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Odene Walker Hand
Dec 23, 2011
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Odene Walker Hand, 82, of Tifton died Friday, December 23, 2011, at Bainbridge Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 26, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Steve Poppell will officiate with burial to follow in Tift Memorial Gardens. Aaron Goodman, Scott Tyson, Gabe Mathis, Adam...
Scott Lanier Blalock
Dec 20, 2011
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Scott Lanier Blalock, 24, of Chula died Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 23, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Gerald Purvis, Rev. Gary Cadwell and Rev. Steve Tucker will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Thom Roberson, Justin...
Ellen M. "Tommie" Thompson Tucker
Dec 19, 2011
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Ellen "Tommie" Thompson Tucker, 89, died Monday, December 19, 2011, at Select Specialty Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 21, 2011, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church. Dr. Wayne Roe and Dr. W. Ches Smith, III will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery....
Dorothy "Dot" Ann Barry
Dec 18, 2011
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Dorothy "Dot" Ann Jones Barry, 71, of Tifton died Sunday, December 18, 2011, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 20, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Dr. Kevin Harris and Nat McCalvin will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Tommy Mullis, Nat...
Nona Verlin Ellis Jones
Dec 14, 2011
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Nona Verlin Jones passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2011, at home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 17, 2011, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church. Dr. Wayne Roe, Dr. W. Ches Smith III and Rev. Dillard Ensley will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge...
Lillie Mae Brady
Dec 11, 2011
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Lillie Mae Brady, 96, of Tifton died Sunday, December 11, 2011, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 14, 2011, in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Rev. Sam Rogers will officiate with burial to follow. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 14, 2011, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at...
Helen Rose Ford Frazier
Dec 10, 2011
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Helen Rose Ford Frazier, 88, of Ty Ty died Saturday, December 10, 2011, at the Senior Care Center in Brunswick, following an extended illness. The funeral will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at Salem Baptist Church. Rev. Andy Ring will officiate with burial to follow in Salem Baptist Church Cemetery. Russell Kueker, Bill...
Polly Ann Van Aken Budelier
Dec 7, 2011
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Polly Ann Van Aken Budelier, 89, of Tifton died Wednesday, December 7,2011, at her residence. Private services and burial will be held at a later date. Mrs. Budelier was born on August 6, 1922 in Rockford, Illinois and was the daughter of Millard F. Van Aken and Marie Lucille Sanford Van Aken, both deceased. She was also preceded...
Earlyn Jean Hobbel Mallow
Dec 7, 2011
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Earlyn Jean Hobbel Mallow, 64, of Tifton died Wednesday, December 7, 2011, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Private services and burial will be held at a later date. Mrs. Mallow was born on April 1, 1947 in Cincinnati, Ohio and was the daughter of Earl E. Hobbel and Vera Kemper Hobbel, both deceased. She was also preceded in...
Gladys Merritt Wray
Dec 6, 2011
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Gladys Merritt Wray, 88, of Tifton died Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 10, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Stephen Webb will officiate with private family services and burial to be held at a later date at Tired Creek...
Jessie Mae Stansel Golding
Dec 6, 2011
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Jessie Mae Stansel Golding, 86, of Ty Ty died Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 8, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Dean McKinney will officiate with burial to follow in Tift Memorial Gardens. Jessie's grandsons, Robert Newton, B. J. Umberhandt, Ryan...
Clisteen Tyson Luke
Dec 5, 2011
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Clisteen Tyson Luke, 77, of Tifton died Monday, December 5, 2011, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 7, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Mike Hobbs and Dr. Langston Cleveland will officiate with a eulogy to be given by Bennie Tyson. Burial will follow...
Zera Lee Hodnett Owens
Dec 4, 2011
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Zera Lee Hodnett Owens, 84, died Sunday, December 4, 2011, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 6, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Olin Hamlin will officiate with burial to follow at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Chance Owens, Rick Hodnett, Nick Hodnett, Russell Hodnett, Johnathon Hodnett, Timmy...
William Michael "Mike" Farmer
Dec 2, 2011
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William Michael "Mike" Farmer, 62, of Ocilla died Friday, December 2, 2011, at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 5, 2011, in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Family and friends will give eulogies. Mr. Farmer was born on March 10, 1949, in Tift County and was the son of Virginia Duggans Farmer...
Geraldine Virginia "Jerry" Davis Lee
Dec 2, 2011
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Geraldine Virginia "Jerry" Davis Lee, 90, of Tifton died Friday, December 2, 2011, at Golden Living Center. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 4, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Eldridge Beasley and Rev. Joseph Crumley will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Donnie Childers, Wayne...
Jeane Johnson Pruitt
Nov 29, 2011
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Jeane Johnson Pruitt, 91, of Tifton died Nov. 29, 2011, at Dillard House. Private services and burial were held Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011n in Duncan, Okla. Mrs. Pruitt was a resident of Duncan for over 80 years and an active member of First Christian Church for over 70 years, before she moved to Tifton. She also founded several...
Bonnie Lynn Hartman Norris
Nov 28, 2011
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Bonnie Lynn Hartman Norris, 61, of Tifton passed away on Monday, November 28, 2011, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 3, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Joseph L. Crumley will officiate with burial to be held at a later date in Orlando, Florida....
Eliot Estel Battle, Iii
Nov 27, 2011
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Eliot Estel Battle III, 67, of Sandy Springs and Tifton passed away at his home in Tifton on Sunday, November 27, 2011, following an extended illness. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 30, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Father Lonnie Lacy will officiate with a private burial to be...
William Eugene "Billy" Mcgee, Sr.
Nov 27, 2011
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William Eugene "Billy" McGee, Sr., 69, of Nashville died Sunday, November 27, 2011, at Berrien County Hospital. Private services and burial will be held at a later date. Mr. McGee was born on October 15, 1942 in Clearwater, Florida and was the son of Rev. Dewey McGee and Mildred Bush McGee, both deceased. He was also preceded in...
Lois Esda Thomas Flowers Rodewoldt
Nov 25, 2011
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Lois Esda Thomas Flowers Rodewoldt, 92, of Tifton went home to be with her Lord on Thanksgiving night at Tift Health Care. She will be buried by her husband, Wilbur Flowers in Cimarron, Kansas. Services will be held at a later date. Lois was a housewife and mother and enjoyed sewing and painting. She was born on July...
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