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--Obituaries
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Sara Mae Cribbs
Mrs. Sara Mae Cribbs, 86, passed away Monday, May 13, 2013 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family, following an extended illness.
Mrs. Cribbs was born Augugust 2, 1929 in Hamilton County, Fla. to the late Dennis Cribbs and Rosebell McClain Cribbs and lived in Clinch County most of her life. She was a retired school bus driver, janitor, homemaker, seamstress, an ordained minister and Mother of the Higher Heights Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Isom Dewey Cribbs; two sons, Melvin Allen Cribbs and Elton Cribbs, one sister: Grace Cribbs Tomlinson, five brothers, Houston Cribbs, Charles Frank Cribbs, Price Cribbs, Dennis W. Cribbs and Emory Isom Cribbs.
Survivors are three daughters, Mary Alice Cribbs Guess and husband Bobby of Pearson, Nellouise Cribbs Ellis, Ima Jean Cribbs Knowles and husband Merle of Fargo; four sons, Dewey Allen Cribbs and wife Wesley Jane, James Elmer Cribbs and wife Wanda, Willard Cribbs and wife Ruth all of Jasper, Dennis Lamar Cribbs and wife Karen of Lakeland; three sister’s, Nettie Alma Cribbs Taylor of Fargo, Rosa Bell Cribbs of MacClenny, Fla., and Janell Cribbs Padgett of Palatka, Fla.; 42 grandchildren; 63 great-grandchildren; 15 great-great-grandchildren and a number of other nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Funeral services for Mrs. Cribbs were held Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 4 p.m. from the Higher Heights Church in Fargo.
Officiating was Rev. Audy Jordan and Rev. Tom Studstill.
Interment was in the Ramah Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Jody Guess, Jason Cribbs, Isom Allen Cribbs, Mark Cribbs, Jerome Ellis, Eric McClaine, Wayne Cribbs and Samson Cribbs.
Mrs. Sara Deese sang, "Go Rest High On That Mountain" and "I Want Us To Be Together In Heaven", Tillman Willis sang "Purple Robe" and W.G. Smith sang "Beulah Land".
Sympathy maybe expressed by signing the online registry at www.roundtreefuneralhome.net.
Roundtree Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Gay Warwick Daniel
Gay Warwick Daniel, 75, of Lake Park, died on Monday, May 13, 2013, at her residence. Born in Valdosta to the late Bill and Frances Holmes Warwick, she was a lifelong resident of this area.
A graduate of Valdosta High School in 1957, where she was the captain of the golf team, Mrs. Daniel held on to a love for the game of golf all of her life. A wonderful highlight of her golf career was when she had the opportunity to play a round with Billy Graham when he visited Valdosta. Early in her life she was a homemaker, particularly when the kids were young, but she went on to work at SAFT for a number of years as well. Mrs. Daniel was a member of Park Avenue United Methodist Church and was an ardent fan of the Atlanta Braves.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas G. Daniel; her twin sister, Kay Hughes; and twin siblings, Sara Frances (Sister) Smith and William Hibbitt Warwick Jr.
Survivors include her three daughters and sons-in-law, Shannon and Joe Mares of Valdosta, Margaret Ann and Troy Humbers of Homerville, Clara and Larry Lovingood of Asheville, N.C.; granddaughters, Amanda Adams of Valdosta, Hannah (Jason) Russell of St. Simons Island, Sarah Adams of Valdosta, Brooke Lovingood and Heather Lovingood of Asheville, N.C., Paige Humbers of Homerville; grandson, Matthew Mares of Valdosta; great-grandson, Cooper Williams of Valdosta; special friends, Clara Williams-Raleigh and Clement (Sonny) Greene Jr.
Funeral services were held on Thursday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of the Carson McLane Funeral Home.
Officiating was Rev. David Tart.
Burial will followed in Sunset Hill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Grace Hospice at 101 Northside Drive, Bldg. E., Valdosta, GA 31602 or to the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.
Condolences may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com.
Carson McLane Funeral Home served the family.
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