Mr. Ben Davis Sr., 80, of Orlando, Fla., entered into rest on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015.
Mr. Davis was born to Ben Trumpler and Martha Davis on Sept. 15, 1935 in Louisville, the first of five children. He was raised by his grandparents, Julia Davis and Charlie Davis. He attended Jefferson County High School, Louisville. Upon graduation, he entered the U.S. Army on July 17, 1954, and served until June 17, 1956. After leaving the military, he married Lizzie Davis. He also worked in construction.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, at 1 p.m. at Agape Assembly Baptist Church, Orlando, Fla., with Minister Gregory Davis as eulogist. Interment, with full military honors, was in Washington Park Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
He was preceded in death by his parents; grandparents; wife, Lizzie; brothers, Charlie Davis “Price” and Daniel Davis; sister, Elizabeth Fann; and aunts, Julia Mae Goodman and Nancy Fleming.
Survivors include his children, Annie (Larry) Boyd of Brunswich, Martha (Michael) Johnson, Ben Davis Jr., Sherry (Ed) Charlton, Greg (Madelyn) Davis, Annie (James) Johnson and LaToya (Chris) Powell, all of Orlando, Fla.; sisters, Hattie (Rev. Cecil) Parrish of Nashville, Tenn., and Margaret (Minister Willie James) Lawson of Macon; sisters-in-law, Altemes Ponder of Louisville, Evelyn Davis and Erilla Davis, both of Brunswick, Elizabeth Davis of Sandersville, and Shirley Davis of Ludowici; friends, Bertha Williams and Jackie Barton, both of Orlando, Fla.; 23 grandchildren; a host of great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Pallbearers were Ronnie Franklin, Dante Boyd, Larry Boyd Jr., Greg Davis Jr., Antonio Davis and Edmund Charlton.
Postell’s Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Mack “Sonny Boy” Fields, 74, of Bartow entered into rest on Friday, Nov. 27, 2015, at Jefferson Hospital, Louisville.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, at 1 p.m. at Faith Memorial CME Church, Louisville, with Rev. Vernon White officiating and Rev. Willie Tomlin presiding. Interment will be in Ebenezer Cemetery.
Mr. Fields was born on Nov. 4, 1941, in Bartow to the late Lacy and Pecola Warthen Fields. At a young age, he joined Ebenezer CME Church. He received his education in the Jefferson County School System. He was a retired welder from Thermo King-Ingersoll Rand Corp.
He was preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Cora Flournoy, Vastha Jordan, Ruby Mae Mountain, Cleo Atkins, Lottie Wells, Frances Dixon, Cora Fields, Elizabeth Fields, Tommy Lee Fields, Johnny Fields, Luke Fields, Lacy Fields Jr. and Robert Lewis Fields.
Survivors include his children, Kenneth Fields (Tracy), Hubert Fields (LaShondra), Gail Fields, Tammy Renfroe and Faye Fields; sisters, Betty Fields, Annie Carter (Nick) of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., Rose Prince of Bronx, N.Y., and Martha Brown of Bartow; grandchildren, Dwight Huggins Jr., Allison Renfroe, Tyler Fields, Terrance Thomas and Malcom Thomas; step-granddaughter, Shericka Lawrence; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Pallbearers will be Bobby Fields, Tommy Fields, Kenneth Fields, Royzamsky Ramsey, Freddie Samples and Kary Ramsey.
Honorary pallbearers will be officers of Faith Memorial CME Church.
Garrer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Mary Lou Walker-Jones, 94, entered into rest on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015.
Mrs. Walker-Jones was born on June 30, 1921, in Keysville to Joe and Willie Idella Walker. She was the widow of the late Thomas Oliver Jones. Mrs. Walker-Jones was a member, Usher and Mother of the Church at Mt. Horeb Baptist Church, Matthews.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, at Mt. Horeb Baptist Church, Matthews, at 11 a.m.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers; sisters; children, Dorothy M. Jones, Mary E. Jones, Bernice Jones Whitfield, Deacon Thomas O. Jones, Deacon Joe M. Jones, Brank Y. Jones and Ricky C. Jones Sr.; and one grandchild.
Survivors include her children, Fannie L. Jones (Richard Berry) and Rev. Dr. Willie L. Jones Sr. (Christine), both of Wrens, Deacon Leonard B. Jones (Helen), Warner Robins, Deacon John J. Jones (Crystal), Charlotte, N.C., and Deacon Bobby S. Jones (Marcella), Statesboro; daughters-in-law, Ann Thomas Jones, Brenda W. Jones, Barbara D. Jones and Patricia B. Jones; son-in-law, Leo Whitfield; 26 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were her sons and oldest grandsons.
Honorary pallbearers were her sons-in-law, grandsons and great-grandsons.
Mr. Roy Thomas McGahee, 81, of Stapleton entered into rest on Friday, Nov. 27, 2015, at his residence.
One of four boys born to the late Alice Louise Sheppard McGahee and the late George Carpenter McGahee Sr., Mr. McGahee was a lifelong resident of Jefferson County, living within a mile of his birthplace. He married his wife Betty Brown McGahee in 1958. He retired with 35 years of service from the Georgia Department of Transportation, where he purchased materials and maintained stock in the Tennille office. Mr. McGahee began serving at Waldens United Methodist Church on Aug. 7, 1947, until he was no longer physically able. He was a steward and served as secretary/treasurer of the Men’s Club for more than 40 years. He was a member of Woodmen of the World and the Sheriff’s Association.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, at Waldens United Methodist Church, Avera, with Rev. Tommy Anderson officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Johnny Samuel McGahee.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Betty Brown McGahee; children, Joy McGahee Hadden (Murray) and Mike McGahee; brothers, Maurice McGahee (Sydney) and George Carpenter McGahee Jr. (Darlene); and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Waldens UMC, c/o Patricia Kitchens, 1304 Hadden Pond Rd., Avera, GA 30803.
James Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Patricia Mahaley Gay Murphy, 69, of Thomson entered into rest on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, at University Hospital, Augusta.
One of two children born to the late Essie Katie Newsome Gay and the late Johnny Lee Gay, Mrs. Murphy was a native of Washington County, but grew up in Jefferson County, moving to McDuffie County in 1974 when she married. She worked as a seamstress for Moxley Manufacturing.
A celebration of life service was held at Purvis Community Center, formerly Purvis School House, on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015, at 12:30 p.m., with Rev. Ralph Kitchens officiating.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and husband, William Hampton Murphy Sr.
Survivors include her daughters, Emily E. Howell (Wayne) and Beatrice M. Floyd (Lewis); brother, Richard Gay; grandchildren, John Howell, Dewey Howell, Chris Howell, Hampton Floyd, Mahaley Floyd and Pierce Floyd; and great-granddaughter, Christina Ann Howell.
James Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Alex Oliphant of Augusta entered into rest on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015.
Mr. Oliphant, a native of Wrens, retired from the V.A. Medical Center as a nursing assistant after 33 years of service.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, at 11 a.m. at B. A Williams Memorial Chapel, with Minister JoAnne Saunders officiating. Burial was in Fort Jackson National Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
Survivors include his daughters, Cheryl O. (Bobby) Dunn, Augusta, and Wendy O (Herbert Jr.) Hairston, Evans; son, Mark V. Oliphant, Atlanta; sister, Ada Dorcelus, Augusta; grandchildren, Darius C. Hairston and Sheena S. Hairston, both of Evans; aunt, Gertrude Kelsey, Augusta; sisters-in-law, Beulah Patterson Oliphant, Sherman, Texas, and Agnes Streeter, Augusta; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Williams Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.