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Crime Lab Says Shivers Was Struck

Officials say that they still have no clues or leads in what has been called “the most brutal crime in Turner county.”

Tags: Elie Solomon "Sol" Griffin (1950-2007), J. Zeekes Shivers (1916-1974), Rebecca, The Wiregrass Farmer

Last Rites Held for J.Z. Shivers

Gov. Carter Offers $1,000 Reward for Clue in Murder

Tags: Edna Jean M. Shivers, Elie Solomon "Sol" Griffin (1950-2007), Harold Shivers (1944-2009), Henry Ray Royal, J. Zeekes Shivers (1916-1974), James C. "J.C" Covington (1915-1987), Joe Kooche, Rebecca, The Wiregrass Farmer, Virginia Faye Shivers Wilson (1941-2023)

Rebecca Farmer Killed, Home Burned

Tags: Ashburn Fire Department, Delena Houston Shivers (1921-2005), Edna Jean M. Shivers, Elie Solomon "Sol" Griffin (1950-2007), Harold Shivers (1944-2009), Henry Ray Royal, J. Zeekes Shivers (1916-1974), Rebecca, Roger Wilson, The Wiregrass Farmer, Virginia Faye Shivers Wilson (1941-2023)

Zeke Shivers Services Sunday

Tags: Delena Houston Shivers (1921-2005), J. Zeekes Shivers (1916-1974), J.Z. Shivers Gro. & Mkt., James Douglas “Red” Shivers (1939-1992), Live Oak Cemetery, Perry Funeral Chapel, Rebecca, Rebecca Methodist Church, Shivers Oil Co., Tom Shivers, Turner County Sheriff's Department, Virginia Faye Shivers Wilson (1941-2023), William Harold Shivers (1944-2009)

Shooting Believed Murder

Tags: Delena Houston Shivers (1921-2005), J. Zeekes Shivers (1916-1974), J.Z. Shivers Gro. & Mkt., Rebecca

Carter Offers Reward

Tags: Delena Houston Shivers (1921-2005), J. Zeekes Shivers (1916-1974), J.Z. Shivers Gro. & Mkt., Rebecca

Businessman Found Dead in Rebecca

Murder of J. Zeekes Shivers, Rebecca business man.

Tags: Delena Houston Shivers (1921-2005), Harold Shivers (1944-2009), J. Zeekes Shivers (1916-1974), J.Z. Shivers Gro. & Mkt., James Douglas “Red” Shivers (1939-1992), Perry Funeral Chapel, Rebecca, Rebecca-Waterloo Highway, Shivers Oil Co., Tom Shivers, Turner County Sheriff's Department, Virginia Faye Shivers Wilson (1941-2023)

Reward Posted in Slaying

Tags: Delena Houston Shivers (1921-2005), J. Zeekes Shivers (1916-1974), J.Z. Shivers Gro. & Mkt., Rebecca

Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church

Tags: Jefferson St., Pleasant Hill Baptist Church (Rebecca), Rebecca, Samantha "Sami" Mastrario, Sami Mastrario

Rebecca Baptist Church

Tags: Ashley St., Rebecca, Rebecca Baptist Church, Samantha "Sami" Mastrario, Sami Mastrario

Postmaster Appointments for Turner County, Georgia

National Archives Identifier
78734417

Tags: Alice I. Mattson, Amboy, Ashburn, Bennett Pate (1918-1982), Bryant E. Smith (1866-1936), Carey H. Melton (1894-1968), Charles D. "Charlie" Baldwin (1923-1986), Clyde S. Young, Coverdale, Dakota, Doyle C. Stanford (1933-2025), Edgar H. Lewis, Edward James Snow Sr. (1911-1991), Edwin Riddick Smith Jr. (1846-1908), Elbert F. Hancock, Elzie Tillman McSwain (8/3/1874 - 2/7/1954), Ezekiel E. Sego, George W. Threlkel, Green C. King, Harry M. Brown, Henry A. Miller (1896-1968), Henry T. Daniel, Herbert Russell "Bussey" Coker (1932-2017), Hobby, Holdman C. Williams, Howell B. Erminger, James L. Stephens (1888-1925), James M. Raney, James M. Sims, James W. Long, Jim Nichols Denham (1908-1986), John Fletcher Jenkins Jr. (1899-1968), John Jackson Story Sr. (1882-1959), Lanier T. Nipper (1877-1958), Lee A. Jones, Lelia Susan Adair Morgan (1895-1981), Mary McMillan, Nora Lawrence Smith (1885-1971), Rebecca, Robert L. McNair (1894-1942), Samuel E. Pate (1878-1946), Samuel J. Akins, Seaborn H. Coker (1896-1977), Sibley, Sycamore, Tom L. Fields, Troy L. Thigpen, Walter W. Cowan (1870-1950), Wilbur R. Smith (1868-1957), William A. King, William B. Greene, William F. Humphreys, William H. Cribb, William H. Woodson, William Maxie Forshee (1891-1968), William Oscar "Willie" Swearingen (1877-1941), Willie Otha “W.O.” McNair (1865-1923)

2 Prisoners Return to Work Camp

Tags: Ashburn, Daniel Nasworthy, Edgar Wayne Youngblood (1925-2012), Harris Perry, Public Works Camp, Rebecca, The Wiregrass Farmer

Mrs. Harvey's Grandmother is Rebecca Namesake

Tags: Effie Harvey McElmurray (1909-2003), Horace C. Harvey (1905-1982), Jesse Lawson Hobby (1857-1932), Lydia Lucile Cornelius Mashburn (1913-1994), Mary Jane Hobby Harvey (1887-1976(, Monroe Jackson Harvey (1885-1950), Pleasant Hill Baptist Church (Rebecca), Rebecca, Rebecca Douglas Smith (1827-1910), S/Sgt. Loy Monroe “Mac” Harvey (1916-1944), Tempy Malissie Smith Hobby (1861-1936)

This Official Military Personnel File includes records from the following folders: Service Documents (November 26, 1927-February 15, 1930); Post-Service Documents (December 28, 1941-October 18, 1957); Awards, Decorations, & Commendations (January 5,…

Tags: Henry Talmadge Elrod (1905-1941), Rebecca

Advertising Crisp, Dooly, Turner and Wilcox County

Turner County can be found on pages 10, 11, 18, and 19.

Tags: A.J. Biles, Ashburn, Ashburn Bank, Ashburn Distributing Company, Ashburn Methodist Church, Ashburn Realty and Insurance Co., B.E. SMith, Betts-Evans Trading Company, C.B. Young, C.H. Bishop, C.T. Maddux, Cantaloupes, Clarence Emmett "C.E." Thrasher (1875-1946), Corn, Cotton, Crystal Lake, Dock Henry Rose (1878-1947), Dr. James H. Baxter, Dr. Warren L. Story (1865-1949), Edwin A. Rogers (1881-1954), Exchange Bank of Sycamore, Farmers & Merchants Bank, Fenner & Smith's Tobacco Warehouse, First Baptist Church, Fountain Trading Co., George B. Gorday (1869-1940), Harden Seed Company, J.H Childs, Joe McHancock, Joel Smith "J.S." North (1894-1955), John A. McCall, John Henry Gilmore (12/20/1851 - 9/6/1920), John J. Henderson (1800-1870), John Lamkin "J.L." Evans (1874-1934), John R. Murphy, John S. Johnson (1888-1984), L.W. Green, Muscadine grapes, North's Garage, Peaches, Peanuts, Pecans, Peoples Bank, Planters Bank, Rebecca, Rebecca Baptist Church, Rebecca Methodist Church, Rebecca School, S.S. Young, Samuel James Evans (1888-1974), scuppernong grapes, Sweet Potatoes, Sycamore, Sycamore School, Tobacco, W.A. Hasty, W.G. Shingler, W.J. Dickson, Warren Paulk, Watermelon, William A. Shingler (1859-1922)

Guilty of Murder: Miles Cribb Convicted in Ashburn of Murdering his Mother-in-Law

Tags: Ashburn, Mary Ann Willis Hancock (1850-1913), Miles Lee Cribb (1882-1914), Rebecca, Viola Leona Hancock Cribb (1885-1962)

Guilty of Murder: Miles Cribb Convicted in Ashburn of Murdering his Mother-in-Law

Tags: Ashburn, Mary Ann Willis Hancock (1850-1913), Miles Lee Cribb (1882-1914), Rebecca, Viola Leona Hancock Cribb (1885-1962)

Small town tries to cope with killings

Tags: Abby Alexys Wideman, Deborah Ann Wheeler Wideman (1953-2002), Melissa Ann Wideman (1981-2002), Randy Kendrick, Rebecca, Sylvia Lamb, The Oak Tree, Thomas Joe "Tommy Joe" Wideman (1950-2002), Wideman murders

$50.00 Reward - Blood Remedy Guarantee

Tags: Raney Med. Company, Rebecca

Eight Other Die Mysterious, Wife Poisoned Man Held

"The 'mysterious deaths' of eight other persons in the Williams family have occurred in the last five years..."

Tags: Alexander Stevens Story (1892-1973), Ashburn, Rebecca, W.J. Williams

Shot Wife and Mother, Held in Albany Jail

Tags: Ashburn, Mary Ann Willis Hancock (1850-1913), Miles Lee Cribb (1882-1914), Rebecca, Sallie Hancock, Viola Leona Hancock Cribb (1885-1962)

Pvt. Admiral Dewey Hulsey died in Action

WW1 soldier

Tags: Etta Roxie Hulsey (1874-1949), Isaiah Babel “Father” Hulsey (1858-1935), Pvt. Admiral Dewey Hulsey (1899-1918), Rebecca

Live Oak Methodist Church, Live Oak Cemetery, and City of Rebecca Main Street.

Tags: Live Oak Cemetery, Live Oak Methodist Church, Rebecca

Brutal slayings shake small town

In 2002, Rebecca, Ga was awaked with the tragic news of a triple homicide of the Turner County chief property appraiser, his wife, and pregnant daughter.

Tags: Abby Alexys Wideman, Ben Baker, Deborah Ann Wheeler Wideman (1953-2002), Melissa Ann Wideman (1981-2002), Randy Kendrick, Rebecca, The Oak Tree, The Wiregrass Farmer, Thomas Joe "Tommy Joe" Wideman (1950-2002), Wideman murders

Grocer Posts bond in Alcohol Case

Tags: J. Zeekes Shivers (1916-1974), Moonshine, Rebecca

Shivers Family, 1941

From Bradley Shivers: “This photograph is of the James H. Shivers family taken in Rebecca in October 1941. Pictured are James and Ida Covington Shivers with their children Barney, Myrtle, Mattie Lucy, Belton (front left), Rogers and Roy.

Belton…

Tags: Bradley Shivers, Charles Belton Shivers, Ida Covington Shivers, James Barney Shivers, James H. Shivers, Leon Roger Shivers, Live Oak Cemetery, Mattie Lucy Shivers, Myrtle Martise Shivers Nolen, Rebecca, Roy Shivers

THE BIG PEANUT

Date: June 12, 2023
Location: Sylvia Dr in Ashburn, Georgia

Knocked down due to Hurricane Michael on October 10, 2018, the Big Peanut Monument was severely missed by all. With the help of so many crowdsourced donations from locals and strangers,…

Tags: Ashburn, Big Peanut Monument, Rebecca, Samantha "Sami" Mastrario, Sami Mastrario, Sercer Fabrications, Sylvia Dr., Turner County Arts Council, Turner County Young Farmers

Town of Rebecca

Stanley, David, and David Stanley. Tobacco barns; Crystal Lake; town of Rebecca; Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Turner County, Georgia. United States Georgia Turner County, 1977. Turner County, Georgia. Photograph.

Tags: Double Load Wash, J.Z. Shivers Gro. & Mkt., Rebecca, Rebecca Depot, Rebecca Watertower, Wideman Hardware Co. of Rebecca

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