February 2, 1989 Page 9C Deaths Macon Telegraph and News J.E. Bentley Sr. REYNOLDS J.E. "Johnnie" Bentley 88, of Montague Street died Tuesday in an Atlanta hospital. Services will be held at 3 p.m.
Saturday in White Hill Baptist Church in Reynolds. Burial will be in Carson Cemetery in Reynolds. The Rev. W.E. Sanders will officiate.
A of Taylor County, Mr. Bentley was a J.E. Bentley member of White Hill Baptist Church, chairman emeritus of the deacon board, clerk of the church and an adult Sunday school teacher for 59 years. He was the son of the late Tom and Ellen Bentley. He was founder and general manager of the Mutual Aid Society and the Bentley chain of funeral homes in Georgia.
He was a funeral director and a member of the Georgia Funeral Service Practitioners Association and of local and national associations. He was treasurer of the Second Flint River Sunday School Department, chairman of the trustee board of the Flint River Association and a teacher of the Taylor County Brotherhood Union. He was a board member of Olive Grove Light Society and an honorary member of the Masonic Lodge No. 226. Mr.
Bentley was also a notary public, past president of the Taylor County Democratic Club and was appointed lieutenant colonel aide-de-camp of the Georgia governor's staff. Survivors include his wife, Cleone Gibson Bentley of Reynolds; four daughters, Lillie B. Hogan and Easter B. Hicks, both of Detroit, Eloyse B. Lockhart of Reynolds and Sylvia Bentley of Roberta; two sons, J.E.
Bentley Jr. of Thomaston and Willie James Bentley of Reynolds; 22 grandchildren and several greatgrandchildren. Bentley's Funeral Home in Reynolds has charge of arrangements. Clara Jones Smith Middle Georgia A native of Boston, Mrs. Smith had lived in Wilkinson County for a number of years.
She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church and a homemaker. Survivors include three sons, Frank C. Smith of McIntyre, Dr. James H. Smith of Greenwood, S.C., and George Clifton Smith of Wrightwood, two brothers.
Edwin Jones and John Jones, both of Boston; two sisters, Dorothy Kulakowski of Boston and Gertrude Flannery of Ramsey, N.J.; eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and eight step step-great-grandchildren. The family will greet friends from 7 until 8:30 tonight in Moore's Funeral Home in Milledgeville. Velma Davis Robins EASTMAN Velma "Pie" Davis Robins, 75, of 708 Livingston St. died Jan. 28 in a local hospital.
Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Eastman. Burial will be in Eastman Cemetery. The Revs. Charlie Hughes, A.0.
Smith and Kenneth Glover will officiate. A native of Dodge County, Mrs. Robins was a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church and a wardsman for 50 years. She was a domestic worker. Survivors include three daughters, Mildred Curry of Macon, Vera Green of Eastman and Nadine Frank of Miami; a goddaughter whom she raised, Barbara Ashley of Miami; a brother, Canty Davis of Seaboard, N.C.; 10 grandchildren, 14 greatgrandchildren and two great-greatgrandchildren.
Hamilton-Burch Funeral Home in Eastman has charge of arrangements. Ila Ruth Gunnells Smith FLOVILLA Ila Ruth Gunnells Smith, 71, of Route I died Tuesday in a Union City nursing home. Services will be held at 3 p.m. today in Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson. Burial will be in Sandy Creek Cemetery in Flovilla.
Elders Randall Cagle and Joe Hildretch will officiate. Survivors include her husband, Raymond T. Smith of Flovilla; two daughters, Brenda McClure of Morrow and Adelaide Craig of McDonough; two sons, Wynsol Smith and Kenny Smith, both of Jackson; two half brothers, O.M. Gunnells of Jacksonville, and Sid Gunnells of Haines City, a half sister, Carolyn Kalal of Atlanta; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. County The Rev.
Hosea R. Rancifer The Rev. Hosea R. Rancifer, 82, of 367 Grant Ave. died Monday in a local hospital.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Center Hill Baptist Church. Burial will be in Silone Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Brookhaven, Miss. The Revs. E.S.
Evans and Jacob Parker will officiate. Hosea Rancifer A native of Brookhaven, the Rev. Rancifer was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J.W.
Rancifer. He was a member of Silone Missionary Baptist Church. He attended the Georgia Baptist Seminary College, Georgia Baptist College, Macon Vocational School and the Morehouse School of Religion. He was the pastor of Center Hill Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev.
Rancifer has been a member of the ministry since 1941. He was one of the organizers and builders of Center Hill Missionary Baptist Church in 1946. He served as pastor of Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Lakeside for. 41 years, Union Baptist Church for 32 years and Mount Calvary Baptist Church in South Macon for 19 years. He was president for two years, past secretary and treasurer of the Baptist Minister's Union in Macon.
He was a member of the J.H. Walker Masonic Lodge No. 55, the Brothers and Sisters of Love, Sons and Daughters of Ruth, Friendship Brothers and Sisters of Love and Supreme Circle Societies. He was part of the civil rights movement in the 1960s and was affiliated with the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A. Survivors include his wife, Cora Rancifer of Macon; three daughters, Frances D.
Emery of Macon, Cora Driskell of Tuskegee, and Ella Mae Ellis of New Orleans; two sisters, Ora Stovall and Rosetta Henry A. Johnson SPARTA Henry A. Johnson, 81, of Route 2, Box 452, died Tuesday in an Augusta hospital. Services will be held at 3 p.m. today in Pierce Memorial United Methodist Church in Sparta.
Burial will be in Sparta Cemetery. The Revs. Marvin Poe and C.W. Edwards will officiate. A native of Warren County, Mr.
Johnson lived in Hanco*ck County most of his life. He was the owner of the Johnson Lumber Co. in Sparta and a member of Pierce Memorial United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Madeline B. Johnson of Sparta; a son, Jimmy Johnson of Sparta; five brothers, Plemon Johnson, Ray Johnson, Wint Johnson and Lester Johnson, all of Sparta, and Dorsey Johnson of Ehrhardt, S.C.; two sisters, Beuna Wynne of Sparta and Janie Swint of Sandersville; five grandchildren and two great -grandchildren.
Patterson Funeral Home in Sparta has charge of arrangements. Jasper Liley Cason PITTS Jasper Liley Cason, 84, of Route 1 died Wednesday in a Pineview nursing home. Services will be held at 11 a.m. in Pleasantview Baptist Church in Wilcox County. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The Revs. Allen Lawrence and Victor Myrick will officiate. A native of Dooly County, Mr. Cason had lived in Pitts for the past 52 years. He was a farmer and a member of Pleasantview Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Nettie Cason of Pitts; two sons, Allen Cason of Rochelle and Lamar Cason of Warner Robins; daughter, Betty Bloodworth of Rochelle; two brothers, J.W. Cason of Madison, and E.L. Cason of Rochelle; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Bowen-NeSmith Funeral Home in Vienna has charge of arrangements. Obelia Barksdale BARNESVILLE Obelia Barks- dale, 85, of Route 2 died Wednesday in a local hospital.
Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Williams Funeral Home in Barnesville. Burial will be in Midway Baptist Church Cemetery in Barnesville. The Revs. Richard Lance and Clifford Vaughn will officiate.
A native of Lamar County, Miss Barksdale was a retired employee of the William Carter Co. in Barnesville. She was a member of New Life Baptist Church in Barnesville. She was the daughter of the late William Henry Barksdale and the late Attie Caldwell Barksdale. Survivors include a sister, Dot White of Barnesville; several nieces and nephews.
Aaron Jr. E.J. Aaron 69, of 3385 Aaron Place died Friday at his residence. Services will be held at noon Friday in White Springs Baptist Church in Twiggs County. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The Rev. Preston King will officiate. A native of Twiggs County, Mr. Aaron had lived in Bibb County for the past 34 years. He was a member of White Springs Baptist Church and a retired employee of Georgia Kaolin Co.
Survivors include his wife, Ozzie L. Aaron of Macon; a brother, George Lee Aaron Sr. of Macon; two sisters, Geneva Redding of Dry Branch and Irose Woodford of Macon; two stepsisters, Elmira Curry of Dry Branch and Liza Stephens of Jeffersonville; two stepbrothers, Shedrick Hill and James Hill, both of Macon. Eastlawn Memorial Chapel has charge of arrangements. Malehia Adama Harper Malehia Adama Harper, the infant daughter of Christian Harper of 2482 Thrasher died Tuesday.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Macon Memorial Park. The Rev. Hubert L. Hollis will officiate.
Survivors include her mother; a maternal grandmother, Glynis Pendley of Macon; a maternal grandfather, Claude Thomas Harper of Savannah; and a maternal greatgrandmother, Charleen McKeighan of Macon. Snow's Memorial Chapel has charge of arrangements. CREST LAWN FUNERAL NOTICE SMITH, Maurice: 55, of Route 6, Box 296, Morris Stevens Road, died Sunday in a local hospital after an extended illness. Services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Crest Lawn Funeral Home.
Burial was in Trail Branch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Cochran. The Rev. Timothy Long officiated. SAPP, James: 80, of 5284 Bloomfield Road Apt. C-4 died Tuesday in a local hospital after a sudden illness.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. today in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Tommy Horne will officiate. The family may be contacted at 5284 Bloomfield Road Apt.
C-4. Crest Lawn Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. "27 Years of Dedicated Service' CREST LAWN FUNERAL HOME Joe Boy Porter Mason MONTEZUMA Joe Boy Porter Mason, 45, of Railroad Street died Jan. 29 in a local hospital. Services will be held at 3 p.m.
Friday in Union Baptist Church in Montezuma. Burial will be in Mount Pleasant Church Cemetery in Montezuma. The Revs. Sammie Hawkins Jr. and Willie B.
Mathis will officiate. A native of Montezuma, Mr. Mason was a mechanic for Neal Garage in 1 Montezuma. Survivors include two daughters, Carolyn Mason and Cornella Mason, both of Rochester, N.Y.; a son, Tony L. Mason of Rochester; his mother, Carrie B.
Porter Felder of Montezuma; two sisters, Claudie Mae Hicks and Willie Lou Hinton, both of Montezuma; and two grandchildren. The body will be placed in the church an hour before services. Community Funeral Home in Montezuma has charge of arrangements. Joan Farmer BARNESVILLE Joan Farmer of Cherokee Drive died Wednesday in Barnesville. Arrangements will be announced by Williams Funeral Home in Barnesville.
Jack Edward Smith MONTEZUMA Jack Edward Smith, 79, of 215 College St. died Wednesday in a Marshallville nursing home. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday in Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma. Burial will be in Felton Cemetery in Montezuma.
The Rev. Freddie Wheeler will officiate. A native of Montezuma, Mr. Smith lived in Florida for a number of years before returning to Montezuma. He was a graduate of Georgia Tech, Harvard University and MIT.
He was a retired electronics engineer of Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. He was owner and operator of a radio- and television-repair business in Montezuma. He was a member of Montezuma United Methodist Church and the Baracca Sunday School Class. He was a World War II Army veteran. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Terry Smith of Montezuma; a son, Jack E.
Smith Jr. of Lawrenceville; a daughter, Virginia Smith of Montezuma; a brother, Sidney T. Smith of Alexandria, a sister, Mrs. Elbert E. Boyett of Albany; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Frank Graham FORT VALLEY Frank Graham, 61, of 620 Park Ave. died Wednesday in a local hospital. Services will be held at 3 p.m. today in Oaklawn Cemetery in Fort Valley. The Rev.
John Autry will officiate. A native of Cumberland County, N.C., Mr. Graham lived in Fort Valley a number of years. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Fort Valley, a Mason and a retired rural mail carrier. He was an employee of the Fort Valley Carpet Center.
Survivors include his wife, Nita Graham of Fort Valley; a son, Jim Graham of Saint Simons Island; a brother, Lloyd Graham of Forest City, N.C.; and two grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Youth Ministry of the First Baptist Church in Fort Valley, College Street, Fort Valley. Rooks Funeral Home in Fort Valley has charge of arrangements. Johnny R. DeFore Sr.
WARNER ROBINS Johnny R. DeFore 83, of 1101 Collins Ave. died Tuesday in an Eastman hospital. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens in Macon.
The Rev. Homer Singletary will officiate. A native of Jones County, Mr. DeFore had lived in Warner Robins for the past 26 years. He was a carpenter and a Baptist.
Survivors include a son, Johnny R. DeFore Jr. of Centerville; a daughter, Evelyn Joyner of Warner Robins; a brother, Davis DeFore of Harrisburg, three sisters, Lillian DeFore and Eva D. Morgan, both of Centerville and Ruby Clark of Lizella. Christopher-Smith Funeral Home in Warner Robins has charge of arrangements.
Duane P. Innskeep PERRY Duane P. Innskeep, 63, of 824 Forest Ave. died Wednesday in a local hospital. Services will be held at 11 a.m.
Friday in Saint Christopher's Episcopal Church in Perry. Burial will be in Perry Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Tom Arledge will officiate. A native of Manhattan, Mr.
Innskeep had lived in Perry since 1958. He was a retired employee of the Blue Bird Body Co. in Fort Valley. He was one of the founders of Saint Christopher's Episcopal Church. He was a member of the Perry Country Club and the Houston Lake Country Club.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis W. Innskeep of Perry; two sons, Robert S. Wadick and William P. Wadick, both of Atlanta; two sisters, Virgina Pacey of Leavenworth, and Venita Voelker of Livermore, Calif. Donations may be made to Saint Christopher's Episcopal Church or to the Hospice of Houston County.
Watson-Hunt Funeral Home in Perry has charge of arrangements. Lisa Marie Bidgood WARNER ROBINS Lisa Marie Bidgood, 17, of 905 McArthur Blvd. died Jan. 29 in Chicago. Services will be held p.m.
Saturday in Christopher Smith Funeral Home in Warner Robins. Burial will be in Magnolia Park Cemetery in Warner Robins. The Rev. Harold Moore will officiate. Survivors include her parents, Robert J.
and Dawn N. Bidgood of Warner Robins; a maternal grandmother, Flora S. Newt of Warner Robins; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John E.
Bidgood of Plainfield, and a paternal great-grandparent, Hermie Bidgood of Joliet, Ill. The family will greet friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. Elsewhere Oscar Alan Hulett Sr. GLEN SAINT MARY, Fla.
Oscar Alan Hulett 64, formerly of Telfair County, died Jan. 31 in a Jacksonville, hospital. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today in Friendship Baptist Church in Telfair County. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The Rev. Sam Koon will officiate. A native of Telfair County, Mr. Hulett had lived in Florida for many years. Survivors include three sons, Oscar A.
Hulett Jr. of California, James Hulett of Lakeland, and John Wayne Hulett of Loxley, four daughters, Bonnie Bracekin and Cindy Magliolo, both of Auburndale, Maryland Parnell and Marianne Jordan, both of Loxley; three brothers, Jack Hulett of Glen Saint SNOW'S MEMORIAL CHAPEL Advanced Funeral Planning Specialist FUNERAL NOTICES HARKNESS, Jerry 54, of 5390 Arkwright Road died Monday. Services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Snow's Memorial Chapel. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery.
The Rev. Hall DeLoach officiated. Snow's Memorial Chapel had charge of arrangements. HARPER, Malehia Adama: the infant daughter of Christian Harper of 2482 Thrasher died Tuesday. Services will be held at 11 a.m.
today in Macon Memorial Park. The Rev. Hubert Hollis will officiate. Snow's Memorial Chapel has charge of arrangements. SNOW'S MEMORIAL CHAPEL Robert Thomas Crawford BARNESVILLE Robert Thomas Crawford, 50, of 161 Richardson Lane died Jan.
28 in Lamar County. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today in Unionville United Methodist Church in Barnesville. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The Rev.
Alford Jester will officiate. A native of Monroe County, Mr. Crawford was a truck driver for the city of Barnesville. He was a member of Unionville United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Jewell McGuire Crawford of Barnesville; four daughters, Bridgette Crawford, Pamela Crawford, Sherri Crawford and Linda Roussaw, all of Barnesville; three sons, Robert T.
Crawford James E. Roussaw and Kennedy Roussaw, all of Barnesville; five sisters, Flossie Mae Zackey of Atlanta, Ann Pennington of Bayonne, N.J., Cleola Jordan, Charlene Green and Helen Banks, all of Barnesville; four brothers, Hollis Crawford James Crawford, Grady Crawford and Bennie Crawford, all of Barnesville; and a grandchild. Bentley and Sons Funeral Home in Barnesville has charge of arrangements. James Leon Weathers WARNER ROBINS James Leon Weathers, 79, of 312 Bruce St. died Tuesday in a local hospital.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today in Green Acres Baptist Church in Warner Robins. Burial will be in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery in Barnesville. The Revs. Steve Scoggins and William Key will officiate.
Mr. Weathers was the son of the late James Emory and Pallie Beviel Weathers. He was a native of Barnesville and had lived in Warner Robins for the past 24 years. He was a retired railroad worker after 21 years of service in the signal department. He was a member of Green Acres Baptist Church, the Greer Sunday School Class, the Warner Robins Senior Citizens and was a Mason.
Survivors include his wife, Nettie Irene Weathers of Warner Robins; a daughter, Elaine Newton of Jonesboro; a son, Ned Weathers of Valdosta; two sisters, Annie Lou Harris of Griffin and Miriam Brown of Barnesville. McCullough Funeral Home in Warner Robins has charge of arrangements. McINTYRE Clara Jones Smith, 82, of 1685 Highway 441 North died Tuesday in a local hospital. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Macedonia Baptist Church in Wilkinson County.
Burial will be in Nunn-Wheeler Cemetery in Wilkinson County. The Revs. Billy Starling and Jess Wellborn will officiate. Hallie Ruth Flournoy PERRY Hallie Ruth Flournoy, 62, of 705 Elko Road died Wednesday in a local hospital. Services will be held at 3 p.m.
Friday in Hayneville Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The Revs. Doug Boss and J.J. Morrow will officiate.
A native of Madison, Mrs. Flournoy had lived in Perry since 1927. She was a homemaker and a member of Hayneville Baptist Church. She was the widow of B.S. Flournoy.
Survivors include three sons, Jerry Flournoy and James Flournoy, both of Perry, and Jack Flournoy of Macon; a sister, Patsy Watson of Perry; a brother, William G. Webb of Macon; her father, Roy A. Webb of Macon; three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Watson-Hunt Funeral Home in Perry has charge of arrangements. Roundtree, both of Brookhaven; a brother, Judge Rancifer of Macon; and three grandchildren.
Hutchings Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. James Sapp James Sapp, 80, of 5284 Bloomfield Road Apt. C-4 died Tuesday in a local hospital. Services will be held at 11 a.m. today in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens.
The Rev. Tommy Horne will officiate. A native of Bleckley County, Mr. Sapp was a retired equipment operator for the Department of the Navy and was a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Evie W.
Sapp of Macon; a son, Harold Sapp of Tustin, three sisters, Julia Hare of Okeechobee, Ethel Dipietro of Jacksonville, and Velma Nobels of Danville; a brother, Herman Sapp of Lizella; and three grandchildren. The family may be contacted at the residence. Crest Lawn Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Gennie Mae Samuel Gennie Mae "Short" Samuel, 66, of 3068 Sharon Drive died Jan. 29 in a local hospital.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Hutchings Funeral Home. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Park. The Rev. Benjamin J.
Bickers will officiate. A native of Jeffersonville, Mrs. Samuel was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Tom George.
She was a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church in Jeffersonville. Survivors include her husband, Joseph Samuel of Macon; and a sister, Ada King of Atlanta. Gussie J. Hitchco*ck Gussie J. Hitchco*ck, 72, of 1695 Second St.
died Wednesday at her residence. The family may be contacted at the residence of Harriet Blunt, Hungerford Road in Bradley. Arrangements will be announced by Samuel's Memorial Funeral Home in Gray. Mary, Fred Hulett of McRae and Jessie Hulett of Jacksonville; three sisters, Polly Robinson of Alamo, and Maybelle Smith and Leneoia Gibson, both of Helena; 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Dixon-Bland-Vaughn Funeral Home in McRae has charge of arrangements.
J. Lehman Lee METTER J. Lehman Lee, 80, of 14 South Kennedy died Tuesday in an Augusta hospital. Services will be held at 3 p.m. today in Metter First Baptist Church.
Burial will be in Lake Cemetery in Metter. The Revs. Wayne McNeele and Tom Bledsoe will officiate. A native of Metter, Mr. Lee was a member of Metter First Baptist Church, Adult Sunday School Class, the Brotherhood and was a deacon.
He was also a member of the HART'S J. Milton Heard, Ill, Chrm. Funeral Notices BANKSTON, Hiram 69, of 2007 Evergreen Drive, Albany, died Monday in an Athens hospital. Services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Hart's Mortuary, a Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery.
The Rev. Brad Brady officiated. The family may be contacted the Shepherd residence, 4303 Forest Ave. Hart's Mortuary had charge of arrangements, For Generations and Generations OUR FRIENDS and Hart's Mortuary Kiwanis Association and commander of the American Legion Post 108. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He was manager of Fowler Freezer Locker in Soperton for more than 20 years. He was a charter member of the Georgia chapter of Huguenots and a retired farmer. Survivors include his wife, Carol Lee of Metter; two sons, John W. Lee of Soperton and Ben H. Lee of Rock Hill, S.C.; and a grandchild.
Hooks Funeral Home in Metter has charge of arrangements. Allen Vinson Wright ATLANTA Allen Vinson Wright, 83, formerly of Macon died Wednesday at his residence. Arrangements will be announced by Sandy Springs Chapel in Atlanta. HUTCHING'S FUNERAL NOTICES WELLS, William J. "Billy': 62, of 119 Spradley Drive Sunday in a local hospital.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. today in Macedonia Baptist Church. Burial will be in Middle Georgia Memory Gardens. The Rev. Eddie D.
Smith will officiate. An ativeof Bibb County, Mr. Wells was the son of the late and Mrs. Osie Wells. He attended Bibb Countypublic schools and was a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church.
He was a retired U.S. Navy veteran after 22 years and a retired employee fRo bin nsAir Force Base, Survivorsincludehiswife, Laura S. Wells of Macon; a daughter, Rosalyn Wells Braswell stepsons, Jr. Willie and William Wells Michael Braswell, both of Macon; and a grandchild. Hutchings Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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