Savannah Morning News
October 5, 2003
Sunday
Albert Gay
Albert Gay, 82, died Saturday, October
4, 2003 at Hospice Savannah. He was
born in Adrian, Ga. and lived in Savannah for many years. He was retired from the United States Army
after 24 years of service. He served
during WWII, Korean Conflict, and Vietnam.
He was the recipient of the Purple Heart, American Defense Service Ribbon,
European African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with three Bronze Stars, and
Good Conduct Medal. He was a member of
Windsor Forest Baptist Church and Zerubbabel Lode #15 F&AM's. He was also a Security Guard for Certain
Teed. Survivors: wife, Corrine Gay of Savannah; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jerry L. and
Diana Gay of Las Vegas, Nv., Ronald E.
and Shirley Gay of Tucson, Az;
sister, Viola G. Collins of
Bartow, Fl.; three grandchildren, and
several nieces and nephews.
Visitation: 6:00 - 8:00 Sunday
at Hubert C. Baker Funeral Home, Hodgson Memorial Chapel. Burial:
Hillcrest Abbey West. Hubert C.
Baker Funeral Home Hodgson Memorial Chapel (912) 927-1999 Savannah Morning
News, October 5, 2003
Statesboro (Ga.) Herald
September
25, 2001
Robert Gay
GARFIELD (GA) - Robert Gay, 75, died on Monday (Sept 24) at the
Jenkins
County Hospital.
Born in Jenkins County, he was a retired business owner and a
member of the
Elam Baptist Church where he was a member of the Men's Bible
Class. He was a
member of Ridgeway Lodge #104 F&AM of Garfield.
Survivors include his wife, Christine Hendrix Gay of Garfield;
three sons and
two daughters-in-law, Ben and Debbie Gay and Harry and Christine
Gay, all of
Garfield, and Steve Gay of Florida; one daughter and son-in-law,
Latrelle and
Burt Rocker of Garfield; one brother, Randall L. Gay of
Garfield; two
sisters, Leta Gay Smith of Millen and Lottie Potts of Smyrna;
and 12
grandchildren.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. at the
Crowe-Fields
Funeral Home in Millen.
The funeral will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Elam
Baptist Church
in Millen with Dr. John Parker and the Rev. Bill Brown
officiating. Burial
will be in the Elam Cemetery in Millen.
Active pallbearers will be Ricky Clifton, Tony Gay, Larry
Saunders, Bill
Mathews, Ronnie Gazaway, Ivan Merrier, Jody Godwin and Benjy
Gay.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Men's Bible Class.
Memorials may be made to the Elam Baptist Church, the Garfield
Baptist Church
or to the charity of one's choice.
Lariston Gay
REIDSVILLE (GA) -- Lariston Gay, 77,
died Sept. 22 (2201) at home. The
Emanuel County native was a longtime
Reidsville resident. He retired from
Kirkland Logging.
SURVIVORS: two daughters, Judy Sharpe
of Collins and Terri Barnard of
Reidsville; a son, Buddy Gay of
Florida; two sisters, Lucille Brown of
Vidalia and Lilas Mae Powell of
Lyons; two brothers, Herman Gay and J.W. Gay,
both of Reidsville; four
grandchildren, Jennifer Evans of Vidalia, Thomas
Collins III of Baxley, Shane Barnard
of Reidsville and Robert Wood III of
Wisconsin; six great-grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews.
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. today at
McCall-Anderson Funeral Home, burial in Reidsville
City Cemetery.
Virginia
Arthelia Gay
Virginia Arthelia Gay 77- norfolk-Died April 11, 2001, at Sentara Norfolk
gen. with family at her side.
She was a native of Zebulon, N.C., and had been nurtured through
a long
illness by her loving siblings, family and friends. A member of
Union Hope
Baptist church, Zebulon, she had been a resident of Norfolk for
the past 55
yrs. Her gentle spirit will be missed.
She is survived by one son, Michael Gay; one daughter, Deborah
Duplessis of
Norfolk; one granddaughter, Jenifer N. Gay of Hillsboro, W.VA;
three sisters,
Iona and her husband James Cerza of Portsmouth, Va., Mabel and
her hosband
Eddie McCullough of Va. Bch., and Marian and her husband Jim
Bowan of
Chesapeake; one brother, Wayne and his wife Linda Gay of Ches.,
one
sister-in-law, Cleo Gay of Wilmington, N.C.; one brother-in-law,
George
Whitehurst of Norfolk; and a host of nieces, nephews and
cousins. She was
predeceased by her parents, James Richard and Annie Massey Gay;
two brothers,
James R.Gay Jr. and his wife Reba formerly of Norfolk, and Leon
R. Gay of
Wilmington, N.C., and a sister, Roberta Whitehurst formerly of
Norfolk.
A funeral service was held Saturday at 1 p.m. followed by burial
in Forest
Lawn Cemetery.
Lincolnton, GA. - Mary Dell Carter Gay, 72, of Parks Rd.,
died Sunday, March 18, 2001, at Anthony Hill Nursing Home, Augusta, GA. Funeral
services were held Tuesday, March 20, 2001 at 3:30 p.m. at Anthony Chapel
United Methodist Church with the Rev. David Jenkins officiating.
Interment followed in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Gay was a native of Wrightsville, had moved to Lincolnton from
Augusta 25 years ago. She was a homemaker. Survivors: daughter, Carlene Moore, Martinez GA;
brothers, Edward Carter, Evans GA;
Herschel Carter, Greenwood SC and Ronald Carter, N. Augusta SC; four
sisters, Louise Gay, Augusta GA,
Claire Hendrix, Augusta GA, Doris Wylds, Grovetown GA, and Barbara Merrill,
Burlington VT; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
March 22, 2001
AUGUSTA, GA. - Mr. Clarence Hayden Gay, age 88, died
March 20, 2001.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth Taylor Gay; son, Greg
Gay and wife Danna of
Augusta GA; duaghter in law, Linda Gay of Alpine Texas;
sister, Evelyn Ballard
of Leesburg, FL; sister in law, Margaret Blackley of Atlanta GA;
two grandchildren,
John Hayden Gay and Elizabeth Ansley Gay.
Graveside services were held on Friday, March 23, 2001, at 3
p.m. in Westover
Memorial Park in Augusta GA.
Mr. Gay was a former longtime resident of Macon GA and had
retired as an Industrial
Production Specialist and serve in the US Air Corps during
WWII. He was a decorated
veteran of the 8th Air Corps.
Mr. Gay died peacefully and was a kind and gentle man and will
be missed by family and
friends.
Platt's Funeral Home, Augusta GA.
James O. Gay Sr.
Retired Army Lt. Col. James O. Gay Sr., 74, died Dec. 19
at St. Joseph's
Hospital.
He attended North Georgia College, the University of Georgia and
graduated
from the University of Nebraska. He was a decorated veteran of
World War II,
the Korean conflict and the Vietnam War. Among the medals he
received were
the Bronze Star and Joint Service Commendation.
He retired from the Army as a lieutenant colonel and moved to
Savannah,
where he was owner and president of Gay Trucking Co. He
previously served on
the Board of Directors for St. Andrew's on the Marsh School. He
was a member
of the Savannah Yacht Club and First Baptist Church of the
Islands.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Mary Nell Pardue Gay of Savannah; a
son, James O. Gay
Jr. of Savannah; two daughters, Ellen Bradley Gay and Angela
Gay Wyrick,
both of Savannah; two brothers, Charles C. Gay of
Garfield and John H. Gay
of Dahlonega; and several nieces and nephews. Note:(Charles C. Gay is from
Dahlonega and John H. Gay is from Garfield.)
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today at Hubert C. Baker Funeral Home, Hodgson
Memorial
Chapel, with private interment.
REMEMBRANCES: St. Andrew's on the Marsh School and the Humane
Society.
Note: Mr. James
Ormand GAY is the grgrgrgrandson of Matthew GAY
and Martha DEAL
Charlie Gay, Jr.
Garfield, GA.
Mr. Charlie Horace "Rag" Gay, Jr., 81, of Elam Road, died Monday,
Feb. 5,
2001 at Jenkins County Hospital, Millen GA. The funeral will be Feb. 7 at 3
p.m. at Crowe-Fields Funeral Home, Millen, with Tommy Roundtree
officiating.
Burial will be in Hebron Cemetery.
Mr. Gay, a native of Jenkins County, was an Army veteran of
World War II and
had retired as a farmer.
He was a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Mella Dickey Gay; a son, Charlie
Horace Gay III,
Millen; a brother Deal
Gay, Garfield; and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Kenny Dickey, George Robert Dickey, Raymond
Dickey,
Arnold Deal Gay, Donnie Gay and Rayburn Johnson
Mrs. Ellen E. V. Gay, 73, of Gay Road, Appling GA, died
Sunday, Feb 11, 2001
at McDuffie County Regional Medical Center, Thomson. The funeral will be on
Feb. 13 at 3 p.m. at Silver Run Baptist Church with the Rev.
Randy Crawford
officiating. Burial will
be in Harlem Memorial Cemetery, Harlem GA.
Mrs. Gay, a native of McDuffie County, was a homemaker and a
member of
Silver Run Baptist Church.
The family said "She was a loving mother and will be
greatly missed."
Survivors include four sons, Ronnie, Joseph Gay, both of
Dearing, Herman
Gay,
Harlem; and Timmy Gay, Thomson; two daughters, Vonnie Kitchens,
Appling; and Hazel Morris, Harlem; a brother, Johnny Morris,
Harlem and a
sister, Mary Gay, Thomson; and 17 grandchildren, 12
great-grandchildren and
two great-great grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Jerry McPeek, Tommy Luckey, Mike Fuller, Homer
Gay,
Wayne Kitchens and Seth Mason.
Friends may call at the residence of Joseph Gay, 6202
Bowdens Pond Rd. S.E.,
Dearing GA.
July 16, 2000
Retired clerk
SYLVANIA, Ga. - Mrs. Ruth M. Sasser Gay, 82, died Thursday, July
13,
2000,
at Syl-View Health Care Center.
The funeral
will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Little Horse Creek Baptist Church
with
the Revs. Bob Beasancon and David Buie officiating. Burial will be in
the
church cemetery.
Mrs. Gay,
a native of Screven County, had retired as a clerk from
Humphried Dry Cleaners, Millen. She was a former manager at Kaplan's
Department Store and owner and operator of Dollar Down-Dollar A Week,
Millen.
She was a member of Little Horse Creek Baptist Church.
The
family said, ``Mama, God has chosen a flower; and Mama, you are that
beautiful rose.''
Survivors include two sons, Hilton Ellis Sasser, Savannah, and Von Ray
Sasser,
North Augusta; two daughters, Jane S. Eastmead, Sardis, and
Ruth
Janell Gay, Clearwater; two sisters, Mary Alice McGee Stuart,
Augusta, and Lucy McGee Sheppard, Savannah; and eight grandchildren
and
nine great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Christopher Eastmead, Rocky Roberts, Jeff Kaney,
Arnold
Gay II, Littleton Sasser and Jake Boatwright.
Memorials
may be made to Ogeechee Area Hospice Inc., P.O. Box 531,
Statesboro, GA 30459 or to Syl-View Health Care Center, P.O. Box 538,
Sylvania, GA 30467.
The
family will receive friends at 1 p.m. today at the residence of Jane
Eastmead, Sardis and from 7 to 9 p.m. today at
Thompson-Strickland-Waters Funeral Home.
Oct. 1, 1999
Mr. Willie Gay
Contractor
Mr. Willie
``Jack'' P. Gay, 52, of 2331 Old McDuffie Road, died Thursday,
Sept.
30, 1999, at University Hospital.
The
funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Starling Funeral Home, Harlem,
with
the Rev. Greg Bentley officiating. Burial will be in Harlem Memorial
Cemetery.
Mr.
Gay, a native of Harlem, was a construction contractor for Atlanta Gas
Light
Co. He was a member of Quail Run Hunting Club and Southside
Baptist
Church.
Survivors include his wife, Laura Gaskill Gay; two sons, Robert
C. Shipley
and
Larry Crawford Jr., both of Augusta; three daughters, Shirl Newsome,
Brandi
Johnson and Alisha McConnell, all of Augusta; three brothers,
Charles
M. Gay and Thomas
P. Gay, both of Augusta, and Johnny Morris,
Harlem;
two sisters, Iris Ann Blackwell and Sarah Anez Johnson, both of
Augusta;
and five grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Red Owens, Jim Cook, Earl Rhodes, Ralph Coleman,
Eugene
Cook and Dennis Jennings.
Friends
may call at the residence.
The
family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
The Augusta Chronicle
April 26, 2000
Mr. Anthony Gay
WRIGHTSVILLE, Ga. - Mr. Anthony Joel Gay, 33, died Monday, April
24,
2000.
The
funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Wesley Chapel Methodist Church,
Tennille, with the Rev. Gary Starrett officiating. Burial will be in the
church
cemetery.
Mr. Gay
was a mechanic at Gene Johnson's Auto Shop and was Methodist.
Survivors include his parents, Billy Joe and Elizabeth Brantley Gay,
Wrightsville; a brother, Lee Gay, Wrightsville; a sister, Cynthia
Blais, Rome;
and his grandmother, Virgiree
Brantley, Tennille.
Pallbearers will be Montie Vaughn, Michael Smith, Joel Price, Michael
Brantley, Ben Fleming and Keith Brantley.
The
family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at Richard &
Joyce
Stanley Funeral Home.
Dec. 11, 2000
Mr. Roy Gay
Civil Service retiree
EASLEY,
S.C. - Mr. Roy Lee Gay, 68, of Ashwood Lane, died Saturday,
Dec. 9,
2000, at his residence.
The
funeral will be at 1 p.m. today at Robinson Funeral Home with the Rev.
Tony
Kobukowski and Eddie Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Corinth No.
1
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr.
Gay, a native of Jefferson County, Ga., was a Navy veteran and had
retired
as a facility engineer from civil service at Fort Gordon. He was former
president of Jaycees, Wrens,
Ga., and a member of Corinth No. 1 Baptist
Church.
Survivors include his wife, Brenda Daves Gay; two sons, David
Gay,
Concord, N.C., and Larry Gay, Wrens; three daughters, Amanda Rich,
Coffee
Springs, Ala., Donna Williams, Dearing, and Kelley Inglett,
Lexington, Ga.; his mother, Alice Templeton Gay, Wrens; a brother, Donald
Gay, Wrens; a sister, Inez Landrum, Wrens;
and eight grandchildren and a
great-grandchild.
The
family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Nov. 6, 2000
Homemaker
DEARING
- Mrs. Linda Gay Kitchens, 53, of Adair Road, died Sunday, Nov.
5,
2000, at Medical College of Georgia Hospital, Augusta.
The
funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Dearing Full Gospel Church with
the
Revs. Eddie Renew, G.S. Campbell and Lonnie McCall officiating. Burial
will be
in Walker Cemetery.
Mrs.
Kitchens, a native of Wilkes County, was a homemaker and a member
of
Dearing Full Gospel Church.
Survivors include a son, Edward Kitchens Jr., Dearing; a daughter, Vicki
Sizemore, Calhoun; two brothers, Herman Gay, Warrenton, and Melvin
Gay, Dearing; a sister, Elizabeth Young,
Thomson; and three grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Daniel Gay, Timmy Gay, Ray Gay,
Travis Gay, Joe
Young
Jr., Charles Young, Jeff Young, Vince Martin and Jeff Neal.
The family will receive friends from 7
to 9 p.m. today at Curtis Funeral
Home,
Thomson.
Dec. 15, 2000
Mr. Larry Gay
Retired farmer
PORTAL,
Ga. - Mr. Larry Gay, 80, died Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2000, at
Emanuel
County Nursing Home, Swainsboro.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at Elam Baptist Church
Cemetery, Jenkins County.
Mr. Gay, a native of Jenkins County, was
an Army veteran of World War II
and had
retired as a farmer. He was a member of Pine Grove Baptist
Church.
Survivors include a brother, Sam Gay, Shawnee Mission, Kan.
The
family will receive friends from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the residence of
Ashley
Gay, Metter-Portal
Highway.
Wood
Funeral Home, Metter, is in charge of arrangements.
Sept. 1, 2000
Mrs. Erin Gay
NORTH
AUGUSTA - Mrs. Erin Smith Gay, 87, of Cumberland Avenue, died
Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, at National Health Care.
Graveside
services will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Riverdale Cemetery,
Columbus, Ga.
Mrs.
Gay, a native of Phoenix City, Ala., was a member of First Baptist
Church
of North Augusta.
Survivors include a son, David N. Gay,
Tega Cay; and a grandchild.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of North Augusta, 602
Georgia
Ave., North Augusta, SC 29841.
The
family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Stephen D. Posey
Funeral
Home.
The Augusta Chronicle
June 7, 2000
MATTHEWS, Ga. - Mrs. Exie Hamilton Gay, 97, of Georgia Highway
88,
died Monday, June 5, 2000.
The
funeral will be at 4 p.m. today at James Funeral Home, Wrens, with the
Rev.
Ken Morgan officiating. Burial will be in Mount Moriah United Methodist
Church
cemetery.
Mrs. Gay, a native of
Montgomery County, had retired as a church
secretary and treasurer after 35 years. She was a former member of Farm
Bureau
and Town-Country Garden Club. She was a member of Wrens
Keenagers. She was a member of
Mount Moriah United Methodist Church,
where
she was a former member of Mount Moriah Campground Board, a
member
of the adult ladies Sunday school class and United Methodist
Women.
Survivors include a daughter, Marjorie Gay Stewart, Keysville;
and two
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Jones, Joe Walden, Gene Williams, Sam
Pennington, David Bryant and
Jimmy McNair.
Memorials may be made to Mount Moriah United Methodist Church, c/o
Diane
Steward, 8819 Georgia Highway 88 East, Keysville, GA 30816.
Friends
may call at the home of Marjorie Stewart, 8145 Georgia Highway
88,
Keysville.
The Augusta Chronicle
July 2, 2000
Mrs. Carolyn
Newman
DEARING, Ga. - Mrs. Carolyn Ann Gay Newman, 55, of Dearing Acres,
died
Saturday, July 1, 2000, at University Hospital.
Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Reedy Creek Baptist
Church
Cemetery, Stapleton, with the Rev. Don Widener officiating.
Mrs. Newman, a native of Warren
County, was a homemaker. She was
Baptist.
Survivors include five sons, Rex Stephens, Lee Clay and Chris Clay, all
of
Hephzibah, William Stephens, Dearing, and Charlie Clay, Thomson; two
daughters, Lisa Smith, Thomson, and Janet Burkett, Gibson; her mother,
Jessie
Mae Usry, Dearing; three brothers, Milo Gay, Hephzibah, Juddy
Gay, Dearing, and Billy Gay,
Thomson; three sisters, June Kitchens and
Margaret Stewart, both of
Dearing, and Agnes Swint, Stapleton; and 16
grandchildren.
Friends
may call at the residence.
The
family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Starling Funeral
Home,
Harlem.
Homemaker
MATTHEWS, Ga. - Mrs. Daisy Gay Barrow, 82, of Anderson Oliver
Road,
died
Thursday, Aug. 10, 2000, at Burke County Hospital, Waynesboro.
The
funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at James Funeral Home, Wrens, with
Dr. Ben
Martin officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Mrs. Barrow, a native of
Jefferson County, was a homemaker and a member
of
Woodland Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, James Barrow, Thomson; a daughter, Janice
Clements, Matthews; a brother, Leonis Gay, Wrens; two sisters,
Rosa
Belle
Phillips, Keysville, and Annie Kate McGahee, Wadley; and three
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Chris Clement, Mike McGahee, David Bowles, Larry
Kitchens, Preston Prescott and Dennis Prescott.
The Augusta Chronicle
Sept. 19, 2000
Retired nursing assistant
HEPHZIBAH - Ms. Marsha A. Smith, 47, of Hephzibah-McBean Road,
died
Sunday,
Sept. 17, 2000, at Medical College of Georgia Hospital, Augusta.
The
funeral will be at 6 p.m. today at DeLoach Funeral Home with Dr. Gene
Sexton
officiating. Burial will be private.
Ms.
Smith, a native of Jefferson County, had retired as a nursing assistant.
She was
Baptist.
Survivors include three daughters, Florence Smith and Marsha Mechelle
O'Bryan,
both of Hephzibah, and Susie B. Williams, Augusta; two brothers,
William
Gay and Roger Gay, both of Waynesboro; two sisters, Brenda
Morris,
Waynesboro, and Joyce Rivera, Aiken; her grandmother, Ethel
Underwood, Rincon; and six
grandchildren.
Ms. Ruth M. Sasser Gay, age 82, died on Thursday at Sylview Health Care
Center in Sylvania. She was formerly Ruth McGee, the daughter of
the late
W.W. and Janie Walker McGee of Hacondale. The Screven County
native lived
most of her life in Jenkins County. She was formerly the manager
of Kaplan's
Department Store and the owner-operator of the Dollar
Down-Dollar a Week. She
was also a retired clerk from Humphries Dry Cleaners in Millen.
She was the
widow of the late Hinton Littleton Sasser of Millen. She was
preceded in
death by daughter-in-law, the late Sherry B. Sasser of Hunters.
Several sweet
little angels welcomed mama and great-grandmama to heaven.
"Mama, God has
chosen a flower, and Mama, you are that beautiful rose."
Survivors include two daughters and two sons-in-law, Jane and
Marion Eastmead
of Sardis, and Ruth Janell and Arnold Gay, Sr. of
Clearwater, S.C.; two sons
and one daughter-in-law, Von Ray "Bunny" Sasser of
North Augusta, S.C. and
Hinton Ellis "Eddie" and Kathleen Sasser of Savannah;
two sisters, Mary Alice
McGee Stuart of Augusta and Lucy McGee Sheppard of Savannah;
eight
grandchildren, Teresa Kaney, Arnold D. Gay, Jr.,
Christopher Eastmead,
Cynthia Eastmead, Cheryl Eastmead, Devera Lynn Roberts,
Littleton Sasser, and
Michelle Beamon; and nine great-grandchildren, Savannah Roberts,
Shane
Roberts, Chance Cannon, Blake Girardeau, Clarissa Eastmead, Fiona
Eastmead,
Ian Eastmead, Ciera Eastmead, and Dustin Eastmead.
Funeral services will be held on Monday at 1 p.m. at Little
Horse Creek
Baptist Church in Woodcliff with the Reverends Bob
beasancon and David Buie
officiating. Burial will be in the Sasser Square in the church
cememtery.
Pallbearers include Christopher Eastmead, Arnold Gay, Jr.,
Rocky Roberts,
Littleton Sasser, Jeff Kaney and Jake Boatwright.
Visitation will be on Sunday from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. at
Thompson-Strickland-Waters Funeral Home.
The family wishes to thank everyone for the many prayers and for
the
wonderful care that she was given at Syl-View Health Care Center
and Ogeechee
Area Hospice.
Memorial contributions can be made to Ogeechee Area Hospice,
P.O. Box 531,
Statesboro 30459 or to Syl-View Health Care Center P.O. Box 538,
Sylvania,
30467.
The Augusta Chronicle
July 2, 2000
Mrs. Carolyn Newman
DEARING, Ga. - Mrs. Carolyn Ann Gay Newman, 55, of
Dearing Acres,
died Saturday, July 1, 2000, at University Hospital.
Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Reedy Creek
Baptist
Church Cemetery, Stapleton, with the Rev. Don Widener
officiating.
Mrs. Newman, a native of Warren County, was a homemaker. She was
Baptist.
Survivors include five sons, Rex Stephens, Lee Clay and Chris
Clay, all of
Hephzibah, William Stephens, Dearing, and Charlie Clay, Thomson;
two
daughters, Lisa Smith, Thomson, and Janet Burkett, Gibson; her
mother,
Jessie Mae Usry, Dearing; three brothers, Milo Gay, Hephzibah, Juddy
Gay,
Dearing, and Billy Gay, Thomson; three sisters, June Kitchens and
Margaret Stewart, both of Dearing, and Agnes Swint, Stapleton;
and 16
grandchildren.
Friends may call at the residence.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at
Starling Funeral
Home, Harlem.
Retired business owner
SYLVANIA, Ga. -- Mr. Math J. Gay, 72, of Indian Trail Road, died Friday,
Feb.
19, 1999, at St. Joseph Hospice, Augusta.
The funeral
will be at 2 p.m. today at Thompson-Strickland-Waters Funeral
Home
with the Revs. Karen Zeigler and Roan Powell officiating. Burial will be
in
Screven County Memorial Cemetery.
Mr.
Gay, a native of Emanuel County, had lived in Screven County for 22
years.
He had retired as owner of Matt Gay Chevrolet-Olds. He was an
Army
veteran of World War II and a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Latrelle Robinson Gay; two sons, Dennis
Math
Gay and David Michael Gay, both of
Sylvania; a brother, Carl Gay, Millen;
three sisters, Alpha Lee G.
Harper and Janelle G. Anderson, both of
Garfield,
and Vivian G. Anderson, Warner Robins; and six grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Bobby C. Smith Jr., Ronny Gay, Wayne Harper,
Chad
Harper,
Jim Anderson, Wesley Sanders and Howard Robinson Jr.
Mrs. Frances Gay
Retired salesperson
WRENS, Ga. -- Mrs.
Frances Moates Gay, 77, of 4916 Mosley Chapel
Road,
died Saturday, April 3, 1999, at her residence.
The funeral
will be at 2 p.m. today at Ways Baptist Church, Stellaville, with
the
Revs. W.E. Croft and Ron Jackson officiating. Burial will be in the
church
cemetery.
Mrs.
Gay, a native of Jefferson County, had retired as a salesperson. She
was a
member of Ways Baptist Church, where she was a member of the
Ways
Women's Missionary Union.
Survivors include two sons, Jimmy R. Gay, Wrens, and Ricky W.
Gay,
Stapleton; and one grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Franklin Godowns, Robert Chalker, Eddie Blanchard,
Leon
Zeigler, Henry Pound and John Kilgore.
Memorials may be made to the Jefferson County Cancer Society c/o Betty
Godowns, 5277 Campground Road, Wrens, GA 30833; or to St. Joseph
Hospice, 2260 Washington Road, Augusta, GA 30904.
Friends
may call at the residence of Jimmy Gay, 4762 Mosley Chapel
Road.
The
family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at James & Lowe
Funeral
Home.
The Augusta Chronicle
July 10, 1999
Mr. Dobson Gay Sr.
Farmer
GARFIELD, Ga. -- Mr. Dobson M. Gay Sr., 91, of 6193 Elam Road,
died
Friday,
July 9, 1999, at Jenkins County Hospital.
The
funeral will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Elam Baptist Church with the Revs.
Bill
Brown and Maurice Crowder officiating. Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
Mr.
Gay, a native of Jenkins County, was a farmer in Jenkins and Emanuel
Counties
for more than 60 years. He had received the Lifetime Achievement
Award
from the Jenkins County Livestock Association, and was recognized
by the
Jenkins County Chamber of Commerce for his service to the forestry
industry. He was a Mason, past
president and director of Ogeechee Valley
Bank,
past director of Jenkins County Hospital Authority, past director of
Dixie
Production Credit Association, past member of Jenkins County Board
of
Education and past member of American Turpentine Farmers
Association. He was a member and deacon of Elam Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Dobson M. Gay Jr., Garfield; a daughter,
Cynthia
G.
Snider, Wichita, Kan.; a stepson, Jerry Lawson, Swainsboro; a
stepdaughter, Betty Thompson, Swainsboro; four sisters, Lewellyn G.
Rabenau,
St. Marks, Fla., Rubye G. Hammond, Sylacauga, Ala., and
Dorabelle G. Morgan and Anne G. Booker, both of Savannah; and eight
grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Chris Landing, Jeff Brantley, Jerry Lawson Jr.,
Terry
Thompson, Dobson Gay III, Lamar Black, Thomas Black and Roger
Black.
Honorary pallbearers will be past and present directors and officers of
the
Ogeechee Valley Bank, the Men's Bible Class of Elam Baptist Church and
Sunday
school officers.
Memorials may be made to Elam Baptist Church, 5172 Elam Road, Millen
GA
30442.
The
family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Crowe-Fields Funeral
Home,
Millen.
July 8, 1999
Mrs. Nannie Gay
Homemaker
SANDERSVILLE, Ga. -- Mrs. Nannie Lou Gay, 68, of 130 Lawson Lane,
died Sunday, July 4, 1999, at Medical
College of Georgia Hospital, Augusta.
The
funeral will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Mount Olive Baptist Church,
Warthen,
with the Rev. Tom Miles officiating. Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
Mrs.
Gay, a native of Washington County, was a homemaker.
The
family said, ``The body will lie in state at the church Saturday from 1
p.m.
until the hour of the funeral.''
Survivors include two sons, Nathan R. Gay and Randall Gay,
both of
Sandersville; a stepson, Lenton Gay, Sandersville; two sisters,
Emma
Miles, Warthen, and Louise Reese,
Sandersville; and a grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Perry Hines, Jerry Gilbert Jr., Charles Hines,
Alfred
Miles,
Booker T. Hunter Sr. and Greg Jordan.
Honorary
pallbearers will be her cousins.
The
family will receive friends after the service at Mount Olive Baptist Church
Annex.
M.C.
Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Kenneth Gay
Georgia State Highway Department retiree
MILLEN,
Ga. -- Mr. Kenneth Edward Gay, 67, died Monday, Feb. 8, 1999,
at
Emanuel Medical Center.
The funeral
will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Elam Baptist Church with the
Revs.
Maurice Crowder and Bill Brown officiating. Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
Mr.
Gay, a native of Jenkins County, had retired from the Georgia State
Highway
Department. He was an Air Force veteran and a member of Elam
Baptist
Church.
Survivors include his wife, Vickie Hooks Gay; and two sisters,
Sara Gay
Howell, Midville, and Johnnie Gay Jenkins,
Swainsboro.
Pallbearers will be Dean Riner, Dolan Brown, Mark Brown, Eddie Brown,
Jeff
Newsome
and Bill Thompson.
The
family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at
Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary.
Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary, Swainsboro, is in charge of arrangements.
Retired service station owner
AVERA, Ga.
-- Mr. James Lester Gay, 73, of 1182 Rollins St., died
Monday,
May 24, 1999, at University Hospital, Augusta.
The
funeral will be at 1 p.m. today at Walden United Methodist Church with
Dr.
Frank Appel officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mr.
Gay, a native of Jefferson, had retired as owner and operator of a service
station. He was a member of Walden United Methodist Church, where he
was a member of the adult Sunday school
class.
Survivors include his wife, Christine Gay.
Pallbearers will be Edd Davis, Dennis Davis, Cordale Davis, Gary Gay,
Ricky
Rickerson, Rick Kinney, Lusious Thigpen, Clifford Williams, Lewis
Mathis,
Troy Clark, Hadden Sheppard, Lamar Newsome, T.W. Bentley, Roy
McGahee, Andy Rooks and Ollie Miller.
Memorials may be made to Walden United Methodist Church Cemetery,
1706
Walden Church Road, Avera, GA 30803.
Friends
may call at the residence.
James
and Lowe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
October 1999
MILLEN -- Jimmie Ruth "Sis" Gay, 81, died Oct.
23,1999 at Jenkins County
Hospital. She was a native of Jenkins County and a
member of Elam Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: a brother, Joe W. Gay of Pooler; and three
sisters, Veda Cowart
and Lynne Newman, both of Garfield, and Joyce Gunn of Millen.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today at Elam Baptist Church, burial in Elam
Cemetery.
Crowe-Fields Funeral Home.
MILLEN -- Mary Ellen Stephens Gay,
73, died May 3,1999 at Jenkins County
Hospital.
She was born in Jenkins County. She
was a retired secretary and bookkeeper
for Jenkins County Board of
Education. She was a member of Millen Baptist
Church and the Friendship Sunday
School Class.
SURVIVORS: her husband, Lamar B.
Gay of Millen; two sons, Wayne Gay of
Dothan, Ala., and David Gay of
Millen; a brother, Robert G. Stephens of
Millen; a sister, Mrs. Jimmy Moore of
Savannah; five grandchildren, Tracy,
Andy, Amy and Jennifer Ellen Gay, and Skye
Estep; and three
great-grandchildren.
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. today at
Crowe-Fields Funeral Home in Millen.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday at Millen
Baptist Church in Millen, burial in
Millen Cemetery.
REMEMBRANCES:
Millen Baptist Church, P.O. Box 827, Millen, GA 30442.
MILLEN, Ga. -- Mr. Grady Richard
Gay, 77, died Friday March 27, at his
residence.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m.
Sunday in Millen Cemetery.
Mr. Gay, a native of Jenkins County, was
a retired Navy lieutenant commander
and a member of the Millen Baptist
Church. He was a 1945 graduate of the U.
S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., and
a member of the football team. He was
one of the first fighter pilots in
the Korean Conflict, flying from the
U.S.S. Independence.
Survivors include a step-daughter,
Carla Brincks, Jacksonville, Fla; one
brother John L. Gay, Millen;
and one sister, Sara Nell Gay, Millen.
Pallbearers will be his former
students of Buckhead Academy.
Visitation will be at the residence
of John L. and Evelyn Gay, 439 Gray
Street, Millen.
Joiner-Shepherd Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Following an illness of three months Mrs.
Robert F. Gay, of Dutch Village
Road, died in hospital in Halifax
yesterday. She was 28. Born in
Charlottetown, P.E.I., Mrs. Gay
before her marriage five years ago was the
former Sadie B. Wooldridge. Popular
among her set, Mrs. Gay will be missed
by her many friends. She is survived
by her husband who is an employee of
G.
W. Tingley Ltd., and her two-year-old daughter, Sallie; also by her
parents of Charlottetown. Her body
will be forwarded Tuesday from Snow's
Mortuary Chapel to Charlottetown
where funeral services will take place
Wednesday. Interment will also be in Charlottetown.
GAY -
Funeral services for Moody Waide Gay, age 74, will be held 11:00AM
Thursday April 29, 1999 from the graveside at JACKSONVILLE
MEMORY
GARDENS, 111 Blanding Blvd.Orange Park, FL with Rev. Ronnie
Fowler,
officiating. Mr. Gay was born May 5, 1924 in Edray, WV, the son
of the late
Andrew and Daisy Beverage Gay and passed away April 24, 1999 in
Cleveland,
GA. He retired from the U.S. Navy after 20 years of
distinguished and decorated
service later retiring from Civil Service. He was predeceased by
his wife, Jennie
Maki Gay.
Survivors include his son, Johnny Gay of Merritt Island, FL; two
daughters, Sue Ellen Hohl of Salt Springs, FL and Gloria Norris
of Toccoa,
GA; two brothers, Melvin Gay of Kentucky and Max Gay
of Ohio; sister,
Bette Hertlein of Arizona; eight grandchildren; and eight
greagrandchildren.
RETIRED HAVERTY'S EXECUTIVE
Atlanta -- Leonard Omar Gay, a
member of the executive team that led
Haverty's from the 1950s through the
1980s, has died. He was 80.
Gay joined Haverty's as an assistant
accountant in 1947 and retired in
1989 as executive vice president,
treasurer and chief financial officer.
Rawson Haverty Sr., Havertys
chairman, said Gay was a member of the
triumvirate -- along with Haverty and
President Frank McGaughey Jr. -- who
helped Havertys evolve from a
downtown credit retailer into a more upscale
chain serving the suburban Southeast.
"Leonard saw that there were
adequate funds to operate and that
accounting produced prompt and
reliable figures," Haverty said.
"He knew and
trusted us because Leonard was
there."
Gay was a member of the National Home
Furnishings Assn.'s board for 13
years and was president in 1977-78.
He also chaired NHFA's government
affairs committee from 1972 to 1975.
He was a director of the American
Furniture Academy and Hall of Fame from
1976 to 1978. His articles on financial management were
published frequently
during the 1960s and 1970s in NHFA
Reports, and association publication.
Gay raised rare and prized roses and
frequently delighted his friends in
the Havertys offices by bringing in
flowers of their favorite varieties.
"The Atlanta Journal"
March 16, 1934.
Mr. W. W. Gay, 79, retired Atlanta lawyer and
prominent resident of
Hapeville, GA., died Friday morning
at his home 3566 Atlanta Avenue,
Hapeville, following a long illness.
Mr. Gay was born in Clayton County,
son of Sherrid H. Gay, wealthy planter
and widely known in the early sixties
throughout Georgia. He graduated from
the University of Georgia law school
in the class of 1877 and practiced law
in Atlanta for twenty-five years
prior to his retirement several years ago.
He was a member of the Hapeville
Methodist Church. Surviving him are his
wife and a sister, Mrs. Mary Etta
Archer.
Funeral services will be held at 2
o'clock Saturday afternoon at the
Hapeville Methodist Church. Rev. E.W. Jones will officiate. Interment will
be in Jones Chapel Churchyard. The body will lie in state at the church
from 1 to 2 o'clock.
12/11/1906
3/3/1993
Gerald Laverne Montague, 56 of Charlotte died Dec. 14, 1989.
Mr. Montague was born in Barry County, the son of Ernest
& Eva (Gay) Montague.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn June; three daughters, Lana
Quarrels
of Watervliet, and Dawn Cain & Jerri (Mitzi)(Mrs. Rex)
Montague-Baurer,
both of Lansing; six grandchildren; one brother, Albert Montague
and his
wife, Weda, of Hastings; several nieces and nephews; and his
mother-in-law,
Inolene Steiner of Charlotte.
Private memorial services were held Dec. 16 at the Lawrence
Avenue United
Methodist Church, Charlotte. Arrangements by the Pray Funeral
Home, Charlotte.
Pensacola News Journal.
Miscellaneous Obituary Index
1825 - 1999.
GAY Elizabeth
Hogeboom 10 Feb
1993
GAY George 15 Feb 1948
GAY Joseph Donald 12 Feb 1998
GAY Kenneth Earl S/Alton Eainfant 16 Jan 1967
GAY Lorraine R. 19 Nov
1997
GAY Thelma
Davenport 28
Jul 1987
GAY Thomas Irvin 13 Feb 1954
GAY, Annie Lee Longbeach, MS 1998-8-22
GAY, James Charlton Pensacola, FL 1998-5-4
GAY, James H. Pensacola, FL 1998-7-14
GAY, Joseph Donald Niceville, FL 1998-2-9
GAY, Leila Mae Pensacola, FL 1998-8-29
GAY, June
Pensacola, FL 1999-3-23
GAY, Michael D
Jay, FL
1999-12-15
GAY, Minnie
Pensacola, FL 1999-1-24
John R. Gay
Sept., 1943
John R. Gay, 66,
Dies Sunday at Home in NC Town
John R. Gay, 66, died Sunday at 6:15 a. m. at his home on East
Canal st., Newcomerstown, following a six years illness.
He was born July 25, 1877, in Guernsey co., the son of Jesse
and
Elizabeth Gay. Mr. Gay and his wife, Edna Gay, moved to Newcomerstown
from
Coshocton 38 years ago.
He is survived by three sons. Robert Gay, Newcomerstown, Dean
Gay,
Ft. Hayes, Columbus, Gilbert Gay, Camp Breckenridge, Ky.;
two daughters,
Mrs. Wilma Luce, Newcomerstown Route 1, and Mrs. Violet Sweeney,
New
Philadelphia, and seven grandchildren.
Private funeral services will be on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the
residence, with Rev. Barney ?nson officiating. Burial will be at
West
Lawn cemetery.
Friends may call from Monday ?ing until time of services.
morning at 5:30 o'clock at his home in Plainfield, Coshocton
County,
following a lingering illness of a complication of diseases.
Mr. Gay was born in Guernsey county, near Boden, and the greater
part of his life was spent in that vicinity. He was a farmer and
was twice
married, first in 1899 to Miss Rachel Eckleberry, who died
several years
later, and then in 1907 to Miss Flora Winnett, who survives.
Two children, both of whom are deceased, were born to the first
union.
In addition to his widow he is survived by four brothers, Jesse,
of
Cambridge, David of R. D. 7, Glidea, of Lore City, and John of
Newcomerstown.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock
at the Plainfield M. P. church, of which he was a member, by the
pastor,
Rev. Hull, of West Lafayette. The body will be interred in
Plainfield
cemetery.
David L. Gay, 74, died Friday at midnight at his home on
Cumbridge R. D. 7, near Chalfant's Chapel, following a lingering
illness.
Mr. Gay was born April 3, 1864, and spent his entire life
in Guernsey county. He was a member of Chalfant's Chapel M. E.
church.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Margaret Gay; one daughter,
Mrs. Lizzie Emler, Newcomerstown; one son, Walter E. Gay,
Illinois, and two brothers, Jesse, Cambridge, and John,
Newcomerstown. One sister and two brothers are deceased.
The body was removed to the McMillen funeral home, South
Tenth street, and will be returned to the home Sunday morning.
Last Wednesday [07 Jun 1911] morning Mrs. John G. GAY [Martha
SLEDGE GAY],
1872--1911] died suddenly at her home in Cleburne County. She
had been in
bad health for four months. The remains were brought to Roanoke
and interred
Thursday evening at High Pine [Baptist Church] cemetery. Mrs.
GAY was the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. N. SLEDGE. She leaves a husband and
eight
children.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From “Georgia Obituaries 1740-1935" by Jeannette
Holland
Austin pub. 1993.
d. 6/18/1849 Coweta Co., Ga
Born - 1765 in Northampton Co
Spouse - Ann Benton
Source - W1033 RW Pension
GAY, Ann Eliza. Mrs.
d. 9/25/1846 in Barbour Co., AL
Spouse - Rev. J. L. Gay
Source - CE 10/14/1846
d. 3/5/1901 Savannah, GA
born 1829
Source: SN 3/5/1901
d. 11/17/1882 Laurens Co.
source - TWN 11/17/1882
GAY, Edward S.
d. 12/10/1880 Atlanta
Parents - Catherine Gay
Source - AC 12/14/1880
GAY, Isaac P., Est.
d. 102/1877 Fayette Co.
Born Exrs. Sale
Source - AC 10/2/1877
GAY, Julia A., Mrs.
d. 7/13/1900 in Newton Co.
Sons: A.A.M., Wm.
Dau: Mrs. W. W. Child
Source - GE 7/13/1900
GAY, Mrs.
d. 1/6/1791 in Savannah
Source: Ga Gazette 1/6
GAY, Theodore, decd.
d. 6/29/1798 Chatham Co.
L/A to John Poler
Source: GG 6/29/1798
"Marriage, Death, and Legal Notices From Early Alabama
Newspapers,
1819-1893" by Pauline Jones Gandrud
p. 583. From "Southern
Advocate" Huntsville, AL. Sept. 3, 1857. Married
on the 27th instant near Bellafonte, Mr. A.A. Gay to Miss
Delila Armbrester.
p. 78. From "The
Livingston Journal"
Livingston, AL. Sumter Co.
Feb. 9, 1867. Married on
the 23rd at the residence of the brides' father by
Rev. Geraldus Gay, Mr. George B. Gay, to Miss
Sallie Hare all of this
county.
P. 605. Alabama
References from N.C. Newspapers - "Raleigh Register"
June 3, 1845. Rev. John
L. Gay married Anne Eliza Parke of Wadesboro in
June in Barbour Co., AL.
Barbour Democrat
January 23, 1958 page 6
Rose Gay Moats, 83y, passed away in a Spencer hospital,
Thursday, January 16,
following a long illness. A daughter
of Marshall and Mozell Smith Lake, she was
born in Barbour County, September 19,
1874. Her husband, John Moats, preceded
her in death several years ago.
Those surviving are two step sons
Edward Moats of Philippi and Charles Moats of
Akron, Ohio; one step daughter, Mrs.
Bernice Chenoweth of Philippi; one brother
W. B. Lake of Volga; one sister, Miss
Dosia Lake of Dayton, Ohio; several
nieces and Nephews.
She was a member of the Methodist church
for many years.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday
at 2:30 p.m. in Philippi with Rev. Ottis
Linger officiating. Internment was made in the Silent Grove
Cemetery.
Mrs. Patsy Williams. mother of Mitchell, Mack, Matthew, and Berry Williams, died
in her home in the Lockhart District. She was in her 91st year and was
probably the oldest woman in the county(Emanuel) parenthesis
mine. She was
sister to the late Batt Gay. June 21st, 1905 (SN)
Midland CO. Oituary Index, 1928-1950,
Midland, Michagan
Obit
Date Death
Date Birth Date
Gay Helen d Pontiac 1/16/36 1/11/1936 ----------------------
Gay Helen
Arlene 4/14/32 12/3/1925 4/12/1932
Gay Henry 2/28/39 5/29/1887 2/27/1939
Gay Isaac d Saginawy 3/12/40
Mrs. Sarah Bunch, wife of Jno. J. Bunch and daughter of John
Gay, of
Randolph co., Ga., was born July 5th 1831, and died Jan. 4th
1871, in
Polk co., Fla.
Mrs. Zelemma Gay, wife of A. O. M. Gay, of
Atlanta, Ga., and daughter of
Manson and Minerva Glass, of Newborn, Ga., died February 22,
1877, in
the 36th year of her age. She was the mother of four children,
two of
them live. J. E. Evans
"Marriage, Death, and Legal Notices From Early Alabama
Newspapers,
1819-1893" by Pauline Jones Gandrud
P. 508. "Memphis
Eagle" Memphis, TN. April 30, 1851. Died on the 22nd
instant of apoplexy (tombstone says died 22 Aug 1851, born May
13, 1797)
near Bellefonte (Jackson Co.), Mr. Samuel Gay (50 in Tn)
aged 60 years.
(*these were handwritten notes, and I don't quite understand the
"50 in Tn"
unless his tombstone had age 50 on it?)
Page 336. "The
Democrat" Huntsville, AL.
Obituary: Departed this
life at the residence of her son Mr. John G(ay)
Bentley of Madison Co. on the 28th day of June1840 in the 67th
year of her
age, Mrs. Elizabaeth Bentley, relict of Col. Efford Bentley,
formerly of
Cumberland Co., VA.
Descended from a large and very respectable family in
VA......united herself to the Presbyterian church in Cumberland
Co. some 30
years since. The
Richmond papers will please insert the above notice.
(Note: see
"Robertson's Pocahontas and her Descendants," also our "Harris
and Allied Families."
She was daughter of Dr. William Gay & wife Frances
Trant).
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