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Mr. William “Bill” Dennis DeLaigle, 51,
of 3122 Highway 56 South, Waynesboro, entered into rest Saturday, April 3, 2004 at Burke Medical Center. Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Monday, April 5, at Botsford Baptist Church, with Rev. Wayne Dixon and Dr. G. Al Wright officiating. Interment will follow at Botsford Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mr. DeLaigle was a lifelong resident of Burke County and employed by Helena Chemical Company. He was a member of Botsford Baptist Church and the Vidette Hunting Club. Mr. DeLaigle was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed fishing and hunting. He was preceded in death by his father, Raymond N. DeLaigle Sr. (1998).

Survivors include his wife, Patricia DeLaigle of Waynesboro; his mother, Sara Rollins DeLaigle of Waynesboro; three children, Tracey DeLaigle Ouzts, Katelyn Miller and Ken Miller, all of Waynesboro; and a brother, Nick DeLaigle of Waynesboro.
Pallbearers were the employees of Helena Chemical Company. Memorial contributions may be made to Botsford Baptist Church, Waynesboro, Ga. 30830.

Mr. Emory Lamar Murray, 84,
died Sunday, April 4, 2004 at Bryan County Health and Rehabilitation Center under the care of Hospice Savannah.Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, April 7) at Carter Funeral Home Bryan Chapel in Richmond Hill, Ga., with graveside service to follow at 3 p.m. in St. Mark Cemetery in Sardis.

Mr. Murray was born in Burke County to the late Lovick and Mertie Daughtry Murray. He lived 46 years in Garden City before moving to Richmond Hill 10 years ago. He was a member of the Frank Baker F&AM Masonic Lodge in Garden City and the Alee Temple in Savannah. Mr. Murray was a member of Richmond Hill United Methodist Church, Ola B. Gill Sunday School Class and the Saints.

Survivors include his wife, Sybil S. Murray of Richmond Hill; a sister and brother-in-law, Irma and the Rev. Clayton Weathers of Sardis; a stepdaughter and her husband, Dianne and Raburn Goodman of Midway; two stepgrandchildren, Tamara Proctor of Savannah and Travis Ashley Proctor of Marion, N.C.; two great-grandchildren, Chauncie Jones of Savannah and Morgan Proctor of Marion; a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Jackie and Dale Mitchum of Richmond Hill; and a sister-in-law, Annette Simmons of Tallahassee, Fla. Remembrances may be made to Richmond Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 1480, Richmond Hill, Ga. 31324 or Hospice Savannah, Inc., P.O. Box 13190, Savannah, Ga. 31416. Carter Funeral Home Bryan Chapel in Richmond Hill was in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Corrine F. Hunter, 81,
entered into rest Tues., April 6, 2004 at Burke Medical Center.
Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Fri., April 9, at DeLoach-Kennedy Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Wayne Dixon officiating. Interment followed at Bethel Baptist Cemetery in Alexander.

Mrs. Hunter was a lifelong resident of Burke County. She was a retired homemaker and enjoyed rearing her children and grandchildren, as well as gardening and sewing. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Mrs. Hunter was preceded in death by her husband, John Henry Hunter (1961); and son, Paul Henry Hunter.

Survivors include three daughters, Sarah Nell Hunter Fail of Hephzibah, Lynda Diane Hunter Gay of Waynesboro and Grace Hunter Johnikin of Thomson; four sons, William Herbert Hunter of Grovetown, Floyd Junior Hunter of Waynesboro, Charles Edward Hunter of Keysville and Grady Hunter of Augusta; two brothers, Willie Flakes and Billy Flakes, both of Waynesboro; a half-sister, Doris Flakes of Waynesboro; and 24 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Michael Hunter, Charles Hunter Jr., Grady Hunter Jr., William Gay Jr., Ernest Fail and Randy Johnikin.

Mr. John R. Hunnicutt Jr., 64,
beloved husband of Jerri Hunnicutt, entered into rest Thurs., April 8, 2004 at University Hospital. Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Sat., April 10, at Elliott Sons Funeral Home, Lumpkin Road Chapel with the Revs. Melissa Weathers and Edward Nelson officiating. Interment followed at Hillcrest Memorial Park.

Mr. Hunnicutt was a retired electrician with Kimberly Clark and was a member of Berlin United Methodist Church. He was an avid Georgia Bulldog football fan as well as a true golf fan. Mr. and Mrs. Hunnicutt had been married for 47 years. He was preceded in death by his brother, William Stevenson.

Survivors include his wife, Jerri Hunnicutt of Keysville; his son, John R. Hunnicutt III of Augusta; his daughter Denise Cooper and husband Stephen of Hephzibah; a sister Judy Johnson of Grovetown; and three brothers, David L. Hunnicutt of Bassett, Va., Robert L. Stevenson of Fayetteville, Ga. and Wade Stevenson of Manchester, Tenn.
Pallbearers were Monroe Redd, Bob Fanning, David Ford, Bill Barlow, D.E. “Red” Keen and Dean Trull. Elliott Sons Funeral Home of Augusta was in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Mamie Lee Stewart Widener, 95,
entered into rest Sunday, April 18, 2004 at the Burke Medical Center in Waynesboro. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, April 21) at DeLoach-Kennedy Funeral Home Chapel, with Walter Barton and Dan Ferus officiating. Interment will follow in the Mt. Mariah Cemetery, Jefferson County, Ga.

Mrs. Widener retired as a food service employee from Hephzibah High School, Richmond County Board of Education. She was a Pentecostal and a member of the Hephzibah Church of God.

Mrs. Widener is survived by two daughters, Mary B. Kelligan (Jimmie) and Terry Pittman (Richard); two sons, Walter Barton (Becky) and Rufus Barton (Robin), all of Hephzibah; and 19 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.
Grandsons will be pallbearers.

Mr. John R. Hunnicutt Jr., 64,
beloved husband of Jerri Hunnicutt, entered into rest Thursday, April 8, 2004 at University Hospital. Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Saturday, April 10, at Elliott Sons Funeral Home, Lumpkin Road Chapel with the Revs. Melissa Weathers and Edward Nelson officiating. Interment followed at Hillcrest Memorial Park.

Mr. Hunnicutt was a retired electrician with Kimberly Clark and was a member of Berlin United Methodist Church. He was an avid Georgia Bulldog football fan as well as a true golf fan. Mr. and Mrs. Hunnicutt had been married for 47 years. He was preceded in death by his brother, William Stevenson.

Survivors include his wife, Jerri Hunnicutt of Keysville; son, John R. Hunnicutt III of Augusta; daughter, Denise Cooper and husband Stephen of Hephzibah; a very special granddaughter, Kimberly Hunnicutt; sister, Judy Johnson of Grovetown; and three brothers, David L. Hunnicutt of Bassett, Va., Robert L. Stevenson of Fayetteville, Ga. and Wade Stevenson of Manchester, Tenn. Pallbearers were Monroe Redd, Bob Fanning, David Ford, Bill Barlow, D.E. “Red” Keen and Dean Trull. Elliott Sons Funeral Home of Augusta was in charge of the arrangements.

Ernest E. Moore entered into rest Saturday, April 17, 2004
at University Hospital.Funeral services were held 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, at First Baptist Church in Midville, with the Revs. Leonard Quick and Jerry Boyd, officiating. Interment followed at Burke Memorial Gardens in Waynesboro.

Mr. Moore was born in Richmond County but lived in Midville most of his life. An active member of the First Baptist Church in Midville, he retired from Kaiser Agricultural Chemicals in 1982 and also retired from Helena Chemical Company in 2003. Mr. Moore was preceded in death by his parents, W.R. and Maggie Moore of Midville; two brothers, Charles Eugene Moore and Hydan Barry Moore; and one grandchild, Dorothy Alison Morris. Mr. Moore is survived by his wife Dorothy Q. Sapp Moore; four daughters, Pamela Moore Mangieri of Midville, Lisa Morris McKinney and Renee Story Ellenberger, both of Waynesboro, and Cynthia Sapp McElmurray of Augusta; two sons, David Gene Sapp of Martinez and Evans Harold Sapp of Warner Robins; three sisters, Elizabeth Bragg of Sylvania, Louise Burke of Midville and Melodeen Edwards of Evans; one brother, William R. Moore of Clearwater, S.C.; eight grandsons, Anthony Paul Mangieri, Christopher Lee Mangieri, Joseph Alson Morris Jr., Benjamin Frederick Story Jr., Jason Michael Sapp, Chase Evans Sapp, Stephen Bradley Sapp and Brandon Harold Sapp; four granddaughters, Melissa Story Sanderson, Ann Marie Sapp, Paige E. Hughes and Brooke W. Ellenberger; and one great-grandchild, Allie D. Hughes.
The grandsons served as pallbearers. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 408, Midville, Ga. 30441.

Mrs. Margaret Brinson Jenkins, 83,
entered into rest Tuesday, April 13, 2004 at her residence.
Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Friday, April 16, at Midville United Methodist Church, with Pastor Tony Smith and the Rev. Sue Diebolt officiating. Interment followed at Midville City Cemetery. Mrs. Jenkins was a lifelong resident of Burke County. She graduated from Waynesboro High School in 1938 and graduated from nursing school in Columbus, Ga. She worked as a nurse in Emanuel County until retiring in 1987. She was a member of the Habersham Methodist Church in Perkins. Mrs. Jenkins was preceded in death by her husband, Tyrus Cobb Jenkins (1971) and son Tyrus Wayne Jenkins (1969). She is survived by daughter, Jill Jenkins Schiraldi of Lighthouse Point, Fla.; son, Terry D. Jenkins of Conyers, Ga.; two sisters, Lena B. Dixon of Augusta; Peggy B. Langham of Waynesboro; sister-in-law, Helen J. Bainbridge of Millen; brother-in-law, Wyman Langham of Waynesboro; and eight grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Hamp Pender, Wade Pender, Bill Dixon, Phillip Bainbridge, Bill Bainbridge and Roy Cook. Memorial contributions may be made to the Habersham Methodist Church, P.O. Box 82, Perkins, Ga. 30822 or Midville United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 345, Midville, Ga. 30441.

Mr. Elra Milton Shields, 51,
of Sardis, entered into rest Thursday, April 15, 2004 at the University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington, Ky. Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Monday, April 19, at Sardis United Methodist Church with the Revs. Karen Zeigler and Eugene Shields officiating. Interment followed at St. Mark’s Cemetery in Sardis. Mr. Shields was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

He is survived by his wife, Donna Wade Shields of Sardis; three children, Milton (Bo) Shields of Denver Colo., Jeremy Robertson (Brandy) of Sardis, and Bradley Robertson (Lisa) of Augusta; three sisters, Brenda Gail Sparks, Judy Fuller (Gene) and Vickie Beeman (Bruce); and three brothers, Stanley Shields (Billie), the Rev. Eugene Shields (Barbara) and Wayne Shields (Margaret), all of Lexington; and six grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Stanley Shields, Milton Shields, Jeremy Robertson, Billy Jack Meyers, Jimmy Sapp and Fayte Murray. Honorary pallbearers were members of the Surviving Sons Motor Cycle Club. Memorials may be made to the Burke County Relay For Life, c/o Jackie Eskew, 719 W. Sixth St., Waynesboro, Ga. 30830.

Mrs. Virginia Cowart Mulling Dixon, 97,
formerly of Twin City, Ga., died Friday, April 17, 2004 in Orange, Va.
Graveside services will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, April 22, in the Twin City Cemetery, with Elder Mike Gray officiating.

Mrs. Dixon was a native of Emanuel County and was the daughter of the late James Emmet and Dora Virginia Rountree. She outlived 13 brothers and sisters and most of her cherished friends. She was preceded in death by her first and second husbands, Arthur L. Mulling Sr. and Bonnie Dixon, and was the loving mother of the late James R. Mulling and Thomas W. Mulling. A student of home economics, she held degrees from the Georgia State College for Women and Teachers College and Columbia University. She was a member of Waddell Presbyterian Church, the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Rapidan Garden Club. Her greatest joys were her family, friends and flowers. She helped many young people to get an education.

Survivors include a daughter, Sylvia S. Mulling; a son, Arthur L. Mulling Jr.; grandchildren, Craig and Cheri Mulling and Sylvia and Tere Maldonado; two great-grandchildren, Kanoa Mulling and Gina Liu; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements.

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