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Margaret Barnes Gibbs
Nov 23, 2022
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Margaret Barnes Gibbs, 78, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2022. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 27, 2022, at Zion Hope Baptist Church in Tifton with the Rev. Cory Hand and the Rev. Steve Davis officiating. Mrs. Gibbs will be laid to rest at Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery in Tifton....
Dollie Dean Kendrick Metts
Nov 22, 2022
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Dollie Dean Kendrick Metts, 75, of Ocala, Florida, formerly of Winston and Tifton, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at TimberRidge Center for Rehabilitation and Healing in Ocala, Florida. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 26, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Elder Buck Grantham officiating. Mrs. Metts will...
Tracy Ann Holley Craig
Nov 22, 2022
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Tracy Ann Holley Craig, 59, of Ty Ty passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at her residence. Arrangements have been postponed due to a family sickness! Born July 7, 1963, in Ocala, Florida, Tracy was the daughter of Bonnie Holley Thompson of Adel. She worked as a roller (fiberglass) at Chaparral Boats in Berrien County, and she was...
Buffy Amanda Warren Hankinson
Nov 19, 2022
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Buffy Amanda Warren Hankinson, 46, of Tifton passed away Saturday November 19, 2022, at her residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Buffy at 3:00 p.m. Monday, November 28, 2022, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. John Hughes will officiate. The family will receive friends on Sunday, November 27,...
William “Bill” Oyd Belcher
Nov 19, 2022
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William "Bill" Oyd Belcher, 79, of TIfton, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2022. A visitation will be held in the Chapel of Bowen Donaldson Home for Funerals on Friday, December 16, 2022, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The service for a life well lived will be held on Saturday, December 17, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at...
Agnes Lanell Davis Russell
Nov 10, 2022
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Agnes Lanell Davis Russell, 92, of Adel passed away Thursday, November 10, 2022, at Mary's Haven Personal Care Home in Adel. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Russell at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 13, 2022, at Eldorado Baptist Church Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. Her grandson, Joe Thompson, will offer a eulogy....
Jesse Harold Arnett
Nov 9, 2022
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Jesse Harold Arnett, 86, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at the Veterans Hospital in Dublin. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 12, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Kenny Kicklighter officiating. Mr. Arnett will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family...
Mary Alice White
Nov 8, 2022
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Mary Alice White, 75, of Jacksonville, North Carolina passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2022, in Jacksonville, North Carolina. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. White at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, November 13, 2022, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The family will receive friends on Sunday, November 13, 2022, from 1:30...
Melinda “Mendy” G. Futch
Nov 1, 2022
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Melinda "Mendy" G. Futch, 51, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2022. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 5, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Mendy will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday, November 5, 2022, in the Chapel of...
Teddie Whitley
Oct 31, 2022
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Teddie Whitley, 91, of Tifton, formerly of Albany, passed away Monday, October 31, 2022, at his residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Whitley at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at Union Grove Church of God Cemetery in Eldorado, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Jerry Baldree will officiate. The family...
Stephen “Patrick” Coleman
Oct 28, 2022
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Stephen "Patrick" Coleman, 39, passed away on June 11, 2022. A memorial service will be held for Patrick at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 5, 2022, at Victory Baptist Church in Tifton. Patrick was born on November 8, 1982, in Albany to Judy Taylor Harper and Stephen Coleman of Leesburg. Patrick attended Lee County Schools. Patrick received his AA...
Jerry "Donald" Chambless
Oct 27, 2022
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Jerry "Donald" Chambless, 79, of Tifton passed away Thursday, October 27, 2022, at Palemon-Gaskins Nursing Home in Ocilla. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 1, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley officiating. Mr. Chambless will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The...
Elizabeth Tawzer Mcbrayer
Oct 25, 2022
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Elizabeth Tawzer McBrayer, 90, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at The Orchard at Stone Creek in Hahira. Her funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 27, 2022, at Wayside Missionary Baptist Church in Tifton with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley officiating. A eulogy will be given by Kenny McBrayer. Mrs. McBrayer will...
Van Joe Belflower
Oct 23, 2022
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Van Joe Belflower, 75, of Adel passed away Sunday, October 23, 2022, at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta. His funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 26, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Chad Payne officiating. Mr. Belflower will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The...
James Cecil “Jim” Adcock
Oct 22, 2022
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James Cecil Adcock, lovingly known as "Jim", 68, of Tifton, Georgia passed away unexpectedly on October 22, 2022, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 27, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. John Hughes officiating. Mr. Adcock will be laid to rest at...
Tamza Elaine Aultman Black
Oct 22, 2022
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Tamza Elaine Aultman Black commenced her Journey to Heaven on May 29, 1953, as the ninth child of Frank and Vinitta Perrin Aultman. She was blessed with six additional siblings as she was raised in a close and loving family in Tifton, Georgia. Her early travels and development through her journey were enhanced by her older siblings. Frank,...
Sarah Glover Willis
Oct 20, 2022
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Sarah Glover Willis, 90, of Ty Ty passed away Thursday, October 20, 2022, at Magnolia Manor in Moultrie. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, October 24, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Andy Ring officiating. Mrs. Willis will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family...
Dr. Edward “Lee” Saye, Jr.
Oct 20, 2022
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Dr, Edward "Lee" Saye, Jr., 82, of Tifton passed away Thursday, October 20, 2022, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held for Dr. Saye at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 28, 2022, at Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. John Hughes and the Rev. Mark Myers...
Sara Ann Kilpatrick Troupe
Oct 18, 2022
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Sara Ann Kilpatrick Troupe, 66, of Enigma passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at Pruitt Health in Ocilla. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 22, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley officiating. Mrs. Troupe will be laid to rest at Turner Primitive Baptist Church...
James Edward Glass
Oct 17, 2022
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James Edward Glass, 93, of Tifton, GA, formerly of Omega, GA, passed away Monday, October 17, 2022. A private family gathering will be held at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals in Tifton, GA followed by a private graveside ceremony at Omega Cemetery with full military honors. The Rev. Kenny Kicklighter will officiate. Born April 11, 1929, in Accident, Maryland,...
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