Lance Derek Lastinger
Aug 18, 2025
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Lance Derek Lastinger, 62, of Tifton passed away Monday, August 18, 2025, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at Union Grove Church of God with the Rev. Joseph Crumley and the Rev. Trent Cory officiating. Lance will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery with the Rev....
Dr. Joseph Murray Turner
Aug 16, 2025
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Dr. Joseph Murray Turner, 93, of Tifton, GA passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 16, 2025 surrounded by his family. Joe, or Papa Joe, as he was affectionately known to his grandchildren, was born in Miami, FL on August 4, 1932, to the late Olynthus Cawley (O.C.) Turner and Mary John Murray Turner. He graduated from Ashburn High...
Rev. Curtis G. Watson
Aug 16, 2025
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Rev. Curtis G. Watson, 83, passed away August 16, 2025. He was the beloved husband of Shirley; loving father of Rhonda (the late Keith) Grimes, Wendell Earl (Candice) Watson and Jennifer (Trey) Goff; proud grandfather of ten; great-grandfather of seventeen; and dearest brother of Emma-Jean (the late Johnny) Miley. Rev. Watson was predeceased by three sisters and six...
Zona Bell Stone Daniels Selph
Aug 15, 2025
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Zona Bell Stone Daniels Selph, 95, of Tifton passed away Friday, August 15, 2025, at her residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Selph at 4:00 p.m. Monday, August 18, 2025, at Mount Calvary Global Methodist Church Cemetery on Upper Ty Ty Road, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Dan Eidson will...
William "Bill" Kent Fife
Aug 13, 2025
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William "Bill" Kent Fife, 70, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at his residence. A memorial service will be held for Mr. Fife at 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 18, 2025, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Ronny Vice officiating. Mr. Fife will be laid to rest at a later date. The...
Jeanette Carol Pitts Franklin
Aug 13, 2025
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Jeanette Carol Pitts Franklin, 90, of Lenox (Colquitt County) passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 16, 2025, at Omega Church of God with the Rev. Rickey Wells and Eric Seymour. Eulogies will be given by Kayla Franklin and Billy Franklin. Mrs. Franklin will be...
John Hughes Orr, Jr.
Aug 12, 2025
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John Hughes Orr Jr. passed away on August 12, 2025, in Cumming, Georgia, at the age of 81. The son of John Hughes Orr Sr. and Emogene Gaskins Orr Born on January 13, 1944, in Tifton, Georgia, John graduated from Tift County High School in 1962 and went on to attend Auburn University. There, he earned a Bachelor...
Clarice “Pretty” Cox Drexler
Aug 4, 2025
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Clarice Cox Drexler, known to everyone as "Pretty", concluded her 92-year adventure on August 4th, 2025, in Bunnell, Florida held in the loving arms of her son and daughter. Born at home in Tifton, Georgia on June 16, 1933, to Gretchen Fuller Cox and Franklin Lloyd Cox, Pretty grew up in a world that she would proceed to...
Lydia Carolyn Mullis Baldree
Aug 2, 2025
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Lydia Carolyn Mullis Baldree, 71, of Macon passed away Saturday, August 2, 2025, at Navicent Health in Macon. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 9, 2025, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Gerald Mallard officiating, Mrs. Baldree will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The...
Resa Faye Vickers Green
Jul 24, 2025
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Resa Faye Vickers Green, 86, of Omega passed away Thursday, July 24, 2025, at Legacy Village in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 28, 2025, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Andy Ring officiating. Mrs. Green will be laid to rest at Salem Memorial Gardens. The family...
Timothy Strickland
Jul 22, 2025
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Timothy Strickland, Sr., 58, of Valdosta passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at his residence. A memorial service will be held for Mr. Strickland at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 26, 2025, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley officiating. Mr. Strickland will be laid to rest at a later date. Mr....
Charles "Alton" Benefield, Jr.
Jul 20, 2025
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Charles "Alton" Benefield, Jr., 48, of Sycamore passed away Sunday, July 20, 2025, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 24, 2025, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Ike Thomas officiating. Mr. Benefield will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family...
Susie Mae Taylor
Jul 19, 2025
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Susie Mae Taylor, 82, of Vanceville passed away Saturday, July 19, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Stephen Norris officiating. Mrs. Taylor will be laid to rest at Lawrence Cemetery in Vanceville. The family...
Janice Jynette Almand
Jul 18, 2025
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Janice Jynette Almand, 87, of Cordele passed away Friday, July 18, 2025, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. A memorial service will be held for Mrs. Almand on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Arabi Baptist Church. Born May 25, 1938, in Sale City, Mrs. Almand was the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson...
Carolyn Sue Gardner Parrish
Jul 14, 2025
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Carolyn Sue Parrish, 82, of Tifton, GA, passed away on Monday, July 14, 2025. She was born on July 17, 1942, in Bloomington, IN, to the late Jessie and Minnie (Davis) Gardner. Sue graduated from Bloomington High School in 1960 and married Stephen "Steve" Parrish, also from Bloomington, in 1961. They were married almost 57 years prior to...
Shirley Jean Green Nadeau
Jul 14, 2025
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Shirley Jean (Green) Nadeau of Augusta, GA, passed away on Monday, July 14, 2025, at the age of 87, at Doctor's Hospital in Augusta. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Bowen- Donaldson Home for Funerals in Tifton, GA, with Rev. Kenny Kicklighter officiating. She will be laid to rest...
Amelia Kaye Hall Durden
Jul 13, 2025
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Amelia Kaye Hall Durden, 67, of Ocilla passed away July 13, 2025, at her residence surrounded by family. A Memorial Service will be held for Ms. Durden, Friday, July 18, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Bowen- Donaldson Home for Funerals with Janice Young giving a eulogy. Ms. Durden was born on September 12, 1957, in...
Linda Gail Rowell Gibbs
Jul 10, 2025
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Linda Gail Rowell Gibbs of Ty Ty passed away Thursday, July 10, 2025, at Pruitt Health Ashburn. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, July 13, 2025, at First Baptist Church Ty Ty with the Rev. Walt Tompkins officiating. Mrs. Gibbs will be laid to rest at First Baptist Church Ty Ty Cemetery. The family...
Betty Jane Geoghagan Fletcher
Jul 5, 2025
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Betty Jane Geoghagan Fletcher, 93, of Tifton passed away Saturday, July 5, 2025, at Legacy Village in Tifton. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Fletcher at 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 11, 2025, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Joseph L. Crumley will officiate and a prayer will be...
Dalton Paul Phillips
Jul 2, 2025
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Dalton Paul Phillips, 29, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 6, 2025, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Marv Williams officiating. Mr. Phillips will be laid to rest at Omega Cemetery. The family will receive friends on...
