Obituaries
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Bernice Lorene Dean Perry
Feb 26, 2019
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Bernice Dean Perry, 89, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Perry at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 1, 2019, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Dr. Wayne Roe will officiate. Born June 22, 1929 in Dublin,...
Elder Charles William Tyson, Sr.
Feb 26, 2019
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Elder Charles William Tyson, Sr., 84, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 9, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Elder Herman Griffin, Elder Jim Sandlin and Elder Thad Marshall officiating. Elder Tyson...
Flonnie Bell Hancock Warren
Feb 25, 2019
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Flonnie Bell Hancock Warren, 87, of Tifton passed away Monday, February 25, 2019 at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 27, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Mark Stone officiating. Ms. Warren will be laid to rest at Enigma...
Leota Cook
Feb 24, 2019
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Leota Franks Cook, 86, of Tifton passed away Sunday, February 24, 2019 at Cypress Pond Assisted Living. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 28, 2019 in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joshua Bowles and the Rev. Terrell Roberts officiating. Mrs. Cook will be laid to rest at Oak...
James "Mike" Hilton
Feb 23, 2019
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James "Mike" Hilton, 62, of Tifton passed away Saturday, February 23, 2019, at Phoebe-Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 27, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Steve Tucker officiating. Mr. Hilton will be laid to rest at Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery. The...
Joe Jeffery "Jeff" Smiley
Feb 19, 2019
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Joe Jeffery "Jeff" Smiley, 65, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 23, 2019, at the First United Methodist Church in Tifton with the Rev. Chip Grantham officiating. Mr. Smiley will be laid to rest at 1:00 p.m. March 2, 2019, at the...
Shirley Ann Phillips Peters
Feb 18, 2019
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Shirley Ann Phillips Peters, 82, of Ochlocknee passed away Monday, February 18, 2019, at Rose City Health and Rehab in Thomasville. Her funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, February 21, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Ray Dean officiating. Mrs. Peters will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge...
Linda Ragan Gagnon
Feb 18, 2019
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Linda Ragan Gagnon, 70, of Tifton passed away Monday, February 18, 2019, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. A private family graveside service will be held for Ms. Gagnon at Crosland Baptist Church Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Joseph L. Crumley will officiate. Born March 19, 1948 in Jacksonville, Florida,...
Dorothy "Dot" Walker English Myers
Feb 17, 2019
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Dorothy "Dot" Walker English Myers, 87, of Tifton passed away Sunday, February 17, 2019, at Legacy Village in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 21, 2019, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. Mrs. Myers will be laid to rest at a later date. The...
Alvin "Willis" Tucker
Feb 16, 2019
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Alvin "Willis" Tucker, 73, of Moultrie passed away Saturday, February 16, 2019, at Tallahassee Medical Center in Tallahassee, Florida. A family memorial service will be held for Mr. Tucker at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 22, 2019, at 1557 U. S. Highway 319 South in Moultrie. Born on August 19, 1945 in Tift County, Mr. Tucker was the son...
Dedra "Dee Dee" Tucker Miller
Feb 14, 2019
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Dedra "Dee Dee" Tucker Miller, 51, of Tifton passed away Thursday, February 14, 2019, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, February 17, 2019, at Salem Baptist Church with the Rev. Andy Ring officiating. Mrs. Miller will be laid to rest at Salem Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at Salem...
Laverne Fletcher Spears Bennett
Feb 14, 2019
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Laverne Fletcher Spears Bennett, 70, of Lenox, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2019, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 18, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Jim Williams officiating. Mrs. Bennett will be laid to rest at Salem Memorial Gardens. The family will receive...
Richard Eugene "Rick" Hawkins
Feb 14, 2019
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Richard Eugene "Rick" Hawkins, 65, of Tifton passed away Thursday, February 14, 2019, at Hospice House of Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 18, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Todd Garner officiating. Mr. Hawkins will be laid to rest at Oak...
Connie Webb
Feb 14, 2019
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Connie Webb, 71, of Chula passed away Thursday, February 14, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held for Mrs. Webb at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, February 17, 2019, at St. Anne's Episcopal Church with Father Lonnie Lacy officiating and Deacon Leeann Culbreath assisting. Mrs. Webb will be laid to rest at St. Anne's Memorial...
Sherry Ann Busbin Potts
Feb 12, 2019
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Sherry Ann Busbin Potts, 50, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service, with family and close friends, will be held for Mrs. Potts at 3:00 p.m. Friday, February 15, 2019, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Jerry Riggs will officiate. The...
Richard Clyde Lynch
Feb 7, 2019
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Richard Clyde Lynch, 86, of Moultrie passed away Thursday, February 7, 2019, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie. A memorial service will be held for Mr. Lynch at 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 11, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Stephen Norris officiating. Mr. Lynch will be laid to rest at a...
Donna June Thomas-Jernigan
Feb 4, 2019
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Donna June Thomas-Jernigan, 57, of Enigma (Tift County) passed away Monday, February 4, 2019, at her residence. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 9, 2019, at Barnes Chapel in Enigma. Mrs. Jernigan will be laid to rest at a later date. Born December 31, 1961 in Tift County, Mrs. Jernigan was the daughter...
Brenda Drawdy Connell
Feb 4, 2019
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Brenda Drawdy Connell, 77, of Tifton passed away Monday, February 4, 2019, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 6, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Michael Bennett and the Rev. Terrell Roberts officiating. Mrs. Connell will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery....
Roberta Leigh Rishty
Feb 4, 2019
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Roberta Leigh Rishty, 69, of Tifton passed away Monday, February 4, 2019, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 9, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Dan Robinson officiating. Ms. Rishty will be laid to rest at a later date. The family will receive friends...
Johnny Walter Baldree
Feb 4, 2019
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Johnny Walter Baldree, 62, of Tifton passed away Monday, February 4, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, February 7, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Robert Beggs officiating. Mr. Baldree will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will...
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