Obituaries for Dec. 15, 2015

Published 2:23 pm Monday, December 14, 2015

Matthew Addison (M.J.) Brinson Jr.

Services for Matthew Addison (M.J.) Brinson Jr., 3, of Quitman will be held on 4 p.m., Thursday, December 17, 2015 at Allen & Allen Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Rick Mann will officiate. Born October 23, 2012 in Thomasville, he was the son of Matthew Brinson Sr. and Christy Brinson, who both survive. Friends with all he encountered, M.J. touched everyone he met in a certain way that only they knew, even strangers. Often referred to as the happiest little guy with the brightest smile, the joy he brought into the world is indescribable. In his little three years, he received more love than some people know in a lifetime. Although his first love was and will always be his family, the country boy in him loved airplanes, motorcycles, four-wheelers, golf carts, and especially his daddy’s tractor. His favorite part of each day was going to school where he often pretended to hunt deer like his older brothers and daddy. M.J. also loved laughing and singing and dancing. We were all truly blessed to have him in our lives for as long as we did. The sweetest boy, full of life and love, he was his mama’s baby, his daddy’s boy, mother’s darlin’, Nana Gail’s angel, Matthew Jr. and don’t you forget it. Other survivors include sisters, Natalie Brown, Angelica Hartford, Madison Marie Grace Benowitz and Shelby Kaeck; brothers, Dominic Myers, Christopher Lamb and Austin Lamb; grandparents, Jeanette Rhames, Gail Hoopes and Jerry Brinson; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews

. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 16, 2015, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home. Guests may sign the online register at www.allenfh.com. — Allen & Allen Funeral Home

Johnnie Brown

Memorial services for Johnnie Brown, 70, of Thomasville, are at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, at Grooms Funeral Home. The Rev. Jeffe

ry Griggs will officiate and interment is in Peaceful Rest Cemetery. Born Nov. 1, 1945, in Cairo, Grady County, Georgia, to the late Johnny Brown Sr. and Pearlie Johnson. Survivors include his stepmother, Charlie Mae Brown of Thomasville; son, Dexter Brown of Fort Pierce, Florida; daughter, Lisa Ferguson of Atlanta; brothers and wives, Melvin (Edith) Green of Lakeland, Florida, Cleveland (Deanne) Brown of Thomasville; brother, Eddie Brown Sr. of Thomasville; sisters, Dora Frazier of Fort Pierce, Florida, Sharon Mention of South Carolina; sister and husband, Geraldine (Ben) Morris of Thomasville; aunts, Melissa Walden of South Carolina, Rita Clark of Dayton, Ohio, Julia Hadley of Pelham, Hattie Graham, Lillie R. Adams both of Quitman; uncle, Acie Johnson of Coolidge; special cousins, Claretha (Jonas) Sirmons of Coolid

ge, Arincie (Neal) Sirmons, Sally Griggs, Irene Brown, Gloria A. (Tommy) People all of Thomasville; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. The family will receive friends after the services at Willowhead Missionary Baptist Church annex, 615 E. Calhoun St., Thomasville. Relatives and friends are asked to meet at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday at 715 South St. for the procession. — Grooms Funeral Home

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Jewell Jordan Prince

Memorial services for Jewell Jordan Prince, 88, of Cairo, are at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 15, 2015, at Woodland United Methodist Church, Cairo.  The Rev. Charles Whatley will officiate.  Private interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo.  Mrs. Prince passed away at Camellia Gardens of Life Care in Thomasville on Saturday, December 12, 2015. Mrs. Prince was born on December 2, 1927, in Cairo, to the late Charles Rueben Jordan and Claudia Corine Lansdon Jordan.  She was married to William F. Prince on September 3, 1944, who preceded her in death on March 6, 2001.  She was a homemaker and member of Woodland United Methodist Church. She was active in the Women’s Ministry and Youth Ministry at Woodland, and loved to work in her yard, meticulously keeping it through hours of work.  She was a devoted wife and Mother, whose main interests in life were family, friends, and neighbors.   To that end, she delighted in cooking her renowned banana pudding and delicious cakes. Survivors include: daughter, Linda Maige (Bob) of Cairo; grandchildren, Rawlings Maige (Karen) of Cairo, Rhett Maige (Lindsey) of Cairo, Joy Bell of Jacksonville, Florida, Jordan Prince of Jacksonville, Florida; and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by: her parents; her husband; a son, William Jordan “Jerry” Prince; a grandson; two sisters; and four brothers. Memorials may be made in Mrs. Prince’s memory to: Woodland United Methodist Church Building Fund, c/o Charlene Elkins, 1150 Woodland Road, Cairo, GA  39827. The family will receive friends at Woodland United Methodist Church immediately following the memorial service at the church.  Guests may sign the online register at www.clarkfuneral.com. — Clark Funeral Home

Wallace Harold Cox, 74, died Saturday at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville. — Cox Funeral Home