OBITUARIES
Cheryl Patricia Pate Payne
Dec 23, 2021
Cheryl Patricia Pate Payne, 72, of Sycamore, GA passed away Thursday, December 23, 2021 at Pruitt Healthcare in Ashburn, GA. Patricia was born on July 30, 1949 in Turner County, Georgia to the late Larken and Lucy Maddux Pate. She was a homemaker for many years. Patricia enjoyed reading. She loved her family, especially her grandchildren, and enjoyed time with...
Herbert Troy Hobbs
Dec 22, 2021
Herbert Troy Hobbs, 89, of Ashburn passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at his residence. Troy was born in Worth County on November 30, 1932 to the late William Walker and Clyde Evans Hobbs. He retired from Georgia Power after 32 years and also served as local manager for 23 of those years. He lived in Ashburn for over 50...
Joanne Nelson
Dec 18, 2021
Joanne Nelson, 79, of Ashburn passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021 at Jeff Davis Hospital in Hazelhurst. Joanne was born in Colquitt County on December 22, 1941 to the late John Cleveland and Carolyn Craft Donahoo. She was a florist and enjoyed her work. She was known for selling flower arrangements even after her retirement. She loved her grandkids and...
Lamar Loper
Dec 14, 2021
Lamar Loper, 73, of Ashburn passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia. Lamar was born on July 4, 1948 in Tifton to the late Jack and Lottie Mae Woodard Loper. He was a member of House of Prayer in Ashburn, Georgia. He served his country with honor in the United States Army serving...
2021 Perry Funeral Chapel Memorial Service
Dec 6, 2021
Every year the staff of Perry Funeral Chapel conducts a memorial service to honor those families we have served during the past year. Our sixth annual memorial service was held at the Ashburn First United Methodist Church on Monday, December 6, 2021.
Grady Eugene West, Jr.
Dec 3, 2021
Grady Eugene West, Jr., 70, of Cordele passed away Friday, December 3, 2021 at Crisp Regional Hospital. Gene was born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 25, 1951 to the late Grady Eugene, Sr. and Evelyn Parham West. He was a member of the Catholic Faith. He served his country with honor in the United States Army National Guard during the...
Robert John Keoua Toledo
Dec 3, 2021
Robert John Keoua Toledo, 36, of Ashburn, GA passed away Friday, December 3, 2021 at his residence in Ashburn, GA. Robert was born on October 3, 1985 in Honolulu, Hawaii to John Toledo of Houston, Texas and Michelle Merrill Barrowman of Maui, Hawaii. He was employed by Target in loss prevention. Robert enjoyed woodworking and painting. He was a larger...
Jerry Richard Nutt
Nov 10, 2021
Jerry Richard Nutt, 64, of Rebecca, Georgia passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at Crisp Regional Medical Center in Cordele, GA. Jerry was born on January 19, 1957 in Ashburn, Georgia to the late Robert Lee, Sr. and Sallie Monteen Pate. He was self-employed as a heavy equipment operator for Miller Brothers. Jerry was a member of the baptist faith....
Johnny Lee Brady
Nov 5, 2021
Johnny Lee Brady, 50, of Rebecca, Georgia passed away Friday, November 5, 2021 at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, Georgia. Johnny was born on August 20, 1971 in Belle Glade, Florida to the late James and Thelma Fountain Brady. He was self-employed as a swimming pool repairman. Johnny was a member of the baptist faith. He loved to hunt,...
Doris Hardin
Nov 3, 2021
Doris Wilkerson Hardin was born August 23, 1932 to Mary Etta Daniels Wilkerson and H. Claude Wilkerson in Willacoochee, Georgia, and died November 3, 2021. Doris was predeceased by her parents, husband William G. Hardin Jr., and son Victor Mitchell Hardin. She is survived by her daughter, Cecelia H. Costley (Jim), sister Elsie Middleton (Bill), brother Jim Wilkerson (Audrey), grandsons...
John David Nelson
Nov 2, 2021
John David Nelson, 75, of Ashburn passed away Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at his residence. John David was born in Tifton on October 30, 1946 to the late John R. and Virginia D. Hornsby Nelson. He was an Agricultural Technician and a member of Harmony Baptist Church. John David was a hard worker who loved classic cars. He was a...
William Bennett "Bill" Roberts, Jr.
Oct 22, 2021
William Bennett “Bill” Roberts, Jr., 79, of Ashburn, Georgia passed away Friday, October 22, 2021 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Bill was born on January 7, 1942 to the late William Bennett “Billy” Roberts, Sr. and Eula Dora Pate Roberts. He was a successful farmer. Bill was a faithful member of Harmony Baptist Church in Ashburn where he...
Sandra D. Tull
Oct 21, 2021
Sandra D. Tull, 77, of St. Simons Island passed away Thursday, October 21, 2021 at Magnolia Manor on St. Simons Island. Sandra was born in Ashburn on January 12, 1944 to the late Jake and Viola Dove Ginn. She was a retired mental health therapist having worked for the Reno County, Kansas Prison. She was also the owner and operator...
Vera Owen
Oct 17, 2021
Vera Owen, 107, of Crestview, Florida and former longtime resident of Ashburn, Georgia passed away Sunday, October 17, 2021 at Crestview Rehabilitation Center in Crestview, Florida. Vera was born on June 14, 1914 in Sycamore to the late James William and Cora-Lee Howard. She was a retired business manager and was a homemaker in her later years. She was an...
Barbara Anne "Bobbie" Pate
Sep 30, 2021
Barbara Anne "Bobbie" Pate, 84, of Ashburn passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021 at her son's home surrounded by family. Barbara Anne, affectionately known as "Bobbie", was born on October 27, 1936 in Cordele to the late Emmett. Jr. and Verlee Gleaton Jones. She was a homemaker and a member of Ashburn First Baptist Church. Bobbie was always happiest when...
Joseph Howard Neese
Sep 23, 2021
Joseph Howard Neese, 66, of Ashburn passed away on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton. Joseph was born in Marietta on October 25, 1954 to the late Howard and Georgia Phillips Neese. Joseph served his country with honor in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He was very active in his church, Wiregrass...
Patsy Gibbs Wilson
Sep 22, 2021
Patsy Gibbs Wilson, 82, of Sycamore passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie. Patsy was born on November 10, 1938 in Rebecca to the late James F. and Clifford Reed Gibbs. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and active in Sunday School as long as her health permitted. A graduate of Ashburn...
Estelle E. Wynn
Sep 20, 2021
Estelle E. Wynn, 97, of Sycamore passed away Monday, September 20, 2021 at Legacy Village in Tifton. Estelle was born on October 25, 1923 in Cook County to the late Asa and Sarah Yawn Eason. She was a homemaker. Estelle was a member of Byne Memorial Baptist Church in Albany and was active in the Sunday School program. She was...
William Jimmy Tucker
Sep 16, 2021
William Jimmy Tucker, Sr., 82, of Hawkinsville passed away Thursday, September 16, 2021 at his residence. William was born on February 2, 1939 in Irwinville to the late Jess Daniel and Annie Velma Dukes Tucker. He retired from Wanee Lake Country Club in Ashburn. He loved to fish and enjoyed working. Most of all he enjoyed spending time with his...
Sara Louisa Jackson Johnson
Sep 13, 2021
Sara Louisa Jackson Johnson age 97 passed away Monday, September 13, 2021 at Scott Health and Rehab. She was born on November 16, 1923 to Carl Earl Jackson and Maggie Alma Lake Jackson. Her birthplace, Route 2, Dublin, Georgia was the same house where her father and her 5 brothers and 4 sisters were born. She was the 6th of...