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Edward "Eddie" Leon Brickle

Edward "Eddie" Leon Brickle

May 22, 2014

Obituary

Edward "Eddie" Leon Brickle, 79, of Tequesta, Florida, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 22, 2014, surrounded by loved ones. A memorial gathering will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 7, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with a graveside service to follow at Lenox Cemetery. The...

Johnny Wayne Charles

Johnny Wayne Charles

May 22, 2014

Obituary

Johnny Wayne Charles, 62, of Rome died Thursday, May 22, 2014 at Cedar Springs Health and Rehab in Cedartown. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 25, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Conway Harris will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Family and friends will serve...

Bobbie "Burma" Connell Swinney

Bobbie "Burma" Connell Swinney

May 17, 2014

Obituary

Bobbie "Burma" Connell Swinney, 81, of West, Mississippi, formerly of Tifton, died Saturday, May 17, 2014, at her son's residence. A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at Oakey Grove Church Cemetery in Berrien County. Eulogies will be given by family members. Grandsons and nephews will serve as pallbearers. Mrs....

Merlyn Lavara Bishop Harris

Merlyn Lavara Bishop Harris

May 15, 2014

Obituary

Mrs. Merlyn Lavara Bishop Harris, 87 of Enigma, arrived in her eternal home on May 15, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Funeral Home for Funerals. Rev. Pete Jones and Rev. John Harrington will officiate with burial to follow at Enigma Cemetery. Nephews will serve...

Sandra Marie Bailey Skinner

Sandra Marie Bailey Skinner

May 14, 2014

Obituary

Sandra Marie Bailey Skinner, 65, of Enigma died Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Private services and burial will be held at a later date. Mrs. Skinner was born on August 9, 1948 in Bartow (Polk County), Florida and was the daughter of Edward Bailey and Lydia Narcissa Murphy Bailey, both deceased. She was a...

Debbie Jean Cox Hand

Debbie Jean Cox Hand

May 14, 2014

Obituary

Debbie Jean Cox Hand, 56, of Albany, died Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Joseph L. Crumley will officiate with a eulogy to be given by Rhonda Moore. A private burial will be held at...

Doris Veal King

Doris Veal King

May 12, 2014

Obituary

Doris Veal King, 75, of Tifton died Monday, May 12, 2014, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, 2014, at Macedonia Baptist Church in Chula. Rev. Randall Gay and Rev. Jack Perrin will officiate with burial to follow at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Jim Holman, Wally Veal, Justin Pitts, Jackson Pitts,...

Betty Jo Feagin Rousey

Betty Jo Feagin Rousey

May 11, 2014

Obituary

Betty Jo Feagin Rousey, 76, of Tifton died Sunday, May 11, 2014, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at Liberty Baptist Church. Rev. Gary Cadwell, Rev. Gerald Purvis and Rev. Steve Tucker will officiate with burial to follow at Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery. Larry Brady, Milton...

Jerry Wayne Stinson, Sr.

Jerry Wayne Stinson, Sr.

May 9, 2014

Obituary

Jerry Wayne Stinson, Sr., 70, of Tifton died Friday, May 9, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 12, 2014, at Tift Avenue Church of God. Rev. Joseph L. Crumley and Rev. Dan McEachin will officiate with burial to follow at Tift Memorial Gardens. Ronnie Lawson, Troy Goff, Jerry Crumley,...

Shirley "Ann" Tumlin Smith

Shirley "Ann" Tumlin Smith

May 6, 2014

Obituary

Shirley "Ann" Tumlin Smith, 78, of Tifton died Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 9, 2014, at the First United Methodist Church in Tifton. Rev. Stephen Webb will officiate with burial to follow at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Sam Bowen, Jim McCranie, Ross Smith, Mike...

James "Jimmy" Allan Davis

James "Jimmy" Allan Davis

May 4, 2014

Obituary

James "Jimmy" Allan Davis, 74, of Tifton died Sunday, May 4, 2014, at his residence. A graveside funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Rev. John Hughes will officiate with burial to follow. Joel Wood, Ron Branch, Thad Paulk, Ronnie Dunn, Chuck Majeski and Randy Rodger will serve...

Marie Melrose Pafford Troupe

Marie Melrose Pafford Troupe

May 4, 2014

Obituary

Marie Melrose Pafford Troupe, 87, of Athens, Alabama, died Sunday, May 4, 2014, at Brookshire Health Care in Huntsville, Alabama. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 12, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Chuck Yzenski will officiate with burial to follow at Turner Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. The family...

William "Terry" Dunne, Sr.

William "Terry" Dunne, Sr.

Apr 29, 2014

Obituary

William "Terry" Dunne, Sr., 65, of Sumner died Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at his residence. A private family funeral service and burial will be held at a later date. Mr. Dunne was born on July 8, 1948 in Tifton and was the son of Phillip Dunne and Joyce Fowler Newbern, both deceased. He was also preceded death by...

Mary Evelyn Crane Johnson

Mary Evelyn Crane Johnson

Apr 25, 2014

Obituary

Mary Evelyn Crane Johnson, 80, of Griffin died Friday, April 25, 2014, at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 28, 2014, at Omega Cemetery. Rev. Dave Semones will officiate with burial to follow. The family will receive friends on Monday, April 28, 2014, from 11:30 a.m. to...

Debbie Suggs Patterson

Debbie Suggs Patterson

Apr 24, 2014

Obituary

Debbie Suggs Patterson, 54, of Sumner died Thursday, April 24, 2014, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 27, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Earl Steffens will officiate with a private burial to be held at a later date. The family will receive friends on Saturday,...

Imogene Hill Hall

Imogene Hill Hall

Apr 24, 2014

Obituary

Imogene Hill Hall, 71, of Tifton died Thursday, April 24, 2014, at Golden Living Center. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Joseph L. Crumley will officiate with burial to follow at Union Grove Church of God Cemetery in Eldorado. Henry Boyett, Terrell...

Bernardo "Slim Jr." Avalos, Jr.

Bernardo "Slim Jr." Avalos, Jr.

Apr 22, 2014

Obituary

Bernardo "Slim Jr." Avalos, Jr., 65, of Tifton died Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 24, 2014, at Pinehill Baptist Church in Sumner. Rev. Donnie Wright will officiate with burial to follow at Pinehill Baptist Church Cemetery in Sumner. His nephews will serve as pallbearers. The...

Clyde Wilkerson, Jr.

Clyde Wilkerson, Jr.

Apr 21, 2014

Obituary

Clyde Wilkerson, Jr., 69, of Ty Ty died Monday, April 21, 2014, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 25, 2014, at Albany Baptist Church. Rev. John Aaron White will officiate with burial to follow at the Wilkerson residence in Ty Ty. Tony Wilkerson, Mike Dorden, Buddy Murrell, Morgan Guthrie,...

Pamela Frances Morse Stracke

Pamela Frances Morse Stracke

Apr 17, 2014

Obituary

Pamela Frances Morse Stracke, 54, of Tifton passed away April 17, 2014, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 21, 2014, at New Beginnings Worship Center on Brookfield-Turner Church Road in Brookfield. Rev. Pat Suggs will officiate. The family will receive...

Jeffrey Dianne Waldrop Smith

Jeffrey Dianne Waldrop Smith

Apr 16, 2014

Obituary

Jeffrey Dianne Waldrop Smith, 71, of Tifton died Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Stephen Webb and Rev. Paula Lewis will officiate with burial to follow at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

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