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William Earnest Dixon
Feb 11, 2003
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William Earnest Dixon, 76, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2003, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 14, 2003, at New River Baptist Church in Tifton with the Rev. Larry Layfield officiating. Mr. Dixon was laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The deacons of New River Baptist...
Wade Burnum Manaugh
Feb 10, 2003
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Wade Burnum Manaugh, 54, of Tifton passed away Monday, February 10, 2003, at his residence. A graveside funeral service was held for Mr. Manaugh at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 12, 2003, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where he was laid to rest. The Rev. Wayne Driskell officiated. Born May 4, 1948, in Dade County, Florida, Mr. Manaugh was the...
Robert Thomas "Tom" Evans
Feb 5, 2003
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Robert Thomas "Tom" Evans, 51, of Omega passed away Saturday, February 15, 2003, at his residence. His funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 17, 2003, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Jerry Golden and the Rev. Steve Moon officiating. Mr. Evans was laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Frankie...
Albert Benjamin Casey
Feb 3, 2003
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Albert Benjamin Casey, 79, of Adel passed away Monday, February 3, 2003, at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville. A graveside funeral service was held for Mr. Casey at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where he was laid to rest. The Rev. Harris Whitman officiated. Born September 17, 1923, in Murray County, Mr. Casey...
John David Wood
Feb 1, 2003
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John David Wood, 78, of Tifton passed away Saturday, February 1, 2003k, at Tift Health Care. A graveside funeral service was held for Mr. Wood at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 4, 2003, at Lawrence Cemetery, where he was laid to rest. The Rev. Charles Nichols officiated. Mike Wood, Bobby Wood, William Wood, Pat Warren, Butch Lowe and Stacy...
Odene Payne Moore
Jan 31, 2003
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Odene Payne Moore, 91, of Tifton passed away Friday, January 31, 2003, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service was held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, February 2, 2003, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Roger Tucker and the Rev. Wayne Driskell officiating. Mrs. Moore was laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery....
Gary Perry Harris
Jan 27, 2003
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Gary Perry Harris, 62, of Tifton passed away Monday, January 27, 2003, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service was held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 29, 2003, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Donnie Sloan officiating. Mr. Harris was laid to rest at Lenox Cemetery. Jason Guess, Lamar Frazier, Dennis Carter,...
Kathleen Barnes Parks Dobbins
Jan 21, 2003
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Kathleen Barnes Parks Dobbins, 79, of Enigma passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2003, in Enigma at the home of her niece and nephew, Joyce and Byron Thomas. A graveside funeral service was held for Mrs. Dobbins at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 23, 2003, at Enigma Cemetery, where she was laid to rest. The Rev. Wayne Driskell officiated. Born...
Charles Falcon Rooks
Jan 19, 2003
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Charles Falcon Rooks, 77, of Tifton passed away Sunday, January 19, 2003, at his residence. His funeral service was held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 21, 2003, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Eddie Allen and the Rev. Mike Hobbs officiating. Mr. Rooks was laid to rest at Hickory Springs Primitive Baptist Church...
Infant Baby Boy Jayme Augustine Whaley-Alaniz
Jan 17, 2003
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Infant Baby Boy Jayme Augustine Whaley-Alaniz was born and passed away on Friday, January 17, 2003, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service was held for Baby Jayme at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, 21, 2003, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where he was laid to rest. Father Alfonso Gutierrez and the Rev. Margo Partin officiated. Baby Jayme was...
John William Walker
Jan 17, 2003
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John William Walker, 83, of Ty Ty passed away Friday, January 17, 2003, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 20, 2003, at the First Baptist Church of Ty Ty with the Rev. Danny Jones officiating. Mr. Walker was laid to rest at the First Baptist Church of Ty Ty...
Zoraida Cardona Ruiz
Jan 16, 2003
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Zoraida Cardona Ruiz, 87 of Omega passed away Thursday, January 16, 2003, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 20, 2003, at Tifton's First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dr. David Uhl officiating. Mrs. Ruiz was laid to rest at Omega Cemetery. Ralph Leonard, Joe Sheridan, Filiberto Hernandez, Antonio Cervantes,...
Lois Luke Swails
Jan 13, 2003
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Lois Luke Swails, 70, of Alapaha passed away Monday, January 13, 2003, at Portsbridge Hospice in Woodstock. Her funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 16, 2003, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Bobby Fussell officiating. Mrs. Swails was laid to rest at Saint Luke Baptist Church Cemetery in Alapaha. Tim...
Thelma King Davis
Jan 13, 2003
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Thelma King Davis, 87, of Alapaha passed away Monday, January 13, 2003, at Beverly Health Care in Tifton. Her funeral service was held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, January 16, 2024, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Mike Gibbs officiating. Mrs. Davis was laid to rest at Alapaha Cemetery. Born October 9, 1915, in...
Dorothy Nell Dotson Luke
Jan 11, 2003
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Dorothy Nell Dotson Luke, 72, of Tifton passed away Saturday, January 11, 2003, at her residence. A graveside funeral service was held for Mrs. Luke at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 13, 2003, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where she was laid to rest. The Rev. Donnie Sloan officiated. Born November 9, 1930, in Derrine (Dunlin County), Missouri, Mrs. Luke...
Ansley Lafayette Thomas
Jan 8, 2003
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Ansley Lafayette Thomas, 62, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2003, at his residence. His funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 11, 2003, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Tifton with James Cattell officiating. Mr. Thomas was laid to rest at Cumorah Cemetery in Douglas. Fred Thomas Jr., James...
Earl Barrett
Jan 7, 2003
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Earl Barrett, 65 of Ocilla passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2003, at his residence. His funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 10, 2003, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Jimmie Hinson and the Rev. Elmer Golden, Jr. officiating. Mr. Barrett was laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Kyle Scarborough,...
Ellsberry Kent Walker Brightwell
Jan 7, 2003
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Ellsaberry Kent Walker Brightwell, 85, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2003, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 10, 2003, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. Ms. Brightwell was laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Grady Thompson, Wright...
George Jack Conger
Jan 6, 2003
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George Jack Conger, 96, of Tifton passed away Sunday, January 26, 2003, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 29, 2003, at Pine Level Freewill Baptist Church in Worth County with the Rev. Bill Barksdale officiating. Mr. Conger was laid to rest at the First Baptist Church of Ty Ty...
Sarah Low Wier Rolllins Outerbridge
Jan 5, 2003
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Sarah Lowe Wier Rollins Outerbridge, 94, of Tifton passed away Sunday, January 5, 2003, at Maple Court Assisted Living in Tifton. Her funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 8, 2003, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Wayne Roe and the Rev. Dr. W. Ches Smith, III officiating. Mrs....
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