SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 2002 COLUMBUS LEDGER- -ENQUIRER PAGE C3 OBITUARIES A.J. Thomas September 23, 1922 January 4, 2002 PHENIX CITY, AL Mr. A.J. Thomas, 79, of 1001 35th Street, Phenix City, AL, died Friday, January 4, 2002 at his home. Funeral services will be held 12:00 Noon Monday, January 7,2002 at Vance Memorial Chapel, Phenix City, AL, with Rev.
Bert Hutson, Rev. Billy Fortune and Rev. Ron Carnley officiating. Pallbearers are: Bryan Collins, Derek Paul, Tommy Stinson, LaDon Stinson, Scott Foster and Brad Dozier. Honorary pallbearers are: Scott Hindman, Chris Hindman, Lamar Eldridge, Lamax Eldridge, Ernest Eldridge, Mike Thomas and Rev.
Elbert Ward. Interment will follow at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery. The family will receive friends this evening from 6-9 PM at the funeral home. Mr. Thomas was born September 23, 1922 in Coffee County, AL, son of the late Coley Thomas and Mamie Berry Thomas.
He was an Army veteran of World War II serving as a Medic. Mr. Thomas was also a retired teacher at Columbus Barber School. A kind and loving husband and father, he touched many lives and had great compassion for other people. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Coy Thomas and Lewie Thomas.
Surviving are his wife, Myron M. Thomas; daughters, Arainia (Ned) Stinson of Phenix City, Lucille (Don) Hindman of Fairburn, GA, Rhonda (Elmer) Collins of Smiths Station, AL, Wanda (Dennis) Paul of Phenix City and Sharon (Kevin) Ward of Seale, AL; a sister, Edna Eldridge of Phenix City; a brother, Ray Thomas of Alabama; 11 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Wiregrass Hospice, 1901 Stadium Drive, Phenix City, AL 36867. Shambre D. Jackson May 9, 1975 January 3, 2002 COLUMBUS, GA Ms.
Shambre D. Jackson, 26, of 464 North Oakley Drive, Apt. C-204, Columbus, died Thursday at her home. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM CST Monday at New Pilgrim Baptist Church in River Falls, AL, with Rev. O.D.
Culliver officiating. Interment will follow at Bethlehem Cemetery in Red Level, AL, according to Progressive Funeral Home, Inc. Ms. Jackson, the daughter of Roosevelt and Evelyn Crittenden Jackson of River Falls, AL, was born in Andalusia, AL on May 9, 1975. She was a 1993 graduate of Red Level High School and received her Bachelors and Masters Degrees from Troy State University.
She had resided in Columbus four years and was employed as a Business Analyst at Total Systems. She was a member of Canaan Baptist Church. Surviving other than her parents are four sisters, Bergeita Adams (Sam) of River Falls, AL, Konnyia Y. Crittenden of Columbus, GA, Lorna Ball (Van) of McKenzie, AL and Samantha Pelzer of Stone Mountain, GA; two brothers, Keith Jackson of Germany and Bernard Jackson of Ohio; maternal grandmother, Estella Crittenden of River Falls, AL; paternal grandfather, Roosevelt Jackson, of Evergreen, AL; a devoted friend, Nicholas Prescott of Columbus, GA; six nieces, six nephews, and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Please send all flowers and condolences to MarshallHammond Funeral Home at 230 North Cotton Street, Andalusia, AL 36420 (334) Quality, Comfort A Good Nights Sleep SAVE TO I MATTRESS FACTORY FACTORY SHOWROOM FACTORY OUTLET MILGEN RD AT REESE RD 561-9594 13TH ST 13TH AVE 327-9972 Serious about Diabetes? Saturday, January 12,2002 COLUMBUS 8:00 am 4:00 pm DIABETES Columbus Convention University Trade Center 2002 A day of educational More than workshops and exhibits 40 experts for all people affected will present by diabetes.
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November 13, 1917 January 4, 2002 COLUMBUS, GA Dewitt T. Burkhalter, 84, of Columbus, died Friday, January 4, 2002 at St. Francis Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held 3:00 PM Tuesday at Parkhill Cemetery, according to McMullen Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the funeral home.
Mr. Burkhalter was born November 13, 1917 in Daisy, GA, outside of Claxton, GA, son of Dewitt T. Burkhalter, and Miram Shuman Burkhalter. He has lived in Columbus 56 years and was a member of Wynnton United Methodist Church. He was a U.S.
Army Veteran of World War II and was decorated with the American Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, European-AfricanMiddle Eastern Service Medal and the Purple Heart for his service to his country. He retired in 1979 as a salesman from Franklin Life Insurance Company. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Marjorie Bishop Burkhalter of Columbus; a sister, Lucille Cody of Winter Haven, FL; one son and daughter-in-law, Gary Vicki Burkhalter of Seale, AL; one daughter, Patricia Burkhalter Herring of Columbus; grandson, Brain Burkhalter of Auburn, AL; granddaughter, Lindsay Herring of Columbus; step-granddaughter, and husband, Sherri Jeff Smith of Smiths, AL; two step-great grandchildren of Smiths, AL; several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the American Diabetes Association, Memorial and Honor Program, NCC P.O. Box 2680 North Canton, OH 44720 or Wynnton United Methodist Church of Columbus, GA.
Spivey, Sr. April 28, 1929 January 3, 2002 CUSSETA, GA Mr. Charlie Spivey, 72, of P.O. Box 334, 110 West Railroad Street, Cusseta, GA, died Thursday at The Medical Center. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Wednesday, January 9, 2002 at the Bethel A.M.E.
Church, with Rev. J.W. Honeysucker officiating. Interment will follow at Bethel A.M.E. Church Cemetery, according to Progressive Funeral Home, Inc.
Visitation will be PM Tuesday at the funeral home. The cortege will depart from the residence Wednesday at 12:15 PM. Mr. Spivey, the son of the late Lucious and Emma Burke Spivey, was born in Chattahoochee County, GA, on April 28, 1929. A life-long resident of Chattahoochee County, he retired as Supervisor with the State of Georgia Highway Department.
Surviving are his devoted wife, Mrs. Hattie Mae Spivey; four sons, Henry T. Spivey (Melanie) Charlie Spivey, (Annette) and Gary W. Spivey (Tiffany), all of Columbus and Grady L. Spivey (Cassandra) of Cusseta; four daughters, Mary Johnson, Doris Jackson, Melinda Spivey and Shirley Jones (Wesley), all of Cusseta; 23 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren; three brothers, Cary Spivey of Cusseta, Joe Spivey and Grady Spivey, both of Staten Island, NY; one sister, Susie Stroud of Cusseta; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
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Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Monday, January 7, 2002 at Liberty Hill Baptist Church in Phenix City, AL. Burial will be in Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell, AL, according to Taylor Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL. Visitation will be today from 12:00 Noon until 9:00 PM at the funeral home.
Mrs. Williams was born October 22, 1926, the daughter of the late Thelema Scott and Rufus Marion. She was a housewife and a member of the Liberty Hill Baptist Church, Phenix City, AL. Survivors include her husband, Mr. Frank Williams, of Phenix City, AL; eight sons, Melvin Flint, Ted Williams, Samuel Williams and Frank Williams, all of Phenix City, AL, Tony Williams of Crawford, AL, Edwin Williams and Terry Williams, both Columbus, GA and Michael Williams of Smiths, AL; four daughters, Nancy Long of Ft.
Mitchell, AL, Vanessa Brooks and Ethalyn Long, both of Phenix City, AL and Songa Kindred of Atlanta, GA; two brothers, Douglas Scott and Rufus of Columbus; a sister, Edith Jones of Phenix City, AL; 31 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. June 12, 1927 January 5, 2002 COLUMBUS, GA SFC (Ret) Paul L. Wolfe, 74, of Columbus, died Saturday, January 5, 2002 at the Columbus Hospice House. Graveside services with military honors will be held 3:00 PM Monday, January 7, 2002 at the Chapel of the Pines Mausoleum, Parkhill Cemetery, according to Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Macon Road. Reverend Jerry Speer will officiate.
Mr. Wolfe was born June 12, 1927 in Gadsden, AL, the son of the late Luther Franklin Wolfe and Gussie Mae Gray Wolfe. He had lived in Columbus for the past 14 years and was employed with Follow Me Golf Course, Ft. Benning, GA before his retirement. Mr.
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