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Laura Baker Gibson
Oct 16, 2018
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Laura Baker Gibson, 94, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at Tifton Health and Rehab. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, October 21, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Dr. Fred Evers officiating. Mrs. Gibson will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will...
Geneva Swails Hall
Oct 13, 2018
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Geneva Swails Hall, 90, of Tifton passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Monday, October 15, 2018, at Community Church in Brookfield with the Rev. Robert Beggs officiating. Moranda Eagleton will give a eulogy. Mrs. Hall will be laid to rest at Oaky Grove Church Cemetery in...
Vernell Phipps Moreland
Oct 12, 2018
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Vernell Phipps Moreland, 90, of Tifton passed away Friday, October 12, 2018, at Legacy Village in Tifton. A family graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Moreland at a later date at Tift Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Joshua Bennett will officiate. Born September 27, 1928 in Gordon County, Mrs. Moreland was the daughter of the late Ernest...
Mary "Susie" Evans Clements
Oct 11, 2018
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Mary "Susie" Evans Clements, 76, of Tifton passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Clements at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at Abba Baptist Church Cemetery in Irwin County, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Ben Bryant will officiate. The family...
Lynn Carlton Wishum
Oct 10, 2018
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Lynn Carlton Wishum, 67, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2018, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Wishum at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 17, 2018, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Terrell Roberts will officiate. Born May 3,...
Betty Latrail Young
Oct 9, 2018
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Betty Latrail Young, 85, of Rocky Point, North Carolina, formerly of Omega, passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, North Carolina. Her funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 16, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Mrs. Young will be laid to rest at Pineview...
Frances Waldrop Barfield
Oct 4, 2018
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Frances Waldrop Barfield, 86, of Tifton passed away Thursday, October 4, 2018, at her residence, surrounded by her family and under the care of Hospice of Tift Area. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, October 6, 2018, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. Mrs. Barfield will...
Mitchell Odell Williams
Sep 29, 2018
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Mitchell Odell Williams, 70, of Tifton passed away Saturday, September 29, 2018, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, October 1, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Dr. Danny Ray officiating. Eulogies will be given by Chief Buddy Dowdy and Raymond Drennon. Mr. Williams will be...
Dorothy Dean Dillard Clements
Sep 24, 2018
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Dorothy Dean Dillard Clements, 78, of Tifton passed away Monday, September 24, 2018, at Navicent Health in Macon. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 29, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Ricky McLaughlin officiating. Mrs. Clements will be laid to rest at New River Baptist Church Cemetery...
David Milton Wilds
Sep 22, 2018
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David Milton Wilds, 62, of Tifton passed away Saturday September 22, 2018, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A private service and burial for Mr. Wilds will be held at a later date. Born September 15, 1959 in Furstenfeldbruck, Germany, Mr. Wilds was the son of Frieda Wittman Wilds of Tifton and the late Dewey Milton Wilds. He was...
William "Benny" Jordan
Sep 21, 2018
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William "Benny" Jordan, 60, of Tifton passed away peacefully on Friday, September 21, 2018, at Tift Regional Medical Center, surrounded by his loved ones. His funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, September 23, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Ronnie Vice officiating. Mr Jordan will be laid to rest...
Christopher Frederick Blalock
Sep 19, 2018
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Christopher Frederick Blalock, 58, of Augusta passes away Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at Augusta University Medical Center. A private funeral service and burial will be held for Mr. Blalock at a later date. Born January 4, 1960 in Tifton, Mr. Blalock was the son of Juanita Jordan Blalock of Tifton and the late William Walter Blalock. In addition...
Henry L. Strickland, Sr.
Sep 17, 2018
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Henry L. Strickland, Sr., 74, of Lakeland passed away Monday, September 17, 2018, at his residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Strickland at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 20, 2018, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Ike Thomas will officiate. Born September 8, 1944 in Upson County, Mr....
Donald Lee Mcpherson
Sep 17, 2018
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Donald Lee McPherson, 82, of Tifton passed away Monday, September 17, 2018, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 22, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. Mr. McPherson will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday,...
Patricia Jean “Pat” Chambless Walker And Edgar “Wayne” Walker, Sr.
Sep 15, 2018
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Patricia Jean "Pat" Chambless Walker, 67, and Edgar "Wayne" Walker, Sr., 64, of Adel passed away Saturday, September 15, 2018, in Adel. Their funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 18, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley and the Rev. Rickey Wells officiating. Mr. and Mrs....
Charles Young Massey
Sep 13, 2018
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Charles Young Massey, 92, of Tifton passed away Thursday, September 13, 2018 at Cypress Pond Senior Care. Funeral services will be held Sunday, September 16, 2018 at 4:00pm at the First Baptist Church chapel in Tifton, Georgia. A reception for friends and family will be held immediately afterwards at the Family Life Center. The interment will be at...
Alma Connell Sirmans
Sep 13, 2018
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Alma Connell Sirmans, 93, of Ashburn passed away Thursday, September 13, 2018, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 16, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Tommy Bridges and Bennie Knight officiating. Ms. Sirmans will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family...
Patricia "Pat" Ann Pitts Hendricks
Sep 13, 2018
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Patricia "Pat" Ann Pitts Hendricks, 78, of Tifton passed away Thursday, September 13, 2018, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 18, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph Carter and the Rev. Jill Willingham officiating. Mrs. Hendricks' son, Stephen C. Hendricks III...
Bettye Jean Tucker Chapman
Sep 10, 2018
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Bettye Jean Tucker Chapman, 89, of Tifton passed away Monday, September 10, 2018, at Baptist Village in Waycross. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 13, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. Mrs. Chapman will be laid to rest at Greenwood Cemetery in Camden, Alabama at...
Jayne Elizabeth Fletcher Hendley
Sep 7, 2018
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Jayne Elizabeth Fletcher Hendley, 78, of Tifton passed away Friday, September 7, 2018, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, September 9, 2018, at Pinetta Baptist Church in Irwin County with Dr. Danny Ray officiating. Mrs. Hendley will be laid to rest at Pinetta Baptist Church Cemetery in Irwin County....
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