Page 3, The Journal, Buena Vista, GA, Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Beecher graduates
from Air Force basic
military training
OBITUARIES
William (Bill)
Henry Byrd, Jr.
Ellaville, Ga. – Mr. William
(Bill) Henry Byrd, Jr., age 75, of
Ellaville, GA died Sunday, July
28, 2013 at his residence.
Funeral services were held
at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July
31, 2013 at Ellaville Baptist
Church. Dr. Ben Foxworth officiated.
Mr. Byrd was born July 8,
1938 in Manchester, GA, the
son of William H. Byrd, Sr. and
Dorothy Byrd. He was a truck
driver and a member of Ellaville
Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Carol Byrd, one daughter Kimberly Anne Bear (Curtis) of Sand
Springs, OK; six sons, James R.
Dailey of Stillwater, OK, William H. Byrd, III of Oklahoma,
Norman Joseph Byrd of Buena
Vista, GA, Patrick Amos Byrd
(Joy) of Columbus, GA, Kennieth Scott Fewell of Norcross,
GA, Jonathan Calvin Byrd (J.
D.) of Philadelphia, PA; three
brothers, Robert Amos Byrd
(Carrie) of Clarksville, TN,
Richard Edward Byrd (Joanne)
of Geneva, GA, and Bradford
Eugene Byrd (Sandy) of Ladonia, AL. Also surviving are thirteen grandchildren, Brooklyn
Dailey, Mary McGhee, Chelsea Dailey, Jamie Bear, Martha
Grantham, Claire Byrd, Joseph
Byrd, Phillip Byrd, Josh Byrd,
Marshall Byrd, Stuart Byrd, Elijah Bear, Chance Fewell, and
six great grandchildren, Conner Byrd, Joseph Byrd, Spencer
McGhee, Alex McGhee, Gregory Grantham, and Brantley
Byrd.
Active pallbearers include
Phillip Byrd, Stuart Byrd, Elijah Bear, Rick Stephens, Cecil
Albritton and Darren McGhee.
Visitation was held Tuesday,
July 30, 2013, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Watson-Giddens
Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to
the American Heart Association, P. O. Box 840692, Dallas, TX 75284-0692, or the
American Cancer Society, P. O.
Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK
73123-1718.
You may sign the online guest
book and share your own special thoughts and memories
with the family of Mr. Byrd by
visiting Watson-Giddens Funeral Home’s web site at www.watsongiddensfuneralhome.com.
Watson-Giddens Funeral
Home of Ellaville, GA was in
charge of arrangements.
Roger Neil Stubbs
Roger Neil Stubbs, 60, of
Mauk, GA, died Sunday, August 4, 2013, in Mauk, GA.
A funeral service was held on
Tuesday, August 6, 2013, at 4
p.m. in the Chapel of WatsonTante Funeral Home with Reverend Jimmy Stubbs officiating.
Music was provided by Reverend Jimmy and Liz Stubbs.
The family received friends at
the funeral home from 2-4 p.m.
prior to the service.
Mr. Stubbs was born January
17, 1953, in Talbotton, GA, to
George Albert Stubbs and Betty
Phillips Stubbs Welch. He was
self-employed in Construction
as a carpenter. He was a member of New Life Freewill Baptist Church. He was preceded in
death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife,
Mary Teat Stubbs of Mauk,
GA; two sons, Steven and Sherrie Stubbs of Thomaston, GA,
and Travis and Angel Stubbs of
Reynolds, GA; two daughters,
Neala Whitley of Byron, GA,
and Katherine Nicole (Nikki)
Stubbs of Mauk, GA; one sister, Kathy Watson of Mauk,
GA; and 7 grandchildren, Craig
Whitley, Kane Stubbs, Calob
Stubbs, Jacob Stubbs, Brady
Stubbs, Jaeda Stubbs, and
Kelsey Cotton.
You may sign the online guest
book and share your own special thoughts and memories by
visiting Watson-Tante Funeral
Home’s web site at www.watsontantefuneralhome.com.
Watson-Tante Funeral Home
of Buena Vista, Georgia, was in
charge of these arrangements.
Eddie Clyde Harris
Mr. Eddie Clyde Harris age 73
died in his apartment in College
Park, Georgia on Monday, July
22, 2013.
Graveside funeral services
will be held at the City of Buena
Vista Cemetery on Saturday,
August 10 at 11 a.m.
Mr. Eddie Clyde Harris was
born to the late Tony Clyde Harris and Beatrice Jackson Harris,
April 12, 1940 in Marion County, Georgia. Mr. Harris attended
the Marion County School. After graduation Eddie spent the
younger years of his life with
his grandparents the late Harold
Harris and Annie Pearl Harris in
Buena Vista, Georgia.
Mr. Harris moved to Atlanta,
Georgia in his early years and
lived most of his life there. Mr.
Harris worked and retired from
J.C. Penny after 35 years of
dedicated service.
Eddie leaves to cherish his
memories: daughter Angelia
Harris McKinstry (Buena Vista, GA), son Joshua Wimbush
(Atlanta, GA), grandchildren
Ishmael and Isaac McKinstry,
great-grandchildren Khalifa Isaiah McKinstry, 2 sisters Betty
and Frankie Harris (Cleveland,
OH), 1 brother Walter Harris
(Cleveland, OH), cousin Beverly Harris Robinson (Buena
Vista). Thank you to special
friends Jewel Killabrew, Justin
Sales, (Benny), and many other
friends.
Free GED
classes are
in Cusseta
Chattahoochee County GED
classes are taught in Cusseta
and there are openings for new
students.
The classroom is behind the
Board of Education Office and
classes are free. The program is
for residents ages 16 and older.
Class times are Tuesday and
Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon,
but there are also online options.
Stop by or call Mary Ellen
Moore, instructor, for more information. She may be reached
at 706-575-2147.
Furlow family members visit local cemetery.
Furlow Reunion visits LaCrosse in Schley
By Linda Adams
A Furlow family reunion was
held in Americus over the weekend and was attended by over 90
family members from Washington D.C., Texas, the Carolinas,
Miami, and Americus. Their reunion included a bus tour of the
cemeteries where their families
were interred and some of the
places where they lived.
Some members of
the Furlow family moved to LaCrosse from Americus between
the war and the end of the century. Six of those family members
are buried in the Baisden Cemetery on Highway 271 in Schley
County. The busses stopped to
visit the cemetery and then pro-
ceeded to tour the C. H. Burt
Store at LaCrosse.
Reggie Bryant, one of the organizers, visited Schley County
Library before the reunion
and was told to call Imogene
McLendon, who owns the land
that surrounds the cemetery
and the Burt Store property at
LaCrosse. She welcomed the
group and related some of the
history of the area. She said that
there were two stores in addition
to the C.H. Burt Store. One was
housed in a two-story building
and coffins were displayed on
the second floor. There was
a cotton gin that blew a loud
whistle at noon. The railroad
depot was active since trains
Clarence B. Cook descendants
meet for Annual Reunion
On July 21, 2013 the descendants of Clarence B. Cook held
their annual reunion. For 84
years these descendants have
met on the third Sunday of July
to meet and greet old and new
members of this family. This
year was no exception.
Those in attendance were:
Pop and Gayle Miller, Ray and
Beatrice Cook, Josephine and
Ferrell Cook, Betty and Laura
Cook, Buddy and Pauline McCorkle, Michael and Shannon
Cook, James and Dottie Cook,
Wesley Cook, Hamer Cook,
Jr., Debbie Parkerson, Charity Cook, Shane Yates, Caden,
Landon, Lillie Jane, Cameron
Cook and Courtney, Hamer L.
Cook, Jeff Cook, Horace Jenkins, Pam, Josey and Casey
Barboza, Rodger and Pam
Dykes, David and Janice Welsh,
Terry and June Watson, Frankie
and Bailey Cook, Kay and Nellie Cosey, Vivian Long, Mike,
Susan, Victoria and Tiffany
Register, Patsy Miller Roberts,
Becky Miller Powell, Mike and
Debbie Cook, Sam and Pam
Cook, Wayne and Bonita Cook,
Wanda Crowe, Nicole Tuthill,
E.J. Hutto, Tammy Campbell,
Richard Gunn, Brittany Bertacini, Kendall Kissane, Brandy,
Zoey and Haven Kimbrell, Ann
and Dennis Melton, Heather
Fiscus, Kayden Scehin, Mollie
Louise Pisari, Don and Dorothy
Cook, Daniel and Amanda Lesneski, Jay and Connie Turner,
Kevin and Sandra Turner, Brent,
Ashley and Peyton Waller,
Bobby and Dorie McCorkle,
Leonard and Charlotte Cook,
Lanier Cook, Joe, Sherry and
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Corner of Old Highway 19S & Dixon Drive, Ellaville
Ashley Woodall, Penny Cook,
Linda McClellan, Brenda Rodgers, Allison and Tony Howd,
Meschelle Grimm, Bobby and
Pat Cook, Leila Motes, George
McCorkle, Jeremy Grimm, Jill
Haneford, Randall Cook, Tina
Eller and Randy Cook, John,
Cody and Justin McCorkle,
Keely McAllister, Robert and
Mary Young, Joe McCorkle,
Jimmy Hudson, Jimmy Hudson,
3rd., Jimmy Hudson, 4th, Coleman Simmons, Stephanie and
Hannah Brockwell, Jessie and
Laura Cook, Dale, David, Caleb
Chapman and Carrie, Clifford
and Cecelia Waller.
ran twice daily between Americus and Columbus and passed
through Ellaville and Buena
Vista. There was a blacksmith
shop and a planing mill. A peach
orchard grew where there is
now a mature pecan grove, and
there was a peach packing plant
that employed many people in
the season. There was a school
and a church. The school building is still standing and there are
plans to restore it.
“It is important for our younger family members to see these
places so that they can appreciate their history,” Bryant said.
“This, too, is history in the making.”
Area host families
sought for foreign
exchange students
World Experience is
looking for three loving, caring families to
host foreign exchange
student/s for the upcoming school semester/year.
Students are ages 15 to
18-years-old, have passed
an English test, and have
their own medical insurance and spending money.
Families provide a bed,
study area, meals, and the
support of a family. Students will arrive in August. For more information dial 800-633-665.
Air Force
A i r m a n
Richard D.
Beecher recently graduated
from
basic
military training
at Joint Base
Richard D.
San AntonioBeeecher
Lackland,
San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program
that included training in military discipline and studies, Air
Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic
training earn four credits toward
an associate in applied science
degree through the Community
College of the Air Force.
He is the son of Jutta Geers of
Cumming, and Ronnie Beecher
of Cusseta.
Local libraries
offer many
online classes
The Marion
County Public
Library and the
Chattahoochee
County
Public
Library
urge local residents to take advantage
of “Universal Class” programs.
Over 500 online continuing
education courses are available through the library’s website. Some of the courses are:
accounting and bookkeeping,
photography, business, career
training, cooking, crafts and
hobbies, homeschooling, office
skills, parenting and family, real
estate, and test preparation.
For more information visit
www.cvlga.org or contact your
local library.
Southeastern Team Sports Academy
in Buena Vista is opening its doors
to the public for special events!
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Plan your next family reunion,
class reunion, church event,
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our excellent facility,
which is the former Tri-County/
Marion County High School!
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