Jimmie I. Dukes, 87, passed away on June 5, 2016 at Select Specialty Hospital in Augusta.
Mr. Dukes was the son of the late John R. and Katherine W. Dukes. He lived in the Wadley area all his life. He was employed by Anglin’s Produce for many years and retired from Forstmanns in Louisville.
Mr. Dukes was a member and senior deacon of Bethesda Primitive Baptist Church. He had also served the church as clerk, treasurer and song leader. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having seen combat during the Korean War. He received the Combat Infantryman Badge, Korean Service Ribbon with two Bronze Stars as well as an Overseas Service Bar.
Mr. Dukes was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Esten, Grady, Jessie, Theron, and Bennie.
He is survived by his wife of 47 years Annette Moxley Dukes; his sister Sarah Ellen (Paul) Ledger and her husband; his sister in law Bessie Ruth Dukes; his sister in law Carolyn M. (Edwin) Canady of Swainsboro; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Mr. Dukes will be held at 2 p.m. June 8 at Bethesda Primitive Baptist Church in Wadley with Elder Emerson Proctor, Rev. Clarence Thompson and Rev. Chris Shoemaker officiating. Visitation will be prior to the service from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Burial will follow at Swainsboro City Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Gregory Ledger, Lonnie Ledger, Jarrett Ledger, Keith Ross, Will Ross, and Tommy Dukes.
Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements
Ms. Jo Ann Hall, of Wrightsville, departed this life Tuesday, May 31, 2016 ,,at her residence.
Ms. Hall was a native of Cleveland, Ohio, but later moved to Jefferson County. She was born the daughter to the parentage of Adele Johnson Hovis and the late Emanuel Hovis in Cleveland, Ohio. She was formally employed with Ithaca Company as a Machine Operator for numerous of years and was a member of the Brinson Hill Missionary Baptist Church.
Ms. Hall is preceded in death by her father, grandparents; Felix Johnson and Ester Johnson, and siblings; Donald Williams, and Saundra Williams.
Survivors include her mother; Adela Johnson Hovis, Cleveland, Ohio, her children; Sierra Gibbons, Statesboro, and George DeVante Gibbons, Wrightsville, siblings; Iris Williams West, Federal Way, Washington, Gloria (Collie) Brice, Waynesville, MO, and Carolyne (Jerry) Vinson, Sicklerville, New Jersey, granddaughter; Laylah Ma’Ciyah Gibbons, Wrightsville. and a host of loving nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives and friends.
Funeral Services were conducted Saturday, June 4, 2016, at the James and Virginia Davis Memorial Chapel, 727 Beech Street, Louisville, Georgia 30434. Burial to follow in the Brinson Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery.
Family may be contacted the residence of Teresa Harris; 184 East Calhoun Street, Wadley, or at Davis Funeral Home.
Davis Funeral Home, 725 Beech Street, Louisville, Georgia 30434 is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Richard Jenkins Jr., Louisville, departed this life Saturday, June 4, 2016 at a local hospital.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 11 a. m. at Faith Memorial CME Church and Walden Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Jenkins was native of Jefferson County, a 1967 graduate of Jefferson County High, a member of Faith Memorial CME, and retired from Thermo King Corp after over 41 years of service.
Survivors include his wife of 36 years, Clarice Jackson Jenkins of Louisville,; his mother, Rosie Bynes Jenkins Boyd, Louisville., siblings, Betty Boyd, Freeman (Georgia) Jenkins, Larry (Manda) Boyd and Donnie Boyd of Louisville, Willie Boyd, Homestead, FL., Bessie Durden, Hephzibah, ; Mother-in-law and Father-in-law, Hernton and Pecola Jackson, Bartow, , Sisters-in-law, brother-in-law, Vivian Jackson, Vinnia (Abraham) McCoy and LaKeila Jackson, Durham, N.C.; A host of loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Davis Funeral Home, 725 Beech Street is in charge of arrangements for Mr. Richard Jenkins, Jr.