Mrs. Alma G. Taylor Book, age 88, Columbus, died Sunday, October 6, 2002.

Mrs. L. Inez Thompson Braswell, age 85, Savannah, died Thursday, October 10, 2002, in Candler Hospital.

Mr. John T. Bridges, age 92, Soperton, died Tuesday, Ocotber 8, 2002, in Treutlen Nursing Home.

The Wheeler County native was a son of the late George and Sula Blanton Bridges. He was a retired farmer and of the Baptist faith. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Survivors include his wife, Ruby Gunter Bridges; two sons, Aaron Bridges and Randy Bridges, both of Soperton; four daughers, Barbara Davis, Kibbee, and Bonita Lamb, Glenda Manning and Betty McCoy, all of Soperton; two sisters, Emily Boatright, Dublin, and Hattie Conner, Lake Alfred, Fla.; two brothers, Curtis Bridges, Winter Haven, Fla., and J.A. Bridges, Lawrenceville, Ga.; 14 grand-children; and 14 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted Friday, October 11, 2002, at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Sammons Funeral Home of Soperton with the Reverend Arthur Connelly and the Reverend Owen Waters officating. Interment followed in Waters Cemetery in Emanuel County.

Active pallbearers were Oran Dukes, Virgil Phillips, Jr., Mickey Manning, Clayton McCoy, Jason McCoy and Alan Bridges, Honorary pallbearers were Vernon Phillips, Tommy Phillips, Wesley Manning, Jamie Bridges, Edward Bridges and Ranzi Bridges.

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Mrs. Mildred Mary Weiss Christianson, age 81, St. Simons Island, died Friday, October 11, 2002, at her residence.

The Rathway, N.J., native was a former resident of Raleigh, N.C., and had resided on St. Simons Island for about one year, relocatingthere from Vidalia. She was a charter member of First United Methodist Church of Vidalia.

Survivors include her husband, Art (Bill) Christianson, St. Simons Island; one daugher and son-in-law, Patricia and Bill Bailey, Raleigh, N.C.; one son and daughter-in-law, Art and Joyce Christianson, St. Simons Iland, one brother and sister-in-law, Fred and Lois Weiss, Waretown, J.J.; and four grandchildren.

Memorial services were conducted Monday, October 14, 2002, at 1:00 p.m. in First United Methodist Church of Vidalia with the Reverend William Blalock officiating.

Memorials may be made to the Pink Ladies of Meadows Regional Medical Center.

Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home of Brunswick was in charge of the funeral arrangements.

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Mrs. Lois Youmans Crumpton, age 73, Hazlehurst, died Wednesday, October 2, 2002, at her residence.

Mr. James L. Joyner, age 44, Lyons, died Friday, October 11, 2002, in Vidalia following a brief illenss.

The Hawaii native had resided in Lyons most of his life. He was a carpenter and of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include his mother and father, Talmadge and Evelyn Joyner, Lyons; two brothers, Thomas Joyner, Lyons, and Robert Joyner, Mt. Vernon; two sisters, Wanda Bryant and Linda Joyner, both of Vidalia; two grandparents, Dochia Beck, Lyons, and Clara Turner, Vidalia; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were conducted Monday, October 14, 2002, at 1:00 p.m. in the Ronnie L. Stewart Family Funeral Service Chapel of Vidalia with the Reverend Jimmy Smith officiating. Interment followed in Lyons City Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Joynny Jackson, Shannon Jackson, Dennis Joyner, Christopher Kersey, Tony Brown, Robert Joyner, Kenneth Bryant and Bobby Joyner.

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Mrs. Bessie Rea Peavy, age 63, Milldegeville, died Saturday, October 12, 2002, at her residence following a brief illness.

Mrs. Margaret Elaine Melton Poole, age 58, Vidalia, died Wednesday, October 9, 2002, at her residence following an extended illness.

The Charleston, S.C., native relocated to Vidalia 35 years ago. She was a store manager of Shine's convenience store, a member of the Daughters of the Nile, and was a member of Cedar Crossing Baptist Church.

Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Gayle P. and Chess Moxley, Vidalia; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Michael and Stephanie Poole, Vidalia; John and Audrea Poole, Forsyth, and Frank Poole, Vidalia; two sisters, Martha Thaggard and Dorothy Puckett, both of Savannah; and nine grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted Friday, October 11, 2002, at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Murchison Funeral Home with the Reverend Ronald Cobb officiating. Interment followed in Cedar Crossing Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Anderson Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 23089, Savannah, GA 31403.

Pallbearers were John Herndon, Darwin Murray, Grady Blaxton, Buddy Love, R.T. Puckett and Johnny Puckett.

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Mr. Wiliam B. Shaw III, age 42, Pooler, died Sunday, October 13, 2002, in Hospice Savannah.

The North Carolina native was a member of Holy Angles Episcopal Church in Pooler. He was a Lay Minister in the Episcopal Church and was a former member of the Vestry.

Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Peggy and Bob Cousins, Bloomingdale; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Teresa Strickland, Pooler, Lynn and Wayne Guyer, Vidalia, and Harriet and Ashley Page, Swainsboro; two nieces; one nephew; a friend, James Harvey, Pooler; two stepbrothers, William Cousins and Greg Cousins; one stepsister, Jennifer Weeden; and several nieces and nephews.

Memorial services were conducted Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at 11:00 a.m. in Holy Angles Episcopal Church.

Memorials may be made to Hospice Savannah, P.O. Box 13190, Savannah, GA 31416.

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home West Chatham Chapel of Pooler was in charge of the funeral arrangments.

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Mr. James R. Solie, age 48, Soperton, died Sunday, October 13, 2002.

The Seattle, Washington, native was a son of the late Harold Solie. He was retired from Georgia Power Co., and was currently employed with Graham Construction Company in East Dublin.

Survivors include his wife, Teresa McLendon Solie; one son, Brandon Solie, Soperton; his mother, Marie Edge, Vidalia; his stepfather, Rhodus Edge, Jr., Lyons; one brother, Gerald Solie, Vidalia; three stepbrothers, Dan Edge, Soperton, and Ricky Edge and Billy Edge, both of Lyons.

Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, October 15, 2002, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Sammons Funeral Home of Soperton. Interment followed in Red Bluff Cemetery in Treutlen County.

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Mr. Joseph "Joe" Richard Wade, age 49, Leesburg, Ga., died Tuesday, October 8, 2002.

The Jacksonville, Fla., native grew up on Folkston, Ga., and graduated from Clinch County High School. He received a degree in criminal justice from Georgia Southern College and was a member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity. He was previously employed with Phillip Morris for 21 years. He was presently co-owner of Forest Site Prep Company in Union Springs, Ala., and Ideal Marina in Steinhatchee, Fla. He also served on the board of N.G. Wade Investment Company in Jacksonville. He was preceded in death by his mother, Virginia Sikes Wade.

Survivors include his wife, Deborah Wade, Leesburg; one son, Joseph Richard Wade, Jr., Valdosta; one daughter, Mary Kristin Wade, Valdosta; his father, N.G. Wade III, Folkston; three brothers, Neill Wade IV, Tallahassee, Fla., Walter Wade, Christiansburg, Va., and Tony Wade, Folkston; one sister, Mia Wade, Folkston; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were conducted Friday, October 11, 2002, at 11:00 a.m. in Leesburg United Methodist Church with the Reverend Ashly Randall and the Reverend Bobby Brooks officiating. Interment followed in Lesssburg Cemetery.

Memorial may be made to Leesburg United Methodist Church Buliding Fund, 117 Starksville Ave. N., Leesburg, GA 31763; or Albany Community Hospice, P.O. Box 1828, Albany, GA 31702.

Mathews Funeral Home of Albany, Ga., was in charge of the funeral arrangments.

The Advance-Progress, Wednesday, October 16, 2002, page 5b.