Obituaries

Lucille McClellan Horton, 96, of Tifton passed away Monday, January 20, 2025, at Legacy Village in Tifton. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. A private family funeral service and burial will be held at a later time at Oak Ridge...

Waymon Alvin "Bubba" Harrison, Jr., 73, of Tifton passed away Friday, January 17, 2025, at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton. His funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 20, 2025, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Biff Coker officiating. A eulogy was given by Harold...

Willie Frank Hester, born August 3, 1955 in Tifton, GA to Elizabeth Burgess Hester and Neal Archie Hester, Sr., died January 8, 2025, at the age of 69. Mr. Hester was a resident of Friendswood for the past 8 months, having previously resided in Plano/Allen, TX, and Tifton, GA. He was preceded in death by his...

Mrs. Virginia Godwin, 82, of Valdosta, Georgia formerly of Lenox, Georgia, passed away on January13, 2025 at the Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta.
Mrs. Godwin was born on July 5, 1942 in Cook County to the late Thomas Leon Rutland and the late Lena Sumner Rutland. She lived most of her life in Cook County and...

Jimmy Lee Knight, Sr. passed away on January 11, 2025, at the age of 79, in Cumming, Georgia.
Born on November 12, 1945, in Douglas, Georgia, Coffee County, Jimmy was known for his steadfast dedication to both his family and his career.
His funeral service will be held in the chapel Albritton Funeral Directors on...

Thomas Earl Joiner, 84, of Saint Simon's Island passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at Brunswick Hospital in Brunswick. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 16, 2025, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with his cousin, Dr. Charles P. Adams officiating. Mr. Joiner will be...

Mr. Jimmy L. "Joe" Miley, age 75, of Sparks, Georgia, passed away on December 31, 2024 at Tift Regional Medical Center of Tifton, Georgia. Mr. Miley was born in Rochelle, Georgia on August 16, 1949 to the late Wilbur Lee Miley and the late Grace Lou Holland Miley. He lived most of his life in Cook County and was a...

Dorothy "Dot" Evelyn Culick Kirby Altman, 92, died peacefully Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at Maple Court Senior Residence in Tifton, GA. Her funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. in the sanctuary of the Scranton Baptist Church, Scranton, SC. The service was conducted by the Rev. Jerry Fennel and Dr. W. Wayne Roe...

Donald Wayne Hester, 80, of Omega passed away Monday, December 16, 2024, at his residence. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Hester at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 20, 2024, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Christopher House will officiate with a eulogy to be given by...

Barbara Nell Swails Paulk, 75, of Tifton passed away Friday, December 13, 2024, at Harborview Nursing Center in Tifton. Her funeral service was held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 17, 2024, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Ike Branch officiating. Mrs. Paulk was laid to rest at Oak...

Michael Eugene "Mike" Hasty, 71, of Brunswick passed away Friday, December 6, 2024, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A private family memorial service will be held for Mike at a later date.
Born February 25, 1953, in Rapid City, South Dakota, Mike was the son of the late Olin Hallman Hasty and Iva Mae Wagoner Hasty....