OBITUARIES

Esther Ray Wynn

Esther Ray Wynn

Aug 28, 2013

Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Esther Ray Wynn, 93, of Suwanee, GA will be held Saturday, August 31, 2013 at 11:00 AM in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn, GA. Mrs. Wynn went to her heavenly home Wednesday, August 28 at her residence.

The daughter of the late Charles Lee and Lottie Davis Warren Ray, Sr., she was born in...

Randy Hampton

Randy Hampton

Aug 23, 2013

Funeral Services for Randy Hampton, age 50 will be held Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. at the Rebecca Baptist Church, Rebecca with burial to follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Ashburn. Mr. Hampton died Friday, August 23, 2013 at Tift Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness.

Mr. Hampton was a native of Ashburn, the son of Billy...

Reggie Alberson

Reggie Alberson

Aug 22, 2013

Funeral Services for Reggie Alberson, age 79 of Ashburn will be held Saturday at 11:00 A. M. at the Bethel Baptist Church in Turner County, GA with burial to follow in the Live Oak Cemetery. Mr. Alberson died Thursday August 22, 2013 at Tift Regional Medical after an extended illness.

Mr. Alberson was a native of Rebecca, Ga. the son...

Janice Wilkerson Adkins

Janice Wilkerson Adkins

Aug 20, 2013

Funeral Services for Janice Wilkerson Adkins, age 59, of Rebecca will be held Friday at 2:00 P. M. at the Amboy Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Adkins died Tuesday August 20, 2013 in Stockbridge, GA after an extended illness.

Mrs. Adkins was born in Fitzgerald, Ga. the daughter of Oscar and Virginia Wilkerson...

Eloise Britt Little

Eloise Britt Little

Aug 15, 2013

Funeral Services for Eloise Britt Little, age 78 of Sycamore will be held Sunday August 18, 2013 at 2:30 P. M. at the Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn with burial to follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Little died Thursday at Langdale Hospice House in Valdosta after an illness.

Mrs. Little was a lifelong resident of Turner County, the...

William Kendall "Cotton"  Shealy

William Kendall "Cotton" Shealy

Aug 14, 2013

William Kendall “Cotton” Shealy of Tifton, GA died Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at Tift Regional Medical Center. He was born August 18, 1946 to the late Cecil Wilbon Shealy Sr. and the late Ruth Barfield Shealy. He retired from the Department of Defense at Albany Marine Base. He joined the Air Force and served two tours in Viet Nam. Kendall...

Versie M. Pate

Versie M. Pate

Aug 13, 2013

Funeral Services for Versie M. Pate, age 87, of Ashburn will be held Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at the Rocky Mount Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Oklahoma Cemetery in Wilcox Co., GA. Mrs. Pate died Tuesday August 13, 2013 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Pate was a member of the Haw Pond Baptist Church and was...

Jamie  Kersey

Jamie Kersey

Aug 10, 2013

Funeral Services for Jamie Kersey, age 43 of Covington, GA will be held Saturday at 1:00 P.M. at Perry Funeral Chapel, Ashburn, Ga with burial to follow in the Rainey Cemetery. Mr. Kersey died August 10, 2013 after an extended illness.

Jamie was raised in Snellville, Ga. where he attended schools. Born in Albany, GA he was the son of...

Charles B. Perry

Charles B. Perry

Jul 29, 2013

Funeral services for Charles B. Perry, 70, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, August 1, 2013 at The Ashburn First Baptist Church. Mr. Perry passed away Monday, July 29, 2013, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. Entombment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn.

The son of the late Charles V....

W. O.  McNair, Sr.

W. O. McNair, Sr.

Jul 27, 2013

Funeral Services for Mr. W. O. McNair, Sr. age 88 of Ashburn will be held Tuesday at 2:00 P.M. at the Dakota Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Dakota Cemetery. Mr. McNair died July 27, 2013 at Crisp Regional Medical Center.

A lifelong resident of Turner County he was the son of the late Robert Lafayette and Evie...

Ruth Ham Harrell

Ruth Ham Harrell

Jul 25, 2013

Ruth Ham Harrell passed away on July 25, 2013, just one month shy of her 93rd birthday. Born on Aug 20, 1920 in Rochelle, GA to Clifford W. and Mary Elizabeth Webber Ham, she was the youngest of 5 siblings. She later moved to Brunswick, GA where she graduated from Glynn Academy High School.

She married Sheldon W. Harrell...

Ruth H. Ray

Ruth H. Ray

Jul 25, 2013

Funeral Services for Ruth H. Ray, age 95 of Baldwin, GA will be held at Perry Funeral Chapel, Ashburn on Saturday at 11:00 A. M. with burial to follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Ray died Thursday July 25, 2013 in Baldwin after an extended illness.

Mrs. Ray was born in Turner County the daughter of the late Roobin...

Norma Ann Rainey Austin

Norma Ann Rainey Austin

Jul 24, 2013

Mrs. Norma Ann Rainey Austin, 77, of Ashburn quietly passed away at her home early Wednesday morning, July 24, 2013, after a fighting a valiant battle with cancer for the past four months. She had been surrounded by her family and dear friends since the beginning of her illness.

Mrs. Austin was born in the Amboy community in 1936, to...

Sarah Lathem Ray

Sarah Lathem Ray

Jul 22, 2013

Funeral Services for Sarah Lathem Ray, age 84 of Sycamore will be held Thursday July 25, 2013 at 2:00 P. M. at Perry Funeral Chapel, Ashburn with burial to follow in the Lakeview Cemetery. Mrs. Ray died Monday at Tift Regional Medical Center after a brief illness.

Mrs. Ray was born Aug. 22, 1928 in Lathemtown, GA the daughter...

Evelyn W. Sellars Mann

Evelyn W. Sellars Mann

Jul 21, 2013

Funeral services for Mrs. Evelyn W. Sellars Mann, 80, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, July 23, 2013 in the Harmony Baptist Church. Mrs. Mann passed away Sunday at her residence following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

The daughter of the late Harvey Ezekiel and Bennie Ruth Nelson Whiddon she was...

Eloise Brooke Dean

Eloise Brooke Dean

Jul 20, 2013

Funeral services for Eloise Brooke Dean, 95, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, July 22, 2013 at Perry Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Dean went to be with her Lord, Saturday at her residence following an illness and was surrounded by her loving family. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn.

The daughter of the...

Betty True Reynolds

Betty True Reynolds

Jul 14, 2013

Services for Betty True Reynolds, 79, of Ashburn, GA will be held, Monday, July 22 in The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ashburn at 6:00 PM. Interment will be in Red Oak Cemetery in Worth CO., GA. Ms. Reynolds passed away Sunday, July 14, 2013 at Heritage Health Care in Ashburn following an extended illness.

The daughter of the...

James Harold Ethridge, JR

James Harold Ethridge, JR

Jul 11, 2013

Memorial graveside services for Mr. James Harold Ethridge, JR,63, of Rebecca, GA. will be held Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 6:00 PM in Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn, GA. Mr. Ethridge passed away Thursday at Crisp Regional Hospital following a brief illness.

The son of the late James Harold and Abbie Jane White Ethridge, SR. he was born in Tifton,...

Dr. John H. Lloyd, JR

Dr. John H. Lloyd, JR

Jul 4, 2013

Funeral Service for Dr. John H. Lloyd, Jr. age 79, of Kosciusko, Mississippi will be held Monday at 11:00 A. M. At Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn with burial to follow in the Snowridge Cemetery. Dr. Lloyd died July 4, 2013 at MS State Veterans Home in Kosciusko after an extended illness.

Dr. Lloyd was born Dodge County, GA and...

Magalene Turner Baggett

Magalene Turner Baggett

Jul 3, 2013

Memorial services for Magalene Turner Baggett, 76, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, July 13, 2013 at The Sycamore Baptist Church. Mrs. Baggett passed away, Wednesday, July 3 at Tift Regional Hospital following an extended illness.

The daughter of the late George William and Annie Lizzie Watson Turner, she was born in Worth Co. and was...