OBITUARIES

Betty S. Boland

Betty S. Boland

Dec 16, 2013

Graveside funeral services for Betty S. Boland, 67, of Sycamore, GA will be held, Thursday, December 19, 2013 at 1:00 PM in the Bethel Cemetery in Turner County, GA. Ms. Boland passed away Monday at Tift Regional Medical Center.

The daughter of the late Frank and Mary Goodson, SR, she was born in Leesburg, FL and had resided in Turner...

Ellison Leon Murphy

Ellison Leon Murphy

Dec 15, 2013

Memorial Services for Mr. Ellison L. Murphy age 78 will be Tuesday at 2:00 P.M. at his residence 1020 N. Mattie Ave., Sycamore, Ga. Mr. Murphy died Sunday, December 15, 2013 at his residence after an extended illness.

Mr. Murphy was born in Cordele, Ga. the son of the late Lewis S. and Daisey Guy Murphy and was retired from...

Ronnie B. Mangum

Ronnie B. Mangum

Dec 9, 2013

Funeral Services for Ronnie B. Mangum, age 63 of Rebecca, GA will be held Thursday at 2:00 P. M. at the Rebecca Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Mr. Mangum died Monday Dec. 9, 2013 at Dorminy Medical Center after an illness.

Mr. Mangum was born in Fitzgerald the son of the late Dennis B....

Elva Gray Lockerman Yarbrough

Elva Gray Lockerman Yarbrough

Nov 26, 2013

Funeral services for Mrs. Elva Gray Lockerman Yarbrough, 87, of Sycamore, GA will be held at Perry Funeral Chapel, Saturday, November 30, 2013 at 2:30 PM. Mrs. Yarbrough passed away Tuesday at Tift Regional Hospital following an illness. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn.

The daughter of the late Walter Herbert and Mattie Essie Gurr Lockerman,...

Vonice Bradley Shivers

Vonice Bradley Shivers

Nov 13, 2013

Vonice Bradley Shivers went home to be with the Lord on November 13, 2013 surrounded by her family. Vonice was born in Darien, Georgia on July 1, 1932 to Noel Aubrey “Slim” Bradley and Doris K. Bradley. After graduating at the top of her class from Ashburn High School, Vonice graduated from Jones Business College in Brunswick, Georgia. On November...

Ralph Daniel "Dan" Hayes

Ralph Daniel "Dan" Hayes

Nov 8, 2013

Memorial services for Mr. Ralph Daniel “Dan” Hayes, 71, of Sycamore, GA will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn, GA. Mr. Hayes passed away Friday, November 8, 2013 at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon, GA.

The son of the late Marlow Hayes and Irene Royston Hayes Brown he...

Frances Spurlock Hobby

Frances Spurlock Hobby

Oct 26, 2013

Frances Hobby, 89, long-time resident of Mineral Wells, passed away on Saturday morning, October 26, 2013, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. She moved to Mineral Wells in 1961 and ultimately became Mineral Wells' biggest ambassador. Every place she went and every chance she got, she told strangers and new friends about the wonderful little city with the rolling hills...

Dorothy C. Blanton

Dorothy C. Blanton

Oct 23, 2013

Memorial Services for Dorothy C. Blanton, age 72 of Ashburn will be held Saturday October 26, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. at the Ashburn First Baptist Church. Mrs. Blanton died Wednesday in Ashburn from the injuries received in an auto accident.

Mrs. Blanton was a native of Suwannee County, FL the daughter of the late James Edward and Josephine Eara Neeley...

Gary "Pete" McNair

Gary "Pete" McNair

Oct 23, 2013

Funeral services for Gary “Pete” McNair, 72, of Americus, GA will be held Saturday, October 26, 2013 at 2:00 PM at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn. Mr. McNair passed away Wednesday in Albany, GA. Interment will be held in the Andersonville National Cemetery in Andersonville, GA.

The son of the late Bobby Lee McNair and Edna Merle Roberts Mallard he...

Lillie B. Searcy

Lillie B. Searcy

Oct 21, 2013

Graveside Funeral Services for Lillie B. Searcy, age 93 of Columbia, S. C. will be held Thursday, October 24, 2013 at 11:00 A. M. at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sycamore, Ga. Mrs. Searcy died Monday of natural causes.

Mrs. Searcy was a native of Sycamore and the daughter of the late Bud & Ola Womack Royal. She was a member...

Hoyt W. Reid

Hoyt W. Reid

Oct 13, 2013

Funeral Services for Hoyt W. Reid, age 86 of Ashburn will be Tuesday at 2:00 P.M. at Perry Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in the Oklahoma Cemetery in Wilcox County, GA. Mr. Reid died Sunday October 13, 2013 after an extended illness.

Mr. Reid was a lifelong resident of Turner County, GA the son of the late Cecil Wray...

Doris Vernelle Parr Wright

Doris Vernelle Parr Wright

Sep 27, 2013

Funeral services for Doris Vernelle Parr Wright, 86, of Ashburn, GA will be held Monday, September 30, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn. Mrs. Wright passed away Friday at Willson Hospice House in Albany, GA following a short illness. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn.

The daughter of the late Byron I....

George R. Beazly

George R. Beazly

Sep 25, 2013

Memorial Services for George R. Beazly, age 81 of Ashburn will be held Monday September 30, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. at the Ashburn 1st United Methodist Church. Mr. Beazly died Tuesday at Tift Regional Medical Center after an extended illness.

Mr. Beazly was a native of Mansfield, IL and a graduate of University of Illinois. He was a veteran serving...

Tom Henry Shehee, Jr.

Tom Henry Shehee, Jr.

Sep 20, 2013

Graveside Funeral Services for Tom Henry Shehee, Jr. age 77 of Sycamore will be Sunday, September 22, 2013 at 6:00 P.M. at Rose Hill Cemetery, Ashburn . Mr. Shehee died Friday at Rehab Center of South Georgia in Tifton after an extended illness.

A lifelong resident of Turner County he was the son the late Tom Henry Shehee Sr. and...

Annie Louise Herndon Morris

Annie Louise Herndon Morris

Sep 19, 2013

Funeral Services for Annie Louise Herndon Morris age 90 of Jacksonville, FL will be held Monday September 23, 2013 at 2:00 P. M. at the Ashburn First Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Morris died Thursday in Jacksonville after a long illness.

Mrs. Morris was born in Moultrie, Ga. to the late James Shelley...

Major David M. Harp

Major David M. Harp

Sep 19, 2013

Funeral services for Major David M. Harp; Retired USAF, 84, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn. Major Harp passed away Thursday, September 19 in an Albany, GA hospital following an extended illness. Interment will be held at 10:00 AM Monday, September 23 in Andersonville National Cemetery in Andersonville, GA.

The...

Jayme Lynne Merritt Barbee

Jayme Lynne Merritt Barbee

Sep 19, 2013

A celebration of the life of Jayme Lynne Merritt Barbee, 34, of Sycamore, GA will be held, Sunday at 2:30 PM in the Ashburn First Baptist Church. Ms. Barbee went to her heavenly home Thursday, September 19, following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the Harmony Baptist Church cemetery in Turner County.

The daughter of John William and Lynn...

Cecil W. Brooks

Cecil W. Brooks

Sep 10, 2013

Funeral Services for Cecil W. Brooks, age 73 of Ocilla, Ga. will be held Friday at 10:00 A. M. at the New Prospect Freewill Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Brooks died Tuesday September 10, 2013 at his residence after a long illness.

Mr. Brooks was a native of Immokalee, FL the son of the...

Farrell "Bud" Carter

Farrell "Bud" Carter

Sep 6, 2013

Funeral Services for Farrell “Bud” Carter, age 74 of Ashburn will be held Sunday September 8, 2013 at 2:30 P.M. at Perry Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. Carter died Friday at his residence after a brief illness.

Mr. Carter was born in Floyd County, GA the son of the late Howard P. &...

Hazel House Coleman

Hazel House Coleman

Aug 30, 2013

Funeral Services for Hazel House Coleman, age 87 of Ashburn will be held Sunday September 1, 2013 at 4:00 P.M. at Perry Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in the Snowridge Cemetery. Mrs. Coleman died August 30, 2013 at Heritage Health Care after a long illness.

Mrs. Coleman was a native of Turner County, GA the daughter of the...