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Monday, April 03, 2017Beverly Colvin, 61, of Galt died in Stockton on Feb. 28, 2017 after fighting cancer for a year and a half. She was born Beverly Hinkle on Aug. 8, 1955 in England and had lived in Stockton for 20+ years and in Galt for 29 years.Beverly worked in the State of California Caltrans planning department and had served in the U.S. Army. She enjoyed tennis and knitting.Surviving her are a stepson, Steve Colvin and sister, Tracy Pierce.A Celebration of Life will be held from 12-2 p.m., on Saturday, March 11. For details, call Steve Colvin at 949-633-7014.Ben Salas Funeral Home is Galt is assisting with arrangements.
Monday, February 20, 2017Vedra Beach, Fla., Becky Hahn (Eric), of Fernandina Beach, Fla., William Kinson Southwell and Sidney Eric Southwell (Lynda), of Folkston; four grandchildren, Thor Hahn, Beau Southwell, Christie Wynn Galton and Morgan Southwell Gurr; devoted friends Winona Allen and Gene Crews; and numerous nieces and nephews.The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church, of Folkston, with Dr. Randy Jacoby and the Rev. Gene McCullough officiating.Burial will follow in Pineview Cemetery.Pallbearers will be Howard McCullough, Mike Drury, Beau Southwell, Thor Hahn, Christie Galton and Joe Allen.The family will receive friends Friday at Shepard-Roberson Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m.In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church Benevolence Fund.Condolences may be expressed by signing the guest registry at www.shepardfh.comArrangements are under the direction of Shepard-Roberson Funeral Home in Folkston.Anniston P. WilsonAnniston Palmer Wilson, 16 months old, passed away Sunday (Feb. 12, 2017) at her residence.Born in Brunswick, she was the daughter of James Cutshall and Marley Wilson. She was preceded in death by her maternal great-grandfather, Cleve Wilson.Survivors include her parents, James Cutshall and Marley Wilson; her maternal grandmother, Suzanne Wilson, of Nahunta; her maternal great-grandmother, Stella Wilson, of Nahunta; her aunts and uncles, Erika Groover (Steven), Waynesville, Scottie Rawlins and Amber West; three cousins, Bryant Groover, Brett Groover and Barrett Groover; and a special aunt, Maxine Morgan, of Nahunta; and several other relatives.A funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Southside Baptist Church with the Rev. Leon Wilson, the Rev. Jerry Johns and Deacon Gerry Szeker officiating.Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service, beginning at 12 p.m. at the church.Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery.Pallbearers will be Brett Groover, Bryant Groover, Barrett Groover and James Cutshall.In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Erika Groover, 349 Scott Road, Waynesville, Ga. 31566, to help with funeral expenses.Arrangements are with Frye Funeral Home, Nahunta.Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at fryefh.comRuby Kate DarleyRuby Kate Darley, 78, died Wednesday morning (Feb. 15, 2017) at her residence following an extended illness.She was born in Coffee County and had resided in Waycross most of her life. She was a former carpet mill inspector for Dalton Carpet.She was a daughter of the late John W. Stapleton Sr. and Alma Luel Powell Stapleton. She was married to the late Dewey Jesse Darley.She was also preceded in death by a son, Mitchell Darley, a daughter, Linda Sizemore, and a sister, Mary Frances Steverson.She is survived by her daughter, Sandy Taylor (Andy), of Waycross; a son, Dewayne Darley (Judy), of Rossville; 11 grandchildren, Nick Mitchell (Mandy), Kelly Mercer, Joanna Summy, Robert Summy, Daniel Corbitt, Ashley Corbitt, Wendy Varnadore, Joe Edge, Christy Darley, Casey Darley, Brandy Sizemore; several great-grandchildren; a brother, John “Junior” Stapleton (Wanda), of Millwood; and numerous nieces and nephews.A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Music Funeral Home Chapel.Burial will follow in Kettle Creek Cemetery.The family will be receiving friends this evening at the funeral home from 6 until 8 o’clock.Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.musicfuneralhome.comJanice E. ThompsonJanice E. Thompson, 62, died Wednesday night (Feb. 15, 2017) at Mayo Clinic Health System.Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Music Funeral Home.Carl ‘Doodle’ MusgroveCarl Edwin “Doodle” Musgrove, 80, died Wednesday evening (Feb. 15, 2017) from injuries received in an automobile accident.Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Music Funeral Home.Delorese Conner LeeA funeral for Delorese Conner Lee t...
Monday, October 31, 2016We wanted to do something about the funeral homes for a while, so we thought, ‘Why not tie it into Halloween?’” said Jan Galt, the museum’s director of operations. “But I think it turned out to be a good one, because as James said, there are so many family connections and also through the funeral process, they get to know the families, and there is a lot of history to tie into that.”Another one of the event’s guest speakers was Eric White, who serves as funeral director and embalmer at A.S. Turner & Sons in Decatur, but in his quarter of a century in the industry has worked at Mayes Ward Dobbins, Southern Cremations & Funerals at Cheatham Hill in Marietta, Castellaw Funeral Home in Smyrna and Bellamy Funeral Home in Hiram. Among the insights he shared were changes in trends in the funeral industry.“I’ve only been around 25 years, but stuff’s really changed over that time period, especially flowers. Used to be you’d get hundreds — now it’s rare you get more than 10. Cremation, I think, was like 3 percent when I started, it’s now like 65 percent or so,” White said.A 45-year veteran of the industry, Chuck Johnson, owner and funeral director of Collins Funeral Home and Marietta Funeral Home & Crematory, said that while the trade was once a 24 hours a day, seven days a week job, it’s not as bad today for those still in the line of work.“Go home, get in bed at midnight, get back up at 2 a.m. If you’re not willing to do that, you shouldn’t be in this business,” Johnson said. “Now, we run schedules, and it’s not quite as bad as it used to be. Back in the earlier days, you had one shift — on, all the time, because when you got home, you’re very likely to be called back in to go back in to do what you needed to do.”But the gathering of funeral directors was far from doom-and-gloom, as the four shared several funny stories from their years of work. Kennesaw resident Howard Gantt’s experience began in the early 1950s with work at several funeral homes before he bought Hay Funeral Home in 1965, renaming it Hay-Gantt Funeral Home. He and Johnson operated that funeral home before combining it with Collins Funeral Home in 2000.“We used to pay gravediggers to get a grave open $25, and we couldn’t pay him until after the service, otherwise, they’d pay him ahead of time, and he’d show up drunk. Or he wouldn’t show up at all,” Gantt said, which drew big laughs.Typically held the fourth Friday of the month at 10:30 a.m., the Remember When Club will take November and December off due to the m...
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Monday, April 03, 2017Beverly Colvin, 61, of Galt died in Stockton on Feb. 28, 2017 after fighting cancer for a year and a half. She was born Beverly Hinkle on Aug. 8, 1955 in England and had lived in Stockton for 20+ years and in Galt for 29 years.Beverly worked in the State of California Caltrans planning department and had served in the U.S. Army. She enjoyed tennis and knitting.Surviving her are a stepson, Steve Colvin and sister, Tracy Pierce.A Celebration of Life will be held from 12-2 p.m., on Saturday, March 11. For details, call Steve Colvin at 949-633-7014.Ben Salas Funeral Home is Galt is assisting with arrangements.
Monday, February 20, 2017Vedra Beach, Fla., Becky Hahn (Eric), of Fernandina Beach, Fla., William Kinson Southwell and Sidney Eric Southwell (Lynda), of Folkston; four grandchildren, Thor Hahn, Beau Southwell, Christie Wynn Galton and Morgan Southwell Gurr; devoted friends Winona Allen and Gene Crews; and numerous nieces and nephews.The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church, of Folkston, with Dr. Randy Jacoby and the Rev. Gene McCullough officiating.Burial will follow in Pineview Cemetery.Pallbearers will be Howard McCullough, Mike Drury, Beau Southwell, Thor Hahn, Christie Galton and Joe Allen.The family will receive friends Friday at Shepard-Roberson Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m.In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church Benevolence Fund.Condolences may be expressed by signing the guest registry at www.shepardfh.comArrangements are under the direction of Shepard-Roberson Funeral Home in Folkston.Anniston P. WilsonAnniston Palmer Wilson, 16 months old, passed away Sunday (Feb. 12, 2017) at her residence.Born in Brunswick, she was the daughter of James Cutshall and Marley Wilson. She was preceded in death by her maternal great-grandfather, Cleve Wilson.Survivors include her parents, James Cutshall and Marley Wilson; her maternal grandmother, Suzanne Wilson, of Nahunta; her maternal great-grandmother, Stella Wilson, of Nahunta; her aunts and uncles, Erika Groover (Steven), Waynesville, Scottie Rawlins and Amber West; three cousins, Bryant Groover, Brett Groover and Barrett Groover; and a special aunt, Maxine Morgan, of Nahunta; and several other relatives.A funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Southside Baptist Church with the Rev. Leon Wilson, the Rev. Jerry Johns and Deacon Gerry Szeker officiating.Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service, beginning at 12 p.m. at the church.Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery.Pallbearers will be Brett Groover, Bryant Groover, Barrett Groover and James Cutshall.In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Erika Groover, 349 Scott Road, Waynesville, Ga. 31566, to help with funeral expenses.Arrangements are with Frye Funeral Home, Nahunta.Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at fryefh.comRuby Kate DarleyRuby Kate Darley, 78, died Wednesday morning (Feb. 15, 2017) at her residence following an extended illness.She was born in Coffee County and had resided in Waycross most of her life. She was a former carpet mill inspector for Dalton Carpet.She was a daughter of the late John W. Stapleton Sr. and Alma Luel Powell Stapleton. She was married to the late Dewey Jesse Darley.She was also preceded in death by a son, Mitchell Darley, a daughter, Linda Sizemore, and a sister, Mary Frances Steverson.She is survived by her daughter, Sandy Taylor (Andy), of Waycross; a son, Dewayne Darley (Judy), of Rossville; 11 grandchildren, Nick Mitchell (Mandy), Kelly Mercer, Joanna Summy, Robert Summy, Daniel Corbitt, Ashley Corbitt, Wendy Varnadore, Joe Edge, Christy Darley, Casey Darley, Brandy Sizemore; several great-grandchildren; a brother, John “Junior” Stapleton (Wanda), of Millwood; and numerous nieces and nephews.A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Music Funeral Home Chapel.Burial will follow in Kettle Creek Cemetery.The family will be receiving friends this evening at the funeral home from 6 until 8 o’clock.Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.musicfuneralhome.comJanice E. ThompsonJanice E. Thompson, 62, died Wednesday night (Feb. 15, 2017) at Mayo Clinic Health System.Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Music Funeral Home.Carl ‘Doodle’ MusgroveCarl Edwin “Doodle” Musgrove, 80, died Wednesday evening (Feb. 15, 2017) from injuries received in an automobile accident.Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Music Funeral Home.Delorese Conner LeeA funeral for Delorese Conner Lee t...
Monday, October 31, 2016We wanted to do something about the funeral homes for a while, so we thought, ‘Why not tie it into Halloween?’” said Jan Galt, the museum’s director of operations. “But I think it turned out to be a good one, because as James said, there are so many family connections and also through the funeral process, they get to know the families, and there is a lot of history to tie into that.”Another one of the event’s guest speakers was Eric White, who serves as funeral director and embalmer at A.S. Turner & Sons in Decatur, but in his quarter of a century in the industry has worked at Mayes Ward Dobbins, Southern Cremations & Funerals at Cheatham Hill in Marietta, Castellaw Funeral Home in Smyrna and Bellamy Funeral Home in Hiram. Among the insights he shared were changes in trends in the funeral industry.“I’ve only been around 25 years, but stuff’s really changed over that time period, especially flowers. Used to be you’d get hundreds — now it’s rare you get more than 10. Cremation, I think, was like 3 percent when I started, it’s now like 65 percent or so,” White said.A 45-year veteran of the industry, Chuck Johnson, owner and funeral director of Collins Funeral Home and Marietta Funeral Home & Crematory, said that while the trade was once a 24 hours a day, seven days a week job, it’s not as bad today for those still in the line of work.“Go home, get in bed at midnight, get back up at 2 a.m. If you’re not willing to do that, you shouldn’t be in this business,” Johnson said. “Now, we run schedules, and it’s not quite as bad as it used to be. Back in the earlier days, you had one shift — on, all the time, because when you got home, you’re very likely to be called back in to go back in to do what you needed to do.”But the gathering of funeral directors was far from doom-and-gloom, as the four shared several funny stories from their years of work. Kennesaw resident Howard Gantt’s experience began in the early 1950s with work at several funeral homes before he bought Hay Funeral Home in 1965, renaming it Hay-Gantt Funeral Home. He and Johnson operated that funeral home before combining it with Collins Funeral Home in 2000.“We used to pay gravediggers to get a grave open $25, and we couldn’t pay him until after the service, otherwise, they’d pay him ahead of time, and he’d show up drunk. Or he wouldn’t show up at all,” Gantt said, which drew big laughs.Typically held the fourth Friday of the month at 10:30 a.m., the Remember When Club will take November and December off due to the m...
