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Jason Howard Boshart

Jason Howard Boshart

Apr 16, 2019

Obituary

Jason Howard Boshart, 46 of Tifton passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Glen Ford officiating. Mr. Boshart will be laid to rest at a later date. Born April 25, 1972 in Utica, New...

Larry Grady Massey

Larry Grady Massey

Apr 15, 2019

Obituary

Larry Grady Massey, 70, of Tifton passed away Monday, April 15, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A private service and burial will be held for Mr. Massey at a later date. Born September 17, 1948 in Tifton, Mr. Massey was the son of the late W. G. "Bill" Massey and Faye Ridley Massey. He was also preceded...

Russell Adams, Sr.

Russell Adams, Sr.

Apr 12, 2019

Obituary

Russell Adams, Sr., 90, of Sparks passed away Friday, April 12, 2019, at his residence. A private service and burial will be held for Mr. Adams at a later date. Born July 25, 1928 in Pontiac, Michigan, Mr. Adams was the son of the late William Thomas Adams and Letta Phillips Adams. He was also preceded in death...

Betty "Carol" Taylor Montgomery

Betty "Carol" Taylor Montgomery

Apr 10, 2019

Obituary

Betty "Carol" Taylor Montgomery, 73, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Union Grove Church of God in Eldorado with the Rev. Kevin Dawson and the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley officiating. Mrs. Montgomery will be laid to rest...

Daphne “Venice” Fisher Rollins

Daphne “Venice” Fisher Rollins

Apr 10, 2019

Obituary

Daphne "Venice" Fisher Rollins, 75, of Augusta passed away April 10, 2019, at her residence. A private funeral service and burial will be held for Mrs. Rollins at a later date. Born November 27, 1943 in Tifton, Mrs. Rollins was the daughter of Daphne Wheless Fisher of Atlanta and the late James Homer Fisher. Before retiring, she was...

Gail Tindall Chambless

Gail Tindall Chambless

Apr 8, 2019

Obituary

Gail Tindall Chambless, 73, of Tifton passed away Monday, April 8, 2019, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, April 11, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley and the Rev. Randy Stokes officiating. Mrs. Chambless will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge...

Joseph W. “Billy Joe” Roberts, Sr.

Joseph W. “Billy Joe” Roberts, Sr.

Apr 5, 2019

Obituary

Joseph W. "Billy Joe" Roberts, Sr., 77, of Tifton passed away Friday, April 5, 2019, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. A private service and burial will be held for Mr. Roberts at a later date. Born July 3, 1941 in Jacksonville, Florida, Mr. Roberts was the son of the late Charles Homer Roberts and...

Paul Henry Demange, Jr.

Paul Henry Demange, Jr.

Apr 4, 2019

Obituary

Paul Henry Demange, Jr., 80, of Tifton passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A private service and burial will be held for Mr. Demange at a later date. Born July 14, 1938 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Mr. Demange was the son of the late Paul Henry Demange, Sr. and Margaret Demange. He left for...

Scott France Bishop, Esquire

Scott France Bishop, Esquire

Apr 3, 2019

Obituary

Scott France Bishop, Esquire, 48, of Saint Petersburg, Florida, formerly of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2019, in Saint Petersburg, Florida of natural causes. A graveside service will be held for Scott at 1:00 p.m., April 20, 2019, at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Born February 11, 1971, Scott was the son of Teresa Woodham Bishop of Saint Petersburg,...

Harce Mcghee

Harce Mcghee

Apr 2, 2019

Obituary

Harce McGhee, 86, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at Navicent Health in Macon. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 5, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Brother Charles Connell officiating. Mr. McGhee will be laid to rest at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery in Cordele. The...

Alfred Sparks

Alfred Sparks

Apr 1, 2019

Obituary

Alfred Sparks, 84, of Tifton passed away Monday, April 1, 2019, at Navicent Health in Macon. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Sparks at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2019, at Old Ty Ty Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Tifton, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Jay Kimbro and the Rev. Terrell...

Frances “Jeanette” Bentley Baker

Frances “Jeanette” Bentley Baker

Mar 30, 2019

Obituary

Frances "Jeanette" Bentley Baker, 76, of Tifton passed away Saturday, March 30, 2019, at Grace Manor in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. W. E. Fogarty officiating. Ms. Baker will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. The...

Sarah Hammack Bowers

Sarah Hammack Bowers

Mar 30, 2019

Obituary

Sarah Hammack Bowers, 88, of Tifton, formerly of Albany, died March 30, 2019 . Born on June 22, 1930 to the late Joseph and Leona McKemie Hammack, she grew up at Suttons Corner, Georgia. Sarah met her husband of 64 years, the late MG (Ret) Emmett Wadsworth Bowers U.S. Army, at Mercer University. They married in 1951 and...

Larry Howard Duncan

Larry Howard Duncan

Mar 29, 2019

Obituary

Larry Howard Duncan, 71, of Chula passed away Friday, March 29, 2019, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 1, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Ronnie Howell and the Rev. Jill Willingham officiating. Mr. Duncan will be laid to rest at Evergreen Cemetery in...

William Robert "Bobby" Wilson, Jr.

William Robert "Bobby" Wilson, Jr.

Mar 26, 2019

Obituary

William Robert "Bobby" Wilson, Jr., 73, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at Emory Hospital in Atlanta. A graveside service will be held for Mr. Wilson at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Milledgeville, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Rickey Wells will officiate. Born January...

Walter Frank Mcfarland, Jr.

Walter Frank Mcfarland, Jr.

Mar 25, 2019

Obituary

Walter Frank "W. F." McFarland, Jr., 71, of Tifton passed away Monday, March 25, 2019, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 28, 2019, at Antioch Baptist Church in Omega with the Rev. Danny Smith and the Rev. Tom Studstill officiating. Mr. McFarland will be laid to rest at Omega Cemetery....

David Floyd Mercer, Jr.

David Floyd Mercer, Jr.

Mar 25, 2019

Obituary

David Floyd Mercer, Jr., 76, of Tifton passed away Monday, March 25, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 28, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Matthew Schluckebier officiating. Mr. Mercer will be laid to rest at a later date. The family...

Patricia Gail Turner Rutland

Patricia Gail Turner Rutland

Mar 24, 2019

Obituary

Patricia Gail Turner Rutland, 65, Sycamore, formerly of Addison, Alabama passed away Sunday, March 24, 2019, at her son's residence. A graveside service will be held for Ms. Rutland at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 28, 2019, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Donnie Duncan will officiate. The family will receive friends...

Lucy Nell Black Ford

Lucy Nell Black Ford

Mar 23, 2019

Obituary

Lucy Nell Black Ford, 65, of Tifton passed away Saturday, March 23, 2019, at Tifton Health and Rehab. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Terrell Roberts officiating. Ms. Ford will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family...

Wayne Lamar Smith

Wayne Lamar Smith

Mar 22, 2019

Obituary

Wayne Lamar Smith, 58, of Pelham passed away Friday, March 22, 2019, at his residence. A graveside service will be held for Mr. Smith at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 30, 2019, at Old Ty Ty Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. Raymond Shoaf will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday, March 30,...

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