OBITUARIES
Lester Roy Pitts, Jr.
Dec 10, 2017
Lester Roy Pitts, Jr., 67, of Sycamore passed away Sunday, December 10, 2017 at Pruitt Health Care in Ashburn. Born on January 25, 1950, he was the son of the late Lester Roy, Sr. and Eula Belle Nelson Pitts. He was adopted at a young age by Jeff Pitts, the only father he knew. He was retired and a native...
Helen Sego Posey
Dec 6, 2017
Helen Sego Posey, 84, of Ashburn passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at Pruitt Health Care in Ashburn. Born on September 24, 1933, she was the daughter of the late James Earnest, Sr. and Sue Houston Sego. Mrs. Posey was a member of Sycamore Baptist Church for over 50 years. She was retired from the Turner County Board of Education....
Pamela Wynn Speight
Nov 24, 2017
Pamela Wynn Speight, 49, of Sycamore passed away Friday, November 24, 2017. She was born on April 4, 1968 to Larry Wayne and Vivian Karen Shealy Wynn. She was a retired teacher and a member of Bethel Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Jody Speight of Sycamore; parents, Wayne and Karen S. Wynn of Sycamore; son, Reece Speight...
Julian C. Elliott, Jr.
Nov 22, 2017
Julian C. Elliott, Jr., 71, of Ashburn passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at Pruitt Health Care in Ashburn. Born on January 17, 1946 to the late Julian C., Sr. and Frances Sumner Elliott, he was a member of New Prospect Freewill Baptist Church. He was a Mason with Sycamore Lodge #210 and was also a Shriner with the Hasan...
Elsie Hobby
Nov 12, 2017
Funeral services for Mrs. Elsie V Hobby, 93 of Rebecca, will be held at 2:00pm, Friday, November 17, 2017 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be at Perry Funeral Chapel Thursday Evening from 6pm-7pm. Mrs. Hobby passed away, Sunday at home. Mrs. Hobby was preceded in death by her husband Albert. Survivors include 2 daughters, 4 grandchildren and 3 great...
Samuel Glynn Hendrix
Nov 12, 2017
Samuel Glynn "Hammer" Hendrix, 60, of Arabi, formerly of Millington, Michigan, passed away Sunday November 12, 2017 at Crisp Regional Hospital. He had a passion for playing pool and fishing. He also loved to ride backroads. He served his country and was honorably discharged from the United States Marine Corps. He is survived by his old lady of 18 years,...
Aubrey Gene Hasty, Sr.
Nov 8, 2017
Funeral services for Mr. Aubrey Gene Hasty, Sr., 79, of Ashburn, GA, will be held Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Perry Funeral Chapel, Ashburn, GA. Mr. Hasty passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at home. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. Hasty was the son of the late Joseph Edward Hasty and Verlyn Lawhorn...
Bertie Lee Cleghorn Kendrick
Nov 8, 2017
Funeral services for Mrs. Bertie Lee Cleghorn Kendrick, 94, of Sycamore, GA will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 10, 2017 at Bethel Baptist Church, Sycamore, GA. Interment will follow at Bethel Cemetery. Mrs. Kendrick passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at Phoebe Worth Memorial Hospital, Sylvester, GA. Mrs. Kendrick was the daughter of the late Rufus Collie Cleghorn...
Stella Lamb Phelps
Nov 4, 2017
Stella Louise Lamb Phelps, 76, of Fitzgerald passed away Saturday, November 4, 2017 at Pruitt Health Care after an extended illness. Mrs. Phelps was the daughter of the late Willey Alton Lamb and Louise Smith Lamb. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Wayne Phelps. She was a member of the Church of Christ....
Lloyd Scoggins
Nov 1, 2017
Lloyd Scoggins, 85 of Sycamore passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at Tift Regional Hospital. Born on October 1, 1932 in Turner County to the late Howard Odell and Vada Estelle Freeman Scoggins he was a retired self-employed mechanic and citrus grove owner. Affectionately known as "The Tractor Man" he served in the United States Army where he was stationed...
John "Johnny" L. Wilson
Oct 19, 2017
John "Johnny" L. Wilson, Jr., 60, of Sycamore passed away Thursday, October 19, 2017 at his residence after an extended illness surrounded by his immediate family. He was born on July 23, 1957 to the late John L. Sr. and Jessie Louise Little Wilson. John served his country with honor in the United States Army. He retired from the Tift...
Annie Ruth Williamson Ivey
Oct 15, 2017
Annie Ruth Williamson Ivey, 88, of Rebecca passed away Sunday, October 15, 2017 at her residence. Born on December 29, 1928 in Ben Hill County to the late Samuel David, Sr. and Clora Viola Hogan Williamson, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Ivey was a faithful member of Rebecca Baptist Church where she held the longest membership. She had served as...
Thomas Elize Williams, JR
Oct 5, 2017
Thomas Elize Williams, Jr. (Tommy), affectionately called “Jitterbug”, 77, of Sycamore, Georgia passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at the Legacy Village, Tifton, Georgia where he had resided since March of 2017. The funeral service will be held at Perry Funeral Chapel on Saturday, October 7, 2017, at 10:30 AM. Interment will be private at Lakeview Cemetery in...
Edith Sophia Billson Stilwell
Sep 29, 2017
Edith Sophia Billson Stilwell, 88, of Ashburn passed away Friday, September 29, 2017 Tifton Health and Rehabilitation. Edith was born on June 29, 1929 to the late Howard and Edith Freiburg Stilwell in Huntington, New York. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She devoted her life to being a homemaker for her family. She is survived by her son,...
Willis Nelson Gentry
Sep 28, 2017
Willis Nelson Gentry, 85, of Broomfield, Colorado passed away Thursday, September 28, 2017 at Balfour Living Center in Broomfield. Born on February 2, 1932 in Owsley, Kentucky to the late Lonnie L. and Ethel Brandenburg Gentry he was a retired pressroom supervisor. Mr. Gentry served his country with honor in the United States Army. He was a member of the...
Michael "Frosty" Hickman
Sep 28, 2017
Funeral services for Michael “Frosty” Hickman, 66, of Sycamore, GA will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 1, 2017 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Interment will be private. Mr. Hickman passed away Thursday, September 28, 2017 at his residence. The son of the late Raymond Dexter Hickman, Jr. and Marguerite Chambliss Hickman, he was born in Tifton, GA. Mr. Hickman...
Myrtle Frances Downs
Sep 21, 2017
Myrtle Frances Downs, 71, of Fitzgerald passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Dorminey Medical Center. She was born on November 25, 1945 in Crisp County to the late Warren L. and Clara Mae Rickerson Downs. Frances retired from the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon where she worked as a secretary. She was a member of the Baptist...
Ellen McMurrain Young
Sep 12, 2017
Ellen McMurrain Young, 70 , of Tifton passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at her residence. Born on June 19, 1947 in West Palm Beach, Florida to the late Thomas Jacob and Reba Whiddon McMurrain she was an accountant and a homemaker. She was also a member of Mt. Olive Primitive Baptist Church. Ellen was a loving mother and grandmother...
Frank Turner
Sep 7, 2017
Frank Turner, 66, of Ashburn passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Tift Regional Medical Center. He was born on September 21, 1950 to the late William Clarence and Peggy Anna McConaughy Turner in Atlanta. He loved going to TASC and riding his bicycle. His greatest love was his grandchildren who were his pride and joy. He was also a...
Judith M. Wilkerson
Sep 3, 2017
Funeral services for Ms. Judith Wilkerson, 69, of Sycamore, GA will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Ms. Wilkerson passed away, Saturday at Tift Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Interment will be private. The daughter of the late Lonnie and Hallie Pilkinton McGlamry she was born in Wilcox County and was...
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