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Jack Stanley "Stan" Johnson

Jack Stanley "Stan" Johnson

Aug 13, 2020

Obituary

Jack Stanley Johnson, 60, of Tifton and, currently, New York City passed away Thursday, August 13, 2020, surrounded by family after a long battle with cancer. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Johnson at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, August 16, 2020, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Landon Alberson...

Jean Bramlett Wilson

Jean Bramlett Wilson

Aug 13, 2020

Obituary

Jean Bramlett Wilson, 86, of Tifton passed away Thursday, August 13, 2020, at her residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Wilson at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 16, 2020, at Eldorado Baptist Church Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. John Sikes Gibbs, Jr. will officiate. Chris Wilson, Brady Wilson, Tommy Wilson...

Floretta Maude Brewer

Floretta Maude Brewer

Aug 12, 2020

Obituary

Floretta Maude Brewer, 91, of Ty Ty passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service and burial will be held in Missouri at a later date. Born April 25, 1929 in Matthews, Missouri, Mrs. Brewer was the daughter of the late Alford D. Hill and Regina Ball Hill. She was also...

Anna Margaret Hickey Scarborough

Anna Margaret Hickey Scarborough

Aug 11, 2020

Obituary

Anna Margaret Hickey Scarborough, 75, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held on Friday, August 14, 2020, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. John Curtis Falotico and the Rev. Brantley Seymour officiating. Mrs. Scarborough will be laid to rest at Buck Creek Baptist...

Sherrie Scarberry Justice

Sherrie Scarberry Justice

Aug 10, 2020

Obituary

Sherrie Scarberry Justice, 57, of Tifton passed away Monday, August 10, 2020, at Miller County Nursing Home in Colquitt. A private funeral service and burial will be held for Sherrie at a later date. Born November 3, 1962 in Tifton, Sherrie was the daughter of Ruby Lee Conley Scarberry of Tifton and the late Kenneth Ray Scarberry. In...

Guina "Gwen" Flancher Kirkland

Guina "Gwen" Flancher Kirkland

Aug 10, 2020

Obituary

Guina "Gwen" Flancher Kirkland, 92, of Eldorado passed away Monday, August 10, 2020, at her residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Kirkland at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 13, 2020, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Robby Paulk will officiate. Robert Barfield Jr., Shaun Kirkland, Allen Walker, Andrew...

Shawn Timothy Lilly

Shawn Timothy Lilly

Aug 8, 2020

Obituary

Shawn Timothy Lilly, 36, of Omega passed away Saturday, August 8, 2020. His funeral service will be held on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Rickey Wells officiating. Shawn will be laid to rest at Old Ty Ty Primitive Baptist Church at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 12, 2020. Jason...

Sonja Giddens Baker

Sonja Giddens Baker

Aug 8, 2020

Obituary

Sonja Giddens Baker, 65, of Tifton passed away Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Kelltown with the Rev. Gary Cadwell officiating . Mrs. Baker will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Chip Watson,...

Joey Martin Hall

Joey Martin Hall

Aug 6, 2020

Obituary

Joey Martin Hall, 69, of Brookfield passed away peacefully on August 6, 2020, at home surrounded by family after a long battle with cancer. A graveside funeral service will be held for Joey at 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 10, 2020, at Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery in Tifton, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Larry Cone...

Steve "Sonny" Stinson, Jr.

Steve "Sonny" Stinson, Jr.

Aug 4, 2020

Obituary

Steve "Sonny" Stinson, Jr., 81, of Enigma passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at his daughter's residence in Ocilla. His funeral service will be held on Thursday, August 6, 2020, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Marvin Williams officiating. Mr. Stinson will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. Mark Lott, Tim...

Karen Lynn Powell

Karen Lynn Powell

Aug 4, 2020

Obituary

Karen Lynn Powell, 53, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A private service and burial will be held for Ms. Powell at a later date. Born October 25, 1966 in Savannah, Ms. Powell was the daughter of the late James Powell and Rachel Powell. She was also preceded in death by...

Donna Lynne Blalock

Donna Lynne Blalock

Aug 4, 2020

Obituary

Donna Lynne Blalock, 57, of Chula, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at Tift Regional Medical Center from Covid 19. She was born on March 24, 1963 in Albany to James L. "Roy" and Shirley Blalock. She was a 1981 Graduate of Worth County High School and a 1999 graduate of North Georgia Technical College. She was preceded...

Robert William Doedyns

Robert William Doedyns

Aug 2, 2020

Obituary

Robert William Doedyns, 79, of Kingsland passed away Sunday, August 2, 2020, at his residence. A graveside funeral service and burial will be held for Mr. Doedyns at 4:00 p.m. Friday, August 14, 2020, at Oak Ridge Cemetery with military honors. Born December 30, 1940 in Dunkirk, New York, Mr. Doedyns was the son of the late Andrew...

Peter Damian Roberts

Peter Damian Roberts

Aug 2, 2020

Obituary

Peter Damian Roberts, 58, of Tifton passed away Sunday, August 2, 2020, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at Victory Baptist Church in Tifton with the Rev. Jay Kimbro and the Rev. Dan Eidson officiating. Mr. Roberts will be laid to rest at a later date....

Glenda Nichols Grizzard

Glenda Nichols Grizzard

Aug 1, 2020

Obituary

Glenda Nichols Grizzard, 74, of Tifton passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020, at Tifton Health and Rehabilitation. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Grizzard at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at Oaky Grove Church Cemetery in Berrien County, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Garvie Nichols, Jr. will officiate. Born March...

Donald R. Chandanais

Donald R. Chandanais

Jul 31, 2020

Obituary

Donald R. Chandanais, Sr., 74, of Tifton passed away Friday, July 31, 2020, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 8, 2020, at Victory Baptist Church in Tifton with the Rev. Jay Kimbro officiating. Mr. Chandanais will be laid to rest at a later date. The family will receive...

Michael "Mike" Lavane Gibbs

Michael "Mike" Lavane Gibbs

Jul 29, 2020

Obituary

Michael "Mike" Lavane Gibbs, 62, of Chula passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at his residence. A private family funeral service will be held on Sunday, August 2, 2020, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley officiating. Mr. Gibbs will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery at a later...

Sara Margaret Yeomans Kersey

Sara Margaret Yeomans Kersey

Jul 27, 2020

Obituary

Sara Margaret Yeomans Kersey, 80, of Tifton passed away Monday, July 27, 2020, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. A private service and burial will be held for Mrs. Kersey at a later date. Born May 11, 1940 in Ellenton, Mrs. Kersey was the daughter of the late Murray Yeomans and Gladys Thornton Yeomans. She...

Clay Hurst

Clay Hurst

Jul 27, 2020

Obituary

Clayton Travis Hurst, Jr., 55, of Tifton passed away on Monday, July 27, 2020, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A private family funeral service will be held for Clay on Thursday, July 30, 2020, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Elder Marty Mullis officiating. Clay will be laid to rest at Rutland Cemetery in Tifton....

Wanda June Abernathy Cohen

Wanda June Abernathy Cohen

Jul 27, 2020

Obituary

Wanda June Abernathy Cohen, 77, of Tifton passed away Monday, July 27, 2020, at her residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Cohen at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 2, 2020, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Terrell Roberts will officiate. Born May 3, 1943 in Oneida, Tennessee, Mrs....

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