OBITUARIES
Willis Russell Collins
Sep 12, 2021
Willis Russell Collins, 76, of Rebecca passed away on Sunday, September 12, 2021 at his residence. Willis was born on April 3, 1945 in Crisp County to the late Doss Russell and the late Corrie Odom Collins. He was a very successful farmer and businessman. Willis was the charter chairman of Community National Bank and a current board member of...
Linda Wheeler Peacock
Sep 10, 2021
Linda Wheeler Peacock, 73, of Ashburn passed away on September 10, 2021 at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton. Linda was born on December 24, 1947 in Valdosta, GA to the late William Richard and Cora Bullington Wheeler. She was currently employed as a teacher in the Turner County School System for over 20 years. Prior to becoming a teacher...
Regina Little
Sep 8, 2021
Regina Maureen Little, 54, of Dublin passed away Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin. Regina was born on April 16, 1967 in Ashburn to the late Luther L. and Delores Downs Little. She was a Medical Coding Clerk with Ortho-Georgia in Macon and was a member of the Baptist faith. Above all, Regina loved her family...
Charles Watson
Sep 7, 2021
Charles Watson, 86, of Ashburn passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at Tift Regional Hospital. Charles was born in Worth County on December 25, 1934 to the late Alex and Ethel Moore Watson. He was a farmer and earned the 1983 Farm Family of the year. He was a member of Dakota Baptist Church where he served as a deacon....
Kevin Shane Jones
Sep 5, 2021
Kevin Shane Jones, 43, of Sycamore passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021 at his residence. Kevin was born on April 13, 1978 in Tifton to the late G. W. Jones, Jr. and Ann Bobo Jones. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Ashburn. Kevin loved to golf. He had the gift of gab and never met a stranger....
Willene Wiley Lumpkin
Sep 3, 2021
Willene Wiley Lumpkin, 88, of Sycamore passed away Friday, September 3, 2021 at her daughter’s residence in Tifton. Willene was born on July 24, 1933 in Worth County to the late Roy and Odessa Watson. She was a committed Christian woman who loved her family. Her church family was also very special to her. Willene loved the Atlanta Braves and...
Gene Crenshaw
Aug 29, 2021
Walter Eugene “Gene” Crenshaw, 93, of Ashburn, formerly of Gastonia, NC, passed away on Sunday, August 29th, 2021 at Tift Regional Hospital in Tifton. Gene was born September 16, 1927 in Gastonia, NC to the late Joseph Samuel Crenshaw and the late Grace Eveline Morris. He moved to Ashburn from Gastonia, NC in 2008. Gene was a member of Bethel...
Isaiah James Owen Wise
Aug 29, 2021
Isaiah James Owen Wise, 18 days old, of Sycamore passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021 at his residence. Isaiah was born on August 11, 2021 in Tifton to Jonathan James and Kristian Savannah Wise. With his family he attended Sycamore Baptist Church. He is survived by his parents, Jonathan and Kristian Wise of Sycamore; maternal grandparents, Teresa Ann Turner and...
Lillis Beasley Lavender
Aug 20, 2021
Lillis Beasley Lavender, 93, of Ashburn passed away Friday, August 20, 2021 at Pruitt Healthcare in Ashburn. Lillis was born on September 30, 1927 in Turner County to the late Henry Grady and Pinky Jane Fountain Beasley. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Lillis loved to fish and enjoyed cooking for her family. During her time at...
Norman R. Lorenzen
Aug 19, 2021
Norman R. Lorenzen, 86, of Rebecca passed away Thursday, August 19, 2021 at his residence. Norman was born in Dixon, Nebraska on February 2, 1935 to the late Alvin H. and Mary Emma Fouss Lorenzen. He was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in South Dakota. He was also a supervisor for Peco Manufacturing in Portland, Oregon. He served...
Marvin R. Davis
Aug 13, 2021
Marvin R. Davis, 69, of Ashburn passed away Friday, August 13, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Hospital in Albany. Marvin was born on January 5, 1952 in Sacramento, California to the late Marvin and Doris Reynolds Davis. He worked as an agriculture teacher and farmer. He was also a member of Harmony Baptist Church. He is survived by his daughters, Lindsay...
George H. Brown
Aug 3, 2021
George Harris Brown passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at home after an extended illness. Services will be held Saturday, August 7, 2021 at Sunnyside Cemetery, Cordele, GA at 10:00 a.m. He was the son of the late Edward Harris Brown and Melba Patsy Roberts Brown. He was born December 27, 1960 in Ashburn, GA. Mr. Brown was a retired...
Patricia Adkison
Jul 8, 2021
A memorial service for Patricia J. Adkison will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, July 10, 2021 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Adkison passed away last year. The family was unable to have a public service then because of the COVID-19 pandemic. They invite all family and friends to come join them in a public celebration of Mrs. Adkison's life...
William Hawkins
Jun 27, 2021
William Milton “Billy” Hawkins passed away Sunday, June 27, 2021 at Pruitt Health Care Home. Private memorial service will be held at a later date. He was the son of the late Milton Joseph Hawkins and Ovell Keasler Hawkins. He was born December 24, 1931 in Chattooga County, GA. Mr. Hawkins had various jobs during his lifetime. He was a...
Linda Gail Shirah
Jun 17, 2021
Linda Gail Shirah, 71, of Ashburn passed away Thursday, June 17, 2021. Linda was born on September 20, 1949 in Ashburn to the late Eddie Carl Ward and Lucile Desma Walls Ward. She was a retired secretary at Belflower's in Sycamore and formerly worked at Holland and Holland, Turner County Probate Court, and First Federal Savings and Loans. She was...
Earl Lee Hill
Jun 1, 2021
Earl Lee Hill (Man), 77, of Ashburn passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at Tift Regional Hospital. Earl was born on August 25, 1943 in Perry, Florida to the late Bryant Green and Cleo Meeks Hill. He was a retired truck driver and a member of Bethel Baptist Church. He was a member of Moose Lodge 1162 and enjoyed fishing....
Edgar F. Perry
May 26, 2021
Edgar Fry Perry, 69, of Ashburn passed away Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at Tift Regional Hospital. Edgar was born in Sylvester on May 17, 1952 to the late Charles V. and Emily Butler Perry. He was a member of the Ashburn First Baptist Church. As a young man, Edgar aspired to be a police officer. He joined the Tifton Police...
Betty Harris
May 9, 2021
Betty Fiveash Harris, age 95, passed away on May 9, 2021 at Parkside Post Acute Rehabilitation Center in Snellville, Georgia. Born March 17, 1926 in Ashburn, Georgia to Eileen and Newton Fiveash, she was the youngest of seven children, all of whom predeceased her. She is survived by a daughter and her spouse, Jo Anne and Hugh Rowland; three grandchildren...
Susan K. Odom
May 2, 2021
Susan K. Odom, 64, of Ashburn passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021 at her residence. Susan was born on September 27, 1956 in Ft. Campbell, Kentucky to the late Charles Bennett and Ilah Joy O'Neal Rawls. She was a member of Amboy Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening and bicycling. Susan was a Registered Nurse for over forty years. As a...
Alvin Howard
Apr 25, 2021
Alvin Lawson Howard, 90, of Rebecca passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021 in Turner County. Alvin was born in Turner County on July 23, 1930 to the late Thomas Ira and Clyde L. Sheperd Howard. He was a member of the Baptist Faith and attended Rebecca Baptist Church. He was also a 1947 graduate of Rebecca High School. Alvin served...
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