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Thomas Randall "Randy" Sadler

Thomas Randall "Randy" Sadler

Nov 6, 2014

Obituary

Thomas Randall "Randy" Sadler, 53, of Tifton died Thursday, November 8, 2014, at his residence. A private funeral service and burial will be held at a later date. Mr. Sadler was born on September 4, 1961 and was the son of Joe Tom Sadler and Cathon Carolyn McCurdy Sadler, both deceased. He was also preceded in death by...

Dr. Leland Scott Morley

Dr. Leland Scott Morley

Nov 4, 2014

Obituary

Dr. Leland "Scott" Morley, 83, of Tifton died Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 8, 2014, at Tifton's First United Methodist Church with Rev. Benjy Varnell officiating. Dr. Morley will be laid to rest at Ty Ty First Baptist Church Cemetery. The family...

Richard Arthur "Dick" Hill

Richard Arthur "Dick" Hill

Nov 1, 2014

Obituary

Richard Arthur "Dick" Hill, 92, of Tifton died Saturday, November 1, 2014, at Grace Manor Assisted Living. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at the Peace Lutheran Church in Tifton with Rev. Earl Steffens officiating. Mr. Hill will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive...

Jewel L. Akins

Jewel L. Akins

Nov 1, 2014

Obituary

Jewel L. Akins, 97, formerly of Chula, died Saturday, November 1, 2014 at Hospice in Adel. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Chula with Rev Dan Edison officiating. Mrs. Akins was born on November 30, 1916 and was the daughter of William D. Akins...

John Charles Milton

John Charles Milton

Oct 31, 2014

Obituary

TIFTON – John Charles Milton, 66, of Tifton died Friday, October 31, 2014, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 3, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Rev. Warren Chesser and Father Paul O'Connell officiating. Mr. Milton will be laid to rest at Evergreen Cemetery in...

Jacob Milliner Skinner

Jacob Milliner Skinner

Oct 31, 2014

Obituary

Jacob Milliner Skinner, 71, of Enigma died Friday, October 31, 2014, at his residence. A private funeral service and burial will be held at a later date. Mr. Skinner was born on January 4, 1943 in Lake Wales, Florida and was the son of Henry Milton Skinner and Rosa Lee Louise Johnson Skinner, both deceased. He was also...

Joshua Kegan Salter

Joshua Kegan Salter

Oct 30, 2014

Obituary

On October 30, 2014 our world lost one of its brightest stars. Joshua Kegan Salter went home to be with his Lord, leaving us to grieve the loss of this beloved son and brother. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 2, 2014, in the Sanctuary of Tifton's First Baptist Church. A private family burial...

Henry Lee Sawyer

Henry Lee Sawyer

Oct 29, 2014

Obituary

Henry Lee Sawyer, 77, of Lakeland, Florida, formerly of Tifton, died Wednesday, October 29, 2014, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida. His funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 8, 2014, at the graveside at Old Ty Ty Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery where he will be laid to rest. Mr. Sawyer was...

Sara Claire Rogers Peacock

Sara Claire Rogers Peacock

Oct 28, 2014

Obituary

Sara Claire Rogers Peacock, a longtime resident of Tifton, died on Tuesday, October 28, 2014, at Maple Court Assisted Living. The family will receive friends on Saturday, November 1, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. in the parlor of Tifton's First United Methodist Church. Her funeral service will follow in the sanctuary at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 1, 2014,...

Beatrice "Bea" Gaulding Cater

Beatrice "Bea" Gaulding Cater

Oct 24, 2014

Obituary

Beatrice "Bea" Gaulding Cater, 85, of Tifton died Friday, October 24, 2014, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 26, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Rev. Benjy Varnell and Rev. Johnny Cooper officiating. Eulogies will be given by Mayor Jamie Cater and Jeff Scott. Ms....

Jimmy Lee Gilbert

Jimmy Lee Gilbert

Oct 23, 2014

Obituary

Jimmy Lee Gilbert, 67, of Sylvester died Thursday, October 23, 2014, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia. Mr. Gilbert will be laid to rest at a later date with private services. Mr. Gilbert was born on May 31, 1947 in Thomasville and was the son of Joseph Gilbert and Lois Sellars Gilbert, both deceased. He was a...

Virginia Patton Hernandez

Virginia Patton Hernandez

Oct 19, 2014

Obituary

Virginia Patton Hernandez, 70, of Tifton died Sunday, October 19, 2014, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held for Ms. Hernandez from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 22, 2014, at 5536 Union Road in Tifton. Ms. Hernandez will be laid to rest at a later date. The family will receive friends on...

Leon Alfred Barnes

Leon Alfred Barnes

Oct 18, 2014

Obituary

Leon Alfred Barnes, 84, of Tifton died Saturday, October 18, 2014, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Rev. Steve Hood, Rev. T. Manuel Johnson, Rev. Talmadge Worsley and Rev. Ike Branch officiating. Mr. Barnes will be laid to...

Louise Averette Pilcher

Louise Averette Pilcher

Oct 18, 2014

Obituary

Louise Averette Pilcher, 91, died Saturday, October 18, 2014, at her son's Tifton residence. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Rev. Benjy Varnell and Rev. Lonnie Lacey officiating. Mrs. Pilcher will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family...

Floyd J. Scarborough

Floyd J. Scarborough

Oct 17, 2014

Obituary

Floyd J. Scarborough, 80, of Tifton died Friday, October 17, 2014, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Scarborough at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, October 20, 2014, at Tift Memorial Gardens where Mr. Scarborough will be laid to rest. Rev. Don Harris will officiate. The family will...

Robert Louis "R. L." Gay

Robert Louis "R. L." Gay

Oct 16, 2014

Obituary

Robert Louis "R. L." Gay, 94, of Omega died Thursday, October 16, 2014, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 19, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Rev. Charles R. Gay, Jr. officiating. Mr. Gay will be laid to rest at Omega Cemetery. The family will...

Paul Edward Carter, Jr.

Paul Edward Carter, Jr.

Oct 12, 2014

Obituary

Paul Edward Carter, Jr., 57, of Palmetto, Florida died Sunday, October 12, 2014, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.

Marvin "Pee Wee" Simpson

Marvin "Pee Wee" Simpson

Oct 12, 2014

Obituary

Marvin "Pee Wee" Simpson, 65, of Nashville died Sunday, October 12, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Simpson will be laid to rest at a later date. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, October 15, 2014, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Mr. Simpson was born on April 22, 1949 in Lowndes County and...

Merle Benson Underwood

Merle Benson Underwood

Oct 7, 2014

Obituary

Merle Benson Underwood, 89, of Bremen died Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at Countryside Nursing Home in Buchanan. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Underwood at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 11, 2014, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where Mrs. Underwood will be laid to rest. Rev. Jason Hatchett will officiate. The family will receive friends on...

Baby Boy Tristan Lilly

Baby Boy Tristan Lilly

Oct 6, 2014

Obituary

Baby Boy Tristan Lilly was born and died on October 6, 2014 at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 11, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Rev. Bill Goff officiating. Baby Tristan will be laid to rest at Old Ty Ty Primitive Baptist Church...

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