Valerie "Lynn" Schofill
Jul 1, 2025
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Valerie "Lynn" Schofill, 62, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 4, 2025, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Rickey Wells officiating. Ms. Schofill will be laid to rest at Metts Cemetery in Alapaha. The family will receive...
Kathryn Wynell Wetherington Godwin
Jun 26, 2025
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Kathryn Wynell Wetherington Godwin, 78, of Enigma passed away Thursday, June 26, 205, at Southwell Health and Rehab Center in Adel. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Godwin at 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 27, 2025, at Enigma Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. James Irions will officiate. The family will receive...
Amos Chapman "Chappie" Tift, Iii
Jun 25, 2025
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Amos Chapman "Chappie" Tift III passed away peacefully on June 25, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on September 1, 1948, in Tifton, Georgia, to Amos Chapman Tift Jr. ("Bud") and Doris Purvis Tift. A lifelong resident of Tifton—a city founded by his great-grandfather, Henry Harding Tift—Chappie deeply cherished his roots. He attended Georgia Military...
Dora Mae Cox Coburn
Jun 23, 2025
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Dora Mae Cox Coburn, 93, of Tifton passed away Monday, June 23, 2025, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, June 27, 2025, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Michael Marchant officiating. Mrs. Coburn will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive...
James Lee "Bud" Handley
Jun 23, 2025
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James Lee "Bud" Handley, Sr., 76, of Tifton passed away Monday, June 23, 2025, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 29, 2025, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley officiating. Mr. Handley will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens....
Barbara Yvonne Hall Gunn
Jun 22, 2025
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Barbara Yvonne Hall Gunn, 79, of Omega (Colquitt County) passed away Sunday, June 22, 2025, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 27, 2025, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Pastor Dan Eidson officiating. Mrs. Gunn will be laid to rest at Lakeview Baptist Church Cemetery in Cook...
Lenna Joiner Mayne Mccranie
Jun 22, 2025
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Lenna Joiner Mayne McCranie, 98, of Tifton passed away Sunday, June 22, 2025, at Legacy Village in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with the Rev. John Hughes officiating. Mrs. McCranie will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The...
Tilden A. Mitchell, Iii
Jun 22, 2025
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Tilden A. Mitchell, III of Milledgeville, Georgia, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2025. Tammy, as he was known to family and friends, grew up in Tifton, Georgia, and graduated from Tifton High School. After graduation from North Georgia College in Dahlonega, he was commissioned into the U. S. Army. Colonel Mitchell's military career spanned 26 years, with service...
Doris Beck Bryan
Jun 21, 2025
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Doris Beck Bryan, 89, of New Johnsonville, Tennessee passed away Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Dickson, Tennessee. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, June 28, 2025, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Mrs. Bryan will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Saturday in the...
Anne Vernon Zefo Copeland
Jun 19, 2025
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With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Anne Vernon Zefo Copeland, 77, of Simpsonville, SC. She peacefully completed her journey home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 19, 2025. Anne was born in Pikeville, Kentucky in 1947. Her early childhood in Pikeville was very important in helping to shape her character and family values. She...
Ruby "Inez" Stone Weldon
Jun 18, 2025
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Ruby "Inez" Stone Weldon, 98, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 20, 2025, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Ronnie Lawson officiating. Mrs. Weldon will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will receive...
James Newton Coburn
Jun 14, 2025
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James Newton Coburn, 90, of Tifton passed away Saturday, June 14, 2025, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, June 19, 2025, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Michael Marchant officiating. Mr. Coburn will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery, with military honors. The family...
Eric Macaulay Trevelyan, Sr.
Jun 12, 2025
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Eric Macaulay Trevelyan, Sr., 80, of Tifton passed away Thursday, June 12, 2025, at his residence. The family will receive friends on Sunday, June 15, 2025, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. A memorial service will be announced. Born January 11, 1945, in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mr. Trevelyan was the...
Mark Dale Mclean
Jun 11, 2025
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Mr. Mark Dale McLean peacefully passed away on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at Westhill Newnan Crossing in Newnan, Georgia. He was 68 years old. Mark was born on September 17, 1956, to the late Jimmy and Dassie McLean. After graduating from Tift County High School in 1974, Mark attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College before beginning a career in...
Joan Grantham
Jun 11, 2025
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"And I will dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life." – Psalm 23:6 Joan Grantham, a devoted mother, loving grandmother, and cherished member of the Tifton community, passed away peacefully on June 11, 2025. Born in Fitzgerald, Georgia, Joan later made her home in Tifton, where she lived and worked for many...
Wilbur Eugene "Gene" Seigler
Jun 10, 2025
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Wilbur Eugene "Gene" Seigler, 93, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Seigler at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. John Hughes will officiate. The family will receive friends on...
Charles Avin "Chuck" Norris, Jr.
Jun 10, 2025
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Charles Avin "Chuck" Norris, Jr. 72, was born on April 4, 1953, the son of Charles Sr. and Betty Norris. After graduating from Tift County High School, he attended Duram Technology Institute studying Dental Technology. Chuck worked in the dental industry many years in North Carolina, Albany and Athens, Georgia. He retired from the dental industry before becoming...
Betty Braswell
Jun 4, 2025
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Betty Hutchinson Braswell, 96, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at Legacy Village in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, June 7, 2025, at Zion Hope Baptist Church in Tifton with the Rev. Luke Braswell and the Rev. Brad Baker officiating. Mrs. Braswell will be laid to rest at Zion Hope...
Betty Ann Tucker Troup
Jun 2, 2025
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Betty Ann Tucker Troup, 85, of Tifton passed away Monday, June 2, 2025, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 6, 2025, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Kenny Kicklighter officiating. Mrs. Troup will be laid to rest at Turner Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery...
Eugene Slack, Jr.
Jun 2, 2025
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Eugene Slack, Jr., 92, of Tifton passed away Monday, June 2, 2025, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 7, 2025, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Wayne Roe and the Rev. John Hughes officiating. Mr. Slack will be laid to rest at Oak...
