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Mattie Elizabeth "Susie" Marchant Purvis

Mattie Elizabeth "Susie" Marchant Purvis

Feb 3, 2019

Obituary

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

William Avery Brown

Feb 2, 2019

Obituary

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

Betty Jean Swails Goode

Feb 1, 2019

Obituary

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

Dr. F. Morris Davis

Jan 30, 2019

Obituary

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

James Leonard "J. L." Mcmillan

Jan 29, 2019

Obituary

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

Mark A. Thompson

Jan 24, 2019

Obituary

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

Sandra Lee Miles Maze

Jan 24, 2019

Obituary

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

Betty Chloe Gleaton Metzger

Jan 24, 2019

Obituary

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

Charlotte Reed Doss

Jan 20, 2019

Obituary

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

Anna Mozelle "Sally" Watson Williford

Jan 18, 2019

Obituary

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

Martha Lou Simmons Thompson Harper

Jan 16, 2019

Obituary

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

Rev. Paul Truman Thomas

Jan 14, 2019

Obituary

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

Ray Edward Lee

Jan 14, 2019

Obituary

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

Lou Eva Herndon Cawley

Jan 14, 2019

Obituary

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

Donald R. Benson

Jan 11, 2019

Obituary

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

Debra Ann "Debbie" Averitt Holley

Jan 8, 2019

Obituary

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

James Daniel Hinks

Jan 8, 2019

Obituary

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

Dessie Marie Stone Carpenter

Jan 5, 2019

Obituary

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

Sancil Emily Holder

Jan 4, 2019

Obituary

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

Veda Easters Pitts Goodman

Jan 3, 2019

Obituary

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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