OBITUARIES
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Wilbur Lewis Timmons
Dec 15, 2014
Memorial services for Wilbur Lewis Timmons, 59, of Sycamore, GA will be held, Saturday at 2:00 PM at The Morningside Baptist Church in Ashburn. Mr. Timmons passed away Monday, December 15, 2014 at his residence following an extended illness.
The son of the late Bythan Lewis and Martha Louian Bruce Timmons, he was born in Abbeville, GA and was an...
Craig George Zabriskie
Dec 9, 2014
Memorial services for Mr. Craig George Zabriskie, 59, of Ashburn, GA will be held at a later date. Mr. Zabriskie passed away Tuesday following a sudden illness.
The son of the late James John and Marie Frances Holdt Zabriskie he was born in Ridgewood, NJ and was the owner and operator of Craig Z enterprises in Ashburn.
Survivors include his...
Richard Arthur Willis
Nov 26, 2014
Funeral services for Mr. Richard Arthur Willis, 70, of Ashburn, GA will be held at Saturday, November 29, 2014 at 3:30 PM in The Sycamore Baptist Church in Sycamore, GA. Mr. Willis passed away Wednesday at Tift Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Interment will be later in Milledgeville, GA.
The son of the late Elijah Bartley and Gladys...
John A. Harrell
Nov 21, 2014
Funeral services for John A. Harrell, 75, of Sycamore, GA, will be held at 3:00 P.M., Monday, November 24, 2014 at Bethel Baptist Church in Turner County, GA. Interment will follow at Bethel Baptist Church cemetery. Mr. Harrell passed away Friday, November 21, 2014 after a sudden illness.
The son of the late John Wiley and Martha Smith Harrell, he...
Dr. E. J. "Jack" Tison
Nov 19, 2014
Funeral services for Dr. E. J. “Jack” Tison, 79, of Oakfield, GA will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, November 22, 2014 at The Ashburn Church of Christ in Ashburn. Dr. Tison passed away Wednesday at his residence in Worth County, GA. Interment will be in The Red Oak Cemetery in Worth County.
The son of the late Paul Jameson...
Venetia Pilkinton Smith
Nov 18, 2014
Venetia Pilkinton Smith, 78, of 158 Creekview Drive, Leesburg, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at Phoebe Worth Medical Center. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, November 20, 2014 in Bethel Baptist Church with interment to follow in Bethel Cemetery. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 PM until the hour of the service.
Born...