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Tommy Earl Carmichael

Tommy Earl Carmichael

Dec 27, 2018

Obituary

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

Franklin Brown Tanner

Dec 26, 2018

Obituary

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

Vivian Mcallister Pearman

Dec 23, 2018

Obituary

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

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

Larry Gayle Lawrence

Dec 21, 2018

Obituary

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.

John "Edwin" Walker, Sr.

Dec 19, 2018

Obituary

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.

Edward Patrick "Eddie" Macdonald, Sr.

Dec 18, 2018

Obituary

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

Thelma Sue Reynolds Tomlinson

Dec 18, 2018

Obituary

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

Raymond L. “Ray” Matthews

Dec 12, 2018

Obituary

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

Frances Nelson Dorminey

Dec 11, 2018

Obituary

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

Eugene Scarberry

Dec 10, 2018

Obituary

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

Sandra Kay Wiggins Saylor

Dec 10, 2018

Obituary

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

Marion Greene

Dec 4, 2018

Obituary

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

Loretta Blevins Rutherford

Dec 2, 2018

Obituary

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

Lori Sue Nelson Walker

Dec 2, 2018

Obituary

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

Ramon Lara

Nov 28, 2018

Obituary

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

Jenny Garrick

Nov 24, 2018

Obituary

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

Sara “Sally” Joyce Conley Mullis Saxton

Nov 24, 2018

Obituary

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

Gary Spencer Courtoy

Nov 23, 2018

Obituary

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

Eunice Lastinger Mixon

Nov 22, 2018

Obituary

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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