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Phyllis Ann Duke
ALBANY - Phyllis Ann Duke, 53, of Fort Gaines, GA, died Saturday, November 9, 2002 in Albany.
The funeral service will be Tuesday 2 p.m. at Kimbrell-Stern. The Rev. Frank Hughes officiating. Interment will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Dawson.
A native of Colquitt County, GA, Mrs. Duke has lived in Fort Gaines for 10 years, and was a member of Faith Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Mike Givens of Fort Gaines; two daughters, Pam Taylor, her husband, Cleve and Shelia Wells, all of Leesburg; one son, Tony Duke of Albany; five grandchildren, Cayla, Candice, Daniel and Baby Boy Wells, Tiffany and Tyler Taylor; her mother, Wada Juanita Boyd of Newton; five sisters, Patsy McLeod and Marlene Smith, both of Newton, Onita Wilkerson and Darlene Eppley, both of Albany and Debra Bailey of Moultrie; three brothers, Jimmy and Larry Boyd of Moultrie and Clay Meeks of Dexter.
Mrs. Duke was preceded in death by her father, James Boyd Sr. of Moultrie.
The family will receive friends today (Monday) from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home, and will be at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Wilkerson, 414 Branch Road, Albany, GA 31705.
Those desiring, please make memorials to Albany Community Hospice, P.O. Box 1828, Albany, GA 31702.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany

Robert L. Keith Jr.
ALBANY - Robert L. Keith Jr., 56, of 2804 Astoria Drive, died Tuesday, November 5, 2002. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 12, 2002, 2:30 p.m. at New Testament Baptist Church, with burial in First Kiokee Church Cemetery.
J.L. Litman Memorial Funeral Service

Elizabeth Fraser McNamara
ALBANY - On November 9, 2002, Elizabeth Fraser McNamara, formerly of Decatur, GA, died at her home in Albany.
Mrs. McNamara had been a member of First Christian Church in Albany since 1989. She was a member of both Ruth Group and the Explorers Group; she also served as a deacon, was on the missions committee and was active in the prayer group. Prior to relocating in Albany, she was a member of Druid Hills Presbyterian Church in Decatur, GA. She had been active for many years in Beta Sigma Phi, NARFE, and Senior Friends at Palmyra.
Mrs. McNamara was predeceased by her husband, James McNamara, her sister, George Anna Fraser, and her two brothers, William Fraser and Keane Fraser. She is survived by a nephew, Robert Fraser of Decatur and two nieces, Patty Ann Hunlock of Douglasville, and Judy Fraser of New York City. She also leaves behind two goddaughters, Judge Carol Lougee of Madison, CT, and Pat Fleming of Nantucket, MA.
Services will be held at Kimbrell-Stern on Wednesday, 11 a.m. the Rev. Tommy Lowery officiating. Interment will be following in Westview Cemetery in Atlanta. Friends may pay their respects at the funeral home on Tuesday between the hours of 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany

Charlotte Allen Van Ness
ALBANY - Charlotte Allen Van Ness, 89, died Saturday, November 9, 2002 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center. The remains have been cremated.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Bell and her husband, Reginald of Albany; three grandchildren, Ripley Bell, Edwin Bell and Monica Bell; and five great-grandchildren.
Those desiring please make memorials to the Memorial Garden Fund at St. Paul's Episcopal Church or to Magnolia Manor Nursing Center.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany

Mann Wallace
ALBANY - Mann Wallace, 89, of 3818 Radial Ave., died Thursday, November 7, 2002. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, 11 a.m. at Greater Second Mount Olive Baptist Church, with burial in Palmyra Baptist Church Cemetery.
J.L. Litman Memorial Funeral Service

Nancy Marlene Wallace
ALBANY - Nancy Marlene Wallace of Leesburg, died Sunday, November 10, 2002 at her residence. Arrangements to be announced at a later date.
Hall & Hall Funeral Home
Albany

Gerald Barnette
SYCAMORE, GA - Services for Gerald Barnette, 76, of 5010 Bussey Road, Sycamore, GA, will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Bethel Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Barnette died Sunday, November 10, 2002 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany after a short illness.
Mr. Barnette was a native and lifelong resident of Turner County, GA, the son of the late Erastus Jasper and Pauline Edwards Barnette. He was a farmer, businessman and a retired school bus driver for the Turner County Board of Education for 37 years. He was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church where he had served as a deacon and former church treasurer. He was the widow of the late Lottie Kendrick Barnette.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Craig and Barbara Barnette of Sylvester and Keith and Jill Barnette of Sycamore; a daughter and son-in-law, Jerilyn and Richard Griffin of Sycamore; and eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held today (Monday) evening from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Perry Funeral Chapel
Ashburn (229) 567-3366

Henry Otis Morris
AMERICUS - Henry Otis Morris, 100, of 2001 South Lee St., Americus, died Saturday evening, November 9, 2002, at Sumter Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Tuesday from Shiloh Baptist Church with interment to follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. The Revs. Hugh Harbort and Erskine Kale will officiate. Deacons of Shiloh Baptist Church will serve as active pallbearers, and members of the Men's Sunday School Class will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Mr. Morris, a native and lifetime resident of Sumter County, was born September 12, 1902, a son of the late Henry J. Morris and Lucinda Veal Morris. His wife, Mrs. Ruth Coogle Morris, preceded him in death in 1976.
Mr. Morris was a very active member of Shiloh Baptist Church and all of its activities as long as his health permitted. He served as church treasurer for many years, participated in the outreached visitation program, brotherhood, and Sunday School, and served as a deacon. He was former farmer and later was employed by Pure Oil Company for which he made fuel deliveries to farmers.
The family will receive friends at Hancock Funeral Home from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. today (Monday). At other times, friends may call at the residence of Herschel and Flossie Morris, 117 Lake Jennifer Drive, Americus.
Memorial contributions may be made to the League of the Good Samaritan, Magnolia Manor, 2001 South Lee St., Americus, GA 31709, or to the building fund at Shiloh Baptist Church, Shiloh Road, Americus, GA 31709.
Survivors include three daughters and a son-in-law, Betty Smith of Tampa, FL, Bonnie and Jerrell Tanner of Americus, and Linda Jordan of Douglasville; two sons and daughters-in-law, Herschel and Flossie Morris of Americus and Tommy and Terry Morris of Albany; a brother, Floyd Morris of Jacksonville, FL; 17 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, eight great-great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. One daughter, Doris Holloway, preceded him in death.
Hancock Funeral Home
Americus (229) 924-3645

Charles Patrick Bradley
ALBANY - Charles Patrick Bradley, 54, died Sunday, November 10, 2002, at his residence following a lengthy illness.
The funeral service will be Wednesday 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Putney with interment in Desoto Methodist Church Cemetery. The Rev. David Benton and the Rev. Nancy Scarbrough officiating.
Born in Americus, Mr. Bradley had lived in Albany most of his life, he was a member of First Baptist Church of Putney. He was a 1996 graduate of Dougherty High School and worked for Robertson Optical. Mr. Bradley was a member of the Woodman of the World.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Key Bradley of Albany; daughter, Laci Shea Bynum and her husband, Danny of Albany; sister, Susan Wright of Albany; niece, Shaunna Paige Crawford of Albany; and a nephew, Robby Wright of Destin, FL.
Those desiring please make memorials to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Georgia Chapter, 12 Perimeter Center, Suite 1200, Atlanta, GA 30346.
Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany

William Issac Layfield
ALBANY - The funeral service of William Issac Layfield, 68, of 157 Society Street, Leesburg, who died Monday, November 11, 2002, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Leesburg. The Rev. Bobby Harrell will officiate. Interment will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
A native of Macon County, GA, Mr. Layfield had lived in Leesburg since 1963. He was a self-employed floor covering mechanic, a member of First Baptist Church of Leesburg, and was an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Layfield, of Leesburg; son, William Floyd Layfield of Leesburg; three daughters, Debra Sue Peebles of Swainsboro, GA, Donna Lynn Barnes of Thomasville and Michelle Renee Shaw of Albany; a brother, Carl Layfield of Columbus; four sisters, Iva Gentry of Marshallville, Christine Griffin and Dorothy Stafford, both of Oglethorpe, and Coreen Odom of Macon; 11 grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends today from 6 p.m.- 8 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home.
Mathews Funeral Home
Albany

Rhonda Detherage Norman
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC - Rhonda Detherage Norman, 56, of Hilton Head Island, SC, died Sunday, November 10, 2002, at the Hilton Head Medical Center and Clinics.
A memorial service for the family members will be held at a later date. The remains have been cremated.
Survivors include her husband, Steve Norman, of Hilton Head Island; a daughter, Mindi Suzanne Hall, of Buford, GA; a son, John Zachery Hall and his wife Jennifer of Luray, VA; a sister, Suzanne D. Rigsby and her husband Bubba of Leesburg, GA; her parents, Joyce and Jerry Chastain of Albany. She was preceded in death by her father, Jack Detherage.
Memorial contributions may be made to Byne Memorial Baptist Church, Arise and Build Fund, 2832 Ledo Road, Albany, GA 31707, where Mrs. Norman had been a member since childhood.
The Island Funeral Home And Crematory
Hilton Head Island, SC

Donald E. Sink
ALBANY - The funeral service of Lt. Col. Donald E. Sink (USAF Ret.) died Monday, November 11, 2002.
Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Mathews Funeral Home
Albany

Nancy Marlene Wallace
ALBANY - Nancy Marlene Wallace, 68, of Leesburg, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2002, at her residence.
The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 13, 2002, at Hall & Hall Funeral Chapel with a private burial at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Wallace was a native of Roswell, GA, and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernie Joe Wallace, and her parents, Homer Hopkins and Jewell Fouts Hopkins.
Survivors include three sons, Timothy J. Wallace, John L. Wallace, and Mark E. Wallace, all of Leesburg, GA; a sister, Jean Dehowitt of Camden, SC; eight grandchildren, Jeremie Wallace, Brian Wallace, Christen Wallace, Jennifer Wallace Bruce, Teresa Wallace, Jason Wallace, Sherri Wallace and Dallon Hudson; and one great-grandchild, Hannah Bruce.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m.- 8 p.m. today at Hall & Hall Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations in honor of Nancy M. Wallace to Albany Community Hospice, P.O. Box 1828, Albany, GA 31702.
Hall & Hall Funeral Home
Albany

Vern B. West
SYLVESTER - Vern B. West, 53, of 236 Silver Lake Circle, Sylvester, died Sunday, November 10, 2002, at Phoebe Worth Medical Center.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Banks Funeral Chapel with interment in Poulan Cemetery. The Rev. Jerry Cooper will officiate.
A native of South Portland, Maine, Mr. West was born November 24, 1948. He had lived in Worth County for the past 29 years and was retired from Worth County Board of Education as an eighth grade teacher. He was a member of Northside Baptist Church. Mr. West was preceded in death by his father, Vernley Buckminster West Sr.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Rogers West, of Sylvester; a son, John W. West of Sylvester; a daughter, Kathryn L. West of Kennesaw; three stepdaughters, Carol Melton and Susan Majors, both of Milton, FL, and Pam Danford of Sylvester; mother, Annette M. West of Groton, Conn., brother, Warren W. West of Coventry, RI; sister, Sharon L. Bergsma of Kingsland, GA; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m.- 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Banks Funeral Home
Sylvester (229) 776-2055

Dollie Collins
BAINBRIDGE - Dollie Collins, 87, of Bainbridge, died Sunday, November 10, 2002, at her residence.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Evangel Temple Assembly of God with interment in Roselawn Memory Gardens.
Visitation will be 6 p.m.- 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Cox Funeral Home
Bainbridge (229) 246-4411

Billy Ray Harper Sr.
CAIRO - Billy Ray Harper Sr. of Cairo died Saturday, November 9, 2002, in Whigham.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Clark Funeral Home Chapel.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 10 a.m. until the funeral hour.
Clark Funeral Home
Cairo (229) 377-1414

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