for June 7, 2002



Wilfa Mae Stegall Arline

THOMASVILLE — Wilfa Mae Stegall Arline, 76, of Thomasville died Wednesday, June 5, 2002, at Archbold Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born in St. Augustine, Fla., she was the daughter of Eliga Clifford and Myrtle Mae Yeomans Stegall. Mrs. Arline had been a resident of Thomasville since 1940, moving there from Minter City, Miss. She was a retired tax appraiser for Thomas County; a member of the Genealogy Assoc. of Thomas County, and a member of Dawson Street United Methodist Church. She is survived by one daughter, Carol (Sonny) Brown of Dixie, Ga.; one son, Jerry Clifton Arline of Ft. Pierce, Fla.; five grandchildren, Dr. J.T. Brown, Jr., Jake Clifton Brown, Jerry Arline, Jr., Emily Kuiken, Connie Muenich; two great- grandchildren, Emily Brown, Shawn Muenich; and one brother, Clark Stegall of Leesburg, Ga. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Laurel Hill Cemetery in Thomasville, Ga. with the Rev. Carl Howard and the Rev. Ronnie Wills officiating. The family will receive friends at the Arline Home on Pinetree Blvd. in Thomasville, Ga. from 4-8 p.m. this evening. — Maxwell-Miller Funeral Home





Catherine Campbell

NASHVILLE — Catherine Campbell, 48, of Nashville died Wednesday, June 5, 2002, at South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on July 15, 1953, in Ashtabula Co., Ohio to Elsie McCafferty Weir and the late Athol Weir. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Campbell is survived by her husband, Charles E. Campbell of Nashville; two daughters, Roseann Smith of Ashtabula, Ohio, Candice Wiest of Bitburg, Germany; two sons, Donald Coryell of Nashville, David Coryell, Ashtabula, Ohio; seven grandchildren; mother, Elsie Weir of Ashtabula, Ohio; three sisters, Karen Weir, Linda Weir, both of Ashtabula, Ohio, Rose Silka, Greenville, S.C.; and one brother, Robert Weir of Ashtabula, Ohio. The remains have been cremated. There will be a memorial service at a later date. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2-4 p.m. Sunday. — Lovein Funeral Home, Nashville





Carrie Castleberry

NASHVILLE — Carrie Castleberry, 24, of Nashville died Wednesday, June 5, 2002, at South Georgia Medical Center due to injuries sustained in an auto accident in Cook County. She was born on May 6, 1978, in Tift County to James Ellis Lightsey and the late Mary Karen Byrd Lightsey. She was a homemaker; office manager for World Finance Co. in Valdosta and a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Will Castleberry of Nashville; one daughter, Savannah Leigh Howell of Nashville; father and step mother, James and Emily Lightsey of Nashville; two sisters, Christy Hamilton Pattilo of Mansfield, April Hamilton of Monroe; two brothers, Kevin Lightsey of Orlando, Fla. and Kyle Lightsey of Nashville. Funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday in the Chapel of Lovein Funeral Home with the Rev. R.T. Castleberry, the Rev. Stan Stalvey, and the Rev. Robbie McDermand officiating. Burial will be held in Nashville Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held after 5 p.m. today with the family receiving friends from 7-9 p.m. this evening. — Lovein Funeral Home, Nashville





Ruby Parr-Foster

NASHVILLE — Ruby Parr-Foster, 66, of Nashville, died Thursday, June 6, 2002, at her residence. She was born on June 22, 1935, in Tift County to Preston and Hulda Hanchey Keen. She was a homemaker and member of First Baptist Church of Ray City. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Virgil Parr, who died in 1998, and two brothers and two sisters. She is survived by her husband, Harold T. Foster of Nashville; two daughters and sons-in-law, Ginger and Gary Johnson of Nashville, Lynn and Tommy Rice of Ray City; three step daughters, Linda Benefield, Judy Stokes and Kathy Spivey, all of Ray City; one son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Brooke Parr of Nashville; three step sons, Charles Foster, Roanoke, Va., Michael Foster, Dellville, Ala., David Foster, Panama City, Fla.; seven grandchildren; two great- grandchildren. three sisters, Viola Johnson, Tifton, Betty Dupree





, Nashville, Doris Rouse, Ray City; three brothers, David Keen, N.C., Larry Keen, Nashville, and Harry Keen, Albany. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Chapel of Lovein Funeral Home where Mr. Bob Ellis will deliver a eulogy. Burial will be held in Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held after 5 p.m. today with the family receiving friends from 7-9 p.m. this evening at the funeral home. — Lovein Funeral Home





Joyce Wallace Harley

FAIRHOPE, Ala. — Graveside funeral services for Joyce Wallace Harley, 70, a native of Rutledge, Ga., and resident of Fairhope, Ala., who died Wednesday, June 5, 2002, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Pine Rest Memorial Park, Foley, Ala. Survivors include her husband, Clarence Harley of Fairhope, Ala. daughter, Suzanne Melton, Fairhope, Ala.; three grandchildren, Justin Melton, Jared Melton, and Jessica Mote. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or to Marlow United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 430, Summerdale, AL 36580. — Pine Rest Memorial Park and Funeral Home, of Foley, Ala.





Andrew Hart

VALDOSTA — Mr. Andrew Hart was born on April 10, 1932, in Lowndes County. He was the eldest child of the late Ezekiel Hart, and Mae Lillie Perry Hart. On June 2, 2002, God called Deacon Hart home to take his rest. He received his education from the Lowndes County Public Schools. He was retired truck driver for various companies. He confessed Christ at an early age, and joined the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, where he attended faithfully, and worked diligently as a deacon until his health failed. On the evening of June 2, 2002, the angel of silence came into his room at 3:45 p.m. Andrew looked to the hills from which cometh his help. He leaves a legacy of love that will keep him alive in our hearts forever. Left to cherish his memories are his wife, Margaret Hart; two sons, Willie A. Hart of Valdosta, and Ronald E. (Crystal) of Sumter S.C.; five daughters, Gloria J. (Wallace) Crawford, Ada M. (Luther) Washington, and Yvonnie (Lewis) Mitchell, Margaret D. (Greg) Red, and Tammie R. Hart, all of Valdosta; 22 grandchildren; five great- grandchildren; two brothers, David (Luneal) Hart, and Benjamin Hart of Valdosta; three sisters, Doreatha (the Rev. Harold) Marsh of Miami, Fla., Juanita (Freddie) Wright, Annie Doris Hankins, all of Valdosta; four sisters-in-law, Sandy Hart, Ollie L. Williams of Valdosta, and Mary Miller, Emma L. McMillan of Tampa, Fla.; three brothers-in-law, Thomas, and W.M. McMillan of Valdosta, and B. F. McMillan of Winter Garden, Fla.; four aunts, and two uncles; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. He was preceded in death by one great- grandchild, and one brother, Roy Hart, Sr. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Greater Morning Star Baptist Church and the Rev. William C. Morgan is Pastor and the Rev. Bernard Robinson will officiate and burial to follow in the Calvary Rest Cemetery. — Harrington Funeral Home





Luella “Murl” Jones

VALDOSTA — Mrs. Luella “Murl” Jones, 88, of Valdosta passed away June 4, 2002, at Lakehaven Nursing Home. Mrs. Jones was born on June 25, 1913, in Valdosta to the late Will Corbett and the late Willie Mae Knight Sturgis. She attended school in the Valdosta School system. She was a member of St. Paul AME Church and attended regularly until her health failed. She was well known and liked by everyone she encountered, and will be missed in the community. She leaves to mourn her passing one devoted daughter, Betty Anderson of Valdosta; two grandchildren, Brenda Jackson, Micheal Williams; two great grandchildren, Daryl Rayford, Nikki Jackson; two great- great- grandchildren, Daryl B. Rayford, Joseph Edwards; one special niece, Helen Williams; special cousins, Helen Evans of Valdosta, Johnny Evans (Ruby) of Ariz., Barbara Lee, Marie Brown, Ulysses Brown (Shirley), Johnny Brown (Delores), Linda Robinson, Gloria Jean Brown, all of Miami, Fla.; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul AME Church. The Rev. Ri

chard A. Yancey, Jr. is the Pastor and will officiate. Burial will be held in Sunset Hill Cemetery. — Stevens funeral Home









Beatrice McGill

NASHVILLE — Beatrice McGill, 78, of Nashville died Wednesday, June 5, 2002, at the residence of her daughter in Hahira. She was born on Oct. 16, 1923, in Cook County to Doc and Maude Griffis Sumner. She was a homemaker and retired nurse’s aide; and member of Ray City Freewill Holiness Church. she was the widow of Lawton H. McGill who died in 1986. She is survived by two daughters, Patricia Ann Miley of Hahira, Doris Stone of Valdosta; two sons, James H. “Buddy” McGill of Adel, Steve McGill, Nashville; four grandsons; one granddaughter; one great- granddaughter; one sister, Betty Jean Bright, Orlando, Fla.; two brothers, Robert Sumner of Omega, W.T. Sumner of Lenox; special caregivers, Ruby Baker and Sheila Edwards and the Alzheimer’s Day Care personnel in Valdosta. She was preceded in death by a son, Dwight McGill, who died in 2001. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Chapel of Lovein Funeral Home with the Rev. Freddie Stone, and the Rev. Lynn Hurley officiating. Burial will be held in Westview Cemetery. Visitation will be held after 3 p.m. today with the family receiving friends from 7-9 p.m. this evening. — Lovein Funeral Home, Nashville





Irene Durham Mock

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Mrs. Irene Durham Mock, 86, of Simi Valley, Calif., formerly of Adel, died June 2, 2002, at Simi Valley Adventist Hospital after a short illness. She was born on Oct. 4, 1915, in Bainbridge, Ga. to the late William John Henry and Rossie Eliza Justice Durham. She had lived in Adel before moving to Calif. in 1996. She was a homemaker, member of the United Daughters of Confederacy and member of Salem Primitive Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert Peter Mock. She is survived by two daughters, Judith Faye Mock of Adel, Joyce Kay Lacey, of Quenemo, Kan.; four grandchildren, Robert Clifton and Naomi Mock of Emporia, Kan., Jonathan Byron Mock, Adel, Cynthia and Phillip McGee, Simi Valley, Calif., April and Juan Estrada, Joliet, Ill.; and seven great- grandchildren. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Salem Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Robert Conner, Elder Dwight Marshall, and Elder Thad Marshall officiating. Burial will be held in Woodlawn City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. tonight at Boone-Lipsey Funeral Home, 202 N. Hutchinson Ave. — Boone-Lipsey Funeral Home, Adel







Betty Owens

VALDOSTA — Betty Owens, 89, of Valdosta died Thursday, June 6, 2002, at South Georgia Medical Center, Frances Elizabeth Hitch was born on Jan. 15, 1913, in Ch’onch’on, South Korea to the late Rev. James W. and Reubie Lilly Hitch, who were serving as missionaries. She visited the United States on several occasions before returning in 1927, to finish high school in Savannah, Ga. After graduating from Wesleyan College in 1934, she taught in Shellman and Waycross, Ga. She married Dr. Bennett Graham Owens of Valdosta on May 20, 1937, and had three sons, Bennett, Jimmy and Joe. Always an active member of her church, she and Dr. Owens hosted “afterglows” and prayer breakfasts for VSC students and prayer breakfasts for Moody Air Force Base pilots throughout the 1960s and 1970s. At the time of her death, she was a member of Cornerstone United Methodist Church. Mrs. Owens a woman of faith, practiced daily what she taught others about God’s Word and their relationship with Christ. A true prayer warrior and intercessor, her life was a witness and testimony for others to model. Hours before her death, she continued to pray and glorify her Lord and Savior, asking him to be real in the lives of others. Survivors include three sons and two daughters-in-law, Dr. Bennett G. and Ann Owens of Fayetteville, N.C., James H. and Kathie Owens of Valdosta and Joseph H. Owens of Hatfield, Pa.; five grandchildren, Elaine O. Nance of Suwannee, Bennett G. Owens, III of Fayetteville, N.C., Marilois Owens of Valdosta, Elizabeth Steedley of Homerville and Katharine Owe

ns of Charleston, S.C.; four great- grandchildren; one brother, S. Herbert Hitch of Charlotte, N.C.; two nephews; and one niece. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Bennett G. Owens, Sr., and a sister, Mary Lois Hitch Felton. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Roc Bottomly and the Rev. Richard A. Newton officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. this evening at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Betty Owens Scholarship Fund, c/o James H. Owens, 2301 Pinecliff Dr., Valdosta, GA 31602. — Carson McLane Funeral Home





Lenora Irene Talley

ST. MARYS, Ga. — Lenora Irene Talley, 60, of St. Marys, died Tuesday, June 4, 2002, at her residence. Coming from Texas and a native of Lanier County, Ga., she had lived in Camden County for the past 13 years. She was a member of Point Peter Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, James Leslie Talley, Sr. of St. Marys, Ga.; two daughters, Penny (Michael) Harshner, and Rose Guyton (J.R.) Durden, all of St. Marys, Ga.; three sons, Robert J. Breed, Jr., Springfield, Vt., David Chris Guyton, and Phil Mattison, both of Jacksonville, Fla.; two brothers, John Henry Luke, Ft. Worth, Texas, Harold Bates Luke, Powder Springs, Ga.; four grandchildren, Jamie Davies, Joseph Paquet, Kimberly Brierly, and Vanessa Talley; one great grandson, Timothy Davies ; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Point Peter Baptist Church, St. Marys with Pastor Doran Womack officiating. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. in Lakeland this evening at Music Funeral Services. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Empire Cemetery in Lakeland, Ga. Allision Memorial Chapel of St. Marys is in charge of arrangements with Music Funeral Services of Lakeland handling local arrangements. — Music Funeral Services of Lakeland





Charles E. Williams

VALDOSTA — Mr. Charles E. Williams, 64, of Valdosta passed away June 1, 2002, at South Georgia Medical Center. Charles E. Williams was born on Sept. 18, 1937, in Adel to Lucious L. Williams and Bonnie B. Williams. His father preceded him in death. He received his GED and Adult Education in Valdosta. He attended church services at the Church of God Tabernacle True Holiness in Miami, Fla. and Valdosta. He worked 17 years in Miami, Fla. and also was employed in Valdosta at the Fellowship Nursing Home until his illness. He was well known and liked by everyone he encountered, and will be missed in the community, especially by all the children. He leaves to mourn his passing, a devoted mother, Bonnie B. Williams of Valdosta; wife, Barbara Williams of Miami, Fla.; one daughter, Shon Juniel (Kevin) of Houston, Texas; three sons, Charles, Jr. (Thomester), Tyrone (Maragret), and Curtiss (Tiffany), all of Miami, Fla.; 18 grandchildren; 11 great- grandchildren; one brother, Auther J. Williams of Valdosta; and two sisters, Verdie L. World (Albert Jackson), Miami, Fla., Carrie B. Turner (Tony), St. Louis Mo.; five foster sisters, Dorothy James, Bridgette James, Rene Johnson (Carroll D.) of Valdosta, Lagrunda King (David), Gloria Dickerson, of Miami, Fla.; and very dear friends, Alphonso McPherson (Alavon), Viola Breedlove and Barbara J. White, all of Valdosta; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Day Springs Baptist Church, 615 Dasher Lane, Valdosta. Bishop Walter H. Richardson of Miami, Fla. will officiate. Burial will be held in Register Cemetery, Vienna Church Road in Valdosta. — Stevens Funeral Home





Funeral services for Mr. Willie Joe Davis, 37, of Quitman will be held at 12 p.m. Saturday at the Church of God in Unity with Elder White officiating. Burial will follow in the North End Cemetery of Quitman. — Stevens-McGhee Funeral Home of Quitman.



Mr. Cliffton Morrell, 81 of Barwick, Ga. passed away on June 4, 2002, at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Ill. Funeral services are

incomplete at this time but will be announced later by Stevens-McGhee Funeral Home of Quitman.



Funeral services for Mrs. Lillian Daniels Odom, 84, of Barwick will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the AB Baptist Church in Barwick, with the Rev. Herbert Herring officiating. Burial will follow in the Barwick Cemetery. — Stevens-McGhee Funeral Home of Quitman.







Annie Mae Kent Register of Lakeland, Ga. passed away Thursday afternoon, June 6, 2002, at South Georgia Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Music Funeral Services, Inc. of Lakeland.



Mrs. Beatrice Smith, 95, of Lakeland, Ga. departed this life on May 31, 2002. Home going services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the New Bryant Baptist Church. The Rev. B.R. Fulton, Jr., Pastor, will officiate. Burial will be held in Sender Cemetery in Lakeland, Ga. — Final rites are entrusted to Harrington Funeral Home.