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Obituaries

4/17/02

Shay Williams

Karla Shay Fulcher Williams, 33, of Hephzibah died Tuesday, April 9, 2002 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Burke County. Her funeral was 4 p.m. Friday, April 12, at DeLoach Funeral Home in Hephzibah, with the Rev. Alan Weaver officiating. Burial was in Hephzibah Vance Cemetery. Mrs. Williams, a native and lifelong resident of Richmond County, was a drywall finisher for D.C.S. Acoustical Ceilings in Hephzibah. She was a Protestant. Survivors include a son, Cody Kilpatrick Kight of Mississippi; two brothers, Clay Fulcher and Shane Fulcher, both of Hephzibah; her parents, Doy and Janice Fulcher of Hephzibah; and her paternal grandmother, Virginia Fulcher of Hephzibah. Pallbearers were Ted Fulcher, Wayne Fulcher, Brad Stocker, Chuck Ellis, Mike Smith and David Fulcher.

James Williams

James Earl Williams, 40, of Hephzibah died Tuesday, April 9, 2002, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Burke County. His funeral was 4 p.m. Friday, April 12, at DeLoach Funeral Home in Hephzibah, with the Rev. Alan Weaver officiating. Burial was in Hephzibah Vance Cemetery. Mr. Williams, a native of Laurens County, lived most of his life in Burke and Richmond counties. He lived most of his childhood in Burke County and attended school in Sardis and Waynesboro. He was a Baptist. He was a sheet rock hanger and finisher for D.C.S. Acoustical Ceilings in Hephzibah.
Survivors include two daughters, Katheryne Cecil Williams of Augusta and Heidi Hobbs of Millen; two sisters, Jacqueline Elaine Williams of Sardis and Joan Williams Brock of Charleston, S.C.; his mother, Gelaine W. Barkley of Kingsland; three nephews, Jason Crews and Michael Crews, both of Sardis and Joseph Brock of Charleston, S.C.; and two nieces, Jamie Crews of Sardis and Helen Brock of Charleston, S.C. Pallbearers were Jeffery James, Harold Brock, Curtis Sewell, Michael Crews, Jason Crews and Joseph Brock.

Bob Herrington

Olen E. "Bob" Herrington, 79, of Waynesboro died Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at University Hospital. Graveside services were 2 p.m. Friday, April 12, at Andersonville National Cemetery in Andersonville. Mr. Herrington, a native of Providence, Ky., had been a resident of Burke County since 1962. He was a retired bird dog trainer, having trained dogs at DiLane Plantation and Boll Weevil Plantation since moving to Waynesboro. He was a member of the Georgia Field Trials Association and a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II. Survivors include his widow, Mary Ann Herrington of Waynesboro; a son, Robert Herrington and his wife Marilyn of Americus; and three grandchildren, Monica Herrington, Miranda Nunez and Robert Herrington.

Mitchell Bell

Mitchell Bell, 74, of Sardis died Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at University Hospital, Augusta. His funeral was 11 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at New Springfield Baptist Church, with the Revs. Rex Wright, Joseph B. Williams, Charlie Lambert and Allan Jacobs officiating. Burial was in New Springfield Cemetery. Mr. Bell, a native of Burke County, was a former farmer. He was a deacon, former usher board chairman and Sunday School member. Survivors include his widow, Lena W. Bell of Augusta; six daughters, Marvenia Taylor of Macon, Miriam Mason of Covington, Judy Bell and Felicia Bell, both of Alexander, Michelle Bell Ali of Germany and Tonya Bell of Augusta; three stepsons, Lucious Gordon of Lawton, Okla., Wycliffe Gordon of New York and Eric Gordon of Santa Barbara, Calif.; a stepdaughter, Karen Gordon of North Augusta, S.C.; a brother, Calvin Bell Sr. of Waynesboro; a sister, Gussie Whiting of Waynesboro; and eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Pallbearers were Vince Bell, Marlon Mason, Robert Lee Thomas Jr., Larry Lewis, Marcus Mason and Thomas Whitfield Jr.
Honorary pallbearers were deacons of New Springfield Baptist Church.

Sarah Alley Skinner

Sarah Alley Skinner, 94, of Dublin, died Saturday, April 13, 2002.
Her funeral was 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, at First Baptist Church, Dublin, with the Rev. Dr. Cliff Morris and the Rev. Wally Weaver officiating. Burial was in Dublin Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Skinner, a native of the mountains of North Georgia, was a graduate of Women's College of Georgia. She married J.J. Skinner and lived 40 years in Waynesboro. She then moved to Dublin to be near her son, Dr. Jones Skinner Jr, who preceded her in death, and his family. She was a retired schoolteacher and a member of the Eastern Star, the Parnassus Study Club, Dublin Fine Arts Association and the Dublin Garden Club. She volunteered as a reading and literacy tutor. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Dublin. Survivors include a sister, Ruth Peacock of Eastman; a daughter-in-law, Lucy Skinner of Dublin; two granddaughters, Sarah L. Skinner of Lilburn and Mary E. Skinner of New York; and three nieces, Grace Virginia Walsh of New York, Barbara Simon of Las Vegas and Katherine Thomas of Warner Robins. Pallbearers were Dr. Pat Roche, Wayne Christian, Edward "Bo-j" Burton Claxton III, Roy Black, Raymond Thomas, Ben Snipes and Billy Knowles.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church Music Ministry, 405 Bellevue Ave., Dublin, Ga. 31021.

Elnora Lightfoot Jackson

Elnora Lightfoot Jackson, 92, of Waynesboro died Sunday, April 7, 2002 at Burke Medical Center, Waynesboro. Her funeral was 1 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at Porterville Baptist Church, with the Rev. Ulysses Barber officiating.
Mrs. Jackson, a native of Burke County, was a homemaker. She was a member of Porterville Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Willie James Jackson Sr. of Waynesboro; four daughters, Julia Rivers, Elnora Jackson, Mae Pearl Jackson and Daisy Lawrence, all of Waynesboro; and 14 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Pallbearers were Leevert Jackson, Tyrone Wilson, Terry Lawrence, Willie Jackson Jr., Thomas Lawrence and Willie Jackson III.