Obituaries
Albany Area

Frances R. Blair

SYLVESTER — Frances R. Blair, 82, of 104 Monk St., Sylvester, died Sunday, April 20, 2008 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany.

A graveside funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hillcrest Cemetery. The Rev. Jason Jones will officiate.

Born in Montgomery Co., North Carolina, Mrs. Blair was the daughter of the late Newton Willis Sykes and Helen Lassiter Sykes. She has lived in Sylvester since 1984 moving here from Putney. She was a homemaker who enjoyed playing Bingo; she was of the Methodist faith.

Survivors include three daughters, Patricia Solomon, Janice Bryan and her husband, Gerald, all of Sylvester, Kathleen Akridge and her husband, Ray of Lee County; a son, James R. Blair of Warner Robins; a sister, Mildred French of High Point, NC; six grandchildren, Reid and Cale Bryan, Bobby Sapp, Sharmon Greco, Amanda Blair and Rachel McCandless; four great- grandchildren, Amanda, Beth and Stephen Greco and Mckenzie Bryan; and a number of nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends today (Monday) from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at Banks Funeral Home.

Banks Funeral Home
Sylvester 229/776-2055

Shavone Denise Childs

ALBANY — Shavone Denise Childs, 28, of 1213 E. Mulberry St., died Saturday, April 19, 2008. Funeral arrangements to be announced.

J.L. Litman Memorial Funeral Services
Albany 229/430-8800

Wayne Robert Fuller

ALBANY — Wayne Robert Fuller ”Bud”, 84, died Saturday, April 19, 2008. He was a former resident of Columbus and Albany. The memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Kimbrell- Stern Funeral Directors. A private interment will be held in Park Hill Cemetery in Columbus at a later date.

Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany 229/883-4152

Jean Greene

ALBANY — Jean Greene, 81, of Albany, died Thursday, April 17, 2008. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today (Monday) at Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors, with entombment to follow in Crown Hill Mausoleum.

Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany 229/883-4152

Doris Howard

ALBANY — Doris Howard, 61, of 1202 S. Madison St., died Sunday, April 20, 2008 at her residence. Funeral service arrangements to be announced.

Poteat Funeral Home
Albany 229/436-3615

Claire B. Jenkins

ALBANY — Claire B. Jenkins, 75, of Crossville, TN, formerly of Albany, died Friday, April 18, 2008 at Cumberland Medical Center.

Her funeral service will be Wednesday 11 a.m. at Kimbrell- Stern, with a private interment service to follow. The Rev. Eric Sizemore will officiate.

There will be a memorial service in Crossville, TN. at a later date.

A native of Marion County, FL, Mrs. Jenkins had lived in Albany since 1946. She moved to Crossville, TN, in January 2005. She was a 1950 graduate of Albany High School. Mrs. Jenkins retired from Dougherty County Department of Family and Children’s Services in 1994. She was a member of Memorial Baptist Church in Crossville, TN. She was preceded in death by her parents: David Allen Bedenbaugh and Pauline McDonald Bedenbaugh; her siblings: David Bedenbaugh Jr., Jewel B. Long, and Emery Bedenbaugh.

Mrs. Jenkins is survived by her husband, Wallace B. “Bob” Jenkins of Crossville, TN; a son, Charles E. “Chuck” Jenkins of Terrell County, GA; a daughter, Barbara Jenkins Tomlinson and her husband Rob, of Lilburn, GA; three grandchildren, Mathew Tomlinson of Lilburn, GA, Carmen M. Fennell of Leesburg, GA, and Erin T. Hughes and her husband Blake, of Lawrenceville, GA; a great-grandchild, Devon E. Fennell of Leesburg, GA.

The family will receive friends at Kimbrell-Stern on Tuesday from 6-8 p.m.

Those desiring may send memorials to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 1201, Albany, GA 31702.

You may sign the online guestbook and share your own memories with the family of Claire B. Jenkins by visiting Kimbrell- Stern’s website at www.kimbrellstern.com.

Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany 229/883-4152

Henry Lee Lewis

ALBANY — Henry Lee Lewis, 50, of 8301 Presidents Dr., Hummelstown, PA, died Thursday, April 17, 2008. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. today (Monday) at First Monumental Faith Ministries. Interment will follow in the St. Matthews Baptist Church Cemetery in Newton. The family will receive friends at the residence of Kimberly Oates, 2306 Stuart Ave..

M.L. King Funeral Directors
Albany 229/435-4813

Beverly Tolbert Martin

ALBANY — Beverly Tolbert Martin, 46, of Albany, Friday, April 18, 2008. Her memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at Words of Restoration Church of God in Christ.

Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Albany 229/883-4152

Beulah Mae Davis Thomas

ALBANY — Beulah Mae Davis Thomas, 51, of 118 W. Loomis St., Thomasville, died Saturday, April 19, 2008 at her residence. Funeral arrangements to be announced.

Meadows Funeral Home
Albany 229/439-2262

Cheryl White

ALBANY — Cheryl White, 45, of 1481 Hiawatha Ave., Hillside, NJ, died Friday, April 18, 2008. Funeral arrangements to be announced.

J.L. Litman Memorial Funeral Service
Albany 229/430-8800

Eddie Will Williams

ALBANY — The Rev. Eddie Will Williams, 74, of 108 Pine Trail, Sylvester, died Saturday, April 19, 2008 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements to be announced.

M.L. King Funeral Directors
Albany 229/435-4813

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