Thomas Lamar

Mathis

Obituary

Thomas Lamar Mathis, 48, of Tifton died Monday, August 17, 2009, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 20, 2009, at New Bethel Baptist Church. Rev. Larry Cone will officiate with burial to follow at Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. Allen Smith, Mike Walker, Carl Helms, Lamar Pitts, J. J. Scarberry and Larry Gillespie will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, August 19, 2009, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.

Mr. Mathis was born on May 1m 1961 in Berrien County and was the son of Charlotte Boyd Dillard of Tifton and the late Thomas L. Mathis. In addition to his father, he was also preceded in death by one brother, Russell Dean Mathis. He was self-employed in landscaping sales and of the Baptist faith. He also served in the National Guard.

In addition to his mother, Mr. Mathis is survived by his wife, Carol Pitts Mathis of Tifton; his step-father, William Dillard of Tifton; two sons, Jamie Lamar Mathis of Tifton and Cameron Lamar Mathis of Tifton; two daughters, Kristie Mathis Roberts of Atlanta and Jessica Jones of Mississippi; two brothers, Richard Mathis of Berrien County and Kenneth Mathis of Berrien County; eight grandchildren; and one great grandchild.