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John Franklin Craven, Jr.
May 12, 2003
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John Franklin Craven, Jr., 43, of Tifton passed away Monday, May 12, 2003, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service was held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, May 15, 2003, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Steve Luke officiating. Mr. Craven was laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Mark Hood, Chester Ellison,...
Gladys Smith Young Teal
May 11, 2003
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Gladys Smith Young Teal, 89, of Omega passed away Sunday. May 11, 2003, at Beverly Health Care in Tifton. A graveside funeral service was held for Mrs. Teal at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, 2003, at Omega Cemetery, where she was laid to rest. The Rev. Steve Moon officiated. Born May 9, 1913, in Tift County, Mrs. Teal...
Carrie Mae Fogarty Walker
May 8, 2003
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Carrie Mae Fogarty Walker, 81, of Tifton passed away Thursday, May 8, 2003, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 12, 2003, at Omega Church of God with the Rev. Frank Barfield officiating. Mrs. Walker was laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Mrs. Walker's grandsons served as pallbearers. Born...
Gerald Clifford Stephens
May 8, 2003
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Gerald Clifford Stephens, 92, of Omega passed away Thursday, May 8, 2003, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 10, 2003, at Antioch Baptist Church in Omega with the Rev. Preston Tylor, the Rev. Danny Smith and the Rev. Charles Daniell officiating. Mr. Stephens was laid to rest at Omega...
Jasper J. B. "Jack" Bennett
May 7, 2003
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Jasper J. B. "Jack" Bennett, 110 years and 4 months, family patriarch, the oldest living veteran in the United States and quite possibly the oldest living person in our country, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2003, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 10, 2003, in the Sanctuary of Tifton's...
Donald Lee Tawzer, Sr.
May 3, 2003
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Donald Lee Tawzer, Sr., 65, of Tifton passed away Saturday, May 3, 2003, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, 2003, at Wayside Missionary Baptist Church in Tifton with the Rev. George Parrish and the Rev. Wayne Hunter officiating. Mr. Tawzer was laid to rest at Wayside Missionary Baptist...
Pearlie Mae Sumner Fletcher
May 1, 2003
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Pearlie Mae Sumner Fletcher, 94, of Chula passed away Thursday, May 1, 2002, at Tift Health Care. Her funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 3, 2003, at Macedonia Baptist Church in Chula with the Rev. Randall Gay and the Rev. Jack Thompson officiating. Mrs. Fletcher was laid to rest at Eureka Baptist Church Cemetery in...
Grady Edward O'Bryant
Apr 30, 2003
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Grady Edward O'Bryant, 56, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2003, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May3, 2003, at Springhill Baptist Church in Tifton with the Rev. Freddie Thomas and the Rev. Bill Dailey, Jr. officiating. Mr. O'Bryant was laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. Members of...
Clara Nell Goff Eason
Apr 27, 2003
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Clara Nell Goff Eason, 71, of Tifton passed away Sunday, April 27, 2003, at her residence. Her funeral service was held at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at the First Freewill Baptist Church in Tifton with the Rev. Charles Nichols and the Rev. Robert Freeman officiating. Mrs. Eason was laid to rest at Lakeview Baptist Church Cemetery...
Jessie Mae Thompson Fowler
Apr 26, 2003
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Jessie Mae Thompson Fowler, 93, of Tifton passed away Saturday, April 26, 2003, at Tift Health Care. A graveside funeral service was held for Mrs. Fowler at 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 28, 2003, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she was entombed. the Rev. Mark Hancock officiated. Mrs. Fowler's grandsons served as pallbearers. Born August 15, 1909, in Hart...
Ronald Edwin Haynes
Apr 19, 2003
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Ronald Edwin Haynes, 65, of Ocilla passed away Saturday, April 19, 2003, at his residence. A private funeral service and burial was held for Mr. Haynes at a later date. Born December 19, 1937, in Lancaster, Ohio, Mr. Hayes from the son of the late Paul Edgar Haynes and Mildred Marie Carroll Haynes. He graduated from Massillon High...
Coretta Towson Brewer
Apr 15, 2003
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Coretta Towson Brewer, 92, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at Beverly Health Care in Tifton. Her funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, April 17, 2003, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Gerald Purvis and the Rev. Curtis Mixon officiating. Mrs. Brewer was laid to rest at Oak Ridge...
Joseph Robert "Bobby" Jordan
Apr 13, 2003
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Joseph Robert "Bobby" Jordan, 52, of Tifton passed away Sunday, April 13, 2003, at his residence. His funeral service was held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2003, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Larry Cone officiating. Mr. Jordan was laid to rest at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, Apruil 16, 2003, at Camp Creek...
James Otis Golden
Apr 12, 2003
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James Otis Golden 81, of Omega passed away Saturday, April 12, 2003, at his residence. His funeral service was held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at Omega Baptist Church with the Rev. Steve Moon and the Rev. Terrell Ruis officiating. Mr. Golden was laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Terry Dorman, Steve Webb, Robert Dunn,...
Janet Sue Wicke
Apr 2, 2003
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Janet Sue Wicke, 55, of Franklin, Ohio passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2003, At Tift Regional Medical Center. A private funeral service and burial was held for Mrs. Wicke at a later date. Born December 27, 1947, in Birmingham (Jefferson County), Alabama, Mrs. Wicke was the daughter of Doris May Ponds of Houston, Texas and the late James...
Florence Elizabeth Cook Bowen
Apr 1, 2003
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Florence Elizabeth Cook Bowen, 80, of Enigma passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2003, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 4, 2003, at Enigma United Methodist Church with the Rev. Walter Powell officiating. Ms. Bowen was laid to rest at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 5, 2003, at Corinth Baptist Church...
Fredrick Wakefield Sutton
Apr 1, 2003
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Fredrick Wakefield Sutton, 59, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2003, in Tampa, Florida following a brief illness with cancer. His funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 4, 2003, at Tifton's First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Willie Beasley and the Rev. Jay Roberson officiating. A eulogy was given by the Rev. Bill...
Patrick Wayne Burnett, Jr.
Apr 1, 2003
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Patrick Wayne Burnett, Jr., 7 of Tifton passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2003, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service was held for Patrick at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, April 3, 2003, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where he was laid to rest. The Rev. Douglas Gibson officiated. Patrick's uncles served as pallbearers. Born January 25, 1996, in...
Boyd James Hall
Mar 31, 2003
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Boyd James Hall, 45, of Tifton passed away Monday, March 31, 2003, at his residence following an extended illness. His funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 3, 2003, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Kenneth Starkey officiating. Mr. Hall was laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Mr. Hall's nephews...
Aaron Scott Hahn
Mar 27, 2003
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Aaron Scott Hahn, 21, of Tifton passed away Thursday, March 27, 2003, in Saint Mary's. His funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2003, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. John S. Gibbs, Sr. officiating. Mr. Hahn was laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. Born November 14, 1981, in...
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