Elaine Eason

ROCHELLE — Elaine Eason, 54, died Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at her residence.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. today in the M.G. Frazier Memorial Chapel of Frazier and Son Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. in the chapel.

Interment will be at 2 p.m. in the Swearingen Cemetery in Byromville. The Revs. Talmadge Wilcox and Jimmy Gauthier will officiate.

Mrs. Eason was born on Feb. 26, 1953 in Macon County. She was formerly of Byromville, having lived the past 27 years in Rochelle. She was daughter of the late Joseph John Russell and Grace Ray Russell. She was of the Baptist faith and was a devoted homemaker, wife, and mother. She was preceded in death by a brother, Mike Russell in 1989.

Survivors include her husband, Danny Eason of Rochelle; a daughter, Amber Eason of Rochelle; a sister, Laurice Gettys of Tampa, Fla.; and several devoted nieces and nephews.

The family may be contacted at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Eason, 5923 Highway 233 (Owensboro Road) Rochelle.

Frazier and Son Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Friends may sign the register at www.fraziersonfh.com.



Bendrick Martraveous Alexander Jr.

CORDELE — Funeral services for Bendrick Martraveous Alexander Jr., 7, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 17 in the sanctuary of the New Oak Grove Baptist Church.

Burial will follow in Hardshell Cemetery. The Rev. W.W. Wilson will officiate the services.

Master Alexander died Friday, March 9, 2007.

Survivors include his parents, Bendrick M. Alexander Sr. and Tamika Johnson of Cordele; a sister, Myiesha Johnson of Hawkinsville; grandparents, Polly R. Thornton and Benny Lee Alexander Sr. both of Cordele, and Joann (Christopher) Lesinski of St. Louis, Mo.; great-grandparents, Wilma Robinson of Cordele, and Alberta Johnson of New Jersey; aunts and uncles, Shalawnda (Kevin) Williams, Benny Lee Alexander Jr. (Atari West), Larrica (Calvin) Clark, Laressa Patrick, Antonio Alexander, Katrina Alexander, Tasha Woodson, Akame Johnson and Pearlisha Reese; great aunts and great uncles, Nellie Whitest, Doretha Whitehead (Leonard Patrick), Millide (Grace) Reese, and Arthur Lee (Daisy) Reese; and special cousins, Kevin Jr., Kameron, LeCoroain, Adarious, Sa’Naya, Shaneika, Calvin Jr. and Bernice all of Cordele.

An online registry is available at www.jwwilliams.com.

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



Otis Brown

STANFORD, Conn. — Funeral services for Otis Brown, formerly of Dooly County, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 17 in the sanctuary of the New Bethel Baptist Church in Unadilla. Burial will follow in Crossroad Cemetery. Elder Christopher West will officiate the services.

Mr. Brown died Monday, March 12, 2007.

Survivors include his wife, Marie Brown of Stanford, Conn.; two daughters, Lisa Marie Brown and Robin Brown-Crichlo of Stanford, Conn.; two sons, Terrell Lester and Otis (Melony) Lester of Unadilla; three sisters, Willie Mae Perry, Alice M. West and Ruth Lawson all of Unadilla; grandchildren, Antonio, Angelica, Marquell, Sakeyious, Shamiyah and Taylor; in-laws, Charles (Estelle) Harris and Edwin (Wilma) Perry; and a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins and many friends.

An online registry is available at www.jwwilliams.com.

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



Priscilla Reese-Wright

COBB — Funeral services for Priscilla Reese-Wright will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 17 in the New Beulah Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Sue Walker Cemetery. The Rev. W.R. Campbell will officiate the services.

Mrs. Wright died Sunday, March 11, 2007.

Survivors include her husband, Deacon Lonnie Wright Sr. of Cobb; children, Lonnie Bernard Wright of Leesburg, Yolanda Wright and Amanda Wright of Cobb; a daughter-in-law, Brenda H. Wright of Leesburg; grandchildren, Calvin Johnson, Lon’Keria Wright and Lonnie Reese Wright all of Leesburg; her mother, Lottie Mae Riley Reese of Cordele; sisters, Beverly R. Towns and Patricia R. Fulmore of Cordele, Eva Mae Reese of Ellenwood, Grace Reese of Syracuse, N.Y., and Teresa (Raye) R. Harvey of McDonough; brothers, Robert Reese of Pineview, James Reese of Lake Tahoe, Calif., Patterson (Jan) Reese of Syracuse, N.Y., and Lucius (Laura) Reese of McDonough; her mother-in-law, Zera Mae Wright of Desoto; aunts and uncles, Lucinda (Alphonso) Fields, Elizabeth (Robert) Mallard, Lucius Wilson, Emma Lou Brown, Rosebell Granville, T. Ollie Gibson, Silla Hargrove, Edna Lee Steveson, Dilcia Reese Kendrick, Isiah Reese, Charlie Riley and Harry Glen Riley; and in-laws, Virginia (Archie) Chatman, Dorothy (Willie) Sneed, Minnie Goodson, Millie George, Emma Ruth Moore, Susie (Daniel) Blue, Imagene Wright, Verda Wright, Irene Wright, the Rev. Lem (Marie) Wright, Bajor (Ruthie) Wright, Ronnie (Sharon) Wright, Lewis Gene (Connie) Carter, Jeremiah (Betty) Carter, James Byrom, Clinton Williams, Arthur Wright and King Ceasar (Judy) Wright.

An online registry is available at www.jwwilliams.com.

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



Quinton Dennis Jones Sr.

CORDELE — Funeral services for Quinton Dennis Jones Sr. will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 18 in the sanctuary of the Cordele Church of God In Christ, with burial to follow in the Bethel Cemetery. Supt. Ronald Jackson will officiate the services.

Mr. Jones died Tuesday, March 13, 2007.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

Survivors include his wife, Veronica Jones of Cordele; children, Tymira Jones and Quinton Jones Jr. of Cordele; sisters, Norma Jean Jones and Rowena Jones McGiff of Cordele, and Iris Jones of Columbus; a brother, Robert Jones of Vienna; aunts and uncles, Ocie (James) Bryant, Mary (Dea. Loran) Wellons, Geraldine (David) Perry, Mattie Williams, Clara (John) Royal, Susie (Thomas) Morris, Frances Relaford, Tom (Bernice) Relaford, Wallace (Gwen) Relaford, Eleazar (Polly) Jones, Emory Relaford, Theron Jones, George (Joyce) Jones, Deacon Curtis (Elois) Jones, Ervin (Dorothy) Jones, Addie Jones, Burder Addie and Arthur Jones; his step-mother, Clementine Jones of Cordele; a special cousin, Reginald Wellons; special friends, David Daniels and Benny Harpe; five sisters-in-law and one brother-in-law.

An online registry is available at www.jwwilliams.com.

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



James Robert ‘Jim’ Ford

COBB — James Robert “Jim” Ford, 57, of Cobb died at his residence on Thursday, March 15, 2007.

He was born on Friday, June  3, 1949, in Lakeland, the son of the late Buie Edward and Lonnie Belle Spells Ford. Mr. Ford was a Navy veteran of Vietnam and was the senior estimator at ConArt.

Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Rainey Funeral Services on Saturday, March 17 at 2 p.m.

He is survived by  his wife, Jan Hart Ford of Cobb; a step-son, Christopher Dorsett and his wife, Kellie of Decatur; a sister-in-law, Anne Pearlman of Leesburg; two nieces and three nephews.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday from 1 p.m. until time for the service.

Friends may register on-line at www.raineyfuneral.com. Rainey Family Funeral Services has charge of arrangements.