OBITUARIES
Eugene G. Pirkle
Jul 12, 2016
Eugene G. Pirkle, 95, of Sycamore passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness. Born in Hall County, Georgia to the late Grover Washington and Bessie Nora Jones Pirkle he was a retired farmer and cattleman. He was also a member of Bethel Baptist Church since 1937. He was the Director of the Turner Association...
Hazel Adkison McElmurray
Jul 10, 2016
Hazel Adkison McElmurray, 81, of Ashburn passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016 at Golden Living Center in Tifton following an extended illness. Born on November 3, 1934 to the late Elbert Jesse and Alice Lee Swain Adkison, she was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. She is survived by her son, Mike McElmurray of Rochelle; daughters,...
Donald Ray Overturf
Jul 2, 2016
Donald Ray Overturf, 82, of Sycamore passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016 at his residence. Born on September 25, 1933 to the late William Henry and Mayme May Copas Overturf he was a self-employed painter and a member of the Baptist faith. He also served his country with honor in the United States Army. He is survived by his wife,...
Jimmy Bullington
Jun 20, 2016
Funeral services for Jimmy Bullington, 52, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, June 23, 2016 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Mr. Bullington passed away Monday at his residence following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Rebecca, GA. The son of the late John Thomas and Dorothy Ann Hunt Bullington,...
Grace Raines Evans
Jun 9, 2016
Funeral services for Grace Raines Evans, 91, of Ashburn will be held 10:00 AM, Saturday, June 11, 2016 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Interment will be private at Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. Mrs. Evans passed away Thursday at Heritage Health Care following an extended illness. The daughter of the late Lem L. and Alma Joe Newell Raines, she was born...
Billy Walker Baggett
Jun 3, 2016
Memorial services for Billy Walker Baggett, 83 of Ashburn, GA will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, June 11, 2016 at Sycamore Baptist Church. Mr. Baggett passed away Friday, June 03, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness. The son of the late Olaf and Grace Walker Baggett, he was born in Fairfield, AL and was a retired self...
Britt Baxter
Jun 2, 2016
Funeral Services for Britt Baxter, 42, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, June 10, 2016, at Ashburn First United Methodist Church in Ashburn. Interment will follow, Saturday, June 11, 2016, at 2:00 P.M., at Westover Memorial Park in Augusta, GA. Britt finished his work on this earth following a brief illness on June 2, 2016, in...
Charles Robert Huff
May 31, 2016
Charles Robert Huff of Ashburn, Georgia, passed away suddenly Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida. Born in Union Point, Georgia on October 9, 1946, he was the son of the late Henry and Beatrice Huff. He graduated from Oglethorpe County High School in 1964, attended Young Harris College and served in the United States Navy...
Daisy Lane Tison
May 29, 2016
Funeral Services for Daisy Lane Tison, 97, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Turner County. Mrs. Tison passed away Sunday, May 29, 2016 after an extended illness. The daughter of the late William Wallace and Emma Sarah Gorday Lane,...
Brenda Gail Robertson Perry
May 23, 2016
Brenda Gail Robertson Perry, 66, of Ashburn passed away Monday, May 23, 2016 at Pruitt Healthcare in Ashburn after an extended illness. Born on April 19, 1950 to the late John Poole and Sarah Zell Sargent Robertson, she was a member of the Ashburn First Baptist Church where she taught pre-school Sunday School for many years. Brenda received her Bachelor's...
Wanda Goode
May 7, 2016
Funeral services for Wanda Jean Fansler Goode, 87, of Deland, FL will be held at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn, GA. Private interment will follow at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Tifton, GA. Mrs. Goode passed away Saturday, May 7, 2016 after an extended illness with Alheimizers disease. The daughter of the late Syrus Fansler...
Eugene "Pa" F. Walker
Apr 29, 2016
Gene "Pa" F. Walker, 82 of Thomasville passed away Friday, April 29, 2016 at Pelham Parkway Nursing Home in Pelham, Georgia.
Born on July 3, 1933 to the late Allen Green and Emma Luke Walker, he was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Thomasville. Mr. Walker served his country with honor in the United States Navy during...
Herbert Ricky Nelson
Apr 27, 2016
Herbert Ricky Nelson, 59, of Sycamore passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at Tift Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. Born on December 17, 1956 to the late Herbert Stantley Nelson and Marlyn Gayle Wilson Nelson, he was a self-employed carpenter. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Ricky was an avid outdoorsman who loved fishing, deer hunting...
Yvonne Hazel Davison Mayo
Apr 23, 2016
Funeral services for Yvonne Hazel Davison Mayo, 72, will be held 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery, Ashburn, GA. Ms. Mayo passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016 after an extended illness. She was the widow of Charles Franklin Mayo and daughter of Willie Hendricks Davison and Mildred Hazel Davis...
Timothy "Tim" Wayne Hawkins
Apr 21, 2016
Funeral services for Timothy “Tim” Wayne Hawkins, 59, will be held 2:30 P.M., Sunday, April 24, 2016 at Rebecca Baptist Church in Rebecca, GA. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery, Ashburn, GA. Mr. Hawkins passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016. He was the son of the late Dorsey Watson Hawkins and Mildred Aline Plunkett Hawkins. He was born in...
Ernest "Ernie" W. Massey
Apr 19, 2016
Funeral services for Ernest “Ernie” W. Massey, 74, will be held 2:00 P.M., Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn, GA. Mr. Massey passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016. He was the son of the late Ernest Willie Massey, Sr. and Lessie Rosa Lee Overby Massey. He was born in Rebecca, GA on January 21, 1942 and...
Inez Smith Rainey
Apr 18, 2016
Funeral services for Inez Smith Rainey,99, will be held 3:00 P.M., Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn, GA. Mrs. Rainey passed away Monday, April 18, 2016 after an extended illness. The widow of the late Melbron N. Rainey and daughter of the late Christopher Columbus Smith and Minnie Ola Perry Smith, she was born in Crisp...
Janet Ester Winter Cochran
Apr 12, 2016
Funeral services for Janet Ester Winter Cochran, 71, will be held 2:00 P.M., Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn, GA. Mrs. Cochran passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2016 after an extended illness with Huntington’s disease.
The daughter of the late Allen B. and Loyce Snow Winter, she was born in Philadelphia, PA on April 7, 1945....
Melvin "Skeet" Sumner
Apr 8, 2016
Funeral services for Mr. Melvin “Skeet” Sumner, 67, of Leesburg, GA will be held 2:00 PM, Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn. Mr. Sumner passed away Thursday in Sumter County following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the Lakeview Cemetery in Sycamore.
The son of the late Curtis and Mary Bell Willingham Sumner he was...
Sandra Willis Hall
Apr 1, 2016
Sandra Willis Hall, 74, of Ashburn passed away Friday, April 1, 2016 at Tift Regional Medical Center after an extended illness.
Born on July 1, 1941 to the late James West and Frances Roberts Willis she was a homemaker, wife, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Mrs. Hall was also a member of Meigs Baptist Church.
She is survived by her...