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Recent obituaries in Camilla, Georgia.
Emma "Bea" Alexander Wallace
Jun 2, 2011
The funeral service of Emma (Bea) Alexander Wallace, will be conducted Thursday, June 9, 2011, at 1:00 p.m., at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 8825 River Road, Camilla. Reverend Jermaine King will officiate. Interment will follow in Oakview Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Terry Anderson, James Davis, Earnest Fluellen, Anthony McIntyre, Lynwood McIntyre, Willie McIntyre Frank Williams. Emma, affectionately known as "Bea",...
Geraldine Swackard Parker
Jun 2, 2011
The funeral service of Geraldine Swackard Parker, will be conducted Saturday, June 11, 2011, at 11:00 a.m., at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 3370 Highway 97, Camilla. Minister Anthony Davis will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Geraldine Swackard Parker was born November 1, 1959 to the late Ruby Jean Swackard and Yule Sanford. On June...
Donald Mobley
May 7, 2011
The funeral service of Donald Mobley will be conducted Monday, May 16, 2011, at 11:00 a.m., at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery. Reverend James Bradshaw will officiate. Donald Mobley was born February 5, 1952 in Camilla, Georgia to Jody Mobley and Rose Lee Mobley. He was a long time resident of Tampa, Florida. He attended Chamberlain High School and retired from...
Mary Kate Hicks Bembry
Apr 19, 2011
The funeral service of Mary Kate Hicks Bembry, will be conducted Saturday, April 23, 2011, at 3:00 p.m., at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 8825 River Road, Camilla, Georgia. Reverend Jermaine King will officiate. Interment will follow in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Mary Kate Hicks Bembry was born April 29, 1954 in Mitchell County, Georgia to the late Robert Lee...
Rosemary Byrd Davis
Apr 17, 2011
A Life To Remember
Mary Davis transitioned to her eternal home on Sunday morning April 17, 2011.
Mary was born July 10, 1946 to the late Gladys Morman and Calvin Byrd in Mitchell County, Georgia.
Mary joined the Saint James Body under the...
Sam F. Simmons
Apr 12, 2011
The funeral service of Sam F. Simmons will be conducted Saturday, April 16, 2011, at 11:00 a.m., at Robert Jester Mortuary. Bishop Orson Burton will officiate. Interment will follow in Oakview Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Fred Frazier, Ronnie Jackson, Henry Mitchell, Kenneth Shelton, Tyrone Swann, Willie B. Wimberly. Mr. Sam Franklin Simmons was born on August 4, 1951 to the...
James (Jay) Broadway, Sr.
Mar 30, 2011
BIOGRAPHY
Deacon James (Jay) Broadway, Sr., was baptized at an early age at St. Matthews Missionary Baptist Church, Newton, Georgia where he was a member for over seventy years. He was ordained as a deacon in 1967. Deacon Broadway became Vice Chairman in 1979 and Chairman of the Deacon Board in...
Lawson Hampton, Sr.
Mar 15, 2011
The funeral service of Lawson Hampton, Sr., will be conducted Saturday, March 19, 2011, at 2:00 p.m., at Saint Mary Missionary Baptist Church, 6829 St. Mary Road, Baconton. Reverend Ananias Hopkins, III will officiate. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Larry Jackson, Ruben Joyner, Willis Joyner, Jamie Sanders, Jermaine Sanders, Joe White. Lawson Hampton, Sr., son of...
Willo Dean Haywood Graham
Mar 14, 2011
LIFE PROFILE Willo Dean Haywood Graham was born June 21, 1948 in Camilla, Georgia to the late Eugene Haywood, Sr. and the late Rachel D. Haywood. She was the eldest of fifteen children. Five of her siblings preceded her in death. Willo was educated in the Camilla Consolidated School of her hometown in Camilla, Georgia. She accepted Christ at an...
Rosa L. (Honey) Clark
Mar 1, 2011
Life Profile
Mrs. Rosa Lee Wynn Clark was born to the late Alford Wynn on February 22, 1914 in Mitchell County , Georgia .
She was a member of the Beulah Missionary Baptist Church .
Honey, as she was affectionately called, was united in marriage to Phillip Fryston who...
Robert Taylor (Plunk) Stafford
Feb 19, 2011
Life Profile
Mr. Robert Taylor "Plunk" Stafford, son of the late Robert Taylor Stafford, Sr. and Rosa Lee Bowes was born July 18, 1928 in Mitchell County, Georgia.
He was united in marriage to the former Evelyn Anderson who preceded him in death. To this union eight children were born.
Freta Bodiford
Feb 10, 2011
Life Profile
Mrs. Freta Manning Bodiford was born to the late Ella Sharp Manning and John Manning on December 3, 1923 in Valdosta , Georgia .
She was a faithful member of Friendship Primitive Baptist Church , Jacksonville , Florida for several years under the leadership of Elder Bobby Sheffield. She later moved...
Wilma Ruth Robinson
Jan 23, 2011
Biography
Wilma Robinson was born on December 24, in Newton , Georgia to the late Ciceroe Robinson and Ida Lou Robinson. She was the youngest daughter of seven siblings. Preceding her in death were four brothers, Lance, Cloette, Hessie, and Claude Robinson, two sisters, Captolar and Irene Robinson; one son, Freddie Robinson, Sr., also preceded her in...
Essie Mae Cheevers
Jan 21, 2011
Biography
Essie Mae Cheevers was born November 8, 1912 to the late Aran Cheevers and Ben Cheevers in Mitchell County , Georgia .
She was a member of the Hall Missionary Baptist Church in Mitchell County . Due to convenience, she faithfully attended Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church until her health declined. Essie...
David Lee Bell
Jan 20, 2011
LIFE PROFILE Mr. David Lee Bell, beloved husband, father, son, brother, and uncle, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 20, 2011. God looked down on a beautiful saint that he saw and called him home. He was born December 10, 1965 in Camilla, Georgia to the late Lonzie Bell and Nora Lee Williams Bell. His educational...
Earnest Omar Bell
Jan 15, 2011
BIOGRAPHY Mr. Earnest Omar (Pete) Bell, son of Elizabeth Taylor Bell and the late Earnest Bell, Jr., was born October 18, 1979 in Mitchell County, Georgia. At an early age he confessed CHRIST and united with the Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church of Camilla, Georgia. He later moved his membership to Saint Peter Missionary Baptist Church of Pelham, Georgia. He...
Linda Joann Silas King
Jan 11, 2011
The funeral service of Linda JoAnn Silas King, will be conducted Saturday, January 15, 2011, at 1:00 p.m., at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 8825 River Road, Camilla. Reverend Jermaine King will officiate. Interment will follow in Oakview Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Willie C. Allen, Tommy Cheevers, Tyrell Cheevers, Willie Cheevers, Dontrell Harvey, Freddrick Shelton, Robert Silas. Linda JoAnn Silas King...
Kareem Arnez Williams
Jan 4, 2011
Kareem Arnez Williams died Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at Gwinnett Medical Center in Duluth, Georgia. The funeral service will be conducted Saturday, January 8, 2011, at 4:00 p.m., at Saint Mary Missionary Baptist Church, 6829 St. Mary Road, Baconton. Reverend Ananias Hopkins, III, will officiate. Interment will follow in St. Mary Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Clyde Copeland, Henry Richardson,...
Kelly Leonard Wimberly
Dec 31, 2010
The funeral service of Kelly Leonard Wimberly, will be conducted Saturday, January 8, 2011, at 1:00 p.m., at Saint John Missionary Baptist Church, 130 Newton Street, Camilla. Reverend Charles Gilbert will officiate. Interment will follow in Oakview Cemetery. Honorary Pallbearers will be Kentera Cole, David Harris, DeAntre Jackson, Ricky Sessions, David Spence. Active Pallbearers will be Brian Jackson, Rotarrius Jess,...
Gerald Ashley Lawson, Sr.
Dec 26, 2010
Memorial services for Gerald Ashley Lawson, Sr., who died Sunday, December 26, 2010 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, will be held Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 11:00 a.m., at Bridgeboro Baptist Church in Bridgeboro, Georgia.
Mr. Lawson was preceded in death by his father, Oscar "Buck" Lawson and mother, Irene C. Lawson Farmer; one brother, Hoyt...
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