Ruth Farris Smith
Dec 26, 2022
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Ruth Farris Smith, 82, of Tifton passed away Monday, December 26, 2022, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held for Ms. Smith at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2022, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Joseph L. Crumley will officiate. Born May 24, 1940, in Jackson...
Cecile “Elaine” Joiner
Dec 23, 2022
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Cecile "Elaine" Joiner, 76, of Tifton passed away Friday, December 23, 2022, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 3, 2023, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with her cousin, Dr. Charles P. Adams, and the Rev. Chip Grantham officiating. Ms. Joiner will be laid to rest at Oak...
Dorothy “Dot” Easom Wiggins
Dec 17, 2022
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Dorothy "Dot" Easom Wiggins, 83, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022, at the Douglas Center for Caring Community Hospice in Jacksonville, Florida. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 22, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Corey Thompson officiating. Mrs. Wiggins will be laid to...
Kay “Kk” Guske Nienstedt
Dec 15, 2022
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Kay "KK" Guske Nienstedt, 76, of Tifton passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Per KK's request, a Going Home Party will be held for KK on Saturday, January 7, 2023, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Journey Church in Tifton. Born August 8, 1946, in Ypsilanti, Michigan, KK was the daughter of...
Christine Hancock Gray
Dec 13, 2022
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Christine Hancock Gray, 77, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, December 17, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley officiating. Mrs. Gray will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive...
Terry Michael "Mike" Simmons
Dec 13, 2022
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Terry Michael "Mike" Simmons, 71, of Norman Park passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 16, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Jimmy Voyles officiating. Mr. Simmons will be laid to rest at Cool Springs...
Charles "Wayne" Driskell
Dec 8, 2022
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Charles "Wayne" Driskell, 77, of Tifton passed away Thursday, December 8, 2022, at his residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Driskell at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 10, 2022, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where he will be laid to rest. Brother Virgil Johnson and the Rev. Bobby Pittman will officiate. Born December 12, 1944, in...
David Warren Groff
Dec 8, 2022
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David Warren Groff, 84, of Lake Wisteria, Tifton, Georgia, passed away at home December 8, 2022. He was a plant breeder for Asgrow Seed Company in Tifton, Georgia. Dr. Groff had been employed by Asgrow since 1966. As a research scientist, Dr. Groff introduced more than 70 hybrids of squash, cucumbers and spinach that have been sold commercially...
Gerald Willis Barfield
Dec 8, 2022
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Gerald Willis Barfield, Sr. loving husband, father, Papa, and friend to many, passed away on Thursday, December 8 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Gerald enjoyed 88 years of a healthy life. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 11, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Dr. Jeff Pangle officiating. Mr....
Daniel Frederick
Dec 7, 2022
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Daniel Frederick, 57, of Ty Ty passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at his residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Frederick at 3:00 p.m. Friday, December 9, 2022, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Gordon Poole will officiate. The family will receive friends on Thursday, December 8,...
Martha "Elizabeth" Hester Lassiter
Dec 7, 2022
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Martha "Elizabeth" Hester Lassiter, 82, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 9, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Gerald Mallard officiating. Mrs. Lassiter will be laid to rest at Pineview Holiness Baptist Church Cemetery...
Betty Joyce Livingston Hopkins
Dec 7, 2022
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Betty Joyce Livingston Hopkins, 89, of Tifton went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 7, 2022, at Palemon Gaskins Nursing Home in Ocilla. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 10, 2022, at Liberty Baptist Church in Tifton with the Rev. Steve Tucker officiating. Mrs. Hopkins will be laid to rest...
June Gibbs Wiggins
Dec 6, 2022
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June Gibbs Wiggins, 90, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at Cobblestone Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Moultrie. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 9, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Mark Myers officiating. Mrs. Wiggins will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery....
Nellie Mae Coker Fields
Dec 4, 2022
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Nellie Mae Coker Fields, 85, of Omega passed away Sunday, December 4, 2022, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 7, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley and the Rev. Danny Smith officiating. Mrs. Fields will be laid to rest at Omega...
Clyde Cecil Dowler
Dec 2, 2022
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Clyde Cecil Dowler, 89, of Tifton passed away Friday, December 2, 2022, at his residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Dowler at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 5, 2022, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Hugh Ward will officiate. Born January 12, 1933, in Moundsville, West Virginia, Mr....
Rev. James "Edwin" Dillard
Nov 30, 2022
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Rev. James "Edwin" Dillard, 86, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 2, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Conway Harris officiating. Mr. Dillard will be laid to rest at Tift...
Lawson Eugene Hobby
Nov 27, 2022
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Lawson Eugene Hobby, 76, of Tifton passed away Sunday, November 27, 2022, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 1, 2022, at Tifton's First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Chip Grantham officiating. Mr. Hobby will be laid to rest at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Rebecca at 2:00...
Susie Mae Mccrary Frazier
Nov 26, 2022
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Susie Mae McCrary Frazier, 93, of Ty Ty passed away Saturday, November 26, 2022, at Phoebe-Worth Hospital in Sylvester . Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at First Baptist Church of Ty Ty with the Rev. Randall LaRoche and the Rev. Barol Bailey officiating. Mrs. Frazier will be laid to rest...
Rita Miller O’Quinn
Nov 24, 2022
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Rita Miller O'Quinn, 75, of Tifton passed away Thursday, November 24, 2022, at Harborview Nursing Center in Tifton. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. O'Quinn at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 4, 2022, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Glenn Ford will officiate. Born July 19, 1947, in Blakely,...
Alice “Faye” Hunter Pittman
Nov 24, 2022
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Alice "Faye" Hunter Pittman, 84, of Cordele passed away Thursday, November 24, 2022. A graveside service will be held for Mrs. Pittman at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 26, 2022 at Oak Ridge Cemetery. She will be laid to eternal rest with her husband of 41 years, Richard E. Pittman. Mrs. Pittman's son's-in-law, Del Brandenburg and Greg Palmer along...
