Gaddy, Warren
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Jul 1982
     Warren Gaddy, 57, of Rt. 1, Jenkinsburg, died Wednesday at Clayton General Hospital following an illness of several months.
     A native of Piedmont, Ala., Mr. Gaddy had lived in Jackson and Jenkinsburg for many years and was employed by American Mills of Jackson for the past 21 years.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Willie Rainey Gaddy of Jenkinsburg; a daughter, Miss Deborah Gaddy of Jenkinsburg; a son, Jonathan Gaddy of Jackson; two sisters, Ms. Ilene Roland of Cedartown and Ms. Willie Lee Bryan of Piedmont, Ala.; six brothers, James Gaddy of Piedmont, Ala., Homer Gaddy of Tallapoosa, Marshall Gaddy of White Plains, Ala., O'Dell Gaddy of Ohatchee, Ala., Bobby Gaddy of Jacksonville, Ala., and Lamar Gaddy of San Antonio, Texas.
     Graveside services were conducted Thursday at 4 p. m. and burial was in the Jackson city cemetery. Rev. Sanford Willis officiated.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson made the arrangements.

Gaillard, David C.
Jackson Progress Argus 28 Nov 1971
David Gaillard Dies In Griffin Hospital
     Mr. David C. Gaillard, widely known retired Spalding County farmer and former Spalding County commissioner, died late Tuesday afternoon in the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital after a lengthy illness.
     Mr. Gaillard was born October 27, 1885 in Butts County, the son of Mr. David Crosson Gaillard Sr. and Mrs. Lula Phillips Gaillard. Mr. Gaillard had been a patient in the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital for several weeks. He died on the day before his 87th birthday. Members of his family were planning to spend Wednesday with him at the hospital and had planned a small birthday observance. His wife, Mrs. Annie Byron Fletcher Gaillard, preceded him in death about 12 years ago.
     Mr. Gaillard was a member and elder of the Fellowship Presbyterian Church, a member of the Griffin Elks Lodge No. 1207, a Mason and Shriner.
     Funeral services will be conducted from Haisten's Chapel in Griffin Tuesday morning, October 28th, at 11 o'clock with the Rev. C. C. Buckalew officiating. Interment will be in Fellowship Cemetery.
     Mr. Gaillard is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Lula G. Gardner of Locust Grove, Mrs. Mary G. Byrd of Miami, Fla., and Mrs. Nora G. Walker of Gardenia, Calif.

Gaillard, Lula Phillips
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Feb 1933
Mrs. D. C. Gaillard Is Taken by Death
     The death of Mrs. D. C. Gaillard. 73, one of the most prominent and widely beloved women in this section, occurred Saturday night at 11 o'clock at the family residence in Griffin. She had been in declining health for the past three or four years, having suffered a stroke and had been confined to her bed for a long period.
     Mrs. Gaillard, who was Miss Lola Phillips before her marriage, was the widow of the late Mr. D. C. Gaillard, a well known gusiness [sic] man and cotton factor. The family resided in Jackson several years ago and Mr. Gaillard was engaged in the warehouse business. They had many friends here who are grieved to learn of Mrs. Gaillard's passing. She was a sister of late Dr. Tom Phillips. Mrs. Gaillard was born and reared in Spalding county and was a member of Fellowship Presbyterian church.
     Funeral services were held at Fellowship church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, with Rev. A. J. Warner, of Thomaston, and Dr. N. McN. McKay, of Atlanta, officiating. Interment was in the family lot in the churchyard.
     Surviving are seven children, W. P. Gaillard, of Macon; D. C. and S. S. Gaillard, of Griffin; Mrs. Walter Byrd, of Griffin; Mrs. W. S. Boyce, of Baldwin, Miss.; Mrs. Hawell Gardner, of Locust Grove, and Miss Nora Gaillard, a teacher in LaGrange; one brother, Mr. E. Z. Phillips, of Griffin.

Gainey, Geneva O.
Jackson Progress Argus 21 Jul 1971
Mrs. Gainey Died Monday, In Griffin
     Mrs. Geneva O. Gainey, 66, of Miller Apartments, Jenkinsburg, died Monday morning in the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital. She was a former resident of Amarillo, Texas, and had lived in Jenkinsburg one year.
     Funeral services were held on Wednesday morning, July 21st, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with Rev. S. H. Odom officiating. Interment was in Amarillo, Texas, with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Gainey is survived by two sons, James R. Gainey of Jenkinsburg and J. T. Gainey of Tampa, Florida; a sister, Mrs. Inez Spears of Gideon, Missouri; one grandchild; several nieces and nephews.

Gallman, Elma Moore Cook
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Mar 1983
     Mrs. Elma Moore Cook Gallman, 84, of Jenkinsburg died early Saturday morning at the Living Center in Griffin where she was a patient.
     A native of Jasper County, Mrs. Gallman was the daughter of the late Alfred P. Moore and Catherine Fincher Moore. She was the widow of William M. Gallman. Mrs. Gallman was a member of Jenkinsburg Baptist Church and was a former employee of Pepperton Cotton Mills in Jackson.
     Survivors include sons, Harold Cook of Jackson and Wilmer A. Cook of Lanette, Ala.; daughter, Mrs. Alice Edwards of Porterdale; sisters, Mrs. Clyde Pope of Stuart, Ga. and Mrs. Evelyn' Hodge of Monticello; 10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren: several nieces and nephews.
     Services were held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home. The Rev. Harry Shepherd and the Rev. Alan Posey officiated, and burial was in the Prospect United Methodist cemetery in Jasper County.
     Pallbearers were Harold Eugene Cook, Jr., Stanley Cook Dennis Cook, Steve Cook, Jeff Cook, Tommy Parker.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
 Gallman, Ross W., Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 02 Mar 1983
     Ross W. Gallman Sr. of Jackson died Feb. 22.
     Mr. Gallman is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Wyatt Gallman; daughter, Mrs. Edith Griffin of Lithia Springs; sons, Ross W. Gallman Jr. of Duluth, John J. Gallman of Jackson, and Willis R. Gallman of Tampa, Fla.; sisters, Mrs. Sallie Cook of Stockbridge and Mrs. Mary Elliott of Atlanta; brother, Ralph W. Gallman of Baltimore; 11 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
     Services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Calvary Temple Church with Rev. Robert McCurry officiating. Burial was in the Crest Lawn Memorial Park.
     Howard L. Carmichael & Sons Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Gallman, Timothy John
Jackson Progress Argus 16 May 1990
     Air Recruit Timothy John Gallman, 19, of Jackson died Thursday, May 10, in Griffin.
     The funeral was held Sunday, May 13, in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home in
Jackson, with the Rev. Edward Pearson officiating. Burial was in the County Line Baptist Church cemetery in Jenkinsburg with military honors.
     Mr. Gallman was born in Clayton County, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gallman of Jackson. A member of the U. S. Navy, Gallman was stationed on North Island, San Diego, Ca.
     Survivors include his parents; his wife, Tracey Gallman of Pendergrass; sisters, Darline Rose of Griffin, and Quida Scheick of Ellenwood; and several nieces and nephews.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Gallman, William Miles
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Jan 1970
W. M. Gallman Buried Tuesday At Jenkinsburg
     Mr. William Miles Gallman, 85, of Jenkinsburg died at Sylvan Grove Hospital Monday morning, January 5th, after an extended illness.
     A native of Henry County, he was the son of the late Mr. Adolphus A. Gallman and Mrs. Frances Tidwell Gallman. He had lived in Butts County for the past 30 years and was a member of the Jenkinsburg Baptist Church. He was a retired employee of Pepperton Mills.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with burial in the Jenkinsburg Methodist Cemetery. Rev. A. L. Price, pastor of the Jenkinsburg Baptist Church, officiated with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Gallman is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elma Moore Gallman of Jenkinsburg; several nieces and nephews.
    Pallbearers were Huey Hooten, Harry Ridgeway, Raburn Bankston, W. J. Saunders, Jimmy Driver, Thomas Sims.

Galloway, Henry Thomas, Jr.
Jackson Progress Argus 03 May 1973
Parachute Instructor Killed Saturday ion 4,000 Ft. Fall
     A parachute instructor, who reportedly had been employed only a few days by the Greene County Parachute Center on County Line Road in Butts County, fell to his death near the center early Saturday night when his main chute failed to open and his reserve chute ripped away from his body.
     Butts County Coroner John Sherrell listed the parachutist as Henry Thomas Galloway, Jr., 21, 29 Rockwood Place, Rome. Coroner Sherrell said he fell approximately 4,000 feet to his death about 7:30 o'clock Saturday night.
     Coroner Sherrell said that he was reported missing shortly afterwards and that two or three witnesses, including motorists on nearby U. S. 23, saw Mr. Galloway fall although conflicting reports were given as to where his body might have landed.
     Butts County Sheriff Barney L. Wilder and deputies organized a search with the body of the parachutist being found about 9:30 o'clock Saturday night adjacent to a fence to the rear of the County Line Baptist Church, the body only missing by a few feet of landing in the church cemetery.
     Coroner Sherrell said information gathered here indicated that Mr. Galloway was a student at North Georgia College in Dahlonega. Mr. Sherrell said Jennings Funeral Home in Rome was in charge of arrangements.
     The Greene County Parachute Center opened a few months ago in Butts County with jumping attracting an ever increasing number of parachute devotees. The center is about a mile off U. S. 23 near Jenkinsburg.

Gandy, Annie Mae Henderson
Jackson Progress Argus 28 Nov 1990
     Mrs. Annie Mae Henderson Gandy, 76, of Route 1, Hwy. 36 East, the Jackson Lake Community, died Monday evening, Nov. 19, at Newton General Hospital in Covington.
     The funeral was held Wednesday, Nov. 21, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson, with the Rev. Preston Bridges officiating. Burial was in the Sardis Baptist Church cemetery Military County.
     Mrs. Gandy was a native of Mississippi. She and Mr. Gandy resided in Atlanta before moving to Butts County in 1982. She was a member of Sardis Baptist Church.
     Survivors include her husband, Tommy A. Gandy of Jackson; daughters, Janice Grooms of Jonesboro, and Donna Thornton of Fayetteville; four grandchildren and one great grandchild; sisters, Lottie Beckham of Atlanta, and Lucy Cherry of Ocala, Fla.; and brother, Jamie Henderson of Covington.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
     
Gannam, Elizabeth Preston
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Dec 1983
     Mrs. Elizabeth Preston Gannam, 93, of Savannah died Thursday in Chandler Hospital after a short illness.
     Mrs. Gannam was a native of Butts County and was a member of the Sandy Creek Primitive Baptist Church in Butts County. She taught school in Flovilla and Pepperton.
     Survivor s include three stepsons, Michael Gannam and Anthony Gannam, both of Savannah, and Nazer Gannam of Fort Fairville, Me; stepdaughter, Mrs. Mary Beecher of Savannah. Several nieces and nephews in Butts country also survive.
     Services were held Friday at 8 p. m, in the chapel of The Fox and Weeks Funeral Home in Savannah. Local services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. in Haisten's Chapel. Burial was in Sandy Creek cemetery in Butts County. Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of local arrangements.
     Pallbearers were Sidney Preston, A. K. Gannam Sr., A. K. Gannam Jr., Ed Tate, Jerry James, and Lowell Preston.

Gannam, Karam
Jackson Progress Argus 17 Dec 1980
K. Gannam Buried In Savannah
     Funeral services for Mr. Karam Gannam, 100, of Savannah, were held Sunday, November 30th, at the Sacred Heart Church with interment in the Bonaventure Cemetery.
     Surviving Mr. Gannam are his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth P. Gannam of Savannah, who was the former Miss Elizabeth Preston of Jenkinsburg; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Saraf Beecher of Savannah; three sons, Anthony K. Gannam and Michael K. Gannam, both of Savannah and Nazer K. Gannam of Fairfield, Me.
     Mr. Gannam was a native of Sidon, Lebanon who became an American citizen in 1952. He was a communicant of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church.
     His son, Sgt. George K. Gannam, was Savannah's first World War II hero, having been killed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Gantt, Marshall
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Jan 1990
     Mr. Marshall Gantt, 61, of Decatur died Jan, 5.
     Funeral services were held on Thursday, Jan. 10, at New Grove Baptist , Church in Athens. Burial was in the church cemetery.
     Mr. Gantt was. born in Clark County to the late James and Julia Gantt.
     Survivors include the Crawford family of Jackson; brother, Talmadge Gantt of Marietta; and devoted friend, Mattie Crawford Butler.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Gantt, Seprenna
Jackson Progress Argus 02 May 1974
Macon Girl Drowns High Falls Saturday
     A 15-year-old Negro girl from Macon, reported to be a good swimmer, drowned Saturday morning about 11:45 o'clock in the lake at High Falls State Park when she reportedly jumped from a boat in which she was one of four occupants and sank in six to eight feet of water.
     S. L. (Shorty) Letson, superintendent at High Falls State Park, identified the victim as Seprenna Gantt of 3481 Lansing Court, Macon.
     Supt. Letson said the drowning was reported to a park ranger, who, in turn, reported the incident to him and dragging operations were begun within 10 minutes with searchers, including park personnel, Deputy Sheriffs Jack Pitts and Everett Jackson of Monroe County.
     John Conley State Trooper from Forsyth and members of the Butts County Civil Defense Unit. Mr. Letson said the drowning occurred in the beach area and that her body was recovered at 12;25 p.m. by two boats which hung her body almost simultaneously. The victim was clad in a bathing suit and she was a member of a "basketball group from Macon," according to Mr. Letson. The drowning occurred in Monroe County with the body being sent to Forsyth via ambulance.
     Supt. Letson recall that last year three persons were drowned in the park area of the lake and said that Saturday's tragedy marked the first loss of life at the park during 1974.

Gardenhire, Mattie Jo Pullin
Jackson Progress Argus 24 Mar 1982
     Mrs. Mattie Jo Pullin Gardenhire died Wednesday Feb. 24 at Sylvan Grove Hospital following a lengthy illness.
     A native of Spalding County, Mrs. Gardenhire lived many years in Jenkinsburg where she taught school. She was the daughter of the late Leon W. and Anna Patrick Pullin and was a member of the Locust Grove Methodist Church.
     Survivors are her husband Roland Gardenhire; three sisters, Mrs. Julia P. Fletcher of Jenkinsburg, Mrs. Edna P. Forrer of Locust Grove, and Mrs. Caroline P. Franklin of Jackson; two brothers, Henry W. Pullin of Atlanta and J. Alton Pullin of Griffin; two step-sons, Raleigh and Robert Gardenhire of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
     Funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 26 at 10 a.m. at the Locust Grove Methodist Church with the Reverends W. D. Mendum, Colin Dacus, and Harry Wood officiating. Burial was in the Union Baptist Church cemetery in Spalding County under the direction of D. T. Carmichael Funeral Home.
     Pallbearers were nephews: Robin Fletcher, Pat Franklin, Leon Forrer, Ken Pullin, Tim Pullin, Jimmy Saunders, Richard Penn, and Gary Daniel.

Gardner, Charles Robert
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Sep 1977
Gardener Rites Were Held On Tuesday
     Mr. Charles Robert Gardner, 73, of Route 5, Jackson, died Sunday morning in Dekalb General Hospital following a short illness.
     Mr. Gardner was associated with the Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta for over 45 years before his retirement in 1965. He was a member of the Jackson United Methodist Church.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Margaret Maddox Gardner, of Jackson; one son, Charles R. Gardner, Jr. of Dallas, Texas; two grandchildren, Cynthia Lynn and Tracie Leigh Gardner of Dallas; three sisters, Mrs. Joe Lowery, Mrs. Clarence Hughes and Mrs. Reid Dempsey, all of Roswell; and one brother, William Gardner, of Hartford, Alabama.
     Funeral services were conducted Tuesday morning in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with Reverend Phil DeMore officiating. Burial was in the Jackson City Cemetery.
Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
     Pallbearers were Bob Adams, Marvin Adams, Andy Anderson, Ralph Barber, Mercer Brown, and Sidney Lanier.

Gardner, G. W., Rev.
  The Jackson Argus November 22, 1894
     Rev. G. W. Gardner got a telegram this morning announcing the death of his father. His pulpit will be filled here next Sunday by some one while he is in South Carolina, his father's home.
Gardner, G. W., Rev.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus July 30, 1926
Former Jackson Pastor Dies In Greenwood, S. C.
     Rev. G. W. Gardner, former pastor of the Jackson Baptist church, died at his home in Greenwood, S. C., Friday night of the past week, according to advice received here by friends. He will be remembered by many of the older residents of the city, having served as pastor of the Baptist church here in 1834-95. Dr. Gardner, who was 75 years of age is survived by his widow, one son, one daughter and four grandchildren.

Gardner, John Berry
Jackson Progress Argus 03 Mar 1993
     John Berry Gardner, 79, died Sun., Feb. 28, at the Medical Center in Macon.
Funeral services were held Wed., March 3, in the chapel of Jordan Funeral Home in Monticello with Rev. Grady Fuller and Rev. Floyd Hunnicutt officiating. Interment was in West View Cemetery.
     Mr. Gardner was a native of Putnam County, son of the late John Berry Gardner Sr. and Mattie Mae Alford Gardner. He was a member of Enon Baptist Church. He retired as a Master Sergeant from the U. S. Air Force after 20 years and as a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars, he was awarded the Air Force Good Conduct Medal with five bronze loops and the Air Force Longevity Service Ribbon with four bronze leaf clusters.
     Survivors include wife Kathryn Jones Gardner of Monticello; daughter and son-in-law Lynn and Willie Collins of Jackson; son John Otis Gardner of Deltona, Fla.; sisters Annette Paschal and Lula Bryant of Eatonton and Margaret Allen of Camilla; brothers Grady Paul Gardner and Bobby Gardner of Eatonton; six grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
     Jordan Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
     
Gardner, Henry Ralph
(See Coleman, Howell Harris)
Gardner, June E.
  The Jackson Argus January 24, 1913
Editor J. E. Gardner Dies In Classic City.
     June E. Gardner, aged 52 years, for many years a citizen of Athens and editor of The Clarke County Courier, died Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock in a hospital in Athens after an illness of ten days.
     He was prominent in political matters, city district and State, and a prominent Mason.

Gardner, Lillie Bell Pritchett
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Jun 1981
Gardner Rites Held Wednesday
     Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Bell Pritchett Gardner, of Lilburn, were held Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. from the East Griffin Congregational Holiness Church with the Rev. Robert Herrin officiating. Interment was in the Oak Hill Cemetery under the direction of Haisten Funeral Home of Griffin.
     Mrs. Gardner, a former resident of Griffin, had lived in Lilburn with her daughter for the past three years. She was a member of the East Griffin Congregational Holiness Church and was a retired textile worker.
     Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Flora Mae Rice of Jackson and Mrs. Elizabeth Mason of Lilburn; two sons, Albert Gardner of Griffin and Lester E. Gardner of Forest Park; a sister, Mrs. Estelle Murphy of Griffin; a brother, the Rev. Tommy Pritchett of South Carolina; nine grandchildren; three great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

Gardner, Robert Clarence
  Butts County Progress May 1, 1914
Mr. Clarence Gardner Died Last Saturday
     At the age of 33, Mr. Clarence Gardner died at his home in Flovilla Saturday afternoon. He had been ill for about three weeks, and a heart affection was the cause of death.
     Mr. Gardner was a prominent young man of Flovilla and had a large circle of friends who were ____ by his death. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Gardner, one brother, Leo Gardner, four sisters, Mrs. R. H. Henderson, Mrs. W. A. Maddox, Mrs. J. A. Maddox, Miss Nelle Gardner.
     The funeral was held at Flovilla Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, the services being in charge of Rev. F. D. Pendley. Interment was in the Flovilla cemetery.

Gardner, Robert Clement
Jackson Progress Argus April 11, 1930
Death Summons Calls to Mr. R. C. Gardner
     Following a period of ill health extending over several months during which time he suffered from complication of disease. Mr. Robert C. Gardner, well known citizen, passed away at his home in Flovilla Monday morning at 2:16 o'clock. Friends of the family throughout the county regret to know of his death.
     Mr. Gardner, who was 79 years of age, had been a resident of Flovilla for a long period of time. He was well known and highly esteemed and was a member of the Flovilla Methodist church.
     He is survived by his wife, who before marriage was Miss Lewis of Macon; three daughters, Mrs. R. H. Henderson and Miss Nellie Gardner of Flovilla; Mrs. J. A. Maddux of Macon; one son, Mr. L. E. . Gardner of Sylvester, Ga. He is also survived by several grandchildren.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock, the services at the graveside being conducted by Rev. J. F. Davis, pastor of the Flovilla Methodist church. Interment was in the Flovilla cemetery.
Gardner, Sara
  Jackson Progress Argus 05 Aug 1965
Mother of Mrs. Weaver Died In Thomaston
    Mrs. Sara Gardner, 76, of Thomaston, died Tuesday night, July 27th, at the Upson County Hospital.
    Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at three o'clock from The Rock Baptist Church. Dr. D. D. Mohler, Rev. C. D. Harrington and the Rev. Edward Daniel officiated with interment in the Shiloh Cemetery in Lamar County.
    Mrs. Gardner's body lay in state at the Coggin-Trice Funeral Home in Thomaston.
    Surviving Mrs. Gardner are two daughters, Mrs. Durward Holloway of Thomaston and Mrs. W. S. Weaver of Jackson; one brother, Jim Bowdoin of Lizella; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

Gardner, Thomas Boyd
Jackson Progress Argus 15 Jul 1954
T. B. Gardner Dies of Hurts In Auto Crash
    Barnesville, Ga.-Funeral services for Thomas Boyd Gardner, 43, of Johnstonville and Coggins were held Friday afternoon at Shiloh Baptist Church with the Rev. Clyde Lancaster, the Rev. I. W. Bowen, Elder P. O. Revels and Elder D. O. Payne officiating. Burial was in Shiloh churchyard.
    Mr. Gardner died of injuries received in an automobile-truck collision about five miles from Barnesville on the Coggins road. He was a well-known farmer of that community and recently had been employed by Butler Oil Co. of Barnesville. He resided with his mother, Mrs. Sara Bowden Gardner, near Johnstonville.
    Survivors besides his mother are one daughter, Miss Martha Elaine Gardner of Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. P. G. Holloway of Thomaston and Mrs. W. S. Weaver of Jackson.
  
Garfield, James
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Feb 1974
Negro Man Dies In Home Fire
     The body of a Negro man, identified as James Garfield about 50, was discovered about 1:30 o'clock Monday morning, February 11th, in the smoldering ruins of his house on George Henderson Road near Indian Springs.
     According to the results of an autopsy performed early Monday evening at Sherrell Funeral Home by Dr. Byron Dawson of the State Crime Laboratory, the victim died from asphyxiation and as the result of burns.
     Butts County Coroner John Sherrell said several neighbors came to the funeral home Monday afternoon and identified the charred remains as the body of Garfield.
     The fire was discovered about midnight by a passerby who aroused neighbors who, in turn, called the Flovilla and Jackson Fire Department and the Butts County Sheriff's office. Both fire departments and the Butts County Civil Defense Unit, John Chiappetta, director, rushed to the scene of the fire. Because of the headway of the flames, little could be done other than keeping the fire from spreading. When the ruins had cooled sufficiently to allow investigation, the badly burned body of Garfield was discovered in a kneeling position in a bathtub at the side of the house.
     Coroner Sherrell said neighbors who were first at the scene of the fire reported hearing someone running about iri the house but they could not enter the dwelling because of the intensity of the flames. One woman reported the sound as "a trapped animal seeking to escape from the confines of a cage."
     Coroner Sherrell ,also said that an investigator from the State Fire Marshall's office came to Indian Springs Monday afternoon and sifted through the ruins for a possible cause of the fire and to ascertain if more than one person died in the inferno.
     Trimier Funeral Home of Jackson was to announce funeral arrangements for Garfield.

Garland, Frank J.
  Jackson Progress Argus 21 Jan 1965
Frank J. Garland Died Tuesday At Augusta
    Frank J. Garland, 17, of Locust Grove, brother of William Garland of Jackson, died early Tuesday morning at a private hospital in Augusta where he had been a patient for ten years.
    Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock from Pittman-Rawls Chapel in Griffin with the Rev. Winston Harmon officiating. Burial was in the New Hope Methodist Church cemetery in Henry County.
    Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Garland of Locust Grove; three sisters, Mrs. Eulee Martin, Mrs. James Lunsford, and Mrs. Frank Phillips, all of Locust Grove; four brothers, Emmett, John and Adolphus Garland, all of Locust Grove; and William Garland of Jackson; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Garland of Locust Grove; Mrs. Lucy Thomas of McDonough and Mr. E. D. Thomas of Flovilla.

Garland, Mary Lucile
Jackson Progress Argus 04 Nov 1987
     Mary Lucile Garland, 53, of Forsyth died Thursday in a Macon hospital after a brief Illness.
     Graveside services were held Friday at 3 p.m. in Monroe Memorial Gardens in Forsyth.
     The Rev. Joe Faulkner officiated.
     A Butts County native, Mrs. Garland was the daughter of the late Grover Cleveland Faulkner and Maggie Polk Faulkner and the wife of the late John Thomas Garland of Forsyth. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Forsyth.
     Survivors include two sons, Huel Garland of Marietta and Wesley Garland of Forsyth; sisters, Mrs. James Cleveland of Jenkinsburg and Mrs. Ronnie Anthony of Atlanta; brother, Grover C. Faulkner of Forsyth; one grandchild. Andrew A. Dillon and Son.
     Funeral Home in Forsyth was in charge of arrangements.

Garland, Mollie Watkins
Jackson Progress Argus 10 May 1995
     Mollie Watkins Garland of Jackson died Saturday, May 6.
     Funeral services were held Monday, May 8, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with Dr. Donald L. Folsom and Rev. Jim Cantrell officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery.
     Mrs. Garland was born Jan. 24, 1911 in Jackson, daughter of the late Col. William E. Watkins and Ermine Rambo Watkins.
     She graduated from Jackson High School in 1928 and attended the Virginia College for Women. She graduated from Wesleyan College in Macon and Tift College in Forsyth where she received a degree in education. She was a first grade teacher in the Butts County school system for 19 years.
     She was the widow of Benjamin B. Garland. Mrs. Garland was a member of Jackson First Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school and was a member of the Florence Grasham Sunday School Class before joining Jackson United Methodist Church to be with her children.
     She was a member and former regent of the William McIntosh Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. She was a founding member of the Cherokee Garden Club and was a member and past president of the Butts County Retired Teachers Association.
     Mrs. Garland was a member and former Worthy Matron of the Jephtha Chapter No. 252, Order of the Eastern Star in Jackson.
     Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. William J. and Sue Garland of Sewanee, TN, Benjamin and Carol Garland of Macon and Byrd and Tyler Garland of Jackson; and nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.
 
     
Garland, Reuben Augustus, Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Dec 1982
     Reuben Augustus Garland Sr. of 801 W. Paces Ferry Pd., NW, Atlanta died Friday of a heart attack at Woodlawn Plantation in West Point, Ga.
     A native of Ft. Gaines, Ga., Mr. Garland practiced law for more than 60 years and was noted for his flamboyant courtroom style.
     Past president of the Fulton County Trial Lawyers Association, Mr. Garland was a member of the Georgia Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the American
Trial Lawyers Association, the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, and the Judicature Society.
     He attended Gordon Institute in Barnesville, Boys High School in Atlanta, and the University of Georgia School of Law.
     Following admission to the State Bar of Georgia, he opened his law office in Atlanta where he practiced throughout his career.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Fauntleroy Moon Garland sons Reuben August Garland Jr. and Edward T.M. Garland, both of Atlanta; and brothers Benjamin B. Garland of Jackson and J. Richmond Garland of Atlanta.
     Services were held Monday at 2 p. m. in the chapel of the Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church with Dr. C. Robert Marsh and Dr. Monroe Swilley Jr. officiating. Burial was in the Winston Family Cemetery at Woodlawn Plantation in West Point.
     H. M. Patterson & Son was in charge of arrangements.

Garland, Sallie Belle Turnipseed
Jackson Progress Argus 21 Feb 1963
Mrs. Garland, 83, Died Friday At Flovilla Home
     Funeral services for Mrs. James J. Garland, 83, were held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the First Baptist Church in Jackson with the Rev. Sidney L. Waterhouse, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the Head family cemetery near Barnesville. Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Garland died early Friday morning at the Killingsworth Rest Home in Flovilla following a long illness.
     Born in Fort Gaines, Ga., Mrs. Garland, the former Miss Sallie Belle Turnipseed, was daughter of the late Col. Richard Augustus Turnipseed of the 9th Georgia Regiment, CSA, and Mrs. Sallie Marable Turnipseed of Fort Gaines.
     A resident of Atlanta for many years, Mrs. Garland was prominent in that city's civic and cultural life, organizing the Alfred Colquitt Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, in Atlanta in 1916. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Atlanta.
     Survivors include three sons, Reuben A. Garland and J. Richmond Garland, both of Atlanta; Col. Benjamin B. Garland of Jackson; five grandsons, Reuben A. Garland Jr., Edward Garland, William J. Garland, Benjamin M. Garland, and Byrd Garland.
     Pallbearers were James Payne, M. L. Powell, T. J. Collins, Roy Goff, Frank Moore and Glenn Potts.
     Out of town relatives attending the services included: Mr. and Mrs. Reuben A. Garland, Mr. Reuben A. Garland, Jr., Mr. Edward Garland, Mr. and Mrs. J. Richmond Garland, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Turnipseed, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Turnipseed, and Mrs. Grace Witherington, all of Atlanta.

Garland, William A.
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Sep 1972
Wm. Garland Electrocuted In City Mishap
     A former Jackson resident and former employee of the Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation was electrocuted in Atlanta Thursday when a sky boom from which he was working apparently came into contact with an electric wire.
     The victim was William A. Garland, 31, of Locust Grove.
     The accident occurred in front of 874 Cascade Road S.W.
     Sgt. J. T. Cameron of the Fulton Medical Examiner's Office said he was told Garland was employed by R. H. Bouligny, Inc. of Charlotte, N. C., an electrical contracting firm employed by Georgia Power Company.
     Garland was working on overhead wires from a sky boom, Cameron related, when a piece of metal on the boom apparently touched one of the wires. Fellow workmen said they heard a popping noise, looked up and saw Garland slumped down in the boom. It was quickly lowered with the crew attempting resuscitation.
     Garland was pronounced dead upon arrival at a hospital.
     He was married to the former Miss Diane Rogers of Jackson and they have a daughter.
     Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at three o'clock from Phillipi Baptist Church with Rev. Jimmy Leverett and Rev. Winston Harmon officiating. Burial was in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery in Butts County with Pittman-Rawls Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. The body of Mr. Garland lay in state at the church one hour before the time of the funeral.
     Mr. Garland is survived by his wife, Mrs. Diane Rogers Garland; daughter, Miss Mickey Garland; parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Garland, Sr.; three sisters, Mrs. James Lunsford, Mrs. Eulee Martin and Mrs. Frank Phillips; three brothers A, D. Garland, Jr., John Garland and Emmett Garland, all of Locust Grove; several nieces and nephews.

Garlington, G. C.
Jackson Progress Argus 21 May 1964
G. C. Garlington Passes in Macon
     G. C. Garlington, 65, second son of the late Eugene Allen and Martha Lou Blackman Garlington, succumbed at his home in Macon on Saturday, May 16, following a brief illness.
     He was born at Snapping Shoals and spent his early life at Milner and Barnesville. He had been connected with the Signal Department of The Central of Georgia Railway Company since 1918. He was a Mason and a member and steward of Lynmore Methodist Church, Macon.
     He is survived by his wife, Susie Mae Arnold Garlington; two daughters, Mrs. Orbin D. Howell, Jr., Macon, and Mrs. Douglas Maxwell, Milledgeville; one son, Carl D. Garlington, New Orleans, Louisiana; a brother, Paul F. Garlington, Columbus; a sister, Grace Garlington, Jackson; and seven grandchildren.
     Funeral was conducted from the chapel of Horton-Ivey Funeral Home in Macon on Sunday afternoon where a host of friends gathered to pay their last respect.

Garlington, Lenna Grace
Jackson Progress Argus 24 Nov 1982
     Miss Lenna Grace Garlington of 586 Franklin St., Jackson died Saturday evening at Sylvan Grove Hospital following several years of declining health.
     A native of Barnesville, Miss Garlington was the daughter of the late Eugene Allen Garlington and the late Martha Lou Blackman Garlington. She received her education at Milner High School, Barnesville A & M, and the Atlanta Business College and taught elementary school for three years.
     Miss Garlington moved to Jackson in 1937 and was employed with the Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation as head bookkeeper for 32 years. She was a
member of the Jackson United Methodist Church, treasurer of the Wesleyan Service Guild for 31 years, and was a member of the Fellowship Sunday school class and the United Methodist Women.
     In 1970 Miss Garlington was chosen as Butts County Woman of the Year by the Jackson Exchange Club.
     Survivors include a sister-in-law, Mrs. C. G. Garlington of Macon; three nieces, Mrs. O. D. Howell Jr. of Macon, Mrs. Mary F. Miller of Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. Douglas Maxwell of Milledgeville; a nephew, Carl D. Garlington of Jacksonville, Fla.; several great-nieces, great-nephews, and cousins including Mrs. W. A. Smith Jr. of Atlanta.
     Services were held Monday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson. Rev. Mac Patterson officiated, and burial was in the Blackman-Garlington Cemetery on Liberty Hill Road near Milner.
     Pallbearers were Bill Smith, Dr. Robert Pinckney, Lamar Jinks, Bob Jackson, George Martin, and Stanley Howell.
     In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the Milner United Methodist Church or to the United Methodist Women of the Jackson United Methodist Church.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Garlington, Martha Poole
Jackson Progress Argus 19 Apr 1973
Mrs. Garlington Died Monday
     Mrs. Martha Poole Garlington, 68, of 2233 Camille Drive, Columbus, widow of Mr. Paul Franklin Garlington, died Monday, April 16th, a their home.
     Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Aubrey Miller of Oneonta, Ala.; one granddaughter, Mrs. Thomas Roundtree of Oneonta, Ala. ; one sister, Mrs. Dora Poole of Byron; one brother, John Poole of Atlanta; one sister-in-law, Miss Grace Garlington of Jackson.
     Arrangements were incomplete at press time and will be announced by Haisten Funeral Home.
     Born August 10,1904, she was the daughter of the late Mr. Freeman Napier Poole and Mrs. Mary Frances Jones Poole, both of Houston County. She was a member of. the Baptist Church.
     Funeral services were conducted Wednesday morning at eleven o'clock from the graveside in the family cemetery in Lamar County with Rev. Donald Gray, pastor of the Jackson United Methodist Church, officiating. Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Garlington, P. F.
Jackson Progress Argus 29 Aug 1968
Garlington Rites Here Wednesday
     Funeral services for Mr. P. F. Garlington of Columbus, retired: employee of the Central of Georgia Railway, Signal Department, were held Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock at the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson with Rev. Ray Dunahoo officiating,
     Interment was in the family cemetery two miles east of Milner on the Liberty Hill Road.
     Survivors include his wifr-, Mrs. Martha Poole Garlington, Columbus, formerly of Byron; a daughter, Mrs. Aubrey Miller, Oneonta, Ala.; a sister, Miss Grace Garlington, Jackson; a granddaughter, Mrs. Martha Roundtree, Oneonta, Ala.
     Mr. Garlington died Monday at his residence in Columbus after an apparent heart seizure.

Garner, Charles Richard
Jackson Progress Argus 29 Nov 1973
C. R. Gamer Buried Monday In Griffin
     Funeral services for Mr. Charles Richard Garner of Route 3, Jackson, were conducted Monday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of Pittman Rawls Funeral Home in Griffin with Minister Evans McMullen officiating. Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery with Pittman Rawls Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Garner died Saturday night, November 24th, at the Fulton Hospital after being hospitalized there for the past eight weeks.
     A native of Spalding County, Mr. Garner was the son of the late Mr. R. J. (Mack) Garner and Mrs. Annie Mae Storey Garner. He was owner and operator of the Garner Tire Company in Griffin and was a. veteran of the Korean conflict, serving in the Army.
     Mr. Garner is survived by his wife, Mrs. Peggy Colwell Garner, of Jackson; a son, Mark Alan Garner, Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. Carolyn Thomas of Griffin and Mrs. Betty Holloman of Atlanta; two nephews.

Garner, Mary Susi Phillips
Jackson Progress Argus 23 Mar 1978
Mrs. Garner Died After Auto Accident
     Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Susi Phillips Garner, of 1311 Ruth Street, Griffin, were held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Fairview Baptist Church, with the Rev. Brady Blalock and the Rev. James Dykes officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery under the direction of McDonald Funeral Home.
     Mrs. Garner died Monday evening, February 13th, at Clayton General Hospital of injuries she received in an automobile accident earlier.
A native of Fayette County, she had lived in Griffin for most of her life and was a member of the Fairview Baptist Church.
     Survivors include her husband, Emory Leon Garner; three daughters, Mrs. Margaret Spencer of Jackson, Mrs. Cornelia Earline Cox of Zetella and Mrs. Myrtle Chambers of Hampton; four sons, William Edward Phillips of Digby, Raymond W. Phillips, Henry A. Phillips, both of Griffin and Lewis Douglas Phillips of Jonesboro; a step-daughter, Mrs. Jean Tanksley, of Digby.

Garner, W. V. Mrs.
  The Jackson Argus May 30, 1913
Mrs. Garner Buried Here Monday.
     The body of Mrs. W. V. Garner, who died at her home in Pepperton Sunday, was interred in the City cemetery, Monday. The Rev. Mr. Reeves, of Locust Grove, conducted the funeral services. The deceased was 72 years of age and is survived by her husband.

  Butts County Progress May 30, 1913
  Mrs. W. V. Gardner Passed Away Sunday Morning.
     At the age of 72 years, Mrs. W. V. Garner passed away at her home in Pepperton Sunday morning. She had been in feeble health for several months and her death was due to old and infirm age and a complication of diseases.
     Mrs. Garner before her marriage was a Miss Matthews. She was a most estimable christian woman and enjoyed the friendship and esteem of all who knew her. Besides her husband she is survived by two brothers and two sisters and other relatives.
     The funeral was held from the residence Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The services were conducted by Rev, Mr. Reeves of Henry county. Interment was in the city cemetery.

Garr, Albert Clayton
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Jan 1974
Graveside Rites For A. C. Garr
     Mr. Albert Clayton Garr, 73, of Route 5, Jackson, one of the area's most widely known retired farmers, died Friday morning, January 4th, at Sylvan Grove Hospital in Jackson following a heart attack. He was admitted to the hospital Thursday morning and had been in declining health for a year or more.
     Mr. Garr was born in Monroe County, just across the Butts County line, and numbered friends and acquaintances in both counties. He was the son of the late Mr. Albert M. Garr and Mrs. Vallie Webb Garr. He attended Mt. Vernon Baptist Church.
     Graveside services were held Saturday afternoon at three o'clock in the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery in Butts County with Andrew A. Dillion & Son Funeral Home of Forsyth in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Garr is survived by four sisters, Mrs. F. M. Ridgeway of Jackson, Mrs. J. K. Zellner of Forsyth, Mrs. Guy Oxford of Culloden, and Mrs. John W. Phillips of Macon; three brothers, Webb Garr, J. L. Garr, and W. B. Garr, all of Jackson.

Garr, Albert Michael
Jackson Progress Argus 15 Nov 1956
A. M. Garr Is Buried Sunday At Mt. Vernon
     Funeral services for Albert Michael Garr,79, were held at three o'clock Sunday at the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, with the Rev. P. F. Davis and the Rev. Theo Thaxton officiating. .
     A prominent Monroe county farmer, he lived just across the Butts Monroe county line. His death on Saturday came as the result of an illness of several months.
     For many years actively identified with the religious and political life of the community, he had served as a member of the Monroe County Board of Commissioners. A member of the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, he liberally supported its causes.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Vallie Webb Garr of Jackson; four sons, W. J. Garr, A. C. Garr and J. L. Garr, all of Jackson, and W. B. Garr of Dublin; five daughters, Miss Mary Garr and Mrs. F. M. Ridgeway, both of Jackson; Mrs. Guy Oxford of CuIoden; Mrs. J. K. Zellner Jr. of Forsyth and Mrs. J. W. Phillips of Macon; two brothers, R. A. Garr and W. C. Garr of Jackson; one sister, Mrs. R. H. Garr of Jackson; and several grandchildren.
     Ash-Dillon Funeral Home of Forsyth was in charge of arrangements and interment was in the church cemetery.

Garr, Annie B. Hammond
Death Removes Well Known Young Woman
     Hosts of friends sympathize with Mr. W. ,C. Garr and family in the death of Mrs. Garr, which occurred about noon Friday. A coroner's jury held that she came to her death from wounds self inflicted. Alone in the house at the time, Mrs. Garr secured a shotgun and pulling the trigger with a piece of wood fired a charge through her heart. Death resulted instantly.
     Ill health is believed to have been the motive for the act.
     Mrs. Garr, formerly Miss Annie B. Hammond, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. Hammond, was one of the county's most prominent and beloved women. She was born and grew to womanhood in Butts county and was connected with one of t he county's most influential families. Since her marriage she has resided in the Blount community. She attended the Jackson public schools and was a member of the Jackson Methodist church and possessed many fine traits of character and was held in affectionate esteem by scores of friends. She was 39 years of age.
     Mrs. Garr is survived by her husband, one of the county's most successful farmers; one daughter, Miss Gail Hammond, student at the Towaliga Consolidated School; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. Hammond; three sisters, Mrs. J . W. Carter and Mrs. J . S. Ball, of Jackson, and Mrs. H. C. Childs, of Jenkinsburg.
     Funeral services, attended by a large number of relatives and friends, were held from the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hammond Saturday, afternoon at 2:30, Rev. T. H. Williams, pastor of the Jackson Methodist church, officiated and paid high tribute to the splendid character of the deceased. The pallbearers were Messrs. A- M- Garr, Walter Garr, Ralph Garr, J. S. Ball, H. C. Childs and J . W. Carter. Interment was in the Jackson city cemetery.

Garr, Ben
Jackson Progress Argus 19 Aug 1976
Last Rites Held Monday For Ben Garr
     Ben Garr, 58, died Sunday in a Forsyth hospital following an extended illness.
     Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock from the chapel of Andrew Dillon and Son Funeral Homes. Interment was in the Forsyth City Cemetery.
     A native of Monroe County, he was the retired director of permits and enforcement in the State Department of Transportation, having served with the rank of major.
     A former executive aide to both Governor Ernest Vandiver and Carl Sanders, he was a familiar figure at the State Capitol and had hosts of friends throughout the state who will mourn his passing.
     He was a member of the Georgia Peace Officer's Association for over 30 years. During World War II, he served with distinction with the US Army's 30th infantry division.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Helen Collins Garr of Forsyth; a son, Jerry Garr, Forsyth; two brothers, Webb J. Garr and J. L. Garr, both of Jackson; four sisters, Mrs. F. M. Ridgeway, Jackson; Mrs. Guy Oxford, Culloden; Mrs. J. K. Zellner, Forsyth, and Mrs. John M. Phillips of Macon.

Garr, Bessie Waldrep
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Jun 1955
Forsyth Rites Held Sunday For Mrs. Webb
    Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Fairview Methodist Church near Forsyth for Mrs. Bessie Waldrep Garr.
    Mrs. Garr had been a school teacher for over 20 years and taught in the Butts county school system for several years. She had been associated with the Monroe County elementary school for four years.
    Survivors include her husband, Webb J. Garr, Forsyth; two daughters, Martha Garr, Forsyth, and Mrs. E. G. Copelan Jr., Brunswick; her father, H. C. Waldrep, Forsyth; two brothers, Walker Waldrep, Forsyth, and the Rev. Jack Waldrep, Blairsville; two sisters, Mrs. Hugh D. Sosebee, Forsyth, and Mrs. C. D. Blackley, Abilene, Texas, and one grandson.

Garr, Hattie Belle Gilmore
Jackson Progress Argus 30 Jul 1970
Mrs. R. A. Garr Buried Monday At Mt Vernon
     Mrs. Hattie Belle Gilmore Garr, 73, of Route 3, Jackson, widely known Butts County matron and member of a prominent family, died late Saturday night at Hilltop Nursing Home in Monroe County following an extended illness. She was the widow of Mr. Ralph A. Garr, who preceded her in death on May 13, 1970.
     Born April 22; 1897 in Butts County, Mrs. Garr was the daughter of the late Mr. Henry Fletcher Gilmore of Butts County and Mrs. Dora Newsome Gilmore of Lee County. For a long number of years Mrs. Gilmore worked in the office of Gilmore Lumber Company. She was a loyal and active member of the William McIntosh Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution as long as health permitted, and a member of the Jackson United Methodist Church.
     Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson with the Rev. Ray Dunahoo, pastor of the McDonough Methodist Church, officiating. Interment was in the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery in Butts County.
     Mrs. Gilmore is survived by two daughters, Mrs. R. A. Burt of Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs. John A. Jernigan of Ponce, Puerto Rico; three sisters, Mrs. R. T. Warren of Atlanta, Mrs. E. E. Gossett of Greenville, S. C., Mrs. Paul Maddox of Jackson; two brothers, George Gilmore and Joe Gilmore, both of Jackson; three grandchildren.
     Pallbearers were Claude Maddox, Webb Garr, Forrest Maddox, Floyd Moore, Rudy Sullivan, Samuel L. (Shorty) Letson.

Garr, John Lowell (Bill)
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Sep 1984
     John Lowell (Bill) Garr, 74, of 364 Wood- land Way, Jackson, died Sept. 19 at his residence following a lengthy illness.
     Mr. Garr was a retired vice president of the C&S Bank of Jackson. He served as an Army Air Corp Master Sergeant during World War II and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jackson. He was a Mason and a former member of the Jackson Exchange Club.
     Survivors include his wife, Pauline Reynolds Garr of Jackson; son and daughter-in-law, David and Jennifer Coleman Garr of Tampa, Fla.; daughter, Karen D. Garr of Raleigh, .N.C.; sisters, Martha Ridgeway of Jackson, Mildred Oxford of Culloden, Helen Zellner of Forsyth, and Carolyn Phillips of Macon; brother, Webb Garr of Monroe County; nieces and nephews.
     The funeral was held Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill O'Conner officiating. Burial was in the Jackson city cemetery.
     Haisten Funeral Horne was in charge of arrangements.
     Pallbearers were Sonny Robison, Stanley Maddox, Denny O'Neal, Banks Weaver, Charles Rooks, and Candler Webb.

Garr, Marguerite
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Mar 1991
     Mrs. Marguerite Garr Garr, 93, formerly of Jackson, died Monday morning at Boling Green Nursing Home in Monroe County where she had resided for over 20 years.
     Graveside services were conducted Tuesday, March 26, at the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church cemetery in Butts County, with the Rev. A. L. Price officiating.
     Mrs. Garr was born in Monroe County, the daughter of the late Buck and Missouri Benson Garr. She was the widow of Howard Garr. A member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, Mrs. Garr was a retired employee of the William Carter Company in Barnesville.
     Survivors include her nieces, Mildred Oxford of Culloden, Mrs. Kimbell Zellner of Forsyth, and Carolyn Phillips and Gail Thayer of Macon.
     Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Garr, Mary Almira
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Oct 1972
Mrs. Garr Is Buried At Mt. Vernon
     Miss Mary Almira Garr, 67, prominent Monroe County resident, died Sunday at the Monroe County Hospital after a long Illness, she having been an invalid for several years.
     Miss Garr was a native of Monroe County, the daughter of the late Mr. A. M. Garr and Mrs. Vallie W. Garr of Jackson who survives. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
     Graveside services were held at eleven o'clock Tuesday morning at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery in Butts County with Andrew A. Dillon Funeral Home of Forsyth in charge of arrangements.
     Miss Garr is survived by her mother, Mrs. Vallie W. Garr of Jackson; four sisters, Mrs. F. M. Ridgway of Jackson, Mrs. Guy Oxford of Culloden, Mrs. J. K. Zellner of Forsyth, and Mrs. John W. Phillips of Macon; four brothers, A. C. Garr, Webb J. Garr, J. L. Garr, W. E. Garr, all of Jackson.

Garr, Mary Jane Smith
  The Jackson Progress-Argus September 2, 1921
  Mrs. M. D. Garr Called By Death.
     Coming as a shock to a large circle of friends in Butts county was the death of Mrs. M. D. Garr, which occurred at 3 o'clock Tuesday morning at her home near High Falls. Death followed an illness of eleven days and was due to typhoid fever.
     Mrs. Garr was one of the most prominent women of the county. She was a member of Mt. Vernon church, and was actively interested in all forms of religious work. By scores of friends she was held in the highest esteem. It is said of her that she was a devout Christian, a faithful wife, an indulgent mother and a loyal friend. Her passing is a loss to the entire community.
     Born May 2, 1857, and married in 1877, Mrs. Garr was 64 years of age. Herr maiden name was Miss Jane Smith, being a member of a prominent family of Monroe county.
     She is survived by her husband and the following sons and daughters, Messrs. M. A., M. D., J. O., and R. H. Garr; Mrs. W. H. Phinazee, Mrs. W. T. Scarbrough, Mrs. Kenneth Hines, of Leslie, Ga., Mrs. Charlie Wyatt, of Jenkintown, Pa.; Mrs. W. G. Barnes and Mrs. S. D. Johnson, of Zebulon. She is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Hutchinson, of Barnesville, and four brothers, Messrs. R. L., and G. W. Smith, of Blount, Rich and W. L. Smith, of Griffin.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Paran church, with Dr. I. G. Walker officiating. An unusually large number of friends and relatives gathered for a last tribute and the floral offerings were numerous and beautiful. Mrs. W. F. Huddleston sang a solo and three songs were rendered by a quartette composed of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Huddleston, Mrs. O. B. Howell and Mr. R. P. Sasnett.
     The casket bearers were Messrs. R. L. Freeman, L. A. Freeman, C. W. Webb, D. F. Maddox, J. J. Mapp and A. C. Tingle.
     The body was laid to rest in the church cemetery.

Garr, Mary Missouri Benson
Jackson Progress-Argus 1 June 1934
Mrs. W. J. Garr Passed Away Monday Night
     Mrs. W. J. Garr, 77 years of age, beloved resident of the High Falls community, died at her home Monday night at 9:20. She had been in declining health for some time and was critically ill for several days.
     The death of Mrs. Garr, who was connected with pioneer Butts county families, brought sorrow to a host of friends. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Benson, and the widow of the late Mr. W. J. Garr, one of the county's best known citizens. Previous to her marriage she was Miss Mary Missouri Benson. Mrs. Garr was admired for her many fine qualities of character. She was a devoted member of Mt. Vernon Baptist church.
     Surviving relatives are a daughter, Miss Marguerite Garr, four sons, Messrs. A. M. Garr, chairman of the Monroe county board of commissioners; W. B., W. C. and R. A. Garr, of Jackson; one brother, Mr. M. A. Benson, of Worthville.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 10:30 at Mt. Vernon church, and Rev. R. B. Harrison was the officiating minister. The lovely floral offerings were a token of the esteem in which she was held. Interment was in the churchyard.

Garr, Michael Daniel
  The Jackson Progress-Argus May 17, 1929
Mr. M. D. Garr Passed Away Monday Morning
     The death of Mr. M. D. Garr, Sr., 80 years of age, occurred Monday morning at 10 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. May Hines, at Leslie, Ga. He had been in declining health for some time and recently suffered from pneumonia which was the immediate cause of death. T many friends in this section Mr. Garr's death brings deep regret.
     Mr. Garr was one of Butts county's best known citizens having resided here for most of his life. He was born on March 10, 1849 at Ellaville, Schley county, Ga., later moving to Butts county where he spent a long and useful life. Recently he had been making his home with Mr. and Mrs. Hines at Leslie.
     A member of Mt. Vernon Baptist church, Mr. Garr was recognized as one of the leading citizens of the county, being a large and successful farmer. He was a man of sterling character, upright and honest in all business relations and enjoyed the esteem of a wide circle of friends. His wife preceded him in death eight years, having passed away in 1921.
     The body was brought to Jackson Tuesday morning and funeral services were held at Paran church at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, with Rev. I. G. Walker officiating.
     Mr. Garr is survived by six daughters, Mrs. W. L. Phinazee, of Lamar county; Mrs. W. T. Scarbrough, of Macon; Mrs. K. H. Hines, of Leslie; Mrs. Zada Wyatt, of Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mrs. S. D. Johnson, of Griffin; and Mrs. W. G. Barnes, of Jackson; four sons, Messrs. M. D. Garr, Jr., R. H. and M. A. Garr, of Jackson and J. G. Garr, of Corbin, Ky. He is also survived by several grandchildren.

Garr, Michael Daniel
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Jun 1938
Mr. M. D. Garr Is Claimed By Death
     The death of Mr. M. D. Garr, 55 years of, age, well known and highly esteemed resident of the Blount community, occurred at 11:30 Wednesday morning. He had been seriously ill for several weeks and death, while not unexpected, brought, regret to a wide circle of friends.
     Mr. Garr was born near Blount, a son of the late M. D. Carr and Mrs. Jane Smith Garr, among the best known residents of this section. Twenty-three years ago Mr. Garr had the misfortune to lose his health through a stroke of paralysis, but in spite of this handicap he carried on bravely. He was a man of remarkable energy and perseverance and as a salesman was well known to the people in this section. A man of good education and character, Mr. Garr served one term as tax receiver of Monroe county. He was a member of the Paran Baptist church. His forbears were active and influential in the business and cultural life of middle Georgia,
     He is survived by three brothers, M. A. Garr, of Myrtle Beach, S. C.; Omar Garr, of Corbin, Ky., and Howard Garr, of Jackson; six sisters, Mrs. W. T. Scarbrough, of Barnesville; Mrs. W. H. Phinazee and Mrs. W. G. Barnes, of Jackson; Mrs. Zadie G. Wyatt, of Philadelphia; Mrs. K. H. Hines of Leslie; Mrs. S. D. Johnson, of Atlanta. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services will be conducted from Paran church at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon and the pastor, Rev. R. E. Chambers, of Atlanta, will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery, with S. H. Thornton, funeral director, in charge of arrangements.

Garr, Ralph Alexander
Jackson Progress Argus 14 May 1970
R. A. Garr Died Early Wednesday
     Mr. R. A. Garr, 76, prominent and widely known farmer of Route 3, Jackson, died at Sylvan Grove Hospital about one o'clock Wednesday morning from the result of a stroke suffered on April 23rd.
     A native of Monroe County, Mr. Garr was the son of the late Mr. William J. Garr and Mrs. Missouri Benson Garr. He was a member of the Mt, Vernon Baptist Church.
     Mr. Garr is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hattie Belle Gilmore Garr of Jackson; two daughters, Mrs. R. A. (Claire) Burt of Jacksonville, Florida, and Mrs. J. A. (Hilda) Jernagan of Ponce, Puerto Rico; a sister, Mrs. Howard Garr of Jackson; a brother, Wilmer C. Garr of Jackson; three grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
     Funeral arrangements will be announced by Haisten Funeral Home and were incomplete at press time.

Jackson Progress Argus 21 May 1970
R. A. Garr Was Buried At Mt. Vernon
     Mr. R. A. Garr, 76, prominent and widely known farmer of Route 3, Jackson, died at Sylvan Grove Hospital about one o'clock Wednesday morning, May 13th, from the result of a stroke suffered on April 23rd.
     A native of Monroe County, Mr. Garr was the son of the late Mr. William J. Garr and Mrs. Missouri Benson Carr. He was a member of the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church.
     Funeral services were conducted Friday morning, May 15th, at 11 o'clock in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with Rev. Ray Dunahoo, pastor of Jackson United Methodist Church, and Rev. T. J. Thaxton officiating. Interment was in Mt. Vernon Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements
     Mr. Garr is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hattie Belle Gilmore Garr of Jackson; two daughters, Mrs. R. A. (Claire) Burt of Jacksonville, Florida, and Mrs. J. A. (Hilda) Jernagan of Ponce, Puerto Rico; a sister, Mrs. Howard Garr of Jackson; a brother, Wilmer C. Garr of Jackson; three grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Floyd Moore, Webb J. Garr, T. W. Leverett, Charles Brownlee, Olin Pettigrew, Forrest Maddox.

Garr, Robert Howard
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Oct 1969
Rites at Paran Saturday For R. H. Garr, 84
     Mr. Robert Howard Garr, 84, of Route 3, Jackson, prominent and well known Butts County farmer, died at .Macon Hospital Thursday afternoon, October 9th, after a lengthy period of declining health. For the past several years Mr. Garr had been a patient at Eolingreen Nursing Home in Monroe County.
     A native of Monroe County, Mr. Garr was the son of the late Mr. Michael Daniel Garr of Schley County and Mrs. Mary James Smith Garr of Monroe County. He had lived in Butts County most of his life where he was a successful farmer until ill health forced his retirement. He was a member of the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church.
     Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at two o'clock from Paran Baptist Church in Monroe County with the Rev. T. J. Thaxton officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson in charge of arrangements.
  Mr. Garr is survived by his wife, Mrs. Martha Carr Garr; one brother, J. O. Garr of Fort Mitchell, Ky.; three sisters, Mrs. C. S. Wyatt, Payson, Arizona; Mrs. W. H. Phinazee, Jackson; Mrs. Sam Johnson, Griffin.
     Pallbearers were Andrew Garr, Dan Scarbrough, Hilton Scarbrough, Wayne Barnes, Webb Carr, John Philips.
     
Garr, Vallie Jean
Jackson Progress-Argus 23 Mar 1934
Bright Little Girl Victim Long Illness
     Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Garr have the sincere sympathy of a host of friends in the death of their little daughter, Vallie Jean, nine years of age, which occurred Friday morning at 3 o'clock at St. Joseph's Infirmary, Atlanta.
     The little girl, a sweet and attractive child and a favorite with her schoolmates and teachers, suffered a long and trying illness. The past year she had scarlet fever and mastoiditis. She recovered from that illness, after a long period of convalescence, and recently suffered from measles. She was taken to Atlanta for treatment but her strength was not sufficient to stand the attack of measles, which with other complications, brought about her death.
     The little girl formerly attended the Jackson public schools, was a bright and apt pupil and always stood at the top in her classes. In their grea t loss the family have the tender condolence of many friends.
     She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Garr; two sisters, Annie Claire and Hilda; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Gilmore; grandmother, Mrs. W. J. Garr.
     Funeral services were conducted at Mt. Vernon church Saturday afternoon a t 2 o'clock, with Rev. R. P. Etheridge, pastor of the Jackson Methodist church, officiating. The body was laid to rest in the family lot in the church cemetery.

Garr, Vallie Lee
Jackson Progress-Argus 12 Jan 1934
Miss Vallie Lee Garr Beloved Teacher Dead
     Causing deep sorrow to hundreds of friends was the death of Miss Vallie Lee Garr, 56 years of age, which occurred at the Strickland Memorial Hospital in Griffin Saturday morning at 2:30. The past Wednesday Miss Garr was admitted to the hospital for an operation and death re suited from the effects of the operation and complications.
     Miss Garr was one of the county's most beloved women. Prominent in church work and in teaching, in which she spent many years, she was widely known and had an established reputation as one of the most efficient teachers ever to be connected with the schools in this section. She was equally well known in church activities, giving liberally of her time and energy to the upbuilding of the church. She had been a member of Mt. Vernon church for many years and was regarded as one of the most valued workers, both in the church and Sunday school.
     She was a daughter of the late Mr. W. J. Garr, one of the county's progressive and successful men of affairs, and Mrs. Garr. Her mother before marriage was Miss Missouri Benson, both families having long been prominent in the development of this section.
     She is survived by her mother; four brothers, Mr. A. M. Garr, chairman of the Monroe county board of commissioners; Messrs. W. B., W. C. and Ralph Garr; one sister, Miss Marguerite Garr.
     The funeral of this beloved woman was held at Mount Vernon church Sunday afternoon at 1:30. Rev. R. B. Harrison, pastor of the First Baptist church, conducted the rites, attended by a host of relatives and friends who attested their esteem by lovely floral offerings. Interment was in the family lot in the churchyard.

Garr, Vallie T. Webb
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Jul 1973
Mother Bill Garr Died On Tuesday
     Mrs. Vallie Webb Garr, 93, died Tuesday, July 17th, at Hill Top Nursing Home near Forsyth following a lengthy illness,
     Born May 31, 1880 in Monroe County, Mrs. Garr was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Dawson Webb of the Blount Community. She was a member of Paran Baptist Church and was the widow of Mr. A. M. Gait.
     Graveside services were held at 11 o'clock Thursday morning in the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery in Butts County. Rev. John L. Cross, pastor of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, officiated and was assisted by Rev. Martin of the Russellville Baptist Church with Andrew A. Dillon and Sons Funeral Home of Forsyth in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Garr is survived by four daughters, Mrs. F. M. Ridgway of Jackson, Mrs. Guy Oxford of Culloden, Mrs. J. K. Zellner of Forsyth and Mrs. John W. Phillips of Macon; four sons, A. C. Garr, Webb Garr, J. L. Garr and W. G. Garr, all of Jackson; a sister, Miss Elizabeth Webb of Forsyth; several grandchildren.

Garr, Walter Benson
Jackson Progress Argus, May 24, 1945.
Walter B. Garr Victim of Heart Attack at Home.
     Stricken in his automobile while on the way to the home of his brother, Walter B. Garr of High Falls community, one of the county's best known citizens, died at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon as the result of a heart attack. Mr. Garr had been under the care of specialists recently but the attack came without warning.
     Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Garr, actively identified with the progress of this section, Mr. Garr was a successful farmer and interested in all progressive movements for the betterment of the county. He was a member of Providence church. Mr. Garr was 62 years old.
     Survivors are his wife, the former Miss Lizzie Mapp of High Falls; one son, Lamar Garr of Atlanta; one granddaughter; three brothers, A. M. Garr, former chairman of Monroe county commissioners; w. c. Garr and R. A. Garr, both of Jackson; one sister, Mrs Howard Garr of High Falls.
     Funeral services were to be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Providence church with Rev. W. M. Black officiating. Interment will be in the churchyard and Thornton Funeral Home will have charge of arrangements.

Garr, William Clayton
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Nov 1974
W. C. Garr Passes Monday
     Mr. William Clayton Garr, 84, of Rt. 5, Jackson, one of Butts County's best known citizens, died Monday night at Sylvan Grove Hospital following a short illness but a longer period of declining health.
     Mr. Garr was born June 6, 1890, in Monroe County, the son of the late Mr. W. J. Garr and the late Mrs. Missouri Benson Garr both of Monroe County.
     Mr. Garr was a retired merchant, cattleman, and farmer and was widely known in his community. Mr. Garr was a member of Providence Congregational Methodist Church.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 11:00 in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Frank Smith, pastor of Pleasant Grove Congregational Methodist Church and Rev. John Cross officiating. Interment was in Jackson
City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral, Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Garr is survived by two daughter, Mrs. Henry Thayer of Macon and Mrs. Helen McMillian of, Huntsville, Ala.; a son, Peter W. White of Pompano, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Margarite Garr of Forsyth; nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
     Pallbearers were Talmadge Moore, Floyd Moore, Andrew Moore, T. W. Leverrett, Charles Brownlee, and Claude Maddox.

Garr, William James
  The Jackson Progress-Argus January 23, 1920
  Mr. W. J. Garr Claimed By Death
     Hundreds of friends were saddened Tuesday at the announcement of the death of Mr. W. J. Garr, one of the leading citizens of this section. He had been feeble in health for several months and his death was not unexpected, the end coming at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
     Mr. Garr, who was 69 years of age, was a man of large business and farming interests and was held in universal high esteem. No one in this section had a larger circle of friends or was more highly regarded. His death came as a shock to many who had known him and admired his sterling qualities of character, his uprightness and unquestioned integrity. He was a man who made friends easily and retained them, and there are many to mourn the passing of this leader and christian gentleman.
     For many years Mr. Garr had been active in working for the advancement of agricultural interest, was a loyal member of the Farmers' Union and served for several years as a director of the Farmers Union Warehouse Company. He had been a consistent member of Mt. Vernon church for many years, always displaying a deep interest in church and religious activities.
     He is survived by his wife and two daughters, Misses Vallie and Marguerite Garr; four sons, Messrs. A. M., Walter, Wilmer and Ralph Garr; one brother, Mr. M. D. Garr, Sr., and one sister, Mrs. Richard Smith.
     Funeral services were held at Mt. Vernon church Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and a large concourse of friends gathered for a last tribute. Rev. W. O. Sharp, assisted by Rev. J. A. Bonner, conducted the service. Many of his friends and neighbors paid loving tribute to the worth and character of the deceased.

Garzia, Ruth Jones
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Mar 1988
     Ruth Jones Garzia of 3073 Caldwell Road, NE, Atlanta, died Thursday afternoon following a brief illness. Graveside services were conducted Saturday at 11 a.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church.
     Chaplain Dan Keels officiated.
     Mrs. Garzia was a native of Butts County, daughter of the late Mary Lee and Robert Van Jones. She attended Wesleyan College in Macon and was a homemaker.
     Survivors include her husband, Dan Garzia Jr. of Atlanta; daughters. Amy Faulk and Ann Garzia, both of Atlanta, and Lee Hodges of Orlando, Fla.; granddaughter, Jessica Faulk of Atlanta; sisters, Josephine Woodward and Ann McCord of Jackson; brother, Robert Jones of Atlanta; nephew, Bob Woodward of Jackson.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge 6f arrangements.

Gasses, Thelma Deraney
Jackson Progress-Argus, September 29, 1949.
Mr. Deraney's Sister Summoned by Death.
     Friends of Mr. and Mrs. H. Deraney of Jackson sympathize with them in the death of Mr. Deraney's sister, Mrs. Thelma Gasses, of McDonough, which occurred September 22 in a Griffin hospital. Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 3:30.
     Mrs. Gasses is survived by three daughters, four sons, one sister and two brothers.

Gaston, Anniried Harper
Jackson Progress Argus 23 Sep 1976
Mrs. Gaston Buried Friday In Jackson
     Funeral services for Mrs. Anniried Harper Gaston, 79, were conducted Friday morning at 11 o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home. The Rev. W. L. Cawthon and the Rev. Phil DeMore officiated and interment was in the Jackson cemetery.
     The popular Jackson matron was stricken Tuesday with a massive heart seizure and rushed to the Griffin Spalding Hospital where she died at noon on Wednesday.
Mrs. Gaston was born in Butts County, daughter of the late Emory R. Harper and the late Fannie Hausler Harper.
     A talented musician, she served as organist for the Jackson United Methodist Church and Methodist churches in Florida for over 60 years. She was a member of William McIntosh Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, whose members formed an honorary escort.
     Survivors include her husband, J. Avon Gaston; a son John Ried Gaston, Melbourne, Florida; Mrs. Bobby Attal of Jacksonville, Fla., and two granddaughters, Miss Tina Gaston of Melbourne, Florida; several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of final arrangements.
     Pallbearers were John Ried Gaston, Bobby Attal, Alton Potts, Frank McGrew, Harold McGee, George W. Harper.

Gaston, Bennie Floyd
Jackson Progress Argus 02 Mar 1988
     Bennie Floyd Gaston, 62, of Detroit, Mich., died Feb. 16 in a Detroit hospital.
     The funeral was held Feb. 20 at Thompson Funeral Home. Burial was in United Memorial Gardens in Plymouth, Mich.
     Mr. Gaston was a native of Lamar County, son of Henry and Mittie Gaston. He served in the Marine Corps during World War II.
     Survivors include his wife, Louise Foster Gaston, a native of Jackson; son, Benjamin Gaston; brothers, Charlie Gaston of Milner and Luther Gaston of Trenton, N.J.; sister, Bessie Mae Griggs of Atlanta; eight grandchildren; mother-in-law, Willie Ruth Foster of Jackson; sisters-in-law, Pallie L. Thurman, Elizabeth Foster and Leila Skinner, all of Jackson; brother-in-law, Soloman Foster of Jackson.
Gaston, Charles Bernard
Jackson Progress Argus 30 Oct 1931
Four Men Drowned in Power Company Lake Sunday
Bernard Gaston, C. C Smith and Two Negroes Lose Lives
Bodies Recovered near Fishing Club
Men Went to Watery Grave While Attempting to Cross Lake in Boat to the Jasper County Shore
     The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Bernard Gaston, popular Jackson boy and employee of the State Highway Department, C. C. Smith, of East Point, and two negroes, Will Willis and Lucian Grimes, missing since early Sunday morning, was cleared up when the bodies were recovered from the Central Georgia Power Company lake, near the Ocmulgee Fishing camp about noon Tuesday.
     The men went to a watery grave while attempting to cross the lake in a row boat, with motor attached, from the Butts county side to the Jasper county shore. The white men were taking Willis and Grimes to Jasper county to visit relatives. The accepted theory is that the motor became jammed and in attempting to adjust it the boat dipped, throwing the men into the water.
     Mr. Gaston and Mr. Smith, both good swimmers, wore heavy hoots and this prevented them from swimming to shore, it is believed.
     The body of Mr. Smith was found shortly before noon Tuesday and a short while later the body of Mr. Gaston was recovered. There were no marks of violence, showing the men were drowned when precipitated into the water.
     After the bodies were found they were brought to Jackson and an inquest was held by Coroner A. A. White. The verdict of the jury, consisting of C. T. Thornton, foreman, Homer Vaughn, C. D. Horton, M. E. Perdue, J. L. Fletcher .and J. E. Roquemore, was that death resulted from accidental drowning.
     The accident, which shocked the entire couney [sic], happened about daybrake [sic] Sunday morning, it is believed. It was some hours later before the accident was discovered, the boat and a hat belonging to one of the men being found in the lake. Searching parties were at once organized and a constant vigil was kept day and night until the muddy waters of the lake gave up the secret. The lake for hundreds of yards in all directions, in and near the fishing camp, was dragged for the missing men. Several boats manned by workers combed the waters thoroughly but it was not until Tuesday that any trace of the missing men was found.
     During the long suspense before the bodies were recovered there were many theories of the disappearance. Foul play was advanced as a theory, but this theory was exploded when the bodies were discovered without marks of violence.
     The bodies were found near the Ocmulgee fishing camp not a great distance from the shore.
     The tragedy aroused county wide interest and cast a gloom over the entire county. The families of the unfortunate men are prostrated with grief and have the sympathy of countless friends in their great loss.
     Mr. Gaston was owner of the Ocmulgee Fishing Club and usually spent his week-ends there. He came down from East Point Saturday afternoon and spent Saturday night at the camp. The Smiths were also frequent visitors at the camp. Mr. Gaston had sold the camp to Mr. Smith, who was to have assumed charge in a few days. Mr. Smith spent the past week at the camp and was erecting a new building. Mrs. Smith came to Jackson Saturday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Gaston.
     Mr. Gaston was an only child of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Gaston, prominent and beloved residents of Jackson. He was connected with the purchasing division of the State Highway Department at East Point and was universally popular with his associates. He had been with the highway department for several years and rendered faithful and efficient service. Mr. Gaston possessed a sunny disposition and winning personality and made and held friends by the charm of his gracious manner.
     A graduate of the Jackson high school, Mr. Gaston was 27 years of age. He was a young man of splendid promise and his tragic death brings sincere sorrow to a host of friends. His father, Mr. J. O. Gaston, was county commissioner of Butts county for 20 years and represented the twenty-sixth district in the state senate and is one of the best know public men in the state.
     Besides his parents, he is survived by his wife, the former Miss Mattie Byrd O'Neal, of Jackson; a daughter, Martha, 7, and son, Bernard, Jr., 4 ; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Kimbell, of Jackson.
     Mr. Carlton C. Smith, 27, a native of Dahlonega where he attended the North Georgia Agricultural College, was formerly employed by the Sinclair Oil Company in Atlanta. His wife is secretary to B. P. McWhorter, chief highway engineer of the State Highway Department. Mr. Smith's body was taken to Atlanta Tuesday afternoon for funeral services.

Jackson Progress Argus 30 Oct 1931
Mr. Gaston's Funeral Was Held Wednesday Hundreds of Friends Pay Final Tribute to Prominent Young Man Who Lost His Life by Drowning
     Funeral services for Mr. C. Bernard Gaston, popular and prominent young citizen, who lost his life by drowning in the Georgia Power Company lake Sunday, were held at Cedar Rock church Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The services were attended by hundreds of relatives and friends and perhaps no funeral in the history of the county ever attracted a larger or more sorrowful crowd.
     The offices of the State Highway Department at East Point, where Mr. Gaston was connected with the purchasing division, closed for the day and a large escort from the office attended the funeral. The services were conducted by Rev. E. C. Wilson, of Atlanta, formerly pastor at Jenkinsburg and Stark and a warm personal friend of Mr. Gaston. The minister paid a feeling and tender tribute to the deceased, pointing to his many sterling qualities of character, his manliness, courage, his loyalty to his friends and his devotion to his family.
     Numerous and lovely floral offerings, attesting in slight measure the love and esteem of friends and organizations, entirely covered the casket. The pallbearers were Messrs. Henry Irby, Avon Gaston, E. W. O'Neal, Jr., Jesse O'Neal, V. L. Jinks and J. C. Kimbell.
     The body was laid to rest in the family lot in the Cedar Rock cemetery.

Gaston, Charles Bernard
Jackson Progress-Argus, July 2, 1953
Bernard Gaston Victim Auto Crash Sunday
     Bernard Gaston, 25, member of a distinguished Butts county family, was killed instantly when his car crashed into a tree on the old McDonough Road in the Jackson city limits.
     He was driving north at the time of the accident. The body was discovered by passing motorists and identification was established later. Mr. Gaston was alone in the car at the time of the accident.
     The top of the automobile, a Plymouth, was sheared off by the impact. The accident occurred in front of the Blackman Settle home on old McDonough Road.
     Charles Bernard Gaston, born December 31, 1927, was the only son of Mrs. Mattie Byrd O'Neal Gaston and the late Bernard Gaston who met death in a Jackson Lake accident in1931. During the war he saw service in the United States Navy, and then served a second enlistment.
     He was employed in Atlanta as a clerical assistant by a frozen food company. Recently he had been residing ion Atlanta and was spending the weekend at home. Earlier in the evening he visited Indian Springs. He was unmarried.
     Mr. Gaston was the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. O'Neal Sr. of the Four Points community, and of Mrs. Lilla Kimbell Gaston. His grandfather, the late J. O. Gaston, served as Butts county commissioner for a long period and as state senator from the 26th district and was one of the state's wifely known political figures.
     He was a member of Stark Methodist Church.
     Funeral services were held at Stark Methodist Church Monday at ** p.m. The Rev. A. C. Peacock and the Rev. J. R. Thompson officiated and burial was in the Cedar Rock cemetery with Peacock & Ball Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     The pallbearers were Jack Freeman, R. A. Cook, Harold Stephens, Joel Cawthon, Arthur Stodghill Jr., James Pearson.
     In addition to his mother and grandparents, he is survived by one sister, Mrs. Martha Gaston Maddox; several nieces and nephews.

Gaston, Dorothy Ann
Jackson Progress Argus 28 Dec 1994
     Dorothy Ann Gaston of Atlanta died Thursday, Dec. 15.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Rock Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Charlie Barlow officiating. Interment was in the Rock Creek cemetery.
     Mrs. Gaston was born July 17, 1949 in Butts County, daughter of the late Alonzo and Nellie Thurman.
     Survivors include husband, John Gaston; sons, John and Cory Gaston and Gregory and Jervis Thurman; grandmother, Ella Stone; sisters, Christine Alexander, Patricia Henderson, Delores Henderson, Demetrice Bell and Evelyn Mann; brothers, Willie and Curtis Bell; two aunts and several nieces and nephews.
     Trimier Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Gaston, Infant
  Middle Georgia Argus June 29, 1886
  Tussahaw.
     A child of Emaline Gaston, on Mr. Matt McMichael's place died a few days ago, and another very low.

Gaston, John Matthew
Jackson Progress Argus 8 Mar 1951
John M. Gaston Died Monday At The Age of 85
     Johnnie Matthew Gaston, 85, died at his home on Covington street early Monday night after an illness of several weeks. He had been ill since January and pneumonia was given as the immediate cause of death.
     Born in Butts county January 17, 1866, he was a son of Matthew H. Gaston, Confederate soldier, and Mrs. Lucy McMichael Gaston, members of leading pioneer families. Throughout a long life he was actively identified with the religious, social and business affairs of the county. He served as Butts county Tax Collector, was a member of 'the Butts County Board of Education and for a long number of years was associated with the Farmers Union Warehouse Company as president and general manager. He helped to, build this business into one of the leading cooperatives in central Georgia. Always interested in movements to promote the prosperity and well being of the farming class, Mr. Gaston took a leading part in the Farmers Alliance, Farmers Union and later the Farm Bureau.
     One of the oldest members of' Cedar Rock Congregational Methodist church, he taught a Sunday school class there for thirty years or more. He headed the Congregational church in Georgia as chairman of the conference and attended, many of the state meetings as long as his health would permit. He won enduring friendship through his courtesy, kindness and interest in the affairs of those with whom, he associated. He was a strong influence for clean and honest government.
     Mr. Gaston married' the former Miss Matilda Cole who passed away several years ago. Survivors are two sons, J. Avon Gaston of Jackson and M. Homer Gaston of New Orleans; one daughter, Mrs. H. A. Irby of Atlanta; three grandchildren, Miss Laura Clyde and Henry Irby Jr. of Atlanta and John Reid Gaston, also of Atlanta. He was a brother of the late Mrs. T. J. Webb and J. O. Gaston, former senator from the 26th district and Butts county commissioner for more than 20 years.
     Funeral services were held at Cedar Rock church Wednesday at 2:30 with Rev. Gilbert Howard, pastor, Rev. W. M. Black, former pastor, and Rev Ralph Shea of the Jackson Methodist church as officiating ministers. Burial was in the family lot under the direction of Haisten Funeral Home.
     Pallbearers were J. W. O'Neal, V. E. O'Neal, C. B. Thurman, John Thurman, Henry G. Irby, John Reid Gaston.

Gaston, Johnnie Avon
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Apr 1981 Gaston Rites Held Saturday
     Funeral services for J. Avon Gaston, 85, of 437 McDonough Road were held Saturday morning at 11 o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Phil DeMore officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City cemetery under the direction of Haisten Funeral Home.
     Mr. Gaston died Saturday morning in Melbourne, Florida where he had recently made his home with his son.
     A native of Butts County, he was the son of the late Johnnie Matthew Gaston and the late Matilda Cole Gaston.
     Prominent in the business, religious and political life of his community for over half a century, Mr. Gaston was a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives where he served for two terms, was an active layman and officer in the Jackson United Methodist Church and was the former owner and operator of the Farmers Union Warehouse Co. until his retirement.
     Survivors include a son, John Ried Gaston of Melbourne, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Clyde Irby of Atlanta; two granddaughters, Mrs. Sabrina Attal of Jacksonville, Fla. and Mrs. Tina Huesman of Cape Coral, Fla., several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were: Henry Irby, Milton Daniel, Lamar Jinks, Glenn Potts, Charles Barton, and George Harper.

Gaston, Joseph O.
Jackson Progress-Argus 15 May 1936
Mr. J. O. Gaston Taken by Death One of County's Most Prominent Citizens Succumbs After Short Illness. Has Long Public Career.
     The death of Mr. J. O. Gaston, 60 years of age, long prominent in the public life of Butts county and a political leader of state wide reputation, occurred early Sunday at the Georgia Baptist Hospital. Stricken on May 2 with a sudden illness he was removed to the Atlanta hospital where he underwent a major operation. His condition had been critical for several days and his death did not occasion surprise to those who understood the nature of his illness.
     The death of this prominent leader caused sincere sorrow to hundreds of friends here and over state. Messages of sympathy from many men prominent in the political and business life of the state were received by members of the family.
     Mr. Gaston had a long and successful career and was well known in every part of Georgia. He first entered the political field when he was elected a member of the board of county commissioners in 1906. He was again chosen in 1908 and when the law was changed in 1910 and a one-man board created, Mr. Gaston became the sole commissioner. He held this office without interruption until 1926, when the law creating a board of three members was passed. Following his service of more than twenty years as a county commissioner, Mr. Gaston closed his political career by representing the twenty sixth district in the state senate.
     He enjoyed the unique distinction of having never been defeated for political office.
     Mr. Gaston came into state wide prominence when he successfully managed the Clifford Walker for governor. At one. time he held connection with the state highway department and the Georgia Power Company. He enjoyed the friendship of many men high in the official life of the state.
     As county commissioner Mr. Gaston did much to give Butts county a system of modern highways and bridges. He was one of the first good roads advocates in the state and never lost his enthusiasm for the cause of improved highways. One of his last services was to try to push the grading of route 72 between Jackson and Covington. It is generally admitted that Mr. Gaston, through his friendship with John Holder, then chairman of the highway board, was able to secure the first paving in Butts county, the link from Jackson to Indian Springs, laid in 1928.
     A Democratic stalwart, Mr. Gaston had given life long adherence to the party.
     A man of commanding influence at home and around the state capitol, where he was well known, Mr. Gaston gave liberally of his time and means to help his friends. Probably no man ever lived in the county who answered as many calls, and no loyal friend ever appealed to him in vain for help. He devoted the best years of his life to helping his friends.
     Born May 5, 1876, Mr. Gaston was a son of Matthew Gaston Confederate soldier and Laura McMichael Gaston, among the county's first settlers. He celebrated his sixtieth birthday only last week. He was a member of Cedar Rock Methodist church. Particularly well informed, ************* .
     Surviving relative include his wife, the former Miss Lilla Kimbel; one brother, Mr. J. M. Gaston, a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Mattie Byrd O'Neal Gaston, and two grandchildren, Martha Gaston and Bernard Gaston, Jr.
     Funeral services attended by scores of friends from all parts of the state, were held at Cedar Rock church Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The services were conducted by Rev. R. P. Etheridge and Rev. R. B. Harrison.
     The pallbearers were Marvin Kimbell, Avon Gaston, Harold Standard, Thomas Jinks, G. W. Owen.
     Interment was in the family lot in Cedar Rock cemetery.

Gaston, Laura Lorena McMichael
  The Jackson Progress-Argus May 24, 1929
Mrs. Laura Gaston Falls on Final Sleep
     The death of Mrs. Laura L. Gaston, one of the county's oldest and beloved women, occurred at 3 o'clock Thursday morning at her home near Jackson. She had been critically ill for two weeks and gradually grew weaker until the end came in the early hours of Thursday morning. Her passing will bring sincere sorrow to a large number of friends.
     Mrs. Gaston, who was 85 years of age, having been born January 11, 1844, was connected with one of Butts county's pioneer families. She was a daughter of Levi and Mary C, (Redman) McMichael, and the family has been prominent in the county's affairs since its founding. For a long number of years she has been a devoted member of the Methodist church. She possessed a most lovable personality, always kind, gracious and even tempered, with a word of cheer for all. She was held in most affectionate regard by her friends and her high qualities of character impressed itself upon all within the range of her acquaintances. Her gentle deeds of kindness, her charity and sympathy made her the object of universal esteem. She had a warm place in the affections of her friends and her home life was marked by kindness and tact. A true daughter of the Old South, hers was a noble soul, a great heart and a beneficent influence for good upon her family and friends.
     She was the widow of the late Matthew H. Gaston, prominent Butts county citizen, who served for four years in the Confederate Army as a member of Company I, 30th Georgia Regiment. She is survived by two sons, Mr. John M. Gaston, general manager of the Farmers Union Warehouse company of Jackson, Mr. J. O. Gaston, for twenty years, commissioner of roads and revenues in Butts county and state senator for the 28th district; four grandchildren, Mrs. Henry Irby, of Atlanta, J. Gaston, of Orlando, Fla;
      The remainder of the obituary can not be read.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus May 31, 1929
Funeral Of Mrs. Laura L. Gaston Held Friday Afternoon
     Funeral services for Mrs. Laura L. Gaston, one of Butts county's oldest and most widely beloved women, who died at her home near Jackson Thursday morning, May 23, were held at Stark Methodist church Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. A vast concourse of friends and relatives were present for a last tribute to this splendid Christian woman. Rev. T. M. Sullivan, pastor of the Jackson Methodist church, assisted by Rev. T. Merritt Bailey, of Macon conducted the impressive service. Mr. Sullivan paid a lofty tribute to her exalted character, her hospitality and her loyalty and kindness as a wife, mother and friend. Attesting the high esteem in which she was held were the lovely floral offerings, mute tokens of the love of friends and relatives. The pallbearers were Messrs. L. J. McMichael, W. B. Kimbell, W. M. Thompson, J. C. Kimbell, Lindon Jinks and E. E. Foster. The body was laid to rest in the family lot in the churchyard.
Gaston, Lilla E. Kimbell
Jackson Progress Argus 24 Jun 1971
Mrs. Gaston Buried At Cedar Rock
     Mrs. Joseph O. Gaston, 85, one of Butts County's most widely known citizens, died Friday morning about one o'clock in Sylvan Grove Hospital following a short illness. She had been a patient in the hospital for two weeks.
     A native of Butts County, Mrs. Gaston was the former Miss Lilla E. Kimbell; daughter of the late Mr. William Bartholomew Kimbell and Mrs. Fannie Roanne Burford Kimbell, also of Butts County. She was a member of the Cedar Rock Congregational Methodist Church and had lived for a great many years at her home near the Four Points Community on Route 1, Jackson.
     She was the widow of Mr. Joe Gaston, a former county commissioner and conceded by many astute political observers as the most influential and popular politician the county ever produced. While Mr. Gaston lived their home was a mecca for their innumerable friends with the old time southern hospitality dispensed with lavish and gracious hands.
     Funeral services for Mrs. Gaston were conducted Saturday afternoon, June 19th, at three o'clock from the Cedar Rock Congregational Methodist Church with Rev. Gilbert Howard of Alabama and Rev. Harvey Craft, pastor, officiating. Interment was in Cedar Rock Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Gaston is survived by a granddaughter, Mrs. Ray Maddox of Atlanta; a sister, Mrs. V. L. Jinks of Jackson; four great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Billy Owen, Sam Standard, Sam Hocker, Frank Hocker, Gary Maddox, and Russell Cawthon.

Gaston, Matthew Homer
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Jan 1976
Homer Gaston Died Monday In Louisiana
     Funeral services for Matthew Homer Gaston, 72, of Alexandria, Louisiana, a brother of J. Avon Gaston of Jackson, were held Tuesday, December 23rd from the Chapel of Hixon Brothers Funeral Home in Alexandria. The Rev. Jerry Tabler and Dr. J. B. Jung officiated.
     Mr. Gaston, a native of Jackson, died Monday morning at the Rapides General Hospital in Alexandria. He was a long-term employee of the South Central Bell Telephone Company and was retired as defense coordinator for the company.
     He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Alexandria and of the Oliver Lodge No. 84, F & AM.
    Surviving besides his brother is a sister, Mrs. Henry Irby of Atlanta.

Gaston, Mattie Byrd O'Neal
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Dec 1988
     Mattie Byrd O'Neal Gaston, 83, died Nov. 30 at Westbury Nursing Home in Jenkinsburg.
     The funeral was held Friday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Bocian and the Rev. Med Roach officiating. Burial was in the Cedar Rock
Cemetery.
     Mrs. Gaston was a native of Butts County.
     Survivors , include a daughter, Martha Maddox of Jackson; sister, Edith Spruell
of Jackson; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one niece; three nephews.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was n charge of arrangements.
     She was the widow of Bernard Gaston and was a member of Stark United Methodist Church.

Gaston, Nancy Matilda Cole
Jackson Progress-Argus 22 Mar 1935
Death Summons Comes to Mrs. J. M. Gaston
     After a prolonged illness, Mrs. J. M. Gaston, 66 years of age, one the county's most prominent and loved women, died at her home on Covington street Saturday morning at 4:30. In declining health for several months her condition had been critical for several weeks and death was not unexpected.
     Born and reared in Butts county, Mrs. Gaston, the former Miss Matilda Cole, member of an old and prominent family of this section, had been a resident of Jackson for a great many years. She was a member of Cedar Rock church and when her health permitted took an active interest in church and religious activities. She was a kind and affectionate wife, an indulgent mother and a loyal friend, and her circle of friends was limited only by her acquaintances. Victim of a painful illness for the past few years, Mrs. Gaston bore her afflictions and sufferings with christian fortitude.
     Surviving relatives include her husband, Mr. J. M. Gaston, manager of the Farmers Union Warehouse company and prominent business man; one daughter, Mrs. Clyde Irby, of Atlanta; two sons, Mr. J. Avon Gaston, of Jackson, and Mr. Homer Gaston, of Shreveport, La.; her mother, Mrs. T. J. Cole; three grandchildren, Laura Clyde and Henry Irby, of Atlanta and Johnnie Reid Gaston, of Jackson; four sisters, Mrs. J. B. Thurman, of Atlanta, Mrs. J. J. O'Neal and Mrs. W. A. Williams, of Jackson; Mrs. F. D. Taylor of Vaucleuse, Va.; two brothers, Mr. V. W. Cole, of Pinecastle, Fla., and Mr. B. H. Cole, of Atlanta.
     Funeral services were conducted at Cedar Rock church Sunday afternoon by her pastor, Rev. W. M. lack, assisted, by Rev. R. P. Etherdge. A large assemblage of relatives and friends gathered for a last tribute and the lovely floral offerings testified to the esteem in which she was held. The pallbearers were B. H. Cole, J. W. O'Neal, Victor O'Neal, J. A. Gaston, C. B. Thurman and John Thurman. The interment was in the churchyard.

Gaston, Paul Thomas
  Butts County Progress January 25, 1912
Little Paul Gaston Claimed By Death
     After an illness of twenty-eight days Paul, the 12 year old son of Mr. And Mrs. J. M. Gaston died Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock of typhoid fever. His death came as a sad blow to his parents, friends and schoolmates. He was a member of the seventh grade of the Jackson Public Schools, and his classmates attended the funeral services at the residence in a body. Paul was a bright and manly little fellow, and deservedly popular with all who knew him. He was a boy of great promise, and news of his death caused general regret.
     Besides his parents, Mr. And Mrs. Gaston, he is survived by two brothers and one sister. A short funeral service was held from the residence of his parents Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock, being attended by his teacher and classmates. The remains were taken to Cedar Rock for funeral and interment, the services being conducted by Rev. M. S. Williams of the Methodist church.
In their bereavement the family have the sympathy of a host of friends.
  
Gaston, Robert
Jackson Progress Argus 29 May 1991
     Mr. Robert Gaston, 86, of West Third Street in Jackson died May 22 at Sylvan Grove Hospital in Jackson.
     Funeral services were held May 26 in the Abe Trimier Memorial Chapel, with Elder Milton Miller officiating. Interment was in the Fairfield AME Church cemetery.
     Mr. Gaston was born in Butts County, son of the late Earl and Mollie Gaston. He was a member of Fairfield AME Church.
     Survivors include his daughters and sons-in-law, Carrie and Alton Patterson of Jackson, Elizabeth and Lessie Smith of Detroit, Mich.; son and daughter-in-law, the Rev. Theodore and Edwina Gaston of Detroit; sister-in-law, Aridelia Ward; 29 grandchildren, 62 great-grandchildren, a niece and nephew.
     Trimier Funeral Home in Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Gaston, Robert L.
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Nov 1989
     Robert L. Gaston of 625 Lyric Way, Atlanta, died Oct. 24.
     The funeral was held Saturday at 1 p.m. a t the Israel C.M.E. Church in Jackson with the Rey. Joseph Gardner officiating. Burial was in t he Jackson cemetery-
     Mr. Gaston was a native of Butts County and was a member of the Israel C.M.E. Church.
     Survivors include two daughters, Bobbie Trimier and Trilby Taylor, both of Atlanta; son-in-law, Jerome Taylor; grandson, James C. Trimier III of Atlanta; granddaughter, Denise Trimier Glanton of Atlanta.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Gatehouse, William Dexter
Jackson Progress Argus 22 Jul 1981
Atlanta Man Dies At Park
     According to Butts County coroner John Sherrell, an Atlanta man, William Dexter Gatehouse, 65, of 3589 Rolling Green Ridge, Atlanta, died Thursday morning at 1:30 A.M. of a massive heart attack at Indian Springs State Park.
     Sherrell said Gatehouse, who was the assistant commissioner of the Georgia State Forestry Service, was pronounced dead on arrival at Sylvan Grove Hospital.
     Gatehouse was staying at a campsite at the park and according to Sherrell, no foul play was involved in his death. The case was also investigated by Sheriff's Deputy Mike Riley and Deputy Coroner Chuck McCrackin.

Gault, Charlie
Jackson Progress-Argus Sep 14 1917
Will Higgins Held for Murder
Stabbing Results in Death of Charlie Gault
Try Black This Term
Negro Who Made His Escape After Stabbing at Depot was Arrested by Sheriff Crawford Last Week
     Will Higgins, who stabbed Charlie Gault at the Southern depot on September 2, was arrested last week by Sheriff Crawford and is now being held on a charge of murder. Gault died from the injuries received, after lingering for several days. At first it was thought that he would recover, but the wound was of such nature that it proved fatal, the injured man dying Friday.
     Higgins was arrested by Sheriff Crawford near the Butts-Henry county line. He was hiding in a loft when taken into custody. It was stated that he was hiding out until his father, who lives in Ohio, could send him money to get out of this section.
     The quarrel is said to have started over a trivial matter.
     Higgins will probably be arraigned at the present term of court.
 

Gay, Thomas Hiram
Jackson Progress Argus 18 Aug 1993
     Thomas Hiram Gay of the Hilltop Nursing Home died Sat., Aug. 14, at the Monroe County Hospital in Forsyth.
     Funeral services were held Mon., Aug. 16, in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with Rev. Bob Hooks officiating. Interment was in the Worthville Baptist Church Cemetery.
     Mr. Gay was born July 15, 1923 in Colquitt County, son of the late Dave and Earie Humphrey Gay. He was a retired truck driver and was a Baptist.
     Survivors include daughter Jackie Culpepper of Covington; sons Larry Gay. of Clearwater, Fla., Donnie Gay of Jackson, Thomas Gay Jr. of Dobson, N. C ; 10 grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.
     Sherrell Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Jackson Progress Argus 25 Aug 1993
     Thomas Hiram Gay, resident of Hilltop Nursing Home, died Sat., Aug. 14, at the Monroe County Hospital in Forsyth.
     Funeral services were held Mon., Aug. 16, in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with Rev. Bob Hooks officiating. Interment was in the Worthville Baptist Church Cemetery.
     Mr. Gay was born July 15,1923 in Colquitt County, son of the late Dave and Earie Humphrey Gay. He was a retired truck driver and a Baptist.
     Survivors include daughter Jackie Culpepper of Covington; sons Larry Gay of Clearwater, Fla., Donriie Gay of Jackson and Thomas Gay Jr. of Dobson, N. C ; sister and brother-in-law Elizabeth and David Powell of Jackson; 10 grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.
     Sherrell Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.
Gehrke, Infant
  Jackson Progress Argus 04 Aug 1955
Infant Son of Marlin Gehrkes Dies on Friday
    Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Marlin O. Gehrke of Eau Gallie, Fla., and Mr. and Mrs. George Black of Jackson sympathize with them in the death of the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Gehrke which occurred Friday morning at the Griffin-Spalding Hospital.
    The Gehrke's were visiting their foster grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Black, at the time of death of their infant son, which occurred at birth.
    Graveside services were held at Cedar Rock cemetery Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The Rev. Jerry Partain, pastor of the Cedar Rock Congregational Methodist Church; officiated. Haisten Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
    Survivors include the mother and father, a sister, Janet; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Gehlke, Poy, Sippi, Wis., and foster grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Black of Jackson.

Geimer, John Anthony
Jackson Progress Argus 13 May 1971
Two Killed When Car Overturns
     Two young men were killed Thursday night, May 6th, when the car in which both were passengers failed to negotiate the curve on Route 42, North, at the Bennie Lane Store, overturning five or six times.
     Victims of the single car accident which occurred about three miles North of Jackson were Cary Dan Thomason, 22, of Route 3, Jackson, and John Anthony Geimer, 23, of the Town and Country Trailer Park on the Dobbins Mill Road, Griffin. Mr. Thomason, the driver of the car, suffered massive head injuries and was dead on arrival at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital. Mr. Geimer suffered head and chest injuries and died about an hour after arrival at the same hospital's emergency room as doctors and nurses tried frantically to save his life.
     The accident occurred about 10:50 Thursday night when the late model sports auto, owned by Mr. Geimer, but being driven by Mr. Thomason, flipped end over end five or six times as he lost control in the curve. The car was traveling at a high rate of speed when the accident occurred, one officer estimating the speed at 120 miles per hour. The car came to rest at the west end of Chester Rivers' front yard, partly in a ditch and partly on the highway. Those first on the scene had difficulty in extricating the two men from the mangled automobile and it is believed that Mr. Thomason died even as rescuer were removing his body from the car. Both men had on seat belts, according to patrolmen.
     Funeral services for Mr. Thomason, a widely known young man of the West Butts Community, were conducted Saturday afternoon at two o'clock from the Fellowship Presbyterian Church with Rev. David Black, pastor, and Rev. Andy Holston, pastor of The Community Church of Jackson, officiating. Interment followed in Fellowship Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Thomason was a graduate of Jackson High School and was a senior at West Georgia College and was a member of Fellowship Presbyterian Church. He was born in Butts County on January 13, 1949 to the late Mr. Robert Jefferson Thomason of Butts County and Mrs. Mattie Fullerton Thomason, who survives.
     Mr. Thomason is survived by his mother, Mrs. Robert Jefferson Thomason of Jackson; five sisters, Mrs. Ed Gilchrist of Griffin, Mrs. Tom Tidwell of Shalimar, Florida, Mrs. Kipling Wise of Griffin, Mrs. Sandra Butterworth of Jackson, Mrs. Bennie Washington of Griffin; a brother, Van Thomason of Jackson; several nieces and nephews.

Geirrein, Ronnie, Johnny, Donnie, and Shawn
Jackson Progress Argus 18 Jan 1984
     Funeral services were held Friday in Jonesboro for Ronnie, Johnny, Donnie, and Shawn Geirrein, all of whom were killed Jan. 11 in an automobile accident in Jonesboro.
     Survivors include their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Geirrein of Forest Park; sister, Cindy Badgley of Jonesboro; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewis of Jackson.
     Services were held at Dickson's Jonesboro Chapel with the Rev. Clifford Harmon officiating. Burial was in the Jonesboro city cemetery.

Gentry, C. T., Mrs. (nee Capps)
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Feb 1973
Rites Monday In Henry for Mrs. Gentry
     Funeral services for Mrs. C. T. Gentry, 75, of Anderson, S. C., sister of Mrs. C. D. Edwards, Jr. of Jackson, were conducted Monday afternoon at two o'clock from the Bethany Baptist Church with the pastor, officiating. Interment was in the churchyard cemetery with D. T. Carmichael & Son of McDonough in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Gentry died Sunday morning, January 28th, about one o'clock following a period of declining health extending over the past two years. Born September 27, 1897 in Henry County, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George W. Capps, both of McDonough. She was a member of the Bethany Baptist Church in Henry County.
     Mrs. Gentry is survived by her husband, C. T. Gentry of Anderson, S. C.; three sisters, Mrs. Belle Rape and Mrs. C. C. Babb; both of McDonough, Mrs. C. D. Edwards, Jr. of Jackson; four brothers, Dewey Capps of McDonough, Asa Capps, Farmington, Mich., Roy Capps of Covington and Elmer Capps of Rentz; several nieces and nephews.

Gentry, John W.
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Feb 1965
John W. Gentry, Former Resident, Died on Monday
    Mr. John W. Gentry, 82, of 710 Twin Oaks Drive, Decatur, former Jackson resident, died Monday in a private hospital.
    Mr. Gentry was married to the former Miss Susie Newman, daughter of the late Capt. and Mrs. W. F. Newman of Jackson. At one time he operated a business here where he made many friends.
    Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock from the Decatur First Baptist Church with Dr. Dick H. Hall and Rev. Charles Osborne officiating. Interment was in Decatur Cemetery. The remains lay in state at the church from 1:30 o'clock until the hour of the funeral. A. S. Turner & Sons were in charge of arrangements.
    Mr. Gentry is survived by his wife, Mrs. Susie Newman Gentry of Decatur; three nephews, Rignal Duncan, Charlotte, N. C., Lester F. Duncan, Quitman, Emmett Gentry Jr., Winston-Salem, N. C.
       
Gentry, Roy
The Jackson Progress-Argus April 29, 1927
Mr. Roy Gentry Dies In Atlanta.
     Funeral services for Mr. S. Roy Gentry, 29 years of age, former resident of Jackson, who died at his home in Atlanta Sunday afternoon, were held at the Jackson city cemetery Wednesday morning. Short commitment services were conducted at the grave by Rev. W. S. Adams and interment was in the family lot.
     The family resided in Jackson several years ago but had been making their home in Atlanta for some time.
     Mr. Gentry is survived by his mother, Mrs. V. M. Gentry, of Atlanta, three brothers, Mr. John W. Gentry, of Jackson, and C. A. Gentry and E. C. Gentry, both of Atlanta.
Gentry, S. W.
  Butts County Progress June 30, 1911
Death Of Mr. S. W. Gentry On Saturday
     The death of Mr. S. W. Gentry, whose serious illness was mentioned in The Progress last week, occurred Saturday morning at 1:50 o'clock. He had been sick for some time though his condition was not thought serious until a few days before the end. His death came as a shock to members of his family and a large circle of friends.
     Mr. Gentry, who was a native of Green county and 60 years of age, was an estimable citizen. He had made Jackson his home for the past two years and during that time won many friends to whom the news of his passing will be received with sincere regret.
     Surviving Mr. Gentry are his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Eulah Duncan, of Montezuma; four sons, Messrs. S. R. Gentry, of Atlanta, J. W., Charles and Emmett Gentry, of Jackson.
     The funeral was held Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from the residence the services being in charge of Rev. A. F. McMahon. Interment was in the city cemetery.

Geon, Barney Daniel
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Jul 1979
Goen Rites Held Monday
     Funeral services for Mr. Barney Daniel Geon, of High Falls Road, Pleasant Hill community of Lamar County, were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the chapel of Pittman-Rawls Funeral Home in Griffin . The Rev. Ed Fenton officiated and burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery.
     Mr. Goen, who was Superintendent of roads for Lamar County, died unexpectedly at his home Saturday night.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Myrtice English Goen; a daughter, Mrs. James H. Hamilton, Jr., of LaGrange; a sister, Mrs. Coy English, of Columbus; two brothers, Alfred Geon, of Jackson, and Ben Goen, of Griffin; three grandchildren.

George, Lucile Perteete Ham
Jackson Progress Argus 24 Jul 1969
Mrs. George Died July 14th At Knoxville
     Jackson and Butts county friends of Mrs. Lucile Ham George (Mrs. Homer George), regret to learn of her death in Knoxville, Tenn. on Monday, July 14th.
     Funeral services were held July 15th in Knoxville with interment in Chattanooga, Tenn.
     Mrs. George is survived by her husband, Homer George of Knoxville; a son, Charles Homer George of Chattanooga, Tenn.; an adopted daughter, Mrs. Nancy Turner of St. Louis Mo.; a brother, T. P. Ham, of Jackson; three grandsons.

Gerald, Lula Miss
  Middle Georgia Argus July 20, 1886
Another Death.
     Miss Lula Gerald of Henry county died at the residence of her step-father Mr. Green Phillips on Friday morning. She was the victim of that terrible monster consumption. She was about twenty-five years of age at the time of her death.

Gessaman, Sarah Jones
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Oct 1992
     Sarah Jones Gessaman of Albany died Sat., Sept. 5,1992.
     Funeral services were held Monday at the Lutheran Church of Our Savior. Interment was in Crown Hill-Cemetery in Albany.
     A native of Colquitt County, Mrs. Gessaman was a retired LPN with HCA Palmyra Medical Centers.
     Survivors include daughter Theresa Gessaman Price of Butts County; sisters Bernice Jones of Albany and Betty Mangum of Decatur; brother Allen T. Jones of Lake Isabelle, Ga.; and grandsons Jim and Cliff Price.
     Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors of Albany were in charge of arrangements.
 
Ghostlaw, Wayne Fredrick
     Mr Wayne Frederick Ghostlaw, 66, of Route 1, Lassiter Road, in Forsyth, died Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia Hospital in Macon.
     The funeral was held Sunday in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home in Jackson, with the Rev. Wallace Smarr, Bobby Mize and Mike Boardman officiating. Burial was in the Ghostlaw Family cemetery in Monroe County.
     Mr. Ghostlaw was born in Bombay, N.Y., the son of the late Fred and Esther McDonald Ghostlaw. He was a member of Juliette Baptist Church.
     Survivors include his wife, Georgia Burress Ghostlaw; sons, Fredrick Ghostlaw of Hollywood, S.C., and William Ghostlaw of Forsyth; daughter, Wanda Korink of Jenkinsburg; sister, Phyliss Grafton of Ft. Covington, N.Y.; brothers, Bobby Ghostlaw of Lima, N.Y.; and Bruce Ghostlaw of Ft. Covington, N.Y.; and eight grandchildren.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
     
Giambalvo, Jack James
Jackson Progress Argus 02 Mar 1994
     Jack James Giambalvo of Jackson died Fri., Feb. 25, at Spalding Regional Hospital.
     The Mass of the Resurrection was held Sat., Feb. 26, at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father George Phillips officiating.
     Mr. Giambalvo was born July 22, 1925 in Queens, New York, son of the late John and Concetta Giambalvo.
     He and Mrs. Giambalvo resided in Vero Beach Fla. for 36 years before moving to Butts County about 18 months ago. He was a self-employed furniture refinisher and a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Jackson.
     Survivors include wife, Teresa Catherine Smith Giambalvo of Jackson; daughter and son-in-law, Cecelia and Bob Boan of Jackson; son, John Giambalvo of Woodstock; son and daughter-in-law, Joseph and Ruth Giambalvo of Vero Beach, Fla.; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great grandchildren.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.
 
Gibbs, Myeshia
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Aug 1986
     Myeshia Gibbs of 203 Glenn St., Jackson, died Aug. 13 at Griffin-Spalding Hospital. She was born Aug. 3 in Spalding County.
     Graveside services were held Friday at 11 a.m. at Fairfield Church with the Rev. J. C. McGill officiating.
     Survivors include her mother, Monica Grier of Jackson; father, Jeffery Gibbs of Griffin; grandparents, Gloria Jean Grier of Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. Nathan McDougal of Griffin.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements.

Gibbs, T. Preston Dr.
  Middle Georgia Argus December 23, 1892
  The Final Command
Came to Dr. T. Preston Gibbs Yesterday Morning.
And he answered the Summons
Another of the Old Guard Surrenders to the Conqueror Death
And join the Silent Majority.
     The following article is taken from the Madisonion of Friday Dec. 16th and is published at the request of Dr. W. L. Carmichael, who is a brother-in law of the deceased.
     Another of the Old Guard, who "dies but never surrenders" answered the final summons yesterday morning and joined the "innumerable caravan that moves to the pale realms of shade."
     Another of the ardent followers of the Stars and Bars has laid down his arms and surrendered only to the great conqueror, Death. A man who has never yet acknowledged the defeat of the Southern cause, and who cherished the names of Lee, Jackson, Johnson and Gordon as sacredly at the time of his death as he did on that memorable April day when the whole South was in tears because of Lee's surrender at Appomattox, has passed away.
     Dr. T. P. Gibbs died at his residence yesterday morning at 3 o'clock from lung troubles, occasioned by a severe attack of lagrippe some time ago. For several weeks he has been gradually sinking, and the end came at the hour named above. The funeral will occur today at 11 o'clock from the Baptist Church, Rev. S. A. Burnay officiating.
Sketch of his life
       Dr. T. Preston Gibbs was born in Social Circle, Ga. Forty-five years ago. He was reared and received his early education Hamilton, Harris County. He lost his mother when quite young, and his father when only fourteen years of age.
       The sterling patriotism that has always been characterized Dr. Gibbs prompted him to cast his lot with the Confederate army, serving under General Joe Wheeler. After the war he was thrown on his own resources, and he, with his brother, farmed several years in Merriwether County. Having chosen medicine as his profession, young Gibbs graduated from the Mobile College of Medicine, and practiced his profession for several years in Hamilton. Dr. Gibbs then removed to Social Circle, and conducted a successful drug business for four years, moving from there to Madison in 1880, where he continued the drug business up to the time of his death.
     August 14th, 1884 Dr. Gibbs was married to Miss Fannie Martin, daughter of Felix B. Martin and sister of our esteemed citizen, W. F. Martin.
     Dr. Gibbs was an intense uncompressing democrat. He represented ably the 28th Secretarial district of Georgia in 1888 and 1889. He was chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee of Morgan County for one term. Whether in office or private life he was ever on the watch-towers of pure democracy. He was a liberal, devoted survivor of the Lost Cause a friend to the Confederate veteran that stuck closer than a brother. One by one the "Old Guard" are passing over, and no truer heart yet joined the silent majority than which ceased to beat at 3 o'clock Thursday morning when Dr. T. Preston Gibbs answered the great roll call.
     He leaves a devoted wife and three very sweet and interesting little daughters. Besides his immediate family, he leaves a friend in every man who knew him in life, and who, as they read these lines, will say "A true Southerner has gone from among us."
     Dr. Gibbs was insured in the Golden Chain for $3,000 and in Prudential Savings Co. for $2,000.

Gibson, Mrs.
  The Jackson Argus May 24, 1894
     We are sorry to chronicle the death of Mrs. Gibson, mother of Mr. J. W. Gibson, of Flovilla. She was an aged lady and her death was not unexpected. The family have our sympathy.

Gibson, Ada A. Heard
Jackson Progress-Argus 18 Dec 1941
Mrs. J. T. Gibson Died Wednesday in Flovilla Home
     Mrs. Ada Heard Gibson, 70 years of age, beloved resident of Flovilla, died at 2:20 Wednesday afternoon after a critical illness of several days.
     Connected with prominent Butts county families, she was a daughter of Wiley Heard and Addie Barkley Heard. She was the widow of the late Mr. J. T. Gibson, Flovilla banker, and had spent most of her life in that community. She was a devoted and active member of the Flovilla Baptist church and was admired for her kindness of heart and good deeds.
     Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Lillie Holloway, of Flovilla; a niece, Mrs. C. C. Hayes of Warm Springs; two nephews, M. Holloway of Macon and J. R. Holloway of Atlanta; two sisters-in-law, Miss Fannie Gibson and Mrs. Mary Thompson of Jackson
     Funeral services are to be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Flovilla Baptist church and the pastor, the Rev. Z. M. Leverette, will officiate. Burial will be in the Flovilla cemetery, with Thornton Funeral Homes in charge of arrangements.
     Pallbearers were R. T. Smith, Max Henderson, J. C. Funderburk, C. C Hayes, Curtis Johnson, A. F. White.

Gibson, Ernest William
Jackson Progress Argus 29 Aug 1990
     Mr. Ernest William Gibson, 93, of Gibson Road in Monticello, the Jackson Lake Community, died Thursday at AMI Spalding Regional Hospital in Griffin.
     The funeral was held Saturday, Aug. 23, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson, with Elder James F. Poole officiating. Burial was in the Gibson Family Cemetery in Newton County.
     Mr. Gibson was born in Newton County, the son of the late Waverley Lee Gibson and Ellen Bostwick Gibson. He and his wife lived in Decatur prior to becoming permanent residents at Jackson Lake 21 years ago. He was retired from General Motors, where he had 34 years of service. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church in Newton County.
     Survivors include his wife; Florence Alston Gibson; son: and daughter-in-law, Norman. Douglas and Louise-Gibson of Jackson Lake; daughter, and son- in-law, Katie and Neal: Kilby of Jackson Lake; grandchildren, Steve Gibson of Peachtree City, Ernie Gibson of Conyers, Dean Kilby of Holley Springs, and Russ Kilby of; Houston, Tex.; six great-grandsons; and sister, Ethel Gibson of Jacksonville Beach, Fla.
     Haisten Funeral Home was: in charge of arrangements.

Gibson, Frances S.
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Jan 1942
Funeral Services For Miss Gibson Christmas Day
     Funeral services for Miss Fannie Gibson, 74 years of age, beloved resident of Jackson, whose death occurred Christmas Eve at the home of' her niece, Mrs. C. M. Compton, were held at 2 o'clock Christmas Day at the home. The Rev. Augustus Ernest, of Monticello, a former pastor here, and the Rev. E. M. Wise, pastor of the Jackson Methodist church, officiated.
     The pallbearers were T.G. Willis, W. B. Thompson, J. B. White, J. S. Ball, W. M. Redman, J. D. Jones. Burial was in the family lot in the Jackson cemetery, with Thornton Funeral Homes in charge of arrangements.
     Miss Gibson died at 9:30 Wednesday morning, December 24, after a critical illness of several days.
     Connected with pioneer and prominent Butts county families, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John W. Gibson and spent her girlhood at Flovilla and Indian Springs. For the past several years she had resided with her niece, Mrs. Ruby Mays Compton. She was a loyal member of the Jackson Methodist church and a regular attendant as long as her health would permit. Friends admired her fine character and devotion to her family and associates.
     The ministers who officiated at her funeral paid high tribute to her character. and worth as a Christian and friend.
     Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Mary Thompson; a niece, Mrs. Ruby Mays Compton; two nephews, Milton Compton, Atlanta, and Sam Compton, Fort Myers, Fla.; a great-niece, Patricia Compton, Fort Myers, Fla.

Gibson, Gary Douglas
Jackson Progress Argus 18 Apr 1979
Gibson Rites Held Monday
     Funeral services for Gary Douglas Gibson, 28 of Brownlee Road, Jackson, were held Monday at 2 p. m. from the Chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with the Rev. Jimmy Leverette officiating. Interment followed in the Gibson family cemetery in Mansfield, Ga.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Rosemary Cook Gibson; one son Brian Gibson; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Doug Gibson, of Jackson Lake; two brothers, Steve Gibson, of Peachtree City, Ga., and Ernie Gibson, of Sandy Springs, Ga.; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Gibson, of Jackson Lake; and grandfather, Mr. W. G. McNatt, of Greenville, Tex.
     Pallbearers were Albert Smith, Jim Wallace, Tommy Baker, Wayne Barnes, Jr., Butch Miller and Jimmy Browning.

Jackson Progress Argus 18 Apr 1979
Two Killed In Cycle Collision
     Two local men were killed when their motorcycles collided and exploded Saturday evening on Lake Clark Road, according to Butts County Sheriff Billy Leverette.
     Gary Gibson, 28, of Brownlee Road, Jackson, and Charles Jenkins, 19, of Rt. 1, Flovilla, died approximately one-and-a-half hours after the accident at Sylvan Grove Hospital, according to Coroner John Sherrell. Wendall Bowen, of Rt. 1, Flovilla, a passenger on Jenkins' motorcycle, was transferred to Georgia Baptist Hospital.
     Gibson and Scott Hoard were travelling East on Lake Clark Road, a dirt road leading from Indian Springs to Brownlee Road, and Jenkins was travelling West on the same road, Leverette said.
    Gibson and Jenkins topped a hill at the same time, Leverette said, and collided. The motorcycles were thrown into the air and exploded, the sheriff said. Bowen, suffering from burns, is in fair condition at Georgia Baptist Hospital.

Gibson, H. Y., Mrs.
  Butts County Progress February 26, 1909
Mrs. H. Y. Gibson Died Sunday.
     The death of Mrs. H. Y. Gibson occurred at her home near Cabiniss at an early hour last Sunday morning, after an illness of some weeks.
Mrs. Gibson was seventy-nine years of age at the time of her death, she was well known in Monroe county, and her death is universally deplored by a large number of friends and acquaintances. Since early childhood Mrs. Gibson had been a consistent member of the Baptist church.
     Surviving Mrs. Gibson is her aged husband, Mr. H. Y. Gibson, who is known to almost every one in the county, having served as tax collector for a number of years, several sons and daughters and grandchildren.
     The interment was at Cabiniss cemetery Sunday morning at eleven o'clock, where a host of friends assembled to pay homage to the deceased. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Mr. Motes.
Monroe Advertiser.
     Mrs. Gibson was the mother of Mr. W. J. Gibson of Jackson, who has the sympathy of a host of friends in this bereavement.

Gibson, H. Y.
  Butts County Progress January 19, 1912
Aged Citizen Dead At His Home In Cabaniss
     Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Gibson, of this city, have the sympathy of many friends in the death of the formers father, Mr. H. Y. Gibson, which occurred at Cabaniss Sunday, the 7th. Mr. Gibson, who was 86 years of age, was a prominent citizen of Monroe county. He was ill but a short time.
     He is survived by five daughters and four sons, including Mr. W. J. Gibson, of Jackson. The funeral was held Monday at 11 o'clock, the services being conducted by rev. Mr. Long, of Ellenwood.

Gibson, Horace Franklin
Jackson Progress Argus 24 May 1973
Mr. Gibson Passes In Griffin
     Mr. Horace Franklin Gibson of 130 Peachtree Street, Griffin, died Wednesday evening, May 16th, at the Living Center of Griffin.
     Mr. Gibson was a lifelong resident of Spalding County and Griffin. He was a member of DeVotie Baptist Church, a member of Griffin Lodge 413 of Masons and a retired employee of Dundee Mills.
     Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at two o'clock in McDonald Chapel in Griffin. Rev. A. C. Stephens and Rev. Douglas Maxwell officiated with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. McDonald Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Eula Irene Ragan Gibson; two sons, Jesse F. Gibson and Gene J. Gibson, both of Griffin; three sisters, Mrs. Tom Sims, Mrs. Vernon Reed, both of West Point, and Mrs. Seabron Shelton of Jackson; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.

Gilbert, Hubert
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Feb 1991
     Mr. Hubert Gilbert, 68, of Stark Road died early Thursday morning at Sylvan Grove Hospital in Jackson.
     Funeral services were conducted on Friday, Feb. 15, in the chapel of Jordan Funeral Home in Monticello, with the Rev. Mack Driver officiation. Burial was in West View Cemetery.
     Mr. Gilbert was as native of Cottondale, Fla., but had lived the last 32 years in this area.
     He was the owner and operator of a pulpwood business. He was a member of Monticello First United Methodist Church, and was a Navy veteran of World War II.
     Survivors include his wife, Gladys Watson Gilbert of Jackson; son, Jackie Gilbert of Monticello; daughters, Edna Tatum and Vicki Dover of Jackson, and Linda Sue Roper of Macon; sisters, Evelyn Bruner and Mildred Miller of Lakeland, Fla., and Victoria Gilbert of Auburndale, Fla.; and three grandchildren.
     Jordan Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Gibson, J. B.
  Butts County Progress November 22, 1912
J. B. Gibson Killed by Train.
     The friends of Mr. J. B. Gibson will regret to learn of his death, which occurred in Alabama last week. He was killed in a railroad wreck, and the remains were shipped to the home of his brother in Dublin district. The funeral was held at Pleasant Grove church, Monroe county Thursday.
     Mr. Gibson lived in this county until a short time ago and had a number of friends and for a time was a bailiff. He was a young man and was well known. He is survived by his wife and one child, his mother, two sisters and two brothers.

Gilbert, Jimmy "Buck" Warren, II
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Jul 1995
     Jimmy Warren "Buck" Gilbert II of Jackson died Saturday, July 22, in a swimming accident in Juliette.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 25, in the Sherrell Memorial Chapel with Rev. A. L. Price and Rev. Phil Schroeder officiating. Interment was in the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church cemetery.
     Mr. Gilbert was born Feb. 20, 1974 in Spalding County, son of Jimmy Warren Gilbert Sr. and Kitty Lee Turner Gilbert. He was a Methodist and was employed at American Woodmark.
     Survivors include wife, Haley Renee Smith Gilbert and daughter, Amber Ceira Gilbert, both of Jackson; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Warren Gilbert Sr. of Jackson; sisters, Ronda Gail Hosey, Anita Dawn Smith and Lisa Ann Gilbert, all of Jackson; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Turner and Mrs. Sylvia Cook, all of Jackson; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
     Sherrell, Wilson, Mangham Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.
     
Gibson, John Thomas
Jackson Progress Argus Jan 30 1931
     Mr. J. T. Gibson, one of Butts county's most prominent and highly esteemed citizens, ended his life Wednesday morning in the Bank of Flovilla of which he was cashier. Going to the bank early he cleaned up the building and then going to the rear of the bank fired a pistol bullet in his head. He was dead when found.
     A coroner's jury found that he came to his death as the result of a pistol wound self inflicted. The passing of this upright and useful citizen produced a profound shock throughout the county. He had hosts of friends and was known as a man of sterling integrity, strict honesty and Upright character. For some time he had been in ill health
and this is believed to have been the reason for the tragedy.
     Mr. Gibson was connected with an old and prominent family of the county, having been a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Gibson, early residents of the county. He was a member of the Methodist church and had been connected with the Bank of Flovilla since it was established in 1906, serving most capably as cashier and recently as a member of the board of directors. The Bank of Flovilla was regarded as one of the strongest of the small banks in the state, having a capital stock of $15,000, surplus of $10,000, undivided profits of approximately $6,000 and total resources of $80,000. Its affairs were declared to be in splendid condition. Mr. Gibson was trusted by his friends and admired by all who had dealings with him. Probably no citizen of the county had a larger number of loyal friends.
     He is survived by his wife, who before her marriage, was Miss Ada Heard, daughter of the late Captain and Mrs. J. W. Heard; two sisters, Miss Fannie Gibson, of Jackson, and Mrs. Mary Thompson, of Atlanta. Mrs. Ruby Mays Compton, of Jackson, is a niece.
     Funeral services will be held from the Flovilla Methodist church Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock, with Rev. J. F. Davis officiating. Interment will be in the Sandy Creek cemetery.

Gibson, John W. (Mary G.) Mrs.
  Middle Georgia Argus October 27, 1891
Death
       Mrs. John W. Gibson died on Monday morning at 8 o'clock, after a brief illness of only a few days, and will be buried today at Indian Springs cemetery.
  
Gibson, Martin L., Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 13 Mar 1969
Father of Mrs. Goodwin Died At Warm Springs
     Mr. Martin L. Gibson Sr., 82, of Woodbury, father of Mrs. Ralph Goodwin of Jackson, died March 1st at the Meriwether Memorial Hospital in Warm Springs after several years of declining health.
     Mr. Gibson, a retired merchant and farmer, owned and operated a large plantation between Woodbury and Manchester. He was a deacon in the Baptist Church and a director of the Flint River REA. He served as county commissioner for many years, as chairman of the Meriwether County Forestry Board, as a trustee of the Meriwether County Board of Education, and was a member of the Governor's staff under Gov. Ernest Vandiver.
     Funeral services were conducted March 3rd at the Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery with Robertson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Gerald Crews, Rowland Brown, Otis Brown, Johnny Owens, Ralph Brown and Willie Ousley. Honorary pallbearers included Claude Bray Sr., J. S. Peters, Luke Gill, Frank Alcorn, Hubert Hancock, James Butts, John Head, L. O. Fowler, Marvin Hendricks, Zack Hughley Jr., G. W. Walker, Jack Hudson.
     Mr. Gibson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hashie Mae Gibson of Woodbury; two sons, Willie Gibson and Martin Gibson Jr., both of Woodbury; five daughters, Mrs. Ralph Goodwin of Jackson, Mrs. Harry Beine of Richmond, Va., Mrs. Robert Woods of Wilmore, Ky., Miss Ann Gibson of Atlanta, Mrs. Fay Caldwell of Woodbury; two sisters, Mrs. W. S. Johnson of Manchester and Mrs. George Kasper of Atlanta; 17 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.

Gilbert, Ola Mae Stephens Power
Jackson Progress Argus 24 May 1995
     Ola Mae Stephens Power Gilbert, formerly of Jenkinsburg, died Saturday, May 20.
     Funeral services were held Monday, May 22, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with Rev. Preston Bridges and Rev Brady Blalock officiating. Interment was in the Jenkinsburg Cemetery.
     Mrs. Gilbert was born in Cobb County, daughter of the late Charlie and Frances Houze Stephens. She was the widow of Pierce Power and Hugh Gilbert. She was retired from KYM Company in Jackson.
     Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Martha and Ralph Faulkner, Nancy and Dan Snowden of Savannah; daughter, Elsie (Mrs. Tiny) Grant of Jackson; sons and daughters-in-law, James and Betty Power of Lenoir City, TN, Ed and Patsy Power of Jenkinsburg, Alfred and Shirley Power of Locust Grove; sons-in-law, Arnette Kirkland and Billy Crum of Jackson, Lewis Dean of Norcross; 24 grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangement.

Gibson, Pearl
Jackson Progress-Argus, September 29, 1955
Mother of Mrs. Goodwin Dies in Montgomery. Ala.
     Friends of the Rev and Mrs. Ralph Goodwin sympathize with them in the recent death of Mrs. Goodwin's mother, Mrs. Pearl Gibson, 66, who died Wednesday, September 14, in a Montgomery. Ala., hospital.
     Funeral services for Mrs. Gibson were held Friday afternoon at the Church of the Nazarene on Mount Meigs Road. Interment was in the City cemetery in Montgomery. Mrs. Gibson was prominent in church work.
     Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Ralph Goodwin, Jackson; Mrs. Harry Biene, Tifton; and Mrs. Robert Woods, Wilmore, Ky.; one son, Willie H. Gibson, Pine Mountain Valley, Ga.; 12 grandchildren and one great grandchildren.
     The Rev. Mr. Goodwin is pastor of the Jackson Church of the Nazarene and he and his family have many friends who are grieved at the loss of Mrs. Goodwin's mother.
     
Gibson, Robert C.
Jackson Progress-Argus 23 Nov 1934
Mr. R. C. Gibson, Aged Citizen, Died Monday
     The death of Mr. Robert C. Gibson, 85 years of age, well known resident of Flovilla, occurred at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. B. Tullis, Monday night at 9:45. He had been in declining health for several weeks and suffered from the infirmities of age.
     Mr. Gibson was born and reared in Monroe county and resided in Flovilla for the past twenty years. He was well known in Masonic circles and had a host of friends who are grieved to learn of his death. He was a member of the Flovilla Baptist church and formerly held membership in the Cabaniss lodge of Masons.
     Surviving Mr. Gibson are a daughter, Mrs. H. B. Tullis, of Flovilla; one brother, L. A. Gibson, of Rentz, Ga.; four sisters, Mrs. N. C. Grant and. Mrs. Richard Thomas, of Rentz; Mrs. S. A. Goggins, of Tifton, and Mrs- C. D. Grant of Dublin, and t ea grandchildren.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Cabaniss Baptist church and interment was in the church cemetery.

Gibson, W. D., Mrs.
  Butts County Progress July 3, 1914
Mrs. W. D. Gibson Of Newnan Passed Away
     Mr. and Mrs. W. Bryant Thompson of this city have the sympathy of their friends in the death of the former's sister, Mrs. W. D. Gibson, of Newnan. Her death occurred at a sanitarium in Atlanta last Thursday morning. The funeral was held at Forsyth Friday morning many friends gathering to pay a final tribute.
     Mrs. Gibson is survived by her husband, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Thompson, of Flovilla, two brothers, Messrs. W. Bryant Thompson of this city and J. Aldine Thompson of Flovilla.

Gideon, Walter Mr.
  Middle Georgia Argus October 16, 1888
     We are sorry to learn of the death of Mr. Walter Gideon which occurred in Henry county last Thursday. He was a son of Dr. Gideon, and highly esteemed by all who knew him.
       
Gifford, J. E. Sr., Mrs
Jackson Progress Argus 02 Mar 1944
C. T. Gifford's Mother Dies at Marietta Home.
     Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Gifford sympathize with them in the death of Mr. Gifford's mother, Mrs. J. E. Gifford Sr., which occurred recently at her home in Marietta. She had been ill for a year and a half.
     Survivors are her husband and four sons, Charles T. Gifford, U. S. Maritime Training Station, Brooklyn, N. Y.; J. E. Jr., Eugene and Otis Gifford of Marietta; one daughter, Mrs. Sydney Randolph, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone, Panama.
     Funeral services were held February 21 at 2 p. m. at the chapel of Mayes-Ward in Marietta and burial was in Mountain Park View cemetery in Marietta.

Gilbert, Bernice James
Jackson Progress Argus 12 Dec 1984
     Bernice James Gilbert, 61, of W. 3rd Street, Jackson, died at her residence Thursday afternoon.
     Mrs. Gilbert was born in Butts County, daughter of the late Robert Burnice James and Gussie Mae Jones James. She was employed at Pepperton. Cotton Mills and Avondale Mills for many years and was a member of the Second Baptist Church in Jackson.
     Survivors include a son, Julian Wesley (Rusty) Duke of White Bluff, Tenn.; daughter, Debbie Duke of Jackson; sister, Hazel Harper of Jackson; two grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, aunts, and uncles.
     Services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Second Baptist Church with the Rev. Lanny Smith officiating. Burial was in the Pepperton cemetery.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Gilbert, Bessie Mae Heath
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Dec 1978
Friday Rites Were Held For Mrs. Gilbert
     Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Heath Gilbert, 73, of Flovilla, were conducted Friday, December 15th, at one o'clock from the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home. Rev. Jimmy Leverette and Rev. A. L. Price officiated. Interment was in Kelly town Cemetery in Henry County. Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge.
     Mrs. Gilbert died unexpectedly at her residence about 8:20 Wednesday morning, December 13th.
     Born in Butts County July 10, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Dawson Heath and the late Effie Kitchens Heath. She was a member of the Second Baptist Church in Jackson.
     Survivors include her husband, Mr. Hugh Gilbert of Flovilla; one son, Mr. Henry Lee Gilbert, Jackson; two daughters, Mrs. Carolyn Mackey, Jackson, and Mrs. Janice Rhody, Fredericksburg, Va.; five grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; one brother, Mr. Levy Heath, Jackson; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Bill Holloway, Jack Heil, Ralph Weaver, Wayne Barnes, Jr., Lewis O'Hearn, and Dawson Heath.

Gilbert, Eloise Heath
Jackson Progress Argus 31 Aug 1978
Sunday Rites Were Held For Mrs. Gilbert
     Funeral services for Mrs. Eloise Heath Gilbert, 73, of Brownlee Road, were conducted Sunday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of Sherrell Funeral' Home with the Rev. Brady Blalock officiating. Interment was in Jackson City Cemetery with Sherrell Funeral Home in charge.
     Mrs. Gilbert died at Sylvan Grove Hospital about 1:00 A.M. Saturday where she had been in declining health for several weeks.
     Born in Butts County August 6, 1905, she was daughter of the late Dawson Heath and the late Effie Kitchens Heath. She was widow of Johnny Warren Gilbert. Mrs. Gilbert was retired from Avondale Mills and was a member of Second Baptist Church in Jackson.
     Survivors include one son James Gilbert of Jackson; one sister, Mrs. Bessie Gilbert of Flovilla; a brother, Levi Heath of Jackson; four grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; several nieces. and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Ricky James, Dawson Heath Leonard Heath, Charles Heath and Leland Dutton.

Gilbert, Infant Son
Jackson Progress Argus Mar 1969
Rites Monday for Gilbert Infant
     Graveside services for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Gilbert, 580 Indian Springs Street, Jackson, were held Monday morning at 11 o'clock from the Pepperton Cemetery in Jackson with the Rev. Ralph Goodwin, pastor of the Jackson Church of the Nazarene, officiating.
     In addition to his parents, survivors include grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Castellaw and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gilbert, all of Jackson.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Gilbert, Jack D. "Pete"
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Mar 1984
     Jack D. "Pete" Gilbert, 41, of 625 Third St., Jackson was pronounced dead on arrival at Sylvan Grove Hospital Fr iday morning followin g a seizure at his residence.
     Mr. Gilbert was born in Fulton County, son of the late Jack Daniel Gilbert and Ruth Gilbert Byrd who survives. He was a 1960 graduate of Jackson High School, a veteran of the U. S. Air Force, and was self-employed.
     Survivors include two sons, Danny Shiver of Mableton and Bronson Gilbert of Covington, mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Byrd of Jackson; brothers, William Buddy Gilbert of Covington and James Ronald "Peanut" Gilbert of Loganville; sister, Susie Padgett of Panama City, Fla.; several uncles, aunts, nieces, and nephews.
     Services were held Sunday at 3:30 p.m. in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Folsom officiating. Burial was in the Pepperton cemetery.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Gilbert, Jack Daniel
Jackson Progress Argus 17 Aug 1983
     Jack Daniel Gilbert, 63, of West Third Street, Jackson, died suddenly Friday afternoon. Mr. Gilbert, son of the late William Guye Gilbert, and Maybelle Huddleston Gilbert, was born in Fulton County but had lived in Jackson and Butts County most of his life.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Bernice James Gilbert of Jackson; sons, William Buddy Gilbert of Covington, Jack D. "Pete" Gilbert of Jackson, James R. "Peanut" Gilbert of Loganville; daughter, Mrs. Susie Padgett of Panama City, Fla. ; brothers, Norbert Gilbert and Curtis Gilbert; both of Flovilla, Rickey Gilbert of Barnesville, Junior Gilbert of College Park, Earnest Gilbert of Panama City, Fla.; sisters, Mrs. Geraldine Barnett of College Park and Mrs. Hazel Kile of Douglasville; eight grandchildren; stepdaughter, Miss Debbie Duke of Jackson; stepson, Rusty Duke of Nashville, Tenn.
     Services were held Sunday at 2 o'clock at the Second Baptist Church in Jackson with the Rev. Hudson White officiating. Burial was in the Flovilla city cemetery.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Gilbert, Jack
Jackson Progress Argus 17 Aug 1983
Man Found Dead at Motel
     According to Butts County Coroner Richard Ballard, a Jackson man, Jack Gilbert of West Third Street, was found dead Friday afternoon about 2:30 at the Heart of Jackson Motel. Ballard said an autopsy revealed that Gilbert died of a heart attack and that he had been dead about two hours when he was found by the manager of the motel.

Gilbert, James Hugh
Jackson Progress Argus 02 Jan 1985
     James Hugh Gilbert, 77, of Route 1, Jenkinsburg died Sunday night (Dec. 23) at Sylvan Grove Hospital after an illness of several months.
     Mr., Gilbert was born in Henry County, son of the late John Henry Gilbert, and Ida Lou Edwards Gilbert.
     Survivors include his wife, Ola Mae Stephens Gilbert of Jenkinsburg; son, Henry Lee Gilbert of Jackson; daughters Carolyn Mackey of Jackson and Janice Rhody of Fredericksburg, Va.; stepsons, James Power of Concord, Tenn., Edward Power of Jenkinsburg, and Alfred Power of Griffin; stepdaughters, Ruth Kirkland, .Elsie Grant, and Grace Crum, all of Jackson; Martha Faulkner of Warner Robins, and Nancy Dean of Norcross; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; 23 step-grandchildren; sister Louise Woodruff of Miami Fla.; aunt, Elese Underwood of Conyers.
     Services were conducted Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with the Rev. Howard Porter officiating. Burial was in the Kelley Presbyterian Church, cemetery in Henry County.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Gilbert, James Warren
Jackson Progress Argus 19 Sep 1984
     James Warren Gilbert, 62, of Route 5, Jackson, Brownlee Road, died Thursday morning at Coliseum Park Hospital in Macon after an illness of several months.
     Mr. Gilbert was a native of Butts County, son of the late Johnny Warren Gilbert and Eloise E. Gilbert. He was employed by the Butts County Road Department for several years.
     Survivors include his wife, Sylvia O'Neal Gilbert of Jackson; sons, Jimmy Gilbert and Bobby Gilbert, both of Jackson; daughters, Betty Armistead of Jacksonville, Fla., and Patsy Presley of Griffin; 9 grandchildren.
     Services were conducted Saturday at' 2 p. m. in the Chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with the Rev. A. L. Price officiating. Burial was in the Jackson City Cemetery.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
 
Gilbert, Johnny Warren
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Apr 1960
Heart Attack Friday Claims J. W. Gilbert
     Funeral services for Johnny Warren Gilbert, 59, Widely known farmer of Route 2, Jackson, who died late Friday afternoon at his home from a heart attack, were held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock at the First Baptist Church in Jackson with the Rev. James Burleson and the Rev. L. L. Minton officiating.
     Mr. Gilbert was born in Henry County, the son of John Henry Gilbert and Mrs. Ida Edwards Gilbert. He, was a member of the First Baptist Church. In his accustomed health until the fatal seizure, his death came as a shock to his many friends.
     Survivors include his wife; one son, James Gilbert, Jackson; one sister, Mrs. James Woodruff, Miami, Fla.; half sister, Miss Lydia Chaffen, Atlanta; one brother, Hugh Gilbert, Jackson; half brother, Jesse Gilbert, Pensacola, Fla.; several nieces and, nephews.
     Active pallbearers were Bobby Taylor, Russell Price, Lewis O'Hearn, Andrew Moore, Floyd Moore, Joe Reeves. Honorary pallbearers were Wayne Reeves, J. D. (Bud). Pope, Walt Watkins, Wayne Barnes, Mike Allen, and Alvin Johnson.

Gilbert, Leona M. Harris
  The Jackson Progress-Argus October 20, 1916
Mrs. J. J. Gilbert Dies in Jacksonville, Florida
     The funeral of Mrs. J. J. Gilbert, who died in Jacksonville, Fla., Tuesday, Oct. 10, was held at Stark at 4 o'clock of last week. The services were conducted by Rev. F. G. Spearman and Rev. Olin King.
     The death of Mrs. Gilbert, due to a complication of diseases, was a shock to her friends here where she was reared and resided until a few years ago. She was an estimable christian character and the family have the tender sympathy of many friends in their sorrow.
Surviving Mrs. Gilbert are her husband; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Harris, and three sisters, Mrs. L. D. Singley, Mrs. L. S. O'Neal, all of Jackson, and Mrs. W. M. Sheats, of Atlanta; one brother, Mr. H. R. Harris, superintendent of the Butts county pauper farm; several nieces and nephews.
  
Gilbert, Maybelle Huddleston
Jackson Progress Argus 04 Feb 1981
Gilbert Rites Held Friday
     Funeral services for Mrs. Maybelle Huddleston Gilbert, 80, were held Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home.
     The Rev. A. L. Gilbert officiated and interment was in the Flovilla City cemetery under the direction of Sherrell Funeral Home.
     Mrs. Gilbert died Wednesday evening at the Heritage Nursing Home in Barnesville after a long period of declining health.
     She was the widow of William Guye Gilbert and the daughter of the late John Huddleston and Mrs. Jenny Huddleston.
     Survivors include six sons, Jack and Norbert Gilbert of Jackson, Curtis Gilbert of Flovilla, William Guye Gilber, Jr. of College Park, Ernest Gilbert of Panama City, Fla. and Rickie Gilbert of Barnesville;
     Two daughters, Mrs. Geraldine Barnett of College Park and Mrs. Hazel Kile of Douglasville; a sister, Mrs. Maude Parr of Jackson; a brother, Howard Huddleston. of Jackson; 19 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; a number of nieces and nephews.
     Grandsons served as pallbearers.

Gilbert, William Guy
Jackson Progress Argus 22 May 1969
W. C. Gilbert Dies Tuesday of Heart Attack
     Mr. William Guy Gilbert, 76, of Route 1, Flovilla, was pronounced dead on arrival at Sylvan Grove Hospital Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock, the victim of an apparent heart seizure.
     A native of Hall County, Mr. Gilbert was the son of. Mr. John Gilbert and Mrs. Josephine Pierce Gilbert. He was a retired employee of Avondale Mills and was the husband of the late Mrs. Maybelle Huddleston Gilbert.
     Funeral services will be conducted Thursday afternoon at Baptist Church with the Rev. Arthur L. Price, pastor of the Jenkinsburg Baptist Church, and the Rev. Ralph Goodwin, pastor of the Jackson Church of the Nazarene officiating. Interment will be in the Flovilla Cemetery with Sherrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Gilbert is survived by six sons, Norbert, Ernest, Curtis, William Guy Jr. and Jack Gilbert, all of Flovilla, and SP4 Richard Gilbert of Fort Rucker, Ala.; two daughters, Mrs. J. W. Kile and Mrs. Walter Barnett, both of Douglasville; two brothers, Fred Gilbert and Weldon Gilbert, both of Gainesville; two sisters, Mrs. Pauline Doster of Jefferson and Mrs. Nell Marchbanks of Gainesville; 30 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren.

Gilbert, William Guye, Jr.
Jackson Progress Argus 5 May 1993
     William Guye Gilbert Jr. of College Park died Thurs., April 29, at South Fulton Hospital.
     Graveside services were held Sat., May 1, in the Flovilla City Cemetery with Rev. Gene Sellers officiating.
     Mr. Gilbert was born Dec. 15, 1927 in Fulton County, son of the late Guye Gilbert and the late Maybelle Huddleston Gilbert.
     He is survived by sisters Hazel Kine of Douglasville and Geraldine Bamett of College Park; brothers Norbert Gilbert and Curtis Gilbert, both of Flovilla, Earnest Gilbert of College Park and Rickey Gilbert of Barnesville; and several nieces and nephews.
     Sherrell Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Giles, Charles Henry
Jackson Progress Argus 03 Oct 1968
Heart Attack Friday Claims Chas. H. Giles
     Mr. Charles Henry Giles, 49, a native of Butts County, died unexpectedly Friday at a Savannah hospital, apparently the victim of a heart attack.
     Born in Butts County, Mr. Giles was the son of the late Mr. Henry Slaton Giles and Mrs. Florence Mackey Giles, who survives. He had resided in Savannah about a year where he was employed by a large road construction firm.
     Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at four o'clock from the Stark Methodist Church with Rev. Ray Dunahoo, pastor of the Jackson Methodist Church, officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery with Fox and Weeks Funeral Home of
Savannah in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Giles is survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen Giles of Savannah; two sons, Charles Howard Giles and David Henry Giles of New York; two brothers, Joel Lynwood Giles of Anderson, Ind., and Slaton Edward Giles of Atlanta; two sisters, Mrs. Taylor Farrar of Shelbyville, Tenn., Mrs. Mary Norman of Savannah; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Kyle McMichael, Buster Duke, Frank McMichael, Bill Browning, Carl Finney, W. L. Holloway.

Giles, Charles M.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus January 23, 1925
Death Summons Mr. Charles Giles.
     Friends of Mr. And Mrs. C. M. Giles will regret to learn of the death of Mr. Giles, which occurred at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning at his home near Giles' Ferry. He had been ill for more than a year, having suffered a stroke of paralysis several months ago.
     Mr. Giles, who was 62 years of age, was a native of Jasper county but had been a resident of Butts for several years. He was a well known citizen of his community and was generally highly esteemed.
     He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Jennie Tyler, of Jasper county; two sons, Messrs. Slaton and Jobie Giles; one daughter, Mrs. Fred Tingle, of Monticello, and a half-brother, Mr. Raleigh Giles, of Juliette.
     Funeral services were held at Fellowship church, Jasper county, Thursday morning.
  
Giles, Ethel Wooten
Jackson Progress Argus 17 Apr 1991
     Mrs. Ethel Wooten Giles, 74, of Macon died Friday morning at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, April 13, in the chapel of Haisten
     Funeral Home in Jackson, with the Rev. Gary Jakes Relating. Burial was in Pepperton Cemetery in East Jackson.
     Mrs. Giles was born in Walton County, daughter of the late James Riley Wooten and Mattie Nolen Wooten. She was the widow of Henry Giles. Mrs. Giles was a housewife, and she attended the Assembly of God in Macon.
     Survivors include her sisters, Dollie Mae Grant of Jackson, Eva Williamson of Warner Robins, and Alma Wong of Flovilla; and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Giles, Florrie Mackey
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Jul 1990
     Mrs. Florrie Mackey Giles, 94, of Savannah died Sunday at St. Joseph Hospital in Savannah.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 24 in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson, with the Rev. Larry Duke officiating. Burial was in the .Stark United Methodist Church cemetery.
     Mrs. Giles was a native of Butts County and had resided in Savannah since 1952. She was the wife of the late Henry Slayton Giles, and a member of Stark United Methodist Church.
     Survivors include her daughters, Mary G. Nonnan of Savannah, and Mayce G. Farrar of Shelbyville, Tenn.; son, Slayton E. (Ned) Giles of Savannah: sister, Lucille Hodges of Hendersonville, N.C.; eight grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Giles, Laura N. Crow
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Dec 1956
Last Rites Are Held Sunday For Mrs. T. J. Giles
     Funeral services for Mrs. T. J. (Laura) Giles 94 of Atlanta were held at 3 p. m., Sunday from the Spring Hill chapel with the Rev. L. B. Jones officiating. Burial was in Atlanta's Westview Cemetery.
     Mrs. Giles was born in Jasper county and lived in Jackson a number of years before moving to Atlanta 50 years ago. She was a member of the Calvary Methodist Church
and the Cascade Chapter of the Eastern Star.
     Surviving are three daughters, Miss Margaret Giles and Mrs. Mai G. Sells, both of Atlanta; Mrs. E. S. Miller, Macon; three grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Wright Maddox, Paul C. Maddox, J Walter Collins, Charles W. Skinner, W. H. Cheek and Edgar L. Hawley.

Giles, Margaret Louise
Jackson Progress Argus 28 Mar 1963
Miss Giles Was Buried Friday Flovilla Rites
     Funeral services for Miss Margaret L. Giles, retired public health nurse, were held at 10:30 o'clock Friday morning at Spring Hill, Atlanta, with the Rev. Arnold Smith officiating. Interment was in the Flovilla Cemetery.
     Miss Giles died Wednesday at her home at 1369 Benning Place Northeast in Atlanta.
     A native of Butts County she was graduated from the Georgia Baptist School of Nursing. She received her public health training in Richmond, Va. and came to Georgia as a Public Health Nurse in 1939. At that time Miss Giles joined the Crippled Children's Division of the State Health Department. She worked in the department for 20 years, retiring in 1959.
     She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Atlanta.
     Miss Giles is survived by a sister, Mrs. A. O. Linch, of Atlanta.
     Pallbearers were Bernard Harper, Joe Grubbs, Henry Jones, Harwell Perkins, Clint Schilling.
     
Giles, Mary Jane Tyler
Jackson Progress-Argus 11 Oct 1935
Mrs. Chas. M. Giles Passed Away Sunday
     The death of Mr. Charles M. Giles ***** of the late Mr. Charles M. Giles, occurred at the home of ***** Sunday ******* she had been in declining health for several months and suffered from a complication of diseases.
     Mrs. Giles who was a Miss Tyler of Jasper county, had been a resident of Butts county for a number of years. Following the death of her husband she made her home with her sons [?] at Giles Ferry. She was a member of Union Ridge Christian church and had many estimable qualitites of character and her death bring regret to a host of friends.
     She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. F. L. Tingle, of Monticello; two sons, Slaton and Jobe Giles, of Butts county, and several grandchildren.
     Funeral services were held at Fellowship church in Jasper county Monday afternoon, with Rev. W. B. Underwood, of Monticello, and Rev. H. M. Linkous, of Flovilla, officiating. Interment was in the churchyard.

Giles, Ned
  The Jackson Progress-Argus November 17, 1916
Young Man Killed
Out riding when pistol was discharged.
     News was received here the first if the week that Mr. Ned Giles, son of Mr. Charlie Giles, of Jasper county, was killed Saturday night when his pistol was accidentally discharged. Mr. Giles, it seems, was out riding with some young ladies and took his pistol out and fired two shots. As he dropped the gun in his overcoat pocket it was discharged, striking him in the stomach, and inflicting a wound from which he died in a short time. The family of the unfortunate young man is well known in Butts county.

Giles, Ned, Mrs.
  Middle Georgia Argus June 29, 1882
Died.
     We are pained to announce the death of Mrs. Ned Giles, which occurred on Monday night last, after long and lingering suffering.
     She was a most estimable lady, filling all the relations of life, that could be filled by a devoted wife and mother, and no one but the bereaved husband and children can realize what an irreparable loss they have sustained. We tender them our most heartfelt sympathy, in this their sad bereavement.

Giles, Raleigh Boynton
Jackson Progress Argus 03 Feb 1955
R. B. Giles Dies At Cabaniss Home
     Raleigh Boynton Giles, 68, native Butts county citizen, died at his home at Cabaniss Sunday morning as the result of a heart attack. He had been in declining health for more than a year.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday at 11 a. m. at the Ash-Dillon Chapel in Forsyth with the Rev. E. A. Daniels officiating. Burial was in the Cabaniss cemetery.
     Mr. Giles was born in the Giles Ferry area of Butts county, son of Ned Giles and Mrs. Mollie Dorset Giles. Several years ago he moved to Monroe county for residence, locating at Juliette where he was a merchant and later moving to the Cabaniss community where he was a successful dairyman and businessman. He was a member of the Cabaniss Baptist Church and was a Mason.
     Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Nettie Johnson Giles; two step-sisters, Mrs. G. W. Wyatt of Jackson and Mrs. A. A. Duke of Atlanta; several nieces and nephews.

Giles, Slaton H.
Jackson Progress-Argus 1 July 1937
Slaton H. Giles Died Early Sunday
     The death of Mr. Slaton Henry Giles, 49, farmer and operator of Giles Ferry on the Ocmulgee river, occurred Sunday morning at 4:30 and resulted after a few days illness of pneumonia. Several days ago he sustained injuries in a fall and pneumonia developed.
     Mr. Giles, son of the late Charles M. Giles, of Butts county and Mrs. Jennie Tyler Giles, of Jasper county, was a well-known resident of the county and had many friends who were sorry to know of his death. He was a Mason and for many years had operated the ferry that bears his name.
     He is survived by his wife, who previous to marriage was Miss Florrie Mackey; two daughters, Misses Macey and Mary Giles; three sons, Charlie, Joel and Neel Giles; a brother, Job Giles, of Butts county, and a sister, Mrs. Leila Tingle, of Monticello.
     Funeral services were held Monday morning at 11 o'clock at Stark Methodist church, with Rev. W. A. Woodruff officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery, with S. H . Thornton in charge of arrangements.

Giles, Thomas Crawford
  The Jackson Progress-Argus June 27, 1924
Mr. T. C. Giles Yields To Death.
     Following an illness of some time, Mr. Thomas Crawford Giles, 68 years of age, died at his home in Flovilla Tuesday morning at 2:45 o'clock. He was stricken with paralysis some time ago and his death did not come as a surprise. Mr. Giles was one of the best known men in the county and had hosts of friends who were grieved to earn of his passing.
     Mr. Giles was born in Butts county and had resided here most of his life. He is survived by his wife, who was a Miss Hearn before her marriage; two daughters, Miss Margaret Giles, of Lake City, Fla., and Miss Dorcas Giles, of Atlanta; one son, Mr. E. Pierce Giles, of Knoxville, Tenn.; two brothers, Messrs. Charlie and Raleigh Giles, of Juliette, and a sister, Mrs. Tom Fears, of Butts county.
     Funeral services were conducted from the home Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock by Rev. I. G. Walker.

Giles, Thomas J.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus August 3, 1928
Mr. Thomas J. Giles Dies At His Home In Atlanta.
     Friends and relatives here were sorry to learn of the death of Mr. Thomas J. Giles, former well known Butts county citizen, which occurred at his home in Atlanta July 26. Mr. Giles was born and reared in Butts county and lived here until a few years ago when he moved to Atlanta to reside. He had a large circle of friends in this community and was connected with an old and prominent family of the county.
     He is survived by his wife and three daughters, Mrs. Edwin F. Miller, of Orlando, Fla.; Mrs. Mae Giles Sells and Miss Margaret Giles, both of Atlanta; a son, S. A. Giles, of Washington, D.C.; three grandchildren, Thomas Giles and Miss Mary Margaret Giles, of Washington, D.C. and Miss Margaret Ann Sell, of Atlanta.
     Funeral services were held in Atlanta, with interment in West View Cemetery.

Giles, Willis
Georgia Weekly Telegraph & Journal & Messenger (Macon, Ga.) May 30, 1876
     Willis Giles, of Butts county, a young man of about eighteen years of age was running his horse last week and the horse stumbled and threw him off. It is impossible for him to recover.
 
Gillard, D. C.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus October 3, 1919
Mr. D. C. Gillard Clamed By Death
     Many Jackson and Butts county friends were sorry to learn of the death of Mr. D. C. Gillard, of Spalding county, Monday night. Death was due to heart failure.
Mr. Gillard, who was about 72 years of age, was a former resident of Jackson, having been in the warehouse business here thirty years ago. He was a prominent citizen of Spalding county and belonged to a well known family. He was a Confederate soldier.
     Surviving Mr. Gillard are his wife, who was a Miss Phillips before her marriage; three sons, Palmer, of Macon, David and Savage Gillard, of Spalding county; four daughters, Misses Mary, Emma and Nora Gillard, and Mrs. Lula Gardner, of Locust Grove; two brothers, Prof. B. P. Gillard, of the North Georgia Agricultural Collage, of Dahlonega, and Savage Gillard of Griffin; one sister, Mrs. Berry, of Griffin.
     The funeral was held at Fellowship church, of which he was a member, Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Dr. McKay, of Jackson, officiating and interment was in the church cemetery.

Gilleland, Noah
Jackson Progress Argus 08 May 1968
Worker Killed, Another Hurt By Steel Beam
     Two employees of Stallings Concrete Products Co., Griffin, were critically injured Tuesday afternoon while working at the Indian Springs Plant of Avondale Mills when a steel beam, being erected on an addition to the plant, broke loose and fell on them.
     Critically injured was Noah Gilleland, 50, of Route 4, Griffin, who was treated at Sylvan Grove Hospital and transferred to Macon Hospital. Also seriously injured was John Will Crowder, 31, of Kentucky Avenue, Griffin, who was transferred from Sylvan
Grove Hospital to the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital. Both men suffered critical injuries with the extent of their injuries not being fully determined before the men were sent to other hospitals.
     According to eye witnesses, the two injured men were in an excavated hole or pit approximately 50 ft. by 70 ft. when a horizontal beam that was being put in place pulled a vertical beam loose from its foundation causing the 20 ft. I-beam to fall 15 or 20 feet, striking the two workmen. One of the men was pinned under the beam which had
to be lifted off of him by those at the scene. The injured were rushed to Sylvan Grove Hospital In two ambulances and were transferred in a short time to hospitals in Macon and Griffin.
     The owner of Stallings Concrete Products Co. said Wednesday morning that Mr. Gilleland died about 10 o'clock Wednesday of massive head injuries, a crushed chest and broken arm. Crowder suffered a broken back, a broken shoulder blade and a dislocated hip and is reported paralyzed at this time. He underwent surgery Tuesday night at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital.

Gilliard, Van
  The Jackson Argus January 27 1899
Towaliga.
     Mr. Van Gilliard, son of Mr. Dave Gilliard, died last Saturday and was buried on Sunday at Fellowship church, the funeral being conducted by Rev. Walker.

  The Jackson Argus January 27 1899
Sandy Plains.
     Mr. Van Gilliard was buried at Fellowship on last Sunday evening. He was the son of Mr. David Gilliard. The bereaved family have our sympathy.

Gilmer, Emily Douglass
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Aug 1979
Gilmer Rites Held Thursday
     Graveside services for Mrs. Emily Douglass Gilmer were conducted Thursday afternoon at Andersonville National Cemetery.
     Mrs. Gilmer, the widow of Dr. Paul Gilmer, is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Robert Hammond, of Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; son, Robert Gilmer of Brooksville, Florida, and three grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Maddox and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hammond attended the Thursday afternoon services.

Gilmore, A. R.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus October 7, 1927
Mr. A. R. Gilmore Is Summoned By Death.
     Mr. A. R. Gilmore, a former well known resident of Jackson, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. E.H. Grim in Manchester, Friday. He had been in declining health for several years. Mr. Gilmore had many friends and relatives here who regret to learn of his passing.
     He was born and reared in Henry county and several years ago moved to Jackson and resided here for a number of years. He was held in general high esteem. He was a member of the Baptist church and was a man of good character and upright and honorable motives.
     He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. E. H. Grim, of Manchester; two brothers, Mr. George P. Gilmore, of Griffin, and W. N. Gilmore, of Henry county; a sister, Mrs. Viola Standard, of Monroe county.
     The body was brought to Jackson Saturday and carried to the Watkins Cemetery where short funeral services were conducted by Rev. Mr. Jackson, of Manchester. Interment was in the family lot.

Gilmore, A. R., Mrs.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus May 12, 1916
Mrs. A. R. Gilmore Passes To Reward
     Mrs. A. R. Gilmore, aged 47, passed away at her home in this city Tuesday afternoon at six o'clock, death following an illness of several weeks.
     She is survived by her husband, four children, Mrs. Laura Thaxton, Griffin, Mrs. Osceola Griffin, Indian Springs, Mrs. Susie Tolleson and Miss Essie Gilmore, of Jackson, and one son; two brothers, Matt Byars, of Florida, and Dick Byars, of Gaffney, S. C.; two sisters, Mrs. Ella Steinfelt, Atlanta, Mrs. Susie Preston, of Macon.
     The funeral was held at the home at 9 o'clock Thursday morning, Dr. Robert VanDeventer officiating. Interment was in the Byars cemetery.

Gilmore, Anna Marie Kuriger
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Jun 1973
Mrs. Gilmore Passes Unexpectedly
     Mrs. George F. Gilmore, 68, widely known Butts County matron, died Sunday morning about one o'clock from an unexpected heart seizure at her home at Route 1, Jenkinsburg. Mrs. Gilmore was pronounced dead on arrival at Sylvan Grove Hospital. She was in her accustomed health Saturday.
     The former Miss Anna Marie Kuriger, she was born May 18, 1905 in Philadelphia, Pa., the daughter of Mr. Moritz Kuriger and Mrs. Josephine Erbs Kuriger.
     Mrs. Gilmore was a charter employee of the Kym Co. and retired only about two weeks ago. She was a former member of the Cherokee Garden Club and was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church.
     Funeral services were conducted Tuesday morning at eleven o'clock from St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father James R. Kelly officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery with Sherrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Gilmore is survived by her husband, George F. Gilmore, widely known Butts County contractor; one brother, Theodore Kuriger of Philadelphia, Pa.; one sister, Mrs. Mary K. Parrish of Jackson; a large number of nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Dennis Dunagan, Chris Morgan, Tommy Hooten, Rudy Sullivan, Eugene Parrish and Ed McCray.

 Gilmore, Arthur Wiley
Jackson Progress Argus 17 Sep 1986
     Arthur Wiley Gilmore, 72, of Route 2, Jackson, the Jackson Lake area, died Sunday night at his residence following an extended illness.
     The funeral was held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in; the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with the Rev. Eddie Morgan officiating. Burial was in the Mount Vernon Baptist Church cemetery.
     Mr. Gilmore was a native of Butts County, son of the late George Wiley Gilmore,and Allie Thomas Gilmore. He was retired from civil service at the Atlanta Army Depot and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Following retirement from civil service, he was employed in the hardware business for several years in' Jackson.
     Survivors include his wife, Edna Grace Sexton Gilmore; son and daughter-in-law; William Arthur and Gayle Gilmore of Sarasota, Fla.; daughter and son-in-law, Judy Elaine and Miles Taylor of Jonesboro; grandchildren, Ran Barrett Gilmore and Dirk Wiley Gilmore of Sarasota, and Cathy Elaine Taylor and Michael Arthur Taylor of Jonesboro.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Gilmore, Charlie
  The Jackson Progress-Argus August 12, 1921
  Mr. Charlie Gilmore Met Death In Auto Accident.
     When the car in which he and three other passengers were riding turned over at Rocky Creek church, near Indian Springs, about 3 o'clock Wednesday morning, Mr. Charlie Gilmore was instantly killed. The car turned over in a deep gully, pinning the occupants beneath it. Mr. Gilmore was caught under the car and his skull crushed, The body was not extracted until after daylight Wednesday.
     The party, consisting of Mr. Gilmore, Cunningham Sutton and Andrew Waldrop, who was driving, all white, and a negro man, had been to Indian Springs in the evening. When the automobile neared Rocky Creek church the steering gear went wrong or the driver lost control of the machine, which tumbled into a deep gully twelve or fifteen feet below the road bed. The exact cause of the accident is not known.
     Mr. Gilmore met instant death. Other members of the party were bruised and shaken up. It is said that Mr. Waldrop is seriously injured.
     The unfortunate accident came as a shock to the friends of the motor party. Mr. Gilmore, who was 53 years of age, was a well known citizen and was formerly employed as a guard at the Butts county convict camp. He was to have returned to work with the road gang here Wednesday morning. Recently he had been making his home with his sister Mrs. V. M. Standard, of Monroe county. He was held in the highest esteem by all who knew him and was one of the most faithful and diligent employees the county ever had.
     The funeral was held Thursday morning at 11 o'clock at Paran church, Monroe county, Rev. A. W. Warwick, of Flovilla conducting the services.
     He is survived by one sister, Mrs. V. M. Standard, of Monroe county; three brothers, Mr. W. N. Gilmore, of Henry county, and Messrs. Geo. F. and A. E. Gilmore, of Jackson, all of whom have the sympathy of many in their great sorrow.

Gilmore, Charlie
Jackson Progress Argus, June 28, 1945.
Charlie Gilmore, Colored Soldier, Buried Wednesday.
     Charlie Gilmore, 20-year-old soldier serving with the US Army at Sparks, Nevada, found dead of undetermined causes June 14, was buried at the China Grove church, near Flovilla, Wednesday at 2 p.m. Military honors were paid this soldier, an escort having accompanied the body and a flag was furnished for the casket. Funeral arrangements were directed by Abe Trimier.
     Gilmore, son of Oscar Gilmore who dropped dead several months ago at the conclusion of a prayer service, had served with the armed forces several months. The body was found and the verdict of a coroner's jury had not been made known here at press time.
     The family formerly resided in Iron Springs district.
     The soldier is survived by his stepmother and other relatives.

Gilmore, Claude
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Jun 1970
Claude Gilmore Passes In Monticello
     Services for Mr. Claude Gilmore, 81, who died Tuesday afternoon, June 2nd, in Monticello, were held Thursday at 3 p. m. at Monticello United Methodist Church. Burial was in Westview Cemetery.
     Mr. Gilmore was a native of Butts County, a member of the Monticello United Methodist Church, and a Mason.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Nannie L. Gilmore; his mother, Mrs. J. H. Gilmore, both of Monticello; a daughter, Mrs. Ruby McDaniel of Jackson, Miss.; three sisters, Mrs. Maude Malone of Monticello 10, Mrs. Mildred Redding of Atlanta, and Mrs. Lois Beckham of Rock Hill, South Carolina. Jordan Funeral Home of Monticello was in charge of plans.

Gilmore, Edna Grace
Jackson Progress Argus 22 Jun 1994
     Edna Grace Gilmore, 72, of Jonesboro, died Sat., June 18, at Southern Regional Medical Center.
     Funeral services were held Tues., June 21 in Tara Garden Chapel in Jonesboro with Rev. Randy Barnhart officiating. Interment was in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery in Jackson.
     Mrs. Gilmore was a member of the Southern Regional Medical Center Auxiliary.
Survivors include her mother and step-father. Ruby and Marvin Mason of Jonesboro; daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Miles Taylor of Jonesboro; son and daughter-in-law. Bill and Gayle Gilmore of Miami; special friend, Yee Ling Lieu of Jonesboro; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
     Memorials made be made to the Rainbow House Children's Shelter, 877 Battlecreek Rd., Jonesboro, GA 30236.
     Thomas L. Scroggs, Tara Garden Chapel, was in charge of arrangements.

Gilmore, Elvay (Babe) Harris
  The Jackson Progress-Argus June 25, 1920
     Mrs. Robt. Gilmore, known as Mrs. Babe Harris Gilmore, was buried at the Indian Springs cemetery on Saturday. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Mr. English at the Baptist church.
  
  The Jackson Progress-Argus June 25, 1920
Death of Mrs. Gilmore Occurred Friday Last.
     Mrs. Babe Gilmore, 75 years of age, passed away at her home near Jackson Friday morning at 11 o'clock. Death was due to paralysis.
     Mrs. Gilmore was held in high esteem by countless friends who were sadden at her passing. She was a member of Providence church in Monroe county.
     She is survived by one son, Mr. Jack Gilmore, of Jackson, a daughter, Mrs. John A. Tingle, of Forsyth, and a sister, Mrs. J. C. Williamson, of Jackson.
     Funeral services were held at the Indian Springs church Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. Mr. English officiating. Interment was in the Indian Springs public cemetery.

Gilmore, Emma Miss
  The Jackson Argus Sept 27 1901
Miss Emma Gilmore Gone.
     It is sad to have to chronicle the entrance of death into a happy home, and doubly so when it is the second visit of the sad messenger within two months. The shadow over the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Gilmore is indeed dark. Two months ago they lost their only son, just stepping into manhood, and now they give up a daughter, both being victims of typhoid fever.
     Emma Gilmore, who had reached her fifteenth year, passes away Wednesday morning at her home surrounded by those who knew and loved her best, those whose hearts are bowed under this sad dispensation of Providence.
     She was gentle and sweet in the home and had expressed a desire to live, if her life could be a useful one, but if it was God's will, she was perfectly willing to go. How sweetly fell these words from her lips a short time before she passed away:
     "Trust and obey, For there's no other way To be happy in Jesus, But to trust and
obey."
     Should not our season of weeping be brief and should we not take kindly God's gathering our loved ones to himself, where trouble and sorrow do not come. The entire citizenry sympathize with these sorely stricken people.
     The funeral services were conducted at the Baptist church by Dr. W. A. Nelson, after which the remains were interred at Paran, the family burial ground. The pall-bearers were: Ben Watkins, Harkness Thornton, John Ham,. Parks Newton, Earnest Combs and Sam Nichols.
     The services were concluded at the grave by Rev. R. B. O. England.

The Jackson Argus November 1, 1901
In Memoriam Emma Gilmore
     The following resolutions were passed, Sunday, by the Baptist Sunday school class of the late Miss Emma Gilmore.
Whereas, God in his wisdom has taken from us one of our most beloved companions, Be it resolved
1st That we submissively bow to God's will and acknowledge Him our supreme Father who doeth all things well.
2nd That Emma's life and her last testimony to Christ's love and power, will inspire to higher motives and purer ideals.
3rd That we extend to her father, mother and sisters our sincere love and assure them that their grief is ours.
4th That a copy of these resolutions be given to the family of Mr. George Gilmore, and to be printed in The Jackson Argus and Record, and a copy be kept on the Sunday School records.
Susie Davis, Gertrude Johnson, Adelle Nutt. Committee.

Gilmore, Francis Wyatt.
  Butts County Progress April 19, 1912
Death Called Mr. F. W. Gilmore Friday
Long And Useful Career Of Prominent Citizen Ended By Death
     Mr. Francis W. Gilmore was born March 14, 1835 and died just at the close of the day April 12, 1912. The funeral was held at the Methodist church in Jenkinsburg. Touching and beautiful remarks were made by Rev. Mr. Harper.
     It would be hard to overestimate the gifts or grace of this mortal man. But for long years of sickness he would doubtless have been heard in the State and maybe in the nation. Above all he was a deeply religious man, liberal in his church and every good cause, No man will be missed more than he, in his church and native town. He died in the full assurance of faith in Christ.
     Mr. Gilmore was a Confederate veteran, having been among the thousands who went to the front to fight for the South. He had suffered for years with cancer, and his death while not unexpected, came as a shock to his family and a large circle of friends. He was in his 77th year at the time of his death.
     Surviving Mr. Gilmore are his wife, Mrs. F. W. Gilmore, three brothers, Messrs. Wiley Gilmore, of Texas, Robert Gilmore, of Monroe, Willis Gilmore, of Griffin, four daughters, Mrs. W. S. Colvin, Mrs. M. R. Walls, Mrs. J. W. Childs, Miss Ida Gilmore; two sons, Messrs. J. H. Gilmore and J. G. Gilmore.
     The pallbearers were Messrs. Henry Gilmore, J. G. Gilmore, M. R. Walls, Otis Walls, J. W. Childs, W. S. Colvin.
       
Gilmore, George Fletcher
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Jan 1983
     George Fletcher Gilmore, 78, of Route 1, Jenkinsburg died Dec. 29 at the Westbury Medical Care Home in Jenkinsburg shortly after being admitted.
     Mr. Gilmore was born in Jackson, son of the Henry Fletcher Gilmore and the late Susan Phendora Newsome Gilmore. He was a carpenter and building contractor in the Butts County area for many and was a member of: the Jackson United Methodist Church. Mr. Gilmore's family owned and operated Gilmore Lumber Company in Jackson.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Susan Barnes Gilmore; daughters, Susan Eleanor and George-Anna Gilmore, all of Jenkinsburg; sisters, Mrs. Lucy G. Gossett of Greenville, S. C. and Mrs. Helen G. Warren of Atlanta; several nieces and nephews.
     Services were conducted Thursday at 4 p. m, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson with Rev. Malcolm Paterson and Rev. Ann Fletcher officiating. Burial was in the Jackson city cemetery.
     Pallbearers were George J. Barnes, Eugene Parrish Jr., Lex Brown, Lamar Whitaker, Aubrey Maddox Sr., and Charlie Jurden.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Gilmore, George Wiley
  Jackson Progress-Argus, October 17, 1946. Geo. W. Gilmore Passes Sunday in Home of Son.
     George W. Gilmore, 67, former Butts county resident but recently of Hapeville and Atlanta, died Sunday Morning at 4:30 in the home of his son, Arthur Gilmore, in Hapeville. Death was attributed to a heart attack.
     Son of the late Dock Gilmore and Mrs. Riney Hoard Gilmore, he was born and reared here and was a successful farmer of Iron Springs district until a few years ago. Following the death of his wife, which occurred in 1941, he had made his home with his children and was a frequent visitor here. Mr. Gilmore was a member of Pleasant Grove Methodist church.
     Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. John Speir of Dunedin, Fla., two sons, Rolfe Gilmore of Clarkesville and Arthur Gilmore of Hapeville; two sisters, Mrs. R. E. Lavender and Mrs. D. W. Brooks, both of Jackson; seven grandchildren.
     Funeral services were held ay County Line church Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock and Rev Gaither Briggs officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery and plans were in charge of Thornton Funeral Home.

Gilmore, Harold T.
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Dec 1943
Harold Gilmore, Butts Soldier, Dies In Italy
Reported Wounded November 8, War Department Notifies Family of His Death December First
     Private Harold T. Gilmore, 37 years of age, attached to an infantry division in the American Army in Italy, died a few days ago of wounds received in action, according to a message received by his wife, Mrs. Kate Moss Gilmore.
     He was reported wounded in action November 8 and was removed to a hospital and on December 1 the family were notified by the War Department of his death.
     The nature of his wounds is not known here, nor is the exact location of the hospital where he died.
     He entered the service in the spring and was first stationed at Camp Robinson, Ark., as a member of Co. D 61st Engineering battalion. Later he was transferred to Camp Young, Calif., and then to Camp Shelby, Miss., where he was assigned to Co. F, 271st Infantry, 69th Division. He went overseas in October and not long after landing was thrown into combat.
     Mr. Gilmore was the son of George W. Gilmore of East Point and the late Mrs. Allie Thomas Gilmore, his mother having died in December, 1941. He was reared near Lloyd Shoals and later the family moved to Locust Grove. He was a member of the Jenkinsburg Baptist church.
     He is survived by his wife, a bride of only a few months, Mrs. Kate Moss Gilmore of Jackson; his father, G. W. Gilmore of East Point; a sister, Mrs. John Speir of Dunedin, Fla.; two brothers, Rolfe and Arthur Gilmore of Atlanta.
     Friends extend sincere sympathy to the family in the lose of this brave soldier.
     So far as records disclose Mr. Gilmore is the fifth casualty from Butts county in the present war.

Purple Heart Is Given Mrs. Gilmore for Her Husband
     Mrs. Kate Moss Gilmore received the Purple Heart Medal this week from the War Department, posthumously honoring her husband, Harold Gilmore, for bravery in action and being wounded in the path of duty. Private Gilmore had been the Army several months, and did not see overseas duty very long before his death.
     He was a son of Mrs. George Gilmore of Jenkinsburg and the late Mrs. Allie Thomas Gilmore, well known residents of the county. Shortly before he went overseas he was married to Miss Kate Moss, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Moss.
     Young Gilmore acquitted himself creditably in his military service, and Butts, county friends and relatives are proud that his memory was thus honored.
     
Gilmore, Henry Fletcher
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Sep 1951
Henry F. Gilmore Called By Death At The Age of 92
     Henry Fletcher Gilmore, 92, one of Butts county's oldest residents and one of the community s leading citizens, died Wednesday, September 12, at 12 p. m. at his home on East Third street. He had been seriously ill for several days of pneumonia and complications.
     Though he had never fully recovered from a broken hip suffered in a fall more than a year ago, his health was improved and he was able to walk about the house and occasionally to the lumber mill.
     Born in Butts county July 14, 1859 of pioneer parents, he was a son of Franklin Gilmore and Sarah Bond Gilmore. He had spent a long and active career in Butts county and for 65 years was a contractor and lumber dealer in Jackson. Possessing remarkable energy, business ability and determination he was able to overcome fires that destroyed his lumber mills and came to admire his courage in the face of adversity.
     In his younger and more active days Mr. Gilmore built several Jackson residences, showing all his work evidences of the master craftsman that he was.
     Long a member of the Masonic fraternity, he was believed to have been the oldest member of Yarab Temple of the Shrine in Atlanta. He was a member of St. Johns lodge No. 45, F&AM, of Jackson chapter No. 54 RAM, of Alexitis commandery No. 22, Knights Templar, and was faithful in attendance as long, as health permitted. He was a member of the Jackson Methodist church.
     Survivors are five daughters, Mrs. J. R. Meredith of Claverack, N. Y.; Mrs. E. E. Gossett of Greenville, S. C.; Mrs. R. T. Warren of Atlanta; Mrs. R. A. Garr and Mrs. Paul Maddox of Jackson.

Gilmore, Humphries
Middle Georgia Argus May 12, 1883
     Mr. Humphries Gilmore, father of Judge R. F. Gilmore, of this county, died near Opelika, Ala., last week, and was buried in the cemetery here on last Saturday.

Gilmore, Ida Jane
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Apr 1965
Miss Gilmore Buried Tuesday At Jenkinsburg
    Funeral services for Miss Ida Jane Gilmore were conducted from the Jenkinsburg Methodist Church at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon with the Rev. Don Welch, former pastor, officiating. Interment was in the Jenkinsburg Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
    Born February 29, 1872, the daughter of the late Francis W. Gilmore and Mrs. Elizabeth Weaver Gilmore, Miss Gilmore made her home in Jenkinsburg until declining health caused her to become a resident of a nursing home at Flovilla 13 years ago. She was a member of the England Chapel Methodist Church.
    Miss Gilmore died Sunday, April 4, around noon at the Killingsworth Nursing Home at Flovilla.
    Survivors include one sister-in- law, Mrs. J. H. Gilmore of Monticello, and several nieces and nephews, one of whom is Frank Childs of Jenkinsburg.
    Pallbearers were Chester Harris, W. J. Saunders, J. O. Minter, Harry Ridgeway, H. M. Hooten and T. H. Price.

Gilmore, J. H. Mrs.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus July 28, 1922
Mrs. J. H. Gilmore Called To Reward.
     Friends of Mrs. J. H. Gilmore were grieved to learn of her death which occurred early Saturday morning at Adel. Mrs. Gilmore who was seventy years old was born and reared in Butts county. Before her marriage she was Miss Sallie Ogden and resided in Flovilla a number of years preceding her marriage. She was a consistent Christian and a member of the Baptist church. Mrs. Gilmore had been in ill health all the year and her death was not unexpected.
     The body was brought to Jackson Saturday evening and the funeral was held Sunday morning at ten o'clock at Paran church in Monroe county. The services were conducted by Dr. R. VanDeventer, of the First Baptist church and interment was in the church cemetery.
     Besides her husband, Mrs. Gilmore is survived by one sister, Mrs. George Gilmore, of this city, who was called to her bedside last week.

Gilmore, Jack
Jackson Progress-Argus, December 22, 1949.
Jack Gilmore Dies Tuesday at Indian Springs Home.
     Death came suddenly to Jack Gilmore Tuesday morning at his home at Indian Springs. Mr. Gilmore, 75, was a bachelor and lived with his sister, Mrs. Nellie Tingle, and niece, Mrs. Pierre Rastello, at Idlewild, Indian Springs. He was generous and kind, and had made many friends since coming from his native county of Monroe to reside in this community.
     Funeral and interment was in Monroe county with Ash-Wilder Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Gilmore, James William
  The Jackson Argus July 9, 1897
Drowned.
Jim Gilmore Drowned on Last Friday.
     Mr. Jim Gilmore, a highly respected white man of this county was drowned in the Ocmulgee river last Friday.
     The drowning occurred just below Pittman's ferry and was witnessed by only three young men who were in the river with him at the time. These young men were Charley, Will and Gordon Byars.
     They claim that they were playing with an old boat and that Gilmore, who could not swim, got in water beyond his depth. He called for help and one of the Byars boys went to his assistance. But Gilmore was about to drown both himself and Byars, when the latter, with much effort, freed himself and pulled for the shore. It was thus that Gilmore was drowned.
     His lifeless body was recovered a few hours later and carried home. The interment was at Paran, in Monroe county.
     The coroner impaneled a jury on Tuesday and proceeded to investigate the drowning. Quite a number of witnesses were sworn and all sorts of rumors were afloat about "foul play" and "something dark," but it was rumors only and little, if anything, was brought out that tended to place criminal guilt on the shoulders of the Byars boys.
     The investigation was begun about 2 o'clock p.m. and lasted about four hours. Adjournment until Monday was then taken, at which time the investigation will be completed.

The Jackson Argus July 16 1897
Accidental Drowning
So says the jury in the Gilmore case.
     Last week in these columns there was an account of the drowning of a young man by the name of Jim Gilmore out near Pittman's ferry on the Ocmulgee river.
     The coroner impaneled a jury as was stated last week and commenced an investigation of the case. Some effort was made to place guilt on the shoulders of the young men who were with Gilmore at the time of the drowning and pending developments the jury took a recess until last Monday morning when they reassembled and heard further evidence. They then rendered a verdict that the deceased came to his death from accidental drowning.

Gilmore, John Ogden
  The Jackson Argus July 26, 1901
     Poor John Gilmore is dead, and The Argus force will not be comforted. John had been a faithful attache of The Argus for over four years, and was a general favorite with the boys. When the editor bought the paper some months ago from Mr. Parry Lee, Mr. Lee's recommendation of John was: "John is a good boy faithful, willing and true, and there is no limit to what he will do to make himself useful." We found Mr. Lee's description of John true, and in the few months that he was our employee we became strongly attached to him, and valued him as a faithful helper in the office. His death was indeed a shock to us, and came like a thunderbolt from a clear sky. But, oh, how much greater the shock to his parents and his family to those who had known him long to love him well. While we mingle our tears with theirs upon his bier, we can only point them to God for consolation, and hold out to them the hope of meeting him again above. For John was a Christian his daily walk and conversation among his co-workers evidenced that fact and he has gone home to his Father in heaven. Peace to his faithful ashes; eternal happiness to his honest soul.

The Jackson Argus August 2 1901
Died Last Monday and was Interred at Paran Church Tuesday.
     Again we are brought face to face with on of the great mysteries of our allwise Heavenly father. With bowed heads and sad hearts our entire community received the sorrowful message that the spirit of one of Jackson's best and most exemplary young men had left its house of clay and soared to the faraway "Home of the Soul." No mistake has been made, for we know his best Friend has called him home, and this same Friend can and will comfort the dear ones, whoa re so sorely bereaved.
     John Ogden Gilmore, who was just stepping across the threshold of young manhood, was prostrated ten days ago with typhoid fever, from which he never rallied, though all that loving hearts, skilled hands and tender nursing could do, was done for him.
     Three years ago, John was converted and joined the Baptist church, during the lamented Dr. Carter's pastorate, and since that time he has lived a Christian life, trying to do his duty. His life was consistent, and we trust it has left a lasting impression for good one that will never be effaced.
     In the home circle John was loving and thoughtful, and it was there that the blow falls heaviest. Among his last words were "It is all right with me." Oh! that these dears ones, with hearts breaking with sorrow, could take comfort from the knowledge that "He chastens because He loves." To live with him is a rapturous prospect for those who will who will follow him where he will follow Christ.
     John had for about four years been an employe of The Argus, where he won the respect and esteem of the entire force, employer as well and co-laborers. He was a faithful, willing and conscientious employe and gave promise of a long life of usefulness, even of success far beyond the average. That his bright young life should be ended in nineteenth year is one of the all-wise decrees that we cannot fathom, but which we can only bow in submission.
     As Dr. W. A. Nelson, his pastor, was absent from the city. Rev. R. B. O. England, of the Methodist church, preached the funeral sermon. His text was taken from John 11:25-26, and also John 14:1-3. He urged the bereaved ones not to think of John as dead, but only to have gone to a brighter, better home, to await their coming. Such songs as "Asleep in Jesus" and "Safe in the Arms of Jesus," were sweetly rendered. The flowers given by his friends were very handsome and were a fair token of their high esteem. The pall-bearers were: Messrs. Tom McKibben, Ernest Combs, Ben Watkins, Parks Newton and Sam Nichols, all of whom were special friends of the deceased. His remains were carried, accompanied by a host of friends, to the cemetery at Paran church for interment.
Gilmore, Joseph Mays
Jackson Progress Argus 22 Aug 1974
Joe Gilmore Buried In Jackson
     Mr. Joseph Mays Gilmore, 66, of 891 East Third Street Jackson, died about 9:30 o'clock Friday morning, August 16th, at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital, where he had .been a patient for five days.
     Mr. Gilmore suffered a broken hip in a recent fall at his home before being admitted to the hospital.
     Mr. Gilmore was born in Butts County, son of the late Mr. Henry Fletcher Gilmore and the late Mrs. Phendora Newsome Gilmore. He was a member of the Jackson United Methodist Church.
     Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with the Rev. Phil DeMore, pastor of the Jackson United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment was in Jackson City Cemetery with Sherrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Gilmore is survived by one brother, George Gilmore of Jackson; three sisters, Mrs. Dora Maddox of Jackson, Mrs. Lucy Gossett of Greenville, S.C., and Mrs. Helen Warren of Atlanta; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Eugene Parrish, Claude Maddox, Ed McCray, Wayne Barnes, Bill Sasser, and Robert Swearingen.

Gilmore, Mae Ellis
Jackson Progress-Argus 4 Dec 1941
Mrs. Mae Ellis Gilmore Passes at Home in Macon
     Friends of Mrs. J. H. Holifield sympathize with her in the death of her sister, Mrs. Mae Ellis Gilmore, 62 years old, which occurred at her home in Macon early Wednesday. She was born in Jackson May 9, 1879, and had resided in Macon for twenty years. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Ellis.
     She is survived by her husband, J. G. Gilmore; two sons; a daughter; eight grandchildren and three sisters.

Gilmore, Maria (Rinie) Hoard
The Jackson Progress-Argus May 23, 1924
Mrs. Rhiny Gilmore Passed Away Tuesday
     Following an extended illness of cancer, Mrs. Rhiny Gilmore, 73 years of age, passed away Tuesday night, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. D. W. Brooks, at Flovilla. Mrs. Gilmore was one of the county's most widely beloved women, being admired for her many excellent traits of character. Her passing caused great regret to hosts of friends.
     Mrs. Gilmore was a Miss Hoard of Butts county before her marriage. She had been a member of Mt. Vernon church for a long number of years and was keenly interested in church and religious work.
     She is survived by one son, Mr. George W. Gilmore, of Jackson; three daughters, Mrs. W. M. Bledsoe, of Jackson, Mrs. R. E. Lavender and Mrs. D. W. Brooks, of Flovilla; one brother, Mr. William Hoard, and one sister, Mrs. Jennie Coody, both of Butts county, and several grandchildren, all of whom have the sympathy of many friends in their sorrow.
     The funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Mt. Vernon church. Rev. W. B. Costley, of Atlanta, conducted the service and interment was in the churchyard.

Gilmore, Mary (Polly) A Weaver
The Jackson Progress-Argus January 20, 1922
Mrs. Polly Gilmore Claimed By Death.
     Friends of Mrs. Polly Gilmore will regret to learn of her death which took place early Friday morning at the home of her daughter Mrs. J. W. Childs, at Jenkinsburg.
     Mrs. Gilmore was the widow of the late Francis Gilmore and had made her home for the past three years with Mrs. Childs.
     She was a woman of splendid Christian character and was beloved by a wide circle of friends. She was a member of Cedar Rock Congregational Methodist church. Mrs. Gilmore was eighty-six years old and her death resulted mainly from the infirmities of old age. She was confined to her bed for about four weeks.
     The funeral services were held at eleven o'clock Saturday morning at the Jenkinsburg Methodist church, in charge of Rev. E. C. Wilson, of Atlanta, formerly pastor of the church. Interment was in the church cemetery.
     Mrs. Gilmore is survived by four daughters, Mrs. W. S. Colvin, of Jackson, Mrs. M. A. Wall, of Forsyth, Mrs. J. W. Childs, of Jenkinsburg, Miss Ida Gilmore, of Jenkinsburg; two sons, Mr. J. H. Gilmore, of Monticello, and Mr. J. G. Gilmore of Forsyth; also by fifteen grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

Gilmore, Minnie Suttle

Middle Georgia Argus May 5, 1893
A Sad Death
     A deep feeling of sadness spread over our entire community on Wednesday morning at the announcement that Mrs. E. G. Gilmore was dead. The news was very unexpected as all thought she was in a fair way to recover. Three weeks ago she gave birth to a child which died, and it as only by skillful handling that she was saved, but recently her condition grew favorable and her neighbors and family had no fears of such a speedy death. But on Tuesday night she expressed herself as feeling well and asked her husband to retire and sleep which he did about 1 o'clock and at 3 o'clock he rose and found his wife dead. She had died while asleep of heart failure. Her remains were laid away in Jackson cemetery on yesterday after a funeral by Rev. G. H. Carter at the Baptist Church.

Middle Georgia Argus May 29, 1893
Memoriam
     The shadows have fallen across the home and life of our friend and fellow townsman, Bro. E. G. Gilmore, on account of the death of his wife, Mrs. Minnie S. Gilmore who died May 3rd 1993. She was about thirty years of age and had been married to Bro. Gilmore about 3 1-2 years. She was an affectionate, faithful and devoted wife, definitely interested in all things that pertained to the welfare of her husband. It may be said of her she was indeed a helpmate, by her industry and frugality materially aided him in the struggle of life. She was cheerful in disposition always bringing sunshine and good cheer into the home life. She was converted and united with the Baptist church in girlhood and lived as exemplary member there until her death. She had a bright religious experience and loved to talk of it. She was decided in her convictions, loved her church and its doctrines, still her love for christians was not confined within the limits of a creed, but went out to all who truly loved the Lord Jesus Christ. Her death was a great shock to her husband, and the community. She had been seriously sick for several weeks, but an early restoration to health was promised and just as the hope of husband and friends began to revive, life was cut short, the loved one gone, hope dashed to earth and spirit crushed.
     The ways of Providence are past finding out. "What I do thou knowest not now" is realized by our friend in its fullest. May his faith in God be so firmly fixed that with equal force it may retain the promise annexed thereto, "thou shall know hereafter" when the fullness of the purpose of the divine mind is revealed. Let us wait.

Gilmore, Nancy M. Jinks
  The Jackson Progress-Argus September 2, 1921
  Mrs. W. D. Gilmore Buried Here Tuesday.
     Friends of Mrs. W. D. Gilmore, formerly of this county, were sorry to learn of her death which took place in McRae Monday afternoon, following two strokes of paralysis in the last few weeks.
     Mrs. Gilmore was before her marriage Miss Nannie Jinks and she and her husband, the late Mr. Dooly Gilmore, lived in Butts county all their lives before going to McRae to reside.
     Mrs. Gilmore was sixty years old and a member of the Methodist church. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Vashti Rose, of McRae, and Mrs. Young of Atlanta.
     Mrs. Gilmore is also survived by one brother, Mr. O. P. Jinks, of Jackson, and several nephews and nieces.
     The body was brought to Jackson Tuesday morning and carried to the residence of Mrs. Emily Jinks. The funeral services were held at the Methodist church at three o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the pastor, Rev. J. R. Jordan, being in charge. Interment followed in the Jackson cemetery.

  Paralysis Proved Fatal To Mrs. Nannie Gilmore.
     Mrs. Nannie Gilmore, one of the most beloved women of our city, died at her home here last Monday afternoon, after an illness of several weeks. She was stricken with paralysis several weeks ago and never recovered from the attack.
     Mrs. Gilmore was one of the early settlers of McRae, and has made her home here ever since. She was a native of Butts county. Through the many years of living here, she has made many warm friends who were grieved to hear of her death. She was a noble Christian woman, being a member of the Methodist church. Her life was well spent, and it can be truly said that she was a lady of the highest type, and one who will be missed by many.
     The body was taken to Jackson, her old home for burial. She leaves to mourn her death, two daughters, Mrs. Robt. Rose, Jr. of this place and Mrs. W. H. Young, of Atlanta, and one granddaughter, Edith Young.
TELFAIR ENTERPRISE.

Gilmore, Robertus Franklin
Middle Georgia Argus June 2, 1893
A Good Man Gone
     Mr. R. F. Gilmore, a gentleman well known to our readers, died at his home on Benton Street on Saturday at 11 o'clock after a lingering illness caused from LaGrippe, more than a year ago. Mr. Gilmore was one of our very best citizens and always a christian gentleman. What more could be said of anyone.
     His remains was laid to rest in the city cemetery on Saturday at 4 o'clock by his brethren of the St. Johns Lodge F. & a. M., after a funeral at the Methodist Church by Rev. Dick Hansford of Monroe county. His bereaved family have our sympathy.

Gilmore, R. P. Mr.
  Butts County Progress December 5, 1914
Found Dead In Road Near Forsyth
     Mr. R. P. Gilmore, living on the line of Butts and Monroe counties, was found dead in the road near Forsyth Monday morning. He was a Confederate veteran and was 71 years of age and a well known planter of Monroe county.
  
Gilmore, Sara Jane Bond
  Butts County Argus April 26, 1877
A Sudden Death.
     One of the saddest deaths it has ever been our duty to record, came our was this week.
     The wife of Mr. Frank Gilmore, a quiet industrious and highly esteemed farmer, came to a very sudden and untimely death on last Sunday morning, while engaged in her domestic affairs. The sad occurrence continued the all absorbing topic of conversation last Sunday, and inquiry was general if anything definite had been ascertained, as to the mysterious origin of the sudden death of Mrs. Gilmore, but this mystery has proved to be unknown to anyone.
     Mrs. Gilmore was visiting some friends in Jackson on Saturday before her death on Sunday morning and seemed to be in high spirits and usual good health. On the morning she died, she arose after a quiet slumber all night, and proceeded to her household duties but ere they had been accomplished, she answered a call from heaven, and in two minutes after the fatal summons all that was mortal of Mrs. Gilmore had taken an ethereal flight. She was unconscious after the fatal attack, and life had expired, which was but a few short moments. It is the general supposition, that it was apoplexy or something similar.
     Her name needs no introduction to her friends, for among them, it has long been a household word, and synonym of womanly virtues and christian charity. She was a generous neighbor, a true friend, an affectionate wife and a loving mother. These facts had won for her a place in the affections of her friends, that can never be overthrown,
     We tender our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family, in this, the saddest misfortune that can befall a family circle.

Gilmore, S. A. Mrs.
  Middle Georgia Argus May 19, 1885
     Mrs. S. A. Gilmore, wife of Mr. E. G. Gilmore, of this place, died in the lunatic asylum, at Milledgeville on Sunday, 3rd instant and was buried in Macon on Monday following. Mrs. Gilmore had been in the asylum for the past five years during which time she suffered much and no doubt death was a relief. We tender to the bereaved husband and other relatives our sympathies.
  
Gilmore, Susan Phendora Newsome
  Jackson Progress-Argus, June 23, 1949.
Mrs. H. F. Gilmore Called by Death.
     Mrs. H. F. Gilmore, one of the city's oldest and most prominent women, died at her home early Monday as the result of a sudden illness. In feeble health for sometime, she became ill Sunday night and did not rally and passed away about 8 o'clock Monday morning.
     The former Miss Dora Newsome, daughter of the late Capt. and Mrs. J. T. Newsom of Jackson and Hawkinsville, she was born May 24, 1866 at Smithville, Lee county, Ga. Following her marriage to Mr. Gilmore, veteran lumber dealer, she had continued to make her home in Jackson. She was a member of the Jackson Methodist church.
     Survivors are her husband and five daughters, Mrs. J. R. Meredith of Claverack, N. Y.; Mrs. E. E. Gossett of Greenville, S. C.; Mrs. R. T. Warren, Atlanta; Mrs. R. A. Garr and Mrs. Paul Maddox, Jackson; two sons, George F. Gilmore and Joseph M. Gilmore, both of Jackson; one brother, George Newsome of Hawkinsville; thirteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
     Funeral services were held in the Jackson Methodist church Wednesday at 3 p.m. and Rev. Augustus Ernest of Monticello, a former pastor of the Methodist church, officiated.
     Active pallbearers were George Gilmore, Joe Gilmore, Ruby Sullivan of Macon, Ed McCray of Atlanta, George Newsome Jr. of Albany, Roy Warren of Atlanta, Byrd O'Neal, J. D. Pope. Honorary pallbearers were Co. W. E. Watkins, H. M. Moore, H. O. Ball, Smith Settle, J. L. Lyons, Dr, R. L. Hammond, Herbert Moore, George Mallet.
     Burial was in the family lot in the Jackson cemetery. The Thornton Funeral Home directed plans.

Gilmore, Wiley Mr.
The Jackson Progress-Argus November 2, 1923
Former Butts Citizen Died At Home In Texas.
     Relatives here have been advised of the death of Mr. Wiley Gilmore, former citizen of Butts county, which occurred at his home in Canton, Texas, on January 24, 1923. Mr. Gilmore, who was 84 years of age, was a prominent citizen of Texas, and his son, Hon. Clarence E. Gilmore, is chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission. He is also survived by other sons and relatives.
     Mr. Gilmore will be remembered by many of the older citizens. He left Butts county before the Civil War. He visited relatives and friends here a few years ago, spending several weeks in the county.
     Mr. Gilmore was a cousin of the Gilmore family of Butts and Monroe counties, and was also a relative of Nolen family of this county.
  
Gilstrap, Vickie
(See Fuller, Peggy Ann)

Glass, Annie Lee Jewell
Jackson Progress Argus 14 May 1980
Glass Rites Held Monday
     Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Lee Jewell Glass, 74, of Route 3, Jackson, were held Monday at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home, with the Rev. Paul Corley and Rev. David Corley officiating. Interment was in the Georgia Memorial Park Cemetery in Marietta under the direction of Sherrell Funeral Home.
     Mrs. Glass died Friday at Henry General Hospital in McDonough. She was the daughter of the late Henry Rowe and Mrs. Emma Rowe.
     Survivors include her husband, Emory Glass of Jackson; six sons, Rev. Paul Corley of Barnesville, Robert R. Corley of McDonough, Curtis Crews of Griffin, Larry G. Crews of Stockbridge, Thomas G. Crews and Charles C. Crews, both of Atlanta; two daughters, Mrs. Miriam C. Ward and Mrs. Emma Irene Holbrook, both of McDonough; several nieces and nephews.
     Grandsons served as pallbearers.

Glass, Benjamin Turner
  Jackson Progress Argus 8 Mar 1951
B. Turner Glass Called By Death
     Benjamin Turner Glass, 74, one of Henry, county's best known farmers and leading citizens, died at his home early Friday as the result of a sudden illness. He suffered a stroke the preceding Tuesday.
     Born in Henry county, the son of the late Captain Samuel E. Glass and Mrs. Martha Lewis Glass, he spent an active career as a farmer. He resided on route 42 between Jenkinsburg and Locust Grove and his farm was one of the most productive in this area. He was a large cotton grower and in late years had diversified his farming interest and met with success in all his endeavors.
     Interested in. the development of his section, Mr. Glass only a few years ago completed a new home on route 42. He was a member of the Jenkinsburg Methodist church and was highly regarded by a wide circle of . friends.
     Survivors are his wife, the former Miss Nellie Harkness of Jackson; three daughters, Mrs. Carl Roberts of Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. John Cooper of Decatur and Mrs. Frank J. Campbell of Atlanta; one son, Douglas Glass of Locust Grove; three grand chi1dren, Charles and George Ashmore; three sisters, Mrs. Frank Sowell of McDonough; Mrs. Rosa Crumbley of Griffin and Mrs. W. D. Jolly of Atlanta; one brother, William M. Glass of Jackson.
     Funeral services were held at 3 p. m. Saturday at the Jenkinsburg Methodist church with Rev. Gene Askew officiating. The pallbearers were R. D. Bankston, R. S. Bankston, H. P. Jolly, Aldine Glass, S. Floyd Glass and S. T. Crumbley. Burial was in the churchyard under the direction of Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson.

Glass, Bernie H.
Jackson Progress-Argus, July 4, 1946.
Bernie H. Glass Called by Death.
     The death of Bernie H. Glass, aged 75, born and reared in Coweta county but a resident of Butts county for several years, occurred at Jenkinsburg at 8:30 a.m., June 29. He had suffered injuries in an automobile accident several months ago and never completely recovered.
     Mr. Glass was a member of the Baptist church.
     Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. L. M. Windom of Jenkinsburg; three sons, Gilbert of Jackson, Frank of Jenkinsburg and Nolen Glass of Griffin.
     Funeral services were held at Paran church in Monroe county Sunday at 3 p.m. and Rev B. N. McHan of the Jenkinsburg Methodist church officiated. Burial was in the churchyard and Thornton Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.

Glass, Elizabeth Douglas Harkness
  The Jackson Argus June 21, 1901
     Mrs. Turner Glass, of Jenkinsburg, a daughter of Capt. W. M. Harkness, died last Friday, and was buried Sunday. She was a good woman, much beloved by all who knew her. The Argus extends its sympathy to the bereaved.

The Jackson Argus June 21, 1901
     Mrs. Turner Glass died at her home near Towaliga last Friday evening from relapse of measles. Mrs. Glass was Miss Lizzie Harkness before her marriage, which was about eighteen months ago. She and her husband were perfectly devout to each other. She was a devoted member of English chapel. Her remains were carried to Jenkinsburg Sunday for interment. Rev. J. L. Ware conducted the funeral services. The Argus extends it sympathies to the bereaved.
  
Glass, Elliott Hightower, Mrs.
  Jackson Progress Argus 16 Dec 1954
Grandmother of Mrs. Raven Dies
     Friends of Mrs. Mildred T. Raven and family regret to know of the death of Mrs. Raven's grandmother, Mrs. Elliott Hightower Glass, 88, which occurred December 9 at her home in McDonough. Funeral services were held Friday with burial in the McDonough cemetery. Several Jackson friends attended the rites.
    Survivors are six daughters, including Mrs. J. Z. Thompson, mother of Mrs. Raven; a son, a sister and step mother, Mrs. Olenza Hightower of Stockbridge.

Glass, Ernestine Culbreth
Jackson Progress Argus 22 Jan 1992
     Mrs. Ernestine Culbreth Glass, 80, of Poplar Street in Jackson died Monday morning at Rickman Memorial Hospital in Columbia, S.C., following a period of declining health.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 22, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson, with the Rev. Edward L. Boye officiating. Burial was in Jenkinsburg Cemetery.
     Mrs. Glass was a native of Selma, Ala. She had resided in Henry County for many years before moving to Jackson following the death of her husband, Douglas Glass, in 1970.
     Mrs. Glass was a beautician, and was a part time employee of Linda's of Jackson. She was a member of Locust Grove Baptist Church.
     Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Peggy and Bill Lindsey of Columbia, S.C.; grandchildren,
     Chad and Brigette Lindsey of Columbia; brothers, Earl Culbreth of LaGrarige, Roy Culbreth of Atlanta, and Earsy Culbreth of Coppell, Texas; and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Glass, Ida Stafford
Butts County Progress June 30, 1911
Former Jackson Teacher Suicides In Moultrie, Ga.
     Mrs. H. E. Glass who committed suicide in Moultrie last week was well known here as Miss Ida Stafford. She taught third and fourth grades in the Jackson Public school five or six years ago. Mr. Glass was principal of the school here five or six years ago, their marriage having taken place the summer after they left Jackson. Mr. Glass engaged in the insurance business after he left Jackson.

Glass, Ola [Nora] Thurston
  Jackson Progress Argus 22 Dec 1960
Last Rites For Mrs. W. M. Glass Held on Monday
     A sudden heart attack Saturday afternoon, December 17th, claimed the life of
Mrs. Ola Thurston Glass, 82, widow of the late William Matthew Glass, at the Westbury Nursing Home in Jenkinsburg.
     Mrs. Glass had been a patient in the nursing home for about 18 months. Several years ago she suffered a broken hip in a fall, but had recuperated nicely. Her son, James W. Glass of Atlanta, was visiting her Saturday afternoon when the fatal attack occurred. She had only the day before observed her 82nd. birthday and was in the process of opening birthday and Christmas presents from family and friends when she was stricken.
     Mrs. Glass was a daughter of Samuel D. Thurston and Mrs. Annie Rich Thurston of Butts county. She was a member of Fellowship Presbyterian Church and a lifelong resident of the county.
     Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at three o'clock at the Jenkinsburg Methodist Church with the Rev. S. J. Westbury and the Rev. Dennie Doane, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the Jenkinsburg Cemetery with Haisten's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. E. P. Colwell Sr., Jackson; one son, James W. Glass, Atlanta; 19 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. J. E. White, Atlanta; one brother, L. M. Thurston, Ardmore, Okla.
     Pallbearers were Elmo Colwell Jr., Olin B. Colwell, Johnny Colwell, George Colwell, Grover Mckibben, and Paul Bevil.

Glass, Lillian
  The Jackson Argus June 6, 1913
Death of an Infant.
     One of the twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Turner Glass, who live near Jenkinsburg, died Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock from an illness resulting from a relapse of measles. The other little girl is not expected to live.
     The body of this beautiful girl, eight months old, was buried at Jenkinsburg Wednesday afternoon.
  
  Butts County Progress June 6, 1913
Infant Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Glass Dies.
     Mr. and Mrs. Turner Glass of Jenkinsburg have the sympathy of their friends in the death of their eight months old daughter, which occurred Monday afternoon. Death was due to measles and other complications. The funeral was held at Jenkinsburg Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
  
Glass, Lucile
  The Butts County Progress June 13, 1913
Jenkinsburg.
     The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Turner Glass extend their sympathy to them in the loss of their twin babies, Lillian and Lucile. Little Lillian was carried to her angelic home last week and Lucile died Sunday. Both were buried at the Jenkinsburg Methodist church.
  

  The Jackson Argus June 13, 1913
Grim Reaper Again Invades Home Of Mr. and Mrs. Glass.
     The Death Angel has twice visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Turner Glass this month, taking away their beautiful eight-months-old twin daughter.
     Wednesday of last week they buried one little girl at Jenkinsburg, her death caused from a relapse of measles. Monday the other little one was buried beside her sister at 4 o'clock, she having died Sunday night.
     Hundreds of friends deeply sympathize with Mr. and Mrs. Glass in their sorrow.

Glass, Samuel Douglas
Jackson Progress Argus 24 Dec 1970
Douq Glass Died Sunday In Griffin
     Mr. Samuel Douglas Glass, 64, of Route 2, Locust Grove, died about one o'clock Sunday afternoon, December 20th, at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital where he had been a patient since November 2nd. Mr. Glass had been in declining health for several years and had suffered a series of strokes, the last coming only a few weeks ago.
     A native of Butts County, he was the son of the late Mr. Benjamin Turner Glass of Henry County and Mrs. Nellie Harkness Glass of Butts County. Mr. Glass was a retired farmer and a member of the Jenkinsburg United Methodist Church.
     Funeral services were conducted Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson with the Rev. C. C. Buckalew, pastor of the Locust Grove Baptist Church, officiating. Interment was in the Jenkinsburg Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Glass is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ernestine Culbreth Glass of Locust Grove; one daughter, Miss Peggy Glass of Locust Grove; three sisters, Mrs. Carl D. Robertson of North Fort Myers, Fla., Mrs. J. B. Cooper of Decatur, and Mrs. Frank J. Campbell of Atlanta.
     Pallbearers were C. J. Lindsey, H. H. Madison, Roy Culbreth, Elwood Culbreth, W. B. Cooper, Frank Campbell.

Glass, Samuel Edward, Captain
  The Jackson Argus June 13, 1913
Captain S. E. Glass Passes Away.
Veteran of Civil War, with large family connections, his passing away brought sorrow to many friends and admirers.
     The funeral over the body of Captain Samuel E. Glass, one of Butts county's oldest citizens, who died early Saturday morning at his home in Jenkinsburg, was held Sunday morning at11 o'clock from Jenkinsburg Methodist church, of which he was a member. The deceased was one of the most prominent men in this section and had a large family connection. Captain Glass was 73 years of age and a veteran of the Civil War. He had been ill for a number of weeks. Surviving him are his wife and nine children, W. M. and B. T. Glass, of Jenkinsburg; Garfield Glass, of Ocilla; Mesdames Willy Jolly, of Atlanta; J. M. Bankston and W. J. Bankston and W. T. Thurston, of Jenkinsburg; T. M. Sowell, of McDonough, and Crumley, of Zebulon.
                    
Butts County Progress June 20, 1913
Capt. S. E. Glass Answers Call.
One of the county's most prominent men had long been feeble.
Funeral took place Sunday morning at Jenkinsburg Methodist Church and was largely attended.
     Captain Samuel Edward Glass, Confederate veteran, wealthy and prominent citizen and one of the county's best known men, died at his home at Jenkinsburg Saturday morning at 2 o'clock.
     The passing of Capt. Glass did not occasion surprise to his family and friends, for he had been in feeble health for more than a year. He suffered with a heart affliction and physicians were unable to hold out any hope of a recovery. Though his death did note come as a surprise, it caused wide spread regret.
     Capt. Glass had reached a ripe age when death took him, having been in his 75th year. Though a native of Henry county, he had been a resident of Butts for several years and owned as elegant home in Jenkinsburg. In the Civil War he played a hero's part and served with distinction as captain of Company H, Third Georgia Reserves.
     He was one of the wealthiest men in the county and had large real estate interests around Jenkinsburg. He took an active part in the upbuilding of his section and his death will be a serious blow to the community. Capt. Glass was an esteemed member of the Masons and the Methodist church.
     His wife, who was Miss Telitha Lewis before marriage, and three sons, Messrs. W. M. and B. T. Glass of Jenkinsburg and Garfield Glass of Ocilla, and six daughters, Mrs. Bud Crumbly of Zebulon, Mrs. J. M. Bankston, Mrs. W. J. Bankston and Mrs. W. T. Thurston of Jenkinsburg, and Mrs. T. M. Sowell of McDonough and Mrs. W. D. Jolly of Atlanta survive him.
     The funeral was held at the Methodist church at 11 o'clock Sunday morning and was largely attended. The services were conducted by Rev. W. R. Kennedy, pastor of the church. Hon. J. T. Moore paid Capt. Glass a beautiful and an eloquent tribute. He spoke feelingly of the dead man's worth to the community. He was buried with the solemn rites of the Masonic order. A large number of friends from this part of the state were present to pay a last tribute of respect and numerous floral designs attested to the esteem in which he was held.

The Butts County Progress June 20, 1913
Beautiful Tribute To Captain Samuel E. Glass.
     Mr. Samuel E. Glass was born in Butts county August 29, !838. At the age of 25 he was converted and joined the Baptist church; in 1863, he moved his membership to the Methodist church. He was united in marriage with Miss Telitha Lewis in 1864, just as the great war clouds muttered forth its thunder and storm. He joined the Confederate army at the beginning of the war and followed the stars and bars until they were furled in tears and desolation.
     Of his life in our midst it is not needed that we speak, for it was an open book. As a husband and father he was a man after God's own heart. The nine children whom God gave were a priceless heritage to be cherished and trained for home, church and state. Mr. Glass was a citizen of the highest and purest type. He stood for that which develops our loved state morally as well as intellectually and financially. Everybody knew just where to find him on all the burning questions of the town, county or state and national affairs of life.
     Mr. Glass was the oldest member in length of service of the Jenkinsburg Methodist church. He was faithful, diligent and generous. He loved his church and all its pastors.
     For some time previous to his death, Mr. Glass' family and friends saw that he was failing. With sad hearts they said to each other, he won't be with us much longer. Everything that skill and love could do was ministered unto his last days, but the call had come. He was patient and uncomplaining. June 13, 1913, as the mystic of hour of midnight approached the life flames slowly burned lower and lower until it went out. Yes, but only to burn into a more glorious night in that land that knows no light.
"Servant of God well done,
Thy glorious warfare's past;
The battle fought, the race won,
And thou art crowned at last."
     The wife of his youth, his children, his grandchildren and a host of friends will miss him so much, so often, yet through their tears catch the seraphic vision.
     Mr. Glass was laid to rest in the cemetery at Jenkinsburg June 15, amidst the flowers and tears of a host of friends.
A FRIEND

The Butts County Progress July 11, 1913
Will Of Captain Glass Been Filed For Probate.
     The will of the late Capt. S. E. Glass was filed for probate in the Court of Ordinary this week.
     By the terms of the document, executed May 28, 1913, his estate consisting of 300 acres of land in Henry county and a house and 8 acres in Jenkinsburg, besides personal property, is to remain intact during the life of his widow and at her death to be equally divided among his children.
     Mr. B. T. Glass is named as executor, without bond. A unique request in the will is that his indebtedness be paid "one hundred cents in the dollar" The will was witnessed by Dr. J. W. Harper and Mr. R. A. Woodward.

Glass, Samuel Floyd
Jackson Progress-Argus 05 Oct 1953
Floyd Glass Died in Atlanta
     Samuel Floyd Glass, 54 of 1584 Pineview Terrace, SW, government worker, died Friday morning in a private hospital in Atlanta after a brief illness.
     Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p. m. in Spring Hill Chapel with Dr. O. M. Sanders officiating. Burial was the Saunderville cemetery Sunday at 12:30 p. m.
     Mr. Glass was associated with the purchasing department of the General Service Administration, and had been employed by the government for 14 years .
     He was a native of Jenkinsburg, and was a member the Cascade Baptist Church. A veteran of World War I, he had lived in Atlanta for 25 years.
     Surviving are his wife, the former Marie Mathis, a native of Sandersville.; four daughters, Miss Jerre Glass, Atlanta; Mrs. Robert C. Ward and Mrs. Floyd S. Brooks of Charlotte, N. C.; Mrs. W. P. Spencer of Ellenwood; parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Glass of Jackson; two brothers, J. W. and W. H. Glass of Atlanta; two sisters, Mrs. E. P. Caldwell and Mrs. J. W. Lawton, Jackson; two grandchildren.

Glass, Telitha A. Lewis
  Butts County Progress September 12, 1913
Mrs. S. E. Glass Answers Deaths Final Call
     Mrs. Telitha Glass died at her home at Jenkinsburg on Thursday night of last week, at nine o'clock. Mrs. Glass had been in ill health since the death of her husband, the late Captain Samuel Glass, in June, but was not considered seriously sick even on the day of her death.
     She was sixty-nine years of age and was a devout Christian, having joined the Methodist church in childhood. She was a devoted wife and mother and always sought to do good to those about her. The funeral services were conducted Saturday morning at ten o'clock from the Methodist church, her pastor, Rev. W. R. Kennedy, having charge of the last rites.
     Mrs. Glass, who before her marriage was Miss Telitha Lewis of Henry county is survived by three sons, Messrs. W. M. and B. T. Glass of Jenkinsburg, and Garfield Glass, of Ocilla, six daughters, Mrs. J. M. Bankston, Mrs. W. J. Bankston, Mrs. W. D. Jolly, Mrs. W. T. Thurston, of Jenkinsburg, Mrs. T. M. Sowell, of McDonough and Mrs. W. M. Crumbley, of Liberty Hill.
     The family have the sympathy of a wide circle of friends in their double bereavement.
     Among the out of town relatives called to the death-bead of Mrs. S. E. Glass were Mrs. Grovner Moore, Messrs. Sam and Arthur Bankston, of Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sowell and daughter, Miss Bessie Sowell, of McDonough, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Crumbley and family, of Liberty Hill, Miss Sallie Ruth Thurston and Gordon Bankston, of Locust Grove Institute, Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Glass and family, of South Georgia.
                      
  The Jackson Argus September 12, 1913
     Mrs. Telitha Lewis Glass, of Jenkinsburg, widow of the Capt. Samuel Glass, succumbed to death at her home last Thursday after a long period of ill health, dating since her husbands death, a few months ago.
     She is survived by six daughters, Mrs. J. M. and Mrs. W. J. Bankston, Mrs. W. D. Jolly, and Mrs. W. T. Thurston, of Jenkinsburg; Mrs. T. M. Sowell, of McDonough; Mrs. W. M. Crumbey, of Liberty Hill; and three sons, Messrs. W. M. and B. Glass, of Jenkinsburg; and Garfield Glass, of Ocilla. Funeral and interment were conducted last Friday.

Glass, Tenella Rebecca Harkness
Jackson Progress Argus 24 Dec 1964
Mrs. Glass, 82, Buried Sunday At Jenkinsburg
     Mrs. Nellie Harkness Glass, 82, widow of B. Turner Glass, died Friday afternoon, December 11, at the DeKalb Convalescent Home in Decatur following an illness extending over a three year period.
     Mrs. Glass was a member of a prominent Butts County family. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William (Bill) Harkness who resided in Jackson on the street that now bears their name. She was a member of the Jenkinsburg Methodist Church.
     Until she became ill about three years ago, Mrs. Glass had resided in Henry County on the Glass fam, which lies just across the *** County line.
     Funeral services were conducted **nday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Jenkinsburg Methodist Church. Interment was in the family lot in the cemetery in Jenkinsburg. The Rev. Don Harp, pastor, and the Rev. Jack Bridges, pastor of the Locust Grove Baptist Church, officiated.
  Survivors include one son, S. D. Glass of Locust, Grove; three daughters, Mrs. Carl Robertson of Fort Myers, Fla., Mrs. John B. Cooper of Decatur, Mrs. Frank .J. Campbell of Atlanta; one brother, Charlie Harkness of Macon two sisters, Mrs. Bob Robert; and Miss Frances Harkness of Atlanta. Grandchildren include: Billy Cooper, Carol Glass Neill, Peggy Glass.
     She is also survived by *** great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.

Glass, William E.
Jackson Progress Argus, May 10, 1945.
William E. Glass Taken by Death.
     William E. Glass, 42 years of age, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Glass of Locust Grove, died at his home in Griffin Friday as the result of a heart attack. Born and reared near Jenkinsburg and related to prominent families of Butts and Henry counties, he had resided in Griffin several years and was engaged in the cotton business.
     Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Pittman's Chapel with Rev. L. W. Topping and Rev. C. E. Wilson officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery.
     The pallbearers were John Jarrell, Jack Miller, Frank Hood, Leland Hightower, C. E. Byars, and Gwyn McKneeley.
     Survivors are his wife, the former Miss Vivian Stanley; one daughter, Carol Ann Glass; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin T. Glass of Locust Grove; one brother, Douglas Glass of Locust Grove; three sisters, Mrs. John Cooper, Atlanta; Mrs. Frank Campbell, Dayton, Ohio; Miss Sally Glass, Detroit, Mich.

Glass, William Hulon
Jackson Progress Argus December 15, 1955
W. H. Glass Rites Are Held Tuesday
     Funeral services for William Hulon Glass, 41, of Atlanta, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Glass of Jackson, were held Tuesday, afternoon at 3 p. m. from Spring Hill.
     The Rev. L. F. Van Landingham officiated and burial was in Westview Cemetery.
     Mr. Glass, who resided at 673 Cascade Ave., S. W., died Sunday night in a private hospital.
     An insurance salesman, he had lived in Atlanta most of his life. He was a native of Jackson.
     Survivors include his wife, a daughter, Miss Gay Glass, Atlanta; parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Glass, Jackson; a sister, Mrs. E. P. Colwell, Jackson; and a brother, James W. Glass, Atlanta.

Glass, William Matthew
Jackson Progress Argus 3 May 1956
Funeral Services Are Held Friday For W. M. Glass
     Funeral services for William Matthew Glass, 81, who died at his home, April 18, were held Friday morning at 11 o'clock from the Jenkinsburg Methodist Church with Rev. Wade H. Bell Jr. and Rev. Don Welch officiating.
     The son of the late Samuel E. Glass and Mrs. Leitha Lewis Glass, he was born November 26,1874 in Locust Grove. He resided in this community for a number of years where he was a highly regarded and successful farmer for the past 35 years, he had been a resident of Butts county, spending much of this time in the Towaliga community where he was an elder and leader in the Fellowship Presbyterian Church.
     The last few years of his life were spent in Jackson where he and Mrs. Glass maintained a home on West Third Street.
     In declining health for several years he still a frequent visitor to the Jackson business district until his final illness.
     Pallbearers were J. M. Colwell, E. P. Colwell Jr., J. O. Colwell, G. C. McKibben Jr., Grover McKibben Sr., Julian Compton and Fletcher Compton elders in the Fellowship Presbyterian Church, served as honorary escort. .
     Survivors were his wife, Mrs. Nora Thurston Glass; a daughter, Mrs. E. P. Colwell of Jackson; a son, J. W. Glass of Atlanta; 19 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
     Interment was in the Jenkinsburg Cemetery under the direction of Peacock & Ball Funeral Home.

Glavin, Jack E.
Jackson Progress Argus 21 Feb 1990
Local Man Killed Early Monday
     A Butts County man was killed Monday morning when he was struck by a tractor-trailer truck as he walked along Georgia 42 north of Jackson. Jack E. Glavin, 38, of the Stark Mobile Home Park, was killed, shortly before 6:00, according to Sheriff Billy Leverette.
     "He had left Hyponex, where he was employed, and was walking toward Jackson when he was hit by the truck about 50-100 yards south of Walter Moore Road," Leverette said.
     The driver of the truck, Henry Clay of Jackson, was also traveling south on Georgia 42, the sheriff said.
     "Clay reported to the Sheriff's Department minutes later that he thought he had hit something, and he went back with deputies to the area where they found the body down an embankment," Leverette said.
     No charges were filed against Clay, according to the sheriff. He added that funeral arrangements will be made by Haisten Funeral Home in Griffin

Glawson, Caladonia Pound
  Butts County Progress April 12, 1912
Mrs. Callie Glawson Passed Away Monday
     While on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. S. H. Thornton, of Jones county, died Monday night. She had been in feeble health for some time and for the past several weeks had been with her daughter on Covington street.
     Mrs. Glawson was 70 years of age, and a native of Jones county. She was a noble Christian lady and news of her death will cause sincere regret to a large circle of friends here and throughout the county.
     Mrs. Glawson is survived by three sons, Col. C. A. Glawson, of Macon; Messrs. J. J., and J. E. Glawson, of Bradley; three daughters, Mrs. S. B. Hungerford, of Gray; Mrs. A. B. Roberts, of Macon; Mrs. S. H. Thornton, of Jackson; and one brother in Los Angles, Cal., and one sister in Texas.
     The remains were taken to Macon Tuesday night and the interment was held in Jones county Wednesday.
     In the death of their mother the family have the sympathy of a large number of friends.

Glawson. J. E.
Jackson Progress Argus July 18, 1930
Mr. J. E. Glawson Dies at Bradley, Ga.
     Relatives and friends here sympathize with Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Thornton and family in the death of Mrs. Thornton's brother, Mr. J. E. Glawson, well known resident of Jones county which occurred Sunday morning at a hospital in Milledgeville. The following is taken from Monday's Macon Telegraph:
     Bradley, Ga., July 13 J. E. Glawson, aged 60, one of the best known men in Jones county, died at 10 o'clock this morning in a hospital in Milledgeville.
     Mr. Glawson was born and reared in Jones county and had been engaged in farming and peach growing here for may year. He was a member of the Mason lodge No. 430 at Gray and of Al Sihah temple of the Shrine in Macon.
     Beside his wife he survived by three daughters, Mrs. G. L. Anderson and Mrs. R. B. Hudson. of Gray, and Miss Thelma Glawson, of Bradley; three sister, Mrs. S. B. Hungerford, of Gray; Mrs. A. B. Roberts, of Birmingham; Mrs. S. H. Thornton, of Jackson.
     The funeral will be held at the Bradley Baptist church Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock, the service will be conducted by Rev. J. J. Bennett, Rev. E. W. Sammons and Rev. T. H. Maxwell. Interment will be in the Glawson cemetery.

Glaze, Kate Norris
Jackson Progress Argus 6 Apr 1964
Thursday Rites For Mrs. Glaze
     Funeral services for Mrs. Robert Lee Glaze, 71, were held Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from the Pepperton Baptist Church with the Rev. James Burleson, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Glaze died in her sleep Tuesday, April 7. Funeral arrangements were indefinite at last week's press time pending the arrival of her son, Olin Glaze, from Hawaii.
Glaze, Kate Norris Mrs.
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Apr 1964
Mrs. R. L. Glaze Died In Sleep At Her Home
     Mrs. Kate Norris Glaze, 71, wife of Robert Lee Glaze of Route 2, Jackson, died unexpectedly Tuesday morning at her home on the Monticello Highway. She had been in her accustomed health and passed away in her sleep.
     Mrs. Glaze was a native of Warren County and the daughter of the late Mr. Joe Norris and Mrs. Lillie Baker Norris who lived in Butts County for a number of years. Mrs. Glaze was a retired textile worker and a member of the Congregational Holiness Church in Athens.
     Survivors include her husband, Robert Lee Glaze; one daughter, Mrs. Lois Stodghill of Jackson; one son, Olin Lee Glaze, U. S. Army, stationed in Hawaii; four sisters, Mrs. E. L. Reese of Jackson; Mrs. R. M. Williamson of Flovilla; Mrs. Travis Crane of Jackson and Mrs. George Coker of Macon; one brother, C. W. Norris of Jackson; four grandchildren.
     Funeral services will be conducted from the Pepperton Baptist Church with the Rev. James Burleson and the Rev. Ralph Goodwin officiating. Interment will be in the Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
     Date and time of the funeral was indefinite early Wednesday afternoon pending arrival of the son from Hawaii.

Glaze, Mae Wise Carr
Jackson Progress Argus 19 Jan 1994
     Mae Wise Carr Glaze, formerly of Jackson, died Sun., Jan. 16, at Sylvan Grove Hospital.
     Funeral services were held Tues., Jan. 18, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with Rev. Danny Hughes and Rev. Jim Cantrell officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery.
     Mrs. Glaze had been a patient at Hilltop Nursing Home in Monroe County for the past several years.
     She was born Oct. 14, 1903 in Butts County, daughter of the late William Morton Wise and the late Mary Frances Kelly Wise. She was the widow of Robert Lee Glaze.
     Mrs. Glaze was a homemaker and was employed at the Kym Company for 17 years.
     She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Jackson where she attended the Florence Gresham Sunday School Class, the Jephtha Chapter #252, Order of the Eastern Star and the VFW Auxiliary and was a Gold Star Mother as her son, Charles E. Carr, was killed at sea during WW II near Guadalcanal.
     Survivors include daughter, Carolyn Thaxton of Jackson; son and daughter-in-law, Ralph W. Carr Jr. and Mary Carr of Jackson; step son and daughter-in-law, Olin and Pauline Glaze of Jackson; five grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Glaze, Robert Lee
Jackson Progress Argus 23 Dec 1981
Glaze Rites Held Friday
     Funeral services for Robert Lee Glaze, 89, were held Friday at 3 o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson. The Rev. Bill O'Connor and the Rev. James Burleson officiated and interment was in the Jackson City cemetery under the direction of Haisten Funeral Home.
     Mr. Glaze died Tuesday at the Sylvan Grove Hospital where he has been a patient for two weeks.
     A native of Qwinnett County, Georgia, Mr. Glaze was son of the late James Bryant Glaze and Mrs. Roxana Griffith Glaze.
     He had a lifetime association with the textile industry, beginning work in 1914 with the old Pepperton Cotton Mills. For 34 years he was foreman of the weave shop until his retirement in 1959. He was a member of the First Baptist Church.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Wise Glaze; son, Olin Lee Glaze; two stepchildren, Ralph Carr, Jr. and Mrs. Carolyn Thaxton, all of Jackson; one granddaughter, eight step grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Travis Harper, Carroll Harper, Jr., Dennis Wise, Ted Norris, Jed Jinks and Larry Fletcher.
Glenn, J. M., Dr.
Jackson Progress-Argus 7 Aug 1941
Dr. J. M. Glenn Called by Death
Served as President of Indian Springs Camp Meeting. Retired From Active Ministerial Work.
     The death of Dr. J. M. Glenn, 76 years of age, former president of the Indian Springs Camp Ground and president emeritus, occurred Tuesday night at the camp ground where he had gone to attend the 1941 session. He became critically, ill after arriving at the camp ground and death resulted Tuesday evening.
     Dr. Glenn had a long connection with the Indian Springs camp ground, giving years of thought and study to the development of an institution that was close to his heart. Upon the death of the late Mr. R. F. Burden, Dr. Glenn was elected president and served until 1940 when ill health forced him to retire. He was then elected president emeritus, with the Rev. Leonard Cochran of Savannah being named active president.
     Mrs. Glenn, whose death occurred about two years ago shared with Dr. Glenn in development of the camp ground. Mrs. Glenn, a woman of talent and ability, long was director of children's and young people's work.
     Superannuated a year or two ago, during his active career Dr. Glenn served churches in the South Georgia conference, including Savannah, Macon, Dublin, Moultrie, Columbus and others. He served as presiding elder of both the Macon and Dublin districts. After retirement Dr. and Mrs. Glenn made their home at Stillmore, but recently he had resided in Atlanta at 25 west Brookhaven Drive.
     A man of agreeable personality, he made friends readily and was held in high esteem by hosts of friends. His death leaves a vacancy on the board of trustees of the camp ground.
     Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. W. H. Slater and a granddaughter, Miss Patricia Slater, of Atlanta.
     Funeral arrangements will be announced later by H. M. Patterson and Son. Burial will be in Atlanta.

Glenn, Theodosia Wales
Jackson Progress-Argus Sep 14, 1939
Mrs. J. Glenn Dies in Atlanta
     Friends in Butts county where she was particularly well known as a camp ground worker for several seasons, were distressed to learn of the death of Mrs. J. M. Glenn, wife of Dr. J. M. Glenn, president of the Indian Springs camp meeting, which occured Tuesday night in an Atlanta hospital. She had been critically ill for several weeks and was unable to attend the recent camp meeting.
     The former Miss Theodosia Wales, graduate of Vassar College and a returned missionary from China, Mrs. Glenn had long been active in religious work. She was identified with Woman's Missionary Society of the South Georgia Conference and served as an officer of the Woman's Christian Union. For several years she was in charge of young people's work and children's work at the Indian Springs camp meeting and was recognized as a leader of fine ability and deep consecration.
     She is survived by her husband and a step-daughter, Mrs. W. H. Slater, of Atlanta.
     Funeral services were held in Atlanta Thursday morning and burial was in Crest Lawn cemetery in that city.
Glessner, Douglas Mr.
  Butts County Progress July 15, 1910
     News of the death of Editor Douglas Glessner of the Griffin News and Sun, which occurred Wednesday morning, caused general regret here where he was well known.
  
Glidewell, Bill
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Jan 1972
Brother Mr. Glidewell Died Jan. 11
     Mr. Bill Glidewell, 58, of Dixon, Tennessee, brother of Hugh Glidewell of Jackson, died Tuesday, January 11, at Good Lark Hospital in Dixon following a period of ill health extending over several months.
     Mr. Glidewell was born February 14, 1913 in Arcadia, Florida to the late Mr. Wier Glidewell and Mrs. Lucile Glidewell.
     Funeral services for Mr. Glidewell were conducted Thursday at Taylor's Funeral Home in Dixon with interment in Dixon Memorial Gardens. Taylor's Funeral Home of Dixon, Tennessee was in charge of funeral arrangements.
     Mr. Glidewell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Glidewell of Dixon, Tennessee; brother, Hugh Glidewell of Jackson; two step-brothers, Richard Fortner of Odessa, Fla. and Glen Fortner of New Port Richey, Fla.; step-father, Dal Fortner of New Port Richey, Fla.; two aunts.

Glidewell, Hugh Morris, Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 14 May 1986
     Hugh Morris Glidewell Sr., a leading Jackson businessman, died Tuesday morning at St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta following several months of declining health. He was 69.
     Mr. Glidewell, who lived on Buttrill Rd. in Jackson, was a native of Tarpon Springs Fla., son of the late William Weir Glidewell and Lucille Bradshaw Hamilton Glidewell. He and Mrs. Glidewell moved in 1946 to Butts County where he operated a restaurant until 1963. He operated laundry business until his retirement.
     Mr. Glidewell was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jackson, a retired director of the C&S Bank, and a member of the Jackson Kiwanis Club of which he was a past president.
     Survivors include his wife, Marcella Wiest Glidewell; sons, Hugh M. Glidewell Jr.,
Thomas M. Glidewell, and William P. Glidewell, all of Jackson; daughters, Patricia
M. Jackson of Jackson, Barbara A. Glidewell of Rome, Italy, Cynthia M. Glidewell of
Atlanta, Janice K. Lieken and Rebecca Glidewell, both of Jackson, and Mary G. Kissel of College Station, Texas. He is also survived by 15 grandchildren; his stepfather, Dal Fortner of New Port Richey, Fla.; and two half brothers, Glerai and Richard Fortner, both of Tampa, Fla.
     The funeral. will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church with the Revs. Bill O'Conner and Francis Sands officiating. Burial will be in the Jackson cemetery.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson is in charge of arrangements.

Glover, Elbert
  Jackson Progress-Argus, December 25, 1952
Elbert Glover Victim Hit and Run Car Sunday
     Elbert Glover, 77, respected colored citizen of the community and lifelong resident of Butts county, was run over and killed by and automobile in the Bethel Flats area of North Oak street at 9 o'clock Sunday night.
     The identity of the hit-and-run car has not been established, according to police officers. After the car hit Glover it did not stop and proceeded down the street and turned around without rendering aid to the victim, it was established.
     Glover, known as a hard working and industrious farmer, was crushed about the body and head and death appeared to have been instantaneous.
     His wife died less than two months ago. He is survived by 11 children, some residing in the North and funeral plans will be announced by Abe Trimier Funeral Home.

Glover, John
  The Jackson Progress-Argus August 4, 1922
Negro Lynched For His Crime.
Taken away from officers at Holton and put to death. Killed Deputy Sheriff Saturday night.
     Macon, Ga., August 1. A mob of three hundred men lynched the negro identified as John Glover, charged with killing Deputy Sheriff Byrd, of Bibb county, Saturday night near Holton this afternoon.
     Glover was captured in Griffin early Tuesday morning, after shooting and wounding Policeman Pare Phelps and was being rushed to Macon by officers when the mob met their car at Holton, about twelve miles north of Macon, took the negro, carried him to a nearby tree and riddled his body with bullets.
  
Glover, John
  The Jackson Progress-Argus February 26, 1926
Mr. J. H. Glover Yields to death.
     Friends and relatives in Butts county were sorry to learn of the death of Mr. John Glover, formerly of Macon, which occurred at his home in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday of last week. Death was due to injuries received in an accident at Kelsey City, Fla., a short time ago.
     Mr. Glover married Miss Lottie Pye, of this county, and had a number of relatives in the county. He is survived by his widow and one daughter, Miss Eleanor Glover, a son, J. H. Glover Jr., his parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. P. Glover, and one sister, Mrs. John W. Lowe, of Macon.
     The body was taken to Cork and funeral services were held at Sandy Creek Sunday morning at 11:30, with Rev. Durwood Cason, pastor of the Flovilla Baptist church, officiating. Interment was in the family lot in the churchyard.
  
Glover, Lottie Eleanor Pye
Jackson Progress-Argus, April 12, 1962.
Mrs. Glover, 85, Buried Sunday at Sandy Creek
     Mrs. Joseph H. Glover, Sr., 85, member of a pioneer Butts County family, died Friday, April 6th, at a rest home in Chattahoochee, Fla. following a long period of declining health.
     Born in Butts County of March 24, 1877, Mrs. Glover was the daughter of Mrs. Sara Williams Pye and J. L. Pye, who were among the original settlers of Dublin District. For a number of years Mrs. Glover lived in Gainesville, Ga. where she was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church. About six years ago she moved to Melbourne, Fla. to make her home with her son, Joe Glover, Jr. and family.
     Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at four o'clock from Haisten's Chapel with the Rev. Sidney L. Waterhouse, pastor of the Fist Baptist Church, Jackson, officiating. Interment was in Sandy Creek Cemetery in Butts County.
     Pallbearers were Howard Greer, Wilmer Greer, W. A. Duke Jr., James E,. Jones, Johnny King, and Horace BAnkston.
     Survivors include one son, Joseph H. Glover, Jr., Melbourne, Fla.; a niece, Mrs. F. C. Hearn, St. Augustine, Fla.; and a nephew, W. M. Towles of Jackson.

Glover, Sara Medora Middlebrooks
Jackson Progress-Argus 5 Jun 1941
Mrs. S. M. Glover Called by Death Early Wednesday
     Mrs. S. M. Glover, 89 years of age, died early Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Owen Smith in Flovilla, after a two weeks' illness. She had been critically ill for several, days as the result of a heart attack and her death was not unexpected.
     Born December 13, 1852, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Middlebrooks, prominent residents of Jones county. As Miss Sara Medora Middlebrooks she was married in 1870 to John Jackson Glover of Jones county, who was drowned in the Ocmulgee river years ago. For fifty years she resided in Flovilla where she had hosts of friends. In recent years she had made her home in Cornelia with another daughter, Mrs. A. J. Johnson
     Mrs. Glover was admired for her fine qualities of character and her death is mourned by a large number of friends. She held membership in the Primitive Baptist church.
     Surviving are a son, W. N. Glover of El Paso, Texas; two daughters, Mrs. Lula May Smith of Flovilla and Mrs. A. J. Johnson of Cornelia; one brother, R. L. Middlebrooks of East Point.
     Funeral services were held at the Flovilla cemetery Thursday morning at 10 o'clock with the Rev. A C. Johnson and Elder A. C. Elliott officiating. Many relatives and friends expressed their affection by lovely floral offerings. Burial was in the Churchyard and arrangements were in charge of Thornton Funeral Homes.

Glovers, Joe
  Butts County Progress May 21, 1909
     Mr. and Mrs. Joe Glovers many friends are sympathizing with them in the loss of their little son, Joe Jr. He died Sunday morning last at their home in Juliett, after three days illness. The interment was at Sandy Creek Cemetery, Monday at 10 a.m.
       
Gober, Annie Smith
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Feb 1976
Mrs. Gober Buried Feb. 3 Sandy Creek
     Mrs. Annie Smith Gober, 78, of Flovilla, died Sunday evening, February 1st, at Sylvan Grove Hospital after being admitted earlier in the day. She had been in declining health for several months.
     Widow of the late Mr. F. E. Gober of Fort Pierce, Florida, she was born in Butts County, daughter of the late Samuel K. Smith and the late Alberta J. Smith, a pioneer family of Butts County. Mrs. Gober lived in Fort Pierce, Florida for many years where she taught school. She was a member of the First Church of Christ Scientist, Fort Pierce, Florida and the Mother Church in Boston, Massachusetts.
     Mrs. Gober is survived by two sisters, Mrs. J. B. Roberts and Miss Virginia Smith, both of Flovilla; a niece, Mrs. Gaston Hester of Eufaula, Alabama; a great niece and nephew.
     Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home. Mr. W. E. Holleman of the First Church of Christ Scientist, Atlanta, officiated. Interment was in Sandy Creek Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Pallbearers were Gaston Hester, Charles Peek, Bruce Bohrer, William Westbrook, Malcolm Smith, Frank Hearn.

Gober, F. E.
  Jackson Progress-Argus, December 2, 1948.
Husband Flovilla Woman Called by Death December 7.
     The death of F. E. Gober, 66, husband of the former Miss Annie Smith of Flovilla, took place Dec. 7 at h is home in Ft. Pierce, Fla. In feeble health for the past two years, death was attributed to a heart attack.
     January 28, 2008Mr. Gober, citrus grower and business leader of the Florida City, was a native of Habersham county but had resided in Florida several years. He was a member of the Baptist church.
     Funeral services were held Thursday at 4 p.m. at the Ft. Pierce Methodist church and burial was in the city cemetery.
     In addition to his wife he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ezell Lyons of Stewart, Fla. and Mrs. Warlick of Ft. Pierce, Fla.; two brothers, one residing in Tampa and the other in South Carolina. Mrs. S. K. Smith of Flovilla is his mother-in-law.
     Mrs. J. B. Roberts of Jackson, sister of Mrs. Gober, attended the funeral services.

Godby, Joanne Blankenship
(See Blankenship, Bessie Kate)

Godbee, Minnie O.
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Feb 1985
     Minnie O. Godbee, 86, died Sunday at Westbury Medical Care Home In Jenkinsburg.
     Mrs. Godbee was a native of Emanuel County. She had resided in Putnam County for 20 years, moving there from Atlanta, and was a member of the First Methodist Church in Eatonton. She had been at Westbury for the past nine months.
     Survivors Include two sons, G. L. Godbee of Eatonton and James I. Godbee of Riverdale; daughter, Louise Anchors of Jackson; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.
     The funeral was held Tuesday In the Vining Funeral Home chapel in Eatonton.
     Burial was in the Westview Cemetery in Atlanta.

Goddard, Cora Bowden
Jackson Progress-Argus 2 March 1939
Mrs. J. T. Goddard Claimed By Death
     Mrs. J. T. Goddard, 53 years of age, beloved woman of Coody district, died at her home Friday night a t 7 o'clock. Death resulted after a protracted illness and did not come a surprise to the family and friends who had patiently watched at her bedside.
     Mrs. Goddard, the former Miss Cora Bowden, of Rockdale county, had resided here since her marriage and had made a host of friends in the county of her adoption. She was a member of the Liberty Baptist church and an active church his worker as long as her health permitted. She was widely beloved for her devotion to her family and loyalty to her friends.
     Surviving relatives are her husband and four sisters, Mrs. E. W, Cook, of Jackson; Mrs. Charlie Summers, of Atlanta; Mrs. Lewis Rogers, of East of Porterdale, and Mrs. Torn Pearson, of McDonough. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Bowden, of Conyers.
     Funeral services were held Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at Liberty Baptist church and the pastor, Rev. T. R. Scott, of Silvertown, officiated. Interment was in the church cemetery, with Thornton Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     The pallbearers were Lewis Rogers, E. W. Cook, Morris Faulkner, W. A. Singley, Tom Pearson, Charlie Summers.

Goddard, Dora
Jackson Progress-Argus, June 27, 1946.
Miss Dora Goddard Died Thursday on Spalding County.
     Miss Dora Godard, 83, daughter of the late Edwin and Harriet Fuller Godard, died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. McKibben at an early hour June 20.
     Miss Godard was born on Christmas Day , 1861, in Spalding county. Her father died in the Confederate army a short time before she was born and her mother died a year later.
     In 1874 Miss Godard went to Butts county to make her home with her aunt, Mrs. T. A. McKibben. The McKibben house is now occupied buy the G. C. McKibben family and it was in this house where Miss Godard had lived for 72 years that she died.
     She is survived by three cousins, G. C. McKibben, Claude and Grover McKibben, Jr.
     Funeral services were held at Fellowship Presbyterian Church, of which she was a devoted member, 3 p.m. Friday. Rev. J. F. Brown officiated. Pittman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Griffin News, June 20.

Goddard Infant
  Butts County Progress November 4, 1910
     The many friends of Dr. and Mrs. Fain Goddard will regret to learn of the death of their young son last Friday night in Quincy, Fla. Mrs. Goddard is pleasantly remembered here as Miss Susie Davis.
  
Goddard, James Warren
Jackson Progress-Argus Jul 25, 1940
James W. Goddard claimed by Death
     Information has been received here of the death of Mrs. James Warren Goddard, 77, former resident of Jackson, at his home in Greenville, S. C., July 21.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday at 10:30 a. m. at the Mackey Mortuary, with the Rev. B. Rhett Turnipseed officiating and burial was in Springwood cemetery.
     Born in Jackson, Mr. Goddard had been a resident of Greenville for 45 years. He operated a carriage and repair shop and later an automobile paint shop. He was a member of the Buncombe Street Methodist church and Woodmen of the World. His wife, Mrs. Alice Jenkins Goddard, died in 1933.
     Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. C. E. Burrs, Silver Springs, Md.; Mrs. L. L. Holland, Atlanta; Mrs. J. A. Moser, Baltimore; Mrs. A. G. Landrus, Washington, D. C ; one son, James Warren Goddard Jr., Greenville, S. C ; two grandsons and one granddaughter.

Goddard, John Thomas
Jackson Progress-Argus, August 7, 1952
J. T. Goddard, 84, Claimed by Death
     John Thomas Goddard, 84, one of the county's oldest and best known citizens, died Thursday, July 31. at the home of his niece. Mrs. Lee Collins. He suffered a stroke a few days ago and did not respond to treatment.
     He was born in Butts county, son of the late James W. Goddard and Mrs. Mattie Carter Goddard, and spent a long and active career as a resident of the county. He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church and before advanced age forced retirement from active duty was engaged in farming.
     Funeral services were held Friday at 4 p.m. at Liberty Baptist Church with Rev. Billy Watson and Rev. Theodore Thaxton officiating. The pallbearers were J. W. Washington, George Washington, Gene Goddard, Lee Collins, Carl Hayes and Robert Evans.
     Burial was in the churchyard under the direction of Haisten Funeral Home.
     His wife, the former Miss Cora Bowden, preceded him in death. Survivors are one sister, Mrs. Seab Dumas of Ocilla, and one brother, Hubert Goddard of Barnesville; several nieces and nephews.

Goddard, Lucius
  Butts County Progress April 21, 1911
     Lucius Goddard, 94 years of age, for more than forty years a resident of Butts county and well remembered here by many of the older citizens, died at his home in Griffin Monday night. Mr. Goddard was a prominent man of this section and during his residence in Butts county was post master at Stark at one time. News of his death will cause regret to many friends. The funeral was held in Griffin Tuesday afternoon and was largely attended.

Goddard, Mattie Carter
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Jun 1942
Mrs. Goddard, 89, Died Sunday At Home Of Her Son
     Mrs. Mattie Goddard, 89 years of age, one of the county's oldest and most widely beloved women, died Sunday morning at 7 o'clock at the home of her son, Tom Goddard. She had been in declining health for the past several months.
     The former Miss Mattie Carter, member of old and prominent Butts county families, she had spent the greater portion of a long and active life in the county. She was connected with families influential in the county since pioneer days. Mrs. Goddard was a member of High Shoals Primitive Baptist church and was esteemed by, a host of friends.
     Surviving are two sons, Tom Goddard, of Butts county and Hubbard Goddard of Barnesville; three daughters, Mrs. George Duke, Mrs. Boyd Dumas and Mrs. Ida Brantly of Ocilla, and a number of grandchildren. She was a sister of the late J. S. Carter and C. R. Carter of Jackson and Joe Carter of Griffin, and of Mrs. Edmund Duke and Mrs. Jeff Reynolds.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday morning at 11 o'clock at High Shoals church. Elder George Godard of Milner officiated and burial was in the church cemetery; with Thornton Funeral Homes in charge of plans.

Goddard, Sara M.
Jackson Progress August June 13, 1930
Mrs. J. T. Goddard Is Claimed by Death
     The death of Mrs. J. T, Goddard, aged 80, one the county's old and most widely beloved women, occurred Tuesday morning at 11:30 at her home a few miles from Jackson. She had been in declining health for sometime and her death caused sincere sorrow to a wide circle of friends.
     She was a native of Butts county, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John T. Thaxton, pioneer citizens of this section. She was a woman of many estimable qualities and was greatly admired by her friends. Mrs. Goddard was a member of Liberty Baptist church.
     She is survived by her husband and one sister, Mrs. Ida Bethel, of Jackson; and a brother, Mr. E. W. Thaxton, of Atlanta; several nieces and nephews and other relatives.
     Funeral services, which were largely attended were held at Liberty church Wednesday afternoon, with Rev T. H. Vaughn officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.

Goddard, T. B.
Jackson Progress-Argus, May 15, 1947.
4 Killed When Cars Collided at Stockbridge.
     Three residents of the Atlanta area were killed and eight seriously injured when two automobiles collided two miles north of Stockbridge on highway 42 Sunday afternoon.
     The dead are: T. B. Goddard, 30, Hapeville. Anthony Nolan, 8, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Nolan, of 404 Copenhill Ave., N. E. Sammy Kay Nolan, 10 weeks old daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Nolan.
     The injured include Tommie Goddard, 3, and Mrs. William Lee, sister-in-law of T. B. Goddard, who were occupants of the Goddard vehicle; Charles Albert Nolan, 25, Mrs. E. A. Nolan, Sr., Miss Dovie Lee Nolan, 20, Donald Nolan, 9, Sarah Joyce Nolan, 14, and Euell Albert Nolan, 9, occupants of the other car.
     State patrolmen said the automobiles, believed to have been driven by Goddard and Charles Albert Nolan, collided at a sharp curve 400 feet south of the Henry county-Clayton county line in Henry county.
     The patrolmen said examination of tire marks indicated the Goddard vehicle ran off the right side of the road for 100 yards, then swerved sharply to the left to strike the southbound Nolan automobile.
     Mrs. Nolan, who was seriously injured, and mother of the two children who were killed, was born and reared in Butts county, She is the daughter Mrs. Shaw Thompson and the late Mr. Thompson. Mrs. W. H. Polk of Jackson is a sister of Mrs. Nolan.
     Euell Nolan, who was at home at the time of the accident, is a son of Oscar Nolan who formerly resided in the Cedar Rock community.
     Mrs. Nolan died at a private sanitarium Monday night as the results of her injuries and funeral services for Mrs, Nolan and her two children killed in the wreck were held in Atlanta Wednesday.
     The verdict of the coroner's jury was that Maddox came to his death by knife wounds in the hands of Fred E. Willingham.

Godsey, Elner Asberry
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Aug 1980
Godsey Rites Held Saturday
     Funeral services for Mr. Elner Asberry Godsey, 86, of 355 N. Oak Street, were held Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock from Haisten Chapel with the Rev. Phil DeMore and Rev. Harvey Craft officiating. Interment was in the Cedar Rock cemetery under the direction of Haisten Funeral Home.
     Mr. Godsey died unexpectedly Thursday afternoon, the apparent victim of a heart attack, following a lengthy period of declining health.
     A life-long resident of Butts County, he was son of the late Samuel Henry Godsey and the late Mary Pace Godsey. He was a retired farmer and former member of the City of Jackson police force.
     His church affiliation was with the Cedar Rock Congregational Methodist Church. He was a Mason, a member of St. John's Lodge No. 45 in Jackson, and held membership in the American Association of Retired Persons.
     He and his wife, The former Madgia McMichael, were in the 64th year of their marriage.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Madgia McMichael Godsey; one daughter, Mrs. Lewis Freeman of Jackson; a granddaughter, Mrs. Johnny Carter of Jackson; two grandsons, Lewis Freeman, Jr. of Carrollton and Douglas Freeman of Ft. Valley; two great grandchildren, Kristie Freeman of Carrollton and Walter Freeman of Ft. Valley;
     Two sisters, Mrs. Albert Hencely of Jackson and Mrs. Lucy Kate Haynes of Flovilla; a brother, Mr. V. C. Godsey of Bushland.

Godsey, Josie Adeline Maddox
Jackson Progress Argus 03 May 1951
Mrs. Josie Godsey Taken By Death
     Mrs. Josie Adeline Maddox Godsey, 80, one of the county's oldest and widely beloved women died at 1 p. m. Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. B. J. Castellaw, after an illness of several weeks.
     Born in Butts county of early an leading families, she was a daughter of. the late Rufus Maddox and Mary Emily Harper Maddox. She was a member of the Jenkinsburg Methodist church and active in its affairs. A life of unselfish service to family and friends marked her long career.
     Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Mary Castellaw and. Mrs. W. D. Haynes of Jackson and Mrs. A W. Hencely of Atlanta; six step-children, Miss Maggie Godsey, W. C. Godsey, E. A. Godsey, all of Jackson; F. G. Godsey of East Point; W. M. Godsey of Alvaredo, Texas, and V. C. Godsey of Bushland, Texas; two brothers, H. J. Maddox of Jackson and Ike Maddox of Rhyne; several grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services were held at Macedonia church Tuesday at 3 p. m. and Rev. Ralph Shea of the Jackson Methodist church officiated. Grandsons acted as pallbearers. Burial was in the churchyard and Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Godsey, Lillie Johnson
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Nov 1985
     Lillie Johnson Godsey, 86, of Route 1, Jackson, died Sunday night at Sylvan Grove Hospital following a lengthy illness.
     Mrs. Godsey was a lifelong resident of Butts County, daughter of the late P.P. Johnson and Mattie Washington Johnson. She was the widow of Walter C. Godsey and was a member of Cedar Rock Congregational Methodist Church in Butts County.
     Survivors include a daughter, Hilda G. Maddox of Jackson; son, Hiram Godsey of Decatur; sister, Anna J. Maddox of Jenkinsburg; four grandchildren; five great- grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
     The funeral was held Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Jerry Partain officiating. Burial was in the Cedar Rock cemetery in Butts County.
     Pallbearers were Stanley Maddox, Stan Maddox, Don Appleton, Mark Appleton, John Peavy, and Russell Fowler.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements

Godsey, Maggie Dean
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Jan 1966
Miss Godsey Was Buried Sunday At Cedar Rock
     Funeral services for Miss Maggie Godsey, 80, of 355 North Oak Street, who died early Friday morning at Sylvan Grove Hospital following a long illness, were held Sunday afternoon from the Jackson Methodist Church at three o'clock with the pastor, Rev. J. Ray Dunahoo, officiating. Interment was in Cedar Rock Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Miss Godsey was born May 22, 1886 in Butts County, the daughter of Mr. S. H. Godsey and Mrs. Minnie Pace Godsey. She was a lifelong resident of the county and was a member of Jackson Methodist Church.
     Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. H. J. Castellaw of Jackson; Mrs. D. W. Haynes of Flovilla; and Mrs. A. W. Hencely, Atlanta; four brothers, W. M. Godsey, Fort Worth, Texas; E. A. Godsey, Jackson; S. G. Godsey, East Point; and V. C. Godsey, Bushland, Texas.
     Pallbearers were Ennis O'Neal, Denny O'Neal, Lamar Jinks, John Hunt, Blackman Settle, and Claude Maddox. Honorary pallbearers were members of the Fellowship Class of the Jackson Methodist Church.

Godsey, Samuel Garrard
Jackson Progress Argus 10 May 1973
S. G. Godsey Buried At East Point
     The death of Mr. Samuel Garrard Godsey of 1333 Clermont Avenue, East Point, occurred Friday afternoon, May 4th, at South Fulton Hospital following an extended illness.
     Mr. Godsey, 76, was the son of the late Samuel H. Godsey and Mary Pace Godsey of Butts County. He was born May 1, 1897.
     Funeral services were conducted May 6th at three o'clock from Carmichael's Chapel with the Rev. AI Peacock and the pastor of Colonial Hills Baptist Church officiating. Howard, Carmichael & Son of East Point was in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Godsey is survived by his wife, the former Cebelle Horton of Henry County; two sons, Clifford T. Godsey and Sammy Godsey, both of Atlanta; five grandchildren; two brothers, E. A. Godsey of Jackson, V. C. Godsey of Bushland, Texas; three sisters, Mrs. Herman Castellaw and Mrs. A. W. Hencely of Jackson, Mrs. W. D. Haynes of Flovilla; several nieces and nephews.

Godsey, Samuel Henry
Jackson Progress-Argus 22 Nov 1935
Mr. S. H. Godsey Is Taken by Death
     Mr. S. H. Godsey ************son at 4 o'clock **** In declining health *** weeks, he had been *** bed for several ***.
      Mr. Godsey was *** old and prominent family *** and was a man ***acter and possessed the confidence and esteem of *** friends. He was a member of *** Methodist church.
     He is survived by his wife was Miss Josie Maddox before marriage; five sons, Messrs. W. C. And E. A. Godsey, of Jackson; W. M. and V. C. Godsey, of T***, and S. S. Godsey, of Atlanta, four daughters, Misses Maggie Godsey of Jackson; Miss Nellie Godsey of Atlanta; Mrs. H. J. Castellaw and Mrs. D. * Hanes, of Jackson; one sister, Mrs. F. H. Duke, of Oneida.
     Funeral services will be conducted at Macedonia church Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
     
Godsey, Walter Clarence
Jackson Progress Argus 03 Sep 1959
W. C. Godsey Died Wednesday At Veterans 48
     Mr. Walter Clarence Godsey, 67, retired farmer and World War I veteran, died early Wednesday morning at Veterans Hospital, No. 48 in Atlanta following a long period of declining health.
     Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at three o'clock at the Cedar Rock Congregational Methodist Church with the Rev. Gilbert Howard officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lilly Johnson Godsey; one daughter, Mrs. J. G. Maddox, Jackson; one son, Hiram Godsey, College Park; four sisters, Miss Maggie Godsey, Jackson; Mrs. Herman Castellaw; Jackson; Mrs. W. D. Haynes, Flovilla; Mrs. A. W. Hencely, Atlanta; four brothers, E. A. Godsey, Jackson; S. E. Godsey, East Point; W. N. Godsey, Alvaredo, Texas; B. C. Godsey, Amarilla, Texas; four grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.

Godsey, William M.
Jackson Progress Argus 28 Dec 1967
W. M. Godsey Dies in Texas .
     Mr. W. M. Godsey, 84, of Alvarado, Texas, a native of Butt County, died Saturday, December 23rd following a brief illness. According to Information received here, Mr. Godsey succumbed about 24 hours later.
     Born in Butts County on October 10, 1883. Mr. Godsey was the son of Mr. S. H. Godsey and Mrs. Minnie Pace Godsey. He left Butts County about 60 years ago moving west, where he was engaged in construction and railroad work and in farming activities. He had resided in Alvarado for many years.
     Funeral services were held Christmas eve in Alvarado. Mr. Godsey is survived by a brother, Mr. E. A. Godsey of Jackson and ten children in and near the Texas area.

Godwin, Dorothy
Jackson Progress Argus 28 Feb 1974
Mrs. Godwin Succumbs To Injuries
     Butts County registered its second traffic fatality of 1974 with the death Wednesday night at 8:20 o'clock of Mrs. Dorothy Godwin, 38, at Grady Hospital in Atlanta.
     Mrs. Godwin suffered critical and massive internal injuries about noon on February 12th in the collision of a car and station wagon near the entrance of Green Acres Trailer Park on Highway 36, South. Mrs. Godwin was rushed to Sylvan Grove Hospital and transferred to Grady Hospital soon afterwards. She slipped into a coma Monday and succumbed to her injuries Wednesday night, February 20th.
     The accident occurred shortly after noon when the car in which Mrs. Godwin was a passenger collided with a station wagon being driven by Johnny Jones in the direction of Jackson at the Green Acres entrance. Mrs. Godwin was in the car driven by her daughter, Mrs. Judy Cook, who was also injured. Mr. Jones suffered only minor injuries.
Mrs. Godwin, the former Miss Dorothy Jean Smith, was born February 12, 1936 in Heflin, Alabama, the daughter of the late Mr. Frank J. Smith and Mrs. Beulah Robinson of Brunswick. She was reared in Cedartown and had lived in Jackson several years. She was an employee of American Mills.
     Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at three o'clock from Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. R. W. Jenkins, pastor, and the Rev. A. L. Price, pastor of Second Baptist Church, officiating. Interment was in Macedonia Baptist Church cemetery with Sherrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Godwin, who resided at Route 2, Pineview Subdivision, Jackson, is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Judy Cook, Misses Sandra Dianne Godwin, Helen Jean Godwin and Deborah K. Godwin, all of Jackson; two sons, Julian Kenneth Godwin and Timothy Dwayne Godwin, of Jackson; one sister, Mrs. Sarah Goodbread of Brunswick; a niece and nephew.
     Pallbearers were Larry Nail, Allen Goodbread, Raymond Smith, Charles Kelley, Roy Cook, and Darrell Kitchens.

Godwin, Janette Frances Farrell
Jackson Progress Argus 15 Jan 1992
     Mrs. Janette Frances Farrell Godwin, 50, of Locust Grove died Saturday night at Floyd Medical Center in Rome.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday, Jan. 13, in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home in Jackson with the Rev. A. L. Price officiating. Burial was in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery.
     Mrs. Godwin was born in Toledo, Ohio, daughter of Agnes Farrell and the late Ralph Farrell. She was the widow of J. IC(Red) Godwin. Mrs. Godwin was employed in restaurant management most of her adult life.
     Survivors include her children, Wanda Kay Cook and Kenny of Locust Grove, Melinda Teresa Godwin of Hampton, and Tracy Conner Godwin of Rome; stepchildren, James Godwin and Renee of Locust Grove, Kenneth and Timothy Godwin of Locust Grove, Judy Moore and Fred of Jackson, Sandra Ware of Morrow, Jeannie Hassell and Richard of Snellville, and Debra Knissell and Harry of Jackson; fifteen grandchildren; mother, Mrs. Agnes Farrell of Toledo, Ohio; brothers, Robert, Chuck, William, and Lyle Farrell, all of Toledo; sisters, Ruth Huddleston of Maumee, Ohio, Donna McParkland, Florence Farrell, Sharon Brewer, and Roberta Ruzsinki, all of Toledo, and Patrica Farrell of Bowling Green, Ohio.
     Sherrell Funeral Home in Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Godwin, Julian Kuttner (Red)
Jackson Progress Argus 13 Aug 1986
     Julian Kuttner (Red) Godwin, 58, of 144 Skyland Drive, Locust Grove, died Thursday morning at Henry General Hospital after an illness of several months. The funeral was held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Sherrell, Funeral Home with Dr. Greg Pope and Chuck Lashley officiating. Burial was in the Macedonia Baptist Church cemetery.
     Mr. Godwin was born in Floyd County, son of the late William Godwin and Thelma Langston Godwin. He was employed by the Old Dominion Freight Lines and was a member of the Locust Grove City Council. He was a former policeman for Locust Grove and the city of Jackson.
     Survivors include his wife, Janet Farrell Godwin; sons, James W. Godwin Sr., Julian K. Godwin, Tracy C. Godwin, and Timothy D. Godwin, all of Locust Grove; daughters, Judy K. Moore and Deborah Knissel, both of Jackson, Sandra D. Ware of Morrow, Jeannie Godwin of Stone Mountain, Wanda K. Cook of Locust Grove, and Melinda T. Hill of Hampton; 11 grandchildren; brothers, O. C. Godwin of Cave Springs and Thomas Godwin of Doraville; sisters, Nell Akins of Rome and Katherine Mauk of Williamsport, Pa.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Godwin, Thelma Langston
Jackson Progress Argus 03 Sep 1970
Mrs. Godwin Died Monday
     Mrs. Thelma Langston Godwin, 67, of 157 Hill Street, Jackson died Monday morning about nine o'clock at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital after being it patient there about three weeks.
     Mrs. Godwin was the widow of Mr. Willie Godwin and was a native of Floyd County, Georgia, She was the daughter of Mr. John Langston of Floyd County and Mrs. Maggie Bollanger Langston, of Cherokee.
     Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock EST from the Bethel Methodist Church in Cleburn County, Alabama. Rev. Wiley Cameran pastor of the Westside Baptist Church, and Rev. Richard Fields of Griffin officiate with interment in Bethel Cemetery. Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Godwin is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Helen Holsomback of Jackson, Mrs. Nell Akins of Rome and Mrs. Katherine Mauk of Williamsport, Pa.; three sons, J. K. Godwin of Jackson, Thomas Godwin of Doraville and O. C. Godwin of Rome; a sister, Mrs. Fred Baker of Chickamauga Park, Ga.; three brothers, Jack Langston of Jackson, Will Langston of Shannon and John Lankston of Jackson; 24 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
     Pallbearers were Jackie Baker, Bill Langston, Stanley Baker, Hoyt Langston, Shelton Langston and James Bobo.

Goen, Anthony
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Aug 1993
     Anthony Goen, 48, died Tues., Aug. 24, at Spalding Regional Hospital.
     Funeral services were held Wed., Aug. 25, at Rock Springs Congregational Methodist Church with Rev. Benny Tate officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.
     Mr. Goen was born in Lamar County, son of the late Bartow Groen and the late Margie Goen.
     He was a supervisor for the Pine Timber Company in Montezuma and was a member of the Wildlife Hunting Club and Rock Springs Congregational Methodist Church.
     Survivors include wife Birdie Goen; daughter and son-in-law Kathy and Donald Roof of Griffin; son Stephen Goen of Griffin; father-in-law Gwinn M. Merritt of Griffin; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
     McCullough Funeral Home in Griffin was in charge of arrangements.

Goens, Alfred Howard
Jackson Progress Argus 12 Oct 1988
     Alfred Howard Goens, 52, of Kinard Mill Road, west Butts County, died Oct. 5 at Charter Northside Hospital in Macon following a brief illness.
     The funeral was held Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Roy Connell officiating. Burial was in the Fellowship Presbyterian Church cemetery.
     Mr. Goens, a native of Butts County, was the son of the late Alfred Chappell Goens and Prudie Kinard Goens. He was former member of the Georgia National Guard and was employed by Whitaker Builders of Jackson.
     Survivors include his wife, Martha Sue Moore Goens; son and daughter-in-law, Glen and Cathy Goens of Jackson; a sister, Tommie Mae Spencer of Jackson; and several nephews and nieces.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Goen, Alfreds "Jim"
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Apr 1986
     Alfreds "Jim" Goen, 71, a retired High Falls State Park ranger, died April 1 in Monroe County Hospital following a brief illness.
     Mr. Goen, a native of Spalding County, lived most of his life in Lamar County. He served in the National Guard and was a member of Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church.
     Survivors include his wife, Kattie Dumas Goen of Bamesville; son, John A. Goen of Barnesville, stepdaughters, Mary Turner and Exie Turner, both of Jackson; brother,
Henry Douglas Joyce of Barnesville; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.
     The funeral was held April 2 at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church with the
Revs. Stephen Copley and Mary Letson officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Barnesville was in charge of arrangements.

Goen, Ben Miller
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Jul 1980
Goen Rites Were Held Tuesday
     Funeral services for Mr. Ben Miller Goen, 77 of Griffin were held Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock in McDonald Chapel. The Rev. Houston Odom officiated and burial was in Griffin Memorial Park.
     Mr. Goen, a native of Lamar County, had lived in Griffin for 35 years. He died Saturday evening at the Clearview Nursing Home in Thomaston.
     He attended the Central Lake Church of God and was a member of the Men's Bible Class. He was a retired carpenter.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Josie Allen Goen; sister, Mrs. Agnes English of Columbus; brother, Alfred Goen of Jackson; stepdaughter, Mrs. Barbara Quick of Jonesboro; two stepsons, A. L. Crawley and Robert Crawley, both of Marietta; eight grandchildren and one great grandson.

Goen, Charlie Wilton
Jackson Progress-Argus January 12, 1956
Borher of Jackson Men Buried Monday
     Last rites for Charlie Wilton Goen, 57, were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from Pittman Funeral Home Chapel in Griffin with the Rev. C. B. Bullard and the Rev George Duncan officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

     He died Saturday afternoon at his home at 939 West College Street extension in Griffin. A native of Monroe county, he moved to Griffin 32 years ago where he was employed by Spalding county.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Clara Blackman Goen; two sons, Harold Goen and Jimmy Goen; a daughter, Miss Barbara Goen, and twograndchildren, all of Griffin; a sister, Mrs. Agnes English of Columbus, Ga.; four brothers, Ben Goen of Griffin and Alfred Goen, Barney Goen and Frank Goen, all of Jackson.

Goen, Frank Barron
Jackson Progress Argus 30 Jul 1970
Overturned Tractor Kills Frank B. Goen
     A Lamar County highway employee, Frank Barron Goen, 57. of Route 3, Jackson, was crushed to death Monday morning when a tractor-mower he was operating on a road embankment overturned about five miles east of Barnesville on the Johnsonville
Liberty Hill Road in Lamar County.
     The accident occurred about 10:45 o'clock Monday morning. My. Goen was believed killed instantly when the tractor-mower overturned on him while he was mowing along a fairly steep embankment. An ambulance was summoned from Barnesville where his body was taken before being moved to Pittman-Rawls Funeral Home in Griffin.
     Mr. Goen was a native of Lamar County, the son of Mr. Walter Robert Goen and Mrs. Rose Doris Goen. He had been an employee of the Lamar County Highway Department for several years.
     Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock from the chapel of Pittman-Rawls Funeral Home in Griffin with the Rev. Forrest Buchanan officiating. Interment was in the Rock Springs Methodist Church Cemetery.
     Mr. Goen is survived by his wife, Mrs. Margie Gulledge Goen of Jackson; a daughter, Mrs. Robert Mays of Griffin; a son, Anthony Goen of Griffin; a sister, Mrs. Goy English of Columbus; three brothers, Ben Goen of Griffin, Barney Goen and Alfred Goen, both of Jackson; three grandchildren.

Goen, Grover Edward
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Dec 1963
Grover E. Goen, Dies From Cycle Injuries Nov. 26
     Mr. Grover Edward Goen, 44, of Barnesville, died Tuesday afternoon, November 26, at the VA Hospital in Atlanta from injuries received in a motorcycle accident on October 26.
     Mr. Goen was born in Butts County, but had made his home in Barnesville since 1960. A veteran of World War II, he had served 18 years in the U. S. Army and the U. S. Air Force. He was employed by Lyles Novelty Works in Barnesville.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from Rock Springs Methodist Church in Lamar County with the Rev. Bill Coleman officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Haisten Funeral Home of Barnesville was in charge of arrangements.
     He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Thornton Presley Goen; two sons, William F. Goen of the U. S. Army and Jimmy Goen of Griffin; two step sons, Ronald Presley and Franklin Presley, both of Barnesville; father, John W. Goen of Barnesville; three brothers, Willie Rufus Goen, Jackson; Alfred Smith Goen of Milner and Henry W. Goen of The Rock.

Goen, Henry Hampton
Jackson Progress Argus 02 Feb 1961
Henry H. Goen, Native of Butts, Died in Griffin
     Funeral services for Mr. Henry Hampton Goen, 81, of Griffin, who died at his home early Thursday morning, were held Saturday afternoon at two o'clock from the Church of God in Griffin with the Rev. Kelland K. Jeffords and the Rev. G .A. Middleton officiating. Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery. McDonald Funeral Home was in charge of .arrangements.
    A native of Butts county, Mr. Goen had, lived in Griffin 33 years. Before retirement he was an employee of the Thomaston Mills, Griffin Division. He was a member of the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church.
    Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Ava Crenshaw and Mrs. Mary Lyles, both of Griffin; Mrs. Eunice Hornbuckle, Cordova, N. C.; five sons, R. T., Robert D., George L., B. H., and Vernon Goen, all of Griffin; two sisters, Mrs. Bettie Jester, of Jackson, and Mrs. Kate Foster of Griffin; 17 grandchildren; eight great grandchildren several nieces and nephews.

Goen, J. T.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus October 27, 1922
Mr. J. T. Goen Was Summoned By Death.
     Mr. J. T. Goen, 46 years of age, died at his home near Wilder's store Saturday afternoon. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Paul Byars, Misses Collie, Nellie Mae and Sarah Goen; four sisters, and five brothers.
     Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Pleasant Hill church, Rev. H. T. Smith, of Griffin, officiating. Interment was in Pleasant Hill cemetery.

Goen, John William
Jackson Progress Argus 13 Jun 1968
John W. Goen, Butts Native, Died Sunday
     Mr. John William Goen, 85, of Barnesville, died Sunday morning in the Monroe County Hospital in Forsyth following an extended illness. Mr. Goen had been a resident of the Hilltop Nursing Home in Monroe County for the past three years.
     He was a native of Butts County and was a retired farmer.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at four o'clock from the Rock Springs Congregational Methodist Church with the Rev. Bill Coleman officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home of Barnesville in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Goen is survived by three sons, Douglas Goen of Barnesville, Alfred Goen and William Rufus Goen, both of Jackson; 13 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.

Goen, Kirby Smith
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Nov 1967
Kirby S. Goen, Butts Native, Died Sunday
     Mr. Kirby Smith Goen, 90, of 328 North First Street, Griffin, died Sunday morning in a private hospital.
     Mr. Goen was born in Butts County but had lived in Griffin for a number of years.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from MeDonald's Chapel with the Rev. Walter A. Langdon and the Rev. Newton Scott officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery.
     Mr. Goen is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elma Thornton Goen; two daughters, Mrs. Martha Jane Gill imd Mrs. Melvie Pickering, both of Griffin; three sons, William S. Goen, Joe E. Goen, both of Griffin and Woodrow Goen of Pittsburgh, Pa.; one sister, Mrs. Nettie Jester of Griffin ; nine grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.

Goen, Martha Elna Thornton
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Jul 1975
Mrs. Goen Died At Her Home
     Mrs. Martha Elna Thornton Goen of 328 North First ,Street, widow of Mr. Kirby Smith Goen, died at her home Monday, June 30th, after an illness of several month.
     A native of Monroe County, Mrs. Goen had made her home in Griffin for 38 years. She was a member of the Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church.
     She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Jane Gill and Mrs. Melvie Pickering, both of Griffin; three sons, Joe Goen, Billy Goen, both of Griffin and Woodrow W. Goen of Pittsburg, Pa.; a sister, Mrs. Gladys Tillery of Jackson; brother, Irving Thornton of Griffin; 9 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, several great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Goen, Raymond
Jackson Progress-Argus 19 Jan 1939
Raymond Goen Is Claimed By Death
     Griffin, Ga., Jan. 16. Raymond Goen, 43 years of age, died shortly after midnight this morning at his home near Griffin. Death resulted after a ten days' illness of pneumonia.
     Funeral services will be conducted from the Pleasant Hill Methodist church Tuesday afternoon at 2:30. Rev. G. B. Bullard, pastor of the Second Baptist church here and Rev. George Stone, of Jenkinsburg, will officiate. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill churchyard.
     Surviving Mr. Goen are his widow; four daughters, Misses Mary, Sara, Ruby and Jeanette Goen, all of near Griffin; a son, Perry Goen, of near Griffin; his mother, Mrs. W. R. Goen, of Jackson; a sister, Miss Agnes Goen, of Jackson; five brothers, Charlie Goen, of Griffin; Barney, Ben, Alfred and Frank Goen, of Jackson.

Goen, Rufus, Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Mar 1085
     Rufus Goen Sr., 77, of High Falls Road, Jackson, died Sunday at Griffin-Spalding Hospital.
     Mr. Goen was a native of Monroe County. He was a retired truck driver with Bell Lumber Co.
     Survivors include his wife, Georgia Goen; daughters, Joann Boles, Jean Jones, and Grace Stubbs, all of Griffin; son, Rufus Goen Jr. and Columbia, S.C.;. nine. grandchildren; 10 great - grandchildren; brothers, Alfred Goen of Milner and Douglas Goen of Barnesville.
     The funeral was held Monday at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Pittman Rawls Funeral Home in Griffin with the Rev. Rudy Ross officiating. Burial was in the Rock Springs Congregational Methodist Church cemetery in Lamar County.
Pittman Rawls. Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Goen, Wiley
  The Jackson Progress-Argus November 7, 1924
Lamar County Man Slain By Brother.
Old feud said to have been cause of trouble. Wiley Goen shot from ambush while in field.
     Wiley Goen, aged 50, was shot from ambush and instantly killed by his brother, Kirby Goen, aged 45, Thursday morning of the past week. Both were residents of Lamar county.
     The killing was said to have been the result of an old feud between the brothers over settlement of their father's estate.
     Wiley Goen and his son, Cheany, were in a field when Kirby Goen fired from the edge of the woods. Two loads of buck shot riddled the back of his head and body. The gun was fired from a distance of not more than thirty feet.
     Following the shooting Kirby Goen proceeded to his automobile parked by the side of the road and rode to a doctor's house for medical aid for his wife. He was later arrested by the sheriff of Lamar county and taken to jail in Barnesville.
     Wiley Goen is survived by his wife, four children, four brothers and two sisters. Kirby Goen is married and has six children.
     The Goen family is well known in Butts county and news of the tragedy caused a shock to friends of the family.

Goens, Alfred Chappell
Jackson Progress Argus 12 Dec 1984
     Alfred Chappell Goens, 75, of Route 3, Jackson, Kinard Mill Road, died Friday afternoon at Sylvan Grove Hospital.
     Mr. Goens was a native of Lamar County; son of the late William Robert Goens and Rosa Doris Goens. He was a retired farmer and school bus driver in the Butts County School System for over 20 years. He was a member of Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church in Lamar County.
     Survivors include a daughter, Tommie Mae Spencer of Jackson; son, Howard Goens of Jackson; two grandchildren, Wendell Spencer and Glenn Goens, both of Jackson; great-granddaughter, Kellie Spencer of Jackson; sister, Agnes English . of Columbus ; several nieces and nephews.
     Services were conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. George Malcom officiating. Burial was in the Fellowship Presbyterian Church cemetery.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.
Goens, Prudie Roberta Kinard
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Mar 1983
     Mrs. Prudie Kinard Goens, 74, of Route 3 Kinard Mill Road Jackson, died early Thursday morning at Sylvan Grove Hospital.
     A native of Butts County, Mrs. Goens was the daughter of the late Jack and Zela Mentley Kinard. She was a member of Fellowship Presbyterian Church.
     Survivors include her husband, Alfred C. Goens; a daughter, Mrs. Tommie Mae Spencer of Jackson; a son, Howard Goens of Jackson; grandsons, Wendell Spencer Jr. and Glen Goens of Jackson; a great - granddaughter, Kellie Spencer of Jackson; sister, Mrs. Florence English of Lamar County; several nieces and nephews.
     Services were held Friday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson with the Rev. Kirk Nesbit officiating. Burial was in the Fellowship Presbyterian Church cemetery.
     Pall bearers were Andy Kinard, Danny Kinard, Scott Waits, Boyd Wynn, Harry English, and Laverne Balew,
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Goff, Frank
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Jun 1974
Frank Golf Buried In Jacksonville
     Mr. Frank Goff of Jacksonville, died unexpected late Friday June 14th,of a heart attack.
     Mr. Goff was a brother of Dr. Roy Goff, Jack Goff and Mrs.Fred Raney ,all of Jackson.
     Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in Jacksonville. Members of the family were in Florida and additional details were unavailable.

Jackson Progress Argus 27 Jun 1974
Frank Goff Buried In Jacksonville
    Mr. Frank Goff, 52, died unexpectedly late Friday, June 14th, in Jacksonville, Florida.
    Funeral services were held Monday afternoon, June 17th; at 3:00 o'clock in Jacksonville with interment in Memorial Gardens.
    Mr. Goff is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bertha Goff of Jacksonville, Florida;
mother, Mrs. W. H. Goff of Villa Rica; six brothers, James Goff of Norfolk, Virginia; Clarence Goff of Atlanta; Roy Goff and Jack Goff, both of Jackson; Bobby Goff of Villa Rica; Charles Goff of Douglasville; three sisters, Mrs. Wilma Waldrop of Villa Rica; Mrs. Fred Raney of Jackson and Mrs. Annie Ruth Powell of Villa Rica.
     
Goff, Harry
Jackson Progress Argus 28 Jul 1966
Brother of Dr. Goff Buried At Villa Rica
     Funeral services for Mr. Harry Goff, 58, of Villa Rica, who died unexpectedly of a heart attack Thursday morning, July 21, at the Villa Rica Hospital, were held Saturday afternoon from the chapel of Jones Funeral Home with interment in Hillcrest cemetery, Villa Rica.
     Mr. Goff, brother of Dr. Roy Goff and Mrs. Fred Raney, of Jackson, was a native of Carroll County. He owned and operated a restaurant in Villa Rica.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Zema Herrin Goff; three daughters, Mrs. Gerald White, Douglasville; Miss Dottie Goff, Miss Barbara Goff, both of Villa Rica; mother, Mrs. Lillie Goff, Villa Rica; three sisters, Mrs. Annie Ruth Powell, Villa Rica; Mrs. Hayne Waldrop, Villa Rica; Mrs. Fred Raney, Jackson; seven brothers, James Goff, Norfolk, Virginia; Clarence Goff, Atlanta; Jack Goff, San Antonio, Texas; Charles Goff, Douglasville; Frank Goff, Jacksonville, Florida, Dr. Roy Goff, Jackson; Bobby Goff, Villa Rica; a step son, Wayne Mote of Atlanta.

Goff, Imogene
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Feb 1981
Killed In Auto Crash
     Mrs. Imogene Goff of Jackson was killed Tuesday, February 17 when the 1975 Plymouth Fury she was driving was struck head-on by a tanker truck.
     The collision occurred at 1:10 p.m. at the intersection of Georgia 16 and 42.
According to Chuck McCrackin, director of the Butts County EMS, Mrs. Goff was pronounced dead at 1:30 p.m. at Sylvan Grove Hospital.
     The driver of the truck was Frank .Shupe of 124 Brookwood Avenue, Eatonton. He was not injured in the accident according to McCrackin.
     Larry Polk of the Georgia State Patrol in Griffin said Shupe was charged with driving on the wrong side of the road and driving too fast for conditions.
     Polk stated that Mrs. Goff was traveling west on Georgia 16 and that Shupe was approaching the intersection from Griffin. Polk said the estimated speed that Shupe was driving was between 30 and 35 miles per hour and that when he applied his brakes, the vehicle jackknifed throwing the truck into the westbound lane and hitting the car driven by Mrs. Goff.
     The vehicle belonged to Dairyman, Inc. of Eatonton according to Polk.

Goff, Lillie Stewart
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Oct 1980
Goff Rites Were Held Monday
     Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Stewart Goff, 89, of 606 Henderson sr., Villa Rica, were held Monday morning at 11 o'clock from the chapel of Roswell Funeral Home. The Rev. Larry Stewart officiated and interment was in the Greenlawn Cemetery.
     Mrs. Goff died Saturday following a lengthy period of declining health.
     Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Fred Raney of Jackson, Mrs. William D. Powell, Jr. of Villa Rica, Mr. Hayne Waldrop of Villa Rica; five sons, Roy D. Goff and Jack K. Goff, both of Jackson, James R. Goff of Norfolk, Va., Bobby L. Goff of Jefferson, Charles H. Goff of Douglasville; Two sisters, MIS. Lucile Nelms of Atlanta and Mrs. Evelyn Epting of Macon; two brothers, Jim Cole of Warm Springs and Bill Carver of Smyrna; several grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Goff, Lucy Ann
Jackson Progress Argus 03 Jun 1992
     Miss Lucy Ann Goff, 35, of West Third Street in Jackson died Monday at University Hospital in Augusta.
     Funeral services were conducted Wednesday morning, June 3, at First Baptist Church in Jackson, with the Revs. Dan Hughes and Jim Cantrell officiating. Interment was in Jackson City Cemetery.
     Miss Goff was born in Spalding County, daughter of Dr. Roy D. Goff and the late Imogene Dukes Goff. She was a member of First Baptist Church.
     Survivors include her father and step-mother. Dr. Roy D. and Sue Goff of Jackson; sisters, Nancy G. Waits of Jackson and Peggy G. Jackson of Griffin; grandmother, Mrs. Eugene Dvikea of Carrollton.
     Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Goggans, Elliott Jackson
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Mar 1969
E. J. Goggans Buried At Sunday Rites
     Mr. Elliott Jackson Goggans, 70, of 648 Kay Street, died Friday morning about seven o'clock at Sylvan Grove Hospital following a long period of declining health.
     A native of Monroe County, Mr. Goggans was the son of Mr. William Wiley Goggans and Mrs. Martha Turner Goggans, both natives of Jasper County. He was a retired employee of General Motors and was a veteran of World War I. Mr. Goggans was a member of the Sunshine Congregational Methodist Church.
     Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with Rev. Don Folsom, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Goggans is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Lynn Higgins Goggans of Jackson; one daughter, Mrs. James A. Webb Jr. of Macon; two sisters, Mrs. Lois Hardin of Bladensburg, Md., and Mrs. J. G. Wright of East Point.
     Pallbearers were Ray English, Dr. Roy Goff, Franklin Freeman, Duvall Patrick, Clyde Herbert, and Banks Weaver.

Goggans, Mary Lynn Higgins
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Aug 1988
     Mary Lynn Higgins Goggans, 82, of 648 Kay St., Jackson, died early Thursday morning at the AMI Griffin-Spalding Hospital after being admitted Wednesday.
     The funeral was held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill O'Conner and the Rev. Don Folsom officiating. Burial was in the Jackson cemetery.
     Mrs. Goggans was a native of Monroe County, daughter of Thomas Jefferson Higgins and Etta English Higgins. She was a graduate of Tift College and taught school in Monroe and, Butts counties until her retirement in 1968.
     She was the widow of Elliott J. Goggans, who died in 1969.
     She was a member of the Jackson-First Baptist Church and the Butts County Retired Teachers' Association.
     Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Jimmy Webb of Griffin; grandchildren, Dawn and Jay Webb of Griffin; sisters, Tommie Higgins of Jackson and Maude Freeman of Forsyth; nephew and niece, Franklin and Ann Freeman of Forsyth.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Goggins, Richard
  The Jackson Argus April 15,1910
Juliette.
     Mr. Richard Groggins, one of the oldest and most highly respected citizens of Monroe county, died at his home at Colliers Friday night at nine o'clock. His death was due to a stroke of paralysis. He is survived by his wife and several children. The funeral was conducted from the Cabiniss Missionary Baptist church near this city Sunday morning at eleven o'clock, and the remains were interred in the Cabiness cemetery. A large crowd of sorrowing friends and relatives attended the burial.

Goggins, Tommie
  Middle Georgia Argus September 28, 1893
     Little Tommie, the oldest child of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Goggins, died on Saturday after only a short spell of croup. She was a sweet little four-year old, and it was almost heartbreaking to the fond and loving parents to give her up. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church at 8 a.m. Sunday morning, by Pastor Carter, after which the remains were conveyed to Cabaniss for interment.

Goins, Annie
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Nov 1958
Mrs. Annie Goins Died at Griffin Thursday
    Mrs. Annie Goins of 821 West Taylor St., Griffin, sister of Mrs. Mary Lou English of Jackson, died early Thursday morning at her home. She was the widow of the late Mr. William N. Goins.
    She was a retired employee of the Thomaston Mills and a member of the Hanleiter Methodist Church.
    Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from Hanlieter Methodist Church with the Rev. C. W. Buice officiating. Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
    Survivors include two sons; two brothers; a sister, Mrs. Mary Lou English of Jackson; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Goins, Nancy M Bishop
  The Jackson Progress-Argus June 20, 1924
Mrs. D. S. Goins Called By Death
     Mrs. D. S. Goins, aged 90, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. T. Davis, near Cork, Tuesday night at 8:30. Death was attributed to old and infirm age.
     She was widely beloved and her passing caused regret to a host of friends. She was a member of New Fellowship Primitive Baptist church.
     Mrs. Goins is survived by one daughter, Mrs. J. T. Davis, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
     Funeral services were conducted at Sandy Creek church by Rev. Andrew Goodrum Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, Interment was in the churchyard.
  
Goldstein, Olivia Torbet
Jackson Progress Argus 16 May 1972
Mrs. Goldstein, Butts Native, Died In Griffin
     Mrs. Herman F. Goldstein, 1106 Pine Valley Road, prominent and widely known Griffin matron, died at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital Wednesday night, March 8th, where she had been a patient for the past week. Mrs. Goldstein had been in declining health for several weeks.
     A native of the Cork Community of Butts County, Mrs. Goldstein was born Olivia Torbet, the daughter of the late Mr. Robert W. Torbet and Mrs. Lou Spruce Torbet. She had resided in Griffin since 1915 and was a member of the Methodist Church.
     Funeral services were conducted from the graveside in Oak Hill Cemetery Friday morning at eleven o'clock with the Rev. Wallace Z. Wiggins officiating. Haisten Funeral Home of Griffin was in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers the family suggests that those who desire may contribute to the Garden Clubs of Griffin in memory of Mrs. Goldstein.
     Mrs. Goldstein is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Victor Leiker of Atlantic Highlands, N. J.; two sons, Louis W. Goldstein and Marvin L. Goldstein, both of Griffin; two sisters, Mrs. J. C. Hollums, Sr. of East Point and Mrs. Robert Stallings of Raleigh, N. C.; a brother, Hubert Torbet of Indian Springs; 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Good, Margia McDaniel
  The Jackson Progress-Argus February 18, 1916
Mrs. J. K. Good Dead
Was Miss McDaniel before her marriage.
     Mrs. J. K. Good, formerly Miss Margia McDaniel of Butts county, died at her home, 4483 Washington Boulevard, St. Louis, Mo., Friday of last week, death following an illness of more than a year. Mrs. Good was twice married, her first husband being Homer Spence of Griffin, who died after moving to St. Louis. Her second husband was J. G. Good, a wealthy merchant of St. Louis.
     The surviving relatives are her husband, two sons by her first marriage, Horace and Leon Spence; two daughters and a son by her last marriage; her mother, Mrs. Amanda McDaniel; three sisters, Mrs. T. J. Preston, Louisville, Ky., Mrs. M. S. Maddox, Mrs. Andrew Hamlin, Jackson; a brother, Mr. J. W. McDaniel, Atlanta. The death of Mrs. Good came as a shock to her family who have the sympathy of many friends in their bereavement.

Goodall, Mary
  The Jackson Argus September 9, 1898
Miss Mary Goodall Dies.
A very popular young lady passes away.
     Our town received a severe shock when it became known that Miss Mary Goodall was very sick with as attack of gastritis. She came down to Jackson and we hoped against hope for her recovery but our hopes are blasted. She passed away on Sunday night, September 4th.
     The funeral occurred on Monday evening at three o'clock at the Jackson Methodist church, brother Winn, the pastor, officiating. The esteem in which the departed was held, was indexed by the unusual crowd in attendance. The large church was filled to its utmost capacity with the friends and sympathizers of the bereaved family.
     In the death of Miss Mary, Jackson has suffered a great loss, for such characters are the true wealth of any community. She was a bright and shining light in our midst, being a faithful and successful worker in whatever field she was placed. An exemplary daughter, a conscientious teacher, a willing worker in God's vineyard and a sincere and earnest christian she has set us an example for all to follow and has left a life worthy our fullest emulation. Serving gladly in her place, she found that life can be filled with a wealth of good deeds and well may we say that the performance of her duty brought her to know and show in her life that:
"The primal duties shine aloft like stars,
And charities that sooth and heal and bless
Are scattered at the feet of men like flowers."
     The true heroes and heroines thus live knowing that the best life and the truest success consists in the accomplishment of small and apparently insignificant possibilities rather than the attempt to achieve great impossibilities. Having so lived in the constant discharge of her duty it is not surprising that she feared not to die and could calmly say "I am not afraid to die."
     Miss Mary came to our town in 1888, having a short time before converted, she joined the Methodist church in Covington. She entered school here in the fall of 88, graduated with first honor in the class of 92, and was at Wesleyan in 98, having in both her junior and senior years in Jackson Institute won the Wesleyan scholarship. After graduation from Wesleyan, she taught five years in Jackson and, at the time of her death, was Principal-elect of the primary department of the R. E. Lee Institute in Thomaston, Ga.
     The death of the young is always peculiarly sad. There is the sadness of disappointment hope added to that of separation, for we feel that:
"The fairest hope is the hope which faded
The brightest leaf is the leaf which fell."
     Then too for one so active, capable and bravely anxious to do her lifework, we sigh to think of the fate that called her away with the problems of life all unsolved. But can we say that they are unsolved? Do not the redeemed continue their work with added capacity and skill? I think we are justified in saying that they do, O glorious thought, that with every heart-ache healed, every racking pain eased, every sin-blinded sight and sin-burdened power free to do the biding of our Lord we shall serve him with perfect wills and see the matchless glory of our God even as we are seen?
     When considering these things we feel that the sore hearts of her beloved who are left behind may look up[ and placing the armor of the Christian in order, march gladly on to join a perfect worship.
Where the glory brightly dwelleth
Where the new song sweetly swelleth
And the discord never comes
Where lisf's stream is ever laving
And the palms are ever waving
That must be the homes of homes!
A FRIEND.

Macon Telegraph September 11, 1898
     Miss Mary Goodall, who was to arrive in Thomaston Tuesday to take charge of the free school department of R. E. Lee institute, did not come, but in her stead a letter came announcing her death. Miss Goodall's home was in Jackson. Her death was a great blow to all who knew her.

 Gooden, Earnest
Jackson Progress Argus 15 Jan 1970
Natural Cause Ruled In Death Of Negro Boy
     A two-year-old Negro boy, listed by John Sherrell, Butts County Coroner, as Earnest Gooden of Indian Springs, was pronounced dead on arrival at Sylvan Grove Hospital about 3:15 Sunday afternoon by the physician on duty at that time.
     According to Coroner Sherrell the young child was brought to the Sylvan Grove Hospital Sunday morning suffering from a gastric disorder and when brought to the hospital Sunday afternoon was pronounced dead on arrival. The examining physician indicated that death was due to natural causes, probably from suffocation or strangulation due to nausea.
     Coroner Sherrell said that the child had been left at home alone by his parents and was discovered when they returned home. His mother was listed by Mr. Sherrell as the former Mattie Jean Benton.
     Members of the Butts County Sheriff's Department and Coroner Sherrell investigated the death of the young boy Monday and concurred on the findings of the physician, Dr. Wendell Phillips of Macon, who was on weekend duty at Sylvan Grove Hospital. Coroner Sherrell said that no inquest will be held.

Goodface, Julia Frances Spencer
Jackson Progress Argus 12 Apr 1995
Julia F. Goodface
     Julia Frances Spencer Goodface, 64, of New York City, NY died Monday, April 3, at her home.
     Funeral Services were held Friday, April 7, at the Church of Devity in New York City. Interment was in St. Raymond's Cemetery.
     Mrs. was born in Jackson, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Spencer. She was the widow of Sam Goodface. She graduated from Jackson High School in 1947 and Young Harris College in 1949.
     Survivors include son, George Goodface of New York City; brother, Emory and Wendell Spencer, both of Jackson; sisters, (?) Fincher and Mary Lois Singley, both of Jackson, (?) Barklay of Austell.

Goodhue, Hattie Lewis
Jackson Progress Argus 17 Feb 1985
     Mrs. Goodhue Graveside services for Mrs. Hattie Lewis Goodhue of
McDonough were held Wednesday, July 10, at the Flippen Methodist Churchyard, with Rev. Roger Slone officiating,
     Mrs. Goodhue formerly operated a credit bureau in Butts and Henry counties. A lawyer, she was the first woman graduate of Georgia Tech .
     Surviving is her husband, Marshell of McDonough.

Goodman, Andrew Duffy (Buddy)
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Sep 1991
     Mr. Andrew Duffy (Buddy) Goodman, 48, of 812 Brownlee Road in Jackson died early Sunday morning.
     Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, Sept. 24, in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home in Jackson, with the Rev. Charles Hicks and the Rev. Cecil Norton officiating. Burial was in the Sandy Creek Cemetery.
     Mr. Goodman was born in Jasper County. He graduated from Jasper County High in 1961, where he played on the football team and was an All-State lineman.
     Mr. Goodman was a member of Bible Baptist Church in Jackson. He was employed at Georgia Pacific, Sims Seating, and McDonough Power Equipment before ill health forced his retirement.
     Survivors include his parents, Andrew Sr. and Martha Elizabeth Long Goodman of Jackson; sisters, Marion Hartley of Warner Robins, and Amelia Wingate of Jackson; brothers, Robbie Goodman and Kenneth Goodman of Jackson; and several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Goodman, Andrew Duffy, Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Apr 1994
     Andrew Duffy Goodman Sr. of Warner Robins died Thurs., March 31, at the Houston Medical Center in Warner Robins.
     Funeral services were held in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home in Jackson with Rev. Charles Hicks, Rev. Cecil Norton and Rev. James Duke officiating. Interment was in the Sandy Creek Cemetery.
     Mr. Goodman was born April 10, 1914 in Jasper County, son of the late Andrew D. Goodman and the late Amelia V. Wilson Goodman. He was a Baptist and retired from Sure Power.
     Survivors include wife, Martha Long Goodman; daughters Marion Hartley of Warner Robins and Amelia Wingate of Flovilla; sons, Robbie Goodman of Jackson and Kenneth Goodman of Locust Grove; six grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
     Sherrell Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.
 
Goodman, Bessie Johnson
  Butts County Progress December 8, 1911
Mrs. Goodman Dead
     Mrs. Fleet Goodman, of Gladesville, formerly Miss Bessie Johnson, of Cork, passed away at the home of her parents Wednesday. The funeral was held Thursday at Sandy Creek. Mrs. Goodman is survived by her husband, one child and other relatives.

Goodman, E. W., Mrs.
  Butts County Progress January 15, 1909
Well Known Lady Dead.
     News was received here the first of the week of the death at Rye, N. Y., Monday night of Mrs. E. W. Goodman, a cousin of Mr. F. S. Etheridge of this city. The funeral was held in Savannah on Thursday and was attended by Mr. Etheridge. Mrs. Goodman formerly lived in Savannah.
  
Goodman, Eugene
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Sep 1989
     Eugene Goodman, 49, of 46 Bates Ave., Atlanta, died Sept. 20.
     The funeral was held Monday at 2 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Griffin with the Rev. H. Slaughter officiating. Burial was in Bethlehem Cemetery in Locust Grove.
     Mr. Goodman was a native of Henry County, son of the late Ellis and Mattie Goodman.
     Survivors include a son, Jimmy King of Atlanta; brother, L. C. Goodman of Locust Grove; sisters, Gladys Gilmore of Cleveland, Ohio, Mary Keith, Doris Wellmake, and Mildred Hightower, all of Atlanta, and Mary Lumpkins of Decatur; four grandchildren; one sister-in-law; several nephews and nieces.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Goodman, Fleetwood
Jackson Progress Argus 6 Oct 1933
Former Butts County Man Killed by Central Train
     Many Butts county friends and relatives were saddened to hear of the tragic death of Mr. Fleetwood Goodman, who was killed by a Central of Georgia railway train near his home about two miles north of Griffin last Friday morning.
     He was born and reared in the lower part of Jasper county and was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Goodman, prominent and esteemed residents of that community. His first, wife was Miss Bessie Johnson, of Dublin district. About 20 years ago be married a Miss Lanly, of Spalding county, and had been successfully engaged in farming and dairying and was delivering milk when the train struck his truck.
     Mr. Goodman was a highly esteemed citizen of Spalding county am! was a candidate for county commissioner last year.

Goodman, Gilbert
  The Jackson Progress-Argus January 27, 1928
Family Row Leads To Black's Death
Gilbert Goodman, black, ends life with shotgun. Threatened arrest believed to be responsible.
     Gilbert Goodman, a negro man 32 years old, a tenant on the farm of H. M. and Van Fletcher, ended his life with a shotgun Friday afternoon of the past week.
     The cause of the tragedy was said to have been a family row. Friday morning Goodman is reported to have had a dispute with his wife, and it was stated that he shot at her. This led Joe Morgan, the woman's father, to come to town for a warrant for Goodman's arrest. Sheriff Pope was on his way to serve the paper, but before he arrived Goodman shot himself, the discharge entering the left side just below the heart and caused instant death.
     Coroner J. A. Burford summoned a jury and held an inquest. The verdict was that Goodman came to his death from gunshot wounds, the same being suicide.
     Goodman is reported to have been a hard working and industrious citizen and had never been in any previous trouble.
  
Goodman, Hattie J. Berry
Jackson Progress Argus 21 Jan 1987
     Hattie J. Berry Goodman,.77, of 579 N. Mulberry St., Jackson, died Saturday at her home.
     The funeral was held today at 2 p.m. at the Bethel Grove C.M.E. Church with the Rev. R. McLaughlin officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
     Mrs. Goodman was born in Butts County, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Berry.
     She was a member of Bethel Grove C.M.E. Church.
     Survivors include a son, Frank Berry of Jackson, and several nephews and nieces.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements.

Goodman, Infant
  Middle Georgia Argus March 5, 1889
     A one year old child of Mr. J. T. Goodman was buried in the city cemetery on Friday.
  
Goodman, Infant
  Middle Georgia Argus September 9, 1890
     The Argus extends its sympathies to Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Goodman, of Finchersville, in the loss of an infant babe on Thursday.

Goodman, J. T. Mr.
  Butts County Progress April 5, 1912
Mr. J. T. Goodman Dead At Jasper County Home.
     Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Waits, of Flovilla, have the sympathy of their friends in the death of the latter's father, Mr. J. T. Goodman, which occurred at his home in Jasper County Tuesday morning. Death was due to Bright's disease.
     Mr. Goodman. Who was a prominent citizen of Jasper county, is survived by five children, Mrs. R. L. Middlebrooks, of Starrsville; Mrs. W. J. Waits, of Flovilla; H. A. and F. S. Goodman of Gladesville; and L. D. Goodman, of Savannah. The deceased was 69 years of age. The funeral was held at New Hope Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock.
  
Goodman, James P., Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 04 Feb 1965
Brother of Mrs. Ruby Long Died in Atlanta
    Friends of Mrs. Ruby Long of Jackson sympathize with her in the death of her brother, James P. Goodman Sr. of 1561 Boulevard Drive SE, Atlanta, which occurred January 15 from an apparent heart attack.
    Mr. Goodman was Director of the DeKalb County Business License Department. He was 41 years old, a native of Monticello and a member of the Southeast Christian Church. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Goodman Sr. of Monticello.
    He was a veteran of World War II and past high priest of Mt. Moriah Chapter No. 64, RAM, and a member of E. A. Minor Lodge No. 603, F&AM, the Yaraab Templar Red Devils Atlanta Commandery No.9, Knights Templar and the National Rifle Association.
    Funeral services for Mr. Goodman were conducted Sunday afternoon, January 17, in Glenwood Chapel.

Goodman, John, Rev.
Daily Telegraph & Messenger (Macon, Ga.) January 15, 1874
     Rev. John Goodman, aged nearly eighty years, and a greatly esteemed citizen of Butts county, died last Sunday.
     
Goodman, John T.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus February 11, 1921
Death Called To Mr. J. T. Goodman
     Following an illness of several days duration, Mr. J. T. Goodman, one of Jackson's most beloved citizens, passed away at his home on Covington Street Wednesday morning. Though critically ill for several days, his friends were not prepared for his passing which brought universal regret to all who knew him.
     A life long resident of Butts county, where he was born and reared, Mr. Goodman was truly a good man and he will be missed in every walk of life. His was a lofty and noble character and his honesty, integrity and high standing made him universally admired. He was a leader in the Baptist church and for many years had been a deacon. He was formerly a teacher in the Sunday School and he exemplified in his daily life the highest principals of Christianity.
     Mr. Goodman was the youngest son of Rev. and Mrs. John Goodman and was born and reared near Jackson. He led the life of a successful planter until about twenty-five years ago when he moved to Jackson where had since resided. At the time of his death he was secretary and treasurer of the Farmers Co-operative Fire Insurance Company, an enterprise that he helped found.
     He was 73 years old and was a Confederate veteran. During the war he served as a member of the Sixth Georgia Militia and was a member of the same company as Mr. Joel B. Watkins, whose death occurred Tuesday. The passing of two veterans in the same week saddened the hearts of many of their comrades.
     Mr. Goodman is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Lucy Sandberg, who is traveling by automobile through Florida could not be reached for the funeral. His wife who was Miss Gertrude McDowell before her marriage, died about four years ago. He is survived by a sister-in-law, Mrs. Wiley Goodman, of Florida and a niece, Mrs. Reece Thaxton, of Griffin.
     The funeral was held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the First Baptist church of which he was an esteemed member. His pastor, Dr. Robert VanDeventor, conducted the impressive service and paid a beautiful and loving tribute to this good man. The active pallbearers were the deacons, of the Baptist church and the honorary pallbearers were his close friends and neighbors. Attesting the esteem of countless friends were numerous and beautiful floral tributes. The body was laid to rest in the Jackson cemetery.
  
Goodman, Lizzie Mae
(See Taylor, John)

Goodman, Neelie Mae Thompson
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Oct 1975
Mrs; Goodman Passes In Griffin
     Mrs. Neelie Mae Thompson Goodman of Route 5, Kilgore Road; Griffin, died Sunday night at her residence following a lengthy illness.
     Mrs. Goodman was a native of Henry County and the widow of Mr. C. C. Goodman. She was a member of Teamon Baptist Church.
     Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Griffin with the Rev Charles Duffey officiating. Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery.
     Mrs. Goodman is survived by three sons, B. Eugene Goodman, William C. Goodman, and G. Weldon Goodman, all of Griffin; five daughters, Miss Mildred Goodman, Mrs. Ben Steele, both of Griffin; Mrs. John B. McLean of Woolsey; Mrs. Roger Kimbell of Jackson, and Mrs. Clyde West of Morristown, Tenn.; a sister, Mrs. Homer Duffey of Griffin; two brothers, Frank Thompson of Lovejoy and Patrick Thompson of Atlanta; 16 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; and one great great-grandchild.

Goodman, Robert L. Jr., Sgt.
  Jackson Progress Argus 05 Aug 1965
Sgt. Goodman Buried Friday At Oak Hill
    Sgt. Robert L. Goodman Jr., 219 North 12th Street, Griffin, died at Base Hospital Number 48 in Atlanta Thursday morning at five o'clock. He had been a patient there for two weeks and had been ill for the past year.
    Mr. Goodman was a member of the Griffin Police Department for nine and a half years and was a sergeant at the time of his death. He was a veteran of World War II and was a prisoner of war for six months, having served in the European and Africa theaters.
    Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at Haisten's Chapel in Griffin with the Rev. Allen Huckaby, the Rev. John B. Taylor, and Mr. Tommy Martin officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery.
    Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Maggie Gatlin Goodman; two sons, Larry Steve Goodman and Robert L. Goodman Jr.; his mother, Mrs. C. C. Goodman, all of Griffin; five sisters, Mrs. E. B. Steele of Griffin; Mrs. John McLean of Woolsey, Mrs. Clyde West of Bean Station, Tenn., Mrs. Roger Kimbell of Jackson, and Miss Mildred Goodman of Griffin; three brothers, William C. Goodman, Gene Goodman, and Weldon Goodman, all of Griffin; three grandchildren.

Goodman, Sarah (Sallie) Miss
  Middle Georgia Argus February 2, 1886
     Miss Sallie Goodman died today about sundown, after a short illness. Her remains will be buried tomorrow at 3 o'clock, after the funeral services at the Baptist church.
  
Goodman, Talula Gertrude McDowell
  Butts County Progress October 16, 1914
Mrs. J. T. Goodman Passes Away Thursday
     After a long illness, Mrs. J. T. Goodman, one of the most prominent and beloved women in the county, passed away at her home on Covington street at an early hour on Thursday morning. Though she was critically ill for several weeks, her death nevertheless came as a shock to the entire community.
     Mrs. Goodman was a native of Jasper county and was Miss Gertrude McDowell before her marriage. She was about 62 years of age and a consecrated member of the First Baptist church of this city. She was universally beloved and admired for her piety and fine traits of character. No woman in the county had a wider circle of devoted friends.
     Mrs. Goodman is survived by her husband, Mr. J. T. Goodman, one daughter, Miss Lucy Goodman. Mr. O. P. Jenks of this city is a half brother, and Mrs. W. J. Partridge and Mrs. W. W. Preston of Flovilla are nieces and Mr. John M. McDowell of Forsyth is a nephew.
     The funeral was held at three o'clock Thursday afternoon, the services, which were held at the Baptist church, being conducted by her pastor, Dr. R. VanDeventer. The active pallbearers were Messrs. D. G. McMichael, T. W. Ham, W. M. Bond, H. W. Turner, S. M. Pope, W. P. Nutt and the deacons of the Baptist church, Messrs. J. H. Carmichael, F. S. Etheridge, S. O. Ham, C. W. Buchanan, A. J. Roberts, honorary pallbearers.
     Interment was in the City Cemetery.

Goodman, Wiley
  The Jackson Argus February 25, 1910
Mr. Wiley Goodman Passes Away.
     News has reached the city of the death of Mr. Wiley Goodman which occurred at his home in Floral City, Fla., a few days ago. Mr. Goodman is a native of Butts county and a son of Rev. John Goodman, who was one of the pioneer settlers of the county, and a brother of Mr. J. T. Goodman, of this city. Mr. Wiley Goodman was a Confederate veteran and received a wound which caused him to loose an arm and disabled him for field service. He came home and was elected Ordinary of the county and served during the war, and was also elected afterwards. He married Mary Fannie Tennant, and over thirty years ago they moved to Florida, where he spent the remainder of his life. His old friends will be sorry to learn of his death. He was buried with Masonic honors.

Goodman, Wiley Edward
Jackson Progress Argus 17 Oct 1986
     Wiley Edward Goodman, 21, of 195 Carter Ave., Jackson, died Friday at Georgia Baptist Hospital from injuries sustained Thursday night in a car-train wreck.
     Mr. Goodman was a 1982, graduate of Jackson High School and was a member of Bethel Grove C.M.E. Church.
     Survivors include his mother, Annie Maude Goodman of Jackson; five sisters; four brothers; grandmother, Mrs. Cecil Harris of Chicago, Ill.; grandfather, Crosby Blackwell of Jackson: several aunts and uncles.
     The funeral was held Monday at 2 p.m. at Bethel Grove C.M.E. Church with the Rev. A. F. Eusery officiating. Burial was in Bold Springs cemetery.
     Trimier-Jackson Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements.

Goodman, Will
Jackson Progress Argus 18 May 1983
     Will Goodman, 82, of Route 3, Jackson died Friday at his home following a brief illness.
     Mr. Goodman was a native of Butts County, son of the late Charlie and Rebecca Goodman. He was a member of Bold Spring C. M. E. Church.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Frances Pearl Woodard Goodman; children, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woodard of Cincinnati, Mr. and Mrs. Nettie Coleman of Atlanta, and Mr. and Mrs. David Grier of Jackson; 16 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Sarah Ferguson of Lansing, Mich. and Mrs. Cora Lawrence of Jackson; brother, Rev. O'Dell Goodman of Cleveland, Ohio.
     Services will be held today at 2 p.m. at Bold Spring C. M. E. Church with the Rev. H. Hester officiating. Burial will be in the Bold Spring Cemetery.
     Trimier-Jackson Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
     Goodman, Wilson
Jackson Progress-Argus, August 18, 1949.
Wilson Goodman, Dies of Gunshot and Stab Wounds.
     Wilson Goodman, 34 years of age, former member of the Marine Corps, associated with the Pepperton Cotton Mills and operator of a filling station at the east end of the Ocmulgee River bridge on Route 16, died in a Macon hospital late Sunday as the result of gunshot and stab wounds, according to information furnished The Progress-Argus by Jasper county sheriff Frank Ezell.
     Goodman was found in his filling station severely wounded late Sunday afternoon and was removed in an ambulance to the Macon hospital where he succumbed to the injuries.
     A coroner's inquest, held Monday in Monticello, returned a verdict that Goodman was killed by parties unknown, Sheriff Ezell reported.
     Sheriff Ezell, Sheriff J. D. Pope of Butts county, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are making a thorough investigation of all the circumstances that caused Goodman's death.
     Goodman was a native of Griffin. He operated the station in Jasper county and was employed in the cloth room of the Pepperton Cotton Mills. Officials of the mill said that Goodman was a steady and reliable worker and was highly regarded. He had resided din Jasper county about two years and had a good reputation, Sheriff Ezell said.
     He is survived by his wife who is employed during weekends at the Turner camp, and two step-children.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday at Hampton, according to information furnished The Progress-Argus.
     
Goodrum, A. G.
Jackson Progress Argus 28 Oct 1981
Goodrum Rites Held Sunday
     Funeral services for A.G. Goodrum of Rt. 5, Jackson, were held Sunday, October 25th at 2 o'clock from the Bold Springs C.M. E Church with the Rev. W.C. James officiating. Interment was in Bold Springs Cemetery.
     Mr. Goodrum died October 19th at the Sylvan Grove Hospital. He was the son of the late Tom and Alice Goodrum.
Jackson Progress Argus 04 Nov 1981
Goodrum Rites Held Sunday
     Funeral services for A.G. Goodrum of Rt. 5, Jackson, were held Sunday, October 25th at 2 o'clock from the Bold Springs C.M.E. Church with the Rev. W.C. James officiating. Interment was in Bold Springs Cemetery.
     Mr. Goodrum died October 19th at the Sylvan Grove Hospital. He was the son of the late Tom and Alice Goodrum.
     Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Myrtice Goodrum; 12 children, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sims, Mrs. Annie Lou Head, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Ed Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Mayfield, Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Joe Goodrum, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Joe Goodrum, Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Goodrum,
     Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Blandenburg, Miss Cherry Goodrum, Mr. Charles Goodrum and Mr. Eddie Goodrum, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Taylor. 27 grand-children, 2 great-grandchildren, two brothers, Jim Goodrum and Robert Goodrum, and a host of nieces and nephews.
     Trimier Jackson Funeral service was in charge of arrangements.

Goodrum, Andrew Jackson
Jackson Progress-Argus 22 Feb 1935
Death Summons Comes to Mr. A. J. Goodrum
     Following a few days illness of pneumonia and other complications, Mr. A. J. Goodrum, 63 years of age, well known Butts county citizen died at his home at Flovilla Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. His condition had been critical for several days and death was not unexpected.
     The passing of this prominent citizen brings sorrow to a host of friends and relatives over the county Mr. Goodrum was born and reared in the county and was a son of the late Rev. A. A. Goodrum and Mrs. Goodrum. He was a man of upright character and was well known and generally esteemed by his associates and acquaintances. Mr. Goodrum was a member of the Baptist church and was interested in the progress and development of his community and section,
     Mr. Goodrum is survived by his wife, the former Miss Annie Key McGhee, of LaGrange; one son, Jack, member of the senior class of the Jackson high school; two sisters Mrs: J. H. Crow, Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs. C. D. Ingram, of McDonough.
     Funeral services were held in Flovilla Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, central time, with Rev. Harvey A. King as, officiating minister. The pallbearers were Messrs. O. E. Smith, J. M. Greer, R. H. Henderson, F. C. Maddux, Oliver Cole and L. A. Waldrop. As a token the love and esteem in which he was held relatives and friends sent beautiful floral offerings. A handsome design was sent by the senior class of the Jackson high school, of which Mr. Goodrum's son, Jack, is a popular member. Interment was in the Flovilla cemetery.

Goodrum, Andrew Jackson
Jackson Progress Argus 29 Sep 1982
     Andrew Jackson Goodrum, 86, of Higgins Road died at midnight Friday at his residence after a lengthy illness.
     Mr. Goodrum was a retired textile worker and resident of Whitesburg, Ga. before moving to Jackson 19 years ago. He was a veteran of World War I.
     Survivors include his wife Mrs. Rhodda Azlene Storey Goodrum of Jackson; three sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Smith, Mrs. Susie Low, both of Westbury Medical Care Home in Jenkinsburg, and Mrs. Ophelia Moore of St. Petersburg, Fla. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
     Funeral services were held Sunday at 4 o'clock in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with Rev. Larry Duke and Rev. Bill Coleman officiating.
Burial was in the Sandy Creek Cemetery in Butts County.
     Pallbearers were Jimmy Darnell, Walter Barnes, Dan Barnes, Pat Floyd, Albert Johnson, and Rob Pike.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge If arrangements.
Goodrum, Annie Key
Jackson Progress Argus January 30, 1964
Mrs. Goodrum Dies in Texas
     Mrs. Annie Key Goodrum, 78, wife of the late Andrew Jackson Goodrum, and former resident of Flovilla passed away following a short illness, on January 13, 1964 in EI Paso, Texas, where she had made her home at 3808 Nashville Street for the past several years.
     She was an active member of Trinity Methodist Church, Women's Bible Class, Wesleyan Service Guild, and the Jolly Elders.
     She is survived by her son, W. J. Goodrum, Buffalo, New York, and three sisters, Miss Eunice McGee, Greenville, North Carolina, Mrs. G. T. Leslie, LaGrange, GeorgIa, and Mrs. Mary Watson, EI Paso, Texas.
     Funeral services were held January 17, 1964 at Harding-Orr and McDaniel Funeral Chapel, with Dr. Brodace Elkins, Rev. Charles Mitchell, and Rev. Payl Mitchell officiating. Interment was in Rest Haven Cemetery, El Paso.
     Pallbearers were Clyce Lawrence, John L. Woods, Jr., M. E. DeBord, John M. Clayton, Norman C. Peyton, and M. M. Johnson.
  
Goodrum, Emma Thomas
Jackson Progress Argus 19 Dec 1990
     Mrs. Emma Thomas Goodrum, 97, of Jenkinsburg died Dec: 10, at Westbury Nursing Home in Jackson.
     The funeral was held Saturday, Dec. 15, at Bold Spring A.M.E. Church, with the Rev. L. McLaughlin officiating. Burial was in the Bold Spring Cemetery.
     Mrs. Goodrum was born in Butts County to the late Spencer and Hattie Thomas in 1893. She was a member of Bold Spring C.M.E. Church,
     Survivors include her nephew, Mr. and Mrs. John Burns and family of Jenkinsburg, and several other nephews and nieces.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Goodrum, Felton
Jackson Progress Argus 16 May 1974
Man Killed By Shots In Face
     A 24-year-old McDonough Negro man, Felton Goodrum, was shot three times in the face and believed instantly killed about four o'clock Saturday morning, May 11th, in the parking lot at Court Street. Arrested later the same day and lodged in the Butts County jail on a murder warrant was George Stewart, 36, of 180 Court Street, Jackson. According to Butts County Sheriff Barney L. Wilder, the argument between the two men was over a woman.
     Officers said Goodrum was shot three times in the face with a 25 caliber pistol while sitting in his car, the bullets penetrating the windshield and the side window.
     Goodrum was rushed to Sylvan Grove Hospital but was pronounced DOA by a Jackson physician.

Goodrum, Ida Elizabeth Davis
  The Jackson Progress-Argus October 20, 1916
Mrs. Arthur Goodrum Victim Of Typhoid Fever
     Mrs. Arthur Goodrum passed away at her home at Pepperton Thursday morning, Oct. 12, at 10 o'clock. Death was caused by typhoid fever, which disease also claimed one of her sons only a few days ago.
     The funeral was held at Sandy Creek at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon, Rev. W. O. Sharp conducting the service.
     Mrs. Goodrum, who was a Miss Davis before her marriage, is survived by her husband, two sons and three daughters.

Goodrum, John Paul, Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 02 Jan 1969
Auto Mishap Takes life of J. P. Goodrum
     Graveside services for John Paul Goodrum Sr., of Sheffield, Alabama, were held Friday morning at 11 o'clock at the Liberty Baptist Church cemetery in Butts County.
     Mr. Goodrum, husband of the former Miss Josephine (Pat) Maddox of Jackson, was critically injured in an auto accident about 3 p.m. Christmas Eve when the light model car in which he had been hunting turned into the path of another vehicle. Mr. Goodrum suffered considerable brain damage and died Christmas morning at 11 a. m. in a Sheffield hospital. His hunting dog was also killed in the mishap.
     A native of Monroe County, Mr. Goodrum's parents were Mr. Ed Goodrum and Mrs. Hattie Ross Goodrum. He was a claim agent for the Southern Railway System and had lived in Sheffield about three years.
     Funeral services were held in Sheffield Thursday afternoon at two o'clock from the Methodist Church with interment Friday morning in Butts County.
     Mr. Goodrum is survived by his wife and two children, John Paul Goodrum Jr. and Miss Pamela Goodrum; two brothers and three sisters.
     
Goodrum, Josephine Maddox
Jackson Progress Argus 24 Feb 1972
Mrs. Goodrum Died Tuesday In Griffin
     Mrs. Josephine Maddox Goodrum, 45, of Route 4, Jackson, died at the Griffin Spalding County Hospital about 1:15 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, February 22nd, after being a patient there since Monday. Mrs. Goodrum had been ill for about a month and had been a patient at Sylvan Grove Hospital prior to being transferred to the Griffin hospital.
     Born March 20, 1926 in Butts County, she was the daughter of the late Mr. James T. Maddox of Butts County and Mrs. Sally Brooks Maddox, who survives. She had resided for a number of years in Sheffield, Alabama, and returned to Butts County during 1970 to make her home following the death of her husband, Mr. John Paul Goodrum.
     Mrs. Goodrum was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Sheffield, Alabama, and was employed by the Butts County Board of Education as a clerk in the school superintendent's office .
     Funeral services will be conducted Thursday afternoon at two o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with Rev. C. E. Cariker of Thomasville officiating. Interment will be in Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Goodrum is survived by one daughter, Mrs. David W. Biggs of Norfolk, Va.; one son, John Paul Goodrum Jr. of Newnan; mother, Mrs. J. T. Maddox of Jackson; one brother, Albert Maddox of Jackson; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers will be David Ridgeway, Bill Jones, Claude Maddox, Billy Leverette, Millard Daniel and Paul Rice.

Goodrum, Laura L. Watkins
Butts County Progress June 25, 1909
Flovilla.
     The funeral of Mrs. Andrew Goodrum, who died at the family home here Saturday, was conducted Sunday at Sandy Creek by Rev. W. O. Sharp. Mrs. Goodrum had been ill for several months but was confined to her room only a week. She is survived by her husband and three children, Mr. Jack Goodrum of Sylvester, Mrs. John Crow of Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs. C. D. Ingram of Flovilla. They have hosts of friends who sympathize deeply with them.

Goodrum, Louise Barron
Jackson Progress Argus 22 Jul 1987
     Louise Barron Goodrum, 78, of Route 1, Jackson died Friday at Henry General Hospital.
     The funeral will be held today at 2 p.m. at Friendship A.M.E. Church with the Rev. J. C. McGill officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
     Mrs. Goodrum was a native of Butts County, daughter of Jim and Frances Barron. She was a member of Friendship A.M.E. Church.
     Survivors include two daughters, Evelyn Griffin and Willie Ruth Childs, both of Jackson; sisters, Geneva Holland, Annie Kate Barron and Gladys Barkley, all of Atlanta; brothers, Dewitt, Eddie Lee, and R. C. Barron, all of Atlanta, O. B. Barron of Fort Myers, Fla., Walter Barron of Jackson, and James Barron of Columbus, Ohio; son-in-law, J. C. Griffin of Atlanta; four sisters-in-law; three brothers-in-law; 16 grandchildren; 33 great - grandchildren; five great - great - grandchildren;, several nephews and nieces.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Goodrum, Mae Helen Watts
Jackson Progress Argus 30 Jul 1986
     Mae Helen Watts Goodrum, 47, of 266 Valley Road, Jackson, died July 12 at her home following a brief illness.
     The funeral was held July 16 at Mount Gilead Baptist Church with the Rev. W. L. Reynolds officiating. B urial was in the church cemetery.
     Mrs. Goodrum was born in Butts County. She was a member of Mount Gilead Baptist Church and was a graduate of Albany State College and Henderson High School.
     Survivors include a son, Leon Goodrum Jr. of Jackson; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willie
James Watts of Jackson; sister, Doris Belcher of Harlem, Ga.; brothers, Lonnie Watts of
Jackson, Otis Watts of Cleveland, Ohio, and Allen Watts of Jackson; several nieces, nephews, aunts, and uncles.
     Trimier-Jackson Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements.

Goodrum, Nellie
Jackson Progress Argus 31 Oct 1990
     Mrs. Nellie Goodrum of 640 Auburn Avenue in Atlanta died Oct. 27.
     The funeral was held today at 2 p. m. at Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church in Jackson, with the Rev. C. Neal officiating. Burial was in the church's cemetery.
     Survivors include her daughter, Loretta Crawford of Atlanta; stepmother, Jewell Lyons of Jackson; brother, Robert Lyons of Atlanta.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
                    
Goodrum, Robert Charles
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Aug 1986
     Robert Charles Goodrum, 70, of 244 Benton St., Jackson, died Thursday at his residence.
     The funeral was held Monday at 2 p.m. at Zion Baptist Church with the Rev. B. J. Saucer officiating. Burial was in the Jackson cemetery.
     Mr. Goodrum was a native of Butts County, son of the late Tom and Alice Goodrum. He was a member of Zion Baptist Church.
     Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Robert Lewis and Lucy Goodrum, of Jackson; brother, Charlie Goodrum of Morrow; three grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements.
     
Goodrum, Thomas J.
Jackson Progress Argus, September 20, 1945.
T. J. Goodrum Died in Texas September 9th.
     Funeral services for Thomas J. Goodrum, Butts county citizen who died at Alpine, Texas, September 9 as the result of injuries suffered when he fell or jumped from a westbound Southern Pacific train, were held at Sandy Creek cemetery Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Rev. L. L. Minton officiated and burial was in the church cemetery with Thornton Funeral Home in charge of plans.
     Mr. Goodrum, born and reared in Dublin district and 47 years of age, left here recently for California. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Goodrum of Butts county. He was proceeding in the direction of California at the time of the accidenmt. He suffered a fractured skull in the fall and died in a hospital in Alpine.
     Survivors are a brother, Andrew Goodrum of Senoia; three sisters, Mrs. Ed Smith and Mrs. George Law and Mrs Niemeyer.

Goodson, Betty
Jackson Progress Argus 21 May 1942
Mrs. Goodson, A Former Resident, Dies in Atlanta
     Friends and relatives here were sorry to know of the death of Mrs. Betty Goodson, 80 years of age, which occurred at her home in Atlanta May 13.
     Funeral services were held at the chapel of J. Austin Dillon Company
Friday afternoon with the Rev. Fred Jones officiating. Burial was in Greenwood cemetery. Mrs. Goodson was born and reared in Butts county and was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Asbury Maddox, among the first settlers of the county. She was a sister of the late Charlie, William H. and J. L. Maddox, and Mr. M. S. Maddox of Jackson is the sole surviving brother. She is survived, in addition to her brother, by a daughter, Mrs. John E. Snow; one son, James C. Goodson; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; two daughters-in-law, Mrs. H. H. Goodson and Mrs. D. S. Goodson, of Savannah.

  Goodson, David Spencer
The Jackson Progress-Argus February 8, 1929
  Mr. Goodson's Funeral Was Held in Savannah
     Friends and relatives here were sorry to learn of the death of Mr. David Spencer Goodson, aged 40, which occurred at his home in Savannah Saturday. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock, with Rev. John S. Wilder, pastor of Cavalry Baptist Temple, officiating. Interment was inn Bonaventure cemetery.
     Mr. Goodman formerly resided in Jackson and was well and favorably known here. He was a son of the late Mr. William Goodson and Mrs. Bettie Maddox Goodson, well known residents of the county. The family has resided in Savannah for the past several years.
     He is survived by his wife, who was formerly Miss Nellie Cole, of Butts county; two sons, Spencer Goodson, of Charleston and William Goodson, of Savannah; Two daughters, Misses Elizabeth and Nellie Goodson, of Savannah; his mother, Mrs. M. E. Goodson, of Atlanta; a sister, Mrs. J. E. Snow and two brothers, J. C. and H. R. Goodson, of Atlanta.
  
Goodson, Robert L.
Jackson Progress-Argus Aug 3, 1939
Mr. R. L. Goodson Called by Death
     Mr. Robert L Goodson. 63 years of age died at his home in Flovilla Thursday night at 8:15, death resulting after an illness of several weeks.
     Coming to Butts county, from Rome a year or two ago, Mr, Goodson had made many friends in the county of his adoption. He was a substantial citizen and held membership in the Flovilla Methodist church.
     Surviving are his wife, the former Mrs. R. A. Jones, of Rome; daughter, Miss Carolyn Goodson; a son, Lemuel Goodson; three stepchildren, Robert Jones and Misses Evelyn and Dorothy Jones; one brother, W. H. Goodson, of Mississippi, who was at his bedside at the time of death; three .sisters, Mrs. T. H. Moore, of Orlando, Fla.; Mrs. Nellie Durrett and Mrs. J. S. Longmire, both of Mississippi.
     Funeral services were held at the Flovilla Methodist church Saturday morning at 11'clock, and Rev. A. E. Barton, pastor of the Jackson Methodist church, officiated. Pallbearers were Sam Phillips, Buck Middleton, Robert Jones, F. C, Maddux, Taylor Chambers, Jesse Terrell. Interment was in the churchyard, with Thornton Funeral Homes in charge of arrangements

Goodson, Will J.
The Jackson Argus May 10 1901
     The friends of Will J. Goodson will be exceedingly sorry to hear of his death, which occurred at Round Oak, Saturday. Mr. Goodson was formerly a prominent citizen of Butts county.

Goodwin, Levia Peek
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Sep 1973
Mrs. Goodwin Dies After Long Illness
     Mrs. Levia Peek Goodwin, 88 of Hilltop Nursing Home and formerly of Jackson, died Wednesday night, September 19th, at the Monroe County Hospital following a long period of declining health. She had been a resident at Hilltop for the past three years.
     Born January 25, 1885 in Henry County, she was the daughter of the last Mr. A. J. W. Peek and Mrs. Nancy Thompson Peek, both of Henry County. She was the widow of Mr. Mack Goodwin and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jackson and the Order of the Eastern Star.
     Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with Rev. Don Folsom, pastor, of First Baptist Church, officiating. Interment was in Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Goodwin is survived by one daughter-in-law, Mrs. W. P. Goodwin, of Stockbridge; two grandsons, W. Mack Goodwin of Ellenwood and Harold Goodwin of Stockbridge; one granddaughter, Mrs. Patricia L. Holloway of McDonough; 11 great-grandchildren; one great great grandchild; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers for Mrs. Goodwin were Pliny Weaver, Mike Allen, Ben Garland, Dr. B. F. Parrish, Banks Weaver, Merrell Price.

Goodwin, Mack
  The Jackson Progress-Argus March 12, 1920
Mr. Mack Goodwin Claimed By Death
Former chief of police of Jackson stricken suddenly. Funeral held here Monday morning
     The death of Mr. Mack Goodwin former chief of police of Jackson and a prominent citizen, occurred at his home here Saturday morning at 8:30 o'clock. Though he had not been in the best of health recently, Mr. Goodwin's passing came as a shock to a wide circle of friends. He became ill Friday afternoon on his way home from the court house, where he voted in the primary. On arising from bed Saturday morning he was seized with a sudden illness and expired before medical assistance could be summoned.
     Mr. Goodwin, who was a native of Henry county, had been a resident of Jackson for several years. He was a man of integrity and sterling character and enjoyed the esteem and confidence of the people. He was a Mason and a member of the Baptist church. He was 39 years of age.
     The funeral was held at the First Baptist church Monday morning at 11 o'clock, Dr. Robert VanDeventer conducting the services. He was buried with Masonic honors, St. John's lodge, of which he was a member having charge of the services at the grave. The body was laid to rest in the Jackson cemetery.
     Mr. Goodwin is survived by his wife, who before marriage was Miss Levi Peak, and one son, Willie Goodwin; his mother, Mrs. Willie Goodwin; one brother, Mr. Charlie Goodwin, of Jennings, Fla.; four sisters, Mrs. Henry Sowell, Mrs. Fletcher Sowell, and Mrs. George Combs of Locust Grove.

Goodwin, Ralph, Rev.
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Jan 1994
     Rev Ralph Goodwin died Sun., Jan. 16, in Edmonds, Washington.
     Funeral services were held Sat., Jan . 22, at the Harmony Church of the Nazarene in Warm Springs with Rev. Hugh L. Smith, Rev. Stanley P. Mingledorff and Dr. Harold Latham officiating. Interment was in the Meriwether Memory Gardens in Manchester.
     Rev. Goodwin was born Aug. 25, 1905 in Penton, Ala., son of John and Rose Knight Goodwin. He founded and pastored the Harmony Church of the Nazarene. He also served as pastor of the Jackson Church of the Nazarene for 25 years.
     He was actively involved in the Ministerial Association and served on numerous boards and committees of the Georgia District.
     He served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Indian Springs Holiness Camp for several years.
     Survivors include sons, Ralph Goodwin Jr. of McDonough, Wayne Goodwin of Conyers and Rev. Mark Goodwin of Centralia, Washington; daughters, Miriam Smith of Edmonds, Washington and Carol Kline of Indianapolis, Ind.; seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
     The Cox Funeral Home of Manchester was in charge of arrangements.
Goodwin, Willis Peek
Jackson Progress Argus, February 15, 1945.
Willis Goodwin Died February 9 in Cleveland, O.
     The death of Willis Peek Goodwin, native of Jackson, occurred February 9 at his home in Cleveland, Ohio. He had been sick since December and suffered from pneumonia and complications.
     Mr. Goodwin, 40 years old February 12, was a son of Mrs. Levia Peek Goodwin, now residing in Tampa, Fla., and the late Mr. Mack Goodwin, Jackson businessman and former member of the Jackson police force. After attending the schools here he engaged in a business career and formerly resided in Tampa and later in Stockbridge. For the past two years he had been connected with the Fisher Body Corporation, a division of General Motors, in Cleveland.
     He was a member of the Baptist church and of St. Johns lodge of Masons and had many friends in his boyhood home who regret to know of his death.
     He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Kathryn Lingo of Tampa, Fla.; two sons, Willie Mack Goodwin, US Navy, serving with a submarine force in Australia; Harold Lingo Goodwin and a daughter, Patricia Lee Goodwin; his mother Mrs. Levia P. Goodwin, Tampa, Fla.
     The body was brought to Jackson Monday and funeral services were held at the First Baptist church Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. T. Merritt Bailey of Macon and Rev. James I. Paisley, pastor of the Stockbridge Presbyterian church, officiated.
     Services at the grave were in charge of St. Johns Masonic lodge. The honorary pallbearers were T. G. Willis, G. D. Head, Ralph Carr, Frank Moore, J. A. Leverett, J. T. Moore Jr., Lewis Wyatt, W. A. Lawrence, Mike Shindell, J, B. King, Norris Bowen, Joe Cook.
     Burial was in the family lot in the Jackson cemetery.

Googer, Nellie Irene Williamson
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Apr 1963
Mrs. Googer, 59, Dies In Aiken
     Mrs. Nell Williamson Googer 59 of Aiken, S. C., daughter of Mrs. Maude W. Williamson and the late Mr. N. C. Williamson, of Jackson, died recently in the Aiken County Hospital.
  Funeral services were held at the George Funeral Home Chapel Tuesday, April 2, with the Rev. Oscar Norris, assisted by Dr. Austin W. Roberts, officiating. Interment was in the Cedar Rock Cemetery in Butts County.
     A native of Jackson Mrs. Googer served as supervisor for the Debbie Shops for many years. She had lived in Aiken since 1951.
     Survivors include her husband, George T. Googer; mother, Mrs. N. C. Williamson, Jackson;. two sisters, Mrs. Roy Hill, Griffin; Mrs. James O'Neal, Middlesboro, Ky.; two brothers, B. A. Williamson and W. C. Williamson, both of Jackson.

Goolsby, Gus
  The Jackson Progress-Argus September 21, 1928
Fatal Shooting And One Shot At Frolic.
Colored citizens of Indian Springs go on rampage. Gus Goolsby met death at hands of John T. Holder.
     Gus Goolsby, colored citizen of Indian Springs, was fatally stabbed and Flem Ward, another colored citizen, was shot through the shoulder as the result of a general melee among negro residents of Indian Springs, Saturday night.
     The exact nature of the trouble has not been learned and accounts are rather meager. Accounts stated that the trouble started at a gathering of colored citizens, and John T. Holder is charged with stabbing Goolsby. The wounds proved fatal Sunday morning. Holder has not yet been apprehended.
     Flem Ward was shot through the shoulder and Charlie Jack Holder is charged with the assault.
     George Henderson, Black Jack Henderson and Robert Henderson and Charlie John Holder are in jail.
     Goolsby, a man about 23 years old, was a tenant with E. D. Howard on the old Gunn place. The trouble was at the old Gunn house, it was stated.
  
Goolsby, J. H.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus April 20, 1928
Mr. J. H. Goolsby Ends Life Tuesday.
Ill health and Despondency believed cause. Former telegrapher operator at Jenkinsburg.
     Mr. J. H. Goolsby, 55 years of age, and former telegrapher operator at Jenkinsburg and connected with a prominent middle Georgia family, committed suicide at his home in Jenkinsburg Tuesday morning by firing a pistol bullet through his head.
     Ill health and inability to secure regular employment led to the act it is believed.
     He had been unwell for several weeks and early Tuesday morning obtained some medicine from a physician. While his wife was preparing a dose of medicine, he went in another room and firing a bullet behind his left ear, the shot going entirely through his head and causing almost instant death.
     Coroner J. A. Buford impaneled a jury and investigated the suicide during the day. The verdict of the jury was that he "came to his death by a pistol shot wound inflicted by himself". A native of Jasper county, Mr. Goolsby had been stationed at Jenkinsburg for the past two or three years. In the recent shakeup on the Atlanta and Macon division of the Southern, caused by the installation of electronic control devices, Mr. Goolsby was thrown out of employment. He had worked recently at Juliette, Ellenwood and Rex but was unable to obtain regular work, it was stated.
     He was a member of the Jenkinsburg Methodist church and of the Order of Railway Telegraphers. He is survived by his wife, formerly Miss Carrie Smith, of Juliette, five children, Carvin, Martha, Hartwell, Lee and Brac Goolsby; three brothers, Dr. R. C. Goolsby, of Forsyth, Dr. R. E. Goolsby, and Mr. C. J. Goolsby, of Monticello, and a sister, Mrs. T. G. Pound, of Monticello.
     Funeral services were held at Juliette Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
  
Goolsby, Lucy Barnes
Jackson Progress Argus 13 Oct 1938
Mrs. T. R. Goolsby Dies At age Of 84.
     Mrs. T. R. Goolsby, 84 years of age, died Sunday night at 9 o'clock at her home between Stark and the Gcorgia Power Cornpany on the Ocmulgee River. Death followed a period of ill health of several months.
     She was the former Miss Lucy Barnes, daughter of Henry Barnes and Mrs. Lucy Stewart Barnes, pioneer families of the county. Mrs. Goolsby was one of the oldest residents of the county and was the last member of her immediate family. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist church and had many friends who were sorry to hear of her death.
     She is survived by her husband. There are no other immediate family relations.
     Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Macedonia church and Rev. L. L. Minton was the minister in charge. Interment was in the churchyard, with S. H. Thornton, funeral, director, in charge of arrangements.

Goolsby, Missouri
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Jul 1964
Negro Woman Is Killed When Struck By Auto
     For the third time in less than a month a pedestrian has been killed in Butts County. Missouri Goolsby of Route 2, Jackson, became the third victim Saturday night, July 4, when she stepped in front of a car driven by Bruce Wayne Comer, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. L. Comer of Jackson. The accident happened at 8:30 p. m. about .5 mile south of Jackson on US 23 and Ga. 42 in front of Cowan's Supermarket.
     According to an investigators accident report made by the Georgia State Patrol, the 32-year-old Negro woman walked directly in front of the south bound vehicle driven by Comer with traffic coming both ways. She was hit with the right side of the hood. The report stated that the vehicle was traveling at 35 m. p. h. The accident was termed unavoidable.
     The victim was rushed to Sylvan Grove Hospital where she died shortly after arrival. The accident report listed head injuries as cause of death.
     On June 12 a 6 �-year-old Negro boy was struck and killed as he darted into the path of a car on First Street, and on Saturday, June 27, an eighteen-month-old Negro boy was fatally injured on Benton Street when he toddled into the path of a backing auto.

Goolsby, Thomas Scott
Jackson Progress Argus 31 Jul 1931
Funeral Rites Held for Scott Goolsby
FORSYTH, Ga., July 27. The body of Thomas Scott Goolsby, 25, was back Monday in the boyhood home that he had forgotten four years ago when a blow received in a bandit attack deprived him of his memory.
     Funeral services for the former Forsyth youth who died Friday in Marshall, Texas, from injuries suffered in an automobile crash that miraculously restored his memory, were held at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon, the Rev. E. D. Hale, of Augusta, officiating.
     Goolsby's "lost memory" case became famous when he stuck by his new identity and the new life he had made in Texas until the crash awoke his consciousness of the old existence as he was dying.
     Members of his family rushed to his bedside in the Texas hospital and were greeted by him. Though critically hurt, Goolsby rallied and for several days physicians gave him hope of recovery. Complications set in and he died Friday.
     The youth was struck on the head by bandits in 1927. Recovering consciousness, he could not recall his name or any incidents of his life prior to the attack. He took up life anew and later married Miss Naomi Rebecca Dunn, of Southland, Tex. Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Goolsby, Sr., learned more than a year ago that their son was in Texas and went there, but he could not recognize them and refused to return home.
     He is survived by his wife and parents, a sister, Mary Robert Goolsby, of Forsyth; a half-brother, Dr. R. C. Goolsby, Jr., of Macon, and a half sister, Mrs. M. B. Parks, of Forsyth.

Goolsby, Van Grady
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Nov 1967
Van G. Goolsby Passes. Monday
     Mr. Van Grady Goolsby, 77, of Route 3 Jackson, died Monday afternoon at Sylvan, Grove Hospital following as extended illness. Mr. Goolsby was seriouesly injured in the Spring when the motor scooter he was riding was struck by an automobile on the Barnesville Road.
     Funeral services for Mr. Goolsby will be conducted Thursday afternoon at three o'c1ock from the Chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home. Interment will be in the Sandy Creek Cemetery with Sherrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Rev. Ralph Goodwin, pastor of the Jackson Nazarene Church, will officiate.
     Mr. Goolsby is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Nancy Osborne of Chamblee; three sons, George Goolsby of Reidsville, N. C.; Paul Goolsby and Eugene Goolsby, both of Danville, Va.

Gordon, Della
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Apr 1984
     Mrs. Della Gordon of 157 Mallet St., Jackson, died Monday at her home following a lengthy illness.
     Funeral details will be ann oun ced later by T rimier-Jackson Funeral Services.
 
Jackson Progress Argus 02 May 1984
     Mrs. Della Gordon, 83, of 157 Mallet St., Jackson died April 23 at her home following a lengthy illness.
     Mrs. Gordon was born in Butts County, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry White. She was a member of China Grove Baptist Church.
     Survivors include three daughters, Frances Tyson of Jackson, Lizzie Knowles of Decatur and Mane Smith of Daytona Beach, Fla.; sister, Sara Burke of Ypsilanti, Mich.; 15 grandchildren; 28 great- grandchildren.
     Services were held Sunday at 2 p.m., at China Grove ,Baptist Church with the Rev. C. L. Mapp and Rev. W. C. James officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
     Trimier-Jackson Funeral Services was In charge of arrangements.

Gordon, James
Jackson Progress-Argus 11 Dec 1936
Aged Negro Man Is Claimed By Death
     James Gordon, a well known and highly respected colored man of Dublin district, died on Thursday of last week, at his home on. Mr. T. J. Waldrop's place near Cork.
     Uncle Jim, as he was familiarly known, was 93 years of age, and, was one of the few remaining old slavery time Negroes. He was born in 1843 and was 23 years of age when freedom was declared. During slavery he belonged to Crawford Greer, of Hillsboro in Jasper county.
     He helped to bury the dead after the battle of Sunshine Church, near Round Oak, in Jones county, where General Stoneman was captured.
     He had lived in, Dublin district for about 50 years, where he was known as a well meaning and respectful old time darkey, and had many friends among both white and colored people.
     He was twice married and leaves a large number of descendants.

Gordon, Lollie Corean Smith
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Oct 1989
     Lollie Corean Smith Gordon,69, of Route 1, Jackson, the Williamson Road, died Oct, 16 at her residence following an illness of several months.
     The funeral was held Thursday, Oct, 19, at 10:30 at Old Bethel Primitive Baptist Church in Butts County with Elders Clyde Meeks and Randall Cagle officiating. Burial was in the Gordon Cemetery in Colquitt, Ga. at 3:30 p,m, Thursday,
     Mrs. Gordon was born in Miller County, daughter of Russell Wesley Smith and Ossie Whitaker Smith, She and her husband had lived in Butts County since 1966, She was a member of the Bethel Primitive Baptist Church,
     Survivors include her husband, William Horace Gordon; daughters, and sons-in-law, Annette and Matt Green of Byron, Linda and Edward McGuinn of Lynchburg, Va., and Patricia and Bruce Crawford of Jackson; daughters, Gail Carpenter of Byron and Pamela Gordon of ,Jackson; sons and daughters-in-law, Ronald and Jackie Gordon of Jacksonville, Pla., and William Edward and Kim Gordon of Byron; sisters, Mabel Gibson and Geneva Gibson, both of Albany, and Essie Shepard of Colquitt; brother, Jim Smith of Blakely; 15 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; several nephews and nieces.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Gordon, Nathaniel Bobby
Jackson Progress Argus 04 May 1983
     Nathaniel Bobby Gordon, 38, of Route 2, Jackson died April 26 at South Fulton Hospital following a brief illness.
     Mr. Gordon was a native of Butts County, son of the late Reilus Keith and Nannie Thomas.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Geraldine King Gordon; son, Nathan Sanjuan of Jackson; daughters, Shereka, Stephan, LaDetria Gordon, all of Jackson; stepmother, Mrs. Carrie Bell Keith of Jackson; stepfather, Marlie Thomas of Jackson; sisters, Ms. Azzlene Thomas, Mrs. Virginia Clark, and Mrs. Sandra Roberson, all of Jackson; Mrs. Alberta McMichael and Mrs. Beatrice Dunston, both of Decatur; Mrs. Annie M.
Calhoun and Ms. Audrey Keith, both of Fullerton, Calif.; brothers, William Keith of Jackson, George Gordon and Clifford Laster, both Atlanta, Frederick Keith of Modesta, Calif.; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews.
     Services were held Saturday at 2:30 p.m, at Lodice Baptist Church in Forsyth with the Rev. R. Nathaniel Bobby Gordon, Elliott Officiating. Burial was in the Jackson city cemetery.
     Trimier-Jackson Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements.

Gordon, Robert
Jackson Progress-Argus Dec 28, 1939
Robert Gordon, Negro Man, Was Killed by Train
     A negro man, Robert Gordon, about 25 years old, living on the A. H. Pope farm at Cork, was killed by a southbound Southern train at Sandy Creek bridge December 24, according to a verdict of a coroner's jury.
     Details of how the accident happened are not available. Coroner J. M. D. Bond summoned a jury and the verdict was that Gordon was hit by the train.
     Gordon was listed as a son of Bus Gordon. A twin brother was killed under somewhat similar conditions about two years ago, it is recalled.

Gordon, Robert W. Mr.
  Middle Georgia Argus August 3, 1882
Smith's Mill.
     Robert W. Gordon the efficient tax receiver of this county died Saturday night the 29th of July. Mr. Gordon had long been afflicted with that much dreaded disease consumption and his death was not unlooked for by his friends.

Gordon, Roy
Jackson Progress Argus 03 Mar 1938
Jury Finds Man Killed By Train Monday
Roy Gordon's Mangled Body, Found at Sandy Creek Trestle Early Monday. Struck by Morning Train
     The body of a negro man, 28, 1isted as Roy Gordon, was found at the Sandy Creek trestle on the Southern Railway tracks early Monday, and the coroner's jury investigating his death found that. he was struck by a northbound Southern train.
     The body was badly mangled, the head being severed from the body. Gordon lived with his father, Ed Gordon, on the A. H. Pope farm in Dublin district.
     The body was turned over to S. H. Thornton, Jackson undertaker.
     How the man came to be on the trestle was not made clear by the investigation.
     The coroner's jury returned the following verdict:
     "We, the jury empanelled to hold an inquest over Roy Gordon, colored,
find that he came to his death by being struck by a northbound train at Sandy Creek trestle on the Southern railroad. C. R. Bennett, foreman."

Gordon, William Horace (Red)
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Oct 1994
     William Horace (Red) Gordon of Jackson died Wednesday, Oct. 19.
     Funeral services were held Friday, Oct. 21, at Old Bethel Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Clyde Meeks and Elder Randall Cagle officiating. Interment was in the Gordon Cemetery in Colquitt.
     Mr. Gordon was born May 11, 1916 in Early County, son of the late Thomas Marion and Anna Wade Gordon. He was the widower of Lollie Corene Smith Gordon.
     He was a retired carpenter and a member of the Carpenter's local No. 225. He attended Old Bethel and Sandy Creek Primitive Baptist churches.
     Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Annette and Matt Green of Byron, Linda and Edward McGuinn of Lynchburg, VA, Patricia and Bruce Crawford of Jackson, Gail and J. C. Cofield of Warner Robins and Pamela Gordon of Salem, NH; sons and daughters-in-law, Ronald and Jackie Gordon of Jacksonville, FL and William Edward and Kim Gordon of Byron; sisters, Yonnie Meeks of Colquitt and Verna Marie Hall of Albany; brothers Harrison Gordon of Bainbridge and Pete Gordon of Albany; 16 grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; one great great grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Goree, Wallace Greyson
  Jackson Progress-Argus, October 1, 1953
W. G. Goree is Victim of Attack in Forsyth Home
     Wallace Greyson Goree, 70, widely known in insurance circles in middle Georgia, died at his home in Forsyth Tuesday, September 22, as the result of sudden illness. Native of Alabama, Mr. Goree had been a resident of Forsyth 17 years. His business often brought him to Butts county where he was well known and liked by all who had dealings with him. He had retired from active duty. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
     Survivors are his wife, a daughter and two brothers.
     Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church in Forsyth Wednesday and burial was in Gadsden, Ala.

Gorman, Martha Drew
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Oct 1978
Mrs. Gorman Was Buried In Macon
     Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Drew Gorman, 67, of Rt. 1, Jackson, who died Thursday at 10 P.M. at Sylvan Grove Hospital, were conducted Saturday at 2 P.M. from the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Horne with the Rev. Charles Risher officiating. Interment was in Fort Hill Cemetery in Macon.
     Mrs. Gorman was born July 2, 1911, in Bibb County. She was the wife of the late W. Van Gorman and the daughter of the late Thomas A. Drew and the late Edna Clara Fountain Drew. She was a member of the Stark United Methodist Church. Mrs. Gorman was retired from R.L. Polk Co., where she was employed for 34 years. She was also a member of Senior Pals and a charter member of Butts County AARP.
     Survivors include: two sisters, Mrs. Marie D. Patterson, Jackson, and Mrs. Barbara Taylor, Hinesville, Ga.; and several nieces and nephews.

Gosford, Daniel Robert
Jackson Progress Argus 27 May 1987
     Daniel Robert Gosford, 21, of 87,Hillcrest Ave., Griffin, died May 20 at AMI Griffin - Spalding Hospital.
     The funeral was held Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Griffin with the Rev. S. A. Hamby officiating. Burial was in the Midway United Methodist Church cemetery.
     Survivors include his wife, Mellinda Weems Gosford; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Robert Gosford of Jackson; sisters, Deborah Marie Autry of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and Julie Roberta Eidson of Jackson.

Gossett, E. E.
Jackson Progress Argus 18 Nov 1965
E. E. Gossett Died Nov 8th
    Friends of Mrs. Ralph Garr, Mrs. Paul Maddox and Messrs. George and Joe Gilmore sympathize with them in the death of their brother-in-law, Mr. E. E. Gossett, who passed away November 8th in Greenville, S. C. from a heart attack.
    Mr. Gossett once lived in Jackson and was employed as an electrician for Pepperton Cotton Mills. At the time of his death he owned and operated an electrical business in Greenville.
    He is survived by his wife, formerly Miss Lucy Gilmore of Jackson; one daughter, Mrs. Katherine Hough; two sons, (?)
     
Gossett, Eva Ray
Jackson Progress-Argus June 1 1917
Mrs. Wilbur Gossett Passes to Reward
Prominent and Beloved woman Died at Her Home in Spalding County Was Notice of Butts County
     Friends here were sorry to learn of the death of Mrs. Wilbur Gossett, at her home at Midway, Spalding county, Sunday. Mrs. Gossett was Miss Eva Ray of this county before her marriage. She was 28 years of age, a member of the Baptist church and was greatly beloved by all who knew her.
     The funeral was held at the Midway Methodist church Monday afternoon at 2:30, the services being conducted by Rev. Nath Thompson and Dr. J. E. Sammons.
     Mrs. Gossett is survived by her husband and one child; her father, Mr. G. W. Ray; four brothers, Messrs. L. L. and C. C. Ray, of Jefferson, J. P. Ray, of Jenkinsburg, E. L. Ray, of South Georgia; two sisters, Mrs. I. G. Walker and Mrs. D. M. Kimbrough.
     Many friends sympathize with the family in their bereavement.

Graddy, Mollie
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Dec 1937
Mrs. Mollie Graddy Dies Near Jackson
     Mrs. Mollie Graddy, 81 years of age, former resident of Spalding county, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joe Ingram, on the Fincherville road, Friday afternoon. She had been sick for some months and suffered from a complication of diseases.
     Mrs. Graddy was connected with a well known family of Spalding county and was highly esteemed by a large circle of friends. Recently she had been making her home with her daughter here. She was a member of the First Baptist church of Griffin and was interested in religious activities.
     In addition to her daughter, Mrs. Graddy is survived by two sons, G. M. Graddy, of Griffin, and C. M. Graddy, of Miami, Fla.; a brother, Ed Doyle, of Piedmont, Ala., and grandchildren and. other relatives.
     Funeral services were at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ingram Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. R. B. Harrison conducted the services and the grandsons acted as pallbearers. Interment was in Oak Hill cemetery in Griffin.

Grady, Henry W. Mr.
Middle Georgia Argus December 24, 1889
Mr. Henry W. Grady Is Dead
     He contracted a severe cold while in Boston last week and returned home seriously sick. On Sunday he rapidly grew worse and died on yesterday morning at 3:40 o'clock.
     A great man is gone one whose place cannot be filled. He was the leader of the south and the whole land today mourns over the great heart that is still.
     We offer no appol0gics for draping the Argus in mourning in respect to a distinguished friend and brother journalist. It is but a feeble tribute to the memory of one whom the whole south loved and looked to for great achievements.
     Peace to the ashes of him who was friend to all classes.
  
Graham, Catherine Estelle Pender
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Jun 1980
Graham Rites Held Wednesday
     Funeral services for Mrs. Elisha E. (Catherine Estelle) Graham, of Jackson, were held Wednesday, June 4th, at 1 o'clock at Spring Hill. Dr. Richard B. Ribble officiated and interment was in Westview under the direction of H. M. Patterson & Son.
     Survivors are her husband; sons, Mr. Wayne M. Graham, Atlanta, Mrs. Edward E. Graham, Morristown, Tenn.; mother. Mrs. Floy Pender, Atlanta; brother, Mr. Frank Pender, Savannah.

Graham, Elaine Sikes
Jackson Progress Argus 30 Jul 1970
Mrs. Graham Passes In Griffin
     Mrs. Elaine Sikes Graham of 1205 Winona Drive, Griffin, died early Wednesday morning, July 22nd, at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital where she was admitted Tuesday night after suffering a heart seizure.
     Mrs. Graham was a native of Pike County, the daughter of the late Mr. Henry Thomas Sikes and Mrs. Nettie Chapman Sikes. She had resided in Griffin since 1932 and was employed by Lowell Bleachery. Mrs. Graham was a member of the First Baptist Church of Griffin and attended the Eunice Sunday School Class of that church. She was the wife of Mr. George Zellner Graham.
     Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at four o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Griffin. The Rev. Bruce Morgan officiated with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.
     In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Alvin Sanders of Albany; two brothers, H. I. Sikes of Morrow and J. F. Sikes of Butler; two sisters, Mrs. J. L. Alman of Margate, Florida and Mrs. Robert Reed of Jackson; two grandchildren.

Graham, Lenora
Jackson Progress Argus 04 Apr 1990
     Lenora Graham of Atlanta died Tuesday, March 27.
     The funeral was held Saturday, March 31, at Mt. Carmel AME Church in Doraville, with the Rev. E. F. Robinson officiating. Burial was in Doraville City Cemetery.
     Survivors include her sister, Mattie Evans; sisters-in-law, Lola, Roberta, and Dollie Graham, all of Doraville; and several nieces and nephews.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Graham, Nellie Duffell
Jackson Progress Argus 30 Jul 1986
     Nellie Duffell Graham, 84, of , Route 3, Danielsville, died Friday at St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, S.C.
    The funeral was held Sunday in the chapel of Brown's Funeral Home in Danielsville with the Rev, James Tolbert officiating. Burial was in the Cedar Grove Baptist Church cemetery.
    Mrs. Graham was a native of Madison County, daughter of the late George and Lizzie Porterfield Duffell, She was the widow of Cosby W. Graham.
    Survivors include three sons, James D. Graham of Greenville, S.C, Blake Graham of Danielsville, and Lincoln Graham of Piedmont, S.C; daughters. Alma Bearden of Jackson, Avis Johnson of Anniston, Ala., and Jo Looper of Greenville, S:C.; 12 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren.

Grammer, Ada King
Jackson Progress Argus 18 May 1967
Rites At Pepperton For Mrs. Grammer
     Mrs. Ada King Grammer 73 of Route 2, Jackson, died about four o'clock Tuesday morning at Sylvan Grove Hospital after being admitted about 12:30 a. m. Tuesday. She was a long time resident of East Jackson at 129 Main St. She was the widow of Mr. William Grammer.
     Born in Elberton, Mrs. Grammer was the daughter of Mr. Jim King and Mrs. Delphia Boyd King. She was a retired employee of Pepperton Cotton Mills and was a member of the Pepperton Baptist Church.
     Funeral services will be conducted Thursday afternoon at 3:30. o'clock from the Pepperton Baptist Church with the Rev. James Brown pastor officiating. Interment will be in the Jackson City Cemetery with HaIsten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Grammer is survived by three step sons, Bill Grammer, Herbert Grammer, and Aldine Grammer, all of Warner Robins; two brothers, Joe King of Jackson, and Johnny King of Flovilla one sister, Mrs. Walter Easler of Warner Robins; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers will be Joe King, Otis King, Wayne King, John Billy King, Robert King and Billy Grammer.

Grammer, Gary Lynn
Jackson Progress Argus 21 Sep 1983
Man's death probed
     According to Butts County Coroner Rick Ballard, a Route 1, Flovilla man, Gary Lynn Grammer, 24, died at his residence Sunday night, victim of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. Ballard said Grammer was declared dead on the scene. The coroner said a hearing on Grammer's death will not be held until the results of the autopsy, performed by the state crime lab, are released. In addition to Ballard, the Butts County Sheriff's Department investigated the shooting.

Jackson Progress Argus 21 Sep 1983
     Gary Lynn Grammer, of Route 1, Flovilla died Sunday night at his residence.
     Mr, Grammer was born March 29, 1959 in Greenville, S. C.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lillian Bankston Grammer; daughter, Tiffany Lynn Grammer; stepson, Benjamin Ryan Bankston; parents, Herbert H. Grammer and Grace McLeod Grammer, all of Flovilla; sisters, Mrs. Frances Annette Szakacs of Winham, Ohio and Teresa Ann Adams of Thomaston; brothers, David Warren Grammer of Flovilla and Sgt. William E. Fears of Fort Irwin, Calif.; grandmother, Mrs. Collie McLeod of Flovilla; several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins also survive.
     Services will be conducted Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 3 p.m. from the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home. Rev. Larry Youngblood will officiate. Burial will be in the Jackson city cemetery. Members of the National Guard unit in which Mr. Grammer served will serve as pallbearers.

Grammer, William J.
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Jan 1957
Service Thursday For W. J. Grammer Who Died Monday,
    Funeral services for William J. Grammer, 61, will be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock from Haisten Chapel with the Rev. Ralph Goodwin officiating.
    Burial will be in the Jackson City Cemetery with the local National Guard company in charge of the graveside service. Members of the Finley-Gray Post No. 102, American Legion, will serve as pallbearers.
    A retired Civil Service employee and veteran of World War I, he died at Veterans Hospital 48, Atlanta, on Monday night, about 10 o'clock, after suffering a heart attack earlier in the evening.
    For the past few years he had been confined to his home in Pepperton, having suffered the loss of both legs.
    Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ada King Grammer; one daughter, Mrs. Mildred Kozelnicky of Athens; three sons, William J. Grammer Jr. of Byron; Herbert H. Grammer of U. S. Air Force; Aldean F. Grammer, U. S. Navy; two sisters, Mrs. Vetrice Brown of San Diego, Calif.; Mrs. Alberta Ivey of Augusta; two brothers, Joe Grammer and Harley Grammer of Augusta; seven grandchildren.

Grammer, William Jackson
Jackson Progress Argus 29 Apr 1971
W. J. Grammer Rites Held At Warner Robins
     Funeral services for Mr. William Jackson Grammer, Jr., 48, of 201 Knodishall Drive, Warner Robins, were held at two o'clock Thursday, April 22nd, from the chapel of Christopher-Smith Funeral Home with interment in Glenn Haven Cemetery. Mr. Grammer died Tuesday.
     A native of Augusta, Mr. Grammer moved to Warner Robins in 1945 from Roberta. He was a former Civil Service employee, having retired in 1970 from STAT service. He was a life member of Disabled American Veterans and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion.
     Mr. Grammer is survived by his widow, Mrs. Cleone Easler Grammer of Warner Robins; a son, W. J. Grammer III of Warner Robins; a daughter, Miss Carolyn Lee Grammer of Warner Robins; two brothers, Herbert Grammer of Jackson and Sgt. Aldine Grammer of Ent Air Force Base, Col.; and a sister, Mrs. George Kolnecky of Athens.

Grams, Erwin
  Jackson Progress-Argus, May 14, 1953
McDonough Boy Drowns in Pond as Rescue Fails
     McDonough, May 10 The 16 year-old son of a Wisconsin couple, who moved to Henry county to operate a dairy, drowned Sunday in a small pond 1 � miles south of McDonough.
     The youth was Erwin Grams, McDonough High School student and son of Mr. and Mrs. Arno A. Grams of the Greenwood community. The youth and his parents and a sister moved to Henry county from Anpico, Wis.
     Witnesses said the boy stepped into a hole in the pond while swimming, yelled for help and then disappeared.
     Three boys, Miller Collum and Norman and Danny Strawn, were fishing nearby and attempted to rescue Erwin, but were unsuccessful.
     A coroner's jury ruled the boy's death was caused by "accidental drowning." The Atlanta Constitution, Monday, May 11.

Grant (NFN)
  The Jackson Progress-Argus January 25, 1924
Death Of A Small Boy Occurred At Mt. Vernon.
     Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Grant, of the Mt. Vernon community, have the sympathy of many friends in the death of their five-months-old son, which occurred Tuesday. Besides his parents he is survived by one brother and four sisters. The funeral was held at Mt. Vernon church Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev. J. E. Cline conducting the services.
  
Grant, Adelia Jane Johnson
  Butts County Progress July 12, 1912
Mrs. Grant Passed Away At Age Of &5.
     Mrs. A. J. Grant died at her home at Pepperton, Monday at 12 o'clock noon. Dropsy from which she had suffered for some time was the cause of death. Mrs. Grant was 75 years of age and was the mother of thirteen children, all well known children of the county. Her husband Mr. C. W. Grant, died two years ago last May.
     The funeral was held last Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Towaliga church. The family have the sympathy of host of friends in their bereavement.
  
Grant, Amanda R J Washington
  The Jackson Progress-Argus November 26, 1915
Mrs. H. L. Grant yields To Attack Typhoid Fever.
     After an illness of three weeks with typhoid fever Mrs. Amanda J. Grant died at her home in Monroe county Sunday morning at 5 o'clock. Her death brought regret to a large circle of friends throughout this section.
     Mrs. Grant was a native of Butts county and was a Miss Washington before her marriage. She was 56 years old, a member of Towaliga Baptist church and an unselfish, christian character who was held in high and affectionate esteem by all her friends and acquaintances.
     The surviving relatives are her husband, Mr. H. L. Grant, two daughters, Mrs. Pearl Martin and Mrs. Nannie Kate Grant; four sons, Mr. Robert L. Grant, carrier on Jackson route 4, Charles, Otis and Early Grant; one sister, Mrs. J. S. Carter; two brothers, Messrs. M. K. and Allen Washington.
     The funeral was held Monday morning at 11 o'clock at Towaliga church, Rev. T. H. Vaughn conducting.
  
Grant, Anne Lara Jones
Jackson Progress Argus 18 Dec 1969
Mrs. Grant Was Buried Sunday At Jackson Rites
     Mrs. Lewis C. Grant, 54, of Route 2, Jackson, died at the Jasper County Memorial Hospital in Monticello early Friday morning following a period of illness extending over several months.
     The former Miss Anne Lara Jones, she was born in Butts County on September 2nd, 1915, the daughter of Mrs. Maude Harmon Jones and the late Mr. Walter J. Jones. For the past 14 years Mrs. Grant was a legal file clerk for the law firm of King & Spalding in Atlanta. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jackson and supported its activities as long as health permitted.
     Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at three o'clock from the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Don Folsom, pastor, the Rev. Wiley Cameron, pastor of the Westside Baptist Church, and the Rev. R. W. Jenkins, pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church, officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Grant is survived by her husband, Lewis C. Grant, of Jackson; a son, Lewis J. Grant of Jackson; a daughter, Anne H. Grant of Jackson; mother, Mrs. Maude Harmon Jones, Jackson.
     Pallbearers were Willis McClure, Steve Jones, Bill Jones, T. W. Leverett, J. C. McClure, and Ben Hill Dover.

Grant, Annie Lou Thompson
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Jul 1963
Mrs. Grant, 73, Buried Monday At Jackson Rites
     Mrs. Robert Laney Grant, 73, of Doraville, died Saturday afternoon, July 20, at the Joan Glancy Memorial Hospital in Duluth. following a period of declining I health extending over four years.
     The former Miss Annie Lou Thompson, Mrs. Grant was born in Jasper County, the daughter of William David Thompson and Mrs. Mattie Lee Edwards Thompson. Upon her marriage she moved to Butts County where she resided until 1953, moved at that time into the Atlanta area to live with her children. Her husband, a rural letter carrier at Jackson for 16 years, died November 26, 1930. Mrs. Grant was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jackson.
     Funeral services were held Monday morning at 11 o'clock from the First Baptist Church in Jackson with the Rev. Sidney L. Waterhouse, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery with H. M. Patterson and Son, Oglethorpe Hill, in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Grant is survived by two sons, Robert Linton Grant, Doraville; H. Thompson Grant, Hapeville; two daughters, Mrs. Ralph Ederhart, Jackson, Mrs. Tom H. Grogan, Decatur; a sister, Mrs. C. D. Edwards, Sr., Jackson; two half-sisters, Mrs. Gordon T. Chaffin, Monticello; Mrs. Kate T. Lumsden, Flovilla; a brother, Edgar N. Thompson, Warner Robins; eight grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Marlin Spencer, James Thompson, Billy Thompson, Guy Thompson, C. D. Edwards, Jr., and Carlton Thompson.

Grant, Annie Telula Hudgens
  The Jackson Progress-Argus October 21, 1927
Mrs. Larkin Grant Passed Away Sunday.
     Mrs. Larkin Grant, 51 years of age, a prominent and highly esteemed woman of the county, passed away at her home on the Griffin road Sunday night at 6 o'clock. She had been in feeble health for several weeks and suffered from a complication of ailments. Her passing brought regret to a wide circle of friends.
     Mrs. Grant, who was a member of Towaliga Baptist church, had been a resident of the county for a number of years, and won the esteem and love of many friends. She was formerly Miss Annie Hudgens, of Pike county. She possessed many fine traits of character and held a warm place in the affection of the family circle.
     She is survived by her husband, a well known farmer of Jackson and several step-children; two brothers, Mr. Gus Hudgens, of Musella, Ga., and Mr. Bob Hudgens, of Monroe county; one sister, Mrs. Sallings, of Yatesville, Ga.
     Funeral services were held at Towaliga church Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. I. G. Walker, Sr., her pastor, conducted the rites in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends, who showed their love and esteem by handsome floral offerings. Interment was in the church cemetery.
  
Grant, Asa Jerome
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Aug 1971
Asa J. Grant, Butts Native, Died July 27
     Mr. Asa Jerome Grant, 78, of 822 Hammock Street, Griffin, died at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital Tuesday afternoon, July 27th, after having been admitted the past week.
     Mr. Grant was born and reared in Butts County, the son of the late Mr. William Jefferson Grant and Mrs. Martha G. Grant.
     Mr. Grant moved to Griffin in 1926 and became affiliated with Dundee Mills. Until his retirement several years ago, he was a shift foreman in the weave department at Dundee No. One. At present, Mr. Grant was serving as instructor in the weave department.
     Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at three o'clock in Haisten's chapel in Griffin with Rev. Lecco Smith and Rev. J. K. Kelley officiating. Interment was in Pepperton Cemetery in Jackson with Haisten Funeral Home of Griffin in charge of arrangements.
     In addition to his wife, Mrs. Callie Evans Grant, he is survived by a son, Asa Lee Grant of Griffin; a sister, Mrs. Inez Hardy of Jackson; a grandson; two great-grandsons.

Grant, Betty Carmichael
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Jan 1981
Mrs. Grant Was Buried Monday
     Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Carmichael Grant, 82, of Route One, Liberty Hill St., Milner, Georgia, were held Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock from the Milner United Methodist Church with the Rev. James M. Whitner officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City cemetery under the direction of Haisten Funeral Home of Griffin.
     Mrs. Grant died Sunday morning at her residence following a lengthy period of declining health.
     A native of Butts County, she was daughter of the late Mr. John Lee Carmichael and Mrs. Lizzie Thrasher Carmichael. She was a member of the Milner United Methodist Church and the Milner Homemaker's Club.
     Survivors include her husband, Henry Herman Grant of Milner; a step-son, Thomas A. Grant of Griffin; a sister, Mrs. Mary Futral of Griffin; three brothers, Aldine and Maurice Carmichael of Jackson and T. D. Carmichael of Cocoa, Fla.;
     Two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Rita Carmichael of Boston, Mass. and Mrs. Ethel Carmichael of MiamI, Fla.; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

Grant, Carrie Phillips
  Butts County Progress September 25, 1914
Mrs. E. H. Grant Passed Away On Last Saturday
     Mrs. E. H. Grant died at her home in the lower part of the county Saturday morning at 7 o'clock. She had been ill but a short time and the suddenness of her death came as a severe shock to the family and a wide circle of friends.
     Mrs. Grant was a Miss Phillips before her marriage. She was widely known and admired for her many splendid traits of character, and her death was a loss to the entire community.
     Her husband, two sons, Messrs. D. V. and C. H. Grant, and one daughter, Mrs. W. R. Dorsett, all of this county are the surviving relatives.
     The funeral was held at Mt. Vernon church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. The services were conducted by Rev. Mr. Jackson.
                         
Grant, Charles Whitifeld
  Butts County Progress May 20, 1910
C. W. Grant Died Tuesday Afternoon
     The death of Mr. C. W. Grant at a ripe old age occurred at his home in Pepperton Tuesday afternoon, death being due to old age and a complication of diseases. The funeral was held at Towaliga church yesterday at 11 o'clock. The deceased is survived by several children and other relatives.
  
  The Jackson Argus May 20, 1910
Mr. Charlie Grant Passes Away.
     Mr. Charlie Grant, who had been in feeble health for a long time, passed away Tuesday at his home in Pepperton. He had lived to be 76 years old, more than God's allotted time to man. Interment was at Towaliga.
  
Grant, Daisy Turner
Jackson Progress Argus 21 May 1986
     Daisy Turner Grant, 71, of Indian Springs, died Friday morning at Sylvan Grove Hospital.
     Mrs. Grant was born In Butts County, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Luther O. Turner and the widow of Douglas Earl Grant. She was a former employee of the Pepperton Mill and Fashion Pillows.
     Survivors include two sons, Dennis T. Grant and Anthony M. Grant, both of Indian Springs; grandsons, John Anthony (Andy) Grant, David Terrell Grant, Clinton Freeman Grant, and Adam Earl Grant; sisters, Thelma Crane of Indian Springs, Martha Thurston and Elsie Tillery, both of Jackson, Bobbie Cile James and Dot. Harrison, both of Warner Robins and Nedralle Williams of Grayson, Ga.; brothers, Woodrow Turner of Jackson and Algie Turner of Ormond Beach., Fla.; several nieces and nephews.
     Graveside funeral services were held Saturday at 3 p.m. in the Pepperton Cemetery with the Rev. A. L. Price and Dr. Fred Guthrie officiating.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in chaise of arrangements.
     
Grant, Douglas Earl
Jackson Progress-Argus Aug 4, 1966
Heart Attack is Fatal to D. Earl Grant
     Mr. Douglas Earl Grant, 49, of Indian Springs, died Saturday night about 8:30 o'clock from an apparent heart attack, being stricken at his home. He was rushed to Sylvan Grove Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
     Although born in Spalding County, Mr. Grant was a life long resident of Butts County. He was the son of Mr. Edgar Grant and Mrs. Myrtle Moore Grant. He was employed as assistant fireman first shift, weaving, at the Indian Springs plant of Avondale Mills. He had spent more than 25 years in service with Pepperton Cotton Mill and Avondale. He was a member of Pepperton Baptist Church.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at four o'clock from the Pepperton Baptist Church with the Rev. James Brown, pastor, officiating. Interment was in Pepperton cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Daisy Turner Grant, of Indian Springs; two sons, Dennis Grant and Anthony Grant, both of Jackson; one sister, Mrs. Haywood Hodges, of Jackson; six brothers, Horace Grant, Alfred Grant, and Tyrus Grant, all of Jackson, Leon Grant, of Oregon; Glenn Grant, Atlanta; Harold Grant of Nashville, Tenn; two grandchildren.
     Pallbearers were W. L. Holloway, John Robert Pulliam, James Blankenship, W. J. Horton, Walter Bedsole, Lamar Thurston.

Grant, Doyle Verner
Jackson Progress Argus 30 Apr 1942
Doyle V. Grant Died Sunday At Mt. Vernon Home
     The death of Doyle Verner Grant, 68 years of age, widely known resident of the Mt. Vernon community, occurred at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon. He had been in declining health for several months and recently his condition had been critical.
     Mr. Grant was a native of Butts county, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Grant, connected with early families of the county. His father was a Confederate veteran and influential citizen. During his active years Mr. Grant took an active interest in public affairs. He was a member of Mt. Vernon Baptist church and served as a deacon and lent his influence to constructive enterprises. He was held in high esteem by a wide circle of friends who were saddened at his death.
     Mr. Grant was born, lived and died in the house where his mother, the former Miss Carrie Phillips, resided.
     Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Sallie O'Neal of Monroe county; two sons, Lewis Grant and Willie Grant of Jackson; a daughter, Miss Sarilu Grant; two grandchildren, Annilu Grant and Ruth Grant; one sister, Mrs. W. R. Dorsett of St. Petersburg, Fla. He is also survived by several nieces . and one nephew.
     Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Mt. Vernon church with the Rev. T. J. Thaxton officiating. The pallbearers were Albert Garr, Wilmer Garr, Ralph Garr, Walter, Garr, F. L. Maddox and W. N. Treadwell.
     Burial was in the churchyard with Thornton Funeral Homes in charge of arrangements.

Grant, Elias Henry
  The Jackson Progress-Argus January 14, 1921
Death Called To Mr. Henry Grant
     In the death of Mr. E. Henry Grant, which occurred Wednesday night at 7 o'clock at the home of his son, Mr. D. V. Grant, Butts county suffered the loss of its oldest citizen. He was born September 8, 1828 and was 92 years, 1 month and 4 days old at the time of his death. Mr. Grant was held in universal high esteem and his death came as a shock to a large number of friends. Death was sudden and was due to the infirmities of old age. He was in his usual health Wednesday and complained of feeling ill only a short time before his death.
     Mr. Grant was a veteran of the Civil War and worked as a gunsmith in Milledgeville. He had scores of friends among the young people of the county.
     He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Will Dorsett; two sons, Messrs. D. V. Grant and C. H. Grant.
     Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Mt. Vernon church, of which he was a member. Rev. Bagsley, of Locust Grove, conducted the services and interment was in the church cemetery.

Grant, Fanny Will
  The Jackson Progress-Argus February 13, 1920
Miss Fanny Grant Claimed By Death
Flovilla.
     Miss Fanny Will Grant, of Dublin, Ga., fifteen years old, who underwent an operation for appendicitis Wednesday night at a private sanitarium in Macon, died Thursday night. Miss Grant had made her home in Flovilla with her sister, Mrs. Ethel Grant Bryant, for two years, and was in the graduating class at the Flovilla High School. Miss Grant led her class, and by her level disposition endeared herself to teachers as well as pupils. Her passing was a profound shock and great sorrow to her friends. She is survived by her parents and a number of relatives. Interment was at Cabaniss, Monroe county, Saturday morning.
  
Grant, Grigue Lee
Jackson Progress Argus 22 Jan 1992
     Mr. Grigue Lee Grant, 96, of Brooks died Sunday evening at Spalding Regional Hospital in Griffin.
     The funeral was conducted Tuesday, Jan. 21, at New Salem Baptist Church, with the Rev. Gene Wilson and the Rev. Jimmy Grant officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.
     Mr. Grant was born in Fayette County, son of the late Noah L. and Lucie Mae Grant. He was the husband of the late Mamie Jewel Grant.
     Mr. Grant was a member of New Salem Baptist Church where he was a member of the Adult Sunday School Class. He was a retired employee of Crompton Highland Mill and a retired farmer.
     Survivors include his daughters and sons-in-law, Doris and Ed Hamlett, Ruby and O. J. Bunn, all of Griffin, Orel and Lowell McEachern of Brooks, Dale and Bud Stallings of Jackson, Mamie Lee Hall of Vaughn, Florence Southern of Suwanee; sons and daughters-in-law, William E. and Dewey Grant, Roy Floyd and Anne Grant, all of Griffin, and L. C. and Emma Grant of Jonesboro; 21 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, 16 great-great-grandchildren, and one great-great-great-grandchild.
     McCullough Funeral Home, Westwood Chapel, in Griffin was in charge of arrangements.

Grant, Henry Larkin
  The Jackson Progress-Argus July 6, 1928
Mr. H. L. Grant Passed Away Tuesday Morning.
     The death of Mr. H. L. Grant, 68 years of age, a well known citizen of Butts county, occurred Tuesday morning at the Oglethorpe Infirmary, Macon. He had been in declining health for some time and the past week was taken to Macon for treatment. He suffered from a complication of diseases.
     Mr. Grant was born June 20, 1860, in Monroe county, a son of Mr. Joe Grant. He had lived in Butts County for a number of years and had many friends here who esteemed his high qualities of character. He was a member of Towaliga Baptist church. He was twice married, his first wife being Miss Manny Washington, who preceded him to the grave several years. His second wife was Miss Annie Hudgens, who passed away this the past fall.
     He is survived by four sons, Mr. R. L. Grant, mail carrier at Jackson, Messrs. J. C. and Early T. Grant, Monroe county, Otis Grant; Macon; two daughters, Mrs. L. D. Martin, Monroe county and Mrs. R. H. Johnson, Macon; six sisters, Mrs. Georgia Benson, Mrs. Ada Caston, Gainesville, Ga.; Mrs. Mattie Grant, Mrs. Mrs. Cora Elliott, Mrs. Eva Mangham, of Butts county, and Mrs. Ophellia Grant, Griffin. He is also survived by several grandchildren,
     Funeral services were held at Towaliga church Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock with Rev. I. G. Walker, Sr., officiating. Interment was in the churchyard
Grant, Henry T.
Jackson Progress Argus 13 Oct 1993
     Henry T. Grant of Jonesboro died Sat., Oct. 9.
     Funeral services were held Tues., Oct. 12, in Tara Garden Chapel in Jonesboro with Rev. Oliver Wood and Rev. Jack Pickel officiating. Interment was in Sherwood Memorial Park,
     Mr. Grant, a native of Butts County, was retired from the Central of Georgia Railroad and was a retired realtor from Tara Properties Inc. He was a member of Jonesboro Presbyterian Church.
     Survivors include wife Vera Grant; daughters Jenny Vaughn of Hampton and Julie Dossett of Jonesboro, Polly Lane of Rex, Kathy Kenney of Douglasville; sons Bobby Grant of Rex and Ken Grant of Marietta; sister Larue Grogan of Decatur; nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.
     Tara Garden Chapel in Jonesboro was in charge of arrangements.

Grant, Infant
  The Jackson Argus February 11, 1898
Cabaniss.
     The infant daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grant died Monday and was buried Tuesday at the Baptist Cemetery.
  
Grant, Infant
  The Jackson Progress-Argus February 6, 1925
Pepperton.
     Funeral services for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Grant were conducted at their home Saturday at 3 o'clock by Rev. L. L. Minton.

Grant, James Alfred (Red)
Jackson Progress Argus 12 Jan 1994
     James Alfred (Red) Grant died Sat., Jan. 8, at Sylvan Grove Hospital.
     Funeral services were held Mon., Jan. 10, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with Rev. Gary Jakes officiating. Interment was in the Pepperton Cemetery in east Jackson.
     Mr. Grant was born June 27, 1918 in Spalding County, son of the late William Edgar and Myrta Moore Grant. He was a veteran, having served in the U. S. Navy during World War II.
     Mr. Grant retired as lead machinist from the Snapper Power Equipment Co. in McDonough after 18 years. He was a member of the Jackson Church of the Nazarene.
     Survivors include wife, Dollie Mae Wooten Grant; daughter and son-in-law, Ellen and Bill Collins; sister, Vivian Hodges of Jackson; brothers Horace Grant, Harold Grant and Tyrus Grant, all of Jackson; a grandson; and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Grant, Joseph Albert
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Feb 1960
J. A. Grant, 68, Buried Monday Pepperton
     Mr. Joseph Albert Grant, 68, retired textile worker, died Saturday morning at the home of his niece, Mrs. Odessa Thurston, in Pepperton following a long period of poor health.
     Son of the late Mr. John Grant and Mrs. Lucy Grant Grant, he was born in Butts County and was employed for a long number of years at Pepperton Cotton Mills until his retirement about twenty years ago brought about by ill health.
     Funeral services for Mr. Grant were held Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the Pepperton Baptist Church with the Rev. James S. Burleson, pastor, officiating. Burial was in the Pepperton Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Survivors include two nieces, Mrs. Beulah Pippen, Wayside; Mrs. Odessa Thurston, Jackson; one nephew, Ardell Hardy, Fresno, Calif.; two uncles, John Grant, Ellenwood, and Tom Grant, Griffin.
     Pallbearers were Walt Martin, Craig Parker, Walter Bedsole, Edwin James, James A. Grant, and James Wise.

Grant, Joseph Barnet
Butts County Progress Dec 19 1907
Resolutions Passed on Death of J. B. Grant
     Patillo, Ga. To the Worshipful Master, Wardens, and Brethren of Patillo Lodge No. 360 F. and A. M.:
     We, your committee appointed to draft resolutions on the death of our beloved brother, Joseph B,. Grant, beg to submit the following:
     Whereas, on October 11, 1907, it pleased the Great Giver of all good and perfect gifts, to call from his earthly labor to eternal refreshment,
     Bro. Grant was made a Mason at Zabud Lodge, in Monroe county, in 1852, and affiliated with our Lodge in May, 1893, and ever since his membership has been with us. During his connection with our Lodge he was held in high esteem by the entire membership, by his pleasant membership and kind character that will be green and fragrant in our memory.
     Therefore be it resolved,
     1. That in the death of Brother Grant this Lodge has lost one of its best members, who was thoroughly in accord with the principles of Masonry.
     2. Be it resolved that, bowing as we do in weakness and humility to the Divine will, we mourn the loss of a faithful friend, whose daily life and example reflects to the deepest truth our order.
     3. Be it resolved, that we sincerely sympathize with each member of the bereaved family in their sorrow, and we pray God to look with pity and compassion upon each of them in this sad hour of bereavement.
     4. Be it resolved, that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family of our deceased brother, and that they be spread upon the minutes of our Lodge and a page, also that the same be published in the Jackson papers.
     J. E. Spruce
     J. B. Bell
     O. J. Martin
         Committee

Grant, Julia Stinson

Jackson Progress Argus 14 Nov 1974
Mrs. Grant Died On Tuesday
     Mrs. Julia Stinson Grant, 79, died at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday morning at Westbury Nursing Home in Jenkinsburg. Mrs. Grant had been a patient there for about two years and had been in declining health for some time.
     Mrs. Grant was born July 7, 1895, in Arkansas .and moved to Butts County when very young, where she spent the greater portion of her life. Mrs. Grant was a retired textile employee and was a member of the Second Baptist Church of Jackson.
     Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 from the Second Baptist Church with the Rev. A. L. Price, pastor, officiating. Interment was in Pepperton cemetery with Sherrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Grant is survived by one sister, Mrs. Clifford Cannon. of Covington and a large number of nieces and nephews.

Jackson Progress Argus 21 Nov 1974
Pallbearers For Mrs. Julia Grant
     Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Stinson Grant, 79, who died November 12th at Westbury Nursing Home in Jenkinsburg, were held Wednesday afternoon, November 13th, from the Second Baptist Church in Jackson.
     Interment was in Pepperton Cemetery with Sherrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Grant is survived by one sister, Mrs. Clifford Cannon of Covington, and a large number of nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Girden Cook, Jackie Cook, J. O. King, Davis Willard, Willie Avery Cook, and O. G. Emory.
Grant, Lester Anderson
Jackson Progress-Argus 16 Oct 1941
Lester A. Grant Taken by Death
     The death of Lester A. Grant, 48 years of age, occurred at his home in Pepperton Thursday afternoon, October 0 at 3 o'clock after a long illness. A veteran of the World War, Mr. Grant had undergone treatment at Government Hospital No. 48 in Atlanta.
     He was a son of Willie Grant and Mrs. Annie Britt Grant and had resided at Pepperton for several years and was actively engaged in work while his health permitted.
     Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Mattie Lou Rosser and two small children; a brother, Edgar Grant of Griffin, and a half-brother Grady Quinn of Experiment.
     Funeral services were held at the Pepperton church Saturday morning at 11 o'clock, with the Rev. H. H. Crawford officiating. Burial was in the Pepperton cemetery and Thornton Funeral Homes had charge of arrangements.

Grant, Lewis Chappell
Jackson Progress Argus 04 Dec 1991
     Mr. Lewis Chappell Grant, 86, a long time resident of Jackson and Butts County, died Thursday morning at Westbury Medical Care Home in Jackson after an extended
illness.
     The funeral was held Sunday, Jan. 5, in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral. Home in Jackson. Burial was in Jackson City Cemetery.
     Mr. Grant was born in Troy, Ala., son of the late Lewis B. and Minnie Goins Hunt, and was adopted by Doyle and Sally O'Neal Grant of Jackson. He was the widower of Anne Lora Jones Grant. A member of First Baptist Church in Jackson, Mr. Grant was employed at the Bay Service Station for several years. He was a veteran of World War II.
     Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Anne and Carey Biles of Jackson;
son and daughter-in-law, Lewis J. and Vickie Grant of Jackson; five grandchildren; niece and nephew, Ruth Walker of Jonesboro, and George Grant of Griffin; sister-in-law, Ollie Grant of Griffin.
     Sherrell Funeral Home in Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Grant, Linton B.
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Dec 1068
Rites Sunday For Brother Miss Grant
     Mr. Linton B. Grant of Hazlehurst, brother of Miss Anne Grant of Jackson, superintendent of nurses at Sylvan Grove Hospital, died Sunday morning at the
Polk County Hospital. Mr. Grant had been in Jackson with his sister for three weeks following a recent operation and was carried to Rome on Thanksgiving Day for a check up.
     Funeral services Were conducted Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock from Litesey Funeral Home in Cedartown.
     Mr. Grant is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nellie Hardin Grant, of Hazlehurst; three sisters, Miss Anne Grant of Jackson, Miss Rosa Grant and Mrs. Virginia Lewis, both of Cedartown; several nephews.
     Miss Grace Garlington and Mrs. Jack Moore of Jackson attended funeral services Tuesday.
Grant, Lucy
Jackson Progress-Argus 19 Apr 1935
Death of Mrs. Lucy Grant Occurred in Pepperton
     The death of Mrs. Lucy Belle Grant, 57 years of age, occurred at her home in Pepperton Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Complicat ions arising from an infected hand resulted in death.
     Mrs. Grant is survived by one son, Bert Grant and a daughter, Mrs. Sallie Hardie. Mrs. Grant was a member of the Pepperton church.
     Funeral services were held at the home at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon and interment was in the Pepperton cemetery.

Grant, Mamie Collins
  The Jackson Argus October 7, 1898
Drowned.
Mrs. John Grant ends her life in the Towaliga.
     On Wednesday of this week about 11 o'clock a.m., Mrs. John Grant was found suspended by her clothing to a wire fence in Towaliga river. She had been dead about two hours when her body was recovered.
     The coroner was immediately summoned to hold an inquest and from this officer we get the following facts regarding the suicide and the events leading thereto:
     About fourteen months ago John Grant and Mamie Collins were married. It was a runaway match, John was about 20 years of Age and Mamie was about 14. For the past year the young couple have been living in the house with Grant's father's family, and from some cause, real or imaginary Grant became jealous of his wife and this gave rise to quarrels. On the morning of the 5th, about breakfast another quarrel is said to have occurred between the young man and his wife and about nine o'clock when the men were all away she told her sister-in-law, Lucy Grant, that she was going to drown herself, and started off to the river about half a mile away. Lucy followed and begged her not to commit the rash act. The two talked the matter over for an hour and finally the young wife said, "well, you go back to the house and I will go over and see my mother, awhile." So the sister went home and said nothing about what had occurred until some one inquired where Mamie was. Then she told about the conversation she had with her sister-in-law.
     Immediately a message was sent to the home of Mrs. Jack Collins and there it was learned that the young woman did not go there. Immediately a party went in search going towards the river. Some thirty feet from the river bank on a stump were found a bonnet, pocket knife and handkerchief belonging to Mrs. Grant. The river was then dragged. About thirty yards below the place where the articles were found is a wire fence running across the river. Suspended to this fence about six feet from the bottom and about three feet from the surface the unfortunate young woman was found. In raising her, her brother-in-law, Joe Grant says he saw a rock wiggling, perhaps, fifteen or twenty pounds drop from a cord around her neck. The new cotton apron showed that the binding had been torn off making a strip about half an inch wide. She had tied one end of the string about her neck and tied a rock to the other end, which showed a cool, deliberate purpose.
     The body was carried to the house of Mrs. Collins where an inquest was held, and the verdict of drowning by her own hands was rendered by the following jury: A. T. Woodward, D. N. Carmichael, R. B. Harkness, L. L. Britton and W. D. Compton.
     The funeral took place at Fellowship Church yesterday, Rev. Sewall of Flovilla conducting the service.
     
Grant, Martha Leona
Jackson Progress Argus 30 Aug 1951
Mrs. W. J. Grant Called By Death
     Mrs. Martha Leon Grant, known with affection by friends as "Aunt Mattie," died August 22 at 6:30 p. m. in her 83rd year at her home in Pepperton. She had been in declining health for sometime.
     Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Grant, she was the wife of William Jefferson Grant, and had resided at Pepperton for several years and had scores of friends in the community. She was a member of Towaliga Baptist church. Mrs. Grant was one of the oldest residents of Pepperton.
     Funeral services were held at the Pepperton Baptist church Saturday at 3:30 p. m. with Rev. G. A . Briggs, Rev. Ralph Goodwin, Rev. L. L. Minton and Rev. G. L. Howard officiating. Nephews acted as pallbearers and burial was in the Pepperton cemetery under the direction of Haisten Funeral Home.
     Surviving are her husband and two daughters, Mrs. J. T. Langley of Griffin and Mrs. W. B. Hardy of Jackson; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. J. T. Roland of Jackson; one son, Aia J. Grant of Griffin; four sisters, Mrs. D. L. Caston of Gainesville; Mrs. George Benson of McDonough; Mrs. J. W. Mangham of Jackson and Mrs. W. L Grant of Griffin; eight grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Grant, Maude Hoffman
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Mar 1992
     Mrs. Maude Hoffman Grant, 77, of Sunnyside died Tuesday, March 17, at Spalding Regional Hospital in Griffin.
     The funeral was held Thursday, March 19, at Sunnyside Baptist Church, with the Rev. Kerry Bunn officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
     Mrs. Grant was born in Spalding County, daughter of the late David Arthur Sr. and Eunice Byrt Thurman Robinson.
     She was a homemaker and member of Sunnyside Baptist Church.
     Survivors include her daughters, Faye and Bill Slaughter of Sunnyside, and Susan and Gordon Brown of Hampton; son, Paul Eugene and Becky Hoffman of Jackson; grandsons, Steve Hoffman of Stone Mountain, Mark and Miche Hoffman of Flippen, Hob and Kim Slaughter of Aurora, Colo., Ethan Brown and Cameron Brown, both of Hampton; Mrs. Grant was a triplet and is survived by Alice Chalkley of Griffin and Douglas Robinson of College Park; sister, Rachael Laney of Rockmart; brother, D. A. Robinson Jr. of Griffin; and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten-Woodlawn Funeral Homes in Griffin was in charge of arrangements.

Grant, May
  Butts County Progress May 29, 1914
     Miss May Grant, buried here Wednesday, died in Griffin Tuesday, of paralysis, was niece of Marshall Finley and resided here for a long time.
  
Grant, Otis Grady
Jackson Progress Argus June 18, 1964
Otis G. Grant, Butts Native, Died in Macon
     Funeral services for Otis Grady Grant, 73, of 626 Arlington Place, Macon, who died Saturday June 13, were held Monday at the Chapel of Hart's Mortuary in Macon.
     The Rev. O. B. Belmont and the Rev. Hubert Hollis officiated with interment in Macon Memorial Park.
     Mr. Grant was born in Butts County, the son of Larkin Grant and Mrs. Janey Washington Grant, and had lived in Macon 35 years moving there from Forsyth. He was a member of the Cherokee Heights Baptist Church.
     Survivors include his wife, the former Miss Eunice Britt of Macon; three sons, Prentiss Grant, Harold Grant and Hubert Grant all of Macon; three daughters, Mrs. J. M. Daley, Garnett, S. C.; Mrs. G. E. Johnson, Savannah; Mrs. F. R. Giles, Macon; a number of grandchildren, five great grandchildren; a brother, E. T. Grant, Forsyth; two sisters, Mrs. L. D. Martin and Mrs. R. H. Johnson, both of Forsyth.

Grant, Paul
  The Jackson Argus January 5, 1900
Burned to Death.
     On Wednesday of last week a two year old child of Paul Grant was burned to death at one of the cottages at Pepperton. Grant is a night operative and at the time of the accident was asleep. The child was playing in the fire when its clothing caught and the flame enveloped the little fellow almost instantly.
     Dr. Jarrell was sent for but the child had been frightfully burned internally and despite all that could be done it died.
  
Grant, Richard C.
  Jackson Progress-Argus, August 12, 1948.
Brother Jackson Man Died Aug. 7.
     Richard C. Grant, 73, of Griffin, died in an Atlanta hospital Saturday afternoon. Funeral services were held Monday in Griffin and nephews acted as pallbearers.
     Mr. Grant lived in Griffin for 17 years, moving here from Decatur, Ala. He had been sick since 1942.
     Survivors include two daughters and a son and three brothers, T. C. Grant of Griffin; W. J. Grant of Jackson and J. L. Grant of Ellenwood; two sisters, Mrs. Nancy Cochran of Griffin and Mrs. Fannie Holmes of Harrisville, Ala.

Grant, Robert Laney
Jackson Progress Argus 28 Nov 1930
Mr. Robert L Grant Summoned by Death
     The death of Mr. Robert L. Grant, 43 years of age, occurred Wednesday morning at 1:45 o'clock at the Strickland Memorial Hospital in Griffin. His death followed an operation performed Monday night for appendicitis. Other complications developed that hastened the end of this prominent young man.
     Mr. Grant's passing came as a shock to a wide circle of friends throughout the county. For a long number of years he had made his home in Jackson and for some fifteen years had been a faithful and valued employee of the post office department and recently had been carrier on Route No.1 from Jackson. He possessed many sterling qualities of character and was highly esteemed by all his friends and acquaintances.
     He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Grant. He was an active member of the First Baptist church of Jackson and typified in his daily walk the principles of true Christian manhood.
     He is survived by his wife, who before marriage was Miss Annie Lou Thompson, of Butts county; two sons, Robert Linton Grant, student at Mercer and Thompson Grant; two daughters, Misses Larue and Trellis Grant; three sisters, Mrs. Pearl Martin of Forsyth; Mrs. R. H. Johnson, of Macon, and Mrs. C. D. Edwards, of Jackson; three brothers, J. C. and F. T. Grant, of Forsyth, and O. G. Grant, of Macon.
     Funeral services will he held from the First Baptist church Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev. Thos. M. Callaway, pastor, and Rev. Walter S. Adams, of Madison, former pastor here, officiating. The pallbearers will be the Jackson mail carriers, Messrs. Gordon Thompson, S. M. Ridgeway, J. C. Redman, H. B. Whitaker, N. F. Land and V. W. Fretwell. Interment will be in the Jackson city cemetery.

Grant, Robert Linton
Jackson Progress Argus 11 May 1988
     Robert Linton Grant, 76, of Atlanta died Sunday at DeKalb General Hospital.
     Graveside services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Jackson cemetery with the Rev. Glenn Waldrop officiating.
     Mr. Grant, a graduate of Jackson High School, attended Mercer University and was a retired accountant for Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. He was a member of Briarcliff Baptist Church.
     Survivors include a sister, EaRue G. Grogan of Atlanta; brother, Thompson Henry Grant of Jonesboro; several nephews and nieces, including Elaine Eberhardt of Jackson.

Grant, Roy
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Apr 1966
Roy Grant Was Found Dead Monday Night
     The body of Mr. Roy Grant, 69, of Route 1, Flovilla, was found about 9 o'clock Monday night in his trailer. Investigation into his death by Butts County Coroner Dr. Jack Newman revealed death was the result of a massive internal hemorrhage.
     A native of Murphy, North Carolina, Mr. Grant was the son of Mr. George Grant and Mrs. Sallie Thomason Grant. He was a veteran of World War I and made his home near his sister, Mrs. Estella Ledford of Flovilla.
     Funeral services will be conducted Thursday afternoon at three o'clock from the Mud Baptist Church in Lamar Count with the Rev. Zeb Slaughter officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Grant is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Alice Justice of Prescott, Arkansas; four sons, Clyde, Vaughn and Franklin Grant, all of Murphy, N. C.; William Grant, serving with the U. S. Army in Viet Nam; a sister, Mrs. Estella Ledford, Flovilla; one brother, Charlie Grant of More- head City, N. C.

Grant, Sallie O'Neal
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Aug 1954
Mrs. D. V. Grant Died August 18
    Mrs. Sallie O'Neal Grant, 72, widow of Doyle Vernon Grant, died Wednesday, August 18, in the Griffin-Spalding Hospital. Death followed an illness of some time.
    Mrs. Grant, who had made her home in Butts county for many years, was born in Crawford county, daughter of D. G. O'Neal and Mrs. Martha Baggerly O'Neal. She was a member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church and during her residence in the county had made a wide circle of friends.
    Funeral services were held Friday at 3 p. m. at Mt. Vernon Church with the Rev. Wallace Smarr and the Rev. T. J. Thaxton officiating. Burial was in the churchyard with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
    The pallbearers were nephews.
    Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. T. W. Leverette of Jackson; two sons, Lewis Grant of Jackson, and Willie Grant of Griffin; one sister, Mrs. C. U. O'Neal of Forsyth and one brother, Grady O'Neal of Warner Robins; several nieces and nephews.

Grant, Tom J.
  The Jackson Argus December 10, 1896
Mr. Tom Grant Dead.
     Mr. Tom Grant died last Friday afternoon after an illness of several months with consumption. His remains were taken to Stockbridge on Saturday morning for interment. Mr. Grant was a son-in-law of Mr. J. D. Swint and lived near Jenkinsburg. He leaves a wife and two children to mourn his death.
  
  The Jackson Argus December 10, 1896
Death of T. J. Grant of Flovilla.
     Mr. Tom J. Grant, formerly Southern Railway agent at this place, died at Jenkinsburg last Friday evening of consumption. Mr. Grant was one of the cleverest agents we have ever had here and everybody who knows him will regret to here of his death. His bereaved wife and children have our sympathy.
  
Grant, Tyrus L. "Tiny"
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Apr 1995
     Tyrus L. 'Tiny" Grant of Jackson died Monday, April 24, at his residence following an illness of several months.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday, April 26, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with Rev. Gary Jakes and Rev. Gene Sellers officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery with Raymond Eller and Rev A. L. Price officiating.
     Mr. Grant was born Dec. 26, 1933 in Butts County, son of the late William Edgar and Myrtie Moore Grant. He retired from Snapper Company in McDonough after 31 years.
     Survivors include wife, Elsie Power Grant; daughters and sons-in-law, Pamela Gail and Heinrich Finely of Albany and Wanda Kay and Terry Smith and Iris Marie and Roy Huffman, Jr., all of Jackson; grandchildren, Ryan Kyle Smith, Keaton Ashley Smith, Katie Nicole Smith and Austin Wade Finley; mother-in-law, Ola Mae Power Gilbert of Jackson; sister and brother-in-law, Vivian and Haywood Hodges of Jackson; brother and sister-in-law, Horace and Rosebud Grant of Jackson; brother, Harold Grant of Griffin; sisters-in-law, Dollie Mae Grant of Jackson and Elizabeth Grant of Cumming; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Martha Faulkner and Nancy Snowden of Savannah, James Power of Lenior City, TN, Charles Edward Power of Jenkinsburg, Alfred Power of Locust Grove; and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Grant, W. F.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus September 7, 1923
Ellenwood Operator Slain Thursday P.M.
Robbery said to have been motive. White tramp under arrest. Found by freight crew.
     Mr. W. F. grant, about 50 years of age, third track operator at Ellenwood, was murdered about midnight Wednesday night, according to information received in Jackson Thursday morning.
     A white tramp has been arrested and is being held in connection with the murder.
     Mr. Grant was shot through the window, the bullet entering his head. He was found by the crew of an extra fright train that passed Ellenwood at 12:25 Thursday morning. The dead man was bending over the keys, watch in hand. He went to work at 11 P.M. Wednesday night.
     Robbery is suspected as the motive for the crime. Mr. Grant is said to have been a very popular man and had no enemies so far as known.
     The crime has aroused tremendous excitement in that section.
  
Grant, William Edgar
Jackson Progress Argus 21 Jun 1956
Rites Tuesday At Pepperton For W. Edgar Grant, 67
     Funeral services for William Edgar Grant, 61, retired textile worker, who died Monday morning, were held Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Pepperton Baptist Church with the Rev. Ray Tompkins, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the Pepperton Cemetery under the direction of' Peacock and Ball.
     Mr. Grant was a native of Butts county, the son of Will Grant and Mrs. Attie Britt Grant. An employee for a long number of years with the Pepperton Cotton Mill, he had spent his entire life in Butts county where he was an esteemed citizen of the Pepperton community.
     Surviving Mr. Grant are seven sons, Earl Grant of Indian Springs; Alfred, Horace, Tyrus and Glenn Grant of Jackson; Harold and Leon Grant of Griffin; one daughter, Mrs. Haywood Hodges; a half brother, Grady Quinn, Jacksonville, Fla.; 12
grandchildren.
     Pallbearers were Joe Dulton, Willie Norsworthy, Felder Quinn, Fred, King, James., Ward and Lamar Thurston.

Grant, William Jefferson
Jackson Progress Argus 3 May 1956
Last Rites For W. M. (Bill) Grant Be Held Saturday
     Funeral services for William Jefferson (Bill) Grant, 97, will be held Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Pepperton Baptist Church, with the Revs. Ray Tompkins and Ralph Goodwin officiating.
     Butts county's oldest citizen at the time of his death Tuesday morning, he was born November 29, 1859 in Monroe county.
     Employed by Pepperton Cotton Mills until his retirement 16 years ago, he had lived in the same village home for 50 years He was 81 years old when he retired from active employment in the Mill.
     The son of Charles Grant and Mrs. Cordelia Johnson Grant, he was a moving force in the religious and political life of the village. Until ill health forced his retirement from the political scene, he was a god-father to all candidates who sought his advice and assistance.
     Survivors include, two daughters, Mrs. Inez Hardy, Jackson, and Mrs. J. H. Langley of California; a son, Asa Grant, Griffin; two brothers, John L. Grant, Ellenwood and Tom Grant, Griffin; eight grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren.
     Pallbearers will be Ernest Grant, J. C. Grant. Luther Washington, (?)

Grant, William Leon
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Apr 1979
W. L. Grant Was Buried Friday
     Funeral services for Mr William Leon Grant, 51, of Atlanta were conducted Friday morning at nine thirty o'clock at the chapel of A. S. Turner and Sons with Rev. J. C. Laramore officiating. Interment was in the Andersonville National Cemetery in Andersonville, Georgia .with A. S. Turner and Sons in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Grant died Wednesday, April 18th. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Edgar Grant.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mattie Peavy Grant; two daughters, Mrs. Gloria Mays of Houston Texas and Mrs. Diann Bunn of Griffin; one son, Mr. Wayne Grant of Griffin; five brothers, Mr. James (Red) Grant, Mr. Harold Grant, Mr. Horace Grant, and Mr. Tyrus (Tiny) Grant all of Jackson and Mr. Glenn Grant of Atlanta; one sister Mrs. Vivian Hodges of Jackson a sister-in-law, Mrs. Earl (Daisy) Grant of Indian Springs; five grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.

Grant, Willie Vernon, Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Feb 1982
     Willie Vernon Grant, Sr., 71, of 1682 N. Second St. Extension, Griffin, died early Sunday morning at the Griffin-Spalding Hospital after a brief illness.
     Mr. Grant was born August 25, 1910 in Alabama but spent most of his life in Butts and Spalding counties. He was a member of the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church in Butts County.
     Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Ollie Lance Grant of Griffin; two daughters, Mrs. Annie Lou Marciukowski of Trenton, Colo., and Mrs. Ruth Walker of Jonesboro; two sons, Vernon Grant, Jr. and George Grant, both of Griffin; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Peggy Brooks of Starke, Fla.; one sister, Mrs. T. W. Leverette of Jackson; and one brother, Lewis Grant of Jackson.
     Seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews also survive.
     Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon from McDonald Chapel in Griffin with the Rev. George Pinion officiating.
     Burial was in the Jenkinsburg cemetery.
     Funeral plans were arranged by McDonald Chapel.
          
Grantland, Leila Mrs.
  Middle Georgia Argus October 20, 1888
     Mrs. Leila Grantland, wife of Seaton Grantland of Spalding, died Wednesday evening.
  
Graves, Annice Barnes
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Jan 1963
Mrs. R. W. Graves, Sr. Died; Wife of Toccoa Publisher
     TOCCOA-Mrs. Annice Barnes Graves, wife of Robert W. Graves Sr., publisher of the Toccoa Record, died Monday at her home after an illness of several months.
     Mrs. Graves was a native of Flovilla but had lived here for the past 42 years. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.
     She held memberships in the Toccoa Garden Club, Toccoa Garden Council, United Daughters of the American Revolution, Toccoa Woman's Club and the American Legion Auxiliary. She was a past president of the local and district Legion auxiliaries.
     Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. L. R. Withers of Durham, N. C., Mrs. Edward Holcomb of Toccoa and Mrs. Malcolm Perry of Leslie; two sons, R. W. Graves Jr. and Dr. Edward N. Graves, both of Toccoa; a sister, Mrs. A. R. Setzer of Atlanta; a brother, George D. Barnes of Flovilla, and 11 grandchildren.
     Funeral services will be held at 11 a. m. Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church, the Rev. A. N. Moffett and the Rev. E. Kelley Barnes officiating. Burial will be in Stephens Memorial Gardens in Toccoa. Acree-Davis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The Atlanta Constitution, Jan. 8, 1963.

Graves, Martha Mrs.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus April 30, 1926
Mrs. Martha Graves Is Taken By Death.
     At noon, on Tuesday the gentle spirit of Mrs. Martha Graves passed from this world to the great unknown. Her death occurred at the home of her daughter, Mrs. O. A. Pound, and brought sorrow to the town and community. Mrs. Graves had been in failing health for more than a year and her friends here were solicitous of her state of health when she left here last June for the summer home of the family on Lake Michigan. However, she returned in September seemingly improved and it was only for the past two weeks that she has been confined to her room.
     Mrs. Graves was seventy-nine years old and was born in Michigan where she lived the greater part of her life, making her home in later years with her daughter. Before her marriage she was Miss Martha Wideo.
     Mrs. Graves was truly a friend and confident of young people and through her constant association with them she was enabled to keep young in spite of her years. She possessed a most cheery disposition and was very broad minded, being always able to see another's viewpoint, as well as her own. Charming and cordial in her home, kind and amiable in words and manners, she made friends easily, and kept them. She was a member of the Episcopal church at Grand Rapids which was her former home and where she owned extensive property.
     Mrs. Graves is survived by one daughter, Mrs. O. A. Pound, wife of Mayor O. A. Pound, and capable president of the Jackson Woman's club; one granddaughter, Mrs. Martha Pound Holden; one great grandson, Horace Holden, Jr. Mrs. Graves only living relative outside of the immediate family circle is a cousin, Mr. John Wideo, of Whitehall, Michigan.
     The body was taken Wednesday to Grand Rapids for burial.
     Short funeral services were held at the home Wednesday afternoon and the body was taken to Grand Rapids for burial.
  
Gray, Addie Ruth
Jackson Progress Argus 26 May 1993
     Addie Ruth Gray died Sat., May 22, at Spalding Regional Hospital in Griffin after a lengthy period of declining health. She had been a patient at Westbury Medical Care Home in Jackson for the past two years.
     Funeral services were held Sun., May 23, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with Rev. Maxie Threatt officiating. Interment was in the Old Bethel Cemetery in Butts County.
     Mrs. Gray was born Dec. 11, 1915 in Butts County, daughter of the late James Lon Gray and Lucy Caroline Pulliam Gray.
     She was the widow of Joe Gray. She was a retired employee of the Kym Company in Jackson.
     Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Gray, Alice Steuart
Jackson Progress Argus 03 Aug 1983
     Mrs. Alice Steuart Gray of Jackson died Tuesday, July 26 at her residence.
     Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Walts of Jackson; son, Rodney Gray of Jackson; sister, Mrs. Bertha Thompson of Florida; brother, H. E. Steuart of Florida; two grandchildren, seven great- grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren.
     Graveside services were held Wednesday, July 27 at 11 o'clock at College Park Cemetery with the Rev. Randolph Calvo officiating.
     Carmichael Funeral Home of McDonough was in charge of arrangements.

Gray, Anna Thomason
Jackson Progress Argus 19 Sep 1930
Mrs. Anna Gray Dies at Home in Griffin
     Butts county relatives and friends of Mrs. Anna Gray, prominent and beloved woman of Griffin, were sorry to learn of her death which occurred at her home Saturday night, following a long illness. She was born and reared in Butts county and was Miss Anna Thomason, connected with an old and influential Butts county family. She was the widow of the late Dr. J. T. Gray leading Spalding county physician.
     Funeral services were held at the Christian church in Griffin Monday morning at 10 o'clock. The services were conducted by Rev. Olin Fox, pastor of he church, and interment was in Oak Hill cemetery.
     Mrs. Gray is survived by two sisters, Mrs. J. O. Woodward, of Dubach, La., and Mrs. Kittie Burnett, of Austin, Texas; one brother, Mr. T. J. Thomason, of Locust Grove; several nieces and nephews.
Gray, Antoinette Caroline Jinks
  The Jackson Progress-Argus February 18, 1921
  Mrs. Nettie Gray Claimed By Death.
     Friends throughout the county were saddened to learn of the death of Mrs. Nettie Gray, 77 years of age, which occurred at 4 o'clock Monday morning at Locust Grove. She had not been ill but a few days, paralysis being the immediate cause of death.
     Mrs. Gray was born and reared in Butts county, being Miss Nettie Jinks before marriage. For the past several years she has resided at Locust Grove, where her son, Prof. Claude Gray is principal of Locust Grove Institute. A member of the Baptist church, she was a woman of deeply religious nature and left the impress of her lofty character upon countless hundreds. Among the students of Locust Grove Institute, where for many years she served as matron, she was sincerely loved.
     Funeral services were held at Locust Grove at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning, Dr. B. D. Ragdale, of Macon, conducting the services. Interment was in the cemetery at Old Bethel. The love and esteem in which the deceased was held was attested by the beautiful floral offerings.
     Mrs. Gray is survived by the following children: Miss Daisy Gray, of Meridian, Miss.; Miss Nettie Gray, and Prof. Claude Gray, of Locust Grove, and Mr. Ernest Gray; a brother, Mr. O. P. Jinks, of Jackson, also survives. In their sorrow the family have the sympathy of hosts of friends.

Gray, Augustus Henderson
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Apr 1942
Gus Gray Lost In Pacific, His Family Advised
Jackson Boy Stationed on Peary Which Was Sunk by Japs near Australia in Action February 19
     His family has been advised by the War Department that Gus Gray, United States Navy, is reported as missing and it is feared that he went down with his ship, the Peary, sunk in the Java Sea near Darwin, Australia, February 19, by the Japanese.
     Mrs. Gray, a resident of Washington City, was advised Saturday that Mr. Gray was reported missing. She communicated with members of the family in Jackson at once.
     The Peary, Langley and Pecos were reported several days ago as having been lost in a naval action in the southwest Pacific. At the time of the announcement, news circulated that Mr. Gray was on the Peary and was believed lost, but official confirmation was not made until Saturday.
     This is the first casualty from Butts county in the present war, as far as information shows. Several Butts county boys were at Pearl Harbor at the time of the attack December 7, but with the exception of some injuries none of the local boys was wounded seriously.
     Mr. Gray, son of the late Mr. Henderson Gray and Mrs. Ida Gray, was about 29 years of age. He was born here and attended the Jackson schools and about 12 years ago enlisted in the United States Navy. He was home four years ago. For three years ,he was stationed in the Philippines. Since his first enlistment he had been advanced several times and at last reports was serving as a first class torpedo gunner.
     It is comforting to his family and friends to know that he died the death of a hero.
     Besides his wife, Mr. Gray is survived by one brother, David Gray, of Jackson, and a half-brother; Paul Burford, of the Charleston, S. C., shipyards.
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Jul 1942
Gus Gray Was County's First Casualty of War
Reported Missing in Action after Battle of Java Sea Family Has Notice That He Died of Burns February 20
     Formerly reported missing in action, following a battle off Darwin Australia,. February 19, Gus Gray resident of Jackson, died on February 20, according to official notice received by the family from the Navy Department.
     As far as records disclose Mr. Gray is Butts county's first casualty in World War II.
     The widow, Mrs. Ellen Gray of Junction Heights, N. Y., has sent members of the family in Jackson copy of a letter from Randall Jacones, chief of Navy personnel, giving, the facts in connection with the death of her husband. The letter said:
"My dear Mrs. Gray: The Bureau is in receipt of addition information concerning your husband, Augustus Henderson Gray,. T. M. 1-C United States Navy,. Previously reported missing following the attack at Darwin, Australia, on February 19, 1942.
     A report was received from the United States Naval liason office at Melbourne, Australia, which included excerpts from H. M. A. hospital ship, Manunda. One of these excerpts stated that your husband died of extensive burns on February 20 and according to official notice was buried at sea on February 21.
     "It is regretted that so long a time elapsed before the fate of your husband was determined, but it must be realized that many records were destroyed by enemy action and due to the exigences of war, reports concerning the personnel operating in the Southwest Pacific are meager and often greatly delayed.
     "Taking this opportunity to extend to you my deepest sympathy in your profound sorrow, I am sincerely yours."
     It was the middle of April that information was received here by the family that Mr. Gray was reported missing in action. No further news was received until official announcement of his death was made.
     Born and reared in Jackson, Mr. Gray was a son of the late Henderson Gray and Mrs. Ida Gray. After attending the Jackson public schools he enlisted in the U. S. Navy about 12 years ago, had served in many parts of the world, including the Philippines, had been advanced in grade and at the time of his death was a torpedo gunner. He was believed to be serving on the Peary when that ship, the Langley and Pecos went down in the battle off Australia.
     He is survived by his widow; one brother, David Gray of Jackson, and a half-brother, Paul Burford of Savannah.
     In a loss so great the family have the sympathy of hosts of friends. Gus Gray died a hero's death in preventing the enemy from landing on American soil and his memory will ever be enshrined in. the hearts of his grateful countrymen.

Jackson Progress Argus 18 Nov 1943
Purple Heart Is Given Mrs. Gray For Husband
Jackson Sailor Was the County's First Casualty of War. Lost in Action near Darwin, Australia
     The Order of the Purple Heart has been awarded posthumously to Gus Gray, Butts county sailor who was lost in action near Darwin, Australia in February, 1942. The award was made to his widow, Mrs. Ellen Gray, of Jackson Heights, N. Y.
     David Gray of Jackson is a brother of Gus Gray and Paul Burford of Jackson is a half-brother.
     According to available records, Seaman Gray was Butts county's first casualty of the war. Popular Jackson high school student, he had served in the Navy for two or three years preceding the attack on Pearl Harbor. At the time his ship, the USS Perry, went down in a violent battle with the Japanese was in progress in the Southwest Pacific.
     That Seaman Gray played a gallant and heroic part in the naval action is proved by the posthumous award of the Purple Heart. Friends and schoolmates will be glad to know that merited honor has been paid to this fine Butts county boy.
     The family was notified early last year that Seaman Gray was reported "missing in actIon". It was several months before he was officially reported as lost.
     Mrs. Ellen Gray, who resides at Jackson Heights, N. Y., has written members of the family here about the award of the Purple Heart to her late husband.

Gray, Carl Homer
  The Jackson Argus January 21, 1897
Resolutions Of Respect. University of Georgia,
Athens, Ga., Jan. 12, 1897.
Editor Jackson Argus:
Dear Sir We respectfully request you to publish these resolutions;
     Whereas it has pleased God in His wisdom to remove from our midst Carl Homer Gray, one of the brightest and most honored of our number and to deprive us of the companionship of one who commanded the love and respect, not only of his classmates, but also the entire student body, be it resolved:
1st, That by his untimely death his class has sustained the irreparable loss of one who was the peer of any of his classmates
on the field, on the rostrum and in the classroom.
2nd, That we individually have lost an esteemed friend, the University a loyal and devoted student, and the State one who possessed such principles that, at his maturity, would have made him a useful and honored citizen.
3rd,That we extend our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family and assure them that their loss is shared by his classmates, friends and the entire collage, and that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the afflicted family, to The Jackson Argus, to the Red and Black and to the Georgian.
Very respectfully,
H. H. White; J. A. Davis Jr.; C. A. Weddington; C. Westbrooks; C. H. Black; Com. From Jr. Class.
       
Gray, Carrie Pulliam
Jackson Progress-Argus 2 Nov 1934
Mrs. J. L. Gray Passes Tuesday at Worthville
     The death of Mrs. J. L. Gray, 52 years of age, occurred at her home at Worthville Tuesday night at 11:50. She had been in declining health for the past several weeks. The passing of this well known and beloved woman brought sorrow to a hosts of friends.
     Mrs. Gray was born in Butts county and before her marriage was Miss Carrie Pulliam. She was a member of Macedonia church and was held in high esteem by scores of friends.
     She is survived by her husband and three daughters, Misses Lucy Jane, Florence and Addie Ruth Gray; stepmother, Mrs. Carrie Pulliam; three sisters, Mrs. T. O. Cawthon, of Atlanta; Mrs. Gordon Morris and Mrs. Lola Jordan, of Barnesville; three brothers, Ellison Pulliam, of Macon; Neal and Ed Pulliam, of Barnesville.
     Funeral services were held at Macedonia church Thursday morning at 11 o'clock and interment was in the churchyard.
Gray, Claude
  Jackson Progress-Argus, March 20, 1947.
Funeral Service for Dr. Gray at Locust Grove.
     Funeral services for Dr. Claude Gray, 75 years if age, native of Butts county, formerly head of Locust Grove Institute and since 1933 connected with Abraham Baldwin College at Tifton, who died in Tifton March 12 of a heart attack were held at Locust Grove Friday afternoon. Burial was in the churchyard.
     Dr. Gray was one of Georgia's widely known educators. Educated in the schools of Butts county and Mercer University, which later conferred the doctor' degree on him, he served for 32 years as head of Locust Grove Institute, one of the widely known preparatory schools supported by the Georgia Baptist Convention. Many boys and girls in this part of the state were trained at the Locust Grove Institute under Dr. Gray. When that school was closed in 1929 Dr. Gray headed the District Agricultural College at Powder Springs for four years,
     In 1933 he became affiliated with Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College at Tifton and served as registrar. He was not only a ripe scholar, but a man of fine christian character who impresses the youth who came under his guidance. Dr. Gray was especially well known in this section and had scores of friends who had followed his career with interest and satisfaction.
     He was the son of the late Mr. And Mrs. J. N. Gray, prominent residents of Butts county. An active career was spent in advancing the cause of education. He was a leading figure in the Baptist church in the state.
     Survivors are his wife, the former Miss Daisy Smith of Indian Springs; a son, Nelson Gray, of Valdosta; two sisters, Miss Nettie Gray and Miss Daisy Gray, both of Tifton and three grandchildren.

Gray, Clyde Miss
  The Jackson Argus July 2, 1896
A Sad Death.
     It is with much sadness that we record the death of Miss Clyde Gray which occurred at her father's home Monday afternoon. A bright light has been taken from among us. Hers was a life of sunshine and happiness spreading its sweet influence upon all who came in touch with its beauties.
     How sad it is to loose from the home a young life budding and blossoming into that exalted sphere of womanhood which renders it glorious and sublime.
     Her life is familiar to all of us.
     Ambitious and brave to attain that usefulness and influence which makes the world brighter and better. Her life though short was a success. Though she will no longer walk among us, her earthly life has just begun to bloom into immortal splendor in that realm of eternal bliss beyond the pearly gates. It has been transplanted into a fairer clime where God and his angels can watch with the tenderest care, its growth into the beauties of that happy spirit land.
  
Gray, Daisy Dean
  Jackson Progress-Argus, March 12, 1953
Miss Daisy Gray Called by Death
     Miss Daisy Dean Gray, native of *** county and long influential as ***, died in Vidalia Monday ***.
     Funeral services were held at the *** Grove Baptist Church Tuesday at 3 p.m. with the Rev Fred E. *** and the Rev, C, E, Dowis officiating. Burial was in the churchyard.
     Miss Gray was raised in the Cedar Rock area. For a long number of years she taught in Locust Grove Institute, Baptist Preparatory school where her brother, Dr. Claude Gray, was president. Several years ago the ** moved to Tifton where Dr. Gray was a teacher in Abraham Baldwin College at the time of death.'
     Miss Gray was a member of the ***ist church.
     Survivors are one sister, Miss Net*** Gray of Tifton, and a nephew, *. N. Gray of Ocilla, GA

Gray, Daisy Smith
Jackson Progress-Argus, June 12, 1947.
Mrs. Claude Gray Died Tuesday in Home in Tifton.
     Mrs. Claude Gary, widow of Dr. Claude Gray, prominent Georgia educator whose death occurred a few weeks ago, died at her home in Tifton Tuesday night. She had been in feeble health for more than a year.
     Born at Indian Springs of prominent Georgia families, she was Miss Daisy Smith before her marriage. Her mother was Mrs. Sallie Collier Smith, member of the influential Collier family that played a leading part in the history of Indian Springs. She formerly taught in the Jackson Schools and after her marriage to Dr. Gray, head of Locust Grove Institute until the school was abolished, she continued her teaching on the Baptist preparatory school. Both Dr. And Mrs. Gray were leaders in the Baptist Denomination under their guidance many boys and girls were trained for lives of service.
     For the last few years Mrs. Gray had lived in Tifton where he husband was connected with the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.
     Survivors are a son, Nelson Gray, and three grandchildren of Valdosta; two sisters, Mrs J. B. Wall and Miss Louise Smith of Fitzgerald; two brothers, Charley and George Smith of Atlanta.
     Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Locust Grove.

Gray, David F.
Jackson Progress Argus 02 Jan 1980
David Gray Rites Held Wednesday
     Funeral services for David F. Gray, 65, of 744 S. Mulberry Street, Jackson, were held Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock in the chapel of Haisten's Funeral Home. The Rev. Phil DeMore and Elder C. J. Benfield officiated and interment was in the Cedar Rock cemetery under the direction of Haisten Funeral Home.
     Mr. Gray died Tuesday morning at the Sylvan Grove Hospital as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident four weeks ago.
     A native of Butts County, he was son of the late Mr. Augustus Henderson Gray and the late Mrs. Ida Lloyd Gray.
     He was retired plumber and electrician and a member of the Jackson United Methodist Church.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Ann Mitchell Gray; a son, Michael H. Gray of Smyrna; two grandchildren, Miss Michelle Gray and Michael Gray, Jr., both of Smyrna; a niece, Betty McMichael of Snellville; two nephews, Jerry Burford of Griffin and Thad Burford of Lawrenceville.
     Pallbearers were Jim Traylor, Hardy Mitchell, Thad Burford, Jerry Burford, E. M. McCord and R. H. Burford.

Gray, Donald W.
Jackson Progress Argus 18 Aug 1993
     Donald W. Gray, 81, died Mon., Aug. 16, at Crawford Long Hospital.
     Funeral Services were held Wed., Aug. 11, at Sandy Springs United Methodist Church. Interment was in Arlington Memorial Park. Rev. Gray was a former pastor of Jackson Methodist Church and was a visiting minister of pastoral care at Sandy Springs United Methodist Church.
     Survivors include wife Mabel Parker Gray; daughter Hannah Sweatt of Bennettsville, S. C ; brothers Everett Gray of Calhoun and J. W. Gray of Bremen; sisters Virginia McClung and Edith McCain of Bremen; five grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.
     
Gray, Eddie Finley
  Butts County Progress October 3, 1913
Death Of Mr. Ed. Gray Occurred Monday Night.
     Friends throughout the county regretted to learn of the death of Mr. Ed. Gray, which occurred at his home Monday night at 9 o'clock. He had been ill for three months and peritonitis was given as the cause of death.
     Mr. Gray, who was 32 years of age, was the son of the late J. B. Gray, of Jenkinsburg. He was a good citizen and had a wide circle of friends in every part of the county. His wife, who was Miss Willie Curry before her marriage, and three children, two sons and a daughter, Mrs. J. H. Mills, of Jenkinsburg, a half sister and three half brothers, of Jasper county, survive the deceased.
     The funeral took place at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at Curry's chapel, the services conducted by Rev. M. S. Williams of the Methodist church of which Mr. Gray was a member. Interment was in the Old Bethel cemetery.
  
Gray, Ernest
  [Died October 17 1921 October 21, 1921
  Mr. Ernest Gray Yields To Lingering Illness.
     Friends here will be sorry to learn of the death of Mr. Ernest Gray, which occurred early Monday morning at the home of his brother, Professor Claude Gray, in Locust Grove. Mr. Gray was the youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Gray of this county.
     He had been in declining health for several years and developed acute Bright's disease a short while ago, which terminated in his death.
     The funeral services were held at Locust Grove Baptist church Tuesday morning in charge of Dr. Ragsdale of Macon. The choir sang "Think of the Home Over There" and "There'll Be No Dark Valley." Mr. Aldine Combs sang "My Jesus As Thee Wilt."
     The interment was in the Old Bethel cemetery near Jackson.
     The pallbearers were Prof. R. B. Plymale, Prof. W. T. Smalley, Messrs. Woodie Combs, J. I. Worsham, of Milledgeville, W. T. Harvey, Stewart Combs, L. E. Smith.
     Mr. Gray is survived by two sisters, Miss Daisy Gray, of Asbury College, Wilmore, Kentucky, and Miss Nettie Gray, of Locust Grove, and one brother, Professor Claude Gray, principal of Locust Grove Institute.
Gray, Etta Johnson (Granny)
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Dec 1954
Mrs. W. M. Gray Died Saturday
    Mrs. W. M. (Granny) Gray, 84, died Saturday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. B. H. Standard, in Newton county as the result of an illness of two years and a critical illness dating from Friday.
    Funeral services were held Monday at 2:30 p. m. at Salem Methodist Church with the Rev. Trevor D. Turner and the Rev. R. E. Chambers of Atlanta officiating. Burial was in Salem Cemetery with Caldwell & Cowan Funeral Home of Covington in charge of arrangements.
    Mrs. Gray was born in Walton county and since the death of her husband in 1927 had made her home with her daughters. She was a member of Sharon Baptist Church in Walton county.
    Survivors are three sons, J. L. Gray of Jackson; G. C. Gray of Nashville, Tenn.; A. G. Gray of Birmingham, Ala.; two daughters, Mrs. B. H. Standard of Covington and Mrs. W. M. Thaxton of Jackson; a brother, Hulon Johnson of Conyers; a sister, Mrs. Mary Cawthon of Covington.
  
Gray, Fanny
  The Jackson Argus September 13, 1894
     We regret to learn of the death of little Fanny Gray, the only little daughter of T, J. Gray.
  
Gray, Fred B.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus December 28, 1923
Funeral Of Mr. Gray Held At Jenkinsburg.
     Funeral services for Mr. Fred B. Gray, 28 years of age, who died in Atlanta December 21, were held at the Jenkinsburg Methodist church Friday morning. Rev. J. E. Ward had charge of the services.
     The deceased formerly resided at Jenkinsburg but had made his home in Atlanta for some time. The family formerly lived in Jasper county. The young man's mother died about ten years ago.
     Mr. Gray is survived by four brothers, Messrs. J. E. Gray, Atlanta; A. G. Gray, Jacksonville, Fla.; Quinton Gray, Montgomery, Ala.; H. C. Gray, High Point, N. C.; three sisters, Mrs. M. S. Hughey and Miss Margaret Gray, Atlanta; Mrs. V. P. Lowe, Monroe, La.

Gray, Guy Erskin
Jackson Progress Argus 02 Jul 1986
     Guy Erskin Gray, 73, of Route 1, Jackson, died Tuesday, June 24, in Rockdale County Hospital in Conyers.
     Mr. Gray was born in Carrollton, son of the late Willie Gerald Gray and Laura Broom Gray. He was a retired carpenter and was also retired from Dekalb County. He was a member of Kelly's Chapel Methodist Church.
     Survivors include a son, Gerald Gray of Conyers; daughters, Mary Wood of Jackson and Rachel Goglia of Tucker; sister, Lana Robinson of Carrollton; sister-in-law, Tequita Gray of Franklin; nine grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren.
     The funeral was held Friday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with the Rev. Gary Rodgers officiating. Burial was in the Jackson cemetery.
     Pallbearers were Tim, Fred, and Bill Wood, Terry Gray, Matt Goglia, and Garce Carter.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Gray, Henderson Levi
  The Jackson Progress-Argus March 23, 1928
Mr. H. L. Gray Passed Away At Home Here.
     Following an illness of several months duration, Mr. H. L. Gray, 67 years of age, a well known citizen of the county, died at his home on Covington Street Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. He suffered from Bright's disease and other complications and his condition had been critical for several weeks. Friends will be sorry to know of the death of this well known citizen.
     Mr. Gray was born in Butts county, a son of Augustus Gray. With the exception of a few years spent in Haralson county, he had been a life long resident of Butts county. Mr. Gray was formerly a well known and successful farmer of the Cedar Creek community, moving several years ago to Jackson. He had retired from active business. Mr. Gray was well known and highly esteemed by a wide circle of friends.
     He is survived by his wife, who was formerly Mrs. Ida Burford; two sons, Gus and Dave Gray, and a step-son Paul Burford; a sister, Mrs. Manson. Mr. J. B. Mays, of Jackson, is a nephew.
     Funeral services were held at Cedar Rock Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and the services were conducted by Rev. Augustus Ernest, of the Jackson Methodist church. Interment took place in Cedar Rock cemetery Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock.

Gray, Homer
  The Jackson Argus January 14, 1897
Mr. Homer Gray Dead.
     Our readers will be sad at heart to learn of the death of this noble young man. Only a few months since we chronicled the sad death of his beautiful and accomplished sister, who was just entering womanhood as Homer was just entering manhood. It is again verified that there is truth in the old adage; "Death loves a shinning mark." Mr. Gray was a student of the State University and was taken sick while at home Christmas and pneumonia resulted which caused his death. He was only about 20 years old and quite a stout young man. Morally and socially his conduct is quite worthy of emulation. He will be buried today at Old Bethel church in this county.
  
Gray, Ida Mrs.
  Butts County Progress December 15, 1914
Mrs. Ida Gray Dies After Long Illness
     After an illness extending over several weeks, Mrs. Ida Gray died at her home in Jenkinsburg Monday morning at 4 o'clock, of pellagra. She was about 50 years of age and the widow of John Bob Gray. Before her marriage she was a Miss Crawford and is survived by her parents, and the following children: Messrs. J. E. and Grady Gray, of Atlanta, Clint, Fred, and Quinlin and Misses Mary and Margaret Gray, of Jenkinsburg. Mrs. Gray was a splendid Christian lady and her death caused regret among a large circle of friends.
     The funeral was held at the Jenkinsburg Methodist church at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning, Rev. F. G. Spearman conducting the services.

Gray, Ida Carrie Loyd Burford
Jackson Progress-Argus 30 Nov 1934
Mrs. Gray Killed When Hit by Auto
Prominent Jackson Woman Met Instant Death While Attempting to Cross Covington Street Tuesday.
     Mrs. Ida C. Gray, 57 years of age, prominent Jackson woman, was instantly killed at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon in front of her home on Covington street when she was knocked down by an automobile driven by Graham Burch Farm Supervisor for Butts and Henry counties, with headquarters in McDonough.
     Mrs. Gray attempted to cross the street and stepped in front of car. She had been talking to Mr. Joe Cawthon and stepped directly in the path of the automobile which was proceeding south on Covington street.
     The driver applied the emergency brakes, but not in time to prevent an impact with the body of Mrs. Gray. The body was dragged for several feet before the car could be stopped, it was stated by eyewitnesses.
     Mrs. Gray was dead when removed to her home. She sustained injuries to her head and her neck was broken.
     The accident, according to the best information obtainable, was unavoidable. Mrs. Gray, who was hard of hearing, failed to notice the approaching car, which blew several times, it was stated.
     Mr. Burch, driver of the automobile, was shocked by the tragedy. However, he is held blameless.
     Mrs. Gray was Miss Ida Loyd, of Jasper county, before her marriage. Her first husband was Mr. T. T. Burford and following his death she married the late Mr. H. L. Gray. By her first marriage she is survived by one son, Mr. Paul Burford, connected with Currie & Turner Construction Co., of Bradenton, Fla. She is survived by two sons by her second marriage, Gus Gray, of the United States Navy, and David Gray, of Jackson. She is also survived by two brothers Ed and Clarence Loyd, of Jasper county, and sister, Mrs. Clara Elder of MonticeIlo.
     Mrs. Gray had resided in Butts county for several years and was highly esteemed by hosts of friends. She was. a member of Cedar Rock church. Since the death of her husband she had operated her farms and resided on Covington street. Funeral services were held at Cedar Rock church Wednesday after noon at 2 o'clock and Rev. R. B. Harrison was the officiating minister. Interment was in the Cedar Rock cemetery.

Gray, Infant
  Middle Georgia Argus September 27, 1887
Cedar Rock
     Mr. Jasper Gray lost one of his twin boys this week, only a few days old. The remaining one is a fine boy. So much did they resemble each other, it was very difficult to distinguish between them, only when differently dressed. I am sorry for this misfortune, as the twins presented a lovely sight.

Gray, Jack Mr.
  The Jackson Argus August 10, 1900
Killed at Locust Grove.
Locust Grove, Ga., August 6.
     Jack Gray, a well-known young man of Henry county, and a member of one of the most prominent families of the county, was murdered Saturday night by two negroes, with whom he was gambling in the woods, near this place. Gray's body, with the back broken, was found Sunday morning by the side of the Southern railway track. It was thought at first that he had been killed by a train, but the coroner's inquest developed the fact that he had been killed by negroes, named Law father and son.
     Gray is supposed to have been under the influence of liquor at the time, and while gambling a dispute arose and he was slain. Witnesses at the inquest testified that they saw Gray and the negroes gambling. When the body was found they went to the spot where they had seen the men, and there were blood stain's and evidence of a terrible struggle.

Gray, Jack William
  Middle Georgia Argus January 5, 1882
A Jones County Murder.
     On Monday night there was a colored dance at Dick Richards place near Round Oak. Two or three young white men were there, one of whom was Mr. Jack William Gray. Mr. Gray got into a quarrel with one of three colored brothers, a Bob, Alex and Henry Jackson. The quarrel ended in a fight in which Gray was fatally stabbed. He sank to the floor, and while his life blood was ebbing away, opened fire on his assailants, one falling dead at his feet and one dropping at the door. The third brother managed to get out of the door, and died a few hours later. In the meantime Gray had crawled to the door and managed to get on the steps, where he died. He was buried Tuesday afternoon.
     As far as we can learn whisky was as usual, the cause of the trouble.

Gray, James Lon
  Jackson Progress Argus 11 Feb 1960
James Lon Gray Buried Friday At Macedonia
     Mr. James Lon Gray, 74, widely known retired farmer of Route 2, Jackson died late Wednesday afternoon at Georgia Baptist Hospital following an extended period of poor health.
     Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Gray and Mrs. Etta Johnson Gray, he was a member of the Worthville Baptist Church. Until ill health forced his retirement several years ago he was well known as a farmer of the Worthville community.
     Funeral services for Mr. Gray were held Friday afternoon at two o'clock from the Worthville Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert E. Chambers officiating. Interment was in the cemetery of the Macedonia Baptist Church with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Among the survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Lucy Jane Edwards and Mrs. Ruth Gray, both of Jackson; Mrs. Florence Bryan of Morrow; two sisters, Mrs. Kate Standard of Covington and Mrs. W. M. Thaxton of Jackson; two brothers, Claude Gray, Nashville, Tenn.; and Grady Gray, Rome; five grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Franklin Gray, Riley Thaxton, Howard Standard Jr., Jack Standard, Leonard Standard, and W. D. Pope Jr.
  
Gray, Joe
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Aug 1984
     Joe Gray of Old Bethel Road Jackson, died Thur;day morning at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Decatur.
     Mr. Gray was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy.:
     He was a member of Cedar Rock Congregational Methodist Church.
     Survivors include his wife Ruth Gray; brother, S. Lynard Gray of Jackson; sister, Inez Sanders of Jackson; several nieces and nephews.
     Services were held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Maxie Threatt officiating. Burial was the Old Bethel Cemetery in Butts County.
     Pallbearers were Wade Grant, Tommy Grant, Leon Bryant, Kerry Bryant, George Sanders, and Tommy Sanders.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Gray, L. D.
Jackson Progress Argus 18 May 1967
L. D. Gray Was Buried In Griffin Friday
     Mr. L. D. Gray, 66, of Route 3 Jackson, widely known realtor and developer of lakeside property at High Falls, died early Thursday at Georgia Baptist Hospital in Atlanta where he was admitted Tuesday night after suffering a heart attack at his home at High Falls.
     Mr. Gray was stricken about five o'clock Tuesday afternoon and was rushed by ambulance to Sylvan Grove Hospital. He was transferred about nine o'clock to Georgia Baptist Hospital.
     Mr. Gray was a native of Spalding County, being born April 29, 1901, the son of the late Mr. Young S. B. Gray and Mrs. Frances Elder Gray. He attended the University of Georgia and was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. Mr. Gray was engaged in real estate in Butts County, Spalding County and in surrounding areas. He resided for a number of years near Griffin until recently moving to High Falls for residence.
     Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at four o'clock from Haisten Chapel in Griffin with the Rev. Michael Portwood and the Rev. Don Calhoun officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Gray is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mace Briscoe Gray; three daughters, Mrs. Charles B. Palmer of Griffin, Mrs. Lynn Ponder of Jonesboro, Mrs. Thomas Singletary of Forest Park; and 10 grandchildren.
     
Gray, Mary
  The Jackson Argus June 6, 1902
     Mrs. Gray, mother of Mr. Mack Gray, died Monday at Worthville, and was buried there Tuesday. Her relatives and friends have the sympathy of The Argus in their bereavement.

Gray, Mary B. Henderson
Butts County Progress December 19, 1913
Jenkinsburg
     Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Gray attended the funeral of Mrs. Mary Gray at Cedar Rock Friday. Also Mr. and Mrs. Cowan Smith and Mrs. Ella Mason were there.
  
Gray, Michael Stuart
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Aug 1993
     Michael Stuart Gray of Jackson died Fri., Aug. 20, at his residence.
     The Rosary was held Sun., Aug. 22, in the chapel of Haisten's Funeral Home. The Mass of the Resurrection was held Mon., Aug. 23, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Jackson. Interment was in the Historic Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta.
     Mr. Gray was born April 26, 1958 in Fulton County, son of Bud and Barbara Friddell Gray of Jackson. He had been a floral designer for the Two Sisters Florist in Jonesboro and was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church.
     Survivors include his parents; sister Kelly Bruce of McDonough; grandmother Jane Gray of Jackson; two nieces; and a nephew.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Gray, Monroe
  The Jackson Progress-Argus June 17, 1932
Mr. Monroe Gray is summoned by Reaper
Was one of the few surviving Confederate veterans in county. Funeral be held Friday morning
     Mr. Monroe Gray, 84 years of age, one of the few Confederate veterans in Butts county, died at his home here at 5 o'clock Thursday morning. He had been critically ill for ten days with plural pneumonia and for several days the family had been prepared for the end.
     Mr. Gray was born Christmas day 1848, celebrated his 84th birthday the past December. He was a son of the late Allen Gray, prominent early settler of Butts county. Mr. Gray was regarded as a highly successful businessman and was largely interested in farming. He formerly conducted a grist and wheat mill in Jackson, which city has been his home for several years, following his removal from Worthville. He was a member of the Worthville Baptist church.
     Mr. Gray was held in high esteem by a host of friends. He was a man of sterling integrity and all his business dealings were marked by honesty and uprightness. During the War Between the States Mr. Gray served as a member of Company H Sixth Georgia Militia. He was a member of Camp Barnett No. 1114 of Jackson. His passing breaks the ranks of the fast dwindling Confederate veterans in Butts county.
     Mr. Gray is survived by his wife, who previous to her marriage was a Mrs. J. R. Dickerson, of Marietta, one son, Mr. Walter E. Gray, of Covington, two daughters, Mrs. R. A. Thaxton, of Jackson, and Mrs. E. L. King, of Covington. He is survived by sixteen grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
     Funeral services will be held at Worthville Baptist church Friday morning at 11 o'clock and Rev. Thomas M. Callaway will officiate. Interment will be in the church cemetery.

Gray, Nackie Horton
  The Jackson Progress-Argus May 17, 1973
Mrs. Gray, 95, Died in Atlanta On Thursday
     Mrs. Nackie Horton Gray, 95, of Jackson, died early Thursday morning, May 10, at the A. G. Rhodes Memorial Home in Atlanta where she had resided for the past 5 � years.
     Born February 10. 1878 in Newton County, she was the daughter of the late Mr. William Alexander Horton and Mrs. Rutha H. S. Benton Horton, both of Newton County. She was the widow of Mr. Monroe Gray, a Civil War veteran. They were married November 26, 1905. Mrs. Gray was a member of The First Baptist Church of Jackson. She was believed to have been one of the last surviving widows of a Confederate veteran in this state.
     Graveside services were held Friday afternoon at three o'clock from the Bates Family Cemetery in Newton County with Rev. Don Folsom officiating. Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Gray is survived by several nieces and nephews and step-grandchildren.

Gray, Norman P.
Jackson Progress Argus 13 Sep 1989
     Norman P Gray, 51, of the Lone Oak community in Meriwether County, died Sept. 4, at the Southwest Christian Hospice in Union City.
     The funeral was held Sept. 5 at the Allen-Lee Memorial United Methodist Church in Lone Oak with the Rev. Dixie H. Cummings and Neal Tant officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
     Mr. Gray was born in Bremen and was a graduate of West Georgia College in Carroltton.
     His father, the Rev W. D. Gray, is a former pastor of the Jackson United Methodist Church.
     Mr. Gray had lived in Lone Oak for the past five years and previously lived in Fayetteville for many years. He was a member of the Allen-Lee Memorial United Methodist Church.
     Mr. Gray served five years on the Fayette County Board of Education and was presently serving on the Meriwether County Board of Registrars. He was a 29-year employee of Delta Airlines.
     Survivors include his wife, Nancy Grace Johnson Gray; daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Sykes of Hogansville; sons, Warren and John Gray, both of Newnan; parents, the Rev and Mrs. W. D. Gray of Mableton; a sister, Hannah Haire of Cheraw, S.C.; two grandchildren.
     The Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville was in charge of arrangements.

Gray, Rebecca Leguinn
  Butts County Progress September 2, 1910
Death Of Mrs. Gray After Brief Illness
     After an illness of sometime, Mrs. H. L. Gray, one of the most prominent women in the county, died at her home Sunday afternoon. Her death came as a painful shock to her family and a large circle of friends. Mrs. Gray was about 52 years of age and before marriage was a Miss LeGuinn. The funeral took place at Cedar Rock Monday afternoon and the services at the grave were conducted by Mr. J. M. Gaston. Mrs. Gray, who was a member of the Methodist church is survived by her husband, Mr. H. L. Gray.
  
Gray, Rodney Stuart Jr. (Bud)
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Nov 1994
     Rodney Stuart (Bud) Gray Jr., 57, of Jackson died Friday, Nov. 4.
     A Rosary was said Sunday, Nov. 6, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home and the Mass was celebrated Monday, Nov., 7, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Jackson. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery.
     Mr. Gray was a former Atlanta City policeman and was shop foreman for Butts County before ill health forced his retirement. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church.
     Survivors include, wife Barbara Friddell Gray; daughter and son-in-law, Kelly and Lee Bruce of Jackson; mother, Jane King Gray of Jackson; sister, June Gray Fuss of Macon; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Gray, Rodney Stuart, Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Aug 1990
     Mr. Rodney Stuart Gray Sr., 76, of Route 4, Biles Road in Jackson died Tuesday morning at Sylvan Grove Hospital in Jackson.
     A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, in Jackson City Cemetery. Friends may visit the family at the Gray residence on Biles Road or at the funeral home Wednesday evening.
     Mr. Gray was born in Chicago, III, the son of the late Harry Gray and Alice Stuart Gray. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U. S. Navy.
     Mr. Gray was a self employed salesman of heavy equipment. He was a Christian Scientist.
     Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Jane King Gray of Jackson; son and daughter-in-law, Rodney and Barbara Gray of Jackson; daughter, June Gray of Griffin; sister, Doris Watts of Jackson; and seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
     Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.

Gray, Rosa
  Middle Georgia Argus July 13, 1886
     We regret to learn of the death of a little child of Mr. J. N. Gray's on Monday of last week. It was about twenty months old.

Gray, Roxie Lou Daniel
Jackson Progress Argus 18 Jul 1984
     Mrs. Roxie Lou Daniel Gray, 69, of Pinemeadow Mobile Home Park died at her residence early Thursday morning.
     Mrs. Gray was born in Cartollton, daughter of the late A. F. Daniel and the late Ida Chaney Daniel. She had made her home in Butts County for many years.
     Survivors include her husband, Guy E. Gray of Jackson; son, Gerald Gray of Conyers; daughters, Mary Wood of Jackson and Rachael Goglia of Tucker; nine grandchildren; nine great - grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. A. G. Carter and Mrs. Leonard French, both of Conyers; brothers, Floyd Daniel of Jackson and D. C. Daniel of Stone Mountain; several nieces and nephews.
     Services were conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with the Rev. Gary Rodgers officiating. Burial was in the Jackson city cemetery.
     Pallbearers were Tim Woo d, Fred Woo d, Bill Woo d, Lynn Gray, Butch Daniel, and Gary Daniel.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Gray, Stacey Leonard
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Nov 1992
     Mr. Stacey Leonard Gray, 91, of Route 4, Halls Bridge Road, Jackson, died Tuesday, November 10, at the Henry General Hospital following a brief illness.
     Mr. Gray was born September 26, 1901 in Henry County and was the son of the late Eddie F. and Willie Curry Gray. He was employed by the old Atlanta-Macon Motor Express Company for 37 years where he was the traffic manager.
     Mr. Gray was a retired Butts County farmer and businessman. He served as Chairman of the Butts County Board of Commissioners from 1961-64 and was instrumental in the establishment of Sylvan Grove Hospital.
     Mr. Gray served as a member of the Butts County Board of Tax Assessors. He was a member of the Macedonia Baptist Church.
     Survivors include his wife, Virginia Jones Gray; seven children, Ann O'Neal, Jean Stancil, Carole Maddox, Glenda Manry and Stephen Gray, all of Jackson; Elinor Jordan of Talahassee, Florida and Audrey Jordan of Cumming, Georgia; a sister, Inez Gray Saunders and a sister-in-law, Ruth Gray, both of Jackson; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
     Funeral services will be conducted Thursday morning at 11 o'clock in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson. Interment will be in the Jackson City Cemetery.
     Friends may visit the family at the funeral home Wednesday evening from 7-9 p.m. or at the Gray residence on Halls Bridge Road.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
 
Gray, Walter E.
Jackson Progress-Argus Oct 18 1956
Walter Gray is Buried Sunday in Covington
     Funeral services for Walter E. Gray of Covington were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the First Baptist Church in Covington. Interment was in the Southview cemetery with deacons of the First Baptist Church serving as honorary escort.
     A native Butts countian, he was born June 16, 1873, the son of Monroe Gray and Mrs. Sallie Maddox Gray. In 1912 he moved his family to Covington where he served on the Newton Count Board of Tax Assessors.
     Active in the business and civic affairs of his adopted town, he used his influence to promote the home delivery of mail, observance of Wednesday afternoon holidays, and the establishment of the shirt factory in Covington.
     A former member of the Worthville Baptist Church where he served as Bible t4eacher, Sunday School superintendent and clerk of the church, he later became an active worker and deacon in the Covington Baptist Church.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Fannie King Gray; three daughters, Miss Sara Lois Gray, Covington; Mrs. F. A. Chalker, Atlanta; Mrs. F. E. Wren, Macon; one son, Harold K. Gray, Atlanta; as sister, Mrs. E. L. King, Covington; stepmother, Mrs. Monroe Gray, Jackson; and four grandchildren.

Gray, William McMichael
  The Jackson Progress-Argus October 7, 1927
Father Of Butts County Man Dies In Newton Co.
     Friends and relatives here regret to know of the death of Mr. William M. Gray, 72 years of age, which occurred on September 30, at his home in Newton county. Mr. Gray, who was a well known citizen of the Salem camp ground community, was the father of Mr. J. L. Gray and Mrs. Clyde Thornton and Mrs. Kate Standard, of Jackson. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Kate Standard and Mrs. Clyde Thornton, of Jackson; four sons, Willie Gray, Porterdale; J. L. Gray, Jackson, A. G. Gray, Atlanta, and G. C. Gray, of Bessemer City, N. C.
     Funeral services were held at Salem camp ground.
  
Gray, Willie Curry
Jackson Progress-Argus March 2, 1967
Mrs. Willie Gray Buried at Old Bethel Saturday
     Mrs. Willie Curry Gray, 86, widely known resident of the Old Bethel community, died about three o'clock Thursday afternoon, February 23, at Sylvan Grove Hospital following a period of ill health extending over several months.

Gray, Willie E.
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Oct 1943
W. E. Gray Former Resident, Dies in Newton County
     Friends in Jackson and Butts county of Willie E. Gray, a former resident, will be sorry to learn of his death which occurred at the Porterdale Hospital Saturday night after an illness of six weeks.
     Mr. Gray was reared in Butts county but had been a contractor with the Bibb Manufacturing Company for several years and made his home in Newton county at Old Salem Camp Ground. He was 55 years old.
     He was a brother of Mrs. W. M. Thaxton and Mr. J. L. Gray of this county, and a brother-in-law of Mrs. G. H. Standard of Jackson.
     Funeral services were held at Salem Monday afternoon with Rev. Nelson OIdford and Rev. R. E. Chambers of Atlanta officiating.

Grebe, Roland K.
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Oct 1984
     Roland K Grebe, 86, of Route 5, Jackson died Tuesday, Oct. 2.
     Mr. Grebe, a native of St. Louis, had lived in the High Falls area for the past nine months. He was a retired petroleum engineer with Gulf Oil Co. He was a Mason and a Shriner with the Egypt Shrine Temple in Tampa, Fla.
     Survivors include his wife, Lois Darling Grebe of Jackson; brother, H. A. Grebe of Houston, Texas; and a sister, Mrs. C. L. Walker of Jackson.
     Services were private.
     Snow's Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
 
Green, Alice Tallulah Saunders
  Jackson Progress Argus 31 Mar 1955
Rites Friday For Mrs. B. A.Green
    Funeral services for Mrs. B. A. Green of Lizella, aunt of Miss Viola Slaughter, Miss Fannie Slaughter and Mrs. A. F. White of Flovilla and St. Augustine, Fla., were held Friday morning at 11 o'clock at, the graveside at Indian Springs cemetery. The Rev. G. A. Briggs, pastor of the First Baptist Church officiated and Peacock & Ball Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
    Mrs. Green, 96, died Wednesday in a Macon hospital after a brief illness. She was born at Indian Springs, being the former Miss Lula Saunders.
    Other surviving nieces are Mrs. J. D. Renfroe and Mrs. Robert L. Smith of Macon; Mrs. M. A. Lindsey, Atlanta; Mrs. Thomas R. Harmon, Miami, and a nephew, Dr. E. B. Elder, Daytona Beach, Fla.
    Pallbearers were Richard Watkins, E. Cornell, Jimmy Cornell, W. L. Holloway, T. E. Robison, A. F. White.

Green, Claud
Butts County Progress April 16, 1900
Negro Met Death At River Monday.
     Claud Green, a negro 22 years old, in the employ of Lane Hillard and Anderson, was instantly killed Monday morning when a steel bucket from a derrick fell on his head. The blow received was a severe one and death resulted immediately. No inquest was held as a number of persons saw the negroe when he was killed.
  
Green, D. H.
  (See Worsham, J. R.)
  
Green, George Washington
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Dec 1972
G. W. Green Died Dec. 2 In Griffin
     Mr. George Washington Green, 83, of 239 Spring Street, Griffin, died unexpectedly at the Griffin Living Center on Saturday, December 2nd. He was the father of Robert W. Green of Jenkinsburg.
     Mr. Green was born October 28, 1889 in Floyd County, the son of the late Mr. William King Green and Mrs. Sally Green, both of Floyd County. He was a retired farmer and had made his home in Griffin for 40 years. He was a member of the Union Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and was a member of the Ringgold Lodge of Masons No.9.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon, December 4th, from Union Baptist Church with the Rev. Kenneth Stallings and Rev. Jack Bridges officiating with burial in the church cemetery. McDonald Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Green is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillie Mae Martin Green; a daughter, Mrs. Jewell Hamner of Griffin; three sons, Leonard Green of Rome, Robert W. Green of Jenkinsburg and Paul Green of Griffin; three sisters, Mrs. Pearl Carden of Chattanooga, Tenn., Mrs. Lizzie Jackson and Mrs. Mary Tate, both of Rome; 19 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Green Kenneth B.
Jackson Progress Argus 03 Jun 1987
Jackson Man Killed in Train-car Wreck
     A 37-year-old Jackson man died Tuesday morning from injuries sustained in a collision with a Southern Railway train north of Jackson.
     Kenneth B. Green of 200 Hancock St. died about 7:30 at Sylven Grove Hospital, according to Edl Alverson, State Petrol Officer with the State Patrol in Griffin.
     The accident occurred about 7:00 when the 1981 Volvo, Green was driving collided with a northbound train at a crossing near the Georgia Box plant on Highway 42.
     The wreck is still under investigation by the State Patrol and tike Butts County Sheriff's Department. It appears that he attempted to cross in front of the train, Alverson said. Green was transported by the Butts County EMS to Sylvan Grove.
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Jun 1987
     Kenneth Green, 37, of 200 Hancock St., Jackson, died June 2 from injuries sustained in a train-car wreck.
     The funeral was held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Zion Baptist Church with the Rev. A. F. Eusery officiating. Burial was in the Jackson cemetery.
     Mr. Green, a native of Butts County, was a member of Zion Baptist Church. He graduated from Henderson High School and served in the Marine Corps.
     Survivors include his parents, Robert and Willie Ruth Green of Jackson; a son. Derrick White of Jackson; daughter, Alecia Grier of Jackson; sisters, Vivian Green of Savannah and Doris Johnson of Jackson; brothers, Jerome Taylor of Atlanta and Bernard Green of Jackson; grandparents, the Rev. and Mrs. Wayman Compton of Atlanta; several aunts, uncles, nephews, and nieces.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements.

Green, Lillie Martin
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Sep 1973
Mrs. Green Passes In Griffin
     Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Martin Green of 1110 Gonza Drive, Griffin, were held Monday, September 3rd at Union Baptist Church with the Rev. Kenneth Stallings and Rev. Brady Blalock officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery with McDonald Chapel in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Green died Saturday at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital where she was a patient. She was the widow of George W. Green. A native of Gordon County, she had lived in Griffin for the past 41 years. Mrs. Green was a member of Union Baptist Church.
     She is survived by a daughter Mrs. Jewel Hamner of Griffin; three sons, Leonard Green of Kingston, Robert Green of Jenkinsburg and Paul Green of Griffin; a sister, Mrs. Rosa Beall of Rome; five brothers, Henry Martin, Clarence Martin, Carl Martin and John Martin, all of Rome, and James Martin of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 19 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

Green, Malcolm L."Shorty"
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Jul 1978
Two Die Thursday in Auto Truck Crash Near Flovilla
     A grinding truck-auto crash at the intersection of Higgins Road and State Hwy. 87 just north of Flovilla at 10:45 a.m. Thursday claimed the lives of two elderly Macon residents.
     Killed instantly in the crash were Malcolm L."Shorty" Green, 74, and his wife, Carolyn, 67, of 164 Stonewall Place in Macon.
     Butts County Sheriff Billy Leverette, who investigated the accident along with highway patrol officers from the Griffin station, said the Green car was proceeding from Indian Springs to Hwy. 87, passed behind the Roberts service station and pulled into the southbound lane of the Macon short route into the path of the tractor-trailer rig.
     The Green car was totally demolished in ,the crash. Butts County Coroner John Sherrell said that Mr. and Mrs. Green were taken to the Sylvan Grove Hospital by Emergency Medical Service personnel where they were both pronounced dead on arrival by a Jackson physician.
     The driver of the truck, James Skinner, 41, of Cayce, S.C., was slightly injured in the accident and was released shortly after being admitted to Sylvan Grove Hospital, Sheriff Leverette reported.
     The refrigerated rig driven by Skinner was loaded with frozen fish, which were given to local residents and passers-by when it became evident the truck could not be readily moved, Leverette said. Malcolm Green was a salesman for Taylor Iron Works of Macon and had many friends and customers in Butts County. He was a graduate of Mercer University, where he was a star basketball player. He was inducted into the Mercer Hall of Fame in 1971 for his contribution to Mercer basketball during the mid-1920's.
Green and his wife were members of the Vineville Baptist Church where he was on the Board of Deacons and she was president of the Mizpah Sunday School Class and the Women's Missionary Union. Mrs. Green was a niece of Mrs. L. H. Hurt, Sr. of Jackson.
     Funeral services for the Greens were held Saturday morning at 11 A. M. in Vineville Baptist Church, with interment in Macon Memorial Park.

Green, Robert William, Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 04 Feb 1981
Green Rites Set for Today
     Funeral services for Robert William Green, Sr., 63, of Jenkinsburg, will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home. The Rev. Cecil Norton and. Rev. Chuck McCrackin will officiate and interment will be in the Union Baptist Church cemetery in Spalding County under the direction of Sherrell Funeral Home.
     A native of Floyd County, Mr. Green was the son of the late George Washington Green and the late Lillie Mae Martin Green. He was a retired auto mechanic and a veteran of World War II.
     He died Monday morning following a short illness.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Charlotte Green of Jenkinsburg; three sons, Robert W. Green, Jr. and George W. Green, both of Jenkinsburg, James E. Ross of Tulsa, Oklahoma; two daughters, Miss Jewell R. Green and Mrs. Caroline Preston, both of Jenkinsburg; a sister, Mrs. Jewell R. Hamner of Griffin; a brother, Paul Green of Griffin; 4 grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.
     Pallbearers will be Paul Pruitt, Jim Mize, Charles Daniel, Billy Cook, Baker Fletcher and Richard Merritt.

 Green, Roosevelt
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Jan 1985
By Dale Whiten
     The four hooded Ku Klux Klansmen and about 50 other supporters of capital punishment chanted, "Burn, burn, burn." Children held hand. printed signs with messages such as "Shock a con" and "Burn one Moore." They heralded the arrival of the hearse with cheers. Across the way, another group of demonstrators, their arms linked, candles in hands, stood in a circle and softly sang "were you there when they crucified my Lord." Inside the prison, Roosevelt Green, 28, died In Georgia's electric chair at 12:28 a.m., Jan. 9 for a murder he went to his death saying he did not commit
     "I would like to say to flight that God Is with me. What you people are about to Witness Is a grave misjustice. I am about to die for a murder that I did not commit, that someone else committed," were Green's last words.
     He also expressed his concern about the criminal justice system, saying that it operates under a double standard in which "black lives are not equal to white.. The condemned man was black. The inmate added, "I love the Lord and hope that God takes me into his kingdom." Green then wave!.!. to his mother, one of 14 witnesses, and Said, "Goodbye, mother."
     At the Diagnostic Center, Green was often characterized by authorities as violent; and prison spokesman Fred Steeple Annie Green, an evangelist
from Roosevelt, N.Y., lifted her right hand In a farewell gesture to her son but otherwise showed no emotion as Green was killed.
     Green was executed for the 1976 murder of 18-year-old Teresa Carol Allen, a clerk In a convenience store In Colhran.
     She was abducted from the store, was raped, shot twice with a rifle, and her body dumped in a rural area of Monroe County.
     Throughout the appeals process, Green said he was not present when co-defendant Carzell Moore, 32, shot Allen Moore is also on death row at
the Diagnostic Center awaiting the outcome of appeals. Green contended that Moore killed Allen after instructing Green to take her car, which had been stolen when she was abducted, and fill It with gasoline. Thomas Pasby, a friend of Moore, testified at Moore's trial that Moore told him shortly after the killing that Green wasn't present and didn't know he was planning to kill the woman. Pasby .was not allowed to testify at Green's trial, but after the U. S. Supreme Court in 1978 overturned Green's death sentence, Pasby was permitted to testify befere a jury that in 1979, resentenced Green to death.
     In his report on Green's second sentencing trial, Andrew J. Whalen Jr., trial Green's lawyers and friends maintained, however, that his problems at the prison resulted from harassment stemming from publicity over Allen's murder.
     Green was involved in a number of incidents at the prison, one in which he stabbed two guards with a homemade knife and another in which he injured an inmate. Green was the fourth prisoner put to death by the state of Georgia since December 1983. The most recent execution was that of Alpha Otis Stephens on Dec. 12, 1984.

Green, Sandra Watts
Jackson Progress Argus 03 Aug 1994
     Sandra Watts Green of Jackson died Sun., July 24, in Lamar County.
     Funeral services were held Thurs., July 28, at Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church with Rev. W. B. Wheeler officiating. Interment was in the Mt. Zion cemetery.
     Mrs. Green was a member of Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church where she served as youth representative, an usher, a member of the senior choir building fund committee, and as secretary for the presiding elder of the East Atlanta District of A.M.E. churches. She graduated from Jackson High School in 1977.
     Survivors include husband, Robert Bernard Green; step-sons Maurice, Merrill and Darren Green; parents, Robert and Mary Watts; Sisters Patricia, Dianne, Vannessa and Vivian Watts; brothers, Anthony, Robert, Micheal, David and Martin Watts; grandmothers, Mattie Tyus, Ola Watts and Ida Compton; six sisters-in-law; two brothers-in-law; Godchildren; and several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.
     Trimier Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Jackson Progress Argus 10 Aug 1994
     Sandra Watts Green of Jackson died Sun., July 24.
     Funeral services were held Thurs., July 28, at Mt. Zion AME Church with Rev. W. B. Wheeler officiating. Interment was in the Mt. Zion cemetery.
     Mrs. Green was born April 23, 1959 in Lamar County. She was a member of Mt. Zion AME Church where she served as youth representative, usher, member of the senior choir and building fund committee and as secretary for the presiding elder of the East Atlanta District of AME churches. She graduated from Jackson High School in 1977.
     Survivors include husband, Robert Bernard Green; stepsons, Maurice, Merrill and Darren Green; parents, Robert and Mary Watts; sisters, Patricia, Dianne, Vannessa and Vivian Watts; brothers, Anthony, Robert, Micheal, David and Martin Watts; grandmothers, Mattie Tyus, Ola Watts and Ida Compton; six sisters-in-law; two brothers-in-law; Godchildren; and several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.
    Trimier Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Green, Thelma Hurst
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Dec 1991
     Mrs. Thelma Hurst Green, 91, of Jackson, formerly of Atlanta, died Thursday morning at Henry General Hospital following a lengthy illness.
     Graveside services were held at Westview Cemetery in Atlanta, with Dr. W. Guy Webb officiating.
     Mrs. Green was a secretary for Citizens and Southern National Bank in Atlanta before her retirement many years ago.
     Survivors include her stepchildren, Louise Samples of Jackson, Dianne Brooks of Royston and Becky English of Michigan, and Barbara Ward of Riverdale; and step granddaughter, Bonnie Lane of Jackson.
     Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson was in charge of funeral arrangements.

Greene, Burrell A.
Jackson Progress-Argus Feb 8, 1940
Rites Sunday for Burrell A. Greene
     Funeral services for Mr. Burrell A. Greene, 89 yeara of age, who died Saturday afternoon at his home at Lizella, were held Sunday at 2:30 p. m. at Hart's Mortuary. The Rev Roy Davis officiated and burial was in the Indian Springs cemetery.
     Pallbearers were Gordon Hardeman, Frank Branan, Grady Waits, L. A. Hicks, Luther Moseley and Frank Newberry.
     Mr. Greene died after a three weeks illness and a period of declining health of several months. He was born August 8,1850, in Lamar county, son of Burrell Greene and Mrs. Susie Elder Greene, moved to Monroe county at the age of eight years, and then to Bibb county in1890 and had resided at Lizella since 1906. He was a member of the Lizella Baptist church and was active as a deacon until his health failed.
     He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Lula Saunders, of Indian Springs. Nieces and nephews are Misses Viola and Fannie Slaughter, of Jackson; Mrs. A. F. White, of Flovilla; Mrs. R. L. Smith and Mrs. J. D. Renfroe, of Macon; Mrs. M. A. Lindsey, of Atlanta; Dr. Eugene B. Elder, of Chattanooga, and Dr. T. K. Slaughter, of Wildwood, Fla.
     Miss Virginia White, of Flovilla, is a great niece, and Dr. Herbert White, of St. Augustine, and A. F. White, of Flovilla, are great nephews.

Greene, Irene Florence
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Feb 1975
Mrs. Greene Dies At Age 97
     Mrs. Brac Hodges, Sr., was called to Jacksonville, Alabama, on January 21st due to the sudden death of her sister, Mrs. Irene Florence Greene. Although Mrs. Greene had the misfortune to have a broken back and pelvis for around seven years, she enjoyed her children, grandchildren, and many friends.
     She was an avid reader and maintained a keen mentality until the final hour. On December 23, 1974, she had celebrated her 97th birthday with several honors bestowed upon her. Among them was a 50-year Auxiliary pin from the Alabama Medical Association.
     Mrs. Greene was born on December 23, 1877, the daughter of the late Honorable and Mrs. Haywood A. Florence of Meriwether County. Mrs. Greene was the widow of the late Dr. E. P. Greene, Sr.
     Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, January 23, at the First Methodist Church of Jacksonville where she was a long time member, her pastor officiating. Burial was in the Jacksonville City Cemetery. Two grandsons and four nephews served as pallbearers.
     Mrs. Greene is survived by two daughters: Mrs. Margurite Snoddy of Jacksonville, Alabama, and Mrs. Katherine Mitchell of Huntsville, Alabama; a son, Mr. Pierce Greene, Jr., of Aliceville, Ala.; a sister, Mrs. Brac Hodges, Sr., of Jackson; three grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

Greene, Roy Hill, Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Jan 1969
Heart Attack Claims Roy Hill Greene Sr.
     Mr. Roy Hill Greene Sr., 58, of Indian Springs, was pronounced dead on arrival at Sylvan Grove Hospital early Tuesday morning after apparently suffering a heart seizure at his residence. He had been in poor health for the past year.
     A watchmaker and jeweler, Mr. Greene had resided at Indian Springs for about 15 months, moving there from Macon on account of his health. He was a member of the Pine Forest Baptist Church in Macon.
     The body of Mr. Greene was carried by Haisten Funeral Home to Cartersville Wednesday afternoon.
     Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the First Baptist Church of Cartersville with Dr. Guy N. Atkinson officiating. Interment will be in Oakhill Cemetery in Cartersville with Owens Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Greene is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edna Chapman Greene, Indian Springs; a daughter, Mrs. John W. Denney of Columbus; two sons, Roy H. Greene Jr. and Roy E. Greene, both of Atlanta; father, Mr. P. H. Greene Sr. of Cherokee County, Ga.; three sisters, Mrs. Ralph Kimsey of Cartersville, Mrs. Josephine Watkins of Woodstock, and Mrs. Sara Holt of Hawthorne, Calif.; three brothers, George A. Greene of Rome, Robert O. Greene of Raleigh, N. C., and Mr. H. Greene Jr. of Knoxville, Tenn.; three grandchildren.

Greer, Alice R Cole
  The Jackson Progress-Argus January 9, 1925
Mrs. Alice Greer Called By Death.
     Following a period of ill health extending over several months, Mrs. Alice Greer, aged 73, died at the home of her son, Mr. L. L. Greer on Second street Monday night at 10:30 o'clock. Her passing caused regret to a wide circle of friends.
     Mrs. Greer was a Miss Cole, of this county, before her marriage and belonged to an old and prominent family of this section. She had been a member of Macedonia church for more than fifty years and was a splendid type of Christian character. She had many friends over the county and was greatly admired by all who knew her.
     She is survived by two sons, Mr. H. H. Greer, of Fitzgerald, and Mr. L. L. Greer, of Jackson; one brother, Mr. J. A. Cole, of Texas; three sisters, Mrs. J. F. McMichael, of Jackson, Mrs. L. L. Maddox, of Macon, and Mrs. M. J. Kimbell, of Forsyth. She is also survived by a number of grandchildren.
     Funeral services were held at Macedonia church Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. J. S. Hartsfield, pastor of the First Baptist church, assisted by Rev. Augustus Ernest, of the Methodist church, conducted the services. Interment was in the churchyard.
  
Greer, Anna Pearl Mayo
  The Jackson Progress-Argus January 5, 1967
Mrs. C. J. Greer Buried Friday at Jackson Rites.
     Mrs. Charlie J. Greer, 88, died Wednesday night, December 28, at Sylvan Grove Hospital following a brief illness and a longer period of declining health.
The former Miss Annie Pearl Mayo, she was born in Butts county, the daughter of the late Mr. Jack T. Mayo and Mrs. Elizabeth Smith Mayo, She was a member of the First Baptist church of Jackson.
     Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at two o'clock from the First Baptist church with the Rev. Robert L. Thompson, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the Jackson cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Greer is survived by one son, Charles Wilma Greer of Jackson; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Frank Moore, John Moore, Charles Brownlee, Harold Brooks, Newt Etheridge, and M. L. Hodges Jr., all members of the Exchange Club of Jackson.
  
Greer, Allie Hearn
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Jun 1942
Mrs. J. M. Greer Passes Sunday In Flovilla Home
     The death of Mrs. J. M. Greer, 76 years of age, beloved resident of Flovilla, occurred at her home at 2 o'clock Sunday morning. In declining health for several months, she was critically ill for several days.
     The former Miss Allie Hearn of Putnam county, she was a daughter of the late Mr. Thomas Hearn and. Mrs. Jennie Carter Hearn. During a long residence in Butts county she made hosts of friends. She was a loyal member of the Flovilla Baptist church and active in all phases of religious work as long as health would permit. All progressive movements found in her a champion and she was beloved for loyalty to family and devotion to friends.
     Surviving are her husband, Mr. J. M. Greer; two daughters, Miss Margaret L. Giles of Columbus, active in health work in Georgia; Mrs. A. O. Linch of Atlanta; a son, E. P. Giles of Arlington, Va.; a granddaughter, Margaret Ann Linch of Atlanta; two sisters, Mrs. V. J. Johnson of Hogansville and Mrs. George Philpot of Atlanta.
     Impressive funeral services were held at the Flovilla Baptist church Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The pastor, the Rev. Z. M. Leverette, officiated. Many friends, including visitors from several cities of the state, were present for a final tribute to this beloved woman and friends, relatives and organizations sent lovely floral offerings.
     Pallbearers were E. R. Edwards, Max Henderson, Walter Smith, Pratt Smith, J. B. Roberts, Avon Gaston, Horace Bankston, W. B. Thompson.
     Burial was in the Flovilla cemetery with Thornton Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Greer, Alvin E.
Jackson Progress Argus 04 Feb 1981
Alvin E. Greer Died Jan. 29
     Alvin E. Greer, 76, of Norcross, Ga., son of tlie late Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Greer of Flovilla, died Thursday, January 29th at an Atlanta Hospital.
     Mr. Greer was retired from National Life Accident Insurance Co. He was a Methodist and was a former native of Flovilla, Ga.
     He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Jewell Green Greer of Norcross; two sons, Gene Greer of Durham, N.C., and Randy Greer of Norcross; a sister, Mrs. Ruby Washington of Jackson; two brothers, Olin Greer of Flovilla, and Howard Greer of Jackson; four grandsons, several nieces and nephews.

Greer, Annie Lee Maddox
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Dec 1961
Flovilla Rites Saturday For Mrs. Greer 71
    Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Lee Maddox Greer, 71, of Griffin who died Thursday afternoon at a private nursing home after a long illness, were held Saturday afternoon at two o'clock from Haisten's Chapel in Griffin. The Rev. James Burleson, pastor of the Pepperton Baptist Church, and the Rev. Marcus Drake officiated. Interment was in the Flovilla Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
    Mrs. Greer, widow of the late Mr. Nobel Greer, was a native of Butts County but had lived in Griffin since 1926. She was a member of the Baptist Tabernacle. Mrs. Greer suffered a stroke four years ago.
    Survivors include two sons, M. W. Greer and A. C. Greer, both of Griffin; one brother, Claude Maddox of Flovilla; three sisters, Mrs. Roy Dodson of Flovilla, Mrs. Edgar Thompson of Warner Robins, and Mrs. Ray Patrick of McDonough; two grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.

Greer, Annie Pearl Mayo
  The Jackson-Progress Argus January 5, 1967
Mrs. C. J. Greer Buried Friday at Jackson Rites.
     Mrs. Charlie J. Greer, 88, died Wednesday night, December 28, at Sylvan Grove Hospital following a brief illness and a longer period of declining health.
     The former Miss Annie Pearl Mayo, she was born in Butts county, the daughter of the late Mr. Jack T. Mayo and Mrs. Elizabeth Smith Mayo, She was a member of the First Baptist church of Jackson.
     Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at two o'clock from the First Baptist church with the Rev. Robert L. Thompson, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the Jackson cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Greer is survived by one son, Charles Wilma Greer of Jackson; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Frank Moore, John Moore, Charles Brownlee, Harold Brooks, Newt Etheridge, and M. L. Hodges Jr., all members of the Exchange Club of Jackson.
     
Greer, Bessie M. White
  The Jackson Progress-Argus February 20, 1920
Mrs. Julius Greer Died Tuesday Night
     Friends of Mrs. Julius Greer, of Monticello, formerly Miss Bessie White, of Flovilla, were grieved to learn of her death which occurred at her home in Monticello Tuesday night. Her death came after a short illness and followed an operation for appendicitis which she underwent Monday.
     Mrs. Greer attended the public schools hers and was beloved by a large circle of friends. Of a bright disposition and possessed of gentleness to an unusual degree she made friends easily.
     She is survived by her husband, two small children, a boy and a girl, her parents, Dr. and Mrs. A. F. White, of Flovilla, two sisters, Mrs. Persons, of Monticello and Miss Virginia White; three brothers, Messrs. Herbert, Will and A. F. White Jr.
     The funeral and interment took place in Monticello Thursday morning at 11 o'clock.
                    
Greer, Cecile Irene Bankston
Jackson Progress Argus 21 Jan 1965
Mrs. N. L. Greer Buried Monday At Macedonia
    Mrs. Cecil Bankston Greer of Route 4, Jackson, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Geraldine Washington, with whom she resided, Saturday night, January 16, about 10 o'clock following a lengthy illness. She was 73 years old and had spent all of her life in Butts County.
    Mrs. Greer was the widow of Nathan L. Greer of this county and was the daughter of the late Mr. Henry Bankston and Mrs. Carrie Yancey Bankston, also of Butts County.
    Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at two o'clock from the Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. Bill Thomas, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
    Survivors include her daughter, Mrs. Geraldine Washington of Jackson; one son, R. L. Greer of Tampa, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Prentice Hodges of Jackson, Mrs. Hugh Macon of Atlanta; two brothers, Horace Bankston and Donald Bankston, both of Jackson; two grandchildren.
    Pallbearers were Fleet Duffey, Ralph Evans, Wilmer Greer, Howard Greer, Lester Bankston and Nevin Duffey.

Greer, Charles J.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus November 17, 1938
C. J. Greer Met Death When Hit By Automobile.
Well-known Butts county resident instantly killed when he stepped in front of car Saturday.
     Mr. Charles J. Greer, 60 years of age, life-long resident of Burrs county, was run over and instantly killed by an automobile near his house on the Jackson and Indian Springs highway Saturday night about 9 o'clock.
     He was on the paved highway and stepped in front of an automobile driven by Melvin Brown, of Griffin.
     The accident, it was claimed was unavoidable.
     After the accident Mr. Brown rendered what aid he could and came to Jackson for assistance.
     Mr. Greer's body was mangled by the impact with the automobile.
     The death of this well known citizen came as a shock to friends. Mr. Greer was a son of the late Mr. N. H. Greer and Mrs. Eliza Holloway Greer, for many years esteemed residents of Butts county. At one time Mr. Greer was connected with the Georgia Power Company and later as a guard at the State Farm in Milledgeville. Recently he had devoted his attention to farming.
     Surviving relatives are his wife, the former Miss Pearl Mayo, of Jackson; a son, Mr. William Greer; one brother, N. L. Greer, of Flovilla, and two sisters, Mrs. J. J. Waldrop, of Indian Springs, and Mrs. W. L. Waldrop, of Flovilla.
     Funeral services were held at the First Baptist church in Jackson Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. R. B. Harrison, of Norcross, former pastor here, conducted the services and interment was in the Jackson cemetery, with S. H. Thornton, funeral director in charge. The pallbearers were Ray Henderson, Franklin McCullough, C. J. Maddox, Arthur Maddox, Olin Greer, Howard Greer.

Greer, Charlie
  The Jackson Progress-Argus May 5, 1922
Two Negro Men Drown In River.
Boat Capsized When In Middle Of Stream. One Of The Party Managed To Get To Shore. Body Recovered.
     When the boat in which they were rowing capsized in water estimated to be from 75 to 100 feet deep, near Bermuda Bottoms on the pond of the Central Georgia Power Company, Charlie Greer and Joe Middlebrooks, colored, were drowned Saturday afternoon. The third member of the party, Oscar Greer, managed to cling to the overturned boat and was washed ashore by the waves.
     The men, employed by Mr. B. M. Barnes, had completed the week's work and went to the pond to go fishing. The wind was blowing rather hard at the time and the waves were running high. The high waves, it is thought, caused the boat to capsize. The men, it was stated had on their overcoats and could do but little trying to swim with this handicap.
     Searching parties spent Sunday at the scene of the tragedy, trying to locate the bodies. The body of Charlie Greer was recovered Sunday.
     The drowning occurred near where Tussahaw creek empties into the Ocmulgee river. The water at that point is very deep, some estimating the depth to be 100 feet.
  
Greer, Dorcas Marion
Jackson Progress Argus 2 Nov 1944
Graveside Rites For Miss Greer At Sand Creek
     Graveside rites for Mrs. Dorcas Greer, former Butts county resident who died at her home in Atlanta Wednesday at 2 p. m. after a long illness, will be held at Sandy Creek cemetery Thursday afternoon at 3:30. Services were to be held at Patterson's in Atlanta at 1 p. m.
     Miss Greer, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Greer of Butts county, had lived in Atlanta for many years and for a period of 25 years had been connected with Rich's Inc., where she was widely known as a saleswoman. She was connected with leading Butts county families and was a member of the Flovilla Baptist church.
     Survivors are four sisters, Mrs. Luther Redman of Atlanta; Mrs. Charles Bowman of Cincinnati, and Misses Lena and Rose Greer of Baconton; an uncle, Mr. J. M. Greer, of Flovilla.

Greer, Eliza Ann Holloway
  The Jackson Progress-Argus June 13, 1919
Card Of Thanks
     We wish to extend thanks to our friends and neighbors for the many kindnesses shown during the illness and at the death of Mrs. N. H. Greer.
N. H. Greer, Miss Essie Greer.
  
Greer, Ernest Willie
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Sep 1965
Ernest W. Greer Died Aug. 30 in Houston Texas
    Funeral services were held in Houston, Texas, August 31, for a former Butts Countian, Mr. Ernest Willie Greer, who passed away early Monday morning, August 30th, in a hospital there.
    He was 66 years of age and had been in declining health for about a year. His passing was not entirely unexpected to family and friends.
    Born in Butts County on May 23, 1899, Mr. Greer resided here until he was grown. He was a retired employee of Missouri Pacific Railroad and was a Shriner, Mason and member of Westberry Methodist Church in Houston.
    He was the son of William Gipson Greer and Mrs. Lula Matilda Greer, both deceased, of Flovilla.
    He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Margaret Gillard Greer, formerly of Lake Charles, La.; one daughter, Mrs. Joyce Turner of Houston; one sister, Mrs. Ruby Washington, Jackson; four brothers, Olin Greer, Flovilla, James Greer, Port Arthur, Texas, Alvin Greer, Atlanta, and Howard Greer, Jackson; several nieces and nephews.

Greer, Eunice Lamb
Jackson Progress Argus 12 Feb 1992
     Mrs. Eunice Lamb Greer, 68, of Tampa, Fla., died Friday evening in Town and Country Hospital in Tampa following an illness of several days.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday, Feb. 12, in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson, with the Rev. David Majors officiating. Burial was in the Macedonia Baptist Church cemetery.
     Mrs. Greer was born in Savannah, daughter of the late Albert B. and Ruby Lee Barton Lamb. She was the widow of Butts County native Russell Lawrence Greer, who died in 1987.
Mrs. Greer was employed with the Holiday Inn Corporation for over 20 years.
     Survivors include her brother, Thomas Lamb of Butler; sisters, Ethel McCorkle of MacClenny, Fla., and Pauline Armitage of Springfield; sister-in-law, Geraldine Washington of Jackson; and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home in Jackson was in charge of arrangements.
 
Greer, Fulton, Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Dec 1987
     Fulton Greer Sr., 64, of Route 1, Jenkinsburg, died Dec. 2 at Sylvan Grove Hospital.
     The funeral was held Dec. 6 at 1 p.m. at Lizzie Berry Baptist Church with the Rev. John L. Freeman officiating. Burial was in the Jackson cemetery.
     Mr. Greer was born in Jasper County, son of Arthur and Dena Greer. He was a member of Lizzie Berry Baptist Church.
     Survivors include his wife, Naomi Greer; daughters, Beverly Elaine Watts, Sylvia B. Hector, and Tedra Janene Greer; sons, Fulton Greer Jr., Dexter J. Greer, David V. Greer, and Trevino M. Greer; two sons-in-law; three daughters-in-law; seven grandchildren; five brothers-in-law; eight sisters-in-law; two aunts; several nephews and nieces.

Greer, Henry Henderson
Jackson Progress-Argus 15 Mar 1935
Mr. Henry Greer died at Home in Fitzgerald
     Henry Henderson Greer, 57, father of nine children, passed at 4:30 o'clock this morning at his home at 321 South Grant street after a long illness following a stroke of paralysis which he suffered several months ago.
     Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 at the First Baptist church by Rev. J. F, Singleton, pastor of the church, assisted by Rev. J. Ed Fain, pastor of the Central Methodist church, interment following at Evergreen cemetery.
     He was born on the 18th day of September 1877, at Jackson, Butts county, Ga., and moved to Fitzgerald with his family in 1923, being employed at the AB&C shops for eleven years and for some time has served as city sexton.
     He is survived by his widow; nine children, J. P. Greer, of Jacksonville, Fla.; Mrs. J. D. Bell, of Waycross; Z. B. Greer, of Birmingham, Ala.; J. E. Greer, of Macon; W. H., Frank, Herschel and Misses Ouida and Nellie Ruth Greer, of Fitzgerald; also one brother, Luther Greer, of Jackson. Fitzgerald Leader.

Greer, James
  Middle Georgia Argus July 7, 1881
Died.
     It becomes our sad duty to announce the sad death of our friend James Greer which occurred at Elmo, Texas, on the 27th ult., the following letter will explain the particulars.
Dear Friend and Editor Little did I think when I wrote you last that in so short a time it would become my sad duty to write you of the death of J. F. Greer my brother and your true friend after a week of illness. The doctors done all in their power to stay the grim monster death, but the messenger was not to forebear, His many friends I suppose would like the particulars, so I will state them, Monday the 20th after plowing until he became very warm and thirsty he drank very freely of cold water, in consequence of which, he was taken a little sick and laid down on the gallery, and there being a breeze, he soon was chilled, a light chill followed, on Wednesday he had another chill, Saturday night about one o'clock he began to get worse, the doctor was with him during Sunday, and he seemed to be better, but Monday morning about eight o'clock there was a change for the worse and despite the doctor's skill; er'e the night had thrown its sable mantle around us, his spirit had taken its flight, to the land where darkness, death, nor sorrow ever enters.
     There had been a great change in him for some time previous to his death, he often spoke of his faith in Jesus Christ and was very desirous of uniting with the christian church. He had many friends here and kindly were they to us for which we will ever feel gratitude to them, sad is our hearts, and sad will be the hearts of his relations and friends, but we should not murmur at the ways of him that gives so freely, but should love him the more, and pray that we might be prepared to meet the loved one that has crossed before us.
B. F. C.
  
Greer, James Nathaniel
Jackson Progress Argus 19 Apr 1973
J. N. Greer Buried At Texas Rites
     Mr. James N. Greer, 71, of 3833 5th Street, Port Arthur, Texas, died last week in St. Mary's Hospital following a short illness. He was a native of Flovilla, Ga. and had lived in Port Arthur since 1921. He retired from Texaco in West End Pump House in 1965; was a member of Local OCAW 423 and was a member of the Methodist Church.
     Mr. Greer is survived by his wife, Mrs. Violet Nectoux Greer, Port Arthur; three brothers, Ollin Greer, Flovilla; Alvin Greer, Atlanta; Howard Greer, Jackson; and one sister Mrs. Forest Washington, Jackson.
     Funeral services were held last Friday at 10 a.m. at the Clayton-Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Port Arthur with Rev. C. Lewis McNeil pastor of First Southern Methodist Church, officiating. Interment was in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
      Pallbearers were C. W. Nectoux, H. J. Nectoux, George Nectoux., William Nectoux, James Monsur and Carl Cupit.

Greer, James T. Mr.
  Middle Georgia Argus September 15, 1881
In Memoriam
     "One by one the bonds are severed binding hearts together here, one by one new ties are added to the land that knows no tear." Departed this life in his happy home in Kaufman county Texas, on the 27th June 1881, Jas. T. Greer, in the 25th year of his age. The subject of this notice was born near Indian Spring Butts county Georgia. During his tender years it pleased him who is too wise to err, and too good to do wrong to take away his father, leaving him to the tender care of a fond mother who raised him until he became her standard, and by his aid succeeded in raising several other children. Being true to that mother continued with her until last January, when with his devoted wife almost bride, formerly Miss Sudie C. Carson, daughter of John P. Carson of Monroe county Georgia. Whom he married March 2nd 1880, he removed to Kaufman county Texas. Here the happy pair with favoring current, and propitious, gale began o'er the ocean of life. Oh! How flattering and inviting was the prospect before. The memory how charming. No riffle of discord troubled the placid _____ ground. No muttering thunder pealed their deafening notes above, and the hopeful youth in the in the rosy morn of life, with a young _____ pure and ____ totally unconscious of the _____ _____ which lay invisible just on ahead, aft and soon would whisper in the ear of his _____ bride!
Greer, Jap Mr.
  Butts County Progress December 1, 1911
     His many friends were sorry to hear of the death of Mr. Jap Greer, which occurred at his home in Jasper county last week.

Greer, Jason Franklin
  The Jackson Argus September 20, 1895
     The funeral of Mr. Frank Greer, an old citizen of our town, last Saturday at Sandy Creek, was a sad occasion. A large concourse of relatives and friends paid their last tribute of respect to his memory. He was a kind hearted, generous friend, a devoted father and gentle, loving husband. His face will be sadly missed in our midst. It is hard for us to realize that his familiar figure will be seen by us no more. Frank had a host of friends all over Butts county and it was with sorrowing hearts that they laid his body in the tomb. The bereaved family have our deepest sympathies in this their hour of sore affliction. We trust his spirit is at rest.
  
Greer, Jesse
  The Jackson Argus October 20, 1899
In Memory.
     The death angel visited the home of Mrs. Rosa Greer on September 24, and took away her beloved little grand-son, Jesse, nine years of age. He was a bright little boy and was loved by all who knew him. He leaves a father, sister, brother and a host of relatives and friends to mourn his sad death.
He is gone but not forever
To his home beyond the sky.
Gone to meat his sainted mother
In her home beyond the sky.
But we would not call him back,
No, for we know he's safe at rest,
Safe in the arms of Jesus, safe on his gentle breast.
Sleep on, darling Jesse,
Till we meet you on that shore,
Is your home so bright and fair,
For no pain can enter there.
A FRIEND

Greer, Jessie Yancey
Jackson Progress Argus, November 22, 1945.
Mrs. H. H. Greer Taken by Death.
     Mrs. H. H. Greer, 65 years of age, former resident of Butts county, died at her home in Fitzgerald November 14. The wife of the late H. H. (Bud) Greer, she was the former Miss Jessie Yancey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Yancey of Butts county. She resided here until 23 years ago when the family moved to Fitzgerald for residence.
     Funeral services were conducted at the Central Methodist church in Fitzgerald Thursday afternoon and Rev. Wade E. Scott and Rev. Carey T. Vinzant officiated.
     Attending the funeral from Jackson were Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Redman, Miss Rebecca Redman, Mr. and Mrs. Grady Redman, Mr. M. W. Redman, Mrs. Loy Wilson, Mr. C. R. Long, Mrs. Henry Bankston, Mr. R. D. Bankston, Mr. Horace Bankston.
     Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. J. D. Bell, Charleston, S. C., Mrs. Gould E. Brown, Fitzgerald; Mrs. M. V. Willingham Jr, Newburge, N. Y.; six sons, Perry Greer, Jacksonville; Z. B. Greer, Birmingham; Will Henry Greer, Sylacaugo, Ala.; Herschel and J. W. Greer, Alexander City, Ala.; Frank Greer, Douglas; 15 grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Henry Bankston and W. C. Redman of Jackson.

Greer, John Marion
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Aug 1954
John M. Greer Dies at Age 91
    John Marion Greer, 91, one of the county's oldest and best know citizens, died at his home in Flovila early Friday. Death resulted after a period of declining health of several months.
    Mr. Greer was connected with old and prominent families of the county. His father was William Greer of South Carolina and his mother was Mrs. Rosa Ann Torbet Greer. He spent a long and active life in the county and was a retired farmer. For the past few years he had resided in Flovilla where he was member of the Flovilla Baptist Church.
    He took an active interest in public affairs and was esteemed for his loyalty to friends. He suffered a crippling hip injury several years ago and had recently been confined to his bed.
    Survivors are two daughters, Miss Margaret Giles and Mrs. Dorcas Linch, and a son, Pierce Giles, all of Atlanta; one brother, W. N. Greer, now 94, of Dubach, La.; several nieces and nephews, including Mrs. Bertha Hilley, with whom he had resided the past few years.
    Funeral services were held Saturday at 4:30 at the Flovilla Baptist Church and the Rev. L. H. Britt was the officiating minister. Burial was in the Sandy Creek cemetery under the direction of Haisten Funeral Home.
    The pallbearers were Elbert Long, Emory Duke, Johnny King, George Barnes, Joe Waits and Stewart Nelson.

Greer, Julia Kelly
Jackson Progress Argus 19 Aug 1971
Mrs. Greer Was Buried At Macedonia
     Mrs. Julia Kelly Greer was buried Thursday morning in the Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Don Clark officiating. McDonald Funeral Home of Griffin was in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Greer died Wednesday morning at the Westbury Medical Care Home in Jenkinsburg. She had made her home in Griffin for 25 years before moving to the nursing home nine years ago. She was a member of New Hope Methodist Church.
     Funeral services were conducted Thursday morning at eleven o'clock from McDonald Chapel.
     She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Zonnie Miller of McDonough; several nieces and nephews.

Greer, Junior
Jackson Progress-Argus, December 29, 1949.
Christmas Eve Accident Fatal to Negro Boy.
     Junior Greer, 14-year-old Negro youth, was killed instantly on Christmas eve morning about 11 a.m. when he ran into the highway in front of a car driven by T. O. Johnson. The accident occurred about two miles south of Jackson on route 42 near the home of Obie Watkins.
     According to witnesses the boy, who lived on the Watkins farm, has crossed the highway to transact some business with the driver of a furniture company truck parked on the right hand shoulder of the road facing south. Leaving the truck, the youth walked onto the highway directly in front of the car driven by Johnson and was killed instantly by the force of the impact.
     The accident was investigated by Sheriff J. D. Pope and the State Patrol. No charges were placed against Johnson as the accident was termed unavoidable.

Greer, Lee H.
Jackson Progress Argus 28 Jul 1993
     Lee H. Greer, 65, of Stockbridge died Wed., July 21, a t Crawford W. Long Hospital in Atlanta.
     Funeral services were held Fri., July 23, in the chapel of McCullough Funeral Home with Rev. Gene Sellers officiating. Interment was in Westwood Gardens.
     Mr. Greer was born in Colbert, son of the late Thomas G. Greer and Essie Martin Greer. He was a retired correctional officer with the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center and retired bus driver in Butts County.
     He served in the U. S. Army and was a member of the Second Baptist Church of Jackson.
     Survivors include wife Merle F. Greer; sons and daughters-in-law Tommy and Pam Greer of Carrolton and Randy and Teresa Greer of Stockbridge; sisters and brothers-in-law Ruby and Herman Womack and Mary Greer Lewis, all of Griffin; mother-in-law Ruby Walker of Griffin; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
     McCullough Funeral in Griffin was in charge of arrangements.

Greer, Louise Faulkner
Jackson Progress Argus Oct 14 1971
Mrs. Greer Passes in Charlotte
     Mrs. Louise Greer, 51, of 4331 Briarhill Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina, died about 5:30 o'clock Saturday morning, October 9th at her residence following a long illness.
     Mrs. Greer was born October 26, 1919 in Jackson to the late Mr. Robert Faulkner and Mrs. Minnie Ramsey Faulkner. She was a member of the Whiting Avenue Baptist Church in Charlotte.
     Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at three o'clock in Whiting Avenue Baptist Church with interment in Sharon Memorial Park in Charlotte. McEwen Funeral Services of Charlotte was in charge of funeral arrangements.
     Mrs. Greer is survived by her husband, Olin L. Greer, of Charlotte, N. C.; a daughter, Miss Mary Anne Monteith and a son, Robert Jackson Greer, both of Charlotte, N. C.; three sisters, Mrs. Joe Reeves, Mrs. Victor Brown and Mrs. H. M. Thaxton, all of Jackson; two grandchildren.

Greer, Lula Matilda Niblett
Jackson Progress-Argus, November 29, 1962
Mrs. W. G. Greer Died Sunday at Local Hospital
     Funeral services doe Mrs. Lula Niblett Greer, 89, were conducted Monday afternoon at three o'clock from the Pleasant Grove Congregational Methodist Church with the Rev Jerry Partain and the Rev, Dennis Doane officiating. Interment was in Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Greer died at Sylvan Grove Hospital Sunday morning following a period of declining health for several months. She was a widow of the late William Gipson Greer. Mrs. Greer was born in Jasper County but had lived most of her life in Butts. She was a member of the Pleasant Grove Congregational Methodist Church.
     Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. H. F. Washington of Jackson; five sons, O. Greer and Howard T, Greer, both of Jackson; A. E. Greer of Atlanta E. W. Greer of Houston, Texas; and J. W. Greer of Port Arthur, Texas; 12 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren.
     Pallbearers were grandsons and included Billy Greer, Bobby Greer, Wayne Washington, Wilmer White, Sammy Pace, and Billy Aiken.

Greer, Luther L.
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Nov 1937
Luther L. Greer Claimed By Death
     Luther L. Greer, 63 years of age, one of the county's well Known citizens, died at 6 o'clock Thursday morning at his home on Second street after an illness of several
weeks. He became ill several weeks ago and had suffered from a complication of diseases which gradually sapped his strength. His death will bring sorrow to a host of friends in this section.
     Son of a pioneer Butts county family, Mr. Greer was born here, and spent his life in the community. He was a son of Perry Greer and Mrs. Alice Cole Greer, remembered as sterling citizens of a former generation. Mr. Greer was a devout member of the Jackson Baptist church and showed in his daily life the high principles of a christian gentleman. Intensely loyal to the faith of his church, he showed much interest in all religious affairs. Not by precept only, but by example Mr. Greer lived a lofty but simple and trusting faith. He was born September 8, 1874, and only recently celebrated his 63rd birthday and obliging, pure in life and thought, he enjoyed a wide friendship over the county.
     Holding the confidence and esteem of his friends to a marked degree, Mr. Greer had been honored with the office of tax receiver, which he filled a few years ago. Until his health failed he remained active in duty, holding a connection with the Farmers Union Warehouse Company.
     He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Julia Kelley, of Butts county; one daughter, Miss Sara Alice Greer; several nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Macedonia church and Rev. R. B. Harrison will officiate. Interment will be in the church cemetery beside his mother.

Greer, Margaret McMichael
Jackson Progress Argus 19 Nov 1986
     Mrs. Margaret McMichael Greer of Indian Springs died Nov. 18 at Charter Northside Hospital in Macon where she had been a patient for two weeks.
     The funeral was held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Doug Pareti officiating. Burial was in the McMichael family lot in the Sandy Creek Cemetery.
     Mrs. Greer was born in Butts County, daughter of the late Benjamin Terrell McMichael and Pallie Torbet McMichael. She graduated from Jackson High School in 1933 and received her teaching degree from Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville. Mrs. Greer taught school in several Georgia counties, including Butts, as well as several other states. She was a member of the Butts County
Retired Teachers Association and the Flovilla United Methodist Church.
     Survivors include six sisters, Ester Hogan of Dublin, Lucille Brown of Macon, Jean Goetz of Warner Robins, Dorothy Duke of Jackson, Jenny Kinard of Oxford, and Pat Zontek of Tallahassee, Fla.; brothers, Kyle McMichael of Jackson, Jeff McMichael of Macon, and Frank McMichael of Indian Springs; nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Greer, Martha Ruth Biles
Jackson Progress Argus 28 Dec 1988
     Martha Ruth Biles Greer, 79, of the Monticello Highway, Jackson, died Dec. 20 in Roswell.
     The funeral was held Friday at 11 a.m. at the Flovilla United Methodist Church with the Rev. Don Harp and the Rev. Thomas Smith officiating. Burial was in the Macedonia Baptist Church cemetery in Butts County.
     Mrs. Greer was born in Butts County, the daughter of Edgar and Mary Emily Thomas Biles. She was a member of the Flovilla United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women. She was a member of the William Mcintosh Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was a Past Worthy Matron of the Jephtha Chapter Number 252, Order of the Eastern Star. She had been active in the Iron Springs Community Club and was a member of the Hawthorn Garden Club.
     Survivors include her husband, Howard Jackson Greer of Jackson; daughters, Mary Jean McEachern of Roswell and Barbara Greer Aiken of Covington; sons, Robert H. Greer and William J. Greer, both of Roswell; 11 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; Several nephews and nieces.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Greer, Mary
  The Jackson Argus February 8, 1901
     Miss Mary Greer, died at the home of her brother, Mr. Thomas H. Greer, last Saturday. The funeral was conducted on Sunday by Rev. L. A. Jackson.

Greer, Mary Rose
Jackson Progress Argus 17 Jun 1954
Miss Rose Greer Dies in Baconton
    Miss Mary Rose Greer, 72, native Butts county resident but active in the business life of Baconton for a long number of years, died at her home Tuesday, June 8. Funeral services were held Thursday at 3:30 p. m. at Sandy Creek cemetery in Butts county.
    Miss Greer, operator of a drug store in Baconton, was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Greer of Butts county. She had lived in Baconton for thirty years or more and was active in the business and religious life of the community. She was a member of the Georgia Pharmaceutical Association and president of the Georgia Pharmaceutical Auxiliary, member of the Woman's Club, and the Baconton Baptist Church.
    Survivors include three sisters, Miss Lena Greer of Baconton; Mrs. L. F. Redman of Atlanta and Mrs. Charles Bauman of Lake View, Ohio; several nieces and nephews.
Greer, Morris Sanders
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Jun 1976
Morris Greer Services Held In Griffin
     Mr. Morris Sanders Greer, of 414 South Hill Street, Griffin, died early Wednesday night, May 19th, at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital where he was admitted earlier in the day.
     A native of Harris County, he was the son of the late Harry Sanders Greer and the late Mrs. Mattie Morris Greer.
     Mr. Greer had made his home in Griffin for 43 years. He was employed with the United Insurance Company for 35 years, retiring fourteen years ago. The Greer family maintained a home on Jackson Lake and local friends regret to learn of his passing.
     He attended the First Baptist Church. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy.
     Funeral services were held Friday morning, May 21, at 11 o'clock in the chapel of Pittman-Rawls Funeral Home in Griffin. The Reverend Bruce M. Morgan officiated with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.
     Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Alma Smith Greer, Griffin; a daughter, Miss Jeanne Greer, Griffin; a sister, Mrs. J. C. Stansell of Atlanta; a niece, Mrs. J. M. Sheets of Newnan.

Greer, Nathan L.
Jackson Progress-Argus 4 Dec 1941
Nathan L. Greer Died Friday in Atlanta Clinic
     The death or Nathan L. Greer, 52 years old, member of prominent Butts and Jasper county families, occurred at 6 o'clock Friday night at t Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta. He was admitted to the hospital ten days ago and did not rally from the effects of an operation.
     Mr. Greer was a widely-known farmer of the Flovilla community. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Greer, who moved here years ago from Jasper county. He was the last of three brothers, all active in Butts county affairs. Mr, Greer was a member of Pleasant Grove Methodist church.
     Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Cecil Bankston; one son, Russell Greer, of Atlanta; two daughters, Misses Geraldine and Carolyn Greer of Butts county; two sisters, Mrs. J. J. Waldrep and Mrs W. L. Waldrep, of Flovilla; several nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services were held at Macedonia church Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. J . C. Callaway, pastor of the Jackson Methodist church, officiating. Burial was in the churchyard, with Thornton Funeral Homes directing arrangements.
     The services were largely attended by relatives and friends. The pallbearers were Howard Greer, Olin Greer, C. J. Maddox, Howard James, Asberry St. John and Arthur Maddox.

Greer, Nena (Nell) Morton
Jackson Progress-Argus 06 Aug 1953
Mrs. Olin Greer Claimed By Death
     Mrs. Olin L. Greer Sr., 54, resident of Flovilla, died in an Atlanta hospital Saturday as the result of a month's serious illness. She recently submitted to surgery for a brain tumor.
     Born in Stewart county December 25, 1898, daughter of Mrs. Dixie Carter Morton Preston and the late Thomas Lamar Morton, she had spent much of her life in Butts county. As a member of the Baptist Church she took an active interest in religious affairs and was a civic worker and had a large circle of friends who are saddened at her passing.
     Funeral services were held Monday at 3 p. m. at the Jackson Baptist Church with the Rev. L. H. Britt and the Rev. Perry Partain officiating. Interment was in the Jackson cemetery with Peacock & Ball Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Survivors are her husband, Olin Greer Sr., farmer and businessman; mother, Mrs. A. G. Preston of Flovilla; one brother, W. C. Morton of Jackson; a half brother, James Preston, US Army; one half sister, Mrs. Edith Britton of Jackson; a step son, Olin Greer Jr. of Charlotte, N. C.
     The pallbearers were Billy Greer, Wayne Washington, O. L. Greer Jr., James Preston, Carter Morton, Elwood Britton.

Greer, Noble
  The Jackson Progress-Argus August 6, 1920
Mr. Noble Greer Passed Away Sunday Night Last.
     Friends of Mr. Noble Greer were grieved to learn of his death which occurred Sunday evening at seven o'clock at his home near Mt. Vernon church. Mr. Greer had been in ill health for a considerable period, part of the time being spent in sanitariums in Atlanta, where he underwent several operations. Since March he has been confined to his bed.
     He was a member of the Pleasant Grove Methodist church and belonged to a prominent family of the county.
     He is survived by his wife who was Miss Annie Maddox; two sons, Copeland and Maurice; his father, Mr. N. H. Greer; four sisters, Miss Essie Greer, Mrs. Joe Waldrop, Mrs. Genus Maddox; three brothers, Messrs. Charlie,and Nathan Greer, all of Butts county.
     The funeral was held at four o'clock Monday afternoon at Flovilla, the Rev. Mr. Costley, of Atlanta, conducting the services.
     The interment was ion the church yard.

Greer, Nellie Morton
  The Jackson Progress-Argus October 4, 1918
Mrs. Olin Greer Passed Away Sunday Afternoon
     Following an illness of several months, Mrs. Olin Greer passed away Sunday afternoon at her home near Flovilla. While her death was not unexpected it nevertheless came as a shock to the family and a wide circle of friends.
     Mrs. Greer who was Miss Nellie Morton, of Lumpkin, Ga., before her marriage, was 21 years of age. She was a most excellent christian character and enjoyed the friendship and esteem of all who knew her.
     Mrs. Greer is survived by her husband, her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Morton, of Lumpkin, and many other relatives. The body was sent to Randells Crossing, Stewart county, Monday afternoon for funeral and interment.

Greer, Olin Legree, Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Jul 1994
     Olin Lagree Greer of Flovilla died Tues., July 19, at Sylvan Grove Hospital.
Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced by Haisten Funeral Home at a later date.
     Mr. Greer was born Dec. 17, 1894, son of the late William Gipson Greer and Lula Matilda Niblett Greer. He was a retired meat cutter for Allen's Home Owned Grocery in Jackson and was a former employee of the U. S. Post Office. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jackson and had been a resident of Westbury Medical Care Home for the past several years.
     Survivors include wife, Louise Christie Greer of Flovilla; son, O. L. Greer Jr. of Charlotte, NC; step daughter, Barbara C. Wise of Riverdale; step son, A. Bruce Chambers of Marietta; three grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; one great great grandson; and several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Greer, Olin Legree, Jr.
Jackson Progress Argus 27 Jul 1994
     Olin L. Greer Jr., 75, of Charlotte, NC died Thurs., July 21,
     Mr. Greer was born Sept. 18, 1918 in Butts County, son of the late Olin Legree Greer Sr. and Nell Morton Greer.
     Funeral services were held Fri. July 22, in Charlotte. Mr. Greer was born Sept 18,1918 in Butts County, son of the late Olin Legree Greer Sr. and Nell Morton Greer.
     He was employed by Polk Security and Snapper Inc. in McDonough for 19 years prior to his retirement at age 72. After retirement, he moved to Charlotte to live with his son and daughter and became active in the Senior Citizens Activity Program at Hickory Grove Baptist Church.
     Survivors include son. Jack Greer of Charlotte; daughter, Mary Anne Montieth of Charlotte; wife, Havis K. Greer of Jackson; step mother, Mrs. Olin L. Greer Sr. of Flovilla; two step sons; nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
 
Greer, Perry
Jackson Progress-Argus, October 10, 1946
Perry Greer, a Former Citizen, Taken by Death.
     Perry Greer, about 47 years of age, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Greer, native Butts county citizens who later moved to Fitzgerald, died in Jacksonville, Fla., Monday. Mr. Greer was connected with the city of Jacksonville.
     Funeral services were held in Fitzgerald Wednesday afternoon and several Butts county relatives attended the rites.
     Survivors include his wife, the former Miss Pebble Joyner of Fitzgerald; three children; five brothers, J. W. and Herschel Greer of Alexander City, Ala.; Zelma of Birmingham; Frank of Douglas and Will Henry Greer of south Georgia; three sisters, Mrs. J. D. Bell of Charleston, S. C.; Mrs. Gould Brown of Waycross and another sister who resides in New York.

Greer, Rilla
Jackson Progress Argus 12 Dec 1990
     Mrs. Rilla Greer, 93, of 121 Carter Ave. in Jackson died Dec. 2 at Sylvan Grove Hospital in Jackson.
     Funeral services were held Thursday, Dec. 6, at China Grove Baptist Church in Flovilla, with the Rev. A. M. Thurman officiating. Burial was in Jackson City Cemetery.
     Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Cynthia Brazil of Jackson; sisters, Essie Herner and Helen Bailey, both of Jackson; grandchildren, Charlie and Deborah Jackson of Flovilla, Edward Brazil and Richard Brazil of Chicago, Ill., and Kevin Glenn of Jackson; great grandchildren, Kim, Alma and Shalandra Jackson, all of Chicago, Ill proach to advertising nieces and nephews.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home in Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Greer, Rosa Cleveland
  Butts County Progress May 22, 1914
Tribute
Flovilla Church Passes Resolution On Mrs. Greer
     In memory of our departed sister, Mrs. Rosa Cleveland Greer, who died at her home in Flovilla, Ga,. March 26th, 1914, in the 64th year of her age.
     Sister Greer was a member of the Flovilla Baptist church for a number of tears. She had a deep interest in the welfare and growth of the church, and her bright and cheerful disposition won the goodwill of all with whom she was associated.
     Her life exemplified the Christian character in all its beauty. Time alone can tell of the blessed influence she has left behind. She was a true and faithful wife, a noble mother, and a kind friend and neighbor.
Therefore, be it resolved:
1: That we will cherish in our memories her many Christian virtues, her patience in suffering, and her self-sacrifice for others.
2: That we, as a church, extend to the bereaved ones our deepest sympathy, praying that God's grace may be sufficient in this dark hour.
3: That a copy of these resolutions be furnished the county papers and Christian Index, and also spread on the minutes of the church.
C. D. Ingram; Mrs. W. J. Partridge; Miss Alice Thompson. Committee.

Greer, Rosaltha Cleveland
  Butts County Progress April 3, 1914
Mrs. J. Frank Greer Passes Away In Flovilla
Prominent And Beloved Woman Yields To Last Illness Thursday.
     The death of Mrs. J. Frank Greer, one of the most highly respected women in the county, occurred Thursday night at 7:30 at her home in Flovilla. She had been ill for several months and death was due to pellagra.
     Mrs. Greer, who was fifty-seven years of age, was a member of the Flovilla Baptist church and was an estimable Christian woman who had a large circle of friends and admirers. She was the widow of the late J. Frank Greer, and before her marriage was a Miss Cleveland, She was a native of Troup county.
     Surviving Mrs. Greer are five daughters, Mrs. Luther Redman, of Griffin, Mrs. Jim Chambbliss, of Ellenwood, Miss Rosa Greer, of Baconton, Misses Dorcas and Wylena Greer, of Flovilla; and son, Sidney Greer, of Atlanta.
     The funeral was held from the home Friday afternoon at three o'clock and was largely attended. Rev. Mr. Sharpe conducted the services, following which the interment was in Sandy Creek cemetery.
     The family have the sympathy of a large number of friends in their sorrow.

Greer, Russell
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Feb 1987
     Russell Greer of Tampa, Fla., died Feb. 4 in Tampa following a brief illness.
     The funeral was held Friday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in
Jackson with the Rev. David Majors officiating. Burial was in the Macedonia Baptist
Church cemetery.
     Mr. Greer, a native of Butts County, had lived in Tampa for several years.
     Survivors include his wife, Eunice Greer of Tampa; sister, Geraldine Washington of Jackson; nephew, George Washington of Jackson; niece, Angelyn Washington of Jackson.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Greer, Sam
  Middle Georgia Argus October 20, 1891
Avenged! The Penalty Paid
          Sam Greer, the Slayer of Wade Yancy Dies on the Gallows
               The Scene In the Butts County Jail. A full Account of the day's Proceedings.
     The long talked of Sam Greer hanging has come and gone and the law has been satisfied. Early on Friday morning the town began to fill with people of every imaginable size, age and condition until by ten o'clock, six or eight thousand people were on the streets, all to witness the public execution of the man who took the life of Wade Yancy on the fourth Sunday in May 1890. On Thursday night Sheriff Beauchamp placed Mr. Tonch Hodges in the jail as death watch and through the long weary hours he kept vigilance over the condemned man. Nothing of importance transpired to interest more than two hours he paced the floor of the corridor of the jail and then laid down and apparently enjoyed a good night rest.
     At eight o'clock Friday morning breakfast was offered to the prisoner but he refused to eat. At this time ye scribe entered his cell and attempted to interview the condemned man but he refused to talk, more than to say that he was not prepared to die, but was willing to go, and that he could only blame himself for the trouble he was in.
               We take from our notebook the following items of what transpired:
     11:30 Sheriff Beauchamp and dept Crawford, accompanied by Sheriff glass of McDonough entered the jail and the prisoner was dressed for the gallows.
     11:45 The death sentence was read. At this time a number of colored preachers entered the jail and held religion services. Several prayers were offered to the throne of grace in behalf of Greer, and several touching songs were sung.
     12:00 The preachers bid him goodbye and leave the jail. Greer says he felt no preparations to meet death. He is left along with Mr. J. E. Price the death watch till one o'clock.
     1:15 The prisoner was taken from the jail and carried in a back to the gallows three fourth of a mile directly west of the jail.
     1:27 The gallows is reached. The sheriff was accompanied to the platform by deputy sheriff Crawford with sheriffs Glass of Henry, King of Monroe and McDowell of Jasper. Three colored preacher, Appling, Monroe and McCray also went on the platform. Rev. Moreland then read the 14th chapter of Job, after which Rev. Appling gave out the hymn "When I can read my titles clear" which was sung.
     1:40 Rev. McCray then offered the following prayer:
O thou our Heavenly father, we thank Thee for the extension of our lives to this time. Oh reverend father, we thank Thee that thou has bought us to this gallows. Thou hast been with us hundreds and thousands of times in the past, and O come and be with us now. We remember in the town of Eastman in the year 1884 when we met Thee on a similar occasion like this on the gallows were criminals were to be executed. As thou didst bless that day,
     O bless today.
     Do you in mercy come to us today. We realize that we can do nothing with out thee. O help today, save a poor soul from a burning hell. Take the poor criminal into thine own hands. O Lord he has been in the broad road to hell. Lord thou hast promised to be with thy children in trouble. Poor Sam is in trouble today. May you meet him down at Jordan this evening. Have you not said you set on the table meet. O Jesus set the table aright for Sam today. Come and have mercy! Save Sam today and save us all. Amen.
     1:43 He talks. I have been in jail 17 months and all this time I have been on the downward road to hell till this morning. Since these brethren came in this morning I feel like I have a home in heaven. I'll soon be with Jesus. My advice to all, to both white and color'd is to leave your pistols at home. See the trouble I am in. See the rope around my neck. I don't think I have had justice but am willing to go. I want all you, white and colored who will promise me to not carry pistols any more to hold up your hand. (Many hands went up.) A pistol brought me here. I
done it myself. Well gentlemen, I'll soon be gone Just for my sake keep pistols out of your pockets. If you don't you may soon be where I am.
     1:50 The preachers tell Sam goodbye and leave the stand.
     1:52 Sheriff pinions his arms and legs.
     1:54 The rope placed around his neck. "Young men you must work to keep out of this. I tell you it is bad".
     1:55 The black cap is adjusted.
     1:56 Trigger pulled, a dull thud and Sam Greer is in eternity. The examining physicians, Drs. Bryans, Mapp and Ellis, assisted by Drs. Bryon of Jackson, J. H. Bryans of Indian Springs and C. A. Butner, of Monticello make examinations.
     2:10 Pronounced dead and the body taken down from the gallows. The examining board examine his neck and find it is broken.
The body was then placed in a coffin and turned over to friends who carried it to his father's home three miles north of town. It was buried at Stark at 2 o'clock on Saturday.
     The execution was a perfect one. Not a single hitch or any trouble whatever happened and the man died without a single struggle. The large crowd, numbering six thousands or more were perfectly orderly. The Negroes, especially, were as jovial as if going to and attending a circus.
OTHER HANGINGS
     Forty eight years has passed since Butts county has had a public execution. In October 1827 two white men named Thomas Leverett and Lud Watts were to be hanged at the same time. Leverett willingly gave up but Watts, who by some means had gotten hold of an old pistol, resisted and the sheriff thinking it was loaded could not take him out. The hour for execution passed and the sheriff, Samuel Clay, at once asked the governor for directions, who replied that Watts should be forced from the jail and executed at the first opportunity. He was finally overpowered by perishing, and on Monday surrendered and was hanged on that day on the same gallows that Leverett had died. His wife was present at the hanging and took charge of the body and carried it to Monroe county for burial. Leverett's body was buried in the rear of Mr. Frank McKibben's on Third street, where his bones now rests. Leverett was hanged for killing a man named Bryun near the residence of Mr. Joe Carmichael. Watts killed a man on the line of Butts and Monroe named Denton Danil. Both Watts and his victim were Monroe county citizens.
     In the Spring of 1848 a Negro named Harrison was hanged for rape. He was executed near the colored Methodist church on First street.
     In 1870, by the Barlow murdered old man McClusky near Iron Springs. On the motion of his attorneys his case was transferred to Spalding County where he was tried, found guilty and hanged.

Greer, Sara Frances Fisher
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Mar 1956
Funeral Services For Mrs. Greer Be Held Thursday
    Funeral services for one of Butts county's most prominent young matrons, Mrs. Sara Frances Fisher Greer, will be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the First Baptist Church, with Rev. G. A. Briggs officiating.
    Mrs. Greer died Tuesday afternoon at Emory University Hospital following a lengthy illness.
    A resident of the Iron Springs community, Mrs. Greer was actively identified in the civic and religious life of her county and gave unselfishly of her time to the advancement of every worthy cause.
    She held membership in the First Baptist Church and Jephtha Chapter, and Order of the Eastern Star.
    Survivors include her husband Charles Wilmer Greer; three Sisters, Miss Martha Fisher, Mrs. F. T. Akins, Mrs. John D. Bell, of Griffin; two brothers, B. C. Fisher, Griffin and Watson Fisher of Perry; several nieces and nephews.
    Interment was in the Jackson cemetery under the direction of Haisten Funeral Home.

Greer, Sidney Franklin
Jackson Progress-Argus 26 Mar 1937
Funeral Rites For Mr. Greer Sunday
     Funeral services for Mr. Sidney Franklin Greer, 57 years of age, whose death occurred at Flovilla Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock, were held at Sandy Creek church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Rev. W. J. Self, pastor of the Flovilla Baptist church, officiated and interment was in the family lot in the churchyard.
     Mr. Greer's death resulted after a few days' illness of pneumonia. Mr. Greer was connected with an old and prominent family of the county. He was a son of J. Franklin Greer and Rosa Cleveland Greer, of Troup county. Formerly Mr. Greer was a dispatcher with the Southern Railway System and held positions in many cities of the South, but recently had made his home in Flovilla.
     He is survived by five sisters, Misses Lena and Rosa Greer, of Baconton; Mrs. L. F. Redman and Miss Dorcas Greer, of Atlanta; Mrs. Charles Bowman, of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Greer, Son
  Butts County Progress July 17, 1914
Man Byars Kills Son Greer, Both Negroes.
     As a result of some trouble of old standing between the two, Man Byars shot Son Greer, both parties being negroes. The shooting occurred about 9 o'clock Sunday morning, near Jenkinsville where they lived.
     It is stated that Byars went to Greer's home and finding him asleep awoke him and began shooting, firing five times at him with an automatic. Only two of the bullets hit their mark from which Greer died about four hours later.
     Sheriff Crawford was immediately notified of the shooting and placed Byars under arrest in one hour and a half after the occurrence, finding him at the home of his mother near by.

Greer, Strobe
Macon Telegraph January 14, 1898
J. M. Ball, the alleged murderer of Strobe Greer, is again behind the bars of the4 county jail, on another warrant charging him with murder. It will be remembered that the coroner's jury, after investigation, discharged Ball, bu the brothers of Mr. Greer feel that some one ought to suffer for the killing and are working industriously to that end.
     Pierce Watkins, who was arrested for complicity in the killing, was discharged at hsi commitment trial.
                         
Greer, Thomas Howard
Jackson Progress-Argus, January 2, 1947.
Master T. H. Greer Died December 22 After Long Illness.
     Thomas Howard, 4 year old son of Mr. And Mrs. H. J. Greer of Iron Springs District, died Sunday night, December 22, after an illness of several months.
     Funeral services were held at Macedonia December 23 at 3 p.m. with Rev. L.H. Amason and Rev. B. N. McHan officiating. Burial was in the church yard and Thornton Funeral Home directed plans.
     Besides his parents he is survived by the following brothers and sisters, Billy, Barbara, Mary Jean, and Hampton; grandmothers, Mrs W.G. Greer of Flovilla and Mrs. W.R. Hampton of East Point.

Greer, Tom H.
  The Butts County Progress April 5, 1912
Says Report Of His Death Was Greatly Exaggerated
Uncle Tom Greer was in town Wednesday hale and hearty.
     It was reported some weeks ago that Mr. Greer was dead and his friends over the county were much worried until they learned the report was untrue. Uncle Tom is the livest "dead" man to be found anywhere. In the language of Mark Twain, he says the report of his death is grossly exaggerated.
     Mr. Greer is one of the most interesting characters in Butts county. He gained an internation reputation by holding a bale of cotton for 37 years until he got his price 16 cents a pound.
     During his visit here Wednesday he was shown over the new Masonic lodge and was greatly pleased with its appearance.
     Mr. Greer took occasion to remark that he is strong for Slaton for Governor and Underwood for President.

Butts County Progress May 29, 1914
Mr. T. H. Greer Passes Away At Ripe Age Of 84
     At the age of 84 years, Mr. T. H. Greer, one of the county's best known citizens, died at his home a few miles from Jackson Sunday morning. He was injured recently by being thrown from a mule and this with other complications was the cause of death.
     News of his passing caused expressions of sincere regret in all parts of the county. Mr. Greer was known personally to a large number of people in the county and had many friends. He had a splendid plantation and numbered among his possessions a collection of valuable books and papers. He was fond of reading and was well informed on most subjects. Mr. Greer's only surviving sister died two years ago and since that time his grand-niece, Miss Minnie Greer, had kept house for him. He never married.
     About four years ago Mr. Greer sold a bale of cotton that he had held for 16 cents for nearly forty years. The fact was widely advertised at the time, The Progress and Constitution carrying the story.
     Mr. Greer was a veteran of the War Between the States serving as a member of the 30th Georgia Regiment. He was related to Robert Greer, the great almanac maker. A unique and interesting character, his reminiscences of the early history of Jackson and Butts County never failed to arrest attention.
     Two nephews, Messrs. Josephus and C. S. Greer, of Fayette county and Miss Minnie Greer, a grand-niece, are among the surviving relatives.
     Mr. Greer joined the St. Johns Lodge No. 45, F. & A. M., nearly sixty years ago.
     The funeral was held at old Bethel Monday morning at 11 o'clock. Rev. I. G. Walker, of Locust Grove, conducting the services.
  
Greer, Troy
Jackson Progress Argus 28 Dec 1944
Troy Greer Is Victim Shotgun Wounds Dec. 24
     George Barlow, Negro, employed on the L. R. Dodson farm, is held in the Butts county jail on a charge of murder in connection with the shooting of Troy Greer, also colored, at 3:30 on the afternoon of December 24.
     Greer, according to sheriff J. D. Pope who made the arrest, was shot with No. 4 shot fired from a single barrel shotgun.
     Greer, who lived with J. W. Browning, was employed by W. D. Freeman, the sheriff said.
     Sheriff Pope quoted Barlow as claming that Greer was advancing on him with a knife, and he claims to have shot in self defense.
     The exact cause of the trouble was not learned.
     Barlow will face a grand jury investigation at the February term of Butts Superior Court.

Greer, Varner
Jackson Progress Argus May 23, 1930
Negro Is Killed When Hit by Southern Train
Accident Happened Sunday Night Between Land's Crossing and Depot. Inquest Held Monday
     Varner Greer, negro delivery boy for Darnel Trading Company, was killed Sunday night when he was struck by an engine of the Southern Railway System near the Mallet stock gap, between Land's Crossing and the depot.
     The skull was fractured, several ribs broken, legs broken and foot mutilated. The impact threw the body clear of the track. Death appeared to have been instantaneous
     Coroner A, A. White assembled a Jury and held an inquest Monday morning, the verdict of the jury being that the deceased came to his death by being struck by the engine of the Southern Railway.
     Greer was some 35 years old. It was said he was drinking at the time of the accident.
     
Greer, William Gibson
Jackson Progress Argus 21 Oct 1937
W. Gibson Greer Passes In Atlanta
     The death of Mr. W. Gibson Greer, 69 years of age, well known Butts county citizen, occurred at 4 o'clock Sunday morning in an Atlanta hospital. He was taken to
Atlanta several days ago for treatment and an operation. Complications arising from his illness and the operation resulted in death.
     Mr. Greer was connected with a family prominent in the county. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Greer and resided near Flovilla, where he was a large and successful farmer and man of affairs. By close application to business, sober and industrious habits, he achieved success a farmer, rating as one of the county best planters and making his farm self-sustaining in the best sense of the work. Mr. Greer had many friends in the county who were pained to learn of his death.
     He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Lula Niblett, of Jasper county; five sons, Olin L. and Howard Greer, of Butts county; Ernest W. Greer, of Lake Charles, La.; J. N. Greer, of Port Arthur, Texas; A. E. Greer, of Macon; one daughter, Mrs. H. F. Washington, of Jackson; two brothers, Nathan Greer, of Flovilla, and Charles Greer, of
Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. W. L. Waldrop and Mrs. Joe Waldrop, both of Flovilla.
     Funeral services were held at Pleasant Grove church Monday morning at 11 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Holloman, of Jones county, and Rev. Harvey A. King, of Griffin, conducted the services and interment was in the Jackson cemetery. Many relatives and friends gathered to pay tribute to this prominent citizen and expressed their love in the, beautiful floral tributes.

Greer, Willie
Jackson Progress-Argus, August 23, 1962
Willie Greer, 101, Dies Dubach, La.
     Word was received in Jackson this week of the death of Mr. Willie Greer, 101-year-old resident of Dubach, Louisiana, who passed away August 10th. Mr. Greer was brother of the late Mr. Johnnie Greer of Butts County and had many friends among older residents who will regret to learn of his death.

Gregg, Albert B.
  The Jackson Argus October 25, 1901
     Albert E. Gregg, of The Argus, was summoned to Dalton, last Saturday night, by a telegram announcing that his uncle, A. B. Gregg, was dying. He arrived in Dalton at 4:20 Sunday morning and his uncle died at 4:30, ten minutes after his arrival. Mr. Gregg was buried Monday, with all the honor usually conferred upon ____ and influential citizen. His death was indeed a keen blow to his nephew, Albert, as it was for his uncle's home that he was raised to manhood, and the only father and mother he ever knew were his uncle and aunt. And no young man ever had better, nor loved them more, however close the ties of blood that bind him.
  The Jackson Argus October 25, 1901
     While not entirely unexpected, the death of Mr. Albert B. Gregg, early Sunday morning proved a shock to all who knew him. The cause of his death was Bright's disease. His funeral took place from his late home on East Hill Monday morning, under the auspices of the Knights of Pythias. Rev. W. L. Lingle preached a splendid sermon. Rev. Dr. Finch assisted with an earnest and beautiful prayer. The name of Albert Gregg was a synonym for honesty. His was a true Christian life, and could be followed by every man, woman and child in the world with great credit to themselves. The world is better for having had him in it. He was a fine Confederate soldier and many of them were present. Citizens from every walk of life were out to pay respects. He left a wife, two daughters, two sons and nephew, together with all Dalton to mourn their loss. The following were appointed pallbearers by Chancellor Commander Roe: Messrs. H. J. Smith, S. E. Berry, J. B. Hendrick, Dick Denton, Sherry McAuley and E. C. Coffey.
North Georgia Citizen.
  
Gregg, Carl Smiley
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Jul 1958
Carl S. Gregg Buried Sunday At Pepperton.
    Funeral services for Mr. Carl Smiley Gregg, 54, retired employee of Pepperton Cotton Mills who died Thursday night at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital shortly after he was admitted, were held Sunday afternoon, at 3 o'clock at the Pepperton Baptist Church with Rev. W. L. Lawrence, Rev. John E. Jackson and Rev. James Burleson officiating. Interment was in the Pepperton Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
    Mr. Gregg, a native of Sycamore, Ga., was a son of the late David Gregg and Mrs. Artie West Gregg. He was a valued employee of the Pepperton Cotton Mills for 27 years until his retirement a few years ago. He was a member of the Pepperton Baptist Church.
    Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Clara Barnette Gregg; two daughters, Miss Catherine Gregg, Mrs. Helen E. Reese, both of Jackson; and an adopted daughter, Miss Therese Thaxton of Jackson, a son, Wilbur T. Gregg of Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. Willa Mitchell and Mrs. O. D. Hardy, both of Jacksonville, Fla.; a brother, Oscar Gregg of Ohio, and three grandchildren.
    Pallbearers were Forrest Maddox, l,uther Byars, Clarence Byars, Lewis Smith, Robert Strawn, and A. G. Cook.

Gregg, Clara Barnett
Jackson Progress Argus 03 Jan 1979
Tuesday Rites Were Held For Mrs. Gregg
     Funeral Services for Mrs. Clara Barnett Gregg, 71, of No. 2 Mill St., were conducted Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock from the Second Baptist Church in Jackson with the Rev. Jimmy Leverette and Rev. A. L. Price officiating. Interment was in the Pepperton Cemetery in Jackson with Sherrell Funeral Home in charge.
     Mrs. Gregg died Saturday night at the Griffin Spalding County Hospital after being a patient for several days.
     Mrs. Gregg was born in Griffin, Ga., October 23, 1907. She was the daughter of the late James Henry Barnett and the late Francis Keheley Barnett of Spalding County. She was a member of the Second Baptist Church in Jackson.
     Survivors include two daughters, Miss Catherine Gregg of Jackson and Mrs. Terisa Crowell of Rex; 4 grandsons, Mr. Tim Gregg, Mickey Gregg, and Wesley Reese of Jackson, and Cpl. Skippy Reese of the U. S. Marine Corp, Cherry Point, N. C.; one great grandson, Little Wayne Reese of Jackson; one daughter-in- law, Mrs. Elise Gregg of Jackson; two sons-in-law, Mr. Edward Reese of Jackson and Mr. Norman Crowell of Rex; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Marvin Barnett of Porterdale. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
     Pallbearers were John Walker, Pete Cook, Gerdin Cook, Willie Avery Cook, Wayne Byars and Luther Byars.

Gregg, E. S. Mrs.
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Aug 1963
Relative Mrs. Sparks Dies in Virginia
     Mrs. E. S. Gregg, widow of the Rev. E. S. Gregg of Atlanta, and sister of Mrs. Mattie Sparks of Jenkinsburg, died Wednesday morning, July 31, at the home of her daughter in Charles City, Virginia.
     Mrs. Gregg is survived by her daughter, three sons and four sisters.
     
Gregg, Wilburn Timothy
Jackson Progress Argus 13 Mar 1975
Mr. Gregg, Buried At Pepperton
     Mr. Wilburn Timothy Gregg, 49, of Route 2, Jackson, died early Wednesday evening, March 5th, at his home after an extended illness.
     Mr. Gregg was born on September 29th, 1925 in Spalding County, the son of the late Mr. Carl Gregg and Mrs. Clara Barnette Gregg, who survives Mr. Gregg was a retired employee of McDonough Power Equipment Company and was a member of Second Baptist Church.
     Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon, March 7th, at 4 o'clock from Second Baptist Church with Rev. A. L. (Bubber) Price, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the Pepperton Cemetery with Sherrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Gregg is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elise Singley Gregg of Jackson; two sons, Tim and Mickey Gregg, both of Jackson; his mother, Mrs. Clara Gregg of Jackson; two sisters, Miss Catherine Gregg of Jackson, and Mrs. Terisa Scrowell of Rex, Ga.; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers for Mr. Gregg were Marvin Singley, Clarence Singley, Roy Singley, Roy Paulk, Bill Harrall, and Norman Scrowell.

Gregory, Florrie Coody
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Dec 1975
Mrs. Gregory Buried at Mt. Vernon
     Mrs. Florrie Cooty Gregory, 78, of Indian Springs, died early Thursday evening, December 2nd, about. 6:20 o'clock at Sylvan Grove Hospital where she was admitted early that afternoon.
     Born June 18, 1887 in Butts County, she was the daughter of the late John Paul Cooty and the late Mrs. Jennie Hoard Cooty, both of Butts County.
     Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon, December 4th, at three o'clock from the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with the Rev. Chuck McCrackin officiating. Interment was in Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery in Butts County.
     Mrs. Gregory is survived by her husband, Leonard Gregory of Indian Springs;
two sons, Johnny Edward Wilkes, Sr. and George H. Wilkes, both of Forsyth; one step-daughter, Mrs. Belle Waldrop of Indian Springs; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two brothers, Paul Cooty and Floyd Cooty, both of Indian Springs.
     Pallbearers were Gary Sutton, Fred Hill, Byran Britt, Bill Holloway, Jerry. Darnell and Oliver Bless.

Gregory, Hettie Smith
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Aug 1963
Mrs. Gregory, 77 Passes Tuesday
     Mrs. Hettie Smith Gregory, 77, of Forsyth, died unexpectedly at her home Tuesday.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday at 3 o'clock from Paran Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery.
     Mrs. Gregory, was a native of Monroe ,County and was a member of Paran Church.
     Survivors include her husband, John Pink Gregory, Forsyth; four daughters, Mrs. J. T. McLendon and Mrs. Frank Duke, both of Atlanta; Mrs. T. O. Bell of Jackson; Mrs. P. H. Cawthon, Decatur; one son, R. S. Gregory, Atlanta.

Gregory, James
Jackson Progress Argus 24 Feb 1972
Mr. Gregory Passes In V A Hospital
     Mr. James Gregory, 55 of Route 2, Jackson, died about eleven o'clock Thursday night, February 17th, at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Atlanta following an extended illness.
     A native of Butts County, Mr. Gregory was born November 29, 1916 to Mr. Leonard Gregory of Indian Springs and the late Mrs. Nora Ethel Sherrell Gregory of Butts County. He was a member of the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church and a veteran of World War II. He was a brick mason until ill health forced his retirement.
     Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at four o'clock from the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church with Rev. Leon Cross, pastor, officiating. Interment was in Mt. Vernon Cemetery with Sherrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Gregory is survived by his wife, Mrs. Florence Barnes Gregory of Jackson; one sister, Mrs. Belle Waldrop of Indian Springs; one step-daughter, Mrs. Sarah Moore of Jackson; father, Mr. Leonard Gregory of Indian Springs; step-mother, Mrs. Florrie Gregory of Indian Springs; two step-brothers, George Wilks and Johnny Wilks, both of Forsyth; two grandchildren; a large number of nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were T. W. Leverette, Buster Brown, Charles Carter, Andrew Moore, Zack Carter, Danny Maddox.

Gregory, James Minter
Jackson Progress Argus 19 Jun 1969
J. M. Gregory Buried At Sandy Creek
     Mr. James Minter Gregory, 72, died Thursday night, June 12, at Sylvan Grove Hospital following an extended illness. He had been hospitalized for about six weeks.
     A native of Monroe county, Mr. Gregory was the son of the late Mr. James Stark Gregory, Butts County's last veteran of the Civil War, and Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Head Gregory. Mr. Gregory was a retired rural mail carrier and auto parts dealer and had lived at Indian Springs most of his life.
     Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with Rev. Ralph Goodwin, pastor of the Jackson Church of the Nazarene, and Rev. L. H. Britt, pastor of the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, officiating. Interment was in Sandy Creek cemetery with Sherrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
    Mr. Gregory is survived by two sisters, Miss Falma Gregory and Mrs. Paul Coody, both of Indian Springs; one brother, Leonard Gregory of Indian Springs; two nieces and five nephews.
    Pallbearers were Aldine Gregory, James Gregory, Cohen Gregory, Howard Wilkes, Johnnie Wilkes, James Barrister.

Gregory, James Stark
  The Jackson Progress-Argus April 24, 1947
Tribute Will Be Paid To Mr. Gregory on Memorial Day
     With no formal program planned for Memorial Day, the occasion will be used by members of the Larkin D. Watson chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, to pay honor to the county's last Confederate veteran, Mr. James Stark Gregory of Indian Springs. Members of the chapter plan to visit Mr. Gregory and take gifts of food, flowers, delicacies and the abundant good wishes of the chapter and all residents of this county. This is a work of love in which the members find pleasure.
     Mr. Gregory is one of the few surviving Confederate veterans in Georgia. He was born September 19, 1849 and his next birthday will be his 98th. As a mere youth he served in the Confederate Army and following his discharge has resided in Indian Springs for many years. He possesses a remarkable fund of information about Indian Springs and the early history of this county and section.
     The whole county delights to honor Mr. Gregory this Memorial Day.
     As long as there were enough veterans in the county to justify public meetings, the UDC chapter made Memorial Day an important event of the spring season. Confederate veterans and their wives were honor guests at meetings in the courthouse or auditorium and widely known speakers were invited to the exercises.
     Mr. Gregory being unable to attend the meetings in Jackson, the UDC members will visit Mr. Gregory in his home and bear gifts that represent the warm affection in which he is held.

Jackson Progress-Argus, January 22, 1948.
Taps Sound for James S. Gregory, 98, County's Last Confederate Veteran.
     James Stark Gregory, 98 years of age, Butts county's last Confederate veteran, died Saturday night at this Indian Springs home after a critical illness of several days of pneumonia and the complications of age.
     Mr. Gregory was almost a legendary figure, surviving by several years the last of the gallant men who represented Butts county on many a gory field. He was one of the few surviving Confederate veterans in Georgia.
     Funeral services for the beloved veteran were held at the Indian Springs Baptist church Monday at 2:30 p.m. Rev. W. S. Norton, pastor of the Jackson Methodist church, officiated. The pallbearers were the grandsons.
     The music was furnished by a quartet consisting of Miss Elizabeth Finley, Mrs. S. H. Thornton, Avon Gaston, and J. C. Kimbell.
     Burial was in the Sandy Creek cemetery and plans were directed by Thornton Funeral Home.
     Born near Indian Springs on the site of the present Indian Springs consolidated school September 18, 1849, he entered the Confederate army as a mere youth and took part in the battle in and around Atlanta. After the war he returned to Indian Springs where he had since lived. He was a son of Thomas Young Gregory and Malinda Bryant Gregory, pioneers in the settlement of this county.
     In spite of his years, Mr. Gregory retained vivid memories of Sherman's March Through Georgia and the hardships and struggles of the Reconstruction Era. His store of information about Indian Springs was full and he liked to tell about the old days.
     In recent years the Gregory home was something of a shrine where friends gathered to talk to the aged veteran. On his birthdays he was honored with gifts from the Daughters of the Confederacy and other patriotic groups.
     Member of Camp Barnett, United Confederate Veterans, Mr. Gregory was named for Judge James Stark, distinguished early jurist of Butts county for whom Stark postoffice was named.
     Survivors are two daughters, Miss Falma Gregory and Mrs. Paul Coody; two sons, Leonard and James Gregory, all of Indian Springs; seven grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
     He is also survived by one sister, Miss Fannie Gregory, who resides at Indian Springs.

Gregory, Jane Elizabeth Head
Jackson Progress Argus July 25, 1930
Death Summons Comes to Mrs. J. S. Gregory
     Following a period, of several weeks, and a critical illness of a few days Mrs. Gregory died at her home at Indian Springs Tuesday morning at 3:30. To many friends over the county her death brings sincere sorrow.
     Mrs. Gregory was born and near Indian Springs Before her marriage she was Miss Jane Elizabeth Head, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Tom Head, well known residents of the county. She was a woman of many estimable qualities of character and was widely beloved. She had long been a member of the Indian Springs Baptist church and was interested in religious activities. She was 72 years old.
     On December 13, 1927, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory observed their golden wedding anniversary, being the recipients at that time of cordial good wishes from their hosts of fiends.
     She is survived by her husband, Mr. J S. Gregory, prominent Confederate veteran and officer of Camp Barnett U. C. V.; two sons, Messrs. James and Leonard Gregory; daughters, Mrs. R. E. Logue and Miss Falma Gregory; two grandchildren, Belle and James Gregory.
     Funeral services were held at Sandy Creek church Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock with Rev. M. Callaway, of the First Baptist church of Jackson, officiating. Relatives and friends attested their love and esteem by lovely floral offerings. The pallbearers were Messrs. R. W. Watkins, Oscar Bryans, J. E. Cornell, R. H. Henderson, Ben Cleveland, Dr. R. B. Thompson, Mr. Hays.
     Interment was in the family lot in the church cemetery.

Gregory, Jarrett Bryant
Jackson Progress-Argus, May 29, 1947.
Brother of J. S. Gregory Dies at Home in Forsyth.
     Forsyth, Ga. Jarrett Bryant Gregory, 94, member of a prominent middle Geogia family, died Tuesday night at the home of a daughter, Mrs. W. A. Smith.
     Among the survivors are a brother, Mr. J. S. Gregory, Indian Springs, Butts county's last confederate veteran, and a sister, Miss Fannie Gregory, also of Indian Springs.

Gregory, Leonard Johnson
Jackson Progress Argus 25 May 1978
Monday Rites Were Held For L. J. Gregory
     Mr. Leonard Johnson Gregory, 88, of Indian Springs, died about six o'clock Saturday afternoon at Sylvan Grove Hospital following an extended illness. He was born March 17, 1890 in Butts County and was son of the late Stark Gregory and the late Janie Head Gregory.
     Mr. Gregory was a member of the Indian Springs Baptist Church and was a retired maintenance man.
     Mr. Gregory is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Belle Waldrep of Indian Springs; a sister, Mrs. Paul Coody of Indian Springs; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Florence Gregory of Jackson; two stepsons, Johnny Wilkes and George Wilkes, both of Forsyth; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with the local funeral home in charge of arrangements. The Rev. Joe Parham and the Rev. Chuck McCrackin officiated. Interment was in Mt. Vernon Church cemetery.
     Pall bearers were Spencer Johnson, Jimmy Cornell, Bill Holloway, Deanie Gregory, Danny Maddox, Byron Britt.

Gregory, Nora Ethel Sherrell
The Jackson Progress-Argus September 14, 1923
Mrs. Leonard Gregory Passed Away Monday.
     Following a long illness, Mrs. Leonard Gregory, 26 years of age, died at her home at Indian Springs Monday night at 8:30.
     Mrs. Gregory was Miss Sherrell before her marriage and is survived by her husband, a son and daughter, her parents, and several brothers and sisters.
     The funeral was held at the home Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock, Dr. Robert VanDeventer, her pastor, officiated. Interment was in Beulah cemetery.
  
Gregory, Sarah Falma
Jackson Progress Argus 16 Nov 1972
Miss Gregory Buried On Monday
     Miss Falma Gregory, 83, widely known resident of Indian Springs, died at the Hill Top Nursing Home in Monroe County Sunday morning about 12:15 o'clock. She had been in declining health for a long number of years.
     Miss Gregory was born May 17, 1889 in Monroe County, the daughter of the late Mr. James Stark Gregory and Mrs. Elizabeth Janie Head Gregory. Her father was the last remaining Butts County veteran of the Civil War, having passed away several years ago at an advanced age.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at three o'clock from Sherrell
Funeral Home with the Rev. Leon Cross, pastor of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, officiating. Interment was in Sandy Creek Cemetery with Sherrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Miss Gregory is survived by one sister, Mrs. Totchie Coody of Indian Springs; one brother, Leonard Gregory of Indian Springs; two nieces; three nephews; a large number of great nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Ronny Gregory, Dwayne Gregory, Billy Gregory, Alvin Gregory, Danny Maddox and George Howell Wilkes.

Gregory, Thomas Maston
  The Jackson Progress-Argus April 9, 1920
     Friends of Mr. J. S. Gregory and family sympathize with them in the death of their son, Mr. Maston Gregory, who died Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock. Mr. Gregory was thirty-nine years old. He is survived by his wife and five children; father and mother, two sisters and two brothers. Funeral services were held at the Sandy Creek cemetery. Large concourse of friends attended the services.
  
  The Jackson Progress-Argus April 9, 1920
Death Mr. Gregory Occurred April 4
     The death of Mr. Maston Gregory, 39 years of age, occurred Sunday at his home at Indian Springs and followed a several days illness of pneumonia.
     Funeral services were conducted at Sandy Creek Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. Andrew Goodrum with interment in the church yard.
     Mr. Gregory is survived by his wife and several children and his parents, Mr. And Mrs. J. S. Gregory.
  
Gregory, Velma S.
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Oct 1988
     Velma Smith Gregory of Forsyth died Sept. 13 at her residence.
     Graveside services were held , Sept. 16 at 11 a.m. at the Forsyth cemetery with the Rev. Jan Devereaux officiating.
     Mrs. Gregory was the daughter of Dr. Benjamin Lindsey Smith and Mattie Hardin Smith. She graduated from Jackson High School in 1928 and attended Tift College and the Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville. She was a homemaker and the widow of Jarrett Chappell Gregory who died in 1981.

Gregory, Wood A.
  Butts County Progress July 31, 1914
Mr. W. A. Gregory Dead At Indian Springs
     Mr. Wood A. Gregory, son of Mr. J. S. Gregory, died at Indian Springs Thursday night last week. He had been ill of fever and suffered a relapse that proved fatal.
     At the time of his death Mr. Gregory was 22 years of age. He was a well known young man of the lower part of the county and his death was a shock to a large number of friends.
     His parents, three brothers, two sisters and other relatives survive Mr. Gregory. His father has been a miller at Indian Springs for several years and is well and favorably known to many of the people of the county.
     The funeral was held Friday, the services at the home being conducted by Dr. Robert VanDeventer and at the grave by Rev. W. O. Sharpe. Interment was at Sandy Creek.
     The family have the sympathy of hosts of friends in their bereavement.
  
Gresham, C. R.
  Butts County Progress April 14, 1911
C. R. Gresham Dead After Long Illness
Prominent Citizen Claimed By Death A Home Last Friday
     After an illness of several months Mr. C. R. Gresham died at his home on West Third street last Friday morning at nine o'clock. He had suffered from Bright's disease for some time and recently his case took a turn for the worse and for several days his life was despaired of. Death while not unexpected was a great shock to his family and a wide circle of friends here and throughout the state.
     Mr. Gresham was 53 years of age, was born and reared in Monroe county. He was a playmate and schoolmate of the late Joel Chandler Harris, of Atlanta, and belonged to an old and prominent family of this section. He had made his home in Jackson for the past several years and until recently was in business in this city. Last fall he went to Tifton and upon becoming ill in that city was taken to Griffin and seven weeks ago was brought to his home in this city.
     His wife Mrs. Florence Gibbs Gresham, one sister, Mrs. Payne, of Frankfort, Ky., three nieces, Misses Ezra, Florence, and Felicia Morrison, and one nephew, Mr. W. G. Morrison, of this city survive him.
     The funeral was held Saturday at two o'clock from the Jackson Baptist church of which he was a member and was largely attended, showing the esteem in which he was held. Dr. Robert VanDeventer conducted the services. Interment was in the City Cemetery.
     The pallbearers were Messrs. F. S. Etheridge, J. H. Carmichael, S. C. Ham, J. T. Goodman, C. W. Buchanan, J. H. Ham.
     In their great sorrow the family have the sympathy of the entire city.
  
Gresham, C. R., Mrs. (nee Gibbs)
Jackson Progress Argus 30 Dec 1943
Mrs. C. R.Gresham Died As Result Christmas Burns
Beloved Christian Leader Suffered Fatal Injuries Christmas Night. Funeral Held Monday
     The death of Mrs. C. R. Gresham as the result of burns suffered Christmas night in her home caused deep sorrow to hosts of friends at the holiday season.
     Mrs. Gresham, who would have been 86 years old January 18, was preparing to retire when her clothing caught fire from an open heater. Calls for aid brought a quick response from J. P. Hunt, who has apartments there, and in attempting to put out the flames he received painful burns on his hands.
     First aid treatment was given here and Mrs. Gresham was rushed to the Georgia Baptist Hospital. She passed away Sunday morning at 6:25, seven hours after the fatal injuries.
     Mrs. Gresham was one of Jackson's oldest and most widely beloved women. She was a leader in the affairs of the First Baptist church where she had been a member since moving here to reside. In her more active years she taught the Young People's class, and later the Adult class of the Sunday school. Her pupils bear testimony to her ability as a teacher and to her thorough knowledge of the Bible and her deep piety.
     She had long been a leader in the Woman's Missionary Society, filling various offices, and one of the circles of the society is named the Florence Gresham Circle in her honor.
     She truly living her religion. Mrs. Gresham enjoyed the universal love and respect of her associates. Her life was one of service to her family, friends and the church and she went about doing good.
     Born in Monroe county, a daughter of Matthew Gibbs, who came to this country from Ireland, and Mrs. Elmira Lawrence Gibbs of Spalding county, she had been a resident of Jackson for a long period of years. She was the widow of C. R. Gresham, former Jackson businessman. He was the oldest member of the Jackson Baptist church.
     Survivors are a sister, Mrs. J. L. Lyons of Jackson; two nieces, Mrs. M. O. McCord of Jackson and Mrs. Walter B. Roper of Bowling Green; a nephew, W. G. Morrison, Daytona Beach, Fla.
     Funeral services were held at the First Baptist church Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock and Rev. G. A. Briggs, pastor, assisted by Rev. E. W. Wise, pastor of the Methodist church, conducted the impressive rites. Friends, relatives and organizations. showed their affection by lovely floral offerings. Both ministers paid high tribute to the life, character and worth of a beloved resident and one of the church's most loyal members.
     The pallbearers were W. B. Thompson, John Hunt, H. L. Allen, R. P. Newton, S. S. Copeland and P. H. Weaver.
     Members of the Florence Gresham Class of the Woman's Missionary Society formed an honorary escort.
     Burial was in the family lot in the Jackson cemetery with Thornton Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Gresham, Carl E.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus August 19, 1927
Former Butts County Man Claimed By Death.
     Friends and relatives here were grieved to learn of the death of Mr. Carl E. Gresham, which occurred recently at the United States Veterans Bureau Hospital at Oteen, N. C. Death followed a long illness of tuberculosis, thought to have been contracted during service in the World War.
     Mr. Gresham, a native of Butts county, was a resident of Jacksonville, Fla., and was a member of the city council there. He left Butts county a good many years ago and for a time resided in Atlanta, later going to Jacksonville, where for fourteen years he had been connected with Merchants and Miners Transportation Company. He had risen rapidly in the business world and was highly regarded by the citizens of Jacksonville, attested by his election twice to the alderman board.
     The family is prominently connected in Butts county.
     Mr. Gresham is survived by his widow, who was Mrs. Lee Carlton, of Memphis, Tenn., before her marriage in 1917; a stepson, C. J. Carlton, and an adopted daughter, Gloria Gresham. He is also survived by a brother, Bryon Gresham, of North Carolina and a sister residing in Kentucky.
     The body was carried to Jackson for funeral and interment.
  
Gresham, Dewey Lamont
Jackson Progress Argus 21 Apr 1977
D. L. Gresham Of Griffin Is Buried Here
     Mr. Dewey Lamont Gresham, of 209 Sylvan Lane, Griffin, died early Wednesday morning, April 13th, at the Griffin-Spalding Hospital after an illness of several months.
     He was associated with the Southern States Printing Company of Griffin for nearly 50 years.
     A native of Butts County, he was the son of the late John Lumpkin Gresham and the late Verlie Thaxton Gresham. He was a member of the Griffin First Baptist Church and for many years was a member of the church choir.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Evelyn Kile Gresham; sister Mrs. Gideon Montjoy, of Greenwood, Miss.; a niece and two nephews.
     Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home, with Dr. Bruce M. Morgan and the Rev. Hartwell E. Kennedy officiating.
     Interment was in the City of Jackson cemetery.
     
Gresham, Jason
Middle Georgia Argus November 27, 1888
Mr. Jason Gresham - Killed By Convict
     Thursday of last week Mr. Jason Gresham who was guarding some convicts for T. W. Manley & Son in Spalding county was killed by one of the same. Mr. Gresham and four Negro convicts under his charge in a new ground cutting timber. At the time he was killed he was sitting on a log with his gun between his knees and his pistol in his hands. He ordered the Negroes to cut a tree which stood within a few feet of where he was and as they approached him, one of them, named Oscar Carmichael, who was convicted in the recent term of Henry County Superior court for attempt to murder saw that the guard's eye was not on him struck him a terrible blow on the head which killed him instantly. Not satisfied with this, he struck him again crushing the skull. He then severed his head from his body, with the exception of a small piece of skin. He asked his brother convicts to help him conceal the body, which they refused to do. He then took Mr. Gresham's gun, pistol, watch and pocketbook and forcing the other Negroes to go with him a short distance fled, while the others returned and gave the alarm. In a short while the whole community was on the lookout for the black fiend but he made good his escape, and at last accounts was still at large. We learn that a thousand dollar reward has been offered for his arrest, which no doubt will get him, and a hanging will be the sure and quick result. Mr. Gresham was a noble young man well known to many of our readers.

Gresham, Lum
The Jackson Argus April 11, 1902
     Mrs. Lum Gresham, who has been seriously ill for several months, passed away Monday morning, surrounded by loved ones and friends. Truly the death of a loved one is sad, and doubly so when by the stroke the father, the head of the house, is taken away. The sympathy of the whole community goes out to the wife and two little sons, and other sorrowing relatives, who are so sadly bereft. Mrs. Gresham was buried at Worthville, Tuesday. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. John Jackson at the church, in the presence of a very large congregation. A large number of friends from Jackson accompanied the family to Worthville to pay the last tribute of respect. The Argus, with their many friends, extends tenderest sympathy to the family in this sad affliction.

Gresham, Paul
  Middle Georgia Argus January 25, 1886
Peeksville
     Paul Gresham, aged 12 years, departed this life on the 10th inst. His remains were interred in the Sardis cemetery the day following.

Gresham, W. E.
  Butts County Progress, December 24, 1909
Death Of Mr. Gresham.
     Mr. W. E. Gresham died at his home in the Worthville district Tuesday afternoon. A few days ago he was injured in a runaway accident and it is supposed his death was due to the injuries received. Mr. Gresham was one of the most _____ citizens of the county, and was ex-tax collector. He is survived by three children. The funeral was held Wednesday, the deceased being buried with Masonic honors.

Gresham, William Byron
Jackson Progress Argus 13 Nov 1969
W. B. Gresham, Former Resident, Died Nov 4th
     Mr. William Byron Gresham, 77, formerly of Butts County, died November 4th in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
     A resident of Daytona Beach, Florida for several years, Mr. Gresham moved to Winston-Salem to make his home with a daughter after the death of his wife, who was formerly Miss Bessie Duke, also of Butts County.
     Funeral services were held in Ardmore Baptist Church Friday at two o'clock with burial in Memorial Cemetery.
     Mr. Gresham is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Martiel Haigler of Daytona Beach, Fla., and Mrs. Mary Will Carter of Winston-Salem, N. C.; a sister, Mrs. Lillian Thompson of Glastonbury, Conn.; four grandchildren.

Grier, A. J.
Jackson Progress Argus, February 1, 1945.
Pvt. A. J. Grier, Colored Soldier, Dies in France.
     Private A. J. Grier, colored soldier from Butts county, serving with the American Army in France, died January 7 as the result of wounds in a vehicle accident, his mother, Geneva Grier, has been advised by the War Department. Further details will be forwarded later.
     Private Grier has been in service for about three years and had been overseas several months.
     As far as records here disclose Pvt. Grier is the second casualty from Butts county among colored soldiers in the present war.

Grier, Ada B. McDaniel
Jackson Progress Argus 17 Dec 1986
     Ada B. McDaniel Grier, 65, of 768 Center Ave., Atlanta, died Dec. 9 at Grady Hospital following a brief illness.
     The funeral was held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Bold Springs C.M.E. Church in Butts County with the Rev. Manuel Holston officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
     Mrs. Grier was born in Butts County and was a member of the Martin Street Church of God in Atlanta.
     Survivors include her husband, Aaron Grier; father, Elmo McDaniel of Atlanta; daughters, Shirley Parker and Charlotte Wise, both of Atlanta; sons, Willie, Aaron Jr., Arthur, James, and Clifford Grier, all of Atlanta; 12 grandchildren.
     Trimier-Jackson Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements.

Grier, Birda Crawford
Jackson Progress Argus 01 May 1985
     Birda Crawford Grier, 88, of Jackson died April 24 at Westbury Nursing Horne in Jenkinsburg following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Grier, daughter of the late George and Mary Crawford, was a member of China Grove Baptist Church.
     Survivors include two daughters, Nellie Patterson of Las Vegas, Nev. and Annie Maddox of Flovilla; sons, Edward Mayfield and Robert Vickers, both of Atlanta; nephew, Henry Crawford of Jackson; daughter-in-law, Ola Mae Grier of Jackson; 20 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren.
     The funeral was held Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at China Grove Baptist Church in Flovilla with the Rev. C. Mapp officiating. Burial was In the Rock Creek Cemetery.
     Trimier-Jackson Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements.

Grier, Curtis William
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Mar 1964
Boat Mishap On Sunday Claims Lives Two Men
     A casual Sunday afternoon fishing expedition turned into stark tragedy for three Forsyth men when the boat in which they were fishing in the swirling Ocmulgee River overturned near Dames Ferry, drowning two. One of the boat's passengers managed to reach the safety of the bank.
     Drowned were Curtis William Grier, 30, and Sam King, 22, both Negroes, of Route 3, Forsyth. Their companion, William Davis, managed to save himself.
     According to information from Ranger S. L. Letson of the State Game and Fish Department, who helped recover the body of King with the assistance of Edward E. Brown of Jackson, the three men were spin fishing in the turbulent Ocmulgee about 300 yards above Dames Ferry when the boat was caught in the rapids and capsized. Mr. Letson said that three boats and crews of Rangers responded as did a Civil Defense unit from Macon.
     The body of Grier, according to Mr. Letson, was recovered by Ranger Warren Johnson of Lamar County and Robert Carter, Park Manager of High Falls State Park. It took approximately one and one-half hours to recover the bodies of the two men. Ranger Letson pointed out that one of the spinning reels was also recovered during the dragging operations.

Grier, Davie James
Jackson Progress Argus 18 Oct 1989
     Davie James Grier, 65, of 320 Mallet St., Jackson, died Friday at Crawford W. Long Hospital in Atlanta.
     The funeral was held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Zion Baptist Church with Dr. B. J. Saucer officiating. Burial was in the Jackson cemetery.
     Mr. Grier was a native of Butts County. He was a member and deacon of Zion Baptist Church.
     Survivors include his wife, Louise Grier; sons and daughters-in-law, David and Gloria Myricks of Detroit, Mich., and James and Laurette Grier of Jackson; son, Ishmeal Grier of Jackson; daughters and sons-in-law, Susie and James Martin of Foster City, Calif., and Early and. Portia Respress of Decatur; daughter, Cynithia McDowell of Atlanta; mother-in-law, Susie Foster of Jackson; 11 grandchildren; two brothers-in-law; several nephews and nieces.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Grier, Dorris Mae Colvard
Jackson Progress Argus 15 May 1985
     Dorris Mae Colvard Grier, 54, of Route 1, Flovilla, died May at Sylvan Grove Hospital following a lengthy illness.
     Mrs. Grier was a native of Monroe County, daughter of the Rev. H. C. Colvard and the late Fannie Stewart Colvard. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church.
     In addition to her father, survivors include her husband, Jessie Grier; daughters, Mildred Eusery of Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. and Shirley Ann Grier, Patricia Akins, and Phyllis Grier, all of Flovilla; sons, Jessie J. Grier and Timothy Grier, both of Flovilla, Alvin Grier, stationed with the U.S. Army in West Germany; 18 grandchildren; brother, Uysses Colvard of Indian Springs; aunts, uncles, nieces; and nephews.
     The funeral was held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Antioch Baptist Church with the Rev. R. Grier officiating. Burial was in Antioch cemetery.
     Trimier-Jackson Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements.

Grier, Earnest, Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Dec 1992
     Earnest Grier Sr. of Dundee, Fla. died recently.
     Funeral services were held Dec. 5 at Rock Creek Baptist Church in Indian Springs with Rev. William Watts officiating. Interment was in the Rock Creek cemetery.
     Trimier Funeral Home in Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Grier, Frank, Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Mar 1985
     Frank Grier Sr., 66, of Route 1. Flovilla, died Feb. 23 at Georgia Baptist Hospital following. a brief illness.
     Mr. Grier was born in Monticello, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Grier.
     Survivors include his wife, Mattie Grier; daughter and son-in-law, Fannie Mae and George Tate of Flovilla; son, Frank Grier Jr. of Flovilla; sister, Zadie. Pye of Jackson; brother, Fulton Grier of Jenkinsburg; seven grandchildren; five great grandchildren; aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
     The funeral was held Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. A. F. Eusery officiating. Burial was In Macedonia cemetery.
     Trimier-Jackson Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements.

Grier, Geneva
Jackson Progress Argus 18 May 1985
     Geneva Grier of 430 College St., Jackson, died May 1 at her home following a lengthy illness.
     Mrs. Grier is survived by a daughter, several grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.
     The funeral was held Sunday at.2 p.m, at Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. C. Norris officiating. Burial was in Macedonia Cemetery.
     Trimier-Jackson Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements.

Grier, Ike
Jackson Progress Argus 30 Jan 1969
Death of Negro Man Ruled Of Natural Causes
     The death of Ike Grier, 54 year old Negro man who was found beside the highway near Mrs. Van Hay's home on State Route 42 South, was ruled from natural causes, according to Butts County Coroner John Sherrell.
     A statement from Coroner Sherrell indicated that the colored man had been shopping at a nearby store and was enroute home when he collapsed on the shoulder of the road about two o'clock Friday afternoon.
     Mr. Sherrell said investigation revealed that the deceased had a history of heart trouble and diabetes and a heart attack was believed to be the cause of his death.
    He was rushed by ambulance to Sylvan Grove Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival by a Jackson physician but Coroner Sherrell indicated that evidence was conclusive that he probably died on the spot. Mr. Sherrell said that no autopsy was performed nor Coroner's Jury convened as there was no evidence whatsoever of violence or foul play. The deceased man resided at Route 2, Jackson, on property belonging to Mrs. Obie Watkins.

Grier, James
Jackson Progress Argus 01 Jun 1994
     James Grier of Flovilla died Sat., May 14, at Spalding Regional Hospital.
     Funeral services were held Sat., May 21, a t Rock Creek Baptist Church in Indian Springs with Rev. B. J. Virgil officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.
     Mr. Grier was born June 6, 1912 in Jasper County, son of the late Norris and Beatrice Grier. He was a member of Rock Creek Baptist Church.
     Survivors include wife, Leola Grier; sons Jessie Grier of Flovilla, Bennie Grier of Atlanta, Richard Grier of Jackson, Wille Grier of Indian Springs, Paul Grier and Charlie Grief, both Jackson, and Phillip Bowden of Forsyth; daughters, Viola Williams and Cora Jackson, both of Flovilla, Barbara Ingram of Jackson and Bessie Colvard of Atlanta; brothers, Johnny Grier Forsyth and Benjamin Grier of Atlanta; three daughters-in-law; four sons-in-law; 51 grandchildren; 86 great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
     Trimer Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Grier, James R.
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Sep 1989
     James R. Grier, 4-month-old son of James Grier and Karen Phillips, died Aug. 28 at his residence, 279 Settle Drive, Jackson, apparently from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
     Graveside services were held Friday at 2 p.m. at Bold Spring Cemetery with the Rev. John L. Freeman officiating.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
     
Grier, John Daniel, Rev.
Jackson Progress Argus 24 Feb 1993
     Rev. John Daniel Grier of Atlanta died Thurs., Feb. 18, at Grady Memorial Hospital.
     Funeral services were held Saturday at Hunter Hill Baptist Church in Atlanta with Rev. Aaron Jones officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery. Rev. Grier was born Oct. 23, 1950 in Butts County, son of Johnnie Grier and the last Willie Mae Grier.
     He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church where he served as assistant pastor for several years. He was pastor of the Free Providence Baptist Church in Cochran for 17 years and Christian Hope Baptist Church for seven years. He also served as Pleasant Grove Baptist Church's musician and performed with the Gospel Specials. He recorded an album with the Big Bethel AME Church and Renaissance Gospel Trio. Rev. Grier was a member of the 1968 class of Henderson High School.
     Survivors include his father; sisters Bettye Goodman and Goldie Warner; nieces Anita Goodman and Michel Moore; and several aunts, uncles and other relatives.
     Trimier Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Grier, L. M.
Jackson Progress Argus 29 Jan 1976
Last Rites L. M. Grier January 22
     Funeral services for L. M. Grier of Route 3, Jackson, were held Thursday, January 22, at Fairfield A.M.E. Church with the Rev. Walter Mann officiating. Interment was in Fairfield Cemetery.
     Mr. Grier died January 19th at his home.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lottie Grier; four daughters, Miss Berth Hardy, Miss Josephine Hardy, Mrs. Edith Thomas, Mrs. Margerie Woodard, all of Jackson; one son, Edward Grier of Atlanta; 23 grandchildren; one brother, Robert Grier of Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. Nora Clark of Jackson and Mrs. Marie Roberts of Cleveland, Ohio; a host of relatives and friends.
     Abe Trimier Funeral Horne was in charge of arrangements.

Grier, Leona (Ma Sug)
Jackson Progress Argus 22 Jul 1987
     Leona (Ma Sug) Grier, 94, of 269 Buchanan St., Jackson, died Thursday at Sylvan Grove Hospital.
     The funeral was held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. A. F. Eusery officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Grier was born March 29, 1893, in Butts County, daughter of Julius and Annie Williams. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church.
     Survivors include two sons, Donis Lawson of Jackson and Melvin Barber of Atlanta; daughter, Ruby Wheat of Jackson; brother, Selma Williams of Jackson; six grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; Several nephews and nieces.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Grier, Lottie Hardy
Jackson Progress Argus 19 Jun 1985
     Lottie Hardy Grier, 70, of Route 1, Jenkinsburg, died June 11 at Griffin-Spalding Hospital following a brief illness.
     Mrs. Grier was a native of Butts County, daughter of the late Henry and Matilda Wise. She was a member of Mount Zion A.M.E. Church.
     Survivors include four daughters. Margaret Woodard, Edithe Thomas, Bertha Hardy, and Josephie Hardy, all of Jackson; son, Roosevelt Wise of Atlanta; sister, Alice Crowder of Locust Grove; aunt. Queen Holmes of Jackson; 18 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
     The funeral was held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Mount Zion A.M.E. Church with the Rev. J. B. Green officiating. Burial was in the Mount Zion cemetery.
     Trimier-Jackson Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements.

Grier, Lucie Mae Banks
Jackson Progress Argus 26 Aug 1981
Grier Rites Held Wednesday
     Funeral services for Mrs. Lucie Mae Banks Grier, were held Wednesday, August 19th, at 3 o'clock from the Zion Baptist Church, Rev. W.C. James officiating. Interment was in Bethel Cemetery, Barnesville, Ga.
     Mrs. Grier was born Dec. 27, 1912 in Lamar County. She was the daughter of the late Luther and Cleola Hightower Banks: She was a member of Zion Senior Usher Board and the Gospel Choir, The Heroines of Jericho, Evening Star-Court No. 133 and the Order of Eastern Star, Mary Ann Chapter No. 28.
     Survivors include her step-son, John Henry Grier, Jr., two aunts, Mrs. Emma Owens, Barnesville, Ga. Mrs. Charity Travis of Jackson, two uncles, Olen Banks and Thomas High- tower both of Barnesville, Ga.
     Trimier Jackson Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.

Grier, Lula
Jackson Progress Argus 23 Oct 1985
     Lula Grier, a patient at Forsyth Nursing Home in Forsyth, died Oct. 14 following a lengthy illness.
     Mrs. Grier, formerly of Butts County, is survived by a daughter, Maggie Mayfield of Jackson.
     The funeral was held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at China Grove Baptist Church in
Flovilla with the Rev. C. L. Mapp officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
     Trimier-Jackson Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements.

Grier, Mary Will
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Feb 1990
     Mary Will Grier, a resident at Hilltop Nursing Home, died Feb. 7 at the Monroe County Hospital.
     The funeral was held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Zion Baptist Church with the Rev. B. J. Saucer officiating. Burial was in the Jackson cemetery.
     Survivors include two grandchildren, Betty Ball Coleman and Ronnie Ball, both of Jackson; son-in-law, John Ball; sister, Mildred Jones of Gary, Ind.; three great-granddaughters and one great-grandson; one niece and one nephew.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Grier, Maurice (Moon)
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Nov 1988
     Maurice (Moon) Grier, 40, of Indian Springs died Oct. 30 at the Veterans Hospital in Decatur.
     The funeral was held Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Coleman Clark A.M.E. Church with the Rev. E. P. Roberts officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
     Mr. Grier, a native of Butts County, served in the Army in Vietnam and was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. He graduated from Henderson High School in 1965 and Clayton Junior College with a degree in political science. He was a member of the Coleman Clark A.M.E. Church.
     Survivors include his parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Roger Grier of Indian Springs; a son, Carlex Grier of Detroit, Mich.; brothers, Roger Grier of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Thomas and John Grier, both of Indian Springs; four uncles; six aunts; several nephews and nieces.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Grier, Ola Mae
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Sep 1994
     Ola Mae Grier of Jackson died Thurs., Sept. 8, at Middle Georgia Hospital.
     Funeral services were held Sun., Sept. 11, a t Antioch Baptist Church with Rev. Dante Smith officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery.
     Ms. Grier was born July 18,1923 in Monroe County, daughter of the late Croswell and Uland Sims. She was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church where she served as president of the Mother Board.
     Survivors include, daughters Christine Respress and Daisy Askins; sons, Kenneth, Claude, Joseph and Ervin Grier; brothers, Otis and Henry Sims; sisters, Velma Strickland, Corene Clark and Clara Moore; 14 grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; one son-in-law; three daughters-in-law; two aunts; one uncle; and several nieces and nephews.
     Trimier Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Grier, Pearlie (Plunk)
Grier, Jackson Progress Argus 02 Mar 1988
     Pearlie (Plunk) Grier, 98, of 251 E. First St., Jackson, died Feb. 24 at Hilltop Nursing Home.
     The funeral was held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. C. Hayes officiating.
     Burial was in the church cemetery.
     Mrs. Grier was born Feb. 4, 1890, in Henry County, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Grier. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, which she served as member of the Mother's Board.
     Survivors include six children, Hattie M. Barnes of Jackson, and Bertha Carter, Willie James Hendricks, Augustus Smith, Lillian Smith, and Josephine Watkins, all of Cleveland, Ohio; seven grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; sisters, Gussie Sparks and Lillie M. Stodghill, both of Atlanta; two daughters-in-law; several nephews and nieces.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

 
Grier, Robert
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Jun 1986
     Robert Grier, 86, of Route 1, Flovilla, died June 4 at Sylvan Grove Hospital
     Mr. Grier was born Dec. 16, 1899, in Butts County, son of the late Tom and Mattie Lou Grier. He was a member of Fairfield A.M.E. Church.
     Survivors include a sister, Nora Clark of Flovilla; brothers-in-law, Jimmie Lee Clark of Flovilla and Thomas McDaniel of Cleveland, Ohio; several nieces and nephews.
     The funeral was held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Fairfield A.M.E. Church with the Rev. J. C. McGill officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
     Trimier-Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Grier, Robert Wallace, Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Jul 1986
     Robert Wallace Grier Sr., 82, of 615 Screven St., Louisville, Ga., died Friday at his residence.
     Mr. Grier, a former resident of Indian Springs, was a retired insurance underwriter for the Irby Seawell Co. in Atlanta.
     Survivors include his wife, Florence Webb Grier; sons, Robert W. Grier Jr. of Louisville, Barnard Grier of Medlouhon, Va., and Richard A. Grier of Atlanta; daughter, Mary G. Moore of Green Cove Spring, Fla.; 15 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
The funeral was held Sunday at 10 a.m. at Grier
     Funeral Home in Louisville. Burial was at 2:30 p.m. in College Park Memorial Park.
     
Grier, SaFronia (Sugar)
Jackson Progress Argus 14 Mar 1984
     Mrs. SaFronia (Sugar) Grier, 89, of 279 Hickory St., Jackson died March 7 at Sylvan Grove Hospital following a brief illness.
     Mrs. Grier was born March 29, 1894 in Butts County, daughter of the late Sherman and Emma Oxford. She was a member of the Stark Tabernacle U. H. Church.
     Survivors include two daughters, Mable Stodghill and Mae Ruth Stilwell, both of Jackson; foster daughters, Emma L. Allen and Mervyn Miller, both of Jackson; five grandchildren; seven foster grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; four great - great - grandchildren; 23 foster great- grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Geneva Grier and Ella Grier, both of Jackson; brother-in-law, Marvin Grier of Cleveland, Ohio; nieces and nephews.
     Services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Stark Tabernacle U. H. Church with Elder M. Miller and Bishop Henry Phillips officiating. Burial was in the Macedonia cemetery.
     Trimier-Jackson Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.

Grier, Thomas Everett
Jackson Progress Argus 04 Apr 1990
     Thomas Everett Grier, 39, of Cenie Road, Indian Springs, died March 28.
     The funeral was held Saturday, March 31, at Coleman Clark AME Church, with the Rev. E. P. Robert officiating. Burial was in Coleman Clark Cemetery.
     Mr. Grier, a native of Butts County, was a 1968 graduate of Henderson High School. He was a member of Coleman Clark AME Church.
     Survivors include his parents, the Rev. Roger and Maude Alice Grier of Indian Springs; sons, Curtis, William, and Desmon Grier, all of Jackson; brothers and sisters-in-law, Roger and Jergenes Grier Jr. of Cincinnati, Oh., and Minister John and Rosie Grier of Indian Springs; sister, Flora Giddens of Indian Springs; and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
     Trimier - Jackson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Grier, Vester Lee (Buster)
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Feb 1963
Negro Woman On Bond From Slaying Charge
     The lack of a can to put $1.25 of gasoline in, began the sequence of events Saturday, February 2, that left one man dead and a mother of five children charged with his murder.
According to testimony Tuesday at a hearing in the Justice of Peace's office, the deceased Negro man, Vester Lee (Buster) Grier was picked up Saturday morning by Thomas Barlow after he had gone to Grier's step-father's house to get a can to put gas in. Barlow's wife, Ruby Kate Barlow, is charged with the pistol death of Grier at her home around 6 o'clock Saturday evening.
     Thomas Barlow stated that he brought Grier to Jackson to pick up his paycheck, later carried him to several different places on errands, afterwards going back to his own home with Grier.
     Barlow told Judge John Hutcheson that the first inclination of trouble came late Saturday evening when his teenage daughter came running into the kitchen from the living room saying, "Buster done cut me."
     According to Barlow, Grier came into the kitchen with a pocketknife threatening to kill all the occupants in the five room house. He said that Grier knifed at him across the stove, knocking the flue down. He testified that his wife came to the door of the kitchen just as he was running out of it and fired one shot at Grier.
     Ruby Kate Barlow also gave the same story in unsworn testimony.
     The defendant was placed under $1,000 bond and bound over to the Grand Jury by Judge Hutcheson.
     In a separate hearing shortly after the Barlow case, Judge Hutcheson reduced the charge of murder against Jim Smith, Negro, to suspicion of manslaughter after hearing testimony from several witnesses. Smith was charged with murder of Fanny Smith on December 9, Bond was set at $500.

Grier, William
Jackson Progress Argus 01 May 1985
     William Grier, 78, of Indian Springs died Friday at horne following a brief illness.
     Mr. Grier was a native of Butts County, son of the late Norris and Beatrice Grier.
     Survivors include a sister, Ruth Sidney of Indian Springs; brothers, Johnny Grier of Jackson, James Grier of Indian Springs, Benjamin Grier of Atlanta, and Earnest Grier of Florida; several nieces and nephews.
     The funeral was held Tuesday at 2 p.m, at the Rock Creek Baptist Church in Indian Springs.

Grier, Willie James
Jackson Progress Argus 19 May 1993
     Willie James Grier of Flovilla died Mon., May 10, at South Fulton Medical Center.
     Funeral services were held Sat., May 15, at Fairfield AME Church with Rev. A. F. Eusery officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.
     Mr. Grier was born May 5, 1925 in Butts County, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Miles Grier.
     Survivors include wife Dorothy Jackson Grier; children and spouses Earnestine Grier, Mr. and Mrs. William Smith of Flovilla, Willie Grier and Mary Grier, both of Jackson, Regina Grier, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stewart and Mr. and Mrs. James, all of Jenkinsburg, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hood, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Grier, Willie Tanner, all of Griffin, Carolyn Lindsey, Chester Grier, both of Covington, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Tyson of Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. Micheal Grier, Mr. and Mrs. Marshal Grier, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Grier, Marjorie Jones, all of Chicago; sisters Maggie Robinson and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rolle of Flovilla; 61 grandchildren; 42 great grandchildren and other relatives.
     Trimier Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Grier, Willie Mae
Jackson Progress Argus 23 Jul 1986
     Willie Mae Grier, 70, of Jackson died Monday at Georgia Baptist Hospital after a lengthy illness.
     Mrs. Grier was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church in Stark.
     Survivors include her husband Johnie Grier of Jackson; son, the Rev. John Daniel Grier of Atlanta; daughter, Betty Goodman of Atlanta; two granddaughters; sisters, Annie Maude Mjnrick and Louise Colvard, both of Jackson, and Leola Cobb of Cleveland, Ohio; brothers, Robert Brown of Indian Springs and Jimmy Willis of Cleveland, Ohio; and many other relatives.
     The funeral will be held Saturday at Zion Baptist Church in Jackson at 1:30 p.m. with burial in the Jackson cemetery,
     Alfonso Dawson Mortuary of Atlanta is in charge of the arrangements.
Griffeth, Beulah Irene Anderson
Jackson Progress Argus 02 Feb 1978
Mrs. Griffeth Died Thursday In Athens
     Funeral services for Mrs. Beulah Irene Anderson Griffeth, 97, of Athens, mother of the publisher of the Jackson Progress-Argus, were held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from Bernstein's Chapel.
     Mrs. Griffeth, one of Athens' most beloved figures, died Thursday night at her home following a lengthy period of declining health.
     Born June 8, 1880, she was one of nine children of the late Henry Sanford Anderson and Sallie Frances White Anderson, of Oconee County, Georgia.
     Mrs. Griffeth was the mother of 11 children, three of whom, Henry, Charles and Cecil, preceded her in death.
     Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Doyle Jones, Jr., of Jackson; Miss Emma Griffeth, Mrs. H. N. Chick and Mrs. Irene Brooks, all of Athens; Mrs. L. O. Crawford, Jr., of Charlotte, N.C.; Mrs. O. L. Holmes, of New Orleans, La.; two sons, Raymond L. Griffeth and Woodrow W. Griffeth, both of Athens; a sister, Miss Ruby Anderson, of Athens; 14 grandchildren; 11 great- grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were C. W, Griffeth, Jr., David Griffeth, Henry C. Griffeth, Jr., Lane Holmes, Harold Holmes, and Randy Holmes, all grandsons.
     Bernstein's Funeral Home, of Athens, was in charge of arrangements.
 
Griffeth, Emma G.
Jackson Progress Argus 21 Oct 1987
     Emma G. Griffeth of 225 Cherokee Ave., Athens, died Oct. 14 at her residence.
     The funeral was held Friday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Bernstein Funeral Home in Athens with the Rev. Wesley Stephens officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Park in Athens.
     Miss Griffeth was the daughter of the late Lumpkin and Beulah Griffeth. She was employed for a number of years by the Department of Vocational Agriculture in Athens.
     Survivors include five sisters, Mozelle G. Chick and Irene G. Brooks, both of Athens, Martha G. Jones of Jackson, Hattie G. Crawford of Charlotte, N.C., and Frances G. Holmes of New Orleans, La.; a brother, Woodrow Griffeth of Athens;. 13 nephews and nieces.
 
Griffeth, Henry C.
Jackson Progress Argus 15 Jul 1957
Henry C. Griffeth, 49, Brother Mrs. Jones Dies on Tuesday
    Funeral services for Henry C. Griffeth, 49, brother of Mrs. Doyle Jones Jr., who died early Tuesday morning following a short illness at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens, were held Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock at the First Methodist Church in Athens with interment in an Athens cemetery. Bernstein Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
    Mr. Griffeth, born in Oconee county, was owner of the New Way Laundry in Athens where he resided.
    Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Helen Hardeman Griffeth; son, Henry Griffeth, Fort Jackson, S. C.; daughter, Miss Gail Griffeth, Athens; mother, Mrs. L. F. Griffeth, Athens; six sisters, Miss Emma Griffeth, Mrs. Irene Brooks, Mrs. H. N. Chick, all of Athens; Mrs. Lewis Crawford, Charlotte, N. C.; Mrs. Omer Holmes, New Orleans, La.; Mrs. Doyle Jones Jr., Jackson; three brothers, Raymond, Charles and Woodrow Griffeth, all of Athens; several nieces and nephews.

Griffeth, Raymond
Jackson Progress Argus 15 Feb 1984
     Funeral services for Raymond Griffeth, of 225 Cherokee Ave., Athens, were held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from Bernstein Funeral Home. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.
     Mr. Griffeth died Tuesday in an Athens hospital following a lengthy illness.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Eleanor Griffeth: sisters, Mrs. Martha G. Jones of Jackson, Miss Emma Griffeth, Mrs. Mozelle Chick and Mrs. Irene Brooks, all of Athens, Mrs. Frances Holmes of New Orleans, and Mrs. Hallie Crawford of Charlotte, N. C.; a brother, Woodrow Griffeth of Athens.
     Attending the funeral services were Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Jones Mrs. Mabel Cornell and Mrs. Miller Moelchert of Jackson.

Griffin, Anthony David
Jackson Progress Argus 28 Feb 1979
Griffin Rites Held Saturday
     Funeral services for Little Anthony David Griffin, five month old son of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Griffin, of Route. 2, were conducted Saturday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with the Rev. Gene Carroll officiating. Interment was in the County Line Baptist Church Cemetery in Newton County with Sherrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Little Anthony David died early Friday morning at his residence.
     Survivors in addition to his parents include one brother, Eric Griffin of Jackson; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jenkins of Covington and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Jones of Monticello; several aunts and uncles.

Griffin, Asa Smith
  The Jackson Argus October 4, 1901
     The shadow of the first great sorrow now rests upon the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Griffin. On Thursday morning, September 21st, 1901, the death angel laid his chilling fingers upon the brow of their first born, little Asa Smith, and he was gathered to the Savior's bosom. Asa was an exceedingly bright and interesting little fellow, aged about six teen months, and he was the joy and pride of his fond parents. On Sunday afternoon the beautiful flower embowered casket, with its precious jewel was laid away in the Hartwell cemetery. Rev. B. W. Collier conducted the burial exercises in a tender and impressive manner. Quite a large cortege of sympathizing friends were present at the obsequies. The bereaved parents have the condolence of their many friends here and elsewhere.
Hartwell Sun.

Griffin, Beatrice Brownlee
Jackson Progress Argus 28 May 1980
Griffin Rites Held Friday
     Funeral services for Mrs. Beatrice Brownlee Griffin of 221 Valley Rd., Jackson, were held Friday, May 23, at 2 o'clock from the Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church in Jackson.
     Rev. J. D. Green officiated, and interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery.
Mrs. Griffin died May 18th at the Henry General Hospital.
     She was born May 12, 1928 to the late Mr. George Brownlee and Mrs. Alberta Brownlee in Butts County.
     She was a member of the Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church and president of the usher board.
She is survived by her husband, Mr. Lloyd Griffin, One son, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Brownlee of Detroit, Mich; one step-daughter, Mrs. Jeanette Powell of Indianapolis, Ind.; mother, Mrs. Alberta Brownlee of Jackson; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Price and Mrs. Viola Brownlee both of Jackson; Ms. Carrie Brownlee of Miami, Fla; two brothers, Rev. Georgia Brownlee of Tifton and Mr. James Brownlee of Atlanta; two Aunts, Mrs. Essie Smith of Jenkinsburg and Mrs. Alice Crowder of Locust Grove; six grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
     Berry Trimier and Lewis Sims of Jackson were in charge of arrangements.

Griffin, Dorothy Ann
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Dec 1956
Negro Girl, 16, Dies in Girl's Row Over Boy Friend
    An argument Saturday night between two teen-age Negro girls over a mutual boy friend, resulted in the death of one and the holding of the other in the Butts County jail on a murder charge.
    Dorothy Ann Griffin, 16, of Buchanan Street, died enroute to the Griffin Hospital about 10:30 p. m. Saturday night as a result of the altercation.
    Held without bond on a murder charge is another 16-year old Butts county Negress, accused of fatally stabbing the, Griffin girl.
    Scene of the fatal stabbing was the Three-Minute, Grill on Jackson's Cemetery Street.
    According to Jackson Police Chief Clem Thaxton, the Griffin girl and her date were walking outside of the Grill about 10:15 p. m. when the accused Negress produced a knife and inflicted a deep wound in the deceased's right shoulder, severing ,one of the main arteries. An attempt to rush the girl to Griffin Hospital proved futile, as she died shortly after the ambulance left Jackson.
    Chief Thaxton said that GBI Agent Harold Bray was called into the investigation and on Sunday secured a confession from the alleged murderess.
    There were several witnesses to the slaying and at one time nine were lodged in the City and County jails. The witnesses were released when the Negro girl made her confession, Thaxton said.
    Butts County Sheriff J. D. (Bud) Pope also aided in the investigation and is holding the alleged murderess in the county jail without bond, pending disposition of the case by the February grand jury.

Griffin, Fannie A Smith
Jackson Progress Argus Feb 13 1931
Mrs. W. B. Griffin Claimed by Reaper
     Relatives and friends here were sorry to learn of the death of Mrs W. B. Griffin, aged 68, prominent and beloved resident of Griffin, which occurred Friday of the past week. Death followed a short illness.
     Mrs. Griffin, connected with one of the leading families in Middle Georgia, was born and reared in Monroe county but had been a resident of Griffin for many years. She was widely beloved for her many fine qualities of character.
     Besides her husband, she is survived by one son, E. H. Griffin, of Griffin; one daughter, Mrs. Paul Walker; one sister, Mrs. E. P. Hunt, of College Park; four brothers, E. L. Smith, of Jackson; W. F. and T. O. Smith, of Forsyth, and Col. E. M. Smith, of McDonough. Mrs. Griffin was a sister of the late Messrs. Asa H. and R. L. Smith, of this city.
     Funeral services were held from the First Methodist church in Griffin Saturday morning at 11 o'clock, with Dr. J. W. Quillian and Rev, L. W. Blackwelder officiating. Internment was in Oak Hill cemetery.

Griffin, J. W.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus March 10, 1922
Funeral Of Mr. J. W. Griffin At Worthville March 2.
     Funeral services for Mr. J. W. Griffin, 21 years of age, who is said to have been shot by the chief of police at Porterdale Saturday and who died at an Atlanta hospital Monday, was held at Worthville Thursday at 12 o'clock.
     According to reports, the young man was raising a disturbance and in resisting arrest the officer had to shoot young Griffin. He was taken to Atlanta for an operation and died of wounds Monday.
     The Griffin family resides in the Worthville community. They are said to have moved to Butts county from North Georgia a few years ago.
     Mr. Griffin is survived by his father and mother.
    
Griffin, Lee Otis
Jackson Progress Argus 12 Sep 1990
     Mr. Lee Otis Griffin of 2576 Highway 155 South in Locust Grove died Sept. 3.
     The funeral was held Thursday, Sept, 6, at Lizzie Berry Baptist Church in Jackson, with the Rev. James Miller officiating. Burial was in Jackson City Cemetery.
     Survivors include his wife, Addie Mae Griffin; children, John Lee Griffin of Griffin,
Eddie James Griffin, of Atlanta, Brenda O'Neal and Charlie Frank Griffin of Decatur, Rosalyn Lindsey and Mary Ann Griffin of Locust Grove, and Joann Gibbs of Miami, Fla.; brothers and sisters, George Griffin of Detroit, Mich., Catherine Thomas, Joe Lonza Griffin, Robert Griffin, and Bertha Mae Brown, all of Jackson, J. C. Griffin and Bessie B. Allen of Atlanta; aunt, Louella Head; and a host of grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives.
     Speer and Speer Funeral Home in McDonough was in charge of arrangements.

Griffin, Leola Duncan
Aug 1, 1940
Mrs. Griffin Drowned in Jackson Lake
Prominent Griffin Resident Lost Life When She Fell From Motorboat Into Lake at Rocky Point
     When she fell from the motorboat in which she was riding with a group of friends, Mrs. A. C. Griffin, prominent resident of Griffin, drowned in Jackson Lake near Rocky Point about 7:30 Friday night.
     In attempting a rescue, W. Lester Duncan, brother of Mrs. Griffin, had a narrow escape from drowning.
     The body was recovered about midnight Friday.
     Mrs. Griffin, wife of a Griffin businessman, was. spending the week end at Jackson Lake, where they have owned a cottage or several years.
     At the time of the tragedy Mrs.Griffin was riding in a motorboat, driven by Dr. O. B. Howell, and other passengers were Mr. and Mrs. Lester Duncan and their son, Harkness, and Mrs. Floyd Watson, of Griffin. When the boat turned preparatory to landing, Mrs. Griffin, who was sitting on top the boat with feet resting on the seat, was thrown into the deep water.
     Mr. Duncan jumped into the water in an effort to rescue his sister, but was unsuccessful. Mr. Duncan was saved from drowning when members of the boat's crew threw him a line.
     As soon as telephone communications could be established a search was instituted for the body, which was recovered several hours later,
     Mrs. Griffin, the former Miss Leola Duncan, was born in Manchester and was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Duncan. Following her marriage to Mr. Griffin in 1921 the couple had resided in Griffin since 1923. She was a member of the First Baptist church and a charter member of the Utility club, and was active in religious and civic affairs.
     Funeral services were held at the First Baptist church in Griffin Sunday at 3 p. m. with Dr. J. B. Turner officiating. Burial was in the Manchester city cemetery.
     Survivors are her husband and parents; four brothers, W. Lester Duncan, Jackson; N. W. Duncan, Detroit, Mich.; Jesse C. and Ralph L. Duncan, Woodbury, and one sister, Mrs. Arthur L. Gill, Woodbury.

Griffin, Margaret
Jackson Progress Argus 23 Apr 1986
     Margaret Griffin, 45, of 465 Cherry St., Jackson, died April 14 at Georgia Baptist Hospital following a brief illness.
     Mrs. Griffin was a native of Butts County, daughter of the late Mary Annie Grier and Earnest Grier.
     Survivors include her husband, Willie Eddie Griffin; sons, Dennis and Christopher Grier and Michael and Anthony Griffin, all of Jackson; daughters, Brastella and Regina Ann Griffin, both of Jackson; two grandchildren; sisters, Dorothy Lee Clark of Atlanta and Louise McDowell of Florida; brothers, Willie Lee, Earnest Jr., and Joe Randy Grier, all of Atlanta, Billy and Bobby Jean Thurman, both of Atlanta, and Jerry McDowell of Florida; several aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews.
     The funeral was held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Rock Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. B.J. Virgil officiating. Burial was in the Rock Creek cemetery.
     Trimier-Jackson Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements.

Griffin, Martha Emma Raney
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Aug 1977
Mrs. Griffin Died Thursday In Jenkinsburg
     Mrs. Martha Emma Raney Griffin, 92, of the Westbury Medical Care Home in Jenkinsburg, passed away Thursday morning, August 18th, following a lengthy illness.
     A native of Carroll County, Mrs. Griffin was a former resident of Atlanta and was a member of the Lakewood Heights United Methodist Church in Atlanta. She was the widow of Mr. Leonard Griffin.
     Mrs. Griffin is survived by several nieces and nephews. Local survivors include Mr. and Mrs. Fred Raney. and family of Jackson.
     Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at one o'clock in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Folsom officiating. Interment was in the Oak Grove Baptist Church cemetery in Carroll County.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Griffin, Robert, Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 19 Oct 1994
     Robert Griffin Sr. of Jackson died Sunday, Oct. 9, at Sylvan Grove Hospital.
     Funeral services were held Thursday, Oct. 13, at Friendship A.M.E. Church with Rev. A. F. Eusery officiating. Interment was in Jackson City Cemetery.
     Mr. Griffin was born June 15, 1929 in Butts County, son of the late Otis and Flossie Griffin. He was a member of Friendship A.M.E. Church.
     Survivors include wife, Bessie Lou Griffin; sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Gloria Griffin Jr. of Chattanooga, TN, David and Carolyn Griffin and Rev. Kenneth and Elaine Griffin, both of McDonough; daughters, Delia Mae Booker of Griffin and Betty Mitchell of Irvington, NJ; sisters, Catherine Thomas and Bertha Mae Brown, both of Jackson, and Bessie Allen of Atlanta; brothers, Joe Griffin of Jackson, George Griffin of Auburn, MI and J. C. Griffin of Atlanta; 10 grandchildren; three great grandchildren; five aunts; one uncle; and several nieces and nephews.
     Trimier Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Griffith, D. Y.
  The Jackson Argus July 20, 1900
Resolutions of Respect.
     Resolutions passed by St. John's Lodge No. 45 F. & A. M. on the death of Brother D. Y. Griffith, who was killed in the Camp Creek disaster on the Southern Railway June 23rd, 1900.
     Again the dread monster, Death, has entered our Lodge, and removed from the stage of action our beloved Brother D. Y. Griffith, and again we are called upon the wear the badge of mourning and shed the tear of sympathy for those bereaved.
     Brother Griffith was born in Paulding county Georgia Nov. 26, 1866, joined the Baptist church in 1877, was raised in the sublime degree of a Master Mason Dec. 24th, 1895, and died June 23rd, 1900.
     Young in years, in the best of health, and with a constitution strong and vigorous, he and his friends looked with fond hopes to a long life of usefulness. But without a moments warning the grand Master of the Universe called him from labor to refreshment, that he might receive the wages due for his labor here.
     Brother Griffith was a true Mason, loved its work, and was best loved by those who knew him best. With sorrowing hearts we bore his body to the grave on June 26th and laid it away to await the summons of the resurrection morn.
     Your committee beg leave to submit the following report.
     Whereas God in his wise Providence has seen fit to invade our ranks and call from among us our beloved brother D. Y. Griffith, therefore resolved:
1, That while we mourn the death of our brother, we bow in humble submission to the will of Him who doeth all things well, knowing He is too wise to err, and too good to be unkind.
2. That in the death of brother Griffith, the Lodge has lost a loyal son, the community a good citizen and Free Masonry a worthy advocate.
3. That we hereby extend to his grief stricken family our sincere sympathy in this their hour of sorrow and affliction.
4. That a page in our journal be inscribed to his memory and that a copy of these resolutions be furnished each of county papers, and that the secretary be instructed to send a copy to the family of the deceased.
Respectfully submitted.
S. B. Ledbetter, M. P. Hall, H. S. Williams. Committee.

Griffith, Evie
Jackson Progress Argus 24 Apr 1985
     Evie Griffith of Lake City, Ga., formerly of Jackson, died April 20.
     Mrs. Griffith, the widow of Arthur Griffith of Flovilla, had lived on Brookwood Avenue in Jackson.
     Survivors include a daughter, Elizabeth Gilley of Morrow; sister, Marjorie
Brown of Jacksonville, Fla.; brother, Carl Hodges of Kingsport, Tenn.; brother-in-law, Henry Higgins of Jackson; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
     Graveside service were held Tuesday at 1 p.m. in Crestlawn Cemetery in Atlanta.
     Pope Dickson & Son Funeral Home of Morrow was in charge of arrangements.

Griffith, Florence Morrison
Jackson Progress-Argus Jan 11, 1940
Mrs. Griffith Die At Home in Danielsville, Ga.
     Jackson friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Griffith, of Danielsville, are distressed to learn of the death of Mrs. Griffith, which occurred at her home early Friday.
     Mrs. Grifith was the former Miss Florence Morrison, and lived in Jackson until her marriage. Her twin sister is Mrs. M. O. McCord, of Jackson.
     Surviving Mrs. Griffith are her husband; another sister, Mrs. W. B. Roper, of Bowling Green, Ky. and one brother, Willis Morrison, of Miami; three aunts, Mrs. C. R., Gresham, Mrs. J. L. Lyons and Mrs. J. B. Settle, all of Jackson
     Funeral services were held in Danielsville Sunday morning.

Grigg, Jeanette Rebecca
Jackson Progress Argus 28 Apr 1955
Grandmother Local Dentist Passes in Alabama Home
    Funeral services for Mrs. Jeanette Rebecca Grigg, 98, grandmother of Dr. R. P. Harrison of Jackson, were held recently in Little Texas, Ala.
    Survivors include three daughter Mrs. R. M. Harrison of Opelika, Ala. Mrs. Alma Davis and Miss Jose Grigg, both of Little Texas; one son, J. F. Grigg of Tuskegee; 10 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.

Grimes, Lucian
(Also see Gaston, Charles Bernard)
Jackson Progress Argus 30 Oct 1931
Body of Grimes Sent to Home at Irwinton
     The body of Lucian Grimes, who lost his life by drowning in Georgia Power Company lake Sunday, was sent to his home at Irwinton, Ga., for funeral and interment. Grimes, a respected colored man, was formerly in the employ of Hon. George Carswell, former secretary of state. The body, along with that of Bernard Gaston and C. C. Smith, other victims, was recovered Tuesday afternoon.
     At the time of going to press the body of Will Willis, the fourth victim of the river tragedy, had not been recovered, but a careful watch was being kept for the body.

Grissom, Thomas Mr.
  The Jackson Argus May 31, 1894
     We regret to learn the death of Mr. Thomas Grissom, which sad event occurred at the residence of Mr. Jud Roberts, at Worthville, this morning (Thursday). Mr. Grissom was a young man of exemplary character, and was highly esteemed by all who knew him. The sympathies of the Argus are extended to his relatives in their sad bereavement

Griner Infant
  The Jackson Progress-Argus May 3,1929
Death Of An Infant
     Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Griner, of Ocilla, Ga., visitors at Indian Springs, have the sympathy of friends in the death of their infant, which occurred Monday. The body was taken to Flovilla for interment.

Grogan, Thomas H.
Jackson Progress Argus 30 Dec 1987
     Thomas H. Grogan, 75, of Jonesboro, died of cancer Dec. 26 at Piedmont Hospital.
     Burial services were held Monday at 11 a.m. at Westview Cemetery with the
Rev. John R. Richardson officiating.
     Mr. Grogan was a retired construction superintendent and worked for Capitol Construction Co. for many years.
     During World War II, he served four years overseas in the 181st Wildcat Infantry Division.
     He was a member of the Jonesboro Presbyterian Church.
     Survivors include his wife, LaRue Grant Grogan, formerly of Jackson; a sister, Sara C. Grogan of Atlanta; and several cousins.

Grose, Breanna Marie
Jackson Progress Argus 20 Oct 1993
     Breanna Marie Grose, infant daughter of Jerri Lynn and Jesse Alan Grose of Jackson, died Sat., Oct. 16, at Egleston Children's Hospital.
     Graveside services were held Tues., Oct. 19, at the Shiloah Baptist Cemetery in Jasper County with Rev. Bryant Steele officiating.
     Survivors include brother Jesse James Grose, Victor Ray Grose and Christopher Alan Grose, all of Jackson; maternal grandmother Nancy Owens of Conyers; paternal grandparents Marie Fick of Jackson and Tom Fick of Jackson; maternal great grandmothers Vera S. Alvis of Canon and Virginia Harper of Mansfield.
     Harwell and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Grove, Dean Notestine, Jr.
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Jan 1974
Floridian Killed In I-75 Crash
     A young Florida man, Dean Notestine Grove Jr., 18, of Red Bug Road, Winter Park, Florida, was fatally injured about 10:30 o'clock Saturday morning, January 5th, when the car he was driving north on 1-75 struck a guard rail and traveled 25 feet, the car overturning about six times. The accident occurred about one mile north of the Locust Grove interchange.
     The victim was rushed to Clayton General Hospital by an ambulance from Sherrell Ambulance Service of Jackson. Mr. Sherrell said that Mr. Grove Jr. succumbed to serious head and facial injuries on Sunday and that he was in very critical condition when he arrived at the hospital.
     State troopers from the Griffin office of the Georgia State' Patrol worked the accident and reported that the driver lost control of the car while traveling at a high rate of speed.
     Mr. Grove Jr. was one of 12 persons killed on the Georgia highways during the weekend.

Grovenstein, L. F.
Jackson Progress-Argus 1 June 1939
Father, A. B. Grovenstein Dies in Springfield Home
     Friends of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Grovenstein sympathize with them in the death of Mr. Grovenstein's father, Mr. L. F. Grovenstein, aged 88 years, which occurred Tuesday morning at his home in Springfield, Ga. Connected with families prominent in the affairs of southeast Georgia since colonial days, Mr. Grovenstein served as tax receiver of Effingham county for 44 years and was one of the best known citizens of that section. Funeral services were held Wednesday orning and Mr. and Mrs. Grovenstein and family attended the rites, held at historic Ebenezer Lutheran church, which was established by the Salzburgers who came over with General Oglethorpe when the colony of Georgia was founded.
     

Grubb, Mr.
  The Jackson Argus September 11, 1908
Death Follows Shocking Accident.
     A terrible accident occurred Tuesday at the Scott camp, on the east side of the river, near the site for the dam. Mr. Grubb, one of the operators in the saw mill there, was running a piece of timber in the saw, when it rebounded and a large splinter on the end of the timber was forced through his face, entering the back part of the one jaw and penetrating through the other, six inches of the splinter projecting on the other side. His jawbone was broken and all of his teeth knocked out. The local physician could not get it out without help and he was carried as quickly as possible to the hospital at Macon and everything possible done for him, but he lived only a few hours.

Grubbs, Cava Neal Sheppard
Jackson Progress Argus 11 Jan 1995
     Cava Neal Sheppard Grubbs died Saturday, Jan. 7, at Westbury Medical Care Home.
     Graveside services were held Monday, Jan. 9, in Sandy Creek Cemetery in Butts County with Rev. J. C. McGahee officiating.
     Mrs. Grubbs was born Feb. 4, 1909 in Monroe County, is daughter of the late I. M. and Frances Melinda Jones Sheppard. She was the widow of T. E. Grubbs. She was a homemaker and a member of the Paran Baptist Church in Monroe County.
     Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Jeanette and Banks Weaver of Jackson and Mabel and James McCullough of Wamer Robins; daughter, Luna Belle Peeples of Griffin; brothers, Clark Sheppard, Camby, Oregon and Pat Sheppard of Griffin; sisters, Florence Lewis of Forsyth, Cathryn Jefferys of Jefferson City, MO and Louise Shakelford of Griffin; eight grandchildren; and 11 great grandchildren,
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Grubbs, George Mrs.
  Middle Georgia Argus July 21, 1883
     Mrs. George Grubbs died at her home near Iron Springs on Tuesday inst. We tender our sympathies to the bereaved ones.

Grubbs, Joe S.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus July 24, 1925
Officer Slain During A Raid.
Moonshiner and county policeman killed and officer Oxford injured in raid made Friday, 17.
Gray, Ga., July 17.
     Two men are dead, another is wounded, and organized posses are scouring surrounding territory tonight in search of a negro, as results of gun battles today between officers and alleged moonshiners in Jones and Jasper Counties.
The dead are:
Joe S. Grubbs, 60, county policeman of Jones county.
Hugh Tillman, 26 alleged moonshiner of Jasper county.
R. L. Oxford, of Monticello, county policeman of Jasper county, was slightly wounded during the exchange of shots.
Start On Raid
       The two county policemen, accompanied by J. H. L. McMichael, of Jasper county, who had been deputized, and Jim Greer, assistant county policeman of Jones county, started on a raid early this morning, according to Oxford.
     During the course of their search they found a still located on the Jasper county side, which they destroyed. While engaged in their work, they were fired upon from ambush by two men recognized to be Tillman and a negro named Blow, Oxford said. The assailants immediately disappeared after the shooting.
     After leaving the scene of the shooting and while driving in the direction of Jasper they were overtaken by Tillman and Blow in a car. According to Oxford, the pair immediately opened fire, which was returned by the officers. They disappeared up the road and no effort was made to overtake them, according to Oxford.
     Further up the road, the officers encountered Tillman walking back toward them and carrying an automatic shotgun. According to Oxford, Tillman had been drinking and the efforts of the officers to pacify him through talking were futile, Tillman appeared to be looking for trouble, Oxford Said.
Tillman Opens Fire
       After a few words, according to the officers, Tillman stepped back and opened fire on the occupants of the car. During the exchange of shots Grubbs and Tillman were killed.
     Mr. McMichael did not fire during the exchange of shots, according to Oxford.
     Following the news of the killing all officers were rushed to the scene and an organized search for the negro was immediately instituted. Officers are confident that he will be captured before morning.
     Both Grubbs and Oxford have been very active in a campaign to wipe out the liquor traffic in Jasper and Jones counties. They have done everything possible to block work of the moonshiners and have destroyed many stills.
     Mr. Grubbs is survived by his wife who now lives in Gray. Tillman, although still a young man is survived by his wife and several children.

Grubbs, John
  Middle Georgia Argus March 3, 1893
Homicide.
     On Wednesday evening a difficulty arose between Mr. Marian Weaver, who lives five miles south of town, and a farm hand named John Grubbs, and Mr. Weaver was compelled to kill him in order, he says to save his own life.
     Coroner Hardy went out on yesterday, empanelled a jury and investigated the case and returned a verdict of murder. No arrest has been made, but from what we can learn, Mr. Weaver will surrender and demand a preliminary trial.

Grubbs, Nellie M Leverett
  The Jackson Progress-Argus April 16, 1926
Mrs. T. E. Grubbs Summoned By Death.
     Following a short illness, Mrs. T. E. Grubbs, 28 years of age, died at her home Monday evening at 6 o'clock. Mrs. Grubbs was one of the most prominent and well beloved women of the High Falls Community.
     She was the wife of T. E. Grubbs, an employee of the Georgia Hydro-Electric Company. Before her marriage, she was a Miss Leverett and was born and reared in Butts county. She was a member of Sandy Creek church and was highly esteemed by a large circle of friends in whom her passing brought great sorrow.
     She is survived by her husband, two daughters, Flora Mable and Luna Belle Grubbs; one son, Robert Leverett Grubbs; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Leverett, of Atlanta; two sisters, Miss Hattie Leverett, of Atlanta, Mrs. W. A. Smith, of Cork; six brothers, O. E. Leverett, of Flovilla, T. B. and E. D. Leverett, of Florida, J. A. Leverett, of Macon, and R. J. and T. J. Leverett, of Griffin.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock at Sandy Creek church with Rev. D. Henderson conducting the rites. Interment was in the Sandy Creek cemetery.

Grubbs, Robert Lawrence (or Lawson)
  The Jackson Progress-Argus August 10, 1928
Robert Lawrence Grubbs Summoned By The Grim Reaper.
     Friends of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Grubbs, the former superintendent of the Towaliga Falls Power Company, sympathize with them in the death of their two and a half year old son, Robert Lawrence Grubbs, which occurred the afternoon of Thursday, August 2. The lad is survived by his parents and two sisters, Mabel and Lula Belle. Funeral services were held at Sandy Creek Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. W. J. Bryson officiating.

Grubbs, Thomas E.
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Jan 1993
     Thomas E. Grubbs of Americus died Fri., Jan. 1, at the Sumter Regional Hospital in Americus.
     Funeral services were held Sunday in the chapel of Hancock Funeral Home, with Rev. Sam Tate officiating.
     Mr. Grubbs was born in Spalding County on Oct. 31, 1934, son of Cava Neal Sheppard Grubbs of Jackson and the late Thomas Edward Grubbs.
     He was the owner and operator of Triple T Mart in Americus, and was a member of the Paran Baptist Church in Forsyth.
     Survivors include wife, Peggy Anne Hurst Grubbs of Americus; daughters Theresa Elaine Grubbs Yates of Taylors Valley, Vir. and Tammie Ellen Grubbs Driggers of Americus; son, Thomas Edward Grubbs II of Panama City, Fla.; sisters Mrs. James McCullough of Warner Robins, Mrs. David Peeples of Griffin, and Mrs. Banks Weaver of Jackson; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
     Hancock Funeral Home in Americus was in charge of arrangements.

Grubbs, Thomas Edwards
Jackson Progress Argus 28 Nov 1979
Mr. Grubbs Turner Buried Saturday
     Funeral services for Mr. Thomas Edwards Grubbs, 85, were held Sunday in the chapel of Haisten funeral Home, with the Rev. Edgar Pritchett and the Rev. Don Folsom officiating. Interment was in the Sandy Creek Cemetery, with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Grubbs, a native of Monroe County, died Saturday in a Monroe County hospital. An employee of the Georgia Power Company for over 50 years, he serviced installations in High Falls, Griffin, Jackson and Gordon. Active in the civic and political life of his county, he served as Coroner of Monroe County for 16 years.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Cava Neal Sheppard Grubbs of Jackson; three daughters, Mrs. Banks Weaver of Jackson, Mrs. David Peebles of Griffin and Mrs. James McCullough, Sr., of Warner Robins; a son, Thomas Grubbs of Americus;
     Two sisters, Mrs. Jessie Bullard of Barnesville and Mrs. O. D. Smith of Macon; two, brothers, James Grubbs of Barnesville and Johnny Grubbs of Bolingbroke; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
     Pallbearers were Al Abercrombie, Francis Weldon, W. E. Mayfield, Will Moon, Malcolm Smith, Bill Holloway, John Wortham, Jimmy 'McCullough, and Grover Faulkner, Jr.

Grubbs, William W.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus October 30, 1925
Missed 100 Years By Only A Few Days.
Spalding county's oldest citizen victim of apoplexy. Wife was Miss Sara Kinard of Butts county.
     W. W. Grubbs, Spalding county's oldest citizen, died at 6 o'clock Thursday morning at the home of his son, W. H. Grubbs at Orchard Hill.
     Had he lived until the 8th of November he would have been 100 years of age. The greatest ambition of his later years was to live to celebrate his hundredth birthday anniversary next month. He was looking forward with pleasant anticipation to the happy family reunion planned for that occasion.
     Mr. Grubbs was born November 8, 1825, in Jasper county, Georgia. He came to Spalding county early in his life and was one of the county's best known and most influential citizens. He was a man of exemplary character and welded an influence for good. His long and eventful life was filled with noble deeds and he leaves a good name and record of a life well spent that will be a priceless heritage to his survivors.
     Though Mr. Grubbs had lived far beyond his allotted time, he enjoyed good health up until a few years ago and was remarkably active for a man his age. He had a wonderful memory and discussed a most interesting manner with the many friends who called to see him from time to time the important events in the nation's history that occurred in the long ago.
     Mr. Grubbs wife, formerly Miss Sara Kinard of Butts county, died about thirteen years ago, since which time he has divided his time with his children. Surviving him are two sons and four daughters, J. H. Grubbs and W. J. Grubbs, of Orchard Hill, Mrs. W. E. Colwell, of Zebulon, Mrs. F. A. Bennett, of Griffin, Mrs. William King, of Doerun, and Mrs. T. M. Whatley, of Orchard Hill.
     He also leaves 44 grandchildren, 62 great grandchildren and 6 great-great grandchildren.
     Funeral services were held Friday afternoon from Rehebeth Baptist. Mr. Grubbs had long been a member of the Baptist denomination.
Griffin News.
     Mr. Grubbs was an uncle of Mr. J. C. Kinard of this city. Relatives here have been looking forward with interest to attending the one hundredth birthday celebration.

Grubbs, Wiley
  The Jackson Progress-Argus November 22, 1918
Wiley Grubbs, Soldier, Dies At Camp Gordon
     The death of Wiley Grubbs, aged 21, occurred Nov. 13, at Camp Gordon, where he was in training. Death resulted from pneumonia. Mr. Grubbs had been at Camp Gordon less than three months, having been drafted in one of the late summer calls.
     The body was brought to Jackson Friday night and was carried to Sandy Creek Saturday for funeral and interment. Short services were held at the grave and interment was in the churchyard.
     Mr. Grubbs is survived by his mother and one sister, Mrs. B. W. Jenkins, of Flovilla.

Gude, Dorothy Lee McMullen
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Jun 1995
     Dorothy Lee McMullen Gude of Ellenwood died Friday, May 26, at her residence.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 31, at Antioch Baptist Church in Forsyth with Rev. Dante Smith officiating. Interment was in Jackson City Cemetery.
     Ms. Gude was born March 11,1942 in B.utts County, daughter of the late Robert Lee and Josephine McMullen. She was a member of Aritioch Baptist Church and the graduating class of 1961 at Henderson High School. She was employed by Trust Company Bank.
     Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Chavanne and Denisa Jester of Decatur; daughter and son-in-law, Tayrn Gude and Anthony Bradley of Alexandria, VA; daughter, Debra Glide of Atlanta; grandchildren, Chavanne Jr., Quinton and Tre Jester; sisters, JoAnn Turner and Ann Jones; brothers, John Robert and George Howard McMullen; aunts, Maggie Brown, Rena Hardy, Tiny Head, Emma Matthews and Beatrice Robinson; uncle, John D. McMullen; and other family members.
     Trimier Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Gudger, Joseph Whitson, Jr.
Jackson Progress Argus 15 Feb 1989
Conyers man killed in crash
     A Conyers man died Thursday evening when his small plane crashed in a wooded area near the Stark community. Joseph Whitson Gudger Jr., 52, of 1585 Walnut St., Conyers, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Coroner Rick Ballard.
     The four-seater plane crashed about 6 p.m. in a densely wooded area between Halls Bridge and Stark roads.
     It took rescue and law enforcement personnel several hours to locate the wreckage and free Gudger's body from the plane.
     A witness, Aubrey Hamlin, reported that he saw Gudger doing stunts in the plane before it disappeared into the forest.
     A preliminary examination by the National Transportation safety Board revealed no evidence of preexisting mechanical failure or malfunction, according to Jay Golden, regional director of the NTSB. Golden said witnesses reported to his investigators that they observed the plane entering a spin and that it was at "wings level" as it neared the Seven Lakes Runway where Gudger had a hanger.
     The investigation into the crash is continuing, Golden said. Gudger, a flight instructor, had been a pilot for 30 years.
     The North Carolina native was president of the Seven Lakes Runway Association. He had recently retired as an operations manager a t AT&T.
     He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann; sons, Joseph III of Snellville, David of Hartsville, S.C., and Gregory Gudger of Conyers; and a daughter, Virginia Bowen of Snellville.

Guess, Douglas Scott
Jackson Progress Argus 22 Mar 1989
     Douglas Scott Guess, 31, of 383 Sixth St. Atlanta, died Tuesday. March 14, in San Francisco. Calif.
     The funeral was held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill O'Connor officiating. Burial was in the Jackson cemetery.
     Mr. Guess, a native of Marietta, was a fashion model.
     He was a member of the Lutheran Church.
     Survivors include his mother, Shirley P. Guess of Panama City, Fla.; sisters and
brothers-in-law, Pat and Gene Pope of Flovilla and Linda and Lawrence Biles of Jackson.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

Guess, Virgil
Jackson Progress Argus 17 May 1995
     Virgil Guess of Rossville died Thursday, May 4, in a Rossville hospital.
     Funeral services were-held Monday, May 8, at W. L. Wilson and Sons Funeral Home in Fort Oglethorpe with Rev. Larry Cliflon officiating. Interment was in Chattanooga Memorial Gardens.
     Mr. Guess was a retired, mechanical engineer and was a member of Ashland Terrace Christian Church and past master of Masonic Lodge #397.
     He was the father of the late Nelda Matthews and James E. Guess and brother of the late George W. Guess and Anna K Allen.
     Survivors include wife, Betty A. Pearce Guess of Rossville; daughters, Edith Duff of Rossville and Angela Jones of Jackson; sons, David L. Guess of Fort Payne, AL, Lawrence M. Guess of Ringgold, Robert S. Guess of Clarksville, Charles E. Guess of California, Ronald E. Guess of Sugar Hill and Donald W. Guess of Social Circle; sister, Elizabeth Gardner of Ringgold; brother Robert R. Guess of Virginia; 18 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
     W. L. Wilson & Sons Funeral Home of Ft. Oglethorpe was in charge of arrangements.

Guest, Ina B.
Jackson Progress Argus 03 Mar 1982
     Graveside services for Mrs. Ina B. Guest, of Westbury Medical Care Home in McDonough, were conducted Wednesday morning at 11:30 o'clock in the Stark United Methodist Church cemetery. The Rev. Clyde Johnson officiated and Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
     Mrs. Guest died Monday morning at Henry General Hospital in Stockbridge following a lengthy illness.
     She was the widow of Mr. A. B. Guest of Decatur and was a member of the Decatur United Methodist Church.
     Survivors include two sisters and two brothers-in-law.

Guest, J. T. Mr.
  (See Worsham, J. R.)

Guest, John William
  The Jackson Argus September 26, 1913
Mr. J. W. Guest Killed By Train.
     Mr. J. Will Guest, of Jenkinsburg, was struck by a locomotive of the Southern railway and instantly killed early last Saturday morning. The body, which was found later, was badly mangled, and it was with difficulty that an identification was made.
     It is not known how he happened to be on the tracks at the time as it was several hours later that he was discovered.
     Mr. Guest leaves a widow and several children. The funeral and interment were held from the Jenkinsburg Methodist church of which he was a member. Mr. Guest was 44 years of age.

Butts County Progress September 26, 1913
Mr. J. W. Guest Killed By Train.
Accident occurred early Saturday morning; Funeral Sunday A. M.
Jenkinsburg scene of fatal accident when well known citizen was hit by Southern train.
     Struck by a Southbound Southern Railway train at an early hour Saturday morning, Mr. J. Will Guest was instantly killed at Jenkinsburg. He was found Saturday morning near the Thurston crossing. The body was horribly mangled, the head having apparently being struck by the engine, and it was with difficulty that the remains were identified.
     Coroner Mangham held an inquest Saturday and the jury decided that the deceased came to his death by being struck by a locomotive on the Southern Railway.
     The shocking tragedy happened sometime after midnight Friday. It was not known how the unfortunate man came to be on the railroad track at that time of night.
     Mr. Guest was a well known citizen of the county and formerly lived at Stark but more recently residing in Jenkinsburg. He was 44 years of age and a member of the Methodist church.
     Surviving Mr. Guest are his wife, who was Moss Sarah Redman before her marriage, two daughters, Misses Claude and Nellie Redman, five sons, J. Lee, Boyd, Erskin, Arnold and Luther Redman, two brothers, Messrs. Henry Guest, of Birmingham and Jim Guest, of Henry county, his mother, Mrs. Hattie Guest and three sisters, Mrs. Tom Cawthon, Mrs. H. F. Hunt and Mrs. O. P. Stroud, all of Henry county.
     The funeral was held from the Jenkinsburg Methodist church at 10:30 o'clock Sunday morning, Rev. W. R. Kennedy conducting the serviced.
Interment was in the cemetery at Jenkinsburg.
     In their sorrow the family of the unfortunate man have the sympathy of many friends.

Guest, Luther H., Sr.
Jackson Progress Argus 19 Nov 1986
     Luther H. Guest Sr. of Atlanta, a former president of the Georgia State Underwriter Association, died of cancer Nov. 24 at Piedmont Hospital. He was 75.
     The funeral was held Nov. 26 at 1 p.m. at Spring Hill with burial at Arlington Memorial Park.
     A native of Butts County, Mr. Guest's family moved to Atlanta and he graduated from Boys High School. He attended the University of Pennsylvania and served in the Army Air Corps, during World War II.
     Mr. Guest was a retired associate manager of CIGNA Financial Services in Atlanta. He was also a former president of the Atlanta Association of Life Underwriters.
     Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Harwell Guest; a son, Luther H. Guest Jr. of Atlanta; and three grandchildren.
                       Guest, Martha
Jackson Progress Argus 04 Apr 1968
Jenkinsburg Rites For Miss Guest
     Miss Martha Guest, native of Butts County and widely known Atlanta realtor and business woman, died Wednesday, March 27th, at her residence at 1785
North Rock Springs Road, N. E., Atlanta. Miss Guest had been in declining health for some time but had become more seriously ill during the last year and a half.
     Born in Jenkinsburg, Miss Guest was the daughter of Mr. Will Guest and Mrs. Sara J. Redman Guest, who survives at the age of 92. For a long number of years Miss Guest served as secretary of the Atlanta Fire Department until her retirement about eight or ten years ago. She then entered the real estate business In Atlanta where she built several apartment houses.
     Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at one o'clock at Spring Hill with Dr. Cecil Myers officiating. Interment was at Jenkinsburg with H. M. Patterson and Son in charge of arrangements.
     Miss Guest is survived by her mother, Mrs. Sara J. Guest of Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. Claude Dixon and Mrs. George L. Swan, both of Jackson; four brothers, Boyd Guest of Decatur, Arnold Guest of Marietta, Erskine Guest and Luther H. Guest, both of Atlanta.
     Pallbearers were W. R. Knight; Ralph L. McCoy, Godfrey P. Hardin, John. Irby Hunt, R. C. Cannon, Capt. R. B. Sprayberry. An escort from the Atlanta Fire Department accompanied the body to Jenkinsburg.

Guest, Sarah Jane Redman
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Nov 1973
Mrs. Guest, 97, Passes At Stark Home
     Mrs. Sarah Redman Guest, 97, one of Butts County's most highly esteemed senior citizens, died about 7:00 Saturday, night, November 3, at her home in the Stark community following a lengthy illness.
     Mrs. Guest was born in Butts County December 8, 1875, the daughter of the late Mr. William T. C. Redman of Butts County and Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Maddox Redman of Jasper County. She was the widow of Mr. John William Guest.
     Mrs. Guest had been a resident of Atlanta for many years before moving back to Butts County to make her home with her daughter; Mrs. Claude G. Dixon, several years ago. She was a former member of the Grace United Methodist Church in Atlanta and upon moving back to Butts County she became a member of the Stark United Methodist Church.
     Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with Rev. John Huggins, pastor of the Jenkinsburg Methodist Charge, officiating. Interment was in Jenkinsburg Methodist Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Claude G. Dixon and Mrs. Nell G. Swan, both of Jackson; four sons, A. B. Guest of Decatur, Arnold Guest, Sr. of Marietta, Erskine Guest and Luther Guest, both of Atlanta; four grandchildren; two great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Harold McMichael, Max Redman, Harry Redman, Harold Brooks, Nevin Duffey and Harold Vaughn.

Guevara, Patricia Gail Bennett
Jackson Progress Argus 19 Apr 1973
Mrs. Guevara Was Buried On Sunday
     Mrs. Patricia Gail Bennett Guevara, 34, of Route 3, Jackson, High Falls Community, was pronounced dead on arrival at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital early Friday morning, April 13th.
     Authorities in Spalding County report that the body of Mrs. Guevara was brought to the hospital by her husband, Jose Guevara, about four o'clock Friday morning and was apparently dead on arrival. It was also reported that Mrs. Guevara had been in ill health for at least a year.
     Mrs. Guevara was born and reared in Fulton County, the daughter d Mr. William Broadus Bennett and Mrs. Daisy Mae Allgood Bennett. She had lived in the High Falls Community for the past three years.
     Funeral services for Mrs. Guevara were held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock from the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Griffin with Rev. Grady Blalock officiating. Interment was in Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home of Griffin in charge of arrangements.
     In addition to her husband, Jose A. Guevara, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Broadus Bennett, she is survived by four daughters, Miss Sheri Taylor, Miss Debbie Taylor, Miss Dianne Taylor and Miss Tina Taylor; a son, Sonny Taylor, a brother, Robert Bennett of Carrollton; and a sister, Mrs. John Carringer of Atlanta.
     
Gugino, Samuel Anthony, Dr.
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Jan 1995
     Dr. Samuel Anthony Gugino, 92, formerly of Rochester, NY, died Monday, January 23 in Jackson, at the residence of his daughter and son-in-law, Angela and Dr. G. A. Escalera.
     Dr Gugino will be sent to Rochester, where a mass is scheduled at St. Margaret Mary Church Thursday morning with burial in the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
     Dr. Gugino was the husband of the late Elvira Passero Gugino, who died in 1988. He owned and operated the Saratoga Pharmacy in Rochester for over 50 years. He was a Roman Catholic, a member of St. Margaret Mary Parish in Rochester.
     Survivors include daughters, Angela Escalera of Jackson and Maria Cotraccia of Rochester; son, Charles Gugino of Rochester; nine grandchildren; three great grandchildren; sister, Frances Cappelino of Angola, NY.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson and the Paul W. Harris Funeral Home of Rochester is in charge of arrangements.

Guillory, Joyce Jeffcoat
Jackson Progress Argus 22 Jan 1986
     Joyce Jeffcoat Guillory, 38, of 354 S. Oak St., Jackson, died Thursday at Henry General Hospital following an illness for the past year.
     Mrs. Guillory was born in Lake Wales, Fla. A former employee of the K-Mart Corp., she moved to Jackson from Forest Park in 1980. Recently she had operated a ceramics shop in her home. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Jackson.
     Survivors include her husband, Clifford Paul Guillory; daughter, Lisa Marie Guillory; son, David Wayne Guillory; parents, Robert and Christine Jeffcoat of Jackson; brother, Wayne Jeffcoat of Forest Park; sisters, Ann Grain of Sikes, La., and Sue Vereen of Forest Park.
     The rosary was said Sunday at 7 p.m. in Haisten's Chapel, and the mass of the resurrection was held Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Church with the Rev. Francis Sands officiating. Burial was in the Jackson cemetery.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of arrangements.
     Pallbearers were Larry Deraney, Danny McMichael, Pete Pizarro, Jack Eckersley, Greg Kraft, and Mike Gozdick.

Gumbrell, Johnnie Mr.
  Middle Georgia Argus October 7, 1892
A Sad Death.
     Mr. Johnnie Gumbrell, a brickmason, who had resided in this place about two years, died very suddenly at the home of Mr. Frank Myers, where he was boarding, last night. He was an Englishman by birth, and had no relatives in this country. His remains were laid to rest in the city cemetery.

Gunn, Bertha Nail
Jackson Progress-Argus 15 Jan 1953
Mrs. Bertha Gunn Called By Death
     Mrs. Bertha Nail Gunn, 67, widow of the late Mr. L. H. Gunn, died late Saturday at the home of her son, Howard C. Gunn in Jackson, as the. result of a short illness.
     Born in Butts county, Mrs. Gunn was the daughter of the late John Nail and Mrs. Elizabeth St. John Nail. After the death of her husband which occurred in 1935, Mrs. Gunn made her home in Jackson with her son. She was a member of Sardis Baptist Church.
     Survivors are a daughter Mrs. J W. Morris of Orchard Hill; one son, Howard C. Gunn of Jackson; thirteen grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services were held Monday at 2:30 p. at the Sardis Baptist Church and the Rev. Gaither A. Briggs of Jackson's First Baptist Church, officiated. Pallbearers were grandchildren and nephews.
     Burial was in the church cemetery under the direction of Haisten Funeral Home.

Gunn, Evelyn Lois Hardy
Jackson Progress Argus 31 May 1989
     Evelyn Lois Hardy Gunn, 75, of Roslyn Lane, Jackson, died Monday at Henry General Hospital following a lengthy illness.
     The funeral was held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with the Rev. A. L. Price officiating. Burial was in the Jackson cemetery.
     Mrs. Gunn was born in Butts County, April 14, 1914, daughter of Jim and Odessa Hilley Hardy. She was a member of Mount Vernon Baptist Church.
     Survivors include her husband, Oren Gunn; son, Billy A. Smith of Stockbridge; daughter, Betty Cook of Hampton; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; sisters, Hester Leverette of Jackson and Opal Hardy of Forsyth; several nieces and nephews.
     Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
     
Gunn, Howard Columbus
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Jul 1964
Heart Attack July 4 Claims Howard C. Gunn
     Funeral services for Mr. Howard Columbus Gunn, 53, were conducted Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert Thompson, pastor, and the Rev. Jerry Tabler officiating. Interment was in the Jackson City Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
     Mr. Gunn died suddenly about 6:05 Saturday morning, July 4, apparently from a heart attack. He became sick while on his job as night watchman at the Pepperton Plant of Avondale Mills, was carried home and then rushed to Sylvan Grove Hospital where he died a short time later. Before going to work at Pepperton a number of years ago, he worked at the Jackson Ice Corporation where among his other duties he delivered ice to the business houses in the City of Jackson.
     He was the son of the late Mr. Harvey Gunn and Mrs. Bertha Nail Gunn.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Marion Fullerton Gunn; four daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Jordan of Mableton, Mrs. Jane Hightower of Miami, Fla., Miss Judy Gunn and Miss Glenda Gunh of Jackson; one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Morris of Tifton; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers were Oren Gunn, Kipling Wise, Jack Long, Charles Ahrendt, Arnold Fordham, Olin Fuqua.

Gunn, J. A.
  Middle Georgia Argus November 11, 1892
     Mr. J. A. Gunn Dead. We failed last week to mention the death of Rev. J. A. Gunn, who died at his home near Sandy Ridge on 28th of October and was laid to rest by his brother Masons on Saturday. For several months he had been suffering with a terrible cancer on his face from which he died at the time stated above. He was a good man and loved by all who knew him.
Gunn, J. W.
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Oct 1942
Father of Mrs. R. W. Lamb Dies in Porterdale Home
      Friends of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Lamb sympathize with them in the death of Mrs. Lamb's father, Mr. J. W. Gunn, which occurred at his home in Porterdale Saturday. Funeral services were conducted Sunday with burial in Liberty cemetery in Newton county. Rev. Mr. Lydia of Covington conducted the service. Mr. and Mrs. Lamb, Master Connie and Mrs. W. J. Lofton attended the funeral.
     Mr. Gunn was born and reared in Butts county and formerly lived in the Worthville community where he spent the first part of his three score years. He was a member of the Worthville Baptist church. He had resided in Newton county for several years.

Gunn, Jas., Mrs.
  Middle Georgia Argus January 12, 1892
     Mrs. Jas. Gunn, near Stark, died one day last week.

Gunn, Jesse D.
Jackson Progress Argus 07 Mar 1930
Death Summons Comes to Mr. Jesse D. Gunn
     Mr. Jesse D. Gunn, a well known and highly esteemed resident of Pepperton, died at his home Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock. He was seized with a fatal attack and expired in a short time. Previous to this last illness he had been in his usual health. Many friends will be sorry to hear of his passing.
     Mr. Gunn was born and reared in Taliaferro county but had been a resident of Butts county for a long period of years. A carpenter by trade, he was regarded as an industrious citizen and had a wide circle of friends.
     He is survived by his wife and four daughters, Mrs. Deanie McPherson, of Hickory, N. C.; Mrs. Mae Day, of Social Circle; Mrs. Leila Turner, of Pepperton, and Mrs. Ruby Bennett, of Griffin; four sons, Messrs. O. D., Locky and Will M. Gunn, of Social Circle, and J. E. Gunn, of Pepperton; one brother, Mr. W. R. Gunn, of Atlanta.
    Funeral services were held from the Pepperton church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, with Rev. L. L. Minton officiating and interment was in the Pepperton cemetery.

Gunn, Jesse Emmett
Jackson Progress Argus 28 Sep 1983
     Jesse Emmett Gunn, 88. died Tuesday. Sept. 20 at Westbury Medical Care Home in Jenkinsburg after an extended illness.
     Mr. Gunn, a member of the Second Baptist Chuch of Jackson, is survived. by a daughter, Mrs. Lillian Ridgeway of Jackson; sister, Mrs. Ruby Bennett of Jenkinsburg; five grandchIldren; eight great- grandchildren; one great - great - grandchild; several nieces and nephews.
     Services were conducted Thursday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with the Rev. James Burleson officiating. Burial was in Pepperton cemetery. Grandsons served as pallbearers.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Gunn, Lockey M.
Jackson Progress Argus 23 Aug 1956
Former Resident, L. M. Gunn, 65, Is Buried Sunday
    Funeral services for Lockey M. Gunn, 65, who died August 17 in Laurens, S. C., were held Sunday afternoon at the Jackson Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Ralph Goodwin, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the Pepperton Cemetery.
    Mr. Gunn, a former resident of Butts county, was the son of J. D. Gunn and Mrs. Mary Jackson Gunn.
    He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Head, Mrs. Laverne Linder and Mrs. Lanelle Bates, all of Atlanta; five sons, M .E. Gunn, Learron, J. D. and Charlie Gunn, all of
Atlanta; and Clarence Gunn, San Diego, Calif.; four sisters, Mrs. W. F McPhearson, Laurens S C. Mrs. E. R. Turner, Atlanta; Mrs. May Day, and Mrs. Doyle Bennett, both of Jackson.
    Pallbearers were Fred King, Luther Byars, Paul Byars, Paul Reeves Sr., Lee Glaze, Davis Willard, Forest Maddox. Peacock and Ball Funeral Home was in charge of arrangement.

Gunn, Louise Miss
  The Jackson Progress-Argus November 8, 1918
     Friends of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Gunn, formerly of Jackson, will regret to learn of the death of their fourteen-year-old daughter, Louise, at their home in Spray, North Carolina.

Gunn, Lucy Kate Knott
Jackson Progress Argus 31 Oct 1963
Former Butts Resident Buried in Barnesville
     Mrs. Lucy Kate Knott Gunn, 80, of 430 Carletta Street, Barnesville, died Friday morning at the home of her daughter in McRae. Mrs. Gunn was born in Butts County, but had lived most of her life in Lamar. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Barnesville and of the Eastern Star.
     Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon in Barnesville from the First Presbyterian Church. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery.

Gunn, Marion Fullerton
Jackson Progress Argus 22 May 1985
     Marion Fullerton Gunn, 73, of718 Joy St., Jackson, died Thursday morning at the residence of her daughter, Evelyn Jordan, in Winston, Ga.
     Mrs. Gunn was a native of Henry County, daughter of the late Joe Fullerton and Ada Edwards Fullerton. She was a home maker and attended the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
     Survivors include four daughters, Evelyn Jordan of Winston, Judy Hightower of Reidsville, Jane White of Rome, and Glenda Gunn of
Jackson; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sisters, Ida Mae Tschudy of Jonesboro, Jesse Pholman of Lansing, Mich., and Mattie Thomason of Jackson; several nieces and nephews.
     The funeral was held Saturday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with Alcide J. Parron officiating. Burial was in the Jackson cemetery.
     Sherrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Gunn, Martha Isabella Gilmore
Jackson Progress-Argus 29 July 1937
Mrs. John Gunn Is Claimed By Death
     Friends and relatives here were sorry to learn of the death of Mrs. John Gunn, 91 years of age, which occurred suddenly. Friday, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Thomas, in Adel. She had been in her accustomed, health until stricken with a fatal attack.
     Mrs. Gunn was born and reared in Butts county and was the former Miss Martha Isabella Gilmore, daughter of Franklin Gilmore and Sarah Jane Bond, among the pioneer residents of Butts county. Connected with families long prominent in the county's business and religious life, she was the widow of the late Mr. John Gunn. For several years she had made her home in Adel with her daughter. Many of the older residents recall Mrs. Gunn, who was beloved for her many fine qualities of character. She was born May 19, 1846.
     She is survived by two children, Mrs. John C. Thomas and Henry Gunn, both of Adel; a brother, Mr. H. F. Gilmore, of Jackson, and two grandchildren. The late Mrs. Emily Jinks was a sister.
     Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Adel Saturday afternoon at 5:30 and interment was made in the Adel cemetery.
     Butts county relatives who attended the funeral services were Mr. and Mrs., H. F. Gilmore, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Garr and Mr. George F. Gilmore

Gunn, Mary Dickerson
Jackson Progress Argus 02 May 1979
Mrs. Gunn Was Buried Monday
     Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Dickerson Gunn, 83, of Jackson, were held Monday afternoon at three o'clock in the Second Baptist Church, with the Rev. Jimmy Leverett and Rev. James Burleson officiating. Interment was in the Pepperton cemetery under the direction of Sherrell Funeral Home.
     Mrs. Gunn died Saturday night at Westbury Nursing Home where she had been a patient for the past several months.
     Born in Butts County, she, was the daughter of the late Wylie Dickerson and the late Martha Leverett Dickerson. She was a retired textile employee and a member of the Second Baptist Church.
     Survivors include her husband, Emmett Gunn, of Jackson; daughter, Mrs. Lillian Ridgeway, of Jackson; three sisters, Mrs. Nan Boyd, of Jackson, Mrs. Nora Wright, of Macon, and Mrs. Minnie Freeman, of Pendergrass; five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
     Serving as pallbearers were grandsons Terry, Tony, Randall, Danny, and Bill King, and Mike Baxter.

Gunn, Mary E. Jackson
Jackson Progress-Argus 11 Jan 1935
Mrs. Mary E. Gunn Dies in Monroe, GA.
     The death of Mrs. Mary E. Gunn, 69 years of age, a former well known, resident of Pepperton for: several years, occurred Thursday morning at 3 o'clock at the home of her son in Monroe, Ga.
     The body will be brought to Jackson and funeral services will be held at Pepperton Friday afternoon, the plans to be announced later.
     Mrs. Gunn was a member of the Pepperton church and had many friends in the community who are sorry to learn of her death.
     She is survived by four sons, O. D. Gunn, Monroe; L. A. Gunn, Atlanta; W. M. Gunn, Social Circle; Emmett Gunn, Jackson; four daughters, Mrs. Deanie McPherson, Shellman, N. C.; Mrs. Mary Day, Social Circle; Mrs. Ruby Bennett, Griffin; Mrs. Lena Turner, Jackson.

Gunn, Mary Elizabeth Veazey
Jackson Progress Argus 1 Jul 1932
Death Summons Comes to Mrs. Mary Gunn
     Hosts of friends here were sorry to learn of the death of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Gunn, former resident of Jackson, which occurred Friday night in an Atlanta hospital. Mrs. Gunn, who was 80 years of age, resided in Jackson for eight or ten years, during the time her son, Mr. C. B. Gunn, was superintendent of the Pepperton Cotton Mills. While a citizen of the town she made hosts of friends who were attracted by her lovable character. The family moved from here to LaFayette, Ga in 1909.
     Mrs. Gunn was born in Mississippi and came to Georgia as a child with her father, the Rev. Thomas J. Veazey, who was one of the pioneer Baptist ministers of the state. She and her parents resided in Powellton, Ga., on a tract of land granted her family for services rendered during the Revolutionary War, until she reached young womanhood. She had resided with her son, Rev. John R. Gunn, prominent Baptist minister and author of religious books, in Atlanta for many years. Her father established many Baptist churches over the state, and her funeral was held it the church he founded in Powellton. Mrs. Gunn was related to several Georgia governors. She is survived by three sons, Rev. John R. Gunn and Mr. C. B. Gunn, of Atlanta, and J. W. Gunn, of New York City; a sister, Mrs. Hattie McWhorter, of Atlanta; and two brothers, W. D. Veazey, of Gainesville, and William Veazey, of Spartanburg, S. C.

Gunn, Math
  Middle Georgia Argus December 9, 1890
Burned To Death
Sad death of an eighty-year-old darkey.
     The Tuesday night of last week a horrible death occurred at the plantation of Mrs. LeGuin in the northern part of this county. Math Gunn, an old negro man who has long lived on the place, was alone in his little hut, when from some cause or other, the house caught fire, and the poor old darkey being very feeble and helpless, perished amide the raging flames. His body was not discovered until the following morning when it was found that only a mass of bones and ashes marked the remains. For eighty years "Uncle" Math has borne the reputation of bring an honest negro, but alas, he was forced to meet an awful end.

Gunn, Olive A.
  The Jackson Progress-Argus December 28, 1923
Miss Ollie Gunn Called By Death.
     Following an illness of one week, Miss Ollie Gunn, 66 years of age, a widely beloved woman of the county, passed away at her home a few miles from Jackson at 7:30 o'clock Thursday night, December 20.
     Miss Gunn, who had resided in the county all her life, had a large number of relatives and friends here who were saddened at her passing. She possessed many admirable traits of character and as a business woman met with success in the management of her affairs. She was related to the Barnes family of Butts county, having been a daughter of Mrs. Jane Gunn.
     She is survived by one brother, Mr. J. C. Gunn, of Adel, Ga., and a niece, Mrs. J. L. Gray, of Jackson.
     Funeral services were held at Macedonia church Saturday morning at 11 o'clock and the services were conducted by Rev. Henry H. Jones of the Jackson Methodist church. Interment was in the churchyard.
  
Gunnels, Bernard Ray
Jackson Progress Argus 08 Nov 1973
Butts Native Buried In Griffin
     Funeral services for Mr. Bernard Ray Gunnels of 1354 Oakdale Drive, Griffin, were conducted Friday afternoon at one o'clock from the chapel of Pittman Rawls Funeral Home in Griffin with interment in Oak Hill Cemetery.
     Mr. Gunnels, a native of Butts County, died unexpectedly Thursday morning November 1st, while working in Atlanta with Eastern Airlines. He had made his home in Griffin about 25 years and was a member of the Southside Baptist Church.
     Mr. Gunnels was a veteran of World War II, having served with the U. S. Army.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Betty Scruggs Gunnels; a daughter, Miss Deborah Ann Gunnels; two sons, Bruce Gunnels and Bernard R. Gunnels, Jr.; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Gunnels; three sisters, Mrs. Lamar Gossett, Mrs. Jeanette Crawley and Mrs. Juanita. Brown; two brothers, Howell Gunnels and A, H. (Buddy) Gunnels, all of Griffin; three grandchildren.

Gunnels, Bertha Lee Perdue
Jackson Progress Argus 09 Jun 1960
Relative of Butts Countians Killed. In Auto Accident
     Mrs. Bertha Perdue Gunnels, 51, of 632 West Solomon St., Griffin, was killed, her husband, Albert Gunnels, and, another Griffin couple, Mr. and Mrs. K. L. James, seriously injured in the collision of their car and a truck about midnight Tuesday on Route 16 several miles west of Griffin.
     The Griffin foursome were returning from Carrollton where they had attended graduation exercises for the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James when the collision took place. Mrs. James was listed as the driver of the automobile.
     State Patrolmen from the Griffin office who investigated the accident reported that Mrs. Gunnels died enroute to the Griffin Spalding County Hospital. Her husband was listed in serious condition immediately after being admitted to the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. James were reported in fair condition.
     Mrs. Gunnels was the sister of Mrs. H. O. Smith and Mrs. Robert O'Neal, both of Jackson; and of Ballard Perdue and Howard Perdue, both also of Jackson. Other survivors Include her mother Mrs. A. L. Perdue, of Griffin; sister, Mrs. W. S. Leverett of Griffin; two other brothers; Lawrence Perdue of Jacksonville, Fla., and E. P. Perdue of Orlando, Fla.;
     Funeral services for Mrs. Gunnels were held Friday afternoon at 2:30 from the DeVotie Baptist Church with the Rev. Homer G. Fowler and the Rev. J. Herman Gresham officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Gunnels, Frank
  Middle Georgia Argus November 24, 1881
Died.
     Frank Gunnels got dead drunk last Saturday evening.

Gunnels, Hamlin S., Sr. (Sib)
Jackson Progress Argus 13 May 1981
Gunnels Rites Held Saturday
     Funeral services for Mr. Hamlin S. (Sib) Gunnels, Sr., of 733 W. Solomon Street, Griffin were conducted Saturday afternoon at three o'clock from the Second Baptist Church in Griffin. Dr. Billy Sutherland and Rev. Hartwell Kennedy officiated. Entombment was in the Oak Hill Mausoleum in Griffin.
     Mr. Gunnels died unexpectedly Thursday afternoon from an apparent heart seizure. He was a member of the Second Baptist Church of Griffin where he was a deacon and Sunday School teacher. He was a member of the Meridian Sun Lodge No. 26 F.&A.M. and was employed as a salesman with the West Building Supply Company in Griffin.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Hazel Gunnels of Griffin; one son, Mr. Sonny Gunnels of Griffin; one grandson and three granddaughters; three sisters, Mrs. Ida Mae Moss and Miss Mary Gunnels both of Griffin and Mrs. T. C. Waldrop of Jackson; two brothers, Mr. Albert Gunnels and Mr. George Gunnels both of Griffin.
     Haisten Funeral Home of Griffin was in charge of arrangements.
     
Gunnels, Lucile Jones
Jackson Progress Argus 25 Sep 1931
     Relatives and friends here were sorry to learn of the death of Mrs. Lucile Gunnels, which occurred Wednesday night, September 16, at home at Experiment. She had been in declining health for several months.
     Mrs. Gunnels formerly resided in Butts county, having been a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. June Jones , former esteemed residents of Iron Springs. She was widely beloved for her many fine qualities of character and was a devoted member of the church. For the past several years Mrs. Gunnels had resided in Griffin.
     She is survived by five sons, Emmett, George, Albert, Eugene and Sibley Gunnels, all of Griffin; three daughters, Mrs. J. C. Waldrop, of Flovilla; Mrs. C. H. Moss and Miss Mary Gunnels, of Griffin; a brother, Mr. C. H. Jones, of Jackson; four sisters, Mrs. Hugh Coleman, Jackson; Mrs. George Welden and Mrs. Bud Shepard, both of Blount, and Mrs. Jessie Smith, of Orchard Hill. Funeral services were held at Sandy Creek church Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev. C. W. Bullard officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.

Gunnels, Mary C.
Jackson Progress Argus Sep 12 1930
Mrs. Mary Gunnels Dies in Griffin Home
Mrs. Mary C. Gunnels , aged 88, died at the home of her grandson, George Gunnels, in Griffin Friday afternoon. Her death, which brings regret to a host of relatives and friends, followed an illness of some time.
     Born and reared in Butts county, she was formerly Miss Mary Payne, and was the widow of the late Mr. W. J. Gunnels, well known Confederate veteran . She had resided in Butts county all her life until recently when she moved to Griffin to be with her relatives . She was one of the oldest and best known women of the county and was admired for her fine qualities of character.
     She was the last surviving member of her immediate family, but is survived by the following grandchildren: Emmett, B. T., Eugene, Albert and Sib Gunnels , of Griffin, and Mrs. T. J. Waldrop and Mrs. C. H. Moss and Miss Mary Gunnels, of Flovilla .
     Funeral services were held at Sandy Creek church Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, with Rev. B. N. McHan and Rev. E. E. Evans officiating . Interment was in the church yard.

Gunnells, William E. (Gene)
Jackson Progress Argus 06 Nov 1969
Mr. Gunnells, Butts Native, Buried Friday
     Mr. William E. (Gene) Gunnells of 1120 Concord Road, Smyrna, died Tuesday night in an Atlanta hospital. Mr. Gunnells had been in ill health for several months.
     A native of Butts County, he resided in Griffin until 18 years ago when he moved to Smyrna.
     Mr. Gunnells was employed at Lockheed until ill health forced his retirement. He was a member of the Nelms Lodge 323 of Masons and of the First Baptist Church in Smyrna.
     Funeral services were conducted Friday morning at 11 o'clock from Haisten Chapel in Griffin with entombment in Oak Hill Mausoleum.
     Mr. Gunnells is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mildred Hudson Gunnells; two daughters, Mrs. Edward E. Raybon and Mrs. William M. Webster of Marietta; three sisters, Mrs. T. C. Waldrop of Jackson, Mrs. C. H. Moss and Miss Mary Gunnells, both of Griffin; four brothers, Emmett Gunnells, George Gunnells, Albert Gunnells and Sibley Gunnells, all of Griffin; two grandchildren and several. nieces and nephews.
                    
Gunnels, Willis J.
  Jackson Progress February 16, 1912
Mr. Willis Gunnels Dead At Cork Home
     At the age of 68, Mr. Gunnels died at his home at Cork Wednesday, death being due to old and infirm age and other complications. News of his death will cause regret to a large number of friends here and elsewhere,
     Mr. Gunnels was a veteran of The War Between the States, serving in the Western Army as a member of Co. I, Thirtieth Georgia. He was a good citizen and an upright man and his death will be sorely be felt in his community.
     Mr. Gunnels is survived by his wife, a son and other relatives. The funeral and interment was at Sandy Creek Thursday. In their bereavement the family has the sympathy of numerous friends.
  
Gunter, Etyce Mayfield
Jackson Progress Argus 27 May 1987
     Etyce Mayfield Gunter, 80, of Pitts, Ga., died May 20 in a Crisp County hospital.
     The funeral was held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Pitts Baptist Church with burial in
the Pitts cemetery.
     A native of Butts County, Mrs. Gimter had lived in Wilcox County for the past 40
years. She was a member of the Pitts Baptist Church and the Opal Club in Cordele.
     Survivors include a brother, W. E. Mayfield of Flovilla; a niece, Rosemary Gibbs of Conyers; nephew, Newton Mayfield of Flovilla; three great-nephews; one great niece.
     Frazier and Son Funeral Home of Rocbelle was in charge of arrangements. ,

Gunter, Eugene "Runt"
Jackson Progress Argus 23 Feb 1956
Eugene Gunter Died Sunday in Florida
     His many Butts county friends will regret to learn of the death Sunday in Daytona Beach, Fla. of Eugene "Runt" Gunter, a former member of the Jackson Rifles who accompanied that outfit to the Mexican border in 1916.
    Funeral services were held Tuesday at Daytona Beach. Survivors include his wife, a son now living in Atlanta and one grandson.

Gunter, Margaret Barr
Jackson Progress Argus 01 May 1975
Mother Mr. Gunter Died Sunday
     Mrs. Margaret Barr Gunter, 86, of 10 Charleston Avenue, S. E., Atlanta, died Sunday, April 27th. She was the mother of Mr. G. C. Gunter of Forest Park and Flovilla.
     Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon, April 29th, at two o'clock from the chapel of Howard L. Carmichael and Son Funeral Home with the Rev. Olin E. Gunter officiating. Interment was in the Rock Baptist Church Cemetery in Rex.
     Mrs. Gunter, widow of Mr. George Allen Gunter, is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Louise Hopkins of Atlanta and Mrs. Grace Howell of Decatur; a son, G. C. Gunter of Flovilla and Forest Park; grandchildren great-grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren.

Gunnels, Mary C. Payne
Jackson Progress Argus September 12, 1930
Mrs. Mary Gunnels Dies in Griffin Home
     Mrs. Mary C. Gunnels, age 88, died at the home of her grandson, George Gunnels, in Griffin Friday afternoon. Her death, which brings regret to a host of relatives and friend, followed an illness of some time.
     Born and reared in Butts county, she was formerly Miss Mary Payne, and was the widow of the late Mr. W. J. Gunnels, well known Confederate veteran. She had resided in Butts county all her life until recently when she moved to Griffin to be with her relatives. She was one of the oldest and best known women of the county and was admired for her fine qualities of character.
     She was the last surviving member of her immediate family, but is survived by the following grandchildren: Emmett, B. T., Eugene, Albert and Sib Gunnels, of Griffin and Mrs. T. J. Waldrop and Mrs. C. H. Moss and Miss. Mary Gunnels, of Flovilla.
     Funeral services were held at Sandy Creek church Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, with Rev. B. N. McHan and Rev. E. E. Evans officiating. Interment was in the churchyard.

Gunter, Mattie Jewell
Jackson Progress Argus 05 Oct 1994
     Mattie Jewell Gunter, 84, of Jackson died Fri., Sept. 30.
     Funeral services were held Sun., Oct. 2, in the chapel of McCullough Funeral Home with Rev. Brady Blalock officiating. Interment was in the Oak Hill Cemetery.
     Mrs. Gunter was born in Henry County, daughter of the late Giles T. and Lillian B. Young. She was.the widow of R. M. Gunter. She was a Baptist.
     Survivors include: daughters and sons-in-law, Marguarite and W. T. Kelley of Griffin, Joyce and Franklin Cochran of Jackson and Mary Gunter of Jackson; son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Delores Gunter of Griffin; daughter-in-law, Martha Gunter of Griffin; 13 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
     McCullough Funeral Home of Griffin was in charge of arrangements.

Gunter, R. M.
Jackson Progress Argus 15 Jul 1992
     R. M. Gimter, 82, died Saturday, July 11, at Spalding Regional Hospital in Griffin.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 14, in the chapel of McCullough Funeral Home with Rev. Brady Blalock officiating. Interment was in the Oak Hill Cemetery.
     Mr. Gunter was born in Henry County, the son of the late James and Mary Gunter. He was a retired carpenter.
     Survivors include wife Mattie Jewell Gunter; daughters and sons-in-law Marguerite and W. T. Kelley of Griffin, Joyce and Franklin Cochran of Jackson, and Mary Gunter of Griffin; sons and daughters-in-law Hugh and Martha Gunter and Larry and Delores Gunter, all of Griffin; sisters Agnes Bankston of Griffin; Hassie Butler of Atlanta and Mary Young of Orchard Hill; brother Lester Gunter of Athens; 13 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
     McCullough Funeral Home in Griffin was in charge of arrangements.

Gurney, Paul
(See Heath, Cornelia Adams)

Gustine, W. Ward
Jackson Progress-Argus Aug 29, 1940
Funeral of Mr. Ustine Held Sunday Afternoon
     Funeral services for Mr. W. Ward Gustine, who died August 21 at Fort Lee, N. J., were held Sunday at 3 p. m. at Gray, with Thornton Funeral Homes in charge of arrangements. Mr. Gustine married Miss Roberta Roberts, niece of Mrs. S. H. Thornton of Jackson and was known to many people here.

Guthrie, Maggie O'Rear
Jackson Progress Argus 15 Sep 1938
Mrs. J . B. Guthrie Claimed By Death
     Mrs. J. B. Guthrie, 67 years of age, one of Jackson's prominent and beloved women, died at her home on South Mulberry street early Monday following a two weeks' illness. Pneumonia from which she had suffered several days was the immediate cause of death.
     Mrs. Guthrie, widow of Mr. J. B. Guthrie, whose death occurred only a few months ago, had long been a resident of Jackson and through her interest in religious and civic affairs was widely known. She was born Miss Maggie O'Rear daughter of John O'Rear and Mrs. Susan Moore O'Rear, on November 26, 1871, at Whitesburg, Ga. Later the family moved here for residence and her father was a Confederate veteran and a former clerk of Butts Superior Court. Both of her parents died some years ago.
     She was an active member of the Jackson Baptist church and a .member of the Woman's Missionary Society and of the Larkin Watson chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy. She was keenly interested in religious, patriotic and civic activities and was a tireless worker in any cause that enlisted her support. Because of her loyalty to the church, her industry and energy and devotion to her family and friends, Mrs. Guthrie was widely beloved.
     One of seven sisters she is survived by the following sisters: Mrs. W. J. Smith, Juliette; Mrs. J. T. Brvans and Mrs. Tom Barnett, Atlanta; Mrs. Lula Crews, Birmingham; Mrs. E. T. Faulkner and Mrs. J. R. Thurston, of Jackson. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services for this beloved woman were held at the First Baptist church Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock and Rev. R. B. Harrison, of Norcross former pastor here, officiated. The presence of many relatives and friends and lovely floral offerings attested the esteem in which Mrs. Guthrie was held. The pallbearers were John Thurston, Jimmie Faulkner, Carl O'Rear, Lewis Smith, Roy Barnett and W. B. Freeman. Interment was in the family lot in the Jackson Cemetery and S. H. Thornton, funeral director, had charge of arrangements.

Guthrie, William M.
Jackson Progress-Argus 7 Feb 1936
Brother of Mr. Guthrie Dies in Atlanta Home
     Friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Guthrie of this city will sympathize with them in the death of Mr. Guthrie'.s brother, Mr. William M. Guthrie which occurred Saturday night in Atlanta. He is survived by his wife and a daughter, Mrs. G. P. Maddox; three sons, Edwin V., Dan and Henry Guthrie, and two brothers, Lon and J. B. Guthrie.
     Funeral services were held at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning at Camp Creek Baptist church in Gwinnett county.

Guy, William W.
Jackson Progress-Argus 19 Jan 1939
W. W. Guy Dies Of Illness Caused By Motor Crash
Retired Business Man of Homewood, Ill. Succumbed to Pneumonia Monday. Funeral in Old Home.
     Mr. William W. Guy, 81 years of age, retired business man of Homewood, Ill., died at the Howell Clinic Monday afternoon at 2:30 at the result of pneumonia contracted when he was seriously injured in a head-on crash between an automobile and truck near Jenkinsburg on January 9.
     Mr. and Mrs. Guy and their daughter, Mrs. Edna Stretch, of Homewood, Ill., a city near Chicago, were en route to Florida to spend a winter vacation with friends when the accident occurred. The stock truck, headed north, collided with the car driven by Mrs. Stretch near the J B. Childs home on route 42.
     Mr. Guy, seriously injured, was taken to the clinic for treatment. There Mr. Guy developed pneumonia and that complication hastened death.
     Mrs. Guy, who also was considerably bruised and injured by the collision, has improved and was able to return home this week.
     Mr. Guy, born and reared at Oakdale, Penn., was connected with pioneer western Pennsylvania families dating from Indian days. He moved to Illinois many years ago and after a successful business career had retired from active duty and was looking forward with interest to the winter vacation in Florida. He was a member of the Presbyterian church.
     Surviving relatives are his wife and a son, Edward H. Guy, of Chicago; two daughters, Mrs. Edna Stretch and. Miss Edith Guy, both of Homewood, Ill.; a sister, Mrs. Sam McClurg, of Florida.
     The body was taken Tuesday night to Homewood and funeral services were to be held there on January 20.
     People of the community sympathize deeply with the family in the unfortunate accident.

Guyton, Nannie
Jackson Progress Argus 10 Mar 1977
Mrs. Betts' Mother Dies In Alabama
     Mrs. Nannie Guyton of Hamilton, Alabama, mother of Mrs. Bob Betts of Jackson, died Saturday night, February 26th, in Lister Hill Hospital in Alabama following a massive stroke she suffered on Friday morning.
     Funeral services for Mrs. Guyton were conducted Tuesday, March 1st, in Hamilton Methodist Church with burial in the Hamilton City Cemetery.
     Mrs. Guyton is survived by a son, W. A. Guyton, Jr. of Hamilton, Alabama; four daughters, Mrs. Margie Niklaus of Asheville, N.Y., Mrs. Carolyn Scales of Alexandria, Ala., Mrs. Bob Betts of Jackson, and Mrs. Nannette Lawhon of Hamilton; 13 grandchildren; two great grandchildren.

Gwynn, George Bruce
Jackson Progress-Argus Dec 31 1970
Body Missing Man Found Wednesday
     The search continues in the Woodward Road area of Butts County for the missing companion of a Tampa, Florida man who was shot, stabbed, beaten and dumped in Butts County late Monday night.
     Hospitalized in the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital and reported Wednesday as in "fair to serious" condition is Donald Scott, reported to be in his early twenties of 1514 West Hiawatha Street, Tampa, Florida. According to the Butts County Sheriff's Department, who is investigating the case along with Howard Bray of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the young man told officers that he was allegedly kidnapped in Atlanta and driven to Butts County where he and a companion whom he identified only as "George" is dead and he left him to obtain help, despite his serious wound.
     The story unfolded Monday night when the injured man knocked on the side of a house of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Anderson on Woodward Road, a paved road that connects Highways 16 and 42 with the junctures at Dean Patrick's store and just above the County Line Road North of Jenkinsburg. In an interview Tuesday morning, Mrs. Anderson said that she, her daughter, Kay Anderson, and sister Mrs. Laverne Anderson, were at home alone since her husband was a patient of the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital. Kay Anderson said that she was listening to the eleven o'clock news Monday evening over an Atlanta television station when at about 11:05 the pounding on the side of the house was first noticed. Mrs. Anderson said that the wounded man made his way onto the porch and knocked on the door and asked for help saying "I've been shot." Mrs. Anderson told the injured stranger that she would not open the door but that if he would sit down on the porch she would call for assistance. This he did and Mrs. Anderson called the sheriff's department, an ambulance and a neighbor. As soon as the neighbor arrived she opened the door and found the young man attired only in his pants with a bullet wound in his chest, a stab wound in his abdomen and a terrific lick on his head. Mrs. Anderson and others of the household secured blankets and covers to warm the injured youth against the chilling 40 degree temperatures. Soon afterwards the deputy sheriff arrived as did John Sherrell, Butts County Coroner. The injured man was taken to the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital where surgery was performed.
     In the meantime three men in an out-of-state car were apprehended in Henry County. It is reported that as officers closed in for the arrest the subjects in the car were seen to throw an object out of the car window. The Butts County Sheriff's Department said that a 25 caliber automatic was retrieved and also reported that according to a ballistics test it was identified as the gun that fired the shot that wounded the young Tampa man.
     The search for the missing companion was begun early Tuesday morning during the darkness and despite a cold, steady rain that would have probably obliterated most clues if any could have been found. The search continued all day Tuesday during the same cold, intermittent rain and continued into Wednesday.
     A Butts County deputy sheriff said, "There are so many loose ends to this case that we hardly know where to begin. There is some evidence that links the dumping of Scott in Butts County to the shotgun slaying of an Atlanta hippie on Fourteenth Street Tuesday. The deputy sheriff cited the story in Wednesday morning's Atlanta Constitution that said the Atlanta Police were looking for Scott and a companion identified as Bruce Gwynn, also of Tampa."
BULLETIN
     The body of a young white male, tentatively identified as Bruce Gwynn, 23, of Tampa, Florida, was discovered about 10 o'clock Wednesday morning in a sedge and pine thicket on Woodward Road on land belonging to Lovett Fletcher.
     The body of the hippie type young man bore a bullet wound in the left chest, a stab wound in the stomach near the navel and a wound on the top of his head. It was believed he was hot at the scene as spent shells from a 25 caliber automatic were sound on the shoulder of the paved road. The body was up a steep clay bank on the edge of a sedge field with pines and a plum grove nearby. There was no effort made, however, to hide the body as it was about 25 yards from the road.
     It is reasonably certain that this is the body of the companion mentioned by Donald Scott. There appears now a definite tie-in with the violence that occurred Tuesday in the hippie district in Atlanta. Investigation continues in the case.

Jackson Progress Argus 07 Jan 1971
Pieces Fall Together In Brutal Murder Last Week
     Much as in a jigsaw puzzle, the pieces are beginning to fall in place to complete the total picture of Butts County's most infamous murder which first unfolded on Monday night, December 28th, with the critical wounding of a young Floridian, and the tragic denouement of last Wednesday morning, December 30th, when the body of his companion from Virginia was discovered on Woodward Road in Butts County.
     From the moment that Donald Scott, 23, of Tampa, Fla. walked and staggered .8 of a mile from the site where he and his companion were shot and left for dead, to knock on the door of the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Anderson on Woodward Road at about 11:05 p. m., members of the Butts County Sheriff's Department, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Atlanta Police Department and Detective Bureau have worked unceasingly on the case until at the present time most answers are known with five persons in custody, but with many questions yet unanswered on the lips of investigators and citizens of Butts County.
     Perhaps the foremost question asked more frequently is why was Woodward Road the site of the disposal of the two victims. Was it by chance or deliberately selected in advance? This question comes more valid when one recalls that the body of a young Atlanta Negro woman was discovered in September in thick woods off the Buster Brown Road in the northwest area of Butts County, a crime for which the perpetrator has not yet been arrested. Most investigating officers appear to believe that the Woodward Road site was pure chance and that it could conceivably have happened in any other county in the Atlanta area which offered comparative isolation for the crime at hand. Yet one or two investigators indicated that they felt the site of the dumping in the county had been "cased" before hand. The nearest dwelling to the spot where the body of George Bruce Gwynn of Manassas was located is .8 of a mile due north. Investigators and the public alike, at least those informed on the case, cite the courage and stamina of Scott in negotiating this distance in his weakened condition and in temperatures in the high 30's while he was clad only in pants.
     The body of George Bruce Gwynn, 23, of Manassas, Va., was discovered Wednesday morning, December 30th, on Woodward Road about ten o'clock by searchers who were directed to the scene by Gwynn's wounded companion, Donald Scott, who at the time was in serious to critical condition at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital. The body was found up a fairly steep red clay embankment in the edge of a sedge field and pine thicket. The body was removed to Sherrell Funeral Home in Jackson where an autopsy was performed later in the day by Dr. Larry Howard of he State Crime Lab. The autopsy revealed that death was almost instantaneous due to a bullet wound near the center of his head, on top, which pierced the skull and brain and to a bullet wound in his left chest which severed the carotid artery. There was also a stab wound in his stomach near the navel. There was additional evidence that indicated that he had been beaten and tortured.
     In a statement to officers Scott said that he and Wendell Pracher, 30, of Tampa, Florida had driven to Manassas, Va. to return George Bruce Gwynn and Johnny Wright with them to Florida where the Virginia men hoped to find employment. Enroute home they stopped over in Atlanta to visit that city's famous hippie district when they first met members of the Outlaw motorcycle gang that allegedly are responsible for the kidnapping, robbery, torture, and shooting of three of the visitors and the death of one. Pracher and Wright escaped Monday night, December 28th, from the gang and called police.
     Arrested in Henry County Monday night on a traffic violation charge were three men who were later placed in the Butts County jail and charged with first degree murder and aggravated assault. They were listed by Butts County Sheriff Hugh C. Polk as Joe Sorsby, 22, of 640 Avery Road, Atlanta; Richard Lawrence Jones, 22, of 224 Howard Street, Decatur, and Frank Link Jr. 22, of Portage, Ind.
     The condition of Scott has improved to the extent that he has been transferred from the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital to an undisclosed hospital. The body of Gwynn was transported by ambulance to Manassas, Va, for funeral service and burial.
     Law officers in several cities and several counties over Georgia continue to sift clues and information garnered in the bizarre case with many veteran law officials believing that the last chapter in this shocking outrage has not yet been written.

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