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Hazel Jeanette Singletary
Jul 1, 2026
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Hazel Jeanette Singletary, 77, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at Tift Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. A visitation will be held for Ms. Singletary on Sunday, July 5, 2026, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Jeanette will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. Born...
Albert Dooly Potts
Jun 30, 2026
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Albert Dooly Potts, 89, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 5, 2026, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Stacy Phillips officiating. The family will receive friends on Sunday, July 5, 2026, in the...
Evelyn Lassiter Phillips
Jun 29, 2026
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Evelyn Lassiter Phillips, 95, of Brookfield passed away Monday, June 29, 2026, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, July 3, 2026, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Steve Davis officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday, July 3, 2026, in the Chapel of...
Eunice Marie Lathrop Cox
Jun 26, 2026
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Eunice Marie Lathrop Cox, 69, of Campbellsville, Kentucky, formerly of Lakeland, passed away Friday, June 26, 2026, at UK Hospice in Lexington, Kentucky. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 3, 2026, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Kenneth Kicklighter officiating. The family will receive friends on Thursday, July...
William Ralph "Bill" Catanzarita, Jr.
Jun 22, 2026
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William Ralph "Bill" Catanzarita, Jr., 51, of Tifton passed away Monday, June 22, 2026, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, June 26, 2026, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Kenneth Kicklighter officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday, June 26, 2026, in the...
George Archilus Wright, Jr.
Jun 22, 2026
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George Archilus Wright, Jr., 86, of Chula passed away Monday June 22, 2026, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, June 27, 2026, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Jay Roberson officiating. Eulogies and memories will be given by Andy Dunn, Mary Ellen Hicks and...
Michael Dean Hall
Jun 17, 2026
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Michael Dean Hall, 69, of Ocilla passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, June 21, 2026, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Lawrence Yankee officiating. The family will receive friends on Sunday, June 21, 2026, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home...
Patrick George "Hutch" Hutcheson
Jun 17, 2026
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Patrick George "Hutch" Hutcheson, 46, of Enigma passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at his residence. A memorial service will be held for Hutch at 2:00 p.m. Monday, June 22, 2026, on the deck of Harley Davidson in Tifton. Earl "Earl the Pearl" Perry will officiate. Hutch will be laid to rest at a later date. A memorial...
Edward "Laferrell" Salter
Jun 16, 2026
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Edward Laferrell Salter of Six Mile, South Carolina, formerly of Tifton, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Six Mile, South Carolina on his 89th birthday. A private family funeral service will be held for Mr. Salter. Mr. Salter will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Dan Boxwell, Maverick Boxwell, Shane Baxter, Brent Chambless, Corbett Dunn,...
Mary Belle Gibbs Harrell
Jun 14, 2026
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Mary Belle Gibbs Harrell, 93, of Brookfield passed away Sunday, June 14, 2026, at her residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Harrell at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Mark Myers will officiate. Born May 4, 1933, in Tift County, Mrs....
Dennis Neal Carter
Jun 13, 2026
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Dennis Neal Carter, 70, of Tifton, GA passed away peacefully on June 13, 2026, in his hometown. Born September 15, 1955, in Tifton to Aneal and Lucille McCarthy Carter. Dennis was an Insurance claim executive employed with E.A. Renfroe & Company Inc. as director of operations for 28 years and retired in 2021. Dennis was loved and respected...
Jeffrey Stevin Partlow
Jun 12, 2026
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Jeffrey Stevin Partlow, 63, of Chula (Irwin County) received his miraculous healing when he went to be with Jesus on Friday, June 12, 2026, at his residence. "We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord." II Corinthians 5:8 A Celebration of Life Service will be...
Thomas L. "Tommy" Smallwood, Jr.
Jun 11, 2026
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Thomas Leo "Tommy" Smallwood, Jr., age 88, of Tifton, Georgia, passed away peacefully at home on June 11, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Born on June 13, 1937, in Macon, Georgia, Tommy was the son of the late Thomas Leo Smallwood, Sr. and Della Bates Smallwood. He was raised in Macon, where he developed the strong values...
Keith Eddmon Evans
Jun 10, 2026
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Keith Eddmon Evans, 46, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at Navicent Health in Macon. A memorial service will be held for Keith at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 20, 2026, at Victory Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim Constable officiating. Born November 23, 1979, in Tifton, Keith was the son of Jackie Price Evans of Sumner...
James Carroll Rutherford
Jun 9, 2026
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James Carroll Rutherford, 83, of Tifton peacefully went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at his son's residence in Jesup. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 12, 2026, at Tift Avenue Church of God with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley, the Rev. Calvin Anderson and the Rev. Kevin Dawson...
Marvin Dewey Messex
Jun 7, 2026
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Marvin Dewey Messex, Jr. 61, of Tifton passed away Sunday, June 7, 2026, at his residence. A funeral service will be held for Mr. Messex at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 13, 2026, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley officiating. The family will receive friends on Saturday, June 13, 2026, in...
Jo Ann Gantt
Jun 6, 2026
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Jo Ann Davis Gantt, 78, of Tifton passed away at Tift Regional Medical Center on Saturday, June 6, 2026. A funeral service will be held for Ms. Gantt in the chapel of Bowen- Donaldson Home for Funerals on Monday, June 8, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Kenny Kicklighter officiating. Her visitation will take place at Bowen- Donaldson...
Fred “Wayne” Matthews
Jun 5, 2026
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Fred "Wayne" Matthews, 82, of Tifton passed away at Legacy Village of Tifton on Friday, June 5, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. A funeral service will be held for Mr. Matthews on Monday, June 8, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Tifton with Rev. TJ Mauldin officiating and a eulogy given by Craig Matthews....
Edna Fountain Mcmillan
Jun 2, 2026
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Edna Fountain McMillan, 94, of Enigma passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 5, 2026, at Enigma Community Church with the Rev. Thomas Parrish and the Rev. Aaron Clanton officiating. A eulogy will be given by John Bowen. Mrs. McMillan will be laid to rest...
Mary Wood Broome
Jun 1, 2026
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Mary Wood Broome, 84, of Tifton went home to be with Jesus on Monday, June 1, 2026, at her residence. A private funeral service and burial will be held for Mrs. Broome at a later date. Born October 26, 1941, in Lenox, Georgia, Mrs. Broome was the daughter of the late Claude Benny Wood, Sr. and Odell Brown...
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