Obituaries
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Billy Randall Collier, Sr.
Aug 6, 2014
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Billy Randall Collier, Sr., 60, of Tifton died Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 9, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Rev. Landon Alberson officiating. Mr. Collier will be laid to rest at Lakeview Baptist Church Cemetery in Cook County. Ricky Daughtrey,...
Alice Lucille Yawn Purvis
Aug 3, 2014
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Alice Lucille Yawn Purvis, 96, of Tifton died Sunday, August 3, 2014, at Serenity Place in Dublin. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 6, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. John Sims will officiate with burial to follow at Lenox Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, August...
Martha F. Anderson Billings
Aug 2, 2014
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Martha F. Anderson Billings of Tifton died Saturday, August 2, 2014, at the home of her son, Thomas Billings, Jr., in Lenox. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, August 4, 2014, at the site of her parent's graves at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Born in Tifton on April 26, she was the daughter of...
Dr. James "Russell" Lindsey, Sr.
Jul 30, 2014
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Dr. James "Russell" Lindsey, Sr. of Birmingham, Alabama, formerly of Tifton, went to be with his Lord on July 30, 2014. A graveside service for family and friends will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 3, 2014, at Oak Ridge Cemetery with burial to follow. Dr. Lindsey was born on December 6, 1933 in Tift County...
Jerry Wayne Johnson
Jul 26, 2014
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Surrounded by his loving family, Jerry Wayne Johnson went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday July 26, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 30, 2014, in the Sanctuary of Tifton's First Baptist Church. Dr. Wayne Roe and Rev. Paul Thomas will officiate and burial will follow at Tift Memorial...
"Hunter" Aaron Alton Harrell
Jul 25, 2014
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"Hunter" Aaron Alton Harrell, 19, of Tifton died Friday, July 25, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, July 28, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Gwen Gerald will officiate with burial to follow at Tift Memorial Gardens. Thomas Harrell II, Blade Harrell, Julian Roberts, B. J....
Earline Judy Cornett Mitchell
Jul 22, 2014
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Earline Judy Cornett Mitchell, 71, of Tifton, died Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 25, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Aaron Clanton will officiate with burial to follow at New River Baptist Church Cemetery. Ryan Tedders, Louie Norman, Michael Harrell, Chris...
Billy Livingston
Jul 18, 2014
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Billy Livingston, 70, of Donalsonville died Friday, July 18, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 20, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. David Grubbs will officiate with burial to follow at Leila United Methodist Church Cemetery in Colquitt County. John Moore, James Moore, Roy Pate,...
Mary Catherine Thomas Barber
Jul 16, 2014
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Mary Catherine Thomas Barber, 81, of Tifton, died Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 19, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Gary Cadwell will officiate with interment to follow at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Michael Walker, Wesley Barber, Trevor...
Adelia Ann Ford
Jul 15, 2014
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Adelia Ann Ford, 74, of Cocoa, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2014. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 18, 2014, at the Wylie Baxley Funeral Home Chapel in Merritt Island, Florida. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the Wylie Baxley Funeral Home Chapel in...
Ronald Thomas "Ronnie" Chambley
Jul 15, 2014
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Ronald Thomas "Ronnie" Chambley, 63, of Chamblee died Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Terrell Roberts will officiate with burial to follow at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday, July 19,...
Charles "Buddy" Grady Goins
Jul 14, 2014
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Charles "Buddy" Grady Goins, 68, of Ty Ty died Monday, July 14, 2014, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 17, 2014, at the First Baptist Church of Ty Ty. Rev. Jim Duggan and Rev. Chad Hall will officiate with burial to follow in the First Baptist Church of...
Kenneth Lee Layfield
Jul 12, 2014
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Kenneth Lee Layfield passed away on July 12, 2014 at his home in Tifton. Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 13, 2014, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. A private graveside service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests contributions be made in memory of...
Catherine "Peggy" Lillian Fuller Powell Collins
Jul 12, 2014
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Catherine "Peggy" Lillian Fuller Powell Collins, 82, of Tifton died peacefully July 12, 2014 at Tift Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, she had lived in Tifton, Georgia for the last 25 years. Her mother Catherine Lillian Fuller died when Catherine was 19 days old and she was also the daughter of...
L. C. Simpson
Jul 9, 2014
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L. C. Simpson, 74, of Tifton died Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 11, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. A. D. Connell and Rev. Gerald Lee will officiate with burial to follow in Turner Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Richard Purvis, Jamie...
Baby Ethan Sawyer Kidd
Jul 8, 2014
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Baby Ethan Sawyer Kidd, 2 days old, of Cordele died Tuesday, July 8, 2014, at Phoebe-Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 13, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Joseph L. Crumley will officiate with a private burial to be held at a later date....
Suzanne Sumner Hogan
Jul 7, 2014
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Suzanne Sumner Hogan, 52, of Tifton died Monday, July 7, 2014, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Eric Sizemore will officiate with burial to follow at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery in Chula. Chad Sumner, Jake Wells, Scotty Hogan, Sid...
Brenda Kay Lockerman Mckuhen
Jul 6, 2014
Obituary
Brenda Kay Lockerman McKuhen, 59, of Tifton died Sunday, July 6, 2014, at her residence. A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 10, 2014, at Eureka Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Irwin County. Rev. Don Harris will officiate with a eulogy to be given by Wilbur Haman. Dustin Scarboro, Alvin Brooks, Wilbur...
Tammy Hill Johnson Little
Jul 6, 2014
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Tammy Hill Johnson Little, 50, of Omega died Sunday, July 6, 2014, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Nathan Greer will officiate with burial to follow in Tift Memorial Gardens. Casey Blalock, Chase Johnson, Taylor Ethridge, Albert Hill, Johnathon...
Susan Elizabeth Branch
Jul 5, 2014
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Susan Elizabeth Branch, of New York, New York, died Saturday, July 5, 2014 at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan, after a valiant battle with cancer. She was 63. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, July 11, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Chad Hall will officiate with a...
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