David Allen Mathis
Mar 22, 2026
Obituary
David Allen Mathis, 74, of Brookfield passed away Sunday, March 22, 2026, at Southwell Health and Rehab in Adel. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at Brookfield Baptist Church with the Rev. Steve Davis officiating. Mr. Mathis will be laid to rest in the Tift Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. The family will...
Billie Dean Willis Setters
Mar 21, 2026
Obituary
Billie Dean Willis Setters, 85, of Tifton passed away Saturday, March 21, 2026, at Legacy Village in Tifton. A private family graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Setters at a later date at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Joseph L. Crumley will officiate. The family will receive friends on...
Cynthia Kay Hester Thompson
Mar 21, 2026
Obituary
Cynthia Kay Hester Thompson, 68, of Enigma passed away Saturday, March 21, 2026, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. A private funeral will be held for Ms. Thompson at a later date. Ms. Thompson was born on January 25, 1958, in Plant City, Florida, to the late Robert "Buddy" Hester and Vercie Howell Hester. She dedicated...
Norma Jean Shannon Croak
Mar 21, 2026
Obituary
Norma Jean Shannon Croak, 87, of Albany passed away Saturday, March 21, 2026, at Phoebe-Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley officiating. Norma Jean will be laid to rest at Enigma Cemetery. The...
Frederick Brian Gwalthney
Mar 18, 2026
Obituary
Frederick Brian Gwalthney, 54, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at his residence. There will be a gathering of family and friends at his residence on Sunday, March 22, 2026, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. to celebrate his life. Born March 31, 1971, in Fairbanks, Alaska, Mr. Gwalthney was the son of Fredrick Beaumont Gwalthney of...
Barbara Strevett Couvillon
Mar 17, 2026
Obituary
Barbara Strevett Couvillon, 81, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at Cypress Pond Assisted Living in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 20, 2026, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Mark Myers officiating. Mrs. Couvillon will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. Ramsey...
Karen Janiece "Jan" Bailey Sheppard
Mar 17, 2026
Obituary
Karen Janeice "Jan" Bailey Sheppard, 68, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at Emory Winship Midtown in Atlanta. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 21, 2026, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with the Rev. Bruce Merriman officiating. A eulogy will be given by Greg Sheppard. A private...
Carl Malory Easom
Mar 17, 2026
Obituary
Carl Malory Easom, 80, of Albany passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at his niece's residence in Enigma surrounded by his loving family. A private funeral service and burial will be held for Mr. Easom at a later date. Mr. Easom was born on April 19, 1945, in Cordele to the late Charles Malory Easom and Hazel Addison...
Doris Whitley
Mar 13, 2026
Obituary
Doris Dupree Whitley, 94, of Tifton, formerly of Albany, Georgia, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2026, at Berrien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by her loving family. A graveside service will be held for Ms. Whitley on Friday, March 20, 2026, at 2 p.m. at Union Grove Church of God Cemetery with Rev. Michael T. Bennett and...
James Charles Jackson
Mar 13, 2026
Obituary
James Charles Jackson, 78, of Cordele passed away Friday, March 13, 2026, at his residence. A memorial service will be held for Mr. Jackson at a date and time to be announced later. Born December 18, 1947, in Colquitt County, Mr. Jackson was the son of the late James Columbus "J. C." Jackson and Betty Margaret Lawson Jackson....
Kenneth E. Danford
Mar 11, 2026
Obituary
Kenneth E. Danford, 62, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Brother Charlie's Rescue Center in Tifton. A private funeral service and burial will be held for Mr. Danford at a later date. Born June 30, 1963, in Orlando, Florida, Mr. Danford was the son of the late Melvin Earl Danford and Betty Jean Ross Danford....
Boyd Lee "Ted" Coker, Jr.
Mar 11, 2026
Obituary
Boyd Lee "Ted" Coker, Jr., 75, of Ty Ty passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at his residence. A private funeral service and burial will be held for Mr. Coker at a later date. Born March 22, 1950, in Sylvester, Mr. Coker was the son of the late Boyd Lee Coker, Sr. and Ethel Marie Casteel Coker. In...
Howard Woodrow Tucker
Mar 11, 2026
Obituary
Howard Woodrow Tucker, 85, of Ty Ty passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 16, 2026, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Kenneth Kicklighter officiating. Mr. Tucker will be laid to rest at First Baptist Church Ty Ty Cemetery. The...
Robert Eugene "Gene" Lavender, Sr.
Mar 11, 2026
Obituary
Robert Eugene "Gene" Lavender, Sr., 67, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, March 15, 2026, at Awaken Church in Tifton with the Rev. Josh Bennett and the Rev. Shane Suggs officiating. Gene will be laid to rest at Red Oak Cemetery...
William Wendell "Jack" Sullivan, Jr.
Mar 10, 2026
Obituary
William Wendell Sullivan, Jr. "Jack", 89, of Tifton, GA passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. A Requiem Mass will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at 11:00 AM, at St. Anne's Episcopal Church, with the Reverend Nathan Wilson officiating. Interment will be in the Church's Memorial Garden. Following the service, the family will greet friends in...
Lester Hiram "J. R." Watson, Jr.
Mar 9, 2026
Obituary
Lester Hiram "J. R." Watson, Jr., 80, of Tifton passed away Monday, March 9, 2026, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, March 12, 2026, at Eastside Baptist Church with the Rev. Keith Norris officiating. Mr. Watson will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends on...
Katherine Cyr
Mar 7, 2026
Obituary
Katherine Annmarie Cyr, 71, of Tifton, passed away at Colquitt Regional Medical Center on Saturday, March 7, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Ms. Cyr was born on June 10, 1954, in Biddeford, Maine, to the late Harold "T- Bug" Swain and Anne Marie Cyr. Before retiring she was a Manager for Tift County's Residential Housing and was...
Nick A. Peterson
Mar 4, 2026
Obituary
Nick A. Peterson passed away at his home March 4, 2026, surrounded by family. He was eighty-seven years old. Visitation will be held from 5:00-6:00 p.m., Friday, March 13, 2026, at New Covenant Baptist Church, 11367 Chipley Hwy, Pine Mountain, Georgia. Service will follow. A private family burial will take place at Tift Memorial Gardens in Tifton, Georgia....
Jimmie Hubert Norman
Mar 3, 2026
Obituary
Jimmie Hubert Norman, 84, of Enigma passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Norman at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 6, 2026, at Old Ty Ty Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Mark Stone will officiate. The...
Bobbie Jerlene Cook Cone
Mar 3, 2026
Obituary
Bobbie Jerlene Cook Cone, 88, of Omega passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, March 5, 2026, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. John Bell officiating. Mrs. Cone will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive...
