LEDGER-ENQUIRER Friday, July 21, 1995 OBITUARIES Mrs. Jones was born Feb. 22, 1911, in Escambia County, daughter of Eliza and John Kyle Cook. She had lived in Columbus most of her life, was a homemaker and the widow of Harvey Lee Jones. Survivors include three sons, Leon Jones and Emmitt L.
Jones, both of Clearwater, and Roy Jones of Columbus; two daughters, Peggy Underwood of Columbus and Sue Birnie of Melbourne, 17 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. William B. Skipworth Jr. William Buford Skipworth a former Muscogee County district attorney, died Thursday at his home. He was 80.
The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, with private burial i in Parkhill Cemetery, according to StrifflerHamby Mortuary, Columbus. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mr.
Skipworth, of 2932 17th Columbus, was born Oct. 22, 1914, in Atlanta, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Buford Skipworth Sr. A resident of Columbus for most of his life, he was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II, served as district attorney for Muscogee County and was former owner and president of Columbus Photo Service Inc.
He was a member of First Baptist Church, where he served as president of the Porter Chapel Bible Class. He also was a member of Mount Hermon Masonic Lodge Post 304, and served as past president of the Shrine Club of Columbus. Survivors include his wife, Ada; three sons, William James Skipworth Sr. of Birmingham, Dr. Robert D.
Skipworth of Maryland and Joseph L. Skipworth of Columbus; two brothers, Charles L. Skipworth and Dr. George B. Skipworth, both of Columbus; and six grandchildren.
Albert Willis The graveside funeral for Albert "Cowboy" Willis will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Green Acres Cemetery, Columbus, according to William T. Ford Mortuary, Columbus. Mr. Willis, 87, of 2502 10th Columbus, died Monday at The Medical Center.
Harvey Adams ATLANTA Harvey Adams, 68, of Atlanta, died Wednesday at Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Hamilton (Ga.) Funeral Home, with burial in Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mr. Adams was born Feb. 3, 1927, in Harris County, son of Mary A. Hankins. He was a construction worker.
Survivors include four brothers, Calvin Adams, Michael Adams, Stanley Adams and Gilbert Adams, all of Atlanta; three daughters, Juanita Williams of Trenton, N.J., Debra Adams of Scottdale, and Tersa Holland of Decatur, three brothers, John Adams of Hamilton, Jessie Adams and Edward Adams, both of Atlanta; four sisters, Louise Thompson of Hamilton, Annie Gray of Atlanta, Minnie Walker of Cataula, and Elizabeth Lowry of Gaston, N.C.; and 17 grandchildren. Beryl A. Brown Beryl A. Brown, 71, of 4911 tal. The funeral will be 2:30 p.m.
Sunday at Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Columbus, with burial in Fort Mitchell (Ala.) National Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Mrs. Brown was born April 25, 1924, in Pittsburgh, daughter of Aida and Thomas Roy Allen.
A resident of Columbus since 1963, she was a homemaker, an honorary member of the South Columbus Kiwanis Club, and a Presbyterian. She was the widow of Ellwood Brown. Survivors include three daughters, Marsha Rhodes of Calhoun, Karen Brown of Columbus and Nancy Guarino of Durham, N.C.; a brother; three sisters; and five grandchildren. Glacier Drive, Columbus, died Wednesday at St. Francis Hospi- Ruth M.
Brooks OPELIKA, Ala. Ruth M. Brooks, 77, of Opelika, died Monday at her home. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Greater Peace Missionary Baptist Church, with burial in Garden Hill Cemetery, according to Peterson and Williams Funeral Home, Opelika.
Mrs. Brooks was born Oct. 17, 1917, in Salem, daughter of Benjamin and Beulah Mathews Morgan. She retired as a nurses' assistant and was a member of Greater Peace Missionary Baptist Church. She also was a member of the Order of Eastern Star Chapter 89.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Lee Woodfin of Fayetteville, N.C.; two sisters, Eula Dragg of Akron, Ohio, and Gladys Price of Opelika; a brother, J.D. Morgan of Atlanta; and four grandchildren. Tommie T. Collier GENEVA, Ga. Tommie T.
Collier, 74, of Geneva, died Sunday at her home. The graveside funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Barn Hill Cemetery, Geneva, according to Leonard's Funeral Home, Talbotton, Ga. Mrs. Collier was born April 9, 1921, in Talbot County, daughter of Albert S.
and Sarah Bell Bunkley. She was a member of Israel Chapel AME Church, Box Springs, and was the widow of Earl Collier. Survivors include two sisters, Mattie Seldon of Upatoi, and Estella Mathis of Box Springs. Otis Cook CATAULA, Ga. Otis Cook, 42, of Cataula, died Sunday at 19th Street Health Care Home, Columbus.
The funeral will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Clowers CME Church, Cataula, with burial in the church cemetery, according to Hamilton Funeral Home, Hamilton. Visitation will be 1- 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mr.
Cook was born Sept. 24, 1952, in Harris County, son of Joe and Alydia Cook Jr. A member of Clowers CME Church, he was an automobile repairman. Survivors include four brothers, Jessie Cook of Detroit, Joseph Cook and James Cook, both of Cataula, and Thurman Cook of Columbus; and one sister, Classic Williams of Columbus. William Junior Ferrell LANETT, Ala.
William Ju- nior Ferrell, 54, of Lanett, died Thursday at his home. The graveside funeral will be 10 a.m. today at Hillcrest Cemetery, Lanett, according to McCarthy Funeral Home, West Point, Ga. Mr. Ferrell was born June 20, 1941, in Randolph County, son of Bonnie Kirby Ferrell of Wadley, and Grady Ferrell.
He had lived in the Lanett area most of his life, and had owned and operated a number of businesses in the Valley area. He retired from United Parcel Service and was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a member of the LaFayette Masonic Lodge and the Lanett Masonic Lodge, and also was a member of the Shrine Club and the Scottish Rite. Survivors, other than his mother, include his wife, Yvonne; a daughter, Donna Ferrell Whaley of Lanett; two sisters, Betty Hodges and Annie Noles, both of Wadley; a brother, Gay Ferrell of Roanoke, and two grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations may go to Chattahoochee Hospice, Valley, Ala. Veila Hamlin LAGRANGE, Ga. Veila Hamlin, 82, of LaGrange, died Thursday at Florence Hand Home, LaGrange. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Hunter-Allen-Myhand Funeral Home, LaGrange, with burial in Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Hogansville.
Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mrs. Hamlin was born May 22, 1913, in Carroll County, daughter of Jeff and Rose Ella Coe Henderson. She had lived in LaGrange most of her life, and retired from the Unity Plant of Callaway Mills Co.
She was a Baptist. Survivors include her husband, O.K.; two daughters, Ella Pittman of Hogansville and Elizabeth DuFrene of LaGrange; five sons, Eddie Lee Hamlin of Dalton, Clifford Hamlin and Bobby Hamlin, both of Franklin, Jimmy Hamlin of LaGrange and Frank Hamlin of Milledgeville; four sisters, Bessie Moore of Lanett, Leila Bassett of LaGrange, Mary Bennett of Jacksonville, and Marcella Harris of Chicago; 26 grandchildren, 56 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Mary Willie Miller ELLABELL, Ga. Mary Willie Miller, 66, of Ellabell, died Sunday at her home. The graveside funeral will be 2 p.m.
today at Waverly Hall City Cemetery, according to Talbotton (Ga.) Funeral Home. Mrs. Miller was born Sept. 25, 1928, in Bryan, daughter of Benjamin Williams and Nancy Donaldson. She was a homemaker and a Protestant.
Survivors include a son, Willie Lee Miller Sr. of Ellabell; a brother, Everett Williams of Columbus; a sister, Mildred Chapman of Columbus, and three grandchildren. Clay Mundy AMERICUS, Ga. Clay Mundy, 87, of Americus, died Wednesday at Redmond Regional Medical Center, Rome. A memorial service will be 2 p.m.
today at First United Methodist Church, Americus, according to Hanco*ck Funeral Home, Americus. Mr. Mundy was born May 14, 1908, in Polk County, son of Ivan Felton Mundy and Minnie Allgood Mundy. He was a graduate of Young Harris College, the University of Georgia, Emory University and the Atlanta Law School. He became principal of Americus High School in 1947 and superintendent of Americus City Schools in 1957, a position he held until he retired in 1970.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church where he served as past chairman of the administrative board, and was a former member and past president of the Americus Rotary Club. He was the widower of Irene Greenway Mundy. Survivors include his wife, Jeanie; a daughter, June Mundy Campbell of Cave Springs; a stepdaughter, Jeanie Hicks Sheppard of Americus; a son, Warren Clay Mundy Jr. of Mobile, a brother, Madison Lee Mundy of Pensacola, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, donations may go to The League of the Good Samaritan, Magnolia Manor, Americus, Ga.
31709. John A. Starlin Jr. AUBURN, Ala. John A.
Starlin 73, of Auburn, died Wednesday at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. The funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Jeffcoat Funeral Home, Opelika, with burial in Garden Hills Cemetery. Mr. Starlin was born Feb.
26, 1922, in LaGrange, Ga. A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, he was employed at West Point Pepperell for 46 years. He was a member of the American Legion in Destin, Fla. Survivors include his wife, Flora; two sons, John A.
Starlin III of Cragford, and Wiley Moore of Starkville, three daughters, Barbara Starlin Armstrong of Opelika, Patricia Starlin of Chipley, and Zula McConnell of Destin; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. ELSEWHERE Edna H. Holland DUNN, N.C. Edna Hudson Holland, 65, of Dunn, sister of a Columbus resident, died Tuesday at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. The funeral will be 3 p.m.
today at First Baptist Church, Dunn, with burial in the Jackson Family Cemetery, according to Skinner Funeral Home, Dunn. Mrs. Holland was born Jan. 2, 1930, in Sampson County, N.C., daughter of Pearl Jackson Hudson of Godwin, N.C., and Blanchard Hudson. She had worked as a nurse for Dr.
J.K. Williford in Lillington, N.C. Survivors other than her mother include her husband, Monnie; two sons, Bob Holland and M.C. Holland both of Dunn; two daughters, Sue Godwin of Dunn and Pam Turner of Mount Olive, N.C.; three brothers, Elton Hudson of Goldsboro, N.C., Weldon Hudson of Fayetteville, N.C., and Norman Hudson of Godwin; three sisters, Jewel Grantham and Betty Evans, both of Goldsboro, and Bess Cooper of Columbus; seven grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. In lieu of flowers, donations may go to the renovation fund of First Baptist Church, 309 W.
Broad Dunn, N.C. 28334. George W. Jelks CHICAGO George W. Jelks, 58, of Chicago, died Saturday.
The funeral was Thursday at St. Mark AME Church, with burial in Fern Oak Cemetery, Chicago, according to Taylor Funeral Home, Phenix City. Mr. Jelks was born Oct. 16, 1936, in Hatchechubbee, son of Sarvella and Marcus Jelks.
He was a former member of Howard Chapel AME Church, Hatchechubbee. Survivors include a brother, Marcus Jelks of Chicago; and three sisters, Jessie Jelks of Detroit, and Mable Williams and Rose Taylor, both of Columbus. Inez Pearson BROOKLYN, N.Y. For- mer Opelika, resident Inez Pearson, of Brooklyn, died Saturday at St. Mary's Hospital.
The funeral and burial will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Traveler Missionary Baptist Church, Waverly, according to Peterson and Williams Funeral Home, Opelika. Miss Pearson was born in Waverly, daughter of Isaiah Pearson Sr. and Willie Thomas Pearson. She was a former member of Mount Traveler Missionary Baptist Church and a member of Brown Memorial Baptist Church, Brooklyn, where she served as church clerk, Sunday school teacher, president of the Alabama Club, was a member of the Missionary Society, chairman of the church building fund, and former member of the trustee board.
She also was president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Association, an officer in the local Republican Party, and a poll inspector. Survivors include a daughter, Brenda Blackwell of Brooklyn; five sisters, Fannie Webb, Mary Fowler, Evelyn Pearson and Juanita Pearson, all of Brooklyn, and Voncile Copeland of Milpitas, Calif; and two brothers, Isaiah Pearson Jr. of Brooklyn Prosecution rests case in Smith trial State investigator Pete Logan, the first defense witness, appeared as a prosecution witness during a hearing, but was not called to testify for the state with the jury present Associated Press UNION, S.C. Susan Smith felt abused by her former husband, troubled about her love affairs and "obviously distraught" and sorrowful about drowning her two young sons, a state investigator testified in her murder trial Thursday. Asked if Ms.
Smith showed remorse during her Nov. 3 confession, Pete Logan had no doubt. "Probably the greatest I've seen in 35 years," Logan replied, describing Ms. Smith's heaving sobs after she told of letting her car roll into a lake with her sons strapped inside. "She said she wanted to commit suicide and that she wanted to go down in the car herself," the defense witness said.
Ms. Smith could be executed if convicted of murdering the boys, 3-year-old Michael Smith and 14-month-old Alex. After they vanished on Oct. 25, she concocted a story about a black carjacker and held to it for nine days, then confessed. Prosecutor Tommy Pope rested his case an hour into the third day of state testimony.
Thursday's only prosecution witness was Dr. Sandra Conradi, who performed an autopsy on the boys and determined they drowned. Logan, the first defense witness, appeared as a prosecution witness during a hearing, but was not called to testify for the state with the jury present. Logan, an ex-FBI agent who now works for the State Law Enforcement Division, was called in four days after Ms. Smith reported her sons had been kidnapped.
He went on to spend a total of about 25 hours interviewing her, more than any other investigator. and Eddie Beddow Pearson of Danny Adams The graveside funeral for Danny Adams will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Mount Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Hamilton, according to Sconiers Funeral Home, Columbus. Visitation will be 7-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mr. Adams, 31, of 901 Joy Road, Columbus, died Tuesday. Helen Louise Coley Helen Louise Coley, 71, of Phenix City, died Thursday at Doctors Hospital. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Columbus, with burial in Parkhill Cemetery.
Visitation will be 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mrs. Coley was born June 16, 1924, in Phenix City, daughter of Leola Hanco*ck and Ed Edwards. A lifelong resident of Phenix City, she had worked for the J.T.M.
Corp. as office manager, and was a Baptist. She was the widow of J.W. Coley. Survivors include three sons, James J.
Locklar and Charles A. Raley, both of Phenix City, and David E. Raley of Safety Harbor, two daughters, Sandra Locklar Fuhrman of Princeton, N.J., and Rose Ann Erickson of Columbus; a brother, Dorsey Edwards of Columbus; and 12 grandchildren. Fannie Countryman Fannie L. Countryman, 73, of Columbus, died Thursday at The Medical Center.
The graveside funeral will be 4 p.m. today at Parkhill Cemetery, according to Vance Memorial Chapel, Columbus. Mrs. Countryman was born Dec. 2, 1921, in Morian, daughter of Eleanor Gordon and Arthur Burt Chapman.
She was a homemaker, a Baptist, and was the widow of Sgt. 1st Class John Countryman. Survivors include a daughter, Brenda Solis of Columbus; a stepson, Alfred Countryman of Woodbridge, two brothers, Arthur Chapman and Fred Chapman, both of Macon, a sister, Eva Walker of Macon; four grandchildren and a greatgrandchild. Marie Evans Marie Evans, 95, of 6851 Forrest Road, Columbus, died Thursday at Doctors Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by People's Funeral Service of Columbus Inc.
Mrs. Evans was born July 16, 1900, in Talbotton, daughter of Hannah and Jim Jenkins. She was a homemaker and a member of Green Hill Baptist Church and Evans the Union Benevolent Aid Society. She was the widow of Zeke Evans. Survivors include two sons, James Evans and Richard Evans; a daughter, Dorothy Johnson, all of Columbus; a sister, Annie Mae Dozier of Bishopville, S.C.; 19 grandchildren, 23 greatgrandchildren and two greatgreat-grandchildren.
Essie B. Foster Essie B. Foster, 84, of 933 Henry Columbus, died Thursday at Oak Manor nursing home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by People's Funeral Service of Columbus Inc. Mrs.
Foster was born Foster April 18, 1911, in Geneva, daughter of Enlis and Mattie King Cason. She was a homemaker and a member of Edgewood Baptist Church. She was the widow of George Foster. Survivors include a son, Herschell Foster of Columbus; and a sister, Odessa Mathis, both of Columbus. Curtis Cook Jones Curtis Cook Jones, 84, of 5044 New Campbellton Road, Columbus, died Thursday at St.
Francis Hospital. The funeral will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Central Assembly of God Church, Columbus, with burial in the Geneva, city cemetery, according to StrifflerHamby Mortuary, Columbus. Queens. Irvin Rock BERKELEY, Calif.
Irvin Rock, a leading experimental psychologist who explained why the moon appears bigger on the horizon, died of pancreatic cancer Tuesday. He was 73. In 1960, Mr. Rock and psychologist Lloyd Kaufman established that the apparent shrinking of the moon as it rises in the sky is caused by the observers' perception of how far they are from the moon. He published 78 journal articles and seven books, including "Perception" in 1984 and "The Logic of Perception" in 1983.
He was a faculty member at the New School for Social Research and Yeshiva University, both in New York, and later at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Most recently, he was an adjunct professor of psychology at the University of California at Berkeley. Princess Sangwal Mahidol BANGKOK, Thailand Princess Sangwal Mahidol, the mother of Thailand's king, died Tuesday at 94. Known as the Princess Mother, she was popular with Thailand's rural poor for her handson promotion of health care, visiting remote villages by helicopter until she was in her 80s. Her best-known effort was the Princess Mother's Flying Doctors Foundation, made up of volunteers who responded to medical emergencies and staffed mobile clinics.
She married Prince Mahidol of Songkhla, the youngest son of Thailand's King Chulalongkorn. The couple had two daughters and a son, who is now King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest reigning monarch. Her husband died in 1929, and four years later Thailand was transformed from an absolute to a constitutional monarchy. FUNERAL NOTICES 001 REGION LOCKETT Memorial services for Mr. Jim "'Henry Shaw" Lockett, Jr.
of Milano, Italy, formerly of Columbus, will be 2pm Saturday at the Progressive Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Lockett, the son of the late MSG (ret) Jim H. Lockett and Mrs. Eunice G.
Shaw was born August 15, 1950 in Ft. Bragg, NC. Survivors include two very devoted step-mothers, Mrs. Armanda L. Burns and Mrs.
Bernice Lockett; one brother, Jerry L. Lockett and three sisters, Carolyn Shaw, Gwendolyn (Vanessa Shaw) Lockett and Michelle Brown. PROGRESSIVE FUNERAL HOME 4235 St. Mary's Rd. 685-8023 MARSHALL a resident of 593 Borumville Hurtsboro, AL, died Monday, July 17, 1995 at Macon County Nursing Home, Tuskegee, AL.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, July 23, 1995 at Cornerstone A.M.E. Zion Church at 2:00 P.M. Reverend Stephen Faulk is the pastor of the church. Bishop R.K. Thompson will be officiating.
Burial will be in Borumville A.M.E. Zion Church Cemetery, Hurtsboro. The body will lie in state from 1:00 P.M. until the funeral hour. CARTER'S FUNERAL HOME DIRECTING UNION SPRINGS, AL SKIPWORTH Funeral services for Mr.
William Buford Skipworth, Jr. will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church of Columbus with Rev. Huey Bridgman and Rev. John Hughes officiating.
A private interment will be in Parkhill Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Porter Chapel Bible Class and Georgia Mae Hopkins. Active pallbearers will be: William James Charles E. Skipworth, William Stuart Skipworth, Grover Barfield, Rupert Triplett and Holden Baggett. Survivors include his wife Ada Anthony Skipworth of Columbus, three sons: William James Skipworth, Sr.
of Birmingham, Dr. Robert D. Skipworth of Maryland, and Joseph L. Skipworth of Columbus; two brothers: Charles L. Skipworth and Dr.
George B. Skipworth both of Columbus and six grandchildren. The family will receive friends Friday 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Columbus.
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