Obituaries
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Melissa "Lisa" Britt Snow
Apr 29, 2011
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Melissa "Lisa" Britt Snow, 43, of Sycamore died Friday, April 29, 2011, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 1, 2011, at Bethel Baptist Church in Sycamore. Rev. Jim McDuffie, Rev. Kenneth Kicklighter, Rev. Wynton Lee and Rev. Jerry Kennedy will officiate with burial to follow in Bethel Baptist...
William Edwin Swords, Sr.
Apr 26, 2011
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William Edwin Swords, Sr., 56, of Tifton died Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at his residence. Private services and burial will be held at a later date. Mr. Swords was born on October 13, 1954 in Tift County and was the son of George Cecil Swords and Vera Dickens Swords, both deceased. He was also preceded in death by...
Edd Willard Dunn
Apr 23, 2011
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Edd Willard Dunn, 95, of Tifton died Saturday, April 23, 2011, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Roger Mays and Rev. Jimmy Voyles will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Wayne Dunn, Eddie Dunn, Timmy Dunn,...
Lounell "Nell" Shiflett Stephens
Apr 22, 2011
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Lounell "Nell" Shiflett Stephens, 76, of Tifton died Friday, April 22, 2011, at Southern Senior Retirement Center in Adel. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Dr. Danny Ray, Rev. Smith Gentry and Rev. Bill Hamilton will officiate with burial to follow in Oak...
Othel Luke Lewis Wallace
Apr 18, 2011
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Othel Luke Lewis Wallace, 86, of Tifton died Monday, April 18, 2011, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at Tift Avenue Church of God. Rev. Joseph Crumley and Rev. Dan McEachin will officiate with burial to follow in Tift Memorial Gardens. Chandler Keene, Clay Tolar, Wendell...
Lydia "Biddy" Elizabeth Bruce
Apr 15, 2011
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Lydia "Biddy" Elizabeth Smith Bruce, 82, of Tifton died Friday, April 15, 2011, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 18, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Dr. Billy Southerland and Thomas Bruce will officiate with burial to follow in Tift Memorial Gardens. Grandsons and nephews...
Betty Rowland Norris
Apr 14, 2011
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Betty Rowland Norris, 83, of Tifton died Thursday, April 14, 2011, at Tift Health Care, after a lengthy illness with Parkinson's Disease. She had the most loving, tender care from her caregiver, Callie Wright, who was with her the many years she was sick. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, 2011, in...
Carolyn Fulwood Hill
Apr 13, 2011
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Carolyn Fulwood Hill, 68, of Tifton died Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 15, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Dr. W. Ches Smith III and Dr. Wayne Roe will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Scott Fulp, P. D....
Janie Ruth Hayes Horner
Apr 12, 2011
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Janie Ruth Hayes Horner, 64, of Douglas, formerly of Tifton, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at Coffee Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 16, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Terrell Roberts will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will...
Mertis "Helen" Decker
Apr 11, 2011
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Mertis "Helen" Byrd Decker, 85, of Tifton died Monday, April 11, 2011, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Chuck Yzenski will officiate with burial to follow in Tift Memorial Gardens. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family...
R. Louis Boney
Apr 9, 2011
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R. Louis Boney, 100, of Tifton died Saturday, April 9, 2011, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Dr. Stephen Webb will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. John T. Boney, Justin McLean, Joseph Carter, Dunbar Hankinson, Dean...
Sandra W. Abell Walters
Apr 7, 2011
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Sandra W. Abell Walters, 67, of Tifton died Thursday, April 7, 2011, at Southern Care Assisted Living. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Kent Johnson and Rev. Sonny Pate will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Jimmy Watson, Daniel...
Sim Daniel Walker
Apr 3, 2011
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Sim Daniel Walker, 90, of Tifton died Sunday, April 3, 2011, at Tift Health Care, surrounded by Johnny and Connie Soles, Tracey Soles, Evonne Connell, Helen Fountain and Tim Walker. Graveside funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Lenox. Rev. Jack Connell will officiate. Roger...
Bennie Ray "Benjie" Sumner, Jr.
Apr 2, 2011
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Bennie Ray Sumner, Jr., known as Benjie, went home to be with his Savior on April 2, 2011, after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 4, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. William Arnold will officiate with burial to follow in Tift Memorial Gardens. Joshua Sumner,...
Alfred Garland
Apr 1, 2011
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Alfred Garland, 82, of Tifton, formerly of Hendersonville, North Carolina, died Friday, April 1, 2011, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services and burial will be held in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Among his survivors is his daughter, Barbara Edney of Tifton.
Inez "Pat" Barber Callahan
Apr 1, 2011
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Inez "Pat" Barber Callahan, 72, of Tifton died Friday, April 1, 2011, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 4, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Jimmie Hinson and Rev. Dillard Ensley will officiate with burial to follow in Lenox Cemetery. Shane Connell, Derrick parsons,...
Mary Ann Beall Bowen
Mar 31, 2011
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Mary Ann Beall Bowen, 83, of Tifton died Thursday, March 31, 2011, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, 2011, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church. Dr. Wayne Roe, Dr. W. Ches Smith III and Rev. Paul Thomas will officiate with burial to follow in...
James Eston Brooks
Mar 30, 2011
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James Eston Brooks, 82, of Nashville died Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Private services and burial will be held at a later date. Mr. Brooks was born on October 2, 1928 and was the son of Robert Carson Brooks and Irene Branam Brooks, both deceased. He was also preceded in death by three brothers...
Bruce J. "J. R." Moore
Mar 30, 2011
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Bruce J. "J.R." Moore, 67, of Webster, Florida, formerly of Ashburn, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at Leesburg Regional Medical Center in Leesburg, Florida. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 3, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Larry Dean will officiate with burial to follow in Burnt Church Cemetery...
Laura Von Dora Hemphill Wheeler
Mar 29, 2011
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Laura Von Dora Hemphill Wheeler, 89, of Tifton died Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at her residence, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Larry Layfield will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Clinton Walker, Jason Wheeler,...
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