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Erwin Carlos Watkins, Jr.

Erwin Carlos Watkins, Jr.

Nov 19, 2019

Obituary

Erwin Carlos Watkins, Jr., 72, of Enigma passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held for Mr. Watkins at 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 22, 2019, at Trinity Methodist Church in Tifton with the Rev. Jack Perrin officiating. Mr. Watkins will be laid to rest at a later date. The...

Annette Stephens Easom

Annette Stephens Easom

Nov 19, 2019

Obituary

Annette Stephens Easom, 84, of Albany passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at Phoebe-Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. A private service and burial will be held for Mrs. Easom at a later date. Born July 5, 1935 in Atlanta, Mrs. Easom was the daughter of the late Homer and Eunice Stephens. She was also preceded in death by...

Barbara Jo Wilson Charles

Barbara Jo Wilson Charles

Nov 17, 2019

Obituary

Barbara Jo Wilson Charles, 67, of Tifton passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 20, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Pastor Ed Komorowski officiating. Mrs. Charles will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Lynwood "Clay" Lane

Lynwood "Clay" Lane

Nov 15, 2019

Obituary

Lynwood "Clay" Lane, 56, of Ty Ty (Worth County) passed away Friday, November 15, 2019, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 19, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Terrell Roberts officiating. Clay will be laid to rest at Pine HIll Baptist Church Cemetery in...

Frank Sutton

Frank Sutton

Nov 13, 2019

Obituary

Frank Sutton, 78, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 15, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Conway Harris officiating. Mr. Sutton will be laid to rest at Sutton Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Norman Milton Parks

Norman Milton Parks

Nov 10, 2019

Obituary

Norman M. Parks, 77, of Tifton passed away Sunday, November 10, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A private burial was held on November 11, 2019 at Oak Ridge Cemetery with the Rev. Gary Cadwell officiating. Josh Johnson, Jacob Johnson, Scott Suggs and Chad Hulsey served as pallbearers. Born July 13, 1942 in Tift County, Mr. Parks was...

Linda Gail Cottle Warren

Linda Gail Cottle Warren

Nov 9, 2019

Obituary

Linda Gail Cottle Warren, 75, of Ty Ty passed away Saturday, November 9, 2019, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 13, 2019, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. Mrs. Warren will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The...

Frances Louise Serrata

Frances Louise Serrata

Nov 9, 2019

Obituary

Frances Louise Serrata, 71, of Tifton passed away Saturday, November 9, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at Ridge Avenue Church of Christ with the Rev. Jake Sutton officiating. Ms. Serrata will be laid to rest on Saturday, November 16, 2019, in Sinton, Texas. The...

Joan Elaine Hayes Ziegler

Joan Elaine Hayes Ziegler

Nov 5, 2019

Obituary

Joan Elaine Hayes Ziegler, 64, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 8, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Terrell Roberts officiating. Joan will be laid to rest at Oaky Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery...

Mary Hall Mullis

Mary Hall Mullis

Nov 5, 2019

Obituary

Mary Hall Mullis, 82, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, November 8, 2019, at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Kelltown with the Rev. Chip Grantham officiating. Mrs. Mullis will be laid to rest at Old Ty Ty...

David Goode

David Goode

Nov 2, 2019

Obituary

David Goode, 63, of Tifton passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 6, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Michael Marchant officiating. Mr. Goode will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will receive...

Kent Guske

Kent Guske

Nov 1, 2019

Obituary

Kent Guske, 79, of Tifton passed away Friday, November 1, 2019, at his son's home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A memorial service will be held for Mr. Guske at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, November 9, 2019, at Tifton's First United Methodist Church, with Rev. Chip Grantham officiating. The family will receive friends Friday, November 8, 2019, from 6:00 p.m....

Infant Daxton Scott Gray

Infant Daxton Scott Gray

Oct 31, 2019

Obituary

Baby Boy Daxton Scott Gray passed away Thursday, October 31, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, November 3, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Todd Garner and the Rev. Chad Robinson officiating. Baby Daxton will be laid to rest at Union Grove...

Elneita Smith Simmons

Elneita Smith Simmons

Oct 31, 2019

Obituary

Elneita Smith Simmons, 85, of Tifton went home to be with her Lord and Savior Thursday, October 31, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her celebration of life service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 5, 2019 in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Rev. Rodney Chappell and Bishop Joe Crews officiating, and Barry...

James Eugene Glover

James Eugene Glover

Oct 29, 2019

Obituary

James Eugene Glover, 83, of Ty Ty passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 2, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Mark Oliver officiating. A eulogy will be given by Alan Parrish. Mr. Glover will...

Jack Ward Cody

Jack Ward Cody

Oct 29, 2019

Obituary

Jack Ward Cody, 51, of Ty Ty passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 2, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Mr. Cody's nieces will give eulogies. Mr. Cody will be laid to rest at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery in Worth...

Carl Shepard Johnson

Carl Shepard Johnson

Oct 27, 2019

Obituary

Carl Shepard Johnson, 91, of Tifton passed away Sunday, October 27, 2019, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 29, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Josh Campbell and the Rev. Stephen Norris officiating. Mr. Johnson will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery....

Betty Sue Bradley Jones

Betty Sue Bradley Jones

Oct 26, 2019

Obituary

Betty Sue Jones 1934-2019 Betty Sue Jones passed away Saturday evening, October 26, 2019, surrounded by her family. Her celebration of life will be held Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at 11:00 am at Northside Baptist Church where she was an active church member since 1959. Burial will follow the service at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive...

Ruthie Crumm Collins

Ruthie Crumm Collins

Oct 23, 2019

Obituary

Ruthie Crumm Collins, 79, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held for Ms. Collins at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 27, 2019, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Reginald Chung and the Rev. Michael Marchant will officiate. The family...

Howard Elmer Barfknecht

Howard Elmer Barfknecht

Oct 23, 2019

Obituary

Howard Elmer Barfknecht, 95, of Chula passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at his residence. A private service and burial will be held for Mr. Barfknecht at a later date. Born March 30, 1924 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mr. Barfknecht was the son of the late Elmer Barfknecht and Elizabeth Hansen Barfknecht. He was also preceded in death by...

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