Mrs. Pamela Veronica  Thornton Melvin, age 51, passed on Monday, November 24,2014.

The funeral service will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., December 2, 2014 at the Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, 607 Kaigler Street, Oglethorpe, Georgia. Interment will follow at the Andersonville National Cemetery, 496 Cemetery Road, Andersonville, Georgia.
 
Pamela was born January 05, 1963 in Montezuma, Macon County Georgia to the late James C Thornton, Sr. and Annie Mae Smith Thornton. She was preceded in death by two brothers, James C Thornton, Jr. and John Thornton. She was educated in the public school system of Macon County and was a graduate of the Historic D. F. Douglass High School in Montezuma, Georgia. Pamela was join in Holy matrimony to Calvin Melvin on  March 14, 1986.
 
She leaves to cherish her memories a devoted husband of twenty-eight years, Calvin Melvin, Montezuma, Georgia; three loving children, Renada Felton (Taryl Mann, Sr.), Errol Felton, Jr. and Devontay Thornton, all of Montezuma, Georgia; five grandchildren, Rashon Mann, Jarquez Turner, Devin Mann, Taryl Mann, Jr. and Zachariah Schofield; five siblings, Rickey Thornton, Sr.(Jena), Americus, Georgia, Lorenzo Thornton, Montezuma, Georgia, Cheryl Porter (Kenneth), Oglethorpe, Georgia, Zona Riley  (James), Montezuma, Georgia and Florence Barnes, Macon, Georgia; devoted aunts and uncles, Elizabeth Larry (Willie James), Eloise Nicholson, Ola Mae Sparks, all of Montezuma, Georgia and Willie Tom Flowers, Miami, Florida; great aunt, Louise Lee, Montezuma, Georgia; a host of beloved nieces and nephews, including five whom she reared as her own, Mario, Celicia, Travis, Rickey Jr. and Shanda; a host of other relatives and friends.

Leola Loftly Sanders, age, 86, 113 Morse Ave, Montezuma, Georgia passed on November 11, 2014 at Montezuma Rehabilitation Center, Montezuma, Georgia.

The funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, November 15, 2014 at New Hope Baptist Church, Highway 26, Montezuma, Georgia. Reverend Allen Waters, pastor, will officiate. Interment will follow in the Church cemetery.  

Leola Loftly Sanders was born May 28, 1928 in Montezuma, Macon County, Georgia to the parents of the late Leola Killen Loftly and Boisy Loftly.  She was educated in the Macon County public school system; where she attended the historic Flint River Farm School.  She accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Savior and joined the band of Christian believers at New Hope Baptist Church, where she served as an Usher for many years.

Mrs. Leola was employed by Macon County Board of Education as a Cook at the historic D.F. Douglass High School where she retired after many years of dedicated service.  Mrs. Leola will always be  remembered for her selfless nature, her kind and generous spirit, and her willingness to help others. Baking was her passion. She loved to cook, bake, and sew. Her porch and yard were the safe spaces for waiting for the school bus, for the pool to open, and for parents to return.

On Tuesday evening, November 11, 2014 at Montezuma Rehabilitation Center, Montezuma, Georgia, God called her from labor to reward. She was preceded in death by her sisters and brothers: Lottie Mae,  Beatrice, Ben Boisy, C.L., L.B. Ellen, Marie, Reather, Maeola, and Clarence.

Her beautiful life will forever be cherished in the lives of her children: Gloria (Louis) Ivory of Marshallville, Georgia, Katherine (Frankie) Isreal of Fairburn, Georgia, Earnestine Chatfield of Montezuma, Georgia, Beverly Fuller of Vienna, Georgia, Harriet Brown of Montezuma ,Georgia, and Willie Sanders of Dublin, Georgia; 10 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; one sister, Ellen Harris of Fort Myers, Florida; sisters-in-law, Alice Loftly and Effie Loftly, both of Atlanta, Georgia; brother-in-law, Jewel Lee Woolfork of Immokalee, Florida; a host of nieces, nephews, and relatives and friends, including a very devoted cousin Annie Neal Collier, and devoted friends, Glenda Sparks, Deborah Hobes, Bunice Turner, Alberta Odom. 

Annie Bell Milner, age, 86, B-102 Roger Street, Buena Vista, Georgia passed Sunday, November 9, 2014.
 
The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, November 15, 2014 at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Moody Road, Tazewell, Georgia, where Reverend Joe Oglesby is pastor. Interment will follow in the Church cemetery.
 
Ms. Annie Bell Milner was born December 20, 1927 in Tazewell, Marion County Georgia to the late Ollie King.  She  acquired her education in the public  school system of Marion County.
 
She accepted Jesus Christ as her personal savior at an early age and joined the Mt. Olive Baptist Church, where she was a faithful member until her health failed.  She moved to Washington, D.C. where as she was employed as a presser with a local dry cleaning business. After many years of dedicated service, she returned back to her native land of Marion County. She was preceded in death by one nephew, Walter Maxwell Jr.
 
She leaves a legacy of love and memories to  her beloved family, including a loving brother, Walter Maxwell (Eddie Mae), Buena Vista, Georgia;  nieces and nephews, Debbie Maxwell Richardson (J.R.),  Ozark, Alabama, Teresa Maxwell, Pembroke Pines, Florida, Ethel Bell (Gary), Pembroke Pines, Florida, and Barry Maxwell (Lynette), Buena Vista, Georgia; a host of great nieces, great nephews, great great nieces and great great nephews; a host of cousin, including Deacon Chester Hardage, a devoted cousin.

Sister Lena Mae Hubbard Hillmon, age 85, 274 Travelers Rest Road, Montezuma, Georgia passed Friday, November 7, 2014 at the Phoebe Sumter Hospital, Americus, Georgia.

The funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 P.M. Friday, November 14, 2014 at the New Phillip Primitive Baptist Church, Georgia Highway 224, Montezuma, Georgia.  Elder Walter Austin, pastor and moderator of the Antioch Primitive Baptist Church Association, will officiate.  Interment will follow in the Church cemetery.  The remains will lay in repose from 12:00 Noon until the hour of service.

Mrs. Hillmon was born July 28, 1928 in Montezuma, Macon County, Georgia to the late Jim Hubbard and Mary Lee Trice Hubbard.  She was preceded in death by her parents and seven siblings, Ananius Hubard, Elder J. H. Hubbard, Johnnie Lee Hubbard, Mamie Hubbard Stinson, Lillie B. Hubbard McKenzie, Timothy Hubbard, and Willie Marie Hubbard.  She was educated in the public school system of Macon County.  At an early age, she joined the New Phillip Primitive Baptist Church, where she had supported every facet of the church for sixty-five years. “Servant of God, Well Done.”

Being a woman of compassionate ways of love and admiration, she captured the love of her one and only John Robert Hillmon.  They were united in holy matrimony and were blessed with four children; one son, Johnnie B. Hillmon, preceded her in death.  Later in life, three grandchildren, Anthony James, Kelvin James, and Steven James, also preceded her in death.

After many years of dedicated services to her husband and family, she retired as a homemaker and vegetable farmer.

She leaves a legacy of love and cherished memories to her beloved family: three children, Frankie Mae Hillmon, Lillie Hillmon James, and Robert C. Hillmon, all of Montezuma, Georgia; two grandsons and their spouses, Jonathan (Shae) Hillmon, Macon, Georgia and  Mark (TePorschae) James, Montezuma, Georgia;  fourteen grandchildren,  Kelvin Grover, Kelbresha Thomas, Kelsey Freeman, Aniya Perkins, NyTavius Hilllmon, Clarisa Hillmon, Crystal Hillmon, Jakell Hillmon, Terri, Hillmon, Jada McClain, Kari Hillmon, MarKedeyes James, A. J. James, and Madison James; and one great great grandson, Anthony Thomas; eight siblings, Annie Lee (Samuel) Thomas, Linda Johnson, Vera Solomon, all of Montezuma, Georgia, Mary L. Collier, Perry, Georgia, Myra Hubbard Oliver, Montezuma, Georgia, Jet (Barbara) Hubbard, Columbus, Ohio, Frank (Hattie) Hubbard, Oglethorpe, Georgia, and Thomas Hubbard, Columbus, Georgia; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Rosa Hubbard, Vienna, Georgia, Betty Joe McKenzie, Montezuma, Georgia, Gladys Hillmon, Georgia Ann Hillmon, Shirley Hillmon, Celessie Hillmon, Mary Ann (Junior) Floyd, Gloria Jean Hillmon,  Larry (Betty) Hillmon, Terry (Barbara) Hillmon, Eddie Hillmon and James Hillmon;  a host of beloved nieces and nephews; a host of beloved friends, including Flint River Primitive Baptist Church Association, Marvin Joiner, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Glover, Mattie Mason, Jessie Hubbard, and Leonard Collier.