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Tena “Mama Tena” Carol Alvarez Douglas

Tena “Mama Tena” Carol Alvarez Douglas

Sep 25, 2020

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Tena "Mama Tena" Carol Alvarez Douglas, 73, of Tifton passed away Friday, September 25, 2020, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A memorial visitation will be held for Mama Tena on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Born June 27, 1947 in Ocala, Florida, Mama Tena was the...

Floyd Beard

Floyd Beard

Sep 23, 2020

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Floyd Beard, 98, of Tifton passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A private family graveside service will be held for Mr. Beard on Saturday, September 26, 2020, at Eldorado Baptist Church Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Dr. Wayne Roe will officiate. Anthony Beard, Romney Rogers, Dwight...

Dorothy Louise Arrington Hightower

Dorothy Louise Arrington Hightower

Sep 20, 2020

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Dorothy Louise Arrington Hightower, 75, of Forsyth passed away Sunday, September 20, 2020, at Pruitt Health Services in Forsyth. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Hightower at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 24, 2020, at Pineview Holiness Baptist Church Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. John Sewell will officiate. The family will...

Edith Carolyn Norman Tawzer

Edith Carolyn Norman Tawzer

Sep 17, 2020

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Edith Carolyn Norman Tawzer, 80, of Tifton, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2020, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A private family funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 20, 2020, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Josh Campbell officiating. A graveside funeral service for family and friends will be held...

William "Leroy" Lane, Sr.

William "Leroy" Lane, Sr.

Sep 17, 2020

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William "Leroy" Lane, Sr., 83, of Tifton passed away Thursday, September 17, 2020, at his daughter's residence in Chula. His funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 19, 2020, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Randy Stokes and the Rev. Marshall Kennedy officiating. His son-in-law, Jim Wells, will offer a...

Baby Girl Skyelar Hope "Skye" Tanner-Durden

Baby Girl Skyelar Hope "Skye" Tanner-Durden

Sep 15, 2020

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Baby Girl Skyelar Hope "Skye" Tanner-Durden was born and passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held for Baby Skye at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, September 20, 2020, at Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Chula, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Marty Mullis will...

Ruth "Bermont" Taylor Delille

Ruth "Bermont" Taylor Delille

Sep 13, 2020

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Ruth "Bermont" Taylor DeLille, 85, of Thomasville, formerly of Tifton, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2020, at her daughter's residence in Thomasville. Her funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, September 19, 2020, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. James Miller officiating. Ms. DeLille will be laid to rest at First...

Joyce Clements George

Joyce Clements George

Sep 12, 2020

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Joyce Clements George, 89, of Tifton passed away Saturday, September 12, 2020, at Renaissance Health Care in Griffin. A graveside funeral service will be held for Ms. George at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Paul Thomas will officiate. Born September 8, 1931 in Tifton,...

Jerry Lamar Crumley

Jerry Lamar Crumley

Sep 10, 2020

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Jerry Lamar Crumley, 77, of Omega went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, September 10, 2020, at his residence. A family funeral service will be held for Mr. Crumley on Tuesday, September 15, 2020, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley officiating. Johnathon Crumley will offer a eulogy....

Barbara Gleaton Acree

Barbara Gleaton Acree

Sep 10, 2020

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Barbara Gleaton Acree, 68, of Atlanta passed away September 10, 2020 at her home in Atlanta. A private family funeral service will be held on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Dr. Clark Harden officiating. Barbara was born October 31, 1951 in Tifton and was the daughter of the late J.P....

Mack "Keith" Doss, Jr.

Mack "Keith" Doss, Jr.

Sep 9, 2020

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Mack Keith Doss, Jr., 72, of Waycross, formerly of Tifton, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020, at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Doss at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 11, 2020, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Dr. Wayne Roe will officiate. Born...

Caleb Walker Thompson

Caleb Walker Thompson

Sep 3, 2020

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Caleb Walker Thompson, 18, of Sylvester passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020, in Albany. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 8, 2020, in the Tabernacle at the South Georgia Church of God Campground in Tifton with the Rev. Glen Fussell and the Rev. Ken Thompson officiating. Caleb will be laid to rest at...

Bobby Loran Harnage

Bobby Loran Harnage

Sep 3, 2020

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Bobby Loran Harnage, 77, of Waycross, formerly of Tifton, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020, at Satilla Hospice House in Waycross. His funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, September 6, 2020, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Bill McCullar officiating. Mr. Harnage will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial...

Chad Tyson Fletcher

Chad Tyson Fletcher

Aug 31, 2020

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Chad Tyson Fletcher, 34, of Tifton passed away Monday, August 31, 2020, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, September 3, 2020, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Matthew Schluckebier and the Rev. Andy Ring officiating. Chad will be laid to rest at Salem Memorial...

Alvin Charles “Al” Powell

Alvin Charles “Al” Powell

Aug 29, 2020

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Alvin Charles "Al" Powell, 67, of Ty Ty passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 29, 2020. He was born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on September 20, 1952 and had lived in Georgia for the last several years and was a retired security guard. Al was preceded in death by his parents, Catherine Lillian Fuller and Edward Powell, Sr., as...

William "Ralph" Rigdon, Sr.

William "Ralph" Rigdon, Sr.

Aug 27, 2020

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William Ralph Rigdon, Sr., 97, of Tifton passed away Thursday, August 27, 2020, at his daughter's residence in Bogart. A private family funeral service will be held on Sunday, August 30, 2020, at the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Rigdon...

Merle Kathryn Cauthen Hornsby

Merle Kathryn Cauthen Hornsby

Aug 27, 2020

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Merle Kathryn Cauthen Hornsby, 90 of Lenox passed away Thursday, August 27, 2020, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A private service and burial will be held for Mrs. Hornsby at a later date. The family will receive friends on Saturday, September 5, 2020, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Born January 14, 1930 in...

James "Larry" Hobbs

James "Larry" Hobbs

Aug 20, 2020

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James "Larry" Hobbs, 78, of Tifton passed away Thursday, August 20, 2020, at Cypress Pond Assisted Living in Tifton. His funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, August 22, 2020, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. Mr. Hobbs will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge...

Julia Ann Easom Davis

Julia Ann Easom Davis

Aug 16, 2020

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Julia Ann Easom Davis, 72, of Enigma passed away Sunday, August 16, 2020, at her residence. A private funeral service and burial will be held for Mrs. Davis at a later date. Born May 9, 1948 in Cordele, Mrs. Davis was the daughter of the late Charles Easom and Hazel Addison Easom. Before retiring, she was a cook...

"Elizabeth" Nettie Hall Stracke

"Elizabeth" Nettie Hall Stracke

Aug 16, 2020

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"Elizabeth" Nettie Hall Stracke, 91, of Albany passed away Sunday, August 16, 2020, at Wynfield Park Health and Rehab in Albany. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 20, 2020, at Lenox Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Joseph L. Crumley will officiate. Born October 23, 1928 in Worth County,...

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