OBITUARIES

Jimmie J. Goulden

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...

Russell Carrell Floyd

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....

Jan Johnson Hayes

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...

2020 Perry Funeral Chapel Memorial Service

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

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...

Sandra Britt Johnson

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....

Elizabeth Whatley Jennings

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...

Thomas K. Moody

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...