OBITUARIES
Harvey Christopher (H. C.) Barber, Jr.
Nov 22, 2015
Harvey C. Barber, Jr., 89, of Maitland, Florida, died peacefully Sunday, November 22, 2015, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 28, 2015, at 11:00am at the First Baptist Church of Ashburn in Ashburn, Georgia, with Dr. Michael Ruffin officiating. Interment will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn, Georgia. The family will receive friends Friday,...
Jimmie Ruth Scoggins Metcalf
Nov 19, 2015
Jimmie Ruth Scoggins Metcalf of Sycamore passed away Thursday, November 19, 2015 at Pruitt Health Care in Ashburn.
Born on October 4, 1926 to the late James William and Effie Leo Smith Scoggins, she was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Sycamore.
Mrs. Metcalf is survived by her sister, Leotis S. Camp of Moultrie. A host of nieces and...
Teri Suzanne Whiddon
Nov 15, 2015
Teri Suzanne Whiddon, 35, of Ashburn passed away Sunday, November 15, 2015 at her residence.
Born on February 12, 1980 to Buddy and June Whiddon. Teri was a member of the Ashburn First Baptist Church. She was also an ICU Nurse at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany for 12 years before joining Albany Pulmonology and Critical Care as a...
Mildred Hawkins
Nov 9, 2015
Funeral services for Mrs. Mildred P. Hawkins, 94, of Rebecca, GA will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, November 11, 2015 in the Rebecca Baptist Church. Mrs. Hawkins passed away Monday at Tift Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn.
The daughter of the late Cheatham P. and Gracie Eveline...
Juanita Lipham Yarbrough
Nov 7, 2015
Funeral services for Mrs. Juanita Lipham Yarbrough, 86, of Sycamore, GA will be held Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn. Mrs. Yarbrough passed away Saturday at Tift Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Interment will be in Snowridge Cemetery in Ashburn.
The daughter of the late Angres Perry and Nellie Florence Summers...
Shirley C. Cribbs
Oct 22, 2015
Funeral services for Shirley C. Cribbs, 70, will be held at 4:00 PM, Tuesday, October 27, 2015 in the Amboy Baptist Church. Mrs. Cribbs passed away Thursday following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery.
The daughter of the late Lois Rebecca Cummings, she was born in Moultrie, GA and a member of the Amboy Baptist...
Doyle Hitson
Oct 21, 2015
Doyle Hitson, 58, of Ashburn passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele after an extended illness.
Born on February 13, 1957 in Wilcox County to the late William and Nellie Mae Jones Hitson, he was a member of Bible Methodist Church in Cordele. Mr. Hitson was a farmer. Later in life he was a Groundskeeper...
Everett "Ebb" Garner
Oct 19, 2015
Everett "Ebb" Garner, 85, of Ashburn, passed away Monday, October 19, 2015 at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon following a short illness.
Born in Turner County, Georgia to the late Ernest Walter, Sr. and Lela Elizabeth Saffold Garner he was a Businessman, Farmer and Cattleman. He was a former Councilman for the City of Ashburn and was...
Dorothy "Dot" Beard
Oct 5, 2015
Dorothy "Dot" L. Beard, 76, of Sycamore passed away Monday, October 5, 2015 at an Atlanta Hospital following a short illness.
Born on September 9, 1939 to the late Olin Darden and Gladys Donahoo Lane, she was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Mrs. Beard fostered nine children, with each of them holding a special place with her.
Mrs. Beard...
W. Frank Greene
Oct 3, 2015
Funeral Services for W. Frank Greene, 85, of Ashburn, GA will be held 4:00 P.M., Monday, October 5, 2015 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at Zion Hope Cemetery in Crisp County, Georgia. Mr. Greene passed away Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Tift Regional Medical Center.
The son of the late Robert Stapleton and Edie Mae Allred Greene, he...
Felton "Bay" Saylor
Oct 1, 2015
Funeral Services for Felton "Bay" Saylor, 82, of Sycamore, GA will be held 2:30 P.M., Sunday, October 4, 2015 at Sycamore Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Turner County. Mr. Saylor passed away Thursday, October, 1, 2015 at his residence.
The son of the late Gordon Lee and Alma Lucille Albritton Saylor, he was born in...
Robert Paige Frew
Sep 27, 2015
Robert Paige Frew, 65, of Ashburn, Georgia passed away Sunday, September 27, 2015 in Tifton, Georgia.
Born on February 18, 1950, he was the son of the late Richard Earl and Janet Robinson Frew. He was a member of Our Divine Catholic Church in Tifton, Georgia. He was also a member of The American Legion Post #98 in Sycamore, Georgia...
Dorothy Louise Beard McClure
Sep 26, 2015
Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Louise Beard McClure, 80, of Tifton, GA will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday at Bethel Baptist Church in Turner County, GA. Mrs. McClure passed away Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Golden Living Center in Tifton following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
The daughter of the late Paul F. and...
Charlotte Hasty Christian
Sep 11, 2015
Memorial services for Charlotte Hasty Christian, 92, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, September 13, 2015 at The Sycamore United Methodist Church. Interment will be private in Snowridge Cemetery in Ashburn. Mrs. Christian passed away at her residence following an extended illness.
The daughter of the late Delaware and Kate Rainey Hasty, she was born in...
Ann P. Reeves
Sep 3, 2015
Funeral services for Ann P. Reeves, 76, of Sycamore, Ga will be held at 3:00 P.M., Sunday, September 6, 2015 at Bethel Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sycamore, Ga. Mrs. Reeves passed away Thursday after a brief illness.
The daughter of the late Morris B. Pilkinton, Sr. and Tiny Wilson Pilkinton, she was born in Sycamore...
Faye Shealy Tison
Aug 30, 2015
Mrs. Faye Shealy Tison, 91, of Ashburn, GA passed away Sunday, August 30, 2015 at Crisp Regional Hospital. She is survived by her twin daughters, Cathy T. Enelow and Carla T. Payne both of Cordele, GA; her grandchildren, Jennifer P. Hampton of Forsyth, GA, Kimberly P. (Chris) Cook of Raleigh, NC and James T. Enelow of Dallas, TX.; her great...
Charles Wiggins, Sr.
Aug 26, 2015
Charles Wiggins, Sr., 75 of Ashburn, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany following an extended illness.
Born on July 24, 1940 to the late James Falton and Annie Watson Wiggins, Mr. Wiggins was a farmer and a member of the Baptist faith. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by...
Lounelle Zorn Brown
Aug 11, 2015
Mary Lounelle Zorn Brown died Tuesday morning, August 11, 2015, at the Pruitt Health Care Ashburn Nursing Home following a fall at the home on May 12, 2015 , resulting in a broken hip and complications following surgery. She had been a resident of the home since 2005.
Born on February 18, 1914, in rural Turner County, Mrs. Brown was...
Tony West
Jul 29, 2015
Memorial services for Mr. Tony West, 46, of Sycamore, GA will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, August 2, 2015 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Mr. West passed away Wednesday at Medical Center Navicant Health Care in Macon, GA following a brief illness.
Mr. West was born in Tifton, GA to Millard West and Sandra Harris and was a member of...
David Edmonds
Jul 19, 2015
Funeral services for David Edmonds, 58, of Ashburn, GA will be held Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 7:00 PM at Perry Funeral Chapel. Mr. Edmonds passed away Sunday following an extended illness. Interment will be private in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn.
The son of the late Conrad Ray Edmonds and Saluda Anne Moore Deese he was born in Richmond,...