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John “James” Conley, Jr.

John “James” Conley, Jr.

Mar 26, 2022

Obituary

John "James" Conley, Jr., 74, of Tifton passed away Saturday, March 26, 2022, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Conley at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Jay Kimbro will officiate. The family will receive friends on...

Dorothea Marie Wilson

Dorothea Marie Wilson

Mar 25, 2022

Obituary

Dorothea Marie Wilson, 86, of Tifton passed away Friday, March 25, 2022, in Valdosta. Her funeral mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 11, 2022, at Our Divine Savior Catholic Church and will be co-celebrated by Rev. Alfonso Gutierrez and Rev. Peter Oyenugba, MSP. Mrs. Wilson will be laid to rest at a later date. The...

Mathew "Corbin" Hood

Mathew "Corbin" Hood

Mar 18, 2022

Obituary

Mathew "Corbin" Hood, 23, of Omega passed away Friday, March 18, 2022, in Berrien County. His funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, March 25, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Rickey Wells officiating. Corbin will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on...

Nancy Idell Hendricks Covington

Nancy Idell Hendricks Covington

Mar 16, 2022

Obituary

Nancy Idell Hendricks Covington, 82, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at her daughter's residence in Tifton. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Covington at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Inaha Baptist Church Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Tim Morgan and Michael Markham will officiate. Mrs....

Rose "Pearl" Ivey Cooper Cheek

Rose "Pearl" Ivey Cooper Cheek

Mar 13, 2022

Obituary

Our mother, Rose "Pearl" Cheek was called to her eternal home on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at UF and Shands in Jacksonville, Florida. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 18, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Jay Kimbro and Elder Robert Tucker officiating. Mrs. Cheek will be...

Alice Mcghee Padgett

Alice Mcghee Padgett

Mar 10, 2022

Obituary

Alice McGhee Padgett, beloved mother, grandmother, sister and aunt passed into eternal rest surrounded by family on Thursday, March 10, 2022 - just two days short of her 92nd birthday. A celebration of her life will be held Monday, March 14, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals in Tifton, Ga. with visitation at 1:00 p.m....

Willie J. Mckemie Posey

Willie J. Mckemie Posey

Mar 8, 2022

Obituary

Willie J. McKemie Posey, 74, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at Navicent Health in Macon. A private funeral service and burial will be held for Mr. Posey at a later date. Born January 24, 1948, in Coleman, Mr. Posey was the son of the late Edwin Harris Posey and Annie Gill Posey. He was also...

J. Guadalupe Gomez

J. Guadalupe Gomez

Mar 6, 2022

Obituary

J. Guadalupe Gómez, de 65 años, de Tifton falleció el domingo 6 de marzo de 2022 en Tifton. Su misa fúnebre se realizará a las 17:00 horas. Jueves, 17 de marzo de 2022, en la Iglesia Católica Our Divine Savior en Tifton con el Padre Pete Oyenugba oficiando. El Sr. Gómez descansará en Tift Memorial Gardens. La familia...

Wyatt "Heflin" Daniel, Jr.

Wyatt "Heflin" Daniel, Jr.

Mar 6, 2022

Obituary

Wyatt "Heflin" Daniel, Jr. passed away in Seattle, Washington March 6, 2022, at age 63. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Daniel at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 3, 2022, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Chip Grantham will officiate. Heflin was the youngest of the four children of...

Daniella Mary Ann Mcdonald Edmondson

Daniella Mary Ann Mcdonald Edmondson

Mar 6, 2022

Obituary

Daniella Mary Ann McDonald Edmondson, 51, of Tifton passed away Sunday, March 6, 2022, at Southwell Rehabilitation Center in Adel. A graveside funeral service will be held for Ms. Edmondson at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 12, 2022, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. Born September 12, 1970, in San Diego, California, Ms. Edmondson...

Ann Branch Moore

Ann Branch Moore

Mar 5, 2022

Obituary

Ann Branch Moore, 89, of Tifton died Saturday, March 5, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in the Memorial Chapel at Tifton's First Baptist Church. Dr. Wayne Roe will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends an hour prior to the service in the...

George "Buddy" Edward Wyatt, Jr.

George "Buddy" Edward Wyatt, Jr.

Mar 5, 2022

Obituary

George "Buddy" Edward Wyatt, Jr., 76, passed away on March 5, 2022, in Tifton, Georgia. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Wyatt at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at Battery Park Cemetery in Battery Park, Virginia. Buddy was born on January 5, 1946, in Hampton, Virginia at the old Dixie Hospital. He attended Smithfield...

Dr. James Franklin Drawdy, Dvm

Dr. James Franklin Drawdy, Dvm

Mar 5, 2022

Obituary

Dr. James Franklin Drawdy, 89, of Miami, Florida passed away Saturday, March 5, 2022. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 11, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley officiating. Dr. Drawdy will be laid to rest at Oakey Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Berrien...

Henry C. "Pete" Mathis

Henry C. "Pete" Mathis

Mar 4, 2022

Obituary

Henry C. "Pete" Mathis, 77, of Tifton passed away Friday, March 4, 2022, at his residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Mathis at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, March 6, 2022, at Lenox Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Dan Eidson will officiate. The family will receive friends on Sunday, March 6,...

Dennis William Waldschlager, Sr.

Dennis William Waldschlager, Sr.

Mar 2, 2022

Obituary

Mr. Dennis William Waldschlager Sr., 69, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at Southwell Medical Center. A private funeral service and burial will be held for Mr. Waldschlager at a later date. Mr. Waldschlager resided in Sycamore, Georgia with his daughter Tammy and her family, He was formerly from Brighton, Missouri. Mr. Waldschlager was born October 30, 1952,...

Ashton Elizabeth Flynt

Ashton Elizabeth Flynt

Feb 26, 2022

Obituary

Ashton Elizabeth Flynt, 37, of Tifton passed away peacefully at her home, Saturday, February 26, 2022, surrounded by love. Ashton will be laid to rest in the company of her immediate family. Ashton was born April 12, 1984 in Tifton. She is the daughter of Greg and Jan (Bailey) Sheppard and the late Michael "Butch" Flynt. She was...

Effie Youghn Purvis

Effie Youghn Purvis

Feb 26, 2022

Obituary

Effie Youghn Purvis, 90, of Washington, Georgia, formerly of Tifton, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, February 26, 2022. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley officiating. Ms. Purvis will be laid to rest...

Fredrick “Freddie” Will Baldree

Fredrick “Freddie” Will Baldree

Feb 26, 2022

Obituary

Fredrick "Freddie" Will Baldree, 55, of Lenox passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022, at his residence. A private funeral service and burial will be held for Mr. Baldree at a later date. Born January 8, 1967, in Jacksonville, Florida, Mr. Baldree was the son of Dianna Lee Crowfoot Baldree of Lenox and the late Archie Matthew Baldree. He...

James P. Walker

James P. Walker

Feb 25, 2022

Obituary

James P. Walker, 82, of Tifton passed away Friday, February 25, 2022, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, February 27, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Enoch Hendry officiating. Mr. Walker will be laid to rest at a later date. The family will receive friends on Sunday,...

Eliese Holbrook Mcbrayer

Eliese Holbrook Mcbrayer

Feb 25, 2022

Obituary

Eliese Holbrook McBrayer, 88, of Tifton passed away Friday, February 25, 2022, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Monday, February 28, 2022, at Pineview Holiness Baptist Church with the Rev. John Sewell officiating. Tony McBrayer will give a eulogy. Mrs. McBrayer will be laid to rest at Pineview Holiness Baptist Church Cemetery....

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