, Angelica Thompson-Laidlaw, Hartford, Connecticut, godson, Darryl Aldridge, Ellaville, Georgia; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends including a loving and caring friend Jesse L. Lucas.

The funeral serivce of Leroy Dennis Frederick will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, October 19, 2019, at the Davis Chapel A.M.E. Church, Highway 26 West, Oglethorpe, Georgia.

Mr. Leroy Dennis Frederick was born in Andersonville, Georgia, Sumter County on October 6, 1953. He was the son of the Polly Mae Frederick and Thomas  Frederick. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Frederick and Polly Mae Frederick, and siblings, Hattie Bell Fitzhugh, Jacqueline Howard and Anthony Frederick all of Andersonville, Georgia.

He was a 1971 graduate of Union High School in Leslie, Georgia and was employed at Metalux Lighting Company Americus, Georgia until becoming disabled.

Leroy accepted Christ at an early age under the leadership of Rev. Allen of Ebenezer Baptist Church of Andersonville, Georgia.

He departed this life on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, Americus, Georgia.

To cherish the memory of his life, he leaves three siblings: Mary Frederick Rogers, Ellaville, Georgia, Mamie Ann Frederick, Americus, Georgia, and Lucille (Thomas) Grover, Oglethorpe, Georgia, Phyllis Harris, Americus, Georgia, Brenda Faye Harris, College Park, Georgia, Grome (Leon) Grant, Brownwood, North Carolina, and a aunt, Catherine Harris, Raleigh, North Carolina; devoted and a host of loving nephews, nieces, other relatives and friends including devoted family friend Stanley Rogers.

​The funeral service of Emma Mae Edge will be held at 12:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at St. Paul A.M.E. Church, 540 Winder Road, Andersonville, Georgia. Burial will follow in the Freeman Hill Cemetery in Andersonville, Georgia.

Miss Emma Mae Edge was born June 10, 1936 to the late Mr. James Wash Edge Sr. and the late Mrs. Susie Mae Slappey Edge in Sumter County. She later moved to Detroit, Michigan and left there and moved to Springfield, Massachusetts where she was employed at Spalding Sports, until she retired. Emma loved to bowl, cook, Watch T.V., listen to music, and play Bingo.  

On Thursday, October 3, 2019, Miss Emma Mae Edge departed this earthly life for an eternal life. She was preceded in death by her siblings, Charles Edge, Sr. (Johnnie B), James Edge Jr. (Ida Mae), Henry Willie Edge (Catherine), Morris Edge (Rochelle), Artie Edge, Gilbert Edge (Elouise), Wilbert Edge (Rose), Mattie Pearl Edge, Jannie Crittendon Tatum, Betty Jean Wingard, and Jannis Edge Gaines (George).
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Left to cherish her memory include her son, Dale L. Edge and his wife Brenda; two granddaughters, Jevhan Velez (Julian) and Tyler Bowie-Edge and three great grandsons; five brothers, Dallas Edge, Wetumpka, Alabama, Amos L. Edge (Mattie), Hope Hull, Alabama, Dorsey Edge (Daisy), Hamntramck, Michigan, Harvey Edge (Ozie), Montezuma, Georgia, and Johnny Edge (Angela), West Palm Beach, Florida; four sisters, Mary Edge Mcgee, Emma Edge Fuller, Trudie Edge, and Alberta Edge Walker, all of West Palm Beach, Florida. She also leaves to cherish her memories the following: her devoted nieces and nephews whom she helped raised, Minnie G. Edge Banks (James), Annie R. Edge Battle (Willie) of Springfield, Massachusetts, Addie R. Edge Poole (James L.) of North Prince George, Virginia, Veola Edge of Lorton, Virginia, Maellen Lusane, Shirley Edge, of Americus, Georgia,  Ronnie Edge Sr. (Ida) of Hamramack, Michigan, and Eddie Edge (Amy) of Albany, Georgia and a host of beloved nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive.