Obituaries

Mary Lee Pitts, 95, of Enigma died Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Enigma Gym with interment to follow at West Fletcher Cemetery. Survivors include her children, Emma Mae Edmunds of Oveida, Fla., Brenda Edmonds of Tifton...

Emily Rose Exum, 7 months, of Nashville died Monday Åug. 19, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. A graveside funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Flat Creek Cemetery with the Revs. Mickey Lindsey and Mike Bennett officiating. Visitation will be from 7 until 9 p.m. today. Lovein Funeral...

Mary Ann Fullard of Ashburn, died Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, at an Atlanta hospital after a brief illness. Services will be held at a later date to be announced. Survivors include her husband, William Fullard of Ashburn; her daughters, Donna Beckom of Warwick, Charlotte Harris of North Pole, Ak. and Anna Roberts of...

Edd Walker, 84, of Tifton, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at Tift Avenue Church of God with burial to follow at Oakridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for...

Nathaniel Burroughs Sr., 98, of Tifton died Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Strickland Temple on South Central Ave. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery. Mr. Burroughs will lie in state from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. Friday at Strickland Temple and from...

Leon Doyle Newbern, 58, of Tifton died Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.  You may offer condolences to the family at the online guest registry at www.bowen-donaldson.com.  Services for the Newbern family are being provided by Bowen-Donaldson Home for...

Mr. Odis Lee Hudson, 64, of Tifton, died Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A celebration of Odis Hudson's life will be held from 2 until 3 p.m. Saturday, November 24, 2012, at the home of Tina and Paul Murray in Tifton. Among his survivors are his wife, Louise Hudson of Tifton, and two...

Lorenzo Johnson, 50, of Ashburn died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 in Augusta. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. today at St. John Baptist Church in Sunsweet. Survivors include three daughters, Patricia Johnson, Lavonya Johnson and Shameka Johnson, all of Orlando, Fla.; parents, Willie Mae and Delawrence Albert of...

Cecil E. Walters, 94, formerly of Waterloo, died Thursday, April 18, 2013, at Golden South Assisted Living in Sycamore. Graveside memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery. You may sign the guest registry at www.albritton-beaumontfuneralhome.com. Albritton-Beaumont...

Bessie Paulk Harper, 94, of Irwin County died Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 at Osceola Health Care in Ocilla. Funeral services are incomplete at this time and will be announced later by Paulk Funeral Home. Perry Griffin, 90, of Sparks died Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 at his residence.  Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m....

Doris Voncille Evers, 92, Century, Fla., died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 at Cook Senior Living Center in Adel.  Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Northside Baptist Church, Tifton. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 2:30 p.m. Saturday, also at Northside Baptist Church. Private interment...

Dorothy "Miss Dot" Marchant Carper, 90, of Tifton died Monday, April 22, 2013, at Heritage Health Care in Fitzgerald. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Oak Ridge Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. The family will...

Dr. Robert Earl Whiddon, 79, of Waterloo, S.C., formerly of Tifton, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2005, in Waterloo, S.C. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Oakridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends beginning at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Albritton-Beaumont Funeral Directors' Tiftarea Chapel.

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Angelina Wood, 30, of Adel, passed away Tuesday Oct. 23, 2012 at Phoebe North Hospital in Albany. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Greegs Baptist Church Cemetery. The will receive friends from noon until 1:30 p.m. at Boone Funeral Home, 1804 S. Hutchinson Ave., Adel. She is survived by her...

Juanita "Skeeter" McKenzie, 76, of Ty Ty died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Frank and Solomon Nixon Funeral Home. Harlie Parker, 81, of Poulan died Monday, Dec. 24, 2012 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m....

Sirman Dillard, 69, of Tifton, died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, at Tift Regional Medical Center.  Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Albritton-Beaumont Funeral Directors. You may sign the guest registry at www.albritton-beaumontfuneralhome.com. Albritton-Beaumont Funeral Directors is in...

George C. Smith Jr., 82, of Enigma,  died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.  You may offer condolences to the family at the online guest registry at www.bowen-donaldson.com.  Services for the Smith family are being provided by Bowen-Donaldson Home...

Billy Lee, 91, of Arabi died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013 at Heritage Health Care following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Perry Funeral Chapel with burial to follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. He is survived by his wife, Shirlene McLeod Lee of Arabi;  adaughter, Linda Taylor...

Herbert Lee McCloud, 74, of Moultrie died Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday at Union Baptist Church in Moultrie, with burial to follow at Strong Memorial Gardens. A repast/fellowship  will be held at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. The family will have a...

Grace Avera, 88, of Nashville died Wednesday December 25, 2013 at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Lovein Funeral Home, Nashville. Versacola Sutton, 99, of Nashville died Wednesday December 25, 2013 at SGMC/ Berrien Campus.  Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by...

Sammy Manning Jr., 50, of Nashville died Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Southview Mortuary Chapel and committal services will follow at Greenwood Cemetery, a repast will conclude at the Community Center. Professional care and...

Juanita "Winnie" C. Hall, 85, of Conyers died Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 at Riverside Health Care in Covington. Funeral services will be held at noon Friday at Perry Funeral Chapel with interment to follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 tonight at Perry Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Hall is...

Beatrice Buckhanon, 71, died Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 at Tift Regional Medical Center. She is survived by her husband, William Buckhanon. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Burgess Funeral Home. Fannie Mae Davis, 91, of Tifton died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013 at South Georgia Rehab Center in Tifton....

Randolph Calvin Tipper (Randy), 57, of Bakersfield, Calif. formerly of Ty Ty and Tifton died of an apparent heart attack Thursday, April 25, 2013 at his residence. He is survived baby his children, Drew, Kyle Ian and Desiree; sisters, Mary Jane Tipper, Betty John Markham and Lisa Tipper and brothers, Jimmy Tipper...

George Clayton Smith Jr., 82, of Enigma died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 in the chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with burial to follow in Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until the hour of the service...

Mary Frances Sears, 91, of Tifton (Sunsweet Community) died Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Tifton. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. John Baptist Church in (Sunsweet Community) Chula with committal services to follow in the church yard cemetery and a repast/fellowship will...

Nettie Hill Walker, 77, of Ashburn died Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at her residence following a brief illness. Memorial graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday at the residence, 200 West End Ave., Ashburn. She is survived by...

Eulalio Hernandez Dominguez, 84, of Ty Ty died Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, at his residence. Funeral services and burial will be held at a later date in Mexico. Among his survivors is his wife, Ramona Delgado de Hernandez of Ty Ty. Condolences may be sent to the family at the online guest registry at...

Shannon Tennile Saylor, 36, of Tifton died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Tifton with burial to follow at Cumorah Cemetery in Douglas. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m....

Lorene Taylor Humphrey, 75, of Pavo, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at Sylvester Health Care. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. today at Banks Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow at Sumner Cemetery. Survivors include her daughter, Kathy Collins Tucker of Sumner; sister, Hazel Collins of Lakeland, Fla.;...

Eric Debruce, 42, of Moultrie died Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Colquitt Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Union Baptist Church in Moultrie with burial to follow at Westview Cemetery in Moultrie. A repast will conclude at Greater Newton Grove Church Social Hall. He is...

Annie Grace Tillman-Shoats, 73, formerly of Attapulgus died Monday, Aug. 26, 2013 at Golden Living Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul Primitive Baptist Church in Attapulgus. She is survived by a daughter, LaShawne Shoats-Graham of Tifton; four sons, Gary Shoats of Stone Mountain,...

Daryl Marvin Smith, 51, of Lenox, died Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, at his residence.  Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later. You may offer condolences to the family at the online guest registry at www.bowen-donaldson.com.  Services for the Smith family are being provided by Bowen-Donaldson Home for...

Michael Holiday, 47, of Tifton, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2012 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday in the chapel of Frank and Solomon Nixon Funeral Home. Frank and Solomon Nixon Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. U.S. Army veteran, Harold Davis, 63, of Alapaha, died...

Dr. W. Ches Smith III, 85, of Tifton died Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the sanctuary of Tifton's First Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Tifton's First Baptist Church. Complete obituary information...

Rosa Kate Washington, 83, of Enigma died Monday, April 29, 2013 at Golden Living Center in Tifton. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Stevens Baptist Church in Enigma. Burial will follow at West Fletcher Cemetery in Alapaha. Black and Son Funeral Home in Nashville is in charge of arrangements....

Surette Andrea Hicks, 55, of Tifton died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Southview Mortuary, Inc.Professional Care and services are entrusted to Southview Mortuary, Inc. Henry 'Richard' Cottongim, 81, of Tifton died Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, at...

Will Powers, 77, of Sumner died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012 at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Services for the Powers family are being provided by Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Thelma Carr Daughtrey, 78, of Lenox died Saturday, Dec. 29,...

Mrs. Lucy Mims Carswell, 90, born March 10, 1923, entered into rest on Wednesday, March 27,2013. A memorial service will be held on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Deer Creek Cremation in Oakland,Calif. Mrs. Carswell is survived by a daughter. Christine Griffin Harrell; her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and...

John A. Ray Jr., 70, of Adel died Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the chapel of Boone Funeral Home with the Rev. Mike Bennett and the Rev. John Bracken officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. The Ray family...

Lawrence "Larry" Love Gibbs, 90, of Cape Coral, Fla. died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, at Cape Coral Hospital.  Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with burial to follow in Oakridge Cemetery.  The family will receive friends on Friday, from 6-8 p.m. at...

Barbara Rae Lee, 49, of Sycamore died Thursday, March 28, 2013 at her residence unexpectedly. Abiding by her wishes, she will be cremated and services will be held at a later time. You may sign the online guest book and share your special condolences and memories with the family by visiting Perry Funeral Chapel's...

James Edward Smith, 89, of Fitzgerald, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012 at Dorminey Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.purvisfh.com. Purvis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Funeral services for Ann Mae Bobo Jones, 72,...

Elizabeth Ann Sumner, 57 of Sparks died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.purvisfh.com. Purvis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Lawrence Brooks "L.B." Moore, 90, of Adel died...

Andrew D. Carter Sr. of Omega died Sunday, June 2, 2013, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Arrangements will be announced later by Taylor Family Funeral Service.

The Rev. Bobby Lee Graydon, 56, of Ashburn died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 at Pheobe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. at Greater St. Luke Baptist Church in Ashburn with burial to follow at Westview Cemetery and a repast to follow  at the church Social Hall. He is survived by...

Margie Coker Guyton, 76, of Belleview, Fla., formerly of Omega, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.  Services for the Guyton family are being provided by Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Elizabeth "Beth"...

Ola Mae Everson, 81, of Tifton died at her residence March 4, 2013. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Frank and Solomon Nixon Funeral Home. Guy Koonce Moore, 76, of Adel died March 3, 2013 at South Georgia Medical Center. A rosary service will be held at 5:30 p.m. today at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church...

Graveside funeral services for Estelle Pate Saylor, 86, of Warwick, will be held Monday, May 6, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery, Ashburn. Ms. Saylor passed away Saturday at Tift Regional Hospital after a brief illness. The daughter of the late Larkin Joyner and Lucy Belle Pate, she was born in Turner County...

James Freeman Hester, 90, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012.  Funeral services will be held in Fort Walton Beach, today. Also, local funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Chula, with burial following in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Eddie Lee Flournoy, 78, of Moultrie, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Southview Mortuary of Moultrie. Ramona R. Lipsey, 80, of Adel, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at the Berrien Nursing Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced...

Nancy Gibson Purgason of Tifton died Friday, April 5, 2013, at her residence.  Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.  You may offer condolences to the family at the online guest registry at www.bowen-donaldson.com.  Arrangements for the Purgason family are under the care and direction of...

Elbert Emory Bailey, 72, of Nashville, died Thursday Sept. 6, 2012 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Lovein Funeral Home, Nashville. Cloteel Holt Saunders, 84, of Scooterville died Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be...

Aretha Ludden, 72, died Nov. 6, 2012, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will later be announced by Community Mortuary, LLC. Clifford Edsel McCarty, 37, of Helena, died Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in...

Abram Lee "Pee Wee" Mills Jr., 62, of Nashville died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013 at his residence. The family will honor his request for cremation. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Long Bridge Cemetery with the Rev. Russ Elkins officiating. Lovein Funeral Home in Nashville is in charge of...

Jessie Lea Gaines, 76, of Lakeland died Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Smith Memorial Hospital in Lakeland. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announcement later. Melton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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James Monroe Williamson, 90, of Nashville died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 at Osceola Health Care. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Long Bridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. until the hour of services. He is survived by his daughter, Arlene Rowe of Fitzgerald; five grandchildren;...

Ola Mae Everson, 81, of Tifton died at her residence March 4, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. Visitation will be held from 6 until 7 p.m. today in the chapel of Frank and Solomon Nixon Funeral Home. Frank and Solomon Nixon Funeral Home is in charge of...

Joyce Gettle, 49, of Alapaha died Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012 at her residence. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Fellowship Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Donald Gettle of Alapaha; a son, Jason Gettle of Alapaha; a brother, Randy Cumbus of Nashville; and three sisters, Rose Wilson of...

Dixie Holmes, 83, of Adel died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Woodlawn City Cemetery. The family will be receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. today at Purvis Funeral Home. Survivors include her son, Joel Holmes of Adel; and her daughter,...