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Gladys Moore Sizemore
Oct 27, 2002
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Gladys Moore Sizemore, 90, of Tifton passed away Sunday, October 27, 2002, at Tift Health Care. A graveside funeral service was held for Ms. Moore at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 30, 2002, at the Moore Family Cemetery in Coffee County. Born April 15, 1912, in Coffee County, Ms. Sizemore was the daughter of the late James Moore and...
Mary Belle Young Hall
Oct 26, 2002
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Mary Belle Young Hall, 83, of Tifton passed away Saturday, October 26, 2002, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 29, 2002, at New River Free Holiness Church in Berrien County with the Rev. A. D. Connell officiating. Mrs. Hall was laid to rest at Oakey Grove Missionary Baptist Church...
Brenda Joyce Ethredge Barnes
Oct 24, 2002
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Brenda Joyce Ethredge Barnes, 59, of Tifton passed away Thursday, October 24, 2002, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 26, 2092, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Jon S. Gibbs, Sr. officiating. Mrs. Barnes was laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Barnes'...
Estelle Connor Spurlin
Oct 23, 2002
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Estelle Connor Spurlin, 95, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2002, at Tift Health Care. Her funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 25, 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 officiating. Mrs. Spurlin was laid to rest...
Clarence Herbert Peterson, Jr.
Oct 22, 2002
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Clarence Herbert Peterson, Jr. 76, of Fort Myers, Florida passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2002, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A private funeral service and burial was held for Mr. Peterson at a later date. Born November 26, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois, Mr. Peterson was the son of the late Clarence H. Peterson and Ruth Lindstrom Peterson. He...
Doyce Ray Abell
Oct 13, 2002
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Doyce Ray Abell, 49, of Tifton passed away Sunday, October 13, 2002, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 16, 2002, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. T. Manuel Johnson and the Rev. Bill Barksdale officiating. Mr. Abell was laid to rest at Oak Ridge...
James Claude Thrift
Oct 13, 2002
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James Claude Thrift, 65, of Sumner passed away Sunday, October 13, 2002, at his residence. A private funeral service and burial was held for Mr. Thrift at a later date. Born June 18, 1937, in Blackshear, Mr. Thrift was the son of the late Lesley Thrift and Pauline Johnson Thrift. Before retiring, he was a maintenance technician at...
Clarice Lucille Holland Wood
Oct 9, 2002
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Clarice Lucille Holland Wood, 86, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2002, at Tift Health Care. A graveside funeral service was held for Mrs. Wood at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 11, 2002, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she was laid to rest. The Rev. Floyd Richards officiated. Born May 16, 1916, in Cleveland County, Alabama, Mrs. Wood...
Margie Ethel Hartsock Hampton
Oct 2, 2002
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Margie Ethel Hartsock Hampton, 85, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2002, at Beverly Health Care in Tifton. Mrs. Hampton was taken to Hampton Funeral Home in Boone, North Carolina; and she was laid to rest at Glenwood Cemetery in Bristol, Tennessee Born January 1, 1917, in Hanging Rock, Virginia, Mrs. Hampton was the daughter of the...
Norma Hill Hester
Sep 30, 2002
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Norma Hill Hester, 60, of Tifton passed away Monday, September 30, 2002, at Phoebe-Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Her funeral service was held at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 2, 2002, at New River Baptist Church in Tifton with the Rev. Larry Layfield and the Rev. Mickey Adams officiating. Mrs. Hester was laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery....
Dr. Paul Warren Lucas
Sep 29, 2002
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Dr. Paul Warren Lucas, 87, of Tifton passed away Sunday, September 29, 2002, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 3, 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 officiating. Dr. Lucas was laid...
Morgan Joseph Greene
Sep 27, 2002
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Morgan Joseph Greene, 87, of Tifton passed away Friday, September 27, 2002, at Affinity Health Group in Tifton. His funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 29, 2002, in the Sanctuary of Tifton's First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Wayne Roe, the Rev. Dr. W. Ches Smith III and the Rev. Eddie Allen officiating. Mr....
Raymond Leighton "Tinker" Cason
Sep 27, 2002
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Ramond Leighton "Tinker" Cason, 54, of Tifton passed away Friday, September 27, 2002, at Palm Garden of Gainesville in Gainesville, Florida. His funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, September 30, 2002, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Calvin Bobo and the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley officiating. Mr. Cason was laid to...
Bernice Richards Franks
Sep 26, 2002
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Bernice Richards Franks, 75, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away Thursday, September 26, 2002, at Orange Park Medical Center in Orange Park, Florida. A graveside funeral service was held for Mrs. Franks at 2:00 p.m. Monday, September 30, 2002, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she was laid to rest. Mrs. Franks' son, the Rev. Jimmy Franks, officiated. Born February...
Elbert Griffin
Sep 26, 2002
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Elbert Griffin, 77, of Albany passed away Thursday, September 26, 2002, at his residence. His funeral service was held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, September 29, 2002, at Enigma Congregational Christian Church with the Rev. Martin Wilson officiating. Mr. Griffin was laid to rest at Enigma Cemetery. Mr. Griffin's grandsons, Nathan Griffin, Brent Griffin, Robert Griffin, Julian Griffin, Philip...
Judge William Jesse Forehand
Sep 23, 2002
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Tifton Superior Court Judge William Jesse Forehand, 84, of Tifton passed away Monday, September 23, 2002, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta of natural causes. His funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 27, 2002, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Wayne Roe and the Rev. Dr. W. Ches...
George Washington Moore
Sep 22, 2002
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George Washington Moore, 81, of Tifton passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, September 22, 2002, following a lengthy illness. His funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 25, 2002, at Tifton's First United Methodist Church the with Rev. Willie Beasley, the Rev. Jay Roberson and the rev. Ronnie Lawson officiating. Mr. Moore was laid...
Kimberly Alice Harris Junkins
Sep 20, 2002
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Kimberly Alice Harris Junkins, 40, of Tifton passed away Friday, September 20, 2002, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service was held for Ms. Junkins at 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 23, 2002, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she was laid to rest. Born May 26, 1962, in Durham County, North Carolina, Ms. Junkins was the daughter...
Calloway Hill "Cal" Peddy, Jr.
Sep 20, 2002
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Calloway Hill "Cal" Peddy, Jr., 60, of Tifton passed away Friday, September 20, 2002, in Mount Airy, North Carolina. His funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 24, 2002, at Tifton's First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. Billy Oliver and the Rev. Willie Beasley officiating. Mr. Peddy was laid to rest at Oak Ridge...
Carol Green Peddy
Sep 20, 2002
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Carol Green Peddy, 58, of Tifton passed away, Friday, September 20, 2002, in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Her funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 24. 2002, at Tifton's First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Billy Oliver and the Rev. Willie Beasley officiating. Mrs. Peddy was laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. John Prince....
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