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Bobby Carroll Woods
Apr 1, 2017
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Bobby Carroll Woods, 65, of Tifton passed away Saturday, April 1, 2017, at Legacy Village in Tifton, where he had resided for the past six to seven months. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 3, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Salone Green officiating. Bobby Kirkland will...
Lucia Veronica Csinos
Mar 30, 2017
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Lucia Veronica Csinos, 67, of Tifton passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A private family service and burial will be held for Mrs. Csinos at a later date. Born October 27, 1949 in Norra Vram Providence of Malmohus, Sweden, Mrs. Csinos was the daughter of the late Frank Chodowski and Manda Janina Chodowski....
Lillie Mae Davis
Mar 28, 2017
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Lillie Mae Davis, 97, of Tifton, formerly of Los Angeles, California, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at Tifton Health and Rehabilitation (Golden Living Center). A graveside funeral service will be held for Ms. Davis at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 1, 2017, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where she will be laid to rest. Elder Robert Howard will officiate....
Howard Earl Fletcher
Mar 28, 2017
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Howard "Earl" Fletcher, Sr., 78, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. His funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 31, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Landon Alberson officiating. Mr. Fletcher will be laid to rest at Lawrence...
Lamar Talmadge Jackson
Mar 26, 2017
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Lamar Talmadge Jackson, 79, of Tifton passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2017, in the Sanctuary of Tifton's First Baptist Church with Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. Mr. Jackson will be laid to rest at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at...
Peggy Lamb Owens
Mar 20, 2017
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Peggy Lamb Owens, 64, of Tifton passed away Monday, March 20, 2017, at Houston Medical Center in Warner Robins. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 23, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Terrell Roberts officiating. Mrs. Owens will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. The...
Buck Brannen Bizzell, Sr.
Mar 19, 2017
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Buck Brannen Bizzell, Sr., 79, of Tifton passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 22, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev Jerry Riggs officiating. Mr. Bizzell will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family...
J. T. Goff
Mar 18, 2017
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J. T. Goff, 76, of Enigma passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Goff at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Terrell Roberts and the Rev. Bill Huffstuttler will officiate. The family...
Boliver "Truman" Claunch
Mar 17, 2017
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Boliver "Truman" Claunch, 83, of Tifton passed away Friday, March 17, 2017, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at Omega Church of God with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley and the Rev. Joseph Crews officiating. Mr. Claunch will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens....
Herbert Womack
Mar 16, 2017
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Herbert Womack, 87, of Chula passed away, Thursday, March 16, 2017. His funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, March 19, 2017 in the Memorial Chapel of First Baptist Church of Tifton with Dr. Wayne Roe and the Rev. Paul Thomas officiating. Mr. Womack will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Tifton. The...
Myra Lee Whitten Brooks
Mar 16, 2017
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Myra Lee Whitten Brooks, 84, of Sumner passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Pine Forest Baptist Church in Sumner with the Rev. Trey Brown and the Rev. Mickey Lindsey officiating. Mrs. Brooks will be laid to rest at Sumner Cemetery. The...
John Samuel Grosh, Jr.
Mar 16, 2017
Obituary
John Samuel Grosh, Jr. of Tifton went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, March 16, 2017. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, 2017 in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with Dr. Wayne Roe and the Rev. Dennis Rogers officiating. Mr. Grosh will be...
John William Walker
Mar 16, 2017
Obituary
John William Walker, 72, of Tifton passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017, at Phoebe-Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Walker at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 19, 2017, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Brantley Seymour will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday,...
Anne Lebby Rankin
Mar 16, 2017
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Anne Lebby Rankin, 68, of Tifton passed away peacefully at her residence Thursday, March 16, 2017. A memorial service will be held for Ms. Rankin at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 25, 2017, at St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Tifton with the Rev. Ellen Richardson officiating. Ms. Rankin will be laid to rest at a later date. The family...
Helen Hall
Mar 15, 2017
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Helen Hall, 83, of Scooterville passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at Tifton Health and Rehabilitation. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Bethel Baptist Church in Omega with the Rev. Jimmy Voyles officiating. Mrs. Hall will be laid to rest at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery in Omega. The family will...
Rachel Louise Truluck O'Neal
Mar 14, 2017
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Rachel Louise Truluck O'Neal, 74, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 18, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley officiating. Michael Bridges will give a eulogy. Mrs. O'Neal will be laid to rest at...
Deborah Elaine Purvis Whittle
Mar 11, 2017
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Deborah Elaine Purvis Whittle, 61, of Tifton passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, 2017, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church. Mrs. Whittle will be laid to rest at New River Holiness Church Cemetery in Berrien County. The family will receive...
Michael "Mike" Clay Hickerson
Mar 10, 2017
Obituary
Michael "Mike" Clay Hickerson, 69, of Tifton passed away Friday, March 10, 2017, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 12, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Benjy Varnell officiating. Mr. Hickerson will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive...
Roy Emmett "Buster" Folsom
Mar 10, 2017
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Roy Emmett "Buster" Folsom, 69, of Clayton, formerly of Tifton and Moultrie, passed away Friday, March 10, 2017, in Clayton under Hospice care. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Folsom at 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 13, 2017, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Jeremy Lawson of Clayton First...
Orville Danny Sheffer
Mar 2, 2017
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Orville Danny Sheffer, 72, of Ocilla passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A private family service and burial will be held for Mr. Sheffer in Colorado at a later date. Born February 3, 1945 in Wauseon, Ohio, Mr. Sheffer was the son of the late Orville Sheffer and Ilva Merillat Sheffer. He was...
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