Michael Todd Dixon
Graveside services for Michael Todd Dixon of Alamo were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31 at the Alamo City Cemetery.
The Rev. Steve Warnock and the Rev. Fred Warnock officiated.
Dixon, 51, died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. He was the son of the late Paul Dixon and the late Mary D. Grimes. He was preceded in death by a brother, Joe Dixon.
Survivors include his sister, Paulette (Jim) Warnock of Soperton; nephews, Ted (Brandyn) Dixon of Lizella and Stan (Virginia) Clark of Jacksonville, Fla.; niece, Katie (Jason) Lanier of Alamo; four great-nieces and nephews; special friends, James and Jerri Weaver of Alamo; and numerous cousins.
Towns Funeral Home of Alamo was in charge of arrangements.
Marvin Edge
Services for Marvin Edge of Dublin were held 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 1 at Union Springs Baptist Church with interment at Cedar Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery.
The Rev. Dewayne Dunn and the Rev. Sonny Wilkes officiated.
Edge, age 97, died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010 at Carl Vinson Veterans Medical Center in Dublin. He was the son of the late Robert and Katie Edge. He was preceded in death by a son, Billy Edge.
He had served with the United States Army during World War II and had retired from the VA Hospital in Dublin.
Survivors include three children, Joyce Brown of McRae, Keith Edge of Eastman and Tim Edge of Cedar Grove; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one sister, Lucille Wilkes of East Dublin; two brothers, W.R. Edge of Dudley and Harold Edge of East Dublin.
Lowe’s Funeral Home of Helena was in charge of arrangements.
Debra Darlene Gore
Services for Debra “Debbie” Darlene Gore of Gray were held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31 in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with interment in Dodge’s Chapel Cemetery in Lumber City.
The Rev. Glynn Grantham officiated.
Gore, 51, died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. She was the daughter of Judy and Kermit Gore of Gray.
Survivors include her brother and sister-in-law, Tony and Karen Gore of Gray; nephew, Spencer Gore; nieces, Kaley Gore and Madelyn Gore; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. She will be greatly missed.
Vaughn Funeral Home of McRae was in charge of arrangements.
Charles 'Chip' Perkins Planchard Jr.
Services for Charles “Chip” Perkins Planchard Jr. were held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 1 at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Woodstock, Ga. with internment at Green Lawn Cemetery in Roswell, Ga.
The family will receive visitors Friday, Feb. 5 from 4 p.m. until 5:30 pm at the home of Earl and Arlene Merritt, 3 Mimosa Lane, McRae, Ga.
Planchard, 65, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 at Community Hospice in Vidalia after a lengthy illness. He was married to Robyn Story Planchard and was preceded in death by his son, Charles “Chet” Planchard III in 1992.
He was a Communicant and usher at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Vidalia. He was a member of Sacred Heart Knights of Columbus Council 8568 in Vidalia and a fourth degree member of the Divine Mercy Assembly 2771 in Woodstock. He was a long time resident of Baton Rouge, La. and Cobb County. Prior to his retirement, he maintained a varied career in advertising sales that included radio advertising sales with WEAT in West Palm Beach, Fla., television advertising sales for WAFB TV in Baton Rouge, La. and print advertising sales with the Hudspeth Report in Atlanta, Ga. During the 1980s, Planchard was the creator and executive producer of the LSU Superfan Show, which captured the excitement of LSU football for fans throughout Louisiana.
In addition to his wife of 41 years, survivors include two daughters, Shannon Vickers and her husband Brad of Woodstock, Ga. and Amanda Planchard of Atlanta, Ga.; two grandchildren, Charlie and Sara Vickers; two brothers and six sisters.
Roswell Funeral Home of Roswell was in charge of arrangements.
Preston Lee Shoemaker
Services for Preston Lee Shoemaker of McRae were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24 at Springhill Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery.
The Rev. Lawton Sammons and the Rev. Bruce Conner officiated.
Shoemaker, 78, died Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 at St. Cloud Regional Medical Center in St. Cloud, Fla. He was the son of the late Leander Washington and Allene Eammons Shoemaker and was the widower of Charlie Myrle Hester Shoemaker.
Born Oct. 2, 1931 in Maysville, Ky,. he had served in the United States Air Force and had retired with in Hospital administration. After retirement had lived in Towns for many years.
Survivors include a daughter, Jeanne Luckow of Milwaukee, Wis.; two sons, Mark Alan Shoemaker of McRae and Danny Lee Shoemaker of St. Cloud, Fla.; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Charles Shoemaker of Kentucky; and several nieces and nephews.
Lowe’s Funeral Home of Helena was in charge of arrangements.
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