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Acenet Ortega Lane
Oct 11, 2021
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Acenet Ortega Lane, 82, of Chula passed away Monday, October 11, 2021, at her residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Lane at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Dr. Clark Harden will officiate with a eulogy to be given by her...
Jacob "Tyler" Gay
Oct 9, 2021
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Jacob "Tyler" Gay, 23, of Tifton passed away Saturday, October 9, 2021, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at Liberty Baptist Church in Tifton with the Rev. Steve Tucker and the Rev. Gary Caldwell officiating. Tyler will be laid to rest at Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery....
Margaret Ann Pryde Cumbie
Oct 7, 2021
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Margaret Ann Pryde Cumbie, 75, of Jennings, Florida, passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Cumbie will be laid to rest at 12:45 p.m. on Friday, November 19, 2021, at Santa Fe National Cemetery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Born August 28, 1946, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Mrs. Cumbie was the daughter of...
Laura Loyce Welch Walters
Oct 5, 2021
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Laura Loyce Welch Walters, 74, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 9, 2021, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Brian Watson officiating. Mrs. Walters will be laid to rest at Eldorado Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will...
Patsy Marilyn Harnage Griffin
Oct 5, 2021
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Patsy Marilyn Harnage Griffin, 77, of Nashville passed away Monday, October 5, 2021, at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Griffin at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 9, 2021, at Westview Cemetery in Nashville, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Johnny Smith will officiate. The family will...
Carl Henry Helms
Sep 30, 2021
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Carl Henry Helms, 57, of Brookfield passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021, at his residence. A visitation will be held for Mr. Helms from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 3, 2021, at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Mr. Helms will be laid to rest at a private ceremony. Born December 19, 1963, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Mr....
Ernest Richard Cravey
Sep 29, 2021
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Ernest Richard Cravey, 74, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., October 4, 2021, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Kenny Kicklighter officiating. Mr. Cravey will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on...
Betty "Jane" Mankey Alisi
Sep 27, 2021
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Betty "Jane" Mankey Alisi, 80, of Tifton, formerly of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away Monday, September 27, 2021, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Friday, October 1, 2021, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Scott Taylor officiating. Ms. Alisi will be laid to rest at Tift...
Samuel Davies Funfrock
Sep 27, 2021
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Samuel Davies Funfrock, 85, of Tifton passed away Monday, September 27, 2021, at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later. Among his survivors is his wife, Alexis Belle Funfrock of Tifton. Complete obituary information will be provided later.
Dorothy Genell Powell Young Roberts
Sep 26, 2021
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Dorothy Genell Powell Young Roberts celebrated 100 years of life on March 19, 2021, and on September 26, 2021, she celebrated her heavenly homecoming. A graveside service will be held for Mrs. Roberts at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at Unity Baptist Church in Henager, Alabama, where she will be laid to rest. Dorothy Roberts was born...
Florence Giddens Hayes
Sep 23, 2021
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Florence Giddens Hayes, 68, of Tifton passed away Thursday, September 23, 2021, at Grady General Hospital in Cairo. A graveside funeral service will be held for Ms. Hayes at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, September 26, 2021, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Greg Hester will officiate. The family will receive friends on...
Judith Ann Wirtz Lafferty
Sep 23, 2021
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Judith Ann Wirtz Lafferty, 74, of Ray City passed away Thursday, September 23, 2021, at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 28, 2021, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley officiating. Mrs. Lafferty will be laid to rest at a...
Lavon Hooks Dickens
Sep 23, 2021
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Lavon Hooks Dickens, 75, of Omega passed away Thursday, September 23, 2021, at his residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Dickens at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 30, 2021, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Rickey Wells will officiate. The Tri-County Memorial Team will serve as pallbearers. Born...
Eleanor Lucille Lastinger Deberry
Sep 21, 2021
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Eleanor Lucille Lastinger DeBerry, 90, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m., September 23, 2021, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Mrs. DeBerry's son, Ken DeBerry, will offer a eulogy. Mrs. DeBerry will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family...
Margaret “Diane” Robinson Bostick
Sep 18, 2021
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Margaret "Diane" Robinson Bostick, 71, of Moultrie passed away Saturday, September 18, 2021, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 21, 2021, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Elder Jonathan Mosley officiating. Mrs. Bostick will be laid to rest at Omega Cemetery. The family will receive friends on...
Tonnie Ruth Denby Carter
Sep 13, 2021
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Tonnie Ruth Denby Carter of Tallahassee, Florida passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 13, 2021 after an extended illness. She was born June 4, 1935 in Tifton to Herman & Annie Ruth Denby. She was raised in Tifton and that is where she met her future husband and the love of her life Charles "Sonny" Carter...
Eric Andrew Nichols
Sep 11, 2021
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Eric Andrew Nichols, 47, of Tifton died Saturday, September 11, 2021, at his residence of a sudden heart attack. His funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at Liberty Baptist Church with the Rev. Steve Tucker and the Rev. Gary Cadwell officiating. Mr. Nichols will be laid to rest at Liberty Baptist Church...
Daphene Harper Lewis
Sep 11, 2021
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Daphene Harper Lewis, 88, of Tifton passed away Saturday, September 11, 2021, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 15, 2021, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. W. E. Fogarty officiating. Mrs. Lewis will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family...
Tony Royce Smith, Sr.
Sep 11, 2021
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Tony Royce Smith, Sr., 56, of Brookfield passed away Saturday, September 11, 2021, in Abbeville. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Smith at 3:00 p.m. Friday, September 17, 2021, at McMillan Cemetery in Alapaha, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Mickey Lindsey will officiate and a eulogy will be given by Joey...
Michael Raymond "Ricky" Peters
Sep 10, 2021
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Michael Raymond "Ricky" Peters, 62, of Brunswick, formerly of Tifton, passed away Friday, September 10, 2021, at Southeast Georgia Hospital in Brunswick. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 16, 2021, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Larry Daughtrey officiating. Mr. Peters will be laid to rest at Oak...
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