Shaun Laver Brown Jr.
Graveside services for Shaun Laver Brown Jr. of McRae were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 at Pine Acres Cemetery in McRae.
Brown, three-months, died Friday, Oct. 31, 2008 at Childrens Healthcare of Egleston Hospital in Atlanta. Born July 17, 2008, he was the son of Michelle McLean and Shaun Brown Sr. of McRae.
In addition to his parents, survivors include his brothers, Jerome and Jeremiah Montgomery; sister, Joniyah McLean; grandparents, Linda McLean and John McLean, Sarah Tillman (Mark Tillman) and Sidney Bates, and Mary Brown (James Hollis); great-grandparents, Lenora Brown and the late Bobby Brown; Pauline Lemon and Earnestine Bates; special god-parents, Hope and Frank King; special relatives, Shantelle Mosby, Venis Mathews and Lavan Williams; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
A.L. Spaulding Funeral Home of McRae was in charge of arrangements.
Henry Lee Jack Carpenter
Services for Henry Lee Jack Carpenter of Nashville, Ga. were held at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10 at Rebecca Baptist Church in Milan with interment in the church cemetery.
Carpenter, 62, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008 at South Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. He was the son of Lunette Hilliard Carpenter and the late Rev. Henry D. Carpenter. He was preceded in death by a brother, Charles Ronald Carpenter and brother-in-law, Randy Sharpe.
Born in Milan, he was a graduate of Ware County High School, and from there, attended the Biblical program at Mercer University. Carpenter served in the United Stated Air Force, and had made his home in Nashville for many years. He worked as a refrigerator engineer with Harvey’s grocery stores. He was a member of Rebecca Baptist Church in Milan.
In addition to his mother, survivors include his daughter, Sherrie Courson and her husband Brian, of Bickley; sisters, Betty Jean Carpenter, Josie Carpenter McQuaig and husband Marlon, and Joyce Carpenter Sharpe, all of Waycross; three grandchildren, Preston Courson, Adam Courson and Amy Courson, all of Bickley; special nieces, Hilliary McQuaig, Elizabeth Dinkins, Charlotte Thomas, Madison and Joey Dinkins; and nephews Joshua Sharpe, Jonathan Sharpe, Daniel Thomas wife Debbie and David Thomas; and numerous other relatives.
Miles-Odum Funeral Home of Waycross was in charge of arrangements.
James Clark
Services for James Clark of McRae were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 at New Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in McRae with interment in Pine Acres Cemetery.
The Rev. Winfred L. McCloud officiated.
Clark, 76, died Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008 at Community Hospice in Vidalia. Born Jan. 19, 1932 he was the son of Jannie Clark and the late Sam Clark. He was preceded in death by daughter, Peggy Sailem Dasher and two grandchildren.
In addition to his mother, survivors include daughters, Sheryl Clark of McRae and Sarah Frances (Larry) Conaway of Lumber City; sons, James (Cora) Clark Jr. of Douglas, Keith (Melonie) Clark of Lithonia and Anthony Clark of McRae; 12 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a devoted and caring friend, Beulah (James) Clark Dollar of McRae; sisters, Betty Clark of McRae and Carolyn Kates of Atlanta; brother, Tommie L. Clark of McRae; aunts, Mattie B. Reese of McRae and Rebecca Thomas of Chester, Pa.; aunt-in-law, Teressa Clark of Jacksonville; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
A.L. Spaulding Funeral Home of McRae was in charge of arrangements.
Tony Grant
Services for Tony Grant of Alamo were held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1 at StarLight Baptist Church of Glenwood with interment in the church cemetery.
The Rev. Earl Smith officiated.
Grant, 46, died Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008 in Wheeler County. Born July 17, 1962, he was the son of Ollie Grant and the late Willie Mae Bess Mackey Grant.
He was an employee of Robin Masonry.
In addition to his father, survivors include his loving grandmother, Willie Mae Grant of Glenwood; two brothers and five sisters; three brothers-in-law, Billy Bess of Savannah, Johnny (Maggie) Mackey of Alamo, Jacqueline (Douglas) Anderson of Meridian, Miss., Bettie Cohen of McRae, Ameda (William) Walls of Sandy Springs, Polly (Jeffery) Mackey of Fort Valley and Phyllis Powell of Alamo; a host of nephews and nieces that he claimed as his own; Willie Frank Mackey Jr., Kim Roberts, Phillip Kenney, Christopher Mackey, Shane Mackey, Tracey Robinson, Clifford Barnes, Erica James, William, Kenya and Fred Watson, Tyler Anderson, Michael Powell, Chassity, Ashley and Brittany Johnson and Brandon Walls; five uncles and four aunts; a hot of uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, cousins, and friends and a devoted brother-in-law, Charles Kenny; special friends, Jennifer Edwards and Melissa Ferguson.
A.L. Spaulding Funeral Home of McRae was in charge of arrangements.
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Grant Leighton Harbin
Memorial services for Grant Leighton Harbin of Maitland, Fla. were held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5 at the Winter Park Farmer’s Market.
Harbin, 41, died unexpectedly Sunday afternoon, Oct. 26, 2008. He was the son of Don and Betsy Harbin and was married to Kristin Molen Harbin.
Grant was a third generation Floridian, being born in Winter Park in 1967 and graduating from Winter Park High School in 1985. He then attended Stetson University, where he was a member of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity and after graduation he continued to play an active role in the fraternity by acting as an alumni advisor. He was currently vice president of Professional Services for SunGard Public Sector, Inc. An Eagle Scout, avid golfer and incredible sports fan, Grant claimed the Florida Gators and Orlando Magic as his own. A dedicated son, brother, uncle, husband, and father, he will be greatly missed.
In addition to his parents and wife of 15 years, survivors include his 12-year-old son, Davis and nine-year-old twin daughters, Courtney and Hannah; brother-in-law and sister, Joe and Bess Auer; his brother and sister-in-law, Foster and Martha Harbin of Tallahassee, Fla.; and many nieces and nephews.
Homer Thomas Hulett
Services for Homer Thomas Hulett of Alamo were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5 at Faith Baptist Church in McRae with interment in Telfair Memorial Gardens.
Brother Bill Jones officiated.
Hulett, 77, died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008. He was the son of the late Jack and Ida Bell Davis Hulett and was married to Mary Elizabeth Werner Hulett.
He retired from Sunshine Biscuit Company and was a member of Faith Baptist Church.
In addition to his wife, survivors include his son, Michael Hulett of Alamo; three stepchildren, Jeffery McCartney of Opelika, Ala., Dennis McCartney of Nashville, Tenn. and Gayla Thompson of Newport News, Va.; 15 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; one sister, Betty Pollard of Helena; and two brothers, Roy Hulett and Ed Hulett of Macon.
Lowe’s Funeral Home of Helena was in charge of arrangements.
David Lee Smith Sr.
Services for David Lee Smith Sr. of McRae were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in McRae with interment in Green Grove Baptist Church’s cemetery.
Sammy Jackson officiated.
Smith, 65, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2008 at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Born in Telfair County, Dec. 5, 1942, he was the son of the late L.W. and Verbenia Smith and was married to Claraetha Smith.
In addition to his wife, survivors include his daughters, Katie Smith of Decatur, Patra Smith of Savannah and Sonya (Thomas) Davis of McRae; son, David and Natasha Smith of Newnan; special friend, Cephus Hill of Decatur; granddaughter, Lamesha Stone; grandson, Lamar Stone; brothers, Willie L. (Josephine) of Lumber City, Benny (Lucy) Tillman and Willie C. (Wonda), both of Alamo; sisters, Josephine McArthur of Atlanta and Louella Smith of Rochester, N.Y.; three brothers-in-law, three sisters-in-law; a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
A.L. Spaulding Funeral Home of McRae was in charge of arrangement.
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