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| 2. | William Franklin Johnson, Jr was born on 30 May 1928 in Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA; died on 27 Apr 2008 in Cotton, Mitchell, Georgia, USA; was buried in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Also Known As: Bill
- other: Meigs, Thomas, Georgia, USA
- SSN issued: Georgia, USA
- Social Security Number: 255-34-1540
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Died:
William Franklin (Bill) Johnson Jr.
Services for William Franklin (Bill) Johnson Jr. of Cotton are at 3 p.m., Wednesday, April 30, 2008, in the chapel of Carson McLane Funeral Home. The Rev. Olen Cain will officiate and interment is in Sunset Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Johnson died Sunday, April 27 at his residence. Born on May 30, 1928, in Valdosta, he was a son of the late William F. Sr. and Luana Roberts Johnson.
He was a 1946 graduate of Valdosta High School where he played football for the Valdosta Wildcats under coach Buck Thomas and baseball for the Georgia-Florida League as catcher. He also attended Valdosta State College. He remained a loyal Wildcat supporter and avid sports fan throughout his life. He especially enjoyed watching his grandchildren play sports.
He married Geraldine (Gerry) Westberry on Oct. 14, 1947, and they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a cruise to South America accompanied by their lifelong friends, Belle and Joe Polk and Bobbie and Sonny Stephenson.
He worked in the Valdosta area for 20 years in the plumbing, heating and air conditioning industry before relocating to Charlotte, N.C., where he retired in 1990 from Pipe and Boiler Insulation Company.
He was a member of the Lee Street Baptist Church in Valdosta and attended Harmony Baptist Church in Cotton.
Survivors include his wife, Gerry Johnson of Cotton; his children and their spouses, MSgt. USAF (Ret) William F. (Frank) III and Janet Johnson of Cotton, Carol and Tom Giddens of Marietta, Dr. Steve Johnson of Thomasville; grandchildren and their spouses, Mitzi Johnson Howell and Joey Howell, Andrew and Cassie Johnson, Kevin Johnson, Casey Giddens, Kelly Giddens and Zak Johnson; great-grandchildren, Taylor and Dylan Howell, Dallas and Mike Howell and Shelley, Drew and Daniel Johnson; sisters and brothers-in-law, Arminda Morrison of Valdosta, Betty Greene of Rome,, Nancy and Jack Allen of Valdosta, Jim Brantley of Valdosta; brothers and sisters-in-law, Thomas and Margie Johnson of Valdosta, Robert and Peggy Johnson of Brooks County; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister, Bea Brantley.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m., Wednesday at the funeral home in Valdosta. Memorials may be made to the Harmony Baptist Church, 1067 Ash Rd., Meigs, Ga. 31768. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at mclanefuneralservices.com. Carson McLane Funeral Home
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William married Geraldine Ollie Westberry on 14 Oct 1947 in Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA. Geraldine (daughter of Ollie Otis Westberry and Ilah Harmon Wiggins) was born on 18 Nov 1928 in Brunswick, Glynn, Georgia, USA; died on 29 Jan 2012 in Cotton, Mitchell, Georgia, USA; was buried in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 3. |  Geraldine Ollie Westberry was born on 18 Nov 1928 in Brunswick, Glynn, Georgia, USA (daughter of Ollie Otis Westberry and Ilah Harmon Wiggins); died on 29 Jan 2012 in Cotton, Mitchell, Georgia, USA; was buried in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Also Known As: Gerry
- Residence: 1930, Militia District 1487, Cook, Georgia, USA
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Geraldine Johnson: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Albany Herald, The (GA) - Monday, January 30, 2012
Deceased Name: Geraldine Johnson
VALDOSTA -- Geraldine (Gerry) Ollie Westberry Johnson, 83, of Cotton, Georgia died in the early am of Sunday, January 29, 2012 after a brief illness. Born November 18, 1928 in Brunswick, GA to the late Ollie Otis and Ilah Harmon Westberry, she was a 1946 graduate of Valdosta High School who married her high school sweetheart, the late William F. (Bill) Johnson, Jr. The two enjoyed a lifelong marriage that spanned 6 decades and produced 3 children, 6 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren. She attended Albany Junior College and both Central Piedmont College and Queen's College while she and Bill lived in Charlotte, NC. Her working life was as a school teacher, an executive secretary, office management and bookkeeping supervisor for a major grocery retailer. Her true life's passion, though, was as a genealogist which culminated after 34 years of meticulous research in the publication of "Reverend Moses Westberry and His Decendents," a tome of over 1,100 pages! Her face was well known in most of the libraries between Valdosta and Atlanta.
Mrs. Johnson was a very intelligent woman who was a voracious reader and lifelong learner and enjoyed arts and crafts projects, gardening and all forms of music particularly piano. She especially treasured the time spent watching her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren learn and grow. Mrs. Johnson was a member of the Harmony Baptist Church.
She was predeceased by her beloved sister, Donnie Virginia Westberry Bynum and her devoted husband Bill as well as Belle Polk and Sonny and Bobbie Stephenson, her lifelong best friends in this world. She is survived by her three children and their spouses, MSgt. USAF (Ret.) William F. Johnson, III and Janet Johnson of Cotton, Carol and Tom Giddens of Kennesaw and J. Steven Johnson, MD of Thomasville, grandchildren and their spouses, Mitzi Johnson Howell and Joey Howell, Andrew and Cassie Johnson, Kevin Johnson, Casey Giddens, Kelly Giddens and Zak Johnson, great grandchildren, Taylor and Dylan Howell, Dallas and Mike Howell, and Shelley, Drew, Daniel, Matthew and Naomi Johnson, sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Arminda Morrison of Valdosta, Betty Greene of Rome, Nancy and Jack Allen of Valdosta, and Jim Brantley of Valdosta, Thomas and Margie Johnson of Valdosta, Robert and Peggy Johnson of Brooks County, numerous nieces and nephews and lifelong friend, Joe Polk of Douglas.
Family will receive friends on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 from 10-11:00 am followed by services to be held in the chapel at Carson McLane Funeral Home, 2215 N. Patterson St., Valdosta, GA 31602, (229) 242-5544. Burial will follow in Sunset Hill Cemetery, 1100 N. Oak St. Condolences may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com.
Carson McLane Funeral Home
Valdosta 229/242-5544
http://www.mclanefuneralservices.com/_mgxroot/page_10780.php
Author: Staff Reports
Copyright (c) 2012 The Albany Herald
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| 6. | Ollie Otis Westberry was born on 19 Jun 1902 in Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, USA (son of John Josiah Westberry and Mary Ann McCoy); died on 24 Oct 1984 in Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- SSN issued: Georgia, USA
- Residence: Wayne, Georgia, USA
- Social Security Number: 255-03-7906
- Residence: 1910, Madray, Wayne, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1930, Militia District 1487, Cook, Georgia, USA
- Vital: 24 Oct 1984; Certificate number: 035961.
Ollie married Ilah Harmon Wiggins on 23 Oct 1927 in Glynn, Georgia, USA. Ilah (daughter of Swain Beverly Wiggins and Lillie Victoria Wilkes) was born on 25 Aug 1911 in Alamo, Montgomery, Georgia, USA; died on 17 Apr 1991 in Thomasville, Thomas, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 7. | Ilah Harmon Wiggins was born on 25 Aug 1911 in Alamo, Montgomery, Georgia, USA (daughter of Swain Beverly Wiggins and Lillie Victoria Wilkes); died on 17 Apr 1991 in Thomasville, Thomas, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- SSN issued: Georgia, USA
- Name: Ilah Westberry
- Residence: Lowndes, Georgia, USA
- Social Security Number: 257-48-7814
- Residence: 1920, Erick, Wheeler, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1930, Militia District 1487, Cook, Georgia, USA
- Vital: 6 May 1991; Certificate number: 016288.
Children:
- 3. Geraldine Ollie Westberry was born on 18 Nov 1928 in Brunswick, Glynn, Georgia, USA; died on 29 Jan 2012 in Cotton, Mitchell, Georgia, USA; was buried in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA.
- Donnie Virginia Westberry was born on 1 Apr 1930 in Sparks, Cook, Georgia, USA; died on 14 Sep 1965 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA.
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| 13. | Mary Ann McCoy was born in Jan 1862 in Telfair, Georgia, USA; died in 1949 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Mary Annie Westberry
Children:
- 6. Ollie Otis Westberry was born on 19 Jun 1902 in Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, USA; died on 24 Oct 1984 in Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, USA.
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| 14. | Swain Beverly Wiggins was born on 4 Jul 1888 in Johnson, Georgia, USA (son of James Harmon Wiggins and Nancy Fortner); died on 5 Aug 1959 in Pinellas, Florida, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1900, Burch, Laurens, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1910, Erick, Montgomery, Georgia
- Residence: 5 Jun 1917, Helena, Wheeler, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1920, Erick, Wheeler, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1930, Militia District 1487, Cook, Georgia, USA
Swain married Lillie Victoria Wilkes on 17 Jan 1909 in Helena, Telfair, Georgia, USA. Lillie (daughter of Elisha Melancton Peter Wilkes and Harriet Corene McLendon) was born on 10 Jul 1891 in Laurens, Georgia, USA; died on 1 Aug 1971 in Lowndes, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 15. | Lillie Victoria Wilkes was born on 10 Jul 1891 in Laurens, Georgia, USA (daughter of Elisha Melancton Peter Wilkes and Harriet Corene McLendon); died on 1 Aug 1971 in Lowndes, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Lillie V Wiggins
- Residence: 1900, Oconee, Laurens, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1910, Erick, Montgomery, Georgia
- Residence: 1920, Erick, Wheeler, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1930, Militia District 1487, Cook, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1971, Paulding, Georgia, USA
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Lillie "V" Wilkes
Children:
- 7. Ilah Harmon Wiggins was born on 25 Aug 1911 in Alamo, Montgomery, Georgia, USA; died on 17 Apr 1991 in Thomasville, Thomas, Georgia, USA.
- Elisha Fordham Wiggins was born on 11 Jul 1913 in Georgia, USA; died on 3 Feb 1978 in Palm Harbor, Pinellas, Florida, USA.
- Willis B Wiggins was born on 14 Jun 1916 in Georgia, USA; died on 11 Aug 1984 in Palm Harbor, Pinellas, Florida, USA.
- James Monroe Wiggins was born on 2 Nov 1919 in Georgia, USA; died on 9 Oct 1975 in Pinellas, Florida, USA.
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