OBITUARIES

Billy Walker Baggett

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Earl Vann

Earl Vann

Mar 28, 2016

Earl Vann, 82, of Ashburn passed away Monday, March 28, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness.

Born on December 3, 1933 to the late Joe Henry and Laura Cumin Melvin Moss Vann he was a retired self employed carpenter.

He is survived by his wife, Beverly Vann of Ashburn; daughters, Patricia (Eddy) Ann Campbell of Camilla and Lynn...

Elroy H. "Bud" Feirick

Elroy H. "Bud" Feirick

Mar 14, 2016

Elroy H. "Bud" Feirick, 72, of Sycamore passed away Monday, March 14, 2016 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Bud was born on June 9, 1943 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Feirick, Sr. in Michigan. He served our country in the United States Air Force. He was also a police officer in Michigan and a retired truck driver. Bud...

Roy L. Duke

Roy L. Duke

Mar 14, 2016

Roy L. Duke, 78, of Sycamore passed away Monday, March 14, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness.

Born on March 14, 1938, he was the son of the late Homer David and Rosa Beck Duke and a veteran of the United States Army. An avid outdoorsman, Roy enjoyed hunting, fishing and metal detecting. When his illness or the...

Roy  Truelove

Roy Truelove

Mar 1, 2016

Roy Truelove, 87, of Ashburn passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness.

Born on January 26, 1929 to the late Harrison Truelove and Susie Mae Brooks Truelove Pitts he was a retired truck driver. His hobbies included fishing, visiting friends and family and operating his vegetable stand at Dollar General. He was known by...

Louie DiPietro

Louie DiPietro

Feb 21, 2016

Louie DiPietro, 64, of Sycamore passed away Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Born on August 31, 1951 to the late Louis James and Rose Rita DelRoss DiPietro, Sr. he was a warehouse manager at Sconyer's Gin and previously worked as a brick layer. He attended St. Nicolas Catholic Church in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey. Louie...