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Jessie Pauline Sumner Howell
Jan 5, 2003
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Jessie Pauline Sumner Howell, 95, of Tifton passed away Sunday. January 5, 2003, at Beverly Health Care in Tifton. Her funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 8, 2003, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Eddie Allen officiating. Mrs. Howell was laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Mrs. Howell's grandsons...
James Ollie Blanchett
Jan 4, 2003
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James Ollie Blanchett, 90, of Brookfield passed away Saturday, January 4, 2003, at his residence. His funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 7, 2003, at Brookfield Baptist Church with the Rev. Edward Mimbs officiating. Mr. Blanchett was laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Joel Blanchett, Jamie Blanchett, Greg Blanchett, Duwayne Padgett, Chad Blanchett and...
Howard "Melvin" Hall
Jan 2, 2003
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Howard "Melvin" Hall, 79, of Tifton passed away Thursday, January 2, 2003, at his residence. His funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 4, 2003, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Eddie Allen officiating. Mr. Hall was laid to rest at Old Ty Ty Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Tifton. Mrs....
James Thomas Simpson, Jr.
Jan 2, 2003
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James Thomas Simpson, 59, of Tifton passed away Thursday, January 2, 2003, at Phoebe-Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. His funeral was held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, January 4, 2003, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. A. D. Connell officiating. Mr. Simpson was laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Employees of the Maintenance...
Annie Ola Turner Walea
Dec 30, 2002
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Annie Ola Turner Walea, 94, of Tifton, formerly of Ty Ty, passed away Monday, December 30, 2002, at Beverly Health Care in Tifton. Her funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 3, 2003, at Ty Ty First Baptist Church with the Rev. Danny Jones officiating. Mrs. Walea was laid to rest at Ty Ty First Baptist...
Helen Leonard Brooks
Dec 29, 2002
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Helen Leonard Brooks, 91, of Tifton passed away Sunday, December 29, 2002, at Tift Health Care. A memorial service was held for Mrs. Brooks at a later date. Born December 7, 1911, in Bennington, Vermont, Mrs. Brooks was the daughter of the late Thomas Leonard and Delia Fitzgerald Leonard. She was also preceded in death by her husband,...
William Eugene Oliver
Dec 25, 2002
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William Eugene Oliver, 81, of Omega passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2002, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 28, 2002, at Omega United Methodist Church with the Rev. Frank Morris and the Rev. Cecil Felts officiating. Mr. Oliver was laid to rest at Omega Cemetery. Andy Oliver, Brad Baker,...
Ismael Palacios Ortega
Dec 17, 2002
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Ismael Palacios Ortega, 38, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2002, at his residence. A private funeral service and burial was held for Mr. Ortega at a later date. Born March 12, 1963, in Mexico, Mr. Ortega was the son of Miguel Palacios Sanchez and Guadalupe Ortega Melchor of Mexico.
Baby Boy Eliezer Leon
Dec 16, 2002
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Baby Boy Eliezer Leon was born and passed away on Monday, December 16, 2002, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service was held for Baby Eliezer at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 21, 2002, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where he was laid to rest. Baby Eliezer was the son of Moises Leon and Esperanza Manuel Leon of...
Louise Fletcher Team
Dec 15, 2002
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Louise Fletcher Team, 75, of Ocilla passed away Sunday, December 15, 2002, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 18, 2002, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Eddie Hutcheson officiating. Mrs. Team was laid to rest at Fletcher Cemetery in Irwin County. Ricky Fletcher, Jim...
Johnny Ray Boyd, Sr.
Dec 14, 2002
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Johnny Ray Boyd, Sr., 36, of Tifton passed away Saturday, December 14, 2002, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 18, 2002, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Eddie Hutcheson and the Rev. John S. Gibbs, Sr. officiating. Mr. Boyd was laid to rest at...
Linda Inez Goddard Mcmillan
Dec 12, 2002
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Linda Inez Goddard McMillan, 55, of Tifton passed away Thursday, December 12, 2002, at Phoebe-Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Her funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 14, 2002, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Danny Ray officiating. Mrs. McMillan was laid to rest at Turner Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in...
Maidie Jackson Belflower
Dec 12, 2002
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Maidie Jackson Belflower, 71, of Tifton passed away Thursday, December 12, 2002, at her residence. Her funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 16, 2002, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. John S. Gibbs, Sr. officiating. Mrs. Belflower was laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. Frank Krause, Ryan Krause, John...
Thomas William "T. W." Conger
Dec 10, 2002
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Thomas William "T. W." Conger, 82, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2002, at his residence. His funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 12, 2002, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Dr. Wayne Roe and the Rev. Charles Nichols officiating. Mr. Conger was laid to rest at Salem Memorial...
Leonard Gene York
Dec 10, 2002
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Leonard Gene York, 58, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2002, at his residence. His funeral service was held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, December 12, 2002, at New River Baptist Church in Tifton with the Rev. Larry Layfield officiating. Mr. York was laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Powell Gaines, Don Pirkle, Wayne Morrow, Ray Goodman,...
Martha "Frances" Tucker Mcdonald
Dec 9, 2002
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Martha "Frances" Tucker McDonald, 84, of Tifton passed away Monday, December 9, 2002, at Tift Health Care. Her funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 11, 2002, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Dr. Charles R. Parker, Sr. officiating. Mrs. McDonald was laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Mrs. McDonald's...
Thomas Marvin Benson
Dec 8, 2002
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Thomas Marvin Benson, 79, of Tifton passed away Sunday, December 8, 2002, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service was held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 10, 2002, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Steve Hand and the Rev. Gerald Purvis officiating. Mr. Benson was laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery....
Doris Phillips Sears
Dec 7, 2002
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Doris Phillips Sears, 79, of Tifton passed away Saturday, December 7, 2002, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 10, 2002, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Wayne Roe and the Rev. Dr. W. Ches Smith, III. Mrs. Sears was laid to rest...
Hattie Miranda King Wiggins
Dec 2, 2002
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Hattie Miranda King Wiggins, 87, of Valdosta passed away Monday, December 2, 2002, at Lakeland Villa Convalescent Center. Her funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 5, 2002, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Clayton Davis officiating. Mrs. Wiggins was laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Robby Miller, Justin Miller,...
Billy Joe Hayes
Dec 2, 2002
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Billy Joe Hayes, 63, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2002, at his residence. A private funeral service and burial was held for Mr. Hayes at a later date. Born December 22, 1938, in Eldorado (Saline County), Illinois, Mr. Hayes was the son of the late Joseph Leslie Hayes and Nancy Elizabeth Long Hayes. He was a...
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