Updated: July 15, 2010

Please keep these people in your prayers:

Retired member Dillard Holbrook passed away suddenly on July 14, 2010. Funeral services are as follows:

South Canton Funeral Home The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday

3147 Marietta Hwy July 15, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. The funeral will be at the

Canton, GA 30114 funeral home chapel at 1:00 p.m. on Friday July 16, 2010.

770-479-3377

The father of Philip Buckner and the grandfather of Chad Buckner & mark Buckner, a Mr. Walter Buckner, passed away Friday June 4, 2010. The

Funeral arrangements are as follows: Hasten Funeral Home

1745 South Zack Hinton Parkway Visitation is from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Monday07/07/2010
McDonough, GA 30253-6871 Funeral is at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday 07/08/2010
(770) 914-9050

Mr. Phillip Coley lost his battle with cancer on May 1, 2010. He worked primarily in the Columbus area. He is survived by his wife Vicki.

Retired member Carroll Ogletree passed away Thursday April 15, 2010. He had been ill for sometime. Funeral arrangements:

Family will receive friends on Saturday evening from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Bridges Funeral Home – 706-543-2551 3035 Atlanta, HWY Athens, GA 30606

Bobbie Jean Bratcher, the mother of Brad & Robert E. Bratcher (Little Red) passed away April 13, 2010. The arrangements are as follows:

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday April 16, 2010. There will be a graveside service at Asbury Church Cemetery at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 17, 2010.

Swan’s Funeral Home

1632 Hatch parkway North

Baxley, GA 31513

912-367-2242

Retired member Farrell Jones passed away on April 3, 2010. Brother Jones had been hospitalized since March 9, 2010. His death was reported by his wife Johnnie Rowe. Brother Jones was cremated – there was no service. You may send your condolences to:

Johnnie Rowe: 341 Lower Dowda Mill Rd, Jasper, GA 30143.

Retired member James C. Moore Jr. passed away from complications due to cancer on April 1, 2010. His daughter Daisy Moore has taken him back to Mississippi for burial. The arrangements are as follows: Funeral service at 2:00 p.m. on April 10, 2010. No Visitation.

St. John Baptist Church

362 Lawrence Bethel Rd

61 Cedar Row Road

Newton, MS 39345

601-683-6763

Retired member Joseph E. Wade passed away from COPD on March 19, 2010. His passing was reported to us on April 1, 2010.

The father of Mark Butler Mr. Marion Butler passed away January 25, 2010 following a lingering illness. The funeral arrangements are as follows: Hastings Funeral Home 770-914-8833. 1745 Zack Hinton Pkwy McDonough, GA 30253. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday January 28, 2010. There will be a graveside service following the mid-day visitation. Burial will be in Hampton, GA

Richard Largen – Retired member passed away Sunday January 10, 2010, per his daughter Paula Largen. Mr. Largen was cremated and no services will be planned. Condolence flowers were sent to his daughter in Phoenix City, AL.

Frankie C. Young, journeyman sheet metal mechanic and member of SMWIA Local 85 for 9 years, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2009. As you remember, Frankie had an automobile accident December 1, 2009. During the treatment for his injuries they discovered he had a brain tumor. He has been in a coma for quite some time. Funeral arrangements are as follows: Wimberely-Jackson Funeral Home

325 Summit Street

Gainesville, GA 30501

770-536-3251

The family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. and the funeral will be held Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.

PLEASE NOTE: THE VISITATION AND FUNERAL WILL BE HELD AT THE CHURCH:

Antioch Baptist Church

1010 Mill Street

Gainesville, GA 30507