OBITUARIES
Reuben B. Pitts
Jul 14, 2020
Reuben B. Pitts, 90, of Sycamore passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at Pruitt Health Care in Ashburn. Reuben was born on June 28, 1930 in Turner County to the late Joe Hardy and Nancy Blanchard Pitts. He was a member of Nunez Baptist Church in Swainsboro where he was a deacon. Reuben also served his country with honor in...
Melba Patsy Roberts Brown
Jul 13, 2020
Melba Patsy Roberts Brown, 80, of Ashburn passed away Monday, July 13, 2020 at her residence. Patsy was born on September 29, 1939 in Turner County to the late Marvin S. and Ilene Turner Roberts. She was a member of the Ashburn First United Methodist Church. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-mother. She especially enjoyed spending time with...
Shelby Fender
Jul 8, 2020
Shelby Fender, 28, of Rebecca passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at her residence. Shelby was born on March 22, 1992 in Tifton to Christopher Alan Dahn and April Cheri Fender Tedders. She loved horses and enjoyed hunting. She was a member of The Turner County High School Class of 2011. She also attended Trinity Baptist Church. She is survived...
Robert Farmer
Jul 8, 2020
Robert Farmer, 84, of Sycamore passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at Health and Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in Tifton. Robert was born on October 9, 1935 in Sycamore to the late Roy Milton, Jr. and Pauline Bruton Farmer. He served his country with honor in the United States Army during the Korean War. Robert enjoyed fishing, driving tour...
William Curtis Saylor
Jul 8, 2020
Mr. William Curtis Saylor, 85 of Ashburn, GA entered into heaven on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 following an extended illness. Private funeral services will be held. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. The son of the late Gordon Lee and Alma Lucille Albritton Saylor he was born in Sumner, GA and was retired from the US Air Force. He...
Jimmy Lee
Jul 1, 2020
Mr. Jimmy Lee, 85, of Sycamore, GA entered into Heaven, Wednesday, July 1, 2020 following a brief illness. Services will be private with burial in The Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. The son of the late Marcus Elroy and Lila Caroline Goodman Lee, he was born in Bluffton, GA. A retired salesman, he was a member of The Ashburn First...
Robert "Bob" McAllister
Jun 30, 2020
A Celebration of life for Mr. Robert “Bob” McAllister, 75, of Ashburn, GA will be held at Perry Funeral Chapel for the family. Mr. McAllister passed away Tuesday at Tift Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. The son of the late Robert Jacob and Edith Margaret Purdue McAllister, he was born in Atlanta, Ga. Mr. McAllister was retired from...
Robert L. Wynn
Jun 22, 2020
Robert L. Wynn, 71, of Rebecca passed away Monday, June 22, 2020. Robert was born on January 28, 1949 in Ocilla to the late Bill Elsie and Frances Dix Wynn. He was a member of the Baptist Faith. Robert loved to hunt and fish especially with his best friend, Gary Walker. He also loved to ride his motorcycle with his...
James Phillip Gibbs
Jun 17, 2020
James Phillip (Phil) Gibbs passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2020. He was the son of Clifford Reed Gibbs and James Furman Gibbs. Phil was a graduate of Turner County High School (1961) and Auburn University, holding a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering (1965). He retired after 31 years from the Georgia Power Company as the Distribution and...
Myrtice Kathryn "Dixie" Bryan Brooks
Jun 16, 2020
Myrtice Kathryn "Dixie" Bryan Brooks, 73, of Perry passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at the Houston Medical Center in Warner Robins. Kathryn was born on June 28, 1946 in Ashburn to the late Lelious "Judge" Earlman and Myrtice Carlee Durham Bryan. She was a member of the Baptist faith. She also served her country with honor in the United...
Glenda Wilson McCann-McNair
Jun 11, 2020
Glenda Maria Wilson McCann-McNair, 72, of Ashburn passed away Thursday, June 11, 2020 at South Baldwin Regional Medical Center in Foley, Alabama. Glenda was born in Dothan, Alabama to the late William Glen and Bertha Marie Chancy Wilson on October 11, 1947. She was a retired Home Economist for Turner County and the owner of Bancorp Finance. She was a...
Puppeesh Wiley
Jun 2, 2020
Beloved dog, Puppeesh Wiley, passed away June 2, 2020 at 17 years of age. She was loved by many and will forever live in our hearts. She will be missed and always loved by her loved masters, Jessica and Corey Wiley and a loved grandmother master, Ginger Layfield.
Linda Cravey Geoghagan
Jun 2, 2020
Linda Cravey Geoghagan, 72, of Ashburn passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at her daughter's home in Tifton. Linda was born on April 17, 1948 in Tifton to the late Milton David Cravey and Annie Ruth Ponder Cravey Hopkins. She was a member of the Ashburn First United Methodist Church. She was a teacher for the Turner County School...
Clint Edwards
May 28, 2020
Clint Edwards, 77, of Ashburn passed away Thursday, May 28, 2020 at his residence. Clint was born on June 21, 1942 in Ty Ty to the late Caroyl Clinton and Ellen Davis Willis Edwards. He was a self-employed carpenter and also worked for Barnes Electric. He enjoyed camping, fishing and walking on nature trails. He was a member of High...
Stonewall "Stump" Jackson Perry
May 25, 2020
Stonewall “Stump” Jackson Perry, 11, of Ashburn, went to join his daddy and master, Charles Butler Perry, Monday, May 25, 2020. Stump was given to Charles B. Perry as a birthday gift from his children and grandchildren on May 4, 2009. Stump was born in Mariana, FL. and had a forever loving home and community in Ashburn. It was the...
Susan M. Davis
May 17, 2020
Susan L. M. Davis died Sunday from COVID-19 and complications from a wreck in March. She was 76. She leaves behind a brother, Lewis P. (Buddy) Morgan of Pahrump, NV; son Ben Baker of Ashburn, son Bryan (Shag) Baker of Ellenton, grandchildren Jesse, Susan and Jake. She was known to many as Ma. She helped raise plenty of children on...
Carolyn Wynell Dean Rogers
May 14, 2020
Carolyn Wynell Dean Rogers, 83, of Dallas, Georgia passed away Thursday, May 14, 2020 at Wellstar Paulding Health and Rehabilitation. Carolyn was born on October 5, 1936 in Turner County to the late Randolph and Lula Mae Mauldin Dean. She was a homemaker. Carolyn was also a member of Bethel Baptist Churh where she was a member of the W....
Pamela Meadows Ellenburg
May 11, 2020
Pamela Meadows Ellenburg, 60, of Ashburn passed away Monday, May 11, 2020 at Pruitt Healthcare in Ashburn. Pamela was born on November 19, 1959 in Heidelberg, Germany to the late Roy Lester and Wilma Claudell Moore Meadows. She worked in the food service industry for many years. She is survived by her daughter, Samantha Jones of Fitzgerald; sons, Jason Hughes...
Gloria Goff Watson
May 10, 2020
Gloria Goff Watson, 84, of Ashburn passed away Sunday, May 10, 2020 at her residence. Gloria was born in Tampa, Florida on April 2, 1936 to the late Eugene and Rosa Lee Blanchard Goff. She was a laboratory technologist and a member of New Prospect Freewill Baptist Church. She enjoyed her job and going to church. She is survived by...
Willene Culpepper Beard
May 10, 2020
Willene Culpepper Beard, 88, of Ashburn passed away Sunday, May 10, 2020 at Legacy Village in Tifton. Willene was born on December 14, 1931 in Worth County to the late David C. and Eula Verner Culpepper. She was a homemaker and worked as a bookeeper at Ashburn Bank. She is survived by her sons, Charlie Beard of Sycamore and Chad...