APRIL 20, 2003 Marcus Edward Jones February 12, 1970 April 16, 2003 MABELTON, GA Mr. Marcus Edward Jones, 33, of 1198 Vining Place, Mableton, died Wednesday, April 16, in Atlanta, Ga. Funeral services will be held 1p.m., Tuesday, April 22, at Greater Beallwood Baptist Church, 4419 Sherwood Columbus, with the Rev. Willie L. Hill, Pastor officiating, with burial in Green Acres Cemetery, according to People's Funeral Service of Columbus, Inc.
The family will receive friends at 2205 Willard Columbus. Visitation will be from 1p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday a at the funeral home. Mr. Jones was born February 12, 1970, in Heidelberg, Germany, son of Malon Jones Columbus and Mildred Jones of Mabelton.
He was a 1988 graduate of Benjamin Mays High School in Atlanta. He was self-employed. Survivors include his father, Malon Jones of Columbus; mother, Mildred Jones of Mabelton; sons, Marcus Jones, Jr. of Mabelton, Corey Simpson, and Mario Simpson, both of Atlanta; daughters, Jasmine Walker of Columbus, and Shon Simpson of Atlanta; brothers, Philamon (Frances) Threatt of Columbus; sisters, Alice Bass of Shiloh, Cynthia (Eddie) Neal of Columbus, Gloria Stafford of Mabelton, Gwendolyn Rutledge of Mabelton, and Melody Palmer of Columbus; aunts, Dorothy Hood and Jackie Benton, both of Atlanta, Sadie Anthony of Columbus, Eliza Blossomgame of Atlanta and Maggie (Robert) Kegler of Detroit, uncle, Willie Gilbert of Atlanta; five nephews, three nieces; a devoted companion, Octavia Simpson, and a host of other relatives and friends. Annie Mae Hurt October 15, 1918 April 17, 2003 SMITHS, AL Mrs.
Annie Mae Hurt, 84, of 1669 Lee Road 235, Smiths, died Thursday, April 17, at Doctor's Hospital. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. EST Monday, April 21, 2003 at St. Peter C.M.E. Church, Salem, Ala.
Burial will follow in Mt. Zion C.M.E. Church Cemetery in Smiths, according to Taylor Funeral Home, Phenix City, Ala. Visitation will be held today from 11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.
at the funeral home. Mrs. Hurt was born October 15, 1918 in Lee County, the daughter of the late Lorene Floyd and Marion Floyd. She was retired from Swift Textile was a member of the St. Peter C.M.E.
Church in Salem, where she served on the Usher Board. Mrs. Hurt was preceded in death by a son, Billy Hurt. Survivors include her husband, James Frederick Hurt of Smiths; a son, James (Laura) Hurt of Phenix City; a daughter, Sandra (Raymond) Crowell of Phenix City; one daughter-in-law, Betty Hurt of Phenix City; two brothers, Andrew (Ethel) Floyd and Lindsey Floyd, both of Smiths; two devoted nieces, Jessie Floyd and Audrey N. Hollis, both of Smiths; three grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
COLUMBUS Walter Charles Chaney, Sr. July 24, 1923 April 16, 2003 COLUMBUS, GA Walter Charles "Buck" Chaney, 79, of Columbus, died Wednesday, April 16, at Pine Manor Nursing Home. Funeral services will held 2 p.m. Monday, April at Ward Chapel A.M.E. Church, Columbus, with Reverend O.L.
Duncan, pastor officiating. Interment will follow in Fort Mitchell National Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ala. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.
The family will receive friends at 3544 Howard Columbus. Mr. Chaney was born July 24, 1923 in Waverly Hall, the son of the late John and Alice Chaney. He was a retired brick mason and a United States Army Veteran having served in World War II. Mr.
Chaney accepted Christ at an early age attending Hosley Monument C.M.E. Church. He was a graduate of William H. Spencer High School, and was preceded in death by a daughter and a son. Survivors include six sons, Michael Chaney of Huntsville, James E.
Chaney of Redondo, Darryl T. Chaney and David S. Chaney, Aaron J. (Annette) Luckey, and Rickey L. Luckey, all of Columbus; five daughters, Alice F.
Chaney of Huntsville, Deborah A. Harris, Merrilyn A. Chaney and Brenda Nowlin and Cynthia L. Jordan, all of Columbus; 19 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; a very devoted and loving friend, Annie E. Mitchell of Columbus, and a multitude of other relatives and friends.
Willie M. Elmore May 20, 1936 April 17, 2003 COLUMBUS, GA Willie M. Elmore, 66, of Columbus, died Thursday, April 17, at the Columbus Hospice House after a long illness. Graveside services will held today, p.m. at Evergreen Memory Gardens in Columbus, with the Rev.
Bob Herron officiating, according to Vance Memorial Chapel. Ms. Elmore was born May 20, 1936, in Graceville, daughter of the late Henry C. Martin and Willie Clyde Elmore Martin. She retired from Civil Service at Fort Benning in 1995.
Ms. Elmore was loved by all. She is survived by her son, Phil Elmore of Studio City, daughter, Sherry Elmore Maynard and husband, Jesse of Olympia, two grandchildren, Brenton Maynard and Veronica Maynard; two sisters, Annie Lee Morris of Chipley, and Ophelia Dansby of Phenix City, brother, Dweall Martin and wife, Jeannie of New Albany, and several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Columbus Hospice. 1 Vance Phenix Memorial Alabama Chapel City, ENQUIRER Eva Bea Phipps November 5, 1925 April 18, 2003 COLUMBUS, GA Eva Bea Phipps, passed away Friday, April 18, at Martin Army Community Hospital, Fort Benning, after a short illness.
Graveside services will be held Tuesday, April 22, at 9 a.m. at Main Post Cemetery, Fort Benning, with the Rev. Dan Gates officiating, according to Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Macon Road, Columbus, Ga. Mrs. Phipps was born November 5, 1925, in Fayetteville, N.C., daughter of the late Carl Thomas Brafford and the late Evangeline Ramsey Brafford.
Mrs. Phipps and her sister, Sammie McCormick McMullen, were raised in Mills Baptist Home for Children in Thomasville, N.C., following the death of her father and brother, Carl Brafford. Mrs. Phipps was also preceded in death by her stepfather, Oscar K. Glover, of Fayetteville, N.C.
In 1947 she married Alton Thomas Phipps of Fayetteville, N.C., who predeceased her in 1998. During her marriage Mr. and Mrs. Phipps lived in various parts of the world and settled in Columbus, in 1957, following Mr. Phipps retirement from the United States Army.
Mrs. Phipps was a homemaker. Survivors include a daughter, Sharon P. Evans and her husband, Kenneth E. Evans of Midland, a son, Mark Phipps and his wife, Penny of Roswell, and Chattanooga, her beloved grandchildren, are Kenneth E.
Evans, Jr. and his wife, Edith P. Evans, Andrew A. Evans and his wife Jenny Evans of Columbus, Tommy Phipps, Marc Neyman and his wife, Angie and Jay Neyman of Chattanooga; great-grandsons, Ethan Phipps, Case Neyman and Tanner Miller of Chattanooga. Mrs.
Phipps is also survived by two dear sisters-in-law, Myrtle Muse of Hope Mills, N.C. and Lula Mae Nabors of Fayetteville, N.C. and several nephews and cousins. Memorials may be made to The Ronald McDonald House of West Georgia, 1959 Hamilton Columbus, 31904, Columbus Hospice, 7020 Moon Columbus, 31909, the Muscogee County Library, or the donor's favorite charity. Strifler Hamby Dignity www.ledger-enquirer.com/news OBITUARIES Almelda Downs Mann October 4, 1926 April 18, 2003 PHENIX CITY, AL Mrs.
Amelda Downs Mann, 76, of Phenix City, died Friday, April 18, at Columbus Hospice. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 22, at 4 p.m., EST, at First Baptist Church, Phenix City, with Dr. Eugene Langner officiating, according to Vance Memorial Chapel, Phenix City, Ala. Burial will follow in Lakeview Memory Gardens. Visitation will be held Monday evening from 6 8 p.m., at the funeral home.
Mrs. Mann was born Oct. 4, 1926, in Biloxi, daughter of the late Gresham Grant Downs, Sr. and Lillian Omega Gann Downs. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church, Phenix City.
She was member of the Board of Directors of the Phenix City Boy's Club for over 30 years, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and a founding member of the Federated Garden Club. She was preceded in death by her husband, 1 Dr. Henry Howell Mann, Sr. She is survived by one daughter, Candy Mann Ward and husband, Jeff of Columbus, one son, Hank Mann and wife, Susan of Mobile, one sister, Posha Merle Vance of Birmingham, one brother, Gresham Grant Downs, Jr. of Huntsville, four grandchildren, Jeffrey Ward, Alissa Ward, Carlen Mann and Henry Mann.
Memorials may be made to Columbus Hospice, 7020 Mood Columbus, 31909 or Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 381 Park S. Ste. 507, New York, N.Y. or to Phenix City Boy's Club, 1500 15th Phenix City, 36867. Vance Memorial Chapel' Phenix City, Alabama Reginald L.
Smith September 22, 1968 April 16, 2003 SMITH STATION, AL Mr. Reginald L. "Skip" Smith, 34, of Smith Station, formerly of Columbus, died Wednesday, April 16. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at Countyline Baptist Church in Howard, Ga.
Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Timothy Maddox officiating, according to Hicks and Sons Funeral Home, Reynolds, Ga. The family will receive friends at 1532 Lee Road 246 in Smith Station. Mr. Smith was born September 22, 1968 in Taylor County, the son of the late Grace Smith.
He was a member of Countyline Baptist Church and was currently employed with John Deere Company. He was a U.S. Marine Corp veteran where he served in the Gulf War. A 1987 graduate of Columbus High School, he also graduated from Southwest Georgia Technical College in Thomasville, Ga. Survivors include his wife, Sandra "Faye" Black-Smith of Smith Station; a son, Reginald L.
Smith, of Smith Station; a brother, Stanley W. Smith of Smith Station; and a halfsister, Wanda Bell of Butler, Ga. TAYLOR COUNTY Homes smoke Fire departments, organizations work together for safety giveaway BY HARRY FRANKLIN State Editor Half of Taylor County's more than 3,200 houses probably don't have working smoke alarms. That's about to change. Thanks to a collaboration between a utility cooperative, the county's eight volunteer fire departments and the Taylor County chapter of the Kids Yule Love organization, every house without a working smoke alarm can have one alarm installed for free, Hayley Greene, a Flint Energies spokeswoman, said Thursday.
Flint Energies, an electric membership cooperative headquartered in Reynolds, is making a corporate donation estimated at $6,400 to buy the $3.90 smoke alarms through a state vendor. Kids Yule Love is an organization devoted to assisting children. It was founded by Bibb County Commissioner to get alarms be 21, be 4 Joe Allen, a 30-year veteran of the Bibb County Fire Department, said Greene. The group will distribute fliers at schools, grocery stores and through organizations announcing how residents can get on the list to receive a smoke alarm. Greene said the smoke alarms have been ordered, and the first shipment i is expected about the second week in May.
Kids Yule Love also will help train volunteers to accompany firefighters at the installations and share with residents the importance of changing batteries and checking smoke alarms, as well as preparing a plan of escape for the family. "This is a one-of-a-kind program," said State Fire Marshal Alan Shuman. "We had 128 fire deaths in Georgia last year, and 85 percent of those could have been prevented if there had been a working smoke alarm in the home. They give you a 50 percent chance of escape." According to the National Fire Data Center, children under age 5 are at greatest risk of death during a house fire. Children under age 10 account for 22.2 percent of all fire deaths.
Northside Atlanta. competition The is designed to student honored variety familiarize of students manufacturing with a applications in the state. Jung Eun Lee, a student at Also recognized during the Northside High School in ninth annual Manufacturing Columbus, was chosen Appreciation Week was among nearly 3,000 students Bayer Corporation of in Georgia as one of only Columbus. Bayer was three to receive an award for nominated for Manufacturer design work from Gov. Sonny of the Year.
Bayer, the largest Perdue. supplier of polymer powder Perdue presented the resins in the United States, winning students with recently located in scholarship checks during Columbus. the governor's awards luncheon Thursday in From staff reports Two juveniles also arrested From B1 across his chest and a 15-year old with the group were charged and transported to 26, of 10th Street; all of the Regional Youth Detention Columbus. Center on Schatulga Road. All four are convicted fel- After agents got past the ons who were charged with apartment's back door, boardvarious counts of drug pos- ed up with 2 by 12 planks of session and distribution, in wood screwed into the walls, addition to possession of a they discovered more than convicted felon.
$3,400 in cocaine and mariweapon juana a in the by a Each pleaded innocent and apartment, along with a 9 mm gun, a were ordered held on bonds caliber pistol, and cash, totaling more than $25,000 police said. during a Recorder's Court In an earlier arrest Friday hearing Saturday. afternoon, task force agents Also arrested on various served an outstanding wardrug charges was Richard rant on a Phenix City man at Feggins, 19, of Terminal his friend's Milgen Road busiCourt. Feggins pleaded guilty ness. Michael Earl Halstead, during a court hearing and 26, a part-time employee at Advantage Audio, was was ordered held on bonds ordered held without bond on totaling $20,000.
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