OBITUARIES
Wayne E. Blue
Apr 21, 2018
Funeral services for Wayne E. Blue, 81, of Sycamore, Ga., will be held, Sunday, April 29, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. at Ashburn First Baptist Church in Ashburn, Georgia. Mr. Blue passed away Saturday, April 21 after an extended illness. Interment will be private. The son of the late Rhodes Ellsworth Blue and Wyolene Ellis Blue, he was born in Turner...
Genice P. Townson
Apr 18, 2018
Genice Parker Townson, 65, of Sycamore passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Genice was born on October 18, 1952 to the late Harlie Sherman Parker and Ruby Hartsfield Parker. She was a bus driver for the Turner County Board of Education and was also a case worker at TASC in Turner County. She was also...
Sara Ann Moree
Apr 9, 2018
On April 9, 2018, Sara Ann Moree departed this world peacefully at age 84. A lifelong cultivator of beauty, Sara Ann is certainly savoring the beauty of Jesus Christ and her heavenly home. She was a devoted wife, mother, and friend to all. Her passing was preceded by those of her husband of 60 years Dr. Lamar Moree, Sr., parents,...
Clint Britt
Mar 25, 2018
Funeral services for Clinton (Clint) Edward Britt, Jr., 50, of Cordele, Ga., will be held, Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. at Christian Union Church of God in Ashburn, Georgia. Mr. Britt passed away Sunday, March 25 after an extended illness at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Interment will follow at Rose Hill West section in Ashburn, Georgia....
Randall "Randy" Gene Schneider
Mar 21, 2018
Funeral services for Mr. Randall (Randy) Gene Schneider, 63, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, March 31, 2018 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn with interment to follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Mr. Schneider passed away Wednesday at his residence following an extended illness. The son of the late Ronald George and Grace...
Larry Gregory
Mar 17, 2018
Larry Gregory, 78, of Sycamore passed away Saturday, March 17, 2018 at his residence. Born on June 5, 1939 to the late Lewis Simpson and Lizzie Mae Hamblin Gregory, he was a self-employed truck driver. Larry served his country with honor in the United States Army during the Cuban Missle Crisis. He was also a member of Rocky Mount Baptist...
Arthur Delmus Little
Mar 13, 2018
Arthur Delmus Little, 79, of Sycamore passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at his residence. Born on June 13, 1938 to the late James Arthur and Annie Clara White Little he was a member of New Prospect Freewill Baptist Church. He retired from the Turner County Road Department where he was an equipment operator. Delmus was a Mason with the...
Glenda J. Hobby
Mar 12, 2018
Glenda J. Hobby, 68, of Ashburn passed away Monday, March 12, 2018 at her residence. Born on January 20, 1950 in Turner County, she was the daughter of the late Archie Lawson and Frances Hogan Hobby. Glenda retired from the Turner County Board of Education where she was a teacher. She was also a teacher at Southern Regional Technical College....
Angela Diane Paige
Feb 10, 2018
Angela Diane Paige, 53, of Ashburn passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018 at her residence. Born on February 20, 1964 to the late William Hayes, Sr. and Dorothy Smith Hurd, she was a nurse at Tift Regional Hospital. Diane was well known for being the owner and operator of an eBay Store in Ashburn. Her store was known for being...
Clarence Harmon Saylor
Feb 9, 2018
Clarence Harmon Saylor, 79, of Ashburn passed away Friday, February 9, 2018 after a sudden illness. Born on April 13, 1938 to the late Clarence Saylor and Vernell Marie Summers Saylor. Mr. Saylor is survived by his step son, Junior Pollard, Irwin County, Ga., step daughter Tammy Flowers of Valdosta, Ga., Sister, Betty J (William) Parrott, Fayettville, Ga., Brothers James...
Louise Dupree
Feb 2, 2018
Funeral services for Mrs. Louise Humphreys Dupree, 87, will be held Monday, February 5, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn. Mrs. Dupree passed away Friday in Tifton following an extended illness. Interment will be in the New Prospect Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery in Turner County. The daughter of the late James Andrew and Rebecca Slonoker Scott...
Pauline Childs
Jan 17, 2018
Funeral services for Mrs. Pauline Childs, 84, of Sycamore, GA, will be held Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Sycamore, GA. Mrs. Childs passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at home after extended illness. Mrs. Childs was the daughter of Joseph Edgar Evans and Sally Callie Gore Evans. Mrs. Childs was a restaurant...
Ruby H. Woodyard
Jan 15, 2018
Ruby H. Woodyard, 93, of Rebecca died Monday, January 15, 2018 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Born on January 29, 1924 in Turner County to the late Thomas Jefferson and Mary Elizabeth Atkitson Harrell she was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Ms. Woodyard also worked for Westinghouse Electric Company for 44 years. She is survived by her daughter,...
Virginia Mastrario
Jan 7, 2018
Virginia Mastrario, 92 of Ashburn formerly of Mullica Township, New Jersey, Atlantic City, New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania passed away Sunday, January 7, 2018 at Life Care Center in Fitzgerald, Georgia. Born on May 11, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Sarah Louge Cassell. She was a member of the Catholic faith, a homemaker and she...
Vera Guy Hobby
Jan 6, 2018
Funeral services for Mrs. Vera Guy Hobby, 92, of Ashburn, GA, will be held Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Ashburn 1st United Methodist Church, 406 N. Main Street, Ashburn, GA. Mrs. Hobby passed away Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Tift Regional Hospital. Interment will be private. Mrs. Hobby was the daughter of the late Charles Clarence Guy...
Fred Boland, Jr.
Jan 6, 2018
Funeral services for Mr. Fred Boland, Jr., 73, of Ashburn, GA, will be held Monday, January 8, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Perry Funeral Chapel, Ashburn, GA. Mr. Boland passed away Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Tift Regional Hospital. Interment will be private and will follow in Bethel Cemetery. Mr. Boland was the son of the late Fred Boland, Sr....
Collie Anderson Burdett
Dec 30, 2017
Funeral services for Mr. Collie Anderson Burdett, 98, of Sycamore, GA will be held at 2:30 PM, Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Mr. Burdett passed away Saturday at his residence following an extended illness. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. The son of the late Collie Anderson and Maybell Beard Burdett, Sr., he was...
Leon M. Bryan
Dec 27, 2017
Mr. Leon M. Bryan, 88, of Ashburn passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2017 in Tifton following an extended illness. Private services will be held at his request. The son of the late William M. and Mary Reddin Holcombe Bryan he was born in Turner County. He was a retired manager of Advertising and Public Relations with Kaiser Cement Co. He...
Celia Lavender Hammock
Dec 19, 2017
Funeral services for Celia Lavender Hammock, 60, of Ashburn will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, December 22, 2017 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Hammock passed away Tuesday in Macon following injuries received in an auto accident. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Mrs. Hammock was born in Worth County, GA. She was the daughter...
Eugene Gravitt
Dec 16, 2017
Funeral services for Mr. Eugene Gravitt, 79, of Ashburn, GA will be held Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Perry Funeral Chapel. Mr. Gravitt passed away Saturday in Crisp County following an extended illness. Interment will private. The son of the late Dewey Cicero and Elah Pate Gravitt, he was born in Turner County and was retired from...