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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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Oct 22, 2021
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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
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
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
Oct 21, 2021
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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
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
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
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
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
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
Oct 14, 2021
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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
Oct 13, 2021
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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.
Oct 13, 2021
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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
Oct 11, 2021
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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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