OBITUARIES
Barbara Jean Alberson Kane
Dec 15, 2020
Barbara Jean (Alberson) Kane, Graveside Memorial Service, Monday, December 28th at 3:30 PM, Live Oak Cemetery, 1692 Live Oak RD., Ashburn, GA 31714 where she will be joined with her parents. At the time of Barbara's death she resided in Spindale, North Carolina, but was born in Moultrie, GA in August of 1949, and went to be with the Lord...
Joan Elaine Hedges
Dec 4, 2020
Joan Elaine (Schooler) Hedges, 72, of Ashburn passed away on December 4, 2020 at her home peacefully surrounded by family following a lengthy and brave battle with cancer. Joan was born on November 24, 1948 to the late Jack Harold Schooler and Ila Mae Schooler in McAlester, Oklahoma. She was an avid gardener, gourmet cook, florist, and homemaker. She was...
Ray L. Mercer, Sr.
Dec 4, 2020
Ray L. Mercer, Sr., 86, of Waycross, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at Baptist Village in Waycross. Ray was born on February 17, 1934 in Colquitt County to the late Leo Fletcher and Estelle Hammock Mercer. He was a retired radio broadcaster and a member of the Ashburn First Baptist Church. He also served his country with honor in...
Willa Jean (Bo Peep) Irvin
Dec 1, 2020
Willa Jean (Bo Peep) Parks Irvin, 85, of Sycamore passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Cypress Pond in Tifton. Bo Peep was born on August 3, 1935 in Sumner to the late Benjamin Arlis and Willie Mae Dorminey Parks. She was a homemaker and a member of Inaha Baptist Church. Nicknamed at a young age as “Bo Peep”, she...
Jimmie J. Goulden
Nov 29, 2020
Jimmie Jeanell Allison Goulden, 88, of Ashburn passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Phoebe Putney Hospital in Albany. Jimmie was born on April 11, 1932 in Walker County, Georgia to the late James and Lydia Ledford Allison. She was a member of Sycamore Baptist Church. Jimmie was also a homemaker and a CNA. She loved her family, especially her...
Jan Johnson Hayes
Nov 26, 2020
Jan Johnson Hayes, 74, of Atlanta, GA passed away on November 26, 2020. She was preceded in death by her brothers, James Lamar Johnson and Michael Bussey Johnson. Jan was a graduate of A.L. Miller High School for Girls in Macon, Ga. Jan was a member of the Phi Mu Sorority and she was still a very active member. She...
Russell Carrell Floyd
Nov 26, 2020
Russell Carrell Floyd, 73, of Sycamore passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020 at his residence. Russell was born on December 17, 1946 in Willacoochee to the late Jeff and Cora Jowers Floyd. He was a member of St. Luke Baptist Church in Alapaha, Georgia. Russell was a retired mechanic and manager of the John Deere Service Center in Sycamore....
2020 Perry Funeral Chapel Memorial Service
Nov 23, 2020
Each year the staff of Perry Funeral Chapel conducts a memorial service to honor the memory of each person who has passed away during the past year. First held in 2016 it is our hope that every person in attendance will find this service special and meaningful. At this year's service we will honor the memory of everyone who has...
Murray Fletcher Irvin
Nov 18, 2020
Murray Fletcher Irvin, 87, of Sycamore passed away Wednesday, November18, 2020 at Cypress Pond in Tifton. Murray was born on June 22, 1933 in Sycamore to the late Murray Rigsby and Emma Sue Fletcher Irvin. He was a farmer and a member of Inaha Baptist Church. Murray won various peanut production awards and was a Georgia Centennial Farm Family Recipient...
Elizabeth Whatley Jennings
Nov 12, 2020
Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Whatley Jennings, 101, of Gainesville, GA will be held Monday, November 16, 2020 at 1:00 PM in The Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn, GA. Mrs. Jennings earned her wings, Thursday, November 12 in Gainesville following an extended illness. There will be no formal visitation. The daughter of the late Lewis Ross and Effie Whelchel...
Sandra Britt Johnson
Nov 12, 2020
Sandra Britt Johnson, 76, of Ashburn passed away Thursday November 12, 2020 at Tift Regional Hospital. Sandra was born on January 31, 1944 in Turner County to the late M. E. Shehee and Eula Payne Shehee. She was a member of Morningside Baptist Church. Sandra also worked in food service for the Turner County Board of Education for 32 years....
Thomas K. Moody
Nov 9, 2020
Funeral services for Thomas Kenneth Moody, 82, of Tifton, GA, will be private. Mr. Moody passed away Monday, November 9, at his residence after an extended illness. The son of the late Walter Humphrey Moody and Ruth Nettles Moody, he was born in Brooks County, GA. Mr. Moody coached baseball at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton, GA for 24 years...
Harrell Ireland
Oct 31, 2020
Funeral services for Charles Harrell Ireland, 88, of Arnoldsville, GA will be private. Mr. Ireland passed away Saturday, October 31, at his residence after an extended illness. The son of the late Herbert Greenberry Ireland and Eva Lea Benford Ireland, he was born in Turner County, GA. Mr. Ireland was a retired employee of Harris Press and Shear and...
Jack Ireland
Oct 30, 2020
Graveside services for Jack Ireland, 93, of Locust Grove, GA will be 2:00 P.M., Monday, November 2, 2020 at Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, Ashburn, GA. Social distancing guideline will be strictly enforced and masks will be required. Mr. Ireland passed away Friday, October 30, at his residence after an extended illness. The son of the late Carl Andrew Ireland and...
Gerald Marvin Deese
Oct 22, 2020
Gerald Marvin Deese, 85, of Ashburn passed away Thursday October 22, 2020 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Gerald was born in Lake City, Florida on October 2, 1935. He retired from KMC. He was also a part-time driver for Parker Chevrolet. Gerald enjoyed going to the "coffee shop" every morning to socialize with his friends. He was a...
William Henry "Billy" Britt
Oct 20, 2020
William Henry "Billy" Britt Jr. passed away May 29, 2020 at his residence, he was 67 years of age. He is survived by his only daughter, Dalyla Rene' Britt of Tampa, Florida; brothers, Monroe (Christie) Britt of Townsend, David (Debbie) Britt of Valdese, North Carolina and Shorty (Sue) Britt of Sycamore; sister, Susan Britt (Susan Frazier) of Rock Hill, South...
A. J. "Hoss" Myers
Oct 17, 2020
Funeral services for A. J. “Hoss” Myers, 90, of Sycamore, GA will be 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sycamore, GA. Mr. Myers passed away Saturday, October 17, at his residence after an extended illness. The son of the late Abram M. Myers and Isa Mae Marchant Myers, he was born in Tift County, GA....
Wade Keen
Oct 10, 2020
Wade Ellis Keen, 74, of Abbeville passed away Saturday, October 10, 2020 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Wade was born in Abbeville on December 27, 1945 to the late Paul Silas and Ima C. Bowman Keen. He was a member of Siloam Baptist Church, a Mason with Sycamore Lodge #210 and a Shriner with the Hasan Temple in Albany. He...
Margaret Elaine Reynolds
Oct 5, 2020
Margaret Reynolds, age 66, of Winder, Georgia, went into the hands of the Lord on Monday, October 5, 2020, from cancer. Margaret was a caring and loving person to her family and friends (whom she treated like family). She loved and enjoyed spending time with her nieces, nephews and cousins, as well as her great-nieces and great-nephews. She was known...
Ethan "Cowboy" Pritchard
Oct 3, 2020
Ethan "Cowboy" Pritchard, 13, of Ashburn passed away Saturday, October 3, 2020 at Navicent Healthcare in Macon. Affectionately known as "Cowboy", Ethan was born on December 11, 2006 in Tifton to Todd Pritchard and Erine Pritchard. He attended Northside Baptist Church in Tifton and was an eighth grade student at Turner County Middle School in Ashburn. Ethan enjoyed hunting and...
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