Benjamin Harford Harrod, 18, of Omega died Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 23, 2008, at Bethel Baptist Church in Worth County. Rev. Joe Kearce will officiate with burial to follow in Bethel Baptist Cemetery in Worth County. Shane Garrison, Roger Hardy, Shannon Stephens, David Walker, Stevie Walker, Chris Johnson, Danny Dagger and Darrell Wilkerson will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Thursday, May 22, 2008, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to the services on Friday.
Mr. Harrod was born on August 9, 1989 in Cordele and was the son of Willie B. Harrod and Martha Ann Cleveland Harrod, both of Omega. He was a student and attended Bethel Baptist Church in Worth County. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Evelyn Virginia Beasley and his paternal grandfather, Harford Harrod.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Harrod is survived by his paternal grandmother, Alma Harrod of Omega; and three sisters, Britney Jane Harrod of Omega, Brandy Michelle Harrod of Omega, and Hillary Nasworthy of Arabi.