William "Billy" Hugh Payne
Mar 8, 2014
Obituary
William "Billy" Hugh Payne, 80, of Sylvester died Saturday, March 8, 2014, at his residence. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, March 10, 2014, at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Rev. Greg Hester will officiate with burial to follow. His grandchildren will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Sunday, March 9,...
Don Rodney Ireland
Mar 5, 2014
Obituary
Don Rodney Ireland, 68, of Tifton, died Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at Clinch Memorial Hospital in Homerville. Private services and burial will be held at a later date. Mr. Ireland was born on December 10, 1945 in Tifton and was the son of C. A. Ireland and Madgalene Hammond Ireland, both deceased. He was also preceded in death...
Sun Ae Kim Pitts
Mar 4, 2014
Obituary
Sun Ae Kim Pitts, 70, of Tifton died Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at her residence. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 7, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Payne Pitts will officiate with burial to follow at Tift Memorial Gardens. Brock Alsobrook, Devun Pitts, Chandler Pitts, Blake Lott,...
Craig Wade Burdette
Mar 2, 2014
Obituary
Craig Wade Burdette, 47, of Ty Ty died Sunday, March 2, 2014, at his residence. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at Salem Baptist Church. Rev. Andy Ring and Dr. Danny Ray will officiate with burial to follow in Salem Memorial Gardens. Chris Burdette, Keith Sutton, Ross Sutton, Keith Beasley,...
Edward Evans Locke
Feb 25, 2014
Obituary
Edward Evans Locke, 81, of Chula died Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at Main Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, 2014, at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Chula. Rev. Larry Layfield will officiate with burial to follow at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 1, 2014, at Mount...
Robert "Bob" Louis Rankin
Feb 24, 2014
Obituary
Robert Louis Rankin, known as Bob. passed away February 24, 2014 from multiple cancers at the age of 75 in Saint Luke's Hospice in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born to Harvey W. Rankin and Helen E. Rankin in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania on January 17, 1939. Almost all of his childhood was spent in Tifton, where he founded the...
Jerry "Lindsey" Hill, Sr.
Feb 20, 2014
Obituary
Jerry "Lindsey" Hill, Sr., 58, of Eldorado died Thursday, February 20, 2014, in Tifton. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, February 24, 2014, at Union Grove Church of God in Eldorado. Rev. Edward Rigby, Rev. Denise Percival and Rev. Todd Garner will officiate with burial to follow in Union Grove Church of God...
Dorothy Flippo Kelley
Feb 19, 2014
Obituary
On Wednesday afternoon, February 19, 2014, the Lord reached down with loving hands and lifted up His daughter, Dorothy Flippo Kelley. She went to be with her beloved husband, Nathaniel Hale Kelley and son, Stacey Kelley. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 22, 2014, at the First Baptist Church of Ty Ty....
Norma Jean Jackson
Feb 17, 2014
Obituary
Norma Jean Jackson, 57, of Tifton died Monday, February 17, 2014, at Golden Living Center. Private services and burial will be held at a later date. Miss Jackson was born on May 10, 1956 in Easton, Maryland and was the daughter of Ella Louise Whitby Jackson of Enigma and the late Kenneth Scott Jackson. She was a homemaker...
Gertrude Trowell Burns
Feb 16, 2014
Obituary
Gertrude Trowell Burns, 98, of Tifton died Sunday, February 16, 2014, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 19, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Gary Cadwell will officiate with burial to follow in Tift Memorial Gardens. Travis Whitley, Duane Griner, Ray Mullis,...
Ruby Lee Goodman Stone
Feb 16, 2014
Obituary
Ruby Lee Goodman Stone, 81, of Tifton died Sunday, February 16, 2014, at Golden Living Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 20, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Larry Layfield will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Tommy Stone, Shane Stone, Terry Nichols, Mike Ellis,...
Ruth Vance Morley
Feb 15, 2014
Obituary
Ruth Vance Morley died February 15, 2014. The family will receive friends at the First United Methodist Church in Tifton on Saturday, February 22, 2014 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and the service will begin at 1:00 p.m. Burial will follow in the First Baptist Church of Ty Ty Cemetery. Ty Vance, Brad Gowen, Michael Cannon, Robert...
Benjamin "Ben" Franklin Storey
Feb 15, 2014
Obituary
Benjamin "Ben" Franklin Storey, 68, of Tifton died Saturday, February 15, 2014, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, February 17, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Edward Wood and Pastor Ronny Vice will officiate with burial to follow in Union Grove Church of God Cemetery....
Oscar Jackson "Jack" Doss, Jr.
Feb 14, 2014
Obituary
Oscar Jackson "Jack" Doss, Jr., 75, of Tifton died Friday, February 14, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 16, 2014, at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Kelltown. Rev. Kevin Harris and Rev. Robert Thompson will officiate with burial to follow at Omega Cemetery. Earl Griffin, John Bush, Lee Bush,...
Coach John Gaston "Johnny" Abbott
Feb 11, 2014
Obituary
Coach John Gaston "Johnny" Abbott, 67, of Tifton died Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 13, 2014, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Brantley Seymour will officiate and eulogies will be given by William Arnold and Rusty Smith. Burial will follow in Oak...
Shonna Renee Holbrook
Feb 4, 2014
Obituary
Shonna Renee Holbrook, 40, of Tifton died Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at her residence. Private and services and burial will be held at a later date. Ms. Holbrook was born on June 13, 1973 in Cape Fear, North Carolina and was the daughter of Banner Holbrook and Dorothy Gilley Holbrook, both deceased. She was a homemaker. Ms. Holbrook...
J. D. Moreland
Feb 4, 2014
Obituary
J. D. Moreland, 90, of Tifton died Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at Southern Care Assisted Living. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 9, 2014, at Tift Memorial Gardens. Rev. Jim Donovan and Dr. Danny Ray will officiate with burial to follow. Mr. Moreland was born on April 3, 1923 in Crisp...
Mildred Branch Walker
Feb 4, 2014
Obituary
Mildred Branch Walker, 93, of Tifton died Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at her residence. A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 6, 2014, at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Rev. Ronnie Howell will officiate with burial to follow. Clark Walker, Michael Walker, Jerry Walker, Marty Walker, Sharkey Campbell and Bryson Walker will serve as...
David Lee Smith
Feb 4, 2014
Obituary
David Lee Smith, 59, of Morven, formerly of Tifton, died Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at his residence. Private services and burial will be held at a later date. Mr. Smith was born on September 29, 1954 in Tift County and was the son of Joe W. Smith, Sr. and Betty Corn Smith, both deceased. He was self-employed in...
Robert Paul Adamson
Feb 3, 2014
Obituary
Robert Paul Adamson, 89, of Tifton died Monday, February 3, 2014, at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 6, 2014, at Saint Anne's Episcopal Church. Mother Gail Long will officiate with burial to follow at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday, February 6, 2014, from 1:00...
