OBITUARIES

Faye Nolan

Faye Nolan

May 26, 2017

Velvia Faye Nolan, 71 of Jacksonville passed away on Friday, May 26, 2017 at her home. A Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at 2:00 pm at Harris Creek Baptist Church. Reverend Drew Parker will be officiating with burial to follow at Rose Hill Cemetery Thursday, June 1, 2017. Local services for Mrs. Nolan will be...

Gene Carswell

Gene Carswell

May 25, 2017

Funeral services for Gene Carswell, 79, of Ashburn, GA. will be held at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, May 28, 2017 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Interment will be private. Mr. Carswell passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017 due to a brief illness. The son of the late James Hamilton and Lee Alma Patrick Carswell, he was born in Brooks County, GA. He...

Andre McLeod

Andre McLeod

May 25, 2017

Funeral services for Andre McLeod, 60, of Ashburn, GA. will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, May 27, 2017 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Interment will be private. Mr. McLeod passed away, Thursday, May 25, 2017 after an extended illness. The son of the late Maurice William and Frances Elizabeth Bonnell McLeod, he was born in Lake City, FL. He was...

Russell Smith

Russell Smith

May 23, 2017

Russell Smith, Sr., 89, of Ashburn passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Smith was born on March 14, 1928 to the late Gordon Milton and Annie Searcy Smith in Turner County, Georgia. He served as an ordained deacon of the Baptist Faith for many years and was a member of The Ashburn First Baptist Church. He...

Jimmie Ann Ward

Jimmie Ann Ward

May 22, 2017

Jimmie Ann Ward, 79, of Ashburn passed away Monday, May 22, 2017 at her residence. Mrs. Ward was born on September 28, 1937 to the late Robert E. and Mary Lucile Spinks Patton. She was the owner and operator of Ward Land Company and a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. She is survived by her son, Michael (Jennifer) Ward...

Riley Giddens

Riley Giddens

May 16, 2017

Funeral services for Riley Giddens, 59, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, May 19, 2017 at New Prospect Freewill Baptist Church in Ashburn, GA. Interment will follow at New Prospect Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Giddens passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017 after an extended illness. The son of the late William “Bill” Williford and Mae...

Jerry D. Shipman

Jerry D. Shipman

May 13, 2017

Jerry D. Shipman, 73, of Cordele, formerly of Ashburn, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017 at Pine Hill Nursing Center in Byromville. He was born on December 19, 1943 to the late Deward H. and Odell Culpepper Shipman. He served his country with honor in The United States Navy. He enjoyed telling stories of his time in the Navy especially...

Diane Lee Peron Beard

Diane Lee Peron Beard

May 13, 2017

Diane Lee Peron Beard, 68, of Ashburn passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017 at Tift Regional Medical Center. She was born on July 14, 1948 to the late Arthur Eugene and Blanche Margaret Kremer Peron. She retired from M&W Sportswear and was a member of the Catholic faith. She is survived by her husband, Dan Beard of Ashburn; son, Daniel...

Herbert Russell (Bussey) Coker

Herbert Russell (Bussey) Coker

May 11, 2017

Herbert Russell (Bussey) Coker, 84, of Sycamore died Thursday, May 11, 2017 at Tift Regional Medical Center. Affectionately known as Bussey, he was born on October 18, 1932 at the Bussey Home in Sycamore to the late Cone Edward and Ruth Bussey Coker. He graduated from Sycamore High School in 1952 marking the first class to graduate having went to...

Ed "Bubba" Howell

Ed "Bubba" Howell

Apr 21, 2017

Funeral services for Ed “Bubba” Howell, 66, of Ashburn will be held Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 4:00 PM in the Ashburn First Baptist Church in Ashburn. Mr. Howell passed away Friday at Tift Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. The son of the late Edward Houston Howell, Sr. and Ruby...

Mike Carter

Mike Carter

Apr 20, 2017

Funeral services for Mike Carter of Locust Grove, GA, age 67, will be held Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 4:00 PM at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn. Mr. Carter passed away Thursday at his home in Locust Grove, GA. Interment will follow in the Bethel Cemetery. The son of the late Roy Dean Carter and Flora Daphnia Hudgins Carter, he...

Sheree Reed Joyner

Sheree Reed Joyner

Apr 18, 2017

Memorial services for Sheree Reed Joyner, 61, will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, April 23, 2017 at House of Prayer for All Nations in Ashburn. Mrs. Joyner passed away Tuesday in Fitzgerald following an extended illness. The daughter of Jerry and Peggy Britt Reed of Ashburn, she was born in Lake Charles, LA. and had lived in Turner County...

Dianne Cravey Bacon

Dianne Cravey Bacon

Apr 14, 2017

Funeral services for Dorothy Dianne Cravey Bacon, 66, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 2:30 P.M., Monday, April 17, 2017 at First Baptist Church of Ashburn. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Turner County. Mrs. Bacon passed away peacefully Friday, April 14, 2017 at her home due to a sudden illness. The daughter of the late Charles...

Mildred Louise Brown Snow

Mildred Louise Brown Snow

Apr 3, 2017

Mildred Louise Brown Snow, 98 of Rebecca died Monday April 3, 2017 at Pruitt Health Care of Ashburn after an extended illness. She was born June 15, 1918 in Irwinville, Georgia, the second of four children of A. L. Brown, Sr. and Molly Janet Revels Brown. On June 25, 1937, she married Edward James Snow, Sr. at the Irwinville Courthouse...

Virginia Alberson

Virginia Alberson

Mar 27, 2017

Funeral services for Virginia E. Alberson, 81, will be held in the Bethel Baptist Church at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, March 29. Mrs. Alberson passed away Monday at Tift Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Interment will follow in the New part of the Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. The daughter of the late Emmette and Iona Jones Ellerbee, she was...

Maurice "Pumkin" McLeod

Maurice "Pumkin" McLeod

Mar 18, 2017

Maurice "Pumkin" McLeod, 82, of Ashburn passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017 at his residence. He was born on February 9, 1935 in Live Oak, Florida to the late Fred and Cordelle Robinson McLeod. Mr. McLeod was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and served his country in the United States Air Force. He is survived by his sons, Andre...

Lexia Newberne White

Lexia Newberne White

Mar 16, 2017

Lexia Newberne White, 95 passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Pruitt Health care in Ashburn, Georgia where she has been a resident since November, 2016. She was born on September 7, 1921 to the late Allison Emory and Anna Eubanks Newberne. She graduated from Ashburn High School in 1943. She was a retired secretary having worked at Grant's...

Tharia Goff Hamon

Tharia Goff Hamon

Mar 15, 2017

Tharia Goff Hamon, 86, of Athens, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation in Bishop, Georgia following an extended illness. Born on October 18, 1930 to the late Richmond Hobson and Floy Beulah Ireland Goff, she was a self-employed beautician. Mrs. Hamon was also a member of Putney Baptist Church. She is survived by her...

Beverly Jeanne Morton

Beverly Jeanne Morton

Mar 5, 2017

Beverly Jeanne Morton, 71, of Sycamore passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017 at her residence. Born on August 28, 1945 in Hialeah, Florida to the late Edward Arthur and Jeanne Beverly Drumheller Burke she was a MA with Humana. She attended Sycamore Baptist Church. Mrs. Morton was a loving mother grandmother and a loving best friend. She enjoyed collecting and...

Elah Gravitt

Elah Gravitt

Feb 26, 2017

Elah Gravitt, 96, of Ashburn passed away Sunday, February 26, 2017 at Crisp Regional Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born on September 12, 1920 to the late Boyd and Ola Pate, she was a retired seamstress having worked for Cohen's Factory. After her retirement she was the owner and operator of Gravitt's Florist and the Turner County Nursery. She was very hard-working...