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Harold Carlton Benson

Harold Carlton Benson

Nov 9, 2021

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Harold Carlton Benson, 83, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 13, 2021, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Elder Paul Thomas and the Rev. Rodney Owens officiating. Mr. Benson will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge...

Bobbie Hasty Summers

Bobbie Hasty Summers

Nov 3, 2021

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Bobbie Hasty Summers peacefully passed away at her home Wednesday morning, November 3, 2021. Mrs. Summers was born in Omega, Georgia on March 13, 1927, the oldest child of Joseph Edward and Macy Verlyn Lawhorne Hasty. At an early age, she and her family moved to Sumner, Georgia, where she grew up and attended school, graduating from Sumner...

Patricia "Lynn" Wood Herebia

Patricia "Lynn" Wood Herebia

Oct 31, 2021

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Patricia "Lynn" Wood Herebia, 50, of Tifton passed away Sunday, October 31, 2021, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 6, 2021, at Barnes Chapel in Enigma with the Rev. James Irions officiating. Mrs. Herebia will be laid to rest at a later date. The family will receive friends...

Judy Darlene Jackson Funderburk

Judy Darlene Jackson Funderburk

Oct 30, 2021

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Judy Darlene Jackson Funderburk, 69, of Tifton passed away Saturday, October 30, 2021, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 3, 2021, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Elder Phillip Nichols officiating. Mrs. Funderburk will be laid to rest at Salem Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends...

Mary Branch Nelson

Mary Branch Nelson

Oct 24, 2021

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Mary Branch Nelson, 78, of Tifton passed away Sunday, October 24, 2021, in Ashburn. A graveside funeral service will be held for Ms. Nelson at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Earl Perry will officiate. Born September 27, 1943, in Tift County, Ms. Nelson was...

Shirley Helms Marchant Cook

Shirley Helms Marchant Cook

Oct 23, 2021

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Shirley Mae Helms Marchant Cook, 83, of Tifton, Georgia died Saturday, October 23, 2021 at her residence. A private graveside service for her children and grandchildren will be held at the Omega Cemetery. Pastor Jimmy Spikes and the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley will officiate. Shirley was born on June 12, 1938 in Omega (Tift County) and was the...

Virginia Taylor Cottle

Virginia Taylor Cottle

Oct 23, 2021

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Virginia Taylor Cottle, 83, of Tifton passed away Saturday, October 23, 2021, at Satilla Bluff Senior Care in Blackshear. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Cottle at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at Ty Ty First Baptist Church Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Rodney Owens will officiate. Born January...

Charles Anthony "Tony" Spradley, Sr.

Charles Anthony "Tony" Spradley, Sr.

Oct 22, 2021

Obituary

Charles Anthony "Tony" Spradley, Sr., 72, of Augusta, formerly of Tifton, passed away Friday, October 22, 2021, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 26, 2021, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley officiating. Tony will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery....

Louie Vernon Barnes

Louie Vernon Barnes

Oct 22, 2021

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Louie Vernon Barnes, 77, of Tifton passed away Friday, October 22, 2021, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 27, 2021, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley officiating. Mr. Barnes will be laid to rest at Lawrence Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Erie Kelley Archer Chambliss

Erie Kelley Archer Chambliss

Oct 22, 2021

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Erie Kelley Archer Chambliss, 90, of Tifton passed away Friday, October 22, 2021, at Southern Oaks Personal Care. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Chambliss at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 28, 2021, at Ty Ty First Baptist Church Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Ken Kelley and the Rev. Rodney Owens...

Sylvia Jane Bowen Desormeaux

Sylvia Jane Bowen Desormeaux

Oct 21, 2021

Obituary

Sylvia Jane Bowen Desormeaux, 74, of Tifton passed away Thursday, October 21, 2021, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held for Ms. Desormeaux at 11:00 a.m. Sunday, October 24, 2021, at Midway Church of God with the Rev. Phillip Brown officiating. Born March 16, 1947, in Saint Petersburg, Florida, Ms. Desormeaux was the daughter...

Rachel Pearson Barfield

Rachel Pearson Barfield

Oct 20, 2021

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Rachel Pearson Barfield, 74, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie. A graveside funeral service will be held for Ms. Barfield at 4:00 p.m. Friday, October 22, 2021, at Oaky Grove Church Cemetery in Berrien County, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Don Fender will officiate. Born...

Venita "Jo" Andrew

Venita "Jo" Andrew

Oct 19, 2021

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Venita "Jo" Breckenridge Andrew, 81, of Tifton, Georgia passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at her residence surrounded by her family. A memorial service will be held for her at a later date. She will forever be remembered for her love for Jesus, family and all those she came in contact with. Born May 1, 1940, in...

Peggy Ann Brewer Davidson

Peggy Ann Brewer Davidson

Oct 18, 2021

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Peggy Ann Brewer Davidson, 67, of Tifton passed away Monday, October 18, 20201, at Legacy Village in Tifton. A private funeral service and burial will be held for Ms. Davidson at a later date. Born September 18, 1954, in Sikeston, Missouri, Ms. Davidson was the daughter of the late Hayward Zell Brewer and Floretta Maude Hill Brewer. She...

Thoma Lester "Shorty" Mcgrady

Thoma Lester "Shorty" Mcgrady

Oct 16, 2021

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Thomas Lester McGrady "Shorty", (as he was known), passed away peacefully at the age of 78 on October 16, 2021. A webcast of the service can be viewed at http://webcast.funeralvue.com at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 23, 2021. Please enter ID # 62428. No password is required. Born in Columbia, South Carolina, he moved to Florida with his family...

Peggy Stinson Bennett

Peggy Stinson Bennett

Oct 14, 2021

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Peggy Stinson Bennett, 76, of Enigma passed away Thursday, October 14, 2021, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, October 18, 2021, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Ricky Smarr and the Rev. Michael Bennett officiating. Mrs. Bennett will be laid to rest at Pleasant Hill Missionary...

Nina "Faye" Taylor

Nina "Faye" Taylor

Oct 14, 2021

Obituary

Nina "Faye" Taylor, 87, of Tifton passed away Thursday, October 14, 2021, at her residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Taylor at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 17, 2021, at Lakeview Baptist Church Cemetery in Cook County, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Jimmy Stone will officiate. Born February 14, 1934, in...

Iris Ray

Iris Ray

Oct 13, 2021

Obituary

Iris Mallard Ray, 59, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, October 16, 2021, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Kenny Kicklighter officiating. Ms. Ray will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Lora Denise Fulp Efaw, M.D.

Lora Denise Fulp Efaw, M.D.

Oct 13, 2021

Obituary

Lora Denise Fulp Efaw, M.D., 56, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 5:00 p.m. Friday, October 15, 2021, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Hank House officiating. A eulogy will be given by Dr. Efaw's brother, Carl G. Fulp, III. Dr....

Thomas "Tommy" Edwin Flanders

Thomas "Tommy" Edwin Flanders

Oct 11, 2021

Obituary

Thomas "Tommy" Edwin Flanders, 70, of Enigma passed away Monday, October 11, 2021, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 14, 2021, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Michael Bennett and the Rev. Garvie Nichols officiating. Mr. Flanders will be laid to rest at...

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