OBITUARIES
Walter Blanks
Dec 28, 2019
Walter Henry Blanks III passed away on December 28th, his birthday, in Tifton, GA. He was 79. Born in 1940 in Brunswick, GA, Mr Blanks was the son of Harriett Cawley Dunlap and Walter Blanks Jr. He served in the US Navy and later was an art teacher at Fort Benning in Columbus, GA. He is survived by his wife...
Travis Apperson
Dec 21, 2019
Funeral services for Travis David Apperson, 92, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 3:00 PM, Monday, December 23, 2019 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Mr. Apperson passed away Saturday at his residence following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. The son of the late Oscar Jack and Eliza Jane Lavender Apperson, he was born in...
Melba Satterfield
Dec 19, 2019
Melba Wise Satterfield, 71, of Cordele passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019 at her residence. Melba was born in Turner County on September 17, 1948 to the late James Ollie and Nettie Era Lamb Wise. Melba worked at Carter's in Cordele for many years. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister. She is survived by her sons, Scottie...
Herman Wilson
Dec 16, 2019
Herman Wilson, 71, of Rebecca passed away Monday, December 16, 2019 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Herman was born on August 6, 1948 in Rebecca to the late George Benjamin and Sarah Frances Ivey Wilson. He was a member of Rebecca Baptist Church and served his country with honor in the United States Army during the Vietnam Era. He is...
Joyce McCook Harris
Dec 14, 2019
Funeral services for Joyce Ann McCook Harris, 77, of Sycamore, GA will be held Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Perry Funeral Chapel, Ashburn, GA. Mrs. Harris passed away Saturday, December 14, 2019 after extended illness. Interment will follow at New Prospect Freewill Baptist Church. The daughter of the late Jimmy Doyle McCook and Fannie Pearl Apperson McCook,...
Carolyn Jones
Dec 10, 2019
Funeral services for Carolyn C. Jones, 76, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, December 12 at Dakota Baptist Church. Mrs. Jones passed away Tuesday at Tift Regional Medical Center. Interment will follow in the Dakota Cemetery. The daughter of the late Early Emmett and Evelyn Louise Earick Christian, she was born in Charles, GA and...
Bobbie Jean Blalack
Dec 9, 2019
Bobbie Jean Clark Morrell Blalack, 74, of Leesburg passed away Monday, December 9, 2019 at her residence. Bobbie was born on May 24, 1945 in Ashburn to the late Maxwell and Ella Mae Reynolds Clark. She had worked twenty years for Dr. William Smith, orthopedic surgeon, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She moved back to Georgia in 1997 and worked with her...
Jimmy Alberson
Dec 9, 2019
Jimmy Lanier Alberson, 83, of Sycamore passed away Monday, December 9, 2019 at Legacy Village in Tifton. Jimmy was born on April 14, 1936 in Turner County to the late Guy Otto and Lucile Marie Fletcher Alberson. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. He was also a retired businessman and educator. Jimmy served his country with honor in...
Whilden Willis Cook
Dec 6, 2019
Funeral Services for Mrs. Whilden Willis Cook, 82, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 3:00 PM, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Cook passed away Friday following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the Clements Chapel Cemetery in Turner Co., GA. The daughter of the late Elton Willis and Mildred Goff Parker, she was born...
Benjamin Floyd Weaver
Nov 27, 2019
Funeral services for Benjamin Floyd Weaver, 76, of Sylvester, GA will be held Tuesday, December, 3, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the Perry Funeral Chapel, Ashburn, GA. Mr. Weaver passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at Shelby Baptist Medical Center in Alabaster, AL. Interment will follow at Moultrie City Cemetery, Moultrie, GA at 2:00 p.m. The son of the...
2019 Perry Funeral Chapel Memorial Service
Nov 25, 2019
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 each person in attendance will find this service to be very special and meaningful. At this year's service, we honored the memory of everyone...
Carolyn M. Scott
Nov 25, 2019
Carolyn M. Scott, 87, of Ashburn, GA passed away Monday, November 25, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. The daughter of the late Carl Frederick Meier and Ludie Vick White, she was born in Atlanta, GA and was a homemaker. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Ashburn. She enjoyed gardening, visits to...
Carolyn Jetta Sprayberry
Nov 22, 2019
Services for Carolyn Jetta Sprayberry, 74, of Ashburn will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, November 30, 2019 in the Bethel Baptist Church of Sycamore. GA. Mrs. Sprayberry passed away Friday at her residence following an extended illness. Interment will be private. The daughter of the late John Cleveland and Carolyn Craft Donahoo, she was born in Colquitt, GA and...
Herbert Ray Yarbarough, Jr.
Nov 20, 2019
Mr. Yarbrough, 69, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at his residence. No services are planned at this time, however, the information will be posted as soon as available.
R. E. "Bobby" Youngblood
Nov 19, 2019
R. E. "Bobby" Youngblood, 85, of Ashburn went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Lisa Youngblood Johnston. Bobby was born June 20, 1934 and graduated from Sycamore High School in 1952. He was a member of Harmony Baptist Church where he held the longest continuous membership. He...
Lester Travis Wilkerson, Jr.
Nov 18, 2019
Lester Travis Wilkerson, Jr. 52, of Cleveland passed away Monday, November 18, 2019 at his home. Lester was born on June 1, 1967 in Cordele to the late Lester Travis, Sr. and Judith Diane McGlamry Wilkerson. He was a Driver for Lee Arrendeal Transitional Center. He is survived by his wife, Teri Wilkerson of Cleveland; children, James Paul Rogers of...
Brenda Carol Shealy
Nov 12, 2019
Brenda Carol Shealy, 76, of Ashburn passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at Pruitt Health Care. Brenda was born on September 16, 1943 in Tift County to the late Kenneth Lanier and Doris Mozelle Brown Shealy. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethel Baptist Church. She is survived by her sisters, Susan (Charles) Lumsden of Sycamore, Karen (Wayne)...
Bobby Alberson
Nov 8, 2019
Funeral services for Mr. Bobby Alberson, 87, of Chula, GA will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, November 16, 2019 in The Bethel Baptist Church. Mr. Alberson passed away Friday, November 8, 2019 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Interment will follow in the Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. The son of the late Alice Cora Hendon and Hulbert Gordon Alberson, he...
William Daniel "Danny" Alexander III
Nov 2, 2019
William Daniel “Danny” Alexander, III, 73, passed away at his home Saturday, November 2 , 2019. His service will be Tuesday, November 5, at 11:00 AM at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, which Mr. Alexander attended. Aaron Frazier, Pastor, will officiate. Eulogies will be offered by Harry Bowen and Lawson Hobby. Family will receive friends one hour before the service in...
Zane G. Stubbs
Nov 2, 2019
Zane G. Stubbs, 71, of Shellman passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019 at his residence. Zane was born on September 19, 1948 to the late James Ellis Stubbs and Clora Swain Stubbs. He served his country with honor in the United States Air Force. He also loved to watch old western movies. He is survived by his mother, Clora Swain...
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