Obituaries for Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2005
Published 4:17 am Tuesday, December 6, 2005
Minnie Lee Rice
RAY CITY — Minnie Lee Rice, 74, of Ray City died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2005, at South Georgia Medical Center.
She was born on Oct. 2, 1930, in Echols County to the late James Walter and Ola Estelle Eddy Permenter. She was a homemaker and member of First Baptist Church of Ray City.
She is survived by her husband, Reva Leland Rice of Ray City; four sons and daughters-in-law, Wendell and Linda Rice, Gray, Tommy and Lynn Rice, Larry and Sheila Rice, Steve and Mim Rice, all of Ray City; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Iduma Smith, Madison, Fla., Vera Henderson, Statenville; and one brother, Walter Permenter, Mayday. She was preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2005, at First Baptist Church of Ray City with the Rev. Lee Graham officiating. Burial will be held in Beaver Dam Cemetery. Visitation will be held after 4 p.m. today with the family receiving friends from 7-9 p.m. — Lovein Funeral Home
Robson Garfield Rice
VALDOSTA — Robson Garfield Rice, 69, passed away early Sunday morning, Jan. 30, 2005, at his residence in Valdosta. Mr. Rice was a native of West Virginia, but lived the majority of his life in Ohio, where he retired from LTV Steel.
Mr. Rice was the son of the late Roy Calvin Rice of Fayetteville, W.Va. He is survived by his mother, Ivy Rice of Fayetteville, W.Va.; his daughter and son-in-law, Robin L. and Anthony P. Stankiewicz of Valdosta; son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth R. and Charlotte Rice of Medina, Ohio; son and daughter-in-law, Thomas E. and Debra L. Rice of Broadview Heights, Ohio; daughter, Sharon L. Rice; grandchildren, Melissa D. Stankiewicz, Amanda N. Stankiewicz, Jessica M. Komisar, Julia S. Rice, Jayna L. Rice, Jeremiah K. Rice, Jacob T. Rice, Jeffrey T. Piorkowski, Matthew R. Wolfe and Lucas A. Wolfe; sister and brother-in-law, Jennie Lee and Herman Henson of Virginia; sister and brother-in-law, Peggy and Roger Bryant of Fayetteville, W.Va.; brother and sister-in-law, James and Donna Rice of Fayetteville, W.Va.; brother and sister-in-law, Roy C. and Celina Rice of Oak Hill, W.Va.; sister, Linda S. Fiore of Concord, N.C.; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
A memorial will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005, at the Hughes Memorial Park in Fayetteville, W.Va.
Sympathy can be expressed online at www.musicfuneralservices.com — Music Funeral Services of Valdosta
Nellie Mae Brooks
Funeral services for Nellie Mae Brooks, 76, of Boston, will be held at 2 p.m., today, Feb. 1, 2005, at Richland Missionary Baptist Church in Thomas County with the Rev. Henry Mathis officiating. Burial will follow in Boston Cemetery. — Stevens-McGhee Funeral Home of Quitman
Ira Mae Collins
Ira Mae Collins, of Valdosta, passed away on Friday, Jan. 28, 2005, at the Heritage House Nursing Home. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced later. — Stevens Funeral Home of Valdosta
David Howell
David Howell, 54, of Ft. Worth, Texas, formerly of Valdosta, died on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2005, at John Peter Smith Hospital in Ft. Worth, Texas. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Carson McLane Funeral Home. Condolences to the family may be expressed by going to the Obituary page online at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. — Carson McLane Funeral Home
Johnnie Stroud
Johnnie Stroud, 83, of Valdosta, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2005, at South Georgia Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2005, in Sunset Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Marvin Sirmans will officiate. — Stevens Funeral Home of Valdosta
Cuthbert Turner Jr.
Cuthbert “Gus” Turner Jr., 50, of Nashville died Monday. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Long Bridge Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9-10:30 a.m. Wednesday. — Lovein Funeral Home, Nashville
Henry Lee Williams Jr.
Henry Lee Williams Jr., 59, passed this life Jan. 26, 2005. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. James Baptist Church. The Rev. Thomas J. Haynes will officiate. Burial will follow in Charles Knight Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Lakeland Chapel from noon-8 p.m. this evening and at the Valdosta Chapel from 9 a.m.-noon on Wednesday. — Harrington Funeral Home