Citizens
& Georgian
Montezuma
,
Ga.
December 3, 1975
WALTER
B. COLLIER
Oglethorpe Walter
B. Collier, 73, died
Monday, November 24, 1975
in a Montezuma nursing home. Services
were held Wednesday in
Shiloh
Baptist
Church
. Burial was in
OGLETHORPE
CEMETERY
.
Rev. George Jones and Rev
. Cham White officiated.
Pallbearers were N. G. Webb, James M. Clark, Clarence Holmes, Billy
Barfield, Floyd E. Yoder and Robert Ray.
Mr. Collier, a native
of Clay County, Ala., had lived in Macon County 51 years.
He was a retired carpenter and a member of
Shiloh
Baptist
Church
.
Survivors
include his wife, Mrs. Abbiegail Lamberth
Collier of Oglethorpe; two sons, Lawrence Adrin
Collier of Oglethorpe and Wilford Larue Collier of
Centerville
; a daughter, Mrs. Richard Power of
Atlanta
; a brother, William O. Collier of Montezuma; two sisters, Mrs. Archie Barfield
of Oglethorpe and Mrs. Artie Howell of
Fort
Valley
, who died the following day.
Watson-Mathews Funeral Home
of Montezuma had charge of arrangements.
[Note: Walter B.
Collier Born
June 29, 1902
Died
November 24, 1975
is buried in
Oglethorpe
Cemetery
beside his wife, Abbiegail L. Collier [Jan. 26,
1905 Feb. 16, 1990]
From:
Guelda Hays Macon Co., Ga. Obit Collection
MRS.
LANGDON
C. [Sylvia
Lucille Underwood]
CHEVES
Mrs.
Sylvia Lucille Underwood
Cheves, 76, of Montezuma, died June 5,
1989 in the
Macon
County
Medical
Center
.
Services were held June 7, at the
First
Baptist
Church
with
Dr. Randy Gregg and Rev. Paul Brill officiating.
Burial was in
FELTON
CEMETERY
.
he was a lifetime resident of
Macon
County
,
a homemaker, member of the
First
Baptist
Church
and
the wife of the late Dr. Langdon C. Cheves, Jr.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Cheryl Cheves
Harp of Reynolds and Mrs. Karen Cheves Kanazawa of
Norcross; brother, Rev. Tilden M. Underwood of Monroe; sister, Mrs. Joyce
Underwood Baldwin of Montezuma; six
grandchildren; and several other relatives.
Watson-Mathews Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
[Note: Sylvia Underwood Cheves
Born July 2, 1912 Died June 5, 1989 Muddie
is buried in Felton Cemetery beside
her husband, Langdon C. Cheves, M.D. [Feb. 3, 1913
March 17, 1969] See his OBIT
From:
Guelda Hays Macon Co., Ga. Obit Collection February
15, 1992
MRS.
GODFREY THORNTON
Dick [Ora
Mae Hardage] CHILDS
Montezuma Ora Mae Hardage
Childs, 82, of
300
E. Railroad St.
died
Saturday in a Marshallville Nursing Home.
Born in
Upson
County
,
she was the daughter of the late Zack A. and Alma Ellington Hardage.
She was a homemaker, was a member of
First
Baptist
Church
and
was the widow of Godfrey T. Childs.
Survivors: son, Godfrey T.
Childs, Jr. of Rome; brothers and sister, Fred M. Hardage
and Sarah Cranford, both of Smyrna and Harvey Hardage
of Dayton, Ohio; and a grandchild.
Services,
Monday in
First
Baptist
Church
in
Montezuma with burial in
IDEAL
CITY
CEMETERY
.
The Rev. Randy Gregg will officiate.
Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma has charge of arrangements.
[Note:
Ora Mae Hardage Childs
Born September 7, 1909 Died February 15, 1992 is buried in the Lockwood
Section of Ideal City Cemetery beside her husband, Godfrey Thornton Childs [ May
18, 1910 June 26, 1987]
From:
Guelda Hays
Macon
County
Obit
Collection
June
26, 1987
GODFREY
THORNTON
Dick
CHILDS
Montezuma Godfrey T. Dick
Childs, 77, of 300 E. Railroad St.,
died Friday in a local hospital. He
was a retired
Macon
County
work
camp guard.
Services will be held today in
IDEAL
CITY
CEMETERY
.
The Rev. Guy Sayles will officiate.
A lifelong resident of
Macon
County
,
Mr. Childs was a member of
First
Baptist
Church
in
Montezuma and was a World War II Army Veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Ora Mae Childs of
Montezuma; a son, Godfrey T. Childs, Jr. of
Rome
;
a sister, Ruby Childs Athon of Montezuma; and a
grandchild
Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma has charge of arrangements.
[Note: Godfrey Thornton
Childs Born May 18, 1910 Died June 26, 1987 is buried in the Lockwood
Section of the Ideal Cemetery beside his wife, Ora
Mae Hardage Childs [Sept. 7, 1909 Feb. 15, 1992]
From:
Guelda Hays
Macon
County
Obit
Collection
June
26, 1987
GODFREY
THORNTON
Dick
CHILDS
Montezuma Godfrey T. Dick
Childs, 77, of 300 E. Railroad St.,
died Friday in a local hospital. He
was a retired
Macon
County
work
camp guard.
Services will be held today in
IDEAL
CITY
CEMETERY
.
The Rev. Guy Sayles will officiate.
A lifelong resident of
Macon
County
,
Mr. Childs was a member of
First
Baptist
Church
in
Montezuma and was a World War II Army Veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Ora Mae Childs of
Montezuma; a son, Godfrey T. Childs, Jr. of
Rome
;
a sister, Ruby Childs Athon of Montezuma; and a
grandchild
Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma has charge of arrangements.
[Note: Godfrey Thornton
Childs Born May 18, 1910 Died June 26, 1987 is buried in the Lockwood
Section of the Ideal Cemetery beside his wife, Ora
Mae Hardage Childs [Sept. 7, 1909 Feb. 15, 1992]
Citizens
&
Georgian
Montezuma
,
Ga.
September
8, 1960
MRS.
ARTHUR
H. [Minnie
Hill]
CLEMENS
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Hill
Clemens, 62, who died Tuesday
night, August 30, at the
Houston
County
Hospital
,
were held Thursday at the
Warner
Robins
First
Baptist
Church
.
Burial followed in
MAGNOLIA
PARK
CEMETERY
in
Warner
Robins
.
Mrs. Clemens was born in Ball Ground and moved to
Warner
Robins
four
years ago from Byromville.
She was a member of the
Warner
Robins
First
Baptist
Church
.
Survivors are her husband, Arthur H. Clemens; one daughter, Mrs. Robert
L. Leavens of Savannah; three sisters, Mrs. T. L. Peterman and Mrs. John Murphy,
both of Byromville, and Mrs. Thomas
[Thelma Hill] Joiner of Montezuma; two brothers, L. E. Hill of Montezuma
and Dr. C. W. Hill of Atlanta; one grandchild, and several nieces and nephews.
Christopher
Funeral Home of Warner Robins was in charge of arrangements.
MRS.
RICHARD
W. [Mattie
Charles ]
CANNON
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Charles
Cannon, 73, who died Wednesday
morning at her residence in
Birmingham
,
Ala.
,
were held Friday at the graveside in
FELTON
CEMETERY
in
Montezuma.
The Rev. Melvin York and the Rev. W. H. Martin officiated.
A
native of Montezuma, Mrs. Cannon had moved to
Birmingham
in
1944.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Ernest J. Brand of
Birmingham
,
and Mrs. Russell Alford, Sr. of
Russellville
,
Ala.
;
two sons, R. C. Cannon of Birmingham and Gerald L. Cannon of Auburndale, Fla.;
one sister-in-law, Mrs. Mable Phillips of
Oglethorpe and a cousin, Harold Collins of Montezuma,
Smith-Tindol Funeral Home was in charge of
local arrangements.
[Note: Mattie C. Cannon Born
August
31, 1886
Died
August
3, 1960 is
buried in
Felton
Cemetery
beside
Richard W. Cannon [
June
16, 1878
Sept. 3, 1956] and Nettie
Claire, wife of Richard W. Cannon [March 31, 1884 Sept. 13, 1907]
It
appears that Mattie Charles Cannon is the 2nd wife of Richard W.
Cannon, although I have no proof available.]
Obits C