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Danny P. Smith
Oct 11, 2017
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Danny P. Smith, 69, of West Berrien passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at home. A private service and burial will be held for Mr. Smith at a later date. Born August 15, 1948 in Tifton, Mr. Smith was the son of the late Paul Watson Smith and Nina Connell Smith. He was a graduate of Berrien High...
Thomas Elbert Mcbrayer
Oct 10, 2017
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Thomas "Elbert" McBrayer, 89, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 13, 2017, at Wayside Baptist Church with the Rev. Josh Campbell officiating. Bobby Brannen will offer a eulogy. Mr. McBrayer will be laid to rest at Pineview Holiness Baptist Church...
Jackie Wright Bateman Lindsey
Oct 4, 2017
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Jackie Wright Bateman Lindsey is safely home, arriving in heaven on October 4, 2017, in the same month she was born, 94 years earlier, in Worth County. Her funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, October 7, 2017, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with Dr. Wayne Roe and the Rev. Paul Thomas...
Karen Elizabeth Lobeda
Oct 2, 2017
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Karen Elizabeth Lobeda, 62, of Ocilla passed away Monday, October 2, 2017, at her residence. A graveside service will be held for Ms. Lobeda at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 7, 2017, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. Tom Edge will officiate. Born June 20, 1955 in Tifton, Ms. Lobeda was the daughter of...
Mary "Wanda" Robinson
Oct 2, 2017
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Mary "Wanda" Robinson, 60, of Omega passed away Monday, October 2, 2017, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, October 5, 2017, at Union Grove Church of God with the Rev. Denise Percival and the Rev. Todd Garner officiating. Ms. Robinson will be laid to rest at Union Grove Church...
Paul Richard Tanner
Sep 27, 2017
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Paul Richard Tanner, 58, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida. His funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, October 1, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Ronnie Lawson officiating. Mr. Tanner will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family...
Benny James Goode
Sep 27, 2017
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Benny James Goode, 56, of Enigma passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, September 30, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Jackie Connell officiating. Mr. Goode will be laid to rest at Turner Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in...
Velma K. Burdette
Sep 26, 2017
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Velma K. Burdette, 85, of Ty Ty passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 28, 2017, at Salem Baptist Church with Rev. Andy Ring officiating. Miss Burdette will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will...
Mattie Lou Monk Woods
Sep 26, 2017
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Mattie Lou Monk Woods, 92, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 29, 2017, at Corinth Baptist Church with the Rev. Marshall Kennedy and the Rev. Billy Sumner officiating. Mrs. Woods will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens with the Rev....
Betty Sandra Gunn Arrington
Sep 26, 2017
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Betty Sandra Gunn Arrington, 75, of Omega passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 30, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Ronald Hasty officiating. Mrs. Arrington will be laid to rest at Lakeview Baptist Church Cemetery...
Martha Virginia Kennedy
Sep 26, 2017
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Martha Virginia Willett Kennedy, 84, of Chula passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 1, 2017, at Tifton's First Assembly of God with the Rev. John Thomas officiating. Mrs. Kennedy will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday,...
Julia "Marie" Paulk Outten
Sep 25, 2017
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Julia "Marie" Paulk Outten, 78, of Tifton passed away Monday, September 25, 2017, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Friday, September 29, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Elder Robert Tucker officiating. Ms. Outten will be laid to rest at Mount Paron...
Martha Viola Patton Brooks
Sep 23, 2017
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Martha Viola Patton Brooks, 76, of Sparks passed away Saturday, September 23, 2017, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 27, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Gene Owen officiating. Mrs. Brooks will be laid to rest at Isabella Baptist Church Cemetery in...
Edward Sellars
Sep 21, 2017
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Edward Sellars, 67, of Ty Ty passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held for Mr. Sellars at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 26, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. W. E. Fogarty officiating. Mr. Sellars will be laid to rest at a later...
Gwendolyn Snow Carmichael
Sep 21, 2017
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Gwendolyn Snow Carmichael, 97, of Tifton passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017, at Cypress Pond Assisted Living in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 7, 2017, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. Mrs. Carmichael will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The...
Grady Mcmillan
Sep 20, 2017
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Grady McMillan, 65, of Enigma, passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at Tifton Health and Rehab. A private service and burial will be held for Mr. McMillan at a later date. Born April 12, 1952 in Ocilla, Mr. McMillan was the son of the late Dan and Thelma Boykin McMillan. He was also preceded in death by two...
Leigh Googe Jordan
Sep 18, 2017
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Leigh Googe Jordan, 46, of Tifton, died Monday, September 18, 2017. Her funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, September 21, 2017, in the Sanctuary at the First Baptist Church with Dr. Wayne Roe and the Rev. T. J. Mauldin officiating. Leigh will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends...
James Luther "Bo" Wright, Jr.
Sep 17, 2017
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James Luther "Bo" Wright, Jr., 89 of Tifton passed away Sunday, September 17, 2017 at Tift Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held for Mr. Wright at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 24, 2017 in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with Dr. Wayne Roe and the Rev. Bill Hughes officiating. The family will receive...
Frank Price Kelley
Sep 17, 2017
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Frank Price Kelley, 90, of Tifton passed away Sunday, September 17, 2017, at Tifton Health and Rehab. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Kelley at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 21, 2017, at Leila United Methodist Church Cemetery in Omega (Colquitt County), where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Ken Kelley will officiate. The...
James "Alton" Spillers, Sr.
Sep 17, 2017
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James "Alton" Spillers, Sr., 69, of Ty Ty passed away Sunday, September 17, 2017, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 21, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Rodney Owens officiating. Mr. Spillers will be laid to rest at Salem Memorial Gardens. The...
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