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Tilden Mitchell IIITilden Mitchell III
1938 - 2025
Tilden A. Mitchell, III of Milledgeville, Georgia, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2025. Tammy, as he was known to family and friends, grew up in Tifton, Georgia, and graduated from Tifton High School. After graduation from North Georgia College in Dahlonega, he was commissioned into the U. S. Army. Colonel Mitchell's...
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Dr. James GarrettDr. James Matthew Garrett
1983 - 2025
Dr. James Matthew Garrett, 42, of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away peacefully while vacationing in Spain, a setting that reflects his love for life, travel, and time spent with family and friends. Born on June 17, 1983, in Tifton, Georgia, to James and Carol Roberts Garrett, Matthew lived a life rich in purpose,...
Faith Brantley TysonFaith Brantley Tyson
1941 - 2025
Faith Brantley Tyson passed away on July 9, 2025, at Haven Memory Care of Athens. She was born on December 17, 1941, in Ocala, Florida to Lester and Eloyce Maddox Brantley (both deceased). She was also preceded in death by her husband, Donald W. Tyson, Sr., brother Norman Brantley, and sister Mary Ann Brantley...
Katie HollandKatie Ruth Holland
1932 - 2025
Katie Ruth Kerce Holland was born on October 28, 1932, in Tifton, Georgia. She was married in 1950 to Bobby Holland, a Turner County farmer until his death in 2011. They made their home in Ashburn and Turner County, Georgia. She was the daughter of Katie Hutchinson Kerce and Howard Prentice Kerce. She lived in Worth...
James ApplewhiteJames Harvey Applewhite
1944 - 2025
James H. Applewhite (Jim) known by many as Papaw. He was born October 2nd, 1944 in Tylertown, MS to the late Clyde and Josie Applewhite. He was preceded in death by the love of his life his wife, Peggy. He is survived by his two sons and daughter, Jim Applewhite, Jr. (Laurell) of Dunnellon, FL and Todd Applewhite...
Dora Mae CoburnDora Mae Coburn
Dora Mae Cox Coburn, of Tifton passed away Monday, June 23, 2025, at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, June 27, 2025, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Michael Marchant officiating. Mrs. Coburn will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family...
Lenna McCranieLenna McCranie
1926 - 2025
Lenna Joiner Mayne McCranie, 98, of Tifton passed away Sunday, June 22, 2025, at Legacy Village in Tifton. Her funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with the Rev. John Hughes officiating. Mrs. McCranie was laid to rest at Oak Ridge...
Mark McLeanMark McLean
1956 - 2025
Mr. Mark Dale McLean peacefully passed away on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at Westhill Newnan Crossing in Newnan, Georgia. He was 68 years old. Mark was born on September 17, 1956, to the late Jimmy and Dassie McLean. After graduating from Tift County High School in 1974, Mark attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural...
Joan GranthamJoan Grantham
"And I will dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life." - Psalm 23:6 Joan Grantham, a devoted mother, loving grandmother, and cherished member of the Tifton community, passed away peacefully on June 11, 2025. Born in Fitzgerald, Georgia, Joan later made her home in Tifton, where she lived and worked for...
James CoburnJames Newton Coburn
1934 - 2025
James Newton Coburn, 90, of Tifton passed away Saturday, June 14, 2025, at his residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Coburn at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, June 19, 2025, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest with military honors. The family will receive friends on Thursday, June 19,...
Dr. Larry MoormanDr. Larry Russell Moorman
Dr. Larry R. Moorman, deeply loved by his family, patients, and colleagues, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his wife and his children at the age of 80. He was born on November 20, 1944, in Douglas, Georgia, to Ross G. Moorman, Sr. and Billie Russell Moorman. He attended South Georgia College, where...
Stanley WillisStanley Wayne Willis
1950 - 2025
Stanley Wayne Willis, 75, of Sumner, Georgia, passed away on June 10, 2025, at Emory Hospital in Atlanta. Born in Tifton, Georgia, on April 12, 1950, Stanley was the son of Nadine Hobby Willis and Vaughn (OV) Willis. He grew up in Worth County and graduated from Worth County High School in 1968, where he lettered in...
Chuck Norris, Jr.Chuck Norris, Jr.
1953 - 2025
Charles Avin "Chuck" Norris, Jr. 72, was born on April 4, 1953, the son of Charles Sr. and Betty Norris. After graduating from Tift County High School, he attended Duram Technology Institute studying Dental Technology. Chuck worked in the dental industry many years in North Carolina, Albany and Athens, Georgia. He...
Eugene Slack, Jr.Eugene Slack, Jr.
1933 - 2025
Eugene Slack, Jr., 92, of Tifton passed away Monday, June 2, 2025, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 7, 2025, in the Memorial Chapel of Tifton's First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Wayne Roe and the Rev. John Hughes officiating. Mr. Slack will be laid to rest at Oak...
Fred RigdonFred Rigdon
1948 - 2025
Fred Warren (Buck) Rigdon, Jr. died May 12 in Savannah where he had gone for care near the home of his daughter, Abby Murphy. He passed peacefully surrounded by his family. Buck was born on May 23, 1948, the son of Fred Warren and Martha Williams Rigdon. Having lived in this community most of his life, he was...
Carol James Bradford JohnsonCarol Jean Bramblett Johnson and James Bradford Johnson
1942 - 2024
Carol Jean Bramblett Johnson passed away on Friday, January 26th, 2024. Her beloved husband, James Bradford Johnson, preceded her in death on June 28th, 2014. A graveside memorial service will be held on May 24th, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., at Oakridge Cemetery in Tifton, GA, to inter their cremains. A reception will be...
Kevin WilliamsKevin Timothy Williams
1955 - 2025
Kevin Timothy Williams, 69, of Ashburn passed away Sunday, May 11, 2025 at his residence surrounded by his family. Tim was born on November 13, 1955 in Ashburn to the late Thomas Elzie and Louise C. Houston Williams. He was a member of the Baptist faith. Tim was the owner and operator of Williams Trucking in Ashburn...
Betty BraswellBetty Braswell
1952 - 2025
Betty Ruth Grimes Braswell, 72, of Brunswick passed away Sunday, April 20, 2025, at Southeast Georgia Medical Center in Brunswick. A memorial service will be held for Mrs. Braswell at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at Camp Osborn Boy Scout Camp in Sylvester. A private burial will be held for Mrs. Braswell at a...
Jones PonderJones Ponder
Jones M. Ponder, 91, of Omega passed away Friday, May 2, 2025, at his residence. His funeral service was held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, May 4, 2025, at Maple Street Church in Omega with the Rev. Chris House officiating. Mr. Ponder was laid to rest at Omega Cemetery. Jason Morris, Harrell Rackley, Zach Puryear, Nick...
Hilda CarterHilda Carter
Hilda Stone Carter, 80, of Tifton passed away Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Pruitt Health Magnolia Manor in Moultrie. Her funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 4, 2025, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. John Smith officiating. Mrs. Carter was laid to rest at Tift Memorial...
Rev. Jackie ConnellRev. Jackie Connell
The Rev. Jackie Connell, 84, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at Legacy Village in Tifton. His funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 26, 2025, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Michael Bennett officiating. Rev. Connell was laid to rest at Oak Ridge...
Ann SmithAnn Nell Weeks Smith
1946 - 2025
Ann Nell Weeks Smith, 79, formally of Fitzgerald, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2025 at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. Funeral services will be held 11 AM, Saturday, May 3, 2025 at The Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Fitzgerald, Georgia with the Rev. Mike Heitzman officiating. Interment will...
James Burt, Jr. ("Sonny")James Mongin Burt, Jr. ("Sonny")
In Loving Memory of James Mongin Burt, Jr. ("Sonny") A funeral service for Sonny Burt will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Christ Episcopal Church in Cordele, Georgia. Sonny passed away on April 22, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. Born on September 26, 1941, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and raised in...
Dianne Marchant GoveDianne Marchant Gove
Dianne Elizabeth Marchant Gove, 83, of Monroe Ga., passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at her home in Monroe. Visitation will be held April 30, 2025 at 2 p.m. followed by a memorial service at 3 p.m., both at the First Baptist Church in Monroe. She will be interred at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Tifton,...
Joel CarpenterJoel Franklin Carpenter
1943 - 2025
Your life is made of two dates and a dash. Make the most the dash. Joel Franklin Carpenter, 81, of Ashburn passed away Saturday, April 12, 2025 at his residence. Joel was born in Vanceville, Tifton, Georgia to the late W. C. (Junior) and Dessie Stone Carpenter. Joel and his sister Sandra Laster grew up in...
