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Gracie Mae "Sister" Frances Purvis Baker

Gracie Mae "Sister" Frances Purvis Baker

Nov 14, 2012

Obituary

Gracie Mae Frances "Sister" Purvis Baker, 89, of Enigma went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at Rehabilitation Services of South Georgia, formerly Tift Health Care. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 18, 2012, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Joe Wiggins will officiate with...

Clifford Edward "Ed" Rosencrantz, Jr.

Clifford Edward "Ed" Rosencrantz, Jr.

Nov 11, 2012

Obituary

Clifford Edward "Ed" Rosencrantz, Jr., 61, of Omega, died Sunday, November 11, 2012, at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at Old Ty Ty Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Christopher House will officiate with burial to follow. Zach Dunn, Hunt McKellar, Adam Horn, Caleb Overman, Brooks Martin, Michael House,...

Jimmie Carson Bowen, Sr.

Jimmie Carson Bowen, Sr.

Nov 6, 2012

Obituary

Jimmie Carson Bowen, Sr., 75, also known as "Doc" and "Tater", passed away Tuesday, November 6, 2012. He was surrounded by family at Tift Regional Medical Center located in Tifton. The family will receive friends on Saturday, November 10, 2012 beginning at 1:00 p.m. at the Kennedy-Brannen Funeral Home in Metter. Immediately following the visitation, a memorial service,...

Betty Jo Mintz Wilson

Betty Jo Mintz Wilson

Nov 6, 2012

Obituary

Betty Jo Mintz Wilson, 76, of Tifton died Tuesday, November 6, 2012, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 10, 2012, at Unity Baptist Church. Rev. W. E. Fogarty will officiate with a private family burial to be held at a later date in Bushnell, Florida. The family will receive friends...

Leo Jacobs Altman

Leo Jacobs Altman

Nov 4, 2012

Obituary

Leo Jacobs Altman, 78, of Tifton died Sunday, November 4, 2012, at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 7, 2012, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Dale Smith and Rev. John Jacobs will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Taylor Pullen,...

Marcia Fay Feldman Pearson

Marcia Fay Feldman Pearson

Nov 4, 2012

Obituary

Marcia Fay Feldman Pearson, 80, of Jacksonville, North Carolina died Sunday, November 4, 2012, at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 11, 2012, at Turner Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday, November 10, 2012, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Mrs....

Lawrence "Larry" Love Gibbs

Lawrence "Larry" Love Gibbs

Oct 30, 2012

Obituary

Lawrence Love Gibbs, 90, of Cape Coral, Florida died Tuesday, October 30, 2012, at Cape Coral Hospital in Cape Coral, Florida. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 3, 2012, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Dr. David Poe will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Chris Gibbs, Skip...

Henry "Richard" Cottongim

Henry "Richard" Cottongim

Oct 29, 2012

Obituary

Henry "Richard" Cottongim, 81, of Tifton died Monday, October 29, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 1, 2012, at the First United Methodist Church in Tifton. Rev. Stephen Webb will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Dr. Wayne Hannah, Tyron Spearman, Lyle Wise, Jimmy Dill, Darian...

George Clayton Smith, Jr.

George Clayton Smith, Jr.

Oct 25, 2012

Obituary

George Clayton Smith, Jr., 82, of Enigma died Thursday, October 25, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 3, 2012, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Ronnie Vice will officiate with burial to follow in Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Saturday, November 3,...

Emogene Yancey Giddens

Emogene Yancey Giddens

Oct 24, 2012

Obituary

Emogene Yancey Giddens, 79, of Tifton died Wednesday, October 24, 2012, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 27, 2012, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Dillard Ensley and Rev. Smith Gentry will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Earl Giddens, James Giddens, Randy Ogletree,...

William "Bill" Eugene Pilcher

William "Bill" Eugene Pilcher

Oct 21, 2012

Obituary

William Eugene "Bill" Pilcher, 89, of Tifton died Sunday, October 21, 2012, at Maple Court Assisted Living. A funeral service with military honors will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 24, 2012, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Stephen Webb will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Grandsons will serve...

Florence "Flo" Ridgdill Rankin

Florence "Flo" Ridgdill Rankin

Oct 21, 2012

Obituary

Florence "Flo" Ridgdill Rankin, 55, of Tifton died Sunday, October 21, 2012, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta of complications from pneumonia. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Oxctober 27, 2012, at Saint Anne's Episcopal Church. Father David Rose will officiate with a private burial to follow. Past and present employees of The Tifton...

Steve George Clark

Steve George Clark

Oct 21, 2012

Obituary

Steve George Clark, 62, of Brookfield died Sunday, October 21, 2012, at his residence. Private services and burial will be held at a later date. Mr. Clark was born on April 24, 1950 in Elmira, New York and was the son of Annajean Clark of Big Flats, New York and the late Ralph E. Clark. In addition to...

Mary Reynolds Threatte

Mary Reynolds Threatte

Oct 18, 2012

Obituary

One of Lanier County's most respected matriarchs passed away Thursday afternoon, ten months before her 100th birthday, on October 18, 2012. Mrs Jim (Mary) Threatte, known as mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend or 'my fifth grade teacher' to hundreds of Lanier residents during her 35 year teaching career. A gathering of friends and family will be at the Jim...

Thomas Edward "Tommy" Dunn

Thomas Edward "Tommy" Dunn

Oct 15, 2012

Obituary

Thomas Edward "Tommy" Dunn, 60, of Omega died Monday, October 15, 2012, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 18, 2012, at Omega Baptist Church. Rev. Terry Smith and Rev. Terrell Ruis will officiate with burial to follow in Omega Cemetery in the family plot....

Evelyn M. Gilbert Carrington

Evelyn M. Gilbert Carrington

Oct 15, 2012

Obituary

Evelyn M. Gilbert Carrington, 83, of Tifton died Monday, October 15, 2012, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 17, 2012, at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Rev. John Cone will officiate with burial to follow. Rocky Carrington, Chad Scarbor, Brad Scarbor, Walt Dunn, Jerry Burch and Jimmy Norman will...

Eyleen Elizabeth Carter Brownlee

Eyleen Elizabeth Carter Brownlee

Oct 14, 2012

Obituary

Eyleen Elizabeth Carter Brownlee, 93, of Tifton passed away Sunday morning, October 14, 2012, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 16, 2012, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Larry Layfield will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers....

Louise Norman Sumner

Louise Norman Sumner

Oct 14, 2012

Obituary

Louise Norman Sumner, 85, of Tifton died Sunday, October 14, 2012, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 18, 2012, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Dr. Wayne Roe and Jake Sumner, grandson, will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Lawton Bassett, Alexander Kemp,...

Barney Keith "Goff" Nolan, Jr.

Barney Keith "Goff" Nolan, Jr.

Oct 14, 2012

Obituary

Barney Keith "Goff" Nolan, Jr., 48, of Byromville died Sunday, October 14, 2012, at Crisp Regional Medical Center in Cordele. Graveside funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 17, 2012, at Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Ronny Vice will officiate with burial to follow. Dale Aultman, Roger Sutton, Chad Faircloth, Ralf Woolery, Roger...

Ira Wheelis Clements Mcdaniel

Ira Wheelis Clements Mcdaniel

Oct 12, 2012

Obituary

Ira Wheelis Clements McDaniel, 79, of Tifton died Friday, October 12, 2012, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 15, 2012, at Tift Avenue Church of God. Rev. Joseph L. Crumley and Rev. Dan McEachin will officiate with burial to be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 16,...

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