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The Taylor County News* May 7, 2020, Page 3,
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Carson
A gentler, more faithful and
loving husband and father could
not have been found than was
Charles Ferdinand Carson, Jr.,
“Ferd*, who was born Nov. 14,
1937 and died Friday* May 1,
2020.
Memorial arrangements will
be made after restrictions for
COVID-19 have been lifted, A
private burial ceremony will be
held later at the Carson Family
Cemetery in Reynolds, GA,
He was born in Englewood,
NJ, but because of his love of
the South, w here h c spent most
of his life, he always said, “I
couldn’t help it; that’s where
my mother was. 1 ' The love of
the South led him to write a
book, which was published in
2016 under the title Defending
the South.
Ferd moved with his family
from Arlington, VA to Georgia
when he was 16, graduated as
valedictorian of his class from
Reynolds High School in
Reynolds, and then graduated
from Georgia Tech with a de
gree in Mechanical Engineer
ing. He was invited to join two
honorary fraternities at Tech,
namely Pi Tau Sigma and Tau
Beta Pi. He worked more than
30 years in machine design for
companies in Illinois, Georgia,
Connecticut, South Carolina,
and finally in Greensboro, NC,
where he earned several pat
ents for various machine de
signs in the garment industry.
Ferd loved to travel, and he
and his wife, Vivien, did a lot of
that in their 60 years of mar
riage, including one 8-weck
motor trip to Alaska. He also
enjoyed a number of hobbies*
including model railroading,
writing, and playing har
monica. He played the har
monica a lot during his retire
ment years, when he became
the leader of a small band called
“Ferd and Friends”. For nearly
five years, that group was play-
ing approximately 100 times a
year for church groups, retire
ment homes, and civic organi
zations around Greensboro, He
left the group in 2011, when he
and Vivien moved to Fort Mill,
SC. In 2016, they returned to
the Triad for residence at
Pennybyrn in High Point, NC.
He is survived by his wife,
Vivien Johnson Carson; a son,
Randy (Lisa) Carson; a daugh
ter, Catherine (Alien) Foster;
six grand children, James, Mia,
and Josh Carson* Samantha,
Grant (Daytona), and Grace
Foster; and four great grand
children.
He was preceded in death by
bis parents. Charles Ferdinand,
Sr. and Marie Elmer Carson.
In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made to the Residents
Care Fund at Pennybyrn, 109
Penny Rd., High Point, NC or
to Jamestown Presbyterian
Church, 1804 Guilford College
Rd. r Jamestown, NC 27282.
Online condolences may be
made at:
www.CumbyfuncraI.coTn.
Cumhy Family Funeral Ser
vice of High Point, NC is in
charge of arrangements.
Cox
Jamie Cox, 85, of Butter, GA,
died Monday, April 27, 2020, at
his home.
A private graveside service
was held at Bethel Primitive
Baptist Church Cemetery.
He retired from Robins Air
Force Base after more than 20
years of service. He enjoyed
farming and entertaining
f riends, and most of all, spend
ing time with his grandchil
dren and groat grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by
his wife, Juanita Hall Cox; a
son, Larry Cox; and a brother,
J.E, Cox.'
He is survived by his son,
Lamar (Tina) Cox of Butler;
grandchildren, Chris (Jessica)
Cox, Mindy (John) Hobbs,
Melanie (Drew) Allen, and
Wesley Cox; great grandchil
dren, Ava Taylor and Peyton
Christopher Cox, Logan, Kaylin
and Lainey Hobbs, and Hattie
James Allen; and a sister-in-
law, Gloria Cox of Macon.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Heart of Georgia
Hospice, 100 Wcstridge Dr.,
Warner Robins, GA 31088.
The online guest register may
be signed at:
www. mcl ei ghton
fimera 1 servi ce .com,
Me Leighton Funeral Service
of Butler, GA was in charge of
arrangements.
Hardwick
William A. “Billy” Hardwick,
Sr., 8L of Reynolds, GA, died
Wednesday, April 29, 2020, at
his residence.
A private memorial sendee
was held Friday, May 1 T 2020,
at Hi 11 crest Cemetery,
Mr. Hardwick was a graduate
of Butler High School and Au
burn University. He was a
member of Butler Un itod Meth
odist Chu rch* American Camel-
Ha Society, and Senior Vice-
President of L.E, Schwartz
Company for 31 years.
He was preceded in death by
his parents* John A, Hardwick
and Thayer Ibiy Hardwick: and
a brother, John Hardwick.
He is survived by his loving
w ife o f61 ye ar s, Sa 11 y H ar d wic k
of Reynolds; one son* Bert
Hardwick of Gray; one daugh
ter, Debera (Jason) Daniel of
LizelJa: and one grandson, Mat
thew Hollis Hardwick of Sa
vannah.
The online guest register may
be signed at:
www.mcleighton
funeralser vice .cbm
Me Lei ghton Funeral Service
ol Reynolds, GA was in charge
of arrangements.
Hayes
Naomi Smith Hayes, 83* of
Butler, GA, died Friday, April
3, 2020.
Graveside services were held
Saturday, April 11,2020, at 11
am, at Smith Cemetery in But
ler, with Rev. Rodney Duncan
officiating.
She was born May 5,1936, in
Butler, to the late Leroy and
Louise Smith. She was the third
of 12 children. She was also
the stepdaughter of the late
Lucille Corbin Smith.
She was married to Marion
Brown Hayes for 54 years, un
til his death in 2007. They had
three children, Wayne, Shirley,
and Marvin. Naomi and Brown
left Butler in 1958* in pursuit of
a better life for their family.
After settling in Philadelphia,
PA, she pursued a career in
nursing. She worked at Osteo
pathic Hospital as an LPN for
approximately 15years. Inher
younger days, Naomi enjoyed
traveling. She and her daugh
ter, Shirley, would just get in
the car and go anywhere her
heart desired.
Alter the death of her hus
band, Naomi moved to her be
loved birthplace in Butler. She
loved being outdoors and the
country atmosphere. Above
anything else, she loved her
family dearly. In addition to
her own children, she reared
one of her grandsons, Damon,
and a great grandson, Ashon.
At an early age, Naomi joined
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist
Church in Butler, now known
as Greater ML Zion Commu
nity Baptist Church. Upon
moving to Philadelphia, she
moved her membership to Zion
Hill Baptist Church, where she
served on the Usher Board for
over 25 years. Upon her move
back to Butler, she immediately
moved her membership back to
Greater Mt. Zion Community
Baptist Church. She served on
the Usher Board and in the
church’s choir. She enjoyed
spending time with her sister,
Glenda; daughter, Shirley; and
great grandson, Ashon.
She was preceded in death by
four brothers, Clinton, Doness,
John Harvey, and Levi,and
three sisters, Betty, Daisy*and
Lugusty.
She is survived by her daugh
ter* Shirley Hayes (George)
Sharp; tw r o sons, Wayne
(Felicia) Hayes and Marvin
(Bernadme) Hayes; seven
grandchildren; 18 great grand
children; two brothers, Leroy
Smith* Jr, of Butler and Troy
Smith of Philadelphia* PA; sis
ters, Helen Wright of Philadel
phia, Glenda (Cicero) Latimore
of Butler, and Essie Gibson of
Detroit, MI; and a host of other
relatives and friends.
House of Towns Mortuary of
Reynolds, GA was in charge of
arrangements.
Howell
Eugene Howell. 80, died April
6,2020, surrounded by his fam
ily.
Graveside services wore held
at Antioch Baptist Church in
Butler, with Rev. Alfred
Bunkley and Rev. Stanley
Kimble officiating.
He was born May 25* 1939, in
Taylor County, to the late Colo
nel Howell, Sr. and Olivet Riley
Howell,
He attended public schools of
Taylor County and joined
Antioch Baptist Church at an
early age.
He married Leila Mae Gray
on Jan. 19, 1964. They shared
56 wonderful years together
and had three sons.
He was employed by the CSX
Railroad, where he was a crank
hand foreman. He believed in
w orking hard to provide for his
family. He also enjoyed work
ing on cars, gardening, golfing*
and fishing.
He was preceded in death by
his siblings, John, Luther, Rob
ert, Colonel, Ida Mae, Vonme
Mae, Vesler Lou, Marie, and
B essie; and his granddaughter*
Leshonta Howell,
He is survived by his loving
wife. Leila Mae Howell of At
lanta; three sons* Melvin
Howell of Atlanta, Vincent
Talmadge Howell of Atlanta,
and Willie Gene (Angela)
Howell of Washington State;
one brother, George Howell of
Butler; two sisters, Fannie
Montgomery ofThomaston, GA
and Florida B. Smith of
Cuhoden, GA; in-laws, Curley
B. (Georgia) Gray of College
Park, GA, Eddie (Sally) of
Culloden, Shirley Gray (Willie
James) McCrary; two grand
children, Rashaad Vincent
Brown-IIowell and Nicole
Howard; three greatgrandchil
dren; and a host of other rela
tives and friends.
House of Town Mortuary of
Reynolds, GA was in charge of
arrangements.
Montgomery
Billy Floyd Montgomery, 84,
died April 25, 2020.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, May 3, 2020, at 11
a.m,* at Mt. Gillard Baptist
Church.
He was born Sept. 21,1935, in
Reynolds, GA and was educated
in the Taylor County School
System. He earned a living as
a construction worker, hut was
also exceptionally good in car
pentry. He loved helping oth
ers. Early in Jus adult life, he
dedicated his life to God. On
Sundays, he enjoyed listening
to gospel music, at church or at
home. His favorite meal was
sweet potatoes, neckbone, and
greens. On occasion, he would
cook tw r o of his favorite des
serts* Southern Sweet Bread
and chocolate cake. No matter
what time of the day it was, you
could find him watching old
cowboy movies on TV, In his
spare time, he kept himselfbusy
completing word search
puzzles,and he developed a love
and passion for drawing and
painting.
He had two marriages, one to
Nettie Mae Montgomery, and
one to Carddie Bell Montgom
ery.
He was preceded in death by
his mother, Ella Bess (Troy)
Montgomery; his father, C.D,
Montgomery; his daughter,
Delois Solomon; his son.
Charles Hemy “C.H.” Mont
gomery; and brothers, C.D.
Montgomery and Bobby Mont
gomery,
He is survived by two sons,
Billy Montgomery, Jr. of Wash
ington, D.C. and Jimmy Mont
gomery of Pompano Beach, FL;
brothers, Charlie Frank Mont
gomery of Warner Robins, GA,
J immy Montgomery of Atlanta,
GA; sister, Sarah Betty Mont
gomery of Butler, GA; step
daughter, Loretta Hicks;
daughter-in-law, Antoinette
Montgomery; grandchildren,
Sa nccia Montgomery * Quintitia
Montgomery, Carlton Hicks,
Ashley Solomon, and Antonio
Simpson, Jr.; eight great grand -
children; nieces, Gwendolyn
Fowler, Crystal Sanford*
Sharon Ford, Helen Ford, Bet
Ford, Tara Ford, Latoya Scott*
Shakeitha Jones, Kcisba Mont
gomery, and Maurica Mont
gomery; nephews, Wallace
Montgomery, Larry Montgom
ery, Jim Montgomery, Zellner
Montgomery, Mack Montgom
ery, Greg Montgomery, C.J.
Jones, and Stanley Jones; and
a host of other relatives and
friends,
Bentley-Mo ntford Mortuary of
Butler, GA was in charge of
arrangements.
Ross
Evangelist Mary Alice Joiner
Ross, 60. died April 3* 2020, at
Houston Medical Center in
Warner Robins, GA.
Graveside services were held
Saturday, April 11, 2020, at 2
p.m., at West End Cemetery in
Butler, GA, with Rev. W.L.
Smith officiating.
She was bom Dec. 22. 1959, in
Taylor County, to the late J.D.
Joiner and Mammie Ruth
Davidson Joiner and Prentice
Holder.
She attended public schools in
Taylor County and was a mem
ber of Friendship Baptist
Church of Butler, where she
served as Assistant Pastor, In
her earlier years, she moved to
Atlanta and worked at Ego’s
and the Georgia World Con
gress Center of Atlanta. She
moved back to Butler and found
the love of her life, Willie Ross,
Jr, She later began her journey
as an evangelist and worked in
the private healthcare field.
She was a humanitarian and a
pillar in her community.
She traveled to different
churches and to jails to sing*
preach, and praise God. She
held benefit programs for the
sick in the community, and she
loved her family dearly. She
always told others how God
changed her life and He would
do the same for them if they
accepted Him.
On Feb. 5, 1993, she married
Willie Ross, Jr., and they shared
27 years together. They
changed each other’s lives for
the better, and he made sure
she had the means to fulfill her
God given assignment that she
loved.
She is survived by her hus
band, Willie Ross, Jr,; three
stepchildren, Harwood
Wiggins, James Wiggins, and
Delois (Andre) Simmons; six
grandchildren, all of
Oglethorpe, GA; six sisters*
Gwendolyn Hart of Atlanta*
Tonnie G. Walker, Arbie D,
McCrary, Towania Joiner,
Christine (Fred) Thomas,
Annette (Wayne) Ogbu rn* all of
Butler; three brothers, Ceph-
eus (Katie Nell) Montfort of
Warner Robins, GA, Dolphus
(Mary) Joiner, and James
(Adrianne) Holder, all of But
ler; two sisters-in-law*
Earnestinc Gardner of Atlanta
and Geraldine Ross of Miami,
FL; friends, Tracey Rogers,
Barbara Jean Riley, and Ruby
Walker; and a host of nieces,
nephews, and friends.
House of Towns Mortuary of
Reynolds, GA was in charge of
arrangements.
Funeral Notices
MARY ANN BUNKLEY, 61,
died Saturday* May 2,2020, at
Piedmont Henry Hospital in
Stoekbridge, GA, Funeral ar
rangements are incomplete, but
will be announced at a later
date. Bentley-Montford Mor
tuary, LLC of Butler* GA in
charge of arrangements.
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CHARLIE JAMES COUCH*
JR.* 52, of Taihotton, GA, died
April 30, 2020, at the Hospice
Center in Coiumhus, GA.
Graveside servicea will be held
Saturday, May 9, 2020, at 2
p.m.* at Powell Baptist Church
Cemetery in Talbot ton* GA,
CharlesW. McDouga Id Funeral
Home of Butler, GA in charge of
arrangements.
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CLINTON ANTONIO
FORBES, 69* of Warner Rob
ins, GA, died Sunday* May 3*
2020, at his home, surrounded
by family. Funeral arrange
ments are incomplete at this
time, but will be announced at
a later date. Bentley-Montford
Mortuary, LLC of Butler, GAin
charge of arrangements.
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Republican Candidate
for Commissioner • District 4
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LISA D.
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Clerk of Superior Court
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Qiappy ‘Mother’s T>ay, (Mother!
If roses grow in Heaven,
Lord please pick a bunch for me,
Place them in my Mother's arms,
and teil her they're from me.
Tell her I love her and miss her,
and when she turns to smile,
place a kiss upon her cheek and
hold her for a while.
Because remembering her is easy,
I do it every day, but there’s an ache within
my heart that will never go away.
Love You,
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