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Robert “Thurman” West

Robert “Thurman” West

Nov 20, 2018

Obituary

Robert "Thurman" West, 89, of Tifton went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, November 20, 2018, at his residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. West at 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 23, 2018, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Joseph L. Crumley will officiate....

Thomas Wayne “Tom” Conner, Jr.

Thomas Wayne “Tom” Conner, Jr.

Nov 19, 2018

Obituary

Thomas Wayne "Tom" Conner, Jr., 47, of Lenox passed away Monday, November 19, 2018, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 25, 2018, in the Sanctuary of Tifton's First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. The Rev. Marty Mullis and Coach Tim Maloney will give eulogies. Tom will...

Viola Leverett Hamilton

Viola Leverett Hamilton

Nov 12, 2018

Obituary

Viola Leverett Hamilton, 79, of Tifton passed away Monday, November 12, 2018, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 14, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Rex Johnson officiating. Mrs. Hamilton will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will...

Maetrude "Trudy" Brickle Haley

Maetrude "Trudy" Brickle Haley

Nov 12, 2018

Obituary

Maetrude "Trudy" Brickle Haley, 92, of Lenox passed away Monday, November 12, 2018, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton, which had been her home for the last 3 ½ years. A graveside memorial service will be held for Mrs. Haley at 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 19, 2018, at Lenox Cemetery, where she will be laid...

Baby Boy Timothy Dewayne Suggs

Baby Boy Timothy Dewayne Suggs

Nov 11, 2018

Obituary

Timothy Dewayne Suggs, 26 days old, of Tifton passed away Sunday, November 11, 2018, at Navicent Health in Macon. A graveside funeral service will be held for Baby Suggs at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 15, 2018, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. Father Peter Oyenugba will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday,...

Merton Willis Walters

Merton Willis Walters

Nov 7, 2018

Obituary

Merton Willis Walters, 82, of Ty Ty passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, November 11, 2018, at the First Baptist Church of Ty Ty with the Rev. Rodney Owens officiating. Mr. Walters will be laid to rest at Salem Memorial Gardens. The family will receive...

Betty Jean Cook

Betty Jean Cook

Nov 7, 2018

Obituary

Betty Jean Cook, 72, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at Tifton Health and Rehab. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 11, 2018, at Old Ty Ty Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Terrell Roberts and the Rev. Rickey Wells will officiate. The...

Susan "Sue" Gray Barnes

Susan "Sue" Gray Barnes

Nov 6, 2018

Obituary

Susan Gray Barnes, 65, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, November 9, 2018, at Tift Avenue Baptist Church with the Rev. Terrell Roberts officiating. Mrs. Barnes will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday, November 9,...

Mary Faith Wilson Evans

Mary Faith Wilson Evans

Nov 6, 2018

Obituary

Mary Faith Wilson Evans, 94, of Griffin, formerly of Tifton, passed away Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at Eternal Hope Hospice in Griffin. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Evans at 12:00 p.m. Saturday, November 10, 2018, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. Dr. Wayne Roe will officiate. Born November 8,...

Ferrell "Kermitt" Brooks

Ferrell "Kermitt" Brooks

Nov 3, 2018

Obituary

Ferrell "Kermitt" Brooks, 88, of Acworth, formerly of Tifton, passed away Saturday, November 3, 2018, at Tranquility at Kennesaw Mountain in Marietta. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 10, 2018 in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Dr. Danny Ray officiating. Mr. Brooks will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge...

Elsie "Joy" Waller Spires

Elsie "Joy" Waller Spires

Nov 2, 2018

Obituary

Elsie "Joy" Waller Spires, 64, of Tifton passed away Friday, November 2, 2018, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, November 5, 2018, at Hope Baptist Church in Nashville with the Rev. Richard McNair officiating. Mrs. Spires will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive...

Earl Lefaite "Erkie" Barnes

Earl Lefaite "Erkie" Barnes

Oct 31, 2018

Obituary

Earl LeFaite "Erkie" Barnes, 78, of Enigma passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 3, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Landon Alberson officiating. Mr. Barnes will be laid to rest at Turner Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Enigma....

Laura Nell Hill Schlumbrecht

Laura Nell Hill Schlumbrecht

Oct 27, 2018

Obituary

Laura Nell Hill Schlumbrecht, 90, of Blackshear, formerly of Tifton, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2018, at Bayview Nursing and Rehab Community in Nahunta. She had been residing there for about two months following a brief illness. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Schlumbrecht at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at Oak Ridge Cemetery,...

John Stephen "Steve" Dillard

John Stephen "Steve" Dillard

Oct 25, 2018

Obituary

John Stephen "Steve" Dillard, 69, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 28, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Mike Bennett officiating. Mr. Dillard will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Andrew Coy Stone

Andrew Coy Stone

Oct 22, 2018

Obituary

Andrew Coy Stone, 26, of Florence, South Carolina, passed away Monday, October 22, 2018. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 26, 2018, at Central United Methodist Church in Florence, South Carolina. Mr. Stone will be laid to rest at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 29, 2018, at Eldorado Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will...

Hillary Cheryl Purvis Aultman

Hillary Cheryl Purvis Aultman

Oct 22, 2018

Obituary

Hillary Cheryl Purvis Aultman, 55, of Tifton passed away Monday, October 22, 2018, at her residence. A memorial service will be held for Mrs. Aultman at 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 26, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Kevin Johnson officiating. Mrs. Aultman will be laid to rest at a later date. The...

Carlton Azer Hinson

Carlton Azer Hinson

Oct 22, 2018

Obituary

Carlton Azer Hinson, 60, of Enigma passed away Monday, October 22, 2018, at his residence. A graveside service will be held for Mr. Hinson at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at Turner Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Enigma, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Marvin Williams will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday,...

Fred Carroll Willis

Fred Carroll Willis

Oct 20, 2018

Obituary

Fred Carroll Willis, 69, of Sylvester passed away Saturday, October 20, 2018, at Phoebe-Worth Medical Center in Sylvester. A memorial service will be held for Mr. Willis at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 27, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Jason Boyd officiating. Mr. Willis will be laid to rest at a later...

William E. “Billy” Canter

William E. “Billy” Canter

Oct 19, 2018

Obituary

William E. "Billy" Canter, 74, of Tifton passed away Friday, October 19, 2018, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Monday, October 22, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Rickey Wells officiating. Mr. Canter will be laid to rest at Lawrence Cemetery following the service....

Gracie Lee Stone Cooper

Gracie Lee Stone Cooper

Oct 18, 2018

Obituary

Gracie Lee Stone Cooper, 97, of Tifton passed away Thursday, October 18, 2018, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be held for Mrs. Cooper at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 20, 2018, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Brantley Seymour will officiate. Born June 28, 1921, in Guin, Alabama,...

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