OBITUARIES
Charles Jack Sargent
May 21, 2015
Funeral Services for Charles Jack Sargent, 79, of Milledgeville, GA will be held 11:00 A.M., Monday, May 25, 2015 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at 1:00 P.M. at Zion Hope Methodist Church Cemetery in Crisp County. Mr. Sargent passed away Thursday after an extended illness.
The son of the late Austin Lee and Sarah Margaret Merritt Sargent, he...
Ramona "Skeeter" Smith McNair
May 9, 2015
Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Ramona “Skeeter” Smith McNair, 73, of Tifton, GA will be held in the Inaha Baptist Church Cemetery in Turner County at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Mrs. McNair passed away Saturday at her residence following a sudden illness.
The daughter of the late John Allien and Effie Pearl Doss Smith, Sr., she was born...
H. C. "Bill" Smith
Apr 30, 2015
H. C. "Bill" Smith, 93, of Ashburn passed away Thursday, April 30, 2015 at his residence after an extended illness.
A United States Army veteran, Mr. Smith was born in Turner County on April 17, 1922 to the late Jesse James and Anna Roberts Smith. He was a member and deacon at High Hill Baptist Church where he served as...
Myrtle M. Rose
Apr 29, 2015
Myrtle M. Rose, 93,of Sycamore, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at Golden Living Center in Tifton, Georgia after an extended illness.
Born in Berrien County on November 7, 1921 to the late Thomas V. and Martha Jane Arnold McGuire, Sr., Mrs. Rose retired from Gold Kist and was also a homemaker. She was an active member of the Women's...
J. B. Newell, Sr.
Apr 29, 2015
J. B. Newell, Sr., 77, of Ashburn passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Born on January 15, 1938 in Worth County to the late George Albert and Emma Lou Brown Newell, Mr. Newell was retired from the Turner County Road Department. He was also a member of Harvest Assembly in Wenona, Georgia.
Mr. Newell is...
Millie Gay Wynn
Apr 23, 2015
Millie Gay Wynn, 87, of Ashburn passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Tift Regional Medical Center following an extended illness.
Born in Irwin County on March 9, 1928, Mrs. Wynn lived in Turner and Irwin Counties all of her life. The daughter of the late Joseph Henderson and Sarah Lou Mauldin Gay, she was a life-long member of Eureka...
Bob Woodard
Apr 22, 2015
The Celebration of Life for Mr. Bob Woodard, 61, of Ashburn, GA will be held Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 2:00 PM in the Rebecca Baptist Church in Rebecca, GA. Mr. Woodard passed away Wednesday at Tift Regional Medical Center following an extended illness.
The son of the late Robert Stanford and Clemmie Joyce Lane Woodard he was born in...
Elizabeth Virginia Self Murphy
Apr 17, 2015
Funeral services for Elizabeth Virginia Self Murphy, 83, of Ashburn, GA will be held 11:00 AM, Monday, April 20, 2015, at Perry Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Murphy passed away Friday at Pruitt Health of Ashburn following an extended illness. Interment will be at Liberty Cemetery in Ashburn.
The daughter of the late John Edward Self and Liney Jane Grice Self Pate,...
Ruth Madelene Smith Morris
Apr 10, 2015
Ruth Madelene Smith Morris, 88, of Ashburn, GA passed away Friday, April 10, 2015, at Tift Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. At this time, no services will be held.
The daughter of the late Jessie James and Anna Roberts Smith, she was born in Turner County and was a retired waitress. She was the widow of Lewy Alexander...
Mary Mildred Smith
Apr 10, 2015
Funeral Services for Mary Mildred Smith, 92, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 3:00 P.M., Sunday, April 12, 2015 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Turner County. Mrs. Smith passed away Friday after an extended illness.
The daughter of the late George and Sallie Brantley, she was born in Worth County, Ga on...
Katherine Brooks Alberson
Apr 6, 2015
Mrs. Katherine Brooks Alberson, 82, of TyTy, GA passed away Monday, April 6, 2015 at her residence following an extended illness. Services will be private.
The daughter of the late Ned Tom and Willie Mae Hartsfield Brooks, she was born in Colquitt County, GA and was a homemaker. She had resided in Worth County for the last twenty years. In...
Roy Daniel "Danny" Swanson
Mar 31, 2015
Roy Daniel "Danny" Swanson of Ashburn passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at his residence. Danny was 68.
Born in Fitzgerald to the late Roy Odell and Ruby Hazel Kimbrell Swanson, he was a retired cable splicer with the Alltel Phone Company and a United States Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. He was also a member of the Baptist...
Basil Kyle Reeves, Jr.
Mar 30, 2015
Memorial services for Mr. Basil Kyle Reeves, Jr., 80, of Ashburn, GA will be announced at a later time. Mr. Reeves passed away Monday following an extended illness.
The son of the late Basil Kyle and Florrie Odell White Reeves, Sr., he was born in Sycamore, GA and was a retired accountant.
Survivors include his wife, Earline Hayslip Reeves, his...
Mamie Stanford Davis
Mar 28, 2015
Funeral services for Mrs. Mamie Stanford Davis, 103, of Rebecca, GA will be held at 3:00 PM, Monday, March 30, 2015 at The Rebecca United Methodist Church. Mrs. Davis passed away Saturday after an extended illness. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church cemetery in Rebecca.
The daughter of the late Arrie R. and Ruth Gertrude Hearn Stanford,...
Betty Joyce Meadows Dean
Mar 24, 2015
Betty Joyce Meadows Dean, 74, of Ashburn passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015 after an extended illness.
Born on November 5, 1940 to the late Hoke Smith and Christine West Meadows, she was a former member of Westside Baptist Church. Betty was also a retired seamstress from the sewing industry.
Mrs. Dean is survived by her sons, Charles (Crystal) Dean...
Ronald Art McCabe
Mar 18, 2015
Funeral Services for Ronald Art McCabe, 65, of Ashburn, Ga will be held at 4:00 P.M., Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Turner County. Mr. McCabe passed away after a sudden illness.
The son of the late Thomas Walter and Janette Carey McCabe, he was born in Chicago, IL on...
Doris Davis Lewis
Mar 17, 2015
Doris Davis Lewis, 96, of Leesburg, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Lee County Health and Rehabilitation following an extended illness.
The daughter of the late John Dan and Letcher Cooper Davis, Mrs. Lewis was a member of First Baptist Church of Arabi. She was also a longtime resident of Crisp County before moving to Ashburn.
In addition to...
Charlie Carter
Mar 16, 2015
Funeral services for Charlie H. Carter, 77, of Sycamore, Georgia will be held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, March 19, 2015 at the Bethel Baptist Church. Interment will follow at the Bethel Cemetery in Turner County, Georgia. Mr. Carter passed away Monday at his residence.
The son of the late John Wesley Carter, Jr. and Frankie Bell Willingham Carter, he was...
Bernard Hobby, SR.
Mar 11, 2015
Funeral services for Bernard E. Hobby, Sr., 84, of Sycamore, Georgia will be held at ll:00 A. M., Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Inaha Baptist Church of Turner County, Georgia. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery (West section) Ashburn, Georgia. Mr. Hobby passed away at his home after an extended illness.
The son of the late Clark and Myrtle...
Brenda L. Davis
Mar 8, 2015
Funeral Services for Brenda L. Davis, 59, of Sycamore, Ga. will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Perry Funeral Chapel, Ashburn, Ga. Interment will follow at 4:00 p.m. at Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Lumpkin, Ga. Ms. Davis passed away Sunday, March 8, 2015 in Atlanta, Ga. after an extended illness.
The wife of...