Obituaries

    Jack Taylor, 52, of 14597 River St., Blakely, Ga., died suddenly Monday, June 17, 2013 at his residence. His funeral will be held Friday morning, June 21, 2013 in the Chapel of Manry-Jordan-Hodges Funeral Home in Blakely, Ga. at 11 A.M. EDT. The family will receive friends for a visitation on Thursday evening the 20th from 7 until 9 PM at the funeral home. Active pallbearers will be Ronnie Chambliss, Dennis Chambliss, Michael Allen, Jamie Dennard, Jim Jackson and Clayton Shattles. Honorary pallbearers will be Gary Chambliss and  Zack Chambliss.

   Mr. Taylor was born March 1, 1961 in Blakely, Georgia to the late X. M. Taylor, Sr. and Nancy Lucille Shattles Taylor. He was a retired brick mason. Other than his parents, his was preceded in death by a sister, Alice Chambliss and 2 brothers: Rufus Taylor and Sammy Shattles.

   His survivors include a daughter, Chelsea Taylor of Cowarts, Al., 2 sons, Jack Christopher Taylor and wife Aimee of Bourbonnais, Il. and  Holden Taylor of Cowarts, Al., his partner, Leashia McMullen of Blakely, Ga. He has 3 sisters: Hattie Taylor, Denise Handcock and Threasa Hester all of Milledgeville, Ga., 7 brothers: Fred Taylor & Dorothy of Sylvester, Ga., Monroe Taylor & Annette 0f Blakely, Ga., X. M. “Bea” Taylor, Jr. of Blakely, Ga., Frank Taylor & Ellen of Blakely, Ga., David Taylor of Bainbridge, Ga., Dave Bruner & Teresa of Edison, Ga. and Chad Haley & Amber of Dothan, Al. and a brother-in-law, David Chambliss of Blakely.

Doris Lorene Driver Temples, 94, passed away today, June 17, 2013 at the home of her daughters, Shirley Chambless at   14807 River St. If  anyone would like to see the family they will be at this address.   The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 3 PM in the chapel of Manry-Jordan-Hodges Funeral Home. Rev. Mike Lee and Dr. Michael Warren officiating. Burial will follow in the Blakely Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 at the funeral home on Wednesday. Active pallbearers are Richard Coates, Ronnie Chambless, Craig Gordon, Thad Lewis, Josh Shellhouse and Ryan Smith.

Mrs. Temples was born in Early County July 9, 1918 to the late Talmadge DeWitt (TD) Driver and Alberta Temples Driver. She was a homemaker and a member of the Bethel Baptist Church. Other than her parents she was preceded in death by 2 sisters: Frances Stephens and Mary Alice Butler also by 3 brothers: H.R. Driver, O.T. Driver and Winston Driver.

Mrs. Temples is survived by 2 daughters: Faye Holliday and Shirley Chambless, both of Blakely and by a step-son: Bobby Temples of ElPaso, Texas. Also by a brother: Eugene Driver and wife Johnnie Mae of Marietta, Ga. 10 Grandchildren, 9 Great-Grandchildren and 2 Great-Great-Grandchildren.

  Greg Hudson, 62, of 28 Tom Sawyer Drive in Blakely, Ga.,  died late Sunday night in the ER at Pioneer Community Hospital of Early in Blakely. His funeral will be held Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 3 PM in the Bethel Baptist Church, (Clay County) with Dr. Michael Warren officiating. The family will receive friends in the church sanctuary from 1:30 pm until. 2:45 pm. The pallbearers will be Tim Hudson, Jasper Doswell, Tony Gentry, Nikki Jackson, John Paul Love, Scott Matthews, Johnny Crowdis and Bo Graham. 

Greg was born August 26, 1950 in Colquitt, Ga. to  William Wright Hudson and Agnes Smith Hudson. He was the owner/operator of Choice Signs  of Blakely, Ga. and a member of the Bethel Baptist Church, Ft. Gaines, Ga. He was preceded in death by his father: William Wright Hudson, a brother, Randy Hudson and his step-father Jimmy Branton. 

His survivors include his wife Wanda Naramore Hudson of Blakely, Ga.; a daughter, Rachael Hudson Wahl and her husband Todd of Norcross, Ga. and a son, Samuel Hudson and his wife Bowen of Thomasville, Ga. His mother, Agnes Smith Hudson-Branton and his brother, Tim Hudson, both live in  Blakely, Ga. Greg has 6 grandchildren: Loren, Tristan, Payton and Maren Wahl of Norcross, Ga. and Hailey and Addalyn Hudson of Thomasville, Ga. 

  Mrs. Vickie Ann Carroll, 60, of 1200 Hwy 62, Blakely, Ga. 39823, died early Saturday morning, June 8, 2013 at her residence.  A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Vickie was born in Pinellas County, Fl. on March 27, 1953 to the late John Lee Register and Betty Jean Smith Register. She was a homemaker and has an AA degree in college and was working on a accounting degree when she got sick. 

Her survivors include her husband: Johnny Carroll of Blakely, Ga.; a daughter, Sarah Jean Carroll of Blakely and a son, James Micha Carroll and his wife Amanda of Fulton, MO.  She has 2 sisters: Betty Register of Blakely, Ga. and Cathy Steele of Oklahoma and 2 brothers: Wayne Register of Tennessee and Jimmy Register of Mississippi. There are also 2 grandsons: Josiah  and Aden Carroll of Fulton, MO.

  Mrs. Marie Caffey Swann, 85, of 9537 Three Notch Rd., Blakely, Ga. , died Thursday at the Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan, Al. Her funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 PM in the Chapel of Manry-Jordan-Hodges Funeral Home in Blakely, Ga. with Rev. Mike Lee and Rev. Rick Smith officiating. The family will receive friends from 1 PM up until funeral time at 2 PM at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be: Colby Mock, David Ford, Bill Barge, Earl Jones, Jack Tedder and Wayne Parker. An honorary pallbearer will be John McLeod.

Mrs. Swann was born in Darling, MS on December 7, 1927 to the late Winston Caffey and Bobbie Lou Fenner Caffey. She was a homemaker and a member of Southside  Baptist Church.  Other than her parents she was preceded in death by all 3 brothers and a sister.

Her survivors include her husband, Judson Hall Swann, Jr. of Blakely, Ga.; 2 daughters, Linda Barge and husband Bill of Fayetteville, Ga. and Peggy McLeod and husband John of Blakely, Ga. She has a step-daughter Terrie Stein and husband Ron of  Bull Head City, Arizona.There  are 4 grandchildren: Tina Marie Rasberry of Tyrone, Ga., Tessa Danielle Culpepper of Blakely, Ga.,Kristen Michelle Barge of Smyrna, Ga. and Erin Nicole Pinkston of Blakely, Ga.; 6 great grandchildren: Alexandria Danielle Mock & husband Colby, Peggy Jean Byrd, David Aaron Ford, Christina Abbigail McCard, Isabella Danielle Garcia and Wesley Ruel Cleveland all of Blakely, Ga. There is also 1 great, great  grandchild, Eathan Alan Sidney Mock. 

David Cowan, 54, of Blakely, died in an automobile accident Wednesday, June 5, 2013 in Webb, Al. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2013 at  11 AM in the chapel of Manry-Jordan-Hodges Funeral Home with Dr. Alex Howell officiating.  The family will be receiving friends at  his mothers residence located at 139 Lakewood Dr. Blakely, Ga. 39823

David  Cowan was born May 13, 1959 in Andalusia, Al. to Mary Lou Williams Cowan of 139 Lakewood Dr.  Blakely, Ga. 39823 and Franklin Daniel (Frank) Cowan of P.O. Box 68,  Webb, Al. 36376. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Blakely. Self Employed; Previously  worked for several years for Federal State Inspection and a Telecommunications  Business.  David was a very likable person, who never met a stranger. David always had a smile on his face  and became friends  with most everyone who crossed his path.

Other than his parents who are listed above, he is survived by a brother; John Andrew (Andy) Cowan of Blakely. 2 Aunts: Edna Cowan and Geraldine Cowan of Geneva, Al. Uncle: Curtis McCoy Williams of Red Level, Al. Special Friend: Bea Mason of Red Level , Al. First Cousins: Bill and Hazel Owens of Wetumpka, Al, Wayne and Betty Posey of Blountstown, Fl, Eugene and Kathy Ammons of Andalusia, Al. and John and Mary Lynn Williams of Vestavia Hills, Al.

  Mrs. Melodye Conley, 59,  of 1404 Mulberry St., Albany, Georgia, died Saturday morning, June 1, 2013, with her family by her side, at  Early Memorial Nursing Home in Blakely, Ga.  A Memorial Service was held in the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Albany, Ga., the Riverside congregation on Monday, June 3, 2013 at 1:00 p. m. with Brother Roger Montgomery officiating. 

  Mrs. Conley was born March 12, 1954 in Albany, Ga. to Maxie  and  Jeanette  Howard who now reside in Blakely, Ga. She was a professional nanny, having taken care of several children in Albany, Ga. over the years. 

  Other than her parents, she is survived by her husband, Jimmy Conley of Albany, Ga., 2 sisters: Beth Gordon and husband Mickey and Kathy Bear and husband Dave, all of Blakely, Ga. and a brother, Robert Howard and his wife Maryanne of Douglas, Ga.

  Rocky Langley, 80, died late Wednesday afternoon at the Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan, Al. His funeral was  held Saturday afternoon, June 1, 2013 at 2 PM, EDT in the Chapel of Manry-Jordan-Hodges Funeral Home with Rev. Ricky Plummer officiating.  Pallbearers were Rocky Standridge, Marty Kelley, Jr., Shane Trawick, Michael Sumner, Keith Nall and William Hauss.

Mr. Langley was born December 30, 1932 in Grand Ronde, Oregon to the late Roscoe Earl Langley, Sr. and Rosella Leno Langley. He had retired from Georgia Pacific Paper Mill approximately 15 years ago as a maintenance man. He was a U. S. Air Force Veteran of the Korean Conflict and a member of Flat Creek Baptist Church.

His survivors include his wife of 33 years, Patricia Ann (Pat) Langley of Blakely, Ga.; 2 daughters: Cheri L. Kelley and husband Marty of Colquitt, Ga., Laura Nall and husband Keith of Dothan, Al.; 2 sons: Ricky Langley, III and wife Sandra of Blakely, Ga. and Ronnie Langley and wife Jill of Colquitt, Ga. There are several step-daughters. He also has a brother, Erwin Langley of Otis, Oregon and a sister Joannie Langley Jones of Dallas, Oregon.  There are 15 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.

Sara Dubose Willis, 85, passed away today, May 27, 2013 at her residence. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 3 PM at the Westview  Methodist Church in Blakely. Rev. Jay Reppert and Rev. Charles Whatley officiating. Burial will follow in the Pine Lawn Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday evening from 6-8 PM.

Serving as pallbearers will be Tyler Willis, Jonathan Harris, Jeff Willis, Joey Freeman, Tommy Wright, Cliff Starr, Trey Phillips and Smiley Bush.

Mrs. Willis born in Blakely, November 18, 1927 to the late Ezekiel Ashley Dubose and Mary Ella King Dubose. She was a homemaker and a member of the Westview Methodist Church.Other than her parents she was preceded in death by  7 brothers:  Cyrus Dubose, Cecil Dubose, Sterling Dubose, James Dubose, Calvin Dubose, Grady Dubose and Robert Dubose; also by 4 sisters:  Imogene Haugli, Blanch Dubose, Gladys Dubose and Ella Mamae Dubose.

Mrs. Willis is survived by her husband: Vivian Dorus Willis; 1 daughter: Karen and Richard Ducker of Ashford, Al. and by a son: Ronnie and Kay Willis of Blakely. 6 Grandchildren: Kelli Naramore and husband Kevin, Tyler Willis, Trevor Willis, Kayla Harris and husband Jonathan, James Allen Ducker and Charles Ducker .2 Great-Grandchildren: Emma Kate Naramore and Hayden Harris

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Gentiva  Hospice at 432 E. Shotwell St., Bainbridge, Ga. 39819 or to the Westview Methodist Church at 110 Westview Dr. Blakely, Ga. 39823

Mary Alice Roberts Sheffield, 85, passed away today, Sunday, May 26, 2013 at her residence in Arlington, Ga. The funeral service will be held on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 2 PM at the Arlington Baptist Church. Dr. Gary Hadden, Mr. Dorsey Kimbrel and Rev. J.B. Redd officiating   Burial will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Arlington, Ga. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 1 to 2 PM in the social hall of the church.

Serving as pallbearers will be: Charles  Mathis, Bob Clark, J.C. Kimbrel, Bo White, Jimmy Sheffield, Ricky Glisson and Mike Newberry. Honorary pallbearers will be the Deacons of the Arlington Baptist Church.

Mrs. Sheffield was born August 14, 1927 in Arlington, Ga. to the late John Roberts and Jewel Davis Roberts. She was a member of the Arlington Baptist Church and a homemaker. Other than her parents she was preceded in death by her husband; Joseph Emmett Sheffield, Sr. a daughter; Cheryl Ann Sheffield and by 6 sisters; Ellen Bryant, Jeannette Glisson, Lois Howell, Mell Belisle, Chloe Ingram and Laurie Lauraginn.

Mrs. Sheffield is survived by 2 sons: Bill Sheffield and wife Delany of Pensacola, Fl. and Joe Sheffield Jr. and wife Jan of Iron City, Ga. 3 Grandchildren: Cheryl Ann Sheffield Kyle , Joseph Ryan Sheffield and Erin Brooke Sheffield also by 5 Great-Grandchildren: Caiden Sheffield, Stevie Coker, Heather Anne Kyle and twins Austin and Alyssa Crowe.

In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Arlington Baptist Church Memorial Fund at P.O. Box 386, Arlington, Ga. 39813