OBITUARIES

Sarah Marie Wilson McCard

Sarah Marie Wilson McCard

Oct 23, 2016

Sarah Marie Wilson McCard, 83, of Ashburn passed away Sunday, October 23, 2016 following an extended illness. Born on March 26, 1933 to the late George Benjamin and Sarah Frances Ivey Wilson, she was a seamstress and a homemaker. She was also a member of High Hill Baptist Church. She is survived by her children, Larry (Shirley) Musselwhite of Fitzgerald,...

Glynn Eldridge Cook

Glynn Eldridge Cook

Oct 23, 2016

After 20 years of fighting a courageous battle with cancer, Glynn Eldridge Cook of Ashburn, Georgia, went to be with his Lord from his home on October 23, 2016 where according to Revelation 21:4 “And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying; and there shall be no more...

Delores Downs Little

Delores Downs Little

Oct 21, 2016

Delores Downs Little, 74, of Sycamore passed away Friday, October 21, 2016 at Golden South Nursing Home following an extended illness. The daughter of the late Warren Leonard and Clara Mae Rickerson Downs, she retired from the Turner County Board of Education where she was a bus driver. She was also a homemaker and a member of High Hill Baptist...

Loyd Everett Lavender

Loyd Everett Lavender

Oct 12, 2016

Funeral services for Mr. Loyd Everett Lavender, 93, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, October 15, 2016 at the Oak Grove Baptist Church. Mr. Lavender passed away Wednesday at Tift Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The son of the late Joseph Enoch and Eunie Mae White Lavender,...

Doyle Page III

Doyle Page III

Sep 25, 2016

Funeral services for Mr. Doyle Page III, 65, of Sycamore, GA will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn, GA. Mr. Page passed away Sunday at his residence following an extended illness. Interment will be private at Bethel Cemetery in Sycamore, GA. The son of Elizabeth Lucille Page of Warner Robins, GA....

Peggy Reinhardt Harris

Peggy Reinhardt Harris

Sep 22, 2016

Peggy Donna Reinhardt Harris, 70, of Tifton, GA passed away at her residence, September 22, 2016 after an extended illness. Services will be announced later. The daughter of the late Eli Watson and Mildred Elrod Reinhardt, she was born in Tift Co., GA and was a homemaker. She was a member of The Ashburn First United Methodist Church. In addition...

Cora Lee Suggs Howard

Cora Lee Suggs Howard

Sep 22, 2016

Funeral services for Cora Lee Suggs Howard of Fitzgerald, Ga. will be held Thursday, September 29th at 3:00 p.m. at the Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn, conducted by the Reverend Michael Lamb of the Church of Christ in Fitzgerald. Interment will be private at a later date. Mrs. Howard died Thursday in the Pruitt Nursing Home in Fitzgerald following an...

Talmadge Farmer

Talmadge Farmer

Sep 12, 2016

Funeral services for Talmadge Farmer, 83, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, September 15 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn. Mr. Farmer passed away Monday at this residence following an extended illness. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. The son of the late Roy Milton and Pauline Bruton Farmer, Sr., he was born in Turner...

Wallace Beard

Wallace Beard

Aug 24, 2016

Wallace Beard, 87, of Sycamore, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at Tift Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Born on November 24, 1928 to the late Edward Henry and Ena Belle Hasty Beard, he was a retired farmer. Mr. Beard was a member of Bethel Baptist Church where he served on the cemetery committee for many years. He...

Glenn Loran Bass

Glenn Loran Bass

Aug 22, 2016

Glenn Loran Bass, 59 of Hampton, passed away Monday, August 22, 2016 at his home. He was born in Sylvester, GA. to the late Sara Bass and Loran West. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his grandparents, Tom and Martha Cravey; and stepfather Donald Bass. Glenn was a loving husband, nephew and cousin. He graduated...

Arthur "Artie" Edward  Eld

Arthur "Artie" Edward Eld

Aug 20, 2016

Arthur "Artie" Edward Eld, Jr., 81, of Ashburn, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2016 at Tift Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. Born on October 6, 1934 in Summerville, Massachusetts to the late Arthur Edward, Jr. and Ruth Purcell Eld, he was a member of Journey Church in Tifton. He was a former council member for the City of...

Guy Nolin

Guy Nolin

Aug 18, 2016

The funeral services for Guy Nolin of Ashburn, Ga. will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, August 21, 2016 at First Baptist Church, Ashburn, GA. Interment will be held 11:00 A.M.(CDT), Monday, August 22, 2016 at Woodlawn Memory Gardens in Ozark, AL. Mr. Nolin passed away Thursday, August 18, 2016, after an extended illness. The son of the late Eldredge...

Ouidafa Conner Smith

Ouidafa Conner Smith

Aug 13, 2016

The funeral services for Ouidafa Conner Smith, 88, of Ashburn, Ga. will be held at ll:00 A.M., Monday, August 15, 2016 at High Hill Baptist Church in Turner County, Georgia. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Turner County, Ga. Mrs. Smith passed away Saturday, August 13, 2016, after an extended illness. The daughter of the late Albert...

Janet Hobby Cooper

Janet Hobby Cooper

Aug 11, 2016

Janet Hobby Cooper, 84, passed away on August 11, 2016, surrounded by her family. Funeral services are scheduled at Harmony Baptist Church, Ashburn, GA, on August 13, 2016, with Rev. Jerry Cooper officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 10:30 AM-11:30 AM prior to the service at Harmony. Mrs. Cooper was born in Turner County, GA to the late...

Preston Couch

Preston Couch

Jul 15, 2016

The funeral services for Jimmy Preston Couch, 54, of Ashburn, Ga. will be held at ll: 00 A.M., Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at Dakota Baptist Church in Turner County, Georgia. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Turner County, Ga. Mr. Couch passed away Friday, July 15, 2016 after an extended illness. The son of the late Norman P....

Eugene G. Pirkle

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

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

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

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

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...