OBITUARIES

Joseph (T. J.) Farmer

Joseph (T. J.) Farmer

Oct 3, 2019

Joseph (T. J.) Farmer, 34, of Fitzgerald passed away Thursday, October 3, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Joseph was born on May 17, 1985 in Ashburn to the late Timothy Earl Farmer and Loraine Smith Farmer. He worked as a mechanic for D & G Performance. He was also a member of the Baptist Faith. Joseph enjoyed working on...

Roy Herrin

Roy Herrin

Sep 23, 2019

Roy D.Herrin, 85, of Ashburn passed away Monday, September 23, 2019 at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. Roy was born in Bogalusa, Louisiana on December 30, 1933. Roy served his country with honor and retired from the United States Marine Corps. While in the Marine Corps he received several awards and commendations including: combat action, Good Conduct Medal, Navy Unit...

William Harris Duncan

William Harris Duncan

Sep 19, 2019

William Harris Duncan, 86, of Hattiesburg, Mississippi passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019 at his residence. William was born on November 26, 1932 in Turner County to the late Lucius Hinton and Allene Jones Duncan. William served his country with honor and retired from the United States Navy after 20 years of service. During the Korean War and Vietnam War...

Margaret Shivers

Margaret Shivers

Sep 16, 2019

Margaret Mary Moran Shivers, 81, of Tifton passed away Monday, September 16, 2019 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Margaret was born in West Port, Ireland on November 17, 1937 to the late Stanislaus and Kathryn O'Brian Moran. Margaret was an artist and was the first female to enroll in Oxford University. She was a member of our Devine Savior Catholic...

Irene Fiveash

Irene Fiveash

Sep 1, 2019

Funeral services for Irene Fiveash, 74, of Sycamore, GA will be held Friday, September 6, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Ashburn First Methodist Church. Mrs. Fiveash passed away Sunday after a car accident. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery, Ashburn, GA. The daughter of the late Randolph Dean and Lula Mae Mauldin Dean Shehee, she was born in...

Estene Britt Blanchard

Estene Britt Blanchard

Sep 1, 2019

Funeral services for Estene Britt Blanchard, 88, of Sycamore, GA will be held Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the Sycamore Baptist Church. Mrs. Blanchard passed away Saturday after an extended illness. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery, Ashburn, GA. The daughter of the late Arver R. Britt and Ada Elizabeth Loyd Britt, she was born in...

Remer  Futch

Remer Futch

Aug 27, 2019

Remer Lamar Futch, 85, of Sycamore passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at his residence. Remer was born on April 27, 1934 in Adel to the late Irvin and Mattie Salvey Futch. He served his country with honor and retired from the United States Air Force. Remer loved woodworking and making model airplanes. He also enjoyed cooking. He was a...

Coleta Thompson

Coleta Thompson

Aug 26, 2019

Coleta Thompson, 79, of Rebecca passed away Monday, August 26, 2019 at her residence. Coleta was born on April 9, 1940 in Pierce County to the late Early and Eula McClellan. She was a retired teacher with the Tift County School System and was a member of the Rebecca Methodist Church. She was also president of the Girl Scout Council...

Barbara Ann Matthews

Barbara Ann Matthews

Aug 22, 2019

Barbara Ann Matthews, 74, of Ashburn passed away Thursday, August 22, 2019 at her residence. Barbara was born on September 26, 1944 in Ashburn to the late Bobby Lee and Edna Roberts McNair. She was a retired nursing home administrator and a homemaker. She was also a member of Ward's Creek Baptist Church in Orange Park, Florida. Barbara, along with...

William Thomas "Tommy" Carter

William Thomas "Tommy" Carter

Aug 21, 2019

William Thomas "Tommy" Carter, 83, of Sycamore passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Tommy was born on June 17, 1936 in Sycamore to the late John Wesley and Frankie Bell Willingham Carter. He was a self-employed farmer. Tommy served his country with honor in the United States Army in Korea after the war. He was...

Harris  Satterfield

Harris Satterfield

Aug 15, 2019

Funeral services for Harris G. Satterfield, 71, of Cordele, GA will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, August 19, 2019 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn. Mr. Satterfield passed away Thursday in Ashburn following an extended illness. Interment will be private. The son of the late Claude and Lucille Gibbs Satterfield he was born in Wilcox County, GA and...

Johnny Earl Sappington, Jr.

Johnny Earl Sappington, Jr.

Aug 15, 2019

Johnny Earl Sappington, Jr., 65 of Ashburn passed away Thursday, August 15, 2019 at his residence. Johnny was born in Hope Mills, North Carolina on July 3, 1954 to the late Johnny Earl, Sr. and Marion Louise Easterling Sappington. He served his country with honor in the United States Army having enlisted during Vietnam War. Soon after he enlisted, the...

Millie  Bradley

Millie Bradley

Aug 15, 2019

Funeral services for Millie Fay Bradley, 94, of Ashburn, GA. will be held Sunday, August 18, 2019 at 3:00 PM at The Ashburn First United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery.. The daughter of the late Johnny and Ruby Pierce Parham, she was born in Calhoun County, GA. A member of the Ashburn First United Methodist...

Billie L. Stone

Billie L. Stone

Aug 14, 2019

Billie L. Stone, 95, of Ashburn passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at his residence. Billie was born in Elk City, Oklahoma on August 13, 1924 to the late John Noah and Earl Johnson Stone. He was a retired plant manager with Tide Products. Mr. Stone served his country with honor in the United States Army during World War II....

Robert Lee Massey

Robert Lee Massey

Aug 13, 2019

Robert L. Massey, 64, of Ashburn passed away Tuesday, August, 13, 2019 at his residence. Robert was born on June 15, 1955 in Rome to the late Alfred and Virginia Lunell Collier Massey. He was a self-employed carpenter and a member of the Baptist Faith. Robert enjoyed hunting and fishing and being outdoors. He also enjoyed woodworking. Robert was a...

Diana Rae Dove

Diana Rae Dove

Aug 5, 2019

Funeral services for Diana Rae Dove, 59, of Tifton will be held Friday, August 9, 2019 at 3:00 PM at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn. Interment will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Rebecca. At Miss Dove’s request, please dress casual. Diana born on February 28, 1960 in France to the late Billy Dove and Patricia Ann Erd Dove. She...

Charles Belton  Shivers

Charles Belton Shivers

Jul 31, 2019

Charles Belton Shivers, 89, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele, Georgia. Charles was born on January 24, 1930 in Rebecca, Georgia to the late James Hamilton and Ida Covington Shivers. He enlisted in the Navy in 1949 and served on the USS Ajax as an EM 2 during the Korean War....

Kathleen E. Selph

Kathleen E. Selph

Jul 30, 2019

Kathleen E. Selph, 78, of Ashburn passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at Golden South Assisted Living in Sycamore. Kathleen was born in Bristol, Pennsylvania on October 31, 1940 to the late Earl and Catherine Bennet. She was the librarian at the Victoria Evans Library in Ashburn and worked at the Turner County Hospital as well. Kathleen enjoyed working but...

Ray Kendrick

Ray Kendrick

Jul 5, 2019

Funeral services for Arthur Ray Kendrick, 72, of Ashburn, GA will be held at New Hope Baptist Church in Turner County at 11:00, Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Interment will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery, Ashburn, GA. The son of the late William Arthur Kendrick and Emma Rainey Kendrick, he was born in Irwin County, GA. He was a member of...

Betty Cole Smith

Betty Cole Smith

Jul 4, 2019

Funeral services for Betty Solomon Cole Smith, 65, of Tifton, GA will be held 3:00 PM, Saturday , July 6, 2019 at Tift Avenue Baptist Church in Tifton, GA. Mrs. Smith passed away, Thursday, at her residence following an extended illness. Interment will be private in the Bethel Cemetery in Turner County. The daughter of the late Wilber Solomon and...