BROWN -- Ruth Elizabeth Martin Brown, 87, died Friday,
Jan 21, 2005.Services will be at 7 pm today at the chapel of Moores
Funeral Home.A native of Lexington, Mrs. Brown lived in Florida, before
returning to Milledgeville 10 years ago. She was the daughter of the
late George Washington Martin and Essie Gertrude Smith Martin. Mrs.
Brown was an employee of Central State Hospital as a Licensed Practical
Nurse Survivors include three daughters, Barbara Jean Avery and Joanne
Allen, both of Macon and Linda Knowles of Milledgeville; three
brothers, Quilla Martin of Columbus, W.H. "Bill" Martin of Coopers and
Hoyt Martin of Milledgeville; three sisters, Belle Martin and Eunice
Martin, both of Haddock and Lucille Martin of McIntyre; six
grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.The family will be at the
funeral home from 6 pm to 7 pm today. Moores Funeral Home has charge of
arrangements. [Union
Recorder - Ruth Brown - submitted By: Mary Esther Lord Smith]
CALDWELL --- Reba M. Caldwell, 92, of 635 Lloyd Smith
Toad, Lexington, died Saturday, March 20, 1999. A native of Oglethorpe
County, Miss Caldwell was a daughter of the late Robert E. and
Elizabeth Mattox Caldwell and was the last member of her immediate
family. She was a homemaker and was a member of Palmetto Christian
Church. Services were held Monday, 2:30 pm in the Caldwell Family
Cemetery with the Rev. Walter Starman officiating.Survivors include a
number of nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to a charity of the
donor's choice. [submitted
By: Mary Esther Lord Smith]
CRAWFORD - Ruby Belle Martin
Crawford 87 died Wednesday August 29, 2007. Services will be at 2:00 pm
Saturday at the chalep of Moores Funeral Home with Rev. Ron McClung
officiating. Burial will follow at West View Cemetery. Mrs. Crawford a
native of Oglethorpe County, made her home in Sandersville before
moving to Milledgeville in 1964, but had made her home in Haddock for
the past several years. She was retired from Central State Hospital.
She was preceded in death by her parents, George Washington and Essie
Gertrude Smith Martin, her husband Ambry Carlton "Pete" Crawford, two
daughters; Louise Helen Lord and Janice Elaine Lord Wade, 5 brothers;
Otis Martin, Poney Martin, Quilla Martin, Will Henry Martin, and Hoyt
Martin, 2 sisters; Ruth Brown and Georgia Mae Prosser. She was a member
of Victory Baptist Church. Survivors include a son Bobby Edward Lord of
Tennille, a daughter Mary Esther Lord Smith of Haddock, two sisters;
Lucille Martin of McIntyre and Eunice Martin of Haddock, 7
grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, 1 great great grandchild, many
nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends Friday from 6:00
until 8:00 pm at Moores Funeral Home. [Union Recorder - Milledgeville - August 21, 1920 - August
29, 2007 submitted By: Mary Esther Lord Smith]
CULBREATH - Died in Georgia - L. Culbreath, of Oglethorpe
county. [The Daily
Constitution, Atlanta Georgia Oct. 22, 1876 - submitted by Shauna
Williams]
MARTIN -- Miss Dora Martin -- A sad case of dementia
came before Ordinary Nicholson Monday. It was that of Miss. Dora
Martin, of Goosepond district, who recently gave symptoms of mental
derangement and who last week tried to take her life by setting fire to
her clothing. Her family then realized that she should be given into
care better than they could give her for her protection as well as that
of others and she was brought before the Ordinary Monday and committed
to the state sanitarium at Milledgeville. She will be carried to that
institution as soon as she has sufficiently recovered from the burns
she inflected upon herself. [Oglethorpe
Echo - Feb. 25, 1927 - submitted By: Mary Esther Lord Smith]
NOTE: This is my
great aunt, her name was Elzora but she was called Dora. She died from
her burns on March 11, 1927. My mother was a witness to this incident,
Dora would sit by the fireplace and set fire to the hem of her dress
then put it out. Its thought by the family that she waited too late or
maybe a differant type of material for her dress is the reason she
could not put the fire out. By: Mary Esther Lord Smith
MARTIN
Gordon - William Henry Martin, 84, died Monday, Nov. 6, 2006.
Services will be 11 am Wednesday at the Moores Funeral Home Chapel with
the Rev. Dale Watt officiating. Burial will follow at Georgia Veterans
Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Martin was a native of Lexington, Ga. but had
made his home in Gordon for many years. His parents were the late
George Washington Martin and Essie G. Smith. He worked as an automotive
mechanic with Gordon Ford. He was an Army Veteran of World War II
.Survivors include his wife Eileen Martin of Gordon. Moores Funeral
Home has charge of arrangements. [Union Recorder - Nov. 2006 submitted By: Mary Esther Lord
Smith]
MARTIN -- George Washington Martin - Milledgeville, March
3, Funeral services will be held at 10 am Friday at the chalel of
Moores Funeral Home for G. W. Martin, 79, who died here Tuesday. Burial
will be in Vesta Baptist Church Cemetery in Lexington with the Rev.
Jeff Stinson officiating. Survivors are his wife, the former Miss Essie
Smith; five sons, Otis and Hoyt Martin of Milledgeville, William H.
Martin, Ipswitch, Mass. and Quilla and Poney Martin, both of Germany;
and five daughters, Mrs. Ruth Cummings, Miss. Lucille Martin and Miss.
Eunice Martin, all of Milledgeville, and Mrs. Belle Lord and Mrs. Paul
M. Prosser, both of Sandersville [Union Recorder - Milledgeville - 1949 submitted By: Mary
Esther Lord Smith]
PASS --- Uncle Mat Pass Succumbs.
Several weeks ago we mentioned a lamentable accident that befell Uncle
Mat Pass, widely known and highly esteemed citizen of Vesta, in which
by slipping on frozen rain at his shop door he fell and fractured his
hip. It will be saddening news to his host of friends to know that as a
result of his injuries he "passed over the river" Sunday morning. He
was in his seventy-seventh year and the shock and suffering from his
injury was too much for age-weakened vitality and brought his
lamentable end. Though but a mere slip of a lad he served two years in
the Confederate army in defense of his home land, he being the youngest
veteran in the county. He had never married but is survived by one
brother and two sisters to mourn for him. After funeral services by
Rev. J. W. R. Jenkins Monday his remains were laid to rest in the Vesta
cemetery. No better citizen lived than Uncle Mat and his host of
friends are indeed saddened at his going. [Oglethorpe Echo - Feb. 25, 1927
submitted By: Mary Esther Lord Smith]
PROSSER --- Georgia Mae Martin Prosser, 65, died Sunday
March 24 in a local hospital. Born in Oglethorpe County, she lived in
Haddock for the past several months and was the widow of Paul M.
Prosser.Survivors: brothers and sisters, Ruth Brown of Homosassa, Fla.,
Lucille Black of Bonaire, Eunice Howe of Haddock, Belle Crawford, Hoyt
Martin and William H. Martin, all of Milledgeville, Quilla T. Martin of
Columbus, Otis Martin and Poney Martin, both of West Palm Beach,
Fla.Services: 3 pm Tuesday in Poplur Springs Christian Church Cemetery,
Washington County. Visitation: The family will receive friends from 7
to 9 tonight in the funeral home. Williams Funeral Home has charge of
arrangements. [Union
Recorder - Milledgeville March 1991 submitted By: Mary Esther Lord
Smith]
SMITH --- Blondine Caldwell Smith, 91, of Rt. 1, Lexington,
died Monday, September 21, 1992. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mrs.
Smith was a daughter of the late Robert Edward and Elizabeth Mattox
Caldwell. She was a homemaker and a member of the Palmetto Christian
Church. She was the widow of Charles Swift Smith.Graveside service
Survivors include two sons, Charles Smith, Carlton, and Lanier Smith,
Newton, Ala; a sister, Reba Caldwell, Lexington; two grandchildren; and
two great-grandchildren.s were at 2 pm on Tuesday in the Caldwell
Family cemetery near Lexington. The Rev. Elmer Boggs officiated Hicks
Funeral Home, Elberton was in charge of arrangements. [submitted By: Mary Esther Lord Smith]
THOMAS -- Mrs. Lucy Caldwell Thomas, 85, of Route 1,
Lexington, widow of Edgar Lee Thomas, died Thursday, October 26, 1989.
A native of Oglethorpe County, Mrs. Thomas was a daughter of the late
Robert Edward and Elizabeth Mattox Caldwell, and widow of Edgar Lee
Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of the Palmetto Christian
Church.Funeral services were Saturday, October 28, at Hicks Funeral
Home. The Rev. Randy Cordell officiated and burial was in the Caldwell
Family Cemetery in Oglethorpe County.Pallbearers were Guy Watkins, Greg
Armstrong, Charles Watson, Noah Brown, Rodney Blount and Jeff
Nieznay.Survivors include a son, Lowell M. Thomas, Powder Springs;
three daughters, Edna T. Moon, Elberton and Gladys T. Smith and
Geraldine T. Argo, both of Lexington; two sisters, Blondine Smith and
Reba Caldwell, both of Lexington; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great
grandchildren. Hicks Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. [submitted By: Mary Esther Lord Smith]
Mrs. Hans Hunter
Stephens, Ga. - Mrs. Hans (Sarah Chaney) Hunter. 88, of Stephens, died
Friday in Colorado Springs Colo. Funeral services will be held Thursday
at 1 p.m. in the Antioch Baptist Church, Stephens, with the Revs. S. S.
Williams and Clayton Sanders officiating. Burial will be in Antioch
Cemetery. She was a native of Oglethorpe County, a retired school
teacher and a member of the Antioch Baptist Church
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Muzette Maucb and Mrs. Sarah
Frances Scott, Colorado Springs; one son, William Hans Hunter, Belmont,
Calif.; and one sister, Mrs. Lucille Scott, Atlanta.
Friends may call at Callaway Funeral Home, Union Point, Ga.
The Augusta Chronicle January 3 1973
