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Marcus Frederick “Fred” Powell, Sr.

Marcus Frederick “Fred” Powell, Sr.

Jun 8, 2024

Obituary

Marcus Frederick "Fred" Powell, Sr., 70, of Tifton passed away Saturday, June 8, 2024, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at Tifton's First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Chip Grantham officiating. Mr. Powell will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Dr. James Edward Milner

Dr. James Edward Milner

Jun 7, 2024

Obituary

Dr. James Edward Milner, 70, of Tifton passed away Friday, June 7, 2024, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. A memorial service will be held for Dr. Milner at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 22, 2024, at Tifton's First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Chip Grantham officiating. Dr. Milner will be laid to rest at a later date....

Norris Vinson Windham, Jr.

Norris Vinson Windham, Jr.

Jun 3, 2024

Obituary

Norris Vinson Windham, Jr. 72, of Tifton passed away Monday, June 3, 2024, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, June 6, 2024, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Michael McGaughey officiating. Mr. Windham's sister-in-law, Betsy Windham, will offer a eulogy. Mr. Windham will be...

Jackie Lynn Baldree

Jackie Lynn Baldree

Jun 3, 2024

Obituary

Jackie Lynn Baldree, 62, of Tifton passed away Monday, June 3, 2024, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 8, 2024, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Gerald Mallard officiating. Mr. Baldree will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will...

Mary Oceline Watson Brooks

Mary Oceline Watson Brooks

Jun 2, 2024

Obituary

Mary Oceline Watson Brooks, 88, of Norman Park passed away Sunday, June 2, 2024, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Ike Branch and the Rev. Doug Walls officiating. Mrs. Brooks will be laid to rest at Paulk's...

James Herbert Mullis

James Herbert Mullis

May 31, 2024

Obituary

James Herbert Mullis, 81, of Moultrie passed away Friday, May 31, 2024, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Mullis at 3:00 p.m. Monday, June 3, 2024, at Lawrence Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Joe Crews will officiate. Christina Klopfenstein will offer a eulogy....

Johnny “Wayne” Marchant

Johnny “Wayne” Marchant

May 31, 2024

Obituary

Johnny "Wayne" Marchant, 65, of Sumner passed away Friday, May 31, 2024, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Walt Tompkins officiating. Mr. Marchant will be laid to rest at Sumner Cemetery. The family will receive...

Marcus Alan Norman

Marcus Alan Norman

May 30, 2024

Obituary

Marcus Alan Norman, 63, of Tifton passed away Thursday, May 30, 2024, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, June 1, 2024, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Kenny Kicklighter officiating. Mr. Norman's son, Zack, will offer a eulogy. Mr. Norman will be laid to rest at...

Janice Beatrice Edwards Sutton

Janice Beatrice Edwards Sutton

May 25, 2024

Obituary

Janice Beatrice Edwards Sutton, 76, of Tifton passed away Saturday, May 25, 2024, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Sutton at 11:00 am. Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at Sutton Cemetery on Old Ocilla Road in Tifton, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Conway...

Guy Anderson "Andy" Cox

Guy Anderson "Andy" Cox

May 23, 2024

Obituary

Guy Anderson "Andy" Cox of Tifton, GA passed away on May 23, 2024. He was born on Feb 15 , 1946 in Tifton, GA to the late Guy Anderson "Moose" Cox and Mary Cox. After graduating from Tift County High School where he served as class president, Andy attended the University of Georgia where he earned a BA...

Shell Elbert "Buck" Hartley, Jr.

Shell Elbert "Buck" Hartley, Jr.

May 22, 2024

Obituary

Shell Elbert "Buck" Hartley, Jr., 78, of Tifton passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. Buck will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The...

Harold Dean Allen, Jr.

Harold Dean Allen, Jr.

May 20, 2024

Obituary

Harold Dean Allen, Jr., 80, of Enigma passed away Monday, May 20, 2024, at Emory University Midtown Hospital in Atlanta. A memorial service will be held for Mr. Allen at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 15, 2024, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. The family will receive friends on Saturday, June 15, 2024, in the Chapel of...

Mary Wanda Sumner

Mary Wanda Sumner

May 19, 2024

Obituary

Mary Wanda Sumner, 82, of Omega passed away Sunday, May 19, 2024, at her daughter's residence. The family will receive friends on Thursday, May 23, 2024, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. A private graveside funeral service will be held for Ms. Sumner at a later date. Born November 7, 1941,...

Hollie Faye Barnes

Hollie Faye Barnes

May 19, 2024

Obituary

Hollie Faye Barnes, 58, of Tifton passed away Sunday, May 19, 2024, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 23, 2024, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Rickey Wells officiating. Ms. Barnes will be laid to rest at a later date. The family will receive friends...

Myra Katherine "Kathy" Tucker

Myra Katherine "Kathy" Tucker

May 19, 2024

Obituary

Myra Katherine (Kathy) Tucker, 73, of Atlanta, Georgia passed away on May 19, 2024. Kathy was born in Tifton, Georgia, the daughter of the late Ben J. and Grace Rowan Tucker. She was also preceded in death by four brothers, Danny Thomas Tucker, Jackie Tucker, Jimmy Tucker and Ben Tucker; one sister, Frances T. Brewer; and a brother-in-law,...

Ronald David Kinard

Ronald David Kinard

May 16, 2024

Obituary

Ronald David Kinard, 70, of Nashville passed away Thursday, May 16, 2024, at his residence. A private funeral service and burial will be held for Mr. Kinard at a later date. Born September 27, 1953, in Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. Kinard was the son of the late Allen Hill Kinard and Annamae Bailey Kinard. He was also preceded in...

Patrice Marie Camoston

Patrice Marie Camoston

May 12, 2024

Obituary

Patrice Marie Camoston, 70, of Lexington passed away Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Tifton. Her funeral service and burial will be announced later. Born December 4, 1953, in Framingham, Massachusetts, Mrs. Camoston was the daughter of the late James Patrick and Frances Wood Tatch. Before retiring, she was a quality inspector with U. S. Repeating Arms. Mrs. Camoston...

James “Richard” Mcallister

James “Richard” Mcallister

May 12, 2024

Obituary

James "Richard" McAllister, 60, of Tifton passed away Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Tift County. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 16, 2024, at Liberty Baptist Church in Tifton with the Rev. Michael Petty and the Rev. Steve Tucker officiating. Mr. McAllister will be laid to rest at Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery in...

Billie Christine Johnson Blalock

Billie Christine Johnson Blalock

May 12, 2024

Obituary

Billie Christine Johnson Blalock, 87, of Tifton passed away Sunday, May 12, 2024, at her residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Blalock at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 16, 2024, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Joseph L. Crumley will officiate. The family will receive friends on Wednesday,...

Barbara “Gail” Horton

Barbara “Gail” Horton

May 11, 2024

Obituary

Barbara "Gail" Horton, 64, of Tifton passed away Saturday, May 11, 2024, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Horton at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at New River Free Holiness Church Cemetery in Berrien County, where she will be laid to rest. The family will receive friends on Tuesday,...

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