OBITUARIES

Calvin Fielder Johnston

Calvin Fielder Johnston

Mar 5, 2015

Funeral Services for Calvin Fielder Johnston, 90, of Ashburn, Ga. will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 9, 2015 at Ashburn First United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Turner County. Mr. Johnston passed away Thursday, March 5, 2015 at Tift Regional Medical Center after an extended illness.

The widower of the late Margaret Frances...

Buford Williford

Buford Williford

Mar 5, 2015

Buford Williford, 95, of Rebecca, Georgia passed away Thursday, March 5, 2015 following an extended illness.

The son of the late Benjamin Gula and Kate Newsome Williford, Mr. Williford was born on August 10, 1919 in Crisp County. He was a retired farmer and a member of Amboy Baptist Church.

Mr. Williford is survived by his son, Dale (Kay) Williford...

Diann Narron Adams

Diann Narron Adams

Mar 2, 2015

Diann Narron Adams, 63, of Rebecca, Georgia passed away Monday, March 2, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital after an extended illness.

Born on December 31, 1951 to the late Williard Earl and Helen Edmonia Outlaw Narron, she was a former CNA at Fitzgerald Nursing. Mrs. Adams was also a homemaker.

Mrs. Adams is survived by her sons, Dawayne Smith...

Lester Adkison

Lester Adkison

Mar 1, 2015

Lester Adkison, 82, Rebecca, Georgia, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015 at Tift Regional Medical Center after an extended illness.

Born in Ben Hill County to the late Elbert Jesse and Alice Lee Swain Adkison, Lester was a retired farmer, rural mail carrier and Irwin EMC Director. He was also a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church where he served...

Mike Davis

Mike Davis

Feb 26, 2015

Mike Davis, 54, of 127 Beth Road, Cordele, Georgia passed away Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele after an extended illness.

Born in Plant City, Florida on April 22, 1960 to Marvin Joe and the late Deloras Faye Blackie Davis, Mr. Davis retired from the federal state inspection service. He was also a veteran of the...

Judy Massey Lacey

Judy Massey Lacey

Feb 24, 2015

Funeral Services for Judy Massey Lacey, 73, of Ashburn, Ga. will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, February 27, 2015, at Perry Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Turner County. Mrs. Lacey passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Heritage Health Care after an extended illness.

The widow of the late James Delmer Lacey and daughter...

H. C. "Pete" Blanchard

H. C. "Pete" Blanchard

Feb 24, 2015

Funeral Services for H.C. "Pete" Blanchard, 87, of Sycamore, Ga. will be held 11:00 A.M. Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Sycamore Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Turner County. Mr. Blanchard passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2015 after an extended illness.

The son of the late William Henry and Annie Pierce Gibson Blanchard, he was born...

Aundeen  Almand

Aundeen Almand

Feb 17, 2015

Memorial Services for Aundeen Almand, 82, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 2:30 PM, Sunday, February 22, 2015 at The Ashburn First Baptist Church. Mrs. Almand passed away Tuesday in Tifton following an extended illness.

The daughter of the late Ames Moran and Bessie Iduma Seay Reid, she was born in Turner County and was retired from TASC in...

Hubert M. Ponder

Hubert M. Ponder

Feb 17, 2015

Hubert M. Ponder, 92, of 418 East College Avenue, Ashburn, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Tift Regional Medical Center following a brief illness.

The son of the late George Calep and Winnie Lyda Kendrick Ponder, he was a retired farmer. Mr. Ponder was a member of the Georgia Farm Bureau and was a former director of The Soil...

Pat Stone

Pat Stone

Feb 8, 2015

Pat Stone, 85, of 806 Monnie Street, Ashburn, Georgia passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015 at her residence after an extended illness.

Born in Big Springs, Texas on January 8, 1930, Mrs. Stone had lived in Ashburn since 1964. She was the daughter of the late George Gabriel and Calla Utzman Smith. Mrs. Stone retired from the Turner County Board...

Walter Burgess

Walter Burgess

Feb 5, 2015

Graveside funeral services for Walter Stephens Burgess, 75, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, February 6, 2015 at The New Prospect Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery in Turner County, GA. Mr. Burgess passed away Thursday after an extended illness.

The son of the late Arthur Richard and Audrey Mae Greer Burgess and was a member of The...

Reba Finch

Reba Finch

Feb 2, 2015

After ten years of missing her beloved husband of 59 years, Earl, Mrs. Reba Finch was reunited with him in Heaven on Monday, February 2, 2015 when she passed from the caring arms of her family to the arms of her Lord.

Funeral services will be held, Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 2:00 PM in The Union Point First Baptist...

Donna Arnold Pye

Donna Arnold Pye

Jan 29, 2015

Donna Arnold Pye, 54, of 396 North Mattie Avenue, Sycamore, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015 at her residence after an extended illness.

Born in Ashburn, Georgia to the late Leroy and Julia Faye Yarbrough Arnold, Mrs. Pye was a former nursing assistant employed by Golden South Personal Care Home. She was also a member New Prospect Freewill Baptist Church....

Penny Gibbs

Penny Gibbs

Jan 24, 2015

Penny Gibbs, 74, of 525 Grande Street, Ashburn, Georgia passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Augusta, Georgia from complications of a burn accident she suffered in July 2014.

The daughter of the late James F. and Mary Clifford Reed Gibbs, Ms. Gibbs was a member of the Baptist faith and was a charter member...

Camilla Posey

Camilla Posey

Jan 21, 2015

Camilla Posey, 85, of 2610 McNair Road, Ashburn, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Pruitt Health Care in Moultrie, Georgia following an extended illness.

The daughter of the late Iverson Deason and Annie Johnson Nipper, she retired from the Turner County Board of Education where she was employed as a Para Professional. Mrs. Posey was also a member of...

Herbert Roger Ireland

Herbert Roger Ireland

Jan 16, 2015

Funeral Services for Herbert Roger Ireland, 91, of Ashburn, Ga will be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday, January 19, 2015, at Harmony Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Harmony Cemetery in Turner County. Mr. Ireland passed away Friday, January 16, 2015, at Tift Regional Hospital.

The son of the late Herbert Greenberry and Eva Lea Benford Ireland, he was born...

Rayford Carroll Page

Rayford Carroll Page

Jan 10, 2015

Funeral Services for Rayford Carroll Page, 74, of Ashburn, Ga will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at First Baptist Church of Ashburn. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Turner County. Mr. Page passed away at his residence.

The son of the late Thomas Page and Jimmie Yearty Gill, he was born in Moultrie, Ga...

Betty P. Harris

Betty P. Harris

Jan 8, 2015

Funeral services for Betty Frances Jacqueline Powell Harris, 75, of Sycamore, GA, will be held at 2:30 P.M., Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn, GA. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Harris went home on Thursday, January 8, 2015 at her residence in Sycamore, GA.

The daughter of the late David and Elizabeth Hancock...

Joe Perry Tison

Joe Perry Tison

Dec 30, 2014

Mr. Joe Perry Tison, 93, of Ashburn passed away Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014 at Crisp Regional Hospital. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Faye S. Tison, his twin daughters Cathy T. Enelow and Carla T. Payne of Cordele, three grandchildren, James T. Enelow of Dallas, TX, Jennifer P. Hampton of Forsyth, GA and Kimberly (Chris) P. Cook...

Dorothy Smith Hurd

Dorothy Smith Hurd

Dec 16, 2014

Funeral services for Dorothy Smith Hurd, 77, of Ashburn, GA will be held Sunday, December 21, 2014 at 2:00 PM in The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ashburn. Interment will be in The Live Oak Cemetery in Turner County, GA. Mrs. Hurd passed away Tuesday at Tift Regional Medical Center following an extended illness.

The daughter of the late...