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Mary Jo Medford Garvey

Mary Jo Medford Garvey

Jan 25, 2007

Obituary

Mary Jo Medford Garvey, 89, of Tifton, died Thursday, January 25, 2007, at Cypress Pond Assisted Living in Tifton. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 28, 2007, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church. Rev. Paul Thomas will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Chad Haynes, William Faircloth,...

Ida Bertha Hancock Portier

Ida Bertha Hancock Portier

Jan 24, 2007

Obituary

Ida Bertha Hancock Portier, 91, of Jacksonville, Florida, died Wednesday, January 24, 2007, at Fitzgerald Nursing Home in Fitzgerald. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 28, 2007, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Danny Lovett will officiate with burial to follow in Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Lenox. Nephews...

James Clinton Powell

James Clinton Powell

Jan 23, 2007

Obituary

James Clinton Powell, 77, of Tifton, died Tuesday, January 23, 2007, at Tift Health Care. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 27, 2007, in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Rev. Billy Swain will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday, January 26, 2007, from 6:00...

Agnes Belle Cooper Nolan

Agnes Belle Cooper Nolan

Jan 21, 2007

Obituary

Agnes Belle Cooper Nolan, 90, of Tifton, died Sunday, January 21, 2007 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 24, 2007, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Jason Jones and Rev. Larry Layfield will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Christopher Parrott, Jamie Cater, Ferrell...

Gilbert Eugene Davis

Gilbert Eugene Davis

Jan 18, 2007

Obituary

Gilbert Eugene "Gil" Davis, 79, of Chula, died Thursday, January 18, 2007, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 22, 2007, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Dr. W. Ches Smith, III and Dr. Wayne Roe will officiate with eulogies to be given by Wade Clark and Maria Davis...

Ruby Diane Smith

Ruby Diane Smith

Jan 17, 2007

Obituary

Ruby Diane Smith, 54, of Tifton, died Wednesday, January 17, 2007, at Tift Health Care. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 20, 2007, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Ernest Jefferson will officiate with burial to follow in Eldorado Baptist Church Cemetery. Nephews and cousins will serve as pallbearers. The...

Ima Jo Garrett Lang

Ima Jo Garrett Lang

Jan 17, 2007

Obituary

Ima Jo Garrett Lang, 86, of Valdosta, and formerly of Omega, died Wednesday, January 17, 2007, at Valdosta Fellowship Home in Valdosta. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 21, 2007, at the Omega Methodist Church. Rev. Frank Morris will officiate with burial to follow in Omega Cemetery. The family will receive friends on...

Velma Danforth Kelly

Velma Danforth Kelly

Jan 17, 2007

Obituary

Velma Danforth Kelly, 76, of Tifton, died Wednesday, January 17, 2007, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 20, 2007, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Steve Sutton will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Wayne Harper, Ronald Harper, Ray Woods, Mike...

Martha Gaskins Bennett

Martha Gaskins Bennett

Jan 17, 2007

Obituary

Martha Gaskins Bennett, 65, of Tifton died Wednesday, January 17, 2007, at her residence. A private burial will be held at a later date. Ms. Bennett was born on January 4, 1942 in Alapaha and was the daughter of Eddie Gaskins and Mae Wheeler Gaskins, both deceased. She was disabled. Survivors include one son, Steve Bennett, of Tifton...

Rev. John S. Gibbs, Sr.

Rev. John S. Gibbs, Sr.

Jan 15, 2007

Obituary

Rev. John S. Gibbs, Sr., 76, of Tifton, died Monday, January 15, 2007, at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 17, 2007, in the First Baptist Church of Ty Ty. Rev. Danny Jones and Rev. Larry Layfield will officiate with a eulogy to be given by Rev. John...

Edna Eloyce Green

Edna Eloyce Green

Jan 15, 2007

Obituary

Edna Eloyce Green, 89, of Tifton, died Monday, January 15, 2007, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 16, 2007, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Terrell Roberts and Rev. Marion Green will officiate with burial to follow in Salem Memorial Gardens at Salem Baptist Church. Grandsons will...

Earl J. Rutland, Sr.

Earl J. Rutland, Sr.

Jan 13, 2007

Obituary

Earl J. Rutland, Sr., 77, of Guadalupe, Costa Rica, formerly of Tifton and Wauchula, Florida, died Saturday, January 13, 2007, in Costa Rica. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 27, 2007, in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Rev. Terrell Roberts will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Mr. Rutland was born...

Jewel Rheunette Wright Bryan

Jewel Rheunette Wright Bryan

Jan 11, 2007

Obituary

Jewel Rheunette Wright Bryan, 88, of Tifton, died Thursday, January 11, 2007, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 14, 2007, at Waterloo Baptist Church. Rev. Donnie Wright and Rev. Jim Berry will officiate with burial to follow in Waterloo Baptist Church Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church...

Wilma Nell Revels Griffin

Wilma Nell Revels Griffin

Jan 10, 2007

Obituary

Wilma Nell Revels Griffin, 79, of Tifton, died Wednesday, January 10, 2007, at Tift Health Care. Graveside funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, January 12, 2007, in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Rev. Larry Cone will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday, January 12, 2007, from...

Leona Dillard Lott

Leona Dillard Lott

Jan 10, 2007

Obituary

Leona Dillard Lott, 87, of Tifton, died Wednesday, January 10, 2007, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 13, 2007, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Terrell Roberts and Rev. Jimmy Sumner will officiate with burial to follow in Turner Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will...

Estelle Rutland Mifflin

Estelle Rutland Mifflin

Jan 9, 2007

Obituary

Estelle Rutland Mifflin, 98, of Tifton, died Tuesday, January 9, 2007, at Beverly Health Care. Graveside funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 11, 2007, in the Rutland Family Cemetery. Rev. Eddie Allen and Rev. Dillard Ensley will officiate with burial to follow in Rutland Family Cemetery. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family will...

Audrey Joanne Bensle Cox

Audrey Joanne Bensle Cox

Jan 6, 2007

Obituary

Audrey Joanne Bensle Cox, 52, of Ocilla, died Saturday, January 6, 2007, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 9, 2007, in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Rev. John Hughes will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Robert Fields, Edward Bensle, Eddie Black, Zachary Higgins, Robbie Pritchard...

Edwin O. Pearson

Edwin O. Pearson

Jan 5, 2007

Obituary

Edwin O. Pearson, 91, of Tifton, formerly of Grand Rapids, Michigan and Zephyrhills, Florida, went home to his Lord on Friday, January 5, 2007, at Tift Health Care. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 8, 2007, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Danny Jones will officiate will burial to follow...

Edith "Hazel" Harvey Greene

Edith "Hazel" Harvey Greene

Jan 4, 2007

Obituary

Edith "Hazel" Harvey Greene, 95, of Tifton, died Thursday, January 4, 2007, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 6, 2007, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Glenn Martin will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends...

Rena Sangster Moore

Rena Sangster Moore

Jan 3, 2007

Obituary

Rena Sangster Moore, 90, of Tifton and Ashburn, died Wednesday, January 3, 2007, at Ashburn Health Care in Ashburn. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 5, 2007, at Believers Baptist Church in Tifton. Rev. Larry Dean will officiate with burial to follow in Burnt Church Cemetery in Lakeland. Pallbearers will be John Avery...

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