QUITMAN

Faith Ella Easters

Faith Ella Easters, 71, of Quitman died at her residence on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007. She was born in Berrien County on Feb. 2, 1936, to the late Samuel and Fannie Bell Hancock Young. She was a sewing machine operator and attended Nazarene Church.

Survivors include her daughter, Michelle Thomas of Cocoa Beach, Fla.; sons, Rowland Perron of Texas and Joe Perron of Rhode Island; daughters, Sue Perez of Valdosta, Tina Terrell of Quitman, Regina Winters of Valdosta, Patricia Behrens of Quitman; son, Dennis Perron of Winter Haven, Fla.; grandchildren, Crystal Sanchez, Charles Conger II, Chairty Conger, Tony Thomas, Rocky and Samantha Terrell, Shaun Behrens, Ashley and Kelsey Winters, James Perez; and 10 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sisters, Ruth Gaskins of Valdosta, Reba Shultz of Everett, Wash., Geneva Shultz of Atlanta, Lois Lawson of Valdosta; brothers, Jimmy Young of Florida, Bobby Young of Tennessee and James Young of Sparks. Beloved mother, Granny and Nanna you will be missed and always loved. Love says no with empathy and great compassion. Love is firm, but when needed it must be tender. When others have tried and failed, love is the hand in yours in your moments of discouragement and disappointment.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 14, 2007, in the chapel of Carson McLane Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery in Berrien County. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanefuneralservices.com — Carson McLane Funeral Home

VALDOSTA

Floyd Calvin Faircloth Sr.

Floyd Calvin Faircloth Sr., 79, of Valdosta died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007, at the Langdale Hospice House. He was born on Oct. 16, 1927, in Lowndes County to the late Robert F. and Lillie Bradley Faircloth and was a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Faircloth was retired from Norfolk Southern Railway as an engineer and had been a Merchant Marine. He was a Baptist.

Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Ken Sellers; a son, Floyd C. Faircloth Jr. and a brother-in-law, Jack Williams, all of Valdosta. He was preceded in death by his wife, Emma Lee Exum Faircloth; and a sister, Myrtle F. Williams.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Sept. 14, 2007, at the Riverview Memorial Gardens Mausoleum with the Rev. Bob Willis officiating. Entombment will follow in the Riverview Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. — Carson McLane Funeral Home.

VALDOSTA

Rebekah Ann Hennly Williams

Rebekah Ann Hennly Williams, died Friday morning, Sept. 7, 2007, after a long, courageous battle.