Obituaries
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Dalton Avon "D. A." Law
Oct 17, 2011
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Dalton Avon "D. A." Law, 87, of Chula died Monday, October 17, 2011, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at the First Baptist Church in Chula. Rev. Chad Hall and Rev. Dan Eidson will officiate with burial to follow in Tift Memorial Gardens. Paul Justin Law,...
Lula Mae Sowell Miles
Oct 16, 2011
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Lula Mae Miles, 88, of Tifton died Sunday, October 16, 2011 at Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Dr. Wayne Roe and Dr. W. Ches Smith III will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery....
Mattie "Viola" Robinson Mckelvey
Oct 12, 2011
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Mattie "Viola" Robinson McKelvey, 89, of Tifton died Wednesday, October 12, 2011, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 14, 2011, at Tifton's First Assembly of God. Dr. William Hancock will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Ricky Manders, Mike Delk, Michael Delk, Thurman West, Mike McBrayer and...
Roy David Whaley
Oct 11, 2011
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Roy David Whaley, 50, of Riverdale, formerly of Tifton, died Tuesday, October 11, 2011, at Southern Regional Health System in Riverdale. A visitation and family remembrance service will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, October 14, 2011, at the residence of Buddy and Carol Whaley, 50 Cotton Pointe Circle in Tifton. Mr. Whaley was born...
Joel Clayton Johnson
Oct 10, 2011
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Joel Clayton Johnson, 27, of Valdosta died Monday, October 10, 2011, at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 13, 2011, at Trinity United Methodist Church. Rev. B. J. Funk will officiate with burial to follow in Omega Cemetery. Adam Gaskins, Jared Reynolds, Josh Reynolds, David Huseman, Daniel...
Margaret Wetherington Francois
Oct 10, 2011
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Margaret Wetherington Francois, 52, of Tifton died Monday, October 10, 2011, at Tift Health Care. Private services and burial will be held at a later date. Mrs. Francois was born on December 31, 1958 in Tarpon Springs, Florida and was the daughter of Laura Virginia Blankenship Wetherington of Tifton and the late Willard Wetherington. She was a retired...
Ruth Elizabeth Anderson Smith
Oct 9, 2011
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Ruth Elizabeth Anderson Smith, 80, of Tifton died Sunday, October 9, 2011, at Tift Health Care. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 12, 2011, in Omega Cemetery. Dr. Danny Ray will officiate with burial to follow. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, October 11, 2011, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at...
Jose' Antelmo Aguero
Oct 7, 2011
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Jose' Antelmo Aguero, 51, of Tifton died Friday, October 7, 2011, at the Georgia Health Sciences University in Augusta. Private services and burial will be held at a later date. Mr. Aguero was born on June 26, 1960 in Marta Durango, Mexico and was the son of Francisca Aguero Kester of Tifton. In addition to his mother, he...
Ethel Sue Clements Benson
Sep 30, 2011
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Ethel Sue Clements Benson, 72, of Tifton went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 30, 2011, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 2, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Elder Sheldon Mikell, Elder Paul Thomas and Elder Maurice Riner will officiate with burial...
Horace Jefferson Durley
Sep 29, 2011
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Horace Jefferson Durley, 68, of Tifton died Thursday, September 29, 2011, at Phoebe-Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 2, 2011, at Brookfield Baptist Church. Rev. Gary Cadwell will officiate with burial to follow in Lawrence Cemetery. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Saturday,...
Henry Wakefield Sutton
Sep 28, 2011
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Henry Wakefield Sutton, 90, of Tifton died Wednesday, September 28, 2011, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 30, 2011, at Tifton's First United Methodist Church. Rev. Stephen Webb and Rev. Bruce Sack will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. His grandsons, Chris Sutton, Jason Sutton, Scott Sutton,...
Willie M. "Bill" Hall
Sep 26, 2011
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Willie M. "Bill" Hall, 74, of Tawzerville died Monday, September 26, 2011, at Agape Health and Rehab in Moultrie. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 29, 2011, at Wayside Missionary Baptist Church. Rev. Bill Hamilton and Elder E. L. "Buck" Wood will officiate with burial to follow in Wayside Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery....
Joseph William Sullivan
Sep 25, 2011
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Joseph William Sullivan, 39, of Tifton died Sunday, September 25, 2011, in Savannah. Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 2, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Ronnie Vice will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Cousins will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on...
William Daniel Dorminy
Sep 25, 2011
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William Daniel Dorminy, 79, of Alapaha died Sunday, September 25, 2011, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 30, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Mike Gibbs will officiate with burial to follow in Fletcher Cemetery in Alapaha. Eddie Owens, Lincoln Gaskins, Ed Giddens, Wycliff Vance, Arnold...
Aaron V. Bass
Sep 24, 2011
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Aaron V. Bass, 85, of Tifton died Saturday, September 24, 2011, at his son's residence in Lenox. Graveside funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 29, 2011, in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Rev. Stephan Massey will officiate with burial to follow. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Thursday, September 29,...
Sandra Darlene Carr
Sep 23, 2011
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Sandra Darlene Carr, 61, of Tifton died Friday, September 23, 2011, at Tift Health Care. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 25, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Ronnie Vice will officiate with burial to be held at 5:30 p.m. in Evergreen Cemetery in Columbus. The family will receive...
Anna Faye Sandifer Scott Sanders Cox
Sep 21, 2011
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Anna Faye Sandifer Scott Sanders Cox, 84, of Kernersville, North Carolina, formerly of Tifton, died Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Graveside funeral services will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 24, 2011, in Lawrence Cemetery. Rev. Joseph L. Crumley will officiate with burial to follow. Family...
James Houston Story
Sep 18, 2011
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James Houston Story, 70, of Tampa, Florida died Sunday, September 18, 2011, in Land O' Lakes, Florida. Graveside funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 23, 2011, in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Mr. Story was born on May 14, 1941 in San Francisco, California and was the son of James Leon Story and Olive Esther...
Lillian Louise Spicer Willis
Sep 15, 2011
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Lillian Louise Spicer Willis, 94, of Tifton died Thursday, September 15, 2011, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 18, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Bill Hamilton and Rev. Smith Gentry will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Andy Knight, Wayne...
Charles Thomas Wiggins
Sep 13, 2011
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Charles Thomas Wiggins, 52, of Tifton died Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 16, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Jesse Hathaway will officiate with burial to follow at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, September 16, 2011, at Knowles Chapel...
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