Friday, March 1, 2002: James William Hickox, 73 (2-27-2002) Blackshear native (Miles-Odum Funeral Home, Waycross) http://www.milesodumfuneralhome.com/nm/publish/ Posted on Mar 2, 2002 James William Hickox, 73, died Wednesday night (2-27-02) at the Satilla Regional Medical Center after a short illness. He was born in Blackshear, Georgia, son of the late Lazarus Darling Hickox and Rosa Beverly Hickox. He retired from the U. S. Army with twenty-two years of service, where he served during World War Two, Korean Conflict and Vietnam. He had been making his home in Waycross since 1970 and owned and operated the P & H Mobile Home Equipment Company. He was a member and Past President of the Waycross Lions Club, Commander of Post Ten American Legion, Past Commander of Post 4382 VFW, Past Commander District fourteen VFW, Seam Squirrel of MOC and a life member of the DAV. He is survived by his wife Barbara Nodine Hickox of Waycross; four sons Tommy Hickox of Birmingham, Ala., Larry Hickox of Jemison, Ala., Jody Hickox of Waycross and Curt Rowell of Albany, N.Y.; five daughters Kathy Lee, Denise Middleton, Colleen Clark, Teresa Rowell all of Waycross, Gail Mitchell of Antelope, Calif. a sister Alberta Tessner of Jacksonville, Fla.; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, aunts, uncles and other relatives. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon (3-2-02) at two o'clock in the Chapel of the Miles-Odum Funeral Home. Burial will be in High Bluff Cemetery. The Waycross Lions Club, American Legion Post # 10, # 517, # 181, VFW Post # 4382 will serve as Honorary Pallbearers. They are requested to gather at the funeral home at 1:30 Saturday afternoon. The family will receive friends at the Miles-Odum Funeral Home from six until nine o'clock Friday and have requested that memorials be sent to the Lake City Veterans Nursing Home in Lake City, Fla. Miles-Odum Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Juanita Crews, incomplete Mr. Allison R. Lee, 70 (2-28-2002) Clinch Co. native, (Chambless Funeral Home, Nahunta) Latrell Robinson, 58 (2-27-2002) Pierce co. native, (Smith Funeral Home, Blackshear) Will Paul Herrin, 38 (2-25-2002) Ware Co. native (Died in Marathon, FL. No funeral home listed) Tae V'Yana K. Members, 2 months, (2-24-2002) (Fluker Funeral Home, Waycross) Benjamin A. Eaddy, 44 Blackshear native, (Fluker Funeral Home, Waycross) Mrs. Jimmie Lee Grady, 78, Eastman native (Fluker Funeral Home, Homerville) Harriette Louise Smith, 65 McIntosh Co.native (Hall, Jones & Brown Funeral Home, Brunswick) Lucille Frances Thrift, pallbearers Saturday, March 2, 2002: Juanita J. Crews, 81 (2-28-2002) Brantley Co.native (Chambless Funeral Home, Nahunta) Franklin D. (FD) Benton, 58 incomplete Austin Harvey Hendrix, 61 incomplete Martha Elizabeth "Betty" Cochran Peacock, 72 pallbearers Monday, March 4, 2002: William J. "BJ" Smith Jr., 20 (3-3-2002) Waycross native (Music Funeral Home, Waycross) http://www.musicfuneralhome.com/obits.html Austin Harvey Hendrix, 61 (3-1-2002) Waycross native (Music Funeral Home, Waycross) http://www.musicfuneralhome.com/obits.html Sarah Anderson Williams, 81, incomplete Robert Stephen Rice, Jr., 17 (3-1-2002) Wayne Co. native (Smith Funeral Home, Blackshear) Mrs. Latrell Robinson, pallbearers James W. Hickox, pallbearers Robert Miller Lide, Jr. Tuesday, March 5, 2002: Nona D. Thrift, 75 (3-4-2002) Brantley Co. native (Music Funeral Home, Waycross) http://www.musicfuneralhome.com/obits.html Bobby Flynn, 61 (3-4-2002) Alma native (Music Funeral Home, Waycross) http://www.musicfuneralhome.com/obits.html Sarah Anderson Williams, 81 (3-4-2002) Bacon Co. native (Smith Funeral Home, Blackshear) Franklin D. "FD" Benton, 59 Waycross native (Fluker Funeral Home, Waycross) Alma Tomlinson Carter, 73, incomplete Austin Harvey Hendrix, pallbearers Wednesday, March 6, 2002: Ernest McDowell, 91 incomplete Ora Lee Brown Corbitt, 93, incomplete Mrs. Ebbie C. Shuman, incomplete Rev. Clyde Spencer Harris, 74 (3-5-2002) Waycross native, (Pearson-Treadwell Funeral Home, Blackshear) Alma Waunelle Carter, 73 (3-4-2002) Clinch Co. native (Roundtree Funeral Home, Homerville) William J. "BJ" Smith Jr., pallbearers Mr. Robert Rice Jr, pallbearers Mildred M. Cook Thursday, March 7, 2002: Johnny Andrew Douglas, 72 (2-25-2002) Reynolds, Ga. native (funeral in Douglas, GA) Miss Cherry June Turner, 68 (3-6-2002) Pierce Co. native (Pearson-Treadwell Funeral Home, Blackshear) Ernest Harold McDowell, 91 (3-5-2002) Jersey City, NJ native (Smith Funeral Home, Blackshear) Ora Lee "Bobbie" Corbitt, 93 (3-5-2002) (Miles-Odum Funeral Home, Waycross) Posted on Mar 7, 2002 http://www.milesodumfuneralhome.com/nm/publish/ Mrs. Ora Lee "Bobbie" Corbitt, 93, widow of Homer Oliver Corbitt, died Tuesday night (3-5-02) at her residence following an extended illness. She was born in Lulaton, Georgia, daughter of the late Adolphus W. Brown and Lenora Odum Brown. She had lived most of her life in Ware County and was a member of the Deenwood Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by two brothers Moultrie Brown and Edgar Brown. She is survived by a daughter Darlene Thornton and her husband Carl of Waycross; one sister Thelma H. Farr of Leland, N. C.; two grandsons Lamar Thornton and his wife Teresa and Greg Thornton and his wife Chris all of Waycross; three great grandchildren Homer, Sarah and Candace Thornton all of Waycross; a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon (3-8-02) at two o'clock at the Deenwood Baptist Church. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Miles-Odum Funeral Home from seven until nine o'clock Thursday night. Mrs. Ebbie C. Shuman, 72 (3-5-2002) Athens, Ga. native (Miles-Odum Funeral Home, Waycross) http://www.milesodumfuneralhome.com/nm/publish/ Posted on Mar 7, 2002 Ebbie C. Shuman, 72, widow of Louis S. Shuman, died Tuesday morning (3-5-02) at the St. Vincent Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla., after an extended illness. She was born in Athens, Georgia, daughter of the late Elbert Collins and Lillie Lee Collins. She had lived most of her life in Ware and Brantley County and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Waycross; She is survived by one daughter Susan Delores Highsmith and her husband Tom of Richardson, Tex.; one brother Hoyt Collins of Athens, Ga.; a granddaughter Lauren Highsmith and a grandson Derek Highsmith; a number of nieces and nephews including Ted Shuman and Theresa Shuman of Waycross; Funeral services will be held Friday morning (3-8-02) at eleven o'clock in the chapel of the Miles-Odum Funeral Home. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from six until eight o'clock Thursday night. Miles-Odum Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Tracy Leon Strong, 37 (3-6-2002) Waycross native (Fluker Funeral Home, Waycross) Otis "Bo" and Violet Lucas (Music Funeral Home, Waycross) http://www.musicfuneralhome.com/obits.html Nona D. Thrift, pallbearers Sarah Levada Williams, pallbearers Friday, March 8, 2002: Willie Therman George, 68 (3-7-2002) Ware Co. native (Welch & Brinkley Mortuary, Waycross) Henry Jesse "Jay" Liles, Jr., 89 (3-6-2002) Waycross native (Carson McLane Funeral Home, Valdosta) Dr. Norman Henry McCrummen, 81 (3-6-2002) Montgomery, AL native (funeral in Montgomery, AL) Clyde Spencer Harris, 74 pallbearers Ernest Harold McDowell Saturday, March 9, 2002: Margaret Evelyn Daniel, 81 (3-8-2002) Lyons native (Music Funeral Home, Waycross) http://www.musicfuneralhome.com/obits.html Mrs. Frances McMullan Kirkland, 92 (3-7-2002) (Dickson Funeral Home, Jonesboro, GA) Ann Smith Gowen (3-8-2002) (Shepard Funeral Home, Folkston) Ebbie C. Shuman, pallbearers Bobby Flynn Ora Lee "Bobbie" Corbitt, pallbearers