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Charles Wesley Taylor
Jul 26, 2010
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Charles Wesley Taylor, 72, of Tifton died Monday, July 26, 2010, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 29, 2010, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Mike Gibbs will officiate with burial to follow in Lakeview Baptist Church Cemetery in Cook County. Carl Taylor, Elmo Spells, Wendell Spells,...
Larry Dwain Sumner
Jul 21, 2010
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Larry Dwain Sumner, 63, of Fredericksburg, Virginia and Alapaha passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at Satilla Regional Medical Center in Waycross as the result of an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 24, 2010, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Dan Johnson will officiate with burial to...
Delano "Del" D. Nickelson
Jul 20, 2010
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Delano "Del" D. Nickelson, 57, of Tifton died Tuesday, July 20, 2010, in Tifton. Memorial services will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 22, 2010, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Friends will give eulogies. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. prior to the service in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson...
Catherine Jeanette Bowen Sexton
Jul 19, 2010
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Catherine Jeanette Bowen Sexton, 77, of Tifton died Monday, July 19, 2010, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 22, 2010, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Dr. Danny Ray and Dr. Wayne Roe will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Roy McWilliams, Mayo...
Violet Virginia Van Gundy
Jul 17, 2010
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Violet Virginia Van Gundy of Tifton died Saturday, July 17, 2010, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at Tifton's First United Methodist Church. Rev. Sam Rogers, Rev. Stephen Webb and Rev. Bruce Sack will officiate with entombment to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends...
Trena Sharee Parker
Jul 16, 2010
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Trena Sharee Parker, 36, of Tifton died Friday, July 16, 2010, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, July 19, 2010, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Murray Hand will officiate with burial to follow in Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Sunday, July...
Robert Lawrence Gilliard
Jul 13, 2010
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Robert Lawrence Gilliard, 39, of Omega died Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at his residence. Memorial services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, July 16, 2010, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Robert's friends will give eulogies with a private burial to be held at a later date. The family will receive friends on Friday,...
Nicholas "Wright" Mccartney
Jul 12, 2010
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Nicholas "Wright" McCartney, Sr., 88, of Tifton died Monday, July 12, 2010, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 15, 2010, at Tifton's First United Methodist Church. Rev. Glenn Martin and Rev. Stephen Webb will officiate with burial to be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 16,...
George Robert Hogan, Sr.
Jul 9, 2010
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George Robert Hogan, Sr., 80, of Orlando, Florida died Friday, July 9, 2010, at Florida Hospital East in Orlando, Florida. A graveside funeral service will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at Ty Ty Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Jim Duggan will officiate. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, July 14, 2010, from 2:00...
Mary "Jean" Osborne-Eaton
Jul 8, 2010
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Mary "Jean" Osborne-Eaton, 72, of Douglas and Tifton died Thursday, July 8, 2010, at her residence in Douglas. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 11, 2010, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Donnie Wright and Rev. Shelton Smith will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. David Eaton,...
Paul Jones Wellborn, Jr.
Jul 6, 2010
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Paul Jones Wellborn, Jr., 88, of Lake Alfred, Florida went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 6, 2010, in Lake Alfred, Florida. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 10, 2010, at Pineview Holiness Baptist Church. Rev. Silas Carver will officiate with burial to follow in Pineview Holiness Baptist Church Cemetery. The...
Betty Ruth Hart Goff
Jul 4, 2010
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Betty Ruth Hart Goff, 81, of Tifton died Sunday, July 4, 2010, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 7, 2010, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Lee Smith will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Joseph Goff, C. J. Goff, Scott Young, Steven Hart...
Helen Jackson Windham
Jul 3, 2010
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Helen Jackson Windham, 83, of Tifton died Saturday, July 3, 2010, at Cypress Pond Assisted Living. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, July 5, 2010, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Elder John Mikell will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Jamie Cater, Bryan Moore, Ben Windham, Lee Honeycutt,...
Lenn Madison Franks
Jun 28, 2010
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Lenn Madison Franks, 48, of Louisville, Tennessee, formerly of Tifton, died Monday, June 28, 2010 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 17, 2010, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Charles Tyson will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Lenn...
Mary Gibbs Owens
Jun 27, 2010
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Mary Gibbs Owens, 79, of Rome, formerly of Tifton, died Sunday, June 27, 2010, at Winthrop Manor Nursing Center in Rome. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 30, 2010, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Elder Craig Deloach will officiate with burial to follow in Hickory Springs Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery....
Edna Faye Blackwell Hare
Jun 26, 2010
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Edna Faye Blackwell Hare, 88, of Tallahassee, Florida, formerly of Tifton, died Saturday, June 26, 2010, at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 3, 2010, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church. The family will receive friends on Friday, July 2, 2010, from 6:00 to...
Lola Jane Grimes Watson
Jun 25, 2010
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Lola Jane Grimes Watson, 83, of Tifton died Friday, June 25, 2010, at Golden Living Center. Funeral services were be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 28, 2010, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Steve Hand will officiate with burial to follow in Tift Memorial Gardens. Josh Cooper, Brian Cooper, Mike Popp, Chris Stephens,...
Martha Greene Smith Cranford
Jun 23, 2010
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Martha Greene Smith Cranford, 88, a residence of Cypress Pond Assisted Living Center in Tifton, died Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 25, 2010, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Pete Jones and Rev. Jackie Connell will officiate with burial to...
Billie Lou Bryan Rivers
Jun 22, 2010
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Billie Lou Bryan Rivers, 75, of Chula passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 24, 2010, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. David Robison and David Simons will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Rod Brown, Charles DeWeese,...
Robert Winston Tucker
Jun 21, 2010
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Robert Winston Tucker, 69, of Tifton died Monday, June 21, 2010, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 23, 2010, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for funerals. Rev. Jason Jones will officiate with burial to follow in Pinetta Baptist Church Cemetery in Irwin County. Charlie Tucker, Richie Tucker, Brent Justice,...
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