>From Waycross Journal-Herald: Monday, Feb. 4, 2002: Vallie Belle C. Kitchings, incomplete Thelma Sammons Shehan, 81 (2-3-2002) Montgomery co. native (Music Funeral Home, Waycross) http://www.musicfuneralhome.com/obits.html William Jerome King, 73 (2-2-2002) Ware Co. native (Music Funeral Home, Waycross) http://www.musicfuneralhome.com/obits.html Mary Edna Johnson Dixon, 80 (2-2-2002) Lyons native (Pearson-Treadwell Funeral Home, Blackshear) Calvin "Catman" Palmer, 67 (2-1-2002) Lanier Co. GA native (Fluker Funeral Home, Waycross) Madelyn Dixon Weathersbee, 78 (2-2-2002) Patterson native (Town & Country Funeral Home, Jacksonville, FL) Joseph C. Hobbs Jr., 74, pallbearers Ronald Chancey, pallbearers David Kimbrel, pallbearers Monday, February 4, 2002: MR. RONALD CHANCEY, MR. DAVID KIMBREL A funeral service for Mr. ronald Chancey and his nephew, Mr. David Kimbrel, took place Saturday afternoon at the Patterson Assembly of God with the Rev. Larrie Deering officiating. Burial was in the Offerman Cemetery. The pallbearers were David King, Travis Odum, Toby Chancey, Roderick Spivey, Jay King, James Hoag, bubba Aldridge, Brandon Eason, and Richie Herrin. Arrangements were with Smith Funeral Home of Blackshear. Clara Eason Tillman, pallbearers Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2002: Mr. Van D. Higginson, incomplete Mr. Clifton W. Harris, 86 (2-2-2002) Berrien Co. native, (Miles-Odum Funeral Home, Waycross) Posted on Feb 5, 2002 Clifton W. Harris, 86, died Saturday morning (2-2-02) at the Specialty Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida after an extended illness. He was born in Berrien County Georgia, son of the late Samuel W. Harris and Eva Smith Harris. He had lived most of his life in Waycross where he retired in 1978 after 30 years of service from the SCL Railroad as a locomotive engineer. He attended the First Baptist Church and was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. He is survived by his wife Leona Stewart Harris of Waycross; one daughter and son-in-law Gail and Larry Batten of Blackshear; two sisters Faye Harris Johnson of Tallahassee, Fla, and Burma Harris Dyer of Alexander, Louisana; two grandchildren Leah and Cliff Batten both of Blackshear; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. Funeral services will be three o'clock Monday afternoon (2-4-02) at the graveside in the Enigma Cemetery Enigma, Georgia. Miles-Odum Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. http://www.milesodumfuneralhome.com/nm/publish/ Bessie Dale Seaman Robbins, 84 (2-1-2002) Waycross native (Funeral in Des Moines, Wash.) Vallie Belle C. Kitchings, 88 (2-1-2002) Ware Co.native (Joel Chambless Funeral Home, Nahunta) http://www.brantleyenterprise.com/ Vallie Belle Chesser Kitchings Vallie Belle Kitchings, 88, of Woodbine, passed away Friday, Feb. 1, following a short illness. A native of Ware County, she was a daughter of Ezekial and Vinnie Mae Chesser and had made her home in Woodbine for several years. She was a member of Forest View Baptist Church in Woodbine and enjoyed singing and gospel songs. She is preceded in death by a son, Frank D. Kitchings, Jr. She is survived by one daughter, Ethel Miller Coon of Woodbine; two sons, Lamar Kitchings of Folkston and Inman Kitchings of Bristol; two step daughters, Rebie Waters Covington of Port Wentworth and Mildred Tilton of Savannah; two sisters, Maude Lilly of Pembroke Pines, Fla., and Faye Snyder of Miami, Fla.; one brother, Ray Chesser of Jacksonville, Fla.; 11 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, several nieces, nephews and other relatives. The family received friends from 5-8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, at Forest View Baptist Church. Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 4, from the Forest View Baptist Church with the Rev. Eddie Rawls and the Rev. C. O. Sapp officiating. Interment followed in the Colesburg Cemetery. Grandsons and great-grandsons served as casketbearers. The beautiful floral arrangements attested to the love felt for Mrs. Kitchings. Joel Chambless Funeral Home assisted the family with the arrangements. Mildred Louise Fisher (2-4-2002) Colquitt Co. native (Cobb Funeral Chapel, Moultrie) Steven Wayne Carter, 52 (2-2-2002) Kyoto, Japan native (Corey-Kerlin Funeral Home, Jacksonville, FL) Julia Eva Smith Register, 83 (2-3-22002) Clinch co. native (Roundtree Funeral Home, Homerville) Eulene Moody Padgett, 49 (2-3-2002) Clinch Co. native (Roundtree Funeral Home, Homerville) Paul Brogdon Booth, 78 (2-4-2002) Ware Co. native (Miles-Odum Funeral Home, Waycross) Posted on Feb 5, 2002 Mr. Paul B. Booth, 78, of Manor died Monday morning at Satilla Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Ware County to the late W.A. Booth, and Fanny Dryden Booth, he has resided in Manor most of his life where he was a retired farmer and School Bus Driver for Ware County. Mr. Booth was preceded in death by his parents a grandson Kenneth Brandon Booth, two brothers Fulton Booth, Silas Booth, and a sister Agnes Pittman. Mr. Booth is survived by eight children Kenneth Booth and his wife Patricia, Patsy Mercer and her husband Joseph, Connie McMillan and her husband roger, Allen Booth and his wife Geraldine, Everett Booth, Joseph Booth and his wife Donna, Barbara James and her husband Milton all of Manor, Terry Booth and his wife Alma of Pearson, twenty grandchildren, Valerie J. Lee, Gary James, Derek James, Jennifer Mercer, Justin Mercer, Crystal McMillan, Christopher McMillan, Rebecca Booth, Joseph Booth, Shannon Minchew, Ashley Minchew, Alyssa Booth, Joshua Booth, Tammy Moran, Randy Hurst, Jamie Hurst, Eric Booth, David Booth, Tisha Barnes, Lynn Chancey, ten greatgrandchildren, Cody Lee, Chelsi Lee, Sierra Hurst, Michael Hurst, Shawn Reid, Calvin Reid, Josh Hamilton, Lori Marsee, Devin Chancey, Chastain Chancey, five brothers and sisters, Beaulah Mae Dial of Manor, Earl Booth of Homerville, Alzada Best of Jacksonville, FL., Clyde Booth and his wife Odessa of Baptist Village, Muriel Wilson of Waycross. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Wednesday February 6, 2002 at Camp Branch Church of God in Manor. Mr. Booth will be taken to the home of Connie and Rodger McMillan at 3776 Windmill Road in Manor at 4:00 PM on Tuesday for visitation. Miles-Odum Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. http://www.milesodumfuneralhome.com/nm/publish/ Helen Florence Wallace, 79 (2-4-2002) Hilton Village, VA native (Music Funeral Home, Waycross) http://www.musicfuneralhome.com/obits.html William East Jimmy Lee White, 50 (2-1-2002) Clinch Co. native (Fluker Funeral Home, Waycross) Deloris King Crump, pallbearers Ernest Guy Blakeley Jr., pallbearers Mary L. McKinney Clifton W. Harris Wed., Feb. 6, 2002: Van D. Higginson, Jr. (2-4-2002) Boonville, Ind. native (Miles-Odum Funeral Home, Waycross) Posted on Feb 5, 2002 Van D. Higginson, Jr., 80, died Monday afternoon (2-4-02) at his residence after a short illness. He was born in Boonville, Ind., son of the late Van D. Higginson, Sr. and Mamie Wright Higginson. He was a veteran of WW II serving in the AirForce as a tech Sargeant. He was stationed at the Waycross Air Base at the end of the war where he met his first wife, Mary Kate Fender Higginson. They were married and lived for nearly fifty years in Waycross until Mary's death in November of 1994. He was employed in Waycross at McCann & Reid's for nearly thirty years. Many of those years he was parts manager of the international truck dealership. He also served as general manger of the Jenkins Enterprise International dealership Brunswick, Georgia and as factory dealer representative for the W. W. Williams, General Motors Distributorship in Savannah, Georgia. In his retirement years, he lovingly cared for the grounds of his beloved church facilities, Central Baptist Church where he served his church in many capacities. He was Co-Chairman of the properties committee for many different years. He served as a Deacon actively through out his life with his last term ending September 30, 2001. He loved his Lord and gladly spent his life in service to him. He was preceded in death by two brothers Glen and Ralph Higginson. He is survived by his wife Jenny Cooper Higginson who he married December 20, 1997 in Griffin, Georgia; One son Bill Higginson and his wife Maxine of Blackshear, Ga.; One step-son Davis Cooper and his wife Carol of Atlanta, Ga.two step-daughter Jennifer Kirschner and her husband Mike and Stephanie Music and her husband Michael all of Atlanta, Ga.; Three brothers Frank, Gene and Norman Higginson all of Boonville, Ind.; one sister Mary Lou Hart of Boonville, Ind.; two grandsons Will Higginson and his wife Delisa and Greg Higginson and his wife Susan all of Waycross; four great grandchildren Hannah, Sarah, Mary Katherine and Caroline Higginson all of Waycross; a number of nieces, nephews and other relstives. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon (2-7-02) at two o'clock at the Central Baptist Church. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery for family only Thursday afternoon. The family will receive friends at the Miles-Odum Funeral Home from six until eight o'clock Wednesday night and has requested that memorial be given to the Central Baptist Church Building Fund or Satilla Rehab. Miles-Odum Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. http://www.milesodumfuneralhome.com/nm/publish/ Mrs. Lennie M. (Johnson) Short, 85 (2-5-2002) Bacon Co. native (Crosby Funeral Home, Alma) Ida Estelle Thrift Dyer, 95 (2-5-2002) Manor native (Music Funeral Home, Waycross) http://www.musicfuneralhome.com/obits.html Elizabeth Williams Thomas (2-4-2002) Waycross native (Fluker Funeral Home, Waycross) Thelma Sammons Shehan, 81 (2-3-2002) (Music Funeral Home, Waycross) William Jerome King, pallbearers Thursday, Feb. 7, 2002: Rev. Linton Toson, incomplete Rev. Peter Andrew Henderson, 87 (2-5-2002) Bellville, FL native (Perry Brothers Funeral Home, Waycross) Nonnie June Whiddon Fernandez, 84 (2-5-2002) Tift Co. native (Music Funeral Home, Waycross) http://www.musicfuneralhome.com/obits.html Ellen Emeline Strickland (2-1-2002) Waycross native (Miles-Odum Funeral Home, Waycross) Posted on Feb 5, 2002 Memorial services for Ellen Emeline Strickland, 89, who died last Friday (2-1-02) will be held Sunday (2-10-02) afternoon at two o'clock at the graveside in Pierce Chapel Cemetery in Brantley County. The family and friends will gather at the Miles-Odum Funeral Home at one o'clock. She was born and lived all in Waycross, daughter of the late Lester Strickland and Ora Bell Strickland. She began her employment at Snively Groves Box Factory and worked at Rubin Shoe Factory in the cutting department until it closed. She was the salutatorian in her graduating class at Waycross-Ware Tech and served as a patient care technician at Baptist Village for a number of years. She was a member of the Kingdon Hall Jehovah's Witnesses. She was preceded in death by three sisters Louise Corley, Corrine Sellers, Hilda Davis and one brother Lester Strickland. She is survived by a sister Aleph Pafford of Blyth Island, Ga.; a niece Sharon Thrift of Waycross; a great niece Misty Thrift of Waycross and other nieces, nephews and other relatives. http://www.milesodumfuneralhome.com/nm/publish/ Jimmy Lee White, 50 ( 2-1-2002) Clinch Co. native (Fluker Funeral Home, Waycross) Paul Brogdon Booth, pallbearers Friday, Feb. 8, 2002: Annie D. Harris, 94, incomplete Inez Bagley Westberry, 91 (2-6-2002) Waycross native (Music Funeral Home, Waycross) http://www.musicfuneralhome.com/obits.html Hazel Cannon Vickers, 87 (2-7-2002) Coffee Co. native (Relihan Funeral Home, Pearson) Thomas A. Riley Sr., 79 (2-6-2002) Morgan, Calhoun Co. native (Fluker Funeral Home, Waycross) Larry D. Clark, 50 (2-6-2002) Lake City, FL native (Fluker Funeral Home, Waycross) Jonah Rivers, 7 years old (1-30-2002) (Fluker Funeral Home, Homerville) Rev. Peter Andrew Henderson, 87 (Perry Brothers Funeral Home, Waycross) Calvin "Catman" Palmer, 67 Lanier Co. native (Fluker Funeral Home, Homerville) Van D. Higginson Jr., pallbearers Elizabeth Williams Thomas, Waycross native (Fluker Funeral Home, Waycross) Nonnie June Fernandez, 84 (2-5-2002) Tift Co., GA native (Music Funeral Home, Waycross) http://www.musicfuneralhome.com/obits.html Sat., Feb. 9, 2002: Mrs. Annie Bell Harris, 94 (2-7-2002) Atkinson Co. native (Miles-Odum Funeral Home, Waycross) Posted on Feb 8, 2002 Annie Bell Harris, 93, died at her residence Thursday night after an extended illness. She was born in Atkinson County Georgia the daughter of the late Dennis Burch and Nancy Mckinnon Burch and the widow of the late Eddie Harris. She had lived most of her life in Waycross and was a member of the Life Christian Center. She is survived by three daughters Rosa Lee Bryant and her husband Pasco of Folkston, Ga., Bert Crews and her husband Billy C. and Dot Harris all of Waycross; four sons Jack D. Harris and his wife Frances L., Eddie Harris and his wife Michele all of Waycross, Edward Harris of Folkston and Billy G. Harris of Acworth, Ga.; one sister Leuiza White of Callahan, Fla.; twenty four grandchildren, twenty-nine great grandchildren, thirteen great great grandchildren, a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon (2-10-02) at two o'clock at the Life Christian Center. Burial will be in Kettle Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Miles-Odum Funeral Home from six until eight o'clock Saturday night. Miles-Odum Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. http://www.milesodumfuneralhome.com/nm/publish/ Ida Estelle Thrift Dyer James Holmes, 49 (2-4-2002) Waycross native (Fluker Funeral Home, Homerville) Damon Tyrone Lee, 22 incomplete