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Willie Fess Evans

EATONTON - Willie Fess Evans, age 65, of 153 Imperial Mill Rd., died Saturday, December 1, 2007 at the VA Hospital in Decatur.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Texas AME Church in Eatonton.

Survivors include his wife, Doris Harrison Evans of Eatonton; two sons, Richard S. Evans and Kenneth J. Evans, both of Eatonton; a daughter, Georgia White of Atlanta; four brothers, Louis Evans of Philadelphia, Pa., Bruce Evans of Phoenix, Ariz., John T. Evans and Johnny Evans, both of Eatonton; three sisters, Thedora Welch of Philadelphia, Pa., Brenda Little and Sherry Evans, both of Eatonton; 14 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; three brothers-in-law; an aunt; two uncles; his father-in-law; and several other relatives.

The family will receive friends from 12 p.m. until closing Friday at the Chapel of Hurt & Redd Funeral Home in Eatonton.

Hurt & Redd Funeral Home of Eatonton has charge of arrangements.

George Thomas

MADISON, Wis. - The Rev. George Thomas, 65, departed this earth to be with his heavenly father on Monday, Dec. 27, 2004.

Services will be at 1 p.m. today at St. Paul AME Church in Madison, Wis., with the Rev. Louie Toney officiating. Memorial services will be at Coleman Chapel AME Church in Kenosha, Wis.

He was an ordained elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He loved and lived the word of God by following the teachings of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Born Feb. 25, 1939 ,in Kenosha, Wis., he was the 12th of 13 children born to the Rev. Garfield and Marie Thomas. He graduated from Mary D. Bradford High School and received a bachelor of arts degree from University of Wisconsin Parkside. He served in the United States Army during the post Korean War.

In March 1957, he married his wife Shirley Artilla Dixon. He was richly blessed with a wide range of talents. He was an outstanding teacher and preacher of the word of God. He taught African-American history at Gateway Technical Institute in the 1970s. He was a self-taught musician and wrote countless religious songs. He could often be heard loudly singing and playing the piano. For more than 10 years, he wrote the weekly adult and children church lessons. He had a wonderful sense of humor and was a handy man. He was active in the community and served in leadership roles, such as president of the local NAACP.

The Rev. Thomas served as an AME pastor for more than 33 years. His first church assignment was Wayman Chapel AME followed by Coleman AME in Kenosha, Wis., and at the time of his death he was the pastor of St. Paul AME Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and four sisters.

Survivors include his wife Shirley; five sons, Tobin and wife Bridget, Torin and wife Sarah, Nick and wife Theresa, Justice and Joey, all of Madison, Wis.; 14 grandchildren; a brother, Roland Thomas of Madison, Wis.; three sisters, Angelina Carr and husband Ocran, Beauren Westmoreland and husband Herbert and Helen Akins and husband Al, all of Madison, Wis.; a sister-in-law, Margarite Dixon Doyle of Milledgeville; and several other nephews, nieces, cousins and friends.

The family will be at St. Paul AME Church from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today.

Cress Funeral Home in Madison, Wis., has charge of arrangements.

Slater's Funeral Home has charge of local arrangements.

Eugenia Wilson

Eugenia G. Wilson of 204 N. Main Street died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004, in a local hospital.

The family will be at the residence.

Peoples Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Lois Mallory

Lois Hill Mallory of 187-A Highview Road died Friday, Dec. 3, 2004, in a Macon hospital.

Ms. Mallory will lie in state at 10 a.m. Thursday at Oak Grove Baptist Church with services at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Union Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Toomsboro. The Rev. Henry Hill will officiate.

Born in Baldwin County, Ms. Mallory was the daughter of the late George & Maggie Denson Hill. In 1980, she received a certification as a dietitian from Baldwin Vocational School. Cooking was not Ms. Mallory's job but her passion. She was an employee of Green Acres and Chaplinwood Nursing Homes.

At an early age she joined Union Hill Baptist Church. In 1978, she moved her church membership to Oak Grove Baptist Church.

Survivors include a son, Quinton O'Neal Mallory and his wife Lesa of Sparta; a daughter, Georgia Mallory Freeman and her husband Carlton of Milledgeville; two brothers, Charlie Hill and Willie Lee Hill and his wife Mildred all of Milledgeville; a sister, Pauline Hill of Milledgeville; four grandchildren, Quentrius Elisha Mallory, Quinton Mallory II, Carlton Freeman Jr. and Carson Mandelle Freeman; an uncle, Manuel Denson of Quincy, Fla.; two aunts, Agnes King of Quincy, Fla., and Thelma Denson of Dublin; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives.

The family will be at the residence.

Slater's Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Cullen Wood

Cullen Lee Wood, 87, of Cooper community died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004.

Services were Monday at the chapel of the funeral home with burial in the Coopers Cemetery. Dr. Ed Smith officiated.

Mr. Wood was born on Jan. 17, 1917, to Pratt M. and Mamie Cooper Wood. He was a native and lifelong resident of Coopers, a Navy Seabee in World War II and a carpenter for 40 years. He served in the European and Pacific theaters during the war. Upon his retirement, he built the Coopers Museum which contained miniature replicas of houses and buildings that were in the Coopers community. He built replicas of Fort Hawkins in Macon, the Old Governors Mansion and the St. Stephens Episcopal Church. He was a member of the Cooperville Baptist Church. Mr. Wood was preceded in death by four brothers, Len, Palmer, Cooper and Wade Wood.

Survivors include his wife Gladys Hall Wood of Coopers; two daughters, Melinda McMullin and her husband Ed of Loganville and Diane Bledsoe and her husband Dale of Fitzgerald; and three grandchildren, Kathryn Butler of Loganville, Ricky and Robert Bledsoe, both of Fitzgerald.

Moores Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Kathyrn Hogg

COLUMBUS - Kathryn J. Hogg, 88, died Sunday, Dec. 5, 2004, in a nursing home.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of the McMullen Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Parkhill Cemetery with the Rev. Michael Carden officiating.

Mrs. Hogg, born Aug. 5, 1916, in Marion County, was daughter of the late Jennie Tyler Jordan and Omer Jordan. She was a salesperson with W.T. Grants. She was a member of Eastwood Baptist Church. Mrs. Hoggs was preceded in death by her husband William Preston Hogg.

Survivors include three daughters, Betty Hogg Jackson and her husband Franklin D. of Milledgeville, Judy Hogg Myers and her husband Tommy and Joy Hogg Milan, all of Columbus; two sons, William T. Hogg and his wife Linda of Milledgeville and Terry Hogg of Columbus; a sister, Lois Kirkland and her husband Leon of Columbus; 11 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.

The family will be at the McMullen Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m. today.

Those who wish may sign the online guest registry at www.mcmullenfuneralhome.com.

Announcement courtesy of Williams Funeral Home and Crematory in Milledgeville.

George Green Jr.

SPARTA - George F. Green Jr., 59, died Sunday, Dec. 5, 2004.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. Alan McCoy officiating.

Mr. Green was a native of Hancock County and the son of the late Dr. George F. Green. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia, a C.P.A. and had previously worked as an auditor for the state of Georgia. He was a business manager for Georgia Military College before entering into his private practice in 1975. Mr. Green was a member of Beta Alpha Psi and Delta Sigma Pi.

Survivors include his mother Helen Maxwell Green of Sparta; a sister, Rep. Sistie Hudson and her husband Robert of Sparta; a brother, Wallace M. Green and his wife Lisa of Peachtree City; three nephews, Drew Copelan and his wife Deirdre of Eatonton, Robbie Hudson and his wife Dawn of Sparta and Jaime Green of Peachtree City; a niece, Jaime Green of Peachtree City; three great-nephews, Parker Copelan of Eatonton, Eli Hudson and Walker Hudson both of Sparta; a great-niece, Hunter Copelan of Eatonton; an aunt, Claudia Roberson of Doraville; and a special friend, Mary Lizzie Johnson of Sparta.

The family will be at the funeral home 1 p.m. Wednesday.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests expressions of sympathy to the First Baptist Church in Sparta or John Hancock Academy.

Williams Funeral Home & Crematory has charge of arrangements.

Ronald F. Tyler Jr.

Ronald Frank Tyler Jr., 33, died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004.

Services will be at 3 p.m. today at the chapel of Moores Funeral Home with the Rev. John Dubose officiating. Burial will be in Snow Hill Cemetery.

Mr. Tyler was a native and resident of Milledgeville and was market manager with Foodmax in Eatonton, where he worked for the past 12 years. He was a 1990 graduate of Baldwin High School.

Survivors include his wife Laurie Ann Tyler of Milledgeville; a son, Wesley Ellis Tyler of Milledgeville; his father Ronald Tyler of Milledgeville; his mother Mary Cleveland of Lake Sinclair; a sister, Tracy Lynn Tyler of Milledgeville; his paternal grandmother, Christine Burgoon of Toomsboro, and his mother-in-law Donna Lynn Herrin of Wilmington, N.C.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to be made to the Wesley Ellis Tyler Trust Fund, c/o First National Bank, P.O. Box 1087, Milledgeville 31061.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2 to 3 p.m. today.

Moores Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Ora Martin

AUGUSTA - Ora Butts Martin, 66, died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004, in an Augusta hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Powell Grove Baptist Church in Devereux with Amelia Prince officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery.

Mrs. Martin was a native of Hancock County and made her home in Augusta for the past 20 years. She was a homemaker and a member of First Assembly of God in Augusta.

Survivors include five daughters, Barbara Bridges of Gray, Sheila Johnson of Atlanta, Sarita Thomas of Fort Leonardwood, Mo., and Beather Bundrage and Jeanette Brandli, both of Augusta; her mother Mary K. Ingram Warren of Devereux; four sisters, LaVern Warren of Atlanta, Mary Ellen Latimore of Detroit, Lillian Ingram of Florida and Jeanette Vaughn of Atlanta; two brothers, Melvin Butts of Cincinnati, Ohio, and William Akbar of Milledgeville; and four grandchildren.

Mrs. Martin will lie in state at the the church at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Williams Funeral Home and Crematory has charge of arrangements.

Thomas E. Barron Sr.

Thomas E. Barron Sr. died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at New Damascus Baptist Church in Gray with burial in St. Paul AME Church Cemetery in Wayside.

Survivors include four daughters, Margaret Dumas and Sharon Sanders, both of Macon, Brenda Barron of Stone Mountain and Shelia Reeves of Milledgeville; two sons, Herman E. Barron Jr. of Stone Mountain and Michael Barron of Virginia Beach, Va.; five sisters, Alma Pounds and Gwendolyn Kitchens, both of Gray, Mamie Bailey of Warner Robins, Jeannie Crudup of Jackson, Ark., and Irma Reeder of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and two brothers, Andrew Barron of Little Rock, Ark., and Walace Barron of Macon.

The family will be at the funeral home from 7 to 8 tonight.

Samuel's Memorial Funeral Home in Gray has charge of arrangements.

Joe Waller Jr.

MADISON - Joe Waller Jr., 59, 6551 Seven Island Rd. died Thursday, Oct. 7, 2004. Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at New Enon Baptist Church in Madison with burial in the church cemetery.

Hurt & Redd Funeral Home in Eatonton has charge of arrangements.

Thomas Fulford

ALAMO, Ga. - Thomas Clyde Fulford, 83, died Friday, Oct. 8, 2004, in a Macon hospital.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church of Alamo with the Rev. Robert Woodall and the Rev. Ben McFarther officiating. Burial will be in Alamo City Cemetery.

Mr. Fulford was a native of Alamo. He was the son of the late Thomas A. and Victoria Rowland Fulford. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Fulford was a graduate of the University of Georgia. He began his career of service to the Wheeler County Community as a vocational agriculture teacher. He continued this career to serve the people of Wheeler County as probate judge and as county commissioner. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Alamo.

Survivors include his wife Dorothy Fulford of Alamo; three sons, Tommy Fulford of Milledgeville, Eddie Fulford and wife Linda of Cedar Grove and John Fulford of Alamo; two brothers, Hubert Fulford of Dublin and Herman Fulford of Alamo; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday.

Towns Funeral Home of Alamo has charge of arrangements.

John Cooper

John J. Cooper, 70, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 2004.

Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the chapel of Moores Funeral Home with the Rev. Randy King officiating. Burial will be in Baldwin Memorial Gardens.

Mr. Cooper was a native of Richmond County but made his home in Milledgeville for many years. He was a retired electrician. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Dennis and Mary Amanda Clemons Cooper; and a son, Johnny D. Cooper.

Survivors include his wife Willie Pearl Johns Cooper of Milledgeville; a daughter, Donna K. Smith and husband Ray of Milledgeville; two brothers, Russell T. Cooper of Warner Robins and Billy Cooper of Milledgeville; a sister, Alice Amerson of Milledgeville; two grandchildren, Mandi Raye Smith and Kandice Smith.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday.

Moores Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Jeanette Lewis

Jeanette "Jay" McCoy Lewis, 78, died Monday, July 19, 2004, at her home after a brief illness.

Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jerry Bradley officiating.

Mr. Lewis was the daughter of the late Lee Robert and Ethel Dickerson McCoy. Born in Milledgeville on Feb. 18, 1926, she graduated from Georgia State College for Women in 1946, and earned a master's degree in social work from Tulane University in 1972. She worked as a clinical social worked for Central State Hospital as well as Oconee Regional Mental Health Center and retired in 1996. She was preceded in death by her son, Major Troy H. Lewis, and was a member of First Baptist Church.

Survivors include her four children, Diane de Persia of Poway, Calif., Lee Robert de Persia of West Chester, Pa., Lt. Col. Chipper McCoy Lewis of Peachtree City and Kelley Lewis Perry of Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; a sister, Quida Ayers of Raleigh, N.C.; as well as 13 grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 795, Milledgeville 31059-0795.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Moores Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

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