 1910 - 2004 (93 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Doris Luella Cason was born on 17 Jun 1910 in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA; died on 13 Jan 2004 in Quitman, Brooks, Georgia, USA; was buried in First United Methodist Church Cemetery, Cottondale, Jackson, Florida, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- SSN issued: Florida, USA
- Name: Doris C. Williams
- Social Security Number: 261-23-3425
- Residence: 1920, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA; Waycross Ward 3
- Residence: 1930, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA
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Died:
Doris C. Williams
QUITMAN -- Doris C. Williams, 93, passed away on Jan. 13, 2004, at South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, following a short illness. She had spent her last several years in the Presbyterian Home in Quitman.
Born June 17, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Fredda Harbin Cason and Joseph B. Cason Sr. Born and reared in Waycross, she was the last surviving member of the Waycross High School Class of 1926. After attending Tift College in Forsythe, she worked for a short time with the AB&C Railroad, Waycross, then moved on to serve as principle at Inman School, north of Manor.
After her marriage in 1936, to Edwin L. Williams Sr., she lived in Waycross, Moultrie, Albany and Jesup where she was a homemaker and a schoolteacher.
In 1953, she moved with her family to Cottondale, Fla., which she soon adopted as a second hometown. While there she was an active member of the community and a frequent substitute teacher. She later served many years as city clerk, being named to that position which had been held by her late husband.
Mrs. Williams was well respected and loved by all who knew her. She shared generously with family, friends and neighbors her varied talents as artist, seamstress, poet, author and tutor.
A former member of Central Baptist Church, Waycross, she was a member of First Baptist Church, Cottondale, Fla., where she served in various capacities of leadership. She taught Sunday School for over 60 years.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Joseph B. Cason Jr.; a great-granddaughter, Kathryn "Katy" Crosby; a daughter-in-law, Carolyn B. Williams; and two brothers-in-law, Charles N. Drinkwater and Leonard P. Butler.
She is survived by two children, Edwin L. "Boe" Williams, Jr., Valdosta, and Fredda Shutes, Panama City, Fla.; two grandsons, Edwin L. "Edd" Williams, III, Atlanta, Cason (Leisa) Williams, Valdosta; four granddaughters, Virginia "Ginny" (Lawson) Kirkland, Valdosta, Miriam (Robert) Shutes-Taylor, and Brenda Reed, Panama City, Fla., and Jennifer (Bill) Moreland of Birmingham, Ala.; one brother, Richard K. (Irene) Cason, Lutz, Fla.; four sisters, Nelda Drinkwater, Frances Butler, Carol Jean (George) Farr, all of Waycross and Montine (Kenn) Drupiewski of Winter Park, Fla.; a sister-in-law, Hazel Rogers Cason, Waycross; four great-grandchildren, Amanda and Brandon Reed, Panama City, Anna and Taylor Williams, Valdosta; and one great-great grandchild, Alexis Reed, Panama City, Fla.; as well as many nieces and nephews also survive her.
Funeral services will be held at the chapel of Miles-Odum Funeral Home at 3 p.m., today, Jan. 15, 2004, with visitation at the funeral home one hour prior to service. Dr. David Drake, pastor, at Central Baptist Church will preside.
Graveside services will be conducted Friday, Jan. 16, 2004, at 11:00 a.m. CST at the First Methodist Church Cemetery, Cottondale, Fla., with the Rev. Jack Brock, pastor of First Baptist Church, Cottondale, Fla., officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Waycross College Foundation, or a favorite charity. -- Miles-Odum Funeral Home, Waycross
Obituaries for
The Valdosta Daily Times
Thursday, January 15, 2004
Doris married Edwin LeGrand Williams, Sr on 14 Jun 1936 in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA. Edwin was born on 9 Jan 1914 in Greensboro, Hale, Alabama, USA; died on 17 Jul 1969 in Dothan, Houston, Alabama, USA; was buried in First United Methodist Church Cemetery, Cottondale, Jackson, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Edwin LeGrand Williams, Jr
 was born on 1 Jun 1937 in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA; died on 29 Aug 2010 in Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA; was buried on 2 Sep 2010 in McLane Riverview Memorial Gardens, Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA.
- 3. Living
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Edwin LeGrand Williams, Jr (1.Doris1) was born on 1 Jun 1937 in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA; died on 29 Aug 2010 in Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA; was buried on 2 Sep 2010 in McLane Riverview Memorial Gardens, Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Also Known As: Boe
- SSN issued: 1952, Georgia, USA
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August 30, 2010
Businessman, historian Boe Williams dies
Dean Poling The Valdosta Daily Times
VALDOSTA - A long-time Valdosta businessman and one of the leading genealogists in South Georgia passed away this past weekend.
E.L. “Boe” Williams died Sunday after a long illness. He was 73 years old.
Williams opened the Country Cobbler shoe store 46 years ago in Valdosta. He was also chairman of South Georgia’s Huxford Genealogical Society.
In terms of the region’s history, Williams is said to have known more about South Georgia families than anyone else in the region.
“Boe has been the heart and soul of the Huxford Genealogical Society and South Georgia/ North Florida genealogy for many years,” said Donald O. Davis of the Lowndes County Historical Society Museum and a fellow Huxford Society officer. “He gave tremendous amounts of time and made sure that Judge Folks Huxford’s series ‘Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia’ continued. Boe was known far and wide for his vast specific family knowledge in genealogy. He loved the stories of the pioneers, and knew of them as did Judge Huxford, that in building their lives, they built a nation.”
His interest in family histories may have stemmed from his own roots.
Williams described himself in a 2001 Times article as being part of “a large, multi-generational family. ... I stayed with my grandparents a lot. My great-grandmother lived with them, and she was one of 27 children.”
Family patriarch and Boe Williams’ great-great-grandfather, Andrew Elton Williams, lived from 1800-1873. From this number of children came 160 grandchildren.
Since 1903, the family has held a reunion in Waycross.
Based on his family, Williams wrote the book “Andrew Elton Williams: Ancestors, Contemporaries, Descendants and Allied Families.” Williams wrote numerous columns, articles, and other texts about regional families and history.
Boe Williams was born June 1, 1937, in Waycross. As a teenager, he moved to Florida.
He attended Florida State University. He opened his first shoe store in Tallahassee, Fla.
If history was his life, shoes were his livelihood. Williams once said, “I’ve been in the shoe business in one way or another since I was 13 years old.”
In 1964, Edwin L. “Boe” Williams and his wife, the former Carolyn Barrientos, moved to Valdosta and opened the Country Cobbler shore store. The store was originally located in Downtown Valdosta.
The downtown business had only 2,000 square feet and stocked about 4,000 pairs of shoes. Business grew.
A second store at Five Points followed. Both stores combined into a Valdosta mall location until moving into the Country Cobbler site on Gornto Road.
Additional stores opened in Waycross, Jacksonville, Fla., and Gainesville, Fla.
Williams earned the first Lifetime Achievement Award from the Southeast Shoe Travelers and National Shoe Charity in the late 1990s.
Though the stores grew and business expanded, Boe Williams strived for a personal touch in his stores.
“Department stores are a mile wide and an inch deep,” Williams is quoted as saying in Footwear News in 2000. “Specialty stores are a mile deep and an inch wide. We’re somewhere in between. We’ve created a personality in the store.”
Carolyn helped with the store daily. She passed away Aug. 31, 2003. Boe Williams passed away two days short of the seventh anniversary of Carolyn’s death. Williams had since remarried wife Carol.
His son Cason followed in Boe’s footsteps at Country Cobbler.
Named for the late Judge Folks Huxford, the Huxford Genealogical Society’s continued success owes much to Williams’ efforts.
The story goes that, several years ago, Williams sought family history and was sent to see Huxford. Williams found the judge eating in a Homerville restaurant. The two men spoke at great length during that first meeting and developed a friendship. Williams later helped Huxford create the society.
Williams was a man who looked for positive outcomes.
“I like win-win situations rather than win-lose situations,” he said in 2001. “Most situations you run into, somebody wins, and somebody loses.”
Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, First Baptist Church, Valdosta.
Died:
Edwin L. "Boe" Williams, Jr.
Edwin L. "Boe" Williams, Jr. of Valdosta, died Sunday, August 29, 2010 after fighting a long battle with leukemia. Boe was born on June 1, 1937 in Waycross, to the late Edwin L. Williams, Sr., and the late Doris Cason Williams. He was the great-grandson of the late Joseph Benjamin Cason, Sr., and Fredda Harbin Cason of Waycross, and the late George Newton Williams and Bessie Box Williams of Dothan, AL.
Boe spent his most of his childhood in Waycross. During a brief period of time, he and his family lived in Broadhurst, Ga., a little turpentine and saw mill town, just outside of Jesup. One of his favorite past-times was sharing stories about the days he lived in Broadhurst and the many colorful characters he encountered there. In high school, his family moved to Cottondale, FL. Before moving to Cottondale, he had earned his Life Scout Badge with the Boy Scouts of America. One of his only regrets was that he was never able to complete the work needed for his Eagle Scout Badge as Cottondale did not have a BSA chapter.
After high school, he attended Florida State University where he received a B.S. Degree in Business. It was there that he met his wife of 45 years, the late Carolyn Barrientos Williams. Soon after college, he opened his first shoe store in Tallahassee, Fl. In 1964, soon after moving to Valdosta, he and Carolyn opened Country Cobbler Shoe Store in downtown Valdosta. Together, they built a successful enterprise with additional stores in Waycross, Gainesville, FL, and Jacksonville, FL.
In addition to his business, he was a regionally respected genealogist. He founded and served as Chairman of the Board for the Huxford Genealogical Society in Homerville, GA. He contributed to numerous genealogical articles, periodicals and the Huxford Society's series, The Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia. He also served as the Williams Family Historian. He was instrumental in preserving the historic Williams Family Reunion, one of the largest reunions in the country, which was first held in 1903 in Graceville, FL. In 2003, he authored Andrew Elton Williams: Ancestors, Contemporaries, Descendants, and Allied Family, a book about the patriarch of his Williams family, who settled in Graceville, FL.
He was an avid outdoorsman who loved exploring nature, whether it was the Okefenokee Swamp or the great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. He also had a unique passion for racing Homing Pigeons. For over 45 years, he was a member of the Valdosta Pigeon Racing Club and the Dixie Combine. If you had a minute to spare, he would take you to see his pigeons and educate you on the sport.
The oldest of 23 first cousins, he was a natural leader and a man of faith. He always found the best in people and this trait made him a devoted husband, brother, father and grandfather as well as loyal friend. He did not have good "customers" at Country Cobbler, rather good friends. Everyone was welcome and he was delighted to serve three and four generations of families in his store.
He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Barrientos Williams. His survivors include his wife, Carol Fletcher Williams of Valdosta, his sister and brother-in-law, Fredda Williams Shutes & Vivian Shutes of Panama City, FL; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Edwin L. (Edd) Williams, III of Atlanta, and Cason Williams & Leisa Williams of Hahira; and one daughter and a son-in-law, Ginny Williams Kirkland & Lawson Kirkland of Hahira; and four grandchildren, Anna Williams, Taylor Williams, Carolyn Kirkland and Young Kirkland, all of Hahira. He is survived as well by three step-children; step-daughter and son-in-law, Jarrett McAllister Tennyson & Glen Tennyson of Albany, step-daughter Kelly McAllister of Albany, and step-son, Hunter New, Jr., of Quitman. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews, as well as a whole host of cousins.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, September 2, 2010 at First Baptist Church of Valdosta with the Minister Mack Weaver officiating. The internment will follow at McLane Riverview Memorial Gardens. A visitation will be held Wednesday night from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at Carson McLane Funeral Home. Active pallbearers are Remley Farr, George Farr, Harbin Farr, Leonard Butler, Randy Drupiewski, Joe Drupiewski, Ben Cason and Bruce Moye. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Joe and Fredda Cason Scholarship Fund Waycross College, 2001 South Georgia Parkway, Waycross, GA 31503, 912.449.7600; The Williams Family College Scholarship Fund, C/O Jimmy Williams, Treasurer, 5395 Battleship Parkway, Spanish Fort, AL 36527, The Huxford Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 595, Homerville, GA 31634-3151, (912) 487-2310 www.huxford.com; or The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Donor Services, P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202, www.leukemia-lymphoma.org. Condolences may be conveyed to the family on the obituary page of www.mclanefuneralservices.com Carson McLane Funeral Home
Edwin married Caroyln Fay Barrientos on 3 Jun 1958 in Leon, Florida, USA. Caroyln (daughter of Lawless Joseph Barrientos, Sr and Living) was born on 4 Nov 1938 in Apalachicola, Franklin, Florida, USA; died on 31 Aug 2003 in Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA; was buried on 3 Sep 2003 in Riverview Memorial Gardens, Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Edwin married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
| 7. | Miriam Elaine Shutes (3.Living2, 1.Doris1) was born on 4 Dec 1957 in Dothan, Dale, Alabama, USA; died on 19 Dec 2012 in Panama City, Bay, Florida, USA; was buried on 22 Dec 2012 in Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery, Jackson, Florida, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1992, Panama City, Bay, Florida, USA; PostalCode: 32405-1249 (1992); StreetAddress: 2607 Grant Ave Lot 10; PostalCode: 32408-4450; StreetAddress: 2524 Dorothy Ave; PostalCode: 32408 (1994); StreetAddress: 6200 N Lagoon F Dr 4; PostalCode: 32408; StreetAddress: 2515 Laurie Av A; Age: 35
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Died:
Miriam Elaine Shutes of Panama City left this life to go to her promised heavenly home on Wednesday, December 19 after a long illness.
Miriam is predeceased by her maternal grandparents, Doris and Edd Williams of Cottondale, her paternal grandparents, Ollie and G. B. Shutes of Kynesville, her niece, Kathryn Crosby of Atlanta, and brother-in-law, Bill Moreland of Atlanta, GA.
She is survived by her long time partner, Robert Taylor, mother, Fredda Williams Shutes of Panama City her father, Bernard L Shutes of Kynesville; two sisters, Jennifer Moreland of Atlanta, GA, and Brenda Reed of Panama City. She is also survived by her niece, Amanda Hodges(Brian), nephew, Brandon Reed and two great nieces, Alexis Reed and Briana Hodges as well as a large extended family and her much loved pet, Jo Lee.
Miriam's greatest joy was to spend time with her family, especially family reunions. Miriam was born in Dothan, AL and with her family, lived in several states before settling in Panama City in 1973. She is a 1976 graduate of Mosley High School and attended Gulf Coast Community College.
In spite of being physically disabled since birth - followed by many surgeries, hospitalizations and health issues, she kept a marvelous attitude and determination. Along with her happy demeanor and constant smile she was an inspiration to all who knew her. She worked at several places for the disabled including the Easter Seal Clinic and the NCSC disability program. She was one of six disabled Floridians selected for a pilot program for disabled to establish their own business. Her business, Miriam's Busy Fingers used her computer skills for billing service for caregivers of the sick and the elderly. She had clients throughout the state and continued her work even during hospital stints and through severe health challenges. Miriam had a strong Christian faith which gave her strength to cope with the pain and adversities she suffered throughout her life. She felt herself very blessed. She was often seen downtown in her hoveround to visit and attend activities - her favorite being the Friday Fests. Her body may have been very impaired and in pain but it did not keep her from enjoying life.
The family would like to thank her many doctors Dr. Patrick Grace (ret), Dr. Sapideh Gilani, Dr. Riyad Albibi, Dr. Mansour and many other health care professionals over the years. Friends who were of tremendous support to Miriam include: Diane Calvert, Angela Posey, Linda Donor, Loraine Bruce, Amir Lizarraga, John Baxter, Beth Keeton, neighbor Jo Young and our Pastor, Dr. John Friedman. Covenant Hospice has been wonderful support to not only Miriam but the entire family.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 22, 2012 at Forest Park United Methodist Church, 1401 W. 23rd Street, Panama City, FL 32405.
Visitation will be at 1:00 pm following by services at 2:00 pm, Dr. John Friedman officiating.
Southerland Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Pall Bearers will be Amir Lizarraga, Brandon Reed, Brian Hodges, Cason Williams, Jeffrey Baxley and Sean Vega.
Burial will be at the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery, Kynesville Road at Bethlehem Road, Cottondale, FL.
Miriam requested that in lieu of flowers donations be made in her memory to Covenant Hospice, 107 W 19th St, Panama City, FL 32405 or The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation www.cff.org.
https://www.southerlandfamily.com/obituary/6077331
Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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