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Willie John Deal
Aug 18, 2023
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Willie John Deal, 77, of Tifton passed away Friday, August 18, 2023, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 21, 2023, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Conway Harris officiating. Mr. Deal will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge...
Elzie Mae Grimes Rasmussen
Aug 12, 2023
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Elzie Mae Grimes Rasmussen, 92, of Tifton, formerly of St. Charles, Missouri, passed away Friday, August 11, 2023, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later. Born July 31, 1931, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, Mrs. Rasmussen was the daughter of the late Peter Grimes and Rosie Grimes. She was also preceded in...
Betty Monteen Powell Mallard
Aug 12, 2023
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Betty Monteen Powell Mallard, 82, of Norman Park passed away Saturday, August 12, 2023, at Pruitt Hospice in Moultrie. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Mallard at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at Pine Crest Memory Gardens in Moultrie, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Alan Tillman and Brother David Walden...
Ruth Maria Wilds Conley
Aug 11, 2023
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Ruth Maria Wilds Conley, 62, of Tifton passed away Friday, August 11, 2023, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 14, 2023, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Keith Norris officiating. Virgil Johnson will give a eulogy. Mrs. Conley will be laid to rest at a...
Katherine Edna Hall
Aug 8, 2023
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Katherine Edna Hall, 91, of Tifton passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at Maple Court Assisted Living. Born November 3, 1931, in Madison, Florida, Ms. Hall was the daughter of the late Llewlyn Claude "L.C." and Elizabeth White Hall. The family would like to thank Maple Court staff and all caregivers for their loving care, especially...
Alisha Kate Roberson Kilpatrick
Aug 7, 2023
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Alisha Kate Roberson Kilpatrick, 47, of Tifton passed away Monday, August 7, 2023, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 9, 2023, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Rickey Wells officiating. Ms. Kilpatrick will be laid to rest at a later date. The family will receive...
Jason Andrew
Aug 6, 2023
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Jason Lee Andrew, aka "Jake", husband of Venita "Jo" Andrew (deceased) passed away at Cypress Pond on Sunday, August 6th, 2023, in Tifton, Georgia. Born May 4th, 1932, in Glensfork "Hard Scratch", Kentucky, to H.T. "Thious" Andrew and Harriet "Mae" Wheat-Andrew, he was also preceded in death by two brothers: Carnell (Christine), Kenneth (Bernadine), a sister, Dorothy and...
Steve John Massey, Sr.
Aug 3, 2023
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Steve John Massey, Sr., 77, of Omega passed away Thursday, August 3, 2023, at his residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Massey at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, August 6, 2023, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Rebecca, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Ryan Carnes will officiate. The family will receive...
Rebecca “Becky” Montgomery Falotico
Aug 2, 2023
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Rebecca "Becky" Montgomery Falotico, 73, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2023, at her residence with her loving family by her side. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, August 5, 2023, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with the Rev. John Curtis Falotico officiating. Harold Chambers will give a eulogy....
Annie L. Corbett Harrelson
Jul 31, 2023
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Annie L. Corbitt Harrelson, 62, of Lake Park passed away Monday, July 31, 2023, in Valdosta. A private funeral service and burial will be held for Mrs. Harrelson at a later date. Born June 6, 1961, in Valdosta, Mrs. Harrelson was the daughter of the late Ira Corbett and Edith Anne Hicks Corbett. She was also preceded in...
Helen Louise Cauthen Sumner
Jul 29, 2023
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Helen Louise Cauthen Sumner, 90, of Tifton passed away Saturday, July 29, 2023, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 2, 2023, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Ronnie Howell officiating. Mrs. Sumner will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will receive...
Sydney Carol (Syd) Willis Blackmarr
Jul 25, 2023
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The influence of Syd Blackmarr is destined to connect people and communities through the arts for another 90 years, or more, just as she did in her life. Sydney Carol Willis Blackmarr died July 25, 2023. A Requiem Mass will be held at St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Tifton on August 19, 2023, at 1 p.m., followed by...
Laverne Brewer Taylor
Jul 25, 2023
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Laverne Brewer Taylor, 78, passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at Southwell Health and Rehab in Adel. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 29, 2023, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. John Hughes officiating. Harold Abbott will give a eulogy. Mrs. Taylor will be laid to rest at...
Joyce Callaway Corry
Jul 24, 2023
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Joyce Callaway Corry, 94, of Tifton passed away Monday, July 24, 2023, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, July 29, 2023, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Mrs. Corry's family members will give eulogies. Mrs. Corry will be laid to rest at a later date. Born August 6, 1928,...
Sidney Martin And Lester Howard Davis
Jul 23, 2023
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A beautiful love story came to an earthly end on July 20th. 2023. God called Sidney Martin Davis 86, home on July 20th, 2023. She was born in Tifton GA on September 15th, 1936 to the late Robert Martin and Mary Banks Herring Martin. She was the last living grandchild of John Lewis Herring and Martha Susan Herring....
John Marion "Tootsie" Brooks, Sr.
Jul 23, 2023
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John Marion "Tootsie" Brooks, Sr., 87, of Tifton passed away Sunday, July 23, 2023, at Maple Court Assisted Living in Tifton surrounded by his wife and children. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Brooks at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 27, 2023, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Terry...
Hilda Carol Pendley Akins
Jul 22, 2023
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Hilda Carol Pendley Akins, 93, of Tifton passed away Saturday July 22, 2023, at Cypress Pond Assisted Living in Tifton. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Akins at 4:00 p.m. Monday, July 24, 2023, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Barol Bailey will officiate and a eulogy will...
Robert A. “Bob” Nelson
Jul 21, 2023
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Robert A. (Bob) Nelson, age 83, died peacefully following a lengthy illness on Friday, July 21, 2023, at his home in Chula, Georgia. A graveside service will be officiated by Rev. Leeann Culbreath on Tuesday, July 25, at 11:00 a.m. at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Tifton. Pallbearers are Garrison Jones, Seth Thompson, Dr. Don Webb, Greg Nelson, Orrin...
Edward Ernest Aaron Fletcher
Jul 19, 2023
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Edward Ernest Aaron Fletcher, 81, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 21, 2023, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Rickey Wells officiating. Mr. Fletcher will be laid to rest at Salem Memorial Gardens. The family will...
James "David" Powers
Jul 19, 2023
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James "David" Powers, 58, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 23, 2023, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Clayton Dowd officiating. Mr. Powers will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The...
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