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William Zachary "Zach" Kirk
Apr 19, 2008
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William Zachary "Zach" Kirk, infant son of Kyle Michael and Jessica Brim Kirk of Watkinsville, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2008, in Athens. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 21, 2008, at Beech Haven Baptist Church in Athens. Rev. Bill Ricketts will officiate. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on...
Gary Douglas "Doug" Wiggins
Apr 17, 2008
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Gary Douglas "Doug" Wiggins, 48, of Tifton died Thursday, April 17, 2008, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2008, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Dr. W. Ches Smith, III and Rev. John Hughes will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. David...
George Grady Medford, Jr.
Apr 16, 2008
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George Grady Medford, Jr., 92, of Tifton died Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2008, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church. Dr. W. Ches Smith, III and Dr. Wayne Roe will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery....
Fred Adolphus Bristol
Apr 13, 2008
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Fred Adolphus Bristol, 54, of Pelham died Sunday, April 13, 2008, at Phoebe-Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Evans Pollock will officiate with burial to follow in New River Baptist Church Cemetery. Leon Turner, Tommy Tawzer, Billy Joe Tucker, Lamar Griffin, Timmy...
Joseph Henry Erskine
Apr 11, 2008
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Joseph Henry Erskine of Whigham died Friday, April 11, 2008, at Grady General Hospital in Cairo. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 2008, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Terrell Roberts will officiate with a private burial to be held at a later date. The family will receive friends...
Billy Carlton Mobley
Apr 11, 2008
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Billy Carlton Mobley, 78, of Tifton died Friday, April 11, 2008, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 13, 2008, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Dr. Danny Ray will officiate with burial to follow at Mount Paron Cemetery in Alapaha. The family will receive friends on Saturday, April...
Pauline Alice Connor Johnson
Apr 10, 2008
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Pauline Alice Connor Johnson, 90, of Tifton died Thursday, April 10, 2008, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 13, 2008, 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. Pallbearers will...
Calvin Padgett
Apr 9, 2008
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Calvin Padgett, 81, of Brookfield died Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 12, 2008, at New River Holiness Church in Berrien County. Charles Connell, nephew, and Joe Simpson, cousin, will officiate with burial to follow in New River Holiness Church Cemetery in Berrien County. Pallbearers will...
Curtis Edward Lindsey, Sr.
Apr 2, 2008
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Curtis Edward Lindsey, Sr., 89, of Tifton died Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, 2008, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Gary Cadwell and Rev. Steve Tucker will officiate with burial to follow in Tift Memorial Gardens. Terry Nichols, Jack Douglas, James...
Jewell Margaret Marchant Matthews
Mar 29, 2008
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Jewell Margaret Marchant Matthews, 94, of Cordele died Saturday, March 29, 2008, at Phoebe-Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, March 31, 2008, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Gil Tripp will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Family and close friends will serve...
David Glenn Thompson
Mar 28, 2008
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David Glenn Thompson of Jacksonville, Florida died Friday, March 28, 2008, at Haven Hospice in Jacksonville, Florida. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Chula. Rev. Michael Drury will officiate with burial to follow in Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Chula. The family will receive...
Rev. Donald Wayne "Donnie" Griner
Mar 28, 2008
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Rev. Donald Wayne "Donnie" Griner, 54, of Nashville died Friday, March 28, 2008, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Private family services will be held at a later date. The family will receive friends on Monday, March 31, 2008, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Griner was born on December 11, 1953 in Cook...
Velera Nell Wetherington Peters
Mar 28, 2008
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Velera Nell Wetherington Peters, 72, of Tifton died Friday, March 28, 2008, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 31, 2008, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Salone J. Green and Rev. Bill Barksdale will officiate with burial to follow in Tift Memorial Gardens. Jamie Mathis,...
James Anthony "Tony" Harrell
Mar 25, 2008
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James Anthony "Tony" Harrell, 39, died Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 29, 2008, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Larry Smith will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Friends and family will serve...
Syble Belflower Pierce
Mar 23, 2008
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Syble Belflower Pierce, 86, of Tifton died Sunday, March 23, 2008, at Tift Health Care. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at Victory Baptist Church. Rev. Jimmy Odum will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Kenneth Willis, Lindsey Evans, Tommy Lamb, Ronnie Cone, John Falotico...
Gertrude Beverly Smith
Mar 23, 2008
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Gertrude Beverly Smith of Watkinsville, formerly of Tifton, died Sunday, March 23, 2008, at her daughter's residence in Watkinsville. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at Wayside Baptist Church. Rev. Phillip Smith and Rev. Smith Gentry will officiate with burial to follow at Wayside Baptist Church Cemetery. Grandsons: Michael Smith, Shane...
W. Howard Sumner
Mar 17, 2008
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W. Howard Sumner, 80, of Lenox died Monday, March 17, 2008 following a lengthy illness at his residence in Lenox surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Bill Allen, Dr. Danny Ray and Rev. Dillard Ensley will officiate with...
Donald Ray Shoupe
Mar 16, 2008
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Donald Ray Shoupe, 73, of Tifton died Sunday, March 16, 2008, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at Flat Creek Missionary Baptist Church in Berrien County. Rev. Mickey Lindsey and Rev. Junior Swain will officiate with burial to follow in Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Berrien County....
Normajean Fern Ursin Batz
Mar 15, 2008
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Normajean Fern Ursin Batz, 62, of Sycamore passed away Saturday, March 15, 2008, at Tift Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Private family services will be held at a later date. She was born on October 13, 1945 and preceded in death by her parents, Fern Grace Hartman Krotz and Frank Krotz, and her birth father, John...
Louise Sutton Lee
Mar 12, 2008
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Louise Sutton Lee, 89, of Tifton died Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 15, 2008, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Chris Ramsey will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Bill Vance, Will Buster Hutchinson,...
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