Dorothy "Dot" Lucille Walters Smith
Apr 6, 2020
Obituary
Dorothy (Dot) Lucille (Walters) Smith, beloved wife of the late Revd. Dr. W. Ches Smith III, died at Tift Regional Medical Center on 6th April 2020. Born on July 2, 1927 in Atlanta, Georgia, to Jewel Hazel (Schell) Walters and Ira Calvin Walters, she was brought up together with her sister, Virginia (Jinx) (Eberhart) and a brother, the...
Odessa Wynelle Dean
Apr 4, 2020
Obituary
Odessa Wynelle Dean, 100, of Tifton passed away Saturday, April 4, 2020, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. A private graveside service will be held on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at Oak Ridge Cemetery. A memorial service will be held for Miss Dean in the fall. Born November 25, 1919 in Ty Ty (Worth County),...
Joann Simpson Ward
Apr 3, 2020
Obituary
Joann Simpson Ward, 87, of Tifton passed Friday, April 3, 2020, at her residence. A private graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Ward on Monday, April 6, 2020, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Corey Hand will officiate. Born September 6, 1932 in Colquitt County, Mrs. Ward was the...
Lena Elizabeth "Beth" Shivers
Apr 1, 2020
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Lena Elizabeth "Beth" Shivers, 52, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at Tifton Health and Rehabilitation. A private graveside funeral service will be held for Beth on Saturday at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. Born March 5, 1968 in Douglas, Beth was the daughter of Shirley Ann Gordon Shivers of Tifton...
Eddie Lane Ray, Sr.
Mar 31, 2020
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Eddie Lane Ray, Sr., 72, of Sylvester passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at his daughter's residence in Tifton. A private graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Ray on Saturday, April 4, 2020, at Summer's Chapel Cemetery in Worth County, where he will be laid to rest. Born October 7, 1947 in Tifton, Mr. Ray was...
Dr. Carol Ann Dowler
Mar 30, 2020
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Dr. Carol Ann Dowler, 62, of Valdosta passed away Monday, March 30, 2020, at her residence surrounded by her family. A private graveside funeral service will be held for Dr. Dowler on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Dr. Jarred D. Hammet will officiate with a eulogy...
Virgil Anthony Augusta “Tony” Mcmillian
Mar 28, 2020
Obituary
Tony McMillian passed into the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Saturday, March 28, 2020, at home and in the presence of Laura, his wife of fifty-five years. Tony was born on August 15, 1944 in Carrabelle, Florida, to Joe and Lizzie McMillian. Tony loved to tell the story behind his given name, Virgil Anthony...
Barbara Faye Taylor
Mar 26, 2020
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Barbara Faye Taylor, 80, of Douglas, formerly of Tifton, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020, at Coffee County Medical Center in Douglas. A private service and burial will be held for Ms. Taylor at a later date. Born September 13, 1939 in Tifton, Ms. Taylor was the daughter of the late Willie Taylor and Mary Bannister Taylor. She...
Derrick Forrest Ogletree
Mar 26, 2020
Obituary
Derrick Forrest Ogletree, 67, of Ashburn, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020. A private graveside service will be held for Mr. Ogletree Sunday, March 29, 2020, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Marshall Kennedy will officiate. The family will have a Celebration of Life for Mr. Ogletree at a later date....
Barbara Rutland Wagner
Mar 22, 2020
Obituary
Barbara Rutland Wagner, 78, of Lake City, Florida, formerly of Lenox, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2020, at Lake City Medical Center in Lake City, Florida. A private graveside service will be held for Ms. Wagner on Saturday, March 28, 2020, at Rutland Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. Born March 2, 1942, in Tifton, Ms....
Toney Marcus Anderson, Jr.
Mar 20, 2020
Obituary
Toney Marcus Anderson, Jr., 44, of Tifton passed away Friday, March 20, 2020, at his residence, following a brief illness. A graveside funeral service will be held for Toney at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. David Ray will officiate and Allen Boyd will give...
Jack Junior Scarborough
Mar 20, 2020
Obituary
Jack Junior Scarborough, 80, of Ty Ty passed away Friday, March 20, 2020, at his residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Scarborough at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 22, 2020, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Jimmy Albritton will officiate. Kenneth Watson, Kenneth Roy Watson, T. J. Watson,...
Ila Jean Miller Conger
Mar 16, 2020
Obituary
Ila Jean Miller Conger, 88, of West Berrien passed away Monday, March 16, 2020, at her residence. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 20, 2020, at Oaky Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Berrien County, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Rickey Wells will officiate. The family will receive...
Sandra Sutton Fields
Mar 13, 2020
Obituary
Sandra Sutton Fields, 72, of Pink Hill, North Carolina passed away Friday, March 13, 2020, at her daughter's residence in Pink Hill, North Carolina. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Fields at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at Omega Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Joseph L. Crumley will officiate....
Minnie Louise Pittman Benson
Mar 11, 2020
Obituary
Minnie Louise Pittman Benson, 95, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at home surrounded by her family. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Benson at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 14, 2020, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Steve Hand will officiate. The family will receive friends...
Rev. Bobby Ray Christmas
Mar 9, 2020
Obituary
Rev. Bobby Ray Christmas, 80, of Tifton passed away Monday, March 9, 2020, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 13, 2020, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Bill Joris officiating. Rev. Christmas will be laid to rest at Sumner Cemetery. The family will...
Molly Kate Summerlin Johnson
Mar 7, 2020
Obituary
Molly Kate Summerlin Johnson, 93 of Tifton passed away peacefully at Roper Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina on March 7, 2020. She is preceded in death by Melvin L. Johnson, husband of Tifton. She was born in Crenshaw County, Alabama on June 26, 1926 to William Cleveland and Talma Corine Watson Summerlin. Molly is survived by three daughters,...
Rev. James Allen Brooks
Mar 7, 2020
Obituary
The Reverend Mr. James Allen Brooks has received the desire of his heart, joining the Lord he loved and served as a United Methodist pastor in the South Georgia Conference for 35 years. He passed on from his home outside Nashville to his eternal home early on Saturday morning, March 7, 2020 after a brief illness, while in...
Elnita Hendley Thomas
Mar 5, 2020
Obituary
Elnita Hendley Thomas, 91, of Tifton passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, March 8, 2020, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. John Sikes Gibbs, Jr. officiating. Mrs. Thomas will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will...
Jerry Wayman Bishop
Mar 3, 2020
Obituary
Jerry Wayman Bishop was born November 6, 1947 to Clenon Bishop and Ruth Johnston Bishop. He passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at his home in Destin, Florida after a brief illness. Joe Gray, Craig Foust, Jim Delvicchico, Donnie Childers, Larry Corbin, Braydon Kirk, Parker Kirk and Liam Stone will serve as pallbearers. Jerry was born in Tifton,...
