OBITUARIES
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...
Stephen Dean Ramsey
Sep 30, 2020
Graveside funeral services for Mr. Stephen Dean Ramsey, 55, of Morgan, GA will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, October 3, 2020 in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Mr. Ramsey passed at Wednesday, September 30 at his residence in Morgan. The son of the late Alfred Eugene Ramsey, Jr and the late Nancy Hughes Smith, he was born in Albany,...
Ann Moore Riner
Sep 27, 2020
Ann Moore Riner, 76, of Tifton passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Ann was born on December 2, 1943 in Ashburn to the late C. E. and Ruby Posey Moore. She was employed by the State of Georgia and was a member of Sycamore Baptist Church. She is survived by her sons, Bob (Tammy) Brooke...
Doris L. Yarbrough
Sep 24, 2020
Mrs. Doris L. Yarbrough, 94, of Tifton, GA earned her wings, Wednesday, September 23, 2020 in Tifton following an extended illness. Memorial services will be held later at a time and place to be announced. The daughter of the late Herman G. and Eunice Cloud Padgett, she was born in Ashburn and was a member of the Baptist Faith. She...
Dorothy Pilkinton
Sep 23, 2020
Dorothy Pilkinton, 90, of Dallas passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at Delmar Gardens of Smyrna. Dorothy was born on July 14, 1930 in Turner County to the late Morris B., Sr. and Tiny Elizabeth Wilson Pilkinton. She was a member of Red Oak Baptist Church in College Park. She is survived by her daughter, Tammy Bogumill of Dallas; son,...
Mr. Jim Freeman
Sep 21, 2020
Wallace Jimmy “Jim” Freeman, 78, of Ashburn, went to be with his Lord on Monday, September 21, 2020 at Tift Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. Mr. Freeman was born January 14, 1942 to the late James Wallace Freeman and Lossie Pitts Freeman of Ashburn. Mr. Freeman was an active member of Sycamore Baptist Church where he most...
Marvin Hobbs
Sep 19, 2020
Mr. Marvin Hobbs, 87, of Ashburn, GA will be private due to COVID pandemic. Mr. Hobbs passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Tift Regional Medical Center. The son of the late Mallie King and Mary Julia Harris Hobbs, he was born in Ashburn, GA. Mr. Marvin was a faithful member of The Dakota Baptist Church and a retired farmer....
Barbara Brooks Farmer
Sep 18, 2020
Services of Mrs. Barbara Brooks Farmer, 82, of Sycamore, GA will be private with a memorial service at a later date. Mrs. Farmer gained her wings Friday, September 18, 2020 after an extended illness. The widow of Roy Milton Farmer, Jr., she was a homemaker and a member of The Rebecca Baptist Church, where she was a faithful member. She...
Janice Dryden Adair
Sep 16, 2020
Funeral services for Janice Dryden Adair, 79, of Ashburn, GA will be private at the request of the family due to COVID restrictions. Mrs. Adair will be laid to rest at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sycamore, GA. Mrs. Adair passed away Wednesday at her residence after an extended illness. The daughter of the late Richard Wilson Dryden and Mildred Wilson...
Faye Swain Glover
Sep 12, 2020
Faye Swain Glover, 78, of Tifton passed away Saturday, September 12, 2020 at her residence. Faye was born on October 25, 1941 in Turner County to the late Jesse Floyd and Mattie Lillie Stubbs Swain. She retired from the Orange County, Florida School District where she was a Logistics Technician. She was also a member of Zion Hope Missionary Baptist...
Thurles Dukes
Sep 7, 2020
Thurles W. "Coonie" Dukes, 88, of Ashburn passed away Monday, September 7, 2020. Thurles, affectionately known as "Coonie" was born on October 6, 1931 in Ashburn to the late Jimmie Lee and Lemma Farmer Ward. She was a member of the Sycamore Baptist Church. She retired from the Ashburn Dr.'s Clinic. Thurles was a true southern lady who will be...
JoAnn Hobby Wallace
Sep 1, 2020
JoAnn Hobby Wallace, 88, of Buford, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, after a long and wonderful life. JoAnn was born May 5, 1932 in Ashburn, Georgia to Clyde Redding Hobby, Sr. and Maureen Stephens Hobby. She was preceded in death by her dearly-loved husband of 56 years, William Buice Wallace, her parents Clyde and Maureen Hobby, mother...
Clora Stubbs
Aug 24, 2020
Clora Stubbs, 92, of Albany passed away Monday, August 24, 2020 at the Willson Hospice House in Albany. Clora was born on March 5, 1928 in Rebecca to the late George William Perry and Annie Hogan Swain. Clora was the only child remaining of eleven. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Rebecca. She was a loving...
Betty Jo Greene
Aug 22, 2020
Betty Jo Higgins Greene, 89, of Ashburn passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020 at her residence. Betty Jo was born on July 21, 1931 in Ripley, Tennessee to the late John Allen and Hazel McDonald Higgins. She was a retired teacher with the Turner County Board of Education. After graduating from high school Betty Jo attended Memphis State. She finished...