OBITUARIES
Virginia Helen Freeman Alderman Hickox
Mar 10, 2025
Virginia Helen Freeman Alderman Hickox, 93, of Ashburn passed away Monday, March 10, 2025 at her residence.
Virginia was born in Miami, Florida on November 28, 1931 to the late Myrna Jewell Melton. She was a homemaker and a member of Dakota Baptist Church. Virginia was an artist and loved to paint. She also enjoyed crocheting. Virginia loved working in her...
Thomas Ray Creekmore, Jr.
Mar 10, 2025
Thomas Ray Creekmore, 61, passed away Monday, March 10, 2025 at Pruitt Healthcare in Ashburn.
Thomas was born in Redlands, California on January 12, 1963 to the late Thomas Ray, Sr. and Madlyn Mae Bushling Creekmore. Thomas loved to talk and would talk to anyone who would listen. He could be found in any of the local stores browsing each aisle...
Bruce L. Joyner
Mar 9, 2025
Bruce Leonard Joyner, 72, of Ashburn passed away Sunday, March 9, 2025 at Budd Terrace-Wesley Woods Geriatric Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
Bruce was born on August 9, 1952 in Fitzgerald, Georgia. He was the son of Mr. Lowell “Bo” Joyner and the late Alice Marie Hutto Joyner and the step-son of Mrs. Mary Joyner. Bruce was a teacher and a musician....
Billy Wayne Phelps
Mar 5, 2025
Billy Wayne Phelps, 77, passed away the morning of March 5, 2025 at his home. He was born on August 19th, 1947 in Turner County to Mancy and Inez (Walls) Phelps.
He married Geraldine (Loper), his wife of 44 years, in June of 1979.
Billy was a master carpenter. He retired from Ashburn Housing Authority after 29 years of devoted service. He...
Gary William Roberts
Mar 2, 2025
Gary William Roberts, 80, of Ashburn passed away Sunday, March 2, 2025 at his residence.
Gary was born on March 5, 1944 in Tampa, Florida to the late Jack and Latrelle Branch Roberts. He was Bus Driver for the Turner County Board of Education. Gary was a master mechanic having worked for the Ford Motor Company for many years. After his...
Billy Richard Black
Feb 27, 2025
Billy Richard Black, 89, of Ashburn passed away Thursday, February 27, 2025 at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Billy was born on April 19, 1935 in Worth County to the late Henry Lloyd and Martha Idell Hampton Black. He was a member of the House of Prayer. Billy was a carpenter and loved building things. He enjoyed working with his hands to...
William Franklin "Billy" Hobby
Feb 27, 2025
William Franklin “Billy” Hobby, 81, of Rebecca passed away Thursday, February 27, 2025 at his residence.
Billy was born on December 4, 1943 in Rebecca to the late Archie Lawson and Frances Hogan Hobby. He was a faithful member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Rebecca where he served as Sunday School Superintendent and a Deacon for many years. He also...
Doyle Ceola Stanford
Feb 16, 2025
Doyle Ceola Stanford, 91, of Rebecca passed away Sunday, February 16, 2025 at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Doyle was born on April 5, 1933 in Rebecca to the late Leon Ceola and Rosa Frances Miller Stanford. He was a member of Rebecca United Methodist Church where he served as church treasurer and men’s Sunday School Teacher. He retired from the United...
Noah Lee Tripp
Feb 15, 2025
Noah Lee Tripp, 16, of Ashburn passed away Saturday, February 15, 2025.
Noah was born on August 13, 2008 in Cordele to Scotty Lee Tripp and Martha Lee Hayslip. He was a 9th grade student at the Georgia School For The Deaf in Cave Spring. Noah was a true outdoorsman. He loved to hunt and fish. One of his favorite pastimes...
Barbara Ann Hallford Kennedy
Feb 14, 2025
Barbara Ann Halford Kennedy, 87, of Columbus passed away Friday, February 14, 2025 at Piedmont Hospital in Columbus.
Barbara was born on June 23, 1937 in Andalusia, Alabama to the late John R. and Lena D. Martin Hallford. She was a member of the Ashburn First United Methodist Church. She loved working in her flower garden. She also enjoyed needle work...
Dixie Jean Gay
Feb 14, 2025
Dixie Jean Gay, 66, of Chula passed away Friday, February 14, 2025.
Dixie was born in Sylvester on December 12, 1958 to the late Bo Wynton and Bonnie Burk Gay. After graduating high school in California, Dixie attended nursing school. After returning home to Georgia she continued to work as a nurse until she married her husband, Carl Gay. Dixie and...
Ray Eric Black
Feb 13, 2025
Ray Eric Black, 64, of Pearson passed away Thursday, February 13, 2025.
Ray was born in Ashburn on May 15, 1960 to the late Edward Ray Black and Marilyn Cleo Scott Black. He was a Truck Driver with Cypress Truck Line. He also served his country with honor in the United States Army. Ray was an avid outdoorsman and loved to...
Brenda Joyce McKinney Carpenter
Feb 13, 2025
Brenda Joyce McKinney Carpenter, 76, passed away February 13, 2025 at her residence.
Joyce was born on December 20, 1948 in Tift County to the late Charlie Fred and Rachel Hightower McKinney. Joyce spent most of her life busy raising her children, Lee and Bo. She served on the Board of Elections for Worth County and also ran the Doles Agency....
Flora Mathews Rooks
Feb 11, 2025
Flora Mathews Rooks, 80, of Ashburn passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at her residence.
Flora was born in Turner County to the late Emory Edward and Calline Perry Mathews. She was a bookkeeper and later a partner with Economy Gas Company for many years. Flora, known as Precious to her grandchildren, was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved...
Mary Helen Walls Nestor
Jan 29, 2025
Mary Helen Walls Nestor, 90, of Farmerville, Louisiana passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2025.
Mary was born in Cordele on February 27, 1934 to the late Oscar Lee, Sr. and Maggie Brown Walls. She was an embroiderer having worked for Speed Check. Mary enjoyed cooking and her biscuits were known to be the very best around. She was a faithful member...
Esther Faye Ruth Warren
Jan 28, 2025
Esther Faye Ruth Warren, 80, of Ashburn passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at Pruitt Healthcare.
Faye was born on December 8, 1944 in Turner County to the late Joe Robert Warren and Lois Eunice Hampton House. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Fortson, Georgia. Faye enjoyed playing cards, walking, and riding her bike any time the sun...
David Gene Powers, II
Jan 20, 2025
David Gene Powers II, born on June 30, 1996, in Orlando, Florida, passed away on January 20, 2025 in Rebecca, Georgia, leaving behind a legacy of kindness, loyalty, and strength. David is survived by his devoted mother, Cheryl Powers and his three loving older sisters: Amanda Powers, Allison Ramirez (Brandon), and Angela Powers, his cherished niece Alyssa Powers, and his...
Steve House
Jan 15, 2025
Steve House, 76, of Ashburn passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at the Medical Center Central Georgia in Macon.
He was born on October 1, 1948, in Turner County to the late Junior Leroy and Lois Eunice Hampton House. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Mr. House was also a Volunteer Firefighter with the Turner County Fire Rescue for...
Ima Jean Walters
Jan 15, 2025
Ima Jean Walters, 92, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at Pruitt Health in Sylvester.
Ima Jean was born on May 29, 1932 in Turner County to the late Thelma Burdette Watson and Leon Watson. Ima Jean was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Ashburn. She was a...
Dianne Jones Denham
Dec 30, 2024
Dianne Jones Denham, 74, of Sycamore passed away Monday, December 30, 2024 at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Dianne was born on January 6, 1950 in Ashburn to the late Fred and Gertrude Nelson Jones. She was a supervisor with the Turner County Health Department for over 30 years. She was also a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Dianne was affectionately...
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