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James R. Morris

James R. Morris

Dec 8, 2016

Obituary

James R. Morris, 85, of Sunbury passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016. Friends and family are invited to a memorial service to be held for Mr. Morris at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 8, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley officiating. Mr. Morris will be laid to rest at a...

Ethel Pritchard Cooper Alsobrook

Ethel Pritchard Cooper Alsobrook

Dec 7, 2016

Obituary

Ethel Pritchard Cooper Alsobrook, 95, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at Golden Living Center in Tifton. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Alsobrook at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, December 10, 2016, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where she will be laid to rest. The family will receive friends Saturday, December 10, 2016, from 3:00...

Kathryn Mccrary Porter

Kathryn Mccrary Porter

Nov 30, 2016

Obituary

Kathryn McCrary Porter, 77, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Porter at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 2, 2016, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Joseph L. Crumley will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday,...

Richard Timothy "Tim" Vaughn

Richard Timothy "Tim" Vaughn

Nov 28, 2016

Obituary

Richard Timothy "Tim" Vaughn, Sr., 47, of Alapaha passed away Monday, November 28, 2016, at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 3, 2016, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Jimmie Hinson and the Rev. George Carrol Paulk officiating. Mr. Vaughn will be laid...

Barnwell Calhoun

Barnwell Calhoun

Nov 28, 2016

Obituary

On November 28, 2016, Barnwell Rhett Calhoun, Jr., 76, of Tifton joined his loved ones in heaven, having passed away peacefully at Cypress Pond Seasons. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 30, 2016, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. Mr. Calhoun will be laid to...

Lawrence Webb

Lawrence Webb

Nov 27, 2016

Obituary

Lawrence Edwin "Spider" Webb, 87, of Tifton passed away Sunday, November 27, 2016, at Tifton Health and Rehabilitation in Tifton. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 30, 2016, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Roger Tucker and the Rev. Pat Suggs officiating. Mr. Webb will be laid to...

Mamie Rainey Gray

Mamie Rainey Gray

Nov 25, 2016

Obituary

Mamie Rainey Gray, 80, of Tifton, passed away Friday, November 25, 2016, at Cypress Pond Assisted Living in Tifton. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Gray at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 26, 2016, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Jackson Moore will officiate. The family will receive friends...

Brenda Jane Jones Fogarty

Brenda Jane Jones Fogarty

Nov 20, 2016

Obituary

Brenda Jane Jones Fogarty, 63, of Dublin, formerly of Valdosta, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2016, at Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 23, 2016, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley officiating. Mrs. Fogarty will be laid to rest at...

Dennis Russell Arrington

Dennis Russell Arrington

Nov 19, 2016

Obituary

Dennis Russell Arrington, 61, of Tifton passed away Saturday, November 19, 2016, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 22, 2016, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley officiating. Dennis will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Tommy "Pittman" Barfield

Tommy "Pittman" Barfield

Nov 17, 2016

Obituary

Tommy "Pittman" Barfield, 85, of Tifton passed away Thursday, November 17, 2016, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 19, 2016, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church, with Dr. Wayne Roe and the Rev. Paul Thomas officiating. Mr. Barfield will be laid to rest at Oak...

Bobby Lassiter

Bobby Lassiter

Nov 16, 2016

Obituary

Bobby Lassiter, 80, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2016, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Lassiter at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, November 19, 2016, at Pineview Holiness Baptist Church Cemetery in Tifton, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. John Cone and the Rev. Gerald Mallard will...

Opal "Pat" Elizabeth Owens Gibbs

Opal "Pat" Elizabeth Owens Gibbs

Nov 15, 2016

Obituary

Opal "Pat" Elizabeth Owens Gibbs, 86, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 18, 2016, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Elder Marty Mullis officiating. Mrs. Gibbs will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will...

Dora "Bernice" Andrews Fender

Dora "Bernice" Andrews Fender

Nov 11, 2016

Obituary

Dora "Bernice" Andrews Fender, 94, of Forest, Virginia, passed away Friday, November 11, 2016, at the Runk and Pratt Memory Care Facility in Forest, Virginia. A graveside service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at Enigma Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The family will receive friends Tuesday, November 15, 2016, from...

Pamela Kay Simmons Prentice

Pamela Kay Simmons Prentice

Nov 8, 2016

Obituary

Pamela Kay Simmons Prentice, 64, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2016, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Friday, November 11, 2016, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Jackie Connell officiating. Ms. Prentice will be laid to rest at a later date. The family will receive...

Rosa Lee Chambers Luke

Rosa Lee Chambers Luke

Nov 6, 2016

Obituary

Rosa Lee Chambers Luke, 87, of Tifton passed away Sunday, November 6, 2016, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 9, 2016, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Billy Sumner and the Rev. Marshall Kennedy officiating. Mrs. Luke will be laid to rest at...

Emma Dell Hendley Brooks

Emma Dell Hendley Brooks

Nov 6, 2016

Obituary

Emma Dell Hendley Brooks, 80, of Nashville passed away Sunday, November 6, 2016, at home following a long illness. In accordance with Mrs. Brooks' wishes, she will be cremated and laid to rest at a later date at Westview Cemetery in Nashville. Born July 27, 1936 in Berrien County, Mrs. Brooks was the daughter of the late June...

Ermalean Walker Claunch

Ermalean Walker Claunch

Nov 6, 2016

Obituary

ErmaLean Walker Claunch, 79, of Tifton passed away Sunday, November 6, 2016, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at Omega Church of God with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley and the Rev. Joseph Crews officiating. Mrs. Claunch will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family...

Kathryn "Kathy" Anne Dean

Kathryn "Kathy" Anne Dean

Nov 6, 2016

Obituary

Kathryn "Kathy" Anne Dean, 54, of Tifton passed away Sunday, November 6, 2016, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 11, 2016, at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery in Chula, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Glenn Ford will officiate. Born February 28, 1962 in Tifton,...

Terry Gravitt

Terry Gravitt

Nov 5, 2016

Obituary

Terry Gravitt, 62, of Enigma passed away Saturday, November 5, 2016, at his residence. A private service and burial will be held for Mr. Gravitt at a later date. The family will receive friends Tuesday, November 8, 2016, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Born March 12, 1954 in Tifton, Mr. Gravitt was the...

Paulette Mathis Cromer

Paulette Mathis Cromer

Nov 3, 2016

Obituary

Paulette Mathis Cromer, 68, of Tifton passed away Thursday, November 3, 2016, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 6, 2016, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Michael Slaven officiating. Mrs. Cromer will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

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