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Nona Lee Goodman Dove

Nona Lee Goodman Dove

Mar 27, 2015

Obituary

Nona Lee Goodman Dove, 88, of Lakeland, Florida, formerly of Lenox, passed away Friday, March 27, 2015, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida. A memorial service will be held for Mrs. Dove at 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 17, 2015, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. N. C. Spradley will officiate. Mrs. Dove will...

Rev. Bruce Russell Sack

Rev. Bruce Russell Sack

Mar 25, 2015

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Rev. Bruce Russell Sack, 49, of Hazlehurst, formerly of Tifton, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at Select Specialty Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida. A memorial service will be held for Rev. Sack at 11:00 a.m., April 11, 2015, at Tifton's First United Methodist Church with Rev. Gary Minton and Rev. Stephen Webb officiating. Rev. Sack will be laid...

Sandra Griffin Hunt

Sandra Griffin Hunt

Mar 25, 2015

Obituary

Sandra Griffin Hunt, 79, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at Tift Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Tifton's First United Methodist Church with Rev. Benjy Varnell officiating. Ron Evans will give a eulogy. Mrs. Hunt will be laid to...

Steve Frank Mitchell, Jr.

Steve Frank Mitchell, Jr.

Mar 23, 2015

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Steve Frank Mitchell, Jr., 90, of Tifton passed away Monday, March 23, 2015, at Maple Court Assisted Living. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Mitchell at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 27, 2015, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. Rev. Benjy Varnell will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday, March...

Sara Moore Stewart

Sara Moore Stewart

Mar 22, 2015

Obituary

Sara Moore Stewart, 97, of Snellville, formerly of Tifton, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2015, at New London Nursing Home in Snellville. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 Thursday, March 26, 2015, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. Mrs. Stewart will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery....

Robert Leon Harper

Robert Leon Harper

Mar 20, 2015

Obituary

Robert Leon Harper, 60, of Tifton passed away Friday, March 20, 2015, at his sister's home in Nashville. His funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 21, 2015, at Liberty Baptist Church in Tifton with Rev. Mickey Lindsey officiating. Mr. Harper will be laid to rest at Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive...

Robert Lee Holifield

Robert Lee Holifield

Mar 17, 2015

Obituary

Robert Lee Holifield, 79, of Brookfield passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Arrangements will be announced at a later date. Mr. Holifield was born February 8, 1936 in Dallas, Texas, the son of the late Robert Buckner Holifield. He was retired from the United States Army. He served in the Vietnam War and...

Arbedella Handley Cooksey

Arbedella Handley Cooksey

Mar 13, 2015

Obituary

Arbedella Handley Cooksey, 78, of Tifton passed away Friday, March 13, 2015, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, March 15, 2015, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. Mrs. Cooksey will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Paul Prince Coleman

Paul Prince Coleman

Mar 12, 2015

Obituary

Paul Prince Coleman, 68, of Waynesville, North Carolina passed away March 11, 2015. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 14, 2015, at First Presbyterian Church in Waynesville, North Carolina with Rev. John Lindsay officiating. A reception celebrating Paul's life will follow in the church fellowship hall. Mr. Coleman will be laid to rest...

Valerie Lee Lewinstein Eastman

Valerie Lee Lewinstein Eastman

Mar 11, 2015

Obituary

After a long battle with cancer, Valerie Lee Eastman, 77, originally from Brooklyn, New York, daughter of the late Charles and Charlotte Lewinstein of Lake Worth, Florida, passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at her home in Delray Beach, Florida, surrounded by family and friends at her bedside. Her funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m....

Raymond "Earl" Copeland

Raymond "Earl" Copeland

Mar 8, 2015

Obituary

Raymond "Earl" Copeland, 63, of Tifton passed away Sunday, March 8, 2015, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at Tift Avenue Church of God with Rev. Joseph L. Crumley and Rev. Harold McLeod officiating. Gary McCorvey will give a eulogy. Mr. Copeland will be laid to...

Jo Ann Baker Mcbrayer

Jo Ann Baker Mcbrayer

Mar 7, 2015

Obituary

Jo Ann Baker McBrayer, 76, of Jacksonville, Florida, formerly of Tifton, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015, at Community Hospice in Jacksonville, Florida. Her funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 12, 2015, at Pineview Holiness Baptist Church with Rev. Silas Carver officiating. Mrs. McBrayer will be laid to rest at Pineview Holiness Baptist Church...

Roxanne Hylla Wetherington

Roxanne Hylla Wetherington

Mar 3, 2015

Obituary

Roxanne Hylla Wetherington, 59, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at her residence. A private funeral service and burial will be held for Mrs. Wetherington at a later date. Mrs. Wetherington was born on March 2, 1956 in San Diego, California and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Hylla. She was a retired department...

Mary Elizabeth Baxter Smith

Mary Elizabeth Baxter Smith

Mar 2, 2015

Obituary

Mary Elizabeth Baxter Smith, 95, of Tifton, passed away Monday, March 2, 2015, at her home. A graveside service will be held for Mrs. Smith at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 5, 2015, at Oak Ridge Cemetery with the Reverend Jason Corey Edwards officiating. The family will receive friends Thursday, March 5, 2015, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at...

Respus "Lamar" Hopkins, Sr.

Respus "Lamar" Hopkins, Sr.

Feb 27, 2015

Obituary

Respus "Lamar" Hopkins, 72, of Enigma passed away Friday, February 27, 2015, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 2, 2015, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Rev. W. Garvie Nichols, Sr. officiating. Mr. Hopkins will be laid to rest at Enigma Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Rev. Daniel Lee Mceachin

Rev. Daniel Lee Mceachin

Feb 22, 2015

Obituary

Rev. Daniel Lee McEachin, 63, of Tifton passed away Sunday, February 22, 2015, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 25, 2015, at Tift Avenue Church of God with Dr. Bill George, Rev. Ray Dawson and Rev. Wayne Merritt officiating. Rev. McEachin will be laid to rest at 4:00...

Maxie Sizemore Spivey

Maxie Sizemore Spivey

Feb 21, 2015

Obituary

Maxie Sizemore Spivey, 73, of Tifton passed away Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 25, 2015, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Rev. Jimmie Hinson officiating. Mrs. Spivey will be laid to rest at Westview Cemetery in Nashville. The family will...

Donald H. Wolfe

Donald H. Wolfe

Feb 20, 2015

Obituary

Donald H. Wolfe, 83, of Tifton passwed away Friday, February 20, 2015, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Wolfe at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Oak Ridge Cemetery with Father Justin Ferguson officiating. Mr. Wolfe was born December 13, 1931 in Los Angeles, California and was the...

Joyce Faye Nix Griffin

Joyce Faye Nix Griffin

Feb 20, 2015

Obituary

Joyce Faye Nix Griffin, 81, of Dawson, formerly of Tifton, passed away Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, at Willson Hospice House in Albany. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Griffin at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at Oak Ridge Cemetery with the Rev. BJ Funk officiating. The family will receive friends on Sunday, February...

Betty "Sara" Eaton Register

Betty "Sara" Eaton Register

Feb 18, 2015

Obituary

Betty "Sara" Eaton Register, 83, of Tifton passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Register at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where she will be laid to rest. Rev. Joseph L. Crumley will officiate. The family will receive...

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