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Robert Clay Coburn, Sr.
Dec 13, 2024
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Robert Clay Coburn, Sr., 64, of Lawrenceville passed away Friday, December 13, 2024, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Braselton. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Coburn at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 16, 2024, at Hickory Springs Baptist Church, where he will be laid to rest. Elder Wade Bowers will officiate. Born October 1, 1960,...
Carol Jean Shaffer Butcher
Dec 10, 2024
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Carol Jean Shaffer Butcher, age 86, of Tifton, GA went to be with our Lord and Savior on December 10, 2024. A private service will be held at a later date. Carol was born on June 12, 1938, in San Diego, CA to Francis and Roy Shaffer. At a young age she moved to Kellerton, Iowa where she...
Wayman Claxton Lastinger
Dec 10, 2024
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Wayman Claxton Lastinger, 86, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at Southern Oaks Personal Care Home in Tifton. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 14, 2024, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph Crumley officiating. A eulogy will be given by John Mitchell Foskey. Mr. Lastinger...
Valerie Marie Keever York
Dec 9, 2024
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Valerie Marie Keever York, 53, of Rebecca passed away Monday, December 9, 2024, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later. Born December 15, 1970, in Atlanta, Mrs. York was the daughter of David Keever and Mary Ann Odom Keever. She was preceded in death by two brothers. She...
Mary Anne Wright Simmons
Dec 9, 2024
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Mary Anne Simmons, 72, of Panama City Beach, Florida passed away peacefully on December 9, 2024, at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, surrounded by her loving family. Mary Anne was born on January 21, 1952, in Tifton, Georgia, to the late Jack and Kitty Wright. She was raised in Tifton, where she developed deep ties to the community...
Baby Girl Ka'Loni Annice Butler-Fuller
Dec 9, 2024
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Baby Girl Ka'Loni Annice Butler-Fuller, 1 month and 6 days old, of Ocilla passed away Monday, December 9, 2024, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held for Baby Ka'Loni at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 21, 2024, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Bishop Richard Hill officiating. Baby Ka'Loni will be laid...
Michael Eugene "Mike" Hasty
Dec 6, 2024
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Michael Eugene "Mike" Hasty, 71, of Brunswick passed away Friday, December 6, 2024, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A private family memorial service will be held for Mike at a later date. Born February 25, 1953, in Rapid City, South Dakata, Mike was the son of the late Olin Hallman Hasty and Iva Mae Wagoner Hasty. He was...
Timothy Keith Gray
Dec 6, 2024
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Timothy Keith Gray, 39, of Enigma passed away Friday, December 6, 2024. A private funeral service and burial will be held for Timothy at a later date. Born August 2, 1985, in Tifton, Timothy was the son of Carroll Gray and Karron Johnson Gray of Enigma. In addition to his parents, Timothy is survived by three sons, Hunter...
Charles "Chuck" Jinright
Dec 5, 2024
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Charles "Chuck" Jinright, 56, of Omega passed away Peacefully Thursday, December 5th, 2024, at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta surrounded by his loved ones. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 9th, 2024, at Leila Church in Omega, Ga with Pastor Josh Bennett officiating. A eulogy will be given by his dear friend, Ed Fussell....
Bryce Alan Johnson
Dec 2, 2024
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Bryce Alan Johnson, 52, of Tifton passed away Monday, December 2, 2024, at Southwell Medical Center after a sudden illness. His funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 8, 2024, at Tifton's First Methodist Church. The family will receive friends on Sunday, December 8, 2024, at the church from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m....
James Morgan Lyon
Nov 29, 2024
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James Morgan Lyon of Franklin, Connecticut and Palm Bay, Florida passed away peacefully at home in Connecticut November 29, 2024, after battling Parkinson's Disease and dementia. He was born October 17, 1954, in Sylvester, Georgia to Morgan Jackson Lyon and Jewel (Wilson) Lyon. He graduated from Worth County High School in Sylvester, Georgia and attended Thames River Technical...
Deborah Ann Kilpatrick
Nov 24, 2024
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Deborah Ann Kilpatrick, 62, of Lenox passed away Sunday, November 24, 2024, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A private funeral service and burial will be held at a later date at Beaver Dam Cemetery in Ray City. Born November 22, 1962, in Winter Haven, Florida, Ms. Kilpatrick was the daughter of the late William Kilpatrick and Ruthie Dupree...
Donna Faye Griffin Meyers
Nov 21, 2024
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Donna Faye Griffin Meyers, 59, of Nashville passed away Thursday, November 21st, 2024, at her residence. A private burial will take place at a later date. Ms. Meyers was born on December 11th, 1964, in Adel Georgia, to Billy Eugene and Patsy Marilyn Griffin. She was married to the man who loved and cared for her more than...
Jimmie "Duane" Hall Stephenson
Nov 20, 2024
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Jimmie "Duane" Hall Stephenson, 79, of Tifton passed away Thursday, November 20, 2024, at her residence. A memorial service for Mrs. Stephenson will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 7, 2024, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Tifton. Born January 6, 1945, in Tift County, Mrs. Stephenson was the daughter of the late Herbert Ashton...
Marty Lee Goff
Nov 19, 2024
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Marty Lee Goff, 67, of Ray City passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at his residence. The family will receive friends on Friday, November 22, 2024, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Marty will be laid to rest at a later date. Born July 13, 1957, in Tifton, Marty was the...
Michael G. Stephenson
Nov 18, 2024
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Michael G. Stephenson, 82, passed peacefully in his sleep on November 18, 2024. Born in Formby, England and eventually immigrating to the United States in his late teens. Michael, in time, moved to South Georgia to work for the Georgia Department of Agriculture at the University of Georgia Extension Campus in Tifton, GA. Michael is known for his...
Wilda Rose Perry
Nov 13, 2024
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Wilda Rose Perry, 73, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, November 18, 2024, at Lakeview Baptist Church in Lenox with the Rev. Jerry Kennedy officiating. Mrs. Perry will be laid to rest at Lakeview Baptist Church Cemetery in Lenox. The family...
Patricia "Patsy" Gale Estes
Nov 12, 2024
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Patricia "Patsy" Gale Estes, 84, of Fitzgerald passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at Dorminy Medical Center in Fitzgerald. A private funeral service and burial will be held for Ms. Estes at a later date. Born July 23, 1940, in Tift County, Ms. Estes was the daughter of the late Herbert Edward Estes and Nancy Tabitha Griffin Estes....
Timothy "Tim" Richard Hathorn
Nov 10, 2024
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Timothy "Tim" Richard Hathorn, 61, of Tifton passed away Sunday, November 10, 2024, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held for Mr. Hathorn at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, November 14, 2024, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. John S. Gibbs, Jr. officiating. Mr. Hathorn will be laid to rest at...
Raford "Ray"" Porter Rogers, Jr.
Nov 7, 2024
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Raford "Ray" Porter Rogers, Jr., 80, of Tifton passed away Thursday, November 7, 2024, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 14, 2024, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Wayne Roe and the Rev. John Hughes officiating. Mr. Rogers will be laid to rest...
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