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Jessica Nicole Marchant Jacobs

Jessica Nicole Marchant Jacobs

Jan 28, 2022

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Jessica Nicole Marchant Jacobs, 43, passed away Friday, January 28, 2022, at her residence. A memorial service will be held for Mrs. Jacobs at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 5, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Terry Cole officiating. The family will receive friends on Saturday, February 5, 2022, in the Chapel of...

Karen Ann Williams Stevens

Karen Ann Williams Stevens

Jan 26, 2022

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Karen Ann Williams Stevens, 58, of Omega passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 29, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Ronnie Howell officiating. Mrs. Stevens will be laid to rest at Omega Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Marilyn "Joy" Stephens Doles

Marilyn "Joy" Stephens Doles

Jan 25, 2022

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Marilyn "Joy" Stephens Doles, 68, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 28, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Ronnie Howell officiating. Mrs. Doles will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family...

Andrew Holden Powell

Andrew Holden Powell

Jan 24, 2022

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Andrew Holden Powell, 29, of Tifton passed away Monday, January 24, 2022, in Worth County. His funeral service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at Union Church in Eldorado with Pastor Todd Garner, Pastor Stanton Moore and Pastor Paul Griffin officiating. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, from 2:00 to...

Sara May Gibbs Boush

Sara May Gibbs Boush

Jan 23, 2022

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Sara May Gibbs Boush died January 23 at her home in Silver Spring, Maryland, less than a month before her 95th birthday. She was born Sara May Gibbs in Tift County, Georgia, February 17, 1927, the seventh of nine children of Caroline and Ollie Gibbs. After graduating from Tifton High School, she attended Drake University but left after...

Donna Blessing Lewis

Donna Blessing Lewis

Jan 20, 2022

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Donna Blessing Lewis, 87, passed away on January 20, 2022 in Tifton. Mrs. Lewis was a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee and lived in Huntsville, Alabama from 1957-2021. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob Lewis; sisters Evelyn Ellis and Martha Perkinson; and brother, Kenneth Blessing. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Steve and Mary...

Iva Mae Wagoner Hasty

Iva Mae Wagoner Hasty

Jan 19, 2022

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Iva Mae Wagoner Hasty, a resident of Maple Court in Tifton, GA, passed away on January 19, 2022. Funeral services for Mrs. Hasty will be held in the Chapel of Bowen Donaldson Home for Funerals at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 22, 2022. The Rev. Shelley Woodruff will officiate the service and the graveside burial, where Mrs. Hasty will...

Harry Earl Brewer

Harry Earl Brewer

Jan 17, 2022

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Harry Earl Brewer, 87, of Tifton passed away Monday, January 17, 2022, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, January 21, 2022, at Liberty Baptist Church with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley and the Rev. Steve Tucker officiating. Mr. Brewer will be laid to rest at Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery...

Barbara "Sue" Akins Copeland

Barbara "Sue" Akins Copeland

Jan 16, 2022

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Barbara "Sue" Akins Copeland, 82, of Kathleen, formerly of Enigma, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022, at The Lodge in Warner Robins. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Copeland at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 20, 2022, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Steve Hand will officiate. Born May...

Gwendolyn Cottle Spurlin

Gwendolyn Cottle Spurlin

Jan 15, 2022

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Gwendolyn Cottle Spurlin, 84, of Ty Ty passed away Saturday, January 15, 2022, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 18, 2022, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. Mrs. Spurlin will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family...

Irma Ruth Martin

Irma Ruth Martin

Jan 12, 2022

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Irma Ruth Martin, 78, of Enigma passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held for Ms. Martin at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 17, 2022, at Fletcher Cemetery in Alapaha, where she will be laid to rest. The family will receive friends on Monday, January 17, 2022, at the...

Teresa Laddell Mcwaters Harper

Teresa Laddell Mcwaters Harper

Jan 12, 2022

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Teresa Laddell McWaters Harper, 56, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at her sister's residence in Ambrose following an extended illness. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Harper at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 15, 2022, at Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Lax, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Mitchell...

Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Clemons Taylor

Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Clemons Taylor

Jan 10, 2022

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Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Clemons Taylor, 83, of Tifton passed away Monday, January 10, 2022, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Taylor at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, January 15, 2022, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. Gary Dove, Ernest Dove, Eddie Clemons, Cason McCall, Jeff Dove, Austin...

Edwin Harold “Hal” Hawkins

Edwin Harold “Hal” Hawkins

Jan 10, 2022

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Edwin Harold "Hal" Hawkins, 69, of Tifton passed away Monday, January 10, 2022, at his residence. A visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 13, 2020, at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Born February 18, 1952, in Milledgeville, Mr. Hawkins was the son of the late Rolin Harold Hawkins and Margie Dunn Hawkins. He...

Roger Mitchell Goode

Roger Mitchell Goode

Jan 10, 2022

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Roger Mitchell Goode, 64, of Tifton passed away Monday, January 10, 2022, at his residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Goode at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 13, 2022, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Michael Marchant will officiate. The family will receive friends on Thursday, January 13,...

James “Jim” Evan Cline

James “Jim” Evan Cline

Jan 9, 2022

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James (Jim) Evan Cline went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 9th, 2022 following a year-long battle with heart disease. Jim was born and raised in John's Creek, Kentucky in 1938 and moved to Auxier, Kentucky in 1948. He was one of two children born to James Beckham Cline and Lakie (Williamson) Cline. Jim played...

David Lloyd Bentley, Jr.

David Lloyd Bentley, Jr.

Jan 8, 2022

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David Lloyd Bentley, Jr., 79 of Eldon, Missouri passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A private funeral service and burial will be held for Mr. Bentley at a later date. Born August 8, 1942, in Coudersport, Pennsylvania, Mr. Bentley was the son of the late David Lloyd Bentley, Sr. and Florence Burrell Scott....

Scott Sheffield

Scott Sheffield

Jan 8, 2022

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Scott Sheffield, 48, of Eldorado passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 12, 2022, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Rodney Owens officiating. Mr. Sheffield will be laid to rest at Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery in Berrien County. The family...

Joshua L. Pressley

Joshua L. Pressley

Jan 7, 2022

Obituary

Joshua L. Pressley, 39, of Tifton passed away Friday, January 7, 2022, at Pruitt Health in Ashburn. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at Independent Worship Center in Tifton with the Rev. Tim Henry officiating. Mr. Pressley will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends...

Dorothy Vivian Wright Nader

Dorothy Vivian Wright Nader

Jan 6, 2022

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Dorothy Vivian Wright Nader, 86, longtime resident of Orlando, Florida, born January 24, 1935, passed peacefully on January 6, 2022 in Tifton, Georgia. Dorothy (Dottie V as she was lovingly referred to by her family and friends) was the only child of the late LV and Frances Boyd Wright of Winder, Georgia. She was a graduate of Winder...

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