Mary C. Anderson Mcallister
May 5, 2023
Obituary
Mary C. Anderson McAllister, 82, of Tifton passed away Friday, May 5, 2023, at her residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. McAllister at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Tim Henry and the Rev. Kenny Kicklighter will officiate. The family will...
Bernice Norsworthy
May 2, 2023
Obituary
After a long battle with dementia and various illnesses, Mrs. Bernice Norsworthy, 58, of Tifton passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at her daughter's residence in Albany. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 5, 2023, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Steve Waldron and the Rev. Kevin...
Shelby H. Baker
Apr 30, 2023
Obituary
Shelby H. Baker, 85, of Tifton passed away Sunday, April 30, 2023, at his residence. A private family graveside service will be held on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at Tift Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Chip Grantham will officiate. There will be a reception for family and friends on Saturday, June 3, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m....
Ruth Naomi Coggins Sumner
Apr 26, 2023
Obituary
Ruth Naomi Coggins Sumner, 90, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 29, 2023, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Paul Brewer officiating. Mrs. Sumner will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive...
Wanda Louise Lutes
Apr 23, 2023
Obituary
Wanda Louise Clemons Lutes (MiMi), 70, of Omega passed away Sunday, April 23, 2023, at her residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Lutes at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Glenn Ford will officiate. The family will receive friends on Thursday,...
Rev. William Elzie "W.E." Fogarty
Apr 23, 2023
Obituary
Rev. William Elzie "W.E." Fogarty, 68, of Tifton passed away Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Steve Tucker and the Rev. Andy Ring officiating. Rev. Fogarty will be laid to rest...
Amelia (Meme) Hobby Stripling
Apr 22, 2023
Obituary
Amelia (Meme) Hobby Stripling, 78, of Chula passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023, at Legacy Village in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Chula with the Rev. Aaron Frazier and the Rev. Larry Layfield officiating. Mrs. Stripling will be laid to rest at the...
Logan "Eli" Griffin
Apr 20, 2023
Obituary
Logan "Eli" Griffin, 18, of Sycamore passed away Thursday, April 20, 2023, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, April 23, 2023, at the Ashburn Civic Center with the Rev. Rex Johnson officiating. Derek Pilkinton will give a eulogy. Eli will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will...
Sandra "Sandee" Adamson
Apr 20, 2023
Obituary
Sandra "Sandee" Jo Adamson, 65, of Gainesville, formerly of Tifton, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2023, at her residence. A memorial service will be held for Ms. Adamson at 2:00 p.m. May 27, 2023, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Ms. Adamson will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery in a private family graveside...
Ellen English Vickers
Apr 20, 2023
Obituary
Ellen English Vickers, 82, of Tifton passed away Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Legacy Village in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 24, 2023, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with the Rev. Josh Bennett officiating. Mrs. Vickers will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family...
Allene Virginia Marchant Ragan
Apr 19, 2023
Obituary
Allene Marchant Ragan passed away peacefully on April 19 in the home of her daughter, Susan Ragan Watkins, in Rome, GA, after a brief illness. A native of Tift County, Georgia, she graduated from Tift County High School in 1947 before attending the Grady Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Atlanta, from which she graduated in 1952. That...
Mary Elizabeth Hinson Sumner
Apr 15, 2023
Obituary
Mary Elizabeth Hinson Sumner, 89, of Omega passed away Saturday, April 15, 2023, at her residence. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, April 18 2023, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. A private family graveside service will be held for Mrs. Sumner at a later date at Oak Ridge Cemetery,...
Louise Miller Wingate
Apr 14, 2023
Obituary
Louise Miller Wingate, 99, passed away on April 14, 2023 in Lancaster, PA. She was the daughter of Ernest Yeomans of Ellenton, GA and Della Spires of Omega, GA. She was preceded in death by her husbands Prater Miller of Omega, GA (1952) and John Wingate of Lake City, FL (2002) and two brothers – J.B. Wright of...
Betty Greene Ruis
Apr 7, 2023
Obituary
Betty Greene Ruis, 67, of Cordele passed away Friday, April 7, 2023, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A visitation will be held for Mrs. Ruis on Monday, April 10, 2023, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Mrs. Ruis will be laid to rest at a later date. Born December 16, 1955, in Americus, Mrs. Ruis was the daughter of...
John Robert Setters, Sr.
Apr 3, 2023
Obituary
John Robert Setters, Sr., 82, of Tifton passed away Monday, April 3, 2023, at the Berrien Campus of South Georgia Medical Center in Nashville. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 7, 2023, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Nat McCalvin, the Rev. Craig Nalls and the Rev. Mike...
Wendell Gene Pitts
Mar 28, 2023
Obituary
Wendell Gene Pitts, 67, of Tifton passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Funeral services will be held in the Chapel of Bowen- Donaldson Home for Funerals on Thursday, March 30, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. The family will receive friends in the Chapel of Bowen Donaldson at 3:00 p.m. until the hour of service. Dr. Greg Love...
Mary Katherine "Kathy" Palmer Freeman Bexton
Mar 28, 2023
Obituary
Mary Katherine "Kathy" Palmer Freeman Bexton, 87, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 2, 2023, at Brookfield Memorial Church with the Rev. Jeanie Foe officiating. Mrs. Bexton will be laid to rest at Oakey Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Berrien County....
Don Lamar Myers
Mar 27, 2023
Obituary
Don Lamar Myers, 66, of Tifton passed away Monday, March 27, 2023, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, March 31, 2023, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Johnathon Walker officiating. Mr. Myers will be laid to rest at Lenox Cemetery. The family will receive...
Linda Sue Jackson Edmonds
Mar 27, 2023
Obituary
Linda Sue Jackson Edmonds, 61, of Tifton passed away Monday, March 27, 2023, at her residence. A private funeral service and burial will be held for Mrs. Edmonds at a later date. Born August 14, 1961, in Orlando, Florida, Mrs. Edmonds was the daughter of the late Leo Jackson and Doris Jackson. She was a graduate of Evans...
Kennedy Lee Gray
Mar 21, 2023
Obituary
Kennedy Lee Gray, 24, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A visitation will be held on Sunday, March 26, 2023, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Ms. Gray will be laid to rest at a later date. Born November 27, 1998, in Tifton, Ms....
