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Stevie Aaron Taylor

Stevie Aaron Taylor

Sep 6, 2018

Obituary

Stevie Aaron Taylor, 59, of Tifton passed away Thursday, September 6, 2018, at his residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Taylor at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 9, 2018, at Lawrence Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. Eulogies will be given by Amber Spivey and Johnny Tawzer with the Rev. Ricky Wells officiating....

Baby Girl Daniella Faith Smith

Baby Girl Daniella Faith Smith

Sep 5, 2018

Obituary

Baby Girl Daniella Faith Smith, daughter of Captain Robley D. Smith, Jr. and Mrs. Roxanna Smith of Panama City Beach, Florida, was born and passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center in Panama City, Florida. A family graveside funeral service will be held for Baby Daniella at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 15,...

Barbara Joan Crumley Lee

Barbara Joan Crumley Lee

Sep 2, 2018

Obituary

Barbara Joan Crumley Lee, 75, of Enigma passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018, at Cypress Pond Assisted Living in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 3, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph Crumley officiating. Meagan Dean will give the eulogy. Mrs. Lee will be laid...

Wetona “Toni” Roberts Wright

Wetona “Toni” Roberts Wright

Sep 1, 2018

Obituary

Wetona "Toni" Roberts Wright, 94, of Tifton passed away Saturday, September 1, 2018, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 4, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Robby Paulk officiating. Mrs. Wright will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive...

Vernon Rowan

Vernon Rowan

Aug 31, 2018

Obituary

Vernon Rowan, 84, of Omega passed away Friday, August 31, 2018, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Rowan at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, September 2, 2018, at Omega Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. Brother Joe Simpson, Brother Bobby Rowan and David Sumner will officiate....

Joseph Edward Scarberry

Joseph Edward Scarberry

Aug 31, 2018

Obituary

Joseph Edward Scarberry, 84, of Tifton passed away Friday, August 31, 2018, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Monday, September 3, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Conway Harris officiating. Mr. Scarberry will be laid to rest at a later date. The family will receive friends...

Ronald Dale "Ronny" Jones

Ronald Dale "Ronny" Jones

Aug 30, 2018

Obituary

Ronald Dale "Ronny" Jones, 66, of Tifton passed away Thursday, August 30, 2018, at his sister's residence in Adel. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Jones at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 1, 2018, at Eldorado Baptist Church Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. Mr. Jones' nephew, Joe Thompson, will give a eulogy. The...

Rev. Franklin "Grady" Jones

Rev. Franklin "Grady" Jones

Aug 29, 2018

Obituary

Franklin "Grady" Jones, 98, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2018, after a brief illness. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 31, 2018, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with Dr. Wayne Roe, the Rev. Jimmy Voyles and Mrs. Gerri Markham officiating. Mr. Jones will be laid to rest...

Barbara Connor Minter

Barbara Connor Minter

Aug 24, 2018

Obituary

Barbara Connor Minter, 74, of Tifton passed away Friday, August 24, 2018. A graveside funeral service will be held for Ms. Minter at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 28, 2018, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. Her family members will give eulogies. Born November 6, 1943 in Ocilla, Ms. Minter was the daughter of...

Martha Jane Veale Pearman

Martha Jane Veale Pearman

Aug 23, 2018

Obituary

Martha Jane Veale Pearman, 89, of Chula passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 27, 2018, at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Chula with the Rev. Larry Layfield officiating. Mrs. Pearman will be laid to rest at Mount Zion...

John Daniel "Danny" Renfroe

John Daniel "Danny" Renfroe

Aug 23, 2018

Obituary

John Daniel "Danny" Renfroe, 65, of Oakfield passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018, at his residence. A private service and burial will be held for Mr. Renfroe at a later date. Born June 24, 1953 in Tifton, Mr. Renfroe was the son of the late John L. Renfroe and Mary Stowell Renfroe. He was a retired pipe fitter....

Teresa Lynn Wishum Abbott

Teresa Lynn Wishum Abbott

Aug 23, 2018

Obituary

Teresa Lynn Wishum Abbott, 65, of Enigma passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018, at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Abbott at 4:00 p.m. Monday, August 27, 2018, at Flat Creek Baptist Church in Berrien County, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Keith Wishum will officiate. The family...

Laurien Ruth Seanor Davis

Laurien Ruth Seanor Davis

Aug 21, 2018

Obituary

Laurien Ruth Seanor Davis, 84, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2018, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 23, 2018, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with Dr. Wayne Roe and Bro. Lester Potts officiating. Mrs. Davis will be laid to rest at Zion...

John Franklin Burgess

John Franklin Burgess

Aug 20, 2018

Obituary

John Franklin Burgess, 72, of Tifton passed away Monday, August 20, 2018, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held for Mr. Burgess at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, August 23, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Ronnie Cone and the Rev. John Cone officiating. Mr. Burgess will be laid to...

Elder M. Wayne Gibbs

Elder M. Wayne Gibbs

Aug 17, 2018

Obituary

Elder Wayne Gibbs, 74, died Friday, August 17, 2018 at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. His funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 23, 2018, at Metter Primitive Baptist Church in Metter with Elder W.H. "Bill" Durrence officiating. Elder Gibbs will be laid to rest at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, August 23, 2018, at Hickory Springs...

Joyce Katherine Bonnett Lloyd

Joyce Katherine Bonnett Lloyd

Aug 16, 2018

Obituary

Joyce Katherine Bonnett Lloyd, 75, of Tifton passed away Thursday, August 16, 2018, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Lloyd at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 19, 2018, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where she will be laid to rest. The family will receive friends Saturday, August 18,...

Bobby “Joey” J. O'Quinn Lindsey

Bobby “Joey” J. O'Quinn Lindsey

Aug 15, 2018

Obituary

Bobby "Joey" J. O'Quinn Lindsey, 63, of Forsyth passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2018, in Forsyth. His funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, August 19, 2018, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with the Rev. Lonnie Lacy and Dr. Wayne Roe officiating. Mr. Lindsey will be laid to rest at Leila United...

Seth Silas Reed Ethridge

Seth Silas Reed Ethridge

Aug 12, 2018

Obituary

Seth Silas Reed Ethridge, 13, of Tifton passed away Sunday, August 12, 2018, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, August 16, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Dr. Jeff Pangle officiating. Seth will be laid to rest at Waterloo Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday, August...

Milton Newberry, Jr.

Milton Newberry, Jr.

Aug 11, 2018

Obituary

Milton Newberry, Jr., 82, of Tifton passed away Saturday, August 11, 2018, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 13, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Chip Grantham officiating. Mr. Newberry will be laid to rest at Colquitt City Cemetery in Miller County at 5:00...

Jerry Herbert Young, Sr.

Jerry Herbert Young, Sr.

Aug 8, 2018

Obituary

Jerry Herbert Young, Sr. 67, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 10, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Ike Branch officiating. Mr. Young will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive...

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