Sunday's Obituary

 

In Memory Of

Elder Woodrow Forrest Beasley

KITE - Funeral services for

Elder Woodrow Forrest

Beasley, age 89, will be held at

2 p.m. Thursday, January 23,

2014 at Sardis Progressive

Primitive Baptist Church with

interment to follow at Oaky

Grove Primitive Baptist

Church Cemetery. Elder

Randy Waters and Elder Lee

Price will officiate.

Mr. Beasley was born August

21, 1924 in Johnson County,

Ga. He was preceded in death

by his parents, the late

Manning Elijah Beasley and

Rebecca L. Powell Beasley,

his wife, Donieree Poole

Beasley, a son, Ovid Beasley,

four brothers, Clarence Beasley

Beasley, James Edward Beasley,

Cecil Beasley and Manning E.

Beasley, Jr. and a sister,

Lucille Beasley.

He was ordained as a minister

on November 21, 1958 and has

served as a Progressive Primitive

Baptist minister for over 50

years. During his years as a

minster, he served 10 churches

preached over 500 funerals and

performed countless wedding

ceremonies. He was a member

of Sardis Primitive Baptist

Church and also retired as a

farmer. Mr. Beasley passed

passed away Tuesday, January

21, 2014.

The family received friends

from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday,

January 22, 2014 at the funeral

Home.Progressive Primitive Baptist

ministers will serve as honorary

escorts.

~~~~~

Obituary By: Stanley Funeral Home and Crematory/Wrightsville Chapel, Wrightsville, Ga., January 21, 2014

Unable to locate obituary in local newspapers and it is no longer listed on the Stanley Funeral Home site.  Therefore, I chose to use this transcribed copy from his Find a Grave memorial.

Tombstone Tuesday

 

Sarah "Sally" Page Horton

with her husband,

Josiah Joseph Jackson "Joe" Horton Sr.

buried at

Poplar Springs Methodist Church Cemetery

Adrian, Johnson County, Georgia, USA

Thriller Thursday -- Julius Lott Fortner

 

My cousin, Gratice Eve Price (1935-2021), married Julius Lott Fortner (1913-1977) in 1951 in Kite, Johnson County, Georgia, USA.

Newspapers.com, The Macon Telegraph, Macon, Georgia,
Sunday, June 10, 1951, page 11

Gratice and Julius had two children (boys): Lynward, born January 18, 1952 and Guy, born August 7, 1953.  Sometime between the birth of the children and 1965, the family settled in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, USA. While I do not know the exact reason for the relocation, I do know that Julius retired from Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, so it may have been the job opportunity that led them there.  

(For those not familiar, Central State Hospital is a historic psychiatric institution founded in 1837 and opened in 1842, which grew during the 1960s to become largest mental hospital in the world.  During its height in the 1960s, the campus covered nearly 2,000 acres with over 200 buildings and housed more than 12,000 to 13,000 patients. - Information courtesy of Google Gemini)

Sometime prior to January of 1977, Gratice and Julius divorced.  They both remained in the Milledgeville area.

On December 3, 1977, 64-year-old Julius drove to his brother-in-law's home, also in Milledgeville.  (This was Hubert Price, age 36, Gratice's brother.) Julius shot Hubert with a shotgun as he came out of the home to greet him. Julius's son, Lynward, age 25, who was inside his uncle's mobile home, came out and shot his father in the chest with a pistol.  Julius died instantly.  Hubert survived.  

Less than a year earlier, Julius had exchanged gunfire with deputies and state troopers after Gratice had taken out a warrant for his arrest because he had shot at her mobile home.

While the outside world does not know what Julius was going through, it unfortunately led to a sad, violent ending of his life.  

Newspapers.com, The Macon Telegraph, Macon, Georgia,
Tuesday, December 06, 1977, Page 4

Julius was buried on December 6 at Minton Chapel Advent Church Cemetery near Kite.

Newspapers.com, The Macon Telegraph, Macon, Georgia,
Tuesday, December 06, 1977, Page 6

A week later, the killing was ruled self-defense, and Lynward would not face charges.  

Newspapers.com, The Macon Telegraph, Macon, Georgia,
Tuesday, December 13, 1977, Page 13

So while we don't know the whys, at least in this case, we know the outcome of the case.

Black Sheep Sunday - Part 11 (1956-1957) of From small town Georgia boy to notorious Texas (and beyond!) con man

 

This post is the 11th in a series of posts about the life of my cousin and con man Elridge Solomon Price, Sr.  You can find the other installments here:  

Part 1 (Preview up to 1913)  

Part 2 (1913-1930) 

Part 3 (1931-1934) 

Part 4 (1935-1939)  

Part 5 (1940) 

Part 6 (1941-1943) 

Part 7 (1944-1946)  

Part 8 (1947) 

Part 9 (1948-1950)

Part 10 (1951-1955)

Come 1956, it must have been Georgia's turn on the fraud spin wheel.  Elridge is indicted again.

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia,
Tuesday, March 27, 1956, Page 2

The following article out of Monroe, Louisiana, added a colorful description and some new, interesting information, i.e., "Cadillac and diamond necklace profits" and "assaulting a federal tax officer" !!  

Newspapers.com, The News-Star (formerly The Monroe News-Star), Monroe, Louisiana,
Wednesday, March 28, 1956, Page 9

(I checked and re-checked February of 1956 to try to find something about Elridge assaulting a federal tax officer, but I found nothing.)

Unfortunately, is appears that Edith is now neck deep in Elridge's shenanigans.

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia,
Wednesday, March 28, 1956, Page 3

Newspapers.com, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas,
Saturday, April 14, 1956, Page 2

Newspapers.com, Standard-Times (formerly San Angelo Standard-Times), San Angelo, Texas,
Saturday, April 14, 1956, Page 5

Newspapers.com, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas,
Saturday, May 05, 1956, Page 8

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia,
Saturday, November 10, 1956, Page 2

Then it was 1957 and this picture about sums up Elridge's year, and it is just beginning!

In between all his other troubles, Elridge was sued by his workers in Colorado for not paying them.  This case will go all the way to the Supreme Court.

Newspapers.com, Fort Collins Coloradoan, Fort Collins, Colorado,
Wednesday, February 20, 1957, Page 2

Newspapers.com, Fort Collins Coloradoan, Fort Collins, Colorado,
Monday, March 11, 1957, Page 2

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia,
Tuesday, August 20, 1957, Page 19

Newspapers.com, The Valdosta Daily Times, Valdosta, Georgia,
Thursday, August 22, 1957, Page 16

Newspapers.com, The Valdosta Daily Times, Valdosta, Georgia,
Tuesday, September 10, 1957, Page 1

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia,
Tuesday, September 10, 1957, Page 6

Newspapers.com, Standard-Times (formerly San Angelo Standard-Times), San Angelo, Texas, 
Wednesday, September 11, 1957, Page 1

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia,
Wednesday, September 11, 1957, Page 1

Newspaper.com, The Houston Post, Houston, Texas,
Thursday, September 12, 1957, Page 51

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia,
Thursday, September 12, 1957, Page 31

Newspapers.com, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina,
Friday, September 13, 1957, Page 35

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia,
Friday, September 13, 1957, Page 2

Newspapers.com, Standard-Times (formerly San Angelo Standard-Times), San Angelo, Texas,
Saturday, September 14, 1957, Page 1

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia,
Tuesday, September 17, 1957, Page 2

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia,
Wednesday, September 18, 1957, Pages 1 & 4

Newspapers.com, Tyler Morning Telegraph, Tyler, Texas,
Thursday, September 19, 1957, Page 16

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia,
Thursday, September 19, 1957, Pages 1 & 18

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia,
Saturday, September 21, 1957, Page 9

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia,
Saturday, September 21, 1957, Pages 1 & 15

Newspapers.com, Fort Collins Coloradoan, Fort Collins, Colorado,
Monday, September 23, 1957, Page 10

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia,
Monday, September 23, 1957, Page 20

Newspapers.com, Abilene Reporter-News, Abilene, Texas,
Tuesday, September 24, 1957, Page 6

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia,
Tuesday, September 24, 1957, Page 2

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia,
Wednesday, September 25, 1957, Pages 1 & 6

Newspapers.com, The Valdosta Daily Times, Valdosta, Georgia,
Thursday, September 26, 1957, Page 18

Newspapers.com, The Midland Reporter-Telegram, Midland, Texas,
Friday, September 27, 1957, Page 16

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia,
Friday, September 27, 1957, Page 4

Newspapers.com, The Evening Mirror, Hillsboro, Texas,
Tuesday, October 01, 1957, Page 1

Newspapers.com, The Valdosta Daily Times, Valdosta, Georgia,
Tuesday, October 01, 1957, Page 12

Newspapers.com, The Odessa American, Odessa, Texas,
Wednesday, October 02, 1957, Page 1

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia,
Wednesday, October 02, 1957, Page 2

Newspapers.com, The Midland Reporter-Telegram, Midland, Texas,
Thursday, October 03, 1957, Page 4

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia,
Thursday, October 03, 1957, Page 55

Newspapers.com, The Evening Mirror, Hillsboro, Texas,
Friday, October 04, 1957, Page 2

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia,
Friday, October 04, 1957, Pages 1 & 4

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia,
Saturday, October 05, 1957, Page 8

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia,
Tuesday, October 08, 1957, Page 10

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia,
Tuesday, October 08, 1957, Page 2

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia,
Wednesday, October 09, 1957, Page 2

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia,
Thursday, October 10, 1957, Page 15

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia,
Thursday, October 10, 1957, Page 17

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia,
Friday, October 11, 1957, Page 8

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia,
Saturday, October 12, 1957, Page 3

Newspapers.com, Abilene Reporter-News, Abilene, Texas,
Saturday, October 12, 1957, Page 2

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia,
Saturday, October 12, 1957, Page 2

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia,
Monday, October 14, 1957, Page 2

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia,
Tuesday, October 15, 1957, Page 6

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia,
Tuesday, October 15, 1957, Pages 1 & 11

Newspapers.com, The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, Colorado,
Wednesday, October 16, 1957, Page 2

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia,
Wednesday, October 16, 1957, Page 5

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia,
Wednesday, October 16, 1957, Pages 1 & 8

Newspapers.com, The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, Colorado,
Thursday, October 17, 1957, Page 5

Newspapers.com, The Tulsa Tribune, Tulsa, Oklahoma,
Friday, October 18, 1957, Page 1

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia,
Saturday, October 19, 1957 Page 2

Newspapers.com, Abilene Reporter-News, Abilene, Texas,
Saturday, November 09, 1957, Page 20

Here's my question. He was in federal court in Atlanta.  Then why did he go all the way down to Pensacola, Florida to the hospital for treatment of the flu???

Newspapers.com, Fort Collins Coloradoan, Fort Collins, Colorado,
Monday, November 11, 1957, Page 4

Newspapers.com, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Georgia,
Friday, November 22, 1957, Page 1

It was a tough couple of years for Elridge.  Come back in a week to see what happens next.  Will he actually go to prison?  Or will he win his appeal? With Elridge, there is no predicting the outcome of any situation.