He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Tyra Sapp Anderson of Bellville; one daughter and son-in-law, Jean A. and Harold Clifton of Savannah; a son-in-law, Sonny Drummond of Savannah; one brother, Jim Anderson of Manassas; three sisters, Janie Boyette, Olga Lee Thompson and Hilda Thomas all of Savannah; five grandchildren and spouses, Pamela C. and Ray Shores and Shellie D. and Steve Sasser all of Richmond Hill, Stacie D. and Bruce Baker, of Richmond, VA, Gina C. and Perry Mincey of Rincon, and Sherrie D. and Eric Breen of Savannah; eleven great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday, July 9, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. at J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home Chapel with Eld. Jack Anderson and Eld. Hubert Hendrix officiating. Burial followed in Anderson Church Cemetery.

Honorary pallbearers were Fellow Elders of Primitive Baptist faith.

He is survived by his wife, Modrea Hackle Collins of Collins; sons and daughters-in-law, Floyd and Polly Collins of Kite and Billy and Tammy Collins of Collins; daughters and sons-in-law, Minnie and Larry Bowers and Lynette and Randy Woodcock all of Statesboro, and Sandra and Mike Kelshaw of Newnan; step-mother, Laura Collins of Metter; brother, J.H. Collins of Lyons; sisters, Loree Anderson of Claxton, Adell Sapp and Bertha Shuman of Collins, and Janie Sikes of Metter; grandchildren, Sonja and Mike Elia, Melissa Ann Bowers, Matt Kelshaw, Wendy Kelshaw, Cliff Collins, Sara Collins, Ben Collins, and Katie Collins.

Funeral services were Friday, July 4, 2003, at 11:00 a.m. at Kennedy-Morgan Funeral Homes, Cobbtown Chapel, with Rev. Kyle Oglesby officiating. Burial followed in the Cedar Creek Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Wendell Hackle, Alan Hackle, Jerome Provence, Calvin Shuman, Glenn Shuman, and Kyle Sapp.

Remembrances may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

Kennedy-Morgan Funeral Homes, Cobbtown Chapel was in charge of the arrangements.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Mrs. Grace Morgan Spikes of Pooler; three daughters, Gwen Spikes and Sandra Stanhope both of Pooler, and Deborah Frady of Mooresville, NC; three sons, Dennis Spikes of Brooklet, Randy and Brian Spikes both of Pooler; four sisters, Inez Crews of Reidsville, Cora Lee Garrett of Pineora, Jennie Morgan of Savannah, and Joan Howard of Swainsboro; three brothers, George Edwin Spikes and Charles Spikes both of Reidsville, and Terry Spikes of Lyons; three grandchildren, James Stanhope, and Amber and Arron Frady; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 8, 2003, at 3:00 p.m. at Elza Baptist Church. Interment followed in the Reidsville City Cemetery. Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association.

Bradley B. Anderson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.