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James "Jim" Henry Champion
Mar 25, 2018
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James "Jim" Henry Champion, 90, of Tifton passed away Sunday, March 25, 2018, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. A memorial service will be held for Mr. Champion at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 27, 2018, at Tifton's First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Benjy Varnell officiating. Mr. Champion will be laid to rest at...
Albert Lee "Buster" Lucas
Mar 25, 2018
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Albert Lee "Buster" Lucas, 63, of Tifton passed away Sunday, March 25, 2018, at his residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Lucas at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at Tift Memorial Gardens, where he will be laid to rest. Dr. Danny Ray will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday, March 27, 2018,...
Elizabeth "Gayle" Hollis Cox
Mar 25, 2018
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Elizabeth "Gayle" Hollis Cox, 71, of Valdosta, formerly of Tifton, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2018, at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at Pineview Holiness Baptist Church in Tifton with the Rev. Junior Morgan, the Rev. John Sewell, and the Rev. Rayford Walker officiating....
Lillie "Evelyn" Purvis Webb
Mar 22, 2018
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Lillie "Evelyn" Purvis Webb, 88, of Tifton passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 25, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Terrell Roberts and the Rev. Joe Crews officiating. Mrs. Webb will be...
Dr. Clifton A. Baxter
Mar 20, 2018
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Dr. Clifton A. Baxter, 80, of Tifton, died Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at Maple Court Senior Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2018, in the memorial chapel at First Baptist Church with Carlton Baxter officiating. Burial will follow at 4:00 p.m. at Telfair Memorial Gardens in McRae. The family will...
Dorothy Perkins Riner Hale
Mar 19, 2018
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Dorothy Perkins Riner Hale, 86, of Tifton passed away Monday, March 19, 2018. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 23, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. James Yarbrough and the Rev. Dan Robinson officiating. Mrs. Hale will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family...
Linda Pitts Barnes
Mar 19, 2018
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Linda Pitts Barnes, 70, of Chula passed away Monday, March 19, 2018, at Pine Pointe Hospice and Palliative Care in Macon. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, March 22, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Terry Webb officiating. Mrs. Barnes will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial...
Larry Bennett Conley
Mar 16, 2018
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Larry Bennett Conley, 74, of Tifton passed away Friday, March 16, 2018, at Malcolm Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville, Florida. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 23, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Greg Hester officiating. Mr. Conley will be laid to rest at Lakeview Baptist...
Mittie Vernell Ray Dorminy
Mar 15, 2018
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Mittie Vernell Ray Dorminy, 98, of Tifton passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, March 18, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Joseph L. Crumley officiating. Mrs. Dorminy will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The...
Michael "Mike" Hopkins Woodward
Mar 14, 2018
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Michael "Mike" Hopkins Woodward, 74, of Nashville passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 17, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Benji Rowland officiating. Mr. Woodward will be laid to rest at Union Grove Church of God Cemetery in...
Carol Miles Whaley
Mar 14, 2018
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Carol Miles Whaley, 66, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at her daughter's residence in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 18, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Jerry Riggs officiating. Mrs. Whaley will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family...
Ida "Vivian" Stone Tucker
Mar 12, 2018
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Ida "Vivian" Stone Tucker, 94, of Tifton passed away Monday, March 12, 2018, at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 15, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Gerald Purvis and the Rev. Michael Marchant officiating. Mrs. Tucker will be...
Louise Hawthorn Lockerman
Mar 10, 2018
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Louise Hawthorn Lockerman, 85, of Tifton passed away Saturday, March 10, 2018, at the Rehabilitation of South Georgia in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 13, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Conway Harris officiating. Mrs. Lockerman will be laid to rest at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday,...
Geraldine Spillers Walters
Mar 10, 2018
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Geraldine Spillers Walters, 75, of Ty Ty passed away Saturday, March 10, 2018. Her funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at the First Baptist Church of Ty Ty with the Rev. Rodney Owens officiating. Mrs. Walters will be laid to rest at Salem Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Monday, March...
Carolyn “Nadine” Needle
Mar 9, 2018
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Carolyn "Nadine" Simmons Hall Needle, 87, of Tifton passed away Friday, March 9, 2018, at Legacy Village in Tifton. Her funeral service wil be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 12, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Steve Tucker officiating. Mrs. Needle will be laid to rest at Harding Methodist Church Cemetery....
Bennie “Elwood” Mcdaniel
Mar 7, 2018
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Bennie "Elwood" McDaniel, 77, of Groveland, Florida went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, while at home in Groveland, Florida in the company of his family. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 15, 2018, at Hickory Springs Primitive Baptist Church. Mr. McDaniel will be laid to rest at Hickory...
Dr. Robert Lee "Bob" Coleman
Mar 6, 2018
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Dr. Robert Lee "Bob" Coleman, 92, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at Cypress Pond Assisted Living in Tifton. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 8, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Benjy Varnell officiating. Dr. Coleman will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge...
Juanita Sumner Mcallister
Mar 1, 2018
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Juanita Sumner McAllister, 88, of Tifton passed away Friday, March 1, 2018, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 4, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Ross Cook officiating. A eulogy will be given by her son, Alan McAllister. Mrs. McAllister will be laid...
Edith Angeline Allen
Feb 28, 2018
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Edith Angeline Allen, 90, of Lake Park, North Carolina passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2018, in Lake Park, North Carolina. A graveside funeral service will be held for Ms. Allen at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 4, 2018, at Lawrence Cemetery. Born February 18, 1928 in Albertville, Alabama, Ms. Allen was a retired certified nursing assistant and of the...
Oscar H. Roberts
Feb 27, 2018
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Oscar H. Roberts, 89, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Pat Suggs officiating. Mr. Roberts will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends...
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