OBITUARIES
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...
Dr. J. C. "Jack" Greene, Jr.
Sep 1, 2017
Funeral services for Dr. J. C. “Jack” Greene, Jr., 89, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 4, 2017 at Ashburn First United Methodist Church, Ashburn, GA. Interment will be at Rose Hill Cemetery, Ashburn, GA. Dr. Greene passed away on Friday, September 1, 2017 at his residence. The son of the late Julian Cicero Greene,...
Jason "Cry Baby" Douglas
Aug 31, 2017
Jason "Cry Baby" Douglas, 44, of Ashburn passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017 at the home of his mother. Born on August 23, 1973 to Hayward Carl Douglas and Linda Kay Purcell Smith, he was a member of the Baptist Faith. He also worked as a truck driver for Clay Harris. Jason loved baseball and enjoyed coaching little league baseball...
Genette Tison
Aug 31, 2017
Funeral services for Genette Tison, 81, of Oakfield, GA will be held at 5:00 P.M., Sunday, September 3, 2017 at Ashburn Church of Christ, Ashburn, GA. Interment will be at Red Oak Cemetery, Worth Co., GA. Mrs. Tison passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017 after an extended illness. The daughter of the late Charlie Harrison McCuin and Exie Matthews McCuin,...
Lauvise Cribbs Hampton
Aug 28, 2017
Lauvise Cribbs Hampton, 76, of Ashburn passed away Monday, August 28, 2017 at Pruitt Health Care in Ashburn. Born on April 20, 1941 to the late James Edward "Bill" and Annie Louise Wise Cribbs, she was a member of Westside Baptist Church. Mrs. Hampton was a homemaker. She also retired from the Turner County Board of Education and was a...
Deborah Wiggins
Aug 24, 2017
Deborah Wiggins, 61, of Ashburn passed away Thursday, August 24, 2017 at her residence. Born in Cordele to the late James Nelson Thomas and Betty Jo Thomas, she was a member of the Baptist faith. Deborah was a master cosmetologist and was the owner and operator of Razor's Edge. She enjoyed reading, visiting the beach and cheering for her beloved...
Nell Owen
Aug 18, 2017
Nell Owen, age 85 of Crestview, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2017 with her family by her side. She was born in Lyons, GA on December 31, 1931, to George and Mamie Mixon. Nell was a school bus driver for many years. She loved to read, loved to go bowling, and shopping. Nell loved going out to eat, but...
Margie Goff Carter
Aug 17, 2017
Margie Goff Carter, 77, of Sycamore passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017 at Tifton Health and Rehabilitation. She was born on April 4, 1940 to the late Charlie Wess and Ernie Mae Dupree Goff. She was a homemaker, devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs. Carter was a faithful member of Bethel Baptist Church where she served as the head of...
Edward Lee Saylor
Aug 12, 2017
Edward Lee Saylor, 85, of Plant City, Florida passed away Saturday, August 12, 2017 at Baldomero Lopez Hospital in Land O'Lakes, Florida. Born in Sumner, Georgia on September 15, 1931, he was the son of the late Gordon Lee and Alma Lucille Albritton Saylor. He served his country with honor in the United States Army during the Korean War. He...
Dr. Ronald Watson Faircloth
Jul 24, 2017
Dr. Ronald Watson Faircloth, 76, of Tifton died Monday, July 24, 2017 at his residence. Dr. Faircloth was born December 28, 1940 in Chipley, Florida to the late Tom Watson and Bertha Bowen Faircloth. At the age of six his family moved to South Georgia. He attended public schools in Pelham, Georgia where he graduated from Pelham High School with...
Chad Giddens
Jul 18, 2017
Chad Giddens, 47, of Tifton passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Born on October 23, 1969 in Tifton to the late Theodore Rex Giddens and Nancy Karmen Summers Giddens he was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Tift, County. Chad served his country with honor in the United States Army where he served...
Johnnie K. Nelson
Jul 18, 2017
Johnnie K. Nelson, 79 of Sycamore passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at his residence. He was born on November 24, 1937 to the late Johnnie K. Sr. and Millie Elizabeth Ray Nelson. Mr. Nelson loved to hunt and fish and enjoyed camping. He was a self-employed woodworker who took his crafts to many shows and festivals. He is survived...
Glynette Story Reid
Jul 17, 2017
Glynette Story Reid, 87, of Ashburn passed away Monday, July 17, 2017 at Tift Regional Medical Center. She was born January 15, 1930 in Turner County. She was the daughter of the late Glenn M. and Pauline Howell Story and the wife of the late Hoyt W. Reid. She lived most of her life in the Amboy community and was...
Grady "Bo" Beard
Jul 15, 2017
Grady "Bo" Beard, 93, of Sycamore passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Born on May 7, 1924 to the late George Dewey and Mozella Americus Poore Beard, he was a retired farmer. Mr. Beard was also a member of Bethel Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Pauline Childs of Sycamore; step-daughters, JoAnn (Dan)...
Mattie Phene Lumsden Karcher
Jul 5, 2017
Mattie Phene Lumsden Karcher, 79, of Sycamore passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at Legacy Village at Park Regency in Moultrie. Born on March 16, 1938 to the late William Thomas and Selma Estelle Camp Lumsden she was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Sycamore. According to an article written in a Kansas City, Kansas newspaper on March 14,...
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