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Matthew Arnold

Matthew Arnold

Dec 22, 2017

Obituary

Matthew Arnold, 89, passed away Friday, December 22, 2017, at Berrien Nursing Center in Nashville. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 27, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. James Tyson and the Rev. Gladys Cullins officiating. Mr. Arnold will be laid to rest at Lenox Cemetery. The...

Elsie Inez Walker Moore

Elsie Inez Walker Moore

Dec 22, 2017

Obituary

On Friday afternoon, December 22, 2017, Elsie Inez Walker Moore, went Home to Glory. She passed away peacefully in the Seasons Unit at the Suites at Cypress Pond surrounded by family, friends and caretakers. Mrs. Moore was born on July 12, 1925 to James and Cleo Walker. Her father was the Sheriff of Tift County from 1933 until...

Jeri Lyn Tremblay

Jeri Lyn Tremblay

Dec 20, 2017

Obituary

Jeri Lyn Swain Tremblay, 47, of Altamonte Springs, Florida, passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2017, after fighting cancer for four years and seven months. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 1, 2018 in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Michael Slaven officiating. Mrs. Tremblay will be laid to...

Larry A. Driggers

Larry A. Driggers

Dec 20, 2017

Obituary

Larry A. Driggers, 68, of Enigma passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 23, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Dr. Danny Ray officiating. Mr. Driggers will be laid to rest at a later date. The family will receive friends Friday,...

Bessie Doris Mcmillan Bryan

Bessie Doris Mcmillan Bryan

Dec 20, 2017

Obituary

Bessie Doris McMillan Bryan passed away, surrounded by her daughters, on December 20, 2017 in Winter Haven, Florida, at the age of 88 years. A graveside service will be held for Doris at 3:00 p.m. Friday, December 29, 2017, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest next to her beloved Candler. Doris was born...

Hazel Rowe Handley

Hazel Rowe Handley

Dec 20, 2017

Obituary

Hazel Rowe Handley, 93, of Waycross, formerly of Enigma, passed gracefully into the loving arms of Jesus early Wednesday morning, December 20, 2017 at Baptist Village Nursing Home in Waycross. A graveside memorial service will be held for Mrs. Handley at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 30, 2017, at Tift Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Handley was born May 5, 1924...

Wymon Clark Flippo

Wymon Clark Flippo

Dec 19, 2017

Obituary

Wymon Clark Flippo, 83, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 22, 2017, at Victory Baptist Church in Tifton with the Rev. Dan Eidson officiating. Mr. Flippo will be entombed in the Tift Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. The family will receive friends Friday, December...

Margaret Irene Cauthen Sumner

Margaret Irene Cauthen Sumner

Dec 19, 2017

Obituary

Margaret Irene Cauthen Sumner, 86, of Tifton departed this life and entered heaven Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at Cypress Pond Assisted Living in Tifton. The family will receive friends Wednesday, December 20, 2017, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for funerals. A private burial will be held for Mrs. Sumner at a later date. She was...

Cecil Woodard Davis

Cecil Woodard Davis

Dec 18, 2017

Obituary

Cecil Woodard Davis, 81, of Brookfield passed away Monday, December 18, 2017, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Davis at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 21, 2017, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Walter Powell and the Rev. Roger Cherry will officiate. The family...

George "Larry" Allen

George "Larry" Allen

Dec 15, 2017

Obituary

George "Larry" Allen, 78, of Tifton passed away Friday, December 15, 2017 at Pine Pointe Hospice in Macon. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Allen at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at Lawrence Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. Allen Lamb will officiate. Born April 5, 1939 in Tift County, Mr. Allen...

Edna Mae Goins Eubanks Morgan

Edna Mae Goins Eubanks Morgan

Dec 14, 2017

Obituary

Edna Mae Goins Eubanks Morgan, 89, of Albany passed away Thursday, December 14, 2017, at Vista Park Health and Rehab in Douglas. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 18, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Jimmy Parker officiating. Mrs. Morgan will be laid to rest at the...

Daniel "Dan" Jackson Griffin , Sr.

Daniel "Dan" Jackson Griffin , Sr.

Dec 9, 2017

Obituary

Daniel "Dan" Jackson Griffin, Sr., 83, of Tifton passed away Saturday, December 9, 2017, at Cypress Pond Assisted Living in Tifton. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 11, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. Mr. Griffin will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery....

Kathleen Feagin Roberts

Kathleen Feagin Roberts

Dec 7, 2017

Obituary

Kathleen Feagin Roberts, 82, of Tifton passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 10, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Richard Williams officiating. Mrs. Roberts will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will...

Donna Kay Dickson Dejban

Donna Kay Dickson Dejban

Dec 4, 2017

Obituary

Donna Kay Dickson Dejban, 68, of Alexandria, Virginia passed away Monday, December 4, 2017, in Virginia. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Dejban at 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Joseph L. Crumley will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday, December...

Bessie Lassiter Hayes Mathis

Bessie Lassiter Hayes Mathis

Dec 4, 2017

Obituary

Bessie Lassiter Hayes Mathis, 80, of Tifton passed away Monday, December 4, 2017, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 7, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Eldridge Bowen officiating. Mrs. Mathis will be laid to rest at Eureka...

Bobbie Willis Lightle

Bobbie Willis Lightle

Dec 3, 2017

Obituary

Bobbie Willis Lightle, 78, of Tifton passed away Sunday, December 3, 2017, at home, after a tenacious, long battle; her body succumbed to multiple myeloma. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 6, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Landon Alberson officiating. Mrs. Lightle will be laid to...

Lottie Lurinzie Delaney Guy

Lottie Lurinzie Delaney Guy

Dec 1, 2017

Obituary

Lottie Lurinzie Delaney Guy, 69, of Norman Park passed away Friday, December 1, 2017, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 5, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Tommy Bridges and the Rev. Terrell Roberts officiating. Mrs. Guy will be laid to rest...

Harvey Lee Barton

Harvey Lee Barton

Nov 30, 2017

Obituary

Harvey Lee Barton, 65, of Tifton passed away Thursday, November 30, 2017, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 3, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Salone Green officiating. Mr. Barton will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends...

Stanley Joseph Hogan

Stanley Joseph Hogan

Nov 27, 2017

Obituary

Stanley Joseph Hogan, 48, of Tifton passed away Monday, November 27, 2017, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Hogan at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 30, 2017, at Ty Ty First Baptist Church Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Joseph L. Crumley will officiate. The...

Omagene "Jean" Rooks Dees

Omagene "Jean" Rooks Dees

Nov 25, 2017

Obituary

Omagene "Jean" Rooks Dees, 85, of Tifton passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017, at Legacy Village in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 28, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Elder Jim Sandlin officiating. Mike Hasty will offer a eulogy. Mrs. Dees will be laid to rest at...

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