Colquitt, GA

Week of June 12, 2005 NETTIE JOHNSON MERRITT Nettie Johnson Merritt, 103, of Miller County, died Wednesday, June 1, 2005. Funeral services were held Monday, June 6, 2005 at 12:00 Noon at College Park Baptist Church with the Rev. Milton W. Merritt officiating. Interment followed in Magnolis Memorial Gardens. Active pallbearers were grandsons, Anthony W. Merritt, Mark E. Merritt, Nicholas N. Merritt, Milton W. Merritt, Jr., Algin Merritt, Ezra Wayne Merritt, John W. Merritt II, and Richard Paramore. Honorary pallbearers were the deacons and trustees of College Park Baptist Church. Mrs. Merritt, daughter of William James and Eliza Warren, was born on November 1, 1901 in Miller County. She spent the greater part of her life in service to others. Her love for children of all backgrounds and cultures caused her to be regarded as an icon by all who knew her. Because of her special attraction for children in need, her home just off of the campus of Savannah State University became a haven for students who could no afford the cost of living on campus. Survivors include two daughters, Edith (George) McDuffie and Myrtle (Earnest “Joe”) Baulkmon; three sons, Milton (Alice) Merritt, John (Edith) Merritt and Ezra Merritt; one brother, Rubin (Martha) Johnson; two sisters-in-law, Annie Pearl Johnson and Cornelia Johnson; 44 grandchildren; 32 great grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews,cousins, and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ezra Wayne Merritt; three sons, James Ellis Merritt, Patrick Henry Merritt, and Robert Levi Merritt; three sisters, Mary Sneed, Ruth Green, and Helen Bush; six brothers, Jethro Johnson, David Johnson, William Johnson, Nathaniel Johnson, Jonathan Johnson, and Henry Johnson. Speed and Adams Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. posted on Thursday, June 16 2005 at 2:23 PM by Lori GERALD SANDERS Gerald Sanders, age 76, of Donalsonville, died Monday, June 13, 2005 at the Donalsonville Hospital. Funeral services were held Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at the Chapel of Evans-Skipper Funeral Home in Donalsonville with the Rev. Eric Boomer officiating. Interment followed in Friendship Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Bert Adams, Jim Beswick, William Bledsoe, Carl Fain, Don Gambrell, Brandon Harrell, Brian Harrell and Marty Shingler. Mr. Sanders was born on December 15, 1928 in Brundidge, AL to the late Will and Nellie Sanders. He worked for many years with Gibson Construction Co. before working with the City of Donalsonville until his retirement. Survivors include one daughter-in-law, Debbie Sanders of Lubbock, TX; two brothers, Winford Sanders and Ray Sanders both of Brundidge, AL; three sisters, Eunice King and Inez Ealles of Brundidge, AL and Vera Brown of Donalsonville; two granddaughters, Allie and Katie Sanders of Lubbock, TX; two grandsons, Jeremy Sanders of South Carolina and B.J. Sanders of Knoxville, TN. Also surviving are two special friends and caregivers, Adelle Phillips and Don Gambrell. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mavis Faulk Sanders; a son, Kenneth Sanders; and two brothers, Buddy Sanders and Roy Sanders. Evans-Skipper Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. posted on Wednesday, June 15 2005 at 11:06 AM by Lori