Obituaries
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Janie "Elizabeth" Ross Law
Jan 27, 2013
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Janie "Elizabeth" Ross Law, 93, of Tifton, went home to be with her Lord on January 27, 2013 at Community Hospice Center in Jacksonville, Florida. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at Hickory Springs Primitive Baptist Church. Pastor Ralph Flowers will officiate with interment to follow in the church cemetery. The...
Sheriff Edd Walker
Jan 21, 2013
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One of Tifton's devoted servants passed away at his residence on Monday, January 21, 2013 at the age of 84. Edd Walker was known as a father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, friend or as Sheriff Walker to the citizens of Tift County during his 24 years of service as sheriff. The family will receive friends at the Chapel...
Ralph N. Edwards
Jan 18, 2013
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Ralph N. Edwards, 95, of Tifton died Friday, January 18, 2013, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 20, 2013, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Dr. W. Ches Smith III will officiate with family members and friends giving eulogies. Durell Hawkins, Richard Forstot, Michael Shashoua, Sean...
Winnie Jay Pitts
Jan 15, 2013
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Winnie Jay Pitts, 89, of Tifton went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at Rehabilitation Services of South Georgia. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 18, 2013, at Tift Avenue Church of God. Rev. Jack Perrin will officiate with burial to follow at Leila...
William Garnet "Billy" Jones, Sr.
Jan 13, 2013
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William Garnet "Billy" Jones, Sr., 79, of Tifton died Sunday, January 13, 2013, at his residence. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 21, 2013, at the First United Methodist Church in Tifton. Rev. Stephen Webb, Rev. Bruce Sack and Dr. Sam Rogers will officiate with a private burial to be held at a...
Grace "Diane" Hall Marshall
Jan 12, 2013
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Grace "Diane" Hall Marshall, 56, of Tifton died Saturday, January 12, 2013, at Emory Hospital Midtown in Atlanta. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 16, 2013, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Salone Green will officiate with burial to follow at Salem Memorial Gardens. Wayne Gilliland, Noel Peacock, Curtis Manders,...
Dorothy Mae Haralson Horton
Jan 12, 2013
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Dorothy Mae Haralson Horton, 86, of Tifton died Saturday, January 12, 2013, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Larry Cone and Rev. John Cone will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Mrs. Horton's grandsons, Thomas Horton,...
Charles William Barfield
Jan 11, 2013
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Charles William Barfield, 85, of Tifton died Friday, January 11, 2013, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 13, 2013, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Dr. Jeff Pangle will officiate with burial to follow in Brushy Creek Church Cemetery in Irwin County. Family members will serve...
Michael Timothy Chambers, Sr.
Jan 9, 2013
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Michael Timothy Chambers, Sr., 56, of Lenox died Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Graveside memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 13, 2013, at Metts Cemetery in Alapaha. Elder Tom Deal will officiate with burial to follow. Mr. Chambers was born on September 14, 1956 in Tift County and was...
Margie Coker Guyton
Jan 3, 2013
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Margie Coker Guyton, 76, of Belleview, Florida, formerly of Omega, passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2013, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 7, 2013, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Joseph Crumley and Bishop Charles Lott will officiate with a eulogy to be given by Kristle...
John Ashley Hayes
Jan 2, 2013
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John Ashley Hayes, 85, of Tifton died Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at Golden Living Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 5, 2013, at Eastside Baptist Church. Rev. Jacob Russell will officiate with Jerry Hobbs giving a eulogy. Interment will follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Tommy Day Smith, J. R. Watson, Mike O'Hara,...
Will Powers
Dec 29, 2012
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Will Powers, 77, of Sumner died Saturday, December 29, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 1, 2013, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Glen Fussell will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Allen Cason, Joe Mayes, John Powers, Ansley Pitts and Jackson Smith...
Margaret Faye Register Williams
Dec 28, 2012
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Margaret Faye Register Williams, 80, of Enigma died Friday, December 28, 2012, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 31, 2012, at Union Grove Church of God. Rev. Marv Williams, and Rev. Joseph Crumley will officiate with burial to follow in Oakey Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Berrien County. Cory...
Billy Lavon Evans
Dec 28, 2012
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Billy Lavon Evans, 57, of Tifton died Friday, December 28, 2012, at his residence. Private family services and burial will be held at a later date. Mr. Evans was born on August 5, 1955 in Tift County and was the son of Joe Evans and Nerrene Agnes Dorman Evans, both deceased. He was the manager of the J....
Harold Dewayne Spires
Dec 27, 2012
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Harold Dewayne Spires, 52, of Willacoochee died Thursday, December 27, 2012, at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas. Private services and burial will be held at a later date. Mr. Spires was born on September 20, 1960 in Douglas and was the son of Sage Spires and Mary Ellen Moulder Highsmith of Willacoochee. In addition to his parents,...
Carol Ruff
Dec 25, 2012
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Mr. Carol Ruff, age 65, passed away on Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at Golden Living Center following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, December 29, 2012, at Joe P. Burns Funeral Home, 440 S.W. Monroe Avenue in Mayo, Florida. Rev. Steven Ruff will officiate with burial to follow in Pleasant Grove Cemetery...
Sharon Kahler Hawkins Mangham
Dec 25, 2012
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Sharon Kahler Hawkins Mangham of Apalachicola, Florida died Tuesday, December 25, 2012, at Bay Medical Center in Panama City, Florida. Memorial services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 19, 2013, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Family and friends will give eulogies. The family will receive friends on Saturday, January 19, 2013, immediately...
Dr. James "Curtis" Branch, Dvm
Dec 18, 2012
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Dr. James "Curtis" Branch, Jr., 82, of Tifton, passed away Tuesday morning, December 18, 2012, at Tift Regional Medical Center after a long battle with cancer. A Celebration Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 21, 2012, in the Sanctuary of Tifton's First Baptist Church. Dr. Wayne Roe, Dr. W. Ches Smith III and Rev....
Mitchell Hall
Dec 14, 2012
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Mitchell Hall, 78, of Nashville died Friday, December 14, 2012, at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 16, 2012, at Nashville Memorial Gardens. Kenny Nichols, James Mauldin, David Edge, Jim Hall and Wade Kenworthy will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Saturday, December 15, 2012, from 4:00...
Bertha Lee Danforth Lindsey
Dec 13, 2012
Obituary
Bertha Lee Danforth Lindsey of Tifton died Thursday, December 13, 2012, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 16, 2012, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Dr. Fred Evers will officiate with burial to follow in Leila United Methodist Church Cemetery in Omega. Wayne Harper, Ronald Harper,...
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