Obituaries
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Mattie Elizabeth "Susie" Marchant Purvis
Feb 3, 2019
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Mattie Elizabeth "Susie" Marchant Purvis, 88, of Omega passed away Sunday, February 3, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Purvis at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Joseph L. Crumley will officiate. The family will receive...
William Avery Brown
Feb 2, 2019
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William Avery Brown, 51, of Tifton passed away Saturday, February 2, 2019 at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 6, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. W. E. Fogarty officiating. Mr. Brown will be laid to rest at a later date. The family will receive...
Betty Jean Swails Goode
Feb 1, 2019
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Betty Jean Swails Goode, 81, of Enigma passed away Friday, February 1, 2019, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 4, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Michael Bennett officiating. Mrs. Goode will be laid to rest at Turner Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Enigma....
Dr. F. Morris Davis
Jan 30, 2019
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Dr. F. Morris Davis, 86, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 3, 2019, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. The Rev. Ron Lawhon will give a eulogy. Dr. Davis will be laid to rest...
James Leonard "J. L." Mcmillan
Jan 29, 2019
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James Leonard "J. L." McMillan, Jr., 91, of Enigma passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2019, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 1, 2019, at Turner Primitive Baptist Church in Enigma with the Rev. Phillip Nichols officiate. Mr. McMillan will be laid to rest at Turner Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in...
Mark A. Thompson
Jan 24, 2019
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Mark A. Thompson, 53, of Enigma passed away Thursday, January 24, 2019, at his residence. A private service and burial will be held for Mr. Thompson at a later date. Born July 9m 1965 in Chicago, Illinois, Mr. Thompson was the son of Robert Thompson and Ann Vasquez Thompson of Chicago, Illinois. He was retired and of the...
Sandra Lee Miles Maze
Jan 24, 2019
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Sandra Lee Miles Maze, 74, of Tifton passed away Thursday, January 24, 2019, at her residence. A memorial service will be held for Mrs. Maze at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 2, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Ronnie Howell officiating. Mrs. Maze will be laid to rest at a later date. Born...
Betty Chloe Gleaton Metzger
Jan 24, 2019
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Betty Chloe Metzger, 78, of Tifton, GA passed away January 24, 2019, at Medical Center Navicent Health in Macon, GA. Her funeral service will be held at 2:30 P.M. on January 27, 2019, at Brighton Road Baptist Church with Dr. Clark Harden officiating. A graveside service will be held at Oak Ridge Cemetery immediately following the funeral service....
Charlotte Reed Doss
Jan 20, 2019
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Charlotte Reed Doss, 76, of Tifton passed away Sunday, January 20, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center, following a lengthy illness. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 22, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Brian Allen officiating. Mrs. Doss will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial...
Anna Mozelle "Sally" Watson Williford
Jan 18, 2019
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Anna Mozelle "Sally" Watson Williford, 89, of Tifton passed away Friday, January 18, 2019, at Legacy Village in Tifton. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Williford at 3:00 p.m., Monday, January 21, 2019, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. Brother Charles Connell will officiate and Steven Williford will give a...
Martha Lou Simmons Thompson Harper
Jan 16, 2019
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Martha Lou Simmons Thompson Harper, 84, of Tifton passed away Wednesday January 16, 2019, at Legacy Village in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 19, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Steve Tucker officiating. A graveside service will be held at Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery immediately...
Rev. Paul Truman Thomas
Jan 14, 2019
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Rev. Paul Truman Thomas, 81, of Tifton passed away Monday, January 14, 2019, at Houston Medical Center in Warner Robins. His funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 20, 2019, in the Sanctuary of Tifton's First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Wayne Roe and the Rev. John Hughes officiating. Rev. Thomas will be laid...
Ray Edward Lee
Jan 14, 2019
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Ray Edward Lee, 66, of Tifton passed away Monday, January 14, 2019, at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida. His funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, January 18, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Glenn Ford officiating. Mr. Lee will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family...
Lou Eva Herndon Cawley
Jan 14, 2019
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Lou Eva Herndon Cawley, 97, of Ashburn passed away Monday, January 14, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, January 17, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley and the Rev. Randy Stokes officiating. Mrs. Cawley will be laid to rest...
Donald R. Benson
Jan 11, 2019
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Donald R. Benson, 82, of Tifton passed away Friday, January 11, 2019, at Regency Hospital in Macon. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 14, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Steve Hood and the Rev. Terrell Roberts officiating. Mr. Benson will be laid to rest at Oak...
Debra Ann "Debbie" Averitt Holley
Jan 8, 2019
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Debra Ann "Debbie" Averitt Holley, 57, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, January 11, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Terrell Roberts officiating. Debbie will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family...
James Daniel Hinks
Jan 8, 2019
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James Daniel Hinks, 53, of Enigma passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at his residence. A private service and burial will be held for Mr. Hinks at a later date.
Dessie Marie Stone Carpenter
Jan 5, 2019
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Dessie Marie Stone Carpenter, 94, of Tifton passed away Saturday, January 5, 2019, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 7, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Steve Hand and the Rev. Brantley Seymour officiating. Mrs. Carpenter will be laid to rest at Lawrence Cemetery....
Sancil Emily Holder
Jan 4, 2019
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Sancil Emily Holder, 92, of Tifton passed away Friday, January 4, 2019, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 6, 2019, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. Miss Holder will be laid to rest at...
Veda Easters Pitts Goodman
Jan 3, 2019
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Veda Easters Pitts Goodman, 89, of Tifton passed away Thursday, January 3, 2019, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 5, 2019, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Mark Stone officiating. Mrs. Goodman will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive...
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