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Saturday, May 20, 2023

Obituary For Mildred Colquitt

Obituary For Mildred Colquitt Mrs. Mildred Colquitt passed away Monday at St. Francis Hospital at the age of 76. A native of Lee County, AL., and the daughter of the late Dave and Hattie Dunn Armour, Mrs. Colquitt retired from Southern Phenix Textiles after 20 years of service. She was a devout member of Fourth Street Missionary Baptist Church and its Bible Study Group, Mass and Women Choirs and PICCM. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Johnnie B. Colquitt, a daughter, Jacqueline Davis, a granddaughter, Jacqueline Howard and six siblings, Jacob Armour, Lindsey Few, Samuel Armour, Bernard Armour, Dot Davis and Elvenia "Coot" Penick. Survivors include three sons, James Howard, John Howard and Kelvin Colquitt; three grandchildren, Cedric, Kyle and Kayla Howard; two brothers, Royzell Aldridge and Theodore Armour; two sisters, Alzater Davis and Mary Akings; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Mrs. Colquitt will be laid to rest at the National Cemetery in Ft. Mitchell, AL., on Monday, February 11, 2019 following a 11:00 A.M. Homegoing Celebration at Fourth Street Missionary Baptist Church. Pastor J.H. Flakes III will officiate. Visitation is 1:00 til 3:00 PM today at the funeral home. Arrangements entrusted to Progressive Funeral Home, Inc. The Staff of Progressive Funeral Home is honored to support the family with End of Life Services. Send flowers to the service of Mildred Colquitt Services 10 Feb Visitation 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Progressive Funeral Home 4235 St. Mary's Road Columbus, GA 31907 Get directions » Text Email Google Maps 11 Feb Interment Fort Mitchell National Cemetery 553 AL-165 Fort Mitchell, AL 36856 Get directions » Text Email Google Maps 11 Feb Home Going Celebration 11:00 AM Fourth Street Baptist Church 222 W 5th St Columbus, GA 31901 Get directions » Text Email Google Maps Admin Login

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Glennie Aldridge Williams

Celebration of Life Services for Glennie Aldridge Williams of Auburn, Alabama will be Saturday, March 25, 2017 at 11:00 am (CST), Ebenezer Baptist Church. Interment at Town Creek Cemetery, Auburn, Alabama with Rev. Jonas E. Rutledge Officiating. The body will lie in repose one hour before service at the church. The wake will be held at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Friday March 24, 2017 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (CST). Mrs. Williams passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her husband Richard H. Williams and her brother Richard T. Aldridge. She leaves to cherish her memories: four children, Manatha (Dorothy) Allen of Auburn, Alabama, Saundra E. Aldridge (sister) of Auburn, Alabama, two daughters from her first marriage, Carol (Bernard) Davis of Bainbridge, Georgia and Kathy (Preston) Long of Fairburn, Georgia; two brothers, John A. (June) Aldridge Stone Mountain, Georgia, and Bill F. (Joy) Aldridge of Richmond, California; five sisters, Claudia A. Duncan of Flint, Michigan, Josie A. (Charles) Edwards of Dayton, Ohio, Cozetta A. Trimble of Chicago, Illinois, and Verneda A. (Winston) Dowdell of Newnan, Georgia; eight grandchildren, Daryl, Jasmine and Jaquarius Davis, Adrienne Aldridge, Krista Long, Kimberly, Kendra, and Kevin Allen; five great grandchildren, Allison Makayla Bailey, Cameron Davis, Terrance and Shaila Allen and Bryatt Terrell and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Special Recognition and appreciation to caregivers, Shirley Rowell, Myra Easley, and Cynthia Lorraine. Donald Trimble Mortuary, Inc., 1876 Second Avenue, Decatur, Georgia, (404) 371-0772-3.

(1901) William Hooper Councill’s Letter to the White People of Alabama

  Most scholars of today imagine Booker T. Washington as the major accommodationist and black political conservative of the era.  There we...