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Tommy Earl Carmichael
Dec 27, 2018
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Tommy Earl Carmichael, Sr., 78, of Tifton passed away Thursday, December 27, 2018, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 30, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Don Harris and the Brother Bobby Pittman officiating. Mr. Carmichael will be laid to rest at...
Franklin Brown Tanner
Dec 26, 2018
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Franklin Brown Tanner, 75, of Sumner passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 29, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Howard Vogan and the Rev. Dan Robinson officiating. Mr. Tanner will be laid to rest at Macedonia Baptist Church...
Vivian Mcallister Pearman
Dec 23, 2018
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Vivian McAllister Pearman, 75, of Chula passed away Sunday, December 23, 2018, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, December 27, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Dan Eidson officiating. Mrs. Pearman will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends...
Ernest Clyde Jones
Dec 21, 2018
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Ernest Clyde Jones, 65, of Ty Ty, passed away Friday, December 21, 2018, at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville. His funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, December 23, 2018, at Salem Baptist Church with the Rev. Andy Ring officiating. Mr. Jones will be laid to rest at Salem Memorial Gardens at a later date. The...
Larry Gayle Lawrence
Dec 21, 2018
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Larry Gayle Lawrence, 78, of Sparks passed away Friday, December 21, 2018, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 24, 2018, at Lakeview Baptist Church in Lenox with the Rev. Jim Vaughn officiating. The Rev. Larry Dean will give a eulogy. Mr. Lawrence will be laid to rest at Lakeview Baptist...
John "Edwin" Walker, Sr.
Dec 19, 2018
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John "Edwin" Walker, Sr., 95, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at Cypress Pond Assisted Living. His funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, December 22, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Chip Grantham officiating. Mr. Walker will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family...
Edward Patrick "Eddie" Macdonald, Sr.
Dec 18, 2018
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Edward Patrick "Eddie" MacDonald, Sr., 88, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at his residence. The family will receive friend Saturday, December 22, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Eddie will be laid to rest in a private service at Tift Memorial Gardens. Born April 28, 1930...
Thelma Sue Reynolds Tomlinson
Dec 18, 2018
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Thelma Sue Reynolds Tomlinson, 72, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at her residence. A private funeral service and burial will be held for Mrs. Tomlinson at a later date. Born November 22, 1946 in Madisonville, Kentucky, Mrs. Tomlinson was the daughter of the later Joseph Edmund Reynolds and Susie Marie Forbes Reynolds. She was also...
Raymond L. “Ray” Matthews
Dec 12, 2018
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Raymond L. "Ray" Matthews, 81, of Enigma passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at Tifton Health and Rehab. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 15, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Terrell Roberts officiating. Mr. Matthews will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family...
Frances Nelson Dorminey
Dec 11, 2018
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Frances Nelson Dorminey, 86, of Chula passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at Legacy Village in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, December 13, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. Mrs. Dorminey will be laid to rest at a later date. The family will receive...
Eugene Scarberry
Dec 10, 2018
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Eugene Scarberry, 54, of Tifton passed away Monday, December 10, 2018, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 11, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Ronnie Vice officiating. Mr. Scarberry will be laid to rest at a later date. The family will receive...
Sandra Kay Wiggins Saylor
Dec 10, 2018
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Sandra Kay Wiggins Saylor, 73, of Ashburn passed away Monday, December 10, 2018, at Pruitt Health Care in Ashburn. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 13, 2018, at Damascus United Methodist Church in Worth County with the Rev. Rickey Wells officiating. Mrs. Saylor will be laid to rest at Damascus United Methodist Church...
Marion Greene
Dec 4, 2018
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Marion Greene, 78, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, December 8, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Terrell Roberts officiating. Mr. Greene will be laid to rest at Salem Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Saturday,...
Loretta Blevins Rutherford
Dec 2, 2018
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Loretta Blevins Rutherford, 82, of Tifton passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018, at Legacy Village in Tifton. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Rutherford at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Dr. Fred Evers will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday,...
Lori Sue Nelson Walker
Dec 2, 2018
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Lori Sue Nelson Walker, 45, of Sylvester passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Phoebe Worth Medical Center in Sylvester. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 6, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. John Thomas officiating. Ms. Walker will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery....
Ramon Lara
Nov 28, 2018
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Ramon Lara, 81, of Enigma passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at his residence. A private service and burial will be held for Mr. Lara at a later date. Born November 1, 1937 in Wharton, Texas, Mr. Lara was the son of the late Macario Lara and Rosa Zamora Lara. He was also preceded in death by one...
Jenny Garrick
Nov 24, 2018
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Jenny Garrick, 89, of Fitzgerald passed away Saturday, November 24, 2018, at her residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Ms. Garrick at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Steve Davis will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday, November 27,...
Sara “Sally” Joyce Conley Mullis Saxton
Nov 24, 2018
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Sara "Sally" Joyce Conley Mullis Saxton, 70, of Tifton passed away Saturday, November 24, 2018, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 27, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Dr. Danny Ray officiating. Mrs. Saxton will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge...
Gary Spencer Courtoy
Nov 23, 2018
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Gary Spencer Courtoy, 71, of Tifton passed away Thursday, November 22, 2018, at Legacy Village in Tifton. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 26, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Brantley Seymour officiating. Mr. Courtoy will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will...
Eunice Lastinger Mixon
Nov 22, 2018
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Eunice Lastinger Mixon, 87, of Tifton passed away Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 22, 2018, at Cypress Pond Assisted Living. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, December 2, 2018, in the Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. Dr. Steve Rigdon and James Lastinger will give eulogies. She will...
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