Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Mary Savanna "Sarah" Lindsey

Mary Savanna "Sarah" Lindsey

May 30, 2016

Obituary

Mary Savanna "Sarah" Colvin Lindsey, 61, of Tifton passed away Monday, May 30, 2016, at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare in Tallahassee, Florida. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, June 2, 2016, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with VFW Chaplain Jim Atkins and the Rev. Steve Tucker officiating. Mrs. Lindsey will be laid...

Danny Bob Broome

Danny Bob Broome

May 27, 2016

Obituary

Danny Bob Broome, 66, of Tifton went home to be with Lord on Friday, May 27, 2016, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Sunday, May 29, 2016, at Cornerstone Christian Church in Sparks with the Rev. John Bagley officiating. Mr. Broome will be laid to rest at 2:00 p.m. at Oaknoll Memorial...

Faye Davenport Troxell

Faye Davenport Troxell

May 26, 2016

Obituary

Faye Davenport Troxell, 81, of Tifton passed away Thursday, May 26, 2016, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Troxell at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, May 28, 2016, at Oak Ridge Cemetery where she will be laid to rest. Rev. John Hughes will officiate. The family will receive...

Charlotte Leah Conger Mcmillan

Charlotte Leah Conger Mcmillan

May 25, 2016

Obituary

Charlotte Leah Conger McMillan, 76, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 28, 2016, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Denise Percival officiating. Mrs. McMillan will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will receive...

Charles Horace Callahan

Charles Horace Callahan

May 25, 2016

Obituary

Charles Horace Callahan, 75, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at Hospice Atlanta at Emory Heathcare in Atlanta. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 29, 2016, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Rickey Wells officiating. Mr. Callahan will be laid to rest at Lenox Cemetery. The...

Audrey Simmons Armstrong

Audrey Simmons Armstrong

May 22, 2016

Obituary

Audrey Simmons Armstrong, 60 of Cumming passed away peacefully Sunday, May 22, 2016, at her residence with her family by her side. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at North Lanier Baptist Church in Cumming with the Rev. John Lay officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday, May 24, 2016, from...

Rhett T. Irwin

Rhett T. Irwin

May 19, 2016

Obituary

Rhett T. Irwin, 46, of Carrolton passed away Thursday, May 19, 2016, at Tanner Medical Center in Villa Rica. His funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, May 22, 2016, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Rev. Steve Tucker officiating. Mr. Irwin will be laid to rest at a later date. The family...

Inez Goddard Luke

Inez Goddard Luke

May 18, 2016

Obituary

Inez Goddard Luke, 81, of Stockbridge, formerly of Tifton, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at Emory University Hospital Midtown in Atlanta. She was God's child and a devoted follower of Jesus Christ, a faithful prayer warrior and the humblest of servants. She was a wife, mother, Nana, and sister second to none, yet she put others first...

Charles Eugene Spicer

Charles Eugene Spicer

May 17, 2016

Obituary

Charles Eugene Spicer, 77, of Tifton (Eldorado) passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 21, 2016, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Elder Edward McIntyre officiating. Family and friends will give eulogies. The family will receive friends Saturday, May 21, 2016, from...

Jo Allene "Bootsie" Kent Cottongim

Jo Allene "Bootsie" Kent Cottongim

May 14, 2016

Obituary

Jo Allene "Bootsie" Cottongim, 83, of Tifton passed away peacefully May 14, 2016, at her home in Tifton, after a prolonged illness. A celebration of her life and a memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 19, 2016, at Tifton's First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Benjy Varnell officiating. The family will receive friends...

James Vernon "Gunsmoke" Bowen

James Vernon "Gunsmoke" Bowen

May 13, 2016

Obituary

James Vernon Bowen, 69, of Rome, formerly of Tifton, passed away Friday, May 13, 2016, at Floyd Medical Center in Rome. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Bowen at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Terrell Roberts will officiate. The family will...

Usaf Major General Howard Persons Smith, Jr.

Usaf Major General Howard Persons Smith, Jr.

May 10, 2016

Obituary

USAF Major General Howard Persons Smith, Jr., 91, of Oakland Park, Florida passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2016, in Oakland Park, Florida. To honor his wishes, Major General Smith was cremated and a graveside memorial service will be held for Major General Smith at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 2, 2016, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where he will be...

Bobbie "Bob" N. Webb

Bobbie "Bob" N. Webb

May 9, 2016

Obituary

Bobbie "Bob" N. Webb, 90, of Tifton passed away Monday, May 9, 2016, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, May 12, 2016, at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Kelltown with the Rev. Kevin Harris officiating. Mr. Webb will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery with the Rev. Andy Ring...

Jerry Jones

Jerry Jones

May 9, 2016

Obituary

Jerry Jones, 55, of Albany passed away Monday, May 9, 2016, at Phoebe-Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 12, 2016, at Albany Baptist Church with Rev. John Eron White officiating. Mr. Jones will be laid to rest next to his father at the Wilkerson residence in Ty Ty....

Stephen "Claude" Hendricks, Jr.

Stephen "Claude" Hendricks, Jr.

May 9, 2016

Obituary

Stephen "Claude" Hendricks, Jr., 83, of Tifton went home to be with the Lord on the morning of Monday, May 9, 2016, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 12, 2016, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Roger Mays and the Rev. Ronnie Howell officiating. His...

Rodney "Ronnie" Judson Phillips

Rodney "Ronnie" Judson Phillips

May 8, 2016

Obituary

Rodney "Ronnie" Judson Phillips, 65, of Tifton passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016, peacefully at his home after a long illness. Per Mr. Phillips' request, a private memorial service will be held at a later date. Born February 17, 1951, in Colquitt, Ronnie was the son of the late Lewis Monroe Phillips and Mamie Odom Phillips. He was...

Barbara Gann Goins

Barbara Gann Goins

May 7, 2016

Obituary

Barbara Gann Goins, 75, of Ty Ty passed away Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Phoebe-Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Goins at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at Ty Ty First Baptist Church Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Rodney Owens will officiate. The family...

Terry Randall Courtoy

Terry Randall Courtoy

May 4, 2016

Obituary

Terry Randall Courtoy, 72, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Eastside Baptist Church with the Rev. Craig Barnette officiating. Mr. Courtoy will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday, May 7, 2016,...

Miriam Elizabeth Mccartney Cauthen

Miriam Elizabeth Mccartney Cauthen

Apr 27, 2016

Obituary

Miriam Elizabeth McCartney Cauthen, 87, a longtime resident of Tifton passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 1, 2016, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Benjy Varnell officiating. Ms. Cauthen will be laid to rest at a later...

Jimmie Louise Hayes Drawdy

Jimmie Louise Hayes Drawdy

Apr 27, 2016

Obituary

Jimmie Louise Hayes Drawdy, 79, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, April 29, 2016, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Donnie Sloan and the Rev. Terrell Roberts officiating. Mrs. Drawdy will be laid to rest at Baker Cemetery...

Subscribe

Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

GriefSteps logo with white text and an orange swoosh underneath the text
A Year of Grief Support

Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.