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Edward E. Powell

Edward E. Powell

Sep 14, 2017

Obituary

Edward E. Powell, 89, of Ty Ty passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 17, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Ronnie Howell officiating. Mr. Powell will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family...

James Lafayette Vickers

James Lafayette Vickers

Sep 14, 2017

Obituary

James Lafayette Vickers, 77, of Tifton passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, September 16, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Terrell Roberts officiating. Mr. Vickers will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends...

Virginia Weaver Griffin

Virginia Weaver Griffin

Sep 14, 2017

Obituary

Virginia Weaver Griffin, 93, of Tifton passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017, at Legacy Village in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, September 17, 2017, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with Dr. Wayne Roe and Dr. Greg Love officiating. Mrs. Griffin will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge...

Robert M. Gephart, Sr.

Robert M. Gephart, Sr.

Sep 9, 2017

Obituary

Robert M. Gephart, Sr., 78, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and uncle, of Ty Ty passed away Saturday, September 9, 2017, at his residence. A memorial service will be held for Mr. Gephart at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 16, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Ellen Richardson officiating. Mr. Gephart will...

Lennon "Raymond" "Tutt" Jones, Jr.

Lennon "Raymond" "Tutt" Jones, Jr.

Sep 9, 2017

Obituary

Lennon "Raymond" "Tutt" Jones, Jr., 56, of Ty Ty, formerly of Omega, passed away Saturday, September 9, 2017, at his residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Jones at 4:00 p.m. Friday, September 15, 2017, at Lawrence Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Joseph L. Crumley will moderate. The family will...

Kelsi M. Roach

Kelsi M. Roach

Sep 8, 2017

Obituary

Kelsi M. Roach, 16, of Chula passed away Friday, September 8, 2017, in Chula. Her funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, September 14, 2017, in the Sanctuary of Tifton's First Baptist Church with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley officiating. Kelsi will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday,...

Julia Price Gray

Julia Price Gray

Sep 6, 2017

Obituary

Julia Price Gray, age 98, of Tifton passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 8, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Rev. Benjy Varnell officiating. Mrs. Gray will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge...

Jewel "Jeannette" Johnson Beard

Jewel "Jeannette" Johnson Beard

Sep 5, 2017

Obituary

Jewel "Jeannette" Johnson Beard, 89, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at Cypress Pond Assisted Living in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 9, 2017, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with Dr. Wayne Roe and the Rev. Mark Myers officiating. Mrs. Beard will be laid to...

Julius Luke

Julius Luke

Sep 4, 2017

Obituary

Julius Eugene Luke, 87, of Stockbridge, formerly of Tifton, passed away Monday, September 4, 2017, at Northside Hospital in Atlanta. It is fitting that he passed away on Labor Day after spending his life sacrificing to provide for his family and retiring from the University of Georgia Coastal Plains Experiment Station in Tifton. He was a self-taught hard...

John Michael Ellis Moore

John Michael Ellis Moore

Sep 3, 2017

Obituary

John Michael Ellis Moore, 60, of Tifton passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A private service and burial will be held for Mr. Moore at a later date. Born October 18, 1956 in New Port, Arkansas, Mr. Moore was the son of the late Louis Robert Moore and Mildred Juanita Ragsdalle Moore. He...

Cora Belle Mcfarland Mccrary

Cora Belle Mcfarland Mccrary

Sep 2, 2017

Obituary

Cora Belle McFarland McCrary, 93, of Tifton passed away Saturday, September 2, 2017, at Tifton Health and Rehab. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 4, 2017, at the First Baptist Church of Ty Ty with the Rev. Rodney Owens officiating. Mrs. McCrary will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family...

Annie Jo Bentley Baldree

Annie Jo Bentley Baldree

Aug 29, 2017

Obituary

Annie Jo Bentley Baldree, 73, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, September 2, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Raymond Lisenby officiating. Ms. Baldree will be laid to rest at Waterloo Cemetery. The family will...

James Glendal "Glenn" Whitley, Sr.

James Glendal "Glenn" Whitley, Sr.

Aug 27, 2017

Obituary

James Glendal "Glenn" Whitley, Sr., 83, of Tifton passed away Sunday, August 27, 2017, at Magnolia Manor in Moultrie. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Whitley at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Joseph L. Crumley will officiate. The family will receive...

Infant Madilyn Bickford

Infant Madilyn Bickford

Aug 27, 2017

Obituary

Infant Madilyn Bickford was born and passed away Sunday, August 27, 2017, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 8, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Ray Calvin officiating. Baby Madilyn will be laid to rest at Omega Cemetery. Justin Bickford and Zach...

David "Shawn" Clark

David "Shawn" Clark

Aug 26, 2017

Obituary

David Shawn Clark, 53, of Oberjosbach, Hessen, Germany passed away Saturday, August 26, 2017. A memorial service will be held for Shawn at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 30, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley officiating. Mr. Clark was laid to rest earlier this week in his beloved Pennsylvania. The...

Betty Catherine Howell Sowell

Betty Catherine Howell Sowell

Aug 26, 2017

Obituary

Betty Catherine Howell Sowell, 80, of Tifton passed away Saturday, August 26, 2017, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, August 31, 2017, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with Dr. Wayne Roe and the Rev. Mark Myers officiating. Mrs. Sowell will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge...

Barbara Ann Webb Davis

Barbara Ann Webb Davis

Aug 24, 2017

Obituary

Barbara Ann Webb Davis, 67, of Enigma passed away Thursday, August 24, 2017, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 27, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Christopher House officiating. Mrs. Davis will be laid to rest at Fellowship Baptist Church in Hahira at a...

Robert Lynn "Bob" Swails

Robert Lynn "Bob" Swails

Aug 23, 2017

Obituary

Robert Lynn "Bob" Swails, 64, of Enigma passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at his residence. A memorial service will be held for Mr. Swails at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 26, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Steve Luke and David Stainback officiating. Mr. Swails will be laid to rest at a...

Earl "Bruce" Riner

Earl "Bruce" Riner

Aug 20, 2017

Obituary

Earl "Bruce" Riner, 66, of Tifton passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017, at Southern Pines Retirement Inn in Thomasville. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 2, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Mr. Riner will be laid to rest at a later date. Born November 13, 1950 in Savannah, Mr....

Debra Wilkerson

Debra Wilkerson

Aug 18, 2017

Obituary

Debra Yvonne Wilkerson, 64, of Rebecca passed away Friday, August 18, 2017, at her residence. A private funeral service and burial will be held for Miss Wilkerson at a later date. Born January 23, 1953 in Rebecca, Miss Wilkerson was the daughter of the late David Clark Wilkerson and Louise White Wilkerson. She was also preceded in death...

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