B.F. ‘Ben’ Whiddon

ASHBURN — Funeral services for B.F. “Ben” Whiddon, 90, will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 18, 2006, in the Ashburn First Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. An online registry is available at www.perryfuneralchapel.com. Perry Funeral Chapel of Ashburn has charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Whiddon died Thursday, March 16, 2006, in Tift Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness.

Ronnie Croft

VIENNA — Funeral services for Ronnie Croft, 63, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 18, 2006, in the Tippettville Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Tippettville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Saturday at Tippettville Baptist Church. An online registry is available at www.perryfuneralchapel.com. Perry Funeral Chapel of Ashburn has charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Croft died Thursday, March 16, 2006, in Taylor Regional Medical Center in Hawkinsville following a sudden illness.

Mary ‘Lizzie’ Barrett

CORDELE — Funeral services for Mary “Lizzie” Barrett will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 19, 2006, in the sanctuary of Davis Chapel CME Church in Arabi. Burial will follow in the Davis Chapel Church Cemetery. The Rev. Leon Williams will officiate the services.

Mrs. Barrett died Wednesday, March 15, 2006.

She was a longtime member of the Davis Chapel CME Church under the leadership of the Rev. Leon Williams. She also was a member of Queen of Sheeba Chapter 13 Order of the Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by her husband, Nelson Barrett; her son, Henry Sermon; her sister, Minnie L. Smith; and her brothers, Roosevelt Harrington, Richard Dennard and R.L. Harrington.

Survivors include her children, Joshua Sermon, Willie J. (Karol) Barrett, Stewart Ruby Lee (Allene) Barrett, Stewart Lonnie Barrett and Evelyn Simmons all of Cordele, Nelson (Joann) Barrett of Decatur, Steve (Cathy) Barrett of Stone Mountain, and Gloria (Willie) Span of Albany; sisters-in-law, Annie Lou Barrett, Mattie B. Clark, Lucinda Ray, Addie L. Clark, Levonia Jackson and Ethel Dennard; brothers-in-law, Deacon C.R. Ray and Deacon John L. Clark; a devoted nephew, Albert Smith; 24 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

J.W. Williams Funeral Home of Cordele and Vienna has charge of the arrangements.