Obituaries
Elmira H. Miles
Elmira H. Miles, 84, died Monday, May 30, 2011 at the Pavilion. Ms. Miles was born Sept. 21, 1926 in Alma to the late James Frank Heyman and the late Nanette Waters Heyman and had lived in Baxley most of her life. She was the owner and operator of AAA Propane Gas, Inc. at 18 Anthony Street, Baxley. Elmira was a member of Hopewell United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, J. E. Miles.
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Abbegail Cadence Carter
Abbegail Cadence Carter, age two months old, died Sunday, May 22, 2011.
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Rozzie S. Cook
Rozzie S. Cook, 91, died Friday, May 20, 2011 at her son’s residence in Kathleen. Ms. Cook was a native of Pierce County and had resided in Baxley for 40 years. She was retired from Phillips Van Heusen and she was a homemaker. Ms. Cook was a member of Friendship Congregational Christian Church. Rozzie was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar N. Cook. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Alice Strickland Smiley.
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Edon “Tubbs” Cray
Funeral services were held Saturday, April 30 for Edon “Tubbs” Cray, who died Friday, April 22, 2011. The services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. from St. Paul C.O.G.I.C., Surrency with Elder Bryan Holmes presiding. Eulogy was given by Supt. James Frank Carter.
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Jaqueta Gruber Maddox
Jaqueta Gruber Maddox, 66, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at Appling Healthcare System. Mrs. Maddox was a native of Appling County, born Feb. 1, 1944 to the late James Randall and Mavis Pearce Gruber. She was preceded in death by her sister, Karen Gruber and brother, Willard Gruber.
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Betty Joyce Blanton Mann
Betty Joyce Blanton Mann, 84, of Surrency, died Saturday, May 21, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Mann was born in Appling County on June 17, 1926 to the late J. W. “Jobe” Blanton and the late Berdie Medders Blanton. She was a member of Memorial Free Will Baptist Church. Mrs. Mann was a devoted mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer (Babe) Mann.
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Eileen Carter Carson
Eileen Carter Carson, 88, died Saturday, May 14, 2011 in the Pavilion. A native and lifelong resident of Appling County she was born Nov. 14, 1922 to the late David Robert Carter and the late Magdalene Fowler Carter. Eileen was a member of the First Baptist Church where she was a member of Queen Ester Sunday School Class. Mrs. Carson was owner and operator of Eileen’s Beauty Shop for more than 50 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, O. B. “Pete” Carson and two sisters, Hazel Reeves and Pauline Carter.
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Ernest E. Crummey
Ernest E. Crummey, 81, died Thursday, May 19, 2011 in Dublin Fairview Park Hospital. Mr. Crummey was a lifelong resident of Appling County and was born March 26, 1930 to the late Willie Lee and Gladys White Crummey. He was a member of the Baxley Church of God. Mr. Crummey was a veteran of U.S. Army having served in the Korean Conflict.
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Christine Juanita Perry
Christine Juanita Perry, daughter of the late York and Cora Reynolds and Ozie Baker entered into eternal rest on Friday, May 6, 2011. She was born August 10, 1934 in Glennwood, Wheeler County. Christine was united in marriage to the late Daniel L. Perry in Bacon County.
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Thomas Gregory Peterson
Thomas Gregory Peterson, 51, died Friday, May 13, 2011 in Appling Healthcare System. Mr. Peterson was born April 17, 1960 in Duplin County, North Carolina, to the late George Thurston and Ellen Taylor Peterson. He was a member of Providence Baptist Church of Toombs County. Peterson was a member of NRA, Gideon’s International and was employed by Southern Company for 29 years where he had received numerous honors and awards.
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Herschel V. “June” Sellers, Jr.
Herschel V. “June” Sellers Jr., 93, of Lookout Mountain, a retired naval officer and UTC math professor, died on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. He was born in Baxley in 1917 and received degrees from the U.S. Naval Academy and Purdue University.
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Marilyn Herndon Vance
Marilyn Herndon Vance, 84, of Baxley, and formerly of Atlanta, died May 14, 2011. Mrs. Vance was a member of North Avenue Presbyterian Church in Atlanta and attended the Friendship Sunday School Class in Baxley. She was an active member of DAR, the National Garden Club, Capital City Club, and the Atlanta Women’s Club.
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Anthony Jerome Clark
Anthony Jerome Clark, 52, a native of Washington, D.C. and resident of Jesup, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2011 at Wayne Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born on July 21, 1958 to the late James R. Clark and Alberta Edmondson-Clark. Affectionately known as “Lard” and “Cool Breeze”, Anthony was a delight to his family and friends. He attended the public schools of Washington, D.C. and graduated from McKinley Tech Senior High School, after which he served honorably in the U.S. Army and he was a former employee of Liberty County Sheriff Department where he worked as a jailer until his health began to fail.
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James Alfonso Hendrix, Jr.
James Alfonso Hendrix, Jr., 57, of Jesup, died Friday, May 6, 2011 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Jesup. James was born May 19, 1953 in Dade County to Mary Jane Hamker Hendrix and the late James Alfonso Hendrix, Sr. He was a member of Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church. He had previously attended the Appling County Sunshine Center and has been a resident of Wayne County for the past 15 years.
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Samuel “Jimmy” Carter, Jr.
Samuel “Jimmy” Carter, Jr., 68, of Toombs County, Lyons, died Saturday, April 30, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Carter was born May 24, 1942 in Appling County to the late Sam Wiley Carter, Sr. and the late Alla Mae Herrin Carter. He was a member of Satilla Freewill Baptist Church in Hazlehurst. Jimmy was in the United States Air Force and served as an Aircraft Jet Engine Mechanic. He was retired as a senior sawmill supervisor for New South Inc. in Cassatt, S.C. and was a member of Miliken’s Creek Masonic Lodge #302 F&AM in Cedar Crossing. Jimmy was preceded in death by a brother, Jerry Carter.
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