Sunday, July 8, 2012
By Obit Clerk

Cora Andrews
Cora Andrews, 98, of Tignall, Ga., died on Thurs., June 28, 2012.
Funeral services were held on Sat., June 30, at Pole Branch Missionary Baptist Church.
Davenport-McLendon Mortuary, Inc., of Washington, Ga., handled the arrangements.

David Blair
Funeral services for David Blair, 42, of Albany, N.Y., were held on Tues., July 3, 2012, at Cody Groves Baptist Church in Warrenton, Ga. Survivors: mother, Bettie Blair; son, Rasheem Blair; granddaughter, Nyasia Blair; sisters, Deborah Blair, Mary Lewis; brothers, Dave & Donald Blair; & fiancee, Jodi Noisseau.
Dawson's Mortuary, of Warrenton, handled the arrangements.

Sharon J. Boysen
Sharon Jean Boysen, 51, of Martinez, Ga., wife of Randy Boysen & mother of Eric Scott Boysen & Ashley Renee Boysen, passed away on Mon., July 2, 2012.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sat., July 7, at Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church. Interment will be in Harlem Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Fri., July 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Starling Funeral Home in Harlem, Ga.

James E. Crook
James Edward Crook, 77, of Lincolnton, Ga., husband of Velma Ledbetter Crook, died on Sat., June 30, 2012.
Funeral services were held on Mon., July 2, at Martin's Crossroads Congregational Holiness Church & Cemetery. Visitation was held prior to the service.
Beggs Funeral Home, of Lincolnton, handled the arrangements.

Jennie Curtis
Jennie Curtis, 91, of Tampa, Fla., wife of the late James Curtis, passed away on June 27, 2012.
Funeral services were held on Mon., July 2, at Starling Funeral Home in Harlem, Ga. Visitation was held prior to the service. Interment was in Bellevue Memorial Gardens.
Starling Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

Mary L. Davis
Mary Louise Davis, 63, of Tignall, Ga., died on Sun., June 24, 2012.
Funeral services were held on Sat., June 30, at Reeves Chapel Baptist Church.
Davenport-McLendon Mortuary, Inc., of Washington, Ga., handled the arrangements.

Milly Dykes
Milly Faye Hall Dykes, 87, of Lincolnton, Ga., wife of the late Earl John Dykes & mother of Christa Binder & the late John Earl Dykes, entered into rest on Sun., July 1, 2012.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. on Fri., July 6, at Lincolnton City Cemetery.
Rees Funeral Home, of Lincolnton, is handling the arrangements.

Jannie Eades
Jannie Mae Duke Eades, 79, of Atlanta, Ga., died on June 28, 2012.
Funeral services were held on Thurs., July 5, at Mulberry Baptist Church in Tignall, Ga.
Davenport-McLendon Mortuary, Inc., of Washington, Ga., handled the arrangements.

David William Hitt

David William Hitt
Retired EMT
David William Hitt, 60, of Anne Dr. in Dearing, Ga., entered into rest on July 5, 2012.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Mon., July 9, at the Beggs Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Geoff Gleason officiating. Interment will follow in Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Hitt was a native of Augusta, Ga. and lived in Dearing for the past 22 years. He worked as an EMT with University and Triple AAA Ambulance Services and retired as the Chief of Ambulance from Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center.
Survivors include his wife, Susan D. Hitt of Dearing; daughter, Amy Hitt; son, David "D.J." Hitt, Jr., both of Thomson; parents, Thomas and Ruth Hitt; sister, Beverly H. Freeman, all of Augusta; brothers, Wayne Hitt of Grovetown, Bruce Hitt of Hephzibah; grandson, Michael Hitt; and many nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home.
Please visit www.beggsfuneralhome.com to sign the family’s personal guestbook. Beggs Funeral Home, Thomson, Ga., is in charge of arrangements.

Louie G. Hubbard
Louie Gene Hubbard, 70, of Washington, Ga., husband of Mary West Hubbard, died on Sat., June 30, 2012.
Graveside services were held on Tues, July 3, at Resthaven Cemetery.
The family received friends on Mon., July 2, at Hopkins Funeral Home in Washington.

Virginia Koerber
Funeral services for Virginia "Jenny" Juanita Koerber, 79, of Grovetown, Ga., who died on June 26, 2012, were held on Fri., June 29, at 2 p.m. at Bellevue Baptist Church in Grovetown.
Visitation was held on Thurs., June 28, at Starling Funeral Home in Harlem, Ga.

Albert McDonald
Albert Vinson McDonald, 69, of Thomson, Ga., widower of Joyce McDonald, died on Sat., June 30, 2012.
Graveside services are private.
Curtis Funeral Home, of Thomson, is handling the arrangements.

Mary R. Redd
Mary Rapoza Redd, 78, of Harlem, Ga., wife of Cornelius Redd, Jr. & mother of Gray Braz & Derek Viveiros, entered into rest on Thurs., June 28, 2012.
A celebration of life service was held on Mon., July 2, at Elliott Sons Funeral Home-Columbia Rd. Chapel. The family received friends following the service.

Lillie M. Reese
Lillie Mae Reese, 82, of Gibson, Ga., widow of Hubert Reese & mother of JoAnn Kitchens, Wallace Reese, & James May, died on Mon., July 2, 2012.
A private graveside service was held on Tues., July 3, at Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens.
Curtis Funeral Home, of Thomson, Ga., handled the arrangements.

Juanita Richardson
Funeral services for Juanita Shurley Richardson, 78, of Norwood, Ga., were held on Sun., July 1, 2012, at Rocky Branch Baptist Church in Norwood.
She was the mother of Johnnie Brown, Harvey Brown, Hazel Grier, & Debora Pepper.
Dawson's Mortuary, of Warrenton, handled the arrangements.

Robert F. Wilson
Robert F. Wilson, of Martinez & Lincolnton, Ga., husband of Roberta Wilson & father of Donna Temples & Robert, Steven, & Jeffery Wilson, entered into rest.
Graveside services were held on Mon., July 2, at Bellevue Memorial Gardens.
McNeill Funeral Home & Cremation Service handled the arrangements.


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